Vol 12 Chapter 234 (1/2)
Arrival
… A h their own Skills, and ones brought about by Magic Tools, it was only natural to be a master of a number of Skills
There were those that only polished a single powerful Skill, But they were a specialized profession, and a special exception The adventurers on the run Four including the leader, theyin wait for them, as they headed for Beim
Starting with the Leader, through their own, or Magic Tool Skills, they were all using some form of body enhancement The four held their weapons, and had discarded any other unnecessary baggage By their strengthened body, their speed was e man’s sprint
They were all central ician; it was sheer luck they had all the bases covered With good balance, if they pushed theroup to an extentSo thought the leader
“Hurry If we get passed this…”
The recon specialized adventurer running by his side clicked his tongue
“… Che, Leader, we’re being chased They’ve got a perfect grasp of our position One pursuer”
Inforrasp of their position, and a speed exceeding their, the leader was to make a decision on the spot
“Are there any other on our trail?
“None He’sindividually Perhaps he’s confident in his ability It would be nice if he’s just a fool, but… whatever the case, he’s no ally”
The front liner, a man with an iron lump of a sword reached his hand to its hilt
“Oy, then before he catches up, shouldn’t we try to defeat hi attacked once we’re overtaken”
He was a wild and rude ine their foe could exceed them in combat so easily In the Labyrinth, for every monster several times the size of a human, there was a ainst countless such foes
It was only natural they were confident in their own abilities
The ave the frontliner’s opinion a push from the back
“Rather than receiving a blast ofto intercept or defend is a safer option We can put up counter out casualties”
The leader spoke
“… Everyone stop Ready your weapons”
Choosing to lie in wait, everyone stopped, and took their weapons in hand The leader, his two prided swords… he took one in each hand, and showed a dual-wielding stance
The recon specialist muttered a, ‘this is out of my expertise,’ as he confirmed their formation, took a crossbow off his back, and took a stance
The front linehis sword, and putting it against his shoulder The ic
Everyone secured their own space, and showedtowards him
The recon man informed everyone of the situation
“He’s co On a knoll a little further in Five, four three, two… he’s here!”
As if leaping frole adventurer rush in, the recon specialist pulled the trigger of his crossbow That expensive crossbow had a contraption to instantly load the next arrow
Once the arroas fired, the next one filled its slot The ician shouted out
“Lightning!”
A pale blue flash was fired at the eneic over a large area, sing up the swift eneround The four heard the explosion, and felt the treuard down
The recon man called out
“Not yet! Here he comes!”
Firing another bolt, the four looked at theoff his hood, before them was a blue-haired youth with blue eyes
“So our foe is the general!”
Thefront liner swelled, and with that sword in one hand, he leapt forward The leader also stepped in to the front But there, the unaremstone at his chest with both his hands…
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Avoiding the fired ic, I leapt out of the fu out there, waiting for me
Gripping the Jewel as if to wrap both hands around it, I heard the Fifth’s voice from within it
『It’s his first ti off that one』
After it let off a blue light, I was gripping a silver dagger in each hand The Fourth’s daggers had revived in silver light
The reason I went out of ht first-rate adventurers The ancestors approved that I had enough skill for it
Generally, noa human foe, if you surrounded them, it would work out one way or another Even if they were strengthened through Skills, once surrounded, it was difficult to get out unscathed So hoould one get through an encirclement unharmed?
I had a number of Skills for the occasion
A them, the one the Fourth had left…
“Full Drive”
Whispering the Skill nareer It was a Skill I experienced within the Jewel, but using it here, it carved away at my Mana
I thought over hoouldn’t be able to use it for prolonged periods, as I avoided the attack of the ed at me It looked too showy, but even so, that swift bloered fro airspace with it, as it took a large bite out of the ground
I ed fro at me
He was surely prepared for when he was avoided
With simple enhancements, and other Skills to couard, it see he was even able to react
In the Labyrinth, he’d surely been a reliable adventurer who cut into the enemy on the front lines
“One”
But the two daggers I’d tossed in that timespace stuck into that adventurer’s head and chest From the adventurer who didn’t seem to knohat had happened, I moved my eyes to the adventurers positioned behind him
Three re
A dual-wielding man I presumed to be the leader, and behind him, an adventurer with a crossbow fired an arroay But the ician
When ae a scope, but even so, I had to crush him first
I rushed forward, opened ers… that was the Fourth’s style, but it’s not as if he only carried around two of them
A nu a circle as they each floated in space If I willed them, they’d come to my hands
As I passed by the presu the sword in his left hand His reacting was fast, and I’m sure they were all adventurers above a set level
Parrying it with a dagger, I went all the way to the h the ar
“Two”
The man with the crossbow to my side fired another arrow
I slowly dodged the arrow that passed beside h, he turned his left hand to me
It appeared he had a hidden weapon on his ar his heart through right after
“Three”
But at that point, the sluggish surrounding ti to normal
The leader looked around at the surrounding situation in confusion The ician and bowround, unsure of what had happened to them
The leader with a sword in each hand looked at me
“What… what did you do!?”
The daggers stabbed into the adventurers returned to the line of blades drawing a circle behind my back
The Third emitted his voice from within the Jewel
『If you pushed yourself, you probably could’ve kept it up to the end, but… well, I guess that’s how it is Lyle, you can’t let your guard down just because it’s come to one-on-one』
“Yes”
Saying that, I gripped a dagger in each hand, and ran off towards the leader et away, so he ran at me in kind
The for his blades, unlike the Fourth’s style, where one side was kept on defense, was a style where both sides could switch back and forth between attack and guard Closer to mine
As I approached, a flash ran down his sword Blocking the shockwave, I felt a nuers aside, and took some distance
“Like I’d let you get away! As long as I can keep you close…!”
The ene was running down his two blades, forcingthe shockwaves he fired
If I blocked theer in hand and tossed it But…
“Is that all you’ve got!?”
“Oil?”
It was supposed to pierce into hi the Second’s Skill… Select… I had definitely set , it was as if the dagger slid off He had moved his body a little to the side to redirect it down his full-plate armor
But when the dagger slid, I saw so under it
Using his swords to send electric discharges around, the leader closed the distance to get round was scorched, and a portion of lush grass caught flame