Chapter 529 – The World of the Dead (7)
Whoo-!
Auror’s claws stretched out. Corutus, who was pinned to the floor, jumped up vertically without any body motion, as if pulled by a thread. His stray fingernails pierced the stone floor like thin ice.
I immediately fired
The improved magic emitted an aura leaving a beam of light. Corutus escaped to the rear, flying through the sky trapped in a barrier. The stray light pierced a hole in the ceiling of the barrier. The barrier was quickly restored.
No. 6, which had a stronger output, flew into the sky and flew over the stage. It was a chase in the sky.
Cuguaguagua—! As Corutus swung his sword, the blades rained down.
It was the exact opposite of the previous battle, but the result was the same. The 6 piloted by Lalilura evaded the attack and responded with a long range firefight. Corutus gritted his teeth as the Auror’s ray bombardment grazed his helmet.
Narrowing the gap to zero, Lalilura swung her claws in a big motion. The Mana Sword and Aura caused an explosion. In the meantime, Corutus kicked the belly of the red mana-clad No. 6.
It was necessary to be prepared to come into contact with an enemy who was emitting an aura, but the aura did not grind the bottom of his ankle.
Jumping back once more as a reaction to the kick, Corentus showed his teeth and burst into laughter.
The aura was nothing more than destructive mana once released. There is no function that enhances his physical abilities.
However, since the enemy activated the aura, their physical abilities increased rapidly. Corutus had a sense of the causal relationship.
In Nord’s design, the Auras he stored were responsible for boosting Unit 6’s performance with explosive output like a nuclear fusion reactor. At first, I thought about wearing it all over my body, just like when he used it. However, it was considered a waste to strengthen the defense of Unit 6 while increasing the load of the ideal machine with the main body called Lalilura. So, more than half of the auras were devoted to power enhancement, and it was designed to use the stored auras for hand-to-hand combat and long-range shooting. Icicles the size of elephants rained down on Corutus’ retreat. I shut my mouth to lure the enemy and cut the ice with my sword. The barrier of the arena has decreased. Veronica and Dana were aware of the war situation and narrowed the enemy’s activity radius.
Corutus fled in the direction of the hostages. Lalilura’s barrage drew a beam of light in front of the hostage, restricting his path.
Corutus ignored the players and hostages of the tournament and smashed the golem’s core with his elbow, which was blessed with exorcism.
─Ugh!
Using the dysfunctional golem as a shield, Corutus charged head-on. It was calculated that a golem mixed with anti-magic protection and artificial mithril would block the shelling for a few seconds.
─Kyugigigigi!!
Corutus approached, blocking the flames of the bombardment and the subsequent bombardment with his armor, and threw the shield that had become a rag to Lalilura. The diffuse reflection of the rays left bullet marks in the arena.
In the instant of the throw, his arms grew thicker than his torso. It was to strengthen the power by using the magic that was forcibly squeezed out by destroying the hostages in a safe way.
〈I don’t have a hobby of hugging stones!〉
Lalilura hops and dodges like a rabbit. He clearly showed how strong the golem was thrown, bouncing like a water sujebi.
Corutus drew a new mana sword and blocked Number 6 from digging into the rear with his swollen arms.
Tyrsi wrapped a chain that paralyzed her enemies like a ring. It was a stage where there was no room to escape. As soon as Corutus and Lalilura recognized it, they attacked without saying anything first.
Mana collided as if arguing over which side would go first. Flames close to an explosion burst out in an X shape.
Corutus moved so as not to stand in line with the mana outlet, and overcame the difference in abilities she identified in the skirmish with her skills. Even if he steals other people’s martial arts, he is fundamentally a wizard. He couldn’t deal with Aura, but if she increased the power of magic by increasing her mana consumption, she could compete with Aura in her destructive power. ─Kwadeuk! As soon as the weapon broke, he pulled out a new sword of mana. In a fight between warriors with simple ignorance of tactics, an aura that could overwhelm the enemy was no more valuable than a sharp sword against Corutus, who was constantly coping like a wizard. However, with the versatility of her functions, even Rari Lu did not lose. The thighs of No. 6, which had stepped forward, opened abruptly, and firecrackers filled with sparks rained down like missiles. The principle is a firecracker, but it was a vicious weapon that would turn the bomb blue only when the aura was put into energy. The weapon that was not brought out in the first round took a hit and pushed Corentus away. I would have tried to straighten her posture, but I would have regretted even wasting a second. Could it be because of the barrier and the double barrier of the paralyzing magic that prevents him from retreating? Corutus spewed mana into a swarm of missiles. Lalilura had No. 6 assume her defensive stance. Khehehe—!! Corutus’s mana turned into a lion and let out her roar. Firework missiles exploded in the air and exploded.
At the moment when light and noise obscured the front, Lalilura sensed the concentration of purple mana.
〈──Forward!〉
Quaang-!! No. 6 charged roughly, heating up its skin armor from the explosion, and struck Corutus, who was preparing for a big blow from behind. Corutus, who couldn’t gather enough mana from her, poured mana into her sword and arms and counterattacked.
The thickened forearm of Corutus was broken in the opposite direction by the strengthening spell that crossed the line.
… Great!
6, which broke the enemy’s arm, was also unsuccessful. The power of the sword, strengthened by all kinds of magic, exceeded the output of the aura.
The blade of mana pierced the forearm of No. 6 wearing double-layered gloves. The high heat generated from the clash between Mana made the cross section red hot and split the metal arm.
〈Curtain of Hiding!!〉
At that time, the blood that burst from Corutus’s broken arm spread strangely and hid the chain ring. Corutus Island 6 also disappeared from Lalilura’s field of vision.
Even a thin veil cannot fight if the puppet is not visible.
The puppet became vulnerable to such a simple smoke screen when the distance from the main body fell. It was a disadvantage and limitation as much as an advantage that the main body was not exposed to danger.
Corutus developed black magic to possess her own soul into the undead in order to overcome such a shortcoming.
And, of course, Laliluru also had a counterattack method based on this.
─Cheer up! After deploying all nozzles, No. 6 emitted an aura. 〈Spread Emission of Radiation!!〉 Pew Vue Vue B-!!!! 8 each from 8 nozzles. It was thin, but it emitted an aura that could pierce even an iron plate. The aura that sprayed out like a mirror ball tore the ring of the chain and the Corutus that was at close range. Corentus, who tried to break the core while blocking his sight, had a wind hole in his body. The arm dangled and was cut off by the beam of light that was being irradiated. The fatal wound was to the abdomen. The abdominal cavity, which had been torn open as if slashed with a scalpel, burst open and the bloody contents spilled out. It was a wound that couldn’t be healed unless a few bottles of elixir were poured on it. Darkness encroached on Corentus’s eyes, which were dripping with his blood. The pitch-black darkness, thicker than any black magic, was the providence of this world. A second death was coming to him. “I will not die alone… I won’t!〉 Wood deuk… ! When the veil was lifted, Corutus grabbed Six’s arm, breaking the muscles and bones in his arm. There was nothing to save if it was life to die. As it is, the core charged with the aura is regurgitated, and it explodes using even his mana. The Aura in the Golem Core is not subject to Ralilura’s control. If it was demonstrated through a tool called a puppet, it would be possible to self-destruct as if stealing someone else’s knife.
Upon discovering within the core the mana of the man who had previously burned him alive, Corentus coughed up blood.
‘Go away! With dirty mana!〉
Fuuk… ! The mana blade pierced the outer surface of the golem core and entered the part where the aura was stored.
Succeded. Corutus thought so.
Fall out… !
That is, until he saw the cold chill freeze the blade of Mana.
Tyrsi lowered her wand and spat out the spell she had memorized during the battle.
〈… Dominion of Permanent.〉
The ice tube freezes the core and Corutus. In such a frozen state, there was no possibility of an explosion.
〈I don’t know how he came back to life as a living being, not even an undead, but immortality and the resurrection of the dead are the greatest goals of an alchemist. I’ve never heard of a success story.〉
Could it be because of the cold that penetrated his lungs? Tirshi half-opened his eyes and said to him who couldn’t open his mouth.
“But a history of failure is the foundation of success. It’s very simple to keep you from coming back to life. It’s because Ghost-type undead eradication is nothing.〉
– Whirik. Tirsi turned the wand and increased the size of the ice coffin.
The ice was so hard that even the slightest movement would tear the skin! The only ones who could swim in it were the puppets.
─Quad Deuk! Lingling moved while breaking the ice, and No. 6 collected the remaining aura and emitted light.
As long as he was trapped in the coffin of ice magic, there was nowhere to escape from Corutus.
Even the soul after death.
Tyrsi lowered the wand as if she were covering sheet music.
〈──Go back to the dust of the elements.〉
Copying Nord’s joke, he released the last remaining aura called Lalillu.
Geeying-!
─Pur!!!
Red and blue lights illuminated the night stage. The black magician’s soul, which had been resurrected from death, completely evaporated from the world without leaving even a single trace.
Particles bursting out like snowflakes shimmered as if to show the simple final cycle of returning to Mother Nature.
***
After silence returned to the chaotic arena, Lalilura lost her strength and fell to her side.
─Puck!
“Ugh.”
I fell down like a mannequin pushed by a person, but the comfort of lying down felt better than the pain of falling. Larry Lura pulled her tongue out of her stone floor, feeling her cool, and exhaled.
That power was prepared by Nord, but the mana that controls the puppet was always Lalilura’s.
Didn’t he go through a battle that exceeded his original level? Falling down was, of course, something that should have happened.
Of course, a high-level battle like the one before would have served as a source of food for her future growth that others could not even dream of, but Lalilu, who had no strength to move right away, hadn’t even thought of that.
“Hard… Tyrsi, I’m dying…”
“I’ll give you a potion. Oh, do it.”
“… Oh~.”
An injection was inserted into Lari Lura’s forearm as she lay down and opened her mouth. ─Hick! Lari Lura trembled like a rat struck by her lightning.
“Lord, why did you tell her to open her mouth if she’s going to inject her?!”
“I say relax. It’s a stamina injection. She’s not hurt, so this should be enough.”
“… Adults lie like that right away.”
Larry Lura pouted her lips. Remembering what Nord had said, “Doctors treat people as if they were fixing mannequins,” She grumbled.
“You both okay?!”
─Tadadak! Her franc came running and asked. Since the person who asked about his physical condition had a pale complexion, Lalilura was somewhat funny.
“It’s okay. The hostages… “
“… First of all, no one is dead.”
Fran shook her head, sparing her words.
Even Lariru, who had seen the horribly twisted bodies of the hostages at close range, asked no more than that.
There would have been people who were severely injured beyond treatment, and people who left more or less aftereffects.
Is there any life worse than death? Lalilura hoped otherwise.
“Dana is in treatment. Fortunately, there are priests in case an accident occurs during the game. They are not good at fighting, so they came back through the barrier blocking the entrance.”
Frank briefly explained the evacuation situation. Was Corentus the end of the black magicians who were aiming for this arena?
“… Then I’m worried about Nord.”
Tirshi spoke anxiously and floated Ralilura’s body with wind magic. It was as if she was lifted on an invisible stretcher.
“Wow?! What, what are you doing?!”
“Go to Dana. He’s not hurt, but he said he could tell the status of Nord by the ring, right?”
“Lingling!”
“In case you don’t know, I’ll leave it like that for a while. You don’t want to see that black mage, no mage, resurrected and come out again, don’t you?”
Lalilura became a joint killer. That was true, but looking at the horrors of this arena, it was easy to imagine that the Nords would not be fighting an easy fight.
─Tadat! The three of them ran to find Dana.
She couldn’t do that, although in fact she was feeling uptight, she never said that until she was worried. The Nords Ralilura knew were just as strong. I’ve been through this kind of crisis a few times.
There was a chance he would be seriously injured this time too, but he didn’t think he would lose in a battle that they also won.
──Is that why?
When I found Dana and Veronica, who were slumped like wax dolls, expressionless and stunned, Lalilura shuddered with indescribable chills.
“… Why, do you?”
I didn’t quite understand.
If it was the girls that Lalilura knew, it would have been normal if they were moving to where Nord was at any moment, or at least moving with the intention of helping the injured.
But why is she sitting down like that, like a doll with a thread cut?
Veronica dropped her wand as well and reached out for her. A mithril wedding ring rested on her trembling palm. It was Dana’s ring.
That too, I didn’t quite understand.
Wasn’t it the ring that Veronica and Lalilura were so happy about and secretly proud of?
Why is that ring on Veronica’s hand and not Dana’s?
“——A lie.”
Fran muttered.
Her complexion, which had been white just before, now looked almost like a corpse.
“… Isn’t it? That’s what I’m thinking right now, isn’t it?”
“Show me. Me too… Show that ring to me too!”
─Cudangtan! Larry Lura rolled off her floor and held the ring in her hand as if it were her snatch.
Pouring her mana, she activated the power contained in her ring.
Just like that, information without any consideration or filter penetrated Ralilura’s heart from the top of her head.
Ting, tidying…
The fallen ring rolls across the floor, but stops when it hits Tirsi’s foot. Larry Lura collapsed on her knees with a look of despair just like Dana and Veronica, as if her soul had been taken.
The twin star amber nestled in the ring mercilessly sentenced.
The death of Nord, the man they loved.
