Chapter 115 – Skirmish – 4
It was Sasha who noticed it first.
One is that the location is close to the entertainment district.
The second is that he was away from Niña at the flower garden and was returning from another place with work.
The third is purely because of her talent.
“Stop.”
“Yeah? Yep. All right.”
Sasha, who was moving in the carriage, opened the door of her carriage with a firm expression.
It was very weak, but I could definitely feel the wave of magic. She frowned and focused her mind.
“Magic power…”
To say it was an adventurer’s fighting style, the wave of magic power was only one. Sprinkling mana there to such an extent that it spreads over such a distance does not end with being imprisoned for a day or two or paying a fine.
“Go back first.”
“Yeah? But…”
“And to Niña…”
A location where you can feel waves of magical power.
I hope but…
“Tell Niña to contact the guards immediately. The location… “
Sasha, who had been looking for directions for a moment, frowned.
“It’s a rat hole.”
“Yes, yes!”
Perhaps feeling that she was out of the ordinary, the coachman answered right away and hurriedly started driving her carriage.
“…”
Sasha, who measured her direction for a moment, immediately raised her magic power. As soon as her blue magic light enveloped her, she spurred the ground and ran away.
* * *
“Aaaaagh!”
Hot.
It’s hot!
Pain, anger, fear. In her fading consciousness, she reached out to the man in front of her.
“Sah, live… !”
“Hmm.”
Nine looked down at her body transforming.
“I got a call that it was successful, but it’s worse than I thought. There’s room for improvement however…”
A handful of Nine’s mana came out.
The magical power that gathered like a small drop of water slowly spreads towards it.
The moment they got closer to a certain distance, the droplets of magical power exploded with a bang.
“Great… !”
The experiment is a success!
Nine twisted the corner of her mouth. Over 100 years. Purple’s wish finally came true!
“Succeeding in such a small branch is unexpected, but rather proves the human potential! Also people! Humans have infinite possibilities!”
Nine, who was looking at it with eyes full of madness, suddenly turned her head.
She felt the presence of slowly approaching him.
“Anyone already? Is it a knight? … No, this is a remote area. Even though…”
Should I hide myself? Or should I observe this test subject a little more?
For a moment, Nine pondered.
He doesn’t think it’s necessary to back down against a certain level of magical power, but if he can’t finish it right away, even the knights… No. When the noble arrives, the story changes.
“Not yet, not yet. Window blades aren’t perfect. A little more, sharper… I need time to sharpen…”
It is still incomplete to deal with those non-human, monsters. At a more certain timing, they must prove that they are simple monsters, not gods. So that…
“Should I hide and watch… ?”
Even if you hide your body and observe, there is a possibility of getting caught, but how far can this result be in the extent to which you observe from as far away as possible? I just want to see it.
“Ugh, ugh! Whoops!”
It collapsed on the floor and wriggled, and now it has become a form that can hardly be called a human being. Looking at it, Nine nodded his head.
“I will only watch your end, our red-blooded brother, a true human being! Your sacrifice is also the signal that this world will enter a new era! From the Age of the Gods to the Age of Nobility. And the time is now! The age of humans has finally come!”
Tears flowed from Nain’s eyes. He exclaimed heartily.
“Brother! Farewell!”
As Nine cried out, her body slowly began to disappear in the darkness. His figure had completely disappeared, and in the empty basement, there was a once-human being who collapsed on the floor and began to wriggle.
“Ugh, ugh! Gnaw! Each and every one!”
It is no longer human.
He became a monster.
* * *
– Quaang!
“Ugh?!”
The moment they arrived at their destination, Sasha stopped herself at the sight of the entire house collapsing with the heavy drinking.
In an instant, the alleyways were covered with dust. Looking at the darkened space, Sasha used her magical powers to further strengthen her body.
“What is this mana?”
Broken house. There is something beyond that. It wriggled over her sharpened senses, spreading a small amount of magical energy around.
“…”
That magic attribute.
In a bad mood.
Instinctively, Sasha’s foot took a step back.
“Does magic make you feel bad?”
Magic is, after all, magic. There is no sense of feeling good or bad. A feeling of oppression by strong magical power. It is physically hot due to magic power, and although it can be cooled, there is no sense of magic power.
However, even if it is a magical power with its own characteristics, for example, a unique magical power like the sea or the sun, what is felt there is the realm of individual sensitivity felt from the actual sea and sun…
-Wriggle!
“Ugh!”
There really can’t be anything that offends people.
No, maybe…
Death, corpses, curses, grudges… There might be people who study such magic, and wouldn’t it be possible to feel these emotions in such magic?
But what is that?
-Wriggling, wriggling!
“Monster… ?”
An alleyway where the dust slowly began to settle. There is already a ruined house and a messed up floor. And the scenery that seemed to be a basement began to reveal itself. And inside it was something like a swollen mass of flesh.
“… Is that a monster?”
Since she competed with Niña or connected with Leoric Franz, she received some practical training from his subordinate Chloe, but in the end she has little practical experience.
That is, when confronted with something unknown. And if it has magical powers, what to be careful about.
It is unexpected.
– Push!
Something springing from the swollen flesh. Sharp spikes came out and pierced Sasha.
“Ugh!”
Due to the strengthening of her body, she unconsciously twisted her body to avoid it, but was unable to completely avoid it. A thorn grazed her arm, causing a small wound. Sasha, who backed away after narrowly avoiding her, immediately raised her magic power. No, she was trying to pull up.
– Woo-woo-woo!
“Oh, magic… ?”
The light of magical power rising from his body grew larger and then gradually decreased. This…
“Is the output getting low? … From the wounds!”
Sasha immediately looked at the small scar on her arm. She was bleeding a little, but it wasn’t a big wound, but magic power flowed from the wound and melted into the air. She was bewildered by a strange phenomenon she was experiencing for the first time.
“Kureuk, kureuk!”
“Kuk.”
While looking at the wound like that, it happened again.
A huge mass wriggled and moved. Although the output has decreased, it is not to the extent that it interferes with the battle. Once again she conjured and she looked at the monster.
-Wriggle!
The wriggling mass of flesh swelled once more. It was as gigantic as a carriage, but its movement was disgusting, and it made me feel bad. And what came out of the loaf, swollen like bread…
“Eight? Bridge? No way… Person?”
– Wow!
In an instant, something came out of the mass and kicked the ground. Quick movements unsuitable for its size. This time she prepared ahead of time, Sasha quickly kicked her ground and fell behind her.
– Kwaaaaang!
The huge body of the monster slammed into Sasha’s place. Aiming at that timing, Sasha’s red eyes begin to dye in a vivid blue light.
“Haaaaa!”
Magical power gathered at the fingertips. Imagine red petals that contain poison. The magic power supported the master’s will.
– Hwaaaaagh!
The magic power spreading in the air soon disintegrates in the form of red petals. The petals begin to beautifully embroider the fluffy air as if they were entrusted to the wind.
A scene like a rain of flowers.
The wall where the petals brushed past is engraved with sharp cut marks. All these numerous petals become sharp blades, her shield to defend her, and at the same time blades to tear her enemies to shreds.
“Ugh!”
Sasha frowned and waved her hand at the stronger-than-usual consumption of her mana. Following that gesture, the petals fly toward the monster like a single creature.
“Kreuk! Kkakkeukkeuk!”
The monster wriggled again, as if devoid of reason, moving her body as if it were going to fly towards Sasha.
“Tear it apart!”
I am reading the movement. The mass of petals turned towards the monster like a living snake.
“… Uh?”
Petals are gone.
Increasingly. The closer you get to the monster. As each petal crumble, it turns into powder and disappears. The magical power that forms the flower petals is disturbed, and in the end, it cannot maintain its shape and begins to melt into the air.
– Kwaaaaang!
“Keugh!”
Confused by the shattering power of magical power, I managed to avoid it, but I saw another thorn sticking out of the flesh that was close to me.
– Push!
“It’s late… !”
… Leo!
A thorn sticking out right in front of my eyes. The last thing that came to her mind as she gazed at her impenetrable face at any moment was the face of the man she loved.
-Kiiiiing!
Light streamed from the blue jewel on Sasha’s necklace.
Red light.
* * *
Dark alley.
A huge roar and the collapse of the building caused other people around to become aware of the commotion. Fortunately, it was late at night, so there were not many people. The few people left quickly evacuated.
“Eh, run away!”
– Whoa!
When the people who managed to escape looked back, the building was collapsing with a loud shock sound.
“What the hell is going on…”
“Bye, you have to call the soldiers…”
It wouldn’t be just adventurers fighting. It was when the frightened people were talking about whether they should call soldiers or knights.
-Kiiiiing!
A roar spread through the alley.
“Aaaaagh!”
“Homecoming! Go home!”
It’s a huge sound that humans can’t accept. Just in case, I calmly retreated a certain distance as an evacuation drill to avoid getting caught up in battles with magical power holders, but at such a distance, even if I cover my ears with both hands, the sound piercing through my ears bleeds and people fall down. Went. When people who managed to come to their senses in a situation where even their own screams could not be heard properly turned their eyes toward the alley.
———————–!
A huge mushroom cloud rose.
