Chapter 214 – Valkyrie
Even breathing properly is difficult.
The overwhelming presence emanating from Glinda’s entire body made me feel as if I was drowning in a sea of magical power.
Perhaps the reason why this phenomenon occurred is that the density of magical power she generates within her body is extremely high.
To be able to spew out such powerful mana when all the mana in the air has been depleted is a feeling that is literally on a different level.
“Everyone, please step back.”
“…”
Did you say that good people are scarier when they get angry?
Even her proud teacher obeyed Glinda’s command without saying a word.
Perhaps thinking that we had secured a certain safe distance by moving behind her, Glinda muttered as she took off her glasses, which she always wore.
Military style weapon
「Brynhildr」
Then, the pile of dirt that rose up from her ground climbed up Glinda’s legs and wrapped around her whole body, and in an instant, it transformed into a brilliant white armor.
The surface of the armor was engraved with vibrant wood that seemed impossible to create using normal casting methods, and it looked like a work of art.
“… Beautiful.”
Even Hild, who seemed completely uninterested in precious metals and gems, was impressed.
If Glinda normally had the appearance of a weak scholar, her current appearance is literally a ‘strong female warrior’.
An elf named Akkad, who was watching all this from atop the high castle wall, clapped with a very satisfied expression.
“Bravo! Bravo! It seems like I’ve seen that for the first time in almost 500 years. Her Royal Highness, as someone who was a subordinate, it’s truly a new experience.”
Then she clutched her own heart and muttered, her face red with excitement.
“Kill the fallen queen! Kill the children of Nidhogg who were eating away at the World Tree! The guardian of the kingdom who even judged all the people who sympathized with them! Ah! Those days when even the roots of the World Tree were stained with dark red blood will never return. He won’t come.”
That’s right-
“It was the princess who felt guilty about the massacre she had committed and ran away from the throne of Elven Wood.”
Akkad, who described the old story with exaggerated gestures and speech as if it were a play, looked down at Glinda with an expressionless expression.
“Ah, are you angry? Because I said something like this? If that’s the case, hehe, the provocation was a huge success. I’ve been wondering for a while. How long I can endure against Her Highness, a princess who is showing all her sincerity. I guess that long-cherished wish will be fulfilled today.”
In the next moment, what Glinda did was quite surprising.
“… Shut up.”
Wedge!
She threw the wooden staff she was holding in her hand like a javelin at Akkad.
Then, the man who had been smiling like a clown the whole time moved with a straight face for the first time.
No, to be precise, all the Septentrion, including Akkad, jumped off the castle wall as if running away.
At first, I wondered why, but I realized it the moment the staff touched the castle wall.
That was a blow that had to be avoided at all costs.
There was no particular explosion or anything like that.
However, I witnessed an even more shocking sight.
This is because the moment the wooden staff thrown by Glinda hit the wall, a certain area of the wall disappeared without a trace, as if it had been erased with an eraser.
“Ultimate extinction magic…!”
Master, who saw that, muttered with a surprised expression.
He seemed to know something, so I quickly asked.
“What is that?”
“It is an ancient magic that literally erases anything that falls within the magic’s range, regardless of whether it is living or inanimate. I heard it disappeared a long time ago…”
What this means is that those elves who looked like a 7-member rock band knew what Glinda’s attack was and avoided it.
And Akkad, who unexpectedly came down to the ground, patted his chest and spoke as if he had endured it for ten years.
“Shinchang Mystiltein, I didn’t expect you to use it all at once. Even more so, Her Royal Highness had it. I was worried that someone might have stolen it, but I’m relieved to see that it’s safe.”
“… You have a long tongue. You can look forward to it because it won’t go astray next time.”
“Haha, just kidding. Because I’m a person who still has a lot of things I want to do.”
While saying that, Akkad brushed away his disheveled hair and spoke with sharp eyes.
“Power, open the power.”
At that moment, an enormous amount of magical power spewed out from the bodies of the seven elves, including Akkad.
And the moment I saw that, I was involuntarily shocked.
That’s because all the elf mages standing in front of me were 7th rank mages like me.
***
“It’s dangerous…”
These were the words muttered by the teacher, who normally lacked awareness of crisis.
And this time, I had no choice but to completely agree with what Master said.
“I’m sure… It won’t be easy.”
It would have been easier to deal with if there were a lot of 6th rank mages.
Although we are a bit short on numbers, we only have three 7th rank mages.
However, if all Septentrions are 7th rank mages, the story changes from that moment.
The strength of this side includes three 7th-rank people and two 6th-level people, as well as Camilla, a half-succubus, and Hild, an ordinary beast.
Although Hild also has some fighting abilities, it pales in comparison to the Great Mages, who are walking tactical weapons.
“What should I do?”
“If we want to survive, we have to fight together.”
“There is no mana in the air.”
“We need to scrape together the remaining mana in our bodies and use it. Are we now in a position to choose between hot and cold food?”
It was a moment when the teacher and I were simply trying to coordinate our opinions and tell Glinda in front of us to fight together.
“Don’t worry about me.”
Glinda, the person involved, said it was okay and tried to dissuade Master and me.
“What? What are you going to do by yourself? Against those seven people.”
“I didn’t say it, but I also have a trump card.”
After saying that, Glinda glanced back and spoke to me.
‘3 minutes’
3 minutes?
What does it mean?
But before I could ask what that meant, Glinda turned her gaze straight ahead again.
So, when I shyly kept my mouth shut, Master poked my side and asked in a whisper.
“What did I just say?”
“I said 3 minutes.”
“3 minutes? What do you mean?”
It seems that the teacher is also unable to understand the English text.
Meanwhile, Glinda, who faced the Septent Lions who had fully revealed their power, extended her right hand forward.
Then, her staff, Mystiltein, flew out from between the collapsed castle walls.
Good!
Glynda, holding her Mystil Thane in her hand, spoke to her Septent Lions who stood before her.
“If it were like before, you wouldn’t have been able to attack me. Although it is only one level in numbers, there is an insurmountable wall between the 7th and 8th levels.”
But let me tell you this much.
“Just because I got weaker doesn’t mean you’ve gotten stronger, right?”
At that very moment,
“Ha-“
All seven elf mages, led by Akkad, who laughed as if they were dumbfounded, rushed towards Glinda.
***
The sight was like a scene from mythology.
The sky opens, and the earth splits.
The spirit magic and all kinds of elemental magic unleashed by the seven great mages were pouring down like crazy at just one person.
If I were standing there, I probably wouldn’t have been able to find a single bone.
However, Glinda, a 7th rank mage like them, did not move a single step from where she first stood.
To be more precise, it may have been to protect us right behind her, but she was engulfed in golden light, holding Mystil Thane, which had taken shape as a spear, in her right hand, standing firm like a rock.
And I finally realized it.
The effect of the magic weapon she used, Brünnhild.
「Absolute Defense」
In a world of hierarchical magic where probability and statistics rule, the armor that grants overwhelming defensive power to the point where one can even dare to use the word absolute is literally a look that has honed the characteristics of the element called earth to the limit.
Previously, Nick Iron was the most difficult opponent among the Four Heavenly Kings, but Glinda went one step further.
The shield that can never be pierced even has a spear that destroys everything.
It’s literally a cheat itself.
After the carpet bombing that even counting the numbers was meaningless, one of the seven elf mages muttered as a huge cloud of dust rose.
“… Did you get rid of it?”
At that very moment,
Coo coo coo coo coo!
The earth shook, and the castle that had become a golem began to move.
“What!”
The elves look down at Glinda with an expression of astonishment, having created a golem of an unbelievable scale in an instant.
Either way, Glinda hit the ground hard with the Mystiltein she was holding in her hand and muttered with an expressionless face.
Hepta Spell.
「Procursus Gigante」
