TENKEN 487 (1480 words)

Fierce Battle Against the Magic Beast
魔獣との激戦

Invisible Death was badly injured by our magic, but even we didn't know what it would do next.

「Muh? What?」

『Not only it has an Ankylosaurus-like body part, but also an Armadillo-like body part too huh!』

To my surprise, it shrunk and curled up as if it was holding its head and limbs. Moreover, the crystal scales regenerated and enlarged all at once, as if a huge lump of crystal had been placed on the ground.

Moreover, I can see magical power growing inside its body. It must be a form of defensive fortification while preparing for an attack.

「....What should we do?」

『Let's just throw some magic at it for now. Just be careful with its counter attack』

「Understood. I'll leave the magic to Master」

The opponent had stopped moving. It's too dumb to follow suit and just watch.

I cast my magic once again.

However, Invisible Death didn't just simply curl up its body. It seemed to have increased its defense against magic, and this time neither the Thor's Hammer nor the Flare Explode could damage it.

Moreover, it also unleashes its light magic and crystal scale attack almost simultaneously with our attack. I see, it is difficult for any human or magic beast to use magic while moving at high speed huh. It's a counter strategy to lure the opponent into a big move and exploit the gap.

Well, it's not a problem for us. Because Fran can move fast enough to dodge the attack and I can unleash my magic at the same time.

『We're going again!』

「Nn」

『I don't want to call this one a Kanna Kamui after what I saw before......』

The most powerful technique I can use is Kanna Kamui. It's just like a replica compared to Velmeria's Kanna Kamui that I saw in the royal capital though, but it's still the best spell I can use right now.

White lightning rained down and struck Invisible Death. It doesn't seem to be able to withstand a technique of this power huh. Invisible Death's defensive posture was forcibly broken by the crushing lightning strike, and it was turned over by the huge explosion that followed.

「Bumoooh!」

「Now!」

「Woof!」

Its stance had collapsed, and nearly half of the crystal covering its body had been shattered. Although the damage was surprisingly small for such a direct hit from the magic, much of the armor protecting its body had been lost.

「Grrrruo!」

Urushi launches an attack.

He dared to bark loudly, attracting Invisible Death's attention. The Invisible Death's consciousness was completely pulled away by Urushi, who wandered around in front of him, changing sizes in vain. His target was the place where the crystal scales had been removed by Kanna Kamui. Smaller scales have already begun to grow like a thin skin, but it's better than the other places.

Taking advantage of the chance, Fran charged in from the side. She unleashed the Sword Saint Skill: Spiral Fang. It is a powerful thrusting technique with added rotation.

My sword blade pierced through the crystal scales and the hard-shell underneath, gouging the body of the Invisible Death deeply. Due to the nature of the crystal scales, I couldn't locate its magic stone, so it wasn't a one-hit kill, but the life force of the giant beast was greatly reduced.

『Haaaa!』

「A bonus!」

We also unleashed flame magic in that state. The explosion of flames engulfed us, but we were able to block it with a barrier.

「Vumoooh....!」

Invisible Death, whose body had been pierced with a deep hole, let out a weak moan. Although the internal organs had not yet been reached, pale bones that seemed to be its spine were exposed

Even so, crystal scales immediately sprouting from around the wound, trying to seal the area. These scales are really troublesome.

「Awoooof!」

「Urushi?」

『Wha?』

Urushi took over for Fran, who had once distanced herself before being swallowed by the regenerating crystal. But the way he did it surprised both me and Fran.

「Ghrooaaaa!」

What a surprise, he jumped into the body of the Invisible Death in his small size. As the crystal scales regenerated, he was trapped inside, but he didn't care about that.

Within the craters in the giant beast's body, he would eat muscle fibers, flesh, and bones, and dig deeper.

「Bhuoooooooooooh!」

The giant beast, which had endured even a direct hit from Kanna Kamui with a short grunt, was writhing around, thrashing its limbs. Then it let out a roar that sounded like a scream as if it was crying out.

Being devoured from the inside must be a painful experience that it never imagines.

「It's full of opening」

『Ou! We're gonna stop this thing!』

I aimed for the head. Thanks to Urushi, Invisible Death had left a huge opening between us, and I was going to use the Sword King technique to stop him at once but――

「Bhuooooooooooh!」

I could feel magic power growing inside Invisible Death's body. The crystals all over its body began to emit a white light.

『It looks dangerous! Let's take some distance first!』

「Nn!」

『Urushi.....are you okay?』

As we escaped into the sky by teleporting, I saw a tremendous light springing up below us. A dome of light was being created around the Invisible Death. Just looking at the way the ground around the dome was turning into glass-like substance by the high heat. (vitrification)

Immediately afterwards, the dome swelled and enveloped a large area. That wasn't all. The giant dome popped, and causing a huge explosion.

The tremendous impact and the stormy wind raised a cloud of dust and reaped the grass, flowers, and shrubs near the hypocenter. The petals of the white flowers that had been growing in clusters at a considerable distance were all flown up at once, creating a beautiful scene that did not belong in the middle of a battle.

「.....Gururu....」

「Urushi! I'm coming!」

After Invisible Death's attack was over, there's Urushi's figure on the ground, he collapsed and smoke was billowing from his whole body. His entire body was burned to a crisp, his hair crumbling into tatters and his flesh gouged out in places. He must have been hit hard by the heat and the explosion.

At the same time, Invisible Death had been badly wounded. It seems that in order to remove Urushi from its body, it had involved itself in the attack. It was probably its last resort, as it was highly resistant to magic.

We rushed over to Urushi in a panic, only to be met with a follow-up attack. But it's not the Invisible Death.

「Get off!」

「「「Ice Javelin」」」

A large number of ice spears rained down on Fran and Urushi.

「Tsk!」

Fran quickly activated her barrier to the fullest extent and took a stand to protect Urushi. She doesn't care if she gets hit herself, she only takes care the magic in the trajectory that will hits Urushi.

『I'll use recovery on you both!』

「...Guh...Who is it?」

「―――What a tasty looking little girl.......」

『It's a bunch of undead huh! The Wight King!』 (1) 

It was a threat level B magic beast, the Wight King. It seemed to have attacked us in an attempt to catch us. I wondered how it had gotten so close, but since it also possessed space-time magic. It seems to have approached us by simply teleporting here.

The Wight King is a magic beast that will summons countless weak low-grade undead. However, the Wight King that attacked Fran had only six underlings with him.

It's a magic beast with a threat level of C: four Wight High Wizards and two Wight Imperial Guards instead.

Apparently, they are choosing quality over quantity. I guess there is such a type of a Wight King huh.

「I've been setting up a net here in the plains to detect any signs of teleportation......What an excellent prey!」

「Bhuoooh!」

Invisible Death is still alive and well. In fact, if left unchecked, it will recover in no time at all.

「Damn it....」

「woof....」

After sealing their wounds with magic, Fran and Urushi stand up, looking worn out. Should we really continue fighting like this?

「Master! That is!」

『Hmm?』

Suddenly, Fran shouted sharply.

『Oioi, even to a place like this.....It's still following us huh?』

As we looked, we saw a white smoke figure approaching us, wriggling in the sky.

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(1) ワイト・キング Waito kingu

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