Vol 4: Chapter 67
I used【Light Magic】to secure light around us. Then, a black shadow appeared in front of – the diator.
With the mithril dagger in my right hand and my left hand free to use magic, I was ready to fight at any mont.
Knock-san wore tal knuckles on both hands, doubling the size of his fists.
The Hundredman chief wielded shamshir in both hands.
『Where do you think you’re going?』
「What about you? Why are you here when there is no breach of the Covenant?」
『The elimination of the Child of Disaster was decided to be allowed–』
「–Is that the Vision Ogre’s decision? So the diator can co up with whatever rules when it suits their convenience, huh. I’m sure all their rules must be ridiculous.」
The diator beca silent when I said that.
Sizzling sound can be heard coming from inside the Mithril armor. It felt like the armor was barely suppressing the black flas from flaring out.
『Disrespect our Creator… and I will destroy all of you.』
It seed like he was barely suppressing his anger.
However, I was more interested in the word “Creator” than the diator’s anger.
(Ah… I see. This black shadow is a sorcery-based life form. It ans that soone created it. And that would be the Vision Ogre… these are just puppets.)
So this diator is more like a “diator’s agent”, so to speak.
So I’m sure the diator has many such agents.
Well, regardless of whether it’s an agent or not, it can still freely create this mysterious dark do and can teleport around as he wishes.
「Do you think you can stop by yourself? You lost to just the other day, didn’t you?」
『I am not alone.』
Imdiately after, four other diators appeared on either side of the diator. They were the exact sa, as if copies.
(5 of them… For real?)
5 enemies with the sa strength as a dragon.
Killing even one left almost drained.
Knock-san, who didn’t know about diators, stared blankly. And the Hundredman chief, who seed to have heard about the diator from the Marshal, turned pale.
『What’s wrong? Where did all that boldness go? I can see the cold sweat on your face.』
Did he increase production because I defeated the last one? Or were there many of them from the beginning? If there are dozens of them—no, that shouldn’t be the case. Just as the dragons in the “Front World” live normally like any other life form, the Vision Ogre should also be living normally in the “Back World”. And the amount of Mithril yield should also be extrely low. So if you need full Mithril armor to build one, dozens of them would not be feasible.
「Cold sweat? I was surprised that there were only 5 of you. If you wanted to get rid of , you should have brought at least 10.」
The Hundredman chief looked at with the face, “What are you saying!?”
『…………』
The diator didn’t say anything.
Good. The diator seems to be reconsidering his decision.
No, maybe it isn’t good? What if he brings more of them?
If I knew this would happen, I would have brought Asha along, and finished them all off with her maximum magic.
『We are enough. This chit chat is over— Die, Child of Disaster.』
The five diators started running all at once.
「I told you to stop calling that!!」
I fired Fla Tornado with my left hand, and the battle began.
**
The diator’s performance was as quick, heavy, and hard as last ti.
The diator ran towards , every step breaking the stone pavings into pieces. Without faltering against my Fla Tornado even while taking it head on, he stretched his right hand towards . Right then, I used【Flower Magic】to erect a thick pillar of dead grass from under the diator’s legs and sent him flying behind . I intended to blow him far away, but he was too heavy, so it was only about 10 ters away.
In the anti, the next diator unleashed a punch. I sidestepped around him, and ca face-to-face with the third one, so I strengthened my legs with【Support Magic】and kicked him.
It felt as if I had kicked a boulder. My feet beca numb.
「UOOOOOOHH!」
Knock-san started a fist fight with another diator. With the power from his muscles, even the diator was pushed back. That’s impossible for .
「H-Hey! My blade has no effect!」
The Hundredman chief brandished his shamshirs while nimbly avoiding the diator’s attack, but his blades were deflected by the Mithril armor.
(I have to get rid of one first!)
We don’t stand a chance if we don’t reduce their numbers.
Last ti, I destroyed the armor by inducing tal fatigue through extre temperature differences. However, that would be impossible this ti. Even if I improve the efficiency and mana optimisation, I can only beat two of them at most. I will be out of gas for the other three.
(The problem is the Mithril armor, after all… My only weapon is a Mithril-mixed dagger!)
Think, think, think.
While thinking, the diator I sent flying away first ca back and attacked from behind.
「Kuh!」
I turned around and released【Water Magic】. Misty cold air appeared from my left hand, creating ice at the diator’s feet—I intended to let him slide away to buy so ti. However–
『!』
『!』
『!』
As if startled, the three diators attacking stopped moving, and then jumped back.
(…Hmm? What is up with that overreaction?)
They were intently staring at , as if waiting for my next move.
(I see. They seem to know how I defeated the diator last ti. I used Fla Tornado at the start and am now using “ice”. So they are wary that it will induce tal fatigue.)
Guessing that much, a question ford in my mind.
(How did they get that information?)
In the last battle, there was only one diator.
There were no signs that we were being observed. And no one could have told the other diators about it. In the first place, only Saru-san could contact the diators. But she hated them and the Covenant, it seems.
Which leaves us with–.
「Vision Ogre. Are you observing through these sorcery-based life forms here?」
For an instant mont, the diators stopped moving. Not only the three that were attacking , but the other two as well. Thanks to that, Knock-san’s right hook connected beautifully on the diator’s face and blew him away. And the Hundredman chief’s splendidly swung shamshir pushed the diator back for the first ti.
(I see! I see! I see!)
The diators have their own will. However, on the other hand, the Vision Ogre is directly controlling these guys.
Moreover, seeing as how all five diators stopped at the exact sa mont…
(There is only one Vision Ogre. At least only one Vision Ogre controlling them.)
Hope finally ca into sight.
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