Despite my efforts to deliver a killing blow, I didnt have the luxury to be pleased with the current situation.
The circumstances changed at a bewildering pace, as the color of blackish-red blood soon painted the empty sky.
And just as soon as I thought I had cut him, I felt a staggering pressure so heavy that I was under the illusion that I had been grabbed right in the heart. It shrouded my existence and caused to shiver from the chills that crept up on as if interlocking with my body.
This is bad!!!
It was a definite premonition.
A cold premonition of my own death.
Sensing it instinctively, I imdiately retreated with a sharp grasp using my magic, Sword: Creation, as a foothold before my feet touched the ground.
And right after, a giant, steel-like tail appeared, roaring above the earth where I had just been seconds ago.
Isnt this a load of bullshit?!
There was no sign of any pre-motion nor a windup to the attack, but what occurred was indefinitely, just an abrupt blow.
If I hadnt surrendered myself to the premonition I had just a mont ago, I wouldve already been skewered by now.
Visioning such a possibility, I scread out in desperation.
Then, a surge of murderous intent was directed at , justifying how I inflicted such damage to the Jabberwock.
And not long after, its steel tails were unleashed from all directions.
I unintentionally wanted to shout and ask him just how many tails he has, but unfortunately, I didnt have ti for that.
What should I?!
Do I avoid it? Cut it down?
I had to make the ultimate choice.
But before I did, two familiar voices suddenly roared out.
Get down!!!
Gladiator!!!
A torrent of scorching heat and countless jet-black blades cos rushing in.
I instantly understood that these were reinforcents from Fiole and Siva.
With gratitude in my heart, I stomped on the ground with a thud.
With just a fraction of a second, I bent my legs like a spring, and once again I started to close in.
In front of stood an oversized target.
A target that I could surely hit even with my eyes closed.
And so, I concentrated all my magic on my sword.
Dont dedicate it to anything else.
Its a waste. A big hindrance. So throw it away.
This ti for sure!!!
Siva and Fiole took care of the incoming attack, and the only thing I had to do was to unleash my technique, my Shooting Star.
I then took a deep breath, and surrendered myself to the rage that was boiling my blood
A blank thought ca to .
My vision suddenly shifted again, and this ti at an angle.
CO ON!!!
My eyes grew furious as I lanted the reason why I couldn't swing my sword down normally, and I vent my unspoken outrage at the absurdity in front of .
A sense of intoxication gripped my entire body and my vision was left distorted.
Goddamnit!
I jumped back involuntarily.
And right after I did, the sense of intoxication that had taken over my body disappeared, and my vision returned to normal.
However, thanks to the heavy fatigue that weighed down on , my reaction was delayed for a mont.
!!!
The Jabberwock let out an unspoken shriek, or as I liked to think his roar.
Simultaneously, a frontal leg blow accompanied by a giant gust of wind imdiately followed suit within a split-second gap in my consciousness.
Although I knew it was coming, my body did not respond as it should have.
Agh!
His claw and my sword soon collided.
But the difference in our strength was as clear as daylight.
The cruel reality of the situation hit rcilessly.
I could only resist for a second or so.
Eventually, the Jabberwock's blow will go through my sword, and my body will be blown away like a speck of dust.
KGH?!
Heaven and earth flashed in and out of view as a cloud of dust rolled in.
After bouncing on the ground many tis like a ball, the montum began to dwindle after a dozen seconds, and it finally stopped as my body scraped against the ground.
You have a very strange way of coming back.
Shut up, you
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I wiped the fresh blood dripping from my nose with the back of my hand.
Apparently, I had been flung by sheer force right up to Siva's side.
His nagging about how he was warning then shook my eardrums.
Although the earlier exchange had caused abrasions here and there on my body, I was probably able to defend myself well, as I did not suffer any fatal wounds.
And I think that's a good enough performance, coming from myself.
But you understood it firsthand now, didnt you? It's almost impossible to get close enough to that humongous thing hoping to even inflict a little bit of damage.
Whats with that monster, anyway?
Its probably his magic. Although it is very rare, I have heard sowhere that among the monsters called mutants, there appear those who are congenitally able to handle their own magic.
Back then, I thought the people who also spouted the sa thing were just talking a lot of crap, but apparently I was wrong.
Sivas face was twisted with joy, despite the fact that it was as if he was asking for the current state of affairs to give him a break.
The contorting of the corners of his mouth was an undeniable expression of his delight.
His heart was racing.
Just as it should be.
Sohow, I wondered if he was now having so insane personal reasoning in his mind, thinking that he wouldn't be able to make a na for himself if he couldn't beat a monster of this caliber.
It would be no use continuing to unleash attacks from afar. So I was hoping to find so weakness in that unique magic of his, sohow.
He sighed to himself.
The reason why he helped get near the Jabberwock earlier was probably to get so kind of lead.
With such a large target, my magic would be normally an effective ans of attack, but his outer shell is just too hard to penetrate.
The Jabberwock's outer shell had the defensive capability of an impregnable fortress, and no half-hearted attack could penetrate its shell.
But for soone like who hasnt tried to master my own magic to the utmost limit, I really make a terrible match against him.
Having shown how his magic controlled his sword the Gladiator, one may fall under the wrong impression, but Siva was a proper swordsman.
Essentially, a swordsman was supposed to get near the enemy in order to cut and slay them with their sword.
But being unable to close in the distance and get through the enemys line of defense, we had no choice but to bide our ti trying to find a way to bypass the Jabberwocks mysterious magic.
To top it all off, he has that regenerative ability and those hideous wings on its back We'll have to get him on the ground before he flies away or we'll have a lot of trouble.
It was just as Siva said.
The tail that I had just slashed open was soon regenerated cleanly, with the seams and wounds quickly fusing with each other.
I wasnt relentlessly pursued, as the Jabberwocks focus was diverted to Fioles magic, Corpse Puppet: Parade that gathered around .
It was as if it forgot I was even here.
I guess so. It would be very ssy if he flew away.
I replied while reminiscing about the battle I had with the monster Fiole had nad Pii-chan.
In reality, however, there was no effective way to attack the Jabberwock in the hands of Siva and mine.
But I wanted to defeat it. No matter how I did it, I wanted to beat that giant thing.
What should I do, then?
Well just have to sohow slay it as fast as we can.
A familiar tallic sound erged with a clang.
That was the answer to the question I asked myself.
No matter how much I boiled it down, so long as I was a swordsman, the only way for to defeat him was to slice him open.
For soone who got flung around earlier, you dont sound very convincing.
Siva laughed at in an amused way.
Well, you do have a point.
So, what do you plan to do? Do you have sothing special in store for ?
He mustve concluded from my confident tone.
If I had a strategy, he was willing to back up at least one more ti, Siva said.
If I wanted to get close sohow, I would inevitably have to try to get close enough to find the weakness in his magic.
Knowing so, Siva must've decided that he'd still help , despite his desire to defeat it by himself.
Of course I have. Im a Star Slayer after all. I've got more tricks up my sleeve than I can count on both hands.
It was just I couldnt handle doing more than half of them.
I couldn't afford to be weak under the circumstances, so I decided to keep those words to myself.
You dont say.
Then, by all ans, show .
I read his emotion from his happy expression, and I smiled as if following his lead, hoping to et his expectations.
A spur of the mont demonstration, in the most crucial ti.
I had never thought this would happen, so I had never even unleashed it once.
I hadnt even considered at least trying it out.
And to be frank, that still hadnt changed.
But there was only one option available to .
And that was not to attempt and do it, but to submit myself to doing it.
Therefore
Say, Siva
While looking up at the sky, which I could only describe as still bright, I decided to say a few irrelevant words unrelated to our current circumstances.
Have you ever seen a night filled with shooting stars?
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