Chapter 177

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Kwaaaaang!

The place where a roar rang out was none other than the back of Anaxia’s head.

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Anaxia unknowingly opened her eyes to the limit to understand what had happened. All she could see was Ellet clutching her forehead with one hand as if trying to smash her skull.

“Talk more.”

It was only when a frosty voice reached her ears that she realized the current situation.

In the blink of an eye, Ellet had pushed Anaxia up against a distant pillar and pinned her there.

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I was thinking about using Descent of Divinity.

All she had to do was use it and tear Anaxia down in one fell swoop.

It was an impulse she found difficult to control. But reasoning managed to kick in and she barely saved it.

Kwaddd.

The pillar caved in, centered around the place where the back of Anaxia’s head had smashed. That brutal effect was possible thanks to activating the skill ‘Queen’s Might’, obtained after defeating Lilith.

Anaxia’s small head was still held in my grasp.

This is a humiliating situation for Anaxia. However, this crazy demon was so happy about it that she drew a curve in the corners of her mouth.

“......You’re really fun, aren’t you?”

Shwii!

Chains poured out of the mirror, crashing down on me from all sides like a tidal wave.

The chains moved individually, like the aura blades of an Aura Master. As an Aura Expert, I was no match for them on my own.

But.

Kwadududu!

Aura attacks flew in from several directions at once to deal with the chains.

“I’ll give cover.”

“We got your back.”

“Fight, Sister.”

Ash, Ephael, Raywin, and Frintz had finished organizing their surroundings.

Four men held the chains in check for me while Thesilid stood ahead of me and spoke over his shoulder.

“Eli, I will never let her approach you. Pour as much as you want.”

“Yes, Terry.”

I can trust him.

At that moment, Anaxia, who was dealing with my companions with the chain of her mirrors, used tricks to provoke me.

“Putting the weaker man in front again, no fun.”

I wasn’t in the mood to join in on the conversation so I answered with a skill.

“Vanquish of Evil.”

“Did you call this an attack? It doesn’t even tickle!”

Anaxia with a long but shallow scar on her cheek shouted back, sharply shoving Thesilid while trying to break through the vanguard.

“There’s nothing much to see from that flimsy skill other than that it’s impossible to defend. You can’t penetrate my demonic energy by cowardly using skills like that while hiding behind that weak’s man back!”

“Vanquish of Evil.”

“You can drench me with drizzle, but you can’t drown me. Step forward, Vanquisher, or else......!”

One of the mirrors that was dealing with my companions flew next to Anaxia. Her white hand reached into the mirror.

“I will tear this pretty maid to pieces before your very eyes!”

“......!”

The moment Anaxia pulled her hand back from the mirror, my eyes widened to the limit. This is because a woman’s wrist was seen being held in her cruel grip.

<Our Bianca......!>

However.

“......Huh? What is this?”

When Anaxia took it all out, I realized that it was the wrong person.

“Ugh, where am I this time......!?”

“Princess Marcellion?”

The person dragged out was Odellit Marcellion, a princess of the Magic Republic.

Odellit was a literal mess. She was covered from head to toe in tentacles, roots, and mud as if she had been fighting a plant-type monster to the death.

<What? What happened?>

Everyone shared the same doubts as Agnes.

“We took care of this one too!”

Soon after, Frintz and Raywin also reported their results.

The teams stomped on the shattered mirror and with their backs to each other, prepared to attack the two remaining mirrors.

I healed the four people’s minor injuries and looked back at Thesilid.

He was engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand combat with Anaxia.

The two chain weapons held in her hands struck Thesilid alternately like whips.

Thesilid raised his Holy Sword and blocked the first chain. With the powerful recoil that came from that defense, he parried the second chain, stopping it in its tracks.

Unlike the first time, the chain was not deflected even after being hit by the sword’s blade. Instead, it quickly coiled around his sword.

Anaxia yanked on the end of the chain and Thesilid pretended to be dragged helplessly by her, then quickly re-summoned the Holy Sword to get free.

With the Holy Sword fixed he glided closer, aiming at Anaxia’s heart.

Kang!

The tip of the sword was blocked by a chain link and from a short distance away, Anaxia let out a sneer.

“Silver hair, your looks are a waste with your puny strength.”

“......”

“No matter how much I think about it, that skin is a luxury for you. Give it to me!”

One of Anaxia’s hands was seen trying to grab Thesilid’s face. Coincidentally, I had just finished stacking all my auxiliary spells.

“Terry, close your eyes.”

My hand flashed.

“Pure Light”

“......Khu!”

A powerful light that burned a demon’s soul was focused in Anaxia’s eyes. She immediately jumped back.

Just as I had waited.

“Divine Punishment.”

A whirlwind of lightning flashed across the night sky through a hole in the ceiling that had been drilled previously.

Lightning struck from the five pillars.

“Kwaaaaaak!!”

Anaxia, who took a direct hit, let out a scream and fell. Black smoke rose from her entire body.

It’s a success. As a result, much of the demonic energy that protected her was stripped away.

Anaxia’s face was distorted like a monster.

“Vanquisher of Evil!!”

“Yes, Anaxia. I’ll act worthy of that moniker.”

I cast the skill Anaxia had ordered.

“Vanquish of Evil.”

“Kgh!”

Anaxia’s body, which was lunged against Thesilid, collapsed. There was no hesitation because I knew that it was working properly unlike before.

“Vanquish of Evil.”

There was a reason why I stubbornly used this skill.

Although the casting time is relatively long and the power varies depending on the target’s weakness, it has the advantage of being the ultimate skill that deals damage to the very core of existence.

Now that Thesilid was blocking Anaxia with his entire body, it was the perfect way to attack Anaxia alone without going past him.

“Vanquish of Evil.”

“Kuhgo!”

As the number of casts increased, the number of scratches on Anaxia’s body increased by the minute. Of course, what poured out from the wound was not blood. It was an irrecoverable piece of her soul.

Anaxia’s bloodshot eyes turned to me, but Thesilid blocked her view.

“Get out of the way, silver hair!”

“......”

“Get out of the way!”

Thesilid didn’t bother to argue and just stood his ground.

Meanwhile, I was comfortably showering Anaxia with divine power from behind his back.

There is not much left now. At this rate, her subjugation was only a matter of time.

Anaxia seemed to feel an extreme sense of crisis and cast a skill to retaliate.

“It would be good to care about other people for a change!”

[<System> Warning. ‘Blood Reflection’ is activated.]

Anaxia’s eyes flashed with a strange glow.

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