Volume 2 - CH 391

9-25. Face-off

Kiin!

Gyan-gyan!

The sound of blades clashing could be heard over and over again.

From afar, there were also sounds of explosions, earth tremors, and the sound of something being destroyed.

At this rate, it would only be a matter of time before the army would gather.

Hoping that the rescue squad had made contact with Prince Kreis, Maria put strength into her hand that gripped her sword.

What she brought with her was a large hunting sword.

She swung it easily, despite being a woman, and repelled the projectiles thrown by her opponents.

“Lize, are you okay?”

“I-I’m fast at running away, so I’ll be fine!”

“But you’re completely empty-handed!?”

“I can manage with my skills. ……”

Clank.

Their movement speed suddenly dropped.

Realizing that something has gone wrong with her body, she puts her hand on her chest.

“[Magic Fog]” 

After the feeling of something leaving her body, she is able to move in the same way as before.

At that moment, two swords flew at her.

Gagyan!

The attack is light, but it has a sharp intent to kill.

If anyone is caught off guard and goes off hand, the blades will surely pierce through their body.

Her robe was rolled up.

A gentle but expressionless woman appears from it.

She was not even out of breath, and as soon as she landed both feet on the ground, she spun around and delivered a series of strikes.

Her large hunting sword could easily parry these attacks.

She tries to slash down at the right moment when the attack is interrupted, but it is narrowly evaded and she is forced to keep her distance.

“[Ice Claw]!”

Lizze, moving at high speed, attacks from right beside her.

A huge sharp ice claw was created at her hand.

Coupled with its size, if it hit, it would be able to take down the enemy with a single blow.

Furthermore, since Lize moves very fast, her disadvantage in terms of weight is almost insignificant.

The claw swung upward and pierced the enemy’s footing as if to crush it.

Bghaaaam!

Most of the bricks used for the building’s roof are blown off, leaving a huge hole.

Clink, gaaaan!

It was one attack, but after a slight delay, two shockwaves were generated, and the hole became bigger again.

“It’s not fast enough!”

“Wrong! You are slowing down!”

“Is that possible!”

Maria slapped her back.

“[Magic Fog].”

Something slips out of her body.

Then, it certainly felt like she was moving faster.

“Y-you are right. ……. What’s going on?”

“Maybe she has a skill that slows down the target’s movements. Though I can counteract it with my skills …….”

“Eh, amazing.”

“Before I became the guildmaster. I used to be called a sorcerer-slayer.”

“A sorcerer-slayer ……? Maria-san, can you counter magic?”

“No, but I can disable them!”

“Wow. ……”

Maria is able to disable all the magic that her opponents cast.

Devils are no exception to this rule, and she is able to half-force them into a fight in which she excels.

Only self-reinforcing magic is not possible, but she can erase all debuffing and releasing magic that is cast on her.

Perhaps because she possesses such unique magic, she is unable to use other types of magic.

But she has the ability to more than compensate for this.

“You can’t keep getting beat up, Lize. Follow me! [Blink]!”

“Yes, sir! [Thunder Cloak]!”

Maria kicked the wall, and Lize cloaked her body with a faint lightning to improve her physical abilities.

Maria, who was immediately in front of the enemy with her blink, used her skills.

“[Triple Thrust]”!

“[Quickly]!” (TN : tbh haste is more suitable for buff skill)

A flurry of thrusts that were only visible at one time.

The slash that followed gouged through the wall three times.

However, the enemy’s movement speed increased and she disappeared from the spot.

Lize, who had been watching her movement, used her skill a beat later.

“[Strong- Flash Fist]!!”

“[Slowly].”

At the moment her fist thrusts forward, her body becomes heavy for a moment.

There were three sounds of punching the air, but this attack did not hit anything.

She was slowing down and the enemy was getting quicker.

The blade that had turned on her heel came at Lize.

Although it looked as if it would hit her, Lize managed to evade it with her skills.

“[Tiger Slash].”

The moment she dodged the sword swung at her from the side by ducking down, lightning concentrated on one of her hands.

The moment the sharp lightning claw was completed, her body moved on its own to counterattack.

With a snap, she spread her hands and cut through the air.

Then, five slashes of lightning went straight toward the enemy.

“[Quickly].”

But it was also evaded by a quick movement.

Lise was surprised to see that it was avoided, but in her heart she was a little relieved.

Since this attack is lightning magic, it could be fatal if it hits.

She quickly used the tiger slash to dodge the attack, which automatically activates the follow-up skill after evasion.

But that choice of strike was a bit of a scary skill, not knowing what the skill would be.

Although it would increase the possibility of hitting the target of the attack, she thought it would be dangerous in this situation and retreated once to regain her position.

At that moment, a strong impact was applied from the left side.

“Ha-guh!?”

“Ugh!”

Lize was slightly blown away and rolled on the roof.

Apparently, someone had been blown off toward her.

She thought it might be an enemy and immediately tried to get up, but when she saw the weapon in her hand, she realized it was an ally.

“Yurie!”

“Ouchie……. My bad, Lise. ……”

“-not that! I’m also hurt! Are you okay?!”

“I’m okay somehow!”

The one who was blown away was Yurie, the lightning bow member.

It was questionable how she could have been blown down so far with a heavy battle-axe, but the first priority was to heal her.

Not knowing where the bleeding was coming from, she applied it on her hands with the intention of treating all of her body for now.

“[Great Heal].”

“What the?!”

A pale green color covered Yurie’s body and healed her injuries in an instant.

It’s a really useful skill.

However, Yurie was somewhat angry.

“Hold on, Lize! You can’t use that kind of thing so easily!”

“I know that, but it’s an emergency!”

“At least, go somewhere where the enemy isn’t …… ah, it’s too late already!”

Yurie, who lifted the battle axe, took a stance.

There was a person moving fluffy in the air and pointing a small staff at them.

“Oh, this is a nice thing to see! How lucky I am!”

“I guess I’ll have to keep my mouth shut. ……”

“S-Sorry. ……”

“Heh, recovery magic. I’m going to be able to get it at any cost.”

A small boy is laughing happily.

Apparently, Yurie was blown away by such a small opponent.

If so, it is reasonable to assume that he is a very skilled fighter.

“Where’s the guildmaster?”

“I- I think she’s probably fighting over there ……, but ……”

“I guess she saw us bumping into each other and covered for us. Lize, I won’t tell you to kill them, at least try to stop them.”

“I-I- I will do my best….., Ah- with my skills.”

“Well, please cover for me!” 

The battle axe, which should be heavy, is lifted, and Yurie starts running with it on her shoulder.

But the opponent is in the air.

If things go on like this, they will be able to escape.

Therefore, Lize pointed one hand toward the enemy.

“[Stop].”