108 Episode 108: Running Away Chase

"Gahhhh!!"

I ran away.

I did everything I could to escape.

I threw away any shame or pride or anything like that and ran away.

I'm not.

Obviously not, it's unusual.

There can be no such thing as someone who can be wiped out by thousands of demons and 50 demons without a scratch and with just one shot of magic.

Array is something else in human form.

"Wait here -!

"Hih!?"

You can hear me coming after you from behind.

And close! Pretty close!

I run desperately.

But I'm already doing everything I can.

You can't run any faster.

Then you can fly, are the feathers on your back decorative? They may say, when I try to fly in the sky, for a moment, but I can make a gap.

The moment it flies up, it slows down slightly.

That slight slowdown undoubtedly invites me to death.

It's not a guess, instinct tells it.

But I'm definitely going to get caught like this.

The distance is still shrinking a little bit.

"What can I do... What can I do... Huh!?"

That's when I remembered the existence of something.

"Yes, this would!?"

It was given to me more than my right finger.

Disposable, but activated, it is a magic item of a ring with the power of transition that can escape this scene in an instant.

"I can't replace my belly on my back!

It's a disgrace to use valuable items to escape, but not if you're saying so now.

"The ring! Ask me out!

When you utter a word of activation, the ring is activated.

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The next moment, my body was thrown into an incredible space.

"Ko, this is!?"

I was surprised by the sudden change of scenery, but immediately remembered the current situation and turned around quickly.

But there was just an incredible space there, and that terrible dragon emperor figure was nowhere to be found.

"Yay! He got away with it!

I bite with all my body the joy of escaping the Dragon Emperor.

Instead of losing strength from my whole body with relief, my heart fills with warmth.

Yeah, just because you don't have enemies doesn't make people feel so calm.

And having regained my composure, I finally regain my judgment just to see what's going on around me here.

"... Hmm, is this what subspace is?"

It was an incredible sight that there was nothing around me and that the surrounding sights were constantly changing with multiple colors that were hard to say about any number of colors.

Magic items of metastasis, including gates, are said to invite users to the desired space via subspace.

Then I guess this is definitely a subspace.

"But there was no such thing as a gate metastasis, but is it a phenomenon specific to this magic item?

Aren't we supposed to be left in the subspace forever like this? And I was anxious for me, but I saw a small light shining ahead of my sight.

"That's..."

As we approach the light, we see a familiar sight in that light.

"Whoa!"

Good, apparently the magic item wasn't defective.

I am sincerely delighted to be able to return to a safe place, and figure out how I can defeat that monster.

Close combat is out of the question.

If they find out even from a distance, that's it.

Even a simultaneous attack by 50 compatriots and thousands of demons was impossible.

Is there any good way...

"Whoa, I'm not letting you get away with this."

Yes, if you fail, now it's time for the Dragon Emperor...

"... Huh?

I think I heard something I shouldn't have heard right now...

I look back in awe.

Then there...

"Good. Hey!

There was a figure of a dragon emperor scrambling through the subspace and forcing himself in here.

"Irrational ahhh!!"

What's that!? Bare hands!? They're opening subspace with their bare hands!?

Why would I do that?

"Hiha..."

A scream that doesn't even scream leaks out of my mouth.

He dies, he dies. Definitely die.

I can't believe you used a magic item of metastasis until you escaped, but you followed me to subspace...

Da, no, they'll kill you like this.

Even if we can escape to the original space, the Dragon Emperor will follow us on a set.

I will die either way!! I will definitely die!

"Colour-in."

But that's when I saw the light in the figure of the Dragon Emperor.

The dragon emperor's body is not yet fully subspace.

Half my body, my lower body, is still buried in the original space, and I think I'm pulling my body out.

This is your chance!

At this moment, too, the light to return to the original space is approaching us.

If we kick him out of this subspace, we won't have to worry about the dragon emperor following us back to our position!

"If so! The Dragon Emperor can't move freely. There's only a chance now!

I unleashed an attack with all my might against the Dragon Emperor, who was trying to pull his body out of its original space.

"Die dragon emperor no no no no no no!!"

The magic that struck the Dragon Emperor bursts, and the aftermath blows through the subspace.

A magical burst at close range hurts us too, but that's trivial.

The important thing is to kick the Dragon Emperor out of this subspace.

"In that state where parts of your body remain connected to your original space, you can avoid it satisfactorily!

Besides, just before the explosion, the Dragon Emperor didn't even use defensive magic.

I mean, I'm pretty sure the Dragon Emperor took a direct hit of my magic.

It was magic unleashed with the intention of kicking the dragon emperor out of subspace, but this could have been more of an achievement than kicking him out.

"Phew, phew, even though our all-powerful blow struck directly, the dragon emperors..."

"Blast translator!"

A giant spear of magic passed right next to me.

Immediately after, a severe pain runs on the wings.

"Wow!!"

If you look at it, there's a big hole in my proud wing.

The wings are almost chopped a thousand times, and it is unlikely that they can fly very much.

"Wow, my wings..."

"Damn, I'm surprised you're suddenly attacking me"

"Huh!?"

That voice that I hear again freezes my spine.

If you look back, there was a dragon emperor there with no scratches.

"Ah... Ariem!?"

Stupid!? That my magic is intact without even using defensive magic!?

Why does a human being live when he cannot use magic unless he casts a spell and the human body is so brittle that it cannot be compared to our demons in the first place!?

"Oh, that?

It was then.

Dragon Emperor's body began to be swallowed up in subspace.

"No, you're not, are you going to be stuck in the original space!?"

"Goddamn it! Blast translator!

Shortly before he is pulled back into his original space, the Dragon Emperor unleashes his magic again.

But if you're surprised, you can't resist being pulled back into the magic that made your aim sweeter!

I guess I shouldn't have tried to force the magic to go off.

The release of magic weakened resistance to the power to pull back, and at once the Dragon Emperor's body was pushed back into its original space.

At the same time, I am enveloped in a blurry light.

"Damn!?"

And when I slowly opened my eyes, I was in a familiar room.

"Also, are you back...?

I used to look around a lot, but soon I remembered what happened earlier and turned around behind me.

Quickly hypoint the wings that are about to cut a thousand pieces to stop the blood.

Treatment with hypoposition does not immediately make it flyable, but the important thing is to stop the bleeding.

Full treatment should only be given later.

I was alert again and again as I looked around to see if the Dragon Emperor would tear up the space and show up, but there was no sign of the Dragon Emperor ever waiting.

"... is this the time you escaped...?

The fact that the Dragon Emperor is no longer worried about coming after me leaves my strength out of my body with relief.

"Yikes, I survived, I survived. Ohhhhh!!"

Only one person, only one person who survived.

If he finds out about it, I will be severely punished.

But still, I was truly delighted to have survived.

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"Yeah, you've got a reaction."

Being pushed into the original space, I confirm the marker's reaction without panic.

"Hmm, sounds like you're not so far apart"

At that time, I immediately intervened in the magic of metastasis and discovered and opened the resulting distortion of space, when I sensed that the demon had used the magic item of metastasis.

I tried to defeat the Demon as it was, but given the high rate of encounters with the Demon here these days, I thought it wouldn't make a lot of sense where I defeated one of them.

Because if you defeat a demon here, there's a good chance another demon will work another evil.

That was easy to imagine, given the previous battle with demons.

So I thought I'd have you taken to the home of the demon as you are, but on second thought, we're all still in the middle of a fight in town.

If I move on to the home of the demon like this, it'll take me a while to get back to town.

You can't just leave town alone.

With that in mind, I entered a marker where I could pretend to attack the demon and know where the target was.

As intended, the target is unaware that the marker was struck with shock and pain that damaged his feathers.

Later, he left the subspace pretending to be pushed out into the original space to see if the marker was working properly after returning to the original space.

"The marker is working properly, and now it can be transferred to that demon anytime."

If you know that, all you have to do is destroy the demons that were attacking the town.

You've exorcised the demons you just turned to, but you weren't completely defeated because you were weakening your power to keep everyone out of it.

"Then let's just take out the remaining demons!