episode_0084

As she recited the mantra, Lily recalled a time not so distant ago.

I’m talking about the time when we were fighting the puppets in a much worse situation than now. At that time, the hero was already dragging his body covered in wounds, and the party members were exhausted.

Meanwhile, the puppet company was much healthier than it is now, so it couldn’t continue the fight for as long as it was now.

Yulis died first, and Adele and Camilla were brainwashed. Even she herself was paralyzed by her supernatural power, but the saint who could free her had already become a cold corpse.

In such a situation, the warrior fought bravely. Even as his flesh burned and his bones were cut, he did not let go of his sword.

The sight of him offering up his own body, his empty eyes, were still etched into her mind like a trauma.

But this time it’s different.

The warrior was fine, the party members were healthy, and most importantly, the puppet was a little more tired than last time. Everything was much better than last time. It was still very stable.

So, this time I won’t let it be like last time. I’ll do my best to make sure he doesn’t have to sacrifice anything.

Lily, looking at the puppet master, made up her mind.

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Sagakak!

The sharp holy sword grazed the left thigh of the puppet master. This was the result of him forcibly charging forward while being directly hit by intermediate-level lightning magic.

Dude, you probably didn’t know you could still move forward after being electrocuted. This is the brawn and toughness of a self-harming black magic build, damn it.

But the results were minimal compared to my efforts. The guy reacted anyway.

The bastard rolled to the side quickly before the sword could cut his leg, so the wound on his leg only bleeds a little.

‘But where is that?’

Of course, it was beneficial.

Anyway, I finally got a valid hit. It was also important that the injured area was a leg.

It was a funny level of wound, but the more you move, the more the wound will open.

It was obvious that it would steadily, albeit weakly, eat away at his stamina. Now that the battle had entered its mid-point, the war of attrition was moving in a direction that was favorable to us.

“Whew··· Whoosh······.”

“Cluck, cluck!”

Of course, we weren’t all right either. The combination of supernatural powers, electrical magic, and scrolls was truly a dazzling collaboration.

When the body is paralyzed by a superpower, a powerful magic falls on it. Or, the connection between party members is disrupted because of the superpower. The front-line members, such as Camilla and Adele, were all wearing large and small bio-machines.

Normally, Yulis would have treated him, but now she was desperate to break the brainwashing.

‘I also took away two high-level magic scrolls···.’

The puppet master’s scrolls were also consumed additionally. One intermediate, one advanced, and one high-grade.

I wanted to avoid the high-level magic this time too, but unfortunately I couldn’t. After all, this time it was a continuous magic.

Thunder clouds opening.

A skill that installs a giant thundercloud in the sky, dealing additional damage to electric magic for a certain period of time.

A huge dark cloud sways across the hollow sky. Inside the dark cloud, countless lightnings flash. The guy, a wizard of the highest level, can even control the weather.

That skill was really annoying.

“Lightning rod.”

Even if you only get hit with these small inductive skills.

Boom! Kwak Kang! Kwak Kang!

This is because countless lightning bolts strike from the sky and are directed toward their targets. Each and every one of those lightning bolts is absolutely unignorable.

‘Fuck···.’

The good news is that there is a way to clear those dark clouds.

“Almost done, just hold on a little longer!”

As I was barely able to block the lightning with my ‘Mana Barrier’, Lily shouted from behind.

She was currently preparing her magic to clear the dark clouds. She couldn’t leave it as it was.

Finally, she gathered all her magical power and cast a spell.

“Storm Wave!”

A huge wind blast from her swept over the dark clouds. The strong waves of wind tore the dark clouds apart. As expected, high-level magic must be countered with high-level magic.

“Haa··· Haa··· Woof···!”

As expected of high-level magic, it looked a bit difficult.

I see her gasping for breath and gagging.

It seems like he feels a little shaky, perhaps because he’s been squeezing out his magical power too much. But judging from the way he’s standing upright, it looks like he can still hold out.

That’s enough. This was enough.

The body struck by lightning was slowly regenerating.

Maybe it was because of the constant regeneration, but I was starting to run out of mana, but I was able to recover some of that with the blood in the blood pouch necklace.

Above all, due to the constant damage, the stack of ‘Painful Memories’ was also steadily filling up.

therefore.

‘You just have to hit one room.’

You don’t need much.

After you’ve tired them out enough, just cast one spell.

If it’s a guy with no special regenerative power or defense, that alone will knock him out. Even if he doesn’t die, that alone will make him incapable of fighting.

The fight continued like that. The guy used magic to avoid us who kept pressing forward.

It was a rough fight rather than a flashy one.

“··· I guess I’ll lose if this continues.”

In the meantime, the guy muttered quietly. It seemed like he really felt that he was at a disadvantage.

It’s hard for us too, but if we continue like this, it’s natural that the puppet government will lose.

“That can’t be. Even though I’ve lived a long life, there’s still too much I want to do to die like this.”

That’s why he finally started making a move. He took out all the scrolls he had hidden in his bosom.

One high-level magic scroll, two advanced scrolls, and one high-level magic cast by the puppeteer guy.

It was obvious what he was going to do. He was going to use all of those scrolls at once.

It meant that he would sweep everything away with enormous force.

Gooo!

The scroll’s lines glowed and a great magical power surged. Sparks flew everywhere, signaling the coming of disaster. The alarm bells in my head rang fiercely.

Damn, two high-level spells and two high-level spells at once?

It’s an attack that can be carried out by two of the top lords of the top tower.

That was really dangerous. One wrong move and you could have died instantly.

“Everyone, come together!”

I shouted urgently. If we gather in one place, there is a chance of defense. Even if my defense is broken, others can defend us.

Quagaga River!

And then the magic comes flying.

High-level magic, the same thunder dragon that first destroyed the ceiling of the mansion.

Advanced magic, a thunderstorm that causes lightning to strike in all directions.

Advanced magic, a lightning bolt shaped like a spear that flies out.

A high-level magic, Thunder Catch Star, which uses gravity to gather surrounding currents and sparks to create a giant sphere of electricity.

Each and every one of them was enough to bring down the mansion itself.

I activated my defenses to the max. Not just me, but everyone in the party.

Yuris casts a blessing related to defense, and Lily adds a barrier on top of my mana shield.

Camilla held her shield firmly in front of her, and Adele took out one of the relics she had.

I thought to myself, this must be the place to win.

The outcome of a match depends on how well you defend yourself.

And then the magic came flying.

Lily’s barrier was shattered by one blow from the brain dragon.

Camilla worked hard to block the thunderstorm falling from the sky.

My mana barrier shattered in the blast of lightning, but Adel’s relic distorted the blast and sent it flying toward the wall.

Then, brain swelling remained.

Phagec!

A giant sphere of electricity the size of my body slowly approaches.

As it absorbed the surrounding electricity, the magic contained more energy than anything else.

The barrier was broken. It was too close to avoid.

Now, the only thing I could trust was my body with regeneration and Yuris’s blessing. I took a deliberate step forward to prevent the magic from reaching my party members.

Don’t miss it!!

Soon, pain engulfed my entire body. The accumulated electricity burned my body from all sides.

What on earth could I compare this feeling to?

Yeah, it felt like I was inside a microwave oven with hundreds of times the power output.

“Keep it up!!!”

My body keeps burning and regenerating. My mana also starts to decrease quickly due to the continuous attacks.

I was barely replenishing my mana with the Blood Pouch Necklace, but now even this item was slowly running out.

Damn, so this is how I can use the ‘Pain Memory’ skill.

Fortunately, this situation didn’t last long.

“hae, dismantled. Woof··· Woofweeek!”

It was because Lily had put in all her effort to dissipate the current. She threw up on the floor because she had overdone it, but thanks to that, she was able to survive.

Now it was our turn.

I could see the puppet master gasping for breath from afar. Well, he used high-level magic to activate the scroll at the same time.

The guy may need a little time to catch his breath, but that brief moment of respite will back him into a corner.

fault!

The first one to run was Adele.

As soon as I saw the stopped guy, I knew it was my opportunity.

I immediately took out a noose from my bag and threw it at the guy. The guy who was caught off guard had no choice but to have his feet tied by the noose.

“Now!”

Adele shouted, and I ran towards her.

I ignored the body that was burning and had a musty smell.

I ignored the pain in my muscles that felt like they were being torn apart.

Ignore the twisted intestines from squeezing the mana too much, and erase all the screaming bones from my head.

[Congratulations!]

[The level of ‘Pain Tolerance’ increases!]

I also pushed aside the system windows that appeared before my eyes.

I concentrate my magical power in my hand with the sole intention of striking the guy once. I have already decided which skill to use.

Soon, my palm touched the bastard and I activated my skill.

[Use ‘Painful Memory’!]

Phew-!

That’s how the bastard’s side burst open.