episode_0193

Amantium Dragon… … ?

Is it a dragon… … .

Well, I didn’t initially think that the demon king’s soul would have used an ordinary monster as its new body.

But no matter what, it looks bigger than I thought… … .

The skin of the Demon Lord’s soul, the Amantium Dragon, that appeared before my eyes was covered with pitch black scales.

Even though it had no wings, its strong-looking body was enough to predict its durability just by looking at it.

furthermore… … .

“Is your body covered with the magic power of the Demon King’s soul…? … .”

When I looked at it with my magic vision, its body was full of the black magic power of the demon king’s soul.

Not only was it completely covered with scaly skin, but it was also overflowing with magic power, which was gushing out in vain.

The reason we immediately knew it was approaching was because we felt the energy of magical energy flowing out of it.

“That’s the devil’s soul… Is it?”

Sylphy stepped back and asked me.

Looking at his expression, his eyes were shaking, as if he was intimidated by the overwhelming appearance of the Amantium Dragon.

“Yes, I’m sure. That is the ‘new body’ chosen by the Demon King’s soul.”

“Ah! I’m trying to come this way!”

“His goal is the magic derivative in Kubel. You must never let anyone pass by here.”

I immediately got into a fighting stance, drew the holy sword, and stepped forward to block the demon king’s spirit.

Sylphy, who was unable to engage in close combat, stayed as far away as possible and prepared to fire support fire with her large bow.

No matter how strong it appears, its true nature is ultimately the soul of a demon lord.

Just as the pseudo-demon lord’s soul was destroyed by a single blow of the holy sword, if you insert the same holy sword into it, you will be able to destroy it.

There is no need to be too intimidated by appearances.

There is no need to be intimidated.

however… … .

I had a strangely bad feeling.

It wasn’t an anxiety that had any basis.

However, the more I tried to approach him with the holy sword, the more an ominous intuition came over me, as if my body was rejecting me.

“Ugh… … .”

But I couldn’t stop here.

It is impossible to turn your back on war just because you feel intimidated by the enemy.

It was still the same now.

If I do not extinguish the demon king’s soul here, I will be betraying the expectations of those who are risking their lives fighting demons on earth.

A truly unpleasant feeling was taking over my body, like stretching my bare hand into a hot flame, but the thought that I had to do it here forced my body to move.

thud-! thud-!

The Amantium Dragon, whose body resembles a heavy armored vehicle, slowly turns its head to look this way.

The ground around me shook so much that I was worried that the basement might collapse.

He completely got out of the passage and quickly reached the large area where we were.

A long, menacing-looking tail is visible.

He glanced at us, then ignored us and tried to head towards the underground passage leading to Kubel.

“That doesn’t work.”

I immediately blocked the path the Amantium Dragon was taking.

I raised the magical power of my entire body to the maximum and filled the holy sword.

I also tensed my body muscles so that I could react to an attack at any time.

The opponent is a dragon with the devil’s soul.

I had no idea what the attack would be or how strong it would be.

“Krrrr… … .”

When I blocked the path, the Amantium Dragon stared at me with slitted eyes and made a threatening noise.

It was a creepy sound, as if something was seething in hell.

Its heavily armored body had sword-sharp claws shining black.

Although an unknown feeling of anxiety was overtaking me, I decided to attack first before it attacked.

If you somehow insert the holy sword into the body, the demon king’s soul can be destroyed.

I believe in the power that Goddess Stellania left behind in my sword.

Papat-!

Using magical power, I overcame the limits of my muscles and rushed past the guy’s head and towards his side.

At that moment, the arrow shot by Sylphy swirled with fierce force and flew into the Amantium Dragon’s neck.

He was providing support fire to give me an opportunity to crawl into his arms.

Cheeek-!

Sylphy’s arrow hit the black scales covering the Amantium Dragon’s neck and spun with a strong friction sound.

It sounded as if an electric drill had been applied to cast iron.

“Ah… … .”

However, the arrow was unable to pierce the black scales and fell to the floor with all its magic power exhausted.

Smoke rose from the spot where the arrowhead struck and spun violently, but there was not a single scratch on the scales.

“What… … .”

When I saw that, I turned to the guy’s side, stopped attacking him, and backed away again.

This was because I was not confident that even if I stabbed my sword through those black scales, it would penetrate them.

The arrow that Sylphy shoots by concentrating her magic power from a long distance had tremendous penetrating power.

Instead of losing concentration when it comes to close combat, if you keep a sufficient distance and have time to prepare, the quality of the magic power that Sylphy condenses into the arrows is so excellent that it is second to none.

In particular, I, who have a special ability to sense the magic around me, was able to fully feel the extent of its destructive power.

Until now, I had never seen or heard of an arrow fired by Sylphy with all her strength failing to penetrate.

But that powerful arrow couldn’t even make a scratch on those black scales.

It is said that the strong magic power emitted by the Demon King’s Soul protects the outer shell, but the black scales themselves also seemed difficult to pierce.

“Krrrr… … !”

The next moment, the Amantium Dragon turned its head towards Sylphy.

And the guy opened his mouth wide.

“Sylphy! Damage!”

I quickly shouted to Sylphy.

This was because powerful magic power was rapidly charging inside the mouth of the guy seen through the magic vision.

As soon as Sylphy heard my voice, she quickly jumped up the wall of the cave and ran.

The next moment, a black magic ray spewed out from the Amantium Dragon’s open mouth and hit the spot where Sylphy was.

It’s so hard… … !

Sylphy, who narrowly escaped the scene beforehand, was safe.

The black magic stem hit the empty cave wall, but something was strange.

There were no signs of any explosion or even anything hitting the cave walls.

It was a magical ray that had no physical destructive power at all.

『The black magic ray emitted by the Amantium Dragon was made up of the pure magic power of the Demon King’s soul.

This attack, which had no physical power at all, did no damage even when it hit the underground rocks.

However, when it touches a living target, the Demon King’s soul’s powerful magic can burn off its life force itself.

If Sylphy had been hit by that, she would have instantly become an empty shell without a soul.』

At that time, the narration told me about the scary nature of that strange attack.

Burning away vitality… Is this really an attack that directly hits the soul? … .

It has no physical force, so no matter how wildly it fires, it will not destroy the walls or ceiling of the basement, but if it hits a living target, it will die.

Usually, adventurers or monsters who use magic would change their magical energy into something else with physical influence, such as fire or ice.

That was because the magic power had to be used as magic power to cause no damage to the opponent.

However, the magic power of the Demon King’s soul was different.

I don’t know what he did, but it seemed like the ray of pure magic power of the Demon King’s soul had the power to take the life of the opponent.

“Sylphy! You must never be touched by that guy’s attacks! Don’t even try to stop it, just avoid it at all costs!”

I shouted at Sylphy.

Since it is an attack without physical power, of course it cannot be blocked using ordinary methods.

Although it is possible to block it by confronting it with the same magical power, there is no way that there is anyone in this world who has stronger magical power than the demon king’s soul.

In short, it is an attack that cannot be defended against.

And that was the same story for me.

“Senior! Be careful!”

This time, the Amantium Dragon’s head turned towards me.

Are you planning to shoot at me the same way you shot at Sylphy?

However, the direction of the head is so clear that you can tell which direction it is shooting, so it doesn’t seem difficult to avoid.

I immediately dodged to the side so as not to overlap with Sylphy’s direction.

And the Amantium Dragon’s black magic rays flew in without fail.

“What?!”

But this time the attack method was a little different.

The Amantium Dragon’s tail flew fiercely at the spot I was trying to avoid.

Moreover, unlike when he attacked Sylphy, the black ray emitted from his mouth did not just shoot in one direction, but he moved his head towards me while firing so that the magic ray followed me.

The tail and magic beam narrowed the angle on both sides, drastically reducing the space for evasion.

There is absolutely no space to escape.

It became a situation where one of the two had to be correct.

“Senior!”

Sylphy’s urgent voice rang through the cave.

But it was already too late.

I tried to find a breakthrough by turning my head so quickly that time felt slow, but avoiding it was impossible.

shit.

If you have to take one of the two… … .

It would be better to be hit by the tail than to be touched by that black magic that evaporates the entire soul.

I had no choice but to throw myself in the direction of the tail.

And─

Bah!

I felt an intense shock to my body that I had never felt before in this world.

I was hit by the Amantium Dragon’s tail and flew straight into the wall.

My vision flashed and at the same time, I felt as if every bone in my body was being broken, and I was pushed halfway back into the cave wall.

“Collock… Cough… … it hurts… … .”

It’s so painful that I almost lose my mind.

If it was just physical strength, I would have been able to withstand it somehow since I had a body strengthened with magical power, but the tail of the guy who hit me was also sufficiently strengthened with the magical power of the Demon King’s soul.

No matter how blunt a sword is, if it is filled with magical energy, it can cut down a log. This is the power of magical energy.

Moreover, the tail was filled with the magic power of the Demon King’s soul. If my body had not been filled with magic power, my upper and lower body would have said goodbye to each other.

“Phew… … .”

But it’s much better than being touched by that black magic ray.

It hurt like crazy, but when I started moving again, surprisingly, my body was moving properly, unlike the feeling that every bone in my body was broken.

The Amantium Dragon is immediately preparing its next attack.

There was no time to catch my breath.

But what should I do?

Its body is so hard that a sword cannot pierce it.

Still, should I take the risk of stabbing myself with the holy sword once?

No, my gut tells me that’s not right.

Didn’t you see the arrow that Sylphy shot with all her strength falling helplessly?

Even after seeing something like that, I wonder if my sword will get involved? Attacking without thinking like that was like hitting a rock with an egg.

this… Isn’t there perhaps no answer?

Why doesn’t the narration say anything in this situation?

The opponent is a monster that has instant death and is impervious to attacks.

Unless you give me some advice, I won’t be able to think of a way to win.

“… … .”

But the narration said nothing yet.

I couldn’t afford to wait any longer.

“Crazy… … .”

Still, I have no choice but to do it.

Even if the narration doesn’t help, you have to hold on somehow and plunge the holy sword into that monster with the devil’s soul.

Rather, the silence of the narration means that there is still something I can do.

Believing so, I struggled to raise my sword again and straighten my posture.

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