#206. Orientation (3)
I was worried about Ingrid who had fallen, but soon a force field of some kind was formed and protected Ingrid.
It seemed like a safety measure by Kaisel and Ilya.
‘With this, it goes from 7v5 to 6v5… …!’
Numerical superiority has become virtually meaningless.
Still, we dispersed into the forest as originally planned.
To be exact, it was divided into two.
Group 1 consists of me, Charlotte, and Mart, and Group 2 consists of Kane, Senia, and Helios.
“Eriol, all the seniors are chasing us!”
Mart used radar magic to convey the surrounding situation.
In an environment like a forest, there are many obstacles, so color detection abilities tend to be reduced, but with Mart’s sophisticated magic, it will be possible to capture the movements of the seniors as much as possible.
“Among them, Senior Gast…!”
Before Mart could finish speaking, Gast came rushing in, toppling trees indiscriminately.
It was a devastating charge, reminiscent of a rhinoceros rather than a human.
“Ugh…!”
Charlotte’s freezing magic poured down on Gast.
But Gast didn’t hesitate at all. He charged forward, taking everything with his body.
“Did you use strengthening magic to make your body stronger?!”
“No, my entire body is protected by a shield!”
A gast could be thought of as a single ball of energy.
We all shuddered at the sight of him rushing forward, bouncing off everything he collided with.
‘That can’t be stopped even with a reactive coat!’
It didn’t look like he was using any additional speed boost magic.
The protective shield covering the entire body appeared to be generating both defensive and propulsive power.
and…….
“Ahahaha. You’re running away fast!”
As Ophelia’s voice was heard, countless ‘bullets’ flew in.
“What is this?!”
“Ugh!”
A bullet grazed Mart’s shoulder.
“Mart, are you okay?!”
“It’s okay! I was protecting my body by compressing the air element…!”
Mart shouted, his face distorted.
“It’s like some kind of space-time magic! It’s like they distorted space to create a shock bomb!”
“……!”
After hearing Mart’s words, I understood Ophelia’s magic.
Ophelia distorts the empty space into a single ‘bullet’.
Even though it has no mass, when it collides with the bullet, it feels like it was hit by a heavy brick.
‘Compared to light magic, the rate of fire and activation speed are faster!’
As they fled from the countless pouring shockwaves of magic, this time Dennis and Yuris were lifted into the air.
Charlotte immediately tried to intercept it with an ice spear, but a huge blast of flame came out from Dennis.
‘What a powerful firepower!’
It was a firepower that could instantly melt Charlotte’s Ice Spear and turn the area into a sea of fire.
But it didn’t end there.
“Yuris!”
“I know, brother!”
The moment her younger sister, Yuris, raised her hand, a giant spear of ice formed.
It looked bigger and sturdier than the one Charlotte had just made.
‘Senior Dennis used fire magic and the fire element was cooled down! Did he use that?’
Yuris’ ice spear rained down on us.
Immediately after that, Dennis fired a fire missile, sending us on a chase.
‘I’m using fire magic and ice magic alternately!’
Alternating between fire and ice is a typical tactic for elemental magicians.
Because both involve the element of fire.
When you use a lot of fire magic, it becomes easier to use ice magic, and when you use a lot of ice magic, it becomes easier to use fire magic.
However, it is not easy to fight while skillfully switching between fire and ice. Charlotte has been trying hard, but she is still fighting mainly with ice magic.
However, the twins were solving this problem by coordinating their breathing, with Dennis taking charge of the fire and Yuris taking charge of the ice.
“Ugh…!”
Kookung! Kwaang!
The magic kept pouring down, and we were only focused on defense.
Because I had to run away from the rushing ghast, it was difficult to calmly prepare my magic and respond.
But I can’t keep going on like this.
“Charlotte, Marthe. Cover me!”
“Eriol!”
“It’s dangerous!”
I ran through the trees, protected by Charlotte’s freezing magic and Marthe’s gale magic.
And then he approached the Gast who was charging towards him.
‘If it was before the magic was cast, the interception spell would have worked, but… … .’
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How do I get rid of that shield itself?
First of all, if it was the ‘Holy Sword’ that Lorenzo used, it would be able to tear apart even a defensive barrier like that.
Of course, we don’t have the Holy Sword right now.
but…….
‘Buff, Huntsman Spider Type!’
Just before colliding with Gast.
Using the magic of biomechanical transformation, I instantly gained the speed of a spider.
And then he threw his body sharply to the side.
“hmm?!”
When I suddenly moved at a right angle, Gast had no choice but to turn his head to the side to follow me.
However, the momentum continues to remain in the same direction.
In other words, they were charging forward without properly paying attention to the front.
“……!”
Two shadows emerge silently from the forest.
While we were distracting our seniors, Kane and Senia, who had been moving in complete stealth, attacked the ghast.
Dennis and Yuris discovered the two and tried to stop them with magic, but since they had been using mostly high-powered magic up until now, they had no choice but to hesitate for a moment.
‘If we’re not careful, Senior Gast could get involved and get hurt!’
And Cain and Senia were holding swords in their hands.
It was a progressive blade that Professor Hephaestus made for me in the first semester.
If it’s a sword that has the effect of dissolving magic, it can play a similar role to the Holy Sword.
“……!”
Pfft!
As Cain and Senia swung their swords simultaneously, the protective shield protecting Ghast’s body was torn to shreds.
At the same time, the thrust was also lost.
“Ugh…!”
Gast almost fell forward, but regained his composure with his strong body.
But at that moment.
“Put the pressure down!”
Helios’ lightning magic, which had burst through Ophelia’s shock bullet, struck Gast.
“Ugh!”
Gast groans, but it’s not enough.
There’s no way that Gast, who took first place in the joint league, would fall so easily.
So, I have one more.
‘You can hold out for this much, right?’
I put the same brain magic into Gast as Helios.
* * *
“Gast got hit?!”
“oh my god……!”
Dennis and Yuris doubted their eyes.
Among the second-year students of the Principles Department, the one with the highest fighting power was the first to fall.
Without even being able to properly attack my juniors.
“Ah… Gast got too excited.”
Ophelia clicked her tongue with a bitter expression.
The cause of Gast’s defeat was clear.
Because I was so focused on Eriol, I allowed other juniors to ambush me.
“I was too obsessed with Eriol, who defeated Tirpitz.”
A normal Gast would not have been fooled by Eriol’s violent movements.
Gast’s obsession with defeating Eriol and surpassing Tirpitz created a loophole.
“Besides, I never thought Cain and Senia would come with swords that could tear through Ghast’s defenses….”
The luggage the two people brought did not contain such equipment.
Where on earth did he get such a longsword?
There was no mention of using virtual storage space.
“Ah, those guys…!”
“He’s running away again!”
Cain, Senia, and Helios scattered back into the forest.
It seemed that Eriol, Charlotte, and Marthe were the ones who would attract the attention of their seniors, while those three would move secretly in the forest, waiting for an opportunity to strike and then deliver the final blow.
“Ophelia, what shall we do!”
“Priority is chasing those guys… ugh!”
At that moment, Charlotte and Marthe’s magic began to pour out.
While Gast was hesitating due to his demise, it seemed that the other side was also preparing its position.
“Damn it, I’ll fight back!”
“Don’t look down on your seniors!”
Dennis and Yuris started to counterattack.
The twins’ magical power is much stronger.
Considering the synergy effect of alternating between fire and ice, the juniors are no match for him.
“Wait a minute. Where is Eriol?”
Ophelia amplified her hearing with bio-enhancement magic.
The surroundings were noisy due to the response of powerful attack magic, but Ophelia was able to rely on her hearing to observe her surroundings.
“It’s you!”
I felt something approaching from the left and immediately fired a concussion grenade.
“Ugh!”
Immediately a groan was heard.
But it is not Eriol’s moan.
“Helios?!”
“shit…….”
Helios falling between the trees.
Immediately afterwards, a blazing sword rose from the opposite side.
It was clearly a ‘Hellfire’ series of magic that compresses and blows out flames.
It was flying towards Ophelia in a curved line, as if it was being controlled by a guided technique.
“That much…!”
The barrier shield was deployed.
This is a defensive magic learned directly from Kaisel.
No matter how strong Eriol’s fire magic is, it cannot break through this in one go.
“Ugh…!”
Kookung!
Ophelia’s barrier shield is broken.
But Eriol’s fire magic was also lost.
As I was keeping a close eye on my surroundings, expecting Eriol’s attacks to continue, I again felt movement from both directions.
“Kane and Senia!”
Ophelia immediately deployed barrier shields in both directions.
However, even Kane and Senia’s black barrier shields were easily destroyed.
“Could it be… Professor Kaisel’s ‘decomposition’?!”
I realized too late how the two swords were able to destroy the ghast’s shield.
But it was already too late.
“Senior Ophelia.”
“Surrender now!”
Kane and Senia shouted while holding their swords to Ophelia’s neck.
Even Ophelia has no way of resisting in this state.
“I can’t help it….”
With a bitter smile, Ophelia raised both hands.
* * *
“Ugh!”
“Mart!”
Seeing Mart fall down after being caught in the explosion, Charlotte quickly created a wall of ice to protect Mart.
“are you okay?!”
“Okay, it’s okay. I just sprained my ankle… Ugh!”
Dennis and Yuris, who had been attacking from the air, came closer.
With his hands raised towards Charlotte and Marthe.
“What do you want to do?”
“Wouldn’t it be right to surrender here?”
If the twins were to use their fire and ice magic at full power at this distance, Charlotte and Marth would be fatally injured.
Of course, I wouldn’t actually do that, but here I had no choice but to give up.
“There’s nothing I can do.”
“We… lost.”
The twins smiled simultaneously as they saw Charlotte and Marthe admit defeat.
But when they were intoxicated with the joy of victory.
A large shadow suddenly appeared from behind.
“oh!”
“this……!”
A large-bodied dragonfly.
Deathweiss summoned by Eriol has appeared.
“I was wondering why you weren’t using it…!”
“Are you aiming for a decisive moment?”
When planning the operation, Eriol said that he would only summon Deathweiss at crucial moments.
The second-year students would also know about the existence of Death Vise, so it is highly likely that they have prepared countermeasures, such as a radiance-type purification magic or a special artifact.
So, Eriol kept Deathweiss and attacked it at the moment when Dennis and Yuris were intoxicated with the joy of victory.
“Ugh!”
“Ahhh!”
Deathweiss’s large hands grabbed Dennis and Yuris by the neck.
It was impossible for the two of them, who specialized in long-range combat using elemental magic, to escape Deathweiss’s grasp.
“What would you like to do?”
“Wouldn’t it be right to surrender here?”
Charlotte and Marthe repeated exactly what the twins had said earlier.
“Ha, I surrender!”
“We lost!”
Dennis and Yuris conceded defeat, their faces distorted in humiliation.
* * *
I ran through the forest.
Because I had to take down the last remaining Harut.
‘There’s only one senior, Harut, over there. But over here, there’s three: me, Kane, and Senia!’
There are more people here.
But we must not let our guard down.
‘Senior Harut’s signature arts are very well-made. It won’t be easy to respond to them.’
Harut’s signature art using hair.
It’s probably a magic that combines three systems.
The first is space-time magic that creates a ‘wormhole’ connecting oneself and the target.
The second is a biological magic that allows you to freely control your hair to capture your target.
The third is electromagnetic magic that allows you to electrocute your enemies by sending electricity through your hair.
These three are in harmony and are the signature arts.
‘Moving hair freely like tentacles… isn’t that a biomechanical transformation magic? Is that okay?’
Anyway, the level of completion is high and the activation speed is fast.
It seemed like even Deathweiss, let alone Cain or Senia, would have a hard time escaping once captured.
So at the point where I confirmed Dennis and Yuris’ elimination, I had already kicked out Deathweiss.
‘There may be other ways to deal with Deathweiss… … .’
Right then.
Kane’s whistle rang out.
There was talk that Harut had been found.
But the moment I jumped into the scene, I heard Senia’s scream.
“Ahhh!”
Dismissed!
A shocked Senia fell down, dropping the Progressive Blade.
“Whew. I didn’t know you guys were this strong.”
“I didn’t know that Senior Harut would be this strong.”
As Kane spoke in a light voice, Harut sighed and brushed back her bangs.
“Did I look weak?”
“Wasn’t your ranking low even in the joint league?”
“I don’t fight on days when my hair is bad. I’ve had a lot of forfeit matches.”
“You really are a person with a strong sense of self…….”
The moment Kane said that and winked at me.
A black hair leapt through space and fell upon Kane.
“It looks like you were trying to convey some kind of strategy with your eyes, but that won’t do.”
“Ugh!”
Even Kane was shocked and collapsed.
After Senia, Kane was also hit, so now there is only one person left.
“It’s one-on-one, Eriol.”
“yes…….”
“I’m telling you, ranged attack magic doesn’t work on me. I’ve distorted space so that most attacks automatically miss.”
“How much power have you been hiding?”
“I’m not hiding it. I’m just not revealing it on purpose.”
As he said that, Harut stroked his hair.
“If you fight any longer, your hair will get damaged. How about you just abstain?”
“That can’t be.”
“There’s no chance of winning. Are you planning a surprise attack with the Dragon Tooth Soldiers?”
“That’s not it.”
“Hmm, then I guess I can’t use what I prepared in advance.”
Harut nodded and brushed back his bangs.
“Senior Harut, can I ask you one thing?”
“what?”
“Senior Harut’s signature art, does it have a name?”
“Warm straight.”
“I see. Thank you.”
Could it be that it’s a worm straight attack that uses a wormhole to blow straight hair?
No, right?
“Then Eriol… let’s wrap things up soon.”
“Yes, please.”
“…….”
Harut unleashed a warm straight without hesitation.
As the entrance to the wormhole opened, my hair was sucked in, and as the exit to the wormhole opened near me, my hair… … .
“I’m sorry, Senior Harut.”
“……!”
Woof!
A ‘black sphere’ appeared next to me, blocking the wormhole exit and swallowing all my hair.
“Now, wait a minute. That’s… a black hole type…!”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Black hole sphere.
The most powerful magic among the space-time magic I can use.
Just place it in space and it will swallow up and destroy any object it comes into contact with.
However, it has many shortcomings, making it difficult to use as an attack in battles against wizards. Its power is too strong to begin with, so it shouldn’t be used in mock battles like today.
But what if you use it not for offense… …but for defense?
“By observing the way it covers Senia and Kane, I was able to roughly predict where the wormhole would open.”
“Ah, ah, ahhhh……!”
Harut screamed as he saw the hair he had worked so hard to maintain being sucked into a black hole and disappear.
“My hair…!”
“Anyway… I’m sorry, Harut-senpai.”
My next spell was directed at Harut, who had lost his mind.
