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Chapter 196
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Chapter 196 – Higher-Ranked Creature Battle
A bolt of lightning strikes from above.
Keeping a safe distance, I fire my magic as if signaling the start of battle.
“Fire, lightning spear, high speed, pierce!”
Level 7 single-target penetration specialized Lightning Magic.
The battle against the king ant, when I saw hell on earth.
The magic that was unleashed then is now being used by me in the same way, as a sneak attack. How ironic.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…
The higher-ranked creature, who was busy eating the pile of corpses, reacted slightly.
But it was too late.
There was no way to dodge the lightning, which flew at an incredible speed. With a loud bang, it crashed into the pile of corpses, along with a blinding light.
Of course, there was no announcement that the skill had been acquired.
I didn’t think I could defeat it with that, but well…
“…”
I see.
It’s harder than I thought.
I drank a magic potion to replenish the magic I had just used while thinking.
The current height was estimated to be about 50 meters.
Even Ril, who was invincible, would not be able to reach that safety from the ground, and yet the power of the magic was not greatly reduced, and it was impossible to avoid, so I could attack unilaterally.
That was my assessment.
And the higher-ranked creature below me stood up as if nothing had happened, but it didn’t seem to have any means to counterattack, so it stopped eating and just stared at me.
Does it have high magic defense, or is it resistant to Lightning Magic?
At this distance, I can’t tell if it’s injured, bleeding, or burned, so it’s difficult to analyze the current damage.
In other words, there’s no easy way to defeat it.
Should I fire another shot or retreat?
The conflict raged within me once again.
If I flew higher, I could easily escape this area.
At first, I had trouble using the Flight skill, but once I got used to it, it became extremely useful.
Now I fully understand why it was so difficult to acquire.
Depending on the opponent, it can be completely one-sided.
It allows you to control the battle at all times, pushing and retreating as you see fit.
That’s why, even as I struggle with my decision…
The higher-ranked creature… crouches.
It is coming.
Realizing this, I prepare to fly upward to gain distance, but I don’t take my eyes off the higher-ranked creature.
Thud…!
It kicks the ground violently and charges forward.
As it approaches, I can see its appearance and the damage it caused earlier. I keep my eyes on it as I prepare for both patterns.
That appearance… It’s definitely not an orc or an ogre.
It is a ferocious beast, the likes of which I have never seen before.
Part of its hide is singed, revealing red, festering skin.
The superior species approaches, but its speed slows to about half, then exceeds it—but it’s still the same.
It won’t reach me here.
Then I’ll fire another shot at close range.
“Fire, lightning spear, at high speed——”
While I chant, I watch.
The higher species, the beast, opens its jaws.
And the same black magic I possess drifts around it.
(Is that a breath attack…?)
But I can’t stop.
I’ll definitely shoot first.
Then, if I can’t stop it, I’ll just shoot it and block its path!
A split-second decision.
“——Break through!”
The lightning bolt, accompanied by a blinding flash, engulfed the higher-ranked creature.
Immediately after firing, I chanted Hardening.
Just as the enemy couldn’t dodge it, I couldn’t dodge it when it was fired in the air.
I wasn’t skilled enough to use Flight to that extent.
If I hadn’t been able to interrupt the chant with my previous attack, I would have had no choice but to endure whatever came next.
——Hardening——
——Hardening——
——Hardening——
…My vision was obscured by light, and I repeated the activation several times while covering my face with my arms, timing it to the one-second duration of the effect.
There was no sign of anything being released from the higher-ranked creature.
This meant that I had interrupted the chant.
In this case, it depends on the damage, but if I just keep firing Lightning Magic from above…
As the lightning I had unleashed began to fade, I tried to confirm the status of the higher-ranked creature while thinking.
I couldn’t understand the strange situation I was in, and the question slipped out before I could stop myself.
“Huh?”
A moment ago, I could clearly see the superior being, the pile of corpses behind it, and the sea of trees that covered the hunting ground and the surrounding area.
But now, the supreme being was nowhere to be seen, and almost everything was blue.
Only a few clouds floating high above could be seen in the corner of my vision.
(Clouds…? Am I falling…? Am I being dropped!?)
This is where I finally begin to understand the current situation.
The wind coming from behind reminds me of the situation I’m in.
――Flight――
First, get back on your feet!
That’s what I thought, but…
My vision suddenly changed, and I found myself looking at a mountain of familiar monsters. A foul smell made me want to vomit, and a dull pain ran through my body.
Fortunately or unfortunately, it was clear that I had fallen onto a pile of corpses.
The pain in my joints was probably from being lightly cut by weapons buried in the mountain.
“Damn… ‘Heal, all heal.'”
I placed my hand on my stomach and used a healing spell to heal my entire body. Then, I crawled out of the pile of corpses and looked around.
Then, at the end of the same hunting ground, I saw the higher-ranked creature crouched on its knees.
Perhaps it had done something desperate. Its fur was charred, and it covered its rotten left hand, which made me let out a quick breath.
I hadn’t let my guard down at all.
Still, I had no idea what had happened to me, and I still couldn’t understand it.
The only thing I could say for sure was that heaven was no longer a safe place.
(From how things unfolded, I can guess what kind of creature it is… No, if it has some mysterious skill that only monsters have, then I can’t guess anymore. But for now, I must do what I must…)
――Flight――
I have confirmed that I can fly again.
This means that the obstacle was only temporary.
Then I’ll give it a try.
First,
――Body Enhancement――
With this, I’m prepared.
And then…
“Cover the sky, burn it, strike it with thunder!”
With my free left hand, I cast Lightning Magic.
“Slice the target into pieces!”
I kick my right leg up and immediately launch a blade of wind from my foot.
Wind Magic is a modified version of the image when I knocked down the surrounding trees, now focused on a single point.
The distance is considerable, but how will it react to an almost simultaneous attack of two attributes?
Considering the possibilities, I prepare to cast Hardening at any moment, keeping a close eye on the situation.
(It makes no moves to counter magic. So what is it? What will it do…?)
It probably won’t just take the attack in silence.
It’ll do something, just like before.
If that’s what I really want, then…
No matter what sacrifice it takes, it will definitely be here…
In an instant, my vision accelerated.
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