Chapter 95: Fierce Battle
Kai clenched his fists, his spirit ablaze.
“Come!”
As Vulcan’s energy flowed into Kai, crimson energy surged like a wave across his brown skin. Focusing that energy into his fists, Kai met the monster’s swinging blade head-on.
BOOM!
The sound of the clash between flesh and steel was unnaturally clear. Vulcan-enhanced fists deflected the blade.
As Kai moved to unleash a swift right, attacks came from his left, right, and above.
The remaining three had each filled the empty space and charged.
“Slide!”
At that moment, Aellasis’s battle cry filled the air as a thick frost covered the ground. The entire surface froze, except where Kai stood, unbalancing the two who had swung their blades from the sides.
They did not stop there; a chill climbed up their ankles and solidified their legs.
In the distance, Aellasis watched Russell, who was fighting the four chimeras alone, her expression filled with anxiety.
Although she didn’t believe he would suffer harm, she was concerned about his mental state.
The girl had never felt much emotion as she watched the destruction of the village. She had felt no emotion when the boy had died, nor when the boy’s mother, the village chief, and the villagers had met their gruesome ends.
Russell was the only thing that mattered to her. Nothing else. And Aellasis could sense that Russell was angry now.
‘I have to finish this quickly.’
Suppressing the small unease growing in her chest, the girl pushed her magical tuning into overdrive.
“GRAAH!”
Roaring fiercely, Kai ignored the staggering pair beside him and seized the blade of the one swooping down from above. A struggle for strength ensued between the monster’s grip and the palms Kai had clasped together like a prayer.
Meanwhile, the other three chimeras, having regained their composure, were about to swing their swords.
SWISH!
A blade blocked all three swords simultaneously. It was Calia, the crimson-haired woman.
She wielded a shadow-shaped sword and shield in one hand, as well as similar partial armor on her body.
“How many lives are concentrated within this one body. Truly, they are monstrous creatures.”
Muttering, Calia lifted her shield high. The three swords recoiled.
“Thank you!”
“For what.”
Thanking Calia, Kai reversed the position of his clasped palms and applied force. The blade, unable to withstand his strength, shattered.
The chimera charged with both fists raised, dropping the hilt. Kai also exhaled like a bull in the arena and swung his fists.
A fistfight. Kai’s fist connected with the chimera’s face. Sharp teeth spilled onto the ground, twisting the face.
However, the chimera, ignoring the recoil, twisted its body and kicked Kai’s side with its left foot.
BAM!
Both had landed a blow on the other. Kai clutched his aching side and glared at the monster.
The chimera wiped its mouth and gnashed its teeth. Sparks flew as new teeth rapidly grew out of their gums, replacing the broken ones.
“Hmph! Come!”
Though daunted by the incredible regeneration, Kai surged forward again, his spirit and crimson energy ablaze. The chimera also ripped off its tattered black cloak and stomped the ground.
“Kai! Duck!”
At that moment, Aellasis’s voice rang out from behind. Without asking, Kai lowered his waist from his charging stance. Then, a body so light it was almost weightless stepped on his back and soared up.
“HII-YAH!”
Aellasis, who had jumped high, raised both hands above her head. She had been quietly gathering magical power during the two’s fight, concentrating an immense amount of energy in her small hands.
“HA!”
As Aellasis extended her hands downward, the moisture in the air rapidly condensed, forming dozens of white frost blades that stabbed into the ground. The chimera was beneath that surface.
BAM, BAM, BAM!
The chimera deftly dodged the frost blades. The frost blades were fast, but the chimera’s movements were even more concise and swift.
As the frost blades dodged by the chimera shatter and scatter on the ground, a thick white fog rose, obscuring the view. The fog was cold, and even standing still would cause the skin to freeze.
Feeling his body becoming sluggish, the chimera broke free from the fog’s range and charged at Aellasis, who had landed on the ground.
The giant’s large fist appeared to be about to crush the small girl standing before it.
However, Aellasis did not retreat, pulling out a lump of magical energy once again. The elongated lump soon became a lightning spear that emitted a dazzling light and a piercing noise.
ZAP ZAP ZAP!
With a reaction speed that rivaled the chimera’s, Aellasis dodged the fist and thrust the lightning spear into its lowered head.
Electricity pierced the left eye, and the monster recoiled, writhing.
“HOOP!”
Kai, with his entire body enveloped in the crimson energy of Vulcan, reached the chimera like a runaway locomotive, cutting through the fog. The chill of the fog could not freeze Kai, and his fist, enveloped in steam and crimson energy, slammed into the chimera’s chest.
The chimera could not block Kai’s attack. The electric shock lodged in its left eye continued to burn its brain and nerves, causing its muscles to twitch and shrivel.
BANG!
Kai’s hand pierced the chimera’s chest. He didn’t stop there; he also thrust his other hand into the monster’s chest and poured all of Vulcan’s energy into it.
The foreign power of a god invaded the chimera’s regenerating blood vessels and circuits, stopping all recovery. The monster, too, realized that its death was imminent and struggled.
Fists and kicks hit Kai’s torso several times. Despite the lack of regeneration, the chimera’s own physical strength was immense, and with each hit, the Vulcan energy wavered and purple bruises appeared on his skin.
Kai let out a roar. And as he applied force to his arms, his brown muscles swelled greatly.
POP POP.
The sound of skin tearing apart. Soon, the chimera’s upper body split in two. Its right shoulder’s neck dangled and shook.
Kai grabbed that head and pulled it out. The cervical nerves, central nerve trunks, and vertebrae connected to the head rattled.
With a final death rattle, the chimera breathed its last. Kai threw it aside and collapsed.
“C, Cough, cough, cough.”
His whole body trembled with pain. Even with Vulcan’s power, the chimera’s direct attacks had been formidable.
After a while, when the pain finally subsided and his ragged breathing steadied, Kai raised his head and looked in Russell’s direction.
“Huh.”
An exclamation escaped his lips. While he and Aellasis had incapacitated and killed one chimera with their combined attack, Russell had already decimated all four.
In the distance, he could see Russell’s foot planted on the chest of a monster lying on the ground, electrocuting it.
Unknown armor obscured his face. ‘Did Russell possess such magical equipment?’
Nevertheless, Kai felt a small sense of relief that he couldn’t see Russell’s expression. Even through that helmet’s eyeholes, the gaze that leaked out made him guess at his state of mind.
To Kai, Russell was an elusive but unfollowable figure, inspiring in him a feeling he couldn’t quite describe.
Though he seemed focused on travel and adventure, he was not impatient, and he did not turn away from those in need nearby, possessing a noble character.
What about Calia? When Kai glanced in her direction, she too was finishing up.
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While Kai and Aellasis were facing one chimera, Calia was facing three at the same time.
She dropped the shield in her left hand and wielded the sword in both hands.
The shadow sword, elongated like a whip, lunged at the three chimeras, but the monsters reacted nimbly.
BAM, BAM, BAM!
The three chimeras exchanged glances in an instant. They had just realized that the woman standing in front of them was formidable.
“Left.”
“Below.”
“Above.”
In an instant, the attack formation split apart. The chimeras then charged again, each with their swords raised.
Under the gray sky, three dimly gleaming blades simultaneously surged towards Calia.
Her crimson eyes gleamed, and she activated the magical power in her body. Russell’s blood transformed into magical power, coursing warmly through her entire body.
“HAAAH.”
A moan of pleasure escaped her lips, so intense that she couldn’t help it.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP—her heart pounded furiously.
She had felt the beating of her heart before. Since then, she has felt Russell’s intense emotions.
She could feel his hot emotions hidden beneath his expressionless face, and every time, Calia felt a sharp pleasure.
She wanted to provoke him a little more. She wanted to see another side of him. She wanted to see a little more hot anger, sadness, or joy from Russell.
Such desires naturally led to one conclusion. She wanted to completely encircle him in her arms and never let him go.
She wanted to wrap her arms and legs around him and make him look only at her. What could she call this feeling? It was like a child’s desire for attention from its parents or the passionate possessiveness of a lover.
One thing was clear: Calia found Russell’s every change irresistible.
Calia, her body trembling, stared at the blades that were now right in front of her. Then, the blades, having swung at a terrifying speed, gradually slowed down.
She converted magical power and strengthened her body, including nerves and muscles. Her dominance and sensitivity to blood were unmatched.
CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER!
The blades that had grazed Calia’s skin sizzled and sparked. The cold steel blades, not the girl’s delicate skin, caused the cuts. This served as proof that the reinforcement she had applied to her body had not come too late.
It was absurd that an ordinary-looking woman’s pale skin had a hardness that steel swords could not damage.
However, the chimeras did not seem surprised by such a miracle, and they continued their attack with the same expressionless faces as before.
CLANG! CLANG! CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER!
In a fearsome offense, the three took turns. Calia, blocking all those attacks, had the impression that she was facing a single monster with three heads and six arms.
She remained so relaxed that she was able to make an impression during the battle. Calia’s lightning-fast hands brushed against her wrist.
Blood flowed out, crimson and bubbling; it defied gravity and floated up. And then, it explosively increased in volume, becoming a crimson vortex that enveloped her.
After the blood formed a vortex, the three swords twisted their orbits and closed the distance to her in a single breath. The chimeras stabbed their swords without stopping.
The sound of countless drops of blood hitting the swords filled the room. Through her inherent magical power, Calia unraveled the blood-soaked ritual.
ZIIIIIIIII-!
The sound resembled the pouring of hot iron onto water, and the blood corroded and melted the swords, leaving only the hilts.
As the disarmed chimeras hurriedly retreated, dozens of crimson thorns emerged simultaneously from the swirling blood.
The chimeras, who had crossed their arms, fell backward, and the blood vortex subsided. Calia, inside the blood vortex, stared at the monsters with a paler skin than before.
Because she had consumed her own blood, her complexion had paled.
THUD, THUD, THUD.
The thorns pierced the wounds of the chimeras, and blood dripped from them. However, the blood was faint and the amount of blood shed was minimal. Soon, even the wounds began to regenerate cleanly.
The monsters slowly uncrossed their arms. Their fierce gazes seemed ready to tear her whole body apart.
However, what Calia wanted was her own blood, which had seeped into the monsters’ bodies. That was all it took. When she snapped her fingers, the chimeras’ regenerating wounds suddenly exploded.
BAM! BANG!
A chain of explosions. The chimeras’ necks, chests, shoulders, backs, and thighs experienced vibrations and destruction, like bubbles bursting.
Unable to withstand the shock, blood and organ fragments poured out of the chimeras’ eyes, noses, mouths, and ears from the explosions occurring in their bodies.
“Gah, cough!”
“KAAAA!”
The panicked chimeras could not charge at Calia, and they struggled to control their own magical powers and bodies. However, Calia’s dominance was even stronger than their control.
The chimeras’ entire bodies became tattered. BAM! An eyeball burst, and transparent vitreous humor and red blood flowed out.
The continuous blood rampage twisted and tore apart their insides and outsides, rendering them hideous.
The red crystal in the chimeras’ hearts, full of vitality, desperately attempted to restore the monsters’ flesh and blood amidst all this. However, the chimeras’ bodies rapidly shrank as they did so.
Equivalent exchange. An act to save one’s life ends up killing the life itself, a paradoxical situation.
Calia drew more blood from her unwounded wrist, shaping it into a saber to swing.
The large radius, which curved like a whip, swept across the chimeras’ upper bodies.
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DROP, THUD THUD THUD. DROP DROP DROP.
WHOOSH. . . . .
It started to rain. The clouds that had been full since morning were finally doing what they had to do, pouring out their contents below.
The already gloomy surroundings became even more difficult to see.
Russell, annoyed by the rattling armor, changed it back into a coat. Russell removed the stuffy-looking helmet. However, the raindrops did not touch his body.
The raindrops, which had been falling straight down, turned at a distance of about one meter above Russell’s head and fell. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth.
The peculiar musty yet refreshing aroma filled his lungs as he inhaled deeply. He exhaled a much calmer breath, along with the white smoke.
The heavy rain extinguished the burning house’s flames. White smoke, similar to cigarette smoke, rose in wisps.
Luganes chuckled.
“Did you think you could die so easily? Hahaha. . . .”
Despite the small sound, the air hummed. The warlock’s laughter resonated with the vibrating magical power.
The vibrations themselves became an attack, striking Russell.
“Hm.”
Russell let out a grunt. His vision shook violently, disrupting his sense of balance. He could not tell if he was standing properly or lying down.
The vibrations transmitted through the medium of air had shaken his eardrums, vestibular organs, and the vitreous humor inside his eyeballs.
Luganes launched his second attack, seizing the opportunity.
BOOM!
As he swung his staff, a huge wave spread through the void like ripples on a pond.
A cone-shaped shockwave of air enveloped Russell. It did more than just fly; it swirled and wrapped around the falling raindrops.
The spell had enough power to shatter buildings and tear apart human flesh.
For that spell, Russell extended his left hand, which did not hold an ax.
BOOM!
The body’s magical power control had already restored and strengthened the initial vibration attack. With the magical power field he had spread as the center, he canceled out the kinetic energy and then swung the ax, drawing a white trajectory.
The raindrops, shot with a force stronger than an arrow, froze solid and dropped to the ground with a clatter as the shockwave of air collapsed powerlessly.
Luganes could not help but admire.
“Amazing. Your physical abilities, bolstered by magical power, resemble those of a knight, yet you possess the ability to disperse magical power like a wizard. And on top of that, you can use your abilities appropriately. . . . . . It’s like fighting a wizard, not a knight. No, a magic swordsman?”
He wielded a strange axe and wore armor that could transform freely into a coat. Moreover, he possessed remarkable physical prowess, a broad sensitivity to mystical energy, and the capacity to master it.
He was a being that was hard to believe he was meeting in person if he had not seen it with his own eyes. His killing intent surged like waves.
Russell did not respond and took a step. With each step he took, the rainwater that had been drenching the earth parted to the left and right.
THUD, THUD.
The sound of his footsteps approaching Luganes was louder than thunder. The warlock swallowed dryly and said,
“A man of few words. I didn’t know all my children I raised here would be wiped out.”
“. . . . .”
“Still, if I can get my hands on you, it seems like a worthwhile loss.”
“You talk too much.”
With a thud, the ground supporting Russell suddenly collapsed.
BANG!
At the same time as Russell stomped on the ground, the warlock raised his staff again. THUD, he slammed it down.
“Rise.”
With his sixth sense, Russell realized the phenomenon occurring within the sensory field of magical power he had spread around himself.
The chimera corpse he had just roasted with lightning rapidly swelled and turned into a boiling mass of flesh, becoming dozens of fleshy tentacles that covered Russell.
The speed was truly blinding. While Russell had been dealing with the chimeras, Luganes had not been idle.
A greenish light enveloped Russell’s left arm amidst the fleshy tentacles pouring down from all sides. Green lightning.
However, Russell’s flesh now infused what had previously only been capable of flying or shooting.
ZAP ZAP ZAP!
Pushing away the tentacles that were targeting his face, shoulders, and abdomen, Russell’s left fist slammed into the body of the tentacled monster.
CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE!
A whirlwind of blue lightning engulfed the tentacle monster’s body, shattering it into pieces as if a giant crusher were turning.
The shattered monster’s remains burned so blackly that they were unrevivable.
CRACKLE, CRACKLE.
Russell looked at the lightning still lingering in his left arm and clenched his fist. He had wondered if it was possible, but he had done it.
Because the tentacle monster had died too quickly, Luganes, who had missed the timing to attack, had a dumbfounded expression on his face.
“Have you wrapped lightning around your own body? A human couldn’t━”
The question was not finished.
BANG!
The door of the church behind Luganes shattered, scattering fragments, and Luganes’ left arm rolled on the ground, splattering mud. He stared down at his fallen left arm with dull eyes.
Russell lowered his right arm and said it flatly.
“Let’s see which side is next. Take a guess.”
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