Episode 180
EPISODE.90
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Briareos, the commander of the Titans.
It was around the middle of Titanomachia that he was sealed in Tartarus with his legion.
Around the time when the embers of war were just beginning to cover the continent.
Therefore, he is unaware of the existence of the divine instrument, Brahmastra.
However, for him, the existence of ‘Russell’, who inherited the power of the dragon and the savior of the other world, was like an enemy that must be annihilated.
—You scumbags don’t change even after eons of time.
As if protecting Russell, he does not hide his anger towards those who have blocked him.
──How can you try to trick something even though you know it won’t work?
Briareos’ huge thighs swelled up. The moment he finally kicks the ground with his toe, bang!
There was no movement that broke the speed of sound. In the first place, except for the hundred arms that created the frenzy, Briareos’ movements weren’t that fast.
However, his movement was threatening enough even with the physical force created by that gigantic body.
Kwagwagwagwagwa-!
The earth’s axis twisted and the ground exploded. The earth shakes randomly as if an earthquake had occurred.
Briareos’ new model, which jumped over hundreds of meters in a single leap, lunged at Russell in an instant.
Cuguaguagua!
With that leaping power, it would take just a few steps to break through several kilos!
‘Kuk-!’
Russell, who hurriedly canceled the casting at the sight, threw himself.
They also quickly retreated for several kilometers to avoid Briareos’ attack.
And at that moment, a voice was heard.
[…concentrate.]
Amelia Merwin’s voice.
[…no. you are a giant I can’t go.]
The wind magic completed faster than anyone else grabs the giant’s two feet and four legs!
Quadd deuk-!
A whip was created by weaving the flow of wind as if a strong rope was made by twisting several strands of fine thread.
A total of seven whips moved like tentacles, wrapping around his ankles and entire body.
Cheer la la rock-!
The last remaining whip wraps around Briareos’ neck like a beast’s leash.
Not an ordinary wind, but a chain of storms created by weaving oxygen and hydrogen in the atmosphere.
─To become a mongrel fairy girl!
Briareos roared and he stopped for a very brief moment.
There were two wizards who did not miss the opportunity.
[Now…!]
With Amelia Merwin’s signal, intense flames soared from different directions.
The rising flames meet hydrogen and oxygen, creating an intense explosion.
Pung────────!! Roaring!
Magnificent Scattering of Light.
Quagwa-!
Rather, after half a breath, shockwaves accompanied by strong winds poured from the explosion center in all directions.
A deafening roar.
Magnificent explosions covered the area like a curtain.
The damage caused by the explosion was insignificant, but the smoke completely obscured the view, causing irritation.
─It’s different.
But the magic to keep him on his feet wasn’t over yet.
coo gg gg-.
The sand he created while running met magic power and moved in an unusual trajectory.
[Blow. A sandstorm that tramples on everything!]
Then, a huge sandstorm from the ground covers the explosion in an instant!
A mineral migration phenomenon on the most spectacular scale in nature!
Gugwagwagwagwa!
The dust storm that occurs in the distant desert is about to reach an average weight of 200 million tons!
The sandstorm that Nicolo caused wasn’t that powerful.
First of all, the terrain itself wasn’t a place where you could pull as much sand as the desert.
That’s why I improved my magic.
Instead of covering a wide area, it increased its power by concentrating all its power on one point.
The sandstorm that was completed like that starts rampaging, showing power that is incomparable to that of the desert.
Gugwagwagwagwa!
The weight of the savage sandstorm weighed on Briareos. The wind that came along with him beat his whole body.
Gugwagwagwagwagwa!
—A trivial disturbance!
The sandstorm roared loudly with a roar.
The boulder generated from the inside rampages wildly to tear apart the sandstorm.
Probably the same attack that blew Amelia and Russell away.
[No more…]
Nicolo gritted his teeth.
At that moment, cold air flowed from somewhere and began to spread under the sandstorm.
Awesomely-.
As if winter had suddenly arrived, the area around the giant turned into frozen soil.
The cold air that rose along the surface covered one ankle of Briareos in an instant.
Right after that, as the sandstorm that had been suppressing him dissipated, Alan raised his voice.
[Now!]
[Hahahaha! The target is huge, so it’s really good to hit it!]
The Dwarf’s unique high-pitched voice rang in his ears, and his frozen steps.
As if they had waited for that moment, sharp swords flew from all directions.
It’s an offensive of master level aura practitioners.
Even though they hadn’t mastered the non-swordsmanship, they were also capable enough if it was simply a swordsmanship.
Spot-.
A series of small scratches appeared on the skin of Briareos, which had been cut by the sword.
A wound so small and shallow that even blood, which was only stinging, did not leak out.
[Forest spirit-!]
[Our friend, please give me the strength to seize the author!] Hundreds and
thousands of kudzu stems that crawled and took root in the ground sprang up all at once.
Then, he begins to wrap his whole body. Of course they knew too.
It was only for a few seconds that he could be stopped by doing something like this.
However, as those seconds accumulate, they become dozens of seconds, and dozens of seconds accumulate into minutes, and you will finally be able to achieve your desired goal.
energy and horsepower.
It was felt that both were rapidly diminishing.
It was no exception to the 7th circle archmages, who were called the king’s mage masters.
Since they had been pouring out magic for several rounds already, no matter how much magic they had, they wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
An intense sense of exhaustion comes from the empty circle.
[Kuh-!]
Niccolo drool as he touched his throbbing temple.
Amelia and Arain are also in poor condition.
Amelia’s stuffed rabbit has long since been torn apart by the shockwave.
Floating in the air using flight magic, she frowned.
[Huh….]
Black blood is smeared following Arain’s sleeve dance that steals her mouth.
It was congestion that came up as the intestines were shaken due to being exposed to the shockwaves several times.
They were called the strongest among the party, so it wouldn’t be necessary to talk about the condition of the others.
[Are you okay? Death penalty…]
Vermilion shook her head at Hubert, who asked as he vomited blood.
His left arm wasn’t even broken, it was swollen.
[Anyway, strength training for the left arm… will be impossible for the time being. Muscle loss will come very soon. It looks like he broke a few ribs, so he’ll have to remove the chest…]
To think he looked like that even in this situation. Do I have to say that people are the same?
Hubert shook his head, barely making hand signs with his trembling fingertips and squeezing the circle.
Between the two of them, someone’s voice intervenes.
[How much time has passed.]
It was Alan Page.
Unusually, the hair that was randomly tangled up to the tip of the chin made my shoulders shake constantly because of my breathing.
In addition, his apron was wet with the blood that flowed from his nose and mouth.
[Approximately 10 minutes seems to have passed…]
[It’s like we have to hold out for at least another 3 minutes.]
It was a moment that felt like an eternity, even if it’s not usually the case.
In such a situation, 3 minutes was no different from eons.
A bigger problem is that their connection is very precarious.
If even the slightest discrepancy arises between them, their efforts so far will be in vain in an instant—!
[Kuh…!]
─Hahahaha! did you say It’s just useless, you worms!
Briareos did not miss the momentary gap that occurred with someone’s drool.
With a frenzied filial piety, he attacked Russell.
Runs like a wild horse that has not been tamed.
Along with the sound of the hideous bones, the 100 of his arms once again twisted like muscle fibers, creating a huge fist.
In an instant, the huge arms and waist are bent back like arrows!
Truly a giant blow—!!
It was a reenactment of the same attack that had blown Amelia Merwin right after the battle had begun.
[Oh no!]
[Much—ah!!]
[Sir Russell!]
[Priest—!]
The moment everyone’s screams overlapped on the network.
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Time surrounding Io began to flow slowly.
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─────Tsutsutsutsutsu.
I hear this name
As if the world had stopped, time passed slowly around us.
Meanwhile, the figure of a giant attacking Russell came into view.
‘Benefactor-!’
It should be blocked.
The events on the slave ship flashed through my mind like a kaleidoscope.
Just as he saved and protected me, I wanted to protect him this time.
one thought.
Only that thought filled Io’s head.
‘If I had the power…’
If only I could block that giant’s blow with all my might!
‘Forest, please give me strength…!’
Not realizing that time had slowed down, Io gritted his teeth.
He squeezed all the strength in his body as if he was desperate. As if a drought is coming, I feel the vitality inside my body drying up.
However, despite this, it was absurdly insufficient power to block the giant’s fist.
In order to ward off a single blow that creates a raging wind and rips the surface of the kilometer apart, more power is needed than that.
‘Please…give me strength!’
A vow that is no different from the cry of a priest.
The one who answered that longing——was strong.
.
.
‘Do I need strength?’
‘Ah…’
Io’s legs relaxed as he checked the figure of the being talking to him.
A look that resembles you as if you were facing a mirror.
The only difference was that the color of the hair and eyes of the person who spoke to her was closer to silver than her own.
‘Horns…’
Growing along both sides of her head were silver horns much larger than her own.
Unlike himself, who was no more than the size of the first knuckle of his thumb, her horns were huge, as if they were those of a goat.
As if talking to Io, the woman opened her mouth.
‘You already have the power you want. I just couldn’t accept it.’
‘…what do you mean by that?’
‘You know that too. What kind of power you have.’
‘The power of the dragon…’
Because she was born with dragon’s blood thicker than her mother, Arain, through atavism.
‘But that power…’
It is said that it began to awaken, but the speed was too slow.
At this point, I felt like I wasn’t growing any more. But you already have the power.
‘I told you. It’s just that you haven’t accepted that power yet.’
As if reading Io’s thoughts, a woman who looks just like her giggles.
‘The power of the dragon that resides in your body is not bloodline, but the power I left you. In order to fully own this power, you must accept not only the power, but also the great fate that is entangled in it.’
‘Fate…’
Io repeated the words several times at the strange weight and resonance of the word.
‘If you accept this fate, you will no longer be able to live your life the way you used to. Not an ordinary elf, but a life as an elf and a dragon at the same time. Are you ready to accept that life?’
I didn’t know what kind of life it was. However, as long as the word fate is also used, it will not be as ordinary as it is.
Originally, it would be right to ask about that fate. But even so, Io didn’t ask about him.
He raised his head and asked a completely different question.
‘That power—.’
‘…?’
‘If I accept that power, can I save my benefactor… Russell?’
At Io’s question, the woman smiled softly. The answer is enough.
‘In that case…’
Io, who had made up his mind, answered with a determined expression, clenching his fists tightly.
‘I will accept that power.’
Even the gigantic destiny that dwells within it.
‘great.’
-Silver light poured down along the woman’s body.
‘It’s a power that has just begun to bloom, so it would be impossible originally, but I’ll help you especially this time.’
Tsutsutsutsutsut-.
Along with the light, the woman’s voice flowed into Io’s body, and then she borrowed Io’s mouth and spoke.
“Because I, too, should have served him.”
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.
Hwaaak!
The flow of time, which flowed slowly, found its place.
[Sa-Ja!!]
A deafening scream.
Faster than the end of that scream, Kwauuuuuuu!
A roar was heard.
A huge silver dragon appeared out of nowhere, overlapping its two pairs of wings like a shield, blocking Russell’s path.
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dragon-swallowed wizard
