TEASER
Volume 4 Chapter 5.3
Acceleration to Collapse Part 3
[I can't let you do
that~~]
"You're......!?"
"Ken's contracted
spirit, huh......?"
Camilla's eyes widen
upon hearing the voice of the lesser water spirit called Mefi. Nozomu stood
back to back with Camilla and scanned his surroundings.
(I can't see her. Is
she thoroughly concealing her appearance?)
When she possessed the
Cracked-Crown Giant Centipede and fought Nozomu, she received a severe blow
from him, so it seemed that she was only sending out her voice from afar.
[A-aa~. Is this how
it's going to be after all? I knew it would end up like this. I wonder if Lisa
will be sad to hear that she was betrayed by even her own family?]
"You sure know
how to talk ......!"
While Camilla spat out
Mefi's provoking line, Nozomu kept searching for the presence of the lesser
spirit that might be hiding in the depths of the darkness. The other party was
one of the spirits who could manipulate supernatural powers. Nozomu has learned
firsthand how troublesome these powers can be.
However, he could not
detect the slightest sign of the spirit. When he looked closely, he could see
that a thin mist of source element enveloped his surroundings, and the bustle
of the city, which should have been audible in the distance, was gone.
Perhaps it is the
spirit's technique of concealing its presence and separating itself from its
surroundings.
The silence was
accompanied by a growing tension. The cold evening breeze ruffled the branches
and leaves of the trees, and the shadows that had been stretching out were
already beginning to assimilate with the darkness. Suddenly, multiple small
shadows leaped out from the bushes in front of them.
"~, Camilla, get
down!"
While forcing Camilla
beside him to get down, Nozomu reflexively parried the object that flew toward
him with his sheathed katana.
It was a throwing
dagger painted black. Immediately after, figures wearing black cloaks jumped
out.
There were three of
them. They drew black-painted daggers from their pockets and attacked Nozomu
and Camilla at once.
Three black figures
run toward Nozomu. They aimed at his right thigh, right neck, and left flank.
Perhaps already enchanted with reinforcement magic, they came at him like a
gust of wind.
Coupled with the
black-painted blades, it was a blow that would be impossible for an ordinary
person to even see.
"Fuh~!"
Nozomu slashed all of
those blows away with a single, sudden slash. In a split second, the blade,
which had been carefully polished, drew a smooth curve, and the blade,
strengthened by magic power, cut through oncoming blades as if slicing through
dry branches.
Following this, Nozomu
lowered his stance and sent his Qi into both hands to compress them. He simultaneously
thrust his arms out and then released them.
[Qi-jutsu・Shock Cannon]
A powerful shockwave
was released, blowing away all three Starlights at once. The three assailants
immediately reacted and stood up, but the hoods of two of the three were pulled
off, exposing the faces of rough-looking men.
This is just a teaser.
The full chapter is currently only available for my Patrons.
This chapter will be available for free on June 27, 2024.
