Dragon-Devouring Mage - Chapter 45
Episode 45
EPISODE.23
Nightmare Tail. and-.
‘Poison Born Nail.’
Russell twitched his nose as he recalled the magic that had attacked him in the dust.
Both were offensive black magic belonging to the 4th circle.
It was also the magic that the cultist Xavier, who had been fighting with, had repeatedly used against him.
But the quality was different.
‘Not to mention the weight of magic, the power is also far above.’
If what Xavier had been using so far was like that circle magic that only seemed plausible on the outside, then it could be said that it was magic with the power of the 4th circle.
Despite being the same cult, the power of magic differs so much…
‘That must be it.’
Unlike the previous ones, the two male and female cultists who appeared this time are specialized in combat.
Quickly clearing things up, Russell waved.
anger.
He called in the wind to split the dust and moved his gaze.
‘About 1m?’
While mitigating the impact, the depth of the ground was checked.
Further up, along the wall of the ruins, I stared at the man and woman standing in the aisle.
Although their appearances and clothes are different, there is one thing in common between them and Xavier, and that is—.
‘Dark magic.’
It was a sign of a peculiar yet shady magical power.
Russell frowned at the feeling that he had scooped up mud from the grave and scattered it all over the place.
at that time.
Among the men and women who appeared, the female Beth looked over at Russell with sharp eyes and spat out.
“Sorry. If I had been killed by that attack just now, I might have died peacefully. Now that it’s been revealed that I’m Daria’s disciple, I can’t even die comfortably anymore.”
The man, Rabin, received those words.
“flaw. I didn’t expect to be surrounded by three warlocks after receiving the mission. Even you guys wouldn’t have expected this. It’s embarrassing, but understand. little boy Because that’s what the world is all about.”
Despite having a numerical advantage, it seems to be vigilant and wear magic.
Well, that means that the other side is just as expert in this matter as the other side.
“Embarrassment?”
With that understanding, Russell retorted the guy’s words.
“Does my face look embarrassed right now?”
I smiled and started the circle once again.
With just one breath, the entire body was put into combat readiness.
Labin was taken aback by the change and then tilted his head.
“You weren’t embarrassed?”
Surprised and surrounded by a score of 3 to 1?
To that question, Russell nodded calmly.
I remembered a conversation I had with an informant in Shudra a few days ago.
.
.
‘The biggest reason for the mission’s difficulty to be upgraded is actually the second one.’
‘A few days ago, about half a day after Mr. Russell crossed the border. Two unidentified wizards, a man and a woman, have crossed the border.’
‘If you connect the directions they are heading in a straight line…’ ‘
That’s actually the reason why the difficulty level has risen. Not only do I have to fight outnumbered with the cultists, but the place is also not far from the Empire.’
‘Ah, guard dogs of the empire? It’s a good word, it’s a dog. It’s not that great. Most of them only specialize in reconnaissance. The combat power itself is that of an ordinary soldier or knight.’
.
.
In other words, Russell had come here with this situation in mind as well.
More precisely, he came because he judged that the odds were high enough.
Of course, I didn’t have to explain all of this to them.
Instead of explaining, the circle rotated at high speed.
Woo woo woo-.
Along with the firing of the bees, the energy of magic pushes away the sand dust.
‘Should I?’
Russell shook his head for a moment as he waited for another card he had to come to mind.
‘No, I don’t think it’s necessary.’
Not to mention his physical strength, his mana was still sufficient.
Even though it was 3 to 1, I wasn’t nervous at all.
Confidence in being able to deal with a few wizards of the same level.
Russell had such confidence and skills.
‘-He was the only one who thought it would be difficult to see the same 4th circle mage.’
Alan Page.
Hwaaak!
Mana surges and hair rises upside down.
The torn and tattered cloak was torn in places because it could not overcome the vortex that had arisen.
Ji profit -.
Beth and Lavin, who perceived it as an attitude of refusing to answer, growled as if annoyed.
“joy. If you won’t tell me what you’re thinking, you’ll have to die and let it vomit.”
“We are experts in that field again.”
A threat, not a threat, that you will not be able to spend comfortably even if you die.
“Hey Xavier!”
Lavigne then shouted at Xavier.
“No matter how tired you are, you guys still have enough strength left to help with one hand, right?”
“of course!”
Xavier responded with all his anger.
He gathered the remaining undead and surrounded Russell.
sigh
It’s so cool-.
cultist.
No, it was the moment when Russell’s second war with the enemy, who had now become ‘cults’, began.
* * *
Beth and Lavigne.
The reason for Russell’s tedious battle of attrition with Xavier before the arrival of the two cultists was simple.
‘Because it was a mission where the goal was to be captured alive.’
If possible, the goal was to bring him alive, so he couldn’t use his hands boldly.
But now the situation has changed.
The one cultist has increased to three, and only one of them needs to be captured.
Russell’s hands, which had become extremely bold, continued to pour out magic.
Even if it was the same magic, it was a characteristic of magic that the power was divided into thousands of degrees according to the skill of the caster.
So, what is Russell’s magic?
“What!”
“Is this really 4 circle magic?”
The two cultists widened their eyes and shouted at Russell’s uninterrupted offensive.
“What unbelievable power…!”
One blow is out of the 4th circle’s standard, and why is it that the mana still doesn’t run out when it fires as much magic as me?
“It doesn’t even have infinite magical power!”
Maximum power with minimum horsepower.
It was like a textbook for magicians.
However, in reality, achieving it perfectly was not as easy as it sounds.
Even if I actually did it, I couldn’t show the same efficiency as now.
only Russell.
A phenomenon that was only possible because he was above Daria in terms of magical chastity alone.
Thanks to this, it was possible to say that Russell’s mana was several times greater than that of wizards of the same level.
Blaze Lance.
Wow-!
The scorching flame drives away the darkness in the hall at once.
Projectile Acceleration Bullet Velocity Support Flurry’s Grasp, Arrow Handler’s Pierce, and more.
A handful of sub-enchantments were added to the blaze lance.
‘Kuh-.’
Even the world’s Russell would lose his breath for a moment, the consumption of mana.
Kwaaaang!
The Blaze Lance spewed fire with an explosion.
The spear of flame in Russell’s hand sped through space in an instant.
Kwagwagwang!
The undead placed on the track exploded in an instant, and bone fragments fluttered in all directions.
The time it took for all of that to happen is literally a split second!
Bang!
The blaze lance pierced the body of one of the warlocks.
“Kyaaah——!!”
I couldn’t even get a proper shape at the screams, and I fainted.
Right after that, black smoke rose from the mouth of Beth, the woman who was hit directly by the attack.
‘one.’
It was because it was not enough to pierce the body with a spear of flame, and it was because the internal organs were completely cooked.
“Beth!”
Startled by the attack, Lavigne shouted.
I moved to support the falling Beth.
“two.”
Russell was faster.
Russell’s fist, which ran in a straight line, struck the guy right in the temple.
blah blah!
It was an attack that he allowed without even using a shield because his mind was shaken.
bang!
Rabin’s body bounced off and landed on the wall.
Then, part of the wall that had been shattered by the impact collapsed and hit Labin’s body.
Patter-.
Stone dust falls, and Rabin’s limbs tremble and convulse beneath it.
He is not dead, but appears to have lost consciousness.
Besides, Beth, who was pierced by the blaze lance, was not much different from him.
His brain was stained white from the pain of his organs being all cooked, and he bit into crab foam.
“Turn off…”
As if to prove that he wasn’t dead, he continued to let out a short groan through his mouth spewing out black smoke, but it was absolutely impossible to return to battle.
‘Now, there is only one thing left.’
Russell, who had dealt with two cultists in an instant, slowly turned his head to catch his breath.
The one remaining cultist also turned his gaze to ascertain Xavier’s location.
It was then.
“-Dedicated. dedicate dedicate.”
I heard someone muttering a triple chant.
“Life, life, soul, even my death.”
A spell that was heard in the middle of the few remaining undead.
Along with the spell, the remains of bones scattered around began to move with a clatter.
All of the hundreds of bone remains were fragments of the undead that had been smashed by Russell’s hand.
“Everything is dedicated to you.”
Woo woo woo-.
With a murmur, his shadow spread like paint on drawing paper.
Hwaaak!
The bone fragments caught on the tip rattled and vibrated unpleasantly.
In an instant, his shadow reached the two men and women, Beth and Lavin.
“Cuck!”
“Turn it off!”
Then, with a bizarre sound, Beth and Lavin, who were dying, start to struggle.
“Dedicated dedicate dedicate.”
No, it wasn’t a fuss.
“The life of someone who is not me, the life of someone who is not me, even the death of someone who is not me.”
As if being bound and squeezed by something, the whole body twisted into a bizarre figure.
“Everything is dedicated to you.”
Kwajeok Kwadjeok!
Their bones and muscle fibers are crushed and twisted.
Fuhuaak!
The blood spilled in the process moistened the sand.
Russell’s senses screamed.
The magic of the cultists that I have seen as records in old books at some point.
‘Self-sacrifice order!’
Specifically, Forced Sacrifice.
A vicious trick, forcibly sacrificing not only his own life but also the lives of others, unfolded in his grasp.
Realizing that he couldn’t win against Russell, he cast a spell of self-sacrifice, intending to die together with all his might.
It was a magic that had several conditions to activate.
Questions about how he cleared it soared, but there was no time to think about it now.
It should be blocked.
At that thought, I hurriedly stretched out my hand.
He hastily created magic.
next moment.
“Kuh. It’s already late.”
Xavier met Russell’s eyes and mocked him with a smirk.
“Advent.”
『Abomination』
The wizard who swallowed the dragon