Chapter 488: From Fifteen to Two
Fifteen mages. Five with explosive devices, and ten without. Though all those with explosive devices in their mouth that I have encountered weren't expert level mage, I shouldn't think that's the case now. After all, we have defeated a lot of them and captured them. Though I don't know if the cult knows that we captured them or not. There were no witnesses after all.
But the cult should be suspicious how there are too many expert level mages who never returned from their mission. As for the artificial master level mage who died, the Professor seems to never told about their deaths to the cult as he wanted to monopolize the Black Slime alone. Or at least that's what Albert know after interrogating him.
Just because all fifteen of them are expert level mages, doesn't mean I can't defeat them. None of them realize that I was so close to them listening in.
And I have more than fifteen Magic Restraining Collars. Back then when I just moved to Cassau and some nobles caused trouble, I grabbed all the collars I see. Also, Albert and the other kings also gave them to me as much as they can. That's why I have tons of them. Though they are all stored in different places.
Albert store them in his treasury in his palace. Lynn and old man Henry also store them in their own place. As for Harold, it was mostly Bernard who collect them and store them in his mansion.
I am someone who can easily go in and out such important place. Though I'm rich, so I don't need to steal them.
And they said that one day, when the decisive battle against the cult will happen, they will make use of all the treasures inside. They will give their sacred treasures to important people who allied with us.
.....
Wait, why do I keep thinking of things that's not important at time like this? I need to defeat fifteen of them in this huge meeting room.
For now, let's use sleeping gas on them all.
"Who the hell are... you..."
Some of them started to feel sleepy. And I used that chance to put the collars on them. As many as I can.
Oops. Just when I was about to wrap a collar on the next person, someone else casted a fireball at me. I guess six people is good enough. And two of them are those who have explosive devices in their mouth. Maybe I should have aimed at all those without the explosive device in their mouth.
"Kill him!" one of them said.
Since this room is quite big, I can use Reizpear freely. Though the blade part of the spear has been removed. So, it's just a staff.
It's necessary if I want to capture them. As they seem to be rather important for the cult since they have gathered here instead of other cult members at the capital, they should have quite the status. That's why I will try to not kill them.
Now, among the nine people here, one of them who has explosive device in his mouth is sleeping. This one is not an expert level mage. But the other two with explosive devices aren't sleepy at all. I was right that there will be some expert level mages with explosive device in their mouth.
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But as long as I can get close to them, I can defeat even expert level mages in an instant. I have to keep moving.
"This collar... I can't use magic! Take this collar off of me!"
"No. The enemy is still here. We can't get close to you since he might-"
Before the second person finished his word, I smacked his head with the staff in my hand. And using the momentum, I swung the staff around and hit two more people. Now, there's only five people left.
"Fire Wall!"
Someone finally made a protection by using a wall of fire. He doesn't even care that he's attacking his allies with his Fire Wall.
"Aah! What are you doing!"
"...There have been too many times that our members never return. And among them, there are many expert level mages. Probably, he's the cause. I don't know what magic he has and how he can stay so close near us while none of us could detect him, but just what he did as soon as he entered is enough to raise our suspicion that he could be the strongest one here. We should stall for time until 'He' arrives. Even at the cost of our lives."
Seems like among them, someone can still have calm composure. He could even figure out that I killed many of expert level mages already.
Hearing what he said, the others here prepared to fight for their lives. Well, not all of them.
"Are you kidding me!? There's no way I would sacrifice my life! I raised my level to an expert just so I don't have to have that thing in my mouth ever again! I'm not going to sacrifice myself! I'm leaving!"
The one who said that is an expert level earth mage. And he used his magic to change the terrain of the meeting room which is under the ground, so he could escape. But before he can do that, the previous person who creates the Fire Wall used a Fire Spear and kill the guy.
"The cult doesn't have the need for someone who won't die for them. Even if you don't have the explosive device in your mouth anymore, you have to put your everything for the True God. If you're thinking of running away, I will kill you myself."
This guy is dangerous. He's smart and he can put the other members in place.
Just as I thought of that, he casted several Fire Spears and attacked everyone who has the collars on and fainted after I hit them.
"He put the collars so they won't be able to use magic. That means he's going to ask us for information instead of killing us. If anyone here got caught by him, kill them. Even if that person is me!"
So cruel and decisive. I never heard of someone like him from Celestine and Veronica. And even Albert who is interrogating the Professor, never said anything about this guy. Which mean although he has quite the status, he is not in a very high position. But if he keeps living, he will have the same level of influence as Celestine and Veronica back when they were at the cult, and he could have his own group. Which will be dangerous seeing how he can lead people.
The worst part is that this guy is thinking of stalling for time until someone appears. Who is this 'He' he's talking about? Must be someone powerful. Shirley above us who is still practicing her magic will be in danger. I have to finish things here as soon as possible.
If I put the collar on any one of them, they will be killed. That means my only way of capturing them is to knock them out first. Let's use the gun.
I let go of the staff, and transformed Blobbies into guns. One in each hand. And I shoot the enemies as much as possible with a dull bullet that won't kill them. but the force should be strong enough to knock them out.
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"Tch! Ice Shield!"
Someone used Ice Shield, but I targeted someone else instead. As for the Fire Wall, it has been extinguished after I used air magic to change the property of the air here to something that is not flammable. And the enemies already have difficulty breathing.
"He's too strong!"
"And fast!"
"And handsome!"
"...who said that?"
"Can't I just compliment myself!?"
Of course the one who said that was me. I don't want any men to call me handsome even if they are right. The best praises always come from beautiful girls. Though I just hope they weren't lies.
It was difficult since they don't care about their own lives. They used powerful magic underground that would even harm them. And those I knocked unconscious; they were all killed by those who are still alive.
And now, there's only two people left. The one who might be a good leader, and the guard of this place whose meal I stole and blame it to the rat. I guess that makes sense since he was in charge of this place.
Above us, Shirley has stopped casting magic and take a rest. She must be waiting for me to get out.
"Hey, you said that there will be someone else coming, right? Before you die, tell me about him," I asked.
"...You'll meet him soon. And as soon as you see him you will die. That's how strong he is."
After saying that, both men faced each other and try to do a double suicide. But they are so close to each other so I knock the two of them out at the same time before they kill each other.
From fifteen, there's only two people left. Well, at least that's better than nothing.
I put collars on their neck, and use portal to transport them to Albert's place. He can take care of them. Or maybe someone else as he will be coming soon.
I left the place and greeted Shirley who is waiting for me under the shade of a tree.
"You done, Roy?" Shirley asked.
"Not yet. Put on a mask to cover your identity. Someone will be coming soon. Someone strong," I said.
He's probably a master level mage. An artificial one. That's why those people stalled for time since they think he can defeat me.
And the artificial master level mage that should be here are... children. I know that Shirley won't leave if I told her. That's why I told her to cover her face.
Chapter 489: The Side Effect is Having No Roots on the Side
I calmed myself down with calming gas, and let my mana recovers. Although I didn't use magic much during the fight, I still don't know who will be coming and I need to prepare myself for it.
"Should we call the others for help?" Shirley asked.
"Not yet. You all will be busy for the tournament. Even if the cult is planning for something, you don't want to lose on purpose, right? You will still want to win. I'll ask for help if it's necessary. You can just rest or train. Or maybe watch me fight this guy who will be coming. Who knows if you can learn something?" I said.
If the one coming is a wind or ice mage, Shirley who has both elements can learn something. She can still grow stronger. Just like everyone else.
"Then, I will watch by the sidelines," Shirley said.
"Okay. I'll try to not get the fight too close to your location. But you need to raise your barrier at all time. Since there were expert level mages in the underground meeting room before, and they have quite the faith in the strength of this guy, he should be much stronger than any ordinary expert level mages. Probably an artificial master level mage," I said.
Shirley reacted slightly after I said that there's an artificial master level mage who will come here. She's sharp. She must have realized from my word that the one coming should be a kid who has been experimented.
.....
"Just watch and don't do anything unless I ask you. And even if I ask you for help, just use magic that can restrain the enemy. Don't use any powerful offensive magic. If we can capture him instead of killing him, that would be ideal."
Though killing him might be impossible since she's here. I don't want her to see me killing a kid.
After that, there's no more chat. Shirley is obviously anxious about the person coming, but I used calming gas on her. She realizes that she somehow calmed down, and looked at me in gratitude.
And just one hour after waiting, I finally see someone above the sky. He's a wind mage.
As expected, it's a kid. A boy around twelve or thirteen years old. Maybe after the experiment, he has grown a bit. But the fact that the Professor himself calling them kids at present, could mean that they are still children for him. I guess the chance of them having grown enough to be called adult is close to zero.
And just like the other artificial master level mage, he has a mohawk. Just why!? What's with them and mohawk? Is it a necessary step to experiment on them?
The Professor be like, "I'm gonna shave your hair. But just the sides. And you will be stronger."
Is that why?
Or maybe the secret is that he's playing with their brains. But only need to do it on the side. That's why he thinks it's a pain to shave everything.
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If it's me, I'd rather shave everything.
Wait, maybe the surgery cause something to their hair roots. But only on the side. So, once their hair grows back, it's only in the middle.
I haven't seen if they still have hair roots on their scalp. Maybe I should check with this one. And when I capture this guy and bring him to Varadis, I'll go check the other mohawks as well.
In any case, as expected of an artificial master level mage. He realizes that I'm looking at him. But he doesn't care at all and continue going to land in another location where another path to the underground meeting room is.
Though after he sees that no one is there, he will be coming.
"Shirley, he's checking on the underground meeting room first. He will be coming here soon," I said.
"What is he look like?" Shirley asked.
"Mohawk. Again. And he's a child. Probably twelve or thirteen. Also, his vocal cord has been damaged. He shouldn't be able to talk well," I said.
The kid's vocal cord is damaged. He should be mute, or unable to talk properly. That's what I see with my Divine Vision as he enters the underground meeting room. And as expected, he has no hair roots on the side of his hair. Having a mohawk is the side effect of such experiment.
"His damaged vocal cord... was the injury intentional? Or is it from an accident?" Shirley asked.
"I don't know. The other artificial master level mages we had seen are able to talk normally. But this one is different. Whatever the case, I need to capture him and bring him to Varadis. If Victoria, Marie, and the others can do some research on this boy, the chance of them inventing something before the tournament will be higher," I replied.
"You really think they can made something so quick?" Shirley asked.
"I don't know. But the start of the tournament is not the deadline. The real deadline is when the cult starts their attack. So, I have high hope that Marie and the others can at least do something," I said.
"I agree. Marie has always been a genius inventor. I'll just have faith in her. I'll go hide now. The kid should be coming soon, right? Good luck," Shirley said as she went and hide behind a tree.
Since she has taken care of the monsters here, there's no need to worry about her safety. Only the effects of our battle can harm her. But as long as the target is me, her barrier should be able to protect her.
As the boy looked around the meeting room and didn't find anyone, he started looking into the sewer. But he still didn't find anyone.
As for me, while waiting, I drew a map of the sewer to give to Lynn later. Or maybe Claudia.
Though I don't know how long this later will be, so I opened a portal right away to Lynn's location. And she's busy in her office with Claudia helping her.
"Hey! I have no time to chat, so I'll be quick. Here's a map for the sewer. There are some hidden rooms. And I found one that was just used by the cult. Go get some people to investigate the sewer," I said.
"Is there something going on?" Lynn asked.
"I will probably fight a kid soon. I'll try to capture him, but that might be difficult. Shirley is here in case I need help. See you later," I said as I close the portal.
I know that when I opened the portal, the mohawk kid sensed it and he's getting out of the underground sewer through the place he entered from, and flew this way.
The reason I used portal is also to bait him to come here. If I didn't, he might go check the sewer and keep going until he finds someone. Though I don't know why he didn't come to me right away when he sensed me looking at him.
Now that he's getting closer, I can see him better. For being a kid, he has a really strong body. He's just a little bit weaker than me if I don't use my Aura. But he still looks like a kid as his muscle is not bulky. Though our weight should be similar even though there's an obvious difference in height.
He also has an explosive device in his mouth. Maybe the Professor or whoever ordered him put it in his mouth. Which mean in case we fight, I have to incapacitate him, and pluck out the explosive device while wrapping a collar around his neck. Though if I can put him to sleep, I don't need to be in a hurry.
He landed in front of me, but before coming to me, he looked at where Shirley is hiding. Well, if he can tell where I am, it's obvious that he can tell where Shirley is.
For now, even though he can't talk, I'll try asking him questions.
"Good afternoon. May I ask what your name is?" I asked the boy.
I know that the mohawks aren't named. But for now, let's act as if I know nothing about them.
The boy didn't answer as he just keeps staring at me.
"Can you hear me?" I asked. And he replied with a nod.
"Can you talk?"
He replied with a shake of his head.
"Hmm... this is quite difficult. For now, I'll ask you some questions. You can answer it with a nod for a yes, and shake your head for a no. If you have some questions, can you write something in the ground so I know what you're going to ask?"
He shakes his head. What? Don't tell me that he can't write or read?
"Can you write or read?"
The boy replied with a shake of his head.
"Then, I will be the one asking you questions. Is that fine?"
The boy didn't answer right away, but then he nodded his head. I guess he's curious where the other cult members are. But he can't ask a stranger as he needs to know if I'm his ally or not first.
For now, it's questioning time.
Chapter 490: The Enemy Has Two Elements!
This questioning time is not for the sake of hearing an answer. He can only reply with yes or no. And I don't know what to ask since he can't reply with other answer. He can't talk, and he can't write or read.
This questioning time is to make him let down his guard so I can have the element of surprise. I need to capture him and bring him to Varadis. This way, Marie and the others can test their invention on him. Once their invention work on this boy, we can assume that their invention will work on other artificial master level mage that will come.
For now, I'll ask him random questions.
"Hey, do you know that it's time for kids to take a nap?" I said. To which I can see Shirley with her palm covering her face.
The boy answer with a shake of his head. Which mean he doesn't know that kids take a nap at this time. But after that, it seems like he was curious about Shirley's reaction as he looked at her hiding location.
"Oh, don't worry about her. She's a shy person. Just like me. Which is why we cover our face with a mask," I said.
I can't make him hostile to us. I need to catch him by surprise.
.....
"Leave her be. I'm more curious about you. Where did you come from? Oh, wait, you can't speak. But you can at least point to where you came from, right?"
And then, he raises his hand. I prepare myself in case he suddenly casts a magic to attack me. But it's not an attack. He just raises his hand first, before he points his finger to where he came from. He's pointing to the east. Probably from Arturo. Or maybe that city in the center of the continent, Lenko.
"So, you're from the capital?" I asked.
For now, let's pretend to not know and just say that he's from the capital. Well, the capital is where he points at as well. We are at the west side from the capital right now.
He shook his head and raises his hand which he used to point the west a bit higher.
"Oh, further than that? Is there another city that way? Hmm... Are you pointing at a city beyond the capital?"
He nodded his head. And I keep guessing random answers until I finally say the correct one.
"You're from Arturo? You're from another kingdom?"
The boy nodded his head.
"Oh, I see. Well, I should have guessed it sooner. I know that there are many people coming here for the tournament. We too came from another country. We're from Varadis. We're hunters who wants to see the tournament. Isn't it amazing that we finally have a way to find who is the strongest mage in the continent? I used to dream of being the strongest as well. But I'm too weak and can only take low-rank quests. But I want to see the gap between me and the strongest mage. Though just any one of the participants should be stronger than me already," I lied.
The setting is we're hunters from Varadis who want to see who is the strongest mage. I want to tell the kid that we are weak to let down his guard.
But the kid didn't react at all. I guess knowing that I was looking at him made him think that I'm not weak at all.
"What are we doing in this forest even though we're weak? Well, although we're weak, we have good teamwork! I have a really good eyesight that can see things from afar. And with my eyesight, she will aim to where I told her and shoot magic from afar. That's how we became good enough to stay here! Though it seems like there are not many monsters left here. And I'm thinking that it's time to return. By the way, what about you? You should be younger than me. From what I can tell, you're younger than fifteen. Do you have innate talent in magic that awaken your element when you're this young?" I asked.
I'm also probing if he will say the truth or not. I know that he's a successful experiment of the Professor. If he nods his head, that means he can lie. If he shakes his head, that means he is still na?ve and can only say the truth. Unless he doesn't know the real answer.
He started pondering for a while, and he finally replies with a nod. He can lie.
Maybe because he can't speak, he spends most of the time thinking. That's why he knows when to lie. And he can only nod or shake his head, so no one will think that he's lying. What a pain.
Well, it's not like I'm going to interrogate him.
"Wow! You must be so talented! I envy you! By the way..."
I walked closer to the boy while asking him a question. So far, he didn't get suspicious of me. And I can get closer to him easily.
"...since you're talented, would you like to join our party? You can be the main attacker, while the two of us will be your support. This way, you don't have to worry with your back. We will end up being seen as riding on your tailcoat, but we're fine with that. How about it? The split will be fifty-fifty. You will get half, and the two of us will get the other half. How about it?" I asked while approaching him closer and closer.
He refused my offer. But I keep negotiating further while approaching him closer step by step.
"How about 60:40?"
The boy still refuses. So, I keep negotiating.
"61:39?"
He shook his head.
"67:33?"
He keeps refusing.
"Fine, 70:30?"
The boy still refuses. But I have reached within an arm-length to him.
"Final offer, your arms!"
I transformed Blobbies into a sword, and swung it at his arms.
He is about as strong as me without Aura and magic. But I still have the upper-hand with my experience and technique. I managed to cut his right arm, but for the left arm, I only managed to put a scratch.
"No!" Shirley shouted. She must be thinking that I'm killing the boy. But no problem. I'm only cutting his arm off. As long as it's properly stored, I can reattach it back later. But I need to be careful of the boy first.
He keeps his distance as he flew back with wind magic. Meanwhile, I kicked his separated arm toward Shirley's location.
"Freeze it so I can reattach it back later!" I said.
"You're too cruel to a child!" Shirley said as used ice magic to freeze the separated arm.
"Good. I can reattach it later. Now that the enemy is hurt, I can... oh shit. He's also a healer," I said as I saw the wound on his arms, the wound got healed in an instant. The control of his healing is to his whole body, not to the wound alone. But seeing the wound instantly healed means that he's at least expert level in healing magic.
"Fuck, you're a healer? Also, a master level?"
He shook his head. As long as his healing is not master level, it should be fine. I heard that a master level healer could even revive the death. It was just a myth. Or at least at this time, I can only hope so.
Seeing that I'm hostile, the boy raised his left hand toward me and cast a Wind Slash to attack me.
That's fine. As long as he is not used to use magic without pointing his hand toward his target, I can dodge it easily. His hand might be fast, but not enough to get his attack hits me.
Also, the lost of one arm means that he needs to adjust his body balance now. It's impossible to adjust it right away. Even if he has a strong body, since it's not through training but through experiment, he shouldn't be able to balance his body well so quickly.
...though he's flying now. Balance doesn't mean much if he can just fly in the sky. Although he looks unstable flying in the sky, he can still do it well. As expected of an artificial master level wind mage.
Still, a wind element and healing element. This could be troublesome. He can heal from any wound I give him. Which mean I have to knock him out quickly before he can use any healing magic if I want to capture him.
I need to get serious. If I half-assed this, I would die.
"WhO Are yoU?" the boy spoke with weird tone.
"Fuck! You can talk!?" I asked.
"It iS PAinfUl tO speAk. WhO Are yoU?" the boy asked again.
"At the moment, I wish I am someone who can save you. Please do not resist. I have to make sure you won't be able to use magic so you won't harm anyone," I said.
My plan is to cut off his arms, and then put the collar around his neck. If he has no arm, he won't be able to remove the collar forcefully like the Mohawk Girl back then.
But this fight might be harder. Especially since my goal is to capture him and not to kill him.
Well, if I'm in trouble, I'll just ask Shirley to help. She's already informing the others through Sonia that I'm fighting. Reinforcement will arrive. But I want to capture him before the others arrive.
Chapter 491: Capturing the Boy
The boy is a healer. But no matter how good his healing is, he shouldn't be able to recover the loss of blood. Well, I don't know about expert level healer or even master level healer. I think they should be able to heal it.
The boy might be an expert level healer. And I also don't know if he can regrow his own arm or not. This will be a difficult fight. But I can't give up. I need to bring him to Varadis so we can find something that can stop those artificial master level mages from fighting us.
"By the way, have you reached master level in your healing? Just like your wind element?" I asked the boy.
The boy shook his head without hesitation. I think this time, the boy didn't lie. That mean he's at least an expert level healer.
"So, you're an expert level healer?" I asked the boy again.
"WhaT DOeS iT maTteR?" the boy said with hoarse voice.
"It does matter. Since you can't regrow your missing limb back, it means I have a chance to defeat you. Don't prepare yourself," I said as I charged at him who is flying now.
.....
"ShoULdn'T iT Be PrePArE YoURSelf?" the boy asked.
"I don't want to fight. I want to win. Please lose for the sake of the world," I said.
Before I can reach him, He tried to push me away with his wind magic. As expected of a master level wind mage. Even if he's not a real master level mage and just an artificially made by someone, his magic is too powerful. And as it's a wind magic, I can't see it even with my Divine Vision.
But I'm an air mage. Even if I can't see the wind, I can feel the movement of the air in the surrounding. Once I sense the strange movement of the air, I can tell where the wind is coming from and when it will reach me.
The wind coming from him is fast and strong. I can't cut his magic in time, but since it's not an offensive magic that will harm me, but instead it's for pushing me away, I can just let myself get carried by the wind. Though I need to think of a way to win.
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Now that I have tasted his wind magic, I can at least estimate how fast it is now. Next time, I can react properly.
After getting carried by the wind for a while, I escaped and start running toward the boy again. He didn't move from the previous spot. He just stays there floating in the same spot. That's just how confident he is, I suppose.
I run again toward the boy. And when I get closer like before, he also used wind magic to push me away. I don't know why he didn't use offensive magic, but this is good. Now that I have experienced it once, I can react properly.
Just as the wind that is trying to push me reach within my range, I swung Reizpear to cut it. Using my Aura to cover Reizpear and my will to cut even magic, I did it easily.
The boy was shocked to see that I can cut through his magic. That's good. Now that he's unprepared for this, I tried to cut his left arm now. He managed to dodge my first slash, but I won't stop with just one attack. I have already expected that he can dodge my attack after looking at his body. That's why attacked him multiple times.
He managed to dodge the first few slashes and thrusts attack, but I still didn't stop at all. And slowly, since he is not used in fighting with his body, he slowed down and I managed to scratch him. But my aim is to cut off his arms. One arm is down already, but I need to cut his other arm.
Though It will still be bad if he can use magic without aiming with his arms. That's how I trained my friends to use magic. If this mohawk boy can do that, it will be dangerous. I have to put the collar on him quickly as well.
Good thing that the people in the underground meeting room died. I don't need to use portal to get one. I have used several collars and wrap them around the neck of the cult members, and they were killed by their own allies. Except for two whom ended up getting caught.
The boy managed to not get his left arm cut, while I also slash his other parts of the body so he won't think that I only aim for his arms. And now, when he's having difficulty keeping up with my speed, I get around his back and put a collar on his neck.
Or at least that's what I tried. The boy quickly escaped far from me after I get to his back. By flying forward. So, I chased after him again.
It will be bad if he can gain some distance. He's a master level wind mage even if it's just artificial. He will escape and the fight ahead will be more difficult.
That's why I used Blobbies and change it into a whip. With the whip, I wrapped it around his waist. Now, he won't be able to escape from me unless he cut the whip.
"I won't let you go. I will kill you right here," I said.
"No! Don't kill him!"
The one who said that was not me or the boy. It was Shirley who ended up following us as we started fighting in the sky.
I know that. I don't have any plan to kill him. But if I say that I will capture him, he will think that it's fine because no matter what I do, I won't try to kill him. And he will still be alive no matter what. He can attack me however he likes if he thinks that way.
But if I made him think that I will kill him, his moves will be limited. And capturing him will be easier. That's my plan. I guess Shirley didn't realize it. I guess since I'm fighting a kid, she can't keep her head cool.
So, I glared at Shirley with intent to kill. It's the first time she felt my killing intent and it's aimed at her. She felt the fear and stopped. I hope he realizes what I intent to do now.
"YoU aRE Not WEaK," the boy said. I guess he's still thinking about my lies back then.
"Thanks for the praise, but that doesn't make me happy!"
Seems like the boy has adapted to his loss of his arm. And he can now use his offensive magic with his left arm, he used Air Slash on me. This time, I used my long-range slash attack to cut his magic from far.
I used my full power so even after I cut his magic, it would still reach the boy. But when my attack and his magic meet, an explosion occurred. My attach couldn't reach him, and we cancelled each other's attack.
"I guess that means I'm about as strong as an artificial master level mage. I am still not as strong as a master level mage. What a pain," I said.
With this, if I meet the leader of the cult or the Archbishop who are both estimated to be real master level mages, I will lose in an instant.
Should I wait for reinforcement? But I had shown my killing intent to Shirley. I guess I can't have her join.
As for the others, it seems like they choose to wait for further information. The only one who would come right away after hearing the report is Angela. But since she's not yet here, I guess she's training somewhere far away.
But if they hadn't received further information after a while, they will also come over here. That will take some time. I guess I have to take care of this myself.
Hmm... I guess there's only one thing left I can do. Well, I will do it then.
I run on air at full speed toward the boy, and the boy used Wind Slash again toward me. But I didn't cut it. Instead, I used my left arm to block it.
It's impossible to block a magic with my arm. Especially since the enemy is master level mage. But that will make him drop his guard. No one will think that I will sacrifice my arm to reach him.
"Get my arm!" I shouted at Shirley to wake her up from the shock. She stared at me who lost an arm, and then chased after my falling arm.
As for me, I managed to reach the boy and cut of his left arm as well. And I quickly let go of Reizpear, and grab the collar from my pocket and wrap it around the boy's neck.
The boy was surprised, but he can't do anything now. And without any magic resistance from him, I put him to sleep with sleeping gas as he starts falling. But I caught him, and chase after his falling arm.
An arm for two arms. And I will reattach it soon. I hope there won't be side effects.
Chapter 492: Bringing the Boy to Varadis
Right as I put the boy to sleep, the others finally arrive. Seems like they meet each other on the way here.
And as expected, they were shocked to see the armless boy, and me who lost an arm. Good thing the three arms have now been frozen by Shirley.
As for my wound, I used Blobby to wrap tightly around it. It's very painful, but I can endure it. at least for a few more minutes.
"Kayla, heal the boy first! And then, we will go to Varadis to reattach his arms and my arm. The boy will be a good material for research," I said.
"Ah! Okay!" Kayla said.
It might be a bit difficult to reattach the boy's right arm since he has healed it on his own. And that might cause his left which hasn't been healed to be longer than his right after I reattach them. But that doesn't matter as long as the boy is alive.
As for me, although I can sew back my left arm on my own, doing it in Varadis might be better since they have experts over there. Maybe I'll call Sophie to help.
.....
"Sonia, tell Sophie that I will get her to reattach my arm," I said.
"What about the surgeon in Varadis? You're not going to ask them to reattach your arm?" Kayla asked me.
"They will be busy with the boy. And I feel better if Sophie is the one to do it. As for you, I will need your healing after the surgery. I will be conscious during the whole operation as well so I can instruct you and Sophie. As for the others, if you want to hear how powerful the boy is, you can ask Shirley. She watched us fight the whole time. I'll be back later to finish the request I took to the guild and to report everything I heard in the underground meeting room to Lynn and Claudia," I said.
"There's an underground meeting room? Hmm... it's true! There's a big room underneath us!" Angela said. Since she is an expert level in her four elements, she can sense the ground under her.
"That's right. You, Sara, and Celestine can go check on the underground meeting room. It's connected to the sewer underneath the capital. Since you three have good sense of your earth element, it's best if you three can check it out first. There are no dangerous monsters, so it's fine. But it smells bad. That's why Sara's air magic is important. Well, I'll be going now. Kayla, let's go!"
I opened a portal to Victoria's location in Varadis. Seems like we forgot to tell everyone here that we're coming as they didn't expect it at all.
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"Oh, Roy! You come to visit? Wait, what happened!? How did you lose your arm!? And why is that kid has no arms!?" Victoria who greeted me while discussing something with Marie and some other people in Varadis, including the king, old man Henry, were shocked to see me like this.
I entered the portal with the boy on my back, and my own frozen arm in my intact right arm. As for the boy's arms, Kayla is carrying them.
"I met the artificial master level mage, this mohawk kid. The only way I can defeat him without killing him is this way. He might be good for researching something for you guys. Now, while Sophie, Kayla, and I will perform surgery on me to reattach my arm, the surgeons from Varadis will operate on the boy... later. I think it's best to keep him armless for now. Well, the surgeons can watch my operation. As for the boy, Kayla will heal his left arm. This way, the boy's arm length will be the same. Hopefully. Though they will be shorter than before, at least he's still in his growth period. If he can still grow. For now, myself comes first," I said.
With that, everyone readied themselves for my operation. Victoria will help becoming our medical tools as well. And Marie will watch us out of curiosity.
The surgery was done well. It took less than one hour. Which is good enough.
Sophie, Kayla, and the others are doing exactly as I instructed. I know that the doctors here have learned on how to reattach separated limbs from my medical knowledge, but I don't know how many people they have operate. Maybe zero. That's why I instruct them to do it.
After my surgery is done, Kayla healed me again completely. I tested my strength in my left arm, and it's as good as it was before. Surgery was done perfectly.
"Now, about the boy. The reason I cut off his arms is because his body is strong enough to rip the collar apart. If he wakes up, his kicking strength should be powerful enough to kill anyone in one kick. But it's difficult for him to remove the collar this way. I think binding his leg with magic from expert level mage should be good enough to stop him. Kayla, use your earth magic to bind his legs," I said to Kayla.
"There's no soil here. I might end up destroying this building," Kayla said.
"Oh, right. Here's your soil," I said as I opened a portal to the outside.
Kayla, collected the soil with her wand and use them to bind the boy's legs. This way, the boy won't be able to escape. Even if he's strong, he's not strong enough to remove the bind of an expert level mage with force.
"I think it's okay to reattach his arms now as long as you bind his arms as well," I said.
And so, with my instruction, only the surgeons from Varadis performed the surgery to reattach the boy's limbs. By the way, old man Henry is one of the surgeons. He's in fact one of the best doctors in this country. Is that the requirement to be the king? I don't think that's all.
The boy's surgery was done well as well. We just need to see if he can move them. though that would be scary, so at least we will do it later.
"Now, what to do with the boy?" I asked.
"I have some ideas. But for now, inhuman as it is, I will try as many things as possible to at least make sure the brainwashed artificial master level mages to not be able to fight us," Marie said.
"Yes. I also have some ideas as well. Good thing you brought the kid. There's something different I want to try on them that won't be effective to adult. Roy, aren't you busy? You should go back soon," Victoria said.
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"You're right. Sophie, Kayla, what will you do?" I asked the two.
"We'll return with you," Sophie replied, and Kayla nodded.
"Okay. If the boy proves to be too strong and can somehow escape Kayla's binding, contact me right away. See you later," I said as I used portal to go back to near the capital of Consenza.
As for Sophie, I returned her to where she was before. Back at the inn taking care of the children. Since Lina was there as well, I can take Sophie with me.
"I'll go back to the sewer and return back to the capital through there. What about you?" I asked Kayla.
"I'll go meet up with Jewel. We took a request together," Kayla said.
"Okay. See you later," I Said as I leave.
I entered the underground meeting room again through the door I entered before, and traced back to the capital. Since I entered with permission from the guards who watched the sewer, it will be suspicious if I come out and return to the capital from somewhere else.
I returned to the capital and greeted the guards before going to the hunter guild.
"Here's the subjugation proofs. Rat's tails. There are more than thirty. There really is no one else taking the quest, huh?" I said to the receptionist.
"Not only the sewer rats are weak. The sewer is smelly as well. That's why no one wants to go there. But why are you not smelly?" the receptionist asked.
"I'm an air mage. The bad smell is from the air in the sewer. Since I can protect myself with Air Barrier, I won't get the bad smell. Unless I swam in the sewer, which I did not do," I said jokingly.
"I see. Air mages can do that, huh? I heard that there's an awesome air mage from Tatrama who will participate in the tournament. I think from now on, the people will know how important air mages are," the receptionist said.
She's good. She's smart enough to realize that. In the future, I think she could be a good guild leader.
"Though in the end, I still came from the sewer. I need to take a bath first. Can I get the reward now?" I asked.
"Oh, right. Here's your reward. There are some bonuses because you subjugated more than the what's needed. Thank you for completing the job."
After that, I find an inn with a bath. I don't want to sleep while being wrapped by tentacles anymore.
After taking a bath, I reported what I found to Lynn and Claudia. Celestine and Sara were there too as they have finished exploring the sewer.
With the map I gave her previously, Lynn will order the guards to increase the security in the sewer. I think there won't be anymore sewer rats request on the guild for a while.
Chapter 493: The Cult is Recruiting Criminals
Today is a quiet day.
There's nothing of importance today. Even though I had a difficult battle just yesterday.
Yesterday, I found hidden rooms in the sewer. And then, I fought the cult members. Those two things are something that I already think of as natural, so they are not a big problem for me. The biggest problem was after that.
I fought an artificial master level mage that I must not kill. A young boy barely in his teen.
I even got my left arm severed. It has been reattached back. And there's no wound at all. No scars either. And I captured the boy.
If I didn't have the element of surprise and didn't severe his right arm at the beginning of the fight, I would have lost my life. Well, maybe not. But I will end up having no choice but to kill the boy, which I'd like to avoid as much as possible.
And now, the boy is being researched. Marie, Victoria, and other people in Varadis will experiment on the boy so they can test what they invented. From what I heard from Victoria yesterday, it seems like they are planning on making something that will erase the brainwashing. And that's good enough to stop them from fighting.
.....
The tournament is getting closer, and the big war will happen soon. Since the boy came from Arturo, we can say that they will come from over there. Or at least the highest number of enemies will come from there. There might be other cult members coming from other location, but the number will be less since Arturo has been almost completely taken over by the cult.
As for Harold himself, I haven't heard anything from him. But from what Sonia told me, everything in Lenko is going fine. And they don't need my help. I guess that place will be taken over by Harold soon.
As for his children, other than Fabio who is helping Harold and Carmen in Lenko, they are all preparing themselves to attack the capital of Arturo soon. Or maybe they are already leaving by this time. They will attack as soon as I see the fake king in the capital of Consenza.
The fake king will come here with powerful guards. That's obvious. Which mean, the defense of the capital will be at its lowest when the fake king is here. There must still be some people, but the strongest one will come here for their big plan.
Toni himself, the one who chose to stay in the den of the enemy, was asked if he'd like to visit Consenza. But he uses logical reasoning to keep staying in the capital. I heard that he made an excuse saying that the king's job must be done even when the king is away, and he's the one doing them.
Well, he will be an amazing ally when Harold and the others attack the capital of Arturo. That's why I can't leave this place before I see the fake king is here.
I can just come and go from Cassau back to here with portal, but I don't know when they will arrive. That's why I choose to stay at an inn here.
And today, nothing happened. Should I visit that Lenko city and help Harold? But like I said before, I can't just leave here.
As for the cult members here, they are being very secretive. I hadn't seen any single person with explosive device in their mouth. And I'm too lazy to go to the guild and take a request.
I can't play with the children. Because once I see something is wrong, and the children noticed it from my reaction, they will be full of worry.
And that's why I'm sitting alone in the audience seat in the Arena. Doing nothing.
It's a pain to keep watch in the busy capital. And this Arena is quite far from the capital, which makes it a perfect location to relax. I can also see one entrance to the capital from here. And that entrance is supposed to be the one that the fake Arturo King will enter through if he's travelling through the normal route. I have heard the news from Toni that he has left Arturo.
As for the cult members in Consenza without explosive device in their mouth, I can only hope that some of them will do something suspicious so I can tell that they are from the cult. I'll just take a walk around the capital and see those cultists' reaction.
Maybe I will start bounty hunting again while looking for the cult members? Well, I'll do that later. I'll just enjoy cloud watching from the Arena for a while.
I don't expect that I can spend two whole hours watching the cloud. I guess that's already long enough. Let's go back to the capital and start bounty hunting.
Hmm... I see that in the restaurant, there's a woman with a bounty in her head, talking to two other people. From what I heard in the underground meeting room; the cult is trying to recruit even criminals with bounty in their heads. If my guess is right, the two people are cult members who are trying to recruit the woman.
Well, let's enter the restaurant and eat like a customer would while eavesdrop on them. Good thing there's a good seat close to them. With my enhanced hearing since I became an Aura user, I should be able to hear their conversation.
I enter the restaurant, take a seat close to the three's table, and order some meals. While waiting for the meal, I listened to the three people's conversation.
"...so, that shop is a good target. It doesn't have good security. Although it looks shabby, we should be able to get something," the woman said.
"I see! As expected of our big sister! Let's go there tonight!"
Seems like they are currently planning on stealing something. It's not about recruiting her. I guess I was wrong. Well, I can still get something from capturing her.
For captured criminals with bounties in their heads, we can bring them to the guards or to the guild to be examined. And we can then get a reward right away.
It's quite difficult since there are many people aiming for the bounty. Even now, I can see some two people aiming for the woman. And the two of them have Hunter Cards in their pocket. Which mean they are hunters. Though I can't tell if they are cult members or not.
I'll just watch them for now.
As the meal I ordered arrives, the three leaves the restaurant. And the two who were stalking them leave soon after. I just looked at them from the restaurant with my Divine Vision while I still eat.
The three who leave first entered an empty alley as they realized they are being followed. And then, one of the guys following them tries to capture them. A fight happens in the middle of the city.
Finally, the other guy arrives. And he didn't help the other guy capturing the woman and her friends. Instead, he killed the bounty hunter with powerful magic. Expert level magic.
I finally find one expert level mage from the cult.
Now that I have finished my meal, I leave the restaurant and go to where they are in the empty alley. From what I saw, the magic he used on the bounty hunter is a fire magic. At least he doesn't have the detection skill of earth mage or wind mage who can detect presence by the vibration on the ground or from the wind.
"How about it? Would you like to join us? We can give you everything," the expert level mage said.
"You think we can trust you?" the woman asked.
"I can tell you this. If you decided to join us, we will help you in any way possible so you can reach expert level. What do you think?"
I'm right! He's from the cult, and he's trying to recruit the woman. Now, what should I do? I can just kill them all here, or I could stalk him and find where the others are hiding.
The answer is obvious. Killing more of them is better than killing just one. I'll stalk him for now.
Oh, seems like one of the woman's subordinate refused his offer. And he just killed him without hesitation.
Seeing that, the woman and her other subordinate looked at the man in fear as they agreed to join the cult.
"Good. Then, since you have agreed to join us, please meet us later tonight at our hiding spot in the forest. We will inform you further of what we're doing, and how you can get stronger. We have a lot of expert level mages. Maybe you can become one of us in the future? I'll see you later. Goodbye."
The man then leaves the alley. It's good that now I have the location of their hiding spot. Or at least one of them.
Good thing I didn't act right away and wait. I guess I'll ask the others to help me raiding the cult's hiding spot tonight.
Chapter 494: The Cult's Hiding Spot
"The tournament is a few days away, but you're going to take us on a raid mission tonight?"
As I told the others about the cult's secret meeting in their hideout in the forest later tonight, Kayla asked.
I'm the one who said that it's best for them to rest, but I'm also the one assembling everyone to come here.
Right now, we're in the palace in the capital of Consenza. We're in a meeting room arranged by Lynn and Claudia as I reported what I found.
Just like the palace in Tatrama, this imperial palace is also filled with people that we can trust. Lynn, Claudia, and also Celestine have investigated fully about everyone who works here, and those who have the permission to come and go to this palace, to see who we can trust. Even if none of them has the ability like Albert to detect lies, I should believe their effort.
Still, unless Lynn leaked something stupid like before, I think it's going to be fine.
"Kind of. I will go there soon to check the place. If I see any kids who noticed my presence, I'll assume that they are artificial master level children. And if that's the case, the mission will be changed from destroying them to identifying them. And then, we will defeat them one by one when they are separated. It should be easy since we can tell from their hairstyle," I said.
.....
"Master! What if they choose to have mohawk as their hairstyle and not because of the experiment to turn them into master level mage!?" Jewel asked.
"They need to be killed as well so that no one will ever think that having a mohawk is a good idea," I said resolutely.
"No! If you don't know that they are with the cult or not, don't kill anyone!" Lynn protested.
But I'm doing it for the sake of the world. What if there's a child who sees the mohawk and think that they have an amazing hairstyle? If a city is filled with people with mohawk, that would be scary.
Just imagining it makes me shudders.
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It will be like: Hey, I'm a mohawk. You no mohawk? When will you be a mohawk? How is your mohawk? Where is your mohawk? Why not mohawk?
...that will be too scary.
Maybe if they wear leather jacket and pants, it will suit them. I've seen some with mohawk that actually suit them in my past life.
Wait! Were they from the cult back then? Well, I was too weak, so I can't tell.
"So, basically, kill the mohawks. But not all mohawks are bad. Some are bad, so they are allowed to be killed. Some are not bad, so don't kill them. Is that it?" Jewel asked.
"Oh, you're getting smarter again every day. That's amazing!" I praised my disciple.
"Sigh... she's started to becoming more and more like you. I think that would be nightmare," Kayla said.
"Why? Her explanation is easy to understand though?" Angela said.
Now, all eyes are on Angela. Seems like she's the only one who didn't realize that Jewel and I are just playing around. It's scary how she can easily get influenced by other people.
"...Angela, no matter what, if you are in doubt, trust us. That's easy to do, right?" I said as I put my hands on her shoulders.
"I don't get it, but I just need to trust you, right? That's easy."
As long as she won't trust strangers easily, it should be fine.
"Let's continue with the plan. So, they will have a meeting tonight about recruiting people? And they will be most likely to be criminals? Am I right?" Kayla asked.
"Probably. I was just thinking of wasting time today by bounty hunting, and accidentally encountered someone from the cult is recruiting the criminal. Since they are criminals, I don't think they will have any problem in destroying the capital or harming the innocents. That's why the cult is recruiting criminals. It's just a guess, though. But I think I'm right," I said.
"If that's the case, then not just the criminals. The people who are dissatisfied about the Empire will gladly join the cult if they are recruited. Even if they are just weak mages," Claudia said.
"I think you're right. Well, I'll go visit their hideout right away. As for you guys, I think it's best if you stay here and ask Claudia if there are any people or group that she thinks are dissatisfied with the Empire. You can watch them closely later. Once the cult members approaching the hideout, I will open a portal here. Those who wants to come can stay here later tonight," I said.
After we finished discussing on what to do, I left the palace from the window and run directly to the forest where the cult is hiding.
Since I have killed and captured those who were going to the underground meeting room, there might be a slight disturbance in the cult's hiding spot. Since I heard that they are going to recruit someone, but that recruiter won't be able to attend, the rest members of the cult who will be attending the meeting tonight will be confused at first for the absences of several important people.
Well, I can use that to my advantage. What's important is to see that there aren't any kids in the meeting tonight. I hope the kid I captured and bring to Varadis is the only kid who is already here at the capital. The rest, they won't be coming until the cult's plan started.
So far, from what we found, we know that the cult will attack Consenza with a huge army. It's because we gathered all the kings and powerful figures in one place. The cult won't let go of this chance.
I don't know why they didn't attack the kings when the four kings had a meeting where they realize that the Harold at that time was a fake. Probably because they don't think that Albert and the others won't be a nuisance in their plan as they are confident that they can take over each country one at a time.
But now that they realize it would prove to be difficult, they will attack the kings at once when they are in one place, while also taking care of powerful mages who will come. Probably, they are also trying to recruit those powerful mages.
Not only the participants from each country. The guards of the kings will be approached as well. Also, there will be a lot of famous A or S ranked hunters who want to watch the tournament and will come to see who is crowned as the strongest.
If the tournament progressing normally, I have no doubt that Angela will be the one crowned as the strongest even if it's a team battle. She will have a lot of trouble in the future as the strongest, but for her, it will be a good way to train as well.
For an A or S ranked hunter, reputation is important. Being dubbed as the strongest should be their goal. Maybe I'll ask Albert to make a tournament where everyone is free to enter in the future. Well, I'll think of it later. We need to stop the cult from killing Albert and the others.
I finally reached the forest, but I don't see any place where the cult should be hiding. I should have followed that woman to this place.
It's already dark and the gate is closed. Which means, anyone who is walking around near this forest is suspicious. Let's find someone and follow them.
After looking around, I finally found a group of suspicious people. They are not the woman or the man that I saw before. But as they are suspicious, so I followed them. If I'm right, they are going to the hideout.
I followed them quietly as I use Divine Vision to see the surrounding area. Seems like the place they are going is quite far. And they can't run since it's dark.
Oh, I can see a light source over there. Is that where these guys are going? Let's check it out.
As I get closer to the source of the light, I see many people are gathering there. Some have explosive devices in their mouth, some don't. And as I am bringing the wanted poster with me, I can see that there are many people with bounty in their heads.
The woman I saw at the capital today is here as well. I'm right. this place is where the cult is gathering. But it seems like the event hasn't started yet.
Is there a kid in this place? Let's see... so far so good. At least those who have come here are not children. I guess that's to be expected since no one is willing to join an organization in which a child younger than them is their boss. They are mostly criminals after all.
Well, now that we know there's no children, let's kill them all. And maybe capture some, but that's not important at the moment. Killing them is much easier.
Chapter 495: Raiding the Cult's Hiding Spot
There are no children here. Some of the people have explosive device in their mouth, but some don't. But I still should assume that all of the cult members are expert level mages.
Other then those from the cult, there are some people I recognize from their wanted posters. As expected, the cult is trying to recruit criminals. I won't have any problem with killing them all.
And since Claudia didn't tell me that there's a spy among them, I won't have to worry about killing our own in this place.
Now, should I call the others right away? Or should I wait until whatever event they are in gathering people to this place is happening? In any case, it's good that so many enemies are gathering here.
I need to make sure that not a single enemy escaped. Good thing there's not a single mohawk among them.
For now, I will keep my distance so I can use portal without being seen. I'll just ask the girls and the werewolves to help. That should be more than enough.
First, I opened a portal to Lynn's location. That's where I told the girls to gather. Only those who want to participate. And I see all of them are here.
.....
"You're all here? Well, doesn't matter. Just put on your mask so you won't be seen," I said.
"How many enemies we're facing?" Kayla asked as she walked through the portal.
"I see about a hundred of them. That's quite a lot. Let's assume that all the enemies are expert level mages. Other than that, there are many criminals with bounty for their heads. No children. We can kill them all," I said.
"What about artificial master level mages? Do you see any?" Kayla asked again as everyone has entered the portal.
"Nope. I didn't see a single mohawk among them. And none of those who have gathered there noticed me looking at them. Though I don't know if there will be someone else coming or not. Whatever event they are having, it hasn't started yet. Oh, wait. I'm seeing something," I said.
Back to where the criminals and the cult members are gathering, I can see some of them are having a spat. And they are all those with bounty in their heads. Criminals. I guess that's to be expected since it's a gathering of criminals.
"They are having an argument. Though it won't be a surprise if they started fighting since they are criminals. Other than the expert level cult members, the other should be easy to kill. I'll go call the werewolves to help making sure that no one escapes from there," I said.
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I opened the portal to Shelia's location. Good thing she's with the other werewolves at the moment.
"Shelia, go get around thirty werewolves and enter the portal. I will explain it after you're all here," I said.
Shelia then go away looking for other werewolves, while five other werewolves who were there with her entered the portal right away.
Shelia then entered the portal leading about forty werewolves.
"...I said thirty, but you got forty? Combined with the previous werewolves, we already have forty-six werewolves including you. Well, whatever. That's fine," I said.
And then, I pointed my finger to where the cult members are gathering.
"Over there, the cult members are gathering criminals to recruit them to the cult. There are about a hundred of them, but there will probably more coming. I want Shelia and the werewolves to make sure that no one escapes from here. And if any of you werewolves can track the smell of someone coming, go and kill them as well. There shouldn't be any children, so it's fine to kill them all," I said.
"Roy, don't you think that our number is too little to fight? They have a hundred," Veronica asked.
"Don't worry. Many of the enemies are criminals who hate each other. There won't be any cooperation among them. And even the weakest among us could defeat any average expert level mage. We have enough number to kill them since they don't have any artificial master level mage here. But if any of you see a mohawk approaching, stall for time as long as possible. Other than Angela and I, no one should approach them one on one. You must fight in a group. Got it?"
Everyone nodded with serious expression. Though the werewolves look happy. I guess they just can't wait to have an action.
"Good. The enemy is having an in-fighting because of the criminals gathered there. It's a good time for a surprise attack. Let's go!"
After my signal, everyone dispersed. None of them attacked the enemy straight. They surrounded the place first even without my order. That's just how capable they are now.
As for me, I will go right to the center of the enemies and start causing ruckus.
Though I didn't run straight forward to the location. I run to the sky, and as I reached right above the hideout, I stopped running and let gravity pull me to the ground. I'm freefalling right to the middle of the enemies.
The enemies started fighting among themselves. But the cult members don't pay it any mind. Even if they kill each other, it doesn't matter to them. They are just recruiting them. and if they died because of a dispute, for the cult, it's just another weakling who won't be able to join them.
Just like back then. When I was just returned back in time, and stumbled upon the cult's recruitment.
The cult let the new recruits to fight monsters to death. And only those who survive will join them. But none of them succeeded since I killed not only the new recruits, but also the monsters as well.
But this time is different.
Back then, in Melk, the enemies are weak. They are probably advanced level mages at most. But I managed to kill them all. And now, the cult members have expert level mages with them.
Unlike before, it's impossible for me alone to fight them all. But unlike before, I'm not alone.
And that's how I will defeat all of them.
Back when I gathered everyone nearby, I used air magic to protect themselves from what I will be doing. Spreading dangerous gases that will create chaos. The infuriating gas that will make them angry and attack each other. Well, they are doing it now. But I will still use it.
"Someone is coming! From above!"
Someone notices me because I didn't intend to hide myself. And as the enemy started attacking me with Fireball, I stepped on the air to make my fall faster. And that's how I easily dodged their magic.
As I land on top of someone's head and killing him instantly, I used infuriating gas to make everyone lose their cool. Though I might not need to use it on the fighting criminals, but they seem to have stopped after they saw me easily kill someone.
"Who the hell are you!?"
Why should I answer? There's no one who will retort to my joke. Victoria is still busy after all.
I swung Reizpear and killed two more people. I can see that everyone is charging in and ready to fight. Though since I'm the focus of the strongest people here, the expert level mages, the others might only get to fight the weaker ones.
For now, I'll go and find those who don't get affected by my infuriating gas. They should be expert level mages that should be killed immediately. As for the others, they should be weaker.
I found two of them standing in a row, so I threw Reizpear straight at them. it also pierced another man behind them.
"He's armless now! Kill him!"
Am I? I have Blobbykatana in my hand though? Well, no one would ever imagine that I'm using a sword to fight against a group of dangerous mages.
The cult members are already organized, but the criminals are still in shock. And they easily inhaled the infuriating gas, which makes them angry and they started casting various magic at me. They don't care if their magic would hit other people.
The cult members who didn't get much effect from the gas, couldn't prepare themselves as they got hit by the stray magic while I casually dodged those easy to predict magic. And I slashed my Blobbykatana toward the cult members, while moving toward where my Reizpear is. Still stuck in the body of the men I pierced through.
I can't use a gun since Victoria isn't here. I would just waste the Blobbies that I have since I can't have the Blobbybullets disappear without Victoria's help. That's why I will use Reizpear and other melee weapons.
Some of the criminals who sensed something is wrong in the center of the hideout started to retreat. But they don't know that werewolves are going to bite them to their deaths. No one knows.
While I'm busy moving around, dodging the enemies' magic while killing them, Angela could easily defeat several of them in one go. I think it won't take long until everything is over.
Chapter 496: I'm the Drillman!
Even though the enemy outnumber us, they are not organized enough to defend against us. That's why the battle is supposed to be easy.
But I was wrong.
There are many people who are criminals, and they are easy to kill. But among the cult members, there are some group of expert level mages, who have extraordinary coordination. And they are giving a lot of trouble to the werewolves. I need to back them up quickly, but I'm still busy since I'm right in the middle of the enemies. I can only have faith with the others.
"This... don't tell me, you're an Aura user!?"
What!? Someone noticed that I'm an Aura user?
"What is it? What is Aura user?" Another person asked.
You don't need to know. We're in the middle of a battle, and you need to die since you know that I'm an Aura user.
.....
"It's from a children fairy tale that I read a long time ago. It's about someone who fight not with magic, but using something else, which is called Aura. I never thought that story is real. There's an Aura user here!"
...from the look of it, he's a fanboy. As a reward, I will kill him using Aura.
I too, called it Aura at first because of the story I read in the past. I guess it's normal for those who read the same story to call me Aura user when they see me fighting with weapon.
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Hmm... In the future, any enemy who has seen me fight must be killed. Good thing I did well so far. And I will continue doing so. It's so that they won't be able to give report about me being an Aura user.
Still, he was quite loud. There are a lot of people here who heard him shouting that I'm an Aura user. I should have locked the air around him so his voice won't be heard after he first noticed that I'm an Aura user.
I ignore everyone, and use Blobbykatana to kill him and the enemies nearby. And I also didn't forget to watch other people's reaction when they heard that I'm an Aura user. If by any chance, some of them have high authority and knows that the Evil God had a beef with Aura users, and he somehow managed to report back to the cult about me, I will be in danger. Not just me. Everyone I know will also be in danger. I can't have that.
I was right. Some of the cult members nearby have some reaction when they heard that I'm an Aura user, and they tried to escape as fast as possible. Unlike other cult members I faced in the past, these guys choose to escape without hesitation.
Usually, the cult members whom I fight will only escape after fighting a bit longer. Until they realize that I'm too strong for them. Which is different for these guys who escaped as soon as possible.
But the fact that they didn't know that I'm an Aura user right away, means that they had never read the same fairy tale that I and the shouting guy read. I guess it wasn't a popular story.
Let's see... four people escaping. Two men, and two women. None of them are wind mage, so the werewolves should be enough to catch up with them. But I need to be sure, so I have to be the one killing them myself. Only their deaths can calm me down. Also calming gas as well. That thing is too effective.
Alright, let's take killing those four as my main objective tonight. None of them are very fast, so they should be easy to kill. And while chasing them, I can kill those in the way as well.
Oh, other people started to use wind magic to fly. But they are easily stopped by Angela, Shirley, and Veronica. Wendy who is also an expert level in her wind element, is staying on the ground to fight instead. But I won't care for them for now. My main objective at the moment is those four.
Previously, I said that I can't use Blobbybullets. But as long as the bullets aren't made of Blobbies, it should be fine to shoot the enemies.
And so, I grabbed some stones on the ground, and use them as bullets. The sizes are different, but I can just adjust the shape of the gun.
And to make the chase easier, I take my first two shots at the two who run the fastest. The two men. And they got hit.
One got hit on the back and made a hole through his heart and killing him. The other got hit in his thigh. He falls on the ground, and one of the two escaping women stomped on him while they running away.
I chased the women, while stabbing the man on the ground with Reizpear I have retrieved back. Killing him instantly.
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When I was about to shoot at the two women, they ran even faster while using earth magic to protect themselves. I guess the reason they are running behind the men is not because they are slow. But because they can protect everyone with their magic. But they were too late as they didn't expect that I will shoot them. I should have killed the women first.
The women raised Earth Wall while escaping. But they are not strengthened since they didn't focus on the magic. They are only focusing on escaping. So. even if it's a magic from two expert level mages, I can just breakthrough the wall easily by slamming my shoulder on the wall.
And as I broke through the wall, the two disappear!
Well, not really. They think that they are smart that they chose to escape through underground.
Well, they are smart indeed. None of them would have expected that I can see through objects. I have been following them with my eyes, so I know where they are. Still, they escaped underground while covering the hole they entered with magic. It will be difficult chasing after them.
But I continue chasing after them. They didn't run deep enough. Just about two meters under the ground. And since I don't want them to notice me following them by the vibration on the ground, I used Air Steps to run on air. Just one meter above the ground. It should be enough to trick them to think that I stopped chasing after them.
By this time, We're already away from the center of the cult's hideout. Well, I can leave everything to the others. I will continue chasing these two.
Now, how do I kill people hiding underground? My attack is powerful enough to reach there, but the enemy is still expert level mages. Once my attack hit the ground, they would notice me attacking and use magic to stop me.
But I can't just stop here and let them escape. So, I used Blobbies and transform them to a drill. As huge as possible, with the amount of Blobbies I have in hand. The result, it became a drill big enough for me to enter the hole I made with it.
The two women seems to keep moving in a straight line, so I run faster ahead of them. And when I was about several meters ahead of them, I moved and drilled through the ground by spinning the Blobbydrill in my hand. The two women were shocked that they suddenly sensed me again.
By the time they stopped running, my drill is right in front of them. I changed the drill trajectory toward the women, and running toward them. With the drill spinning this fast, just one hit and they would die.
In this situation, one of the women grabbed the other and threw her toward the drill as she escaped even deeper underground. As expected, the cult is cruel toward themselves. Well, no mercy to them. So, I just drilled through the woman that was used as a shield, and then I continue chasing after the other woman.
This is a story of how a woman is screaming while being chased by a man with a drill underground, which is totally weird even for a horror story. But this is not a horror story. The woman is indeed being chased by a drill. And I'm the man with the drill. I'm the Drillman!
As she's shouting underground, there's no way her voice could be heard by someone above. I ignored her scream as I continue chasing after the woman. Somehow, it ended quite ridiculous as the woman died easily. She could have used earth magic as we're underground, but she didn't do it. She has all the advantage to kill me, but she was too scared.
Sigh... if only Victoria is here, she could have said something interesting.
I guess it's fine as long as the job is done. Let's go back to the cult's hideout again, and kill the rest of the enemies. The group with excellent coordination is still there. Even with the werewolves' regeneration skill, they are still in trouble. I will go help them first.
Chapter 497: Destroying the Enemies' Teamwork
I approached the werewolves who had some difficulties fighting the coordinated cult members. Shelia and Jack are there, but it seems like it will take some time until they can defeat the cult members.
As for the others, seeing that this group is difficult to handle, they leave and choose to fight other people first. Reducing their number as much as possible.
They can leave things here to the werewolves because the werewolves have some experiences fighting against expert level mages. And no offensive magic those mages can use can kill the werewolves in one hit. Especially with the werewolves' regeneration skill. They can heal themselves as long as they have stamina. And it will take a lot of time for them to exhaust their stamina.
Which mean it could be a long battle. Unless someone help them.
The others are fighting other cult members and criminals in this place. That means they won't be able to help. But I can help now that I have killed those four who were escaping. That's why I'm going to support the werewolves.
The coordinated cult members are five people. I'm watching them from afar to see what they can do. Seems like each one of them has different element.
One man can use fire magic. Fireman.
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Another man used ice magic. Iceman.
An old man used wind magic. Wind Oldman.
A woman used earth magic. Earthwoman.
Finally, a woman with lightning element. Lightning Woman.
Good. Now, it's easy for me to tell who is who after giving them nickname. Simple nickname which I will call other people as well in the future.
As for the werewolves, there are ten of them. Five werewolves led by Shelia, and another five led by Jack. As for the other werewolves, they are fighting other people. But despite having ten of them, they are unable to defeat those five mages.
The simplest plan to defeat them is to destroy their coordination. The difficult part is how.
They are protecting each other. Unlike any cult members I previously fought. People who would sacrifice their own allies to do anything.
I think it's best to just kill one person first. For now, the Earthwoman. It's because of her powerful defensive magic. The Iceman also has powerful defensive magic, but ice magic is more balanced in offensive and defensive magic, while earth magic is more focused on defensive. That's why defeating the Earthwoman comes first.
Now, for the plan. I approached Shelia and Jack. These two werewolves are the only werewolves who can defeat expert level mages in a one on one situation. I know what Shelia can do, and Jack is the second strongest werewolves. He should be able to defeat one.
"Shelia! Jack! Kill the earth mage first! That Earthwoman! Once we do, their defense should be weakened!" I said while putting Air Barrier around us so no voice can get out and the enemies won't be able to hear us.
"I see. But approaching her is difficult. How should we do that? Attacking from distance is not enough to break her wall," Shelia asked.
Whenever someone get close to them, those five mages would attack them using magic. That's why it's nearly impossible to defeat them.
If it's Angela, she alone can defeat all five of them easily. As for me, I am best in fighting an enemy one on one, or by surprise attack. Which is impossible to do now. So, we can only fight them head on. Or we can wait until Angela or other people finished their part. But I don't want to wait as we don't know if there will be more people coming or not.
"Get behind me. I will transform Blobbies into a huge shield to protect us from their attack. It should be enough for us three to get close to them. as for the other werewolves, let them distract the enemies," I said.
"Got it. Let's go, King!" Jack shouted.
There's no one named King here though. Oh, right. It's me. I'm his king. I forgot.
I transformed Blobbies into a huge shield. About the same size as the drill I used before, but I made it thicker for defense.
And then, with that huge shield in hand, I run toward the Fireman. Not the Earthwoman. It's because once the other mages see that the Fireman is attacking us, I hope they will not do anything until we get too close to them as they choose to believe the Fireman that he can handle us alone.
Shelia and Jack are running behind me, hiding behind the shield. They didn't ask me why I'm charging toward the Fireman. They don't care as long as we can get closer. I have told them the target is the Earthwoman, so as long as we can get closer, the two will target the Earthwoman instead.
I was right that the Fireman starts attacking us while the other mages are busy with other werewolves. He used Fire Spears to attack the shield. But the shield won't be penetrated easily.
Not only it's because the shield is thick, but also because I put Air Barrier in front of the shield. It's impossible for my barrier to protect us from magic, but if it's fire magic, I can use non-flammable gas for the Air Barrier to extinguish the fire.
Although the fire magic is stronger than my air magic, the shield can do the rest. This way, the strength of the fire magic will be lessened a lot. This is also the reason why I charged at the Fireman.
As the one holding the shield, I run at the front. Which means the two werewolves behind me have to adjust their speed. I also can't use my full speed because I made the shield to be heavy. But this speed should be enough to reach them.
"Enemies coming! I can't stop them alone!"
The Fireman informed the other four. And now, all four of them shift their focus to the big shield.
"If the fire is not enough, I'll make it bigger with my wind," Wind Oldman said.
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Wind Oldman added wind to make the next Fire Spear stronger. But my shield can still handle it as we get even closer.
"Even that is not enough? Then, I will use my magic," Lightning Woman said.
I guess it's time to split up.
"Shelia! Jack! On my signal, we will split up! Don't forget our objective. And even if you can't reach the objective, at least take someone else down!" I said to the two werewolves.
"Understood," Shelia said.
I watched the Lightning Woman closely and wait for when her attack will come. Lightning magic is difficult to control. Just like Jewel and Candy told me. It's because they are the fastest magic. That's why as long as I know when the magic will be casted, if we can move beforehand, it won't be a problem. Unless the magic released is an AoE magic.
But that's unlikely. I made Shelia and Jack running behind me so they can only target one spot. The shield.
"Now!"
Just as the Lightning Woman about to cast her magic, I gave the signal to split. And we jumped to the side. Shelia jumped to the right side, while Jack and I jumped to the left.
I no longer have the shield in my hand. It has changed into a gauntlet for my left hand, while I held the Reizpear with both hands. I restored the spear to its original form after I broke them apart as we jumped to the side.
No one would expect we dodged the lightning, but they are still experienced mages.
"Raise the wall!" the Iceman shouted.
They raised an Earth Wall facing toward me and Jack, and Ice Wall facing Shelia. They can't raise one wall to protect everyone, so they raised two.
If it's Ice Wall, Shelia alone should be enough. For Earth Wall, I am enough.
I thrusted Reizpear to the wall, right to where the Earthwoman is standing. This way, as long as I put Aura and my will to get my attack reach her from afar, I should be able to break the wall and hit the target.
At the same time that I broke the Earth Wall, Shelia broke the Ice Wall. I guess since they didn't expect us to be able to get this close, the magic used was weaker than expected.
My thrust was dodged by the Earthwoman. She didn't die, but it hits her side. As for Shelia who broke through the Ice Wall, she charged toward the injured Earthwoman and killed her before the other mages can raise other defensive magic.
Now, the target is down. But It's not over as Jack has now entered through the hole in the wall that I made.
Seeing that the target is down, Jack changed his target to another mage. The Wind Oldman. I guess he's smart enough to not let the one who can fly to escape.
We killed two of them in one go. Three more, but the fight will be easier now.