novelraw Chapter 298
Chapter 298
298~ Holy Sword that Severs Steel and Explosion Magic~
(Seems a bit watery......)
"An imposter?"
Cecilia flicked the blood off her sword, somewhat interested in this guy before her who could almost completely replicate Red Leaf's appearance.
"Did you not know Red Leaf never knocks before entering?"
Normally, she'd just directly use Magic Power fluctuations outside the door attempting to wake her or remind her. This counted as Red Leaf's habit. Yet this imposter even knocked on the door a few times before entering, confirming whether she was asleep.
When she covered the surroundings with Magic Power, she was startled.
Dense swarms of mages surrounded the City Lord's manor. And among them were many Archmages. Ling and Red Leaf had already been drawn out to engage in battle, including other members of the Scarlet Maid Corps.
In other words, currently these people's target seemed to be her? She didn't know what they were thinking. Wanting to win through numbers?
"All of you come out."
Cecilia called out once. Incidentally, she directly used magic to summon countless ice spikes and smashed them at the surrounding places where people were hiding.
"Should I say you're stupid, or overestimating yourselves?"
Attempting to surround and focus fire a Great Archmage?
Truly didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!
"Since you chose to come surround me, you should have something that gives you such confidence, right?"
Don't you dare disappoint her!
"Heh...... The witch who's together with that dog-shit Empress! Today, we're here to eliminate you!"
Eliminating this Great Archmage, then the entire Scarlet Phoenix Nation's strength would also drastically decline. It might even directly cause those territories just swallowed into the belly to split off again.
Of course, he knew how high the risk of hunting a Great Archmage was. Naturally, it was impossible to have no preparations.
"Come forth! Holy Sword that Severs Steel!"
Holy Sword that Severs Steel?
Cecilia watched the other party draw a strange sword and didn't rush to attack, because she smelled the scent of danger.
So that was what the other party felt they could rely on to hunt her?
Able to make her produce a dangerous intuition proved that sword absolutely wasn't ordinary goods...... Absolutely a weapon forged by other Great Archmages! Even jointly forged by multiple Great Archmages!
However, the name Holy Sword that Severs Steel also sounded very familiar to her, but for a moment she'd forgotten where she'd heard this name.
"I will use this sword to slay you, this witch who aids the tyrant!"
"Is that so......"
Although she didn't know why several Great Archmages would jointly forge a sword, that thing clearly had minimal effect on mages. Its effect on warriors was greater.
But you had to know, mages could wield Magic Power, whereas warriors could only fight relying on their own body's strength. The difference between the two, whether upper or lower limit, was extremely vast.
Speaking more colloquially, the mage profession was more popular and had stronger combat ability, stronger than warriors who could only fight relying on body strength by who knows how many times.
And mages who only needed Magic Power to release magic were different. Not only could they fight in close combat, simultaneously conducting long-range spellcasting was also no problem.
However, mages engaging in close combat wasn't a common situation. Ordinary mages also couldn't possibly have nothing better to do than fight the enemy in close combat. Generally, they'd first pull away distance, then conduct magical bombardment.
Things like swords had far less amplification for mages compared to magic wands. So under normal circumstances, no one would invest a huge amount of energy and Magic Power to create a peerless divine sword for mages to use. Better to just directly make a magic wand with that effort!
But this one before her...... Being a mage, yet holding a sword to release Magic Power?
"Steel-Severing Slash!"
Magic Ice Shield.
Instantly releasing magic without chanting to create an ice shield to defend against this strike, she discovered cracks had already appeared on the ice shield. Estimating a few more strikes and it should shatter.
The power of the "Holy Sword that Severs Steel" had completely exceeded her imagination.
She had to first resolve this guy holding the "Holy Sword that Severs Steel."
"......With this, I declare your end!"
Crimson Hellfire!
The towering pink flame tide instantly engulfed some of the surroundings, then circled around Cecilia.
"You're happy too soon!"
Gripping the "Holy Sword that Severs Steel," he rapidly closed in beside Cecilia.
"Steel-Severing Cross Slash!"
The ice shield instantly shattered. She still hadn't been able to understand why her ice shield was smashed with one strike.
Even if this was the effect of Chant Reduction, making the ice shield's strength not so high, it still shouldn't be so easily smashed by an Archmage holding a sword.
Dangerous. She had to get serious now.
Judgment of Eternity!
Condensing countless swords of various sizes, they fell toward the other party at high speed. Moreover, the sword surfaces were attached with Magic Circles that could accelerate the swords' fall and make them sharper.
"Steel-Severing Flash Chain Slash!"
Countless swords were struck down. Using an Archmage's strength, he actually blocked over half of a Great Archmage's attack.
Although pierced by several swords, they all avoided vital points.
With an Archmage's recovery ability, these piercing wounds weren't a major problem.
And the other mages surrounding them at first seemingly were all just watching, not acting together.
But now, all of them suddenly began casting magic, treating the Archmage in the air holding the Holy Sword that Severs Steel.
"What's your name?"
Cecilia suddenly opened her mouth to ask.
"Me? My name is Lin. Just a remnant of the previous dynasty's nation."
"Lin......"
Lin!?
She suddenly thought of something.
Didn't that mean the guy before her holding the Holy Sword that Severs Steel was the leader of all the previous dynasty's remnants?
She hadn't expected that while still in the search stage, the other party's leader had actually jumped out himself, jumping out planning to use this Holy Sword that Severs Steel to slay her.
"In that case......"
Extreme Cold Ice Shield!
Applying a layer of defense to herself, she immediately pulled out her magic wand and began chanting.
"To the abyss darker than black, darker than darkness, I beseech my crimson flash. The time of awakening has come......"
"Want to chant Fourth-Order Magic? Don't even think about it!"
Fourth-Order Magic. He really wasn't certain he could survive under the Fourth-Order's terrifying power relying on the Holy Sword that Severs Steel.
Gripping the Holy Sword that Severs Steel tightly, Lin launched another attack. He had to shatter this ice shield before Cecilia finished chanting, then slay Cecilia!
"O truth that falls into the realm of infallibility, become the infinite distortion boundary! Dance, dance, dance......"
"Steel-Severing Holy Cross Slash!"
This cross slash added even more Magic Power......
But bombarding the ice shield seemingly didn't cause considerable destruction. Cecilia's chanting continued.
"What my surging Magic Power seeks is collapse, collapse none can equal. All creation returns to dust. Descend from the abyss. This is humanity's greatest means of attack. This is precisely the strongest attack magic......"
Explosion Magic!