High School Hack and Slash Chapter 68 Part 3
「Tenshi kei(winding silk force)!」
As the figure appeared like a gust of wind, the kung fu dougi fluttered in the air.
Remaining standing in front of Asura, they received the ground shattering hammer of destruction and swept it away.
It was one of the defensive martial arts skills that allowed one to ward off power.
Using spiral guidance to repel all kinds of power, it was the embodiment of Shiryou Hatsu Senkin(small power overcomes great power), which was said to be the secret technique of kung fu skills.
Nonetheless, that was no more than the ideal when it was polished to perfection.
Even if the left hand burst open and was blown off and the right shoulder was dislocated, the fact that they were able to fend off the devastation blow alone was worthy of admiration.
「O, o, oo, ooorraaaa!!」
The one jumping into the chamber one step later was the『Weapon Master』 carrying huge great swords.
Nay, the great sword held in each hand was a bow that was drawn to the limit.
Fired with a voom, the slash mowed down the remnants of the barrier that had been eaten away by Asura.
The second slash, which was drawn and swung in an overlapping fashion, severed the neck of the giant, whose stance had crumbled upon having its fists warded off.
The throat that had been bitten off by Asura.
The neck bone that had been gouged by her fangs.
Being able to accurately pierce through those openings could be said to be a fearsome skill.
He was peerless in the academy when it came to sword, hence the nickname『Iron Sword Prince (Iron Duke)』.
The head of the giant, spinning with a single piece of skin, fell to the ground.
「Prez!」
「Asura-chan, are you okay?」
「K, kaoru-chan’s hands!」
Following them, the ones showing up from the corridor into the chamber were the members of Black Honey.
Everyone rushed over without hesitation at the reverberation of the battle that shook the stratum itself.
「Oh…, so you took away the sweet part, huh.」
「What are you saying?! It’s thanks to you smashing it first that I managed to finish it off, Kaoru-san!」
Tetsuro, trusting his swords into the ground, rushed to Kaoru.
「I’m fine, so go and treat Asura-chan.」
「Wh, what a terrible wound…. But we don’t have any more potions.」
When it came to the normal dungeon, potions, which were yielded in a large number as a miss from the so-called treasure chests, had a flaw that they were not preserve able.
Therefore, most of them were sold off at the purchasing department.
In the purchasing department, there was a storage box that emulated a special dungeon space, so it was possible to buy potions, whose effect would deteriorate in a few days, at a rip-off price.
Though, as there was the resetting of damage to the flesh through returning from death, there was little demand for them.
It was treated as a talisman such as to prevent the withdrawal of the ace-class fighter in battles such against a boss.
However, now that there was a possibility of becoming Lost, they could not choose the option of returning from death.
「… It, it’s okay.」
「… We will, heal them.」
Two small, identical faces, both clad in white cloaks, stepped forward.
Joining their trembling hands together, the pale-faced duo kneeled at Asura and Kaoru’s feet.
「Is it okay, to not stop them?」
「Tactless.」
If they had already made up their mind, if they had resolved themselves, it was not cool to say unnecessary words.
Amidst the watchful eyes of Black Honey as well as their comrades, the two, with their eyes closed, held up their hands at the same time.
「「In the name of the Exalted Holy Spirit…」」
「「Lord, have mercy (Kyrie, eléison).」」
There was no right word for the trigger word used to activate skills.
It was probably like this, and the will to swear to the world was all that was needed.
Along with a faint glow, reality was altered.
The power to alter the world.
This was the essence of the creature called human, as well as potential (skills).
「Wow, wow…, both of you are healers?」
「A, Asura-chan, and Kaoru-chan too.」
Classes of Healer-branching, which was an SR class, were a very rare existence.
They had almost no turn in the normal dungeon, and it was difficult for them to earn EXP on their own.
However, they could be said to be classes that exhibited their true worth exactly in battles against formidable enemies such as boss class monsters.
This was why the top ranker clubs that fought in raids or in the depth of the dungeon desired them.
「… I… I’m, hungry….」
「Asura-chan!」
Rushing over to Asura, who was close to becoming a stain on the crater, Kaoru held her up in both hands.
「Geez, geez! Really you, making me worry all the time.」
「Au~… Kaoru-chan, I’m sorry….」
Drizzling rain fell on the slightly dirty kigurumi.
「Miharu-chan, Natsumi-chan, thank you~.」
「You’ve totally saved us. You’re totally our benefactors.」
Getting surrounded, the two shrunk back in a troubled manner, even so they looked somewhat proud.
「We did it, motherfucker! As expected, Black Honey is the strongest!」
The other members let out sighs in exasperation at Tetsuro, who clenched his fists and bellowed.
However, there were smiles floating on their faces as well.
「… Well, this time it’s a dazzling victory …』
「Yeah, yeah. To be able to inflict damage to that monster, I’m now seeing you in a new light.」
「Really, I can’t believe you manage to destroy that shield~.」
「It’s thanks to Prez tearing down that glowing wall first. It looks like there was only one layer left, after all.」
When they first encountered the monster, there were multiple layers of composite barriers protecting it.
Ultimately, it was a monster that was arranged to activate as a guardian deity, protected by the Seven Divine Gears.
Being granted power from the seven Land Components that dwelled in the『River』, 『Forest』, 『Meadow』, 『Marsh』, 『Shishi(Guardian-lion)』, 『Shrine』, and『Lord』 respectively, it was supposed to turn into an invincible monster.
If their raid conquest had been just a little bit slower, it was supposed to launch an invasion toward the outside of the dungeon as a complete entity.
「With this, will everyone who is in coma be back to normal, I wonder?」
「I don’t know, but isn’t that how things work?」
「For all the haste and preparation, it came to an end pretty easily, right.」
「I wish I could have fought it too.」
The name was『HUWAWA』, a God-made『Divine Guardian』.
「Seiichi….」
「What’s wrong? Well, I bet you’re dissatisfied about not being able to fight, but….」
In the chamber where everyone was basking in the afterglow of joy, *clack*, a faint sound could be heard.
A cold sweat trickled down Touma’s chin as he stared fixedly at a point.
「Touma, you….」
「Get ready, Seiichi. The enemy is coming.」
Clack, clack.
The sound of footsteps coming from beyond the stratum gate.
The unreasonableness of『walking』 inside a gate device that connected the space.
It was the footsteps of an existence beyond reason, beyond the laws of the world.
Hence, transcendence (overrule).
The one that enslaved the reason of the world to itself.
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Name, 『 (Ishtar)』
Race, ※Lost
Attribute, Divine (Sumerian)
Rank, ※※※.
Abilities, 『Divine Right』, 『Whore (Hieros Gamos)』, 『Usurpation』, 『Conflict ※Lost』, 『Harvest ※Lost』, 『Horoscope ※Lost』
Existence level, ★★★☆☆☆
「Great Whore of Babylon」, 「Maiden of Ferocity」, 「Mistress of Battle and War」, 「Unnecessary Destroyer and Creator」, 「Mistress of Heaven」, 「The Missing One」
▼ In Deployment
Divine Gear, 『Brilliance of Astonishment (Dingil Meram)』
Divine Gear, 『Brilliance of Awe (Dingil Meram)』
Divine Gear, 『Brilliance of Envy (Dingil Meram)』
Divine Gear, 『Brilliance of Delight (Dingil Meram)』
Divine Gear, 『Brilliance of Loss (Dingil Meram)』
Divine Gear, 『Brilliance of Affection (Dingil Meram)』
▼ Restoration in Progress
Divine Gear, 『Brilliance of Praise (Dingil Meram)』
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*Clack* All gazes gathered on the figure that stepped out of the gate.
「Is that…. a, human?」
Even though somewhere in their heads they could tell that that wasn’t the case, the words that came out of Seiichi’s mouth were the question they all thought.
She had slender limbs and voluptuous body that could be perceived even from the top of her attires.
Her wavy golden hair was bewitching.
With her eyes closed, her features were divine.
She looked like a very beautiful person.
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