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Chapter 137: Aun vs Brakylls ①

〜Aun’s point of view〜

The view that entered my sight as I stepped out of the 4th floor window of the conference hall was the devastation of the city that could not be seen from inside the conference hall. Smoke rose from all over the city of Ibrand, which was only sparkling in the light of magic tools. The town was filled with a turbulent atmosphere even though it was night.

While moving along the roof and keeping an eye on the demon who was flying behind me, I contacted Ruzark to convey the situation.

≪Ruzark, just as Drake reported, three parts of the city have been destroyed. I will also start fighting soon, so depending on the location, the damage might become greater. I will try to lead him as far away as possible, but I would like you to evacuate the residents.»

≪Understood. The meeting has been suspended for the time being, so I’ll deal with the evacuation. Also, I will contact Nelfie and Princess Luna to start the operation. So you concentrate on the demon, Aun.»

≪That helps. Leave it to me.≫

I was worried about Orthros and the female demon, but Kinu, Shinku, and Drake should be able to handle them.

When we entered the eastern section of the city, the demon finally spoke.

「How far do you want to go? It should be fine around here.」

「If a battle were to break out here, the city would probably be destroyed. Oh, I see. You want to fight within the city because you don’t want me to use my full power, right?」

「You can think whatever you want. It’s more convenient for me if I get to destroy the city as well. Besides, I don’t want to spend that kind of time on you. So, let’s get started already.」

「Tsk… I don’t have a choice, I guess. If I refuse, you’ll just start destroying the city at random anyway. What a shitty bastard.」

Now then, how do I handle this? I want to get information from this guy, and if possible, it would be best to catch him alive. But it won’t be easy against a demon. My Appraisal was blocked at the Imperial Capital Conference Hall, and when I tried to appraise him again, I still couldn’t see his status at all. I’m not sure whether it’s an item or the effect of a skill.

This guy is troublesome. Confronting him now, I get the feeling he is roughly around the same level as me, but I can’t figure out what kind of magic or skills he would use in advance. And I don’t know how well I can deal damage against an opponent who can fly.

Well, there’s no point in thinking deeply about things you don’t understand.

「[Max Thunderclap].」

First of all, let’s see how the battle unfolds with a single buff

Kicking the roof to jump, I took out Shiranuemaru in mid air and slashed at him, but was blocked by a barrier.

「A surprise attack? Don’t surprise me please.」

「Ha! You don’t seem surprised at all.」

「Well, if it’s just to this extent. Come now, if this is all you can do, I’ll start destroying the city.」

As Brakylls said so, a huge boulder appeared in the air and started dropping towards the houses.

「Stop doing shitty things!」

I immediately manifested two lightning spears and fired them at the huge boulder.

「Hey hey, you’re leaving yourself open, you know?」

「Kuh…」

I suddenly heard his voice behind me and immediately activated my magic barrier, but it was too late.

I stepped back to soften the impact of the kick, but I was still slammed into the wall of a house.

…This guy is really annoying. It’s like the whole city is being held hostage. Moreover, if his goal is to destroy the city, it would be a bad idea to prolong this fight.

「Is that all you’ve got? Did you pick a fight with me while being so weak?」

……Huh? I’ve been holding back so as not to destroy the city, but this guy is getting carried away.

Damn, I’m starting to get angry…

…Let’s leave the city aside for now and do everything in my power to beat this guy up. Even if the city is somewhat destroyed, I’m sure Princess Luna will do something about it.

It’s all the demons’ fault in the first place, so Princess Luna will forgive me… I think.

「Even if you cry, I won’t go easy on you. [Thunder Drum] [Max Thunderclap].」

At the same time as applying my double buff, I activated my attack-type magic barrier. Judging from the power and speed of the attack I received just now, Brakylls must have used the buff as well. Thinking about it that way, it would be better to assume that he can activate his magic non-verbally to some extent.

「Here I come.」

I kicked the ground and closed the distance to right in front of Brakylls in midair. While using a roundhouse kick feint, I circled around to his side with [Sky Dash] and pulled Shiranuemaru out of its scabbard without losing any momentum and slashed at his torso. My attack was blocked by his magic barrier, but that didn’t matter. I destroyed the barrier with continuous slashes and shot a lightning spear.

Brakylls’ eyes widened at the destruction of his barrier, but he quickly guarded my lighting spear with his arm clad in rocks.

It was completely non-verbal again this time… However, considering it along with the magic that he activated at the beginning, it seems that he has the earth attribute.

But this is just the start. I won’t be satisfied unless I make him regret taking me for a fool. I might be pushing too much, but I want to deal a little more damage while his barrier is still down.

Right when he blocked my Lightning Spear, I closed in with the third step of [Sky Dash] and grabbed Brakylls’ face. On my fourth step, I kicked into the air and slammed Brakylls’ head onto the ground.

「Gaha!」

「Is that all you’ve got? Were you running your mouth while being this weak?」

「Kuh, not bad…」

I barely reacted to the stone spear that suddenly grew from the ground and jumped back.

Non-verbal magic activation is quite troublesome. I have to see when and where the magic comes from and then avoid it.

Even so, thanks to [Sky Dash], I can fight normally even in aerial battles. I can’t continuously fight in midair like flight, but this skill, which allows me to turn around in a small circle and move three-dimensionally, is insanely compatible with me. Moreover, it is quite effective against flying enemies as it allows me to step twice more in the air than [Sky Dance].

Now then, I have to let this guy taste more of my powers…

Let’s try using the dark magic I’ve been practicing for this day!