Chapter 270 – Aerial Party VS Ex Party 5 / Protect Till the End

270 – Aerial Party VS Ex Party 5 / Protect Till the End

The reason why Ewan couldn’t assist Louie is simple.
It was because he was blocked by Galahad.

Blocked, not prevented.

「Uugh…!」

Since the first Wind Blade, Ewan hasn’t used a single magic.
He is currently frantically enduring Galahad’s attacks with his Holy Sword.

Immediately after the start of the match, Galahad grasped the situation of his comrades.
Then, he set Ewan as his opponent.

Without hesitation, he sprinted towards Ewan.
His sudden approach seemed reckless, but in the end, he succeeded.

Behind the scenes, there were countless thoughts and strategies.

The enormous magical energy released by both Merlin and Michel, the generation of magical energy by me and Aerial, and the fact that Mordred interrupted the battle card between Masamune and Arthur, and Louie who was suddenly in a pinch.

After all that happens, everyone’s attention will turn in that direction.
Even if it is for less than a moment, it’ll certainly happen.

The inexperienced Ewan would probably take longer than the others to divert his attention.
Even if it is less than a second, there’ll definitely be an opening when he’s distracted.

Galahad used that time to close the distance between him and Ewan, and right after Ewan fired his Wind Blades at Louie, Galahad was already within striking distance.

It was an aggressive high-speed attack that was unlike a tank that tends to sacrifice speed due to the weight of his equipment.
After that, Ewan was on the defensive.

「You’re reacting quite well.」

If he tried to swing his sword, it would be blocked by his shield, if he tried to gain a distance, a spear would graze his body, and if he tried to approach, a sword would be swung at him.
Ewan was immeasurably agitated.

「This is … ugh!」

Galahad has two weapons.

The first is a silver shield that boasts extremely high defensive power.

The other is a shape-shifting magic sword that can transform into a variety of weapons based on the user’s wishes.

Although Galahad is not one of the world’s top 5 swordsmen, he is skilled in handling all kinds of weapons and armors.

On top of that, he has this shield and sword.
It is extremely difficult to read through his actions in close combat.

He uses a longsword, a short sword, a bow, an axe, a spear, a club, blunt weapons and even dark weapons.
Every moment, his main weapon and strategy would change according to the opponent’s response and distance.

You don’t even have to imagine how troublesome this is.
But even that was only one of his abilities.

Magical energy was rising inside Ewan.
A sign of magic activation.

「―!?」

But it ended in failure.
To be precise, he had to start over.

The reason is because Galahad’s attack was aimed at the moment when the magic formula was constructed and magical energy was poured into it.
A magic formula is a detailed image drawing and magical energy is channeled into it to make it a reality.

It is the consciousness of the caster that connects the magic formula and the magical energy.
If the caster is attacked during the connection stage, just before the magic is activated, his concentration will be broken.

Those who have a magic-related Job are fully aware of this.
The reason why Wizards are placed in the middle or rear guard is so that their companions can protect them and prevent any interference with the activation of magic.

Heroes use their own combat abilities to find the right timing to activate the magic even when they are in the middle of a battle.

However, Galahad was able to detect that timing with his outstanding observation skills.
Furthermore, with his outstanding combat ability, he was able to exploit it.

In addition to protecting his comrades from enemy attacks, he has another unique way of protecting them.

He is the only tank in the world that specializes in hyper-aggressive defense that prevents enemies from attacking in the first place.

Someone who protects his comrades by preventing threats before it actually happens.

「How could this happen…!」

「It’s a result of experience.」

This was the seventh time that Ewan’s magic had been blocked from activating.
As of now, a large factor of what supports his strength is his magic ability.

It would be difficult for him to take on Galahad as his opponent for a long time with his swordsmanship and physical abilities.
Even if he borrows the magical energy of a Spirit, the Hero himself is the caster who has to construct the Spirit Magic.

Now, a way for Ewan to counter Galahad does not ― no, that’s not right.
The moment Galahad’s slash tried to cut off Ewan’s left arm, a gale wrapped his body.

「―It’s true that I can’t attack twice in a single moment.」

Our Party’s Guardian let out a somewhat amused voice.

If the magic activation is disturbed, the caster can just prepare two magic formulas in advance.
If the first one is disturbed, the caster can immediately pour magical energy into the second magic formula.

However, doing that while engaging in close combat is a suicidal act.
It is extremely difficult to construct multiple magic formulas while concentrating on the battle, and the second magic formula cannot be activated without re-focusing the consciousness that was disturbed when the activation was blocked.

He has to be prepared to choose between the battle or the magic formula.

But what Ewan chose was.
He chose to use Wind Spirit Magic to move his own body, even at the expense of one of his arms.

「However―」

Galahad’s sword had already transformed into a bow and arrow, and as soon as he let go of his shield, he fired an arrow at Ewan.

The person who blocked that arrow was not Ewan.
It’s trajectory made it so that Ewan could not block it.

「You did your best, Ewan.」

The Storm Hero Aerial’s Holy Sword repelled Galahad’s arrow.
His other hand was holding Ewan.

「I’m sorry…! I was…!」

「It’s okay. I have also experienced countless defeats and failures before I could stand here. Those things can never become proof that you are incompetent.」

「But!」

「You escaped from Galahad’s『Absolute Defense』on your own and came to me. In addition to accepting your own abilities, you continued to look for ways to contribute to the Party. That part of you is already splendid.」

Galahad continued to display his sharp archery skills that can make a Hunter feel ashamed, but all of them went astray without reaching Aerial.

As a countermeasure against the magic obstruction that our Guardian is good at, he probably prepared Wind Magic to protect himself in advance.
Aerial gently spoke to Ewan, who had an expression distorted with regret.

「Can you assist me for a little bit more?」

「…! Yes…!」

「Galahad! Avoid it!」

I shouted as quickly as I could, but by that time Ewan and Aerial had activated the Composite Magic of『Storm Crash』.

It’s a Wind Magic that slashes and tears everything it touches, just like a harsh storm.
He fought with that magic wrapped around his arm at the 10th Stratum of the Raid Battle.

With the loss of one of his arms and the incessant leakage of magical energy, Ewan is trying to use up all of his magical energy before he gets sent off the field.
Adding his own magical energy to it, Aerial single-handedly took over the control of the magical energy.

Galahad picked up his shield and held it up against the storm that shot out like a cannonball.

It clashed.

Screeches rose from his shield, as if it was being slashed with a sword by an army of ten thousand.

His body retreated in an instant.

After the storm passed, his body was tragically gouged out as if a Giant had trampled on him.

「Ugh…!!」

「…I won’t let you defend against this.」

「I’m not going to let the attack pass through me!」

Eventually, Galahad’s body, which had broken into the opponent’s camp, was pushed back from the center of the field to this side, only then did the Storm Crash dissipate.
Ewan’s body that was being held in Aerial’s arms dissipated into magical energy particles.

「I’m baffled… Ex, your comrades are really strong.」

Aerial muttered.

Every member of the Aerial Party has the talent and ability worthy of 1st Rank.
But still, I’ve always thought about this.

That all my comrades are just as amazing as the 1st Ranked members.
I was so confident in the strength of my comrades that I was driven to believe that it was my fault that we couldn’t be 1st Rank.

That’s the one thing I’ve never doubted. I never felt uneasy about it.
In a battle between first-class Adventurers, a single decision could reverse the outcome, but even so.

The advantage is definitely with us right now.
Magical energy flows through my body.

「Let’s determine this, Aerial.」

「Yeah, let’s see who’s stronger, Ex.」

 

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