The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 171: The Will of the Demon King
Kaizo was almost certain the knight had sunk into the mud from the impact only to find his opponent instead leaping an unimaginable distance.
"What!?" Kaizo. It was not an action that a knight in heavy armor could take.
(Imust be!? The human body cannot move like that!)
Roaring, the black knight began to attack, producing wind pressure that swept away the dust from the ground. Kaizo prepared his position once again and quickly analyzed the situation.
Even as the strongest grade aero elemental, the Nyx Rune had its weaknesses. Namely, overconsumption, a large amount of divine power had been exhausted from the wearer.
Compared to the beginning, Kaizo can now control power consumption more easily. Nevertheless, he was still only able to maintain a state of being briefly released for just a few minutes.
(Added this storm here, it's gonna be tough.)
In the context of a sword style where a split-second action can determine the winner, the effect of a strong wind cannot be ignored.
Without being blessed with wind protectors, it was impossible for an elementalist to perform a high-tier sword skill under such conditions.
Kaizo felt his uniform firmly clinging to his skin, wet with rainwater. Muddy soil also upset the balance. Furthermore, the black knight who had dodged Kaizo's attack moved in an extraordinary manner.
It was not the swordsmanship of a proper knight or the varied range of skills of an assassin. It was a movement that Kaizo had never witnessed before.
(I should have been able to dodge this attack, but I absolutely could not predict the next attack!)
With a terrifying pressure, the jet-black greatsword approached.
(Then, I must defeat him head-on!)
Kaizo made his decision. He believes in the power of his greatest partner, Nyx.
* ᚱ ᚲ ᚹᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛁᚠ ᚨ ᚲ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛗ ᛜ ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ *
"The Heartless Steel Queen, may you destroy all the enemies in front of you!"
"What are you trying to do, Kaizo!? Hurry up and dodge!"
Ignoring the screams from Victoria, Kaizo instead stepped forward and shouted, "Ohhhhhhh!"
Swinging the Demon Slayer down violently from above, he attacked the jet-black greatsword. With the eruption of light, a shock wave shook the air.
At that moment, with an intense rain of sparks, the jet-black blade was completely destroyed.
Apparently, the great sword was not an elemental aero, but a sword that materialized using spirit magic. Such a thing could not possibly withstand the attacks from the strongest sword spirits.
"The Devil Killer's name isn't just for show!"
He did not know what kind of move the black knight used. But Kaizo firmly believes in his instincts.
(It's okay! In my current way, I can't lose!)
As he prepared to make a push, at that moment many jet-black chains emerged from the gaps of the dark armor that flew towards Kaizo to ensnare him.
"What!?" Kaizo was surprised and reacted immediately. He crouched on the ground to avoid the attack.
"Kaizo!"
Victoria swung her Fire Whip and severed her chain with a red flash. However, the jet-black chain quickly regenerated and targeted the faint girl behind Kaizo.
"It's bad!" Kaizo smacked his lips, realizing that he was not the target.
Caught by the chains, the girl shouted for a while. His entire body convulsed violently, then limped as he lost consciousness.
(The chain formed by magic, was that group earlier also defeated by this chain!?)
The chain slid back to the side of the black knight. The next second, a black fog shot out from the crevices of the armor.
"What!?"
Kaizo's whole body shuddered. The sense of unknown pressure released by the black knight expanded all at once.
"Could it be, the absorption of holy power?" Victoria was so shocked that her voice shook.
"Geez, I never thought I'd meet the wolf itself while chasing the little rabbit."
The voice that came from the air was a person he knew. Kaizo's expression froze immediately. Beside the black knight, a pitch-black darkness descended.
The dark spirit that appeared was a girl with long shiny black hair. Her twilight colored eyes carried a melancholic feeling.
Kaizo forgot to raise his sword and called out the name of his past contracted spirit, "Alicia?!"
"I didn't expect to see you here, Kaizo." The dark spirit girl smiled gently at Kaizo. This was a pure and innocent smile, exactly the same as in the past.
"I don't want to meet you in a place like this!" Kaizo silently shook his head.
During the morning meeting, he had already learned of the fact that he was acting together with the black knight. Even so, his heart had not received it completely.
As soon as he imagined him performing the sword style along with an elementalist other than himself, He felt a piercing pain in his heart.
(Ah yes, I must be feeling jealous.)
Quietly acknowledging this fact, Kaizo secretly laughed at himself. To think he really harbored childish emotions.
"That's your new contractor?" Kaizo asked with impatience and frustration that he could not hide.
"Don't joke. I've always been yours, Kaizo. As long as you want."
Kaizo tightly gripped his skin-gloving left hand. As if getting pleasure from Kaizo's reaction, Alicia smiled mischievously.
"This is Nephesis Loran, the successor of the previous Demon King."
"Demon King Successor?"
"Or maybe the Will of the Demon King, that would be a more appropriate name. It could be said, as I expected, the current strength was still insufficient. More sacrifices are needed."
"What are you talking about?" Victoria interrupted very sharply in her tone.
"Geez, isn't this Miss Salamander of Hell? Hello to you there. I'm sorry I couldn't greet you at the park the other day."
"Ah, you know I'm there!" The ponytail stood up in surprise.
"Alicia, what are your intentions? Why did you enter this Sword Style Festival?" Kaizo asked coldly.
As a result of the question, Alicia lightly closed her twilight-colored eyes and replied, "I still have a wish to be realized."
"Wants? Your wish three years ago, I've..."
In the middle of his sentence, Kaizo cut it himself. Victoria was still nearby. He couldn't let her know what happened three years ago.
"Know your place, dark spirit. I don't care if you're Kaizo's contracted spirit or whatever it is. He is currently a member of Team Salamander and my slave spirit. I definitely won't let you do as you please."
"Geez, what are you going to do to me, Miss Salamander of hell?" Alicia looked coldly at Victoria. Lifting her index finger, she pointed straight at Victoria's chest. Her adorable lips started chanting a spirit language spell.
(That?!)
Kaizo hurriedly regained his senses and rushed over. An extremely small pitch-black ball of lightning had formed at Alicia's fingertips.
"Victoria Blade, although she said you should not be attacked under any circumstances," the black-winged angel showed a merciless smile. "You will surely be a hindrance to his resurrection. Therefore, you will disappear here."
An expanding ball of thunder was released from his fingertips. It was the Hell Blast, the strongest spirit magic class under the darkness attribute. Let alone a mortal human body, even a middle-class spirit would instantly shatter upon contact.
"Victoria!"
"Kaizo!?" Victoria's eyes stared wide in surprise.
Instilling the Demon Killer with maximum holy power, Kaizo rushed to the front of the ball of lightning. Risking everything on the magical resistance properties of the Nyx Rune, he used his sword to block the expanding ball of thunder.
"Ohhhhhhh!"
A great pain invaded his entire body.
Unable to hold on for a moment, he lost consciousness in less than a second. Bounced flying by thunder and exploding lightning, Kaizo falls from the waterfall.
"Kaizo!" Victoria was screaming hysterically.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.