The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 178: Aggressive Visitors
It was almost like her, before she met Alicia. She is not alone because Alicia is with her and accompanies her when she is lonely.
(I have Alicia by my side. But this girl.).
Kaizo could not help but speak, "Are you really, honestly believing that?"
"What do you mean?"
"Your value, does it just lie in winning the Sword Style Festival?"
"In addition, I don't know any other way to live." Karmila shook her head, and at the same time, Kaizo suddenly noticed a change in the surrounding atmosphere.
"Kaizo?"
"Seriously, it's late and we're still getting visitors."
Hearing Kaizo's words, Karmila finally reacted. Carefully, they looked around.
"really shocking. I clearly omitted all traces of my presence." A girl's voice came from behind a rock.
"Although your team is third, after all, you are still the representative of the Sizuan Princess Academy."
At the same time, another voice came from the opposite side. Based on the footsteps heard, there were two people.
(Chance meeting? Of course that can't happen!) Kaizo licked her lips and grabbed Nyx on the rock.
It was very likely that this was the team that sent the fireball scouting spirit earlier. There was one person on the right and two people on the left. Clamping attacks approaching from two directions.
* ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛏᛒ ᛖᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱᚲ *
"Knight loyal to the brave king, give me the light of victory!"
Karmila chanted a spirit language spell, manifesting a spirit magic sword in her hand.
Standing with him on his back, Kaizo asked, "You didn't summon your contracted spirit?"
"My contracted spirit needs a special summoning ritual. It can't be done here."
"Spirit type summoning ritual, heh."
Certain powerful spirits require summoning through special rituals. For example, there was the spirit horde of Wolf Team ferocious beasts. Karmila's contracted spirit seems the same.
In exchange for great strength, a lot of time and energy had to be expended, and therefore, it was not suitable for sword style duels between individuals.
Illuminated by the sword light, the appearance of the enemy became clear. Two of the girls were wearing uniforms similar to Karmila. The red background was decorated with white lines, they were opposite to Rupture Division uniforms.
"Knight of the Holy Spirit of the Holy Kingdom of Lugia..." Karmila murmured with widened eyes.
So that's the problem. After all, the Rossvale Kingdom gained its independence from the Holy Kingdom of Lugia. In this case, having similarities in their uniforms was a natural thing.
(By the way, aren't the Sacred Spirit Knights a team from the Luna Airis Paladin?)
Luna was an Ace level elementalist who reached the finals at the Sword Style Festival three years ago. Served by a holy spirit, he has given Kaizo a tough challenge during the finals.
Although he did not seem to be at his current location, the Holy Spirit Knights were renowned as one of the strongest teams from the mainland, all things considered. Fighting with his current injuries while protecting Karmila would be somewhat disadvantageous.
"Ah, you're not going to back down? If you run away now, we'll probably let you go?"
"Stop joking. Who would waste such a good opportunity?"
The knights scorned. Most likely, they had received news of the destruction of the Rupture Division. Even the fact that Karmila Freya's colleague was just a male elementalist who belonged to a weak team was obvious to them.
Furthermore, the Holy Kingdom of Lugia and the Rossvale Kingdom were hostile enemies. It was common for political conflicts between countries to be brought into the competition of the Sword Style Festival.
(Our only option is to fight, huh?) Kaizo muttered and raised his sword in annoyance.
"You too, if you give up Karmila Freya's eyes, we can let you both go."
"Karmila's Eye?"
"Geez, are you allied with him without knowing anything?"
Glancing swiftly at Karmila, Kaizo found him glaring silently at the knights in front of them.
"What the fuck?"
"There's no need for you to know, considering you're going to fall here."
Kaizo shrugged helplessly. There seems to be no room left for conversation. Suddenly, the three knights tightened the siege.
"Karmila, don't leave my side."
"Don't underestimate me. No matter what, I'm still the leader of Rupture Division."
"All right, I get it. Then I'll entrust my back to you."
Instantly, the three knights attacked simultaneously. The sound of the sword clashing sounded. Intense sparks of fire spread out in the dark night. The heavy battle axe attack was blocked by Kaizo using the Nyx Rune.
"Gruah!" Shouted Kaizo. A great pain came from his arm. It seemed like the wound he had suffered from falling off the cliff was reopened.
(Obviously this is an expert master. I can't be careless at all!) Kaizo muttered holding his sword in one hand by jumping to the side.
"Don't think you can escape!"
Slicing through the wind, a huge war axe flew through the air. Because of this unexpected attack, Kaizo reacted a second too slowly.
* ᛗ ᛜ ᛟ ᛈ ᛇ ᛈ ᛉ ᛒ ᛖ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛞ ᛟ*
"The darkness that swarms, rush to slaughter your enemies!"
Instantly, the flying battle axe turned into a large swarm of bats.
"I-this is the spirit of the legion!"
«Legion» is a term for a contracted spirit consisting of the merging of several spirits. Although they were not suited to carry out ordinary commands, they were very effective against enemies that were not geared to fight against many opponents.
As it happened at the moment, the Nyx Kaizo Rune was actually a sword-type aero elemental, unsuitable to fight against many opponents.
Kaizo swung his sword at the horde of spirits that resembled dark rain clouds. The slash from the Demon Slayer instantly destroyed the incoming spirit wave. However, this only destroyed a small part of the total.
The bat spirit herd let out a piercing scream as they charged towards Kaizo. Sharp claws tore through the wounds all over his body. Red blood flowed from his torn skin.
"Gruah!"
The rules of the Sword Style Festival forbade killing any of the participating elementalists. But on the contrary, as long as their lives remained intact, any amount of physical injury and suffering was allowed.
(They definitely tried to reduce my stamina gradually. If only the Victoria Fire Whip were here, they could be burned in an instant.)
Kaizo could not use spirit magic to destroy a large area. Even though a swarm of spirits was blocking his sight, he was certain that Karmila must be fighting against the other elementalists.
(Trying to kill these people one by one would take a long time!)
Lifting the Demon Killer, Kaizo rushed towards the center of the spirit herd. With a self-sacrificing determination, he penetrated with strength, intending to defeat the enemy elementalist directly.
*ᚠ ᚢ ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᚠᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᛁᚠ ᚨ ᚲ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ *
"Of course I won't let your plan work. Catch the wrong one, Shackle the Villain!"
Suddenly, flashing shackles emerged from the air and locked Kaizo's legs. Amidst the chaotic and ferocious hordes of spirits, Kaizo was unable to move.
"Those who try to escape from the legion will be captured by the Shackles of Criminals. The coordinated attack of the Holy Spirit Knight was perfect." Other knights scoffed at victory.
(That's. As expected of a strong and famous team.) Kaizo secretly condemned his dire situation.
Using the legion to blur his gaze while hiding the elemental spirit of aero catcher-type Shackles of the Criminal inside.
It was a coordinated attack that utilized the compatibility between their contracted spirits. And the Legion mercilessly attacked Kaizo as he stood there unable to move.
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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.