The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 219: Rescue of the Imperial Princess
POV: Kirigaya Kaizo
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A few moments after that.
Kaizo and his group arrive at the historic site previously used by «Division Rupture» as their stronghold.
"Is this really the place?"
Faced with Eve's doubtful question, Victoria swallowed a mouthful of air, "Yes, it's not wrong anymore."
Eve's question is not without reason. Right now, the surroundings of the ruins were filled with an ominous aura that did not match the barrier built by the Spirit Contractor.
"It looks very different from the last time we came here." Exciting Kaizo stepped forward while putting his hand on the «Rune Nyx» on his waist.
"This is already part of the witch's barrier, be careful."
"Almost like a spider's nest. The air's a little cloudy." Ling spat out his words.
Entering «Temple» carefully built by a Spirit Contractor is like attacking a safe castle. Without sufficient superiority in combat potential, breaking through the defense was impossible.
(Especially «Benteng» built by a princess girl skilled in ritual magic is already a challenge in itself.)
Sensing the illusion as if his feet were trudging through a muddy swamp, Kaizo stepped forward. The entrance of the ruins opened like the mouth of darkness, inviting the survivors into a clear trap.
"It's exactly like «Pandemonium» in legend."
As Victoria muttered, she said, "Something is coming!?"
Kaizo stopped his steps and turned to look at the pitch-black night sky. Instantly, many magic circles appeared in the air, the entire area was covered by a fiery red light.
Then from the magic circle, a countless swarm of strange-shaped creatures exploded like a tide.
A giant eye with several arms grew from it. Burning a skull that chuckles noisily. Many insects have fallen. Giant with a head growing from their arms and shoulders. A round shadow that expanded and shrank nonstop.
"Spirit demon!"
"We from «Four Dewa» will exterminate things like this!"
To protect Xuan's daughter, Ling prepared her elemental weapon, «Divine Tiger Fangs».
"But these numbers, can't compare to the last time!"
Dozens, hundreds, thousands. The swarm of demon spirits increased indefinitely, forming a pitch-black cloud that enveloped the entire surrounding of the ruins.
Although Sefira Blum was known as the Demon Witch, summoning a large number of demon spirits should be impossible. Quite possibly, the ancient ruins themselves served as a sort of summoning tool.
* ᛁᚠ ᚨ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛉ ᛋ ᛒ ᛗ ᛜ ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ *
"Frozen ice net, advanced and translucent, «Frozen Ground»!"
Aura unleashed an ice arrow, attacking dozens of demon spirits in quick succession. Nevertheless, this was just a drop of water in a bucket. The rate of increase in numbers greatly surpassed Aura's efforts.
"It's hopeless. Facing that many spirits as opponents, this would never end!" Shouted Victoria while dispelling the enemy with the Whip of Fire.
Looking at the horde like a cloud, Kaizo pondered for a moment, then said, "Hey, I have a suggestion."
"What?"
Cutting the demon spirit before him in half, Kaizo gave a suggestion, “Deliver these things to me. Victoria and the others, why don't you go save Tiana?”
"No way! Even for you, Kaizo, these numbers are impossible!"
"You will exhaust your divine power very quickly and cannot use your elemental weapons!"
Victoria and Aura immediately refused.
Indeed, the massive consumption of divine power «Rune Nyx» is its only drawback. But of course, Kaizo was already aware of that.
"No problem. After all, we have a great Imperial Princess here who is highly skilled in ritual performances, right?"
"Hmm, you can count on me."
Clad in the elemental weapon «Kirin» from «Seraphim Feathers», princess Xuan hit her paper-thin chest with confidence and said, "Utilizing leyline «Temple» to get a blessing is really easy."
"I will be responsible for looking after Miss Xuan. Kaizo, you're focused on destroying these things."
Using «Divine Tiger Fangs», Ling instantly dispelled the demon spirits at the entrance of the temple.
"I understand. Then I leave this place to Kaizo and the others here. Let's go!"
Victoria took swift action as soon as their decision was made. Nodding briefly in recognition, he rushed towards the entrance of the temple along with Eve and Aura.
"I'm counting on you guys to save Tiana!"
"Yes, we will definitely bring him back!"
Kaizo watches the three disappear into the depths of the temple. For a moment, Kaizo relaxed his shoulders completely.
"Alright, with that, now I can use his sword technique without reservation." Licking his dry lips, Kaizo grinned fearlessly.
In the next instant, several hundred demon spirits rushed towards Kaizo at once.
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POV: The Victoria Blade
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*ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᚠᚢᚺ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ ᚹᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ *
"Wind of evil, go and rage!"
*ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛏᛒ ᛖᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱᚲ ᚹ ᚾ ᛁ *
"Changed into charcoal, fireball!"
Using the blades of wind released like raging waves, the swarm of demon spirits in the passageway was swept away all at once. Riding that tornado, the burning flames were extremely searing.
Although there were still many demon spirits inside the temple, their numbers were far fewer than those outside. Destroying the demonic spirits that kept popping like bubbles, Victoria and her group continued advancing along the passageway.
"Will Kaizo be okay?"
As Eve voiced her concern, Victoria shook her head, "Don't worry about that person."
(That's right, that person will never lose.)
As soon as Kaizo's face appeared in her mind, Victoria mysteriously found her cheeks becoming hot as if burned by fire.
The heart rate in his chest also increased.
(Ti-no, i-it's not like that!) Victoria shook her head as if trying to deny the idea.
(Si-shit, this is all Tiana's fault for saying something strange.)
"Victoria, what's wrong?"
"N-nothing's important!"
Victoria brandished the Fire Whip and sent the demon spirits before they flew.
As the sound of their footsteps bounced off the hard surface of the ground, the three continued to run along the long passageway that seemed to stretch out to nowhere.
"I never knew these ruins were so vast."
(Will we be able to find Tiana in the middle of this vast place?)
As Victoria grew worried, suddenly the passageway opened to reveal a large, spacious hall.
"Be careful. It could be a trap."
With a wave of her hand, Victoria produced illumination using spirit magic. Suddenly, a collapsed figure appeared in the depths of the great hall.
"Who is that!?"
Victoria prepared the Fire Whip carefully, then the figure spoke, "Wait. It's me!"
"Tiana!?"
Lying on the ground was Tiana whose uniform was in tatters.
"W-what happened to you!?"
"Are you hurt?"
The three quickly rushed.
Tiana lowered her gaze as if deeply regretful and muttered, "Yes, I can find an opportunity to escape, but my feet..." He showed an expression of pain. It looks like he's sprained on one leg.
"Can you stand up?"
"Eh, yeah."
Just as Tiana reached out, Victoria was just about to hold her hand, when she was suddenly struck by a sense of dissonance.
(It's wrong!)
He quickly pulled his hand and jumped back. At that moment, the sharp short sword almost hit the top of his head by a few millimeters.
"You, you're not Tiana!"
"Fufuu, like the sister of «Calamity Queen», your senses are quite sharp."
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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.