Chapter 32 The Lost Ancient Magic (Lost Spell)
"Reisha, find an opening and rescue the children."
"...I understand."
Reisha and I exchanged a glance, closing in on the Flame Eater.
Just as Reisha was about to circle around and dash towards the children behind the Flame Eater,
――GRRGOAAAAA!!
The Flame Eater let out a loud growl to intimidate Reisha, then swung its massive foreleg.
――Swooshh!
"Ugh――"
The flame-coveted attack scraped the floor, scattering sparks and wood chips, hindering Reisha's progress.
She instinctively defended herself but was pushed back to her original position.
"Are you okay?"
"Yes... I wasn't hit directly. Besides, with my job as a [Guardian Knight], I can withstand it to some extent."
Around Reisha's body, I can see something like a faint white airflow.
It's probably enhancing her defense.
――FWOOOSH!
The Flame Eater now opens its mouth towards us and spews out flames.
"Ugh"
"Guh--!"
Reisha and I dodge and prepare ourselves, but the Flame Eater's fire attacks are repeated two or three times, gradually engulfing the area in flames.
We are forced to close the distance to the point of shoulder-to-shoulder contact, leaving Reisha breathless.
"We can't afford to waste time like this!"
Looking towards the children, some of them are staggering, possibly due to inhaling smoke.
As Reisha said, we can't spend too much time here.
Against monsters without an Execution Coefficient, I can't summon Igurima, so I have no choice but to fight using the job abilities I have harvested so far.
So, I'm recalling one of my abilities.
――The fuel consumption was bad, so I've been avoiding using it until now... But I executed that damn bishop, so it should be fine.
"Reisha, can you leave it to me?"
"...What are you planning?"
"I'll defeat that guy."
"But... Flame Eater is a monster that skilled adventurer parties team up to subjugate. Besides, that guy doesn't look like a normal individual at all. How are you going to face such an enemy?"
"It's okay. It'll be over soon."
"Huh..."
――RRRROOOOAAARRRR...!
The Flame Eater roared, cutting off Reisha's attempt to ask a question, and aimed back at us.
I approached the Flame Eater without hesitation and displayed a pale blue string of characters.
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Total Execution Coefficient: 309,957 points
Do you want to execute [Subspace Manipulation Magic] by consuming 120,000 points of Execution Coefficient?
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――Agreed.
Seeing an opportunity as I carelessly closed the distance, Flame Eater continuously shot out flames.
The power was sufficient, and it was an attack that would leave no room for error if it hit.
"Sorry, but I'll end this in one blow. (Subspace Manipulation Magic) Activate――"
I chanted, and a crack appeared between me and Flame Eater.
The crack created a space that seemed to be painted black, resembling a suddenly appearing starry sky.
――GRRROOOOMUNCH.
That space swallowed up all the flames emitted by Flame Eater.
Then, the black space surrounded Flame Eater and began to converge towards the center.
――GRROOOARRGH!?
"This, this is..."
Reisha widened her eyes at the sight.
And――,
――GULP-POP.
With a sound like something closing, the Flame Eater disappears.
Well, it might be more accurate to say that the space where the Flame Eater was has been cut off.
"Defeated, you say...?"
"Yeah. I tossed ITS whole existence into a subspace."
"T-This kind of magic, I've never seen... Could it be, the [Lost Ancient Magic]? Who are you exactly..."
"Well, you know, various things."
"Various things... Even though it's said that the job of handling Lost Spells doesn't exist anymore..."
What I just used was an ability I acquired when I harvested it from the target who had abused the job called [Chronarch].
The [Chain that Binds Even Gods] used to restrain Teti, who was controlled by the Slave collar, is also one of the job abilities of this Chronarch.
Although the original owner of the job ability seemed to only be able to use magic to increase speed, it was discovered after harvesting in Igarima that it is a job that can handle powerful magic.
"And now, rescuing the kids takes priority over that. Let's meet up with Maia and Teti and head outside."
"Y-yes, that's right."
"Besides, this isn't over yet."
"...?"
Ignoring Reisha's puzzled expression, I decided to take the children and head outside the building.
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