Chapter 265 Calamity Sealing Formation
"Now, Fiona... shall we become one?"
In response to the words of [Evil God Miriallia], Fiona swung her sword.
"Don't say creepy things!!"
Hero Battle Technique――――[Flash Strike]
Hero Sword Technique――――variation [Flying Flash Blade: Twin Fangs of Darkness]
The two "Black Moons" she swung instantly accelerated with [Flash Strike], breaking through the sound barrier with a bang! It was unleashed as a double strike of [Flying Flash Blade] without needing to charge.
The two [Flying Flash Blades] flew in a crossing pattern, instantly closing the distance to the [Evil God].
However, the [Evil God] reacted quickly.
Space magic──[Space Transfer]
A magic that activates almost as fast as thought. Just before the incoming slash could hit, the [Evil God] vanished from sight.
Immediately after, a powerful magical energy was sensed in another location.
The [Evil God] appeared behind them.
As Fiona and the others turned around, they saw a goddess with a face similar to Lucia's, grinning and saying, "Hehe."
"It's useless."
As the [Evil God] spoke, the surrounding false goddesses suddenly changed their colors.
Heavy attribute magic──[Heavy Attribute Bestowal]
Pure white wings, smooth white skin, turned dark as black as the night.
In front of the transformed figures of the [Evil God], who looked like demons or fallen angels──Aaron and Fiona did not falter.
"Aaron! What should we do!?"
"We'll take out the minions first! Fiona, you handle the [Evil God]!"
"──Got it!"
While the [Evil God] activated her magic, Aaron was getting ready.
With a loud "Hummm──!!", he drove the "Black-White" into the ground at his feet, releasing a powerful aura.
Right after that, a pitch-black aura spread out in a circle from the "Black-White" that was stuck in the ground.
The size was so huge that it could encompass all the fake goddesses surrounding Aaron and the others.
Even if they couldn't predict exactly what would happen next, they sensed that "something" was about to occur. Still──
"Oh my, oh my."
The [Evil God] showed no fear and simply did what they had to do.
Space magic──[Space Rupture Slash].
The blades of magic unleashed by over 3 hundred fake goddesses rushed toward Aaron and the others, not giving them a chance to escape, faster than Aaron could do "something."
"———."
Aaron was still in the middle of his technique and couldn't dodge.
Fiona didn't hesitate for even a moment about whether she should protect Aaron.
Absolute trust. There was no need to protect him.
In an instant, she made her decision and, with no way to escape from the falling [Space Rupture Slash], she also deployed her own barrier.
My unique battle technique [Divine Winged Sword]──variation [Black Winged Chain Swords].
Fiona's aura control, raised to an even higher level by [God's Descent], allowed her to spread her aura wings, made of 6 pairs of 12, in almost an instant.
Countless black "feathers" flew out like cherry blossom petals from both "Black Moons," wrapping around Fiona's body like a cocoon before the blades could reach her.
[Black Winged Chain Swords]──[Black Winged Wall]
The heavy attribute [Divine Winged Barrier] completely protected Fiona from the falling [Space Rupture Slash].
Meanwhile, Aaron, with his sword still stuck in the ground, took on the countless blades directly.
But──,
"Oh my."
The [Evil God] slightly widened her eyes.
Indeed, the many slashes that struck Aaron's body shattered like fragile glass on its surface, scattering harmlessly.
Both Aaron and Fiona had not a single scratch.
While Fiona's "black wings" were impressive, it was clear that the heavy attribute aura absorbed by Aaron had a considerable density.
No matter how many there were, simple tricks wouldn't work.
And by that time, Aaron's technique was complete.
The total amount of aura poured into the ground was not even comparable to [Absolute Flash Blade], but was even more massive. Therefore, it took time to activate, but its effect was tremendous.
My ultimate technique────[Calamity Sealing Formation]
Boom────!!
The ground of the labyrinth shook.
At the same time, from the "black circle" spread on the ground, sharp, giant black needles shot up at incredible speed, piercing the floating false goddesses.
"""――!?"""
"Well, that's dangerous."
The huge black needles that sprouted from the "Black Circle" stopped the movements of the fake goddesses they pierced. It had the same effect as the [Black Seal Sword], with the needles penetrating their bodies and spreading a heavy aura like plant roots, hindering the activation of Space magic while completely stopping the targets' movements.
The "roots" spreading across the fake goddesses' pitch-black skin were hard to notice, but they were definitely encroaching, sealing all the fake goddesses' movements.
However, there was one being that the "needle" couldn't pierce.
(Tch! She dodged!)
Needless to say, the one who dodged was the [Evil God].
Just before being pierced by the "needle," she must have used teleportation magic to evade. As expected, she was the only one with a reaction speed that was overwhelmingly different from the fake goddesses.
The dodging [Evil God] maintained a relaxed expression, flying through the air and weaving between the needles to approach Fiona.
In response, Fiona released her [Black Wing Wall], revealing 12 black wings floating behind her as she readied her sword.
"Fiona, resistance is pointless! Let's become one quickly!"
"Who would want to join with you! No way!!"
Fiona and the [Evil God] clashed.
Hero Battle Technique──[Flash Strike]
Fiona, bursting with aura and accelerating, approached the oncoming [Evil God]. Her speed was comparable to Aaron's [Flash Strike], and from the outside, it was no less impressive.
She attacked the [Evil God] in the air with a speed that seemed to make her disappear.
In response, the [Evil God] transformed her hands into sword-like shapes, channeling aura into them to counterattack.
"Haaahhhhhhh!!"
"Ehehehehehehe!!"
Hero Sword Technique──variation [Flash Blade Dance: Heavy Fang]
From both twin swords, a jet-black aura of [Flash Blade] is unleashed one after another.
After steadily training the control of the aura and with the addition from [God's Descent], the sharp slashes that were finally possible to activate are unleashed in a single breath.
The sword speed, accelerated by the ongoing [Flash Strike], carves only shadows in the void, showing no sign of the hand that wields it.
However, the [Evil God] was able to respond to it.
Flash Swordman final skill──[Infinity Flash: Prestissimo]
The Swordsman-type Unique Job 'Flash Swordman' is characterized by rapid strikes and sword speed.
The [Evil God] naturally activated this final skill.
With both hands transformed into sword blades, the jet-black aura shines as it flashes with inhuman speed, deflecting Fiona's series of strikes.
This is almost the same principle as Aaron's [Flash Strike] acceleration. However, it is originally meant to be used with the body, so the aura-covered blades of the sword continuously emit aura, repeating acceleration and stopping to unleash a series of strikes at an incredible speed.
Both sides wield their swords at nearly the same speed. But──,
"――!! Oh my,...!!"
Teleportation.
It was the [Evil God] who retreated first.
The [Evil God] took distance from Fiona, and both hands, which should have gained high strength from the Heavy Attribute Bestowal, were now pitifully damaged, with about half of the sword blades cut off.
Magic or the body's own regeneration ability, in the blink of an eye, both sword blades were regenerating.
"Well, it seems I'm at a disadvantage here."
Muttering, as if to activate some kind of magic, the [Evil God] wrapped magical energy around her entire body.
Then──
"I won't let you do that!!"
Flying at a speed that was almost like teleportation at close range, Fiona took the [Evil God]'s back and swung her sword down from above.
Hero Sword Technique──[Heavy Flash Blade: Twin Fangs of Darkness]
The slash was both heavy and sharp.
"──!?"
The [Evil God] didn't even have time to turn around. However, that didn't mean she couldn't react.
With a slight look of surprise on her face, she transformed the 12 wings sprouting from her back into a shield just in time to block the slash.
The 12 wings were also imbued with heavy attributes, giving them very high strength. Yet, despite that, Fiona's slash cut through the transformed wing shield and reached the [Evil God]'s back.
In that moment, perhaps because they were in the air, the [Evil God] was slammed down to the ground at a meteor-like speed from the force of the slash.
The thin layer of water spread across the ground splashed high due to the strength of the impact.
And then, another presence.
Fiona was falling from above with incredible acceleration.
Hero Sword Technique──[Heavy Blast Blade: Twin Fang Heavy Blast]
With the force of her fall, Fiona plunged both twin swords into the ground. The explosion of black aura that followed shook the ground heavily and created intense ripples on the water's surface.
──But when Fiona realized that the [Evil God] was not there, she quickly looked up.
"Tch──!!"
"Hehe."
The [Evil God], who had narrowly avoided her with teleportation, was looking down at Fiona from above.
Its wings and back were slashed, and it looked like it had serious injuries, but the wounds on its wings and back were healing quickly.
In reality, the damage might not be that bad.
However,
"──Don't run away!!"
"Oh dear, do you dislike playing tag?"
Fiona quickly approached the [Evil God] in the sky again, but the [Evil God] kept using teleportation magic to escape.
She wasn't attacking; she was focused on healing and dodging.
The [Evil God] wasn't completely relaxed either. The reason she couldn't avoid the last attack was that Fiona's speed exceeded what the [Evil God] had expected.
And the reason for that was clear.
(I can't believe I forgot about Fiona's skills...)
[Sword Dance] and [Dance of the God Offering].
In other words, the more Fiona fought, the more her attack power and physical abilities increased.
With [God's Descent] already boosting her significantly, the two buff effects from the 'Sword Dance Maiden' skill made things even more troublesome.
"But if that's the case...!!"
If the buffs were strengthening the opponent's abilities, then all she had to do was strengthen her own.
[Evil God] escaped using teleportation, and after finishing the recovery of its injured body, she activated the magic that had been interrupted by Fiona's attack earlier.
Holy magic──[God's Blessing]
This is an expert support magic that greatly increases the target's physical abilities and even provides continuous healing effects.
A holy light enveloped the pitch-black body, and [Evil God] powered up.
"Now, with this, I have the advantage...!!"
"Don't underestimate me!!"
The [Evil God], who had stopped running away, and Fiona clashed again in mid-air.
Both of them moved repeatedly, fiercely exchanging blows with their swords. The bursting aura turned into flashes, coloring a corner of the sky.
"......"
Meanwhile, Aaron, who was still thrusting his sword into the ground, had just finished his verification, confirmation, and speculation.
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