Chapter 272 Jet Calum
As soon as the battle with the fake goddesses began, Garon and the others from the Iron Wall Alliance drew in, blocked, or reflected their attacks.
It seemed they quickly realized that attacks using Space magic weren't very effective, as the fake goddesses changed their tactics immediately.
Heavy Attribute magic──[Heavy Attribute Bestowal]
The fake goddesses, who looked pure and white, began to turn a deep black like obsidian. Their arms stretched and transformed into blades like long swords.
With their sword blades infused with aura, and seeing that their shooting-type magic was being neutralized by Garon and the others, they started using magic mainly for defense.
The fake goddesses gave up on long-range attacks and shifted to close-range extermination battles.
"""────!!"""
They descended from the sky, gliding down.
However, to block their approach, the members of the Wooden Sword Way launched their attacks.
The same went for Calum and the others from Balmung.
Origin Magic──[Fire Bullet Penetrate]
My unique archery technique──[Burst Arrow Rain]
A female fire magician shot out flame bullets with increased piercing power one after another, while a young archer's arrow split into countless arrows in mid-air, causing multiple explosions of aura among the enemy ranks.
Though it wasn't a flashy big move, each bullet and arrow had enough power to deal a fatal blow even to deep-floor monsters, given their current strength.
However──,
"──It's still useless!! Calum!!"
"Only heavy attribute attacks can block them!!"
The two who launched the attack shouted.
The momentum of the approaching fake goddesses slightly weakened.
However, from beyond the blooming flames and aura explosions in the air, the fake goddesses appeared completely unharmed, as if it were natural.
──[Space Barrier]
This is a basic defense magic in Space magic, but to break it, you need either the same Space magic or a heavy attribute attack.
Other attributes or simple skill attacks, no matter how powerful, cannot break through this barrier...
And above all──against the fake goddesses, who were fully enhanced with [Heavy Attribute Bestowal], there were no weaknesses like those of the Space magicians who fought during the Stampede.
Even if you managed to attack by exploiting the flaws in the barrier or boundary, you couldn't defeat them in one hit.
"I know that!! I'll go out right away! After I break the barrier, everyone will take down the fake Evil God!!"
And Calum was fully aware of this too.
Calum gripped a long, pitch-black spear that was easily taller than himself.
"Finally, it's time for this thing to shine...!! The spear I got from master...!!"
He readied the "Black Moon Spear," a heavy attribute weapon.
With this, he could break through the troublesome [Space Barrier].
But there was only one spear. He couldn't unleash a barrage of [Jet Javelins] like during the Stampede against the many fake goddesses.
So, what should he do?
The answer was very simple.
"I'll become the [Jet Javelin] myself!!"
Calum angled the tip of the spear down towards the ground and pointed it up to the sky──then shouted.
Right after that, a black aura burst out from the spear's tip, and the force propelled the spear into the air.
Of course, Calum, still holding the spear, went with it.
"OOOOOOHHH!!! HERE WE GOOOOOO!!!"
My unique spear technique [Jet Javelin with Me]...
Boom!!!
Calum shot up into the air at high speed.
Boom!! Boom! Boom!!!
Like a muzzle flash, he released the aura multiple times, controlling his path with weight shifts and posture, as he zipped around the fake goddesses.
"""────!!"""
The fake goddesses swung their swords down or tried to shoot him down with magic. But...
"Useless, useless, useless!! IT'S USELESSSSS!!!"
They couldn't catch Calum, who was speeding up more and more with each passing moment.
Now, he had become a black shooting star, flying freely across the battlefield.
From the tip of the "Black Moon Spear," which was part of Calum, another black aura spread out, separate from the jet propulsion.
It was a conical aura with a sharp tip.
The tip was pointed sharply, and the bottom widened before suddenly changing angle into a cylindrical shape.
This strange-shaped aura wrapped around Calum's body.
In other words, it was both armor protecting Calum from the wind and the fake goddesses' attacks, and it was also a spear that could pierce through enemies.
Its appearance was like... a flying pencil... or a black rocket... no, neither of those fit.
Is this a pen?
No. This is Calum!
My unique spear technique [Jet Javelin with Me]──variation
────[Solid Throwing Spear: Myself (Jet Calum)]!!
Calum became a single spear.
A black, thick, long, and hard sharp spear!!
He flew.
Calum soared into the sky, reaching a height where all the fake goddesses were below him, repeatedly blasting out his aura with a "Boom! Boom!!" and instantly flipped his trajectory.
He aimed down. Targeting one of the many fake goddesses below, Calum dove down!
"────!!"
"UOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!"
The sound of the impact did not echo.
The fake goddess, noticing Calum's rapid approach, changed her stance and deployed a [Space Barrier] towards the incoming Calum.
Just because it was heavy attribute, it wasn't weak enough to break easily.
In fact, compared to many Space magicians who were lurking in the stampede, it was probably several levels stronger.
Not many could slice through something like that as if it were just a piece of paper.
Calum also didn't have the power to break through the fake goddess's barrier in an instant.
But....
Hummmmm──!!
A sinister sound echoed where the black aura's tip met the transparent barrier, and sparks of aura and magical energy flew. They struggled for victory, and Calum's movement froze in mid-air.
In that moment.
"────!!"
As if she was waiting for it, the fake goddess activated more magic.
Heavy attribute magic──[Gravity Bullet]
Space magic──[Space Distortion Bullet]
If the opponent is at close range, even shooting-type magic can have its trajectory bent by Garon and the others' [Iron Wall], minimizing the impact.
A powerful bullet of magic, compressed by gravity, attacks Calum, who is suspended in distorted space!
But!
"UOOOOOOHHH!! I-I-I-I-I'M GONNA DO IT!!!!"
Calum shouts.
A fierce spear of aura erupts.
It spirals and spins infinitely like a flying spear.
In other words, the black pencil was spinning at high speed like a drill!
The two types of magic bullets that collided with it were easily deflected with a sharp "Clang!" off the surface of the pencil.
Of course, Calum inside the pencil was unharmed.
"I-I-I'M GONNA DO IT!! I'M A DRILL!! I'M GONNA DO ITTTT!!!!"
Creak!!
──A crack appeared in the fake goddess's [Space Barrier].
And in the next moment, it shattered like glass, breaking into pieces.
"OOOOOOOHHH!!!!"
"────!?"
A powerful jet burst forth from behind the pencil.
Calum charged at the fake goddess, who had lost her barrier.
The drilling aura, tracing an infinite path, pierced into the fake goddess's soft-looking belly!
The tip of the aura spun and drilled into the fake goddess's abdomen. Flesh and blood splattered violently. But──
"────!!"
Returning the blades of her 2 swords to her 5-fingered hands, the fake goddess grabbed the spinning tip of the pencil with both hands. Blood splattered from her hands, which were imbued with a pale blue aura. However, the speed of the spiraling tip certainly weakened, and it could no longer pierce through the fake goddess's belly.
──But that was fine.
“FALL DOWNNNNN!!!”
A jet stream shot from the back of the pencil.
The intense aura roared loudly.
“────!!?”
Was the fake goddess unable to resist the power of the pencil? It began to be pushed down from its floating position with flying magic, and soon, it started to fall.
Boom!!!
The fake goddess crashed to the ground with a splash. The huge pencil that was stuck in its belly, however, had not yet pierced through.
Still, if the attack continued like this, they would eventually be able to create a huge hole in the fake goddess's stomach.
But Calum──
"My role ends here!! I'm counting on you all!!"
With a bang, an explosion erupted from the pointed aura, and the black pencil was pulled out from the fake goddess's belly, floating in the air.
In that moment, he changed the pencil's direction with a shift in balance and posture, showering the fake goddess with black jets like an extra, and flew back up into the sky.
He flew around freely in the air, crashing into the fake goddesses like a black meteor, drawing their attention to himself.
"I'm your opponent!! Come at me!!!"
This was not about breaking barriers or defeating them.
It was a distraction, buying time until his teammates could finish off the fake goddess he had slammed to the ground.
On the other hand, Calum's teammates were not the type to miss such a rare opportunity.
"──Now's the time!!"
Right after Calum flew back up, a female fire magician immediately unleashed her magic.
Origin Magic──[Red Needle Flame Flower]
It was countless thorns shining bright red.
Red thorns, the size of fists, fell from the sky like rain, piercing the body of the fake goddess as they struck the ground.
"────!?"
The fake goddess stared in shock. At the absurdity of it all.
Her magic── it was shooting-type magic.
The effect of Garon and the others' Union Skill [Iron Wall] did not distinguish between friend and foe. However, her magic, unlike that of the fake goddesses, was not distorted in its trajectory.
Why?
It was due to the difference in control.
In terms of physical ability, total magical energy, usable magic, and the number of skills, the fake goddesses were superior to the members of the ≪Wooden Sword Way≫ in every way.
But there was just one thing.
In terms of control over magical energy and aura, the members of the ≪Wooden Sword Way≫ were better than the fake goddesses.
Therefore, even on the battlefield affected by [Iron Wall], the members of the ≪Wooden Sword Way≫ could resist the effects of absorb-type skills unless it was a long-range attack.
Her magic also resisted the effect of [Iron Wall] and pierced the fake goddess.
The thorns were concentrated flames, heat, and, indeed, magic.
Not ordinary flames, but flames that changed shape as if they were alive.
In the next moment──,
"~~~~~~!!!?"
The fake goddess let out a scream.
The thorns extended "roots" inside the fake goddess, spreading and invading in all directions. Just after the "roots" spread throughout her body, they bloomed into a large flower inside her. ──An explosion, a flower.
Boom!! ──A loud sound echoed.
The body of the fallen fake goddess jumped violently, and flesh and blood splattered everywhere.
But the attack from ≪Balmung≫ is not over yet. The fake goddess's body still retains its original form, and she is not someone who would die from this level of attack.
"──Shh!!"
The young archer releases an arrow.
My unique archery technique──[Explosive Penetration Arrows: Scatter Shot]
A flurry of aura arrows is shot, piercing the fake goddess's body like a porcupine, and then exploding with aura inside her.
A loud explosion echoes again. Still, the fake goddess has not been defeated!!
"I won't let Calum take all the glory!!"
──[Bash Step]
Boom!! The young Shieldsman leaps into the air.
He jumps. And then he falls. Right in front of him is the fake goddess, still barely holding her form.
Using the momentum of his fall, he swings back his right hand, equipped with the "Rock Iron Fist."
"Take this technique taught by Garon-san!!!"
A massive aura, colored by earth attributes, spreads from the "Rock Iron Fist." It looked just like a giant's fist.
Shieldsman skill──[Giant Bash]
Shield Battle Technique──[Bash Blow]
combined technique──[Giant Blow]
──BOOMMM!!!!
A heavy, thunderous sound resonates across the battlefield.
Under the source of that sound, the massive aura fist, the fake goddess is sandwiched between the fist and the ground, and this time, for sure...
"No!! Not yet!!!"
The young man shouts. He asserts that the fake goddess has not been defeated yet.
Therefore, he further manipulates the massive aura fist to unleash his next technique.
Shield Battle Technique [Giant Blow]──variation [Giant Burst]
A giant aura fist exploded and burst apart.
The surface of the lake violently rippled, and a loud noise echoed across the battlefield.
In the center of it all──this time, for real, the fake goddess was defeated.
There was no blood or pieces of flesh. But there was definitely a sign that the fake goddess had been there, as the magical energy dispersing light spread out.
However, they had no time to rest. What they had just defeated was only one fake goddess.
Then──
"I brought more refillll!!!"
Shouting, he stabbed the fake goddess with his spear──once again, Jet Calum crashed to the ground like a shooting star!
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