Volume 17 Chapter 17 Vs Blue Commander Farnekē
"Disappear──."
[Blue Commander] Farnekē thrusts out her right hand. Almost simultaneously,
"'Dimension Distortion'."
Goldred quietly announces.
*Boom!*
The intangible energy she released was blocked by the 'twisted space' that Goldred had deployed in front, and it vanished... or so it seemed.
Since both techniques are invisible, I can only guess what's happening──.
"For now, I'm glad we made it, Goldred."
"For now, it means we continue to cooperate, Rain."
Goldred glances at me.
"There's no benefit in us being at odds here. That guy is a common enemy for us."
"Yeah."
No objections there.
──After a brief discussion with Goldred, I first take up the 'Refaid Sword' and slowly close the distance to Farnekē.
Right in front of me are the Phoenix Blaze King and the Golden Beast King.
If Farnekē launches some kind of attack, these two will act as shields, and Goldred will protect me with 'Dimension Distortion.'
In the meantime, I'll get ready to attack.
"Are you scared of me?"
Farnekē asks.
"...Of course."
I answer honestly.
"But it seems you're not being consumed by fear. You're overcoming that fear and coming towards me... you have a good soul, don't you?"
Farnekē smiles.
Somehow──that smile feels like it carries a hint of kindness and affection.
At least, that's how it feels.
...No, right now, we're in the middle of a battle.
Such leisurely thoughts can wait.
"Here we go!"
I raise the Refaid Sword.
I'm going to hit her with the maximum power Shockwave.
I changed the balance of [Bestowal] for each property of the sword and thoroughly enhanced the Shockwave.
"Ooooh...!"
And then, I swing it down.
BOOOOOOMMMMMMMM...!
With a thunderous roar, a tremendous shockwave rampaged.
It was a strike enhanced by the legendary sword with a shockwave of '+20000'.
"With this──."
"That's ridiculous."
Bzzz!
The shockwave was intercepted in front of Farnekē and burst apart.
"What...!?"
"Don't think of me as the same as a [War Horse Knight] equipped only with [Destruction]."
Farnekē stated calmly.
"I can equip and manipulate 5 types of 'Relic Holders.' That's the end of the explanation."
Was that [Barrier] that Flora was using just now...!?
The Refaid of The Light Dragon Emperor Sword, bestowed with +20000 Strengthening points, is probably the strongest sword on this earth.
Even that attack couldn't break through its [Barrier].
It might be inferior to Flora's original [Barrier], but it still has considerable defensive power.
How am I going to break through this──?
Then,
"I see, so you also had a [Barrier]. It seems like overpowering with the Refaid Sword will be difficult."
Goldred grunted.
The initial strategy was to first disrupt the enemy's stance with the shockwave from the Refaid Sword, and then Phoenix Blaze King, Golden Beast King, and I would launch a series of attacks to push through... a power play.
However, the enemy's defense exceeded our expectations.
It seems we need to revise our strategy, but what to do──.
"I want to confirm. The Strengthening points you put into your sword are '+20000,' right?"
"...That's right."
I nodded at Goldred's question.
"I'm pretty sure your [Bestowal] can be enhanced up to '+30000,' right? Am I wrong?"
"That's correct... wait, how do you know that?"
"Well, I've been doing my own research and reading a mountain of literature. By the way──should I list the materials I referenced?"
"...Shouldn't we move the conversation along?"
"Ugh..."
For a moment, Goldred showed a dissatisfied expression.
"──Well, fine. This isn't the time for that."
He seemed to accept it, albeit reluctantly.
"Not using the sword to its maximum value of '+30000' is because there's a risk of the sword breaking, right? If you don't care about that, then it's possible to bestow it to the maximum value, correct?"
"Yeah."
"Then, use something that wouldn't matter if it breaks."
Goldred extended his right hand.
On his palm rested a handful of small stones.
"Stones...?"
Could it be that these are weapons he created with [Change]?
From what I've seen in our battles, it seems he can create legendary monsters and items using the power of [Change]...
"No, these are just regular stones."
Goldred explained, as if he had read my thoughts.
"If you bestow the maximum value on these and attack, what happens?"
"Hmm... The stones would probably break with one hit, and they might deal some damage, but bestowing the maximum value of '+30000' on dozens of stones is impossible. The total amount of strengthening points isn't that high."
"...So your maximum for [Bestowal] is indeed '+30000.' I'll remember that."
Goldred smirked.
"Knowing your own point total is vital information in battles between 'Relic Holder' users. You shouldn't reveal it too easily."
"Well, I had to share my point total for the conversation to progress."
I felt a bit disgruntled.
"Was that a leading question?"
"No, it didn't even need to be. You're too straightforward, making it easy to gather information."
"...I feel like I'm being mocked."
"I'm not mocking you. Your personality is a great virtue for a human. I'm genuinely praising you."
I still didn't feel like I was being complimented at all.
"Well, whatever. Let's move on."
Goldred began to explain.
"Your Strengthening points shouldn't decrease in total. If you use a 2nd spell type or higher, they'll be 'consumed,' but with the basic spell [Bestowal], you can freely move them from weapon to weapon."
"That's true. But, for example, if you collect the points from weapon A and then put them into another weapon B, there will be a time lag in between."
The enemy this time probably won't be so forgiving as to overlook that time lag.
"I'll buy that time."
"Huh?"
"We'll take advantage of our cooperation."
While Goldred was explaining the plan, Phoenix Blaze King and Golden Beast King stood in front of Farnekē, but she didn't attack at all.
Was she showing confidence, or did she look down on us as insignificant?
Either way, I organized the explanation I received from Goldred in my mind.
First, I placed the two0 or so stones Goldred handed me on the ground and started using my points for Bestowal.
By the way, my current total points are around 500,000.
They increased significantly when I defeated the [Green War Horse Knight] earlier.
The [Arch Legion] probably holds a massive amount of magic power.
So when I converted that into Strengthening points, it turned into a large number of points──.
...No, it seems my [Bestowal] isn't actually magic, so it might be a different logic altogether.
That said, I don't have time to slowly verify that, and this isn't the situation for it either.
For now, I want to keep the necessary points of '333,333' to use my trump card, the '3rd spell type.'
The 4th spell type requires '4,444,444' points, and I haven't even met the condition of 'summoning the Crest of Domination,' so I don't need to think about that right now.
So, after keeping '333,333' points, I have a little over 160,000 points left to use.
If I allocate 30,000 to each stone, I can only use it on 5 of them.
Surprisingly──it's not much.
However, in the case of basic techniques, the points don't decrease.
First, I'll [Bestowal] 30,000 on each of the 5 stones, then throw them, and after that, I'll collect those points all at once.
Then, I'll [Bestowal] on a new set of 5 stones, throw them, and collect again──this will be the cycle.
"Have you organized the plan?"
"Yeah."
I nod in response to Goldred's question.
"Then let's get started."
And so──my collaboration with Goldred begins anew.
"Alright, keep it coming!"
"Yeah!"
I kept repeating the process of [Bestowal] on the stones and throwing them.
Even the [Barrier] seems to be shaking quite a bit from the relentless attacks.
I could see multiple 'cracks' floating in the air.
The cracks running through the invisible [Barrier]──.
If this were the original [Barrier] of Flora, I probably wouldn't have been able to make a dent no matter how many hits I landed.
It seems that the 'Relic Holder' controlled by the [Arch Legion] is weaker compared to the original holder.
"I'm almost there...!"
I continued to throw stones with determination.
Then,
"Facing 2 holders is tough. So──how about this?"
Farnekē raised her right hand.
In the next moment, dozens of glowing orbs started falling from the ceiling.
They didn't seem like magic power projectiles.
Those glowing orbs were floating around Farnekē.
"A 'Blank' Relic Holder..."
Goldred muttered.
Please bookmark this series and rate ☆☆☆☆☆ on here!
Donate me
Support Me with USDC
(ERC20)
Support Me with XLM
(Stellar Lumens)