Volume 2 Chapter 61 The Four Pillars of Magdala
"Talking Monster... Four Pillars...?"
Ochi squinted at the bizarre creature before him—a hybrid of beast and man, its lower body a massive coiling snake. His gut told him this wasn't going to be a fun fight.
The others instinctively tensed up as well, gripping their weapons tighter.
The deeper you go in the Abyss, the nastier the monsters get. Floor 60 was no joke. The native creatures here were on a whole different level, a trial by fire for any adventurer.
...Except for Carlos Strong.
"JUST A BIT—!!"
With an agility that defied all logic, the giant man zipped through the battlefield, zigzagging like a linebacker who suddenly realized he left his stove on. One by one, the massive monsters collapsed around him, cut down before they even had a chance to roar.
The onlookers?
Stunned.
"W-Wow..."
"How can someone THAT huge move like that...? It's unnatural."
"He probably stacked some crazy movement skills—nano."
Ochi shook off his disbelief and refocused. "Carlos, handle the native monsters! Everyone else, back up and keep your eyes on the Talking Monster!"
"""""Got it!"""""
Carlos grinned, cracking his knuckles. "Now it's your turn, Snake Lady!"
With a burst of speed that really should not have been physically possible for a man his size, Carlos lunged at Magdala, throwing a devastating punch straight at her face—
Shhh...
The fist went right through.
"...Huh?"
Carlos blinked. His hand was still mid-air, his punch still perfectly executed, but Magdala? Completely untouched.
"What the—?! Why'd that not land!?"
Someone in the back blurted out, "Wait... is she a ghost!?"
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: Huh?! The fist passed through her!?
: WHAT DO YOU MEAN!!!!
: Did Carlos just punch air? LOLOLOL
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A slow, satisfied chuckle filled the battlefield.
'Hehehehe~ oh, this is delightful~ Desuwa.'
Magdala flashed a wide grin, her eerie mask barely hiding her amusement.
'The fear in your eyes~ The confusion~ It's simply delicious~'
Then, raising one slender arm, she chanted:
'Advanced Darkness Magic: Doppelgänger!'
Seven more Magdalas materialized out of thin air.
"WHA—?!"
"We've got MULTIPLES!?"
"Aw, hell no. She's got shadow clones!?"
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: No... whaaaaaaa!!!
: Magdala just pulled a clones.
: Seven extra bodies!? That's a total of EIGHT. Bruh.
: Is this afterimages or actual clones?
: Afterimage jutsu.
: ↑ Flying shadow, whoa!
: STOP WITH THE YU YU HAKUSHO REFERENCES. LMAO.
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Ochi, already sweating, barely had time to process what just happened when—
'''''Advanced Earth Magic: Lava Prison!'''''
The Magdala clones raised their hands, and suddenly, the entire battlefield was a molten nightmare.
Chunks of rock burst into flame, melting into a tidal wave of lava that surged toward them.
"OH, HELL NO!!"
Ochi, narrowly dodging, yelped as a glob of lava sizzled past his arm.
"Move it! MOVE IT! Don't just stand there!!"
The group scattered, barely evading the burning flood.
But not everyone.
"Agh... I... I can't dodge all of this..."
Ayumi, the leader of Valkyrie, gritted her teeth as a wall of lava closed in on her.
She wasn't going to make it.
"...It's hopeless."
The thought barely formed in her mind before—
BOOM.
A frigid gust exploded onto the battlefield. The molten rock in front of her froze solid, then shattered into harmless fragments.
A voice, calm as ever, broke through the chaos.
"Advanced Water Magic: Storm Blizzard."
Ayumi looked up in shock.
Standing there, completely unfazed, was Takeru.
"...Ayumi-san, are you alright?"
Ayumi, still catching her breath, could barely process what had just happened.
"Wh-What was that...? Could it be... Omega-san?"
Takeru scratched his head, as if he'd just absentmindedly swatted a fly.
"Uh, yeah. It looked kinda dangerous, so..."
"......"
Ayumi didn't respond. She just stared at him.
This man.
Just casually erased a tidal wave of lava like it was nothing.
The sheer difference in power... it was insane.
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: THE LAVA JUST FROZE. WHAT.
: Omega-sama? Yeah, that was Omega-sama.
: Bro casually erased FIRE with ICE like it was Tuesday.
: Did we know he had this skill!?
: Either way, Ayumi was about to get cooked. Omega-sama, MVP.
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Magdala tilted her head, seemingly unfazed.
"Hmmm~ As expected... 'Omega.' So you truly wield foreign magic..."
Her tone was amused, but her eyes were sharp.
Takeru, on the other hand, barely seemed interested in her words.
He took a step forward.
Cracking his knuckles.
And smirked.
"Well then, I guess it's our turn now."
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