Volume 3 Chapter 54 What Emerada Obtained Was the Power of Heaven
"Damn it!"
While spewing out cursed words, I held my sword in reverse and thrust it towards Emerada's heart.
I thought that if I could destroy the Magic Core that would become the fiend's heart before it transformed, I could prevent it.
However, it seemed that her body had already begun to undergo a transformation.
The tip of my sword was repelled without hesitation.
Has her skin already become this hardened?!
"Big Bro Ryuuji! What's going on?!"
As I was applying the Sharpness skill to my sword in desperation, Ferron, who had been defeated, and Minori, who was covered in wounds, and Suzu, who was unscathed, arrived.
Both of them were safe, which was a relief, but──
"Emerada used the Mana Crystal to become a fiend before she died! Damn it, this is my fault! Minori, aim for her heart!"
"Got it!"
I applied the Pierce skill to one of Minori's Magic Swords.
Meanwhile, Emerada continued to transform into a monster.
Unfortunately, his gentle face had already disappeared without a trace.
"No good! It's going to bounce off!"
"Even with Pierce, it's no good... then──"
Just as I was about to take out my last-resort weapon from my Magic Bag,
Emerada thrust her 4 arms into the ground, arched her back, and opened her mouth wide towards the sky.
Minori, who had been aiming for the fiend's heart, panicked and retreated.
"This is bad, something's coming! Both of you, get back!"
Even as I shouted, Emerada continued to gaze up at the sky, and for some reason, dark clouds began to gather in the previously clear sky.
Could it be, perhaps──
"...Big Bro Ryuuji, this is dangerous. We have to move farther away."
"Scatter out! Scatter!"
After hearing Suzu's warning, we ran as far away from there as we could.
I was the only one who rushed over to Captain Joseph to share the information with everyone in the squad.
It looked like everyone was getting ready to help us, but they seemed confused when they saw us running.
"Hey, Ryuuji, what is that? What's going on?"
"Captain, that is probably──"
Right as I was about to speak...
Along with an ear-splitting BOOM, a massive bolt of lightning struck Emerada's body.
The impact was so strong that the air shook, and for a second, everything in front of me turned white.
"........."
"........."
Neither the Captain nor I could say a word. We just stayed silent.
Meanwhile, the dark clouds dispersed, and the clear sky spread out again.
How does that even work?
It looks like the grass around Emerada got burnt, but even though she took a direct lightning hit, she doesn't look scorched at all.
Well, of course the person who summoned the lightning wouldn't be killed by it.
"...I'll explain step by step. I defeated Dark Mage Emerada, but unfortunately, she turned into a fiend. And each fiend has its own unique ability. In Emerada's case, it must be the power to call down that lightning."
"...What a pain."
After hearing my explanation, the Captain looked over at Emerada with a bitter expression.
The fiend is slowly trying to get back up.
We might not have much time to talk.
"Even though she was struck directly by lightning, she looks like that... No way, could she be harboring the power of lightning?"
"That's possible."
Just as the captain made a guess, Suzu, who had flown in, nodded in agreement.
Minori arrived late, running to catch up.
"I didn't introduce them properly, did I? This is Suzu, and that's Minori. As you can see, they're a magician and a swordsman. Suzu, and then Minori, this is Captain Joseph."
I introduced the captain to Suzu, who had landed on the ground, and Minori, who was panting from running at full speed.
Since another team member had contacted my sisters in town, the captain was meeting them for the first time.
"Ah, nice to meet you."
"Haa... haa... nice to meet you too..."
"Hmm, nice to meet you. So, if that fiend has lightning, we can't attack it directly."
"...What do you mean?"
I asked, prompting Suzu to continue explaining, as her words had been cut off.
If we can't attack it directly, we can't stop it, which makes it quite dangerous.
"Monsters that have lightning are rare. If you touch one of those monsters with a metal weapon, you'll get struck by lightning. Of course, if you touch it directly, you'll get struck too."
"........."
Ugh... that's a pretty bad situation.
Does that mean we have to keep attacking it from a distance, bit by bit?
When I asked, Suzu shook her head.
Maybe she has a plan.
"I think that since it's not originally a monster with lightning, it will eventually lose that power. But I think it will call down lightning again when it's cut off."
"How do we determine when that power is gone?"
If the lightning power is gone, we can attack, but until then, we can't attack directly.
I don't want to try and get struck by lightning.
In response to the captain's question, Suzu proudly puffed out her chest for some reason.
Her expression remained unchanged, as always.
"Suzu can do it. Hmph!"
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