Chapter 101
“What the heck am I supposed to do with this…”
Entering the empty classroom, I pondered how to deal with the skeleton, ultimately drawing my sword.
“Yeah, breaking it seems like the right choice.”
After all, it’s just a menace to humanity.
If it ends up in the hands of the demon race later, it’ll only become a nuisance.
I placed the rotting skeleton on the desk and struck down with all my might.
The sound of metal clashing echoed through the classroom.
Crack!
“Ugh… it’s ridiculously hard…”
The shock reverberated through my hands, making them tingle.
Can this even be broken? If it could be, surely the hero party from the previous generation would have done it by now.
At that moment, I felt the skeleton vibrate as if it were shaking.
“What the…?”
From its incessant quaking, a black aura burst forth.
As the strands of dark magic flew towards me, I swiftly turned to dodge it.
From where it hit the ground, a small magic circle began to form.
With a howl, a black wolf-like monster appeared.
“Grrr…”
“It just popped out of nowhere?”
“Graaaar!!”
The monster charged at me with a roar.
Not like I could lose to something like that.
Slash!
“Yikes!”
I cleaved into the monster’s torso with my sword.
Its blood splattered across the floor.
Brushing the blood off my blade, I turned to look at the skeleton again.
“…What was that just now? A self-defense reaction from the sacred relic?”
Did the sacred relic activate its powers to refuse being destroyed?
Sacred relics are remnants of the demon king and hold hidden powers, so they could be seen as the very will of the demon king.
“Seems like this is the answer.”
This time, maybe I should get serious.
If I keep draining it like this, I won’t be able to summon any more monsters.
I channeled my magic into the sword and cast Elemental Materialization.
The sword was enveloped in undulating waves of water.
Tytal Crash
I launched a wave slash towards the skeleton.
The skeleton began to shake even more violently.
The magical energy released from the skeleton spread into the surrounding area.
Once again, monsters began to form; this time, they were numerous and stronger.
It took a bit of time, but I managed to cleanly take care of them all.
“I can definitely see it now. The amount of energy it’s emitting has decreased.”
No matter how much of a sacred relic it is, it’s not an infinite energy source.
There’s definitely a limit to how much it can summon.
But continuing like this would take an eternity.
‘It’s even absorbing magic power from the surroundings.’
Slowly but surely, it’s happening. At this rate, the academy will become a monster habitat.
Even if the tier 10s are holding things back, they can’t withstand the continuously spawning monsters.
Plus, I’m starting to run low on stamina from the prolonged battle.
“I’ll use up everything in one go.”
I’m unleashing my full power with one single strike.
I don’t know how strong the monsters that come out will be, but tier 10s are here.
Among them, the Master of the Golden Tower Stella is probably present.
With Nuer and the Master of the Golden Tower, along with a few others, there’s no reason we shouldn’t be able to handle it.
‘My strongest blow… I guess that’s the only way.’
Weapon Reproduction, and the technique of the hero Evan, Ordre.
The problem is that the technique can only be used once per weapon.
That means I’ll have to recreate the holy sword…
Circuit (LV.8)
Magic quantity: 12000/20000
Mana recovery efficiency: S
Element category: Non-elemental
Elemental firepower: SS+
Elemental proficiency: S
Elemental synergy: A
The magic quantity necessary to use Evan’s holy sword is 10000. Alright, I can pull this off somehow.
Reflection Sword
[Weapon Projection Target: Sword]
I feel all my magic draining into my right hand, and I materialize the mass of gathered magic.
With the Insight Eye, understanding the detailed structure and density becomes possible; it’s my unique skill.
“Alright, I made it…”
Just as I finished making it, a surge of intense pain shot through my arm.
So, the higher-ranked weapons come with greater risks.
Yeah, this level of risk is necessary for it to be usable, huh?
Juuwaieze (Rank:X+)
Unrivaled Imperial Sword
Description: The ancient king’s sword that unified the era of chaos.
Exclusive technique: Ordre
It attacks with the holy sword multiplied by 8 to 12 times, including the one in hand.
“Max 12 times… Is there still room for growth?”
Even 8 hits were powerful, but 12? Let’s try this out.
I strike eight wave slashes simultaneously at one spot.
Ordre (Eight Blades that Circle the World)
Ka-choooom!!
The ear-splitting sound of the attack enveloped the entire space.
From the powerful strike, a scream escaped the skeleton.
“Kyaaaaaaaaa!!”
A terrifying scream filled with the wails of hundreds or thousands of lost souls.
Soon after, an immense amount of magical energy generated a magic circle on the ground.
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“What the heck is that…”
Everyone gasped in shock at the massive entity floating in the sky.
Rockpelikan muttered in disbelief.
“Could it really show itself…?”
“Do you know something about it, Ozwell?”
In response to Nuer’s question, he answered.
“That monster’s name is Mobydick, an ancient monster created by the gluttonous Demon King Beelzebub.”
“Ancient monster?”
“It’s said to be one of the legendary three monsters that once ruled the continent… I can’t believe it’s real…”
The danger it posed could be felt on the skin just by encountering it.
Its mere existence seemed capable of flattening the academy, the aura radiating from it…
Nuer’s judgment was swift.
“This is interesting, but we need to get rid of it quickly.”
Nuer began to gather magic into his three swords.
A sharpened, extreme energy gathered in the blades.
Freeze Harpoon
[Ice Spear of Destruction]
The extreme storm transformed into a colossal spear.
Like a dragon ascending to the skies, the spear struck Mobydick’s abdomen.
“■■■■■■!”
Mobydick let out a painfully ear-splitting roar.
In response, the faculty members unleashed numerous spells.
“We’re joining the attack!”
“Amaterasu!” “Elemental Fusion!”
Serena’s magical power entwined with Shia’s flames and launched an attack.
However, the ancient monster was not that easy.
The attacks fired diminished helplessly around Mobydick.
“This is insane!”
“Is it… absorbing our magic?!”
Mobydick appeared to be smiling as it absorbed all the attacks like drinking juice.
Then, as if to repay the favor, Mobydick’s horns began to glow.
“No way… it’s coming!!”
With a roar, Mobydick fired a massive magic blast from its mouth.
Just before the strike obliterated everyone present, a pillar of flames wrapped around them.
The magic blast shattered everything around the pillar to smithereens.
“This fire is…”
“What in the world? Is it the end of the world today or what?”
As the flames receded, the figure of a woman emerged, and the crowd erupted in cheers.
Her name was Sharonia Ra Ragenpender, the head of one of the three great noble families, just like Nuer.
“It’s the Duke of Ragenpender!”
“Two heads of the three great families are here… we’re saved…”
Nuer threw her a sarcastic look filled with annoyance.
“You’re late; what were you doing?”
“Shut it, you’re the fast one. Do you know how far it is from the castle to the academy?”
Ego sum lux mundi
[I am the light of the world]
She immediately unleashed a massive golden wave slash that struck Mobydick’s torso.
Mobydick bled, screaming in agony.
“Your Highness!”
“Is everyone alright?”
The late-arriving Princess Ariel assessed the situation around her.
“Evacuate all the injured and patients! Nuer, Sharonia, and Ozwell will bind that creature’s feet with me…”
“■■■■■■■■■■■!!!”
“Ugh!!”
Everyone clutched their ears, kneeling at the ear-splitting roar.
Perhaps due to the previous strike, Mobydick seemed angrier than ever.
As it took a breath, most of the people collapsed helplessly.
Realizing the abnormal situation, Nuer was in utter shock.
“This can’t be… it’s absorbing magic!”
Most of the people, except for the tier 10s and a few, began to gasp for breath.
“I… can’t breathe…”
“Grrr…”
But that wasn’t the end of it; Mobydick concentrated the gathered magic at its horns.
In the next moment, everyone present fell into shock.
“What the hell…?”
In the sky, there was a gigantic mass of magic that could easily consume the academy.
If that thing hit the ground, not just the academy but the entire Melian would be blown away.
“Hey Ragenpender, can you stop that?”
At Nuer’s question, Sharonia inhaled sharply and muttered.
“Ha… that’s definitely something I can’t block…”
“Is that so… everyone, evacuate. I’ll stop it.”
It was, in essence, an unreasonable request; no matter where they ran, it meant death.
As everyone lost their fighting spirit, Shia panicked and shouted.
“W-what?!”
At her voice, everyone turned to her.
There, one girl was rising from her knees.
Shia, with tears in her eyes, raised her up in astonishment.
“Stell…a?”
“Stella!!”
Now standing, she looked at Mobydick and asked.
“Um… I don’t know what it is, but we need to take it down, right?”
“Stella, I’m glad you’ve gotten up, but we need to run now!”
“Right, but your condition just….”
“Have you lost your mind? How are you going to take that down? We need to run…!”
Despite Shia, Serena, and Erica’s pleas, she started walking forward.
Just as she was about to approach Mobydick, Rockpelikan called out to her.
“Hey!… Are you alright?”
“Master, you’re here too? It’s been a while.”
“I’ll stop that one, so take your friends and use teleportation magic.”
At his words, Stella answered calmly with a smile.
“Ah, I’ll be fine… for some reason, I feel like I can do anything right now.”
“Hey…?”
Ki-iiing
“I feel like I can do anything.”
In that instant, a symbol of a five-pointed star appeared in Stella’s blue pupils.
Her body began to lift into the sky.
Magnéta
[Star of Death]
“…! No way!?”
Upon hearing Stella’s spell, Rockpelikan was astonished.
From her hand, small black particles began to form.
A black sphere the size of a baseball appeared above her hand.
Dévorer
[Devour it.]
In that moment, Mobydick was rapidly sucked into the sphere.
Without a chance to escape, that being was completely erased from this world.
Those who witnessed that could hardly speak.
As she descended from the sky, she smiled proudly at Rockpelikan.
“Master! I’ve reached Tier 7! Isn’t that amazing!!”
As she ran towards him, seeking praise, he held her shoulder with a shaking voice.
“Master..?”
“Child… what on earth have you done?!”
“Why do you ask…?”
“What have you done?!”
