I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated (WN)
972 Survival of Sarthe
It houses evil crystals to stop the magic circle. Then, the magic circle shone even brighter than ever before.
Why did you lose your energy source?! No, a booby trap for when it's unlocked?
Fran! I'm transferring!
Got it!
Escape the hole all at once with the transfer. Shortly after, a big explosion occurred at the bottom of the hole.
Fran unleashed fire magic just before the transfer to destroy the Cube. At the bottom, a bright red fire swirls around, and countless powders of fire rise up to the edge of the hole.
But the evil was still as strong as ever. The explosion didn't seem to destroy it.
Then, a few seconds later, a black Aurora-like evil spirit rising from the hole suddenly disappeared. However, the evil has not vanished.
Something emanated a powerful evil in the hole. Looking down from the edge.
"... evil man?"
You're an Evil Bird Circker, aren't you?
The appearance is like a doll kneading evil around and hardening into a human form. The contours seemed to be wobbly and close to the nature of ghosts.
It was only named Berserker, and when summoned, it seemed like it was going crazy until it died. It must be a trap to kill the opponent who prevented the magic circle from activating.
Nevertheless, I feel stubborn, even if the intent to kill is unusually high. The damage would have been enough to summon anti-magic forces, including giants, in this magic circle.
Moreover, even if the Giant Shape destroyed the Evil Crystal and Magic Circle, the Evil Bird Searcher that appeared would rage. I felt like I was obsessed with destroying the city.
Hoooooooooooooo!
My voice is full of evil, too.
If you leave it alone, the follow-on troops may be in danger. I can't help it. I'll take it down.
Nnh!
An Evil Bird Searcher that scatters a dense ghost so close that it is likely to cause intoxication. From an ordinary adventurer, it would be a good enough instant death trap.
But it was a mistake.
I'll make you a halibut before you get out of the hole!
I deform the laces and create countless spears. Then, from all directions, it attacked the Evil Bird Searcher so much that there was no gap.
Besides, Fran kept raining thunder magic from above. It might not be an effective opponent, such as paralysis, but by hitting magic continuously, it slows down movement.
Eventually, I couldn't even try to evade it, and the Evil Bird Sarker was pierced with a spear that I had created all over his body. However, since it is not a normal life form, it is not a fatal injury.
The feeling that came from the spear was like a bubble or a bran. I touched it a bit because I was using magic power, but if I hadn't done that, I would have just slipped through.
Well, this is what I was expecting. In the first place, I didn't dare to trigger Crusade to avoid being defeated by a single blow.
At once, I'm using Evil Control to absorb the evil spirit of the Evil Bird Searcher. I got used to my skills, so I did it pretty well. Besides being composed of evil spirits, the ability to absorb evil spirits is deadly for him.
The foot of the Evil Bird Searcher, who was trying to escape through the spear, stopped and spoke bitterly. And the evil surrounding him quickly diminished and disappeared in less than a minute.
Even though she was so evil, she only regained about 500 of her magic power.
It seemed that it was inefficient in converting evil spirits into magic. However, it was the harvest that proved possible to suck the evil man away.
Confirming that our evil spirits had completely disappeared from the magic circle, we decided to return to our headquarters.
When I reported on the Evil Crystal and the Magic Circle, I noticed a difficult face. It was probably because the Dragon Man King was more likely to be involved in this anomaly.
The other adventurers were back, but I still couldn't find any survivors.
Both Isario and Shikimi concluded that the inhabitants had been wiped out by the anti-magic. The second team rounded up the investigation and headed from here to the nearest town. To resupply and share information.
One day after departure. We were just about to arrive in town, and we were picking up signs of lots of people.
(Hmm. Something's going on...!)
It's a sign of someone! There are quite a few of them!
Some kind of army? In that case, my legs are quite slow. They seem to be heading in the same direction as us, but at a rate that seems to be mixed with the general public.
Lady, can I ask you to confirm who's here?
"All right."
Take a few people with fast legs because it could be a battle.
Izario and his team noticed a group ahead and sent several scouts, including Franc. Among the adventurers, those in the scouting profession are selected and set off with Franc.
In the end, Franc will attract enemies and let the adventurers run under Isario. I thought so, but they weren't enemies.
There were adventurers and soldiers, but most of them were ordinary people, as they first felt. They must be over a thousand. In order to avoid irritation as much as possible, the urchin hides in the shadows and approaches with just the franc.
The adventurers who confirmed our appearance also found that they had relaxed their shoulders when they knew that they were dealing with a child. An adventurer who seems to be a leader calls out from a distance.
"Are you from the town of Sarthe?" If so, don't you know what happened to the giant anti-magic in that town? "
"Hmm! We defeated them."
"Huh? What do you mean...?" with that number.....? "
“Who are you?”
"Oh, yeah. We're residents of the town of Sarthe. I'm in the middle of evacuation..."
The city was destroyed, but the inhabitants seemed to have survived. Many of the inhabitants were killed by the anti-magic, but about half of them escaped the hardships.
There are a lot of things you might like to know, but this is a dangerous place. Now he explained that he was coming in the army, and he was to travel with him to the city ahead.
I hope you'll be safe in the town ahead...
”Nnh”
However, that wish was also futile, and what entered our eyes was the appearance of a town that had been ravaged by a giant anti-magic like Sarté.
(Here too, giant shape...!)
Even in a city four or five times bigger than Sarthe, that giant doesn't seem to have the skills to make it.
"Ah, ahhh... the town of Shultz..."
The evacuees from Sarthe stopped when they finally saw the neighboring town being ravaged by giants. Some were kneeling and sobbing. I must have broken my heart and despaired.