Legend

Whether a tear enters the back of a cicada pupa and the feathering is complete, a Death Size Strike can do a lot of damage if hit.

Also, if you are in a pupae state before complete feathering, you may be able to clamp it down by striking a powerful blow before feathering.

Such an idea passes behind Ray's brain.

The junction of the barrier appears to protect the chrysalis, but in the next moment it is lightly destroyed by a death-sized blow.

Sounds like when breaking glass echo around you, and at the same time the junction of the barrier is slashed and torn apart, like when wet paper breaks.

It was the junction of the barrier that even the Flying Slash prevented, but it was no match for a Death Size blow at all.

Keeping the momentum of the blow that slashed and tore the boundaries of the barrier intact, the Death Size blade is heading straight for the giant cicada that is peeling...

The moment something fluffy and warm engulfed Ray, Ray was looking up at the blue sky for some reason if he noticed.

"... what?

What's happening? I have no idea what happened to me.

I just know that I'm sleeping on the ground for some reason.

When I try to get up while my memory is flying completely, the pain runs all over my body.

"Ouch!

Even though I'm surprised you've been injured by the pain you haven't felt in a long time, the dragon robe hasn't been particularly torn.

But when you remember the feeling of something flowing and you do your hand to your cheek, what's there is a wet feeling.

If you wipe that something and bring your hands in front of you, there's the red-colored liquid you deserve to call Ray's alias deep red.

"... blood?

Yes, it was definitely blood on Ray's finger.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr"

Right near such a ray, I can hear Seto squealing.

No, not right around the corner. It's beneath Ray's body.

And when the light sphere also flies straight to worry about Ray, it blinks violently.

"What happened?

Ray stood up whining, but frowned at his whole body hurting.

Instead of one place hurting, the whole body hurts all the time.

Unable to understand what kind of attack would happen, Ray looks toward the world tree and opens his eyes to surprise.

It spread there because it was a completely unexpected sight.

With the world tree at the centre, the impact towards all directions… that is the sight that seems to have been the explosion as well.

The grass growing from the ground was falling outward.

"Attacked, were you attacked?

"Gru."

Seto rattles his throat as he agrees with Ray's grunt.

Once again, Ray turns his gaze to Ceto, but there was a figure of Ceto who suffered several wounds, just like Ray.

There are no scratches on the torso and there are many scratches on the end area such as the hands and feet… cuts are present.

It must have been lucky to be behind us to set up a chase after Ray's blow.

"Ouch!

If you move your body a little, you will be attacked by slight pain.

It's not as painful as it can be called fatal, but it hurts all over the body.

"What, what attack did you take?

I don't remember anything about the moment I ate the attack.

I thought something warm wrapped Ray's body around him for a moment, because this is how he was blown away the next moment.

Patience the pain and Ray's gaze will once again be directed to the world tree… to its trunk.

I wonder why he didn't set up the chase while he blew himself up and even imitated it to stun him for about a few seconds.

I thought Ray might not even consider himself an enemy for a moment, but then there is the thought that he would not prevent an attack at the junction of the barrier in the first place or use any means to do so.

However, the world tree still has giant cicada pupae clinging to it, and if you see the body of giant cicada about to show up from the crack in your back, I think you didn't chase it, you couldn't.

(Hasn't peeled yet? So, what was that attack earlier?... Explosion? No, there's no burn marks on me for that. Regardless of where it's covered in dragon robes, it's odd that it doesn't have any burns on its face or anything)

Instead of burns, what's on your cheek is a slash wound.

Other than that, the whole body is bruised, not slashed.

(What kind of attack did they really make?

Ray grabs the Death Size again, confused by the fact that he was attacked by the same attack but the quality of the damage taken is too different.

The way the enemy attacked was completely unidentified. Still, there's no reason for me to keep looking at things like this.

There are many more dead parts of the world tree leaves than there were before Ray lost his mind, and the world tree is obviously weakened.

It was obvious what would happen to the world tree, as it seemed to wait for the feathers of giant cicadas.

"Do you have to do this?"

I had no idea what kind of attack the enemy had made, but still I don't have the option of waiting for the pupae to feather like this in the rays.

"And that's all the monsters. With Demon Stone, you'll be able to acquire skills for sure. You don't have a hand to miss here."

With Death Size in his hand, Ray stands up.

I can still feel dull pain slightly from all over my body, but with that degree of pain, it's not hard to forcefully ignore it.

If it becomes a battle, you won't have to feel pain with things like that excitement and tension.

"In the meantime, because we need to understand what kind of attack we've been on the other side... Magic Shield"

With that word, a shield of light is created near Ray.

If you had a magic shield that would prevent you from attacking only once, even if it was an unidentified attack you ate earlier.

It was such a way to defend against Ray's thoughts.

"Seto, I'm sorry, but this time, I need you to be thorough in covering for me from a distance. If there's a ceto nearby in the detour, we could get caught up again, than we know what kind of offensive tactics the other side used."

"Gru......"

To Ray's voice, Seto sounds his throat worried.

Seto doesn't know exactly what the attack is.

But still, it's obvious it's not an unusual attack because it's an attack like getting blown away without even knowing when Ray or myself were attacked.

Ray gently strokes Seto's head like that.

"'Cause it's okay. Have I ever lost a battle before?

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

Seto shakes his head to the side.

In fact, the fact that Ray has so far lost in battle by the time it is clear is not in Seto's memory.

There was a battle that gave way to victory, but they still fought each other until halfway there.

Fight and you win. That was Ray's track record so far.

"Right? Then we'll be fine this time. Leave it to me. Besides... there doesn't seem to be much time left."

The back of the chrysanthemum hugging the world tree is already fully open and there is never much time left before the peeling is complete.

More than that, what we needed here was awkwardness faster than craftiness.

(Speaking of greed, I guess clever speed is best)

He whines inside as he moves his magic shield, then turns his gaze toward the light sphere.

The light sphere there blinks under Ray's gaze.

I had no idea what you were trying to say, Ray, but it is nevertheless true that the brightness of the photosphere is diminishing compared to earlier.

On your side, it was now necessary to free the world tree from giant cicadas as soon as possible.

"You stay away from Seto a little bit, too. You don't even know if you're in a fight."

Light spheres blink briefly several times, as if to nod at Ray's words.

(Shit, you're weaker than I expected.... then we need to do something about that chrysalis as soon as possible)

Ray also knew for sure that he didn't have much time.

Even now, giant cicadas absorb magic and sap from world trees.

"But you can't imitate that I... would kill off a world tree without being hit like this!

Kick it on the ground, straight away from the world tree… shrinking the distance from the giant cicada clinging to its trunk.

The Death Size is as powerful as it was earlier...... No, more magic is being shed, and its power is more powerful.

"Ha-ha-ha!

Activate Slapenil's shoes, one, two steps and run up the air to go.

Swing the death size as it is, slashing and tearing the junction of the barrier with little or no response.

Until now, it's the same as earlier, nothing wrong.

(From here!

Shouting from the inside was almost at the same time as the giant cicada, which was showing up from the rip in the back, was about to complete its feathering.

When I feel like I've only heard something tall for a moment, the next moment the magic shield disappears as a grain of light.

Then again, around the world tree, an attack takes place around the perimeter.

Seeing the magic shield disappear and the attacks that took place around him, Ray finally instinctively understands what attacks he ate.

"Ultrasound kind!

Of course it's not pure ultrasound.

A giant cicada-shaped monster of twenty meters in length… it is also an opponent who grew up absorbing the magic of Ray and the sap of a world tree with just enough magic to be called out-of-the-way.

The kind of ultrasound emitted is not naturally a normal ultrasound, but is probably enhanced by magic.

It was an attack that could also be called such a countless blades of sound, but could not slash and tear a dragon robe.

But still, the shock passes to Ray's body, which is wrapped in a dragon robe.

This is the identity of the attack that shocked Ray's body without any generality.

"But if the seed breaks, that's the extent of the attack, there's no such thing as!

Earlier, Ray was blown away after eating all ambient attacks by ultrasound before swinging down the death size.

But this time, thanks to Magic Shield, we have succeeded in surpassing that attack.

In other words, it was impossible for a giant cicada to prevent Ray from releasing a death-size blow.... Yes, it should have been impossible.

But the swinging death size did not give Ray's hand the response to slash and tear the chrysalis.

On the contrary, intense metal noises echo around.

"Become!?

Ray opens his eyes wide to the sight that is spreading in front of him.

It would have killed and torn a giant cicada that would have made the chrysalis… or had just become an adult, because a death-size blow had been prevented by something stretching from inside the chrysalis.

If the beholder sees it, he will soon know what it is.

Ray also knew what it was because he had seen it more than once when he was in Japan. That is...

"Of giant cicadas, feet?

Yes, it was definitely a giant cicada leg that was taking Death Size.

Even though he had just exfoliated his legs, he took the Death Size without any weakness or softness.

And this giant cicada is a monster, not even a regular cicada's foot...

"Chi!

In a blow fired as it jumped out of the chrysalis, Ray sticks a stone poke out to his foot as the death size received by his first leg remains intact.

"Penetrate!"

Skills that wrap wind around stone poking and increase the power of poking.

It was such a blow, but it couldn't possibly work through the legs that sealed the magically flushed Death Size blow, and again a fierce metal noise echoed around it.

(What about hitting a creature's foot and making a metal noise!

There have been enemies who have prevented death size before.

But using freshly peeled feet to prevent... was also Ray's first experience.

Ray takes advantage of Penetrate's bounced momentum to distance himself from the giant cicada.

Still, the moment we land on the ground, we move forward again.

I'm not completely peeled yet, but I still have enough power to prevent Ray from blowing.

If I am allowed to end my peeling completely as it is, it will undoubtedly be a great threat to me… and to this settlement.

It was a step forward because I understand that.

"Seto, cover me!

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr!"

A cry that comes right back to Ray's words.

At the same time, several things like wind and ice arrows fly from behind.

It would be unique to Seto, Ray's partner, to understand Ray's speed and release him from hitting on it.

However... such innumerable attacks also accidentally appear from the pupae something transparent... when hit by a blade, they are diverted from the others.

"Troublesome imitation!

Ray, who finished packing his time screaming, swings his death-size again, but the blades quicken and tremble, whilst a gust breezes around him.

There is no way Ray, who was in the air, can resist the storm and is blown away.

There is no damage per se, but once again I have been distanced from the giant cicada... the distance was great by despair.

Yes, when Ray landed on the ground and killed the blown momentum, the giant cicada finally showed up completely from the pupae.