Chapter 34: Coordinated Attack

The smoke created by the burning electricity disappeared.

Not far away, a man standing with his body crouched.

Seeing that, I repeatedly clenched and unclenched my numb fist.

Just before my fist touched his chest.

Something black blocked me.

And seeing the black ice fragments scattered on the floor, I could immediately understand the situation.

‘Did he block it in that short moment…?’

Just before being hit by the lightning strike, the mouth of the guy whose appearance was changing moved very slightly.

Perhaps he activated magic in that short moment to block my attack.

But whether my attack was absolutely in vain.

The man glared with red eyes, his horns only half-grown.

And as if he realized something.

He showed a surprised expression.

“You were the one back then…!”

Damn, I got caught.

I used a new technique that I don’t usually use to hide my identity.

It seems that he easily remembered me because of the commonality of electricity.

It’s embarrassing that I went to the trouble of hiding my identity.

‘It doesn’t matter as long as Anna doesn’t know.’

The Princess who is quietly shining her eyes behind me.

Only she shouldn’t know my identity.

I don’t want to get involved in troublesome things.

A man who stared at me silently with a flushed face.

Seeing that his mouth was starting to open, I quickly left my seat.

“Ice Spike.”

Countless ice spikes rose in the place where I was standing a while ago.

If I had been a little late to notice, I might have been pierced by a skewer.

Feeling a cold sweat running down my spine.

I widened the distance a little more.

Changed.

Both the overall black appearance and the magic he just activated.

Many changes are felt.

Fortunately, I stopped him in the middle of his transformation.

If he had entered the second phase without any problems, he might have become even stronger than now.

“I will help you.”

As if she felt that the situation was unusual.

Anna stepped forward, rolling up her sleeves.

She might get hurt, so I wish she wouldn’t get involved in the battle if possible.

But now I can’t help it.

I nodded at Anna’s words.

And she immediately chanted magic.

“Fire Burst.”

Flames extending from the fingertips.

Soon, it created a long tail and flew towards the man.

“Ice Wall.”

Boom!

A black ice pillar created in front of the man.

Anna’s magic, which hit the pillar, created a large explosion and created water vapor.

But.

A man who is still intact behind the black ice that hasn’t even been scratched.

It seems that the attack just now did not cause any significant damage to him.

The ice that seems to be stronger than before.

I thought that it might be a little difficult to deal with him with just the two of us.

But.

Roar!!

We still had one trump card left.

A dragon roaring loudly.

With a still angry face, he swung his huge tail at the man once again.

No matter how hard the ice is, it will be difficult to maintain its shape if it is hit by such an attack.

I imagined the man flying away again, like before.

But my expectations were soon shattered.

“Freeze.”

The man raised one black arm.

Soon, a very thick around him.

A black and blue chill began to rise.

And.

Crack.

Boom!

The dragon’s tail, which had frozen in an instant, collided with the man.

It shattered with a loud noise.

Soon, the Faerus, whose transformations were released, began to collapse, losing their shape.

Piyu!

The Faerus, whose transformations were released, pour down from the sky like rain.

As if he was intoxicated with his own power.

The man looked down at his hand for a moment, and clenched his hand tightly.

“It’s really amazing. Is this his power?”

‘Him…?’

A meaningful word that cannot be ignored came out of the man’s mouth.

It is full of nuances as if his current power was bestowed upon him by someone.

The actions of the guys with the red wolf tattoo so far.

It was too reckless an operation for guys who were simply dissatisfied with society.

The Imperial Princess.

It doesn’t make sense to try to kidnap her twice unless you’re crazy.

That means.

They have a deep grudge.

Or.

‘Is there someone behind them?’

It means that there may be someone behind them.

And it seems that the latter case is more credible with high probability.

Then who is the person called ‘him’?

Someone who dislikes the Princess?

If not.

‘Maybe he’s a guy who wants the world to be chaotic.’

Suddenly, I remembered the answer of the Sage’s Bookmark.

My question about the existence that can destroy the world.

And the answer is.

[Some. Weak. Possibility. Exist.]

Meaningful words full of ominousness.

That word keeps coming to my mind.

At that time.

A vulgar laugh that breaks my thoughts came into my ear.

“Hahahaha!! How dare you, who is nothing, challenge me!”

He fell down with a single attack from the Faerus who turned into dragons just a few minutes ago.

Now he’s showing an arrogant expression.

It seems that he is mistaken that his current power was originally his.

Very ugly.

Full doping junkie.

By the way.

‘Is there a way to inflict a proper blow?’

Unlike water, which is a conductor.

Ice is close to an insulator that does not conduct electricity.

Therefore, for me who handles electricity, ice magic can be said to be incompatible in a way.

No matter how much I attack, the electricity I create will be blocked by that thick wall.

Before, I just solved it by breaking even the ice with strong force.

I could notice with the attack earlier.

My attack cannot break that solid ice wall.

If there is hope.

“Fire Arrow!”

Anna, who continues to pour out flame magic without giving up.

Every time her magic hits, a lot of white steam rose.

Once.

I gauged the amount of mana remaining in me.

I realized that I had enough mana left to try one more attack.

The white steam created by the collision of Anna’s flame magic and ice.

Seeing that, I shined my eyes with a sparkling thought.

Wait a minute.

‘Steam…?’

Steam rising high into the sky.

Steam is made up of very small water particles.

So, unlike ice, which is an insulator, it can absorb electricity very well and amplify its power.

‘Let’s try it.’

I immediately closed my eyes and began to draw up mana.

And imagine.

The appearance of lightning that completely fills the world.

Crack.

The sensation of every cell coming alive.

An unknown euphoria fills my body.

All the loud noises are blocked.

Only my world unfolds in my head.

To the point where my hair stands on end.

Sharp and sharp mana continues to bloom in my body.

Crack.

I hear a sound like something is cracking.

But I didn’t care at all and kept raising my mana.

And.

Crack.

When I opened my eyes again, a tremendous amount of electricity was surrounding me.

The sparks that started from my fingertips drew a long trajectory and stretched forward.

“Fire Burst!”

“Hahaha. Is that all, Princess!!”

“Ugh…!”

“I am special!!!”

He still hasn’t grasped the situation.

He’s still saying middle schooler-like words.

But.

That laugh didn’t last long.

“Uh…?”

The man who noticed the strangeness late turned around.

It was already too late.

Crack!!!

A single stream of compressed high-voltage current disappeared into the steam created by Anna.

And.

Boom—-!!!

“Aaaargh!!!”

An enormous noise and an electric storm that fills the view.

The black ice shattered, and the man hiding behind it began to writhe in pain.

The ice scattered in all directions and reflected various lights, creating a spectacular view.

“Fire Ball!!”

And Anna, who didn’t miss the gap, immediately poured magic on the man.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

A feast of flame magic pouring in succession.

The scene revealed when the smoke cleared.

It was a mess as if a bombardment had been poured out.

And in the middle of it.

Only the charred corpse of the man was lying on the floor, barely maintaining its shape.

It’s over.

He can’t survive that.

“Thank you. Thanks to…?”

Anna, who sensed that all this was over, expressed her gratitude to me.

But.

“…Mr. Louis?”

When she looked back.

I was already out of that place.

Only Anna’s vain voice echoed hollowly in the mansion.