LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 237.2
Chapter 237.2. Demon Lord Battle
A storm brews, and Shizuku attempts to unleash a sword dance. However, Satan counters, and their magical energies collide and scatter. Because Satan has superior stats, cuts appear on Shizuku’s body and fresh blood gushes forth. With a crack, the defensive barrier disappears, causing Shizuku to click her tongue.
But it’s far from a fatal blow, and Shizuku’s movements remain steady as their swords clash once more.
“You’re not getting a draw here!”
He pulls back the two heads that had repelled Yukihana and opens his mouth wide.
[Hellfire Breath of the Two-Headed Dragon]
Superheated flames gather in the two mouths, targeting Shizuku. Unable to fully evade, she steps back, crossing her arms to activate her fighting spirit and prepare to resist.
With a step forward, Satan positions his great sword horizontally and smirks at Shizuku.
“Checkmate!”
[Hell’s Flash]
A roar as flames burst from the two mouths, simultaneously with Satan’s horizontal slash. The great sword’s strike sends a jet of pitch-black light toward Shizuku.
[Deflect]
Shizuku realizes the attack is fatal. She quickly readjusts her sword and deflects the incoming blow. A sharp clink sounds as she deflects the strike, but that’s as far as it goes.
The breath attack assaults Shizuku simultaneously, scorching her swiftly retracted arms and engulfing her body in flames.
The girl collapses with a light thud, and Satan senses victory. The infernal battle technique is immune to healing. To recover, the healing immunity must first be lifted. He had no intention of giving the priest any such time.
“And so, time begins to move.”
The fallen girl, whose arms had turned to ash, murmurs. As if on cue, the accelerated world ends, returning to its original flow. The effect of acceleration had worn off.
But Satan considered it no problem.
[High Accelerator]
“Wha—!”
He stiffens upon hearing the quiet murmur of the magician, who has now enveloped himself in an aura even more ominous than Satan’s.
As Satan turns around, the magician uses a battle technique of super acceleration.
[Force Core Magic Lance]
Four crystal lances are summoned by Sakimori. A surefire, deadly strike. Flames, ice, earth, and darkness are all compressed into the crystal lances, with no effect on the surrounding air, neither heating nor freezing it.
Perfectly controlling the power, Sakimori wields his index finger like a baton. He had been waiting for this opening.
“Be careful when using acceleration techniques.”
With a sharp sound, the lances pierce through the space, creating holes as they advance. Air rushes into the distortion of space, creating gusts and scattering dust.
[High Accelerator]
Satan’s counter comes too late. The core magic lances, speeding through the accelerated world, pierce Satan and carve out large chunks of his body. The two heads are shattered, and the right side and left leg are similarly gouged and blasted away.
“Gah, a magician using an acceleration technique! But”
[Meditative Regeneration]
Gathering mana and closing his eyes, he uses the skill. A pure white particle envelops Satan’s body, healing the blown-away parts. The shattered heads and the right side and left leg start to regenerate with the flesh rebuilding.
Satan, being versatile, also has healing skills without drawbacks.
[High Accelerator]
Satan thinks the magician is dangerous and plans to kill him as soon as the healing is complete, but a small shadow starts to cover his body.
Wondering what it is, Satan turns around.
“More demonic than a demon, huh?”
The girl he thought he had defeated approaches, holding a sword in her mouth. He never imagined that even without arms, she would still be attacking with a dying body. She’s a monster that won’t give up. Not fully healed, Satan can’t move and smiles wryly as he hears the girl’s whispered thoughts.
[Fairy Sword Flash]
With a whoosh, the sword slices through Satan’s head and body.
Though the dragon’s body boasts absolute defensive power, it offers no resistance, and the girl’s sword easily tears through Satan’s body.
[Force Core Magic Lance]
A finishing magic strike is delivered to the divided body, leaving only a few meat fragments as Satan dies.
The core falls to the floor with a clear, cool sound. Hearing that sound, Sakimori grins.
“Preconceived notions must be discarded. I can use the same ability enhancement techniques that Shizuku does.”
With my delicate magical manipulation, there’s no reason I can’t use such techniques, he shrugs. Well, I only decided to learn them after fighting Shizuku. Acceleration techniques are way too dangerous. Magic users have a tough time against them.
It was a short battle. But it was intense. I’m almost out of mana. Shizuku is in bad shape. Yukihana is in a state no man should see. That kimono is so flimsy.
The demon soldiers Serika fought have disappeared, so the enemies must vanish when Satan is defeated.
“First, I need to heal Shizuku.”
Gathering mana to use the Magic Dispel to lift the healing immunity, Sakimori rushes to his charred, fallen partner.