The Villainous Noble Who Kept Rewinding After Death: The Story Somehow Changed When I Committed Suicide

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The Villainous Noble Who Kept Rewinding After Death: The Story Somehow Changed When I Committed Suicide

Chapter 117: Purifying Flame

Lewis and the others, having realized that no matter how much damage they dealt to the Hydra, it would just recover, decided to focus on depleting the magical power used for that recovery.

Fiera, utilizing her speed as always, dodged the Hydra’s heads while dealing damage with her fighting spirit-infused hand strikes, and Lewis skillfully attacked the Hydra’s unarmored areas with his Ignido.

“Tch. I said it would be a war of attrition, but it’s way tougher than I thought.”

However, the damage they inflicted on the Hydra was not substantial, and it looked like it would take quite a while to push it to its next recovery phase.

“Given this situation… Fiera! Fall back for a moment!”

Upon hearing Lewis’s call, Fiera dealt one last blow to the Hydra before quickly returning to Lewis’s side.

“What’s up?”

“Turns out, we’re not dealing as much damage as I expected. We’re going to try a different approach.”

“What kind?”

“Burn it.”

Lewis, saying that, created a huge blue fireball while holding Ignido and released it toward the Hydra.

“Gyaaah!!”

The blue flame hit the Hydra, spreading over its body and burning the unarmored parts mercilessly.

Furthermore, the venom-laden blood that had been flowing until just recently evaporated as if being purified, turning the poison into nothing.

“It worked.”

“Fire has purifying effects.”

“Purifying?”

“Yeah. People usually think that purification is just light magic, but fire has purifying effects too. For example, with undead. Besides light magic, fire magic is effective against them. And when burning the bodies of people or monsters, we use fire so they don’t turn into undead, right? So, fire indeed possesses purification powers, and the Hydra is suffering because of it.”

“I see.”

In reality, light magic is a special type of magic, and those who can use it are considerably fewer than other forms.

Thus, in poverty-stricken villages, they often incinerate the dead with fire rather than purifying them with light magic.

“It seems fire magic is also effective against its poison, plus the magical power itself can be conserved thanks to Ignido’s abilities. And from now on, you’ll use this fire magic-infused gauntlet I’m handing to you. It should be a better fit than the ice snake gauntlet.”

“Got it.”

Lewis retrieved a gauntlet he had bought, thinking it might come in handy, and carefully infused it with magic while keeping an eye on the still-burning Hydra, ensuring it wouldn’t break.

He also raised its durability to withstand Fiera’s full-force punches.

“Alright, done.”

“Thanks!”

Fiera happily equipped the gauntlet Lewis handed her, checking its durability by clashing her fists together.

“Think it can hold up?”

“No problem.”

Fiera’s strikes had become so powerful that an ordinary gauntlet wouldn’t last against them without Lewis’s enhancement.

“Then, let’s do this!”

“Yeah.”

With blue flames enveloping Ignido, Lewis approached the Hydra, channeling his fighting spirit as he swung down, aiming to sever one of its heads.

That slash seared even the Hydra’s scales, and the head that had thus far proven difficult to detach fell to the ground.

“It fell off!”

The spot where the Hydra’s head had been was now burned, creating a charred surface, and a savory smell of roasting meat wafted through the air.

“I’ve heard dragon meat is tasty; I wonder if the poison dragon can be eaten as well?”

Lost in thought for a moment by the good scent of roasting meat, Lewis remained vigilant against the Hydra, keeping an eye on the severed part.

Suddenly, the burnt area began to heal beautifully, and from it, the head that had just been cut off sprouted again, returning to a total of nine.

“I get it. Since it recovers thanks to magical power, it can heal even with the severed part burned.”

Lewis had thought that burning the severed area would prevent regrowth, but it seemed the Hydra’s recovery magic was healing its body from its internal magical power. Even if it was scorched, the wound would mend from the inside.

“However, just like with humans, regenerating something that’s been lost seems to require a considerable amount of magical power. That last hit definitely drained some magic.”

After confirming the Hydra’s diminished magical power, Lewis realized that the vast amount it had initially possessed was greatly decreased compared to before. If this continued, it would eventually run out of power.

“In that case, let’s take off plenty of its heads!”

Initially, Lewis hadn’t felt much resistance, but as the excitement of battling the Hydra grew, he couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of what the challenged Hydra might try next.

“Hehe. This is so much fun! Really fun!”

As he gracefully took off the heads of the Hydra, countless giant heads rolled around him, and each time, the Hydra would regenerate.

Fiera, watching Lewis from the side, quickly grasped his intent and infused her hand strikes with fire to attack its neck.

However, unlike Lewis, who was cutting with a sword, Fiera’s attacks were simply hand strikes, meaning she couldn’t sever heads as he did.

Nonetheless, the Hydra writhed in anguish from the pain of its scorched wounds and cuts, activating its healing magic.

“About halfway there.”

As a result of continuing that fighting style, they had managed to reduce the Hydra’s magical power by half, and the situation could be considered quite favorable for Lewis and his group.

“However, it hasn’t used its racial magic yet, and more importantly, it feels too easy. At this rate, even elves should be able to take it down. Is there something more?”

As he pondered the lack of challenge, suddenly one of the Hydra’s heads nearby began to move, aiming to bite Lewis.

However, Lewis didn’t even glance at that head, instead just watching the Hydra, which seemed to be surprisingly at ease.

At that moment when the Hydra’s fangs were about to nibble at him, an arrow flew in from the side, blasting off the Hydra’s head and piercing its eye before it tumbled to the ground.

“You’re too relaxed. That was a close one.”

“Hey, Shuvina. Too relaxed, you say?”

“Yeah. That Hydra’s head was about to bite you, you know? If I hadn’t shot that arrow, you would’ve been dead!”

“Ha ha. I knew you were coming over here. I figured you’d take care of it, so I left it alone.”

Lewis had noticed that the Hydra was going for him, but he was also aware that Shuvina, who had just taken down Ryan, was approaching, which is why he chose to let her handle it.

“…You fool.”

Hearing an unexpected reply made Shuvina slightly happy, and she ended up saying it while trying to hide her embarrassment.

“Well, since you’ve come over here, I take it you’re all set now?”

“Yep. I dealt with that guy properly, and I’ve taken a break, so I’m good.”

“Alright then, let’s discuss our situation. Right now, it’s just me and Fiera whittling down the Hydra’s magical power. Apparently, it can use healing magic, meaning it keeps recovering as long as it has magical energy even if we take off its heads. So, we need to prevent that recovery first.”

“I see. That’s troublesome.”

After Shuvina received an explanation of the surrounding circumstances and the Hydra, she inquired about a man observing them from a distance.

“What about that man?”

“That guy is the demon who revived the Hydra. But he’s more into research, so he hasn’t joined the fight. We should be cautious, but for now, we can ignore him.”

“Got it.”

“Oh, by the way, can you infuse your arrows with fire magic?”

“Nope. Fire magic isn’t really my strong suit.”

“In that case, I’ll infuse your arrows with fire magic. It’s quite effective against that thing.”

“Thanks!”

Lewis took Shuvina’s arrows, snapping his fingers to instantly add the fire magic.

“All done.”

“Still as fast as ever.”

While exasperated by Lewis’s efficiency, Shuvina took the arrow imbued with fire magic and moved to a position where she could line up a shot at the Hydra.

“Alright, time to finish this.”

With that, all of Lewis’s allies were assembled, and the final battle between them and the Hydra was about to commence.