Even if a tear enters the back of the pupa of the cicada and the feathering is completed, it can cause great damage if a death-size blow hits.
　In addition, if the pupa is in a state before it is completely hatched, it may be possible to kill them by giving them a powerful blow before hatchery.
　Such an idea passes through Ray's mind.
　Barrier boundaries appear to protect pupa, but are easily destroyed by a death-size blow the next moment.
　The sound of breaking glass echoes around the wall, and at the same time, the boundary of the barrier breaks and disappears like breaking wet paper.
　It was a barrier barrier that prevented even flying, but it was no match for a death-size blow.
　With the force of a blow that cut through the barrier, the death-size blade made its way straight to the giant cicada that was shedding its skin...
　As soon as something soft and warm enveloped Ray, somehow he was looking up at the blue sky.

"...what?"

　What happened? I have no idea what happened to me.
　The only thing I know is that I'm lying on the ground for some reason.
　I feel pain all over my body when I try to get up in total memory.

"It hurts!"

　I was surprised if I was hurt by the pain I felt for the first time in a long time, but the dragon lobe hasn't broken.
　But when I felt something flowing down my cheek, I felt something wet.
　I wiped it off and brought my hand in front of me, and it was a red liquid that was worthy of being called Ray's nickname, crimson.

"...Blood?"

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

"Rolling".

　You can hear a cet's cry close to such a ray.
　No, it's not close. It's beneath Ray.
　And the light bulb blinks violently as it flies straight, worrying about Ray.

"What happened?"

　Ray stood up muttering, frowning at the pain of his whole body.
　It doesn't hurt anywhere, it hurts all over the body.
　Ray stands up, unable to understand what kind of attack he is going to make, and turns his eyes to the world tree, opening his eyes in surprise.
　It was a completely unexpected sight that had spread there.
　Shocked in all directions around the world tree…I think that was an explosion.
　Grass growing from the ground lay outward.

"Did you get attacked?"
"Glu".

　Seto whistles in agreement with Ray's muttering.
　Ray turns to Seto again, who, like Ray, was wounded in several places.
　There are no scratches on the torso, many scratches on the extremities, such as the limbs... cuts.
　It would have been fortunate to be behind Ray to launch a chase after his blow.

"It hurts!"

　If you move your body even a little, you'll have a slight pain.
　It's not a fatal pain, but it hurts all over the body.

"What kind of attack did you get?"

　I have no recollection of the moment I was attacked.
　The next moment I thought something warm had wrapped Ray's body in a moment, it had been blown away like this.
　Put up with the pain, Ray's gaze turns to the world tree... toward the trunk.
　Why didn't you chase me while I was blowing myself away and even fainting for a few seconds?
　Ray thought for a moment that he might not even think of himself as an enemy, but he also thinks that he would not prevent an attack or use any means to attack at the boundary of a barrier.
　However, the pupa of a giant cicada is still clinging to the world tree, and when I see the body of the giant cicada appearing through a crack in the back, I think it is not that they did not chase, but that they could not.

(Isn't the skin removal complete yet? So what was the attack? ... Explosion? No, I don't see any signs of burns. It is strange that, apart from the place covered with dragon robes, there are no burns to his face at all.)

　Instead of burns, what is on the cheek is a cut.
　The rest of the body is not a bruise, but a bruise.

(What kind of attack did you get?)

　Despite being attacked the same way, Ray is confused that the quality of the damage is too different, but he gets another death-size grip.
　The enemy's way of attacking was completely unidentified. Still, I can't afford to keep an eye on the situation.
　The leaves of the world tree have withered more than before Ray fainted, and the world tree is clearly weakening.
　It was obvious what would happen to the world tree if it seemed to be quietly waiting for the giant cicadas to hatch.

"I have no choice but to do it,"

　We didn't know what the enemy was doing, but we still don't have the option of waiting for the pupa to hatch.

"And that's all monsters. If you have a magic stone, you will surely be able to acquire skills. There's nothing you can do to miss it."

　With a death size in hand, Ray stands up.
　I still feel a slight dull pain all over my body, but it's not difficult to forcefully ignore it.
　When it comes to battle, the excitement and tension will make you feel less pain.

"First of all, we need to understand what kind of attacks they have made... Magic Shield."

　With the words, a shield of light is created near Ray.
　Magic Shields, if only once, will prevent an attack, even if it's an unidentified attack.
　It was a defense against Ray's intentions.

"Set, I'm sorry, but this time, please do your best to support us from a long distance. "As long as we don't know what kind of offensive measures they used, if there is a set nearby, we may get involved again."""
"Guru..."

　At Ray's voice, Seto wails anxiously.
　Sett doesn't quite understand what kind of attack the previous attack was.
　But it's obvious that it's not an ordinary attack, as it's the kind of attack that gets blown away without knowing when Ray or himself was attacked.
　Ray gently caresses Seto's head.

"It's all right," Have I ever lost a battle?"
"Grull!"

　Seto shakes his head.
　In fact, Sett doesn't remember Ray's clear defeat in the battle.
　There was a battle in which the victory was conceded, but they were still neck and neck halfway through.
　If you fight, you win. That's Ray's record.

"That's all right, isn't it?" Leave it to me. And... I don't think there's much time left."

　The back of the pupa hugging the world tree is already fully open, and there is no time left for the shedding to complete.
　That being the case, what was needed here was more haste than tactfulness.

(If I were to be greedy, speed would be the best.)

　He muttered inwardly, moving the magic shield, and then turned his eyes to the light bulb.
　The light bulb there blinks under Ray's gaze.
　Ray couldn't make any sense of what he meant, but it's true that his light bulb is getting lighter than before.
　On that side, too, it was now necessary to free the world tree from giant cicadas as soon as possible.

"You should be away with Sett for a while, too. I don't know if I'm involved in a fight."

　The light bulb blinks briefly several times, as if nodding to Ray's words.(Oh, you're weaker than I expected.) and should we do something about the pupa as soon as possible.)

　Ray knew very well that he didn't have much time.
　Even now, giant cicadas absorb magic and sap from world trees.

`But I can't... just leave it as it is, and pretend to kill the world tree!'

　Kick in the ground and reduce the distance between the world tree and... the giant cicada clinging to its trunk.
　Death-size is as magical as before... or more magical than that, and it's are more powerful.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

　Boot up Slapnil's shoes and run up in the air step or two.
　Shake the death size as it is, and cut through the boundary of the barrier with little response.
　There's nothing wrong with it so far as I've seen nothing wrong with it.

(From here!)

　It was almost the same time that the giant cicada, which was emerging from a tear in its back, began to attack.
　When you feel like you hear something shrill, the next moment the Magic Shield disappears into a grain of light.
　Then again, attacks are carried out around the world tree.
　Watching the Magic Shield disappear and the attacks around him, Ray has an instinctive understanding of what he's been attacked by.

"It's like ultrasound!"

　Of course, it's not pure ultrasound.
　A giant cicada-shaped monster with a total length of 20 meters... that is also a partner who has grown up absorbing Ray's magical powers and the sap of the world tree.
　Of course, the ultrasound that is emitted is not normal ultrasound, but is reinforced by magic.
　It was an attack that could be called a blade of countless sounds, but it could not cut through the dragon robes. 　
　Still, the shock travels through Ray's body in a dragon robe.
　This is the true nature of the attack that shocked Ray's whole body.

"But if the seeds are broken, it's no big deal!"

　Earlier, Ray was blown away by an ultrasound all-around attack before swinging down his death size.
　This time, however, Magic Shield has succeeded in overcoming the attack.
　In other words, it was impossible for giant cicadas to prevent Ray's death-size blow. ...yes, it shouldn't have been possible.
　However, the swung death size did not give Ray the response to cut the pupa.
　On the contrary, violent metal sounds echo around.

"What!"

　Ray opens his eyes wide at the sight spreading out in front of him.
　Because a death-sized blow that would have been cutting apart a giant cicada that would have been soft as an adult had been prevented by something extending from the inside of the pupa.
　The viewer would have immediately recognized what it was.
　Ray also knew what it was because he had seen it many times when he was in Japan. I mean...

"The feet of a giant cicada?"

　Yes, it was a giant cicada's foot that definitely accepted death size.
　Despite the fact that they had just shed their skin, they accepted death size without any weakness or softness.
　And this giant cicada is a monster, and a monster that is not a regular cicada has more than one foot...

"Phew!"

　In a blow that pops out of the pupa, Ray sticks the stonemate out to the foot, leaving the death size received by the first foot intact.

"Penetrate!"

　the skill of putting wind on a stonemate and increasing the force of a thrust
　It was such a blow, but it couldn't be used as a foot to block the magical death-size blow, and there was another violent metallic sound around it.

(What about the metallic sound when it hits a creature's feet!)

　There have been enemies who have prevented death size.
　But it was Ray's first experience to use his freshly skinned feet to prevent...
　Ray uses the force of the penetrate to distance himself from giant cicadas.
　Still, the moment you land on the ground, you move forward again.
　Although not completely debunked, he still has the power to prevent Ray from hitting him.
　If I were to completely finish the debarking, it would certainly be a great threat to me... and to this community.
　It was a step forward because I understood it.

"Set, help me!"
"Gul-l-r-r-r-r-r-r!"

　a cry that immediately returns to Ray's words
　At the same time, wind and ice arrows fly from behind.
　It would be unique to Ray's partner, Seto, to understand Ray's speed and then let it go so that way.
　But... such a myriad of attacks, suddenly emerging from the pupa, are diverted away when they hit the wings.

"Pretend to be a nuisance!"

　After finishing his pause screaming, Ray wields his death-size again, but at the same time a gust of wind blows around him as his wings tremble quickly.
　Ray in the air cannot resist the gust and is blown away.
　There is no damage in itself, but I was once again separated from the giant cicada...The distance was hopelessly large.
　Yes, when Ray landed on the ground and killed the force blown away, the giant cicada finally emerged completely from the pupa.