Ars slowly lifted his arms in front of him and thrust them out.
　A cloudy black magic power leaking out of his body.
　It is easily visible. It is too unnatural to call it magic power, but it wriggles.

''What is that........!

　It was only natural that he would become conscious from the conversation. A phenomenon that cannot be understood, be it Gudma.

'The Violent Predator (Grasshopper)'

　The pitch-black magic power extends into the experimental body at once.
　The rounded tip opens its eerie mouth, and more magic power is spat out of it and then opens its mouth again.

''-----!　Scatter!

　He screamed almost at the same time as Ars's magic was unleashed, but not at the same speed in time.

　A huge mouth swallowed the experimental bodies that flew back from the middle.
　The experimental bodies that touched it all collapsed on the spot. Their eyes, which had turned into three blank eyes, were empty, as if their souls had been drained out. Even those who touched their feet in the air fell without consciousness.

''What, what happened!

　Even Gudma, who was watching the whole thing, had trouble recognizing the events.

　Another magic power that Ars possessed. The magic power that has an ego eats the magic power of the opponent.
　Just by touching it, it eats it.

　The magic power absorbed can be replenished by Ars as his own magic power, but using this power now had another meaning.
　If he wanted the same results, he could have used a different magic.
　However, that would create a terrible disaster. It was partly because it was too stimulating for these two, but perhaps it was at least a mercy to those who had become experimental subjects as researchers.

　It was the first time he'd used it against a human, but he managed to make it work.

'I'm wiping your ass, thank you.

　When the magic power that hit the wall popped and was about to head for another target, Ars spent all his attention and control.
　The pitch-black magic power faded and disappeared.

''That's enough.''
"...and...

　The three of them opened their eyes at the words and made the same face.

'What's going on?'
..........

　If you can answer that, I'm not asking you to meditate on it from the start.
　Understanding this, Loki stifled his desire to ask the question and kept his mouth shut.

　A cursory look at the body of the experiment, nearly a hundred of them were down.

''Did you........kill them?''

　Alice asks in the background.
　It's not that of contempt or fear. It's probably just a fact check.

'Oh,'
..........

　Alice did not touch this any more.
　It had to be done. Otherwise, there would be many casualties.
　Still, Alice thanked him inwardly (thank you) for the lack of blood.

　It must mean that the experimental body created by his factor was not related to Alice.

''Ah, al-suu leyegeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... what did you do!

　He shouted angrily, his face splattered with fear. A glimpse of fear, both against the unknown attack and the collapse of his own self-preservation, could be seen.

'Thirty men and you weren't even able to take on a hundred, let alone me.

　And although he stoutly asserted his superiority on the surface, he was quite tired mentally.
　This was why he had started training to suppress the magic in the first place.
　Even so, it was still a fatigue that could barely be stopped, an exhaustion that he didn't think he could control many times a day.
　While the magic power he had absorbed overflowed, his head complained of pain as it chattered.

''d*mn it!

　Revealing her true nature, Gudma snaps her back teeth just in time.
　The 70 bodies that escaped head outside. There are less than 40 test subjects in this place.

(Still many.)

　There must be about two hundred mages waiting outside, but many of them are not strong enough to be called mages.
　It was tempting to go after them immediately, but there were still less than forty experimental bodies here.
　It was a number that Loki alone couldn't possibly compete with.

''Not yet, if there are this many of them, we can still kill these guys.

　It was only a calculated number. Gudma clung to it even now that it had been proven by Ars to be useless.

'Don't let him use his magic.'

　The experimental body twisted its head towards Ars with a mechanical motion at the instruction.

'Goros ... kill ... and die ... and die ... and die?'
All of them?　This guy.....he.....

　It took Tesfia and Alice a moment to be terrified by the line of bizarre experiments, too.

'They're coming. Remember, hesitation will kill your friends.

　The two of them nodded as they prepared themselves for the nail-biting word, passing their magic power through the AWR.

'Tesfia and Alice, you two return fire. Don't make a move on your own if you're wrong.''

　This was against Tesfia, who was dogmatically ahead of me earlier, but I'm sure Alice has an idea of what to expect.

　Even if the two of them added up their combat power, they would barely be able to deal with one. Even if you combine magic with it, I don't think it's a decent opponent to hit.

''Yes!''
Loki doesn't want you two to get too far apart.
I understand.

　The movement of the scattered experimental bodies was consistent as they spread out.
　They weren't coordinated, but they seemed to know each other's locations perfectly and couldn't be expected to fight each other.

　It was obvious that this was not a move that came from experience.

'Don't feel bad about it,'

　The first time he refuses is probably because he can't make them go as gently as he did earlier.
　Su and Ars's eyes turn vacant.
　It was a signal that they switched to combat mode. It's not that they can't identify their companions or go into a frenzy. Just a switch to cold thinking and contemplation for annihilation.
　However, this switch is more of an emotional stifle.

　Ars throws a knife at one of the people coming towards him. He stabs one in the chest and stiffens with a stab.
　One of them first.
　Pulling the chain and pulling it out, he passes his magic power through the chain he grabbed.

　Fixing countless coordinates in space, I duplicate an equal number of knives with 《Real Trace》.

　A small distortion sprang up around Ars. Then, out of nowhere, a knife formed by magic power peeked out of its blade tip.
　One after another, the same knife was created from the empty space.
　It is just a magic sword without the chains. A compound magic that combined space interference magic--.

''Oborohien.''

　Nearly thirty knives drifting around Ars shot in a straight line towards the target.
　Perhaps because of the lack of ego, no experimental body chose to avoid them.　
　Even so, the AWRs that were poised to prevent it were all crushed by the magic swords.

　The experimental body that was accurately pierced through the chest stopped its life activities regardless of the fact that its sense of pain was blocked.
　Without giving a second thought to the companions who were collapsing in a flap, they come to close the distance to Ars in the meantime.

'Great!

　It was Tesfia who let out an exclamation. Alice was dumbfounded, as if her open mouth was not closed, and Loki was enraptured by Loki.

　A shadow passed the edge of Ars's vision as he held off at the water's edge.
　He immediately kicks his attacker away and throws his knife backwards in a leaping motion, drawing a solitary shot and stabbing him in the back.

　Two more passed through on the other side.

'They're headed your way.


　Tesfia and Alice returned fire to this.
　The two experimental bodies had small swords.

　Both Tesfia and Alice are prepared to fight. But.........no, I should say still.
　Many of the experimental bodies are not that old. The reason why there is not a little bit of hesitation mixed in there is probably due to inexperience.

''Alice!''
Yeah, I'm fine.

　After exchanging their eyes, the two of them set up their AWRs.
　It was probably a spur-of-the-moment idea, as Tesfia's Freeze could not be used due to the absorption wall.

　Magic power covered the sword. The carved magic formula glowed faintly in response.
　The range of the 《Freeze》's range was fixed on the blade, and the magic power was turned into ice. It's like a gut feeling. I imagine the power I want in this place.
　Strong and hard and sharp it was the result of training to suppress magic power.
　A thin layer of ice sticks to the blade and adds a blade of ice.

　Although it was not intended, it was an enchantment magic called a frozen blade.
　It's a magic that's widely used in other systems. If it's a flame, it's sometimes called a flame blade.

　When he blocked an attacking kesa-slash with the frozen blade, the ice eroded into the opponent's blade and turned it into a blunt.

''-----!

　Tesfia, who hadn't even dared to think it would have such an effect, pushed back and took a step away.

''How about it!

　It's hard to know who the words were intended for, but he is aware that they were intended for Ars's training.
　That's why it was to Ars.
　Ars, who is fighting while looking at the situation, certainly heard it, but he passed it off as a matter of course.

　Of course, Alice was not in the least bit interested in that either.
　This is because the other one was coming towards them.

　With Alice's cleave handling, there is no need to fall behind. The fight was competitive, taking advantage of the long pause.
　I'm not going to be able to get to the bottom of it.

　The reason for this was obvious: there is a hesitation in cutting people. I can't take another step.
　The fear of hurting them was making it so.

　As for Alice, she didn't want to come back.
　Enemies that don't feel pain don't freak out with minor injuries - that's why they come at you unless you take your life.

　The enemy who opened the distance thrusts out a small sword and uses magic. A light ball appeared at the tip and steam rose.
　You can tell just by looking at it that the energy is compressed.

　It's not just the first magic I've seen. Alice watched the exercise with a clenching feeling.

　The next moment - the light ball leaves the tip of the blade and closes the distance between her and Alice in an instant.
　The experimental body that followed it - it was an attack of abandonment.

　Alice mutters with trembling lips.

''Reflection (Reflection).''

　The glowing blade bounced off the light ball at twice the speed. Alice certainly saw the impending experimental body widen its eyes. She gritted her back teeth, because she could easily imagine the dire consequences. And the person who carried it out was undoubtedly Alice herself.

　Immediately after the light ball that bounced off the experimental body's chest touched it, a popping impact spread out.

''Kyah!

　The aftermath of what happened at too close a distance blows Alice away. She immediately raised her body and turned her face--.

''Kaha.........ah.

　Standing upright, his clothes were blown off his chest and belly, and his smoking white skin was burned black.
　Red liquid dripped from his mouth and he fell forward as it was.

'Lie!'

　Alice looked down at her hands with a dirty thought, though it wasn't the result she had intended.

'Alice!'

　As the voice rose, another experimental body was right in front of her, wielding a small sword.
　Alice, who had slumped to the ground, slipped her AWR to the side to prevent it.

　The stance was not strong enough and the struggle quickly collapsed, and the tip of the blade gradually approached Alice's face.
　It wasn't long before it became lighter. It could be easily pushed back with a little force.
　The reason for that--

"Huh, huh.

　He exhaled on his shoulder as Tesfia attacked Alice, for she had thrust her sword into the side of the experimental body. The tip of the blade could be seen on the other side.

''Fia!''
'Are you okay?　Alice
'Yeah...'

　Tesfia overcame the fearful sword being drawn with more relief than that. She reached out her free hand to Alice without regard for the bloody sword.

''Thank you.''

　Alice, who stood up with gratitude, saw a small light ball behind Tesfia.

''-----!　Fear!

　The reflexive hand moved to push Tesfia away and let the magic power pass through AWR.
　AWR's magic formula, which was swung up from below in a reverse kasaya cut, shone powerfully.

''《Shail Wraith.

　The slash that ran diagonally slashed the light ball before it was released with a white glow in tow, slicing the light ball diagonally and gouging the enemy's body deeply as it was.
　The light ball that was only released burst on the spot, and the impact slammed the experimental body into the wall.

　After a dull sound, it would not be able to move any further as blood flooded in. The silence was proof that his life was running out.

''Ha, haha...''

　While being raised, Alice couldn't take her eyes off her enemy, who was sunk in a great deal of blood.
　Just before she felt a surge of remorse--

Thank you, Alice.

　--At those words, Alice came to herself and pulled back the hand that Tesfia held out as she tried to stand up, this time standing in the opposite position.

''That's the new magic~........''

　Tesfia rubbed her ass and glanced at the marks of her power.

I love it.

　He let out a voice of relaxed tension.

'Already Fear!　Now is not the time to talk about that....
Thank you, Alice.
What...?

　Puzzled by the unintentionally out-of-context acknowledgement, Alice screams out in a toned-down voice.
　However, Tesfia's face has a refreshing smile on it. That alone told her that her envy of magic was out of concern.

　Alice has no regrets about defeating it and taking her life. Otherwise, Tesfia would have been in danger - her best friend would have been in the same situation as her enemy.
　No matter how many times he repeated the same scene, Alice's behavior would not have changed.

　So there was no need to think about Alice's reply.

'Thank you Fia.

　They nodded to each other, but the danger was not yet over.
　They had only defeated two of the experimenters that had been there. Although they didn't indicate it, the power in each AWR regained its strength and turned to the boy who would be taking on the majority of the enemies.