Exeles' lacerated voice echoed, but the female squad member was already building up to the very edge of activating her magic.
　The Fanon next to her was staring at her silently. This time, she intends to determine what the demon has done.


　Maybe she couldn't be blamed for her actions as a member of the squad. She only took the initiative to take the role of a minor investigation, and even if it wasn't her, anyone who had been in this unit would have taken the same action. It could be said to be a standard response when facing an unknown demon.

　The female squad member stretched out her arms, spreading her arms out, stretching her chest with the momentum of ramming into the crowd of Bodos.
　A ring of fire inhabited both arms and began to spin at high speed. At first they were about the size of a large bracelet, but in the blink of an eye, they transformed into a giant wheel shape.

　Taking advantage of the recoil from the momentum of her foot's sudden braking, she thrust out her arm and released the ring of flame as if to roll it around.

''【Fire Wheel 【Flare Circle】''

　The wheel-shaped flames ran through the ground, burning Bodos as they ran over him.
　It left a rut of flames that spread to Bodos and the others with an intense heat.

　The powerful magic used in succession caused the faces of the female squad members, breathing roughly on their shoulders, to be fixed as if to watch them reach their targets.
　Relentlessly burning to death and running over them, the [Fire Wheel 《Flare Circle》] gradually increased its fire, and its outbursts became huge until no one could stop it.

　The two wheels of fire even exceeded the size of the [Hungry Monkeys, Shava].

　At this point, Exeles, who urged her to stop, felt a sense of anticipation that her attack itself might succeed. Although it is a difficult magic, its composition itself is relatively simple. Hence, it's a highly complete magic protected by strong information.

(Her strongest 【Flare Circle 【Flare-Circle】) is no need to compare with ordinary high-level magic.......it's enough to kill her.

　But at the same time, fear coiled slightly in the back of my mind. An unspeakable anxiety tightens in my chest as I hurry.
　Exeles' unusual ability [Crippled Bruise (Eilvennibus)] can also track magic power. It's not magic, but magic power where it's the root energy.

　Based on his vast experience, Exeles was attempting to track magic power, which he didn't need to do originally, in a situation where he could see the enemy. The more clues that could be obtained, the better, as the female member of the squad released her magic to gather information.
　Even a magician is a flesh and blood human being. A single attack from a demon is likely to be fatal.


　It's not difficult to detect who unleashed the attack if you've mastered magic power manipulation in your own way. Even in the midst of the muddled magic power, it was clear that he was definitely attacked by a demon other than Bodos.

　After receiving the results of the detection from the reaction of the bruises, Exeles realized that his hunch was half true.

　If he traced the magic power that remained in the chest of the injured squad member, it was cut off in empty space. If it was immediately afterwards, the magic power would not degrade and disappear completely in terms of time. Exeles' different abilities can detect even the slightest trace of magic power that an ordinary magician cannot even perceive.

''Fanon-sama, the magic power has been completely cut off near the attack's expression coordinates. This is.........
'Hahaha. I'm starting to see the seed somehow. If the records are correct, the attack method of the Hungry Monkey Demon 《Shava》 was a blowing type that made use of its body. It was mainly a granting magic. Just like you see.

　The corner of Fanon's mouth lifted in a mocking smile, and Exeles nodded back with a coy smile. Fanon kept the female squad member's back in view and watched the situation unfold. There seemed to be some kind of measure, and magic power had already been poured from her hands to the umbrella-type AWR.

　The attack methods that [Starving Monkey Demon 《Shava》] could take at a distance were limited. Is it an attack of the kind that cannot be seen, or is it possible to interrupt the coordinates of magic without being affected by the opponent's interference?
　If it's the latter, there will usually be interference by magic power as an override. It's impossible that Fanon and Exeles wouldn't notice the slightest hint of it. Of course, even if it is the former, the question remains.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a great deal of fun with it. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it.

　In fact, Exeles could only sense the slightest reaction. Although it is said that it doesn't work well, this is the cause of the person receiving the detection - in other words, Exeles. It's because while the huge amount of magical power is instantly detected, it's the recipient of the signal who selects and judges it.

　The means of attack by the [Hungry Monkey Demon 《Shava》 were not a few, but they slipped through the sensing nets of Fanon and Exeles.

　While taking care of the surrounding bodos, the other members of the squad trusted their friends - Fanon - to eliminate the enemy in front of them mindlessly.
　The light source of mithril was chased away as if it were being chased away, and instead the flames of the 【Flare Circle】 were dyed red by the flames of the 【Fire Wheel】.


　With a glance at the opponent's strength and other factors, it was immediately possible to determine whether they were strong or weak. That's why the female members of the team assembled a powerful magic, even if they had to force it. If it was a simple magic structure, they wouldn't have chosen this magic. I've been elaborating on the structure and improving it independently to strengthen information in a number of ways.

　It's a strong enough magic that doesn't care about half-hearted magical structures, and is strong enough to resist even if it's a bit inferior. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it. Even the superiority of the lineage can be easily overturned. That's how much emphasis is placed on the structure as well as the amount of magic power.

　The accelerating ring of fire became a wheel and ran through, approaching the [Starving Monkeys] as if it were a crossover.
　The outer skin of the lustrous demon illuminated in red.

　The female member of the team opened her eyes wide just before the collision.

　A scene that far exceeded my imagination, "I was stopped! He huffed out in a huff and then unconsciously bit down on his back teeth.
　Just before the Ring of Fire collided with the 【Starving Monkey Demon【Shava】, he thrust his thick arms forward and grabbed the ring as he saw it. He grabbed that much speed without making the slightest movement - and destroyed the 【Flare Circle】 as easily as if he were crushing it with mud dumplings.

　In the midst of her astonishment, the female squad member belatedly noticed a tremendous impact sound in her ear.
　A heavy sound like that echoed in my ear as I tried to break my eardrums. The sound alone is enough to make my back tense up.
　The sound of a blow like being struck by a giant hammer.

　It's like if you receive it on your head, only your head will be blown off.

'Stand back.'

　After being gently admonished, the female member of the squad looked back. There, Exeles received a gentle smile as if he admired her actions.
　However, seeing Fanon's form as her smile thickens into a maddening smile beside her, the female squad member does not hesitate.

　She didn't know what had happened to herself, but both Fanon and Exeles were able to firmly keep it in sight, and were able to detect it magically.


　Immediately after the 【Flare Circle】 was crushed in its grip, an unusually long arm stretched out from the back of the 【Starving Monkey Demon【Shava】, and it punched the sky right across towards us.
　It was no illusion that the tip from the elbow disappeared for a moment. In fact, it was an attempt to strike her in the side as if it had moved from the space right next to the female squad member, as if it had been moved.

　It was a simple blow, but it could be replaced with a magic - a property that directly interfered with space itself. At least it was difficult to detect if you weren't paying attention in this way. A natural action that could even be described as more artistic, or even routine.

　It was an instantaneous event that required no magical compositional steps at all.

　Fortunately, though, she was protected by Fanon's barriers that she had prepared for.

　Exeles guessed that Fanon had prepared for it beforehand, so it was probably within the expectations of this single mage to some extent. No, it wasn't. He was probably preparing for a counterattack. It's quite normal for hostility to turn against a magician.
　At the same time, it also means that unlike Exeles, Fanon had stepped on the fact that he couldn't finish him off for sure.

　However, the attack just now was recognizable to Exeles as a result, but he definitely wouldn't have been able to react. I could completely remember the sensation of the [Crippling bruise (Eilvennifus)].......but even if I knew, it still meant that my body couldn't react.

　The reason why I was able to deal with the current instantaneous moment, is because it was Fanon who was able to deal with it.