161-160 ◇ Eighth layer Takeshi and "duel" area 3






 The tip of the ear that branches into many branches.
 As far as I know, this is the first time Fourcas has shown this move to me.

 Even if you've watched a Phoenix Party match or a tag team tournament and drummed her moves into your head, there's no way to deal with an unknown attack method.
 What is tested in this kind of situation is her ability to adapt on the spur of the moment.

''Wraith! Ewan!

 Mr. Aerial exclaimed.

'Yes, yes,'

I get it.

 Everyone would soon learn what the instructions to the two men were.
 Is it easier to imagine a wall of air or an armor of wind?

 No matter how sharp the thrust was, if it didn't pierce the body, it was useless.
 Armor that doesn't inhibit the target's movement, yet retains the hardness that prevents a stab.

 First, Aerial-san, Wraith-kun and Yuan-kun covered themselves with transparent armor.
 Aerial-san is Helu-san, Michelle-san and Skaha-san.
 Lace is made up of Fran, Margrethe and Hamil.
 Ewan is Lüy and Suri.
 It seems that they were divided into three groups: front side, right side and left side.

 A spear that split and extended like the roots of a tree.
 Those who have the means to 'cut' did so.

 Even if extending the tip of the spear into multiple tips is a function, it is Fulkus-san's brain that executes it.
 He is not an everyman simply by manipulating the spear while following the movements of eleven people. Even if the tip of the spear splits any further, the accuracy of the manipulation decreases significantly with each increase.

 Then the idea is to deal with the threat in front of you, rather than being wary, if you're going to do it, do it.
 The wind wizards' handling of the situation was close to perfect.
 But there is no perfection.

 【Alchemist】Lewey's main weapon is the war hammer. He wielded the weapon to press and break the extended spear, but the spear changed the trajectory of the thrust as if it was expecting it.

''Mph.''

 Then, like a snake strangling its prey, it coiled around Mr. Liu Yi.
 As it is, it squirmed (,,,,).
 Mr. Luey's body floats in the air, and while tied up, he plunges head first into the wall.

"....

 This is not a shock that can be prevented by thin armor.
 Don't make the mistake of thinking that most adventurers are human (normal).
 Except for 【Brave Men】, their endurance is not much different from that of ordinary people.

 No matter how much you train your physical body, you won't get steel muscles that can play the blade.
 If you shed too much blood, you will die. If your head is crushed, you die. A fatal blow to an ordinary person is the same for many adventurers.

 It would be nice to see them exit with a flourish after a fierce fight. In fact, that's what viewers like to see.
 But so do most deaths.
 Most of the time, the exits are also uneventful.

 You don't know when, who, or how you'll fall.
 That tension is one of the charms of dungeons, in my opinion.

 That's why a party that can give you a sense of security is so important in a dungeon attack where this is the norm.
 This is not to say that I'm not thrilled.

 -- 'I believe they're going to win, but I'm keeping an eye on how they're going to get out of this pinch'.

 Some parties get people excited about being convinced they are going to win.
 It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you win that gets people excited.

 That's the form I once set out to take with my Fenix Party.
 It's the same thing that viewers are having in this raid battle.

 The number of adventurers has been dwindling since the first layer.
 Some were uplifted by it, and some viewers were angry at the shamefulness.
 But people don't think so.

 They don't think at all that the best and bravest of them will lose.
 To meet their expectations, they move.
 Towards the Demon King.

 Mr. Lui left - he didn't.
 The wall surface that he was supposed to be slammed into was a pond(,) before he knew it. A puddle, enough to catch a person. Naturally, it was caused by magic.

 That's Mr. Wraith.
 That mitigates the impact, and Mr. Luey is spared the situation where his head is crushed to death.
 That Wraith-kun was also attacked by a spear, but it stopped just before it touched him.

 It's not that they are blocking him with their armor.
 If that was all, he would have wrapped it around him like he did to Mr. Lui.
 So, something that can't be done. Was it fixed with all the air around it, so that it couldn't even be moved?

''Ooh-la-la!''

 The onslaught of the spear, which had continued to extend from the point where it was cut, stopped.
 This is because Mr. Helu, who was running on top of the spear (,) slammed his fist with momentum.

 The spear is snapped off from the half of the hilt, except for the part that was split off.
 Yes, there's a reason why Fulkas-san doesn't use this technique on a regular basis.
 It's powerful, but it also has a disadvantage.

 No matter how much it is damaged, a magic tool that uses 'the longer part of the remaining part' as its body. That is her spear.
 Naturally, if it were to be destroyed like it is now while stretched to this point, the part that was lost, not the part you are holding, would become the main body.

 It's a technique that loses the advantage of a spear that instantly regenerates no matter how many times it's damaged, which was shown in the battle of Fenix, depending on how the enemy deals with it.

''Ugh.''

 Helu-san, who landed on the hilt of the one that Fulkas-san was still holding, tried to run up as it was.
 However, he was blown away by [Reaper Knight] raising his spear, causing his body to rapidly approach the high ceiling.

''Tch.''

 The voice is Wraith-kun's.
 I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.

 I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.
 But that's the aim.
 It's not easy to provide support to the surroundings while dealing with the threat in front of you.

"Ku, ugh!

 It was Ewan-kun.
 He was chopping up the extending spearhead, and managed to get close to Mr. Fulkus.

 Just before the spear was broken, Fulkus-san had extended one arm toward Ewan-kun.
 Ms. Helu was momentarily distracted by the fact that Ms. Helu had been blown away, and Ewan-kun took advantage of the moment.

 Her left arm grabbed Euan-kun.
 Through the armor of air, a force is being applied.

''Don't let go of our lovely newcomer Kun!

 Michelle, dressed in a pointy hat, robe and staff, unleashes an explosive magic that is infused with a large amount of magical power.

 It explodes on the black armored helmet. A red glow and roar that burns the eyes.
 The armor shook, but it wasn't destroyed.

''Eh, it's hard!''

 Michelle is surprised.

'Ewan, you can do it,'

 Hearing Aerial-san's voice, Yuan-kun nodded, his expression twisted in a painful manner.
 At the same time as the explosive flames cleared, the two wind wizards had created a giant wind blade.

 Ewan-kun, from top to bottom.
 Aerial-san, from the bottom to the top.
 The wind blade ran to cut off the tip of the black armor from the elbow.

 You'll want to cover your ears, and you'll be able to grasp the progress of the destruction as the blade digs into your armor.

''Avoid (...)........!

It was Wraith-kun who shouted.

'Eh.'

 Fulkas-san's spear - had penetrated Michelle-san's abdomen.

 Michelle-san letting out a dumbfounded voice. It's just as well.
 The part that Fulkas-san has is the short one. It's not the main body, it should be nothing more than a broken stick.

 It's strange that the tip of the spear sprouts and the spear extends.
 How did this happen?

 The answer is simple.
 Because they returned to the main body later (...,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,).

 The three who could use wind magic first turned to support their friends.
 After that, Wraith-kun helped Mr. Luey.
 Aerial-san and Ewan-kun released a wind blade to destroy the enemy's left arm.
 And the rest of us are fighting with 【Longman】.

 Those 【Ryujin】s used them as shields in the shadow of the remaining spear remnants on the field, and sometimes they cut themselves off.
 While this was repeated several times in a short period of time, the 'part that was long and certified as the main body' was shaved off more and more, and eventually became shorter than the part that remained in Fulkus-san's hand.

 As a result, the main body of the magic tool was judged again, and it was the stick she held that returned to the magic tool.
 She was aiming at Wraith-kun with it, but as soon as she pulled it back, she stretched it out and pierced Michelle-san.
 With a large hole in her abdomen, Ms. Michelle still waved her wand.

'Oh, return.'

 A huge explosion occurs in the lower abdomen of the large armor.
 It's the part that opened up during the tag team tournament and the main body came out.
 Almost simultaneously with the explosion, Michelle's body dissipates with magic particles.
 The power is much higher than the one aimed at the helmet. It seems that the one just now was for the purpose of distraction.

''Match it up, little one!

It's not tiny.

 【Alchemist】Lewey-san and 【Destructor】Fran had already run off.

''Sorry, but I cut that side short again.

 Wraith-kun was standing on top of Fulkas-san's helmet.
 That wind blade cuts off the spear again.
 Fulkus-san's right arm, which is stretched out to let go of the spear and catch Wraith-kun, however, does not reach.

''Hey, hey, don't forget me, you're going to miss me.

 Mr. Helu kicked the ceiling and accelerated rapidly, striking the back of the armor's hand with his momentum.
 The armor caved in, and the impact of the blow went all the way to his stance.

 Then Liu Yi-san's war hammer and Fran-san's huge arm poked at his abdomen.
 In addition to Michelle-san's blasts, Hamill-san's 'flying' slashes were preceded by multiple engraved, two simultaneous blows.

 The left arm is on the verge of being cut off, the right arm is struck, and the empty abdomen - destroyed.
 If there is a girl behind the armor, it is not a free attack.
 However.

''Gah........!

 The [Reaper Knight]'s right leg leaps up and welcomes the two adventurers with a knee as he strikes a blow to his own abdomen.
 The two of them disappear from one camera like a meteor. I shift my gaze - and there they are.
 It's caving in on the wall.

'Fran!'

 Wraith-kun left his helmet, worried about the safety of his childhood friend.
 The armor on the abdomen was destroyed and the inside could be seen.
 The figure of the injured girl there - there was none.

''She's not there...? No, but at the time....

 Hamill's puzzled voice was inevitable.
 It's true that Mr. Fulkus, the man that Belito and I fought in the tag team tournament, came out of the belly section of his armor.

 But that doesn't mean he's always in that spot.
 Yes - it's still possible that he was just coming down, and the maneuvering was much higher up.

 The left arm of the armor snapped off. The tip of it from the elbow falls to the floor.
 Something popped out of the hollowed out elbow area.

 A small woman - it's Fulkus-san.
 She ran over the falling arm and forced herself to hunt for Ewan-kun, who was still in her hands.

'I won't let that happen,'

 As if a streak of light rushed through, someone appeared to block Fulkas-san's path.
 It's [The Brave Man of Lightning] Skaha-san.

 He closed the distance in an instant, but Fulkas-san didn't take advantage of it.
 He avoided the slash that ran like a flash of lightning by lowering his posture.

What are you--

 She dug her fingers into the left arm of her armor and just like that - she threw it.

 Fulkas-san's race is an ogre (Ogre).
 Her physique is unimaginably powerful.

''Nunn.''

 Mr. Hamill let out a cry of surprise.
 Throwing her arms around, Fulkus-san had no choice but to fall slowly.
 She was an excellent warrior, but she did not possess the ability to fly.

 But Ms. Fulkas-san accelerated in the air. Without anything - no.
 It's Hamill-san's 'flying slash'.

 Some people misunderstand it because it is invisible, but as long as it is touched, it exists.
 It's just 'slashing with an invisible blade,' that's all.

 So, yes.
 It's not impossible to evade it aimed at you and kick the blade.
 It's just that I don't think it's very possible, that's all.

 Accelerating with a gung-ho speed, Fulkus-san landed on the ground without difficulty.
 There was someone waiting for her.
 His person - 【Storm Brave】 Aerial.