55 – Mine, Mephisto (6)

bang!

Mephisto responded to the unexpected ice storm with a barrier.

It was a powerful magic, but it wasn’t to the extent that Mephisto couldn’t handle it.

Normally, it could have been destroyed with just one gesture.

“Huh!”

However, the current situation did not make it that way.

With his help, it was Mephisto’s own mission to transfer to and annihilate the human elite.

It didn’t work out as intended.

First, mana floating in the air.

Unlike the East Continent, which is the territory of demons, the blue mana here was not very effective for Mephisto, the demon.

As the amount of mana required to use one magic doubles, the efficiency decreases and the supply and demand of mana is not easy.

Since the nature of the mana flowing through the human body and the mana flowing through the demons were different, they were not accustomed to accepting the opposite nature.

That’s why he tried to infiltrate through transfer and finish it all at once with surprise range magic.

‘The calculations must have been correct. why… ?’

Mana is decreasing at a faster rate than expected.

If this happens, there will be no power left to perform the operation, let alone redeploy.

Mephisto clicked his tongue invisibly.

It was a strategy prepared over several years by those who were said to be the best in the ‘commitment’ with demons like him.

The weeding work that will be the prelude to the operation that will begin someday.

In other words, it is an operation to make the future invasion of the demons easier by removing the growing buds of human forces full of talented people in advance.

thud!

The transparent barrier began to crack.

The coldness of the violently pushing ice storm began to feel through the cracks.

More mana was draining than usual to maintain the barrier.

“Chit!”

He became desperate during the continuously lengthening operation time, and he chose high-level magic.

A large-scale magic that can only be used by demons who can output vast amounts of mana and powerful magic.

From the moment you land here, you block the movement through the range magic prepared, and for the remaining time, you can use high-level magic to extinguish it at once.

If that happens, there won’t be much magic left, but there’s enough room left to return.

thud!

‘Why the hell?’

So far, Mephisto has never failed in carrying out his mission.

It could be because of his meticulous and cool-headed judgment, but more than anything else, it was also because the people within the ‘Society’ predicted all the variables.

So is this mission.

The existence of Adelie Steyr, the most powerful person in the era of talent training here at the academy, and the existence of Aaron Gilsworth, who defeated the orderly member who was dispatched to grasp the situation in the Central Continent 20 years ago.

Their danger was fully recognized even within the association, so the day they emptied the academy through helpers was set as the day of execution.

Every conceivable variable was blocked.

The rest could have been controlled within Mephisto’s power.

no it should have been

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Jjoong!

As the imperfect barrier was torn apart by the ice storm, the aftermath hit Mephisto.

Pieces of barriers and shards of ice passed through Mephisto’s body, leaving marks everywhere.

The ice storm stopped at the same time the barrier was broken, but there was something else that threatened Mephisto.

“… Lian Altane. Is it you again?”

An ashy-haired man who jumped in holding a sword imbued with jet-black energy―

No, Mephisto growled at the sight of the black-haired man, Lian Altane.

After all, something was constantly being twisted because of that existence.

Even the magic he prepared with great effort was easily destroyed as if he knew it in advance, and he injured him at best, but he quickly recovered, so he is trying to stop his plan again with a different body movement than before.

aww-

Mephisto’s expression, which had always been cool, crumpled for the first time.

Anger is a major cause of failure.

Even knowing that, Mephisto couldn’t take a good look at the human who was making a confident expression.

After stopping the mana supply of high-level magic that was in progress, Mephisto recited as if declaring to Lian, who was rushing forward.

“Anything like this would be enough. As long as you trample on bugs.”

As Mephisto beckoned, the red orb that had grown in size gradually headed towards the floor.

*

Mephisto’s magic was being activated.

The size was small compared to the game, but that doesn’t mean it’s okay.

That’s because it’s a technique close to a new secret that Mephisto starts using in the middle and late stages, not even in the beginning.

Of course, even if the scale is small, it seems clear that it has enough power to blow up this area.

Whenever he got close to Mephisto, the heat of the red sphere began to spread throughout his body.

Whoop-!

The sound of the condensed mana colliding with each other and resonating in the sphere was bizarre enough to be terrifying.

“It took longer than expected, but let’s finish it now.”

As Mephisto beckons, the sphere begins to fall toward the ground.

It was small for magic, the size of an adult male’s torso, but the huge mass of mana condensed inside it was truly threatening.

What do we do?

Maybe later, Reina and Elaine didn’t come up high enough to block that level of magic.

Although it is small, it is the magic of demons. You won’t be able to stop it with normal magic.

Even if it looked like that, it was Mephisto’s secret skill.

‘What about Bella?’

I looked at Bella just in case, but the transmission sound I heard wasn’t very hopeful.

―It’s not that easy magic. It’s probably the high-ranking magic of the demons. Even if you block it, the gymnasium area might be blown away. There are students out there, so I’m not even sure.

Aftershocks are a problem.

If that magic gets stuck in the ground or explodes due to clumsy blockage, the students around you might end up in danger again.

Then the meaning of blocking Mephisto would be lost.

‘… In the end, is it going as it is?’

No matter how you struggle, in the end what will happen will happen.

If so…

‘No.’

He immediately shook his head.

There is a country that did not exist even in that political history.

And there is also the existence of Ishtar, which was not seen in the original work.

He also has the ability to twist the situation well enough.

‘What about Ishtar?’

Ishtar had been conserving power for a long time.

As she said, if Ishtar were a spirit, he would be able to make the sphere, which is a lump of mana, his own.

Originally, mana came from the spirit, so it wouldn’t be a chore to extract mana from magic.

‘Ishtar. Can you absorb that magic?’

There is no time.

If Ishtar can’t do it, take as little damage as possible-

‘huh.’

Shhhhh-!

The black energy of the swaying attitude grew rapidly and began to catch the falling spheres.

I just heard Ishtar’s voice?

“What, what?”

The fiery red orb, as if it were about to explode at any moment, was swallowed up by the jet-black hand.

thud-

thud-

thud-!

The red sphere emits light here and there and struggles in the pitch black, but its light is lost due to the aura of pitch black that gradually deepens and gradually becomes one with the pitch black.

It was a moment.

After absorbing Mephisto’s magic, the jet-black made a loud movement and went back into the attitude.

‘Isn’t this a scam?’

No, if I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have needed to borrow your strength.

‘I can’t do it anymore!’

Ishtar’s high-pitched voice pierced my head.

As if time had been turned back, Mephisto’s magic disappeared and silence enveloped the gymnasium.

“It just… .”

“… .”

No one could explain the shape just before.

There’s no way I know what I don’t know

Ishtar absorbed Mephisto’s magic and took mana.

In return, I blocked his magic.

Let’s just think like this for now.

I asked while looking up at Mephisto, who was looking very flustered with my eyes wide open.

“What are you going to do now? It sounds like you put a lot of effort into it.”

“… under.”

It is completely different from the original.

All the prepared magic was blocked, and no victims appeared.

The demon’s strategy to kill the academy trainees to gain a higher edge in the future war went wrong.

He must have come here via teleportation.

Looking at the fact that there has been no reaction from the Knights so far, it is certain.

Transfer magic requires a lot of mana as it is a magic that not everyone can use.

The same goes for demons.

Even if Mephisto, who used two of his secret weapons, was a Mine, it would be difficult to use them any longer.

And this is a fact that only I know here.

That’s why I was able to smile arrogantly.

you are empty

mana.

“Kuk.”

“It is no longer useful. It is time for the principal to return.”

“In other words, you have failed Mephisto.”

It would be difficult to destroy him here.

If he gives up on returning and rushes in, it will be difficult with only the number of people here.

At least as far as injuries-

‘ah.’

I found Siegfried slowly approaching behind Mephisto. Then I saw that he was there.

Mephisto was still glaring at me without noticing.

Due to his perfectionist personality, the fact that his plan didn’t work must have come as a great shock.

Even now, without noticing Siegfried’s presence, he was making a confused expression.

The guy is perplexed.

It may have been easy so far, but now that I’m here, it’s no big deal.

I nodded slightly enough to see Siegfried, then glanced at Bella next to me.

Bella’s voice came right away.

―In that state, you might be able to block your movements, even for a short time. really short.

Suffice.

The goal is not to destroy Mephisto, but to injure him.

“Siegfried!”

At my cry, Siegfried, who was holding a blue sword, charged at Mephisto.

“Do something useless— ugh?!”

Mephisto’s movement, which was about to turn around and respond to Siegfried, stopped in an instant.

It was the moment when Bella’s magic was activated.

“Ha!”

And that brief moment is enough time for Siegfried to approach him.

Siegfried’s sword, which was swinging in the shape of a half moon while showing off blue light, cut off Mephisto’s right arm.

Originally, it was supposed to split the chest, but Mephisto, who immediately released Bella’s magic, leaned right in, so it didn’t work properly.

“Kuuu!”

Mephisto howled as he grabbed the area around his severed forearm.

I immediately attached to Siegfried.

“You hid well.”

“hahahaha. The instructor secretly did it earlier.”

“Did it already make sense?”

“right. Because it worked like this.”

Unlike the original, it gave Mephisto a significant blow.

This alone is enough harvest.

“Kuh. hehehehe… .”

Mephisto’s eerie laughter was heard as he grabbed his forearm, which began to regenerate while blazing.

I thought he would attack right away, but he seems to have regained his composure right away.

“… great. It’s good.”

“Are you crazy?”

“I thought I blocked all variables, but… I guess not.”

The terrifyingly sharp pupil scans me.

“Although it failed, yes. It wasn’t completely fruitless. Let’s do that for today.”

The gradually growing arm begins to take shape.

Soon, a magic circle appeared under Mephisto, who raised his regenerated arm upward.

“Is it a transfer?”

Mephisto looked at me and the others in turn, then spoke in a low voice.

“… Lian Altane. see you next time.”

Mephisto’s body slowly disappeared while spitting typical villain lines.