Chapter 242 - Episode Thirty-Nine - The Collector (10)
The blade of the huge sword raised by the collector shines.
“Behold, Abel! And be astonished! This is the King of Swords!! “Right King of Shattering, Chromieshkeid Ray”! Eight hundred years ago, in the Berandona Kingdom, the land of swords, all the magic technology and power of the nation was poured into this sword, made for a new king! Taste the legendary power of this sword, which is said to have crushed a whole battalion of opponents with a single swing!”
I waved my wand quickly between me and the collector.
“Transmute.”
I combined the ingredients in the air, the spirits, and my own magic power to form Hydeem Magimetal, an improvised magical metal that I had forcibly created with magic power.
Hydeem Magimetal will not last long, as it will turn back to its original form once the magic contained in it has dissipated, but this is one of my favorite magic techniques because I can easily change the characteristics with just one magic circle.
“Abel Block!”
A huge, silvery-white block of magic metal ten meters tall appears between me and the collector.
The collector swung down the large sword with a slash, knocking my Abel block to the ground.
The Abel block sinks into the ground, creating a shallow dent in the upper surface near the collector.
The dent spews out a mixture of blue and gray smoke.
It was probably a result of the high density of spirits and magical power dispersing from the main material.
“Oh man, that’s pretty powerful ……”
I muttered to myself as I looked at the top of the block.
I didn’t think it would be so easy to deform.
I thought I put a lot of magic power into it, though……
The collector’s arm hung limply down, the blade on the floor, staring at my generated block with astonishment in his eyes.
I thought that his hand and back was shaking, he began to laugh out loud,
“Fu, fufufu …… Fuhahahahahaha! For it to not break from taking a blow of “Right King of Shattering, Chromieshkeid Ray”! Interesting, this is getting interesting! You never cease to intrigue me, Abel!”
He lifted his large sword again and held it up.
“…………”
I look for Altamir and Mea.
Altamir was carrying Mea, landing far away.
I thanked her in my heart and turned to the collector.
It’s probably best to avoid close combat.
As a sorcerer, I don’t see much advantage in fighting up close.
Especially if the opponent is focused on close combat.
“Carry”
I chanted a spell and waved my staff backwards.
A magic circle shines far behind me, and light surrounds my body at the same time.
It was the magic of teleportation.
As I kick the ground, the scenery distorts sharply.
By the time I landed, my body had moved to the magic circle that had appeared.
I hold my mouth shut.
“Uuuph…… Oueeee……”
I crouched down on the spot, feeling my stomach juices being shuffled around.
It’s not the kind of magic I would want to rely on, after all.
I just can’t get used to this floating feeling.
“What are you running away for? It starts from here! Did you think you would be safe if you kept your distance? Fuhahahahaha!”
As I drop to one knee, the collector raises his sword to the sky.
“I’ll show you the “The Imperial Dragon: Breath of Grimrome”! I had a hard time killing this one, you know! It was one of my favorites for that reason, but …… I really regret that I never got to use it ……! I give you my gratitude, Abel!”
There was a glow far above the tip of the sword, and there was a movement of spirits and magic that distorted space.
The head of a huge dragon rose into the air.
He has huge, menacing, bifurcated horns and a purple beard that gives the impression of arrogance.
Its scales shone emerald, and it had four eyes, two on each side.
But there was no light in the four eyes of the dragon, and it was clear that it was already dead.
The Imperial Dragon Grimrome — In this world, there is a continent that is rarely visited by people and is covered with magic beasts and miasma, but …… It is said that there are three great demon kings on this continent.
And one of them is the Imperial Dragon.
It’s a dragon that has ten giant dragons and ten thousand times as many magic beasts under its command, making it the king of all magic beasts.
I’ve only heard of its appearance in fairy tales, but …… it certainly matches.
“F-For real? The genuine ……?”
I didn’t expect that he can carelessly take out this monster’s head, as expected.
But what are you planning to do with such a thing ……?
“That sword, the treasure, and the wooden puppet are not in his hands …… I can just ask the stoneless where the wand of destruction is. You won’t care if it turns into scrap, right?”
As soon as he said that, the collector raised his large sword to the sky and poured his magic power into the head of Grimrome, the imperial dragon floating above his head.
The Emperor Dragon Grimrome’s mouth opened and his eyes lit up with magic power.
The next moment, a dark blue beam of light shot out at me.
“Transmute”
I arranged the magic circle so that the Hydeem magimetal would reflect the energy body, and changed the constituent materials accordingly.
Then I unfolded the Hydeem magimetal sphere and covered myself.
It was a magic-reflecting armor without a single flaw.
The next moment, there was a loud noise and the earth rumbled, and I couldn’t help but cover my ears.
The inside shook greatly.
“I-I was able to endure it, but I don’t know what happened ……”
I released the Hydeem Magimetal that had developed into a sphere.
I’ve had to improvise a magic circle in a hurry, and It seems that I could not bounce back the breath of the imperial dragon straight away.
The floor was covered with the scars left by the breath of the imperial dragon.
There are a number of large gouges in the floor.
The dispersed breath of the imperial dragon seems to have been scratching all over the place.
Mea and Altamir were further back than me, so they were safe.
I looked behind me and saw Altamir holding Mea, her eyes wide open as she watched the fight between me and the collector.
“This is not a human’s fight ……”
As I looked ahead, I saw that the horn of the floating imperial dragon Grimrome had been snapped off and part of his magnificent beard was balding.
The scales are also slightly cracked.
“Ah ……”
The dignified face of the Grimrome had turned into something quite pathetic.
The scales have been peeled off from the base, and the sparse beard that remains looks pitiful.
“M-My …… My treasure …… Impossible, the head of the Imperial Dragon Grimrome …… turned, turned into something miserable like this ……!”
The collector bites down on the bandage around his mouth.
The tattered, dark lips were slightly exposed through the bandage.
His precious mount had been ruined.
It may not be impossible to repair it, but it will definitely lose a lot of value.
It’s understandable that to be sad, but ……
“How dare you damage my collection, ……! You have no idea how valuable this mount is! How much pain I’ve gone through for this! Consider that death is the only way to end this!”
The collector shouted and tightened his grip on his sword.
It is still in its original form, and it was me who was almost killed.
This is not a talk about self-defense anymore.
“For you to take out something that easily breaks, and even if you scold me ……”
If you just want to brag about it, you should have just displayed it at home, but if you take it all the way to the battlefield and then make a fuss about it being broken, all I can say is that it’s your fault.
“Easily breaks ……?”
Even the Hydeem Magimetal that I made on the spur of the moment was able to play.
That’s what happens when just a part of it is scratched. It’s not something that should be put on the battlefield.
You could have coated it with something, or applied a magic formula, or do anything else.
For my part, I’m tempted to say that it wasn’t that important, was it?
“You look at me like I’m a fool …… You’re the first person to ever look at me like that. You should be flattered! You, you! You’ve really pissed me off!”
As the collector shouted angrily, a small dagger floated in front of him.
The collector holds his large sword with one hand and grabbed the dagger with his free hand.