Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival-Chapter 108
Oath in Flames
[Guuuuuooooh!!!]
Red ox, with one eye cut off, screamed in agony. But I didn’t have time for it.
[Aria (Alicia)] [Rank 4]
[Magic: 107/270] [Strength: 159/210]
[Total Combat Power: 916 (Special With Physical Enhancements: 1769)]
[Combat Skill: Iron Rose /Limit 107 Second]
Combat Skill, [Iron Rose] — The spirit gave a “name” to a technique that I could not control, which was enhanced with a pure magic element, and it became [Combat Skill].
And the name of the Combat Skill was also an “inscription” that showed me, as recognized by the spirit.
First, I went to the support of Viro, who was pulling Blue Ox by himself.
The moment I started to run, the surrounding scenery instantly started to flow. For better or worse, it’s not as bad as that move I couldn’t control. But compared to that technique, which had an absurd balance of enhancements, all the stats had increased, and I could control it.
“Viro!!!”
Thank God, he was still alive. But he was already battered, having attracted the power-type Blue Ox all by himself.
Aria increased her speed even more, and kicked at Blue Ox’s head with her heel blade as she flew by, pulling the residue of light like a broom star.
*Gakin!
The heel blade was repelled by the horns, but Blue Ox’s head was shaking greatly.
[Bumoooh!]
“Aria!?”
“Recover, Viro.”
As she landed, she threw a spare potion from her [Shadow Storage] at Viro, and as she jumped out, she slashed at Blue Ox with her black knife.
[Buoooh!!!]
As I had thought, even if I sped up, the damage was low because of my light weight. Blue Ox instantly noticed me and swung down at me, but I caught it with my strength and skill as I crossed my black knife and dagger.
My strength and endurance were also enhanced to about twice as much. Even though I had increased to a value close to Blue Ox’s in terms of stats, my bones were creaking from my physique. But I didn’t intend to compete with Blue Ox in strength either.
[boohoo!?].
In an instant, I disappeared from in front of Blue Ox’s eyes, and went behind it and thrusting my two-handed dagger at its neck.
[Bummoooh!!!]
How thick was its flesh…, I jumped down from Blue Ox’s back, which was lashing out in intense pain, and I leaped out of the way as if scattering the residue of light, slashed the back of Blue Ox’s hand that showed an opening, and flicked the large sword out of its hand.
Even I, who originally had only the muscle strength of an ordinary person, was able to parry Blue Ox’s great sword if I strengthened it. Then, if I could double my agility, which was the same level as Blue Ox from the beginning, even Rank 5 Blue Ox and Red Ox would be at my mercy.
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I immediately jumped out and kicked away the great sword I had dropped, and Blue Ox, who was in a state of excitement, lowered himself so that he was on all fours and attacked me with his two horns.
I stepped forward in response. With two dark weapons from [Shadow Storage] at the ready, I plunged head-on at maximum speed, scattering the residue of light.
Instantly, the distance of a few meters shrank, and just before we collided, I thrust the two dark weapons into Blue Ox’s eyes, and just before their distorted horns could pierce me, I leaped over the giant body of Blue Ox.
[Bummoooh!!!]
Blue Ox howled in pain as it rolled across the stone floor.
“Cover the adventurers!!!”
At that moment, the knights, still able to move, had caught up.
“I’ll take care of this.”
I quickly left them and Viro to deal with Blue Ox and went to cover Dalton and the others.
[Aria (Alicia)] [Rank 4]
[Magic: 82/270] [Strength: 159/210]
[Total Combat Power: 916 (Special With Physical Enhancements: 1769)]
[Combat Skill: Iron Rose /Limit 82 Second]
The magic power value had been reduced considerably. The original physical enhancements consumed one magic power for 100 seconds, but this technique consumed one hundred times as much magic power.
In its full state, I could use [Iron Rose] for 270 seconds, but considering the magic and Combat Skill, I should think that the time I could use it was much shorter than this number.
Before that, with my underdeveloped body, the bones and muscles of my entire body were starting to creak after just a few dozen seconds of use.
“Still, there is no reason to stop here.”
She increased her speed even more and ran out, closing in behind Blue Ox, who was fighting Dalton and the others, with her black dagger in both hands, and went straight through the back of Blue Ox’s knee up to the plate.
[Guuuooooooh!!!]
Blue Ox screamed from the sudden, intense pain.
Blue Ox glared at me and swung his huge fist down at me. I let go of the dagger and kicked the ground away from Blue Ox, and then I leaped into the air, spreading out the scattered light like wings, and kicked Blue Ox in the face, who was knocked out of his stance by a knee thrust.
But Blue Ox was quick to try to reap me off with its huge horns. But one of the horns had already been broken by Dalton and the others.
[Bummoooh!!!]
A heel blade pierced Blue Ox’s brow. However, the Blue Ox’s battleaxe, which was unleashed right after, with a roar, came at me.
“–[Dark Mist]–“
I kicked the battleaxe, which was slightly off target, away from Blue Ox, and involuntarily fell to my knees as I landed on the ground.
[Aria (Alicia)] [Rank 4]
[Magic: 43/270] [Strength: 159/210]
[Total Combat Power: 916 (Special With Physical Enhancements: 1769)]
[Combat Skill: Iron Rose /Limit 43 Second]
I used [Dark Mist], but my magic power had decreased. Maybe while using [Iron Rose], the magic consumption is higher…
“Well done, Aria!”
Dalton jumped into the gap and swung down his war hammer, crushing Blue Ox’s right arm and bouncing off the huge battleaxe.
“Leave the rest to me!!!”
Feld jumped in and slashed Blue Ox’s left arm with his great sword as he tried to protect his neck, and an arrow fired by Mira pierced Blue Ox’s face.
[Buoooh!!!]
The Blue Ox was still alive, but seeing this, I felt I had reached my limit and released my “Iron Rose” state. My hair has returned from iron color to its normal peach color, and my body suddenly felt heavier, and I involuntarily felt down to my knees.
But the battle was not over yet.
[Gaaaah…]
I saw Red ox, one eye crushed, glaring at me with its remaining left eye as it approached me, dragging its halberd behind it.
The blood spilled unceasingly from its deeply cut right eye, and the red ox, which had lost all its blood after its entire body had been cut open, was devoid of its former vigor.
However, his fighting spirit had not disappeared, and his eyes, filled with hatred, reflected only “me”.
“…”
[…gah].
I too, with all the strength I could muster in my creaking body, stood up, black knife held in both hands, and faced the Red Ox head-on.
Concentration erased the noise and extraneous scenery around us. We both held our weapons with both hands, and as soon as the sweat on my cheeks and Red ox’s dripping blood bounces on the stone floor, we leaped out of the way at the same time.
*Dan!!!
Red ox used his horns to play with my blade, which I had released as if I was trying to fend off the halberd’s blade as we collided and jumped over it.
I was straining my body, and Red ox’s speed was about the same now. Even so, I, who still excelled in instantaneous force, slashed at Red ox’s wrist, and Red ox, who instantly gave up his weapon, used his horns to aim at my heart.
Clank!!!!
Without fear, I did not avoid the blow of its sharp horns, but caught it as if to match the sharp edge of the black knife, and I felt something fit deep inside me.
As it was, I was sent flying into the air in a large recoil, and the recoil of kicking up into empty air caused me to change my stance and swing the knife backward in a large, upside-down motion.
“–[Critical Edge]–!”
The blow, fired almost unconsciously, sliced halfway through the neck of the defenseless Red ox.
[Bumooh…!!!]
As the huge body shook, spitting out a large amount of blood from its neck and mouth, a familiar “voice” was heard from a distance.
“–[Soul Thorns]–“
“Carla…?”
She had taken off her magician’s robe and was wearing a simple, unadorned, pure white dress, and a pattern of writhing “black thorns” appeared on her white arms and neck, as if clinging to her, from which a vast amount of magical power overflowed.
[Carla’s fire magic was released.]
Carla’s fire magic touched the floor of the arena as a huge number of flames engulfed the dying Red Ox, burning it to the ground in the blink of an eye.
“Ohhhh!”
With a joyful shout, more than a dozen huge fireballs, each one seeming to hold a whole armful, floated up around Carla.
That’s a [Fireball]! It was the same Level 5 fire magic that was contained in Viro’s grimoire, but I realized that the magic power contained in it was extraordinary, and I shouted to the people in front of Carla’s line of sight.
“Feld, Viro, dodge!!!”
When my companions and the knights, sensing the abnormality, broke away to escape, a large amount of [Fireball] released from Carla rained down, enveloping the still barely surviving Blue Ox in flames, turning the surrounding area into a sea of flames.
Furthermore, I felt a surge of magical power from Carla, and I ran toward her.
“–[Iron Rose]–“
My peach-colored hair turned gray-iron like scorched ashes again, and I ran through like an arrow, drawing the residue of light that scattered from my hair like a broom star, and I released a heel kick as if to leap at Carla, who was releasing magic again.
“Carla!!!”
At that moment, a large amount of magical power gushed out from the “black thorns” wrapped around Carla, and Carla, who forcefully manipulated her body with her magical power, avoided my kick.
I swung a knife at Carla’s neck while avoiding the [Ice Spear] from her hand with a high-speed move, and my kick flew out after Carla, who avoided it as if flying, and Carla’s kick, which was controlled by magic power, crossed in midair.
*Bashin!
The sound of striking flesh echoed, and I, who had changed my position in the air and landed on the rubble, and Carla, who had landed in the flames, both faced each other.
Carla, who was frowning slightly at the pain in her leg, looked at me and smiled.
“Oh my, Aria, I love your hair color too.”
“So that’s your [Gift]…. Didn’t you heal your body?”
Carla had been invited by the spirit, after all, and if she asked for a prolonged life instead of a Gift, she would be able to live as long as Elena.
However, Carla probably did not wish for “prolongation of life” but for more “power.
[Soul Thorns] … those words I heard were most likely the words that triggered the Gift. In exchange for the enormous amount of magical power that seemed to overflow, Carla’s “life” was being lost by the second.
The black petals falling from the “black thorns” entwining her body looked to me like Carla’s life itself as it faded away.
“I don’t need it…I don’t need a mere life.”
Standing in the flames with her enormous magical power, Carla’s fingers played with her black hair as if it were nothing.
“To heal my body, I have to do something about the Magic Stone in my heart… then what’s the point of my life, all the blood I’ve worked out and spat out?”
“Carla…”
“I will move forward until my life ends. I will not let anyone stand in my way until I have engulfed this country that drove me mad in flames. Even you…Aria.”
The color of madness appeared in Carla’s eyes, and she gave a terribly, radiant smile.
At that moment, the altar of the spirit in the back disappeared as if sinking, and the door that appeared after it quietly opened and leaked out a light.
“That spirit is surprisingly kind…it seems that defeating the last enemy will open the way home. Well, good day, Aria, and let us wait for the ‘stage’ we deserve. I look forward to it.”
Carla, who had made it to the exit without being consumed by the flames, did not look back at her fiancé Ervan, but simply disappeared into the exit.
Burning this country…still, I thought her character would prioritize a settlement with me.
“I see…”
Standing alone in the flames, I stared at the exit where Carla had disappeared into.
(Fine… Carla…I’ll give you what you want…)
“Carla… I will kill you with my own hands.”
