Chapter 271: Chapter 271
“Grr… aaaaaaaaa!” the slightly large man with a curly moustache let out an otherworldly scream as the green mana around him became even thicker. “His power continues rising”, the armoured woman squinted her eyes, “At this rate, us two would not be enough to handle him.” General Ludwig smiled confidently, “No, we are enough. Don’t underestimate a former member of the royal army. Although I am considered weak inside the royal army, amongst others, I am strong”, he said, full of confidence. Then, General Ludwig looked at the armoured woman, “You haven’t shown me your full power yet, right? Then, we are both on the same boat. We need to go all out if the bastard’s strength continues rising after this”, General Ludwig said. The armoured woman gripped her sword tightly before nodding, “Right, we are in this together.”
General Ludwig let out a small smile, “But to have more insurance, let me do this first.” General Ludwig took out a small magic crystal from his pocket. Then, General Ludwig whispered something into the small magic crystal before crushing it with his hand. “That is…” the armoured woman furrowed her eyebrows. “Yes, a one-way communication crystal. If things go to plan, we will have a third person here with us”, General Ludwig said. “Good to know”, the armoured woman smiled while nodding her head. Suddenly, General Ludwig and the armoured woman’s expressions turned sombre. They watched as the green mana that swirled around the slightly large man with a curly moustache stopped spinning. After that, the slightly large man with a curly moustache let out his aura.
The slightly large man with a curly moustache’s aura turned green as soon as it came out from his body. After that, the green mana assimilated with the slightly large man with a curly moustache’s aura, combining to make something new. “What the hell? How is that even possible?” the armoured woman frowned. General Ludwig had a grave expression on his face, “Whatever it is, we cannot allow his transformation to go on. We need to end this fast!” The armoured woman nodded in agreement, “Right”, she replied. “After me”, General Ludwig said before rushing toward the slightly large man with a curly moustache while the armoured woman followed closely behind. General Ludwig flared up his red-coloured aura as he used his left toe as a pivot to thrust his trident harder towards the slightly large man with a curly moustache’s stomach.
However, just as General Ludwig’s trident was about to pierce the slightly large man with a curly moustache’s stomach, his trident was bounced back by something invisible. “What the—” General Ludwig exclaimed before looking behind, “Finish it, Syndra!” he shouted. “Yes”, the armoured woman nodded before swiping her fingers on her sword. “Lightning, Fire”, the armoured woman softly chanted. Then, the armoured woman jumped up before brandishing her magic-enhanced sword downwards, “Take this and die!” she shouted. Then, just as the armoured woman’s magic-enhanced sword was about to slice the slightly large man with a curly moustache in two, something invisible prevented the magic-enhanced sword from cutting through and bouncing the armoured woman away.
“I can’t cut through”, the armoured woman said as she recovered herself from the air. “It’s like some barrier is protecting him as he transforms,” the armoured woman added with a heavy tone. General Ludwig gritted his teeth, “Then, our only option is to wait until he finished transforming”, he said as he gripped his trident tighter. “That’s right, that is your only option. Then, if you, please wait patiently, it would be amazing for me” suddenly, the armoured woman and General Ludwig heard a voice reverberating inside of their head. “Who are you?” General Ludwig asked as he tensed himself with caution. The armoured woman furrowed her eyebrows as she, too, readied herself.
A man with a white coat and a white mask appeared right in front of the transforming enemy. “Let’s just say I’m the one who made him like this. I’ve got to thank you. Thanks to you, he showed power from the device that I would never have seen. For that, I wholeheartedly thank you”, he said with a mysterious smile. “That does not answer my question! Once again, I ask, who the hell are you?” General Ludwig asked. “Tch, tch, tch”, the man with a white coat and white mask shook his head, “Temper, temper. Instead of getting angry over something like this, why don’t we just patiently wait and drink some tea?” he said with a smile. Then, the man with a white coat and a white mask waved his hand before a set of two chairs, a table, and three cups of tea appeared in front of him.
“Don’t mess with me!” the armoured woman gritted her teeth, “Why are you doing this? What’s in it for you?” she barked. The man in a white coat and a white mask shrugged his shoulders, “I am not messing with you. I’m just saying, rather than fighting and resolving this like a barbarian, why don’t we resolve all this with a cup of tea?” he said while sipping his tea. “Spatial magic!?” General Ludwig softly exclaimed. “You!” the armoured woman gritted her teeth, “I’m not having any more of this” the armoured woman swiped her two fingers on her sword. “Fire, Wind”, the armoured woman softly chanted. After that, the armoured woman leapt forward before brandishing her magic-enhanced sword toward the man in a white cloak and a white mask.
“Haah, I don’t want to do this, but you leave me no choice”, the man in a white cloak and a white mast shook his head before raising his hand. Then, an invisible barrier appeared in front of the armoured woman, repelling her away. Then, the man in a white cloak and a white mask stood up slowly from his chair, “If you don’t behave, I will have no choice but to restrain you with violence”, he said before putting his hands behind his back. General Ludwig furrowed his eyebrows as the armoured woman crashed to the ground beside him. “You okay, Syndra?” he asked. “I’m fine, General”, the armoured woman slowly got back to her feet. “What should we do, general? That person is very strange. He clearly used magic, but I did not sense any mana fluctuation around him”, the armoured woman said with a frown.
“Of course, you could not sense it, young lady. I am, after all, way stronger than you”, the man in a white coat and a white mask interjected with a mysterious smile. “Don’t lie to me!” the armoured woman barked, “I have met an 8th Circle Mage before, and I still could feel her mana fluctuation. Something is not right with you!” the armoured woman pointed her finger at the man in a white coat and a white mask. The man in a white coat and a white mask was slightly surprised before chuckling, “Indeed. I have something that hides my mana fluctuation. However, that is not for anybody to know except for myself”, he said with a nonchalant tone. As they were conversing, the slightly large man with a curly moustache began screaming again.
“Hooh, is the assimilation process finally starting?” the man in a white coat and a white mask widened his eyes, and a smile slowly crept out on his face. General Ludwig furrowed his eyebrows as he and the armoured woman watched the green gauntlet on the slightly large man with a curly moustache’s hand begin to grow onto his right arm. After that, the green gauntlet crawled to the slightly large man with a curly moustache’s body, completely covering his chest and his torso. “Hahaha! Wonderful, wonderful!” the man in a white coat and a white mask grinned joyfully. “We can’t let this go on, General”, the armoured woman softly whispered. “I know. But, if we do this, we need to catch that guy off guard”, General Ludwig replied. “Then, I will distract him first. You have a better chance of finishing off the fat bastard”, the armoured woman said.
“Be careful”, General Ludwig warned. “I will”, the armoured woman nodded before swiping her fingers on her sword. “Wind, Fire”, the armoured woman softly chanted. Then, the armoured woman proceeded to rush towards the man in a white cloak and a white mask. “Don’t get in my way!” she barked. The man in a white cloak and a white mask did not even bother to look at the armoured woman as he observed the transformation of the slightly large man with a curly moustache. “You are bothering me”, the man in a white cloak said before waving his hand once again. Then, an invisible barrier appeared in front of the armoured woman once again. This time, however, the armoured woman was prepared for this as she jumped backwards before stepping to the side.
“Die, you fat bastard!” the armoured woman shouted before thrusting her magic-enhanced sword forward. A spiral of tornadoes made of flames was shot from the armoured woman’s sword toward the slightly large man with a curly moustache that was still transforming. “You dares!” the man in a white coat and a white mask barked before jumping in between the armoured woman’s flaming tornadoes and the slightly large man with a curly moustache. Then, the man in a white coat and a white mask raised his hands together, blocking the armoured woman’s flaming tornadoes. “Now, general!” the armoured woman shouted. “Way ahead of you”, General Ludwig said as he was already right before the slightly large man with a curly moustache.
“Don’t you dare!” the man in a white coat and a white mask yelled in anger, but it was all too late. General Ludwig flared up his red-coloured aura, pushing his aura to the maximum before stabbing his trident right into the slightly large man with a curly moustache’s head. “No!” the man in a white coat and a white mask yelled in disbelief as General Ludwig’s trident-coated with a red aura exploded the slightly large man with a curly moustache’s head. After that, since the slightly large man with a curly moustache’s transformation was delayed, the green gauntlet glowed brightly before letting out a massive explosion.
*BOOM*
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