Chapter 257
"Guh . . . "
The demon who's had a part of its wing damaged slows down .
Looks like it's still trying to gain speed, but a demon cannot displays their mobility when the magic circuits in their wings aren't in perfect condition .
I unleash the main magic for this battle at that demon .
--『Magic Spear』 .
It's a magic that simply has a high penetration power formed by high quality mana .
"GUAAAAAAAAAA!!"
The [Magic Spear] pierced through the demon's body .
Disqualified Crest is the strongest crest as long as you can take care of its range problems .
Higher quality mana from experience points and reinforced magic circuits from training .
Put these two together and you can even pierce through a high-ranking demon's body .
. . . I need about five of these spears to defeat one demon huh .
While thinking that I jump back .
A moment later, A high level attack magic rained down the spot I was in .
You invite enemy's assaults if you just keep attacking in one spot without moving .
In terms of pure magical firepower and physical prowess, the demons are still above me like usual .
It's battle experience and techniques where I surpass them .
In order to make use of those advantages to their fullest, I need to run around the battlefield and refrain from challenging them head on with brute forces .
Besides--I'm not the only one throwing chaos into the battlefield .
"Dammit, annoying fly!"
A demon who was going to go after me cursed out in irritation .
Alma's magic jamming arrow struck the demon when it was about to cast an attack magic at the spot I was heading to, stopping its casting .
I didn't teach Alma and Ruli only about simple augment and attack magic .
Comprehend the flow of battle and wisely choose an attack that will turn the battle in our favor .
I let the two fight demons in the past in order to foster the necessary discretion .
『Next one is ordinary attack magic!』
『Gotcha!』
They just didn't have the powers to make the best use of it .
But it's different now .
Ruli can immediately discern which augment magic to use and quickly perform the augmentation .
Since she's got the magic circles she uses by memory, it may be less flexible than composing them on the spot . . . Nevertheless, it's more than good enough to change the tide of battle .
Just by hearing what kind of magic Ruli will augment next, Alma immediately perceives where she should shoot and then accurately hits the enemy .
This is only possible once she's capable of observing the entire battlefield on top of her targets and which enchant magic to use .
"I'll take care of that side first!"
"Ou!"
The demons must have judged that they're at a disadvantage fighting both sides at the same time .
One of the demons ignored me and rushed toward the room where Ruli and Alma were .
That's when I give instructions to Iris .
Iris hasn't participated in the battle so far, but that's not because she's slacking off .
She's simply holding her position in order to reliably carry out her role .
"Iris!"
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"Yes!"
Iris replied shortly, put herself at the spot where the door was--and swung her right leg downward with all her strength .
The ground broke apart, Iris's right leg sunk into it .
Looks like she's attaching her right leg in the floor to prevent getting blown away .
--And then Iris thrust her spear the shoulder of the demon who was aiming for Ruli and Alma .
"Ga . . . "
The demon got blown a few meter back in the air .
Its shoulder has been completely pulverized .
"GAAAAAAAAAA!"
"What power . . . Is she even human?"
The demon must have thought that the spear would bounce off its body due to the vast gap of strength between humans and demons .
But unfortunately for it, Iris is the dark dragon .
Even in her human form, her strength is overwhelming .
"I won't let you get past me!"
Ignoring the demon, Iris readied her spear and made a declaration .
All routes to pass through the door are completely within the range of the huge spear in her hand .
As long as Iris is standing before the door, no demon would get to Ruli and Alma .
But even demons would have a hard time trying to drive away Iris from her position .
--The door's watchdog .
That's Iris's role in this battle .
Flying right above Iris, one of Alma's arrows struck a demon .
Alma can unilaterally attack the demons so long as Iris is protecting the door .