Chapter 460 Flame Performance

What was unleashed in the jet-black space was unmistakably a natural disaster. The tornadoes, larger and stronger than the ones released by the monsters, connect heaven and earth, and such natural disasters are occurring in all directions. Furthermore, as if in retaliation for what Deris had done to her, strong winds that would blow away even mammoths are stirring up the place, not allowing them to remain there. Of course, breathing is forbidden in this area, and theres also a heavy rain of storm swords. There are also other abnormal phenomena occurring, and they probably extend to the entire subspace. The scene that embodies the end of the world was instantly formed by Marias singing.

The greatest characteristic of Marias Humpty Dumpty is that it can create up to ten mouths (nine at present since her brilliant left arm Bandersnatch is still outside) and simultaneously chant many highest-rank magic for that number of mouths. The magic is also further strengthened by singing, and its possible to sing simultaneously while fighting just as Maria is doing now. If she had not been poisoned by Deris, she would have been able to add an infinite regeneration and infinite supply of magic power to the mix, so it can be said that her very existence is an anomaly.

Now, what will you do, Nell!? If you cant breathe, you cant prolong this battle, you know!? After all, Alezel cant jump into this fierce battlefield to put the mask on you!

Tch!

The oxygen mask that Alezel put on her before was already melted by her own flame. As Maria said, it will be difficult for Alezel to put a new one on Nell. Considering Nells lung activity and other things, even a few minutes is the limit.

(Deris, aint it the time to use the super-strengthening drug made by Quitet? If youre gonna die anyway, theres no time to worry about the after-effects. Dont worry, you probably wont be able to move only for about three days. Its a good chance to be pampered by your disciple and wife, yknow?)

(Dont take out that syringe while having a dead eye, you damn elf! Well, thats cardiotonic that you said to be your trump card, right? Fine, just do it. My waist is at its limit, so do it quickly! Also, I cant leave Nell as it is.)

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(Sure~, I will do it now~, prepare yourself~)

Stab.

(~~~~~~~~~!)

What Alezel took out was a syringe with a size that made Deris hesitate. Then, she stabbed it mercilessly. At that time, Delis raised a soundless cry and his eyes were opened wide. From the side, it looked as if he was being injected with a very dangerous drug.

What, are you trying to restore your magic power again? But what are you going to do with my large-scale magic? Are you going to eliminate them one by one even though you can barely deal with my Riway Press? Or are you going to come at me together with Nell? Well, either is fine for me!

Perhaps its because shes singing to her hearts content, or perhaps its because shes enjoying the battle with Nell, but Maria is very talkative. Even her daughters have never seen her that happy.

(Can you do it? Its about time Im blown away, yknow?)

(. Yeah, no problem, except it hurts like hell. I will get up now.)

In the raging strong wind, Deris stood up on the spot while borrowing Alezels shoulder. While Alezel is holding on to the ground with stakes, Deris does not seem to be blown away by the wind, as if he is controlling his own weight.

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(Too bad, Maria. All of your expectations are wrong. Theres no way I, whom you kept calling dirty, will do it fairly like that.)

The drug given to Deris by Alezel has the effects of raising concentration, status, and natural recovery of stamina and magic power for a few minutes at the cost of later backlash. However, that much wont be enough to counter the many magic that Maria sang at the same time, and it doesnt give him enough power to jump into the fierce battlefield of the two. At best, he would be able to stand up and use one or two magic with his full power. It is impossible for Deris alone to change the battle situation significantly. Then, how will the fire extinguisher Deris overcome this situation?

(Concealment barrier, removed. Sorry for the wait, its your turn.)

The answer is to call a special guest.

Haaa!?

Maria raised a surprised voice when she saw a huge mountain floating in the sky. She didnt feel its presence at all until a while ago, but it suddenly appeared there. Moreover, shes familiar with the mountain.

Why is Rimudo here!?

Yes, the true identity of the huge mountain is the fourth rank of the Great Eight Demons, the Dragon King. Hes so huge that Maria cant see the full extent of his body at a glance, but she could instantly understand that Rimudo has opened his big mouth and hes about to shoot his breath.

(Its true that I dont want the castle to be burned. But, I never said that there was no collaborator in the place I prepared. Well, its a good thing I asked the husband for his cooperation when I was making the items with the kidnapper. As promised, we will forget the kidnapping case completely, so please go all out, Dragon King-sama! In this space, there will be no problem even if you shoot your breath seriously!)

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(Was Rimudo hiding in this space from the beginning.? No, just like with Alezel, Deris was hiding him with his barrier. If so, the reason Deris was trying to forcibly recover his magic power was to put a barrier to protect himself and Alezel! Ive never seen Rimudo shoot his breath seriously, but if he were to bet all his power on this one shoot, he might be able to break all of my magic. And if Im not wrong, its a flame breath. Even if Nell gets caught in the breath with me, it will only recover her! You thought it well, huh, you dirty Deris!)

The composed smile on Marias face disappeared. Looking at her, Nell shows a smug face.

(It seems that youve finally realized it. Theres no way that much will be enough to stop my Deris!)

(Whats with that face!? Whats with that attitude!? Its so irritating! B-But, receiving Rimudos full power breath in this situation is bad!)

Just before the breath was fired, Maria racked her brain even while feeling irritated. Her mind was dominated by impatience rather than uplifting feeling. Even in this situation, Nells onslaught didnt stop at all, and she kept increasing her firepower. They were still bound by Chain Lava, and Nell showed no sign of letting Maria escape from there.

(Kuh! I hate it because it seems as if Im running away, but I have no other choice!)

Marias choice was to evacuate to a safe zone using a teleportation magic. Due to Chain Lavas characteristics, Nell will be teleported together with her, but she judged that its better than receiving Rimudos breath directly. Maria uses her mouth thats not singing to chant the magic, and she teleports herself and Nell from the spot. The destination was set at a place far above Rimudos position, the exact opposite of where the breath would be fired.

With this eh?

However, what was waiting for her at the destination was a special seat where she could see Rimudos wide-opened mouth, the worst possible place where she would receive the breath directly. Marias mind went blank and she didnt understand the meaning of this.

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(Gravietas, its the last magic that I can give you, and now my magic power is completely empty. Im relieved that the amount of magic power was exactly as calculated, though just barely. Well, Marias magic power is on a different level from Hund-kuns subordinate after all. Sigh, I cant do it anymore. What the hell is that monster.)

(Dont worry, Maria. I will take it with you!)

The waist of Deris shattered as he generated a special black hole, which attracts magic power, right in front of Rimudo. And then, at the same time when Maria returned to her senses, Rimudo shot his breath at maximum power.