4-04: Absolute Superiority (1/3)

4-04: Absolute Superiority (1/3)

Just what was it that was supporting their spirit?

Just how long have they been fighting?

The alchemist found it almost comical how stubbornly they resisted.

If we cant beat him, lets try sealing him instead.

After a few exchanges, the princess intentionally said that out loud, and upon seeing everyone nod, they began unleashing all sorts of binding spells and techniques.

From handcuffs, to leg shackles, to magical chains, to barriers They tried all sorts of spells, as though to say that surely one of those was bound to work.

But the alchemist just countered everything with a magical shockwave that unraveled all of their spells and dismantled all of their tools.

Take this!

But as though all of those were meant merely to distract him, Kite managed to get up close to the alchemist, and he tried to physically restrain him. Unfortunately, the alchemist just slipped away by turning into a gel-like substance.

So thats how you responded Well, for the meantime, well have you move to your next body.

As the alchemist tried to return to his child form, a bolt of lightning roared thunderously, but it did not try to pierce through the alchemist and instead engulfed his entire body to destroy it.

Your power and control are commendable for your age, the alchemist said.

Perhaps, the alchemist relied on the shattered floor as his material, but a stone doll just appeared at a different location.

It did not have the ability to transform into a child, but it had a face on it and seemed to be nodding with a frown.

Then came the princess silent command, and with a swing of her hands for the signal, the maids simultaneously threw all sorts of blades at the alchemist, ranging from knives to swords, to axes, to spears, and for a moment, the stone doll was turned into a hedgehog as he groaned out in pain.

Nu! I told you it wont work, and yet you keep on!?

Then the snap of a finger resounded, and the weapons that penetrated him all exploded simultaneously.

The air within the closed space shook as dust particles dispersed all around, but not one of them moved.

Then as though to shatter that moment of silence, a dull-colored full armor shot through the dust.

With a stature akin to that of a wall, the pressure that accompanied it was nothing short of overwhelming, yet on top of that, it moved like a gale.

It also wielded an axe that was just as big and was surely capable of crushing everything were it to descend.Read latest chapters at nov(e)lbin.com Only

At the princess behest, the flying swords shot out and deeply pierced into the armor embedded into the wall, only for them to instantly shatter like glass.

I tried using holy magic for once since I wasnt known for it, but as expected, you were ready for that too.

But from how composed youre acting, it appears even that wasnt your trump card.

An exhausted sigh leaked from the armor, then the helmet, now riddled with holes from the holy swords, fell off, and from within emerged a gelatinous substance that writhed and transformed into the form of a young boy.

Indeed, among the myriad elements, only Holy is able to harm the soul. In a sense, its your weakness, so it only makes sense that youd prepare a countermeasure for it. However, the fact that you always wear a barrier meant specifically to block Holy Thats rather cautious of you.

It sounded as though the princess was praising the alchemist, but her words were filled with irony; hence, to the alchemist, those words sounded no different from an accusation of cowardice.

She was probably trying to provoke him, but there was no reason for him to bite.

There was little point in using holy magic against someone learned enough to transfer his soul.

Not only was the special trait of the holy element common knowledge, an alchemist of his caliber would not possibly leave such an obvious weak point unguarded; hence, it could be said that what the princess did was really meant to probe him.

That being said, she was still the princess of a powerful magic kingdom, and seeing all of her magic fail was sure to be a blow to her pride.

Thats why she made those sarcastic remarks.

The holy element uses so much mana, and yet you actually used it to probe me? Just what are you scheming, Lilisha Earthgant?

The alchemist asked as he sat upon the now empty armor.

That spell just now was an imitation of a spell that the church kept secret, that which utilized the power of reason.

Of the myriad elemental magics, those that utilized the holy element was the hardest of them all, and the mana consumption that much greater.

In fact, it was so difficult that most magicians believed it was impossible to use it with Chantless Casting, yet it was that very spell that she casually used just to probe him. Understandably, the alchemist couldnt help but be suspicious.

Theres no special reason behind it.

Well, I didnt think youd answer honestly anyway.

It was unsettling how nonchalant the princess was.

The alchemist believed hed cornered them, but they didnt act like it at all.

It was one thing if they simply didnt understand, but they did understand and yet showed no signs of despair. If so, then he must have missed an opponent that he needed to be wary of.