Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja~ Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sarani Tsuyoku Naru Tameni Tenseishimashita~

Chapter 334

Chapter 334


Chapter 334 Strongest Sage, Incites Dragon


( . . . It"s about time . )


The town"s entrance is the only spot with human"s mana reactions left .


There"s a congestion of people trying to get out of the town"s gate . . . but it should clear up in time .


During this time . . . I make my move .


I draw my sword and move into Zadokilgias"s blind spot .


Then . . . I slashed at Zadokilgias"s neck while completely hiding my presence .


This slash would instantly kill Zadokilgias that"s only as strong as an average demon physically speaking .


--If it hit the target, that is .


"Too slow . "


Zadokilgias muttered as it cast a minimum amount of defensive magic to shift my sword away without even looking at my direction .


Even a weak defensive magic is capable of thwarting a sword slash if placed diagonally against the slash .


That may sounds easy in theory . . . But putting that into practice requires an extremely high magic control capability .


And this demon pulled it off without even looking at the sword . . .

Looks like Zadokilgias"s skill hasn"t fallen even after reincarnating .


And here I was expecting it fell a bit .


" . . . Only one?"


Zadokilgias isn"t looking at my direction not because of negligence .


The opposite actually--it"s under maximum alert .


Especially against a potential member of suppression unit slipping in among the evacuees .


In reality . . . Past demon suppression units would hide among these evacuees and launch their attack the moment Zadokilgias turned its attention to my sword .


Its relatively defenseless back would be exposed to attack if I managed to draw its attention away .


That would also mean my early death . . . However, sacrificial p.a.w.ns weren"t exactly unusual in a fight against demons that couldn"t be defeated the frontal ways back then .


" . . . No reinforcement huh?"


Zadokilgias stood still while muttering that .


But it"s not like it"s doing nothing .


Maintaining a stance holds the meaning of retaining its highest alert level against ambushes .


On the other hand, I also haven"t made a move since I pulled my sword back after it was parried off .


In my past life, the opening of my fight against Zadokilgias could also be summed up as [Motionless Fight] .


This quietness is exactly the evidence of a clash of techniques .


Going into the offensive naturally means lowering your defense .


In other word, attacking also means creating an opening .


Small openings created from magic are nothing to worry about in an ordinary battle . . . But in a fight between those of equal skill sets, one such momentary lapse is a gap between life and death .


Zadokilgias has taken a stance that allows it to counter any attack from any direction at any time .


Anyone that takes the first strike will be countered back .


Against that, I take the aggressive stance .


If Zadokilgias showed a slightest opening, I"d crush its escape path with magic and cut it down right then and there .


Positioned right behind Zadokilgias, I"ve held the advantage .


However . . . Zadokilgias just won"t show any opening .


Launching a simple attack here would get me countered to death .


A minute pa.s.sed since this standoff began .



"No reinforcement . . . huh . "


Zadokilgias murmured once it confirmed all the evacuees had left the town"s gate .


Now that there"s no need to worry about potential ambushes from demon suppression unit mixed among the evacuees, I"m the only one left it needs to worry about .


It slowly turned toward me .


Without showing an opening in the slightest .


"I see . I considered you were but a mere child . . . What a huge mistake . I can"t find an opening . "


Zadokilgias stared at me as it said that .


Yet its glances were directed at my limbs, not eyes .


Not just to watch out for my move . . . But also to look for any slightest opening so it could immediately shift to attacking .


( . . . Glad Ruli and Alma aren"t here . )


Zadokilgias"s mana really is on the same level of an ordinary demon .


However . . . it"s clear from this distance . This demon is simply on a whole other dimension .


Ruli and Alma would be instantly killed had they got close .


Even I would have lost my head the instance I relaxed my guard .


This situation will only wear down my nerves if it keeps going .


The townspeople have finished taking shelter .


Let"s get right to the plan .


Zadokilgias had been waiting for the end of evacuation to dispel the possibility of an ambush .


However--Zadokilgias isn"t the only one waiting for that moment .


So did I .


In order to allow Iris go wild without minding the surroundings .


"Iris, do it . "


『I got you!』


Receiving my instruction, Iris soared up in the air .


Then she swooped down from the sky--and swung down her claw toward Zadokilgias with all her might .