Chapter 69
The four of them join forces to subdue Ignis, who has lost all reason and runs rampant. His movements are fast but monotonous. Compared to a dragon, his attacks are easier to dodge, and openings are simpler to exploit. But—
"GRRROOOOAAAH!!"
"I’d heard the rumors, but this regeneration is insane! The moment we cut something off, it grows right back!"
No matter if they slice off an arm, a leg, or even his head—chunks of flesh keep bubbling back. Honestly, it’s disgusting…
"Aim for the lower half! We need to slow it down, even a little!"
"Understood!"
Following Lord Albert’s command, I focus my strikes on its lower body.
"Mina-kun! Can you freeze the wounds?"
"Leave it to me! Yuuka, carve it up!"
At Lady Cecillia’s suggestion, Lord Minato takes on the task of freezing the injuries shut.
"Got it! Hyaaah!"
I weave through Ignis’ attacks and cleave through everything below the waist. The sensation is a mix of striking something hard and slicing through flesh. Ignoring it, I swing my halberd through. Blood sprays, but regeneration has already begun.
"Lord Minato!"
『Freeze.』
"GYAAAAAH! KILL! KILL! MINA-KILL! MINA-KILL!!"
"Give it your best shot! 『Spider’s Water Threads』!"
Supersonic blades of water crisscross around Ignis like a spider’s web, shredding him apart while flash-freezing the wounds. Nearly 80% of his body is encased in ice. But—
"Ugh!? It’s regenerating from the scattered flesh!?"
Ignis begins reforming from the severed limbs and chunks of meat littering the ground—multiple copies, no less. The numerical advantage flips against us.
"As expected, we must target the curse core directly. 『Lightning Spears』!"
Countless spears of lightning rain down as Lord Albert obliterates the Ignis clones. Then I’ll do the same—
『Lightning Spears』!
Matching Lord Albert’s assault, I destroy the duplicates one after another, concentrating attacks on their cores to erase as many as possible.
"Mina-kun! Al-kun! Yuuka-chan! I’m preparing a spell to burn everything away—buy me a little time!"
"How long?"
"Thirty seconds—no, twenty!"
"Leave it to us! Yuka!"
"We’ll cover you!"
『Twin Thunder Blitz!』
Lord Albert and I unleash our combined technique, Twin Thunder Blitz. Thunder Blitz wreathes the user in lightning, allowing movement at thunderous speeds to strike enemies in all directions—a technique we developed for close-quarters combat. At ultra-high speeds and clad in lightning, even a graze is enough to destroy most foes, who can’t even track the movements. The downsides? The path is linear, and it’s useless against anything faster than lightning itself. But with Ignis’ mindless, predictable movements now, it’s perfect. The clones vanish one after another.
『Water Thread Lance』.
Lord Minato fires needle-thin lances of water faster than sound, piercing through the cores of the remaining duplicates.
"Thank you, everyone! It’s ready! Get back—now!"
At Lady Cecillia’s command, we all retreat behind her. It hasn’t even been ten seconds—as expected of her. A blue flame flickers in her palm. (Incidentally, blue flames burn hotter than red—over 10,000°C(18032°F), they say.) She raises her hand toward Ignis and releases it.
"Burn away to nothing. 『Azure Inferno』."
In an instant, the azure conflagration consumes Ignis and everything around him.
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