mtl008 Chapter 501: Activate backup hidden energy
Chapter 501: Activate backup hidden energy
Chapter 501: Activate backup hidden energy
When it comes to decapitation operations, one must pay attention to efficiency and secrecy. With a large army of monsters blocking the way on the ground, everyone decided to launch a surprise attack from the sky under the cover of night.
Momo and Sebastian don't know how to use flying magic, but fortunately, Lin, Ibiruai and Nabe are three magic casters who can.
Ibiruai took Sebastian, and Nabe took Momo. Ibiruai was somewhat reluctant during this period. You can guess that she wanted to take Momo with her, but they were a perfect match... No, they were companions who worked well together, so there was no place for her to interfere.
Lin used magic in the front to block the enemy's detection.
"Something's wrong."
"What's wrong?"
“It went too smoothly.”
"What are you talking about, isn't this just right?"
Ibiruai felt that Lin’s brain was not normal. Wouldn’t it be better to go deep into the hinterland unhindered and defeat the enemy leader quickly and efficiently?
Lin Bai glanced at her and said, "Think about it carefully. The enemy can summon a large army of demons. Even if there are not many types of demons that can fly in the sky, we can't do without air defense. I don't think the enemy is such a stupid guy."
"Hmm, something is definitely wrong."
Momo also echoed.
Of course, he was not simply agreeing, but was really thinking from the perspective of the defending player. Not having an air defense force was a huge strategic mistake, and with his understanding of Demiurge, he would never make such a mistake.
unless……
"The other side had already guessed that we would send down divine soldiers, and the reason they were not on guard was that they simply didn't care, or they were eager for us to come over so that they could kill us quickly and swiftly."
Lin twitched his lips, veins popping out on his forehead: "How should I put it... Although both sides have the same idea, I am still a little angry to be looked down upon like this. But it also indirectly proves that this will be a fierce battle, and the enemy's strength may be stronger than ours."
Not only Sebastian, but Momo and Nabe also agreed with this statement.
Ibiruai wanted to refute, but she couldn't find a reason to refute. Perhaps she was unwilling to admit in her heart that although she had gathered so much combat power, she might not be able to defeat the opponent. No matter how she thought about it, it was impossible.
however--
"It's right in front."
Looking ahead, there was a square. There was not just one demon there, but four! The twins, Jaldabaoth, and a Zerg demon with a blue body and a giant axe in his hand! They stood in the center of the square with a terrifying aura, like a demon king waiting for a brave man to challenge them.
Not good, not good, not good——
Ibiruai's face twisted beneath the mask.
They had miscalculated the enemy's fighting power. No wonder Jaldabaoth was so confident from beginning to end. It turned out that behind his relaxed attitude, there was only one meaning - he had help!
"How to do?"
"Whatever is waiting for us, there is no other way but to break through."
"That's right."
Lin, Momo, and Sebastian's auras slowly rose as they stared at the demons opposite them with great fighting spirit.
“As agreed, Jaldabaoth will be handed over to me.”
"Then I will take on the twin demons. Is that ok, Mr. Lin, Mr. Momo?"
"Hmm. You left the Zerg Demon for me? Well, that guy seems pretty strong."
Lin is a priest, and Jaldabaoth is the only demon among the enemies. Lin can play the greatest role under the same strength. Sebastian chose the twin demons. Although they are slightly weaker than the Zerg demons, the cooperation between the twins should not be underestimated. The enemy left for Momo, the strongest of the three, is naturally the strongest.
The three of them dealt with the enemies neatly.
Of course, Nabe and Ibiruai were not idle either, as their enemies appeared from a house adjacent to the square. They were four maids, including the Zerg maid that Ibiruai had almost defeated before.
"Nabe, you help her fight together. I want you to know that I hope the five of us can go back together."
"As you command, Mr. Momo."
The instructions Momo gave to Nabe were strange. They were not requests from companions, but more like orders from a superior to a subordinate, and there seemed to be something else hidden in them.
But Lin didn't have time to think.
Because danger is coming.
A cold touch passed across his back, and Lin bent forward to avoid Jaldabaoth's claw attack. He was at least 50 meters away from them in the previous second, but in the next second he was behind them and launched a sneak attack.
Was it some kind of magic or just pure speed?
Taking Jaldabaoth's sneak attack as a signal, Sebastian and Momo separated and headed to the east and west of the square respectively, as if they wanted to create enough space for each other to perform.
That’s very thoughtful.
"That's too much. I was distracted in the middle of a fight. Do you think I'm that insufferable to you?"
"Shut up, demon. Since you launched the sneak attack, you have been deprived of the right to speak."
“…That really hurts.”
Veins bulged on Demiurge's forehead beneath his mask. He was being mocked and insulted by lowly bugs. If it weren't for the setting that required him to remain elegant, and the repeated admonitions of the Supreme Lord Ainz, he would have killed Lin in front of him long ago.
Yes, since we can't kill him, we might as well humiliate him a little.
"-Kneel down!"
Demiurge doesn't have much magic that he can use, but he has many skills unique to his race, and his combat is mainly based on skills rather than magic.
For example, the skill [Demon Aspects·Domination Spell] that forces low-level characters to obey orders.
He didn't need to do anything, just let Lin kneel here, and he would chatter and humiliate him like an arrogant villain. After Ainz-sama "defeats" Cocytus, he would rescue him, and he could easily win the other party's favor and complete the mission.
It seems that my task is the easiest.
But when he thought of this, what he saw was the sky blue magic circle drawn by Lin.
"——Holy Purification!"
"what?!"
It was so pure that it disgusted demons. Even Demiurge didn't know why he hated this magic and didn't want to touch it at all, so he dodged without hesitation.
But what surprised him even more was why the [Demon's Aspects·Domination Spell] had no effect on Lin.
It's impossible that his level is higher than mine, right?
"Hey, devil. You know how to hide. It seems you are not too arrogant. Be thankful that your intuition saved your life just now, otherwise you would have gone to see the goddess now."
"Please forgive me for refusing this one thing only. I still have to continue serving our Supreme Beings, and being purified would be a headache."
"Supreme One?"
Hearing this sensitive word, Lin narrowed his eyes. Does this mean that there is an even stronger enemy, and Jaldabaoth in front of him is just a pawn of the enemy?
"Oh, I accidentally said too much."
Demiurge also realized that his respect for Ainz had led to the leakage of some information.
"As a return gift, could you please tell me why the control spell is ineffective on you?"
"I don't want to talk to you. You don't deserve to hear it... Although I really want to say this, if I say it so cruelly, I'm sure you won't say anything next."
"Knowing judgment."
The corners of Demiurge's mouth curled up beneath his mask.
He really likes talking to smart people. If Lin was reckless because he hated demons too much, he would doubt why Ainz-sama cared about him. Now it seems that the priest is obviously a smart person. After all, only communication can reveal each other's true intentions.
"Because I am protected by the goddess, no negative effects can affect me. Curses, weakness, poison, death, etc., are all ineffective."
“…That’s not really an answer.”
"Believe it or not, this is the truth."
"I see. It doesn't seem like you're lying."
Demiurge's tone remained unchanged. Lin couldn't see his expression, and he didn't know if his words had irritated the other party. It would be even better if it could cause him to waver.
"But should we say that the priest is confident or arrogant?"
The demon's ten fingers turned into sharp claws, extremely black, even darker than Momo's armor. Even in the dark night, they reflected a dark light. I guess their hardness must be terrifying.
——【Devil's Aspects: Sharp Broken Claws】
"I am a warrior, and the priest is a magic chanter. If we get close to each other, the one who wins in the end will definitely be... me!"
In an instant, Demiurge disappeared.
It crossed a distance of dozens of meters again and appeared in front of the unsuspecting Lin, raising its sharp claws with a cold glow, and was about to grab Lin's head off in the next second!
however--
"Who said I'm just a priest?"
The blue light nurtured in Lin's body emerged and condensed behind him to form something like a light belt, slowly floating in the wind.
"Aha--!"
He threw a powerful punch straight at the demon's mask, trying to expose his face. Because both of them were too fast, Demiurge had no choice but to dodge and raise his arms to block. However, he didn't expect that Lin, who was just a human, could actually knock him away with one punch.
Not only that, his arms were also covered with a layer of blue film. Although the damage was minor, it still made him feel irritated.
It turned out to be an enchanted attack.
"A magic caster who doesn't want to be a warrior is not a good priest. Don't underestimate me, demon."
Lin slowly assumed a martial arts stance. It was very similar to Sebastian's, but slightly different, and didn't seem to be a monk's move.
Demiurge's arms burst with magical power, expelling the blue film covering him, and stroked his mask.
I was lucky not to be exposed.
"I see. I indeed underestimated you, the High Priest. I hereby solemnly apologize to you. You are worthy enough to be on the same level as us."
Disgusting.
The graceful movements seemed so condescending, and the words he spoke seemed to determine that he would become a companion of the devil. The tone of this certainty was sickening.
The ribbon behind the forest flutters in the wind.
"You seem to have me in your grasp?"
“Of course. Now I’m going to get serious. If the priest dies accidentally… let me think about turning you into a demon. How about that? I can turn all the followers of Axis into demons, so that they no longer believe in the goddess, but in us supreme beings. It will be a magnificent sight!”
Bad taste words.
For a priest, the most humiliating way is not to kill him, nor to humiliate the god he believes in front of him, but to resurrect him as a demon after death and then humiliate the god he believes in front of him.
Lin knew he was irritating himself, but he had to admit, he succeeded.
"Okay. If you can do that."
"Then... here I come!"
A priest and a demon fought again, and the battle was more than ten times more intense than before! The waves caused by the fists and feet collided with each other, causing the collapsed stone wall to collapse again. Countless stones and messy items were blown away quickly, and a wide area was cleared in an instant.
Jaldabaoth was not exaggerating. He certainly had not used his full strength just now.
Of course, Lin didn't either.
The difference is that from the beginning the devil relied only on pure strength, while Lin used magic.
Although the magic has its own enchantment effect, when black flames (Purgatory Clothes) rose from the opponent's arm, Lin was suppressed and had to use purification to expel the influence.
He frowned slightly, and the subtle movement was captured by the enemy.
Demiurge taunted elegantly, "What's wrong? Is this all wrong, Master Priest? How about just accepting death?"
"You must be kidding. I haven't even used half of my strength yet."
"Unfortunately, I am one third."
……boast!
Lin wanted to say this, but he couldn't see the other party's face, and he didn't know whether it was true or false. Anyway, the demon's attack was still easy. Every time Lin increased his magic power to strengthen his strength, the demon followed closely and was not willing to be outdone. It didn't seem like it was squeezing out its own strength, but more like it was playing with him and wasting time.
The feeling of being humiliated is a little unpleasant.
In this case——
Double the strength and squeeze out all the magic power!
“Oh, is that the end?” The demon sneered, and then his wrist became huge. “Then I will use this move to end the battle - [Demon Aspects·Giant Demon Arm]!”
A gigantic demon arm dropped from the sky and smashed Lin's head like it was a bug to death. The enormous pressure made him unable to move, and even his legs trembled in the strong wind.
There's no other way, I'll just have to fight for my life here.
He gathered his last bit of magic power and formed a magic shield to block the demon's claw attack. He staggered under the huge pressure and took the opponent's powerful kick, then distanced himself from her.
Lin's chest was heaving rapidly as he breathed heavily, and the ribbon behind him became vague and indistinct.
"Oh, I have to say you are really persistent. You persisted much longer than I expected. I thought 10% of your strength would be enough, but I didn't expect you to use 30%. I am a little surprised."
This time, Demiurge sincerely praised him.
In his eyes, humans are inferior creatures who can be killed with almost no effort. However, Lin refreshes his cognition time and time again, and few people can reach this level.
I believe that among the human race, Lin is also the most outstanding one.
"nausea."
"Ok?"
"I say. It is indeed a pleasant thing to be praised, but you absolutely don't want to be praised by a demon! It gives me goosebumps!"
"...I think being recognized by the enemy is something worth boasting about, but since the priest doesn't like it, forget it."
Looking at Lin who was forcing himself to stand up.
"Are you still going to continue? You are such a fool. Wouldn't it be better to just surrender? Well, this is also the bad nature of human beings. They can't see the difference between the two sides."
"Shut up, devil. I may not talk about friendship or bonds, but I can still defeat you."
"Haha, I'm really looking forward to what you will do."
Despite saying so, Demiurge's expression beneath the mask was one of disdain.
And at this time——
A yellowed notebook floated behind Lin, shouting:
"——Activate the backup hidden energy!"
In just a moment, Lin's magic power reached the same level as Demiurge.
(End of this chapter)