「You, you went and did somethin’ foolish, didn’t ya?」
「Same to you, attacking the base of this Diablo, you better not be thinking that you’ll be going back safely, got it?」
「Kuhah! Ya damned half-assed bastard that ain’t Human nor Demonic Bein’!」
To think that even Demonic Beings had discrimination against Demons.
——If I remember correctly, Edelgart said “Gregor”, didn’t she?
He talked in a way that had no class, but what was bestowed on Emil’s body wasn’t just physical damage.
「……Fumu……So he’s a Magician that stretched out his ability as a Fistfighter. To think that there would be a 《Punching Magician》 among the Demonic Beings.」
「Aah? What’re ya mumbling about? No matter how ya beg fer yer life, I’ll kill ya! I don’t have tha time ta play with ya! I’m gonna hurry up and destroy tha barrier!」
——Time? I see, if it were going as planned, I guess it would be about time that the Demonic Being would have reached the town.
Diablo shrugged his shoulders.
「If it’s about Edelgart, she probably won’t be coming.」
「Nu!?」
「After all, I defeated about half of the hundred-something Demonic Beasts and I had also given Edelgart a fair amount of damage.」
「Hah……Kuhaha! What are you saying? Such a transparent lie is……」
「It’s something you’ll understand if you fight me. I wonder which one of us should be begging for his life……Well, no matter how you beg for your life, I won’t forgive you though.」
Gregor thrust out his fist from a distance where he shouldn’t be able to reach.
「Justt diee! 《Dark Bullet》!!」
It was the Darkness attribute’s elementary magic.
Originally, it shouldn’t have considerable power, but the user’s status was probably abnormally high. It were as if it were a different magic.
The jet-black bullet drew near with an ultra high speed.
——As I thought, so he’s a 《Punching Magician》.
They fought with their fists in the close combat that Magicians were originally poor at and when the opponent was distant or when they wanted fire power, they would use magic.
One might think that it was a perfect style, but it was just a mere jack-of-all-trades.
More importantly, he had used magic.
——In the end, that item is the one that is the most fiendish.
The effect of 《The Demon King’s Ring》 was invoked.
The jet-black bullet was recoiled.
It bore through Gregor’s breast.
「Gohah!?」
He probably never received the magic he fired himself before.
Surprised, he didn’t even understand what had happened.
Diablo prepared 《The Staff of Tenma》.
「What’s wrong?」
「Kuh, wh, what did you do!?」
「I did nothing. My attack, is about to start. Look, 《Dark Bullet》!」
The air trembled.
Although the power of Darkness attribute magic was high, since the MP consumption was intense, he held back from using it.
However, by daring to use the same magic, it distinctly exemplified the difference in level. Whittling down the enemy’s fighting spirit was the most effective way of fighting.
A gigantic bullet that was three times bigger than the one before——No, a shell flew.
Though, the speed itself didn’t change.
Gregor protected his body with both of his thick arms, had those black scales of his smashed, and got damage engraved on him.
「Guaaah———!?」
「Don’t shout. I haven’t used a magic that is all that great.」
The skin that dropped the scales quivered.
His reptilian eyeballs glared at Diablo.
「What……was with that power……!?」
「One who is a Magician of magic, wouldn’t call 《Dark Bullet》 the strongest magic, would he?」
「Gugugu……Don’t underestimate me! 《Dark Press》!!」
Gregor looked up overhead, and put up his hand.
A black sphere was produced at his hand.
He threw the black sphere that was the size of a baseball.
If it were just about dodging it, Diablo could easily do it. However, this was a magic that possessed an effect range of five meters.
In other words, he couldn’t escape that ball just by dodging it.
Manipulating gravity, it would flatten enemies that were in its effect range——is what the setting should have been.
There was also the special effect of putting the enemy in a Bind status for a while.
There was also a similar magic for the Earth attribute, but this was the Darkness attribute.
——However, magic is magic.
Once again, the reflexion effect was invoked, and the 《Dark Press》 was rebounded back to Gregor.
The lizard headed Demonic Being received his own magic, and dropped to one knee right there.
「Guah!? Y, you……Just what……have ya been doin’!?」
「Do you still not understand? Your head is just that of a lizard after all. Still, your magic power is weaker than I thought, isn’t it? If it’s that magic, it should put out at least this much power, shouldn’t it? 《Dark Press》!」
At the tip of 《The Staff of Tenma》 that Diablo carried, a black sphere the size of a basketball was produced.
He casually tossed it.
Despite being in a Bind status, Gregor moved his two feet, but he was unable to get out from the effect range.
The magic was invoked.
Gregor’s large body was knocked down to the ground, crushed the stone paving, and sunk in.