him.
"Ack!!" A cry slipped through his grit his teeth.
He was barely able to stop the Chimera that was about to pierce its fangs in the scruff of his neck with Holy Sword. With claws digging into his shoulders, the power to block the jaws was reduced. Kouki who had already broken his limit was gradually cornered, and he could not bring forth enough power.
"O' light of grace, bring your healing and warning to this place, "Heavenly Burn"! "Binding Seal"!"
Seeing Kouki in such a pinch, Kaori promptly activated recovery magic spells. "Heavenly Burn" was a mid-ranked healing magic with a single target. Its effect was higher than the recovery magic, "Heavenly Time," she used earlier to heal several people. However, the Chimera's claws were digging in Kouki's shoulders, so it wouldn't be healed the way things were going.
Therefore, she activated mid-ranked restraining magic of the light element, "Binding Seal," at the same time she activated the healing magic. "Binding Seal" was a magic that produced a cage of light centering on the confined object — Kaori used that magic on Kouki. The cage of light instantaneously expanded around Kouki and pushed the Chimera away.
With the claws coming out of his shoulders, "Heavenly Burn" demonstrated its effect and Kouki's wounds were instantly healed.
At the same time, some people from the rear, such as Suzu and the rear guard group who were fighting against the Chimera and the six-legged turtle, released attack magics towards the Chimeras attacking Kouki. However the distance was too far and they could not get a good aim, even when they had had the effects of Kaori's "Heavenly Perimeter," they were still unable to deal great damages to the Chimeras.
Even so, they were able to buy time for Kouki to regain his balance. Next, he readied his Holy Sword, chanted, and charged to counter attack when he was fully healed.
""Soaring Four Wing Blades""
He swung the Holy Sword which drew a curve in the air, and four slashes of light appeared from the space where he swung at. The targeted Chimeras sensed the crisis beheld by Kouki's action strengthened by "Limit Break," and immediately jumped away to evade.
However,
"Capture them, "Restrain"!"
With a chantless-like short chant, Kaori activated mid-ranked restraining magic of the light element, "Restrain." Numerous chains of light jumped out from the evading Chimeras' feet and twined around their neck and feet. Though it was not difficult to get out of it with the strength the Chimeras possessed, they were stopped for a moment and could not evade.
As a result, the four Chimeras were directly hit by Kouki's "Soaring Blade"s and died as their blood splattered around.
Kouki glared and pointed his Holy Sword towards the Demon race woman.
"How regrettable; your last resort was ineffective against us. Now there's nothing else to protect you!"
Upon hearing Kouki's words, the Demon race woman looked dubiously, no, looked at Kouki with amazement. In her mind, she thought, "Why was it necessary for him to declare that now? Wouldn't it be better for him to immediately slash me?"
Even though the Demon race woman should have been cornered, her composed attitude irritated Kouki. First she let out Chimeras, next Brutal-look-alikes, and now Chimeras again. Those surprise attacks were also the source of his irritation. "You only used surprise attacks and didn't fight fairly. Moreover, you're just spectating. What a coward!" Kouki shouted.