Chapter 173: Their Respective Abilities
An ice-covered world spread across the field. It was as if that area was an entirely different world. However, this place should’ve undoubtedly been the inside of the crater in the 【Valaaru Wilds】.
Normally, the dry earth would spread out on the ground, but currently, that earth was frozen, and the temperature within the surroundings had dropped to the point where one’s breath would condense when one exhaled.
And on top of that frozen field was Shublarz, her body covered with injuries. She gazed in a mortified manner at her opponent, Rarashik, who had created the current state of the battlefield.
“Just who might you be? I thought I had memorized all of the strong warriors amongst the Gabranth, who had participated in the wars up until now.” (Shublarz)
Shublarz believed that a beastman with this level of strength should have participated in the wars that had occurred up until now. But no matter how deeply she delved into her memories, not a single person matching Rarashik’s appearance surfaced from her memories.
“Well, I suppose that should be the case. This is my first time participating in a war after all.” (Rarashik)
“…….seriously?” (Shublarz)
“Yeah, because I hate war.” (Rarashik)
“……..then why are you participating this time?” (Shublarz)
“Nahaha! You’re probably trying to extend the conversation like that in order to allow your body to recover, but that kind of strategy only works on underlings, you know?” (Rarashik)
As she said that, numerous ice needles began to emerge from the ground, attacking Shublarz.
“Geez! At least let me have a conversation!” (Shublarz)
Although she frantically attempted to dodge them, due to the sheer number of ice needles, numerous small wounds began to appear on her body.
“Fuu, what are you going to do if the wounds leave scars on my body, I wonder?” (Shublarz)
“Even though I want to skewer those mysteriously large boobs of yours?” (Rarashik)
Rarashik clicked her tongue as she pointed towards Shublarz’s chest. Upon hearing that, Shublarz became pale and shivered as she imagined what would happen to her.
“G-Geez, couldn’t we be a bit more peaceful about this?” (Shublarz)
“Peace……..has already died out!” (Rarashik)
“I wonder if it’s just my imagination that the expression was taken wrongly–!” (Shublarz)
Ice needles once again came attacking. She somehow managed to dodge them successfully and stared at Rarashik as she panted.
Shublarz hadn’t thought that she would have lost the initiative in the battle like this. Although Rarashik hadn’t appeared to be all that strong at first glance, the power that she had contained within her was dreadful.
In the previous battle, Leowald had suddenly used 《Binding》to fight, but Shublarz had a hunch that Rarashik’s 《Binding》’s power was stronger.
She couldn’t word it well, but it could be said to be like a perfectly coordinated partner, or more accurately, it felt like Rarashik was making use of a part of herself.
Shublarz felt that Rarashik’s power was wielded both naturally and effortlessly. She thought that while everyone, including herself, might think that the Beast King Leowald was the top in terms of strength, in terms of skill with using 《Binding》, Shublarz sensed that Rarashik was actually much better.
“It’s boring if you just dodge it all! Here, 《Fang of Ice》!” (Rarashik)
Upon throwing numerous surgical scalpel-like objects, the scalpels were covered in ice and transformed into enormous ice scalpels.
“Wai-! You can do something like that!?” (Shublarz)
Shublarz froze after being startled, and, having thought that the attack would hit Shublarz directly, Rarashik snickered. However…….
Suu…….
Suddenly, the field that should have been covered in ice returned to its original earthly state. Not only that, but it did so in an instant.
“Wha–!?” (Rarashik)
Rarashik, unable to understand what had happened, unintentionally opened her mouth in surprise. It was only natural. Not only had she not deactivated her power yet, even if she had, she wasn’t capable of making all of the ice disappear instantly.
Even so, everything, including the giant scalpels and the surrounding ice, had returned to the exact same state that it had been in prior to the start of battle.
She looked around restlessly, attempting to find the cause of the phenomenon, but couldn’t discover anything. And then, she turned her gaze towards the one person who appeared unfazed from the situation, Shublarz.
She was smiling. Not only that, but the surprising thing was that the slash wounds which had been carved all over her body had completely disappeared.
“……..what did you do?” (Rarashik)
“Fufufu, did you really think that I would tell you that?” (Shublarz)
Seeing Shublarz, who smiled like she had successfully deceived her, Rarashik scowled in annoyance.
Shublarz had done something. Rarashik understood that, but she couldn’t even begin to guess what Shublarz could have done to cause this.
The reason being that Shublarz had simply avoided Rarashik’s attacks all along.
Watching Rarashik’s battle, Hiiro’s face was once again dyed with the colour of surprise.
(What…….the ice suddenly disappeared?) (Hiiro)
Shublarz had likely done something, but as far as Hiiro had seen, he couldn’t understand what exactly it was.
She had been in a defensive fight against Rarashik’s attacks. While her body continued to bear numerous tiny wounds, countless ice needles had come attacking her from the ground, which she had then splendidly avoided with minimal damage.
Nothing unnatural had occurred……is what Hiiro thought. If there was one thing that bothered him, it was that despite the fact that she had been in the middle of evading Rarashik’s attacks, her body had been emitting magic power.
(…….don’t tell me, this is the Deka-Chichi woman’s magic?) (Hiiro)
As he thought that, he realized that he wouldn’t be able to reach an answer based on conjectures alone, so he reluctantly used 『Pry』/『覗』to check her 《Status》.
Shublarz Crusel
Lv 130
HP: 6000/6000
MP: 5035/5835
EXP: 2400111
NEXT: 74980
ATK 1100 (1150)
DEF 1011 (1133)
AGL 1009 (1089)
HIT 922 (1000)
INT 999 (1099)
《Magic Attribute》None
《Magic》Dance Magic (Ancestral Gathering Dance (Unlocked) | Dance of the Pure (Unlocked) | Enchanting Dance (Unlocked) | Time Reflecting Dance (Unlocked))
《Titles》Dancer | Voluptuous Beauty | High Class Demon | Connoisseur of Wine | Monster Slayer | Ripper | Boob-nee-sama | Tit Witch | Sexy Pudding | Charming Mistress | Capable Woman | Jiggle Jiggle | Dancing Lady | Cruel | Killer of the Unique | One who Exceeds | Man Killer | Likes to be Spoiled | Lonely One | ……..Still a Virgin? | Fighting Woman | Overly Determined Person
Rarashik Fan’naru
Lv 138
HP: 7665/7665
MP: 786/786
EXP: 3421577
NEXT: 87020
ATK 1316 (1330)
DEF 1268 (1300)
AGL 1194 (1200)
HIT 1049 (1050)
INT 845 (880)
《Binding Attribute》Ice
《Binding》Frozen Fang | Severing Strike of the Ice Beast | Frost Inversion | Divine Frost Surge | Spirit Manifestation | Final Fang
《Titles》Friend of Ice | Little Girl | Binge Drinker | Blade of the Wild | Researcher | Monster Slayer | A Weirdo born of a Weirdo | The Creator of Binding | Gabranth Fighter | One who can Influence Cause and Effect | Chibi-Usagi | One who Raised Many Disciples | Overly Determined Person