I'm going to be honest. These guys are stronger than I thought. I went to take out the mage-looking one but the Yuu guy went and defended her in an instant. And then, after that, I reversed a spell of his of which he shouldn't have been able to even see properly. However, he dodged it with only a small cut.
They work well together, yeah. They barely even communicate with each other, yet their teamwork is impeccable. It's times like this I wish I had a team of my own.
Or, that's what some loser would say. When the odds are against you, things just get way more exciting! Either way, there's no way I'll lose to these guys, hero's or not! Especially considering I have my backup traps set up all around the place.
Once again, that Yuu guy takes the initiative, rushing at me with his sword all out. The difference between us? His swordsmanship is much worse than mine. I can deflect or block and attack with his sword he throws at me. Because of that, the only thing I have to worry about with this guy is his magic. It's a bit difficult to dodge his magic, honestly. I've heard light magic is fast, but this fast? It's seriously impressive.
He went for an attack on my arm, maybe trying to weaken me ever so little. However, I deflected the forward-slash with my own weapon. Seeing how this failed, he went for a kick to my stomach.
That was pretty much what I thought he would do if his first attack failed, so I simply quickly dodged out of the way of the kick and went for an attack of my own.
"Fire Magic: Surrounding Flames!" A large number of flames appeared all around Yuu, blocking his exit in all directions.
Well, he does have water magic, so I can assume what he'll do next.
"Water Magic: Water Barrier." A surprisingly big sphere of water surrounded him, which would usually protect him from the flames...
A trap magic sign appears below him, sucking up the spell he cast and turning it into my own. That's the first stage of what that particular trap does, stealing a spell. After that, I can choose to add more mana into it or use it as it is. I'll choose to just keep it in there, in this case.
Hah! Looks like he'll be out of the battle! There's no way he can cast a spell now, and with the one that seems to be the leader out of commission, my victory is quickly coming to fruition! Who cares if everyone is against me? I'll shove all this hate these losers have for me right back in their face!
... what the hell? That Togeshi guy rushed into the spell with no regard for his own safety, rushing over the top of him to protect him from the spell. What's wrong with that guy, huh? Does he have a death wish? What kind of person would risk getting super hurt just to protect somebody else! Damn it, he's obviously insane!
The spell made contact with the Togeshi guy, hurting him a ton. And, of course, it did! The flames I make are incredibly hot! Hot enough to usually burn through almost all kinds of metal! Black steel and white steel can withstand it, probably. I haven't tested it.
Yuu seemed slightly surprised, swallowing and speaking. "Thanks, Togeshi..."
"It's no problem! After all, you're the only one who can come up with a decent plan!" Togeshi responded, letting out a loud laugh.
Damn it, my whole plan was to use Surrounding Flames to get rid of the leader! What am I supposed to do now? Damn it, damn it! Alright, fine, fine, at least the big guy is done. He's probably too burned to even move!
"Hey, Yuu. Focus on healing Togeshi! I'll fend him off while you do!" Akane spoke up finally, walking in front of the two of them...
He can HEAL? You have to be joking. Healing with an attribute that isn't specially made to heal is supposed to be super difficult! Yet, he can just pull it off just like that? This is so stupid.
Yuu nodded, activating a spell, "Light Magic: Soothing Light." A warm-looking light surrounded Togeshi, seemingly slowly healing his wounds.
Alright, this is fine! Beating mages are easy, all you have to do is get them distracted and a single hit will do them in. I can still do this!
"Okay... Summoning Magic: Middle-Spirit of the Wind, Vernix Eagle!" Behind Akane appeared an eagle, a huge one. It glowed a green colour and seemed semi-translucent. Instantly, the air pressure seemed to get much heavier, while some wind seemed to push me away just in the presence of it.
Summoning magic, seriously?! She can use summoning magic?! That's just unfair! I can tell that summoning the thing didn't just increase her magical stats, too, it definitely reinforced her physical capabilities with mana too.
Oh great, she's not done! She's casting another damn spell.
"Wind Magic: Repelling Wind Barrier." Around Togeshi and Yuu appeared a barrier made of wind, one of which seemed to drive anything nearby back, even nearby dust and rocks.
Now I can't even try and get around her and attack those two! Damn it, damn it, damn it! I don't even have any more trap spells around those two, and I can't cast a spell inside of a barrier!
Fine, fine! I'll just have to beat the mage first, then deal with those other two after. This is fine! I can still win this! These guys are nothing compared to me! Nothing! I'll win, with ease.
>Skill: Fury has levelled up to 6.<
Fine, that gives me an idea... I'll need to activate it. My ace in the hole, the one thing that I can think of that could let me win.
Fury.
>Chapter B.8, end.<