Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 24, Large Magic

In the huge basin, a large number of monsters were densely packed, making the entire area feel choked. And this dark scene was not even the first thing that caught Ritas's eyes.

His eyes were always fixed on the strange thing protruding in the basin.

The whole thing was made of dark flesh, with protruding black tendons visible on it. This strange thing was so huge that it looked like a small mountain from a distance.

When it is still, it looks like a tumor-like monster that wriggles every once in a while.

Every time the monster squirms, "mouths" of varying sizes open on its surface, from which monsters in a stagnant state are constantly spit out.

After the monsters were vomited out, they were in a state similar to suspended animation for a short period of time. After a period of recovery, the monsters would begin to spread from the periphery to the outside of the basin in a daze.

What on earth is this.
Something that was completely beyond Ritas's understanding caused his thinking to pause for a moment.

Fortunately, the Bathing Goddess, who always provided useless information in the past, played a rare role this time.

"Isn't this 'Nest Demon'?"

"Nest Demon?"

"Well, I'm not a professor so I can't give you a very precise explanation. Anyway, that thing is a large weapon used by the 'Beast Empire' in the 'Dragon Empire Line'. No, is this thing considered a weapon? Anyway, if this thing appears on the battlefield, monsters will continue to emerge from it if you don't kill it quickly."

In the bathing goddess' voice, there was not only surprise but also confusion.

"But normally, isn't this something that only appears in the second semester of the third year, near the final battle at the end of the semester? And three of them appeared at once!"

Just as the Bathing Goddess said, there are three "Nest Demons" operating in the basin at this time.

It was just one monster that was powerful enough, and three of them appeared at once. This was the deep reason why Ritas gave up even thinking at the first moment.

One piece and one piece.

While Ritas and the Bathing Goddess were talking, dozens and hundreds of monsters were spewed out from the open mouth of the Nest Demon.

"This is terrible. Tsk, how did you get infected by that frog? Anyway, anyway, what's going on with the Novice Village in your line? Three nest demons are hiding deep in the Novice Forest. You won't be able to get out of the door for the next month, right? And the proportions are so bad. In the game, there are nine nest demons and one person. But this size doesn't look like nine can fit in. Could it be that the nest demons in the game are juveniles?"

".Nest Demon, do you have any weaknesses?"

After adjusting his breathing and regaining his composure, Ritas asked in a low voice.

In general, Ritas has never been a person who likes to solve all problems with violence without any explanation.

But the current situation is very special.

No matter how you look at it, these three nests of demons don't look like they can communicate.

Moreover, anyone with eyes can see that the existence of a monster like the Nest Demon is a disaster. At least, for humans and other species living in this surrounding area, this is beyond doubt.

"Weakness? Weak heroes? No, not that weak heroes. Let me describe the situation of the 'Nest Demon Battle' to you. It's basically a full-scale formation with full armor and full star patterns, fighting against countless monsters all the way to the side of the Nest Demon, and then continuing to fight against the infinitely refreshed monsters, surrounding the Nest Demon and using all their magical powers to scrape it for about five to seven rounds."

"Can it be solved?"

"No, you can only enter the second stage!"

On Ritas' back, Topa didn't think the rabbit talking to itself was strange at all. She first looked at the basin full of monsters and shrank her neck in fear. Then she felt the warmth coming from the rabbit's back was particularly reassuring, so she fell asleep unknowingly.

"What you see now is probably only 20 to 30 percent of the entire nest demon. You should know jellyfish or squids, right? The overall shape of a nest demon is roughly that. If the part you can see now is counted as the head, there is a body that is about the same size as the head underground, and there are many tentacles and wings connected to the body."

"You heard it right, the Nest Demon has wings! It can fly! In the second stage, it may fly up, and its head will split open like a flower, releasing the high-level monsters in its body, and its main body's attack power will be extremely high!"

"what?"

What the hell is this!
Although the same words emerged in his mind, Ritas's mood now was completely different from before.

Just imagining a giant jellyfish the size of a hill releasing a large number of high-level monsters into the sky while wreaking havoc with its tentacles made Ritas' scalp tingle.

"This is exactly the level of the legendary creatures in those biographies."

"So, three nest demons are blocking the Novice Village, there's no hope. Sigh~ I didn't expect that we would have to face this situation where it would be better to start over just when we had developed some feelings for each other. Don't worry, Xiao Li, no matter how pleasant the next round of your relationship is, I will never forget the current you who is not very polite to me and has a low favorability rating."

Instead of reopening, normally shouldn't the goddess step in to resolve this situation?
Ritas couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Although, he never counted on the power of the Bathing Goddess.

"Fire, what about that? If it's a fierce and widespread fire, will it be effective against the nest demon?"

After taking a look at the terrain of the basin, Ritas asked tentatively.

"That shouldn't work, right? When Mercie reaches a high level later on, she can only deal one small block of damage at a time when she fights the Nest Demon. When Mercie's Star Mark is upgraded, it can increase a lot of fire damage. Moreover, if the Nest Demon is really burned, it will run away, and you can't catch up even if you run underground. So, in the battle, when the Nest Demon didn't enter the second stage and ran away directly, I felt really complicated. The advantage is that I don't have to fight the second stage, but the disadvantage is that I can't get the materials dropped."

Ritas selectively filtered the game content after Bathing Goddess.

He didn't expect that this nest demon actually had the ability to "escape".

The nest demon's exposed part is very small, so it is difficult to be fully attacked. Once it feels threatened, it will run away. Does this mean that the nest demon also has a certain degree of intelligence?

Does this monster really have a weakness?

They can fly and hide, and they seem to have everything they need in terms of strength and numbers.

It's like the most powerful monster ever imagined by a child.

"No, there is no invincible monster. Since it can swallow a large number of monsters, it means that the space inside its body is very wide and has the minimum living conditions. Therefore, it should be feasible to destroy it from the inside. Moreover, no matter whether it is a weapon or not, as long as it has the characteristics of a living thing, it must have effective toxins or deadly drugs."

"Enter its body? Anyway, there is no such design in the game, but it might be possible as long as you can eliminate the large number of monsters that are blocking your entry. So, you want to go in and eliminate the nest demon?"

"No, if I can't find an effective poison, I will choose to set it on fire. After all, I don't have to kill this monster. Keeping it away from the academy is also a solution."

Ritas shook his head and said,
"Since we have harvested enough, it is almost time to return."

“Eh? Are you going back now? Since you’re here, why don’t you try to solve the problem and start a fire or something before you leave?”

There was a hint of surprise in the Bathing Goddess' voice, and Ritas was actually quite surprised as well.

He also didn't know whether this was the personal style of the Bathing Goddess or the logic of the gods.

No matter what problems she encountered, the goddess of bathing seemed to try to solve them alone and immediately. As the "agent" of the goddess of bathing, if he did not do so, the goddess of bathing would find it particularly incredible and even get angry.

But in fact, many things are not something that Ritas can solve by himself, nor are they things that he should solve by himself. Rather, he simply cannot figure out what kind of position and identity he should have to quietly solve these nest demons by himself. Even if it is the owner of the academy or the Shadow Mist Forest, the usual practice should be to ask the kingdom for help and hire a large number of adventurers to solve the problem for themselves. "Forget it. But before you leave, take a closer look. I also want to know whether these nest demons are from the 'Beast Empire'. Because the Beast Empire sees nest demons as a weapon, so if they are really theirs, there should be some management personnel nearby."

Ritas, who had already turned back, turned back again after hearing the words of the Bathing Goddess.

"Maybe you can even meet some of those extremely popular beastgirl leaders, hehe~"

"."

Sure enough, the Bathing Goddess would not give excellent advice for no reason.

"But then again, it's really strange that the Beast Empire has appeared now. But since it might be related to the Beast Empire, I have to praise you for your infiltration. Their five senses are very sensitive, maybe they didn't turn into rabbits, but caught them on the spot."

"!"

Why didn’t the bathing goddess say so earlier?
The horned rabbit, who had been talking to the goddess of bathing in a low voice, suddenly showed an expression as if his throat was being strangled.

Fortunately, the basin where thousands of monsters gathered was already chaotic and noisy. Therefore, even if it was far away, Ritas's voice would not be particularly noticeable.

Lying prone, using magic to further strengthen his five senses, Ritas tried to find a special individual around the nest demon.

However, after searching for a long time, Ritas did not see anything special.

This is not surprising, because even if there are management personnel to watch over the nest demons, they probably won't enter the basin and mix with the huge number of monsters.

Therefore, it is more worth exploring the area around the basin.

Unfortunately, except for the direction where Ritas was, the other mountain walls were almost all covered by grass and trees. Ritas's sight could not see beyond those obstacles. Especially in the direction opposite to Ritas, the mountain wall on that side was much higher than this side.

Moreover, before, Ritas had faced some dull monsters, so his actions would be bolder. But facing the possible existence of the Beast Empire cadres with sensitive five senses, Ritas could not act rashly.

As the night deepened, the clouds in the sky that blocked the moonlight gradually spread out in all directions.

Ritas, who had basically lost hope, suddenly saw a small black dot high in the sky beyond the dispersed clouds.

The black dot gradually grew larger, which meant it was slowly falling from the sky.

When the black dot was suspended only tens of meters above the ground, Ritas saw clearly that it was a person.

Could this be the manager of the Beast Empire that the Bathing Goddess mentioned?

Just when Ritas was thinking this but didn't know whether he should ask, the voice of the Bathing Goddess rang out.

"Huh? Look up in the sky, who is that?"

Seventy meters, sixty meters, fifty meters.

Finally, the figure in the sky hovered about fifty meters from the bottom of the basin.

Having a vague feeling that something beyond common sense was happening again, Ritas huddled in the grass and held his breath.

Ritas saw that it was a woman wearing a white hooded robe.

Her face was almost completely covered by the hood and her slightly loose silver hair.

The silver-haired woman scanned the basin below, looking at the three nest demons and the densely packed monsters, and shook her head slightly.

She stretched out her arms slightly forward, and the bright moonlight gathered on her hands, quickly forming a long-handled scepter.

Holding the scepter in both hands, the silver-haired woman closed her eyes and concentrated.

At the same moment, a silver-white magic circle unfolded under her feet. And this was just the beginning, and soon another magic circle slightly larger than the previous one unfolded about one meter below the previous magic circle.

One after another, in just a few breaths, five magic circles appeared under the feet of the silver-haired woman.

Then, the silver-haired woman moved away, holding the scepter in her right hand, and placed the crescent-shaped tip of the scepter just above the five-layer magic circle.

As the silver-haired woman tapped lightly, a drop of silver water dripped out of the scepter.

At this moment, Ritas below no longer cared about the transformation magic and stood up as if he had suddenly gone crazy.

Silver drops of water fell, and the five-layer magic circle below it was like a tough but thin paper. When it came into contact with the water drops, it was pulled and deformed, turning into a pocket shape and continuing to fall downwards with the water drops.

At the moment when the silver water drop and the magic circle touched the bottom together, the silver-haired woman in the sky saw a strange man with a hideous face and covered with rabbit skin suddenly appearing below.

There's no time to do anything.

Because, in an instant, a scene like a punishment from God suddenly appeared.

The silver water droplets suddenly exploded.

hum!
The blazing white light instantly lit up the entire night sky.

And in the white light that swallowed everything, everything in the basin was completely dissolved.

Whether it is the nest demon that seems like a perfect monster, or the endless monsters.

Everything was reduced to dust in the instant when night turned into day.

As the silver water droplets exploded, another magic also bloomed at the edge of the basin.

The sudden drop in temperature caused the air to be filled with silver ice crystals, and the resulting strong wind blew the white frost mist all around.

The white and silver water droplets that exploded instantly dissipated in an instant, leaving only traces of their existence due to the violent destruction they caused. However, the white mist lingered for a long time, covering everything in a silver-white world.

"Such a fast large-scale magic"

The silver-haired woman in the sky muttered to herself, staring at the large area below where visibility was almost zero.

She raised her scepter, as if she could easily blow everything away with the wind, but for some reason, she did not do so in the end.

She just quietly watched the silver-white color covering the large area of dense forest slowly dissipate, and then looked at the area below that had long been empty, revealing a look of surprise.
"This is."

"A large-scale magic spell specifically designed for escape?"

(End of this chapter)