"From the sidelines, it really looks like I'm taking some bad drug."

Although Shizuku said this, she also ate the dry food.

Because they have to eat it. This is one of the important artifacts to assist the three people.

──Friends of dry food type artifact plug-in.

A solid food made by applying transformation and sublimation magic to various harmless minerals, such as iron, then grinding them into powder, refining them, and mixing them. It not only improves basic abilities but also strengthens the body.

In addition, all three of them are equipped with necklaces with sublimation magic effects. Although they are far inferior to real sublimation magic, when combined with the effects of the dry food artifact, they can still increase the total ability values ​​of the three by more than double.

The reason why Suzu and Shizuku can multitask skillfully and the reason why Ryuutarou's body can withstand his own transformation magic is mainly because of the assistance of these artifacts.

However, the downside of the Friend of the Hack is that its effectiveness doesn't last long. The three of them had already taken it once before entering the Divine Realm, but after the intense battle, its effectiveness had begun to wane, so they needed to take advantage of this break to replenish it.

"Anyway, we've finally managed to separate them. We can't let them reunite, so let Suzu handle Eri."

"That's it. Honestly, Eri's status-related magic is just too troublesome."

Even the Black Demon Sword and the Servant Demon will be affected, and Ling is too busy just to provide cover.

In that case, it would be best to let Ling deal with Huili in a distant battlefield, so that she can focus on protecting herself and her few companions.

Furthermore, the original plan had been to separate Kouki and Eri if possible, in order to minimize the impact of the magic "Soul Binding" on Kouki.

"I'll leave the demons behind. I've already instructed them to obey your orders. Use them wisely."

"I understand... Ling, be careful."

Despite his ferocious, demonic face, Ryuutarou's eyes were incredibly gentle. This contrast made Ling smile slightly and nod.

"No problem. After I've asked and said what I wanted to say... I'll give that guy a good beating."

"Hey, that's great. Ling, you can do it!"

"Yeah. Now that you're here, just go ahead and make a scene. We'll do the same."

The three men raised their fists and leaned against each other.

Only Ryuutarou's fists were as thick as rocks, and his out-of-place appearance made Suzu and Shizuku smile slightly.

Inaba lightly jumped onto Suzu's head.

At the same time, the Gray Corpse disciples began to move. Of the approximately 150 remaining, half stayed behind, while the rest flew in the direction Huili had just flown.

"Well, see you later!"

The flying petals gathered together, Ling stepped on them, and flew away following the Gray Corpse Disciples.

At the same time, a loud bang was heard. A pillar of light rose up, and the surrounding ruins collapsed in a radial pattern.

The light dragon and the small light dragon army that had disappeared without a trace reappeared, shining like stars and rising into the sky at the same time.

Kouki remained expressionless and silent, silently pointing the tip of the holy sword at Shizuku and Ryuutarou.

The light dragon roared loudly, and a dragon breath of incalculable size spurted out.

Facing such an attack──

"Ryuutarou, we have to finish him off!"

"oh!"

The two of them moved forward without fear and in perfect harmony.

Suzu carries Inaba on her head, and is surrounded by a large group of black-striped butterflies, riding on waves of glowing petals as they fly between the tall buildings.

Just now, Huili should have crashed into the third ruined building, but her figure was not found around there.

Not only that, she couldn't find the group of Gray Corpse Disciples she had just recalled.

(…It’s okay. Eri can’t ignore Ling anymore.)

Although the possibility of Eri immediately joining up with Kouki flashed through her mind, Ling quickly concluded that it was impossible.

Because Eri Nakamura couldn't ignore Suzu Taniguchi.

This wasn't a tactical judgment, but rather Ling's certainty that, for Huili right now, there was no one she disliked more than herself.

This was the result of Ling's previous deliberate performance and expression.

To Huili, Ling was once just a friend, treated as insignificant, trampled upon, and ridiculed. Now, Ling is manipulating Huili. Huili, with her twisted mind, will never tolerate this.

(But, because of this, she must be so angry that she has lost her mind...)

Imagining Eri's angry and ferocious face, Ling couldn't help but tense up.

Except for the loud noise coming from far away, there was no sound around Ling, which seemed very strange. Ling was so nervous that sweat broke out on her head, and she raised her sleeve to wipe it.

Even with a resolute will and unwavering resolve, this remains a battlefield between life and death. A crossroads leading to the future. Regardless, my heart involuntarily tenses.

Moreover, after Ling confronted Huili and entered her field of vision to fight with her, Ling finally understood what she wanted to say to Huili and her true feelings for Huili.

I don’t know if Huili can understand Ling’s feelings.

If I can't make her understand no matter what, I'll have to kill her myself...

“Chew! Chew!”

"Ah! Inaba...thank you. I guess I was a little too nervous."

"Sister Ling, you're too nervous! With me as your backer, you can rest assured! Just face it calmly!" As if hearing Inaba's words of encouragement, which for some reason had a Kansai accent, Ling suddenly relaxed.

Inaba's soft front paw tapped Suzu's forehead, as if to say, "That's right." Although I couldn't see its expression, I could easily imagine that it must be very proud and arrogant.

So, Ling naturally raised the corners of her mouth, maintaining a moderate tension in her heart while remaining in the most natural state.

Then, something happened.

“Chirp, chirp!”

Inaba did a handstand on Suzu's head, spun back quickly, ruffling Suzu's hair, and then kicked her hard in the back.

Then came the sound of metal colliding.

Sparks flew between Inaba's leg armor and the greatsword that glowed gray.

"...This rabbit is really annoying."

"Eri!"

Ling turned around suddenly as if she jumped up, and her eyes met Huili's murderous and cold gaze.

If Inaba hadn't turned around to block, the sword would have hit Ling's head straight down.

It turned out that Huili used the dark attribute magic "Invisibility" to hide her figure, approached and attacked by surprise.

Huili clearly showed her killing intent and had no intention of delaying.

"Chiu-yi!"

Inaba twisted his body again, twirling above Suzu's head like a floor dance, and unleashed a shockwave with his other foot. It was the "Spin Break" derived from his inherent magic, "Heavenly Steps."

Huili flapped the gray wings on her back and flipped in the air to avoid the shock wave.

"I heard that even if you use transformation magic to evolve a monster, it should take quite a while. Isn't that monster really that unusual?"

Huili asked with narrowed eyes, her tone sounding a little impatient.

"Inaba does have many special features, but these are mostly its own abilities."

"What the hell? That's a complete foul. But still, there's no way to defeat the brute force of numbers. You can't subdue too many monsters this powerful, right? — 'Dark Realm'!!"

Suddenly, noise invaded Inaba's vision and hearing. His field of vision was covered in a gray dust cloud, and his hearing was filled with a violent sound like a strong friction. He could hear and see nothing.

Taking advantage of this opening, Eri launched a disintegration attack, simultaneously sweeping through the gray feathers. The former aimed at Ling, while the latter targeted the surrounding black-striped butterflies.

"──"Holy Jue·Ten Thousand Heavens Fortress"!"

This is an original barrier technique that Ling created on the spot at this very moment.

Instantly forming multiple barriers like a solid wall, it also has the effect of removing abnormal conditions on the inside.

As Inaba's hearing and vision returned, the barrier was breached five times in a row.

In addition, Suzu was now standing on the "Sakura", unable to stabilize her body, and was knocked far away by this attack.

As a result, some black-striped butterflies escaped the protection of the barrier and were shot through by the gray feathers one after another, finally disappearing into thin air.

"Hmm, it seems you've already gathered enough magic power!"

"Not just me, but them too!"

Afterwards, a large number of Gray Corpses emerged from the buildings around Ling Pengfei's route.

They had all concentrated their decomposition magic to its limit. Their bodies were overflowing with magical energy, so full that it formed a ball around them. Then, they simultaneously launched a decomposition bombardment.

As expected, its power was completely different from before, and it could be said to be a full-strength attack.

Instead of using "Sakura", Ling used "Aerodynamics" to create a foothold in the air and stepped on it to withstand the bombardment.

The original twenty layers of "Holy Absolute" were broken through one after another in the blink of an eye, leaving less than half.

Then, in an instant, the same number of new barriers were replenished from the inside, and the speed of destruction was equal to that of the others, resulting in a stalemate.

Despite the simultaneous bombardment of approximately eighty Gray Corpses, and the subsequent bombardment from the advanced individual Huili, Ling was able to continuously create barriers to counter it.

(You’re kidding… Damn it! Isn’t this too defensive!?)

Huili's inner anxiety has reached the brink of collapse.

Based on experience, she knew that losing her mind would only lead to danger, so she managed to maintain her mental state.

"Disrupt it—"Dust-playing Realm"!"

Huili used all her strength to interfere with the magic, dispelling it through magic and disrupting the flow of magic within Ling's body. Under the double magical obstruction, the deadlock was about to be broken -

“Hmm, no… I absolutely cannot lose!”

“No way…!”

Huili finally could no longer hide her astonishment and even trembling reaction.

Her eyes widened in surprise as she watched Suzu continue to erect barriers. She was also replenishing them at an incredible speed.

"You're amazing, Eri! I'm really getting nervous now!"

"What do you mean by that!? Could it be that... before you separate us, you haven't taken it seriously yet!?"

"No, I've always been serious. It's just that there are fewer people to protect, so now I can focus more."

Even so, Huili still felt that she had underestimated Ling's strength. Even though Ling was equipped with many artifacts, this still could not explain why her magical skills were so outstanding.

How much effort does it take to reach this level?

Such thoughts arose spontaneously in Huili's mind and could not be ignored.

I wonder if this feeling could be called a wavering one. At the very least, it was enough to disrupt Eri's magical control.

The power of the decomposition bombardment was reduced, and the effect of the magic interference was also weakened. Since the barrier itself has the effect of removing abnormal status, the interference magic is weakened to this extent, which is equivalent to not being able to exert its effect.

"Let's fly."

The "cherry blossoms" scattered inside and outside the barrier flowed in the air with a rustling sound, gradually surrounding the Gray Corpse disciples.

"Hmph, this magic is certainly powerful, but it still can't break the defense of the decomposition magic! What can a small fragment like that do!?"

The defense with decomposition magic wasn't just to fend off the black butterfly's paralyzing scales. Eri had already prepared for dealing with "Sakura."

As she said, the Gray Corpse disciples are now covered with decomposition magic all over their bodies, and the direct attacks of the petals cannot hurt them.

But that's not a problem.

The purpose of bringing so many petals was not to cut them from the beginning.

"Transformed into myriad flowers, dissipated with the light—'Light Dispersion'."

Suddenly, there was a flash of light in the field of vision, followed by a terrifying loud noise and shock wave.

At the same time, Ling detonates the magical energy contained within the petals themselves, encircling the target and unleashing an all-around, inescapable attack, destroying it. This is a freely changing explosive barrier.

Temporarily blinded, Huili involuntarily stepped back, raising her arms to shield her face and wrapping her gray wings around her body in defense.

After a few seconds, Huili's vision returned, and the scene she saw through the gaps in the gray wings made her grit her teeth.

Half of the Gray Corpse disciples were severely damaged and their original forms could barely be seen.

In this state, it was obvious that they were no longer able to continue fighting. The other Gray Corpses were also seriously injured and had physical defects, and their combat capabilities had clearly declined.

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