"—"The Grace of the Dragon King"
Black ripples spread across the battlefield—no, it would be more accurate to say they poured forth.
For the black dragons, that was undoubtedly the grace of the Dragon King.
This magic, a combination of soul and regeneration, uses the "Selection" skill of soul magic to target only servants, enacting "soul placement and fixation" and "regeneration." It can heal a black dragon countless times. If applied within a few minutes of death, it can even bring the dead back to life and fully resurrect them.
Blessed by the king, the black dragons that fell on the battlefield roared with joy.
The black dragons rose again, flapping their wings and soaring. With the Dragon King's blessing, they had overcome death and their fear of it. Even in dangerous situations where wild beasts would instinctively flee, they charged forward without hesitation, attacking their enemies with a fierce determination to inflict mutual destruction. Such a scene was the stuff of nightmares.
Faced with such a scene, Fried was stunned for a moment, giving Tio a chance to take the next step.
The black whip cut through the air with a "whoosh" sound, and was thrown out of Tio's hand, wrapping around the three-headed wolf closest to her and tying it up tightly.
Then──
"Become my followers and be born crying! — 『Dragon King's Majesty』!!"
Tio shouted, her voice revealing the majesty of a king and the awe-inspiring aura unique to those in high positions. At the same time—
—Gahhhhhhhhhhh!
The three wolves howled loudly, and the sound made people feel cold all over. It was really not the sound that wolves would make.
“W-What’s wrong!? What are you doing!?”
Fried couldn't help but yell in panic. And that was understandable.
Because the three-headed wolf entangled by the black whip was constantly deforming, and at the same time, its whole body made terrible sounds such as "click" and "snap".
About three seconds passed.
In such a short time, the three-headed wolf had completely transformed. Its body was covered with black scales, its limbs and tail were thick, its claws were sharp, and its back had wings. That's right, the three-headed wolf had turned into a black dragon.
This is Tio's original magic, 'Dragon Factor Immersion'. She extracts information related to 'Dragonization' from her own soul, the 'Dragonization Factor', and forcibly implants it into the target's soul, transforming it into a part of it.
Combined with the transformation magic "Demon Transformation", it can force different types of monsters to transform into black dragons and turn them into subordinate demons, which is also called "Follower Transformation". It is a complex magic of soul transformation.
Generally speaking, it is impossible to turn a monster controlled by someone else into a subordinate in just a few seconds.
The secret to overcoming such obstacles and turning the impossible into the possible lies in the "Black Slave Whip".
That’s right, the true ability of the Black Slave Whip lies in its function of assisting in forced dragon transformation.
Although it is limited to dragon transformation, due to Tio's high adaptability to this magic, coupled with the effect of the Black Slave Whip, Tio can turn most objects into her followers.
Whipping the target to force him to obey...
Although this does not fit her masochistic and perverted personality, it is extremely suitable when viewed from the broader standard of "major pervert".
The one who provided Tio with this Black Slave Whip was, of course, Hajime. It was no wonder that Shia and the others cast a suspicious eye on Hajime for this.
"If I were the concubine I am now, I would be able to do even more!"
While the stunned Fried was still in shock, Tio continued to swing the Black Slave Whip.
The Black Slave Whip activated its special function, forking as it swung, entangling three monsters at once and turning them into its followers in the blink of an eye.
"Ooooooooooooooooooo!" At this moment, Uranus roared loudly, no doubt to urge his master back to his senses. Friedl woke up as if he had been slapped in the face.
"Don't even think about succeeding!"
Fried launched Disintegration Bomb and Feather at the same time with great force, and Uranus also fired Aurora Dragon Breath.
A large number of feathers spread out in an arc, leaving Tio with no way to escape.
Tio was not afraid of getting hurt and rushed to a corner where a large number of decomposed feathers were found without hesitation.
Since he couldn't dodge, he might as well endure Fried's attack—this judgment was too straightforward and bold, even reckless.
However, the power of Uranus's aurora was too strong, so her judgment was not wrong. However, the power of the decomposing feather itself was also too strong to be reasonable.
As expected, Tio withstood the attack, but still sustained some damage. Shards of dragon scales fell to the ground again, accompanied by splattering drops of blood.
"Come on, we caught you again!"
In reality, if she had fled back in the direction of the Black Dragon Army, even with the risk of her followers being affected, her chances of escaping unscathed would have been much higher. The reason she chose to force her way through instead of doing so was to capture the monsters further away from the battlefield between the two armies.
The black whip split into more branches, extending like tentacles, grabbing five monsters in one breath and turning them into followers.
Seeing that the number of black dragons was increasing, Fried regained his composure and a mocking expression appeared on his face.
"Look at you, such a wimp. This kind of fighting method, relying on the dragon-man's strong body, is truly disgusting."
"That's a decent tactic."
"What a joke. You're just relying on your own abilities to act recklessly. It's truly astonishing that you could use magic to steal my monster. But if that's all you're capable of, I'm sure the outcome won't be long."
Fried scoffed at Tio's fighting style that disregarded damage.
Then, he once again used his magic and decomposition abilities to form a barrage of encirclement, while at the same time having Uranus fire Aurora Dragon Breath.
Tio did not change her tactics, but continued to endure the damage while steadily increasing the number of black dragons.
Seeing her act like this, Fried understood. Tio was planning to reverse the situation until her endurance could no longer sustain it. It was a game of cowardice.
Fried's judgment was correct; Tio's battle plan was indeed as per the above.
However, that was only the first stage of her plan. It was also a way to hide her true trump card, which she was reluctant to play. However, even Freed couldn't see through it.
Volume 12, Chapter 6: Shia Haolia Overcomes the Platinum Apostle
"You actually allowed us to separate... You were blinded by your emotions."
A good distance away from the battlefield where Theo and Fried were fighting, Esther said this with a tone of disdain.
"You're the ones who are emotional."
Shia replied, tapping her feet on the ground a few times to check the condition of her shoes.
Fighting in the air is definitely more advantageous for the apostles, but they must also pay attention to what is below.
Therefore, after leaving the war zone, Xia pretended to fight with the apostles, quickly landed on the ground, and ran to change the battlefield.
It was originally thought that the apostles would bombard Xia from the air with decomposition bombardment to force her into the air; unexpectedly, the apostles actually followed Xia's wishes and took the initiative to land on the ground.
They surrounded Shia like the vertices of a pentagram and started talking to her.
Although this puzzled Shia, she still put the kendama back into the "treasure house" and used the light it emitted to cover herself while replenishing her magic power with the magic crystal on the handle of the warhammer.
"Give up, Shia Hauria. Kneel down and bow your head."
The apostle's exhortation to surrender did not sound arrogant at all.
It seemed that the apostle did not want her to die fighting to the end, but rather to die after her will was succumbed. From the tone of his voice, it sounded very much like that. I wondered if it was an illusion.
Regardless, Xia should have just laughed it off when faced with such words. However, she didn't respond immediately.
Not only that, my mind seemed to be covered with a layer of haze, and the thought that should not have occurred to me was "Maybe this is better..."
“──!”
Shia sensed something was wrong and bit her lip. The stinging pain woke her up, and her thoughts returned to normal. However, the platinum bombardment was already approaching her eyes.
"Don't underestimate me!"
Shia raised Veled Luken high and swung it down heavily. The combined force of the seal stone on the hammer's outer layer, the surge of magical energy, and sheer strength of her arm shattered the decomposition bombardment.
Then she immediately picked up Willard Luken, straightened her stance again, lowered her center of gravity, shook her rabbit ears, and raised her guard. Her face was serious and she accused him with disdain.
"How unbecoming of you to be affected by something like 'Charm' at a time like this."
"No, it's actually quite astonishing that the spell could be broken in an instant. The charm's effects were clearly already enhanced."
Esther replied in a stern voice, even explaining her intentions to Shia.
"Come to think of it, even if it was only for a moment, while under the spell, you didn't seem to foresee 'future death', did you?"
Understanding that the other party's purpose seemed to be to conduct an experiment, Xia's rabbit ears twitched twice.
"so what?"
"It's alright. I'm just undecided on how to bring down divine punishment. Should I suppress it with my abilities, or let you overuse 『Future Vision』 and drain your magic power?"
"Your attitude is a bit annoying."
This time, Xia's rabbit ears finally swung up fiercely, her rabbit fur stood up, and the corners of her mouth twitched stiffly.
Killing with a single blow, an attack that would be impossible to counter even if one could see the future, or slowly torturing and cornering them. It was like a noble considering how to enjoy hunting rabbits, completely despised.
This made Xia couldn't help but wonder if this guy was planning to take advantage of her mentally?
The apostle's face remained expressionless, his eyes empty. Perhaps he spoke so simply out of a rigorous analysis and the certainty of victory.
In reality, the performance gap between Shia and the Platinum Apostle was significantly greater. Even at the ultimate limit of "Physical Enhancement Level IV," the gap was still several times greater.
Despite the huge difference in combat power, Xia was still able to hold on until now, mainly because of her "Future Vision", which is an indisputable fact.
As Shia's skill, physical enhancement itself only converts the magic power in the body into physical energy, so it does not consume magic power.
People with high magical power naturally have stronger physical strength because they unconsciously convert their magical power into physical strength. The same reason why people don't run out of magical power in their daily lives is also true.
But Future Vision was a different story. It consumed a lot of mana each time it was used.
The stock of magic crystals was also limited. The battles so far alone had already consumed half of them.
If this continues, we will indeed run out of ammunition and support. No wonder the enemy thinks they have the power of life and death, and can even decide the method of killing at will.
Even so──
Xia just felt angry, as if there was a fire burning in her belly.
Because the apostles are able to do this with ease because they themselves have been strengthened.
The source of the power that allowed Apostles like Esther to receive such extraordinary enhancements was, of course,—
"You're using Miss Yue's magic, right?"
There was no way Xia would admit her mistake.
The apostle's magic light was originally silver, but now it was mixed with golden magic, forming a platinum color.
And that golden, magical light was familiar to Shia. She had seen and felt it countless times during her journey. It was the light she considered a sister, a mentor, a benefactor, and an irreplaceable, precious friend... It was undoubtedly the magic of the moon.
Of course, Shia knew that this was caused by Esid who took over Yue's body.
However, even so, the apostle actually misappropriated the magical power of the person she valued.
He also used this power to hurt Xia and his companions.
"Please don't overestimate your abilities, puppets."
In truth, Shia had always been furious. She had been suppressing her rage, her boiling emotions hotter than the lava of Grun.
She had to control herself. It was Yue, her master who had taught her the art of fighting, who had taught her that no matter what the situation, her mind must be as cool as ice and as clear as water.
Esther's expression changed slightly, and she responded with another rebuttal.
"Don't be disrespectful, Bunnyman. That body has become the Lord's new body, completely fixed. Of course, its magic power also belongs to the Lord. The vampire princess you knew no longer exists."
"..."
The atmosphere was tense to the extreme, and a cold fighting spirit blew deep into my heart.
Shia spoke. Her tone was as cold as absolute zero, a side of her that her family and Hajime could never know.
"Eat shit, listen to me."
He swung Veled Luken, sending out a strong wind, pointing it at Esther.
"Everything Miss Yue has, no matter what it is, is only worthy of being received by one person in this world. That is the abyss monster you call the Anomaly."
The aura emanating from Shia's body was so strong that it seemed to oppress the air around her. At the same time, she exuded the solemnity of a sage and made a declaration.
"My calling is to be a fortune teller who can see the future. I can say for sure that you and your lousy master have no future."
Shia's declaration left Esther feeling as if she were being held captive by some unknown force—something like fate—and she was speechless for a moment. Although she could hear the sounds of Tio and Freed's fierce battle, the silence was eerily quiet.
To shake off this unsettling feeling, Esther adopted a more cold attitude.
"...What a joke. The Lord is 'absolute'. Earlier in the Demon King's Castle, the anomalies were completely powerless before the Lord. This is an indisputable fact. And, Shia Hauria, look for yourself. Tio Kuralus has also been forced into a desperate situation by Lord Freed and is already covered in wounds. Your abilities are far inferior to ours. Can't you understand? Are you just avoiding reality? It's you who have no future."
Her statement was indeed objective. There was nothing in Esther's words that could be denied.
As for the situation so far.
A chilling smile appeared on Shia's face.
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