174 – Competence
Serena, Charlotte, and Christine stared at each other silently, preparing to pounce on each other if necessary. As always, a bloody fight ensued, but the reality was a little different.
First of all, it was great that Charlotte was no longer being pushed back by Christine.
If it had been the old Charlotte, Christine could have crushed it with a single finger. As such, the nullification of mana was absolute, and it had a fatal effect on Charlotte.
But now it was different. Christine read the momentum in the bloody red eyes fixed on her and instinctively noticed that the bitch believed something.
Realizing the knowledge of the spirit god and inheriting a fragment of that divine power did not mean that mana nullification would not work. Rather, it was still working very well.
It was a fact that had already been confirmed by offering burnt offerings to God before coming here.
Even so, that bitch, who has nothing left except for magic, fights her spirits without being pushed back by herself? It was even weirder not to notice that there was something hidden.
So was Serena. There was no sense of tension or apprehension that had been shown on his face when he had met Christine before.
Of course, they were bitches who would die soon, so it was a good thing to have a corner to believe. Christine gently clenched her fists. The divine power that was wrapped around her body intensified.
All three of them hadn’t even thought about joining forces, even for a moment.
He was only thinking about how to kill the other two and how to rescue the boy. Cooperation? There was no way that was possible between the three of them.
“Condemn heresy.”
Christine was the first to make a move.
Christine, who spread her angelic wings made of divine power from behind, leaped forward leaving behind a vague afterimage.
The first target was Charlotte. It didn’t have any significance. It’s just that Charlotte was a little closer than Serena, so she was chosen as the preemptive target.
And, what use is the order now? Anyway, if I had the chance, I’d kill everyone here. No matter who strikes first, the result will be the same.
Closing the distance in the blink of an eye, Christine pulled her shoulders back to punch. Charlotte, who suffered minor burns on her skin in the aftermath alone, frowned as she activated her healing magic.
The absolute value of that bitch’s divine power had risen tremendously.
Obviously, this is not the maximum output of that year, but simply approaching burns the skin? The moment I was unlucky enough to get a direct hit, it was obvious what would happen next.
If it had been the Charlotte of the past, if it had been the Charlotte who was completely incapacitated by the mana nullifier and could not use any power, it was clear that Christine would have already died at the point of attacking her like this.
Unlike Serena, who was able to somehow evade a direct hit while parrying Christine’s fists that attacked her indiscriminately, Charlotte couldn’t demonstrate that ability.
But as you can see from the fact that all three of them were gathered here alive, the three were no longer the Serena they used to be, they weren’t the Charlotte they used to be, and they weren’t the Christine they used to be.
A magic circle was drawn on Charlotte’s right hand.
A gigantic pillar of flame that looked five or six in diameter came out of the magic circle that was emitting blue light, and it stretched out toward Christine, who was charging.
The attack didn’t end there. At the side of the pillar, dozens of flame chains were created and then swung like whips. Where the chain passed, a thick layer of heat remained.
The principle behind Charlotte’s destruction of mana nullification was simple. It is to erase Christine from the timeline you perceive.
If you do that, in terms of time, Christine will not exist there, and therefore the act of firing magic into the air is no different, so mana nullification will not be activated.
If Charlotte had more time, it might even have been possible to destroy the mana nullification itself through the dragon’s eyes.
But there was not enough time for that, and right now this was the best way.
Christine was not at all surprised to see Charlotte use magic within the range of mana nullification. Didn’t you expect that there would be at least one corner to believe in?
Instead, he threw his fist at the rising pillar of flame and shattered it from the front. Embers sprang up in all directions, and chains of flame that lost their center of gravity spun around and scattered far away.
I managed to catch some of the chains that had not lost their original trajectories with my bare hands and cut them all off. Charlotte had already prepared the next magic as if she had expected it to happen.
“Did you think you could kill me, who is blessed by the gods, with just this magic?”
“Did you think that even four years old could catch Jim with just that little trick?”
After exchanging words, Christine narrowed the distance. Charlotte did not avoid it any longer. As long as he could use body reinforcement, there was no reason to avoid close combat.
“…!”
While trying to do so, he sensed a cool expression and hurriedly left the place using teleportation.
The back of my neck was sore. I ran my hand over the back of my neck. There were traces of blood on the tip of the long sleeve. The amount of blood loss was small, perhaps because the cut was not deep, but the fact that blood was shed was more important than the amount of blood shed.
After activating her healing magic again, Charlotte looked at the location she was in just before. Although it was obvious who would have attacked.
It was Serena.
When the surprise attack failed, Serena turned the point of the knife without hesitation and exchanged battles with Christine. Christine also naturally changed her attack target.
Unlike Charlotte, her movements were noticeably slower than Christine’s, and her body was not covered with mana.
On the other hand, Christine’s skills were more advanced compared to before, so it was very clear who would win and who would lose.
Well, it wouldn’t hurt at all if Serena got killed while fighting. Charlotte drew a magic circle in the air and prepared to drop Meteor on them.
“By dying, ask my God for forgiveness.”
Christine’s fist flew right in front of Serena’s head.
If you rushed to dodge or strike it, your arms would be burned by the holy power and your head would explode, and if you didn’t dodge or strike it, of course your head would explode, so the fight was no different from the end.
“No, it will be four years before I die.”
With those words, Serena swung her wind shear. Christine’s right arm, which was aiming for Serena’s head, was severed from the shoulder blade and blood spattered.
It was an achievement achieved only with Wind Shear, without mana or using specific skills.
While Christine, who lost her balance, hesitated for a moment, Serena stepped back and increased the distance. His skin was slightly reddish as if he had not completely blocked the divine power.
Christine quietly looked down at her right shoulder blade, purified her right arm lying on the floor with divine power, and created a new arm on her empty shoulder.
It was as if he didn’t feel any pain at all.
Charlotte wasn’t standing still either. After preparing the magic circle, Charlotte released dozens of lightning along with the mountain-sized Meteor and attacked Serena and Christine all at once.
Serena, who confirmed the falling meteorite, wrapped her body in mana. Then, he swung the wind shear at an invisible speed.
The falling lightning tore into thousands of pieces and disappeared. Meteor also became a fate no different from a lightning strike and was scattered in the air.
“Beast subject, it seems like you learned your tricks somewhere.”
Charlotte frowned at Serena. Because I just figured out what the hell that bitch had done.
It didn’t cut the result of magic, it cut the magic itself. In other words, it could be said that the mana itself, which constitutes magic, was cut.
It was the so-called magic parfait. However, the only difference is that he did it with a sword rather than magic.
Christine didn’t just sit back and do the magic. The divine power that exploded from his body covered the area, and all the lightning and meteorites that flew in were evaporated.
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Just as salt or sugar dissolves in water, magic was dissolved with divine power.
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It was only a very short workshop, but the three who fully confirmed each other’s skills raised their guard even more.
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Just a moment ago, a number of things happened that would never have happened if it had been the previous three.
Serena, Charlotte, and Christine all clicked their tongues inwardly. It would have been nice if only he had succeeded in his task and the other two had just died, failing.
Continuing to fight like this was like losing my own weight, but all three of them had no such worries.
After all, you will be the one who wins.
“Leaving your bitches alive will only hinder Jim. Well done. Rejoice, Jim himself will kill both of you here.”
“You talk nonsense well. One me is enough for the lord.”
“…Ah, my God. Because of my immorality, heretics are insulting God with their filthy tongue. I will wash away this sin with their blood. Please wait for a moment.”
It was right after Serena took the wind shear to her waist and set her feet up, Charlotte drew a magic circle that crossed hundreds in the air, and Christine flapped her angel wings behind her back.
“Yes, I’ll kill you instead.”
The sky fell, crushing all three of them.