Chapter 50 Subjugation completed
{TL: By Creed}
"Divine Dragon Sword Style - First Strike.. Mountain Breaker!!!"
A sword technique focused on power, released towards the ground.
By the way, the sword is held horizontally, scooping up the ground with the blade's edge before releasing it.
*Gogaa!!*
A massive amount of soil flies up as if a meteor had struck.
Furthermore, stones buried in the ground shoot out like arrows.
They engulf Zephyranthes.
"Kiiiii!?"
Zephyranthes screams as the curtain of earth and stones hits directly. The direct damage should be minimal. Maybe they were just startled.
But that's enough.
The enemy loses sight of me and is confused.
I won't miss this opportunity.
"Let's go, Fate!"
"Okay!"
Encouraged by Licorice, I charge forward.
Though the vines attempt to intercept, their aim is off. They seem unable to concentrate after being showered with earth and stones.
Avoid, then strike.
Clearing a path, I approach Zephyranthes.
"Once more... Mountain Breaker!!!"
With all my might, I swing my sword to sever Zephyranthes' colossal form.
*Zan!!*
I crush the humanoid part.
The giant body recoils and collapses to the ground.
But it seems it's not dead.
While lying on the ground, it thrashes about and unleashes its vines.
"It has incredible vitality..."
"For an SS-rank, that's normal. I've heard some can regenerate even if their heads are chopped off, so not regenerating is actually better, right?"
"What an unbelievable opponent."
But if I can't deal with opponents like this, I'll just be a burden to Sofia. I don't want that.
"In that case, as many times as it takes..."
"Fate! Get down!"
"Huh!?"
At Licorice's voice, I instinctively jump to the side.
Immediately after, vines sprout like spears, piercing the spot I had just been in.
"Phew, that was close."
"They pretended to be defeated, waiting for an opportunity to attack sneakily... They've got some smarts, huh? Can't let our guard down."
I discarded the idea that I had the upper hand.
I tighten my focus.
If I strike Mountain Breaker once more, I probably can defeat them.
However, the last strike created some distance between us.
Zephyranthes seems focused on defense, unsettlingly maneuvering its vines.
Should I shower it with earth and stones again?
But since its intelligence seems high, I wonder if the same attack will work again.
In that case...
"This!"
I sheathe the sword of snow crystals and take another sword in hand.
And then, with all my might, I hurl it.
"Huh!?"
Zephyranthes shudders as if surprised by the tactic of using weapons as arrows.
Probably shaken due to their decent intelligence.
Zephyranthes rotates its vines to knock away the incoming swords.
But that's just as I anticipated.
I throw two more swords.
"Kii!"
Zephyranthes seems surprised but manages to block all the swords with its vines.
The only one left is the sword of snow crystals.
Surely, it won't let go of this one.
So... I throw this one too.
"Gigii!?"
Has it gone mad?
Zephyranthes seems to be saying so.
The trajectory of the sword of snow crystals passes by the side of Zephyranthes' colossal body, a bit away.
It won't hit like this.
Realizing that, it stops using its vines to defend.
Instead, it aims at me, who lost their weapon... which turns out to be a fatal mistake.
"Hah!"
Bending forward, I run along the ground.
I weave through Zephyranthes' vines, slip past its colossal body...
And catch up to the thrown sword of snow crystals.
"Catch!"
"That's... absurd... to throw your own sword and catch it, isn't it?"
Licorice is astonished, but that's for later.
With this, I've successfully exploited Zephyranthes' vulnerability.
I circle around to its back, holding the sword of snow crystals in a high stance.
And then...
"Mountain Breaker!!!"
I slash sideways.
The remaining main body is split top to bottom, and then, it explodes, blowing away.
Dust and debris swirl up, obscuring my vision.
If Zephyranthes were still alive, it would be a pretty dire situation.
But I'm not worried about that.
I calmly sheathe the sword of snow crystals.
At the same time, the dust clears...
And finally, the figure of the defeated Zephyranthes is visible.
"Mission accomplished."
TL Note: That's how rich fight.
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