I think I’ve seen this before.
“I think she’s gone a little crazy. Or, maybe more than a little.”
It was a similar situation to when I fought Phellantronel, the boss of the previous Continental Integration Conference.
When that twig-like thing is absorbed, the target’s logic collapses, and they go berserk.
‘Someone interfered.’
It seems someone doesn’t want those two old spirits to reconcile so easily.
If I’m right, her actions from now on won’t be very favorable for us.
-Ah, Elmeroth!
The Spirit King smiled brightly, as if glad to find Elmeroth.
-I’ve been waiting for you! How long has it been? 100 years? Ah, was it that long?
“Y-Yes! It’s me, Elmeroth!”
However, Elmeroth’s answer won’t work now.
Because she is different in meaning and essence from the Senileina I knew.
The words she spat out next prove it.
-Yes. Die.
I felt a sense of crisis again and immediately teleported.
A sharp storm chased us from where we were.
If I hadn’t chosen to evade, I wouldn’t have been confident in blocking it properly.
“What are you doing! Have you lost your mind!”
Elmeroth shouted while clinging to me, but she can’t hear properly now.
-Because you are a liar. Die.
Extremely childish.
Her logic is completely broken.
Has her thought process broken down too?
While avoiding the continuous stream of wind, I advised Elmeroth, who looked anxious.
“Just so you know, forget what she’s saying now. The Spirit King is not normal right now.”
The pattern is similar to before.
She reveals her broken thoughts and goes berserk as if she has suddenly changed her mind.
“Then what should we do!”
“……What to do…….”
I couldn’t answer easily either.
Choice?
I defeated Phellantronel back then.
But this time is different.
According to the original development, I might have to get rid of her after all.
Well, she is classified as a boss.
‘……I don’t like that.’
I have my personal stubbornness, and I don’t like it.
What if her sudden change and rampage is someone’s intention?
If I defeat her here, I’ll be playing along with their intentions.
If so.
“……I’ll do something about it.”
I called Undine and entrusted Elmeroth to her as if passing her on.
After warning her to stay out of it.
I confirmed that Undine was taking him to safety and stood in front of Senileina, who seemed to be trying to chase after him.
“I understand you’re angry at that slick old man, but can you please stop?”
But my joke won’t work.
She gathers and controls a large-scale airflow and shows hostility towards me.
It’s a completely different reaction from when I first met her, when she didn’t mind my arrogant attitude.
-If you interfere, I will punish you first.
The Wind Spirit King, Senileina, unleashed her energy.
An absurd density of spirit energy dominates the surrounding space.
‘Just encountering it feels like being underwater.’
I felt like I was falling into the deep sea, and I was suffocating.
This is the Spirit King.
-You have an annoying talent.
Senileina’s spirit energy began to draw a huge circle.
-I’ll stop that first.
“Spirit…… magic?”
I don’t have enough knowledge to know the detailed theory, but that’s all I can think of.
And soon, white light particles began to pour out of the circle.
‘What effect does it have?’
Should I keep my distance for now?
I tried to get out of there using teleportation, but.
“……Tch.”
I had to click my tongue right away.
Teleportation was interrupted.
It seems that those light particles are like chaff [useless or worthless matter] that interferes with the control of space-related abilities.
‘It’s cheap to block teleportation first… even though she is a Spirit King.’
Aside from that, the effect of magic that interferes with spatial interference is significant.
It would be difficult for me to offset this.
But there’s no time to admire it.
She lightly flicked her hand, and suddenly my body was pushed out and bound in the air.
Restraint using wind.
“Kuk…… fast.”
There was no time to react.
I was already caught when I realized the wind was blowing.
‘The strongest spirit who can use all her power without any contractors.’
I can’t let my guard down.
“Sylph!”
First, I try to summon Sylph, who has the same wind power, to deal with the wind that is holding my body.
-Go back.
The summoned Sylph’s summoning was immediately canceled.
“As expected… the superior spirit of the same attribute has authority.”
The command of the superior spirit of the same attribute is unconditionally prioritized.
“Well… that’s not the only way to control the wind!”
Summoning Sylph was a task to confirm the extent of the Spirit King’s authority as in the original story.
I immediately changed the spirit to summon.
“Salamander!”
I summon Salamander and spew out as much fire as possible.
Towards my surroundings.
-……What are you doing?
It’s okay.
The fire that Salamander spews out is created by burning my spirit energy.
No matter how high the temperature is, if I want to, I won’t get burned by it.
‘……Well, it’s hot though.’
The surrounding heat rises rapidly.
“This time!”
I activate Atom Metamorphosis and change the heat of Salamander’s fire.
I tamper with the molecular arrangement that transmits heat, causing a phenomenon that defies the laws of physics, creating extremely low-temperature flames.
For a moment, a chill swept through the atmosphere to the point where frost formed.
At that moment.
Paang!
A sound like air rupturing echoed everywhere, and the wind that the Spirit King had controlled was disrupted.
Heat the air using heat, and then rapidly cool it to temporarily disrupt the air pressure.
‘She will lose control for only a few seconds!’
And that few seconds is more than enough.
While Senileina’s attention was distracted, I pulled out the magic sword Killmuris from subspace and ran through the air.
My space control ability is blocked, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a way to utilize my mobility.
There are plenty of ways to replace it.
‘Fortunately, among the techniques imbued in this sword, there is also a way to change position in the air.’
I use the aura as a stepping stone and explode it to accelerate.
Paat!
I moved to Senileina’s rear in an instant, twisted my body as if turning it over, and swung my sword greatly, taking advantage of the rotational force.
The opponent is the Spirit King, so there is no need to hold back.
The sword energy that I stretched out with all my might stretched out in a blue light and poured down as if to swallow her in an instant.
-Not a chance.
She swung her arm and deliberately collided with my sword energy.
The slender arm she swung contains a fierce wind.
Kwaang!
The atmosphere shakes just by colliding.
However, her skin is not even scratched.
The spirit’s body is a substance that embodies spirit energy, and of course, its density is proportional to the power it possesses.
She has the form of a slender woman, but the density of her body is like a huge mountain.
It is natural that hitting a mountain with a single sword will not work.
“……As expected, this doesn’t work.”
I quickly ran through the air and darted around to avoid the wind she was pouring down.
“Sprite! Fluorite!”
The summoned Sprite shoots lightning non-stop, and right below, the shadows drawn in by Fluorite materialize and a large number of spikes soar.
However, the lightning is deflected by the wind and misses, and the spikes are blocked by the whirlpool that occurred under her feet.
-Is that all?
As if provoking me, she flicks her hand, telling me to put more strength into it.
‘Then in another way…… Ugh?!’
The moment I was about to think of another attack pattern to come up with effective means, I reflexively raised my head at the eerie weight I felt above my head.
She is using spirit magic again.
Keugu Gugugu Gugu Gung.
Before I knew it, a huge cloud was swirling in the sky.
The problem is not the cloud.
The swirling wind sucks in everything, including the clouds, and lightning flashes and fierce rain pours down inside.
“……Typhoon.”
Is she even recreating natural phenomena?
At that moment when I muttered, unable to hide my trembling.
Kwaang!
My vision went dark along with the noise.
The typhoon created by Senileina fell directly towards me.
Kukwaaaang!
The earth shook as if a large-scale bombing had occurred, and the entire forest flew away.
I was hit by fragments of trees and rocks and swept away, and then in the next moment, I was thrown out of the typhoon.
I reflexively unfolded my aura, unfolded all my defensive abilities, and cast a buff spell to increase my defense, but I couldn’t eliminate the shock that seemed to turn my world upside down.
When I opened my eyes, I had already been thrown more than 1 kilometer away, not knowing where I was being thrown.
“Ugh…… Spirit King. It’s no joke…….”
I am impressed first.
The spot where the typhoon fell a little while ago was completely annihilated without leaving a single blade of grass, and a huge crater was formed in the area.
She literally dug up the ground with the wind.
‘……The scale of power is different.’
Throughout the entire original story, only characters who appear in the later stages would be able to fight such an existence.
I reaffirmed that it would be crazy to compete head-on.
‘Then I have no choice but to use any means or method.’
I am trying to take out a card that is worth fighting against such an existence.
“Come! Ballant!”
When I called Ballant’s name, the ground below was soon enveloped in light, and the huge snake spirit revealed itself from within.
-……You call me out surprisingly often.
The huge snake spirit, who appeared proudly, raised its huge head high as if showing off its appearance.
-So, what kind of help do you need this time? You’re not going to drop me into a dungeon like last time, are you? Hahaha. Well, that won’t happen.
That snake bastard doesn’t seem to understand the situation yet.
I have no choice but to kindly inform him.
“Well, just deal with that spirit over there.”
-Spirit? Fighting a spirit is no big deal…… Hmm? Huh?
Ballant’s movements stopped abruptly as if he had finally recognized the existence of the Spirit King.
-Eilon.
“Why?”
-That spirit seems to be the Spirit King.
“Yes~ That’s correct. It is the Wind Spirit King.”
I clapped my hands twice as if praising him.
“I have a situation where I have to give that Spirit King a hit. So, can you help me?”
-You crazy bastard!
Ballant shouted as if he was wronged, but it is like him not to say he can’t do it.
Senileina has already taken action.
She is preparing to pour out a large amount of wind.
The same attack will come again.
Unfortunately, from the moment you were summoned by me, you were also recognized as a target of attack.
“Ah, the attack is coming.”
-I’ll make sure to argue with you later!
Still, he doesn’t say he can’t do it, which is like him.
Ballant emits a large amount of mana and draws out power.
At least the amount of mana he possesses is absolutely not inferior to the energy that the Spirit King is pouring out.
-Even if you are one of the leaders of the spirits! Don’t underestimate this king of spirits!
As Ballant shouted, a large amount of crystals made of his energy soared from under the ground and swallowed Senileina like a trap.
“Oh?”
The crystals created by Ballant penetrated the wall of wind that had easily blocked Fluorite’s shadow and struck it directly.
-Annoying.
Even Senileina couldn’t hide her agitation on her face as if she was embarrassed by the power.
More than anything, it feels like she recognizes Ballant’s identity.
-This energy. Snake of the earth?
Are they acquaintances?