How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 295

327. A Certain Dead Man’s Wish (1)

Normally, I’d probably avoid troublesome things.

But I accepted.

‘Even I think it’s strange.’

Is it because I’m bothered by what that Epheleo guy said?

‘Hmph… what that guy spouted is just deception.’

To prove that, I need to change the future more actively.

As soon as I agreed, Kmelz immediately suggested changing locations.

Fighting here would harm the elves.

Kmelz Alfrence chuckled and lightly tapped the floor with his staff!

Then the surrounding scenery changed.

It changed from a place where many elves were sleeping to a desolate wasteland.

“Spatial rearrangement? And so quickly…”

Cruise was amazed, sweating profusely.

I also know from the sensation that he manipulated the spatial system.

“I thought teleportation was blocked…”

[Who do you think cast that barrier? He just summoned and swapped the space.]

Isn’t that the same thing?

In any case, it’s clear that his power is still intact.

“Are you okay, Aileen?”

“I’m fine. It’s not like my life is in danger.”

“But even if it doesn’t cost you your life, he’ll fight seriously.”

“I know…”

Well, I don’t think it’ll be easy at all.

“Well, let’s try to figure something out.”

It’s not like I have no thoughts at all.

I confidently waved my hand, checking the potions and other tools I had in my possession.

It’s enough.

[Are you ready?]

“…Then I’ll start without hesitation.”

I took out the Bloody Staff for spirit magic and confidently raised it.

[Oh? Aren’t you going to use that sword? I went to the trouble of restoring it.]

“Killmuris, you mean? I haven’t forgotten who repaired it.”

He probably knows the sword’s specs from the moment I entrusted it for repair.

And I know that I can’t handle him with imitated swordsmanship.

“…Then.”

[Come as much as you like.]

No signal is needed.

At the same time as Kmelz nodded, I immediately unleashed spirit magic.

“Gnome! Fluorite! Attack him first!”

Let’s use a measure to block his surroundings.

Dozens of stone pillars rise from under Kmelz’s feet with the power of the Gnome [an earth spirit], and numerous strands of shadow extended by Fluorite [a shadow spirit] entangle them, blocking his surroundings.

[Are you trying to stop my movements?]

“…Not quite.”

It’s just a shallow disguise anyway.

“It might be a bit annoying, though.”

Thin arrows pour out from the strands of shadow cast in all directions by Fluorite.

[A disguise, you say…]

Kmelz paid attention to the arrows of shadow attacking from all directions and chuckled, raising black magic to create a defensive barrier.

The extended arrows of shadow briefly paused as if to surround Kmelz.

And.

“Go.”

As it was, they changed shape into a giant shadow curtain, covering him and tightening firmly.

If it were a normal monster, it would be ground to mincemeat by the subtle shadow blades extending from inside the moment it was trapped like that.

‘But… he probably blocked it anyway.’

There’s no need to check.

I immediately summoned Sprite [a lightning spirit] and had it unleash electricity.

The moment Kmelz revealed himself, tearing apart all the shadows as if brushing them off, a massive wave of electricity engulfed him.

[Lukewarm…]

“…Ugh.”

[At this rate, I can’t entrust it to you.]

A declaration that it’s boring.

Kmelz raised his staff and chanted black magic.

Countless bones poured from the air, and those bones were assembled into a large number of skeletons, rushing towards Sprite.

Even if the skeletons were destroyed by lightning, they continued to be summoned endlessly, pushing back the lightning as it was.

Showing off his skills is not all he has.

[Originally, lightning strikes are like this.]

As black magic flickered inside the empty eye sockets, a black aura loomed in the sky as if resonating with it.

“Ugh… Gnome!”

I had Gnome create dozens of rock hands to cover my head, and at the same time, black lightning fell from above.

Kwarururung!

A red flash flickered, and all the rock palms erected for defense were shattered at once.

‘Incredible power.’

Using Blink [a short-range teleportation skill] immediately, I escaped just before the lightning broke through the defense and fell, quickly turning around and moving towards Kmelz’s back.

[Are you moving by assimilating with the surrounding mana? You have an interesting talent. …I see. Teleportation was blocked, so that’s how you arrived so quickly…]

“It’s too early to be impressed!”

It can’t be helped that I’ve already used it.

I poured spirit energy into the Bloody Staff and swung it with all my might.

The rainbow-colored mace drew a clean curve and struck his head.

Kwang!

A huge impact struck, but his head didn’t even shake.

Looking closely, there was a dense wall of black magic in front of his skull before it even touched.

At best, it only caused the hood covering his head to flip back from the wind pressure.

[Is it enough to knock off the hood? Quite impressive.]

“I’m not grateful for that compliment at all.”

I was hoping he’d get hit and fall away.

I tried to back away immediately, but a black light flashed, and my body froze as if I couldn’t move.

I was caught by his black magic.

[You’re too close. Please step back, as it’s burdensome.]

He smiled pleasantly and flicked his finger, and I flew away like a thrown stone.

“Kugh!”

I twisted my body in the air to regain my posture and barely landed.

[Your movements have also improved.]

“It would be unsightly if I kept getting knocked down. I’ve been practicing, actually.”

[…Now, stop joking.]

Kmelz warned solemnly and held out his staff.

He clearly knows that the current exchange is just a taste.

[What I want to see is your true power.]

“…I hate using all my strength, but if you want it that much.”

I’ve got a grasp of it.

I replaced the spirit I was summoning.

“…Come, Undine [a water spirit].”

-Tta-an!

Undine appeared, making a cute sound that didn’t fit the atmosphere.

[So it’s that water spirit. You seem to cherish that spirit the most.]

“Anyway, she’s the first one. And didn’t you ask me to show you my full power?”

So I’ll show you.

“Undine, go.”

-Okay!

Undine, answering energetically, spread her arms, and a magic circle unfolded.

Let’s unleash a strong blow right away through spirit magic.

[Oh? Through the spirit… amplifying the magic formula by using the spirit itself as an amplification filter?]

Kmelz muttered seriously, leaving Undine, who was chanting the magic, alone.

He seems to be analyzing the theory of spirit magic, but I wonder?

“If you’re so interested, why don’t you try receiving it yourself!”

-I’m ready!

“Then go!”

At my signal, Undine completed the magic and released it.

At first, something like a mist gathered around Kmelz, and soon the mist turned into water droplets…

Soon, frost formed on the water droplets, and they rushed in like a storm.

As it was, it froze instantly with a crack!

[Hmm?!]

As it was, Kmelz glanced at his surroundings freezing.

[I see… it’s magic, but it has the properties of spirit magic…]

Black steam soared from Kmelz’s body.

His energy, repelled by spirit energy, must be being shaved off.

[This is a bit troublesome.]

I summoned Sprite’s lightning in addition and plunged it in.

The lightning that wrapped around the frozen area swallowed Kmelz whole like a snake and exploded.

Even he must have been quite shocked by this attack.

“Not yet!”

A shout from behind.

The moment I flew back, five spears of black ore were stabbed in succession.

[Not yet!]

Kmelz swelled with momentum as if in retaliation for the slight attack.

I can’t believe it.

Surely Kmelz had suffered considerable damage while competing with Cruise before me.

There’s no way he could have recovered completely in that short amount of time.

As if mocking my prediction, his black magic is still swelling up.

[Don’t test this Kmelz’s resolve with just this much!]

The black magic that swelled up with his cry soon scattered and became individual spells, scattering in all directions.

Wide-area annihilation that seems to require no aiming.

“…Tch! He’s completely in his world.”

I also unleashed the spirits’ attacks, and I myself tried to counter by unleashing magic or abilities, but there is a difference in basic firepower.

Like pouring water on an endlessly surging wave, it’s meaningless.

‘If it goes on like this, I’ll be pushed back…’.

There’s little chance of winning by directly clashing head-on.

‘Is he telling me to overcome this…? Fine. If that satisfies him, I’ll do it as much as he wants.’

I also squeezed out additional strength and pulled it up.

[Hmm… you don’t have a spirit that can overcome this power.]

A questioning voice is heard.

[It’s a pity. You’ve shown me your cards several times.]

“…I have nothing to say about that.”

Most of the techniques I’ve shown have already been shown to Kmelz or used while coming here.

That alone would be enough to come up with countermeasures.

“If that’s the case, then something you haven’t seen before might catch you off guard.”

[Hmm?]

I forcibly shoved the Bloody Staff into subspace as if throwing it away and instead switched my weapon to Killmuris [MC’s sword].

[Didn’t you say you wouldn’t use the sword?]

“I’m a liar.”

Let’s pay points to Killmuris and draw out a big technique.

I clad myself in aura.

That aura not only wraps around my body but also swirls violently and pushes me away.

As it was, I was fired like a cannon.

Acceleration that whitens the field of vision is applied.

It literally pierces and splits everything it touches.

[Foolish… are you going to find that needle-like gap and charge through?]

“Well, there’s nothing I can’t do.”

In reality, it’s precarious.

To put it in perspective, it means running through randomly exploding bombs.

Because most of the aura is diverted to defense, even if I break through, I don’t have enough power to pour into a new attack.

[Foolish… you made a mistake at the end.]

“…I agree.”

I also agreed.

“You were distracted by me doing such a stupid thing.”

[Hmm?!]

Only then did he realize my intention and tremble his bones.

“…To be honest, I’m betting half on luck.”

I smiled slyly, taking out what I had in my possession.

The summoning stone that had been reacting continuously.

The summoning of the spirit that I attempted while coming to the Forelos Empire.

That reaction had reached its peak just a moment ago.

“Seriously, the loading is so damn long!”

I grabbed that summoning stone and crushed it as it was.

The fragments of the shattering rainbow-colored ore disappear as if melting into the air.

It will appear soon.

“Now! What will appear!”

No matter what comes out, Kmelz can’t respond.

Because even I don’t know!

The number of spirits is countless, so prediction is difficult.

‘All that’s left is for it to be a spirit suitable for catching him off guard, but…’.

If not, it’s my defeat.

It’s okay. The feeling is good.

And a shadow fell over my head.

‘Don’t tell me it’s another shadow spirit?’

Just in case, I glanced up and opened my mouth slightly.

What appeared was a giant iceberg?

No, it’s a spirit so huge that you’d think it was an iceberg.

It looks familiar somehow.

‘That turtle from back then?!’

The highest-ranking ice spirit I once saved.

It seems that guy was summoned.

He’s falling.

Perhaps because the summoning took too much time, the location was also subtly misselected.

‘No, it’s better this way.’

I needed it anyway.

I stuck to Kmelz.

[What! Are you out of your mind?!]

“Why don’t we get crushed together?”

Aileen’s water ghost tactic… no, in this case, is it an ice ghost [suicide bombing attack]?

“Well, let’s get crushed together.”

Let’s share this weight.

“Crush everything! Prolt!”

I immediately fulfilled the contract and shouted the name of that highest-ranking ice spirit.

The ice spirit, Prolt, took advantage of the strengths of its huge body and crushed the place where we were as a whole.

Kukung! A giant iceberg additionally rises and scatters into pieces.

Unlike ice made with spirit magic, it can be said to be a truly ferocious cannonball of cold.