How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 326

362. The Last Stand (4)

“That’s not nearly enough… You poor little whelp, daring to aim for Pericia’s neck without a shred of fear.”

The laughter vanishes from her voice.

But it’s not because she acknowledges her opponent’s resolve; it’s more like a sigh of disappointment.

“I’ll show you a little something, you who don’t know your place.”

She raises her left arm.

Something reddish flows from her arm, heading towards the sky.

One of the countless abilities that form the foundation of all her power.

She’ll show him something she cherishes especially.

“I’ll make you realize your place.”

“What?”

Her wild laughter echoes.

As if responding to it, the red energy heading towards the sky gradually intensifies.

Soon, the energy coalesces, and a red sphere floats in the sky.

At first, it seemed like she was throwing a ball of fire, but it was nothing like that.

That red sphere was ominous.

“…It’s annihilating?”

I could feel the sensation of everything it touched simply ceasing to exist.

“Bloodline ability. The Circle of Annihilation.”

Among the abilities she possesses, this one is particularly dangerous.

But to her, it’s just another card in her hand.

“If you truly pride yourself on inheriting the Sword Emperor’s sword, then cleave through this much. After all, Melas easily cleaved through this much power in that era.”

She giggles gleefully and drops the completed sphere as it is.

The power to swallow everything it touches and turn it into nothing falls.

Sylvester grits his teeth and squeezes out all his strength to swing his sword, but…

The sword energy collides with the red sphere, only to be fiercely repelled as if resisting.

Soon, the sword energy disappears without a sound.

“…”

He wanted to shout in astonishment, but no sound came out.

Not because he was frightened, but because even his voice was being erased by the aftermath of that power.

He completely misjudged the opponent’s strength.

Not despairing, Sylvester clenches his teeth in regret.

There’s nothing else he can do.

As it is, the red light engulfs the place where they are, sweeping everything away and turning it into nothing.

“…Oh, my?”

The Witch of the Eye lightly waves her hand and removes the red light.

Any more than this is excessive.

Leaving aside the enemy, if she left it alone, this light would continue to decompose everything it touched.

If it reached the stars below, that would be dangerous.

The red light disappears without a trace, and instead, what is revealed is the aftermath of everything being annihilated.

Inside the huge crater, nothing remains.

“Hmm? So that’s what happened.”

Pericia only sends an absurd look at the traces, as if she has noticed something.

“Heh heh heh. Clever, aren’t you? To think you’d escape from there.”

They weren’t annihilated.

To be precise, Sylvester used something before he was hit.

Probably an item to retreat in an emergency.

Is it a transfer-type item?

How well-prepared.

“But you can’t fool my eyes… So, you’re the ones. The vanguard of those who hold and manipulate the fate of this star.”

If it were just a simple escape, she wouldn’t have any particular reason to be interested.

But she saw it clearly.

Something entangled with those two, especially Sylvester.

Undoubtedly, she could feel the disgusting stench of those who had tied it down.

Kugugugugugu…

The area shook with her energy.

“…So, you were the vanguards of those monsters.”

If so, she can’t forgive them even more.

Pericia smiles even more viciously.

“You can’t escape.”

She lightly waves her hand.

Then, the sea in the area, the only passage connecting the Demon Realm and the outside world… all turns into lava and boils.

“Go…”

Also, she releases monsters that she has directly tamed and strengthened with her abilities around the area.

The sound of those guys howling echoes throughout the area.

The intruders haven’t escaped this place yet.

They must be hiding somewhere in this snowfield.

“Don’t think that anyone can dare to escape this place.”

This is her land.

A white land that she has protected for a full 20,000 years.

No one can carelessly trample on it or leave.

“I don’t miss guests~.”

Pericia lightly turns, like a lady practicing her dance, and unlocks another ability.

“Now, find the intruders. It’s the start of a long-awaited game of tag. Find them joyfully and bite them ferociously.”

As she gives the order as if singing a song, piles of snow rise from her feet and gather together, swelling up.

As it is, the snow clumps turn into the shape of wolves and begin to increase in number to hundreds, thousands.

It’s not just a sculpture using snow.

The snow falling here is actually due to her ability.

For a long time, she has filled this entire Demon Realm with particles made by her ability.

Within this place, she can create her soldiers from anywhere and do anything.

“Go.”

The goal is that silver-haired boy, Sylvester.

As Pericia gestures.

The snow wolves bark fiercely and spread throughout the Demon Realm to eliminate the still-hidden foreign substances.

“Heh heh heh heh… You can’t escape anywhere… The seed of the world… A slave who has succumbed to a disgusting monster.”

A strong hostility mixed in with laughter.

She has only seen the boy for the first time, but as if she has hated him for a long time, she declares that she will definitely punish him.

* * *

Woof!

The sound of wolves barking fiercely echoes.

Woof woof woof!

How many summoned beasts did she release?

The sound echoes from all directions, constantly reverberating through this land of snow.

‘…Damn it.’

Sylvester quietly holds his breath, leans against the cover, and focuses all his energy on hiding his presence so that the pursuers don’t find him.

Diprex Style Secret Art.

A mirage that obscures the world.

Using Aura to interfere with the refraction of light, assimilating with the surrounding objects.

In addition, a secret art of concealment that erases even the slightest sign and even sound using energy.

Reflecting on his immature self who complained about where he would use something like this when he first learned it, Sylvester focuses on maintaining the stealth technique.

If even a single breath leaks out, he will be discovered.

‘She’s an absurd monster.’

It was foolish to charge in believing only in Epheleo’s words.

What do you mean, an opponent I can handle?

I’ve never seen such a monster, not even in the past era, let alone now.

To make an analogy, if you overlap about three Aylons and make their temper more vicious, such a monster would be born.

‘The problem is… what to do after this.’

He desperately pondered.

With Epheleo already defeated, even discussing the continuation of the plan is ambiguous.

But escape is not easy either.

Perhaps escaping will be impossible.

This Demon Realm is vast, and looking at those snow wolves now, it’s certain that she’s within her sphere of influence no matter where I am.

‘No… I mustn’t run away. I have to counterattack…’

The direction with the greatest chance of survival is still to cut down Pericia.

There is no hesitation in that conclusion itself.

Even before the plan, Pericia is an evil person from Sylvester’s perspective.

Above all, it was clear from her words and actions.

More than anything, even if I run away, she might come out of this Demon Realm with her current power.

If that happens, the damage will be uncontrollable.

If you’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest, you should at least take responsibility and burn it down.

‘I’ll take her down.’

Squeeze.

He puts strong force into the handle of the sword he’s holding.

He decided to drop the plan and focus only on a way to overcome the current situation.

Leaving aside the world and everything complicated, he purely settles the score.

Above all, the opponent is strong.

If I can overcome such an enemy, I can reach a higher level.

What is it that I truly desire?

Isn’t it to become stronger than anything else?

A firm determination enhances his concentration, strengthening the stealth technique.

The snow wolves, which had been approaching to a precarious distance, disappear into the wrong place as if they hadn’t sensed anything.

‘First, while maintaining the stealth technique… I want to secure a proper place…’

If I’m going to aim, it can only be a surprise attack again.

I can’t maintain it for long anyway, and if I drag it out any longer, Pericia will be on guard and won’t show any openings.

‘The best time is when she’s searching for me and her mind is focused on that.’

Let’s think, how to create an opening.

Everything I’ve learned so far… and experience… let’s think about everything.

Above all, there are plenty of people to refer to for tricks, aren’t there?

Those I’ve seen so far, how would they deceive her and create an opening?

‘…Maybe this will work?’

The method came to mind.

For that, Sylvester carefully drew a magic circle on the snowfield.

Magic is a basic skill, and even that is mainly auxiliary, which is helpful to him.

But even if I squeeze out that little knowledge, I might be able to do this much trickery.

‘…I’ll counterattack.’

First, to survive.

Putting aside all other complicated thoughts, his mind begins to focus solely on that.

And ironically, his Aura begins to emit a more solid light at that moment.

* * *

“Oh, my? It’s not easy to catch me? That’s unexpected?”

The results of the Demon Realm’s search are transmitted to her in real time, who possesses the ability.

In her mind, she is simultaneously processing the scenery, sense of smell, and all other information seen by all the summoned beasts searching in all directions.

A sense that would drive an ordinary human crazy.

For her, it’s just a pleasure.

‘It doesn’t seem like he’s gone outside the continent? Then he must be hiding?’

Is it possible to shake off her abilities? Or not?

That brat seems to have inherited the Sword Emperor Melas’s skills.

‘Come to think of it, that old hag could have shaken it off enough, right?’

Laughing cheerfully, even while slaughtering the enemy, she has a mind that coldly analyzes the opponent in one part of her head.

‘Where could he be hiding.’

And if we were in opposite positions, what would I do?

It’s obvious.

‘Is he planning to attack? I would do that?’

In a moment of carelessness, while taking a break, or when yawning out of boredom.

In that gap, I would stick a knife in that face and twist it.

Listening to the screams at that time would be truly delightful.

Rather, from the opposite point of view, I might want to do that over and over again.

‘Then should I deliberately show an opening?’

If I pretend to have tea time on this white snowfield, will he come?

Or now that it’s come to this, should I go out of the Demon Realm and hunt down humans to be hostages?

Looking at him, he seems to have a strong sense of justice, and that might be more effective.

“Okay… then!”

She thought that far and was about to put it into practice when.

“Oh, my?”

What stopped her action was the information discovered by the wolves she had scattered.

“Aura?”

An aura so distinct and foreign that even her wolves couldn’t mistake it.

Did he release the stealth technique? Or is he trying to use another method to escape?

Either way, it’s useless.

“Wait! …Huh?”

However, she made a dazed sound as she was about to move towards that place.

“The presence has increased?”

One, two, three… the number of reacting Auras is gradually increasing.

Eventually, ten… and finally, there were as many as 50.

“…Huh? Dummies?!”

Dummies to confuse the presence.

The purpose was obvious.

To hide the real one among them and cause confusion.

“It doesn’t matter! Then I’ll blow away the entire area where they’re detected!”

Pericia was about to stretch out her arm and prepare the power to blow away the entire detected area.

“Uh…”

It was close when she made a blank sound.

Suddenly, a strange glimmer occurred next to her, and as if a light were lifting a curtain, the silver-haired boy appeared.

‘Was he waiting nearby?’