BXBX NOVEL [Ln] Volume 3: Chapter 4.7
Ripples of Impending Danger Part 7
Translator : PolterGlast
"Nozomu ......?"
Her voice sounded like she was dumbfounded. It had been a long time since he had heard her voice that wasn't tinged with hatred.
(...... I made it in time.)
For some reason, such words came to his mind.
Her voice was the same nostalgic voice as when they were still together.
However, the nostalgia that came to him was quickly overshadowed by the intense heat that welled up from deep within his chest.
Nozomu could not describe the feeling in a single word. Was it anger at being betrayed or sadness at being hated?
A smoldering mass of heat, mingling in a jumbled mess. Along with the pain that rushed up his nose, he bit his lip involuntarily due to the nausea.
Nozomu reached for the invisible chains that bound him, trying to suppress his shaking emotions.
The most certain and necessary means to eliminate the [Cracked-Crown].
However, the release of these chains may cause a tragedy that even Nozomu himself cannot imagine.
In fact, he once wielded this power in a fit of rage and literally created a bloodbath.
Perhaps the worst scene he had dreamed of might become a reality. Such uncertainty makes him hesitate to break this chain.
But while Nozomu was hesitating, a sudden but powerful wind rose up on the flank of the giant centipede he was facing.
"W-What!?"
The swirling vortex of the wind was so strong that it stirred and scattered the [Cracked-Crown]'s purple lightning.
Nozomu and the others looked at the source of the wind and saw that Mars was pouring all his Qi and magic power into his greatsword.
"If I use this, even this monster will be- ......!"
"Mars-kun, no!"
Tima's cries did not reach him as he stared at the giant centipede with bloodshot eyes.
The pain from the injury he sustained due to [Thunder Rain] had turned into anger, and combined with the frustration of being suddenly confronted with a substandard being, it had completely erased any sense of calm from his mind.
However, the technique was originally incomplete and only imperfectly controllable. He was rushed by anger and impatience, as well as the fatigue and damage that had built up over the course of the past several battles. With all these bad conditions, there was no way he could control it.
Unaware of this fact, Mars used the magic combination technique, rushed by his impatience.
As a result, the situation that Tima and Nozomu had feared before occurred.
"Guu~u~u~!"
The greatsword screeches amidst the swirling torrent of Qi and magic power. The storm-like vortex of power kept raging without harmony, and even Mars himself began to run amok beyond control.
"W-hy ......Gaaaah!"
"Kyaaa!"
Unleashed along with his cry, the raging wind finally left Mars's control and began to turn its fangs on its surroundings.
The blast expanded and blew away Mars, the user, along with Shina and Tima, who were nearby.
Shina was fortunately protected by Rasward, but Tima was knocked straight into a tree and fainted.
*Gigigi ......*
To make matters worse, the [Cracked Crown] once again began to cover its entire body in purple lightning.
It is the same torrential rain of lightning that devastated Nozomu and the others earlier.
Shina and others who were capable of launching long-range attacks kept firing magic and arrows, but they were dispersed by the purple lightning that the giant centipede was clad in, and did not even reach its carapace.
Then, for the third time, [Thunder Rain] was invoked, and a swarm of lightning so dense that there was no room to evade it, attacked Nozomu.
"Nozomu!"
However, Irisdina intervened in front of the downpour of lightning and deployed a magic barrier. She deployed it in the nick of time.
"Iris......~!"
"Ugh, hurry, ...... while you still can!"
The magic barrier that was instantly deployed began to be eaten away by the snake-like thunderstorms in the blink of an eye.
And then, this time, Shina with Razward jumped in.
"Raz, protect them!"
[Dammit! What a rough spirit user!]
Shina stood in front of Nozomu, and together with Irisdina, she raised her hands to put up a barrier.
But even so, the torrential rain of lightning could not be stopped.
Both barriers were pierced, and a snake-like thunderbolt slipped through the hole and struck them on the cheek, leaving a laceration on their white skin.
There is no time to hesitate. Nozomu put all his strength into his hand on the invisible chain and tried to tear it apart with all his might.
"Wha ......"
But for some reason, the invisible chains did not break.
Over and over again, he pulled on the chains with all his might, but no matter how much force he put into it, the invisible chain would not budge.
"W-why?......"
While Nozomu was stupefied, the [Thunder Rain] finally broke through their barriers.
"Uaaaaa!"
""Kyaaaa!"
Their screams were heard. The violent purple lightning engulfed them, and the pain was so intense that their consciousness was bleached to a pure white.
In their flickering vision, the giant centipede was raising its huge scythe arm.
Is it over for us? ...... At that moment, on the verge of fainting, a man clad in silver and white armor and carrying a huge black sword sprang out from behind the bushes like a gust of wind.
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"You-! ...... Oi, say something!"
Seeing Nozomu's silent reaction, Mars became even more agitated and again raised his fist.
Irisdina and the others, who were stunned by the sudden situation, came to their senses and rushed to stop him.
"Mars-kun, don't!"
"Stop it!"
"Wait, calm down!"
Tima and Irisdina clung to Mars' arms, and Feo jumped on his waist.
Despite the three of them trying to stop him, Mars does not lower his raised fist. He just lets his anger take over and shakes Tima off, who is still clinging to him.
"Kyaa!"
"Tima!"
Tima, who was not physically strong to begin with, was easily knocked away. She fell down and was holding her own ankle with her face contorted in pain. Perhaps she twisted her ankle.
However, Mars, whose blood was rushing to his head, did not see Tima and he punched Nozomu again with his freed arm.
Nozomu collapsed on top of the scattered medical instruments, and as Mars was about to close in further, Norn's angry voice rang out from the entrance to the tent.
"What are you doing!? This is no place to make a scene!"
Upon hearing Norn's angry voice, everyone quieted down as if water had been poured over them. While everyone has an awkward expression on their faces, only Mars keeps glaring at Nozomu. His eyes are tinged with anger, yet somehow sad and sullen.
However, seeing Nozomu not saying anything, his eyes turned to disappointment.
"...... I thought you were different from that bastard."
"Ma-, Mars-kun!"
After squeezing these words out of his heart, Mars turned on his heel and walked out of the tent. Tima called to him to stop him, but he walked away without looking back.
"...... Nozomu, are you alright?"
"............"
Nozomu did not answer Irisdina's call, but stood up sluggishly and quickly walked past her toward the exit of the tent. Irisdina turned around and tried to reach out her hand to his back as he left, but her hand was not able to reach him, and it cut through empty air.
After they left, only a heavy silence drifted through the tent.
End of Chapter 4.
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