Chapter 192 – The Horned Woman and the Half-Elf

Whiik! The ghoul mage held up her quarterstaff like a baton. At that moment, the ghouls pouring out through the hole charged towards us.

Are you pushing it with volume from the start? Like a ghoul who uses space magic, what he wants isn’t a fair confrontation.

“Freeze!”

Kwajik-!

I swung my staff and smashed the heads of the ghouls that were rushing in from the front. But killing one doesn’t end it. Countless ghouls surrounded us in a circle and engaged in a wheeled battle.

“These corpses are not running through ignorance! They are moving under the direction of the ghoul mage!”
“You mean a ghoul with a wand is controlling other ghouls?

The shouts of the ghoul mages echoed from time to time in the rear. Every time that happened, several ghouls attacked us from all sides. At first glance, it was an organization of ghouls with a well-established chain of command. The ghoul mage in that pure white coat seemed to be the leader of the ghouls.

“I’ll take the lead. Sister take care of the guys coming from the back! Let’s start by reducing the number of ghouls.”

Bella and I stood back to back and withstood the attack of the ghouls. It is the first time to see Bella wearing the Raven Ring fighting in real combat. Every time her crow wings swung, a gust of wind blew and her feathers launched. The sharp feathers pierced the bodies of the ghouls like memorization.

“Could it have launched feathers?!”
“It’s an ejection function built into the Raven Ring. It can be fired with magical energy until all the feathers on the wings fall off. It’s a secret technique that I’ve been researching in my own way.”

A storm of jet-black feathers raged and turned the ghouls into a beehive. Thanks to that, I was able to put Delia on the floor, who had been lifting her up, because I had time.

“Kanpu girl! Wake up!”
“…”

Despite the war everywhere, Delia still doesn’t open her eyes! Well, how helpful it would be to wake up a sorceress who had lost her wand.

“Water!”

It spewed out a large amount of water and surrounded the fallen Delia. When the water surrounding the circle was frozen with [Quick Freeze], An excellent ice barrier was created in an instant. That’s all I can do for Delia. I grabbed her quarterstaff with both hands and began to wield it properly.

“Mr. Luke! The hole in the ceiling is closing. I think it’s impossible for that ghoul mage to keep opening the hole!”

While we were gritting our teeth and fighting, we heard good news. Just as Bella had said, the hole in the ceiling where the ghouls had spewed out gradually narrowed and finally disappeared without a trace. The ghoul mage doesn’t even show any sign of trying to drill a hole again.

‘Is it impossible to continuously teleport the ghouls?’

A magic hole connecting different spaces. If it could be used continuously without a cooldown, the adventurers exploring the labyrinth would have been completely wiped out. It was clear that there was some kind of restriction, so the ghoul mage looked limp for a while.

He simply gave instructions to his subordinate ghouls from a distance.

“Blizzardaaaaa!”

Above her head, he spun his staff like a windmill, blowing a blizzard. At that moment, the blizzard turned into a violent whirlpool, blowing away the rushing ghouls. As long as the rod is spinning endlessly, I am like a walking typhoon!

With a whirlpool of cold air wrapped around his body, he ran wild among the ghouls.

ㅁKuiyiyiik!!
ㅁ Quik!! Cuiyi profit!!

“Rotation-!! Whirlwind yeeeee—!!!”

Before I knew it, the floor of the relic storage was covered with snow. When it was first created, it was pure white snow, but it was painted red from the blood of the ghouls. You don’t know how long the fight continued while wrapped in a vortex of cold air.

“Coke! Coke!”

My body temperature dropped and I felt my whole body go numb. The recoil of the fucking ancient magic was making my body freeze. Still, thanks to the rampage properly, the number of ghouls decreased considerably.

It was the moment when I had hope that I would be able to survive.

“Bardagastef-! Thurisaz!”

The ghoul mage, who was only giving orders from the rear, stepped forward. As we break the ghoul siege, he finally regains his strength. He didn’t make another weird hole, but the ghoul mage walked towards us.

“A ghoul mage is coming! You don’t know what ancient magic to use, so be careful!”

What the ghoul in the robe deals with is space magic. I can’t even guess what means they’re going to try to kill us.

If it’s space movement, even if you can apply it a little bit, isn’t it a scam? Please, I hope that ghoul mage is crazy!

Whoa!

The ghoul mage’s gait was leisurely. He walked in a straight line toward us, spinning his cane round and round. It was so slow that I blew it away with a magical sphere.

“Magic Missile!”

Five magic spheres flew at a furious speed. The moment the magic sphere and the ghoul mage’s body were about to collide, an unbelievable phenomenon occurred.

Chijik-! The body of the ghoul mage who was rotating the rod disappeared. I opened my eyes wide and looked at the front, but I couldn’t find even a trace. As I was about to look around, Bella’s voice rang out urgently.

“Mr. Luke!! It’s in the back!”

As soon as he heard the sound, he raised his cane backwards in a movement close to instinct. The ghoul mage who had disappeared just before appeared silently from behind. The moment I faced the rotting ghoul head right in front of me, I was seized with a chilling feeling.

“Gyaaaaa!!”

Blink!!
The ghoul used Blink! It was fortunate that it was enough to surprise them, but the ghoul mage’s hands were not merciful. The ghoul mage clung to him and swung his quarterstaff. I raised her staff to block her blows, but her devastating shock overtook me.

Quadduk!

“Cuck!”

My body bounced like a bouncy ball due to the strength. I was able to land only after bumping into the wall of the labyrinth. My whole body was tingling, but there was no time to lie down. I got up quickly.

“Thurisaz-!”

Thanks to the bouncing, it spread quite a distance, but the opponent is a blink ghoul that uses space movement. Chijik-! A noise echoed, and the ghoul mage disappeared again. At that moment, the ghoul that had disappeared appeared above my head.

“Haaaaa-!!!”

The ghoul mage struck me down with his staff in the blink of an eye. This time I saw him properly. I reflexively raised my staff and sent a [Blizzard] Overhead.

A blizzard emitted from zero distance blew away the ghoul mage.

“Monster bastard-!! Big!!”

The ghoul mage, swept away by the blizzard, did not lose her balance even in the harsh wind. After somersaulting in the sky, he landed safely at the bottom of the labyrinth!

“How did you learn taijutsu despite being a wizard! You’re really good at falling!”

Or the posture of wielding a cane.
Like doing a somersault in the sky and performing a falling technique.

That ghoul mage had learned a considerable level of martial arts for a wizard. The method of attack also relied on bongsul with the addition of space movement. It’s a fighting style that makes use of the ghoul’s outstanding physical specs!

Chijik-! Each time it disappeared, I spun my staff to create a whirlwind of ice. However, unlike ordinary ghouls, the ghoul mage did not bounce off even when swept away by the whirlpool. Despite being blown away by the strong wind, he vigorously swung his staff.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As soon as he wrapped himself in the whirlpool, he was able to compete with the ghoul mage. It was because the harsh coldness made the ghoul’s body dull. Even so, the strength was still the same, and every time the cane hit it, it hurt as if it would tear.

“Hagalaz! Freeze!”

I tried to activate [Quick Freeze] To freeze the staff I touched. However, whenever they collided with each other’s wands, the ghoul mage’s wand only slightly iced its surface. There is no freezing in 1 second like when other creatures are frozen.

The reason why the freezing speed was as slow as that of slugs was simple. The quarter staff itself is a staff with strong magic resistance. I’ve heard of it in Rumi’s class. Did you say that even if you hit the same quarter staff with [Quick Freeze], The freeze speed is slow.

Of course, if you hit the ghoul mage’s body, you can freeze it.
But whenever she tried to target her body, the ghoul mage blocked it with her ghostly staff.

The only thing he contacts me is the quarter staff!
He’s someone who knows how to deal with rune mages.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the fierce whirlpool, he exerted his best efforts to perform bongsul. The arm that had received the ghoul’s strength was tattered.
How much longer can I last? 5 minutes? 10 minutes? What is certain is that if the melee battle continues like this, my body will not be able to withstand it. I looked across the vortex at Bella, equally perilous.

“Haha…!”

Bella succeeded in dealing with most of the ghouls that had spread the siege by herself. It was thanks to her that I was able to face the ghoul mage head-to-head. However, in the fierce battle, Bella was on the verge of collapsing. Because of her lack of energy, she fell to her knees and couldn’t move properly.

“Sister Bella! Run!!”

I barely managed to get her word out for her Bella to run away. Even though her energy has gone down, her Bella still has a sip of the healing potion left. If she drinks it, she’ll be able to escape by herself somehow.

Now, as I hold onto the mage to burn, is my chance.

“Healing potion left! Drink the potion and run away!”

But her Bella got up from her stagger, heard me and shook her head.

“—- I have no intention of running away. If a person who would become a guild master abandons an adventurer, it is disqualification. Even if I die, I’d rather die together!”

Bella looked at me with her resolve. She splendidly spread the jet-black wings that grew from her back.

It’s true that she has no intention of running away.
At this moment, Bellatrix was ready for her death. Spreading her wings, Bella soared high in her sky and pursued her ghoul mage at breakneck speed. Her eyes flashed like birds of prey on her prey.

Chijik-!

The ghoul mage noticed that Bella was joining the group and used teleportation. In the blink of an eye, the ghoul mage appeared around Bella flying through the sky. He must have been thinking of swinging her wand and knocking it off. However, when it comes to fighting, Bella went a step further.

“Haap!”

As she flew through the air, Bella released all her feathers from her wings. Hundreds of feathers covering the giant wings colored the ceiling of the labyrinth black. The ghoul mage wielding her staff was swept away by her feather storm and fell to her ground.

Thud-! The fallen ghoul mage was pinned to the ground. At that moment, Bella threw a canteen containing a healing potion at me. I didn’t miss the canteen that had fallen from the sky and snatched it up.

“I believe!”

The word “Believe” Contained a sincere meaning. It was the belief that I, who had regained my strength with the healing potion, would defeat the ghoul mage. I woke up to the look of Bella who was expecting it.

I opened the canteen and drank the healing potion without hesitation. Vitality returns to the damaged body and the mind becomes clear. I am the only one who can defeat the ghoul mage right now.

Rolled her head I recalled countless scenes where the ghoul mage had used teleportation.

A series of unconcealable actions he showed us, a reaction that must be passed on to ancient magicians, and restrictions imposed by the magic that manipulates space—-.

The moment I captured it in my head, the answer was barely visible.

I raised my quarterstaff over my head.