Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne? Chapter 304

Year 7447, Month 7, Day 10

The warhead of my greatest attack spell {Stone Cannon Missile} obviously went flying towards the flying lizard that was approaching us from the sky.

But, what in the world!

Around the point when it was 50 meters from the surface it was offset by countless spells(?) that came flying from it's side.
Came flying? No, they might not have come flying.
It almost looked like an extremely long and thin {Anti-Magic Field} stretching out that even I can't make.
It looked like the spell warhead was exposed to something resembling a purple beam.

In any case, the flying spell warhead was exposed(?) to that beam or whatever that acted as if it wouldn't allow the flying lizard to be attacked so in order to try and avoid it I shifted the course of the warhead even more. My {Stone Cannon} was only able to endure it for a really short period of time. In the end it scattered midway through it's path.

Along the trail that the beam followed to the warhead there was something like a sparkling powder scattered about.
Looking at the scattering trail and it seems that the beam was fired from the surface.

I said it was an {Anti-Magic Field} but that's probably not an {Anti-Magic Field}. The warhead didn't look like it crumbled from losing it's mana and an {Anti-Magic Field} wouldn't leave behind that kind of sparkling powder after it moves. That's why I think it should be something different.

However, what in the world was that just now!?
Miduchi who stopped moving raised her voice in surprise as well.
The beam came flying from the outer circ.u.mference of the room from every direction.
Right. Every direction including from behind us as we face off against the {Wyvern}.
Did we overlook a monster!?
Or was it summoned from those altars!?

The flying lizard has already reached the size of a baseball.

I should be able to see it pretty soon and after trying to {Identify} it after all it was the so-called {Wyvern}.
There wasn't anything that seemed to be really problematic among it's abilities.
Though {Venom} seems pretty dangerous we have the method of resisting it with magic.
Other than that, it doesn't have any magic special skills and no {Breath} like the {Dragon} I've heard about in stories or the {Lesser Yowie} and {Frost Lizard} either.

"It's fine so go!! Everyone be careful of the surroundings!! Something is out there!!"

I yell at Miduchi while using an attack spell one more time.
This time it's {Ice Cannon Missile}.

Once again a spell warhead with powerful force behind it was fired from my left hand.

This time for sure!

I started guiding it immediately after firing it.
This time I'll lead it along an arched curve from bottom to top.
I'll give it an ice uppercut.
It might appear difficult at a glance but it's possible to guide the flying warhead while looking at the opponent so as long as the target that is the flying lizard doesn't make any sudden maneuvers there's no doubt it'll hit.
I'm sure it can't manage that with that large of a body.
That's the frightening part about a spell with {Missile} added to it.

It seems that the beam isn't flying at it this time.

But, of all things!

Right before the spell warhead was about to land a direct hit on the {Wyvern} it flapped both of it's bat wings wide in front of it and performed an unbelievably sudden deceleration. Since the state of it was almost as if it used emergency breaks in mid-air, it temporarily stalled, and then fell a bit of alt.i.tude.

My spell barely grazed ju

st the tip of it's nose.

That maneuver completely ignored the laws of physics!
That was way beyond something like the combat helicopter {Cobra}!?
However, for what reason do you I think I added {Missile} to it?

It'll end up taking a bit of a detour but I can still guide it.

Since it's a lot closer than just now after all.
There's still plenty of room remaining in the effective range.
I made warhead of the {Ice Cannon} do a sudden turn as quickly as possible. Then I had it do a sudden descent leading it to the back of the {Wyvern}.

However...

s.h.i.t..

It's difficult to control big spells with {Missile}.
If it was a less powerful warhead then it'd be easier to make sharp turns though..!

The sudden turn ended up killing a large portion of the spell warheads speed.

There more of those beams from just now hit it again.
The {Ice Cannon} endured it for just a short period of time again and then quickly crumbled and scattered.
Once again the sky was filled with particles of something almost like a sparkling powder scattered about.

The speed of the {Wyvern} dropped quite a bit because of it's repeated turning as well.
Either because it was making use of that or because it was cautious of attack spells flying towards it, it started flying zigzag while shaking it's head right and left.
Ah, is it searching for prey?
I can tell it's distracted by the hill I made in the center of the plaza.

It's already gotten quite a bit bigger than a soccer ball.

It's width with it's wings stretched out is about 10 meters.
I guess it's length is probably about the same. Or maybe a bit longer?
Looking at it from the front and the thickness of it's body seems to be over 1 meter.

It's huge.
Up against something like that I'm sure a bow and arrows would be almost meaningless.
It's suspicious if they could even pierce into it.
It would be good if the {Arrow.Of.Blindness} can stab into it but it seems pretty hopeless.

"Bel!"

"Yes!"

I heard a good reply from a place several tens of meters away.

"Shoot it down with the gun!! Also countdown!"

A bow and arrow is no good but if it's a gun then...
Since it's our first time on this floor we brought along the guns.
I had Bel use the gun, Miduchi and Kamu the bow, and Angela is using the broad sword she's used up until now.
Since there seemed to be quite a bit of forest this time I had Angela use the sword without letting her hold any projectile weapons.

For the time being I drove Bel who's probably entered the firing position to a corner of my head.
It's fine as long as I concentrate solely on her countdown.

"3!"

I need to do what I can do.
The {Wyvern} flying zigzag is already pretty close.

"2!"

Even if I don't extend the range of my spells after a bit more my magic level should be plenty to reach it.
Since this time it's already close in terms of distance.
One more shot.
It's {Fire Cannon Missile}.

"1!"

If I fire from the distance even if it were to dodge it should be fine as long as I make some slightly adjustments.
Also, it seems those beams can't be fired rapidly in succession.

I won't let you escape anymore!
We'll finish things with this!

I fire a large spear that's almost as if condensed magma has taken shape just like that.
This time there's no tricks or anything else.
I fired it in a straight line along the shortest distance towards the {Wyvern}.
For just an instant I felt the radiant heat from the warhead.

Almost simultaneously I heard a gunshot.

And then, my {Fire Cannon}...
Was obstructed by multiple beams once again and disappeared without a trace.
It can fire consecutively after all!

Nn? Nnn?
It seemed like all of the beams only aimed for my spell warhead...

Come to think of it I wonder if the bullet hit?
There weren't any beams that went towards the gun, I think.
Though there was a distance of about 200 meters it's difficult to imagine that she'd miss that large of a target.
It seems that at the very least it hasn't done any major damage.
Though I say that, the gun itself might be effective.

"Bel, that's already fine. Stop! Hide in a different location!! Everyone else continue to watch all directions of our surroundings!"

I figured out several of the opponents tricks from that just now.

The one using the spell for that beam is either not moving at all or not moving much at all.
It seems like the route for that sparkling powder all converge from fixed locations along the surface.
It's a spell that can erase my highest level of spell warhead so it should require a considerable amount of concentration.
Do they not have enough leeway to move around?

Other than that it's unknown how they're determining it but I think it aims for whatever has the higher threat level.
Though I can't say that with much confidence.
There's a high possibility that because the bullet flew faster than my attack spell on top of being extremely small it wasn't noticed in the first place.

And then while the only examples for now are spells but it seems to fire that beam when it reaches an alt.i.tude of 40~50 meters.
Is it because of problems related to the height of the ones using the spell and they can't see that high without that much of an angle?
Though taking into account how they're fired from various places on this floor and I feel like it might be different.
However, there's also the case of the {Ice Cannon} just now.

There was a very short period of time after the exposure starts and it won't even last 1 second but my spell warheads can endure the erasure.
In the end my {Ice Cannon} was an attack from almost directly below and even after it arrived at the interception(?) alt.i.tude it didn't seem to be destroyed right away.
Even if the {Wyvern} was able to dodge it depending on the direction the {Wyvern} might end up entering the s.p.a.ce between the spells several of the magicians(?) are using and my warhead.
Isn't that why it wasn't able to start the exposure?
Can that beam not just do damage to spells but to the body of the {Wyvern} itself?
In that case it seems like it would be best off aiming directly for us but it might be blocked by these trees and unable to accurately grasp our location. Probably.

The {Wyvern} already appears to be the size of a bath bucket.
I guess the distance is about 100 meters or so?
I can finally tell after it's approached this close but it's body from the head to it's tail should be over 15 meters long.
The span of it's wings should be a bit larger than 10 meters as well.
It's alt.i.tude seems to be 60~70 meters high from a glance.
Additionally it's looking in my direction.
I guess I was found.

Well, since I've been firing those kinds of flashy attack spells consecutively it's only obvious.
Without taking my eyes off the {Wyvern} I ran a bit and hid behind the trunk of a tree.
After that I carefully picked treetops that are outside of it's visibility and hid behind a tree trunk several trees away from the first one I hid from it behind.

Come closer just like that!
I'll shoot you down from directly below!

Ah...

This b.a.s.t.a.r.d...

The {Wyvern} suddenly started rising and raised it's alt.i.tude.
It's leisurely started circling above.
Is it starting again because it lost sight of me?

However, it shouldn't have any attack methods that can be used against us.

But, continuing to glare at each other like this is bad...
I'm sure the ones firing those spell beams won't remain in the same place forever if they see this situation.
It's dangerous if I don't finish the {Wyvern} off right away.

I guess attack spells which send something flying are no good.
In that case, I'm sure {Fire Ball} wouldn't work either...
Then would {Lightning Bolt} work?
Judging from the {Wyverns} size I'd say it's current alt.i.tude is about 200 meters or so?

If I extend the range just in case then it's a distance that should be plenty to deal it a blow.
I'm sure even those beams would be powerless against electrical discharge.
Even if erasing it is possible it can reach it's destination over a distance of just 200 meters in a literal instant.
If I pour mana into the power then it should be able to deal a decent amount of damage before it's erased and if I'm lucky it's muscles will stiffen from the shock and it won't be able to use it's wings anymore.

If it falls from that high of an alt.i.tude I feel like it could die from just that.
Just as expected from that large of a body, it should deal plenty of damage.

I look at the {Wyvern} through an opening in the treetops.
That b.a.s.t.a.r.d, it's not just me. It seems to have lost sight of all of us.
I gauge the timing of it's revolutions and stretch my hand out almost straight above.

Well, this should be the end.

...

.....

Now!

Lightning was fired from my left hand straight up towards the {Wyvern}.
The bluish-white sparks arrived in an instant...

It turned midway and disappeared!

Eh!?

What's going on!?

I didn't see the beam for that spell!?

Then one more shot!

It's no good.

It seems to be attracted towards whatever that sparkling stuff is.
Centering around the s.p.a.ce where those beams pa.s.sed through it seems that the sparkling powder that was scattered has properties that attract electricity.

There's no doubt it was able to determine my position so I think while moving towards a different tree.

Like this I have almost no hands I can play when it comes to using attack spells from the distance.

The only spell that seems like it might work is {Disintegrate} but even if I were to pour all of my mana into it I'm sure it wouldn't be enough for that volume.

What should I do?

More importantly, is everyone else alright?

I scanned the surroundings but couldn't tell for sure.
There's not a single sound.

If they're hiding inside of this forest then they should be safe from the {Wyvern} for the moment.
They must be hiding while watching carefully for the casters of those beam spells.

The casters of those beam spells are troublesome as well but first off I want finish off that {Wyvern}.
In regards to the beam it should be fine to just use an {Anti-Magic Field} to block it and finish it off with bow and arrow or gun from behind that. Probably.

Ah, that's right.
In the first place it's possible it never even noticed the bullets from the gun.
In that case, it might be a spell which requires proper sight of the target warhead.

Then it's best to hurry.

I'll hit with the level 9 wind magic attack spell, {Hurricane.Cl.u.s.ter}.
Though I feel like even the level 8 {Gale.Turbulence} would be plenty powerful judging from that {Wyverns} body but here I should use this just in case.
In the first place, if it's wind magic then it shouldn't see it right?

Also, even if it's erased the temporary outbreak of wind should be able to scatter those particles.

I raised the edge of my lips and stretched my left hand out upwards.