LRAB #258 - Cut it in two with one stroke, Ruyi Sword!
#258 - Cut it in two with one stroke, Ruyi Sword!
Otto, while rescuing Zun Zun, forcefully shot down the White Whale with magic. The subjugation squad and the mercenary团, seeing this, swarmed forward to suppress it.
Otto seemed to have strained himself too much,榨取all of his physical strength and energy, and fainted after rescuing Zun Zun.
Zun Zun helplessly shook her head, "Really, I've become a clown. But you did a great job, my knight."
"Zun Zun, are you okay!?"
Natsuki Subaru ran towards the blood-soaked master and servant.
"Ah, I'm fine, I'm fine." Zun Zun waved her hand, even having the leisure to joke, "The inside of the White Whale's mouth is actually no different from the inside of a giant toad's mouth, both are quite disgusting."
"No, I don't know what either of those feels like."
Natsuki Subaru subconsciously retorted. But when he saw Zun Zun full of energy, he relaxed and let out a long sigh.
They took the fainted Otto to rest under a large tree. Crusch was there directing the care of the wounded. Seeing their disheveled return, her expression changed drastically, but she relaxed again when she found that they were not injured.
At this time, everyone was holding a meeting.
Thanks to Wilhelm and Ricardo leading the subjugation squad and the mercenary团, Zun Zun and the others were able to take the time to discuss the next countermeasures.
"You're saying the White Whale split?"
The Duchess's expression was very unpleasant after hearing everyone's report.
One was already like this.
Wouldn't three be taking off?
Zun Zun said, "Don't worry, it's just that the number has increased. The overall strength of the White Whale has not become stronger, otherwise I wouldn't be here unscathed."
The so-called 分身 is an individual split from the main body, so no matter what, the strength of the 分身 will not exceed the main body.
"It's better to deal with the White Whale now."
"...Yes, they are weaker than the original one. I agree with this speculation."
Crusch nodded seriously.
However, she changed the subject, "But what's the point of knowing this? Although it has weakened due to injuries, the threat still surpasses us. Even with Ferris's healing, those who have withdrawn cannot return to the battle line."
"Fortunately, our main force is not injured."
"But even so, wanting to kill three White Whales is easier said than done..."
"There's no need to kill three, it's enough to kill the main body," Zun Zun interrupted her.
Hearing this, Crusch raised her eyebrows and asked, "What basis do you have for that?"
"Intuition."
"That answer is too arbitrary."
Clearly, Zun Zun did not convince Crusch.
Suddenly, she became a little impatient.
Although she understood that her relentless questioning was for the sake of the lives of the subjugation squad and the mercenary团, Zun Zun actually didn't have a good excuse. After all, the other party could hear the 風 of lies, and besides, Zun Zun—the Crimson Demons were all impatient guys. Who cares if it's right or wrong, just do it.
"I have the same idea as Zun Zun."
"Natsuki Subaru."
Crusch looked at him.
Natsuki Subaru nodded, pointing to the White Whale in the sky and said, "A guy who lets his two 分身 fight while watching from high altitude, what do you think he's doing?"
"...To prevent the main body from being injured?"
"Probably. That guy doesn't come down and doesn't help either side of himself. No matter how you think about it, he's afraid of the main body being injured, right? After all, even if you kill these two below, it might not hurt the main body at all. Even... after painstakingly defeating them, after the corpses turn into mist and dissipate, new individuals might be born."
His words made everyone frown.
If that were the case, the battle would enter an endless war of attrition with no end in sight. In that case, they would be the ones to surrender early.
"Well, there's a reason why we have to defeat it."
"But the problem is, how do we do it? Do we have any means of attack that can fly that high?"
Mimi and Herta successively said this.
Zun Zun said, "Although my 雷霆之劍 can reach there, its power will definitely be weakened, and it won't hurt the White Whale at all."
"Same here, one slash is okay, but the White Whale won't fall because of it."
Crusch followed closely behind, stating the difficulty.
The White Whale that escaped into the sky was almost as high as the clouds, hiding in a place higher than when it first appeared, revealing the White Whale's nasty personality. Even with Explosion Magic, it would probably be difficult to reach that position.
"Rem..."
"I'm sorry, the further away the magic power is from my hand, the harder it is to control. Lord Roswaal might be able to, but Rem can't..."
The blue-haired maid also looked regretful for her lack of ability.
"No, there's another way."
Natsuki Subaru looked at Zun Zun, no, to be precise, at the cherry tied to his hair.
"Hey, could it be...!"
"We can only try!"
...
The left and right battlefields were in full swing. Wilhelm and Ricardo led the subjugation squad and the mercenary团 respectively to fight against the White Whale. They seemed to be intentionally pulling the White Whale away to prevent them from getting close to this side.
And under the big tree.
"I'll say it first, I'm not very confident."
"It's okay, I believe in you."
"Where does your confidence come from?"
Zun Zun glared at the carefree Natsuki Subaru unhappily. This guy told him not to be too reckless and not to care about his own life before coming here, but now he's still thinking about doing such dangerous things. Unbearable.
"I'm ready here!"
Rem said to the two of them, stepping on a thick layer of ice.
Natsuki Subaru's method was very simple. First, let Rem create a large ice layer, and then let Zun Zun's cherry explode to generate a huge thrust to send him into the sky.
As for how to attract the White Whale down, he didn't say. Although this idiot pretended to be playful and said it was a proprietary secret, Zun Zun guessed that he must be using the Witch's Scent to fish.
Zun Zun lifted him and the ice layer together.
Natsuki Subaru just needed to be blasted into the sky, and there were more things he needed to consider.
"Now that we've come this far, don't die."
"Don't worry, if I accidentally die, I'll still come to this step again."
"Don't say such unlucky things!"
Amidst his laughter, Zun Zun communicated with the cherry behind his head, and then magic power condensed, collapsed, and released—
"I'm exploding!"
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"Waaaaah————"
With a bang, Natsuki Subaru howled and ascended into the sky.
Zun Zun didn't think too much about what he would encounter next, nor would he pay attention to it. Because Zun Zun had more important things to do, and that was—to斩掉 the White Whale!
Close your eyes.
The crown on his forehead continued to shrink, and Zun Zun's face changed from ruddy to pale, and even being smeared with blood couldn't change the unspeakable whiteness. But his aura not only did not weaken, but became even stronger.
A super-strong blow was brewing.
On the other side.
The flying Natsuki Subaru successfully climbed onto the White Whale, desperately grabbing the White Whale's nose to prevent falling, and frowned unconsciously, feeling the touch of rough skin and body hair with his hands. The strong wind in the high altitude and the fishy smell of the White Whale's mouth made him very uncomfortable.
Climbing onto the White Whale, that is, the Witch's Scent, caused the White Whale's appearance to change drastically.
The 魔兽 that had previously adopted a sitting-on-the-mountain-watching-the-tigers-fight attitude was obviously in an excited state, with mist and saliva flowing from the mouths all over its body, along with laughter, rudely and grandly welcoming the meat that had thrown itself into its mouth.
Natsuki Subaru didn't make any harsh remarks.
He glared fiercely at the White Whale—making eye contact with the blood-red single eye. Before the White Whale could act, he suddenly let go of the hand grabbing its nose, welcoming the gravity of free fall.
The White Whale turned its head to the Natsuki Subaru who was performing a large-scale suicide act, its body moved slightly, as if wanting to chase but hesitated and stopped moving.
This guy is very smart.
If it just watched Natsuki Subaru fall like this, then its dominant position in occupying the airspace would not be shaken, so it forcibly endured the temptation and stopped chasing.
But Natsuki Subaru was also prepared.
"—I can Return by Death!"
He could shout loudly without restraint in the high altitude. After the severe pain flashed through Natsuki Subaru's body like lightning, the White Whale suddenly turned its head, opened its mouth wide, and pounced towards the falling Natsuki Subaru.
After the Witch's Scent was enhanced, the 魔兽 was covered by aversion that surpassed its instinct.
Swimming with force is much faster than natural fall.
This is common sense.
No one can rely on during free fall, so Natsuki Subaru had no way to avoid the White Whale's impact. If he was caught up before reaching the ground, he would directly enter a bad ending.
However, Natsuki Subaru was not afraid at all. He laughed and fell towards the ground.
"—Rem!"
"Yes, Subaru!"
Seeing that he was about to be swallowed by the chasing White Whale—that huge whale's mouth opened wide, and the fishy smell came again, but before he could do anything, the White Whale was knocked away by an ice pillar flying out from the side, and its movements froze.
And Natsuki Subaru also fell on the back of the 地龙 and left gracefully with Rem.
...Not quite.
The White Whale quickly reorganized its formation. It hit the ground with its head, and a roar and dust rose from the bursting ground. The earth shook under the impact force.
The impact force was so strong that the flesh and blood on its head were blurred, but the 魔兽 still desperately chased after him.
From this desperate appearance, one could not see the leisure of it flying in the high altitude just now. The way it swam also became messy, competing with Patrasche for victory at a speed that seemed to surpass the wind.
However, only its spirit was overwhelmingly strong.
The White Whale scraped the ground, its tail slapped the earth, and it suddenly chased behind him. Natsuki Subaru, who was running away with all his might, shouted after intersecting with someone in front:
"—I'll leave it to you, Zun Zun!"
"I've been waiting for a long time!"
The White Whale kept swimming forward, approaching rapidly, wanting to eat Natsuki Subaru.
Suddenly, it discovered that the 地龙 that had just been sprinting in a straight line had nimbly turned to avoid a certain existence. When the single eye of the White Whale, which was focused on Natsuki Subaru and had its vision blocked, reflected a dignified figure—
He held high in his hand the raging 雷霆之劍 that reached the sky. His handsome little face was pale, but his eyes were red and dazzlingly captivating.
"—必杀! 一刀两断, 如意神剑!"
He shouted.
The 雷霆之劍 in his hand pressed down forcefully.
The White Whale's remaining right eye widened, wanting to dodge, but its huge body couldn't avoid it in time, and its powerful inertia rushed towards the direction where Zun Zun was.
"Roar————"
"Hold on for me, aaaaah————"
Zun Zun shouted, the raging 雷霆之劍 in his hand constantly cutting the White Whale's flesh, the powerful impact made his body constantly lean back, but the 雷霆之劍 in his hand did not flinch at all.
Under the mutual action of force.
The 雷霆之劍 split the White Whale from the very center, completely dividing its huge body into two!