Published: July 4, 2025
"You boys..."
The man who was about to be killed by the abominable spider's magic spoke to the two from the guest seats.
"We are adventurers from the Central Nations Delegation. Following the orders of our leader and Cardinal Graham, we will protect you."
"Is anyone else injured?"
Ryo casually raised Graham's reputation while casting heal on the injuries visible to Eto.
"His attack is powerful magic!"
It was spoken in a language that Ryo and the others couldn't understand.
The guests seemed to realize that communication was breaking down. They took something out of their pockets and put it in their right ear.
Then they spoke again.
"His attack is powerful magic!" "That guy's attack magic is strong!"
"An automatic translation device!"
After the guest spoke, the machine in his ear emitted words that Ryo and the others could understand.
"This is an alchemy tool that translates into the language of the Central Nations."
It seemed to be quite a high-performance device.
"I haven't seen a tool that combines reality and fantasy in a long time."
No one replied to Ryo's mutterings.
"The [magic shield] was instantly destroyed..."
"Four magic spells were activated simultaneously?"
"That thing is an abomination..."
The guests spoke up.
Perhaps they wanted someone to listen to their terrifying experiences. It was understandable.
That said, the abominable spider wouldn't wait.
"[Fire Cannon]"
"[Fire Cannon]"
"[Fire Cannon]"
"[Fire Cannon]"
A quadruple simultaneous fire attribute attack magic, [Fire Cannon].
It was a magic not found in the Central Nations.
But...
"I don't want to admit it, but that guy from the Empire's fire attribute magic was stronger. [Ice Wall with 30 layers]."
After taking the quadruple barrage of [Fire Cannon], even Ryo's ice wall suffered considerable damage.
Therefore, he had to re-establish it...
"Against his magic, layering was necessary."
To put it bluntly, the blazing flame mage's offensive magic was stronger.
Moreover, this time, Ryo didn't even need to attack.
He just needed to defend.
The finishing blow would not be dealt by Ryo.
That would be...
Swish, slash.
Two swordsmen armed with holy swords charged from behind the abominable spider.
Amon leaped up and severed Cardinal Sakarias's head, while Nils's sword, which had reached from the back to the stomach, pierced through the Pope's head in the abdomen.
With the surprise attack from the rear, the [absolute sanctuary] that had been protecting the front of the abominable spider vanished.
"[Icicle Lance 4]"
Four ice spears released by Ryo pierced the faces of the four bishops in front of them.
Amon and Nils distanced themselves from the abominable spider.
Just to be safe.
"[Downpour][Ice Coffin]"
Like when he faced Neil Anderson, Ryo soaked the target with water before encasing it in ice.
With five faces crushed and one beheaded, the abominable spider was now encased in ice.
Of course, Cardinal Sakarias's head that had been severed was also similarly encased in ice.
At that moment, all the 'spirit smoke' in the assembly hall disappeared.
The 'spirit smoke' outside the assembly hall also vanished, but that was not known in this place...
It was a complete victory.
Those who understood this broke into smiles.
Finally, it was safe.
They realized it.
This was true not only for Hugh McGrath and Robert Pirlo but even for Graham.
Everyone felt the same way.
Except for one person...
"...Is it truly impossible to manifest across the dimensional wall?"
Only one... Ryo remembered what had been bothering him all along.
If it's impossible, then this is the end.
The 'fallen angel' who lost their proxy here, or the abominable spider like a remote control, would not be able to reach out... no, technically it could still meddle, but probably the remaining time would be short.
That's why they went to such great lengths, losing the trust of France, which they had been using as a valuable pawn, to obtain a massive amount of 'fragments of god.'
Because the time limit for their existence to vanish was tight.
That much was certain.
Now that there was no one left to reap lives and offer a large amount of fragments of god through the magic circle, the fallen angel's extinction was just a matter of time...