I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 175
6-12. Damage
For a moment, all sound vanished.
The rustling grass, the nearby babbling brook, the blowing wind—all silenced.
The birds sensed something and flew away.
But then, a tremendous explosion roared, destroying everything nearby.
The ground was gouged out, rocks shattered into sharp fragments and embedded deeply into trees.
The trees were uprooted and flung, leaning against each other.
“Whoa!?”
Amariaz, who had triggered his own skill at close range, was blown away by its immense power.
He tumbled through the air for a few seconds before crashing headfirst into the ground.
Yet, he didn’t feel any pain, allowing him to perform such reckless actions.
He’d have to thank Yuuzen later.
Houen had apparently escaped unscathed using “Wing Blast.”
However, from a distance, he observed the power of the “Air Vacuum Trap” with astonishment.
“…! Amariaz! Is he okay!?”
Remembering Amariaz, Houen quickly moved to rescue him.
With his keen eyesight, he quickly pinpointed the location.
Landing nearby, he helped Amariaz up.
“You’re being reckless!”
“I’m fine thanks to Yuuzen’s ‘Substitution.'”
“Hmm… That’s the same skill as Reizen’s. I see, so you chose to self-destruct.”
“But now I’m out of magic power… It was good to take down one of them, but…”
“I should have held that one off. After all, there was significant movement over here. What was with the number of explosions? Angels will gather here.”
“I had no choice…”
It was impossible to know that someone was buried underground.
They had been training here, running around this area.
No one could have known he was beneath their feet without being told.
“And above all, there’s no tool to dig holes!!”
“Holes…? So that rascal Reizen is buried underground!!?”
“Exactly!”
Thunk.
“…?”
Something struck Amariaz’s shoulder.
He felt a strange sensation.
Touching it gently, his hand came away smeared with bright red blood.
The moment he saw it, intense pain shot through his shoulder.
“Ack!?”
“Wha… Is he still alive!?”
“Gah… It hurts…! This kid’s body…! Too sensitive to pain…!”
It seemed he had been severely wounded.
He tried to stop the bleeding, but it wouldn’t stop.
The pain continued to surge, forcing him to his knees.
Moving seemed impossible in this state.
“Hey Amariaz! Weren’t you under ‘Substitution’ protection!?”
“Yes… but…!!”
“Damn, it’s a skill that pierces defenses…”
That was the issue.
Indeed, Amariaz still had ‘Substitution’ active.
But there were two possible explanations.
One, the attacker possessed a skill similar to Ouren’s ‘Defense Piercing.’
But the wound on Amariaz was clearly made by a blade.
So, it was likely a skill with a similar effect was used.
Amariaz remembered creating several such skills.
The other possibility…
The skill that wounded Amariaz had an attack power exceeding Yuuzen’s defense.
“Houen-san… What’s Reizen’s defense like…?”
“Now of all times!? But… I remember it being close to ten thousand! Ouren would know better! But I’ve heard there’s a skill to double the defense…”
If Yuuzen had a comparable defense now…
Even a conservative estimate would place his defense at five thousand.
Doubling that would be ten thousand.
Did any skill possess such attack power, Amariaz wondered, enduring the pain.
The answer would soon be clear.
The dust finally settled, revealing the angel.
She gripped her spear tightly, its tip pointed skyward.
“Divine Spear!?”
“W-what’s that!”
“Don’t let it hit you! Focus on dodging!!”
As Amariaz shouted, the angel pulled back her spear and thrust.
Houen immediately grabbed Amariaz by the nape and dodged.
A slash flew towards their previous position, distorting the air.
It didn’t look flashy.
It seemed like an ordinary slash, but it pierced a rock behind them, leaving a scarred hole.
The slash continued, piercing through trees and sinking into the ground.
“In short, we can’t block that attack.”
“Exactly… Ugh…!!”
“Carrying you while dodging is going to be tough.”
Houen supported Amariaz’s body, making sure not to strain him, while looking at the angel.
With slow, deliberate movements, she glared at them, instilling a sense of dread.