Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 135.1
Castle Where Darkness Dwells (4)
“Welcome, Aria.”
[Grave][Race: Human Male][Rank 5].
[Magic: 245/250]30Up [Strength: 402/410]60Up
[Total Combat Power: 2025 (With Physical Enhancements: 2565)]600Up
Grave’s combat power has been increased considerably. Judging from the sense of Intimidation that I could feel, I assumed that he was Rank 5, but his combat power exceeded that of Feld, who was also Rank 5, and he had acquired a power comparable to Dalton and Master, who had been fighting for more than a hundred years.
“Didn’t you heal that left arm?”
I called out to Grave, who was waiting for me alone in the sprawling stone room, and he raised one eyebrow slightly and lifted his magical iron prosthetic hand with a creak, moving his fingertips as if to show it off.
“It will take half a year to regenerate the arm with [Cure]. It would take another six months to a year to be able to use that arm as before. I have no time to waste. You don’t, either, do you? Aria”
“…I guess so.”
The minimum information gathering… was complete. I stepped forward silently with my black knife at the ready, and Grave stepped forward as if deliberately causing footsteps to be heard.
“Come on, Aria. Show me how you live.”
*Dan!!!
At the same time, Grave and I crossed blades in the air as we kicked off from the floor, and I evaded the magic sword Grave wielded with his raw arm by using spatial maneuvering to kick up in the air, but I still couldn’t avoid it and got a shallow slash on my shoulder.
The sword Grave used to wield two swords seemed to be quite a formidable tool, but now he used only one of them. What happened to the other sword? Did he throw it away because he couldn’t handle it with his prosthetic hand like he used to? None of the above. He no longer needed a sword in his left arm.
In a world where both swords were still floating in the air and only my thoughts were accelerating, Grave loosely pointed his left arm at me.
“Kuh!!!”
At that moment, as soon as I jumped out of the air, I simultaneously positioned it from my left hand… The slash-type pendulum to strike in an arc from right beside me, and as Grave repelled the pendulum’s blade with his magic-iron prosthetic hand, and then landed on the ground, we once again distanced ourselves.
“You’re being very cautious. Where’s that poison you’re so good at? Show me all of your power.”
“…”
How could I fight head-on against an opponent with a thousand differences in combat power?
Nevertheless, I learned something in this short defense: the reason for Grave’s increased fighting power was due to that magical iron prosthetic hand.
Prosthetic arms and legs were not developed in this world. If a person had a certain amount of money, it was common for them to be cured by [Cure], and only those who did not have the money for half a year of treatment would be fitted with artificial limbs.
However, Grave’s prosthetic hand could even move his fingers. Normally, the superiority of the equipment would not affect the combat power, but judging from the magical power I could see with my eyes, it must be a prosthetic arm of a very high-performance magical tool, as if it were one with the user. It would surpass even the original arm in strength and power, and probably have some kind of gimmick, like my boots.
I was trying, uncover its power. The only thing I have an advantage against Grave now was my trained speed and observational skills.
“If you won’t come, I’ll come to you!”
Grave dashed forward, his one-handed sword poised in his right hand. I immediately threw a knife from my thigh as if flipping my skirt, and Grave repelled it with his left prosthetic hand without slowing down.
“–[Dark Mist]–“
“Useless!”
The Dark Mist I had released was dispelled with a single swing of the prosthetic hand. Originally, my Dark Magic was less effective against Grave, but that prosthetic hand seemed to have the same effect of diffusing a certain amount of magic power as the sword did before.
“Haaaaah!!!”
*Doggon!!!
Grave’s one-handed sword shattered the stone floor as I evaded.
“What’s the matter, Aria, stop running around and fight me!”
Grave repeated the obvious provocation.
Originally a light warrior type, Grave switched his combat to a pure warrior type. The dark side was often thought of as a scout type because of its nature and the presence of people like Sera, but his original form of fighting was that of a ‘knight’.
My fighting style was not designed to fight with knights. But I did have my own way of fighting, even against a knight.
“–[Shadow Snatch]–“
“Nu!”
Grave was alarmed by the original Dark Magic I unleashed. I had used it on Nero before, but he didn’t know the effect. However, Grave cut down some of the darkness floating around him with his one-handed sword and stepped in without hesitation.
The first trump card was to be used effectively. Not a single one should go to waste. My black blade clashed with Grave’s sword as he stepped in, and my light body was blown into the air with sparks flying.
At that moment, Grave brandished his sword wide behind me.
“–[Vorpal Blade]–“
It was Vorpal Blade, a one-handed sword level 5 Combat Skill. It was a series of five slashes instantly, difficult to evade, and if I took a serious hit, I would be pulverized.
But I took aim at that moment and released the crossbow from [Shadow Storage], and the arrow that was sucked into the shadow of my skirt struck Grave from directly below.
“Ugh!”
Grave barely avoided it, but the Combat Skill that was released did not stop. But if the timing of Combat Skill is off even for a moment, I could have this… I’ll be able to find an opening to attack.
“–[Iron Rose]–“
My hair turned ash gray as if it were scorched iron, and I evaded it by twisting myself in the residue of scattered light and my doubly accelerated thoughts, I kicked the ceiling and aimed my blade at Grave’s neck like a released arrow.
[Aria (Alicia)][Race: Human Female][Rank 4]
[Magic: 232/300][Strength: 221/250]
[Total Combat Power: 1339 (Special With Physical Enhancements: 2520)]
[Combat Skill: Iron Rose /Limit 232 Second]
“OHHHHHH!!!”
Grave’s eyes widened with a cry of astonishment, and he reflected my expressionless face with my blade poised, fluttering the remnants of light like wings.
Grave was unable to move because he had just activated his Combat Skill. However, only the prosthetic hand on his left arm moved unnaturally, and the armor on his arm opened and something popped out…. It slashed at me.
“Kuh!”
I twisted my body quickly and avoided a fatal wound, and still, I rolled around, spilling blood as I was slashed in several places.
“Is that your true power, Aria!”
“…”