BOOM!! BOOM!!
The sound of stone falling to the ground could be heard clearly; the stones assembled around the blade of Gael's sword as its core began to change form: the corner became sharp, and the tip became pointy. Gael held his sword upwards with both hands.
The length of his sword created a long shadow before me. The crackling of the earth sounded.
"Hehehe… well, kid, you should be honoured I had to use this technique on a wimp like you, let me see if your coat still has what it takes to endure this!"
He shouted, swinging his sword horizontally sideways.
"Guh!"
Sensing the impending danger before me, I scampered away, running outside the range of his long sword. Once the sword was only inches away from my body, I promptly went down into a low posture.
SWOOSH~ SWOOSH~
The 20 cm long sword sliced through the many wooden houses that were still in contact from the earlier attack.
BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!!
With the pillars of each house segmented, the roof came crashing downward.
"Mommy!!"
I quickly turned my head towards a small child in the distance, the foundation holding the ceiling was about to collapse, taking the roof along with it.
"Ori Loudis!!"
I quickly enhanced my physical strength, vigorously running in the direction of the small child.
BOOM!!!
At the last second, I was able to grab the child; however, the pillars holding the ceiling were unable to endure the pressure, a loud sound of stone falling to the ground resounded well in my ear, shit! At this rate, we'll both be crushed.
"Tch, mother of earth shields me from all danger, earth wall!"
A magic circle was formed. The ground began to elevate, two brick walls shot upwards, supporting the ceiling with its sturdiness, and the ceiling, which was on the verge of collapsing, was stopped. Fortunately, nothing bad happened; my mana was draining fast. It was a good thing I had a large amount, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to stop the ceiling from falling. I had used up quite a lot of mana making the foundations as sturdy as possible.
With that, I could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Heh, are you in any position to be letting your guard down?"
I quickly turned my head towards the voice, and suddenly another large shadow came over my head. Gael held his sword high before bringing it downwards.
I immediately leapt away from that spot, dodging the attack swiftly.
Slash!
The wooden house, where I was standing mere moments ago, was cleanly sliced horizontally into two halves. Seeing the destructive power behind the attack, I widen my eyes slightly.
(What a pain this is…)
I landed on the ground, watching the back of the small child become smaller in my gaze. I observed Gael's long stone sword. It was impressive that he could nonchalantly swing that sword around. Hmm? Wait!
I squinted my eyes slightly, watching Gael, who was standing a few distances away.
(Ahh, so that's it… using an attack of that magnitude definitely reduced a lot of stamina, doesn't it?)
I could clearly see Gael's exhausted figure. Not only were there beads of sweat streaming down his face, but his breathing became irregular as well. Not only that, I don't think he has an abundance of mana as I do, so… if I'm not wrong, he should be reaching his limit soon. All I need to do is dodge and continue wearing him out. A small cheeky grin then appeared on my face.
I push my front leg forward, then charge towards him. Seeing me coming towards him, a small grin formed on his face.
SWOOSH~
He once again swung his long sword horizontally. Clearing out the many obstacles in the way. Once the blade of the sword was inches from my body, I leapt over the blade. Landing safely on the side.
Gael once again spun his body using the momentum of his swing to attack me horizontally. A strong gale was created by the force of his swing. Reading the trajectory of the blade, I once again dodged the blade at the last second.
SWOOSH~
The blade gently grazed the tips of my long coat. The line streaks going across my coat glow faintly. Crimson sparks crackled from my coat.
"Haaah! Haaah. Tch, how long are you going to keep running, you rat!"
He suddenly exclaimed loudly. His long stone sword was already crumbling and bursting apart. Hmm…. So, it's just as I thought, he can't keep this up for long.
"Now it's my turn…"
I spoke. A confident smile graces my face.
"Mother of wind blast my target, Windstorm!"
I shouted. A three-layer magic formation was formed. A destructive torrent of wind gathered. Condensing, the spell was fired towards Gael.
Seeing the attack coming towards him, he braced himself with his long stone sword firmly in his hands.
Waiting for the attack to get close, he swung his sword horizontally once again.
BOOM!!!!
Our two attacks clashed. Sending a powerful wave across the village.
Crack~
The sound of cracking could be heard; the sound came from Gael's stone sword. Against the torrent of densely made wind powered by my mana, the stone sword was unable to endure the impact, slowly breaking apart piece by piece. Once all the stones were gone and only the steel blade of Gael's sword was left, his body was hit by the torrent of wind and carried away by the heavy wind.
BOOOM!!!!!
Bang!!
His body was hurled towards the outer perimeter of the village and sent flying into the densely grown forest.
"Sigh, it's finally over now."
I muttered while walking in the direction Gaels body was sent flying. After walking for approximately 20 minutes, I gaze toward Gaels unconscious body. The white of his eyes were clearly visible. Most of the trees were also toppled down, and some were bent unnaturally. And had dent and blood staining the bark.
After observing for a few minutes, I tied Gaels unconscious body and dragged him back towards the outer perimeter of the village, leaving him hanging beside his other companions.
"N-no way, even the boss couldn't beat these guys."
"Tch, Damn it!"
The two adventurers looked at their leader with shocked expressions on their faces.
"Now, you guys hang here for a while. I have some things to take care of."
I said before turning my back, facing the same direction as the village. My long coat fluttered gently in the wind as I placed both my hands inside my side pocket. I leisurely walked towards the village with a satisfied smile on my face.