Volume 8, Chapter 5 - Trying Out Challenging the Trial – Part 3
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Diablo climbed the mountain.
It was like a forest up until the area that the estate was at, but when it became close to the summit, the trees that were taller than a person’s height disappeared.
Trees grow even in cold lands and high lands, but in this place that was higher than the surrounding mountains, the winds were too strong.
The seedlings would be blown away before the roots could grow, or the leaves would be blown away and cause them to wither.
「Uuー, so tiredー」
Shera raised a groan, and Rem encouraged her.
「This is why I told you to wait at the estate. If it’s now, you can still go back.」
「I don’t want to wait all by myself, and I don’t want to go back by myself even more.」
Sasala also raised her voice.
「P, please hang in there……We are almost there.」
──Good grief.
Diablo looked over his shoulder.
「Following me in a crowd like that. Wasn’t the trial something meant to be challenged alone?」
「ッ……I, I am, monitoring you. To make sure that you won’t use magic.」
「I do not mind the monitoring though.」
Rem answered.
「……It is for visual training.」
「I’m here to cheer. Diablo, do your best♥.」
Shera waved her hand.
──Is it alright for a trial to surpass the limit of the Races to be treated like an athletic meet like this?
They came out to a flat area.
It was a barren place with nothing but sand and stones.
From the other side of the shade of the rocks, an earth tremor drew near.
──So it came out.
Diablo drew the long sword that hung on his waist, the 《Seraphic Sword》.
「Be careful!」
Rem shouted, but Sasala stopped her with one hand.
「Please get back! From here on out, you are not allowed to even give advice.」
「……I, I understand.」
「Nnnn」
Shera covered up her own mouth with both of her hands.
The three of them separated from him.
Since Diablo was a Magician in the MMORPG Cross Reverie, he had not cleared the Warrior’s trial.
However, he grasped the contents from the walkthrough site.
He needed to defeat the Demonic Beast 《Great Master》 unaided.
Sasala did not speak of the details, but he had in fact anticipated it.
From the shade of the rocks, *nu*, a large body revealed itself.
「OOOOOOO!!」
It had a skeleton head, and a body of nothing but bones. Within its ribcage, a scarlet crystal shined. If it was just in appearances, it was close to the small fry monster called Skeleton, but it was too gigantic.
And then, it held a stone large sword in its hand.
Diablo stuck his left hand out towards the enemy and──
「Whoops……」
going with the natural flow, he almost used magic.
A monster that was gigantic and could only fight with close combat, that was a good target.
Diablo fixed his stance.
The stone large sword had a far longer reach than his own 《Seraphic Sword》.
Should he charge in from afar?
It was a hand often used, but it was not to his liking.
He was not fast enough to be considered as being on the side that uses charging in-type attacks.
It would be different if he had the speed of a 《Magi Gunner》’s bullet but……otherwise, the side being charged at would be able to calmly cope to a surprising degree.
No matter what move it is, using it haphazardly is a poor plan.
He slowly closed the distance.
So fun, is how he felt.
This was the exact opposite way a Magician would fight.
After all, even though he would normally stay distant and formulate a plan, now he was getting closer himself.
「Hmph……Fufufu……」
He spontaneously leaked out a laughter.
The Great Master swung its stone large sword.
「JIEAAAA!」
──I’ll evade this.
Despite its large build, it was unthinkably fast.
However, if compared to Sasala’s attack, it wasn’t that fast.
He moved his weight from his left foot to his right foot.
He pulled his leftover left foot.
Without moving the center of his body from his spinal column, his stance didn’t break.
In the past, he would jump around like a grasshopper to dodge. If he was going to counter attack with magic, then that would be fine but……
If both of his feet weren’t firmly on the ground, then he wouldn’t have a live sword.
Diablo used it.
「《Sword Smite III》!!」
It was a charge in-type Martial Art.
After purposely entering the opponent’s range, dodging their attack, and finding an opening──
There was meaning to using it with this timing.
The Great Master was in the middle of its stiffness from using a move.
《Sword Smite III》 was a part of a Martial Art series where after closing the distance in one go, it would slash at the enemy.
It was possible to cancel the attack after the approach and change to a different action. Not doing that made one be considered a beginner.
However, he knew of the meaning of “things like cancelling in Sword Smite was airplay” that was spoken in a section of walkthrough BBS.
Airplay was where even though someone hadn’t actually played the game, just by seeing it in a video or a walkthrough site, they can speak of it like an expert at it.
Diablo didn’t cancel the attack.
He didn’t need to.
The Great Master was in the middle of stiffness, so his attack would definitely hit.
If it hit, then it was possible to bring in a consecutive attack.
「Haaaaaa!!」
《Heat Sonic》──It was a Martial Art learned at level 80. It was a powerful technique that makes the edge go red hot, and cuts eight times in an instant.
The Great Master’s right arm broke. Together with the stone large sword, it fell to the ground.
「OOOOOOOO!!」
It raised a ground shaking scream.
Diablo made a follow-up blow.
「One more!」
Again, he hit a 《Heat Sonic》 on it.
Bisecting its rib cage, he broke the scarlet crystal that was within it. That was indeed its vital spot.
The Great Master raised a voice of death throes.
──Did I do it!?
No, not yet!?
A defeated Demonic Beast should turn into particles of light.
The Great Master’s broken crystal scattered about. When those pieces fell to the ground, the ground swelled.
「Mu!?」
The rocks broke, and new Great Masters appeared.
Moreover, it was the same as the number of fragments.
It increased into six of them.
Diablo curved the ends of his lips.
「Kukuku……That’s how it needs to be……I, will surpass the limits of the Races as a Warrior after all!」
He hit another Martial Art on one of the Great Masters.
「GUGAAAAAA!!」
Piercing from the back side of its body, a different stone large sword came pushing through.
──They pierced their companion!?
Struck with the stiffness after a Martial Art, he received a direct hit.
「Gugah!?」
Blown off, he tumbled onto the ground.
Diablo’s flank was grandly opened, and blood came gushing out.
For an instant, he lost consciousness.
He had a habit of using a potion the moment he felt that he had received great damage.
The habit he had in the game saved Diablo even in this other world.
While he was unconscious, he consumed an 《HP Recovery Potion》.
「Kuh!」
Getting up, he immediately jumped away.
The attack of another Great Master came assailing him.
「JIEAAAA!」
He didn’t even have the time to catch his breath.
Come to think of it, Diablo had done nothing but practice going one-on-one. Something like one-on-many was……
──No, something like practice, is unneeded!
When he was a Magician, he had experienced it over and over and over.
Diablo had always done it as one-on-many.
With his own movements, he guided the monsters’ positions. In a way so that he could momentarily make it a one-on-one.
He would defend against attacks from the enemies that were further back by entering the shadow of the enemy that was before him.
This wasn’t anything different.
──Even if my weapon changes to a sword, my experience is useful.
「HA! I am the Demon King Diablo! Even if mere level 99 monsters swarm against me, they are no match for me!!」
Diablo slaughtered the six Great Masters.
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