Episode 277: The Limit of Magical Power
I think there was a ‘World Serpent’ in mythology.
It was said to be of tremendous size, as long as the circumference of the Earth. I suddenly remembered that.
Its name was ‘Jormungandr,’ if I recall correctly.
Yuma chuckled inwardly. It wasn’t quite the circumference of the Earth, but it was still incredibly huge.
To think I’d end up fighting something like this… A deep sigh escaped him.
The great serpent slowly lowered its head. It seemed to be planning a charge.
Surely, if that mass were dropped from that height, even the armor of a Metal Slime might take damage.
Yuma tried to move away from the spot, but—
“W-What?!”
Black sludge surged and swirled around, clinging to the giant’s body.
“What is this?! Is it part of the Conglomerate?!”
The sludge, filled with rubble, firmly fixed Yuma’s body, refusing to let go.
Even as he struggled, the great serpent loomed overhead.
“Damn it! Let go!!”
The instant Yuma forcibly tore off the black sludge, the “Great Serpent (Jormungandr)” crashed to the earth.
The impact was tremendous, destroying the ground and blowing away the surrounding buildings. Even Rui, who was some distance away, defended with a Fire Barrier, but couldn’t withstand it and was blown far back.
Emilia and the others, who were watching from a considerable distance, were no exception.
Everyone was nearly blown away by the incredible blast. They desperately clung to fences and walls to resist. However, Emilia’s hand slipped away mercilessly.
“Ah.”
She was thrown from the rooftop.
The word “death” flashed through her mind, but in that instant, an arm firmly grabbed her. For a moment, she didn’t understand what had happened, but Emilia realized that the hand belonged to Felix.
Surprised, she looked at Felix’s face.
“Hey… don’t you die yet! See with your own eyes what happens to Germany after this!”
Emilia, with Felix’s help, firmly gripped the fence again.
To be saved by someone who had been an enemy… Her expression was complex, but as Felix said, she couldn’t die until she saw the outcome of this battle.
With that thought, Emilia shifted her gaze to the battlefield, where a cloud of dust swirled.
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A small stone fell with a clatter.
The Conglomerate crushed the Black Giant, coiling triumphantly. The scene was exactly like a mountain made of rubble.
The monster understood. If it crushed him with this body, it could kill anyone.
However, the Conglomerate noticed a small anomaly. Its body began to shake. The giant it had crushed was moving.
The monster couldn’t believe it and focused its awareness on its own body. Gradually, its entire body became hot, and light leaked from everywhere.
The next moment—an unimaginable explosion occurred.
The mountain of rubble was blown away, and fierce flames erupted. Emerging from the roaring fire was the “Black Giant,” wreathed in steam.
Walking with a heavy tread, its entire body glowed red.
The Conglomerate gathered its scattered flesh, reforming into the shape of a “serpent.” Seeing this, the giant rushed forward at once.
The writhing Great Serpent also launched an attack. Raising its head like a striking snake, it charged headfirst.
The Black Giant drew back a fist that glowed like magma, meeting the attack head-on. When the two collided, an even more intense explosion occurred.
Half of the Great Serpent’s head was blown off, and the Black Giant staggered back from the impact.
Flames danced around, burning everything. The giant stomped its foot and roared at the sky.
“UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”
The air trembled, the earth shook, and even the cells of the monster Conglomerate trembled.
The Black Giant extended its right arm. The arm melted and transformed into a large hammer with a long handle.
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Well, let’s settle this.
I was scared when the Conglomerate crushed me, but my body doesn’t have a single scratch. Physical attacks really don’t work at all.
Yuma looked at his right arm, which had turned into a hammer.
When he poured Fire Magical Power into it, red patterns emerged. I’ll make that guy eat this ultra-heated iron hammer!
Just as Yuma stepped forward with determination, several black masses rushed toward him.
They were branches from the Conglomerate’s body. They writhed like snakes, attacking with considerable speed.
—Bring it on!!
Yuma stopped and raised the hammer.
Four black snakes were approaching. When he slammed the red-glowing hammer into the head of a snake, it caused a violent explosion.
The snake stopped moving with a single blow, but the other snakes showed no sign of stopping.
Three snakes circled to the left and right, charging without hesitation. It seemed they wanted to wrap around his body and stop his movements.
“Not if I can help it!”
Yuma swung the hammer horizontally. The heads of two snakes were blown off and exploded. The last one wrapped around his leg, but Yuma didn’t panic and dropped the hammer.
The snake’s body was crushed, and it was blown away along with the ground.
As smoke spread, Yuma lightly swung the hammer and stood defiantly.
The obstacles were gone. Yuma immediately rushed toward the Conglomerate’s main body.
The scorching giant charged straight into the lower part of the “Great Serpent.” When the horn on its head pierced, it flashed and a burst of flames erupted.
The flames spread throughout the Great Serpent’s body. —I can do it!
“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”
Yuma swung the hammer repeatedly. The opponent was an ultra-massive being, almost like fighting a mountain.
Then he would destroy it completely.
The hammer slammed into the opponent, exploding like a geyser and tearing away at the enemy’s body.
The Conglomerate changed the shape of its body, trying to restrain the giant somehow, but it didn’t work.
Meanwhile, Yuma climbed onto the monster’s back and slammed the hammer down.
Flames swirled, and a chain reaction of explosions occurred. The melted rubble flowed like magma, running over the monster’s surface.
The Conglomerate couldn’t bear this and writhed in agony.
The giant clung to the Great Serpent’s back and gathered Fire Magical Power into the hammer. He mercilessly struck the Great Serpent with the red-hot iron hammer.
The Great Serpent’s thick torso caved in, and a massive explosion occurred.
The Conglomerate couldn’t maintain its posture and slowly fell to the ground. The impact of the giant serpent collapsing was tremendous, and a large amount of earth and sand flew up with a roar.
The Great Serpent’s entire body was burning, and it was definitely weakening.
Just a little more! As Yuma was about to press the attack, the red patterns that had been floating on his body disappeared.
“Eh!? Why…”
Yuma said, “Ah,” and realized. His Fire Magical Power had run out.
He should have had 30,000 in Magical Power. But it seems that using Magical Power in this giant form drains it quickly.
“I was so close!”
While Yuma was frustrated, the Great Serpent reconstructed its body and started moving again.
“Damn it! Red King’s Fireball would have taken it down in one shot…”
There’s no point in complaining. The only way to defeat this thing is to steadily inflict damage.
If he doesn’t have Fire Magical Power, then he’ll use Wind Magical Power, which has a larger amount of Magical Power.
Yuma poured the maximum amount of Wind Magical Power into his entire body.
As intense light ran through the black armor, plant-like “green patterns” emerged.