Under the combined attack of Fana and Anje, the barrier that Mordea had deployed shattered.
“I-impossible……?”
In an unexpected turn of events, the skeleton’s jaws popped open.
“Mmm. As expected from the sword Master made.”
“…… It’s unsystematic after all. He even said that it’s not a big deal because it is just mithril at best.”
The two of them are holding a high-purity Mithril weapon made by Reus. Moreover, it is given various magic spells, and contrary to the creator’s own perception that it is a “weapon of moderate performance”, it is something that easily surpasses national treasure-class weapons.
“B-but that is just a barrier…… Don’t be overconfident…… Black Lightning……!”
A two-pronged black lightning bolt is released from Mordea’s staff, closing in on Fana and Anje. Zzzzit! They simply blocked it with their weapons.
“W-what the……!?”
“Hmm. It is also resistant to lightning strikes.”
“……But I’m sure he said it’s mere enhancement for ease, right?”
Far from ease, the enhancement seemed to have almost nullified the attack. Both of them felt a little stiff.
“Hmm, now it’s our turn.”
“Get ready, you skeleton.”
The two of them leap at Mordea at the same time. Fana’s sword slashed through his right arm holding the staff, and Anje’s fist shattered his left shoulder.
“Fu,fuhiyaa…… Fuhiyahahahaha……!”
But instead of feeling pain, the skeleton snaps its jaws and lets out a loud laugh. Although the undead feel less pain than they used to be, Mordea just laughed at the situation which was quite concerning. Fana and Anje furrowed their eyebrows.
In the next moment, the right arm that was supposed to have been cut off flies and sticks to Mordea again. The shattered bone fragments also gathered together to repair the left shoulder.
“……He recovered.”
“Hey, how long are we going to fight this guy then……!?”
“Hiyahahaha…… That’s right……! No matter what kind of attack I am subjected to…… I’ll live forev—uh!?”
His voice was cut short because Fana had slashed his skull in half. Anje then slams her fist into it, shattering his skull. Not satisfied with that, she trampled on the scattered pieces that fell to the ground and grinded it.
“Hmm, how about this?”
“It’s not going to be easy for him this time….…”
That expectation was naïve though. The bones that have turned into dust quickly converged and regenerate into the head of the skeleton again.
“I see…. Then I’ll lock you in the wall! Earth Wall!”
This time, Anje created a wall of dirt to bury the skull that Fana had slashed off. It should be impossible for the head to return to the body, she thought.
But—
“Huh!? What is this mist……!?”
A suspicious black mist seeps out of the dirt wall and then it gathers on the severed surface of Mordea’s neck. It formed a skull and eventually, Mordea retured to his original state.
“Hiyahahaha…… It’s futile..… I can revive many times…… as much as I want……!”
There is no point in separating and confining his body parts.
“…How can we beat that guy!”
“Hmm, this is bad.”
Even though it was tough, all they can do is attack. Then, with a storm of fury, they attacked Mordea. Bone fragments were scattered over and over again, sometimes the torso and neck were cut in half. However, it was quickly repaired. They felt their mana draining too. But on the other hand, while Mordea is repairing himself, the regeneration speed of the other undead will slow down somewhat. That may be the reason why he went out of his way to put up a barrier.
With Fana and Anje making an onslaught on Mordea, the adventurers, who had been outnumbered, were barely recovering.
“Damn it, Mordea! What are you doing? My regeneration can’t catch up!”
Zebra is irritated. But it’s only a matter of time.
“Kuu….. I can’t get away….. with this either!”
“Hn……”
“Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do…… This barely-maintained equilibrium…. will eventually come to a limit…… or collapse…… In this case,…. should I swallow up the hordes of undead….. from outside the city first……?”
Right after Mordea spoke boldy, his bones suddenly stopped repairing itself.
“……Huh?”
“I-it won’t go back?”
“-ugh…..W-what….. happened?”
Jerky, Mordea’s opened his jaw.
“W-wha-….. I-impossible….. There is no way he will be….…”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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