Overlord - The Lizardmen Heroes - Куганэ Маруяма - Страница 48

“That’s what I want to say, go back to hell undead! Iguvua!”

At this moment, the battle that would decide the outcome of this war began.

¦ ¦ ¦

“Zaryusu! Get him!”

Zenberu who dashed out faster than anyone else stretched his giant arm and attacked the Skeleton Warrior.

He didn’t care when the Skeleton Warrior blocked it with its shield, using brute force to press them back. The shield was dented, and the Skeleton Warrior staggering back collided with the other Skeleton Warrior and lost its balance. At the same time, Zenberu used his tail to swipe at another Skeleton Warrior, but missed.

The formation of the Skeleton Warriors was broken and Zaryusu used this chance to slip through.

“Stop him!”

Two Skeleton Warriors slashed at Zaryusu after hearing Iguvua’s command.

It was possible for Zaryusu to dodge; he could also use Frost Pain to block if he wanted to. But Zaryusu did neither of these. Dodging would mean he was slow, Zaryusu didn’t want to make any unnecessary moves in front of Iguvua.

And more importantly, someone already took care of it—

“?Earth Bind?!”

The earth moved like whips, binding the two Skeletal Warriors. The whips made from mud were like steel chains, restraining the movement of the two Skeleton Warriors as Zaryusu charged into the gap in their formation.

That’s right—  Crusch was present too.

Zaryusu wasn’t fighting alone, he just needed to trust his comrades.

Even Crusch’s magic couldn’t seal off their movements completely. The scimitars of the Skeleton Warriors still grazed Zaryusu. But that was nothing, his boiling blood made him impervious to this pain.

Zaryusu ran with brisk strides.

He charged at Iguvua who was pointing his finger at him. Even if he got hit by a spell, Zaryusu had to endure it and charge the target. He moved with iron willed determination.

“Fools! Know true fear! ?Scare?!”

Zaryusu’s vision shook and he was confused about where he was. A strange unease spread in his heart and he was paranoid about things around him attacking him...

His legs was slowing down to a stop. Zaryusu was shaken mentally due to the effect of the spell ‘Scare’ and his legs was not responding to him. Even though his mind was telling his legs to move, but his heart was stopping him.

“Zaryusu! ?Lion’s Heart?!”

The moment Crusch shouted, his fear vanished instantly and his will gushed out from within stronger than before. The magic that granted courage defeated his fear.

Iguvua glared unhappily at Crusch and pointed a finger at her.

“Annoying! ?Lightning?!”

“Hyaa!”

— Crusch screamed.

Zaryusu who started running again was almost consumed by hatred, but got hold of himself in the end. Hatred could be a good weapon sometimes, but in the face of a powerful foe, it could get in the way instead. What he needed when fighting a strong enemy was fiery heart and an ice cold mind.

Zaryusu would never turn his head.

Iguvua attacked Crusch just now, but that meant Zaryusu could use this chance to close the distance. Dismay could be seen on Iguvua’s face and it knew it made a mistake. This reaction made Zaryusu, whose beloved female was harmed, sneer mockingly.

“Tch! ?Light…”

“Too slow!”

Frost Pain that sliced in from the side knocked away Iguvua’s finger.

“Ugh!”

“A warrior has reached you, magic caster! I will let you know your spells are useless now!”

The legendary mages aside, magic casters who were in melee range could be stopped from casting their spells.

Even a powerful undead magic caster like Iguvua was no exception.

Zaryusu narrowed his eyes, he felt something was off. It felt strange when Zaryusu slashed at Iguvua, he must have some defence against physical weapons.

But he wasn’t invulnerable. That’s right, if he had resistance against damage, Zaryusu just needed to deal more damage.

What he needed to do was to keep on slashing.

Talk was simple, but doing that would be hard. Zaryusu knew that too. But that was the only thing Zaryusu who was a mere warrior could do.

“Don’t look down on me, lizardman!”

Three arrows of light suddenly flew towards Zaryusu from Iguvua’s body. The arrows of light that appeared without any preparatory actions or signs made Zaryusu block them with his sword on reflex, but the magic arrows went through the weapon and hit Zaryusu’s body, inflicting dull pain.

This was ‘Silent Magic: Magic Arrow’. Silent Magic didn’t require any preparatory actions, so it could not be disrupted from being casted. Not only that, Magic Arrow was also a type of spell that could not be evaded, so Zaryusu couldn’t dodge it either.

Zaryusu gritted his teeth and cleaved at Iguvua with Frost Pain.

“Ughh! Critters! You are just a mere lizardman!”

Magic Arrow might be undodgeable, but its damage output was low too. For someone who had gone through tough training like Zaryusu, he was not so weak as to be rendered unable to fight from this bit of magic damage.

Magic Arrows struck Zaryusu once again, the pain pierced through his heart and will. Zaryusu endured the excruciating pain and struck back.

After several exchanges, Zaryusu’s movements became dull. The sharp pain prevented him from making agile movements, which was contrasted by the undead who knew no pain.

Iguvua and Zaryusu who understood this point made entirely different expressions.

The weak fall and the strong prevail, that was the natural law of the world. The result of the one on one duel between the two was obvious. But it was also a fact that the unity of the weak gave them a chance to fight on par with the strong.

“?Middle Cure Wounds?!”

Zaryusu’s pain disappeared with this voice and he regained his vitality once again.

The calm Iguvua was angered by the healing spell that came from the back and shouted:

“Damn lizardmen!”

Zaryusu was fighting together with companions he trusts. Crusch, Zenberu and—