NOVEL WEB Chapter 59
59. Sealed Away
“They’ve appeared, the demons!”
Ivy leaped forward energetically.
“Humans, huh…”
“Fear us… It will feed us…”
Two demons laughed.
Demons feed on negative emotions like human fear and suffering.
Basically, they attack humans to instill fear and feed on that emotional energy.
“Sis, I’ll handle this! Haruto Riva, you stay back!”
Ivy shouted, brandishing her whip.
The whip lashed out, striking the warrior-type demon, Hell’s Arm.
It was a sudden preemptive attack.
And then─
“[Flame Hit]!”
With her shout, flames burst from the tip of the whip.
“Ugh…!”
Hell Arm retreated in pain.
“How do you like it? My whip is specially made to emit flames.”
Ivy boasted proudly.
The flames weren’t a magical attack but a special effect of her weapon.
“Tricks. My magic will extinguish them─”
The mage-type demon, Mystic, raised her staff.
“I won’t let you!”
Throwing knives flew from Ivy’s left hand.
Five knives, all aimed accurately, hit Mystic’s chest.
“Ugh…!”
Like Hell Arm, Mystic cried out and retreated.
Ivy unleashed a barrage of whips and knives, pushing the two demons back.
“[Explosion Mode One]─ This is my best combination.”
Ivy proudly declared.
“Strong─”
“Ivy’s main combat style is continuous attacks with a whip and throwing knives. She’s a top-tier warrior in mid-range battles, though she struggles with close combat.”
Luca explained.
“─Shouldn’t we help, Luca?”
“We will if needed. But she doesn’t want unnecessary assistance.”
Luca replied.
“Ivy strives for strength. Her core desire is to be stronger than anyone else, just like me. Unnecessary help would hinder her growth.”
Though Luca’s tone was calm, his words carried his concern.
“Don’t get cocky, woman!”
Hell Arm charged.
“If I bring you into close combat─”
“No, you won’t!”
Ivy tried to keep him at bay with her whip and knives, but Hell’s Arm’s charge was powerful.
He deflected the whip and knives with four weapons.
His rapid, heavy attacks pressed Ivy back.
Mystic supported Hell Arm with intermittent magic from the rear.
“Ugh… Ah…!”
Ivy was forced into close range, her weak point.
“Ivy─”
Though she said not to help, I should intervene.
I prepared to use my skill, [Wing Sphere].
“Two against one is too much. I’ll step in.”
Luca dashed forward, stopping me.
In a flash, she reached Ivy.
“Sis… I can still─”
“No need to overdo it.”
Luca told Ivy, deflecting Hell Arm’s attacks with her sword Force Greed.
“You…!?”
The demon exclaimed in surprise.
“Haruto, protect us if needed.”
Luca said while facing the demon.
“Got it.”
I knew she was an exceptional knight.
She could handle close combat.
I’d focus on preventing stray magical attacks.
“You withstood my four strikes?”
“Your attacks are heavy but lack speed.”
Luca sped up again.
Her swift movements dodged Hell Arm’s attacks, her sword flashing.
“Argh!”
Blue blood splattered as Hell Arm was slashed.
Luca relentlessly pursued him.
One slash, then another─ her sword cut the demon, blue blood blooming.
“What!? Getting faster─”
Luca’s precise slashes overwhelmed the panicked demon.
“Damn it, then take this!”
Mystic, in the rear, swung her staff.
A fireball shot towards Luca.
Distracted by Hell Arm, she─
“Sis!”
Ivy screamed.
─Fly.
I immediately sent a skill at the fireball.
[Wing Sphere], in its fifth form.
A rainbow-colored sphere hit the fireball, deflecting it.
…Well, Luca could’ve handled it herself, but better to be safe.
“Ilfaria Crest…!? Who are you…?”
The two demons were shocked.
Their brief distraction decided the battle.
“Should you be looking away?”
Luca closed in.
Force Greed traced a silver arc.
“Gah…”
Hell’s Arm was split in two from the top of his head.
Only Mystic remained.
“Amazing… But I…!”
Ivy swung her whip.
“I can’t always rely on help! I need to show my worth to Sis! [Flame Hit]!”
The whip’s tip flared and struck.
“Damn!”
Mystic blocked it with an ice barrier.
“I won’t fall so easily!”
He counterattacked with a magic blast at Ivy.
She dodged with a backstep,
“Not yet, human─”
Mystic grinned.
The blast homed in on Ivy.
“A homing type!? Damn─”
Off-balance, she couldn’t dodge.
The blast hit─
ZAP!
A flash and it was deflected.
I had covered Ivy with [Armor Phase] just in time.
“Are you okay, Ivy?”
“…Saved… Thank you.”
Pale-faced, Ivy looked back at me.
“Damn you, always in my way─”
The demon shouted in anger.
“Don’t get cocky from blocking a small spell! I’ll blow this area away!”
He raised his staff.
He was casting a wide-area explosion spell.
“Disappear─”
Thunder spread from his staff─
But that was all.
“What…!?”
“I’ve sealed it. The magic itself.”
The light around Ivy extended to a 50-meter radius, had nullified the spell.
The second form, [Barrier Phase].
A skill that nullifies magic.