Chapter. 75-124

[79_124] In The Game: Strategy Arc: "Ultimately, Is it a bad end or happy end?

It didn't take too long before the full form of the Devil God get fully revealed. Although, those who have been watching the state of the Devil God, still couldn't understand what is that whole thing is. That is a heterogeneous existence.

At a glance, it gave an impression of a huge plant rather than an animal. Otherwise, it looks like there are hundreds of earthworms intertwined with tremendously large earthworm. The things that looks like a black, agitated tentacles made people feel that way. If you imagine a sea anemone whose body is made up of a coal tar, it is probably the closest, but there is only Rion who knows about the specific shape that comes to mind. Far from knowing what a Coal tar is, the people of Bandeaux didn't even know anything about sea anemones.

There is a wide space around the Devil God. The swarm of monsters enclosing the surrounding are earnestly trying to get away from the Devil God. It is because when they're nearby, the tentacles would entwined and captured them. For the Devil God, the being called demons may also be a sacrifice.

While falling on the ground, Rion absentmindedly thinking of such thing.

In breaking through to the group of Demons, at first it was a fierce battle, but from the halfway through, the Demons were attacked by the tentacles of the emerging Devil God, it made a situation where Rion and others wouldn't need to fight them anymore. The thing that Rion and others were having troubled was, about going against the flow of thousands, and tens of thousands of demons trying to escape from the Devil God.

Nevertheless somehow, breaking through to the swarm of Demons, at the moment when they thought that they arrived in front of the Devil God, with Rion too, the tentacles of the Devil God pierced the bodies of those who'd followed him until the very end. Contrary to its appearance, like an iron rod, it has the an solid feel to it. [♣] He meant about the tentacles.

With just one blow, the fighting ability of Rion were deprived, falling over onto ground and waiting only for death to come.

It was an excessively overwhelming power. Although it is a Devil, there's no doubt that is it a god. It seems that it is not an opponent that a person can face against with. It seems that his bleeding has reached quite a considerable amount, and Rion found out that his eyes had become hazy. The consciousness gradually became less clearer.

With such Rion, a melody reaches his ears. I thought who would be singing in this kind of situation, but he soon understand that it was a mistake.

"......ダ、ダ、メ。......ヤ、......ヤ"

Even if I try to shout, only a hoarse voice comes out. Still I must do something to somehow stop it. I mustered all my willpower, put strength in my arms, and raise my body.

"...Ya, yamero....... Ari,el,...... dameda."

The voice that sounded like a song was the voice of Ariel's chant. It is a long, long chant as if listening to a song. Rion knows only one magic that needed such a long aria.
As there is a technique called Forbidden Art for each Bandeaux's Clan, the Marquess House of the royal family also have a magic that can be treated as a Secret skill. The highest grade healing magic of the Windhill House, a magic that said to even resurrect anyone just immediately after their death. It is also a wide area magic that hangs over multiple people all at once. It is the ultimate healing magic.
While many people including Rion have collapsed, Ariel is trying to use that magic. However, even if it can be manifested, it is magic that will shave off her own life in exchange like the Bandeaux's technique.

"...... Ariel. Dameda! Yamero-ooooo!"

Rion's cry didn't reach Ariel. Rion who was in verge of death could only be able to scream, was all thanks to Ariel's magic. In the eyes of Rion, the figure of Ariel as she falls from the top of the wall were reflected.