Evade The Hero and Flee!

Chapter 41

Chapter 41

RATH 41

TL: Eevee

6. Hell is just beginning. (2)

#4 Their story: The student council presidents story [Subtitle: I saw the devil 1]

The breakthrough of the second floor was all but complete.

Of course, we didnt think that we could exit the academy today.

On the first floor was still the academys strongest, Professors Muam and Harian that hadnt appeared once yet to stop us leaving.

One of the strongest spirit summoners, even among the elves; combined with the gnome races strongest spirit summoner.

It will probably be an even more brutal battle than what happened just now.

No, come tomorrow, the fourth years dean might have shaken off his cold and we might be stopped here again.

But, the experience of having broken through at least once is valuable.

Alhough it was designed as a one-time use only move, my strategy worked.

Even if someone other than me used this attack, in an ambush attack this move could deal a surprisingly large amount of damage.

No, perhaps if its Professor Muam and Professor Harian who spend most of their time by themselves on the first floor, its possible they might not hear of this tactic from the other teachers.

Kwahahaha. Wahahahaha!

It was then.

That we heard a chilling, mad laughter.

Kwuuugh!

Aaaaaghh!

Kyaah!

And four people went flying at the same time.

I won the bet, Maroon! Since you were the first to be defeated the next staff outing is on you! Ill empty out all your professors salary!

Professor Aruhan was grinning like a lunatic as he saw Maroon collapsed in front of me.

As if, everything hed done now was a joke, and his appearance right now, emanating fighting will while holding his spear, was that of an undeniable monster.

Although I have treated you all as students all this time, but now it will be different. Very well. I, Aruhan Ekhed, will face you all as warriors.

At that moment, a gust of mana began to rampage around the corridor.

The source was Professor Aruhan. With him at the center, space was bending around him!

My summon, or perhaps not quite my summon, is the Key to the Imperial Armoury. Do you know what that signifies?

Of course we did. Swords, daggers, spears, axes and all sorts of other weapons.

And starting from the thick steel armour that normal knights wore, all the way to armour said to have been made from a dragons scales!

Retrieving the best weapon for the situation at hand, and being able to retrieve the best armour for the situation at hand! The armoury that borrowed the name of a summon, that existed purely for strong warriors!

But as strong as it is, there is an equally glaring weakness! That one cannot take weapons out immediately!

That was the case. While you could summon all sorts of different kinds of equipment, you had to know of the weapon in question.

Moreover, the Key to the Imperial Armoury wasnt a contract between one on one, but between a person and the empire.

Because of that, there are many people who have made a contract with the armoury, not just one.

Sometimes there are even cases where someone else was using the gear you wanted to use.

And at moments like those, summoning said equipment was impossible!

While there are some duplicates of some of the weapons in there, there was only one of each of the more outstanding equipment, so the user must be able to choose another immediately.

But, at the end of my efforts I found a way to overcome that!

The ceiling began to disappear. No, it was widening!

Not limited by the space of the corridor, a crimson land appeared with Professor Aruhan in the middle of it.

Now, behold. This is the formation that combines the Imperial Armoury and my space magic, a formation that only I can wield in the entire empire!

Countless weapons were embedded into the floor!

I dont need to take time to summon other weapons. Without any delay whatsoever, I can use every weapon at my command!

Finally, the ceiling vanished, and we could see the crimson sky!

Professor Aruhan looked down on us as he shouted.

This is my, Aruhans!

More accurately, he tried to shout.

Unlimited

Diieee, Hectopascal Kick!(1)

Kuooohhhhk?!

Until he got kicked in the side and blown away by a silver girl that flew in out of nowhere.

Eiit. I was supposed ta be the final boss, but this mister was about to pull something weird so owner shent me up early.

Even as she grumbled she kept lightly tapping at Professor Aruhan with those short legs of hers.

At those light footsteps, Professor Aruhan, who had laughed while tanking all our attacks, started uttering kuueeehhk! kwuuhhkkk? noises from his mouth, that were too bizarre to even be called screams.

Well, even though my turn is a still a bit far off.

Kwuuuughh!

-Lets run.

And looking at the sight, the goddess Athena that I was contracted with whispered to me with a voice completely dyed in fear.

-That is not something that can be defeated. Hurts if you attack, hurts if you get attacked. That kind of existence isnt something that can exist, no, shouldnt exist in this world! Fighting something like that is a foolish decision!

-B, but

-Hurry, run!

In that moment, the goddess and I conversed between each other alone.

But as if she had overheard our conversation between souls, when the goddess shouted, the silver devils eyes curved into elegant half-moons as she looked my way.

Iz the unni who made a contract with that goddess with a great texture?

And at that moment, as if to prove that we were summoner and summon linked by our souls, we shouted at the same time.

-Run!

-Run away!

My body moved before my thoughts and I immediately leapt back.

At the same time, the silver devils fist fell just where I had been standing.

You dodged?

But as if that riled her up more, the half-moons waned to crescents and she smiled even more brightly.

I think unni will make it pretty fun for me.

C, come! Almighty goddesss spear, the absolute shield that stops all!

The moment I saw that smile, cold sweat started pouring down my back.

Even my fathers sincere battle-hungry spirit in the past couldnt make me feel like this, to think I would feel this much fear from a single smile!

Dieee!

Close combat is impossible.

If I got hit while approaching then I would just pathetically collapse like the others behind me, and if I closed the distance and attacked then I would just end up collapsing pathetically like the student council upperclassman in front of me.

No matter what I do the only end is with me collapsing pathetically!

In that case my only options are long-range attacks. But, the goddess Athenas attacks are a spear and shield!

My only option left was spear throwing!

-Im sorry I only have a spear! If Id known this would happen Id have borrowed a bow from Artemis!

-Its already too late, please hurry the next spear!

With a bang! the first spear was thrown at the silver devil, but the devil had easily dodged it!

Uwee, dis is a good spear?

Grabbing the spear embedded in the wall, she started retreating.

Perhaps as youd expect from a summon, her appearance barely looks like a ten-year old, but the spear in her hand was beginning to bend as if it would break at any moment.

-The follow up!

-Dodge, dodge! Its dangerous!

At the same time as the goddesss shout, a booming noise was made.

At the same time, the silver devil used the counterforce from the spear to send herself flying towards me!

The reason I stepped back, was to gain momentum!(3)

Aegis!

Evasion is impossible. Then defence is my only option!

I used the goddess Athenas greatest weapon that could even defend against a gods lightning bolts, a shield that could both attack and defend.

If it is this then it can surely defend against the silver devils attack!

Bang!

Uwiit?

Wha, what?

I swallowed back the scream that had threatened to burst out. To think not even the goddesss shield could fully absorb the impact of that attack, just what kind of attack was that?

-No, that wasnt an attack that can be absorbed! It just broke straight through Aegis and attacked the true body! The shock just spread through the shield and carried down into you!

-Wha, what the heck is that! Then is this pain caused by some sort of curse?

-Aegis is a shield made by the god of blacksmithing Hephaestus. Because of that, all sorts of divine power is embedded into it so it can protect against all sorts of curses too.

-Then that doesnt make any

-Unless, it was a curse with greater power than the shield.

A curse that could even pierce the divine power of the shield crafted by the god of blacksmithing?

What kind of lifeform has that kind of power?

Devil? Was it actually a devil all along?

Wiin? You blocked it?

As I looked at the silver devil who gazed at me with an amused expression, I thought.

Will I survive this?