I Have been Reincarnated As a Lazy, Arrogant Noble, but When I Destroyed The Scenario Through Effort, I Became The Most Powerful With Extraordinary Magical Power - 123

Chapter 123: Despair Approaches Silently

—Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot.

The sensation of things disappearing. Flesh and blood scatter, accompanied by intense pain and agony.

I felt the urge to reflexively scream but bit my lips hard to suppress it.

“Get back, Alan!”

“Alan! Come over here!”

Duke was the first to step forward, surpassing everyone. Following him, Shari called my name, radiating an astonishing amount of magical power, standing protectively in front of me.

Defensive enchantments were already in place.

It hurts, it’s hot, painful, scorching…

No, I need to stop the bleeding with magic. If I don’t hurry, it’ll be too late. However, at that moment, Cynthia hurried over and placed her hand on my severed right arm.

“Please bear with it for a moment.”

In the next instant, the severed part of my right wrist gradually began to freeze. Forced hemostasis. Despite the sharp pain, it seemed to be combined with a healing spell, as the pain gradually subsided.

…Amazing.

I’ve never seen magic like this before.

“It also serves as a pain reliever. —Lilith.”

“Yes!”

Suddenly, Lilith-san was holding my right wrist. She must have picked it up from the air.

Cynthia-san froze it once again.

—Amazing.

Even a slight error in the distribution of magical power should have led to destruction. Yet, something like this…

“If we hurry, we can reattach it. I can do it. However, first—”

“—Everyone, arrange yourselves in formation. Cover each other with defensive shields in your respective positions. Shari-san, set up traps. Alan-kun, thank you…”

Cecil-san took command with a sharp, sad expression.

We’re always training, but I’ve never seen her with such a face. She must be feeling sorry for me.

But, there’s nothing we can do about this.

We surrounded ourselves without giving any openings, quietly radiating magical power.

Now, erase thoughts about my hands from my mind.

An invisible magical creature? No, I’ve never heard of such a thing.

…More importantly, think about what only I can do.

“I’ll do it.”

I was stopped by everyone, but I wielded the Holy Sword in my remaining left arm.

It manifested from the air, shining brightly, but I could tell its power had diminished.

The disturbance in magical power is likely the cause.

But now, revealing its true nature is more important.

Think of Tula-san and Weiss.

My Gift ability is constructed based on images. So, I can’t mimic something I haven’t seen, and understanding the magical structure is necessary.

Still, an extraordinary power—

“One-hit kill, One-Hit Kill!”

A flash to the side—an invisible slash flew. However, it also included a time-lapse enchantment.

Then, it collided with something in mid-air.

The sound of it bouncing in the air, like electricity sparking, resounded, and then—appeared.

“It’s a demon.”

Cecil-san said quietly.

We all held our breaths.

Not an imitation— the real deal.

“What the hell? What is this? It’s great that you can see through it.”

The demon had black horns growing from its head, a sign of pride that it didn’t hide.

It was a demon I had never seen, even during the calamity.

Wearing a loose, black coat-like garment. Tall and slender.

White hair, and a somewhat languid expression.

But the surging magical power was entirely the opposite.

—Powerful.

“Hey, you scum! Did you kill the soldiers? And Alan’s arm!”

Duke was the first to charge without hesitation. His expression was ready to explode, but he was smart. He wouldn’t recklessly confront an unknown opponent.

However, he seemed angrier than usual.

The demon killed people, and it laughed as if nothing happened.

“Hah, these are soldiers? Just insects.”

“You—cut it out.”

I gathered my strength. Then, I signaled everyone to proceed as usual.

Even without my right wrist, the tasks remained unchanged.

Demons are enemies of humanity. We don’t need to know what they’re thinking right here, right now.

—Taking the initiative. That’s the teaching of Noblesse.

Fortunately, thanks to Cynthia, the pain was significantly reduced.

“So, you’re going to make me a bug too!”

Duke, understanding the intention, charged first. Following, Sharry enchanted his magic.

Body reinforcement power-up and enhanced protection through attribute blessings. Both attack and defense should be several times stronger.

Cynthia took her stance with the ice sword Glacies, while Lillith, flying high, threw knives.

I followed Duke.

Cecil held my arm and quietly guarded the surroundings.

Everyone instantly understood what to do.

Thinking about my right wrist brought fear.

But now, I must focus on the present—

“Oh!? What’s going on? I heard humans like to chat. No introductions?”

Duke, who had almost reached, forcefully stepped his right foot into the demon’s abdomen.

The ground cracked, and it seemed like he put tremendous force into it.

“Hah, interesting, but aren’t you a bit too naive?”

Surprisingly, the demon effortlessly dodged the attack, turned around, and kicked Duke.

Without delay, Lillith’ knife flew, but the demon, flaunting its cape, defended against it.

I and Cynthia then attacked from both sides.

With the ice sword Glacies and the sacred sword Holy Sword.

—This should work.

“Haa!”

“How dare you hurt Duke!”

The force wasn’t coming out well. But, I couldn’t afford to be selfish.

I put all my strength into it.

But our attacks were stopped by a defense shield.

This was dark—dark magic.

“Doesn’t seem like a big deal, huh?”

Darkness rejects everything. It has a very strong attack and defense.

Then, we were blown away by a shockwave, as if being repelled.

“Kukuku, Hahaha. —Introduce yourself at least. —I am Lord Beltony of the demons. This is a declaration… I will kill you.”

Laughing loudly, the demon—Beltony pointed his finger.

The target wasn’t me or Cynthia.

—It was Cecil.