Apocalypse Dark Elf Style -Magical Tribes Reincarnated in the Modern World

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“《I, who command the Spirit of Blood, to twist and sing to the heavens》!”

A stake of blood rose from beneath the slime’s feet like a stalactite. It’s unclear whether the monster is being pierced or ridden by it. But the moans of anguish were satisfying. As if a rice cake pierced with a toothpick slipped off, the enemy shook itself off and forcibly advanced. Yuika attacked from above, but Sheena hid on a tree. As such, branches around her interfered with her flight.

“《I, who command the Spirit of Blood, weave a felt stronger than a curse》!”

A net weaved of blood thorns blocked the slime as it chaotically wielded countless deadly weapons and bounced from below like a melted rubber ball. Each of the thorns was as long and sharp as a dagger. It was a barrier of sorts and captive rope and, more importantly, caused tremendous damage. The slime was cut in several places with a blade at the moment of contact, but it wasn’t all that it did. It pursued the slime back to the ground quickly, making countless holes in its body. The murderous net of blood was also laid out in the air in all directions. It served to check on Yuika’s movements.

“Before, they used to throw steel beams. But ultimately, the basic principle of these guys is close-range combat. They want to gobble up their opponent… that is their goal. So for them to do that, they need to get closer. I could only use arrows the other day, so we were pushed to use physical force. Since we have more options now, they will unlikely catch us now.”

Following Sheena’s will, transmitted through the chain of souls, Rensuke pointed the cane’s tip at Aguyanuba, who was on the ground. The damage done by the blood thorns that knocked out Aguyanuba in the air didn’t hurt him. That’s why Sheena executed a follow-up attack.

“《I, who command the spirit of blood, crush the moon and shower in weep》!”

Several thin blades made of blood flew at Aguyanuba, who had lost his stance. The crescent-moon-shaped blades, which are incredibly sharp, break up the slime’s viscous body. The slime tried to repel it with a hammer-like weapon, but the sheer number of blades overwhelmed it with numbers and cut it off at its base. It proceeded to cut off the base even further. Ten, twenty, thirty. It keeps cutting them off, scraping them little by little.

Yuika looked over the situation and decided to act since it looked grim. But the blood net was re-established. Sheena jumped to another branch, snickered at Rensuke, and then…

“《I, who command the spirit of blood, stop of the lazy weight dance》!”

“…!”

What was launched was a rope of blood with round spherical weights on both ends. It’s the same principle as a bola hunting device (TN: https://www.homeofpoi.com/lessons_all/media/2-1990-Bolas.jpg). When it reaches Yuika’s body, the inertia of the weight automatically rotates, binding and restraining her body along with her wings. Her bird-like form was nowhere to be found now. Her face twitched, and she struggled desperately, but she lost flight and crashed – though falling unaided most probably won’t kill her.

“Was the black magic too much? It wasn’t much, really.”

“… help.”

Once again, Sheena and Rensuke looked down at the Aguyanuba below them.

“Guu~o-ohh…!”

I wonder if this is what you get when you slice up a sea anemone with a vital life force. Aguyanuba’s body was now divided into dozens of parts of various sizes. Each one wriggled eerily as if it was trying to get closer to the nearest part of itself.

“Is it still alive? Is it trying to regenerate?”

“Yes. Aguyanuba has no head or heart, and a core must be somewhere. We can’t kill it unless we destroy it. That’s what slime is.”

“Do you know where the core is?”

“Of course not.”

Sheena shook her head. But she has a mischievous smile on her face.

“Rensuke, you’ve gotten used to black magic and accepted it. I believe you can do it. Our magic is basically just defined what the role the dark spirits play. There are only two principal types. Do you want to use the original or have it perform another function? ”

For example, if you give the dark spirits of blood their original role, they can be used to stop bleeding. On the other hand, if you use blood to make something else, it has a different function.

“So it’s up to us, on how we handle this whimsical dark spirits…”

“I kind of get it. I’m like a printer for outputting data, and Sheena does the actual control calculations and such. I’m sorry I can’t help much.”

“No, actually, it’s pretty random. To be honest, the dark spirits are very fickle and not very smart. So you can force them to follow your instructions, even if it’s the most unreasonable instruction. That’s why I’m sure you can do it based on that…”

Sheena returned her gaze to Aguyanuba. She lifted her staff, aiming it at the approximate center point.

“Isn’t the color of blood and red flame similar?”

So that’s it.

If you don’t know where the core is, just burn it all down.

“《I, who command the spirit of blood…”

The blood came out of nowhere and gathered on the tip of the cane, forming a deeper shade of red sphere. Becoming more deeper, stronger, and darker. The crimson red color suddenly flickered, and a moment later, the sphere began to radiate heat.

It was a fireball. It had somehow transformed into something that was both a clot of blood and a fireball.

“… Let the deceitful gathering of brilliant flames explode》!””

It propelled, and it was not so fast. Its speed was similar to simply throwing a ball. But there’s no way that a monster that’s just wiggling around in pieces could avoid it.

The ball landed in the approximate center of the─

“Oooooooo~!?”

Flames erupted, and the short heatwave vanished along with the wind.

Beyond the flickering crimson red color, the pieces of slime flesh gradually shrank as they continued to struggle. The only thing I can hear is the bitter anguish in their voices.

“Ooo~… This kind of humiliation… and this shame… I’ll never forgive… and forget…”

Even his voice was slowly becoming meek.

Flames work on slime. It seems that the game’s rule was indeed correct.

Then… very quickly.

The gluttonous monster melted its entire deformed form into the flames.

“Oh my, oh my. I guess Rensuke was right. The slime was a small fry.”

“I don’t know. Maybe all it takes is the right equipment”

“So now. What should we do with…”

Sheena and Rensuke turned their eyes on…

“Ha~a… Ha~a…”

There was Yuika, breathing hard and sweating heavily. Her bird form was constricted by magic and detained on the ground.

Her labored breathing was not due to her flailing for escape. She can change her body in any way she wants. Maybe she can even become a viscous body like Aguyanuba? In fact, the rope of blood from earlier has already been undone. And yet…

She was still slumped on the ground, her shoulders rising and falling in agony.

Her face was pale, and she was clutching her chest, moaning from the back of her throat.

‘U-u-ugh…”

“What will happen to her now since her magical species partner is now gone?”

This is not an unusual situation, to say the least.
The end of something is near.
Rensuke felt that it was time for him to face her.
Or perhaps – to say goodbye to her.