Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu:Volume 1 Chapter 4

Chapter 4 - The Moment To Sever That Darkness

The light has receded.

Sometime in the middle of the night, covered in darkness, at some facility of Roland.

Along the corridor of that facility was Ryner, running at an unbelievable rapid speed, different from his usual languid behavior.

With wide open eyes, and a vermillion five-point pentacle over the center of his black pupils, he is looking intently at the unfolding magic right before him.

At the other end of the corridor.

There are three guards in the process of launching spells in his direction.

Rather, one of them had already completed his spell.

That guard, who appeared to be the most skilled out of them all, had cast Kuuri, which Ryner dodged.

And that guard was stunned,

“To, to dodge Kuuri at this distance......”

While hearing himself called a monster again, something which he was used to already, Ryner runs.

“It’s your own fault for missing at this distance.”

While he said that, another guard is about to complete his magic inscription.

This time round, it's Kurenai.

But Ryner is many times faster, and has constructed a completely different spell structure.

While running, he promptly finishes inscribing the glowing symbols.

In the midst of his opponent’s incantation.

“WHAT I SEEK IS BURNING FIELDS >>> KURE......”

In the midst of that,

“WHAT I SEEK IS WATER MIST >>> MISUMI!”

In the center of Ryner’s magic inscription, water starts gathering into a state of high pressure, and it bursts forth in the form of a jet stream towards the enemy.

The guard who is about to launch Kurenai can only utter the following.

“What kind of absurdity......”

On saying that, the guard who is about to fire off Kurenai, as well the guard who cast Kuuri, are both caught in the strong jet of water and sent crashing into the wall, consequently passing out.

Though Ryner had already gone easy on them to the point where they would not die from his attack, that force must have broken several of their bones.

Usually, Ryner would have gone even easier on them, but today he simply does not have that kind of luxury.

In order to prevent them from calling for reinforcements, it is necessary to knock them out in one shot.

And that's because this place.

“......”

Ryner scans the surrounding area with just his eyes.

While there isn't much visible light, he can make out the black rocks that were used to lay the walls of this place, a building which resembles a prison.

This is one out of many buildings which form the intelligence center of Roland.

Though he has probably chosen one of the least guarded places to infiltrate, this is still the heart of the enemy grounds.

If reinforcements were to come, even if it's Ryner, getting killed is not an impossibility.

That's why he increased the power of his magic, but.

“......”

Ryner looks in the direction of the remaining guard,

“...... did I go too far? But, but, I’m already doing my best to hold back. Sorry.”

He said it with an awkward expression.

And he starts running towards the last remaining guard.

That sole guard is already making his escape, running in the opposite direction to call for reinforcements but,

“I won’t let you get away ~”

Ryner gradually closes the distance between them.

If someone familiar to him were to see him, they would ask, why are you running so fast, don’t you always move like a turtle?. That is the extent as to how fast he's running.

Knowing he would get caught up soon, the guard had made a small sound and taken out a knife from his waist belt. He then turns around and throws it at Ryner.

But Ryner promptly,

“Hoi.”

He stops the knife.

“Thanks for that.”

He keeps the knife in his own belt.

The guard now has a look of utter despair on his face.

“...... what, what the hell was that...... what the hell is this guy...... why is this monster attacking Class Two Intelligence Center...... damn it!”

And not knowing when to give up, the guard draws a glowing magic symbol to attack his pursuer,

“Too slow.”

Ryner said as he caught up with him.

He had put his own finger into the magic inscription drawn by the guard, and changed its structure. He recklessly changed it to something that he just thought of, completed the inscription and chanted,

“WHAT I SEEK IS, erm, something like, SMOKE, I guess >>> KEMURI!”

That was what he chanted.

As he did that, a cloud of smoke starts forming at the center of that inscription, blinding the guard.

“I, I can’t see anything!?”

The guard said with a frightened voice.

And beside him,

“U, uwah, can’t see a thing.”

Having his own visibility taken away, it was a complete failure.

“This is kinda bad.”

While saying that, he searches for the guard’s presence.

The guard seemed to be running away.

“Some, someone......”

The guard raises his voice, about to call for help.

But,

“Please don’t call for reinforcements.”

Ryner grabs him from behind, strangled him for a while, and he lost consciousness.

The guard falls to the ground.

And the fight comes to a close.

Ryner looks at the surrounding smoke, and attempts to decipher its structure with his Alpha Stigma.

“Ah...... I made this recklessly without thinking much, and it’s surprisingly troublesome to dispel.”

While saying that, his finger starts dancing in the air again.

He draws a glowing magic symbol, and constructs the corresponding dispelling magic for the smoke that had completely filled up his surroundings.

“WHAT I SEEK IS...... erm, what shall I call it, it would be nice if it sounds real cool, just now it was a little too mundane...... erm, well, WHAT I SEEK IS ah, DISPERSAL CLOUD >>> KI, KIERO!”

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