This was a battle of magic.
Ever since encountering this guy for the first time and immediately retreating, Isagi had naturally returned on his own to see exactly what its "moves" were.
Subsequently, he discovered it.
This Nameless Hero known as "Dawn-Dark Moon" was an Elf mage.
A Dark Elf with deep brown skin and deep purple eyes. Beneath its silvery-white long hair was a dust-covered cape and tight leather armor interwoven with deep green and brownish-gray.
Wielding a staff that looked like entangled dead wood, it began chanting completely incomprehensible magic at the group almost immediately.
According to Lefiya and Ryuu-senpai.
This was likely the lost Ancient Elven language—apart from a few elderly Elven scholars, modern Elves couldn't understand it at all. After all, everyone had long since started speaking the continent's common tongue.
Moreover, for some unknown reason.
It always felt like the opponent's chanting using this "Ancient Elven language" was much faster than a normal magic chant.
"!@#$!@$!"
Following a burst of gibberish, a pitch-black ray instantly shot out from the tip of Dawn-Dark Moon's magic staff.
At the same time.
Isagi also swiftly began to counter.
This was actually the first time he and the girls had faced a pure magic-type BOSS. After previous testing, to counter its magic attacks, the first thing they needed wasn't to dodge.
This guy's most basic "Dark Ray" was completely undodgeable.
Even if it missed.
Upon striking the ground, it would disperse again into even more tiny rays, subsequently bursting outward in all directions.
Therefore, the more they dodged, the more Dark Rays it would release. Eventually, even if the battlefield was quite vast, it would become completely inescapable.
So how should they properly counter it?
The answer was to bombard it with magic in return. Isagi wasn't chanting magic at all right now; instead, he directly used the Glintstone Magic granted by his Character Card "Golden Age"—specifically, the relatively high-powered "Glintstone Comet."
The azure stone sphere dragged a tail in its wake, swiftly crashing head-on into the dark ray before exploding.
Simultaneously, Ryuu-senpai also began chanting her[Luminous Wind].
According to the battle plan.
Apart from the very beginning, the BOSS's most basic Dark Rays would subsequently all be left to Ryuu-senpai to resolve using her magic, [Luminous Wind].
Through trial and error, they had found that the Elf girl's deep green spheres of light could perfectly cancel them out.
And because of Ryuu-senpai's [Luminous Wind].
It could be continuously chanted to orbit around her, allowing her to release it whenever she wanted. Thus, it was perfect for thoroughly neutralizing the BOSS's most basic Dark Rays.
Pitch-black light intertwined with azure and deep green colors, bright and dazzling.
Bursting, exploding, shattering—
In a clash between magic and magic, the best method was mutual cancellation.
For Ryuu-senpai, this kind of "beam struggle" was still quite strenuous. After all, the Level gap was right there; the opponent was at least a Lv.6 BOSS.
Therefore.
Next, it was Ais and Tiona's turn to take the stage.
Their mission was very simple: to interfere with the BOSS and prevent it from comfortably standing in place to cast magic.
This Dawn-Dark Moon was not a magic swordsman.
It had almost no close-combat capabilities. Facing Ais and Tiona's sudden assault, it basically only dodged or used ultra-short chant magic to counterattack.
Flames that burst open like flowers surrounding its body;
A hurricane that would suddenly push away all objects directly in front of it;
A flash of golden lightning striking down from the sky;
As well as "plant seeds" buried underground that, once entered within range, would suddenly burst and grow numerous vines in an attempt to entangle and trap people;
The amount of magic Dawn-Dark Moon could use was staggering.
Combined together.
It even made Ais and Tiona feel it was tricky to handle—logically speaking, a mage like this in close combat should have been completely suppressed by their side.
But the result was that the two girls could only barely interfere with it, preventing it from leisurely and continuously chanting those long-text magics.
In reality, the ones who might suffer heavy damage if they weren't careful were actually them instead.
What the hell!
Ais couldn't quite understand. The girl was even confident that, as a Lv.5, she could absolutely suppress the Elf woman who was a mage in a one-on-one situation, even if she were facing Mama Riveria.
Even though she was currently the strongest mage in the city.
But the situation right now was completely different.
Why was that?
The opponent merely used some ordinary ultra-short chant magic, combined with dodging, to easily repel her and Tiona.
And this was still considering that its attention was actually focused on Isagi, Lefiya, and the others in the distance.
Including the fact that the Dark Rays it released were completely interrupted by Ryuu, making them unable to pose a threat to the group.
If the others weren't here.
With only herself and Tiona, Ais even felt that the two of them would be quickly defeated by the BOSS before them.
So strange...
Where exactly was it strange?
Why did a mage conversely possess such strong close-combat capabilities?
There was no answer.
If she wanted to know the answer, she could only comprehend it amidst the battle.
Looking at Dawn-Dark Moon before her, Ais seemed to have thought of something. Blinking her eyes, a certain past figure slowly began to surface in her mind.
At the same time.
Isagi naturally wasn't idle either, but right now, he wasn't acting as a "melee" vanguard, but rather as a middle guard responsible for providing support.
"[Aspects of the Crucible]."
Golden ribbons of light gathered behind him, transforming into countless sharp spikes—whether it looked like a hedgehog or a porcupine, in short, the golden spikes instantly shot out, flying towards the distant BOSS like a torrential downpour.
At the same time.
Isagi also took out his greatbow, and then directly unleashed the ultimate skill of [Left Bow]. On one side were the simulated spikes, and on the other were infinite arrows.
Mixed together, both the sheer volume and frequency reached a terrifying degree.
As long as the enemy dared to stand still, he could instantly poke ten thousand holes in it without a problem!
Those overwhelming spikes and magic arrows.
There was simply no room to dodge. Even Ais could only grab Tiona and fly directly into the sky to avoid the attacks Isagi unleashed.
In response, the BOSS was completely unable to evade, so it also employed the same strategy as their side.
Facing magical attacks, it would "bombard" them with magic to neutralize them.
"%#$@!@$—"
It was still an entirely incomprehensible chant. Following its final loud shout, the magic staff in its hand concurrently smashed heavily onto the ground.
A pitch-black color began to spread from beneath its feet.
Ultimately, in this pure white world, it formed something resembling a full moon. All the spikes and arrows that entered it exploded.
"?"
It opened a domain?!
This was truly a new magic Isagi had never seen before.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the moment the spikes and arrows he fired entered the pitch-black "domain" surrounding it, a tiny black sphere would appear, blocking their path, which then naturally resulted in mutual cancellation and an explosion.
Not only that.
When facing the attacks from Ais, Tiona, and the others.
The "Black Moon" beneath the BOSS's feet shifted into another form. As long as the girls entered it, they would periodically be subjected to pitch-black slashes suddenly coming from all directions originating from the Black Moon underfoot.
Because it was completely unpredictable, it also made the girls somewhat flustered. They simply couldn't stay inside for too long and could only retreat.
And what frustrated Isagi even more was.
That "Black Moon" centered on the BOSS could unexpectedly split into several smaller black moons, which then rapidly homed in on him and the girls.
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One could easily imagine that if they got tangled up by this thing—for example, if it remained under their feet the entire time...
Wouldn't that mean they'd have to endure those baffling attacks forever?!
Awesome, as expected of a Lv.6 BOSS. Not only does it have the stats, but its mechanics aren't bad either!!
Fortunately, everything was still considered "under control" so far.
After all, the spreading black moons weren't moving too fast. As long as he and the girls kept moving constantly and didn't let them stick to them, they would be fine.
Tsk!
Why is it like "stepping in dog shit"?!
While thinking this, the most important thing next still depended on Lefiya.
That's right.
Isagi's combat strategy was actually quite similar to before. It was still him and the other girls drawing the BOSS's attention, and then having Lefiya chant her strongest magic to "blow this guy away" in one shot!
It was also to practically test the power of the Elf girl's "Explosion Magic."
Although it didn't require chanting.
But accumulating that much magical power, especially needing to drain all her mental strength to convert it into magical power and throw it out just like that, definitely required a long time.
During this period, Isagi and the other girls needed to go all out to buy time for Lefiya.
Of course, it wasn't just as simple as preparing her own "Explosion Magic."
Lefiya was still thinking!
Her "Explosion Magic" had a certain flaw. Just molding it into shape in one breath and then throwing it out was simply too crude!
Now, the girl, who was already proficient and accustomed to using mental strength to control magic.
Could clearly feel that if she could control her Explosion Magic more meticulously, her strength would definitely rise to another level!
And even...
Including those magics being used by the "BOSS" before her eyes at this very moment.
She completely didn't understand the meaning behind its "Ancient Elven language," but for something like language, did she really not need to understand what it meant at all?
As long as the pronunciation was correct, it would be fine, right?
The Elf girl, who was purely condensing her magical power and continuously injecting it, instead had the mind to ponder over this highly interesting question right now.
She was thinking.
Could she replicate the magic of the BOSS in front of her...
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