I managed to cut Enzo's right arm off with my sword. His severed arm flew off and fell to the ground. Enzo screamed in pain.
"Arrrgggghhhh my arm!!!!!!" Enzo screamed.
Blood poured profusely from the cut on his arm. Javier and the three "subjects" wearing elemental armor were shocked to see what was happening. Meanwhile, the three subjects with pitch-black eyes remained silent and unresponsive. Javier and the six "subjects" appeared to have sustained considerable injuries. Even the elemental armor worn by Javier and the three "subjects" was damaged. Some parts of their bodies were unprotected, even though it had previously protected their entire bodies. This was because Rid had managed to penetrate their elemental armor with his technique and injured them in areas where it was no longer protected.
Furthermore, the area surrounding the forest where their battle was taking place had been severely damaged. Some areas of the forest were already scorched, others were still burning with intense flames, and others were completely frozen. The battle they were engaged in had truly had a profound impact on the forest.
Meanwhile, after I had successfully severed Enzo's right arm, I immediately turned to him and approached him. I saw Enzo still holding his severed arm, groaning in pain.
"Your electric magic is really troublesome, Enzo. So I had to cut off your arm to stop you from using it against me," I said.
Enzo, still holding his arm, slowly turned to me.
"You bastard, Rid! All of you, kill him!!" Enzo said.
Javier and the six other 'subjects' immediately shot towards me. They attacked me with their own magic, but I quickly dodged them.
"I actually wanted to ask you something, Enzo, but it looks like there are still some people bothering me. Then I'll deal with these people first," I said.
I continued dodging their attacks, which kept me away from Enzo's current location. After dodging the magical attacks aimed at me, I immediately darted toward a 'subject' wearing elemental armor.
"The 'subjects' wearing elemental armor still have expressions on their faces. They seem different from the 'subjects' with pitch-black eyes. It seems they are 'subjects' who use an Elf heart as their Mana core, just like Javier and Enzo, as I've only just realized. The reason he never used his full power while at the academy was because he didn't want to be exposed as a 'subject'. If they are 'subjects' with an Elf heart, that means their bodies aren't as strong as the 'subjects' with black eyes. In that case, a simple attack would be enough to injure them, and even kill them," I thought.
Then I managed to approach the 'subject', a woman. She was still wearing elemental armor, but there were several parts of her body that weren't protected by it, one of which was her stomach. I prepared to attack her with my sword.
~Flower Sword Art: Chaenomeles Thorn Thrust~
I launched a thrusting attack at the woman. She was struck squarely, piercing her stomach. The impact of my sword punctured her stomach. She vomited a large amount of blood from her mouth. The impact of my attack sent her flying backward.
"With this, one is done," I thought.
After that, Javier came toward me and tried to attack me with his flaming sword.
"Die, you bastard!" Javier said.
~Death Burning Slash~
Javier's sword was now enveloped in a dense, powerful flame magic. He then pointed it at me. I quickly dodged his sword attack. The sword hit the ground and—
*BOOM
After that, there was a huge explosion of fire from the sword strike. The fire instantly incinerated everything around it.
"Even though you managed to dodge this sword attack, I'm sure you're dead by now from the fire blast from this sword attack," Javier said.
After Javier said that, I suddenly appeared from beside him.
"You're very confident when you say that," I said.
Javier was immediately shocked and turned to me.
"You—," Javier said.
Before Javier could finish his sentence, I immediately attacked him with my sword.
~San Lucia Art: Freezing Air Slash~
I immediately slashed Javier directly in the stomach and chest. The slash drew blood, but the blood immediately froze, forming a block of ice that stuck to the area where the slash hit his stomach and chest.
"Arrrggggh,"
Javier screamed in pain after being hit.
"This technique is very dangerous even when used with a real sharp sword," I thought.
After that, I immediately intended to attack Javier again.
"You've been screaming 'die' and 'die' over and over again, it hurts my ears, Javier," I said.
I immediately swung my sword at Javier, but suddenly, five other 'subjects' attacked me simultaneously. They used their weapons to attack me. I managed to block some of their weapons, but some I couldn't, and their attacks managed to injure me. I immediately took a few steps back to get away from them, while they were now with Javier, who was still sitting there holding the ice chunks stuck to his body.
"Blasting all their attacks without the help of the San Fulgen and San Lucia family techniques is very difficult. Should I use that technique again?" I thought.
I immediately healed the wounds sustained from their attacks. Then I looked at Javier, who was melting the ice chunks stuck to his body with his fire magic. A few moments later, the ice on his body had melted completely. Then Javier started to stand back up.
"It looks like those ice chunks are nothing against your magic. I think I'll have to give you a really big chunk of ice, or maybe I should just freeze you completely?" I asked.
"You bastard, I won't let you freeze me again. I'll burn you to ashes," Javier said.
Javier then thrust his flaming sword into the ground below.
~O all-consuming fire, turn this place into a place filled with blazing flames~
~Flame Magic: Burning Hell~
Suddenly, the ground around me was engulfed in flames. Trees and rocks were also aflame. Furthermore, the air around me became hot. I looked around, now engulfed in flames. Then I looked down at my feet, which were burning from the burning ground.
"Area magic, huh?" I thought.
After that, I looked at Javier and the five remaining 'subjects'. Just as Javier had used this magic, it seemed to have no effect on them either.
"How does it feel to be burned by my flames, you bastards? You can feel it, right? Because your feet are now on fire, and afterward, your entire body will be burned to ashes," Javier said.
"I admit that your magic is very dangerous. If anyone else were hit by your area magic, they would immediately be burned to a crisp. But that doesn't apply to me, because I can still withstand this area magic," I said.
"Let's see how long you can last under this area magic," Javier said.
After Javier said that, I quickly rushed towards them.
~Flower Sword Art: Sword Dance In The Flower Garden~
Then, I immediately slashed them all with a series of slashes. They were all seriously injured after being hit.
"Arrgggghh,"
Javier screamed in pain and sat down, holding his bleeding stomach from my slash.
"I told you I could withstand this area magic, right? Proof that I can still attack you guys under this area magic," I said.
"You bastard!" Javier said.
Then the five remaining 'subjects' began to jump around me and prepare to attack me simultaneously. I realized this and immediately jumped up to attack them.
"I'm tired of dealing with you. I don't know if you're willing experimental subjects or forced ones. Either way, I apologize for doing this to you," I said.
Before the five of them could attack me, I swiftly attacked them all.
~Secret Sword Art: Dragon Slayer Technique: Full Moon Slash - Dragon Neck Slasher~
I slashed at them in a spinning arc, resembling a full moon. Since the five surrounding me were within the range of the slash, all five of them were struck squarely. The slash severed their limbs. One of them had their head cut off, body cut off, and both arms cut off. The five of them immediately fell to the ground, their limbs severed, and their blood splattered all over the place. My body and sword were also splashed with their blood.
Javier, who witnessed the scene, was shocked.
His body began to tremble violently. He saw Rid, bathed in blood, surrounded by five other dead "subjects" with their limbs severed. Furthermore, the area of fire magic still enveloping the area made the scene even more terrifying. Javier looked terrified at the sight.
"W-what are you doing?! Those five were test subjects; they should be stronger than ordinary humans. How could you kill them all so easily?! W-who are you?! A-are you mon-" Javier said.
Before Javier could finish his sentence, I swiftly dashed toward him and slashed him. The slash struck his right arm squarely, severing it from his body. Javier watched as his severed arm floated in the air until it finally fell to the ground.
"...ster," Javier said, shocked after seeing his severed arm.
-To be continued