Her opponent had made a mistake.
Entoma’s mind had already visualised a scenario where Evileye was devoured by the maggots, but the counter-magic used was far beyond her expectations.
All of the flies coated in the white mist fell out of the air, then the mist engulfed Entoma. In that moment, Entoma felt unbearably intense pain.
“Uwaaaaaaahhhh!”
The entomomancer maid’s face steamed as if acid had been splash on it.
At first the objective had been to nullify the opponent’s gas spittle, and they hadn’t expected that it would even reveal the enemy’s true face…
“Hey, hey, could this be our chance?”
Gagaran who had assumed a fighting stance with her war pick and searched for an opportunity to decisively end the fight. If she had realistically estimated her opponent’s strength, it was necessary to end the fight in one fell swoop.
Gagaran did not pursue with an attack because the ten-metre long giant insect whip began to move violently, not permitting her to get any closer. However, this was nothing but the spasming of a defeated person.
“This...what kind of magic is it?”
Evileye replied to Entoma’s question.
“Insecticide magic ‘Vermin Bane’. Two hundred years ago there was an insect demon god, and this magic was developed for the purpose of repelling the insects used by that individual. Well, it’s an original magic I came up with.”
“Hey! It should be harmless for us right?”
“Harmless indeed. It is especially effective on insects, but doesn’t cause the slightest harm to other organisms.”
“...Her face has melted.”
“Tia, that is her true face… Huh! No, that’s not the face!”
As Evileye shouted out, the maid’s entire face fell off, like a scene where the facial skin had been stripped off and dropped onto the ground. There was a difference though. The facial skin which fell onto the ground had many insect legs on the backside.
“That can’t be… it’s a mask shaped insect…”
“kAHoooOOoH!”
The maid’s throat exposed itself. A single crack appeared in the seemingly hard throat, and a large liquid chunk of matter fell out. It looked like vomit, but the biggest distinction from that was the fact that this object was still crawling on the ground.
“What the…”
This really was startling, even for Evileye who was stunned by surprise. It was the first time she had seen such a sight in her long existence.
“—Lip insect.”
Tia exclaimed towards the mucus-covered leech-like creature which had fallen on the stone-paved road.
“An insect which consumes human vocal chords and imitate the voice of its victims.”
The front end of the flesh coloured leech had a section which looked like a human’s lips. With an “ah, ah”, it gave out the maid’s cute voice.
In full gaze of everybody, the maid’s hands which covered her face slowly lowered, revealing an appearance that was exactly the same as an insect’s.
The frightful appearance made the Blue Rose members involuntarily take a step backwards. Although they had already experienced terror when the mask insect fell off due to the insecticide magic, this sight ignited their fear again.
A monster from beyond this world had invaded. They couldn’t help but feel a shadow cast over this world.
“yoU ACTUallY, YoU actUally Dare…”
The rigid voice difficult to listen to.
“Didn’t her voice become rather cute? Personally, I rather like this voice.”
Gagaran’s hostility was on the verge of eruption. She was the most humane member of the Blue Rose. She was filled with an emotion as she prayed for the soul of the young girl who was sacrificed to give the mouth-lip insect a voice and clenched her weapon even tighter.
“hOw dArE YoU MeRe hUmAnS AaAaAhHhHh!”
In previous battles she had always fought her enemy with ease. However at this moment she didn’t have such a leisurely spirit.
Well, there was no longer any need to hold back. Time to commence a fierce attack.
“The real battle starts now! Neither of you two should relax! Prepare to launch even more fierce attacks than before!”
Evileye cautioned the other two, but they had already predicted this before she had spoken. To ready their resolve for a fight to the death!
The insect maid’s back suddenly burst out, and four spider legs extended from beneath her clothing. This posture looked as if her back had sprouted new legs.
With these newborn feet, she jumped extremely high. For anyone looking, they would have drawn the conclusion that this was the effect of flight magic.
From above, the monster spat carnivorous flies at the people.
Clicking her tongue, Evileye casted ‘Vermin Bane’ once more.
“OnLy To yOu GuYs! i WIlL Show YOu WhaT TRUe TERrOR MEAnS! aftER KIlliNG YOu GuYS i WiLl TUrN You AlL into COrpse DoLLs!”
As soon as they had reached the ground, the carnivorous flies were completely obliterated. The insect maid used her compound eyes to glare at Evileye’s true face. Indeed, only Evileye was comparable in strength to this monster. If Evileye were to lose, then needless to say victory would be impossible, and both Gagaran and Tia would be massacred. However, it would be foolish to just focus on one thing.
Gagaran’s spiked war pick came from the side.
Even if Evileye had an advantage, they could not afford to waste opportunities against such a powerful opponent.
She knew that it was very probable that she would suffer serious injuries if she was intercepted. That was why she chose to fight alongside her companions. Evileye smiled at them from under her mask. If she were to be unmasked, others would definitely make fun of her smile.
The monster which was about to evade Gagaran’s strike suddenly stopped moving. That was because of Tia’s ninjutsu skill, ‘Immobility Binding Paralysis’. The monster had a high level of resistance, more like a nullifying ability, so it was impossible to seal its movements completely. However creating an opening even for a brief moment would be sufficient support for Gagaran.
The monster spat out white silk enhanced with ‘Powerful Strike’ from her mouth. There was enough to dye Gagaran’s upper body white.