Living as an Unemployed in Another World

81 – 3. Two Adventurers (34)

34.

“How dare you——! Dare——! Dare——!!”

“Everyone, cover your ears!!”

As the lich’s chin rattled with only his head remaining, I immediately shouted. The arcane wizard (arcane wizard)’s knowledge is different from the rich days, and the specialized area of ‘that’ is different. A skeleton with only a head left. I can’t help but know what it’s called.

Demilich【Half Lich】.

As its name implies, it is a half-rich monster. However, it is not necessarily weaker than a normal lich. Because what the other half of the soul is made of is very different.

If the lich himself gained great enlightenment after a long time and abandoned his body, the transformation into a demilich means the evolution of the hierarchy, so we can never deal with it now…… It’s hard to think that he suddenly became a demilich in such a short period of time.

To put it simply, Alphonse disassembled the rest of his body, and when he was hallucinating and about to shoot a Disintegrate beam, he almost disassembled the crown, which is a reliquary, so it’s better to say that he took his soul out of the crown and put it in his skull. You must be right. As proof of that, isn’t the crack at the top of the head wriggling like a liquid?

So it’s hard to see him as a ‘classic’ demilich. Of course, it’s hard to say that it’s stronger than the previous form. Now, you don’t have to worry about crowns, just smash your head and it’s over. However, what I can’t be vigilant about is the fact that I have perfect flight ability because I lost my feet to stick to the ground…… To protect my skull, I will use force field magic and curses that are stronger than before.

Because he quickly became a demilich, his magical abilities would have declined more than before, but as the soul was closest to him, the strength of his spells would be stronger than before. Soon, Alphonse walked away, stepping on the ground with his feet clinging to bone meal.

“Jin.”

“Huh?”

“Give me instructions.”

I thought about the meaning of the words for a while, then realized the meaning and smiled. Well, isn’t it the same thing to do?

“Break it down.”

“Okay.”

To blame! A huge body weighing 160 kg trampled the ground in an instant and jumped into the air. The heavy ax sliced through the air and plunged into the demilich’s skull. Cuckoo!! An ax blocked by a force field. However, I saw that the skull floating in the air was pushed back by the force field.

Pooong!! Bang!! Paang!! A force field is not magic with physical substance. It is just emitting an even discharge of power in all directions. In order to maintain that power, of course, you have to concentrate all your power. And, for the current Demilich…… Just strengthening one side’s defense would be enough.

“Chloe!”

“Yes!”

Soon, Chloe’s sharp sword appeared from the demilich’s blind spot and struck the force field. A completely different attack from Alphonse’s ax attack, with the power concentrated on one point. If you concentrate your strength to block Alphonse’s attack, the lowered force field will be pierced by the sword, and if you increase the density by blocking the stab of the sharp sword, you will be crushed by the brutal blow of the axe.

Soon, using the Blink ability, Mira appeared from empty space. It seems that they succeeded in safely evacuating the adventurers. She looked at the demilich being pincered and asked me.

“Can I win because of that? Richie…….”

She had already drawn a pair of daggers. It means that if I give an order, I will always get in that gap and attack with pincers. I shook my head.

“I have something else for you to do. Aren’t you dizzy? It is also not good to abuse the power of the ring.”

“It’s a little dizzy. But this much…….”

“No. Not that.”

I said to Mira who put a question mark on her face.

“Mummy, no, Camilla. Did you promise?”

“What, what?”

“You will protect me no matter what. No matter what I do, you will believe in me.”

“…… Jin.”

She reserved her words. When she says that in a situation like this, she probably has arrogant thoughts. However, as I expected, she replied with a nod of her head with her spleen face.

“Of course.”

“Okay then… ….”

Demilich’s inferiority continued. It was natural. Unlike the days of the lich, where it was possible to subdue only by targeting the reliquary and the main body, the current demilich will end just by aiming for the main body without a separate reliquary. Rich, Demilich himself knew it well. In the current situation, where the ability to recover the soul has been reduced, even the two warriors cannot push back.

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Nevertheless, the current ugliness was not acceptable to himself. He was the court mage of the empire, the king of curses, a great mage and one who had ambitions to become a lord who would bring dragons to their knees. Even if he had only a skeleton head, he had to be able to subdue them.

Unlike that human wizard, the lich’s slots were nearly infinite, but not all slots were useful. There are only a few slots left for large spells. To maintain the force field, all remaining slots had to be consumed. I had to fight here. As the attacks of the tired warriors gradually subsided, he instantly released the force field and gathered energy.

“Al, Chloe! Get down!”

The cry of a human wizard. However, it was already too late. Explosions of negative energy cannot be prevented by physical means. Eventually, everyone except for the thief, whose location could not be specified, was hit by negative energy and fell to the ground.

A magic that inflicts equal damage on all living creatures, regardless of whether they have a lot of HP or not. It was very satisfying to see the two warriors who were teasing him and the wrathful wizard who was giving orders from afar all groaning. In this gap, if you quickly retrieve the crown, move his soul to a safe place, and become a true demi-lich, this time you will be closer to your own longing…….

“Looking for this?”

A choking voice resounds as if gnashing your teeth. Demilich floated in the air and turned in the direction the voice was heard. She glared at herself as the thief bit her lip, holding her crown in one hand. Showing up at this timing. Is she going to make a deal? Demilich laughed at her. Killing them and stealing them is enough, so why should I let them go?

“Don’t move. If their lives are precious.”

“… ….”

“Don’t think you’re the only one holding hostages, thief. If you hand over the crown obediently, there will be no pain—”

Brush. It sounded like that. Demi Richie closed his mouth, no, his jaw joint. Unlike the two warriors who were still staggering, the human mage with the lowest physical strength struggled to get up.

“…… I get it.”

Did you know? What? Even before that raises questions, his bag with his mouth wide open catches my eye over the open eye socket. Did that reduce the damage? However, it seems that he could not completely avoid it, and the energy that the bag could not absorb remained in his blood dripping body.

“What did you know?”

“Slot’s identity.”

“What?”

In our first meeting, Alphonse told me that he sensed the curse. I simply took it to mean that I was the owner of the cursed items, but come to think of it, I wasn’t carrying a bag at the time. In other words, the sense of the wild felt that there was a curse hanging on me, who had nothing.

And I only realized it now that I can use magic. That my slot is The curse itself Planted by someone. That it is a mass of curses planted by someone that reacts to my emotions, eats away at my spirit, and grows.

I still don’t know how I came up with the idea to turn this into a curse. I didn’t even fully understand how it worked. However, at this moment. Thanks to the witch who thought of putting something like this on me.

I am truly grateful that my teacher was you, not anyone else. The fact that each of the skeletons rolling around the mansion were actually demilichs, now I am just grateful. Otherwise, there’s no way I wouldn’t have been intimidated by a 300-year-old lich.

I can feel it. From my heart from the chest. That the overflowing negative energy is leaking out and radiating in all directions. That it is being emitted outward.

“Eldritch Blast [Eerie Discharge]…… ?! How could a human, no, no way be a warlock (warlock)! There was no sign of the devil!”

What are you talking about? Who is the black magician? I ignored the demilich’s words and focused all my attention on my heart. The curse feeds on negative energy and grows. And, thanks to the Lich’s blast being hit enough to not die, the slot also increased in size.

I can use it now.

A level 2 spell.

I ran straight for the lich. A bare body without an ax or a sword. A lousy run that would knock you out of the force field. A hand that could not reach the demilich floating in the air.

That distance that can never be narrowed. A colleague will narrow it down.

Alphonse and Chloe ran out at the same time. As Alphonse swung the axe, the lich’s force field naturally shifted towards it. In that gap, her sword that pierced the force field pierced the head of the unwary lich, and at the same time, his soul, feeling threatened, headed for the crown in an instant.

I cast a spell. Ironically, the only spell that works for the demilich, who is immune to almost all magic spells, is a low level 2 vibration spell.

“Shatter【Crush】.”

Pagjak!! As soon as my hand touched the lich’s skull, the supervibration of the head began to shatter the shell. Soon, his soul rushed toward the crown in an instant. However, don’t leave it like that. Mira sprinted through the citadel on her fast feet, then threw the crown into the air as her soul’s speed surpassed hers.

Forward, 2 meters, 1 meter——! As the lich’s ugly spirit drew closer to the flying crown, I extended my palm just as he did.

There are only a couple of spells that a beginner wizard can prepare. Then, what about the small magic? …… Three

“Mage Hand [Telekinesis].”

I pulled the floating crown with my intangible hand and put it in my bag while listening to the lich’s delightful scream. The bag gleefully swallowed the crown into my stomach…… Head and crown. The soul of the lich, who had lost all places to go, screamed and slowly scattered.

It’s a big deal if you’re possessed by other skeletons rolling around like that. I need to make it easier for you to ascend.

“Al.”

I called out the name of the proud half-orc warrior, and he silently followed the flickering lights and hurled his ax at the decorated skull hanging on the wall.

Puck stone! Soon, the splintered skull rolled across the floor.

This time, the signs of life completely subsided.

“…… Did you do it right?”

“Chloe, please.”

Mira was acting on her nerves. Was it you

Of course, nothing more happened.

It was our victory.