Taming The Villainesses-Chapter 345.2

(EP-345.2) #2

345 – Spider #2

If there was one concern, it was Queen Aira—a potential wildcard. Once the battle began, it would be chaos and I wouldn’t have the time to keep an eye on her.

Then as if reading my mind, the blonde nymph spoke up.

“I’ll keep an eye on her. You focus on taking down that monster.”

I couldn’t exactly gauge her skills, but she seemed reliable.

Alright then. Let’s do this.

I’d go all out from the start.

—Open Chant.

I felt my mana surge from the depths of my mind, rushing to my fingertips, flooding every corner of my body.

From this moment on, my body was a fortress. A cannon, primed to fire the artillery known as magic.

Complicated formulas and intricate incantations boiled over in my mind, calculations layering one after another—

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‘No.’

I realized my mistake. I was thinking of complex and grand spells, but I corrected myself.

What I needed was something simple.

Something lethal.

Something more destructive.

Strip away the unnecessary.

Focus solely on killing the enemy.

“What overwhelming mana… I’ve never seen such a concentration before.”

“Even I can see it. This is—dangerous.”

Mirna and Elga’s voices faded as I closed my eyes, shutting out all senses to dive deeper within.

I envisioned a single, piercing strike.

“Magic Spear.”

—Gungnir!!!

An intense surge of mana burst from my body, the spell fired like a blazing streak of light, hurtling straight toward the spider.

Crack! Crackle!

But instead of striking the monster, my spell collided with an invisible barrier. A magic shield? It could use something like that?

Now that I looked closely, there was an invisible shield surrounding the spider. No attack would have landed in this state. But honestly, it didn’t matter.

This was my full power, my heart and soul.

Three attributes combined into one.

Shoot.

Pierce.

Kill.

The magic Gungnir, forged from these three principles, far surpassed the spider’s concept of “defense.”

Shiiing—!!!

The intense magic shattered the thick barrier and pierced its grotesque, bone-covered body.

━━━──!!!!

With that, the hunched spider let out a deafening scream from its eight faces, which replaced its eyes. The sound was like thunder crashing down, forcing everyone to flinch.

I had aimed to kill it in one blow.

Did the magic shield cut down my spell’s power by that much?

Regardless, it was clear that my magic had been effective. It couldn’t have not worked. Gungnir was a Rank 7 spell, strengthened by sacrificing my own life force.

There was just no way.

━G’rrrrrr!!!!

The problem was that this had instantly driven the spider monster’s fury to its peak. It raised its many bone-forged front legs up high.

I didn’t know much about spiders, but I knew this wasn’t just a mere show of intimidation. Then Elga exclaimed as she drew a giant ax out of the air.

“It’s coming!!! Brace for impact!!!”

I saw its ten legs slicing through the water as it charged.

Finally, one of its razor-sharp front legs came crashing down toward Elga like the blade of a guillotine.

Clang—! Clang! Crack!

The piercing clash of metal against metal rang out.

When the explosion of black water settled, I saw Elga beneath the spider’s crushing weight, resisting with her axe high.

“Grrk…! Damn it…! It’s heavy as hell!!!”

It was impressive that she was holding on. But the spider had ten legs, so it could easily strike at her exposed side or legs next.

“Sir Theo! I’ll assist—get the next spell ready!”

Mirna suddenly leaped out of the water. Then bright yellow talismans shot from her hands, sparking and sticking to the spider’s body.

—Paralysis Talismans!

Crackle! Crackle!

━━Kr-r!!!

The attack seemed effective as the spider screeched, retreating a few steps. At the same time, Elga, no longer pinned down, sprang up like a coiled spring and drove her axe straight into the center of its head.

—Dragon Slayer!

Ka-kang—!

The axe bounced off the spider’s hardened body, sending Elga flying backward.

But judging by the spider’s severed front leg tumbling to the ground, her attack had been plenty effective.

“Lady Lioness, ‘Dragon Slayerʼ? What an unpleasant name for a technique!”

“Is this really the time to be complaining about that!?”

Good. Elga and Mirna were fighting better than I expected.

After all, it was their grandfathers—the legendary heroes, who had defeated Ars Nova at its peak.

Considering that, it wasn’t surprising that their descendants would excel against such magic.

But variables always existed.

Complacency and arrogance were the harbingers of ruin.

I needed to prepare my next spell.

The first attack had drained a significant amount of my energy and mana, but there was no time to dwell on that.

As I quickly formulated my next move to support the women on the frontlines….

Suk-.

I felt a tug on the hem of my pants.

When I turned my head, I saw Aira looking at me—her breathing ragged.

“You… you can’t defeat that thing…. If you do… something irreversible will happen….”

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