Chapter 164

Chapter 164 Strongest Sage, Predicts Moves

『The 14th is ready!』

『Roger! If you see a weird reaction from the Dragon Vein, immediately activate it!』

I resumed my attack after Ruli reported she was done preparing .

This time I'm not attacking with a sword, but hitting fast by using magic on myself and on the ground .

" . . . Kuh!"

The demon evaded it while sounding irritated .

–He's acting .

In fact, I'm attacking in accordance to this demon's plan .

As a proof–there's a trap that the demon has prepared beforehand on my feet now .

Since it's installed inside the Dragon Vein, the trap is hard to find and powerful .

Of course, I step on it because I've predicted it .

And then the demon attempts to activate the trap on my feet just as I predicted .

If the demon activates the trap, Ruli's magic will nullify it and I'll hit the demon with the real attack during that chance .

However . . .

『Hold it, don't be lured by his trick! Defense magic!』

The demon got a message through magic right before he activated the trap .

Hearing that, without hesitation, the demon immediately stopped the activation and deployed defense magic .

. . . . I see .

Reading moves is the job of the demon giving the instructions huh .

『Lure, does that mean . . . He found out about the Dragon Vein magic?』

『No, I doubt he could find that skilfully hid spell art in the middle of this fight . . . . He must have guessed something because you were acting suspiciously . 』

I heard their conversation in the communication magic as I ceased attacking and jumped backward .

Looks like they haven't realized that I've detected the magic in the ground . . . The demon giving instructions seems to be well experienced in combat .

In fact, this demon did act suspiciously, thus even if I didn't directly find the trap, that was enough hint for the trap's existence .

『So the rumor that says Mathias Hildesheimr is the reincarnation of Gaias is true?』

『Impossible . The era is too far apart, and if he were really Gaias, you'd have long been dead, I'd have long been blown away by his magic too . 』

Such a rumor is circulating among the demons huh . . .

Well, the part about Gaias reincarnation is correct though .

. . . Still, does that means the demon that's giving orders here knows the past me . He's quite ancient if he really does .

Well, every demon that met the past me should have all perished after all, so it's probably something he heard from his fellow demons .

Either way, that demon is giving quite the accurate instructions, and it seems this demon here has been trained to follow those instructions .

However, that fact can also be used in itself .

Jamming their comm at the right moment will create an opening .

The comm magic that they use is a type that's easy to intercept yet hard to jam . . . But the magic I taught Ruli should be enough to block it for 10 seconds by disturbing the environment mana .

And 10 seconds are more than enough time .

『Ruli, prepare the 17th magic along with the 14th magic . Use the 14th when there's a change on the Dragon Vein, and the 17th when I tell you to!』

The 14th magic is for annulling the activation of the trap in the Dragon Vein .

And the 17th is a magic to disturb the environment mana, obstructing long range magic . . . especially comm magic and such .

Those magic have their own names but assigning numbers to them makes things easier in coordinations like this .

These two supports will help me smash the demon's defense magic .

And a few seconds later .

『It's ready!』

Ruli contacted me .

Now then . . . Let's break apart this anti Disqualified Crest magic plan .