Slayers: Volume 9 by Hajime Kanzaka

Author:Hajime Kanzaka [KANZAKA, HAJIME]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club

3: Move Fast! Early Bird Catches the Magic Sword!

“Whaaat?!” Sherra shouted in surprise as the demidemon goon squad appeared out of thin air. Yeah, guess anyone would be thrown for a loop by those brutes bursting onto the scene... Can’t say I wasn’t kinda shocked myself.

But maybe her scream ticked them off or something, because the demons all locked eyes on her. I heard Sherra gasp, even as I began a quiet spell recitation. But before I could pull it off...

“Hraaah!” The demons let out a collective howl. Countless flaming projectiles appeared in the air in front of the group, and then—Brabababooshooshoosh!—they rained down on us all at once!

Luke took the opportunity to slide forward, his blade now glowing faintly. Was that puppy magical?! He held it aloft and...

“Magic Wind Strike!”

Vwoosh! As his sword flashed through the air, the night wind howled into a Diem Wind-force gale! It easily blew back the deadly volley of fire.

“Heh,” Luke scoffed, turning back to us with his smug aura dialed up to ten. “You see that, Mileena? I just—”

“Could you save the boasting for later?” Mileena was quick with the brushoff, instantly deflating him.

While they went through their routine, I couldn’t help feeling a little awestruck. I hadn’t detected any sign of Luke chanting a spell just now. With nothing more than a swing of his sword and willpower, he’d gotten an effect on par with a Diem Wind spell...

Not bad for a magic sword! It might be a one-trick windy pony, sure, but any enchantment at all would allow a weapon to wound pure demons and other creatures resistant to physical attacks. Betcha I could buy it off him cheap!

But negotiations would have to wait until we took out the trash!

Mileena made the next move. “Astral Break!” she incanted, and the nearby lesser demon she smacked with it poofed into mist.

Meanwhile, Luke and Gourry readied their swords and charged enemies on either side of the alleyway. And it was right about then that I finished my spell!

“Zellas Bullid!” The ray of light it produced pierced through two demons at once. Then, abiding my will, it changed course midair and slew one more before breaking apart in flight.

Gourry and Luke also managed to finish of their target demons in that time, leaving only—

“Above us!” Mileena suddenly cried out.

Not a second later, I sensed the presence overhead and leaped back. Krnch! I felt a rumble through the ground as something big landed nearby—another lesser demon! I hadn’t realized there were more baddies on the rooftops!

But more importantly, this one had jumped down smack in front of... Sherra! Not good! Neither Mileena nor I had a spell ready to go! The big demon swiped its right hand at Sherra, and...

Girl instantly sprang into action—but not to retreat! Instead, she stepped right into the demon’s personal space and slammed her right palm into its chest. Thwack! It didn’t look like an especially powerful strike, but a shudder ran through the lesser demon’s body, and—Whump!—it toppled backward lifeless.

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