I Parry Everything: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 3] by Nabeshiki

Author:Nabeshiki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 93: Empathy

With the Cathedral now completely destroyed, floor and all, we found ourselves falling through the air with its shattered remains. But before we could collide with any of the debris or experience a nasty landing, Astirra conjured a platform of air that slowed our descent, allowing us to touch down safely.

“Hey, isn’t this...?”

I recognized where we had landed: it was near the entrance to the Dungeon of Lamentation, where Sigir and his compatriots had taken me not too long ago. There was an enormous hole in the ground—probably made by that monstrosity during its climb to the surface—but no further damage anywhere else that I could see. The floor must have been pretty sturdy.

It’s a good thing we didn’t fall too far.

Unfortunately, I was allowed only a short moment of relief; our foe flexed its massive wings and descended on us at blinding speed. A mass of hands extended from all over its fleshy, distended body, stretching across the sky...

[BLACK BOLT]

And then fired an immense black lightning bolt.

[Parry]

I swung my black sword just in time to catch the crackling projectile. It was beyond heavy. I’d expected as much, having recognized at a glance that the attack was far more potent than any of the monstrosity’s previous lightning bolts, but not even my full strength would allow me to support it for much longer. My limbs—no, all the muscles in my body—screamed out in pain as they were torn apart; then my arms were blasted out of the way.

“[Divine Shield].”

Ines had at some point readied herself behind me, and the black lightning bolt connected with the massive bulwark of light she had created at the very last moment. The projectile rebounded and shot up into the air before finally detonating. Our view of the dark sky above vanished behind a burst of pitch black, and after a pause, we were all subjected to a deafening crack. Despite how high the bolt had climbed, the shock wave it produced was still strong enough to blast away all the rubble on the surface.

“That was insanely strong...” I grunted. “It was nothing like the attacks we faced earlier.”

“Instructor Noor.” Lynne was staring after the bolt in blank amazement. “Did...Did that monstrosity fire that lightning...?”

“Yeah. It was only one move, but look how beat-up I am.”

I showed her my palms. They were charred black and smoking, even though my sword had only made contact with the lightning bolt for a fraction of a second. It was nothing I wouldn’t be able to fix with my [Low Heal]...but I wouldn’t be able to survive a volley of attacks like that one.

Still supporting the weight of my sword with my arms, which were now partially numb, I stared up at the monstrosity above us. Its body wasn’t the only thing that had grown tremendously—its power had too. How were we supposed to win against such a formidable opponent...?

“Prepare yourself, my lady. A swarm of monsters is closing in from below.”

I turned in the direction of

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