Chapter 3: Frenzy (1)
[Evasion Check: 87>45, Failed.] 】
Probably as the system said before, the peaceful environment in the academy city easily made him leave behind the caution he had cultivated after three months of trekking in the endless mountains, and he was much weaker and more relaxed. Although he still maintained a bit of a nervous habit, mentally he did lose the necessary tension. The so-called "tense spirit" that he talked to himself was, after all, just talk—he had actually forgotten what the tense state was like.
[You have taken 1D4 = 1 damage.] Current status: HP=10/11. 】
Fortunately, although the coachman's movements were sudden and swift, the attack route was very simple, and Brunei, who subconsciously took a step back, successfully avoided this knife hit. The newly changed black robe cracked again, and a few drops of crystal blood were thrown down the tip of the knife, and the dim yellow candlelight smashed into the stained wall, and in an instant it merged with the stain.
“...... How many times have I been stabbed with a knife? Brunei smacked his lips and laughed self-deprecatingly. The coachman's stabbing with the knife was very exaggerated, and it was evident that he had used all his strength to stab the knife, which was why he was able to have such an astonishing speed - but for the same reason, he could not easily change his movements, and it should be said that it was not easy to stop.
Brunei twisted his body further, calmly watching as the coachman pounced on his side like a predatory beast. Now in the face of this kind of opponent, Brunei no longer needs to analyze exhaustively, just by looking at it, he almost subconsciously comes to conclusions and formulates tactics, so that he is even in the mood to think of Franks who once fought with him - "Shape of the Broken Wind" is worthy of a powerful third-level spell, its appearance is not good, but the effect and value are extremely huge for this kind of mage who relies on the body to fight.
As he thought so, Brunei reached out and tried to push the coachman's body, which he had undoubtedly put all his strength into the sprint, and Brunei was sure that with a flick of his hand, the driver would completely lose his balance and crash into the wall. In this way, by the time he came to his senses, Brunei had already pulled away enough. At that time, no matter what reason the coachman did such a stupid thing, Brunei Darussalam, who is invincible as a mage, will be able to slowly figure out the situation-
It should have been so.
[Agile Verification: 99>95>60, Big Failure.] 】
The driver's movements showed no sign of recoiling after confirming that he had missed the shot, which made Brunei misjudge his speed and wave his outstretched hand. What's even worse is that almost at the same moment when he swung into the air, with a crisp bone joint sound of "cluck, cluck", the coachman's upper body was almost completely twisted, and he raised his right hand to grab his empty left arm.
[Strength Confrontation Check: 76>30, Failed.] 】
The coachman's hand bit Bruneisi's arm like an iron tong, and Brunei, who was already lacking strength, had no power to resist, so he was pulled forward, and with the pain of muscle tearing, Bruneisi seemed to hear the crisp sound of bone joints from his arm. However, the sound was completely covered by a muffled "bang"!
"This-" The coachman mercilessly slammed his body against the wall like a pinball, his body did not have the elasticity of a pinball, and only returned a short distance, but he didn't care about it, and took advantage of this rapid momentum to meet Brunei Daruss, who was pulled over, grabbing his arm with his right hand, and revealing a bright blade in his left hand!
[Difficult evasion check: 85>45>22, failed.] 】
Unable to break free from the iron grip, Brunei had no room to move at all, even if he glanced at the reflection of the blade for a moment, it was completely useless, his stomach cramped as if he had been punched hard, and at the same time, there was a cold touch-
[You have taken 1D4+1=3 damage.] Current status: HP=7/11. 】
The real pain brought Brunei to its senses—perhaps it shouldn't be described as such, but at least it was only now that Brunei remembers the fear of the "emergency" and the feeling of being in a state of "nervousness" that would have existed.
He's already a mage, and he's not much more powerful than he was in the Endless Mountains—but that doesn't make sense. The stronger he becomes, the more Brunei realizes the fragility of the mage, and he is a magic manipulator who is as strong as Lord Kailan, who may be one of the strongest of the second-turn mages, but if he is not careful, he will be killed by the wind attribute demon wolf that is not actually powerful.
Then, he was just a mage, and he was so careless that it was inevitable that he would be injured by an ordinary person who had just learned a few level 0 spells.
“...... Sure enough, you have to, you have to be nervous. Although the severe pain in his abdomen was unbearable, Brunei felt that he had gradually gotten used to it, and what made him even more tormented was the self-blame in his heart, "It's too stupid." This isn't College Town anymore. ”
Brunei raised his hand to grab the coachman's shoulder, but the other party did not react, so Brunei let go of his hand, and at the same time as the coachman twisted the knife paranoidly to try to cause more damage - or more pain, he lifted his foot and kicked the coachman back to the wall, and tried to retreat with this force, but only heard the sound of "rattling" joints being pulled, and the coachman's hand was not released, but grasped tighter.
[Use the level 0 spell "Ignite the Flames", which consumes 1MP.】 Current Status: Extra MP = 499/500. 】
A tiny spark lit up on the driver's shoulder, and the wind that blew up a few steps back did not extinguish it, but even made it brighter and brighter, and burned, first as a flame, and then spread rapidly over the coachman like a spilled glass of water, and in less than a second, the rising flame ignited the coachman's whole body and enveloped him in it.
However, the coachman still did not let go.
There was no letting go, no retreat, no action to extinguish the fire, not even a look of pain. The coachman's expression didn't change at all from the beginning, and he couldn't see anything just now— But now his whole body was covered in flames, and his hair was curled into charcoal by the tongue of fire, mixed with the skin that could not be seen clearly in the flames, gradually revealing a vague image of pink and black, together exuding the rich scorching smell of roasted meat, and a subtle aroma of meat, the same expression of the gods who didn't know what they were thinking, in an ordinary state, it may be insane, and it is not a little abnormal to become like this and this expression.
“...... Ha, psychology. The corners of Brunei's mouth twitched twice.
[Psychological test: 69>60, failed.] It may be understandable that you can endure such pain, but it seems unthinkable to you that you are completely unaffected - even if such a person exists, the contact of the past week will not tell you why the driver is the way he is. 】
[You are scorched by flames, take 1 damage, current state: HP=6/11.] 】
In just a moment, the flames had already burned to Brunei's cuffs, and the burning pain made Bruneith confirm that the flames were not false phantoms, and therefore, the abnormality of the coachman was even more prominent. Brunei pursed his lips and began to recite obscure words.
And the coachman's action did not stop, he took a step forward, and at the same time struck again! The speed of the shot was the same as before, and he still struck with all his might, and the knife in his hand was already burning red.
[Evasion Check: 3130+10, Fail. 】
Brunei spoke again, and at the same time he exerted his strength again, but the coachman's strength did not weaken in the slightest, even if his arms could move a little because of the sweat, and with his own weak physical strength, there was no possibility of breaking free at all—to be honest, this made him a little discouraged. But even more serious than discouragement was that this failed attempt wasted his time-
The coachman's thrust did not stop because he avoided it, and it was very difficult to stop such a charge, perhaps because of this, instead of having the slightest intention of stopping, he rushed up with this momentum, and Brunei, who could not break free from his palm, lacked room to move, and when he was about to dodge, the coachman's whole person was almost close.
[Extremely difficult to dodge check: 60>45>9, failed.] 】
"Whew!" the coachman's sturdy body collided with steaming heat and the tiny flames that rose and fell, giving Brunei the feeling that a stove with boiling water had been smashed on him, and he rushed back again and again, and finally could not keep up with his footsteps, fell to the ground, and tripped the coachman at the same time, and saw that the coachman was about to pounce on him like boiling water poured out of the furnace, and Brunei completed the last note of a new round of chanting.
[A level 1 water spell "Mirror Fabrication" that uses the super magic technique "Acceleration Chanting", which consumes a total of 15MP.] Current Status: Extra MP = 479/500. 】
Perhaps it was because his arm was burned hot, but the sudden biting cold made him feel like a knife had cut off the flesh of his entire arm. Fortunately, such pain is not commonplace or unbearable for Brunei now, and he is more concerned that under the effect of "making mirrors", the coachman can no longer hold his arm.
[Focus on dodge check: 2240, Failed.] 】
"W-" "Click-"
Before Brunei could make half a sound, he heard a loud noise in his ears, and subconsciously looked back-
[You take 1D8-2=3 damage, current state: HP=3/11.] 】
[Receive more than half of the current HP damage at one time, syncope check: 22<35, successful.] 】
[You didn't even have time to feel the pain caused by the wound, and naturally you didn't fall into a coma. 】
Brunei's head finally turned 90 degrees, and he was greeted by a blood-stained axe pulled out of his shoulder and through the notch cut in the door.
"Huh?!"
And then—
"Click——!"