Water Magician

Chapter 408: Taking the Initiative

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Of the seven floors, from the ground to the third floor was the wall surrounding the arena, and from the fourth to the seventh floor were audience seats.

The first place the four of them exited was the sixth floor.

They suspected it would be possible to suck out the magical power of those sitting on the seventh floor by drawing a magic circle on the ceiling of the sixth floor or pasting paper with a magic circle drawn on it.

But even after looking around, there was nothing like that.

Theres nothing

Yeah, nothing

Ryo murmured, and Etho murmured back.

Niels and Amon were keeping watch of their surroundings.

Lets take a look at the fifth floor.

Ryo said and the four of them went down to the fifth floor and looked around.

There isnt anything here either

Yeah

Ryo and Etho both nodded.

It was clear with that.

Its not a magic circle, its an alchemy tool. It seems like its going to be a fairly complicated tool, but Cardinal Sacharias seems to be a pretty amazing alchemist. It might be possible if its him

After saying that, Ryo stopped speaking.

Ryo?

Etho asked suspiciously.

Ryo frowned.

After a while, he finally opened his mouth.

I just detected that person with

That person?

None of the three of them knew who he was talking about.

Yes. Neil Andersen, an alchemist.

Finally, he found the missing Neil Andersen!

However, even though he finally found the person he was looking for, Ryos expression was sullen.

Ryo, is there something wrong?

Niels asked.

Probably. Ill look into it a little more closely.

After Ryo said that, he paused and then chanted.

is passive.

The movements of objects are detected and analyzed through the movements of the water vapor in the air.

Suppose a fish jumps in a still pond. Ripples will spread across the water surface from where it splashed.

The target would be the fish and you can imagine Ryo to be in the middle of the ripples that are spreading.

On the other hand, is active.

The ping emitted from Ryo travels through the water vapor in the air, hits the target, and is analyzed after it bounces back.

Due to the nature of passive sonar, it is difficult to detect objects that do not move.

However, active sonar can capture everything, whether there is movement or not.

However, the amount of information coming in is surprisingly large, so much so that even Ryo suffered headaches in the beginning

As expected hes in an open space that spans from the first floor to the third floor. Theres a three-meter-class golem next to him. Neil-san is next to a box I imagine is an alchemy tool, big enough for one person to fit in. He has something on his head similar to a knights helmet.

Golems are troublesome.

Niels frowned as he answered Ryos explanation.

However, they have no choice but to go.

Are there any enemies on the way?

No. I dont sense anyone like that.

Okay. Then lets go to that atrium.

Niels gave the command, and the three of them nodded.

Two minutes until arrival.

Indeed, the four of them were able to get close to the atrium without being obstructed by anyone.

That looks like a heavy knights helmet

Niels looked at Neil from afar and whispered.

In both the Central and Western countries, the so-called Heavy Knight style, which is a full plate and a helmet that covers the entire head, is not mainstream.

Knights armor is indeed amply thick compared to adventurers, but its not to the point where their skin is completely invisible.

As a result, heavy knight helmets are rarely seen on the battlefield.

Niels thought for a while and gave instructions.

Amon and I will deal with the golem. Ryo and Etho, go to Neil Andersen. If that box of alchemy tool is a magic power extraction device, stop it.

Okay.

Ryo answered, and Amon and Etho nodded.

He didnt want to ask now if Niels and Amon could fight a golem together.

Leader Niels decision had been made.

From there on, just follow the instructions.

Even though Ryo usually speaks harshly about Niels, if he makes a decision as a leader, he will follow it unconditionally.

In workplaces where lives are on the line, they have to act once a decision has been made.

Thats the basic principle.

Could the leader give the wrong instructions?

Of course, that could happen.

So what?

If you dont want your leaders to give the wrong instructions, the right thing to do is to have them train their judgment during normal times.

Subordinates must work in that way during normal times.

They need to build a good relationship of trust with their leaders and make them believe that they will never make a mistake.

By doing so, leaders will be able to develop their judgment skills even in normal times.

What matters is how well you prepare during normal times.

Isnt that what its all about?

Whether its sports or studying, prepare regularly so you dont fail in the actual performance.

The same goes for work.

It is important to prepare in advance.

Not for anyone.

Furthermore, from the remains of the Holy Knights seen after the battle, it was confirmed that the throat was made of a softer material compared to other parts.

With a total length of 3 meters, it must have a wide vertical field of view to fight a human who is about half its height, or a golem that is almost the same height.

To do that, it is absolutely necessary to move the neck upward and downward, and of course, the throat part cannot be made of hard material

It can be said that this is an unavoidable structural weakness.

The two aimed for that.

Normally, when it comes to battles between humans and golems, attacks dont reach the golems throat.

The part that can be called a jaw is made longer than a humans, and it protects the throat.

Therefore, even magic attacks will not be able to hit the throat.

But Niels and Amon did it.

Niels parry technique and Amons body movements.

It was only when both were together.

While Niels and Amon were fighting, Ryo was examining Neil Andersen, who was trapped in an ice coffin.

In Ryos ice.

The precision of the he cast there was incomparable to that of his investigation of the coffin alchemy tool.

But thats precisely why he understood that the helmet on Neil Andersens head was quite troublesome.

This magic formula is troublesome If you mess with the magic formula, it will counterattack Its an aggressive barrier Moreover, it is a double trap as it will attack Neil-san too Needles will form inside the helmet. Is this an Iron Maiden?

Ryo closed his eyes and mumbled something like that.

Etho stood a little further away and watched without saying anything.

He understood that his turn was not now, but after he took off the helmet.

The two who defeated the golem also arrived there.

Are you having a hard time?

Ryo-san, youre sweating so much.

Niels said with a frown and Amon also noticed Ryos unusual behavior.

The easygoing Ryo was desperately trying to analyze something.

They could understand without anyone telling them that the helmet was quite troublesome.

Its okay, Ryo can do it.

Ethos voice was soft, but he spoke confidently.

There was no clear basis for that.

But he had no doubts that he would be successful.

The same was true for Niels and Amon.

After Etho finished speaking, they both nodded at the same time.

The three believe in Ryos strength.

Multiple layers of compound locksThe person who put this on doesnt want it taken off In conclusion, I cant take it off

Ryo opened his eyes and glared at the helmet that was placed on Neil Andersen.

Should he give up?

No! No no no!

Never give up!

Neil could die?

He wont let that happen!

He will never let him die!

If I cant remove it, Ill make it disappear.

The skill is there.

He has been successful before.

Its just that what used to take minutes or hundreds of attempts must be done in one second and with one attempt.

There is a small gap between Neil Andersens head and neck and the helmet.

There, in an , the helmet and Neils body were fixed with ice.

Ryos ice got into the gap between him and the helmet, and basically the helmet was not in contact with Neils body.

But of course, he cant pull it off in this state.

If he forcefully pulled it out, Neils head will be skewered by the needles generated from the helmet.

Even if hes head is covered with Ryos ice, its still a helmet made by a top-notch alchemist if the mechanism produces an output that can penetrate Ryos ice for an instant

Ryos analysis was not perfect.

It was too risky.

However, the most troublesome thing was a thin iron rod that extends from the inside of the helmet into Neils mouth.

Needles will be generated from there as well, filling Neils mouth with holes

Even this rod must disappear in an instant.

Ryo repeated over and over again.

In order to perfectly imagine in his head the shape of a helmet that would disappear with a single blow.

All of that allows him to momentarily turn ice into water and generate magic at the same time.

Okay.

Ryo murmured a little and raised his right hand to shoulder height.

Extending only his thumb and index finger, and bend the other three fingers.

Then he pointed his index finger at Neil in the ice.

Bang

Dogon.

The moment Ryou chanted, only once, a loud and heavy sound rang out.

It was the sound of the helmet covering Neils head disappearing due to underwater plasma.

At that moment, the ice that covered Neil Andersen disappeared.

Neil Andersen was about to fall, but Ryo caught him.

Neil-san! Are you okay?

Neil opened his eyes at Ryos call.

Ryo dono

Oh, dont say anything more. Etho, please!

Lay him down there.

When Ryo yelled, Etho ran over and gave instructions.

Neil Andersen was placed on the floor and Etho began healing him immediately.

Finally, Ryo was able to take a breather

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