The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter
Chapter Summary
In the dueling grounds, two magic knights were sparring, wielding both swordsmanship and magic, and young Ian Fairytail watched the duel with great interest. Amy Halloway, with a frown, asked Ian what was so interesting about it, but Ian, with his eyes sparkling, was too focused on the duel between the two magic knights to properly understand her question. When the Apocalypse Dragon unleashed a fiery storm, the spreading flames of annihilation swept through most of the knights fighting the Black...
In the mansion of Holloway County.
In the dueling grounds, two magic knights were sparring, wielding both swordsmanship and magic, and young Ian Fairytail watched the duel with great interest.
Amy Halloway, with a frown, asked Ian what was so interesting about it, but Ian, with his eyes sparkling, was too focused on the duel between the two magic knights to properly understand her question.
On that day, Ian realized his goal of becoming a magic knight.
Those two knights weren’t particularly famous, but the way they combined magic and swordsmanship was enough to captivate Ian.
In the flower garden, Ian extended a sturdy tree branch toward the sky and made a vow in front of Amy.
He declared that he would become a magic knight.
He shouted that he would become strong enough to protect Amy, and anyone else.
The boy carried that dream in his heart.
Fwoooosh!!
The hands that once gripped a sturdy tree branch now held the Luminous Sword, imbued with Divine Power.
As the Apocalypse Dragon Azhi Dahåka unleashed a violent storm of flames, the Evil God Slayers swiftly deployed their barriers.
Whoooosh!!
The scorching hot wind broke through the barrier and swept over the subjugation force.
Just a flap of the Apocalypse Dragon’s wings was already comparable to high-level magic.
If Ian were to get caught in the storm, the Divine Power imbued in the Luminous Sword would unravel.
Ian synchronized with his familiar, Rex, covering his skin with the tough hide of a dinosaur.
Flames flickered around the edges of his mouth like heat waves.
Boom!
With a fierce stomp, cracks spread across the ground, and his feet sank into the earth, anchoring him in place.
Thanks to his synchronization with Rex, Ian could endure the burning pain on his skin.
Ian’s eyes, burning like fire, were fixed only on the Apocalypse Dragon’s fierce resistance and the giant eye watching over the battlefield from above.
The blade of the Luminous Sword continued to draw in Divine Power without pause.
[Do you think I’ll just stand by?!
]Mephisto the Contractor deployed a dark magic circle aimed at Ian, but the attack was easily blocked.
In an instant, a muscular woman wielding a silver ax appeared in front of Mephisto, having leapt from the ground.
It was none other than Isabel Silverwolf, the commander of Düpfendorf’s legion, whom Mephisto had fought in Aldreque.
“It’s been a while, demon!!
”Isabel grinned widely.
She swung her ax, cold air condensing around them.
A magic circle soon followed.
Boom!!!
Frost overflowed.
The 5-star ice magic, [Frost Explosion], engulfed Mephisto.
Mephisto, sitting on her grotesque chair, quickly distanced herself, evading the [Frost Explosion].
Isabel summoned her griffin familiar, mounted it, and chased after Mephisto.
Following her, the other commanders of Düpfendorf and the Ice Knights pursued Mephisto together.
As Mephisto cast dark magic, Düpfendorf’s forces combined their ice magic, unleashing powerful ice spells in response.
Meanwhile, advancing from the direction of the landing bridge, the red-cloaked Michelle, the Iron Kin Noah Bartin, the Imperial Knights, a portion of the wizard army, and the golem forces of the Stone Turtle Gormos moved to intercept the zombie horde.
The difficult-to-defend combined dark magic attacks of the zombie horde were neutralized by the large-scale rock magic cast by Stone Turtle.
Michelle unleashed the vortex of the Red Axes, while Noah deployed countless great swords in midair.
The wizards constructed magic circles, and the Imperial Knights gripped their swords and spears.
Soon, they engaged in a massive battle on the landing bridge, which had been protected by the barrier Aegis.
[Faust.
]At Mephisto’s nonchalant call, a massive dark monster, leaving no trace of its former human self, appeared in the air and let out a roar.
The Great Sage, Heinrich Faust.
The most powerful human Mephisto had ever made a contract with.
As the Great Sage opened his mouth wide enough to split his head, black and crimson flames formed beautiful butterfly shapes in every direction, and strange stars appeared in the sky.
This was the Great Sage’s domain expansion, [Witch’s Night].
The Subjugation Force fighting on the landing bridge became vigilant.
[Grrrrr!
][Graaah!!
]The intensity of the dark magic emitted by the zombies significantly increased.
The power of the dark magic they unleashed also surged.
This was the effect of the domain expansion magic unleashed by the Great Sage.
“Honey!!
”The once-famous genius wizard, Historia Astrea, used wind magic to counter the zombies’ dark magic.
The Sword Saint, Gerald Astrea, with his elegant swordsmanship and lightning speed, cut through the horde of zombies and struck at the Great Sage Faust.
At that moment.
Mephisto, amidst battling the commanders of Düpfendorf and various subjugation force soldiers, extended a spiraling tendril of dark energy toward the back of Ian’s head.
However, Ian did not turn around.
He had a role to fulfill.
Swoosh!
The dark tendril that cut through the air towards Ian at a terrifying speed was soon absorbed by navy blue night mana.
[Even you…]Mephisto was taken aback.
In the demon’s eyes appeared Snow White, the white-haired girl with fairy wings.
“Princess White?
”The forces of the Empire couldn’t hide their astonishment.
White silently flew towards Mephisto and unleashed her night wind magic, engaging her in battle.
In her eyes, there was only cold determination.
Ssshhh!!
At the same time, a sea of navy blue mana engulfed the landing bridge and the army of the Black Flame.
This was a force that ignored those within White’s set rules and consumed everything else.
Many zombies fell to that power, but the army of Black Flames leisurely spread black and crimson flames to repel White’s magic.
[Kaaaah!!
]The Apocalypse Dragon roared, its massive body turning pitch black as it ignited.
Soon, the Apocalypse Dragon fully transformed into a black dragon.
The Elemental Kings and their summoned familiars had succeeded in cornering it.
However, just blocking one flap of the Apocalypse Dragon’s wings was too much for them.
They were already bleeding heavily.
Whooosh!!!
When the Apocalypse Dragon unleashed a fiery storm, the spreading flames of annihilation swept through most of the knights fighting the Black Flames, devastating the battlefield.
“Ugh…!
”By now, Kaya had switched to her dark persona and was focusing on healing her comrades with blood and plant magic.
Kaya, along with the other healers, had to constantly cast healing spells without rest.
Even in the midst of this fierce battle, Ian gathered all his focus and prepared to swing his sword.
Wheeeing.
A pure white magic circle expanded above the Apocalypse Dragon’s head.
Sensing the danger, the Apocalypse Dragon tried to escape, but the Elemental Kings and their familiars poured all their strength into elemental barriers, blocking its path.
At that moment, Ian swung his sword toward the Apocalypse Dragon.
Boom!!!!
Divine Power poured down like a waterfall, engulfing the Apocalypse Dragon.
Within the pale light beaming down to the ground, the Apocalypse Dragon let out an eerie scream as its form gradually faded.
[Expelled from Paradise] Ian’s strike landed at just the right moment.
As the light subsided, the Apocalypse Dragon crumbled like a dying ember, scattering in the wind.
The Subjugation Force watched with wide eyes as the Apocalypse Dragon fell, and an Imperial Knight reported in a trembling voice.
“Azhi Dahåka, successfully vanquished!!
”The Subjugation Force erupted in cheers.
The tide of battle began to shift toward hope.
The fact that they had vanquished the Apocalypse Dragon seemed to fuel their fiery determination.
“Well done, Ian!!
”“It’s nothing.
”“…From here on, it’s all up to you.
Let me know when you’re ready, and I’ll unleash everything I have.
I swear, I’ll protect you with my life,” a middle-aged Imperial Wizard spoke to Ian.
“…Okay.
”Ian gazed up at the massive eye that filled the crimson sky.
The next challenge was Angra Mainyu.
A terrifying behemoth that would cause any living creature to tremble in fear.
Angra Mainyu’s overwhelming presence struck at the core of the subjugation force’s primal fears.
The force, a gathering of the world’s greatest powers, had barely managed to corner the Apocalypse Dragon, Azhi Dahåka, but only Ian could face Angra Mainyu.
Ian took a deep breath, calming his trembling heart.
“I can win…” he whispered to himself softly.
Everyone clung to hope.
They could win.
If they kept this momentum, they believed they could win.
The Subjugation Force continued fighting with this belief.
Rumble!!!
But… as if mocking them all, the sky trembled, and the [Realm of the Eternal Glacial Palace] was engulfed in black and crimson flames.
Fwoosh!!!
The opposing domains of Isaac and the Evil God collapsed.
Finally, the Evil God’s domain had devoured Isaac’s.
The [Realm of the Eternal Glacial Palace] was undone.
As if time itself had slowed, the Subjugation Force had no choice but to witness the unbelievable sight before them.
The massive beasts were reverse summoned and plummeted all at once.
Frost Dragon Hilde, The Breaker - Eden, Frost Spirit Merphil, Glacial Bear Barbatoma, and Icebound Crocodile Tugaros.
As they all disappeared, the lone falling ice wizard came into the view of the Subjugation Force.
For a moment, the world was swallowed in silence as if holding its breath.
Helplessness and despair filled the eyes of the force.
“Isaac…?
”Luce, Dorothy, Alice, and White all witnessed the scene, their eyes wide with shock.
“Isaac!
”Reflexively, Kaya rode the wind and caught Isaac.
Isaac was already unconscious.
His skin was scorched, and his body was covered in wounds.
Though he hadn’t been directly burned by the Evil God’s flames, his body was in tatters.
Rumble!
The goddess in the black dress, exuding a dazzling yet dark aura, reappeared in the sky.
The intense pressure weighed down upon the Subjugation Force.
The Evil God, Nephid.
The demon floating in the sky unfurled five pairs of fiery wings.
Fwoosh!
The Subjugation Force hastily deployed barriers, but even the mere overflow of the Evil God’s mana shattered them all at once.
“Kyaaa!
”Kaya, who was holding Isaac, was shielded by a barrier made from blood and plant magic and Dorothy’s starlight shield, but even that was easily burned away, sending them flying.
“Ugh…!
”Ian, swept away by the scorching wind, planted the Luminous Sword in the ground and slowly staggered to his feet.
He looked up at the sky.
The Demon and Evil God Nephid came into the view of the Subjugation Force.
Ian was engulfed in overwhelming fear.
Even his resolve to protect everyone seemed futile in the face of this demon’s majesty.
The Evil God raised its right arm.
Fwoooosh!!!
An immeasurable amount of mana ignited atop her right hand, taking the form of pitch-black flames.
In an instant, the flames formed into a black sphere, becoming a sun.
The astronomical amount of mana distorted the very fabric of space and time around it.
No natural phenomenon, no matter how awe-inspiring, could hold power in the face of it.
“C-Charlotte!
The Aegis…”“You must have realized it too.
”The Archwizard Charlotte closed her eyes, resigning herself to the situation.
“Aegis won’t help.
We can’t stop that.
”Even though they didn’t want to admit it, the situation before them was crystal clear.
Even the strongest barrier, constructed with the combined power of the world, would be utterly useless before the Evil God.
At this moment, everything they had built became meaningless.
[It’s over.
]Mephisto cackled with laughter.
Rumble!
Black spheres appeared across the world, beginning to consume space itself.
Nephid’s power.
The space occupied by the spheres became consumed by void, leaving nothing.
“Everyone!!
Stay away from the spheres!
” Royal Guard Jacule Calix cast amplification magic on his voice and shouted.
The irregularly forming black spheres devoured everything indiscriminately.
Parts of the academy buildings, the ground, and the sea were consumed as it grew in size.
That power did not discriminate against any dimension or any world.
The end of the world was drawing near.