The Hero King, Reincarnate to Master the Art of War

「…?!」

Inglis actually lost consciousness for a brief moment and was awoken from the shock of falling to the ground. That…wasn’t due to the fatigue of firing the Ether Strike, for sure. Inglis only fired a single Ether Strike to begin with, which was then amplified by the Hyrule Menace that was on her body. And if that was all, then the toll on Inglis should only be equivalent to the toll of firing one Ether Strike.

『Fufu…How is it? Excruciating, is it not? This is the true form of Hyrule Menaces. Do you know what is happening to your body?』

Tiffany’s callous tone echoed within Inglis’ head.

「O-, of course……Hyrule Menaces drain a factor that is apt to be called as life force out of their users, and burn it away……」

Inglis answered, still unable to bring herself to her feet.

『……You knew?』

「I’ve seen an instance of a Hyrule Menace’s weaponization before, you see…」

That was when Silva, a senior at the Knight Academy and a third year student with a Special Grade Rune, had weaponized Ripple for a short moment. At the time, Ripple’s golden double rifle had overwhelmingly amplified Silva’s own power, but at the same time, she was sucking up Silva’s essence, or his life force, and dumping it to the surrounding area. Inglis could feel it even from quite the distance.