Chapter 355: [Song of Evil Spirits]
355 – [Song of Evil Spirits]
I bend low and follow one of the sirens with my eyes as it revolves around, keeping it in sight. The other is being watched by my partner. At times like this, being double-headed is convenient. If I had only one head, I’d have a blind spot for sure.
Perhaps some of the aftereffects of the sirens’ [Song of Discord] remain, as I feel magic power swirling inside my head, producing a feeling similar to car sickness. I catch my breath as I watch the siren slowly circling closer.
I didn’t think the sirens had any close range skills, but… If they’re choosing to close the distance now that they’re short on options, they must have some skill left.
Their current song isn’t having any effect on me, nor do I feel anything from it. Could this song be affecting themselves? If it’s a skill like [Berserk], then that’s a possibility. Though I’m confident I can able to repel them if they’re just going to swing at me with a bit more power.
As their song becomes even more tempestuous, a sinister red light begins to cover their bodies. I get the feeling that the atmosphere around them has changed somehow. But their song still doesn’t end. They open their mouths wide and sing as though howling. The red light grows more and more vibrant. As the light reaches its climax, the sirens plunge towards me, attacking from either side.
…It doesn’t look like they’re under the [Berserker] status condition. So then what’s their objective in suddenly closing the distance?
To start with, I aim in the path of the siren in front of me and shoot three [Wind Slashes].
It’s come this close. Even if it’s able to react in time, avoiding will be difficult. The siren’s eyes open wide, and it flaps its wings hard to produce two [Wind Slashes] in quick succession, using the recoil from them to neatly bend in the air and slip through the gap between my [Wind Slashes]. It bent, and yet its speed hardly dropped at all. It’s an enemy, yet I want to praise its movements.