Chapter 454: [Storm of the Fly King]
Above me, Beelzebub once again takes on the form of a giant monstrous fly with a swollen abdomen.
『With that wing, there’s no way you can fly properly. I’ll kill you in an instant!』
Beelzebub’s six arms shower down a series of blows down towards me. I press on the water with my wings, and just barely manage to hide myself behind the splashes of water that rise from Beelzebub’s blows. Staying in his blind spot, I manage to create a little distance.
I leave the ocean’s surface and desperately force my numb left wing to flap. But, I can’t gain any speed. It looks like this is the limit to how far I can get away. Even without humanising, he’s easily keeping up with my flight speed.
『I won’t miss this time! [Inhaala]!』
The giant mouth in his abdomen opens, and the same magic circle as before appears. It’s coming! The combo of his inhalation followed by his enhanced breath attack is coming!
Seawater is lifts up and is pulled into his gaping mouth. As I flap my wings, I keep them as spread as possible to increase the wind resistance against his pull as much as possible. But in my current state, I can’t fully resist the [Inhaala]. Little by little, my body is forced backwards.
『Hahahahahahahahaa! I’ll eat you whole!』
Endure, endure, endure! Right now, I need to endure this at all costs! As long as I can get through this―I can see a way of escaping. Of course, the chance of it working is as thin as a spider’s thread, but…!