When Yena cast the spell, a gigantic front paw emerged.
With sharp, blade-like claws and fluffy black fur, the front paw was massive, far larger than Yena.
It seemed to have a will of its own, swatting away the evil spirits that threatened Yena from behind.
Evil spirits exploded into fragments under the relentless blows of the paw.
She was hopping gleefully between the front paw and the evil spirits, collecting gemstones.
At first, I thought she was controlling the paw, but it seemed that wasn’t the case.
It appeared that after casting the technique for the first time, the paw just went off hunting on its own.
[Auto Hunting ㄷㄷㄷ]
[This is a skill I’ve never seen before]
[Nyan Nyan Punch ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Great Yena]
[Isn’t that a bit problematic?]
[Why isn’t the assassin using a dagger;;]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Are we really leaving it like this?]
“It looks like you’re having fun.”
Although Yena had lost her memories as a user, from this perspective, she truly looked happy.
Living happily as a sorcerer without the obsession of getting stronger or the worries of being a user or a broadcaster.
But she can’t stay here for life, so I’d need to take action.
After smashing the head of the last approaching evil spirit, I finished gathering the gemstones.
The gemstones could be stored in the magic space embedded in the bracelet that Yena had given me.
I checked the plump gemstones I had gathered and headed to the town center.
The town center seemed to have suffered the most damage, not a single building standing intact, and evil energies were rising up from everywhere in the ground.
After waiting about 10 minutes to catch any additional evil spirits that popped up.
Boom!
A front paw landed nearby from far away.
“Oh! You came earlier than expected. Even if I lost my memories, my skills are still sharp, huh?”
“Catching them isn’t that hard.”
Yena, who had alighted from the paw, giggled, saying she trusted me.
I had thought the front paw was only for attack, but it seems it could also be used for movement.
“Did you catch a lot?”
“I caught everything that was visible. I ended up with about 37 in total. Each evil spirit varies in size a bit.”
“Oh? Lily, you caught more than usual. You usually don’t gather even 20.”
“Really?”
“Yep. You usually gather much less, but today you gathered a lot. Are you sure you’re not overdoing it?”
“Hmm… I don’t think I overdid it or anything. How many did you collect, Yena?”
“I got 60!”
Ta-da~ Yena proudly thrust her bracelet in front of my eyes.
There were really 60 gemstones in her bracelet.
Wow, she collected a lot while I wasn’t watching the broadcast.
[Look at her bragging, haha!]
[Yena is so cute.]
[Yena, Yena…]
“Hehe. Surprised, huh? This is the power of Yena who scored a perfect score on the Level 6 Sorcerer exam. Feel free to admire me!”
“Oh… is that what got you a perfect score?”
“That’s right! It’s part of the spell summoned by the cat’s magic.”
Upon seeing the front paw I pointed out, Yena vigorously nodded her head.
Yena said she uses a special spell that only cat beastmen possess.
While ordinary beastmen are limited to body enhancement or basic spellcasting, those with exceptional ‘talent’ like Yena can manifest powerful animal forms as spiritual entities.
Even in such a state with just the floating front paw, she could easily crush a Level 5 evil spirit.
“The entity I summon is an impressive Level 3 spirit! I can only summon the front paw for now, but with more training, I’ll be able to summon the complete form!”
“How strong is a Level 3 spirit?”
“We can’t even compare. Moreover, this spirit is stronger by one rank than the average sorcerer, so you need to be at least a Level 2 sorcerer to stand a chance against it.”
“Oho.”
“Hehe. It reminds me of the first time I saw Lily.”
“The first time?”
“Yes. Back then, she was also curious about my spells and the Level 3 spirit, and it caused quite a stir. Such nostalgic memories.”
Yena chuckled as she spun around and headed somewhere.
It didn’t seem like she was heading toward the entrance, but every time I followed her, the aura of evil spirits was getting stronger.
“Where are we going?”
“We’re going to catch a money bundle.”
“Money bundle?”
“Evil spirits sometimes wander alone like they did earlier, but when they sense their village is in danger, they tend to gather in one place.”
Grrrr…
The deeper we went, the more evil energy there was.
The sky was also getting darker, and the number of evil spirits began to increase.
Especially noticeable were the towering forms of the evil spirits…
“It’s been quite a while since we came in, and we’ve already dealt with about 100 of them, so the emergency signal must’ve gone off long ago. As they gather, more evil spirits will unite…”
Kraaaaarrr!!!
“That’s how it works.”
“Oh wow.”
There was a gathering.
A massive giant created by all the evil spirits that survived the village were huddled together.
They merged like clay into one, towering over 20 meters with arms as long as a monkey’s.
The thing was at least 20 meters tall and its arms were very long like a monkey.
But above all, the feeling of strength that came from its demonic aura was pretty strong.
[?]
[Oh wow]
[It’s a giant zombie]
[Ew, gross]
[Oh]
[Giant zombie]
[Are we supposed to take that down?]
[Let’s go for a one-shot!]
[Seemed tough though]
Crunch… Crunch…
“It’s drooling, huh?”
“Evil spirits get hungry, you know? Alright! Get ready for battle! If we can take that down, we can feast and play for a month!”
Gotcha!
Yena quickly fell back while chanting a spell, and I pulled out my hammer.
Just swinging it won’t be enough to defeat it easily.
It wasn’t just a size increase; its demonic aura was all mixed in too.
Right now, there’s a sealing curse on me, so a few swings of my hammer won’t bring it down instantly.
‘Is this how it’s done?’
I know nothing about sorcery.
Specifically, I know the spells used by the sorcerers from the past, but the techniques used here are different.
All I know are the mumblings Yena says when casting spells.
“Spell deployment. Teleportation, weapon enhancement.”
Hooook…!
The spiritual power dwelling in my body gets sucked into the weapon.
It’s a spell that transforms Yena’s teleportation spell, ‘Body Enhancement,’ into a weapon enhancement.
Thanks to a long time spent learning various forms of spells including magic, I can implement most spells if I just look at the structure.
If Yena was using a different spell, I could mimic that too, but unfortunately, I can’t replicate her cat paw technique.
It’s probably because the technique is tied to Yena’s racial traits.
[Oh]
[Lily uses spells too]
[What? You said you didn’t know anything]
[Sorcerer Lily appears!]
[Still looks like she’ll just swing a hammer, lol]
“Meow? Why are you pulling out the jewel so soon?”
“I can’t think of other spells. The only thing that comes to mind is weapon enhancement.”
“You forgot all the spells… No way. So you’ve only been treating evil spirits with jewels?”
“Yes.”
“That’s absurd… Anyway. Let’s talk about it later.”
Kuooon…!
“Let’s take that one down first.”
“It looks strong. What rank is it?”
“It’s almost at the level of a rank 4 demon… Dodge!”
The giant evil spirit’s long arm came swinging, hitting Yena.
I quickly moved my body to narrowly avoid it, and Yena dodged the attack with the cat beastman’s peculiar movements.
At the same time, the massive front paw I summoned flew in, and Yena immediately spread her hands and opened her mouth.
“Spell development. Illusion.”
Drrrrrr…!
“Cat Binding!”
Kwahahah!!
Black fur vines shot up from the ground, wrapping around the Giant Evil Spirit’s feet.
For a moment, while the Giant Evil Spirit’s movements were delayed, Yena’s front paw flew in and smacked the giant’s head.
It was a paw so strong that it could crush ordinary evil spirits with just a brush, but it didn’t do much to the Giant Evil Spirit.
Grrrr!!!
Aside from a slight scratch, it didn’t inflict any serious wounds.
As Yena grimaced and prepared to cast a spell again, I too jumped up with my hammer and struck the giant’s head once more.
“Hit it and hit it again.”
Swoosh!!
Grrrrr!!
The Giant Evil Spirit screamed and toppled over to the side.
[Oh]
[What the?]
[Whoa]
[Is that a one-shot?]
[Hitting it and hitting it again is a bit much.]
For a second, I thought it was over, but the Giant Evil Spirit’s eyes glowed red and it targeted me floating in the air.
I lifted my hammer, ready to counterattack, but Yena’s front paw got me first.
The giant spirit’s hand barely missed me as it swished by.
I dangled from the front paw, letting out my frustration.
“It’s sturdier than I thought…”
“What are you doing, meow!”
“A weapon enhancement doesn’t seem to do much damage. I guess a level 4 spirit is really that tough.”
“Of course…! No, normally jewels are used for finishing off or sealing spirits! You’re not just supposed to hit wildly…”
“But it did have an effect, didn’t it?”
“Of course it would… Huh?!”
Kwahbang!!
Somewhere, a hazy force flew in and struck Yena.
Fortunately, it didn’t seem too dangerous, but Yena was panting and trying to steady herself, looking a bit hurt.
“They can attack from a distance too.”
“First, get out of the way! We need to regroup and re-engage! Facing a level 4 spirit head-on is dangerous…”
“Was this how we were doing it…?”
“Lily!!”
Thud! Thud! Thud!
“Right…”
Spell development.
Illusion.
“Cat Binding.”
“?!”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Dozens of fur vines bound the Giant Evil Spirit.
Completely, with no chance to escape.
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