I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

『Mental Strength』

After immediately casting a series of strengthening spells, Ella turned off the terrain search and reopened it, trying to read the information of the nest beetle.

My anxious heart sank to the bottom in an instant. The Nest Beetle's HP was still at least 70%, and its MP was hardly consumed, no, it was being consumed rapidly.

"Angeline! Oak! Retreat!"

"Yes, yes~"

"What?"

The two responded to Ella's cry with completely different reactions - Angeline ignored the nest beetle that was about to be beheaded, jumped away in a few steps, and rushed towards Ella, while Oak and others stopped where they were with confusion, waiting for Ella to explain.

The nest beetles in the field seemed to be still frozen in place by the restraint of the three puppet golems, but three puppet golems less than level 15 could not possibly restrain the nest beetles of level 30 like this, and Ella felt even more uneasy.

"This might be a nest beetle in disguise. Retreat to a safe location!"

Because she couldn't reveal that she could directly read the information of the nest beetles, Ella could only tell Oak in this way - the ability to add three enhanced skills with the same attributes at the same time was something only a few people in this world could do.

"Miss Elelaya, you're such a joke! This Nest Lord is clearly under our control. How could he be resisting?"

"Yeah, yeah. They've already sacrificed several Living Knights with increased power. How could that level of resistance be a feint? It's clearly a last-ditch effort."

"Let's listen to your advice. Although I have my doubts about Miss Elelaya's opinion, don't forget our most important task now."

Oak's whispered answer wiped away the playful expressions on his companions' faces. After coughing awkwardly twice, each of them symbolically let a living armored knight stand guard in front of them.

"Squeak, squeak."

There was a sizzling sound, like red-hot charcoal being dropped into water. This sound should have been covered by the noise of the battle, but now it sounded like it was ringing right next to my ears, and it was extremely harsh.

The first person to respond to this voice was the female magic caster among Oak's companions.

"Did you hear any noise?"

"Hey, hey... Is this true? I thought there was something wrong with my ears. Did you hear it too?"

There was a hint of fear in his voice, but the man who answered had an expression on his face that showed he was expecting a response.

But soon, this expectation was shattered by the response from his companions.

“I…I heard that, too.”

"Is it really a disguise? This kind of movement is definitely a third-level magic, right?"

The person who spoke began to tremble as he looked at himself, who had moved to within three meters of the other party because he was too eager to see the nest beetle die.

"Hurry—run! It's a third-level spell!"

Oak's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, pushing the panic to the extreme. Everyone began to retreat slowly step by step. In the end, they simply gave up control of the monster, turned around, and ran towards Ella with all their strength.

"A-Miss Elelaya! Requesting support!"

"Miss Elelaya, defensive magic!"

But the Nest Lord's magic was also ready, and the deduction of magic power had stopped before. The hissing sound that everyone heard was the symbol that the magic was ready.

Chi-

With this sound as an opportunity, a black halo symbolizing death spread throughout the room with the Nest Lord as its center.

Chapter 66 Rescue

The first to be affected by the halo were the three puppet golems responsible for restraining the nest beetles. Known for their defensive capabilities, the two-meter-tall puppet golems were almost instantly swallowed up by the black halo. The abdomens cut by the halo melted rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye - as if being gnawed by something - the entire puppet golem was corroded into two pieces by the black halo and fell to the ground.

Those Living Armor Knights who had insufficient defense turned into powder and disappeared at the moment of contact. Although the light elves in the distance were not affected, they also began to move towards the edge of the room trembling.

Seeing this display of magic, Ella showed a troubled expression, and her hand gripping the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment subconsciously tightened.

This type of magic is also a common skill in "F.Wing". It is a large-area annihilation magic called "Dark Aura". Although it is slightly lacking in attack speed, it has been praised by many players because it can be practiced at any level.

Simply put, "Dark Aura" is a skill affected by the player's level. The higher the player's level, the greater the spread range and damage caused. Judging from the current level of this nest beetle, although it will not spread to the edge of the square where it is, it can at least include Oak and others who are fleeing.

Judging from the power of the Dark Aura corroding the Golem, he only needed to cast a triple magic shield to block it. This was not a problem in itself, but the problem was how Oak and the others would view him. Even Iris could only cast one magic shield and then continuously replenish it with mana, but he, a level 18 healer, could easily cast three...

If it gets out, it might be regarded as an urban legend.

What's more, there are five of them together now, so they can cast fifteen magic shields in one breath. That is a power comparable to the legendary seventh-level magic, and may be even stronger.

"Ms. Angelica, how many people can you take away at your speed?"

"Hmm... just to be safe - let's go with two people. If we're dealing with him roughly, four would be fine."

While Ella was thinking, Lotte began to look for a solution.

Ella's eyes lit up when she heard Angeline's hesitant answer.

"Four? Okay, even if we treat them roughly, it doesn't matter, as long as we can save them. I'll take care of Oak, and Angeline will take care of the other four."

"Ms. Ella, please let me go."

Looking at Ella with a worried look, Lotte put away Hela in her hand and returned to a standing position.

"No, Lotte is right here. If the main Nest Beetle makes any movement, you'll need to hold it back. Just to save Oak, even if he can't get back quickly enough, the magic shield will be enough to hold it back. If Lotte were to go, I don't have the confidence to hold it back with the current state."

"Well... then, please be careful."

"It's okay, it's okay. I've already figured out what to do."

Ella turned around and waved to Lotte, then picked up the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment. After exchanging a glance with Angeline, they each ran in different directions.

"It's the third-level magic 'Death Aura'! Don't get caught!"

As Ella rushed towards Oak who was desperately rushing towards her, she heard someone in the team shouting this.

So they also know about the Death Aura skill... If they knew the true form, it would be easier to deal with. It would be troublesome if they were asked later, "How could that aura that looked like a fourth-level magic be easily blocked by Miss Elelaya?"

While she was still thinking about something, Ella saw that the group of people Angeline was in charge of on the other side were being whipped by Angeline with the long handle of a sickle like baseballs. They fell uncontrollably in a parabola in the air to the edge of the room. Although they whimpered in pain when they landed, the pain was nothing compared to the threat of death, so no one complained - of course, it was also possible that they were in so much pain that they couldn't organize words.

As for Oak, because he was originally standing far away from his companions, even his escape direction was different from that of his companions. Compared with the four companions, Oak might be the most dangerous one.

The black halo was less than ten meters away from Oak, but Ella was now more than twenty meters away from Oak.

I need to show off my strength a little bit...

Ella was thankful in her heart that those people's attention was not here.

"accelerate"

"Acceleration·Double"

A flash of blue light appeared, and Ella's speed suddenly increased. She ran to Oak at a speed only slightly slower than Angelini.

"Hey, Oak, stop if you want to live."

"A-Elelaya-chan—"

Surprised by the sudden sound behind him, Oak continued to run while looking back. When he saw that the target was Ella, he let out a choked sound of surprise, and then instantly showed an anxious look. But before he could finish his words, Oak tripped because he didn't pay attention to his feet, but he quickly stood up. He didn't stop running, but looked at Ella's thin back anxiously.

"T-This is a third-level spell! You'll be in danger if you come over here like this—"

"It's okay, trust me, Magic Shield."

He didn't look back at Oak, but focused on the black halo that was about to arrive in front of him.

For himself, it was not difficult to resist this kind of magic. When facing Angelica in the arena before, he even managed to stack the magic shields to form a protective shield, so Oak's worries were completely unnecessary.

But before that, I need some small props to help.

Ella switched the Pestle of Heaven's Punishment from her left hand to her right to conceal the fact that she had taken out some props from the storage for a prank.

“Hey, hey…”

Muttering with incredible emotion, Oak picked up his staff again, took out the half-full bottle of high-grade magic potion from his pocket, and drank it in one gulp.

Although there was also the option of pushing Ella away and standing in front, but in this situation, since Ella had already cast a magic shield, it meant that she should be confident. Rushing her away rashly might ruin Ella's plan - although all this was just Oak's self-consolation.

Therefore, I should do my best now and prepare backup as much as possible. If Ella dies while blocking the dark halo for me, even if I can survive, I will be troubled by this incident for the rest of my life. What's more, I will definitely be held accountable by the demons after I get out.

Oak nervously chanted the magic to summon the light elves while keeping his eyes fixed on Ella in front of him.

——The halo was less than one meter away from Ella.

With a light breath, Ella cast a translucent magic shield in front of her. The area blocked by the magic shield was just enough to cover herself and the Oak behind her.

Then, the slowly spreading death halo hit the magic shield. After a second of stalemate, the magic shield shattered.

Chapter 67: Pestle for Excessive Insects

It is normal for the magic shield to break. Ella didn't expect a first-level magic shield to be able to resist third-level magic, even if the magic shield cast by herself is much stronger than others.

Magic Shield

The moment the previous layer of magic shield was broken, Ella added the next layer of magic shield. Similarly, the second layer of magic shield also shattered like before, but unlike the first time, this time the magic shield lasted longer, and the color of the black halo was much lighter than before.

Fortunately, it's wide-area magic...

Ella secretly felt fortunate. If the Nest Lord had cast a third-order single-target magic, she would definitely have suffered a certain degree of damage with her current step-by-step response method. In other words, she would not have chosen to do the same thing as she did now.

Magic Shield

Opening the expected third layer of magic shield, Ella stared at the circle of light that had turned gray. This stalemate lasted for several breaths. The crackling sound of the red-hot iron rod inserted into the ice layer continued to be heard, but the ending was the same as Ella imagined. The gray light circle disappeared, and the part of the magic shield touched by the gray light circle became only a thin layer, as if it would be pierced by a slight force of the finger.

Phew... Looks like it was successfully resolved, but - it would be troublesome if it ended like this.

Because her back was facing Oak, Ella didn't have to worry about Oak seeing her worried expression. With a mischievous smile, Ella gently bit a small hole in the prop she had put in her mouth before.

"Pah."

Red liquid dripped from the corner of Ella's mouth onto the ground. Even though the light in the hall was very dim, Oak could infer from the situation that it was a liquid called blood.

"Ms. Elelaya?"

"Ah, I-I'm fine, don't worry."

"call--"

Oak whispered, almost through gritted teeth.

"How... How can it be alright? Miss Elelaya, you should go over there and reunite with the maid. Leave this to me."

"Leave it to you? Are you sure you can escape?"

Ella was a little surprised by Oak's completely different and life-threatening behavior, and subconsciously turned around.

Because Ella turned around, Oak saw the blood flowing from the corner of Ella's mouth. He showed a complicated expression and was silent for a moment.

"Honestly speaking—no, but it's better than having Miss Elelaya stay here with me."

"No……"

Turning her gaze back to the Nest Lord charging towards her, Ella gave a wry smile.

I originally thought that Oak would say at this time, "I will try my best to summon the most powerful magical beast, so please go first, I will be there soon." If Oak could summon that kind of magical beast, then the success rate of dealing with Iris would be much higher. Unfortunately, it seems that there is no such magic.

Ella shook her head, driving this slightly rude thought out of her mind.

——I need to investigate what this item is later. It seems to taste pretty good.

This prop that looks like blood was given to her by Lotte a long time ago. Because she mistook it for ketchup at that time, Ella has a very clear impression of this prop.

So, what should we do with this nest lord next?

Ella turned her gaze back to the Nest Lord, but before she could do so, Oak had already reacted.

"Maximize, Arrow of Light!"

A total of four light arrows flew out from the light elf above Oak's head, but because the nest beetle no longer needed to be camouflaged, its defense was extremely tough. After the light arrows hit the shell, they only left shallow pits and caused no damage at all.

“How could it be—”

"Hey, hey! Rather than that, think about running away!"

Ella turned around and patted the dazed Oak hard.

"It's normal to run away when you can't win, right?"

“Oh…oh!”

After coming to his senses, Oak found that Ella had run behind him. He began to command the light elves to stop the nest beetles, and he also ran behind Ella.