Actually, dealing with these small fries didn't require high-level magic; it was just that they weren't sure if they could wipe out the Orcs and Dragonmen in one go.
That's why Livia-san was told to use her highest attack magic. Although they already knew the Dragonmen's level wasn't too high, Arute and Livia-san both knew that Water-type attack magic was the weakest in the entire game, so neither of them had much confidence.
Watching Livia-san slowly cast her spell, Ellie remembered the instant-cast hourglass, a consolation prize from Ainz's father.
She still had several in her bag, but in this kind of place, she wouldn't waste such a precious item on Livia-san. Even if she was discovered, it wouldn't matter; she could just summon a Fifth-Tier Thunder Dragon and instantly kill them all.
When Arute asked her, she would just make up some excuse about using it in an emergency. Anyway, this wasn't the game world anymore, so she could make up whatever she wanted. Thinking of this, Ellie didn't pay much attention.
Sure enough, the Orcs who noticed something amiss picked up their weapons and stood up. The Orcs sitting around them also seemed to have noticed something wrong, and several of them stood up as well, looking towards Livia-san's direction. After all, she was still covered by invisibility, so they didn't directly spot her.
However, a few Dragonmen were sitting by the bonfire, looking very lazy, telling those Orcs not to be so nervous. So, those Orcs who had noticed something amiss relaxed their guard again.
"Alright! Everyone, thank you for waiting!" Livia-san shouted loudly at this moment. This time, the guards were truly startled, picking up their weapons and jumping up. However, it was too late; Livia-san had already constructed and unleashed her "Grand Magic."
"Ultimate Magic! Mega Tsunami!" Livia-san directly shouted.
It was Ultimate Magic? This greatly surprised Ellie. Generally speaking, shouldn't Ultimate Magic be surrounded by various dazzling magic circles?
But when Livia-san was casting just now, there were no magic circles around her, no special effects at all. Could it be that it was the weakest in terms of attack power, even saving on special effects?
However, it was only afterwards that Ellie realized Livia-san had cast a Conceal Spell skill on herself before casting the magic. Now, Ellie was truly bewildered.
After Livia-san finished casting, she saw a terrifyingly large water pillar descending from the sky, from the center of spiral-shaped clouds that had gathered at some unknown point, similar to those seen during a typhoon.
Hey, hey!! Looking at this range, wouldn't I get caught too?! Is this magic specifically for self-destruction?
And she said it had to be used up close. This Water-type Ultimate Magic is indeed trash! Although Ellie learned it instantly after seeing Livia-san cast it, she still wouldn't use it! For self-destructive magic, Explosion Magic is enough!
"And then... Instant Contract Activated, Ultimate Magic! Summon Hydra!" Livia-san's casting wasn't actually over; instead, she instantly activated another Ultimate Magic that Ellie had never seen before. This time, the Ultimate Magic had the special effects that Ultimate Magic should have, with numerous magic circles surrounding it. This is more like it!
Before the incredibly huge water pillar even hit the ground, it gathered into a super-huge water sphere in mid-air. In less than two seconds, the water sphere absorbed all the water pouring down from the sky, and then slammed down forcefully.
Needless to say, the water sphere landed on the outpost. Those Orcs and Dragonmen hadn't even figured out what was happening before they and their tower were directly smashed into oblivion by the water sphere.
This wasn't the end; Livia-san had shouted "Summon" earlier. So, after the water sphere crashed down, instead of splashing water like normal, it directly merged into the ground, forming a lake-like surface. Then, from the water surface, nine serpentine heads made of water suddenly shot out.
This... this is the real Nine-Headed Serpent Hydra, right?? Not that disgusting, smelly, but actually super delicious Nine-Headed Serpent.
"It's Ultimate Magic consecutive casting... Miss Livia-san, I didn't expect you to have such a trick up your sleeve. When I saw you use Mega Tsunami, I was quite worried!" Arute's face was indeed a bit pale.
"How could I just simply use Mega Tsunami here... If I only used that, everyone here would be washed away. I'm just using the water flow from Mega Tsunami to summon Hydra," Livia-san replied proudly.
After this incredibly huge Hydra appeared, explosions and human screams came from the other side, indicating that the old man had also made his move.
"Then, Hydra... please eliminate all Orcs and Dragonmen!" Livia-san turned her head and ordered Hydra.
Immediately after, Hydra's nine heads roared, and then many puddles formed on the ground over a super-large area. From each puddle, other small serpent heads emerged.
The places where those small serpent heads appeared were basically where Orcs or Dragonmen were. Those Orcs and Dragonmen who had just noticed something amiss and were rushing here, hadn't even figured out what was going on before they were directly bitten by the suddenly appearing small serpent heads, dragged into the puddles, leaving no corpses behind.
After Ellie saw this scene, she no longer underestimated Water-type attack magic. Initially, when everyone was complaining about Livia-san's Water-type magic lacking attack power, Ellie had indeed joined in the complaints.
However, it must be used consecutively... If it's just a simple area-of-effect destructive magic, Skyfall is more convenient. But using Skyfall in this kind of place, who knows how many innocent human bystanders would be dragged down with it.
Using Hydra in this place is indeed good. An Ultimate Magic that can distinguish between friend and foe is quite similar to Ainz's father's Sacrificial Black Goat magic!
But the Black Goat requires lives as a sacrifice, while Hydra only needs water to be summoned? However, seeing Livia-san use Mega Tsunami before summoning, it should be that summoning Hydra requires a large amount of water, which means the restrictions are still quite significant.
"It seems there's no need for us to act," Arute said with a smile, looking at the rampaging Hydra.
"I didn't expect Livia-san's Water-type magic to be so strong. At first, everyone said Water-type magic had the worst attack power of all types, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful," Ellie raised the question she had earlier.
"In terms of pure attack power, Water-type magic is indeed the worst, but its destructive power is the highest among all types of magic. If Miss Livia-san had only cast Mega Tsunami just now, and not used its water flow to summon Hydra, this entire area would probably have been submerged by the Mega Tsunami. You should know that in the game, Mega Tsunami was one of the few Ultimate Magic spells that could directly change terrain, so I was a bit startled when I saw Livia-san use Mega Tsunami," Arute explained.
With that explanation, Ellie understood. If the summoned tsunami was used directly to attack players, the effect wouldn't be great. But to deal with armies, fortresses, and so on in this world, it's simply a super weapon, isn't it?
No matter what it is, everything would be completely washed away. If you don't like a city, just unleash one and sink that area to the bottom of the water. In terms of destructive power, it's indeed astonishing!
Hmm! Since I've learned how to use it, I'll make good use of it whenever I get the chance. Ellie secretly rejoiced.
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