We escaped the battlefield.\n
It wasnât until I was out of breath and my lungs were screaming in pain that I finally stopped.
ââŚHa⌠Ha⌠Golan⌠What is it?â
âThat should be enough.â
âWhat are you saying? âŚAlsoâŚsince when did you have this much mana!â
Since when? Since that damned idiot threw this whole mess onto my shoulders!
Heâs always like that. Giving over his body when he knows itâll raise our chances of survival.
âBut he ainât wrong.â
This was the edge of the battlefield. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
And we had reached this place without any casualties.
When I looked at the main army, I saw that Totoir was there.
The plan had succeeded. If he was here, that meant there was no one dangerous left to guard the castle.
And so we just needed Farneze to defeat Leninoth. Then victory would be ours.
But if she lost⌠Well, it was obvious. Weâd all die or become Leninothâs servants!
As for the Reapers, they were a headache waiting to happen. And so he would probably wipe them out completely.
âNow, itâs time for a counter-attack. Hey, Saifo. Beka.â
âYou two stand on my right and left. Painy, you stay behind me.â\n
âYes. âŚBut Sir Golan, what are you going to do?â
âYou can take off your hoods now. They already know.â
It was now as obvious as day that we had no connection through mana with Lesser Demon King Leninoth.
While we had been momentarily overlooked amidst the chaos of the battlefield, we were still being targeted.
âGolan. Shouldnât we just run away?â
âFrom the battlefield? The fast ones will catch up to us.â
Saifo wasnât being realistic.
There were beasts who were faster than horses.
If we moved away from the battlefield, we would stick out even more.
âOh, so I guess we have to fight!â
âOf course. But this is Totoirâs army⌠But they will likely only send their weakest soldiers. While it might not be the most satisfying, itâll have to do for now!â
I stood in the lead. Saifo was on my left, and Beka was on my right.
Painy was behind with the Reapers. And they were preparing to fire off some magic.
The Kobolds stayed in the center. As long as we didnât fall apart, they would survive.
âHere they come! Fight to the death!â
The enemy were Loup-garou with spears.
I was glad that it wasnât night time. They transformed under the moon.
And behind them was a swarm ofâŚspiders? I had never seen anything like it before.
âTheyâre Uroctea Compactilis, Golan. They have no venom, but they spit webs.â
âYou know them?â \nâSaifo said that they make nests in the forest. They can change their color and blend in with the rocks and trees.â
Indeed, on closer inspection, there were much more than I thought.
I hadnât seen them at first. Was I getting too confident on the battlefield?
Regardless, they blended in with the ground to a confusing degree.
âAlright, everything in front of you is an enemy! Donât hold back! Fight with everything you got!â
The Loup-garou reached us.
They had the heads of wolves, but their fur didnât extend below their necks from what I could see.
This is what they were like during the day.
After all, they were clearly wielding spears because they couldnât use the claws they were so proud of.
I smashed their heads in with my iron club.
The blood splattering the air was the signal. Saifo and Beka joined the attack.
âAh, this is so fun! ARGHH!â
Every time Saifo swung his club, Loup-garou bodies piled up.
When I saw him swing that metal weapon in every direction, I had to wonder if he wasnât stronger than me.
Beka was breaking their necks at an alarming speed.
We werenât supposed to be here. Should we be ignored or crushed right away?
Apparently, Totoir had decided to crush us.
The thing that was coming was a Manticore.
It had the head of a lion and the feet of a tiger. Itâs fur stuck out sharply like a hedgehog. Was its tail that of a scorpion? It looked poisonous.
I didnât know if it was a Commander or Corps Commander. But it looked insane.
This was the moment of truth.
âIâll kill that thing. Saifo. Beka. I leave the rest to you.â
âMove forward. Take my place.â
Well, I didnât actually have much time left. What would happen?
If I couldnât do it, Iâm sure heâll manage. Besides, after what he did, he can hardly complain if I throw it right back at him.
I bared my teeth and dashed towards the Manticore.