We headed to Keel, a country in the east. The pathway along was filled with trees all around. The horses seemed to be in great shape though, it must be thanks to the support magic I had put on them. Butā¦ Somehow, it felt a little bit too quietā¦.
I couldnāt see anyone else but us on this road.
āKeigo.ā³āĆāāā³ā¦.ā
āAh, yes. I also think so.ā
Donny-san, who was coming closer, was saying something that I assumed wasĀ āThereās something strange going on hereā¦āĀ The blue wolves were also running alongside us but there wasnāt anything particularly different about them. According to the map, the checkpoint to the Keel Kingdom shouldnāt be far. We should be able to reach our destination by today.
āI hope itās just my imaginationā¦ā
After several minutes of driving in the wagon, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. We had reached a part of the forest where the foliage was getting considerably thicker and in front of us, there was a cavalry troop of what I assumed was a part of a military unit blocking our path along with infantry soldiers waiting to ambush us in the forest to cut our escape route. Both the cavalry and infantry units drew their swords. There were about a total of 50 enemies.
Crap. Are they Heinrichās men?!
But we couldnāt afford to get caught here. If we could get through them here, we would be able to escape to the neighboring country.
āBlue wolves!!ā
In response to my voice, the six blue wolves that had been running alongside us appeared from between the trees and took up their positions surrounding our wagon. The growling from the blue wolves appeared to be effective since the cavalry unit flinched for a second there. Then, some thug-like guys within the cavalry unit started to fight with each other. I didnāt exactly understand what was happening but this situation was definitely in my favor.
I cast Burning Muscle and Stone Skin on them while drinking MP recovery potion. I also cast those supporting magic to the blue wolves who were threatening our enemy. And of course to myself too. In the meantime, Yurina-san threw a paralyzing ball with a slingshot towards our enemy at both the front and behind and detonated the ball right above their head.
Seeing everything unfolding, Donny-san didnāt immediately rush toward the enemy. Instead, he stood alongside the blue wolves, intimidating the enemy together with them. As a silver ranked adventurer,the intensity of his presence definitely couldnāt be underestimated.
āOoops! Wind!!ā
The paralyzing powder was about to drift toward us so I used Wind to carry the paralyzing powder back to their detonation location. In the meantime, Yurina-san detonated a Spider Thread bullet on top of the enemyās head. Despite the considerably distance between the enemy and us, Yurina-san was still able to demonstrate her sniper shot ability by hitting the enemy accurately thanks to her skill, Eagle Shoot and the additional power from my Burning Muscle.
My combat waifu is so damn amazing. Moreover, sheās able to avoid hitting the cavalry units that are supporting us.
When I looked behind, I saw an enemy that looked like the magician type preparing to throw a fireball to counterattack us.
This isā¦
āBubble!!ā
I deployed a defensive barrier magic, Bubble, at the blue wolves who were in front of my line of sight. A water membrane enveloped the blue wolves, protecting them from the fireball. In the meantime, five people riding a horse came toward us from among the fighting cavalry unit and so the blue wolves immediately intercepted them, standing between the incoming 5 horsemen
and us.
It seems theyāre on our side but I feel like Iāve seen them beforeā¦ I wonder where Iāve seen them? Well, letās just think of how to get this over with for now.
āYurina-san! Over there, throw paralyzing and spider! Hey, horse guys! Come over here!ā
I asked Yurina-san to scatter paralyzing powder at the place where physical fighting was going on and asked those five guys who I assumed was our ally to come over to our side.
Hm? These guysā¦ Could it beā¦?
I reached into my pocket and fetched a potion out of it. I then flaunted the potion in hand toward those five guys and just like what I had expected, their faces immediately shining brightly, their eyes glittering in greed. I could practically see the money sign on their eyes.
Well, letās just consider this as an upfront investment.
I handed the potion to a guy with a familiar face and cast Burning Muscle and Stone Skin to all five of them. I sent three of them to the front and two of them to the back. Somehow I felt like the loyalty those thug guys had toward me just increased or maybe it was just my imagination?
As the enemy drew near, our vanguard took up a defensive formation to protect the line and at the same time, Yurina-san threw another round of paralyzing bullet and spider thread bullet to seal the enemyās movement.
I backed my comrade up with supporting magic like using āBubbleā to help them defend against the enemyās fire attack and since I had plenty of potions in stock, I helped heal them with potions and used āCureā too. I would occasionally shoot paralyzing arrows from the rearguard too.
The enemy, who possessed an overwhelming advantage in military prowess, seemed to be at a loss, not knowing how to continue at the face of our impregnable defense and thenā¦ A swordsman with long, dark purple hair stepped forward from within Heinrichās infantry unit. That swordsman possessed an extraordinary aura.
āBrutusā¦.ĆĆāā!!!ā
As soon as Donny-san saw that long haired man, he immediately yelled. His eyes looked like he was looking at his archenemy. It seemed the two of them had some history going on between them.
Donny-san, who was commanding both the blue wolves and the thugs team, made both teams stand back. Donny-san stepped forward on his own, it seemed he wanted to deal with the long haired swordsman all by himself.
T/N: 3 people + 6 wolves + 1 puppy against 50 infantry unitsā¦. Either Heinrichās man sucks or that paralyzing powder is an OP weapon.Ā I donāt think weāve seen Brutus in manga yet so idk what he looks like but hereās a pic of MC and Yurina-san.