Chapter 48: Undead Lizardman
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Even after dawn, the rain shows no signs of weakening.
Reinhardt says that even demons are rarely active when it rains hard, because the rains drown out the smells and noises they need to find their prey.
This is because the rain drowns out the smells and noises they make to find their prey.
In these respects, they seem to be no different from ordinary wild animals.
The awning is tightly waterproofed to prevent rain from seeping in, but the moisture trapped inside can condense and drip down.
If it falls on your neck, it will make you squeal.
It's designed to be used by large adults, so it's big enough for them to lie down and sleep, but it's too small for my classmates who have just been freed from their slave status.
There is no smart phone or portable game console like when I was in Japan, and when there are no playing cards or other tools to pass the time, there is nothing to do but lie down and sleep.
Even though the activity of the demons will subside due to the rain, we're still in the demon forest, so I've asked everyone to just be ready to move at any time.
Since yesterday's battle against Kobold was the first time we fought with real swords and knives in our hands, some of us were left with blood on them and scabbed them in their sheaths, so I had Fred teach us how to take care of our swords.
If there was nothing to do, the fun was to eat.
Breakfast and lunch were both carried by shadow transfer from the garrison's mess hall, so everyone was satisfied.
Mr. Kobayashi and Ms. Sakurai, who had helped serve the meal, left a letter for all the girls, and Ms. Motomiya and the others who received it left a message saying they were looking forward to seeing us again at Volzard soon.
While everyone was having lunch, it was time to finish taking care of the committee chairman at the Rustock garrison, put in an interim report to Mr. Donovan, and begin to think about whether or not to leave for the rainy legs that were beginning to weaken.
Basten called out to me with a tense look.
'Master Kent, there is a herd of lizardmen approaching, please get everyone ready to move.'
Okay!
In the middle of the hastily erected tents, he issued a loud warning.
''The demons are coming, everyone get ready to return fire! Hurry!
Seriously where's my sword?
Oh, it's raining a little bit. Do you have a raincoat?
"Yeehaw, the ground is all squishy...
Although he had received training at the garrison in Rastock, it seems that he had little training for real battles, as he fought fistfights without good instruction, and was forced to invoke magic incessantly.
I asked Kondo and Takayama to lead the team so that they can move at any time, but they don't seem to have even become a take-over.
It seems that it is the same for the girls as well, and although Motomiya-san and Sagara-san, who have already made preparations, are running around and giving instructions, it seems that everyone's preparations are not yet complete.
''Kent-sama, we're going out to intercept, come on Basten, Fred, stay in the defense here.''
''Yes, division commander. Let's keep them close together, it's tricky.
I'll handle the defense.
I'll be on the defensive too, but for now, just as a greeting...
I launched a light attribute attack magic at the lizardman that was furiously approaching from afar, but it didn't seem to take any damage at all.
''Ugh, my attacks aren't working...?''
"Master Kent I shall use my shield of darkness to slow him down.
'Eh ... oh, yeah, okay ...'
When I put out my shield of darkness at the feet and in front of the rushing Lizardman's feet and face, I fell and hit him in the face, slowing down the momentum of the rush.
''The Darkness Shield worked, but I hear you have resistance to the light attribute...?
I'm not sure if the light attribute attack magic that tightens up most of my attack power doesn't work, but it's making my mind impatient.
It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for, but it's not as powerful as usual.
''Ah........is it because of the rain.......''
It's common knowledge that lasers and other light-emitting weapons are affected by fog, rain, dust in the air, etc., in the middle of the day.
It seems that the effects they receive from close range would be minimal, but that would be too dangerous.
Lizardmen are lizard demons that are about two meters tall, covered in green scales all over their bodies, and are terribly agile.
Some live in dry areas, such as deserts, while others prefer to live near water, and the one attacking them is probably the type that lives near water.
In addition to sharp fangs and claws, some individuals carry swords that look like they are carved out of some kind of bone or tusk.
There may be close to a hundred of them, with more than fifty at a cursory glance.
During the Rock Ogre, Reinhardt had taken care of several of them all together, but the Lizardmen seemed to be able to barely kill one of them with a single blow, and even Basten's long-range attacks by Gaybolg were avoided.
When it came to close combat, Basten would outperform them, but even so, he couldn't seem to put them away with a touch of his armor sleeve.
''Takayama, Kondo, they seem to be quite formidable, can't we check them so that they don't scatter?
I should just let those two skeletons face me, shouldn't I?
Yeah, and do it in a big way so he doesn't come near you.
Okay, I'll take care of it!
You can't do this alone, you have to lead everyone.
I don't think I'd be able to do that by myself.
'No, no, no, you failed to get it done yesterday, even against Kobold, where do you get your confidence from?
Shut up! Shut up and watch!
Henno Takayama finally leaves the assembled group and looks at the direction that Reinhardt and the others are fighting in.
''Kondo, I'm sorry, but can you get everyone else together and ask them to do what I said earlier?''
Okay, I'll take care of it... but what about Kokubun?
I'm just gonna go up in the tree and take a look at it.
We went up in a shadow move to the top of a large tree nearby so we could see the whole situation.
Though the rain legs had weakened, it was still pouring down, and both Reinhardt and Basten were fighting through the mud.
The two of them deliberately leapt to the front of the herd, seemingly attracting the attention of the Lizardmen with their flashy stand.
Most of the lizardmen are paying attention to Reinhardt and Basten and are attacking them one after another.
I'm sure you'll be able to find it in the same way as I did.
We'll need you to check this spot. I thought it would lessen the danger to my classmates.
'O mana, mana, mana that governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my hands and become fire, dance, dance, dance, fire, dance, fire ball! Duh!
By chance, Hennakozan's fireball struck one of the animals that had surrounded Basten.
''Geez........''
How about it! You know what, you lizard!
The lizardman who had been hit by Takayama's fireball turned into a fireball and rolled around, but after all, the area around him had turned into a soaking mud, and the fire was easily extinguished.
''Guruh........gyaaah!
Once the lizardman became a fireman, he got up with a munchkin and let out a yell with his eyes on Hawk Mountain.
Caught by his voice, the lizardmen around him also switched their targets from Basten to Takayama.
The lizardmen all started to move towards Takayama at once, and their classmates gathered at the end of Takayama.
''What the hell is that navel-gazing thing doing to me.......''
The moment I turned my gaze towards my classmates, a total hairs went up on my spine.
'Reinhardt, Basten, come back! 'Fred, pincers, they're coming from behind!'
We sank into the shadows and moved behind our assembled classmates at once.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see a separate squad of lizardmen sprinting towards us.
It looks like there are more than fifty of them here as well.
I bring out my dark shield to slow the speed of their rush, but there are too many of them to stop them.
''O mana, mana, O mana who governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my hands and become water, dance, dance, dance, O water, dance, O water, become a water spear! Taaah!
The water-attribute attack magic that Motomiya-san released from my side slightly gouged out the scales and made fresh blood dance, but it seems to be far from a fatal wound.
Still, the moment the Lizardman was frightened for a moment, Fred interrupted and slashed deeply into his neck.
In front, Reinhardt and Basten dropped back to defend themselves, but it looks like they're going to be pushed out of the way by sheer force of numbers.
In the rear, I'm being jittery as well, although my numbers are reduced by a pattern of me stopping the movement and Fred hitting a killing blow.
With three vicious skeleton guards, I'll be fine, and my classmates will be a force to be reckoned with once they're trained...........................I was completely naive in my expectations.
I didn't expect a more troublesome demon than the Rock Ogre to come out.
If they were pushed out like this, my classmates would definitely be wiped out.
If this happens, we will have no choice but to try any method we come up with.
''Motomiya-san, can I borrow your knife?''
You don't think the knife is going to carve an indelible mark on me...
When Motomiya-san was about to start running off again, Sagara-san's precise shove exploded.
'Don't be stupid in this situation, yes Kokubun-kun, use it!
Thank you, Mr. Sagara, I'll take that.
I don't mind lending it to you, but I don't think you're going to try to engage in close combat, do you?
Of course, here's what you need to do with the knife.
As the lizardman tries to close in on you, you bring out your shield of darkness and clash with it to stop it from moving.
He then thrusts his knife toward the small shield of darkness in front of him and twists it with a grieve before pulling it out.
The Lizardman, who stopped moving with the shield of darkness, staggered and collapsed as it was.
'Eh, Kokubun-kun, what did you do?'
'They connected the shadow space to the Lizardman's body and cut out his heart with a knife.
While explaining to Sagara-san, I will use the same procedure to kill the second lizardman.
From there on, it was like a flowing process.
Stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing... With Fred's struggles, the group that came from behind reduced in number as we watched.
'Fred, are you sure you can handle the rest?'
"Mr. Kent the front of the house for backup.
Okay, please.
On the side that had attacked first, Reinhardt and Basten continued to struggle.
And the classmates, led by Kondo, continued to chant and release magic without pause.
'Two groups chant, one group, shoot!
It's not Nobunaga's three-step shooting, but Kondo had the first and second group's sorcerers chanting in turn, firing attack magic incessantly.
Even though the power of each shot is small, it seems depressing to the lizardmen to see them come at them uninterruptedly, and it's hard to get close to them.
Still, some of his classmates have run out of magic and are beginning to sit down with blue faces, and the balance is about to be shattered for the worse.
Fortunately, the Lizardmen are being held back by the magic of their classmates.
This is my chance to attack.
I stand at the outermost point, out of the way of my attacking classmates, and plunge my knife into the dark shield.
With each thrust, the lizardmen fall, and my classmates cheer loudly, wondering if their magic has taken effect.
'Look, one of them is down!
It worked. Shoot again. Shoot again. Come on!
He's down again!
Look at them. They're going down!
With the left wing roughly taken care of, I now turn to the right wing and attack.
Even here, my classmate's magic is holding me back, so I continued to work on cutting out the heart with my knife, nonchalantly.
''Wow it's a bit underwhelming.
That's because everyone's holding me back...
Some of my classmates turned around at the conversation between Sagara-san and me.
The small, round, dark shield floating in the air, and me silently sticking my knife into it must have looked quite strange, but eventually they rolled their eyes as they realized that a lizardman would fall with every swing of my knife.
Maybe it was because I was less worried about my surroundings, or maybe it was because I was used to fighting, but Reinhardt and Basten also got back into it and slaughtered the lizardmen one by one.
Seeing their rapidly dwindling numbers, some of them began to retreat, and from there, the Lizardmen left like a receding tide.
'Yay, they're running away!'
Seriously, I thought I was gonna die.
Seeing the Lizardman retreating, the classmates cheered or sat down as if they had run out of steam.
'Hongu-san, Sagara-san, make sure no one is injured.
All right, but it's probably all right, because they're not going to make it this far.
As Sagara-san said, we were able to prevent the Lizardmen from approaching, so no one was injured, but if we made one mistake, a large number of people could have been injured or killed.
''Kent-sama, we managed to defend ourselves, but if he comes again, we won't know.''
'Yeah, good job Reinhardt and the others, I've been thinking about something, could you give me a hand?'
Of course. What do you intend to do?
'I wasn't expecting to be in this situation, so I thought I'd add a few more people to the mix.'
With Reinhardt and the others' help, I asked them to select about five of the lizardmen that I finished off with a knife through the heart, who looked sturdy and physical.
I'm getting quite familiar with both dark and light magic, but I'm still not quite sure how to use magic correctly.
I'm not sure how to use it properly yet, but still, I called out to the five lizardmen I chose, imagining that the magical connection I felt between me and Reinhardt and the others would be connected to the five lizardmen.
I felt as if my magic had been gobbled up through the connected link, and shortly after that, Mukri and the dead lizardmen rose up as undead.
The five undead lizardmen looked at each other and then lined up in front of me and got down on their knees.
''Gurrrrr........''
'Well I'm not sure I understand what you're saying, but can you help me?'
The undead lizardmen nodded widely at my question.
There was a light of intelligence in the five heads' eyes, and not a trace of the gleaming killing intent they had earlier.
''I'm going to strengthen everyone from now on, and I'll give each of you five magic stones.
I will distribute the other Lizardmen's magic stones that Fred has collected to the five heads and let them have five magic stones per head.
''Then I'll strengthen them, so start taking in the magic stones.
With Reinhardt and the others, I strengthened them one by one, but this time I decided to do it all at once with a common image, and as usual, I sent the image and magic power, and a black haze began to form around the undead Lizardmen.
Perhaps because it was all five of them together, the black haze created a jet-black vortex that seemed to swallow everything around them, causing them to run purple electricity in a grand manner and roar thunder.
It was so powerful that all of his classmates who had been watching around him to see what had started, ran away at once.
As the haze exploded as the condensed darkness burst, five undead lizardmen with jet-black scales were standing there.
Their bodies seemed to have grown a size, and at their waists was a jet-black kukri knife that seemed to have a blade length of about a meter, lowered.
The five heads looked around at their own bodies and those of their companions, their large hands gripping and opening.
At first glance, the previously sharp claws seemed to have disappeared, but when one head waved its hands vigorously, more vicious claws were unleashed than ever before.
For a while, the undead lizardmen looked at each other in silence, but they suddenly began to strike each other.
They had been agile in the past, but they were even more powerful, and the sound of their punching together was like the impact sound of a car accident.
Let's see........I wonder how long this will go on, my classmates are don't like it.
And so on, the undead lizardmen came back with a satisfied expression on their faces.
Reinhardt and Basten are also in the mix, bumping their fists against each other and exchanging smiles.
'O King, we are so grateful to you for your wonderful body.
Huh? Oh, King...?
Pointing to his own face, the undead lizardman nodded as a matter of course as he took a vassal's bow and spoke up.
''We are the King's servants, and we intend to use all of the body and life we have been given in the cause of loyalty.
Oh, well... nice to meet you.
Therefore, will you give us a new name?
What's your name...?
I felt I had to respond to the sincere eyes that stared at me in a kneeling position.
''All right, then I'll give you a new name, you're representative, you're Zhae, you're Twoo, you're Kame, you're Soo-o, and you're Tala.''
The moment I gave the five people their names, it felt like the links that connected them became thicker.
If I wasn't careful, I'd be leaking shameful thoughts.
I mean, if I added a conversation to the image of the enhancements, the undead lizardmen are talking normally, can Reinhardt and the others do it too?
I'm going to ask you guys to use your speed and power to play the role of a playmaker, but I'll be asking you to do some other things as well.
My Lord Demon King.
Well, the Demon King...
Since we are the king of demons, isn't it true that we are the king of demons?
Zhae smiles with a grin, and the other four nod their heads.
''No, as expected, we don't want to be called the Demon King...''
"Bu-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
No, no, no, I'm not going to take over the world or anything, because I want to live in peace.
"If it pleases Your Majesty, we will be the vanguard of the war until my body rots.
''So I won't, because my policy is to defend myself and that demon king is banned!
Well if it is by the king's command, I have no choice.
It seems a bit dangerous, but we were able to add a powerful companion, but let's make sure we have one thing on our mind.
''Zhae, just to confirm, if a lizardman attacks us, can we fight without hesitation?''
"Of course, my body was given to me by the king, we are his attendants and those who oppose him are only our enemies.
'Yeah, but, you know, if you don't want to kill him, you can send him away without killing him.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Then I shall exterminate them by demonstrating that they are strong enough to realize the folly of opposing us.
Yeah, now the lizardmen who retreated will be able to attack us again.
The rain has weakened to the point where it's almost unbearable.
Since the situation is littered with lizardman corpses in the surrounding area, I decided to move towards Volzard and look for tonight's encampment before the other demons gather.
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Even after dawn, the rain shows no signs of weakening.
Reinhardt says that even demons are rarely active when it rains hard, because the rains drown out the smells and noises they need to find their prey.
This is because the rain drowns out the smells and noises they make to find their prey.
In these respects, they seem to be no different from ordinary wild animals.
The awning is tightly waterproofed to prevent rain from seeping in, but the moisture trapped inside can condense and drip down.
If it falls on your neck, it will make you squeal.
It's designed to be used by large adults, so it's big enough for them to lie down and sleep, but it's too small for my classmates who have just been freed from their slave status.
There is no smart phone or portable game console like when I was in Japan, and when there are no playing cards or other tools to pass the time, there is nothing to do but lie down and sleep.
Even though the activity of the demons will subside due to the rain, we're still in the demon forest, so I've asked everyone to just be ready to move at any time.
Since yesterday's battle against Kobold was the first time we fought with real swords and knives in our hands, some of us were left with blood on them and scabbed them in their sheaths, so I had Fred teach us how to take care of our swords.
If there was nothing to do, the fun was to eat.
Breakfast and lunch were both carried by shadow transfer from the garrison's mess hall, so everyone was satisfied.
Mr. Kobayashi and Ms. Sakurai, who had helped serve the meal, left a letter for all the girls, and Ms. Motomiya and the others who received it left a message saying they were looking forward to seeing us again at Volzard soon.
While everyone was having lunch, it was time to finish taking care of the committee chairman at the Rustock garrison, put in an interim report to Mr. Donovan, and begin to think about whether or not to leave for the rainy legs that were beginning to weaken.
Basten called out to me with a tense look.
'Master Kent, there is a herd of lizardmen approaching, please get everyone ready to move.'
Okay!
In the middle of the hastily erected tents, he issued a loud warning.
''The demons are coming, everyone get ready to return fire! Hurry!
Seriously where's my sword?
Oh, it's raining a little bit. Do you have a raincoat?
"Yeehaw, the ground is all squishy...
Although he had received training at the garrison in Rastock, it seems that he had little training for real battles, as he fought fistfights without good instruction, and was forced to invoke magic incessantly.
I asked Kondo and Takayama to lead the team so that they can move at any time, but they don't seem to have even become a take-over.
It seems that it is the same for the girls as well, and although Motomiya-san and Sagara-san, who have already made preparations, are running around and giving instructions, it seems that everyone's preparations are not yet complete.
''Kent-sama, we're going out to intercept, come on Basten, Fred, stay in the defense here.''
''Yes, division commander. Let's keep them close together, it's tricky.
I'll handle the defense.
I'll be on the defensive too, but for now, just as a greeting...
I launched a light attribute attack magic at the lizardman that was furiously approaching from afar, but it didn't seem to take any damage at all.
''Ugh, my attacks aren't working...?''
"Master Kent I shall use my shield of darkness to slow him down.
'Eh ... oh, yeah, okay ...'
When I put out my shield of darkness at the feet and in front of the rushing Lizardman's feet and face, I fell and hit him in the face, slowing down the momentum of the rush.
''The Darkness Shield worked, but I hear you have resistance to the light attribute...?
I'm not sure if the light attribute attack magic that tightens up most of my attack power doesn't work, but it's making my mind impatient.
It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for, but it's not as powerful as usual.
''Ah........is it because of the rain.......''
It's common knowledge that lasers and other light-emitting weapons are affected by fog, rain, dust in the air, etc., in the middle of the day.
It seems that the effects they receive from close range would be minimal, but that would be too dangerous.
Lizardmen are lizard demons that are about two meters tall, covered in green scales all over their bodies, and are terribly agile.
Some live in dry areas, such as deserts, while others prefer to live near water, and the one attacking them is probably the type that lives near water.
In addition to sharp fangs and claws, some individuals carry swords that look like they are carved out of some kind of bone or tusk.
There may be close to a hundred of them, with more than fifty at a cursory glance.
During the Rock Ogre, Reinhardt had taken care of several of them all together, but the Lizardmen seemed to be able to barely kill one of them with a single blow, and even Basten's long-range attacks by Gaybolg were avoided.
When it came to close combat, Basten would outperform them, but even so, he couldn't seem to put them away with a touch of his armor sleeve.
''Takayama, Kondo, they seem to be quite formidable, can't we check them so that they don't scatter?
I should just let those two skeletons face me, shouldn't I?
Yeah, and do it in a big way so he doesn't come near you.
Okay, I'll take care of it!
You can't do this alone, you have to lead everyone.
I don't think I'd be able to do that by myself.
'No, no, no, you failed to get it done yesterday, even against Kobold, where do you get your confidence from?
Shut up! Shut up and watch!
Henno Takayama finally leaves the assembled group and looks at the direction that Reinhardt and the others are fighting in.
''Kondo, I'm sorry, but can you get everyone else together and ask them to do what I said earlier?''
Okay, I'll take care of it... but what about Kokubun?
I'm just gonna go up in the tree and take a look at it.
We went up in a shadow move to the top of a large tree nearby so we could see the whole situation.
Though the rain legs had weakened, it was still pouring down, and both Reinhardt and Basten were fighting through the mud.
The two of them deliberately leapt to the front of the herd, seemingly attracting the attention of the Lizardmen with their flashy stand.
Most of the lizardmen are paying attention to Reinhardt and Basten and are attacking them one after another.
I'm sure you'll be able to find it in the same way as I did.
We'll need you to check this spot. I thought it would lessen the danger to my classmates.
'O mana, mana, mana that governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my hands and become fire, dance, dance, dance, fire, dance, fire ball! Duh!
By chance, Hennakozan's fireball struck one of the animals that had surrounded Basten.
''Geez........''
How about it! You know what, you lizard!
The lizardman who had been hit by Takayama's fireball turned into a fireball and rolled around, but after all, the area around him had turned into a soaking mud, and the fire was easily extinguished.
''Guruh........gyaaah!
Once the lizardman became a fireman, he got up with a munchkin and let out a yell with his eyes on Hawk Mountain.
Caught by his voice, the lizardmen around him also switched their targets from Basten to Takayama.
The lizardmen all started to move towards Takayama at once, and their classmates gathered at the end of Takayama.
''What the hell is that navel-gazing thing doing to me.......''
The moment I turned my gaze towards my classmates, a total hairs went up on my spine.
'Reinhardt, Basten, come back! 'Fred, pincers, they're coming from behind!'
We sank into the shadows and moved behind our assembled classmates at once.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see a separate squad of lizardmen sprinting towards us.
It looks like there are more than fifty of them here as well.
I bring out my dark shield to slow the speed of their rush, but there are too many of them to stop them.
''O mana, mana, O mana who governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my hands and become water, dance, dance, dance, O water, dance, O water, become a water spear! Taaah!
The water-attribute attack magic that Motomiya-san released from my side slightly gouged out the scales and made fresh blood dance, but it seems to be far from a fatal wound.
Still, the moment the Lizardman was frightened for a moment, Fred interrupted and slashed deeply into his neck.
In front, Reinhardt and Basten dropped back to defend themselves, but it looks like they're going to be pushed out of the way by sheer force of numbers.
In the rear, I'm being jittery as well, although my numbers are reduced by a pattern of me stopping the movement and Fred hitting a killing blow.
With three vicious skeleton guards, I'll be fine, and my classmates will be a force to be reckoned with once they're trained...........................I was completely naive in my expectations.
I didn't expect a more troublesome demon than the Rock Ogre to come out.
If they were pushed out like this, my classmates would definitely be wiped out.
If this happens, we will have no choice but to try any method we come up with.
''Motomiya-san, can I borrow your knife?''
You don't think the knife is going to carve an indelible mark on me...
When Motomiya-san was about to start running off again, Sagara-san's precise shove exploded.
'Don't be stupid in this situation, yes Kokubun-kun, use it!
Thank you, Mr. Sagara, I'll take that.
I don't mind lending it to you, but I don't think you're going to try to engage in close combat, do you?
Of course, here's what you need to do with the knife.
As the lizardman tries to close in on you, you bring out your shield of darkness and clash with it to stop it from moving.
He then thrusts his knife toward the small shield of darkness in front of him and twists it with a grieve before pulling it out.
The Lizardman, who stopped moving with the shield of darkness, staggered and collapsed as it was.
'Eh, Kokubun-kun, what did you do?'
'They connected the shadow space to the Lizardman's body and cut out his heart with a knife.
While explaining to Sagara-san, I will use the same procedure to kill the second lizardman.
From there on, it was like a flowing process.
Stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing... With Fred's struggles, the group that came from behind reduced in number as we watched.
'Fred, are you sure you can handle the rest?'
"Mr. Kent the front of the house for backup.
Okay, please.
On the side that had attacked first, Reinhardt and Basten continued to struggle.
And the classmates, led by Kondo, continued to chant and release magic without pause.
'Two groups chant, one group, shoot!
It's not Nobunaga's three-step shooting, but Kondo had the first and second group's sorcerers chanting in turn, firing attack magic incessantly.
Even though the power of each shot is small, it seems depressing to the lizardmen to see them come at them uninterruptedly, and it's hard to get close to them.
Still, some of his classmates have run out of magic and are beginning to sit down with blue faces, and the balance is about to be shattered for the worse.
Fortunately, the Lizardmen are being held back by the magic of their classmates.
This is my chance to attack.
I stand at the outermost point, out of the way of my attacking classmates, and plunge my knife into the dark shield.
With each thrust, the lizardmen fall, and my classmates cheer loudly, wondering if their magic has taken effect.
'Look, one of them is down!
It worked. Shoot again. Shoot again. Come on!
He's down again!
Look at them. They're going down!
With the left wing roughly taken care of, I now turn to the right wing and attack.
Even here, my classmate's magic is holding me back, so I continued to work on cutting out the heart with my knife, nonchalantly.
''Wow it's a bit underwhelming.
That's because everyone's holding me back...
Some of my classmates turned around at the conversation between Sagara-san and me.
The small, round, dark shield floating in the air, and me silently sticking my knife into it must have looked quite strange, but eventually they rolled their eyes as they realized that a lizardman would fall with every swing of my knife.
Maybe it was because I was less worried about my surroundings, or maybe it was because I was used to fighting, but Reinhardt and Basten also got back into it and slaughtered the lizardmen one by one.
Seeing their rapidly dwindling numbers, some of them began to retreat, and from there, the Lizardmen left like a receding tide.
'Yay, they're running away!'
Seriously, I thought I was gonna die.
Seeing the Lizardman retreating, the classmates cheered or sat down as if they had run out of steam.
'Hongu-san, Sagara-san, make sure no one is injured.
All right, but it's probably all right, because they're not going to make it this far.
As Sagara-san said, we were able to prevent the Lizardmen from approaching, so no one was injured, but if we made one mistake, a large number of people could have been injured or killed.
''Kent-sama, we managed to defend ourselves, but if he comes again, we won't know.''
'Yeah, good job Reinhardt and the others, I've been thinking about something, could you give me a hand?'
Of course. What do you intend to do?
'I wasn't expecting to be in this situation, so I thought I'd add a few more people to the mix.'
With Reinhardt and the others' help, I asked them to select about five of the lizardmen that I finished off with a knife through the heart, who looked sturdy and physical.
I'm getting quite familiar with both dark and light magic, but I'm still not quite sure how to use magic correctly.
I'm not sure how to use it properly yet, but still, I called out to the five lizardmen I chose, imagining that the magical connection I felt between me and Reinhardt and the others would be connected to the five lizardmen.
I felt as if my magic had been gobbled up through the connected link, and shortly after that, Mukri and the dead lizardmen rose up as undead.
The five undead lizardmen looked at each other and then lined up in front of me and got down on their knees.
''Gurrrrr........''
'Well I'm not sure I understand what you're saying, but can you help me?'
The undead lizardmen nodded widely at my question.
There was a light of intelligence in the five heads' eyes, and not a trace of the gleaming killing intent they had earlier.
''I'm going to strengthen everyone from now on, and I'll give each of you five magic stones.
I will distribute the other Lizardmen's magic stones that Fred has collected to the five heads and let them have five magic stones per head.
''Then I'll strengthen them, so start taking in the magic stones.
With Reinhardt and the others, I strengthened them one by one, but this time I decided to do it all at once with a common image, and as usual, I sent the image and magic power, and a black haze began to form around the undead Lizardmen.
Perhaps because it was all five of them together, the black haze created a jet-black vortex that seemed to swallow everything around them, causing them to run purple electricity in a grand manner and roar thunder.
It was so powerful that all of his classmates who had been watching around him to see what had started, ran away at once.
As the haze exploded as the condensed darkness burst, five undead lizardmen with jet-black scales were standing there.
Their bodies seemed to have grown a size, and at their waists was a jet-black kukri knife that seemed to have a blade length of about a meter, lowered.
The five heads looked around at their own bodies and those of their companions, their large hands gripping and opening.
At first glance, the previously sharp claws seemed to have disappeared, but when one head waved its hands vigorously, more vicious claws were unleashed than ever before.
For a while, the undead lizardmen looked at each other in silence, but they suddenly began to strike each other.
They had been agile in the past, but they were even more powerful, and the sound of their punching together was like the impact sound of a car accident.
Let's see........I wonder how long this will go on, my classmates are don't like it.
And so on, the undead lizardmen came back with a satisfied expression on their faces.
Reinhardt and Basten are also in the mix, bumping their fists against each other and exchanging smiles.
'O King, we are so grateful to you for your wonderful body.
Huh? Oh, King...?
Pointing to his own face, the undead lizardman nodded as a matter of course as he took a vassal's bow and spoke up.
''We are the King's servants, and we intend to use all of the body and life we have been given in the cause of loyalty.
Oh, well... nice to meet you.
Therefore, will you give us a new name?
What's your name...?
I felt I had to respond to the sincere eyes that stared at me in a kneeling position.
''All right, then I'll give you a new name, you're representative, you're Zhae, you're Twoo, you're Kame, you're Soo-o, and you're Tala.''
The moment I gave the five people their names, it felt like the links that connected them became thicker.
If I wasn't careful, I'd be leaking shameful thoughts.
I mean, if I added a conversation to the image of the enhancements, the undead lizardmen are talking normally, can Reinhardt and the others do it too?
I'm going to ask you guys to use your speed and power to play the role of a playmaker, but I'll be asking you to do some other things as well.
My Lord Demon King.
Well, the Demon King...
Since we are the king of demons, isn't it true that we are the king of demons?
Zhae smiles with a grin, and the other four nod their heads.
''No, as expected, we don't want to be called the Demon King...''
"Bu-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
No, no, no, I'm not going to take over the world or anything, because I want to live in peace.
"If it pleases Your Majesty, we will be the vanguard of the war until my body rots.
''So I won't, because my policy is to defend myself and that demon king is banned!
Well if it is by the king's command, I have no choice.
It seems a bit dangerous, but we were able to add a powerful companion, but let's make sure we have one thing on our mind.
''Zhae, just to confirm, if a lizardman attacks us, can we fight without hesitation?''
"Of course, my body was given to me by the king, we are his attendants and those who oppose him are only our enemies.
'Yeah, but, you know, if you don't want to kill him, you can send him away without killing him.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Then I shall exterminate them by demonstrating that they are strong enough to realize the folly of opposing us.
Yeah, now the lizardmen who retreated will be able to attack us again.
The rain has weakened to the point where it's almost unbearable.
Since the situation is littered with lizardman corpses in the surrounding area, I decided to move towards Volzard and look for tonight's encampment before the other demons gather.
Even after dawn, the rain shows no signs of weakening.Reinhardt says that even demons are rarely active when it rains hard, because the rains drown out the smells and noises they need to find their prey.This is because the rain drowns out the smells and noises they make to find their prey.In these respects, they seem to be no different from ordinary wild animals.The awning is tightly waterproofed to prevent rain from seeping in, but the moisture trapped inside can condense and drip down.If it falls on your neck, it will make you squeal.It's designed to be used by large adults, so it's big enough for them to lie down and sleep, but it's too small for my classmates who have just been freed from their slave status.There is no smart phone or portable game console like when I was in Japan, and when there are no playing cards or other tools to pass the time, there is nothing to do but lie down and sleep.Even though the activity of the demons will subside due to the rain, we're still in the demon forest, so I've asked everyone to just be ready to move at any time.Since yesterday's battle against Kobold was the first time we fought with real swords and knives in our hands, some of us were left with blood on them and scabbed them in their sheaths, so I had Fred teach us how to take care of our swords.If there was nothing to do, the fun was to eat.Breakfast and lunch were both carried by shadow transfer from the garrison's mess hall, so everyone was satisfied.Mr. Kobayashi and Ms. Sakurai, who had helped serve the meal, left a letter for all the girls, and Ms. Motomiya and the others who received it left a message saying they were looking forward to seeing us again at Volzard soon.While everyone was having lunch, it was time to finish taking care of the committee chairman at the Rustock garrison, put in an interim report to Mr. Donovan, and begin to think about whether or not to leave for the rainy legs that were beginning to weaken.Basten called out to me with a tense look.'Master Kent, there is a herd of lizardmen approaching, please get everyone ready to move.'Okay!In the middle of the hastily erected tents, he issued a loud warning.''The demons are coming, everyone get ready to return fire! Hurry!Seriously where's my sword?Oh, it's raining a little bit. Do you have a raincoat?"Yeehaw, the ground is all squishy...Although he had received training at the garrison in Rastock, it seems that he had little training for real battles, as he fought fistfights without good instruction, and was forced to invoke magic incessantly.I asked Kondo and Takayama to lead the team so that they can move at any time, but they don't seem to have even become a take-over.It seems that it is the same for the girls as well, and although Motomiya-san and Sagara-san, who have already made preparations, are running around and giving instructions, it seems that everyone's preparations are not yet complete.''Kent-sama, we're going out to intercept, come on Basten, Fred, stay in the defense here.''''Yes, division commander. Let's keep them close together, it's tricky.I'll handle the defense.I'll be on the defensive too, but for now, just as a greeting...I launched a light attribute attack magic at the lizardman that was furiously approaching from afar, but it didn't seem to take any damage at all.''Ugh, my attacks aren't working...?''"Master Kent I shall use my shield of darkness to slow him down.'Eh ... oh, yeah, okay ...'When I put out my shield of darkness at the feet and in front of the rushing Lizardman's feet and face, I fell and hit him in the face, slowing down the momentum of the rush.''The Darkness Shield worked, but I hear you have resistance to the light attribute...?I'm not sure if the light attribute attack magic that tightens up most of my attack power doesn't work, but it's making my mind impatient.It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for, but it's not as powerful as usual.''Ah........is it because of the rain.......''It's common knowledge that lasers and other light-emitting weapons are affected by fog, rain, dust in the air, etc., in the middle of the day.It seems that the effects they receive from close range would be minimal, but that would be too dangerous.Lizardmen are lizard demons that are about two meters tall, covered in green scales all over their bodies, and are terribly agile.Some live in dry areas, such as deserts, while others prefer to live near water, and the one attacking them is probably the type that lives near water.In addition to sharp fangs and claws, some individuals carry swords that look like they are carved out of some kind of bone or tusk.There may be close to a hundred of them, with more than fifty at a cursory glance.During the Rock Ogre, Reinhardt had taken care of several of them all together, but the Lizardmen seemed to be able to barely kill one of them with a single blow, and even Basten's long-range attacks by Gaybolg were avoided.When it came to close combat, Basten would outperform them, but even so, he couldn't seem to put them away with a touch of his armor sleeve.''Takayama, Kondo, they seem to be quite formidable, can't we check them so that they don't scatter?I should just let those two skeletons face me, shouldn't I?Yeah, and do it in a big way so he doesn't come near you.Okay, I'll take care of it!You can't do this alone, you have to lead everyone.I don't think I'd be able to do that by myself.'No, no, no, you failed to get it done yesterday, even against Kobold, where do you get your confidence from?Shut up! Shut up and watch!Henno Takayama finally leaves the assembled group and looks at the direction that Reinhardt and the others are fighting in.''Kondo, I'm sorry, but can you get everyone else together and ask them to do what I said earlier?''Okay, I'll take care of it... but what about Kokubun?I'm just gonna go up in the tree and take a look at it.We went up in a shadow move to the top of a large tree nearby so we could see the whole situation.Though the rain legs had weakened, it was still pouring down, and both Reinhardt and Basten were fighting through the mud.The two of them deliberately leapt to the front of the herd, seemingly attracting the attention of the Lizardmen with their flashy stand.Most of the lizardmen are paying attention to Reinhardt and Basten and are attacking them one after another.I'm sure you'll be able to find it in the same way as I did.We'll need you to check this spot. I thought it would lessen the danger to my classmates.'O mana, mana, mana that governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my hands and become fire, dance, dance, dance, fire, dance, fire ball! Duh!By chance, Hennakozan's fireball struck one of the animals that had surrounded Basten.''Geez........''How about it! You know what, you lizard!The lizardman who had been hit by Takayama's fireball turned into a fireball and rolled around, but after all, the area around him had turned into a soaking mud, and the fire was easily extinguished.''Guruh........gyaaah!Once the lizardman became a fireman, he got up with a munchkin and let out a yell with his eyes on Hawk Mountain.Caught by his voice, the lizardmen around him also switched their targets from Basten to Takayama.The lizardmen all started to move towards Takayama at once, and their classmates gathered at the end of Takayama.''What the hell is that navel-gazing thing doing to me.......''The moment I turned my gaze towards my classmates, a total hairs went up on my spine.'Reinhardt, Basten, come back! 'Fred, pincers, they're coming from behind!'We sank into the shadows and moved behind our assembled classmates at once.Out of the corner of my eye, I see a separate squad of lizardmen sprinting towards us.It looks like there are more than fifty of them here as well.I bring out my dark shield to slow the speed of their rush, but there are too many of them to stop them.''O mana, mana, O mana who governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my hands and become water, dance, dance, dance, O water, dance, O water, become a water spear! Taaah!The water-attribute attack magic that Motomiya-san released from my side slightly gouged out the scales and made fresh blood dance, but it seems to be far from a fatal wound.Still, the moment the Lizardman was frightened for a moment, Fred interrupted and slashed deeply into his neck.In front, Reinhardt and Basten dropped back to defend themselves, but it looks like they're going to be pushed out of the way by sheer force of numbers.In the rear, I'm being jittery as well, although my numbers are reduced by a pattern of me stopping the movement and Fred hitting a killing blow.With three vicious skeleton guards, I'll be fine, and my classmates will be a force to be reckoned with once they're trained...........................I was completely naive in my expectations.I didn't expect a more troublesome demon than the Rock Ogre to come out.If they were pushed out like this, my classmates would definitely be wiped out.If this happens, we will have no choice but to try any method we come up with.''Motomiya-san, can I borrow your knife?''You don't think the knife is going to carve an indelible mark on me...When Motomiya-san was about to start running off again, Sagara-san's precise shove exploded.'Don't be stupid in this situation, yes Kokubun-kun, use it!Thank you, Mr. Sagara, I'll take that.I don't mind lending it to you, but I don't think you're going to try to engage in close combat, do you?Of course, here's what you need to do with the knife.As the lizardman tries to close in on you, you bring out your shield of darkness and clash with it to stop it from moving.He then thrusts his knife toward the small shield of darkness in front of him and twists it with a grieve before pulling it out.The Lizardman, who stopped moving with the shield of darkness, staggered and collapsed as it was.'Eh, Kokubun-kun, what did you do?''They connected the shadow space to the Lizardman's body and cut out his heart with a knife.While explaining to Sagara-san, I will use the same procedure to kill the second lizardman.From there on, it was like a flowing process.Stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing, stopping and stabbing... With Fred's struggles, the group that came from behind reduced in number as we watched.'Fred, are you sure you can handle the rest?'"Mr. Kent the front of the house for backup.Okay, please.On the side that had attacked first, Reinhardt and Basten continued to struggle.And the classmates, led by Kondo, continued to chant and release magic without pause.'Two groups chant, one group, shoot!It's not Nobunaga's three-step shooting, but Kondo had the first and second group's sorcerers chanting in turn, firing attack magic incessantly.Even though the power of each shot is small, it seems depressing to the lizardmen to see them come at them uninterruptedly, and it's hard to get close to them.Still, some of his classmates have run out of magic and are beginning to sit down with blue faces, and the balance is about to be shattered for the worse.Fortunately, the Lizardmen are being held back by the magic of their classmates.This is my chance to attack.I stand at the outermost point, out of the way of my attacking classmates, and plunge my knife into the dark shield.With each thrust, the lizardmen fall, and my classmates cheer loudly, wondering if their magic has taken effect.'Look, one of them is down!It worked. Shoot again. Shoot again. Come on!He's down again!Look at them. They're going down!With the left wing roughly taken care of, I now turn to the right wing and attack.Even here, my classmate's magic is holding me back, so I continued to work on cutting out the heart with my knife, nonchalantly.''Wow it's a bit underwhelming.That's because everyone's holding me back...Some of my classmates turned around at the conversation between Sagara-san and me.The small, round, dark shield floating in the air, and me silently sticking my knife into it must have looked quite strange, but eventually they rolled their eyes as they realized that a lizardman would fall with every swing of my knife.Maybe it was because I was less worried about my surroundings, or maybe it was because I was used to fighting, but Reinhardt and Basten also got back into it and slaughtered the lizardmen one by one.Seeing their rapidly dwindling numbers, some of them began to retreat, and from there, the Lizardmen left like a receding tide.'Yay, they're running away!'Seriously, I thought I was gonna die.Seeing the Lizardman retreating, the classmates cheered or sat down as if they had run out of steam.'Hongu-san, Sagara-san, make sure no one is injured.All right, but it's probably all right, because they're not going to make it this far.As Sagara-san said, we were able to prevent the Lizardmen from approaching, so no one was injured, but if we made one mistake, a large number of people could have been injured or killed.''Kent-sama, we managed to defend ourselves, but if he comes again, we won't know.'''Yeah, good job Reinhardt and the others, I've been thinking about something, could you give me a hand?'Of course. What do you intend to do?'I wasn't expecting to be in this situation, so I thought I'd add a few more people to the mix.'With Reinhardt and the others' help, I asked them to select about five of the lizardmen that I finished off with a knife through the heart, who looked sturdy and physical.I'm getting quite familiar with both dark and light magic, but I'm still not quite sure how to use magic correctly.I'm not sure how to use it properly yet, but still, I called out to the five lizardmen I chose, imagining that the magical connection I felt between me and Reinhardt and the others would be connected to the five lizardmen.I felt as if my magic had been gobbled up through the connected link, and shortly after that, Mukri and the dead lizardmen rose up as undead.The five undead lizardmen looked at each other and then lined up in front of me and got down on their knees.''Gurrrrr........'''Well I'm not sure I understand what you're saying, but can you help me?'The undead lizardmen nodded widely at my question.There was a light of intelligence in the five heads' eyes, and not a trace of the gleaming killing intent they had earlier.''I'm going to strengthen everyone from now on, and I'll give each of you five magic stones.I will distribute the other Lizardmen's magic stones that Fred has collected to the five heads and let them have five magic stones per head.''Then I'll strengthen them, so start taking in the magic stones.With Reinhardt and the others, I strengthened them one by one, but this time I decided to do it all at once with a common image, and as usual, I sent the image and magic power, and a black haze began to form around the undead Lizardmen.Perhaps because it was all five of them together, the black haze created a jet-black vortex that seemed to swallow everything around them, causing them to run purple electricity in a grand manner and roar thunder.It was so powerful that all of his classmates who had been watching around him to see what had started, ran away at once.As the haze exploded as the condensed darkness burst, five undead lizardmen with jet-black scales were standing there.Their bodies seemed to have grown a size, and at their waists was a jet-black kukri knife that seemed to have a blade length of about a meter, lowered.The five heads looked around at their own bodies and those of their companions, their large hands gripping and opening.At first glance, the previously sharp claws seemed to have disappeared, but when one head waved its hands vigorously, more vicious claws were unleashed than ever before.For a while, the undead lizardmen looked at each other in silence, but they suddenly began to strike each other.They had been agile in the past, but they were even more powerful, and the sound of their punching together was like the impact sound of a car accident.Let's see........I wonder how long this will go on, my classmates are don't like it.And so on, the undead lizardmen came back with a satisfied expression on their faces.Reinhardt and Basten are also in the mix, bumping their fists against each other and exchanging smiles.'O King, we are so grateful to you for your wonderful body.Huh? Oh, King...?Pointing to his own face, the undead lizardman nodded as a matter of course as he took a vassal's bow and spoke up.''We are the King's servants, and we intend to use all of the body and life we have been given in the cause of loyalty.Oh, well... nice to meet you.Therefore, will you give us a new name?What's your name...?I felt I had to respond to the sincere eyes that stared at me in a kneeling position.''All right, then I'll give you a new name, you're representative, you're Zhae, you're Twoo, you're Kame, you're Soo-o, and you're Tala.''The moment I gave the five people their names, it felt like the links that connected them became thicker.If I wasn't careful, I'd be leaking shameful thoughts.I mean, if I added a conversation to the image of the enhancements, the undead lizardmen are talking normally, can Reinhardt and the others do it too?I'm going to ask you guys to use your speed and power to play the role of a playmaker, but I'll be asking you to do some other things as well.My Lord Demon King.Well, the Demon King...Since we are the king of demons, isn't it true that we are the king of demons?Zhae smiles with a grin, and the other four nod their heads.''No, as expected, we don't want to be called the Demon King...''"Bu-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.No, no, no, I'm not going to take over the world or anything, because I want to live in peace."If it pleases Your Majesty, we will be the vanguard of the war until my body rots.''So I won't, because my policy is to defend myself and that demon king is banned!Well if it is by the king's command, I have no choice.It seems a bit dangerous, but we were able to add a powerful companion, but let's make sure we have one thing on our mind.''Zhae, just to confirm, if a lizardman attacks us, can we fight without hesitation?''"Of course, my body was given to me by the king, we are his attendants and those who oppose him are only our enemies.'Yeah, but, you know, if you don't want to kill him, you can send him away without killing him."Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Then I shall exterminate them by demonstrating that they are strong enough to realize the folly of opposing us.Yeah, now the lizardmen who retreated will be able to attack us again.The rain has weakened to the point where it's almost unbearable.Since the situation is littered with lizardman corpses in the surrounding area, I decided to move towards Volzard and look for tonight's encampment before the other demons gather.
