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nChapter 29

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n「Sha――――――!!」

nEvil Viper jumps down from the tree with its mouth open wide .

n「「「Uwa―――――!!」」」

nIt swoops down on the Knights who were resting near the tree .

n「「Yaa!」」

nAllen and Elena had approached the Evil Viper before I noticed, they get past the Knights, ready to kick the Evil Viper’s jaw .

n「! Allen, Elena get away!《Wind Cutter》」

nI quickly get the two in panic and release a Wind Cutter .

nAllen, Elena… when did you move there? No, un…… you have excellent moves, but… don’t surprise me like that……

nThe Evil Viper got pushed 1-2 meters away, but there was no visible damage .

n「Earth, penetrate《Earth Needle》」

nSeveral sharp pillars project from the ground in pursuit of the Evil Viper .

n「You guys, quickly withdraw!」

nFarius Tierra-sama shouts loudly and evacuates the Knights who are near the Evil Viper .

nThe one who used who used the Earth Magic a little while ago was apparently Tierra-sama .

nThe Tierra House is famous for producing people specialized in Earth Magic . He himself is probably a knight with Earth Magic as a specialty .

n「Takumi, right? You were great help」

n「No, Tierra-sama had a great follow-up」

n「I don’t like being called with my house name . Farius is all right . Rather than those, these pipsqueaks are amazing . They reacted faster than anyone」

n「These two acted intuitively…」

nFarius-sama stands beside and adresses me .

nIf not for this situation, I would like to have a nice long talk, but we can’t afford that at the moment .

n「Evil Viper, huh . A nasty fellow has appeared . Oi, wounded people fall back! Don’t get in the way or all of us will die」

nRudolph-san clicks his tongue, prepares his halberd and tells the injured to stay away .

nI also give instructions to Allen and Elena to stay away from the Evil Viper .

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n「Iris, Gilm! You two provide support . Zack! Don’t act carelessly!!」

n「I know!!」

nIris-san and Gilm-san take some distance, and set up their bows and throwing knives .

nZack-san draws his sword and lines up beside Rudolph-san .

n「Gill, provide support」

nFrom another party,『Flaming Soldiers Troupe』, swordsmen Gantz-san and Mick-san, and a mage Gillbard-san take battle positions .

nThe Knights who can move also draw their swords .

nAs expected, the half of the Knights that were attacked by the Bloody Wolves and『Black Twin Sword』party fell back .

n「Seiya!!」

nWhen the battle preparations finished, Rudolph-san begins by slashing his halberd .

n「Tsk! Ineffective as I expected . Didn’t leave a single scratch」

nIt has received almost no damage so far .

nEvil Viper’s body――its shiny black surface doesn’t get damaged by both physical attacks and magic . It’s a first-grade material for protective gear . Soft and light attacks won’t injure it .

n―――Doshin .

nEvil Viper’s tail strikes the ground .

nUo! What a terrible sound . If that hits, won’t one receives a good amount of damage?

n「Ha!」

n「Yaa!」

n「Fire, congregate《Fire Ball》」

n「Light, pierce《Light Arrow》」

nOffensive ranged attacks . Magic attacks . One after another hits the target, but to no effect .

nWhere is its weak point?

nI observe the Evil Viper while shooting magic .

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n「「「Guwa!!」」」

nSome of the knights get blown away by the viper’s tail .

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nAnd the next moment, it rushes towards Zack-san .

nFast!

n「Gu!!」

nZack-san tried to avoid, but the Evil Viper curved it’s body and instantly changed directions . It rammed into him, and he got blown off .

nFurthermore, it continues to charge into other knights .

n「「Unyuu~」」

nEeeeh~!?

nAllen and Elena caught the Evil Viper’s tail and stopped its charge .

nAgain!? Mou~ why don’t you obediently wait for me~!!

nThe Evil Viper’s charge was stopped thanks to those two? The damage has been thereby suppressed, but… However, see, because you stopped the Evil Viper’s charge, it turned towards you two~!

n「Allen, Elena! It’s dangerous so release the tail and get away from it!!」

nI immediately retrieve a knife from《Infinite Storage》 .

nThen, I throw it at the Evil Viper who is glaring at Allen and Elena .

nIf the skin is hard, how about its eyes?

n「Sha―――――――!!」

nThe skillfully thrown knife stabs into the Evil Viper’s left eye .

nThe Evil Viper shouts in pain and starts violently thrashing around .

nDotan, batan, the sound of the ground getting hit resounds .

n「Nice, Takumi! Haaaa!」

nWald-sama envelops his sword with a flame and slashes at the Evil Viper .

nIs that a magic sword?

nJu… the sound and smell of burning spreads . The attack seemed to work a bit, but Wald-sama’s sword was repelled .

nThen, the one-eyed Evil Viper furiously stares over here――at me .

nI suddenly had an unpleasant feeling . And I at once averted my gaze from Allen and Elena .

n「「Ukya!」」

nIt aimed for that moment .

nThe Evil Viper hit Allen and Elena with all its might .

n「Allen! Elena!!」

nThe two are blown two meters away .

nShit! What a terrible mistake!

n「Iris!」

n「Understood!」

nAt Rudolph-san instructions, Iris-san rushes to the two .

n「……」

nI also wanted to run over immediately .

nHowever, the one-eyed Evil Viper aimed for me as it fixedly watched me .

nIf I run over to Allen and Elena now, the Evil Viper will definitely charge at me .

nTherefore, I can’t leave from this place .

n「it’s okay . They will be able to get up immediately」

n「Yes, I know」

nRudolph-san calls out to me who is worried about the children .

nCertainly, Allen and Elena got up immediately .

nTherefore, I calm myself down, but a certain emotion gushes out .

n「… Rudolph-san, can you gain me a bit of time?」

n「What do you plan to do?」

n「I will use an advanced Wind Magic」

n「…………… You can use it?」

n「I have never used it before . However, I feel like I will definitely be able to use it now」

nUn, there’s no problem proficiency wise . I should be able to use it .

nEven if I normally wouldn’t, I feel like I would be able to do anything at this moment .

n「………… I understand . Leave it to us」

n「Thank you . Separate from the Evil Viper on my sign please . If possible, please evacuate behind me」

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nAfter requesting Rudolph-san, I start gathering a significant amount of magical power .

nI extend my right hand and concentrate all the magical power I gather into it .

nHow much…… is this much okay?

nI give the signal to Rudolph-san, and everyone evacuates behind me . And then, I activate the magic .

nThe Evil Viper who wasn’t being restricted anymore started creeping towards me .

n「Sha――――――!」

nThe Evil Viper creeping on the ground raises its head and cries out .

n「Wind . Reap my enemy《Wind Edge》」

nJust like reaping grass with a sickle…… a wind scythe aims towards the Evil Viper’s neck .

n―――Zashu!!!

nThe condensed wind explodes .

nThat instant, the Evil Viper’s head supan snapped and rolled on the ground . Without the head, the rest of the body crumbled to the ground .

nThe moment I thought it’s finally over――

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n――――Mishimishi… doshin, mishimishi… doshin!

n「Ge!」

nThree trees thick as four adult men joining hands, fall to the ground .

nThe wind flew far better than I expected .

n『……………………』

n「Ahahahahahaha~~」

nShit! I used too much magical power……

nAnd I even thought I stopped increasing magical power at the right moment……

nIt looks like if I used a bit more magical power, there would be a recreation spot created inside the forest .

nAdvanced magic, scary!

nThe spectacle of an A-Rank monster was splendidly blown away .

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