The capital of a country called the Grand Duchy of Arukirio once stood at the location where the Lord had crossed over. The Grand Duchy of Arukirio was one of the countries that had been destroyed by one of the Variant several decades ago. Ruins that had yet to be removed were spread all over the basin, which was surrounded by mountains.
Now that it had beco an Abyss, the ruins were covered by a red translucent do. It was possible to see inside it from a close distance, but seeing far into its depths was difficult. That was because the interior had been separated from our world by the Abyss. It was like trying to see inside murky water.
When we, Wild Tempest, arrived, the Seeker Guild staff were waiting there for us. They had already closed off the surrounding areas, and the evacuation of the people living in nearby cities and villages had already been completed.
The person in command at the scene was a young blonde-haired woman in a tailcoatan inspector and Harold's granddaughter, Marion Jenkins. Once Marion saw us, without even bothering to hide her evident displeasure, she walked up to us in big strides.
You ca instead of running away, I see. Hmpt, I'll at least praise you for your boldness. However
Marion paused and pointed at .
Frankly speaking, you guys aren't welco here. It seems that the newspapers have been unduly hyping you guys up, but no matter how you slice it, you guys lack the strength to go up against a Lord. A Lord isnt an opponent that can be defeated by small fry like you guys
Alma and Kouga bristled in anger at Marion, who had spoken with open contempt. The shortness of their tempers was quite botherso.
I had t Marion before for a preparatory eting in the imperial capital. She had also said the sa words then. That I should back out because we lacked strength.
Of course, I didn't back out. Marion had looked dissatisfied, but she didnt have the authority to forcibly cancel the already accepted request because her position was only that of Harolds substitute. The only thing Marion could do was to pressure us with words.
Stop the aningless chatter. It's a waste of ti. All you have to do is simply carry out your role. Isnt that's right, Inspector No. 26?
You piece of
When I scoffed at her, Marion frowned deeply and looked as if she would raise her hand against . I looked straight into her rage-filled eyes.
Youre in our way. Slink back behind the scenes obediently
Tch, you lunatic with a death wish
Marion responded with a vexed click of the tongue. But she didnt flare up any further and opened up the way for us. She did indeed have an aggressive personality, but it wasnt like she was trying to stop us because of personal reasons. She did it because, exactly as she had stated, she had determined after her analysis that we couldnt win against the Lord.
Marion's analysis wasnt wrong. By all rights, it would be suicide for us to challenge a Lord with our level of strength. It was natural for her to stop us.
But
Dont worry, I'll bring you the Lords head in no ti
Well be the ones who co out on top. It doesnt matter even if our odds of success are 1 to 100 million. Well definitely win.
Ill never be defeated
As we stepped forward, Marion yelled out from behind.
Snake! Be sure to stay true to those words!
Once we had entered the Abyss, the visibility cleared up. Spread out before us was the weathered and desolate cityscape that had looked indistinct from the outside.
Its there, isnt it?
An extraordinary presence could be felt from the depths of the city. It was the Lord.
Urgh, what an unbelievable monster Its enough to make Forneus from the other day feel like a small fry
Kouga shuddered as he muttered those words. Seeing that, Almas mouth twisted into a scornful smile.
Kouga is a good-for-nothing chicken
Wh, whos a good-for-nothing chicken!?
Like I said, you are. Are you so scared that you cant even understand words anymore? Poor thing
Wh, what did you say!? You keep making far-fetched insults even though youre just a perverted nympho!
Perverted nympho!? Ill kill you!
Hey, enough already! Stop fighting!
Leon stopped the two arguing idiots with an exasperated expression.
Weve got an important battle ahead of us. Cant the two of you get along a little better
It's impossible!Absolutely impossible!
Y, you two
Leon had been driven to his wits end. I ignored the three of them and turned to Hugo.
How does it look?
I believe that this Lord is much stronger than average. It might possibly be the highest ranked Lord among all those that Ive had a hand in subjugating
Hugo had experienced the subjugation of a Lord five tis in the past. Just like how there were differences in strength among people of the sa Rank, there were also large individual differences among Beasts. If I trusted Hugos estimation, which was based on his experience, then it ant increasingly that this was a Lord that surpassed us in terms of strength.
Thats fortunate for us, isnt it? It wont be fulfilling if the first Lord that we subjugate is a small fry
In the week since I received the request from Harold, each of us had bought new equipnt and had already finished learningnew Skills. This was the perfect stage to test their power.
When I cracked a smile, Kouga stood beside .
But I dont get it
Hmm? What are you talking about?
The aim of Beasts crossing over is to invade this world, right? I understand that part. But why is there a need for such a powerful Demon to go on this seemingly one-way trip?*
Its their instinct
Instinct?
I nodded when Kouga tilted his head.
The Beasts arent invading our world because they have a clear objective. Its been said that its due entirely to instinct, that is, the instinct to plunder and destroy our world. Therefore, their place in their hierarchy of strength has nothing to do with it
Oh, I see
Kouga nodded vaguely. I turned my gaze from Kouga, and fixed it in the direction where the presence of the Lord could be felt.
Everyone, were starting the battle from now on
Tactical Skill: Battle Voice
I activated the Skill that increased the stamina and magic power of party mbers by 40 percent and further increased their recovery speed.
Let's go. It's ti to have an enjoyable hunt
The LordNoble Blood was in the central square of the abandoned capital. It appeared that our intrusion had been detected and the Lords subordinates had already ford up in the square.
They numbered about 300. The subordinates were Elental Soldiers that had been summoned by the Lord. In addition to the four main Elentals of water, wind, fire, and earth, there were also light and dark Elental Soldiers, which were fewer in number but were of a higher rank compared to the four main Elentals. Each one mimicked ard n or beasts, and in terms of fighting abilities, the four main Elentals were of depth eight while the light and dark Elentals were of depth ten.
For summon type subordinates, so long as the magic power of Lord wasnt exhausted, they could be re-summoned as much as the Lord wished. We would have no chance of winning if we were dragged into a war of attrition.
In contrast, our fighting strength numbered fiveand a hundred. That fighting strength of a hundred was comprised of puppet soldiers summoned by Hugo. In addition to the short-distance types holding swords, spears and axes, as well as the long-distance types using bows, guns and magic, there was also a mix of support types specialized in recovering health and deploying barriers.
Hugo's Job was Grandmaster, the A Rank Job of the Puppeteer series. As the na implied, it was possible for Hugo to summon and command more than a thousand puppet soldiers at the sa ti.
However, the performance of the puppet soldiers decreased as their numbers increased. Noble Blood and the Elental Soldiers were formidable enemies. Taking into consideration the level of strength needed to put up a decent fight against them, the maximum number of puppet soldiers that could be summoned at the sa ti was 100. By limiting their number to 100, the basic specifications of the puppet soldiers would be equal to B Ranks.
As both armies faced off against each other, I turned my gaze to the enemy general, Noble Blood. Noble Blood was such a beautiful young man that he was practically shining. He had long wavy blonde hair and delicate features that gave off an air of nobility. His eyes were blood-red and his skin was as white as bone. He wore a blue leather suit with gold embroidery, and was sitting on a throne that was constructed from so sort of bones. And the throne that Noble Blood was sitting on was floating high in the sky.
From his high vantage point, Noble Blood looked down at us dispassionately. There was nothing in his eyes that indicated that he recognized us as enemies. What we felt from Noble Blood was only his annoyance and disgust. Resting his cheek lazily on his hand, the gaze that he turned towards us was like one directed at pests.
It might be natural, given the difference in strength between us. But that very conceit showed the limits of Noble Blood.
That was why I spoke my next words in a manner that made it easy to read my lips, even from a great distance.
I'll crush you like a bug
Noble Blood's cheek twitched at my provocation. Then he issued a short order to the Elental Soldiers.
Go
It was an order filled with anger and killing intent. In order to fulfill their masters wishes, the Elental Soldiers began moving all at once.
Noel, watch out! Poisonous gas incoming!
Alma, whose five senses were outstanding, was the first to notice that sothing was wrong. The wind and earth Elental Soldiers were working together to release poisonous gas into the surroundings. The poisonous gas, which was so powerful that it was rapidly corroding the ground that it touched, was closing in on us as it was swept forward by strong winds.
If we breathed in even a single breath of the poisonous gas, it would probably corrode our body from the inside, causing us to collapse and die instantly. Even Alma, who had strong resistance to poisons, would be no exception.
Leon, Nova Circle
Got it!
I activated Deploy Tactics and issued instructions to Leon. Following my instructions, Leon thrust his sword into the ground, and a huge array of light that encircled the surrounding area appeared.
Knight Skill: Nova Circle
A Skill that creates an array of light that nullifies all status abnormalities. Also, when allies stay inside the array, it has the effect of increasing the recovery speed of their stamina and magic power.
The poisonous gas was completely purified by Leon's Nova Circle. The Elental Soldiers changed tactics and fired powerful attack magic Skills from long distances. Nova Circle was still activated, so Leon wasnt able to deploy barriers.
Kouga, Hugo, defend us
Yeah!Ill obey
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