Ch.164Chapter 164: Eastern Decisive Battle (32)

Rook-tan plunges fearlessly toward the ground.

“I am the great warrior of Gerungtu!! Rook. Tan. Ge. Rung. Tu!!”

With a tremendous roar, Rook-tan’s massive form crashes into the orc formation.

“Kuhahaha!! Die!!”

Thwack!!

Rook-tan swings his massive weapon, the Tunkaio, relentlessly as his aura begins to manifest.

No, as he swings with enormous strength enhanced by a bit of aura, the air begins to vibrate.

The special ability of Tunkaio is vibration.

Having learned partial aura manipulation from Valt, Rook-tan has become able to fully utilize Tunkaio’s abilities.

Woooong-woong-woong-

The vibration in the air transforms into something like a sonic attack and rushes toward the orcs.

This attack, though not intentional on Rook-tan’s part, complemented Valt’s sinkhole quite well.

Valt’s attack prevented opponents from standing properly, and Rook-tan’s vibration attack made them dizzy.

“Kweeeeek!!”

The screams of orcs disoriented by Rook-tan’s attack ring out, and Rook-tan, having landed on the ground, charges toward the orcs outside the magic’s range.

People behind him shout at the sight.

“Wh-wh-who!! Who is that man?!”

“I-I don’t know!!”

A great warrior does not hide.

A great warrior simply confronts.

“Kwaaaaaaaa!!”

Landing on the ground with a mighty roar, Rook-tan shouted with all his might, infusing it with partial aura.

Then the feeling of exhilaration begins to rise.

“Wh-what is this?!”

The surrounding soldiers are bewildered.

But there was something in Rook-tan’s shout that stirred their hearts.

“Eek!! What are you waiting for!! Charge!! Annihilate the enemy!!”

Valt’s sinkhole magic had already ended, and all that remained was to eliminate the orcs devastated by the magic.

And then Rook-tan’s appearance.

With everything falling into place, the already favorable situation accelerates with the arrival of just one Gerungtu warrior.

“Uwaaaaaaaa!!! Kill the orcs!!! Go!!!”

Rook-tan grins and charges ahead.

“Hehehe, that’s right!”

Location didn’t matter to Rook-tan. Being beside Grace would have been better, but that wasn’t important to the great warrior of Gerungtu.

Simply fighting his best in the current situation—that was the virtue of a great warrior.

“Die all of you!! Uryaaaap!!”

Thus, a single great warrior, who was not Valt, was sweeping through one side of the orc camp.

***

“Woah… Valt’s brother is amazing, isn’t he? Is everyone in Valt’s family like that?”

Even Liris seems slightly intimidated by Rook-tan’s intensity.

And for good reason—Rook-tan was emitting a truly terrifying aura.

That aura reached even her, a magician, making her feel Rook-tan’s strength once again.

“W-well… Honestly, they can’t all be like that, right? If they were, this world would have fallen to Gerungtu long ago…”

“I heard there are about 100 great warriors like him?”

“…I’m starting to think it’s fortunate that Gerungtu can’t use aura or magic.”

“What about Valt?”

“…Valt will be fine. Probably…”

Arias and Liris, who had been conversing while watching the fearsome charge of Rook-tan, come to their senses and begin to focus.

“Let’s talk about that later! Liris, you can communicate with Valt, right?”

Arias, knowing that their souls are connected and communication is possible, reminds Liris of this fact.

“Ah, yes. I’ve been trying to reach him, but there’s no response yet.”

Arias envied Liris for this ability but decided to set aside her jealousy, thinking that she too could communicate with Valt through spirits once she grew stronger.

“Keep trying. We probably can’t do as well as Lord Rook-tan if we join the battle, so it might be better to join up with Valt.”

“Understood, Arias.”

As Liris continued attempting to communicate with Valt, his response finally came.

[Liris? What is it? I’m a bit busy right now. Keep it brief.]

[Valt, Arias and I are nearby. We thought it might be good to join you if we can help.]

[Is that so? Hmm… I’m moving underground, so I don’t need help right now. But I would appreciate it if you could do some reconnaissance. Despite Lisa’s abilities, more scouts are always better. Especially if you spot the Orc King or Zerdin, please let me know.]

Even with an artifact, it’s difficult for Lisa alone to cover the entire battlefield.

The outcome of this war will ultimately be decided by the battle between the Orc King and Zerdin.

Knowing this, Valt needs to ensure that Zerdin doesn’t lose to the Orc King.

Of course, while Zerdin is stronger than Valt himself, the existence of the Orc King cannot be ignored.

[Alright. Be careful, Valt.]

[You too, don’t get hurt.]

Pleased by Valt’s concerned tone, Liris ended the communication with a slight smile.

“What did he say? What did Valt say?”

“He says he needs Arias’s help a bit.”

Though Valt never actually said that, Liris knew there was no harm in making Arias feel good.

“R-really?! W-well, can’t be helped! What kind of help does he need?”

“He requested reconnaissance. Especially regarding the situation with the Orc King and Zerdin.”

With her ability to observe long distances using water-based scrying magic, Arias had become an excellent scout.

Hearing Liris’s words, Arias steps forward with a smile, trying to hide her joy.

“What? That’s super easy! Leave it to me. You relay the information! We make a pretty good team, don’t we?”

“Hehe, indeed we do, Arias.”

An elf and a vampire—who, if not for Valt, would more likely have been enemies than friends.

Now they were working together to relay information to Gerungtu.

This would later become the basic reconnaissance tactical formation of the multi-racial alliance: a team consisting of an elf and a vampire with excellent vision and water magic as scouts, and a person connected to the vampire through a soul contract to receive the reconnaissance information.

This was an extremely effective reconnaissance unit with almost no weaknesses, which would later achieve remarkable success.

***

“Phew! Phew! Let’s rest a bit, Lisa.”

“Yes! You’ve been pushing too hard! Are you okay, Valt?”

Even for someone with Valt’s stamina, continuously creating sinkholes while traveling several kilometers back and forth was no easy task.

After all, the earth-tunneling movement magic itself was something that would be difficult for anyone other than Valt.

“I’m just a little tired, but fine. This is when Ramrpo’s items really shine.”

Saying this, Valt takes out Ramrpo’s selected recovery potion set from his spatial pouch.

“Lisa, doesn’t that artifact consume mental energy?”

“Yes, my head is killing me right now!”

The fuel for artifacts varies from one to another.

Some use physical strength, others aura, mana, mental energy, life force, or even parts of the body.

The fuel required for an artifact to activate comes in all varieties.

The artifact Lisa is currently wearing uses the user’s mental energy, which is different from mana.

Literally, if used for too long, it overloads the user’s brain, preventing further use.

But among the recovery potions Ramrpo provided was one that restored mental energy.

“Drink this.”

Lisa gulps down the mental energy recovery potion Valt handed her without hesitation.

“Gulp gulp! Ahh! This actually tastes good!”

Watching Lisa drink refreshingly, Valt also pours a stamina potion into his mouth.

“Gulp. Ramrpo really knows his stuff. Everything he gives me is of good quality.”

“That’s true! That old man has become super rich thanks to you, so it’s only natural, right?”

“Haha, I gave him the opportunity, but it’s all his own skill. I hear he even talks back to Kwan.”

“Really? Seriously?”

“Hehe, yes.”

After chatting briefly while resting, Valt asks for Lisa’s opinion.

“Lisa, reconnaissance reports that the Orc King has moved and Zerdin has moved too. What do you think would be better to do?”

Valt trusted Lisa’s intuition.

Lisa is quick-witted and skilled at combining information.

That’s why she was always the information hub at the academy, drawing interesting conclusions from that information.

“Oh? How did you find that out?”

“Arias and Liris are watching from the sky.”

“Hmm~ Is that so? What’s the situation? Have they started marching?”

Valt begins to tell Lisa what he heard from Liris.

From how the Orc King prepared to march immediately after attacking Rook-tan, to the fact that both sides’ main forces are now preparing for battle.

Hearing this, Lisa exclaims without hesitation:

“What?! It’s time to end this war, isn’t it? There’s no need to even think about it!!”