episode_0028

I looked at the approaching anger with rage and shouted loudly.

“Cancel!”

” ..??”

Just moments ago, I was provoking like a dog, but now I was shouting for cancellation. Despite the onlookers staring at me as if I were insane, I paid them no mind.

“Are you trying to provoke me!!!!”

The anger that heard my words seemed genuinely furious, its lid popping open as it turned Akat’s jaw forcibly towards me.

Real anger indeed, haha… Sorry, I cracked a lousy joke out of nervousness.

After memorizing Akat’s position as he went down from the blow, I shouted loudly towards the sky.

“If you don’t hurry!!! The Dryad’s location and everything else will be gone!!!!!!”

” ..?”

Those around me looked at me with faces pondering if I had truly lost it, but those who had been with me from the start showed peculiar expressions and—

– Kwagwagwang—!!!!

“We have arrived, human!!!!”

With blood trickling down their lips in response to my words, the elves arrived, shattering the spells and protections.

Seeing the elves push back the anger that threatened us at a critical moment, I expressed gratitude by—

“What were you doing inside that made you so late! It shouldn’t have been difficult to handle that one thing, yet you couldn’t even block it properly!”

—not just indicating but grabbing him like catching a mouse.

But there was nothing wrong with what I said.

Alone or not, bringing all those fellows below and still falling victim to such spells?

Even with many variables in magic, this level of incompetence is akin to being a noob tank or DPS in an incident/accident forum.

Are these guys lacking in desperation?

Feeling the humiliation of being reprimanded by a human, I bit my tongue watching the lad’s behavior.

Add some desperation, you wooden stick.

“Keep acting like this and remember that the Dryad’s location and everything else will be nullified.”

“..!!!”

Only then did the elf realize the seriousness of my words and firmly grasped his bow.

“Everyone, put your strength into it!!”

” “Yes!” ”

The lightly leaping elves stood behind the High Elf, summoning spirits.

The High Elf, focusing his mind while holding the bow, sought energy from the spirits they summoned.

Fire, wind, earth, water, sky, lightning, darkness, light, and numerous forces of nature converged into the lad’s arrow. With veins bulging on his arm, he released it.

The energy contained in a single arrow was akin to a disaster, perhaps realizing the anger within it, he turned back with a stern face, then, upon further realization, displayed an even angrier expression.

Did you find Akat by any chance?

You’re the one who knocked him out with a kick, huh?

I wanted to taunt him right away, but refrained as provoking him further would only make him stronger.

You really need to watch what you say; he’s quite the formidable opponent.

“How dare you!!!!”

Gathering a fistful of crimson energy, he countered the elves’ combined attack with his rage.

I expressed gratitude to Elise for holding onto me tightly amidst the clash, assessing the situation.

Seeing the elves’ united attack causing damage, annihilating it, it seems they are still at the 1.2-second transcendence stage?

Calculating real-time empowerment and strengthening with each death, one wrong move could lead to annihilation, turning him into a calamity.

However, considering our allies who have yet to fall, I nodded.

Even in this dire situation, we somehow managed to twist our bodies and survive.

This should be enough.

It’s been a while since a proper raid.

“Shall we begin?”

…

– A team falls back, B team moves in! Towards the right hand of that guy! Focus on the man with no eyes!

– My name is Quake.

– Okay, around Cake-si!

– …

Elise saw a group of elves distributing small communication devices while riding on Ahlak’s horse, pouring out words.

Amidst the enemy’s response to the elves’ attack, a small communication device was distributed from somewhere unknown.

Before those positioned could even feel puzzled by the preparedness of the small communication devices that could be shared among everyone, Vihan distributed the devices and said, “Let’s try a raid now.”

A few days ago, they would have seriously discussed that this was no joke, but now it was impossible.

It was this boy who discovered the chieftain of the jungle.

It was this boy who brought the fortress here.

I vaguely understand how he did it, but it was also this boy who made the transcendent elf join us.

It was this boy who created this confrontation at the moment of almost giving up.

If you hadn’t seen it, you wouldn’t know, but if you had seen his abilities enough, you wouldn’t doubt anymore.

Merely judging opponents based on appearance and underestimating them— they had already seen many geniuses beyond comparison.

At least people in the south know that there are those who walk with different steps in this world.

So, wearing the communication devices provided by the different Vihan from the start, they began the battle.

The dealer is on hold.

The tank originally dealt with our opponents.

Support consists of Vihan and the elves.

After the fight started, Vihan’s voice continued incessantly.

– Tank, divert C team as far inside as possible and taunt! If possible, stab with a dagger in your right hand!

– Are you kidding me?!

– I’ll give you a boost, so stop talking nonsense!

『If you act like a bug, you’ll be crushed like one!!』

– Thud!

As Vihan said, the raid flowed smoothly.

Elise gazed at Vihan’s face, issuing orders with a fierce smile.

– Crazy B team, Breath in the corner!! Watch out for the damage!!!!

– Why is an orc shooting Breath from its mouth?!

– Orcs can also use Breath! Try to dodge it!!

Intermittently spouting strange sounds, Elise felt her heart pounding nervously as she watched Vihan sweating and coordinating the battlefield.

The more she looked at him, the more she felt perplexed by her assertive heart. Elise felt a sense of anxiety within Vihan’s eyes and received a feeling of her heart stopping right there.

Anxiety..?

She was so absorbed in dominating the orcs as Vihan commanded, why did she feel such emotions?

She pondered the question, but soon recalled the increasing intensity of the opposing orc’s energy.

It was an unbelievable monster that grew stronger with each battle.

Despite smiling and giving orders without hesitation, Elise tightly gripped the shield in her hand, continuing to watch Vihan.

You can jump out and challenge the opponent with your body.

But I don’t wish for you to get hurt in the process.

Because I am your shield.

…

Dodge the Breath, let it flow, then stab another dagger into your right arm!

Before adjusting your stance, the High Elf launches another big move!

『This bastard–!!!!!!』

Furious that his attacks were futile and he was gradually getting injured, he grows even angrier.

It’s unavoidable.

We still don’t have a dealer who can finish him off in one blow.

Wasn’t the High Elf a transcendent being?

Well, he was, but..

“Oh oh oh oh..!!!!!! If I kill that guy.. I might find love too..!!!”

That guy was weaker than expected.

Although it doesn’t quite fit with the idea of a weak transcendent being, he was clearly the weakest transcendent being on this battlefield.

Perhaps during the fight with Akat, he was in a desperate state, and if he hadn’t attacked with the elves, he might have lost.

I have no idea what he has been doing for thousands of years.

He didn’t marry his own kind to have offspring, nor did he find happiness by mating with crazy plants.

If he couldn’t date or marry, shouldn’t he have trained hard and become incredibly strong?

I clenched my teeth inwardly and sent a message to strike the anger of the collapsed posture once more.

-Next is Tanker Team B, who can stab a knife into his right arm with the remaining weapon?

-…I’ll do it.

-Yes, then come receive the blessing and please take care.

The clearer dealer to the guy who becomes stronger as he deals with opponents, we who are not yet ready can only prepare for one strike.

The method I chose is simple.

One tank team approaches, letting him deflect the attacks and stabs a knife into his right arm without overdoing it.

This is possible because the guy, driven mad by my light provocation, does not properly utilize his energy.

When the guy, staggering, releases the energy in his right arm in response to my light taunt, there is a momentary gap in energy flow, which is when the knife is stabbed.

If the guy’s energy had overflowed more or if he had been slightly less enraged, it wouldn’t have worked.

Of course, while pretending it’s a blessing, I also infused a bit of exorcism energy into the weapon that will stab the knife, but that was for another use.

After stabbing the knife, before the guy launches another attack, a High Elf shoots an arrow at the back of his head from the opposite direction.

That action stops the angry rage and resets the situation.

The current situation is the result of that.

The anger, now turned into a porcupine with weapons stuck all over his right arm.

But the guy exudes an even more ominous energy than before.

In preparation for that, the tanks seem quite exhausted, and despite their efforts, some have broken arms.

Even the High Elf, breathing heavily with a tired expression, has reached her limit.

We have been depleted to the point of exhaustion, and although his right arm has turned into a porcupine, he is unharmed.

No, he might be more than unharmed.

Although everyone still believes in me and follows my instructions, if someone makes a mistake due to lack of concentration and loses their life, confusion will arise.

If confusion and distrust emerge, this position can no longer be maintained.

More and more people will die, mocking their deaths, and the will appear on the screen due to the ever-strengthening anger.

I smiled brightly at the vibrations felt within the embrace.

Inside the embrace was a communication device noticeably larger than the small one I had shared.

Finally, after asking for a moment to delay, I connected magic to the communication device, and the surroundings were blocked, revealing a woman.

-Whoa! I’m ready now.

It was the long-awaited return of the team’s sole dealer.