episode_0084

I thought that if things were going to be okay, there might be a way for me to help.

The power that emanates from Marmaros is a physical effect of the attribute that Marmaros possesses, but it is also a magical attack in itself. Although it may be reduced depending on the type of enemy, since it is a magical attribute attack in itself, additional damage is inflicted on enemies that are vulnerable to magic.

In the original, there were also magics that didn’t have any special attributes.

So, if it’s slime, I can deal with it. If you have a shotgun equipped with a fire attribute Marmaros, you can melt the slime into a soft substance. The problem is that the bullets get seriously stuck in the barrel after using it.

“No help needed.”

But Lena spoke very confidently.

“Have you ever faced an amorphous monster before?”

“None.”

… … You look so confident for something that isn’t there.

“But I know that characteristic well. And, according to that characteristic, you cannot be my enemy.”

At that, I looked at the pistols that were under each armpit of Lena without realizing it. If they had Marmaros attached to their guns, it would look like that. Like the shotgun I have. But Lena’s pistols looked too ordinary.

“Then, I’ll be back.”

After saying that, Lena left us on the hill and began to walk confidently towards the amorphous monster below.

Except for the fact that its body was a translucent blue slime-like color, it was actually a monster that looked close to a golem. It was maybe 3 meters tall. If you looked at it from up close, it seemed to have a very oppressive atmosphere.

“Is it okay?”

Alice, who was next to me, asked what I wanted to ask instead.

“I said I was confident.”

Claire said to Alice. The others looked behind Lena with interest.

… … Well, if it seems too dangerous, you can just turn back time.

As I was thinking that and watching Lena walk away, Mia Crowfield opened her mouth.

“It’ll probably be okay.”

As the gazes of the group turned to Mia Crowfield, who had said so, Mia Crowfield flinched in surprise and shook her shoulders. Then, as if she felt awkward receiving the gaze of so many people, she rolled her eyes here and there and spoke with difficulty.

“If you consistently handle magic, you will learn to distinguish between objects or people with magic. I felt quite a lot of magic from Miss Meyer.”

hmm.

Unless you are a truly great magician, it is quite difficult for an average person to sense magic with their eyes. There is a theory that swordsmanship is a type of magic, but in the game, it seems to be treated as something different from magic. Even though the attribute is considered to be a Yamato attribute.

It was foolish to try to logically explain laws other than the laws of physics. After all, it was fantasy. Even the logical laws of physics would take a long time to explain from a human perspective, so magic, which works much more strangely, would be even harder.

“Magic power? You mean a magical power that’s so amazing that it’ll surprise you?”

As Jake spoke, Mia Crowfield’s face turned even redder.

“Ah, I, I, I think it might not be Miss Mayer’s own magic. I didn’t feel it properly when I felt it in the hallway earlier… … .”

That must mean it’s the influence of Marmaros.

“Eeee!”

Suddenly we heard someone shouting, so we stopped talking and looked in the direction of the sound.

The slime golem-like monster was howling. Its roar was unusually low and resonant, given its size. I couldn’t tell where it was coming from, but it didn’t feel very good to see the squishy surface vibrating to the sound.

Honestly, it’s a little creepy.

But Lena, who was walking in front of him, crossed her hands and pulled out her gun as if nothing had happened.

… … And that sight was kind of cool. It was enough to stimulate the middle school syndrome that was still lingering in a corner of my heart, like an incurable disease that wouldn’t get better.

The slime ran towards Lena, who had pulled out her pistol without stopping her steps, screaming.

Because of its size, its every action seemed slow, but that was just how it felt. Since each of its strides was very wide, the slime approached Lena in an instant.

But that doesn’t mean Lena stayed still.

Lena held the pistols in both hands out in front of her and aimed.

and,

“Ugh!”

He calmly fired at the large, blunt fist that the slime was carrying.

Taang—

The gunshot was loud enough to be heard even from such a distance. The sound of the gunpowder inside the bullet casing burning. And the sound of the bullet flying through the air could be heard here, piercing through the Slime’s screams.

and,

Phew!

One of the slime’s hands burst open.

It wasn’t just an explosion. It was more like an explosion of the air burning up, rather than the explosion of a mortar or artillery. War movies often show the effect of a flamethrower bullet exploding and spewing flames, and it had that kind of atmosphere.

“… … Ah, it’s Marmaros!”

Claire let out a small gasp when she saw that sight.

Yes, it’s Marmaros.

But there was no protrusion anywhere on the gun that looked small here. And the barrel wasn’t that thick either.

That means… … .

“Are you using Marmaros itself as a bullet?”

Charlotte reacted with interest.

“Yeah, I think so.”

And Mia Crowfield confirmed that statement once more.

… … So, what this means is that there is no need to modify the gun. Since the bullet is Marmaros to begin with, there is no need to modify things like the barrel. It is the same as a normal bullet at the moment it is fired.

The moment it is activated is the moment the Marmaros that hits the target breaks.

“Oh my!”

The slime swung its other hand, making a sound as if it was screaming,

pop!

Lena quickly turned the gun she was holding in her left hand and blew away the slime’s left hand. The slime lost both of its arms in an instant, but that didn’t mean its aggressiveness had diminished.

The right arm, which had already been broken, was slowly being repaired. At the same time, the slime tried to take a step forward with both feet—

bang!

He fell sideways with a loud crash.

White steam was rising from my right leg. The frozen leg broke in an instant, and then melted again in an instant. It was similar to dry ice melting.

It seemed that a fire-attribute Marmaros was loaded with bullets in his left hand, and an ice-attribute Marmaros was loaded with bullets in his right hand.

“There are a lot of large beasts in the autonomous country. The population density is also very low compared to the forests or mountains. Thanks to that, there will probably be an endless supply of prey. ”

… … In addition, there are many mines. Although the autonomous government still controlled most of the area, it was chronically underpopulated and was always recruiting soldiers to fight against the warlords, so there were not enough miners to mine Marmaros.

However, even so, it is true that Marmaros are relatively easy to obtain. Just as the hunters of Winterfield hunt wild animals, there will be quite a few Marmaros extracted from the animals they hunt to protect their settlements.

Bang, bang, bang—

Gunshots were heard repeatedly.

As she approached the slime that had fallen to the side, Lena shot it several times with the pistol she was holding in her right hand. With each shot, the slime froze rapidly as the bullets struck its torso.

And then the slime, frozen solid, stopped moving properly,

bang!

Lena raised her left hand as if driving a wedge and fired a bullet.

pop!

The frozen solid body exploded and scattered in all directions. As it did, the frozen pieces of the amorphous body began to melt, but they did not come together to become one or recover. It seemed that the amorphous monster’s weak point, its core, was shattered along with the explosion.

It was cool to see Lena swing the two guns that were smoking slightly from the ends of the barrels to blow away the smoke, then put the guns back in the leather pockets under her armpits.

“Awesome!”

Claire shouted at the approaching Lena. From that point on, everyone clapped their hands and welcomed Lena.

Lena’s figure coming towards me looked a little proud.

Looking at me straight in the eye, I thought he was probably hoping for my praise.

“It was great.”

There may be some people who talk about equipment and such, but it is meaningless to discuss such things on the battlefield. It is a place where there is only death and being killed. And if you discuss it like that, wouldn’t kendo be divided into famous swords and ordinary swords?

but…….

I thought as I glanced behind Lena.

… … Considering that I used so much Marmarostan, wasn’t this a pointless fight? With the slime shattered into pieces, it seems like it’ll be hard to pull Marmaros out again.

Of course, I never said those thoughts out loud.

Because his expression looked so satisfied.

… … Was this how Alice felt when she saw me?