episode_0055

The next morning.

Finally, the day dawned for the demonic eradication operation to be implemented. This is my first real fight since my regression.

“Daron. Have you taken everything you need?”

“Simple food and water. And I checked all the weapons last night.”

After breakfast, it wasn’t long until the convocation. The engineers were each doing final maintenance. They must have heard about the number of magical beasts, and they looked nervous.

“Isn’t it inconvenient or something like that?”

“Condition is very good.”

“If it seems dangerous, don’t overdo it and run away. Do you understand?”

“I understand.”

Ray worried about me like the lover of a soldier going to war. Ah, it is true that we are going to war. I’m not just going to hunt demonic beasts. It was a life-threatening war. Since there is a high probability that even demons were involved… … It can be said to be the prelude to the war against the devil.

Unlike Succubus Ellis, this demon is definitely a bad bastard. Since I brought the demonic beasts here, I have no excuses.

Pooh—!

“I have to go.”

I walked on as I was seen off by Ray.

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I was part of the advance group that Arianna belonged to. The princess was right behind him. There are imperial knights guarding her by her side. Looking back for a moment, I felt like I made eye contact with the princess for a moment. After I bitten my lip yesterday, it seems like my interest in myself has increased significantly.

Even if I were a princess, I, Daron, would be a desirable person. Even though she is a soldier, even just a little bit of the knowledge she brought back from her return would be of great help to her.

“The devil appears! Demon beast appears! Direction to the left!”

“Everyone ready for battle!! Pay attention to the rear too!”

At Ariana’s command, the knights enter battle. The giant snake, anaconda, was much larger than the average snake, as expected from a magical beast. However, a few entities could not use their power in front of the knights. After all, it is the Order of the Gold Eagles. As they are the knights representing the empire, they are extremely strong.

“I think I’ve become a bit stronger too.”

To gauge my strength, I also took the lead. There weren’t many snakes there anyway, so I was able to go out without hesitation. There were only one or two black anacondas, and although they were weaker than other magical beasts, I could now easily deal with them.

“Daron. I stabbed him in the back of the head like you told me, and he died right away.”

Rise also warmed up a little and then approached me. Black Anaconda’s weakness that only I knew about. It was the back of the head. This was information that I didn’t necessarily need to know, so I shared it with the entire knighthood. Thanks to this, it didn’t take long for the knights to suppress the black anacondas.

“Daron. Since you already knew the weaknesses, you sent them all away at once.”

“Vice leader, isn’t it possible for you too?”

“Ariana, Captain and I can do it, but it is difficult for other knights to aim for the back of the snake’s head at once. You’ve really become stronger.”

“Do you like it?”

Rise quietly answers my question.

“Of course.”

There was no woman who would not like the man she loved to become stronger. As I become stronger, Rise will become more proud, and charms that will be felt about me will begin to appear in areas other than just my dick. A man who is strong only on the inside becomes a man with overall ability.

The knights head toward the center of the forest again.

Afterwards, there were several clashes with demonic beasts. However, thanks to the knights’ skillful handling of the small children, the footsteps did not stop.

“A guy with red hair has appeared!”

“He’s poisonous!”

And the appearance of a truly red-headed snake almost proved my sincerity. It was exactly as I said, including the magical beast’s characteristics and weaknesses. While the wizards created a protective shield around the knights to be careful of the poison, Ariana quickly ran out and slashed their red heads with a single slash. Even though he’s a knight, he’s hard to beat, but he’s really strong.

Because Ariana dealt with such a dangerous beast, the time it took to reach the center of the forest was shorter than expected.

After a few more hours, a huge snake began to appear in the distance.

“Stop all.”

At Ariana’s command, all the knights stopped. At first glance, it really looks like the king of snakes, but as the wizards used magnification magic, it was clear that snakes were gathered together.

“Gross.”

Princess Asabel clicked her tongue and checked again the countless snakes in the distance. A single animal is disgusting, but seeing so many of them gathered together can make you think it’s a bit disgusting.

“Leader. Do you think it will work out as planned?”

“Yes, Your Highness. I think it would be good to proceed as we set out yesterday.”

The initial plan was based on the assumption that the big snake was the king. I tried to use tactics against large monsters, such as chains and heavy equipment. However, after I revealed the true nature of this trap, the plan was revised.

Several operations were proposed, but in the end, only one operation was chosen.

The operation was simple.

Ariana commands the knights.

“Everyone prepare for chemical attack!”

The moment we approach, those snakes are sure to pounce on us right away. So it was right to attack from a distance. Even Ariana, the strongest here, couldn’t overcome hundreds or thousands of snakes.

“Magic 3rd Company The 1st and 2nd platoons cast fire magic, and the rest create a magic barrier. And all the remaining knights prepare fire arrows!”

There is nothing better than a fire arrow to exterminate bugs. It is no different with snakes. If it’s a bigger fire, there’s nothing we can do about it, even if it’s a demonic beast. An anaconda in a swamp would be able to escape the fire, but… … , not here. It was just a dense forest area with many trees and such, but there was no swamp.

“Captain!”

“I noticed this attack.”

The shape of a huge snake collapses at once. As if they had sensed the signs of the knights’ attack, they collapsed like a castle on a sandy beach and started heading in this direction.

It looks like they were waiting for us to get closer, but preparations have already been completed.

“Shoot!”

As soon as Ariana speaks, everyone attacks. First, the wizards’ fireballs and the knights’ fiery arrows rain down on the snakes, and a magic barrier is created to prevent the flames from spreading.

It was such a simple thing, but in the previous episode, I suffered a lot of damage as I approached closer without knowing anything.

Sparks fall precisely on the waves of snakes.

Meee!!!

A roaring sound that did not sound like a snake was echoed throughout the forest by those snakes. It was an unpleasant sound that gave me a little goosebumps.

“You ride well! How dare a demonic beast invade the territory of the empire?”

Asabel looked at the flames in front of her and clenched her fists. Now that I think about it, I think I made a big contribution that year too. It’s a bit inconvenient, but does it matter since the Knights take almost no damage? As far as I know, several knights of the Imperial Knights also died, but their lives were saved thanks to me.

“Fire!”

Along with Ariana’s cry, the next attack fell on the snakes.

Keekeeek—!

No matter how many there were, numbers had no meaning when it came to the knights’ fireworks. There were still many snakes coming through the flames, but they were not close yet. If you continue to combine fireworks like this, there will only be a few dozen snakes that come before your eyes.

It was then.

Beep riri♩

The sound of a flute could be heard briefly in the middle of the snakes’ cries. It was so noisy that I was drowned out by the surrounding sounds. But for just a moment, in that empty moment, it caught my ear.

If it’s a flute… … .

“Snake Wizard.”

Among the demons, there is a separate race that can control demonic beasts. I roughly guessed that the culprit of this incident was a snake charmer, but I had no idea that the medium of manipulation would be a flute.

“But, leader!”

After the momentarily heard sound of the flute, the snakes’ movements changed. The guys who were honestly coming this way started to disperse.

“Fire! Increase your shooting speed!”

Ariana instructed the wizard to chant faster. Not only did the snakes speed up faster, they spread out and came towards us. Moreover, every time an attack came, several birds jumped up and hit it in advance from the air. Because of their sacrifice, other snakes were able to travel safely.

“Make a fire in advance in front of the snakes’ movement path!”

Ariana too. As the enemy changed irregularly, Ariana wisely took a defensive stance. If you can’t hit the flame properly, you can place it in front of it in advance.

However, as soon as Ariana spoke, the snakes’ movements changed again. After barely making a fire, the snakes gather together and use each other to easily cross over the flames.

And in this tense situation, another variable arises.

“Knock!”

When one knight shouted a single word, most attention focused on him. A man revealed when a knight with a hole in his stomach falls down.

“Demon, they are demons!”

“These lowly humans!”

The knights around him all rushed at the demon. The demon pierced the armor of the oncoming knight with its sharp claws.

“Gagging.”

After several knights had been defeated, the first person to deal a blow to the demon appeared.

“Png.”

The one who made the demons retreat for a moment. It was Vice-Captain Rise.

Ariana had to lead, and Rise was closer to the demons. Rise faced off against the demons.

“For a human, he’s strong! But it is soft. Among the demons, the only one who can defeat me is the Four Heavenly Kings!”

“Kuhhh.”

… … It wasn’t a whistle.

The demon’s weapon is a hand blade wrapped in magic. However, Rise was gradually losing out from the demons. Because it was her, she was able to withstand it without being attacked right away. Those demons were quite strong.

“Damn.”

I poured out my thoughts and looked around. Because of the appearance of the demons, part of the fireworks ranks collapsed. Moreover, the snakes kept complicating the situation under Ariana’s command.

I immediately made the next decision.

Beep♩

The sound of a flute was heard again in a split second. I turned my head in that direction and started running straight away. The longer we delay, the more likely the drivers will be screwed.

“Where are we going now?!”

Suddenly, I heard a sound that caught me as I was leaving the battlefield, but I ignored it and ran in the direction of the flute. Just catch that snake wizard and it’s over.

But that voice that came to me.

I think she was a princess.

Oh, I don’t know, it’ll be okay if I catch the snake charmer!

“Oh, it’s a female.”

I see a demon running away with its back facing me. Looking at the long head and pelvis, it was clear that it was a female.