The ant's teeth are sharp, and the way it opens and closes its mouth
can be very frightening to those who are not prepared to fight. Its shiny outer
shell that glistens in the sunlight looks solid, and the legs that support its
body are thick.
Alvin and the others had never seen this monster before, but it was
clearly stronger than the kobolds, and they guessed that it might be an
upper-intermediate rank monster.
『It's also coming from the north direction』
Shinji frowned at the thought of Freri who had been summoned earlier
and was standing next to him. If it were possible, he would have wanted the
whole party to stick together, but it didn't look like that was going to
happen, so he shouted.
「Alvin,
they're coming from the north too!」
「Gugh...
Shinji! Can you take Freri and Flair and head there?」
「It can't be
helped, alright. Everyone be careful!」
Alvin felt the same way as Shinji, but decided that the only way to
protect the village was to split the party in two, leaving Shinji in charge of
the other side followed by the spirits.
「Okay!」
「Shinji, be
careful!」
Milis, Renka and Shinji all agreed that Alvin's decision was the
best one. The monster roared and tried to attack Shinji, but Renka's arrow
pierced its head and killed it.
「I'm not
going to let you through. ... Al! They're not that hard!」
Renka shouted as she picked up the next arrow.
After seeing that the arrowhead, which was reinforced with magic
power, was able to easily penetrate the armor and kill it, Renka aimed at the
next monster to reduce their number.
「So, it’s not
that hard. Phew, it has been a long time since the three of us have fought
together, so let's keep our guard up!」
「Yeah!」
「Yeah!」
Alvin drew his great sword and charged into the swarm of ant
monsters, slashing down the nearest one with a single swing and then moving on
to the next one.
Naturally, Alvin was surrounded, but Renka's arrows protected his
back, killing the monsters within Alvin's blind spot. Of course, Renka wasn't
the only one providing support.
「<Holy
Sword>!」
Milis's special magic cuts down the monsters.
The cooperation of the three of them was the same as before Shinji
joined them, but the increased strength of the three of them gave them more
options for action, and they were able to efficiently eradicate the swarm of
monsters.
「There's a
new one coming!」
「I'm not
going to be defeated at this level no matter how many come!」
「Al-kun, you
mustn't be careless, okay?」
Alvin, with a belligerent smile, looks at the monsters who had coming
down. The new ant monsters, who saw the bodies of their brethren scattered all
over the area, howled in rage and went into battle stance.
The battle continued until the ants stopped appearing, but Alvin and
his team succeeded in defeating all of the monsters without suffering any
serious injuries.
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「They're
small fry~noja」
「Well, the
goal is to not let any of them into the village. It's better if we don't have
to struggle, right?」
「Yes, but...
it's too easy~noja」
Shinji, who had parted ways with Alvin and the others and arrived at
the north side of the village, did not have to struggle with the ant monsters.
Because, Flair, a high-ranking spirit, rampaged in the front guard.
The way she kicked away the ant monsters with her magic and fists
was on par with Alvin's performance, and Shinji felt safe leaving her in charge
of the vanguard.
On the other hand, Freri has been keeping an eye on the monsters and
keeping an eye out for them on other sides. It was obvious that if the monsters
escaped and invaded the village, the residents would not be able to do anything
about it.
And Shinji is supporting Flair.
Shinji used his <Gravity Manipulation> magic to make the ant
monster's body heavier after noticed that it had a strong outer shell. As
planned, he increased the burden on the legs of the monsters that supported their
heavy body, and succeeded in breaking all of their legs.
Once the legs were broken, the monsters could not move and could only
stay until Flair finished them off.
Even when their reinforcements had arrived, they were immediately
destroyed by Shinji's magic, making it easy to eradicate them.
『The monsters
approaching the village have been stopped』
「Phew, for now, can we breathe a sigh of
relief?」
Hearing Freri's thoughts, Shinji let out a deep breath. No matter
how low the rank of the monsters was, they were still mentally fatigued from
the strain of battle.
（Now, the
problem is how to act from here.... The <Este> Town is probably aware of
the abnormalities in the mine. So, we need to keep up with what's going on
around us...）
Shinji thought that this obvious anomaly was an opportunity to make
a big and clear achievement.
Because if Alvin's name was already well known like that after he
won the tournament, if he could gain more fame, it might be possible to boost
his status.
「Then, I'd
like to get some information from <Este>...」
Muttering this, Shinji set out to meet up with Alvin and the others.
- For the time being, the village is out of danger.
- It's not a bad thing to be in the top ranks!
- It is a clear advantage of signing a contract with a spirit to be able to divide the team and fight, and to be able to increase the number of people...... Well, only high-ranking spirits can be the vanguard.
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