Volume 2 - CH 224

This is the second time I have used Heaven Split with this sword, but I had never really swung seriously before.

I never thought this would happen. ……

All the monsters in front of me had been cut down, and the ground was a sea of blood and piles of flesh were formed.

The sudden termination of the large number of monsters made the living monsters stop and puzzled for a moment.

Because they are intelligent, they must have taken some time to sort out the situation.

They seem to be dazed by the power of the attack, which is more than I expected.

Only using 100 MP with this kind of attack power is ridiculous.

I’ve used Heaven Split many times, but I never expected it to go this extreme, you know?

Surely it said that the attack power changes depending on the weapon!

But to this extent!

This is something else I will never know!

“Ouren-! Nice!”

No, don’t give me the thumbs up, Houen.

Seriously.

You’re the only one who looks that happy in this situation.

And then, from behind me, I heard a cheer that almost shook the ground.

I looked in that direction and saw adventurers shouting as they held up their arms and weapons.

H-how did this happen? ……

“We can do this!”

“Let’s do it! Yes, let’s do it!”

[[[[[OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!!!]]]]]

Whatever it is, it’s boosting morale!

Hey, you guys didn’t do anything!

All you did was throw rocks!

But to be honest, I think I can manage with this one.

There might be no damage if I do my best.

I’ll do it when I can.

Yes, I’ll do it!

How much did that blow reduce their numbers ……?

Once I know that, I can figure out what I need to do afterwards. ……

Taking into account the remaining MP, I can shoot nine more times.

If I can shoot that many times, it would be a dream come true.

But I don’t want to waste any unnecessary shots.

This time, let them get as close as possible and cut them down in one strike.

Houen has been attacking for a while, hasn’t he?

Or rather, that guy should know how long he’s in the air, right? ……

Ah, I should have been able to exchange information with him.

This is when I should have left the golem with him.

Oh well.

The monsters haven’t moved yet.

We are ready for them now.

They can come anytime they want.

And if they don’t move, they’ll just be overrun by Houen.

No time for hesitation!

[[GAAAAAAAAAAH!]]

“!! What happened?”

A shout was heard from inside the fortress.

With the morale of the adventurers on the rise, it may be said that it was a miracle that we were able to hear the voice.

Checking behind us, we found that the adventurers had been eaten.

By centipedes.

“!? Oh!? Aaah! Isn’t that the centipede I fought in the dungeon!!”

These are the same centipede that came out in large numbers that time.

It’s the exact same centipede.

Why is this bastard coming out from inside the castle!

I thought they only came from the outside!

More importantly, how did he get in here!?

I don’t know if they sensed a presence or heard voices, but the crowd of monsters began to move.

They are advancing at a completely different speed than before.

They are clearly moving faster.

And their method of attack has changed.

“GUH!!”

Houen was caught.

A monster with a long tongue from the ground had caught Houen.

Houen immediately tried to burn the monster, but before he could do so, the monster pulled its tongue and made Houen lose his stance.

It is difficult to regain one’s position when one is knocked out of control in mid-air.

He tried to pick up the wind by flapping his wings, but he couldn’t seem to do it.

Houen falls toward the ground.

Yet, there was an orc-like creature holding a large log.

It carried the log on its shoulder and looked at Houen.

Looking for the right moment, it swung the log out like a baseball bat and struck Houen.

“KHaah….”

I hear the sound of bones breaking all over me, and Houen comes flying toward me.

He rolled on the ground to cut down his momentum, but he already had no strength to hold on, and he hit the castle wall with the same momentum he was blown away with.

The force of the blow was considerable, and the wall crumbled a little.

Houen then fell to the ground with a heavy impact.

“Wai-! You okay!?”

I immediately took out a bottle of recovery water and rushed to Houen’s side.

As soon as I pour it on his face, I decide to give him a great heal.

If not, he’s going to die for real.

Even now, it is doubtful if he is still alive.

The moment I arrived in front of Houen, I took the lid off the bottle and was about to pour it on him.

Houen’s body crumbled away.

“Hah ……?”

Ashes spilled out from between the armor, creating a pile of ashes.

I could only watch with my mouth open.

Eh ……?

This is ……, what happened ……?

Why did he crumble?

Where did Houen …… go?

“Bwah!”

“HOLY SHIT!!! That startled me!!!”

A child came out of the ashes!

In the name of reptile, who the heck are you?

“Do not be so surprised! It’s me! It’s me!”

“Eh, Hah? No, I mean, ……, you know, ……,”

“It’s a blessing of the phoenix! I am immortal! But if I die, I’ll just be a child!”

“Oh, I see!”

That’s a relief!

I guess this is what it means to be immortal!

“Heck, would you come back to your adult form?”

“I can’t go back for three days! Clothes, clothes ……. In my magic bag……”

“You’re prepared with a child clothes jut in case huh….”

I don’t know if it’s better to have it ready or what. ……

I mean, if he’s alive, he doesn’t have time to worry about that!

There were centipedes in the castle!

“Houen! Centipedes! Inside!”

“C-centipedes? You mean the enemy is inside?”

“That’s what I’m trying to tell you! That’s the centipede I saw in the dungeon! The one that kept coming out of the crystal!”

“…………Eh?

“Eh? ………… Ah-“

The thing called magic crystal that the blob was talking about.

They also said they were going to place it somewhere.

In addition to that information, the crystal that I saw in the dungeon that causes centipedes to spring up endlessly.

Don’t tell me that crystal that they called [Magic Crystal] is the one that spawn monsters endlessly?

And that blob has placed it.

In this country somewhere.

Is that where the centipedes are sprouting from……?

Houen also seemed to have noticed this, and his face turned pale as he sent instructions to me.

“Ouren take care of the enemy here! I’m going to check out what’s going on inside and deal with it!”

“Wai- Hey! Are you sure you can handle it with that condition?”

“I can’t fly with this body, but it uses less MP and is more powerful! I can handle this side!”

“Just less mobility? Then leave this one to me! I’ll take care of it!”

“Please!”

I readied my Hakuryuzen once more, and Houen ran into the Kingdom of Salettana.

“This is too much trouble!”