The next rendezvous point is present in the sixth.

Adequate elevation and good views. And a good view means that if you slip your feet off the road one step at a time, it's gonna be horrible. The rendezvous point does not fall for what it normally walks because of its spacious, bowl-shaped terrain, but there are also instances of too many falls immersed in combat. Here, it is required to remain calm at all times.

The devil who refrains from such a place is Swordmantis. He looks like a kamakiri with a bigger back length than a human, but his arm is a sharp sword, not a sickle. Unlike normal kamakiri, the range of motion of the arm is wide, and the left and right swords are freely manipulated and attacked.

Besides, it's not just about attacking close range. Self-cutting swords grown on arms and throwing them away. Furthermore, the sword growing on the ground can be attached to the arm and replenished.

Such a nasty demon appears with a connection between a male and a female.

"Gah, gah, gah!"

"Uh-oh!

Karan is using a long sword falling at the rendezvous point to prevent the onslaught of one Swordmantis. Arm strength is a few steps above the Lesser Aug or Aug. Besides, the movement is very difficult to read, unlike ghostly demons. If it's as blunt as a golem, it can be dealt with, but insect-based demons are agile, even if they have large figures.

"Karan!"

"Daiji... Buh...!

Swordmantis swung upwards, swinging down the sword of both hands at the same time. Karan, in contrast, uses his full strength to slash up. A deafening metal noise echoed and Swordmantis' arm sword was bounced off. Karan was pleased that his offense had won, but Nick's voice sounded there.

"Danger, Karan!

If you noticed, Nick was cracking in between Karan and Swordmantis as he turned away. A metal noise rang and, surprised, Karan looked down and there he was also using his legs for hiring to hold his little sword, trying to pierce Karan's body. Nick is preventing it.

"Oops..."

"More than that, now!

Perhaps it was a must win for Swordmantis.

Lower attack to keep your consciousness focused on the sword of both hands.

Insects have different eye structures than humans and ghost demons, and the eyeballs don't move. It is difficult to discern intent or will from it. But still, Nick's wild inquiry sealed the feint. Karan's sideburn struck the neck of Swordmantis, who was completely defenseless after being sealed off from all attacks.

"Damn! Damn!

Karan's sword doesn't just stay on his neck, it breaks off his remaining limbs.

Insect-based demons cannot be relieved to the extent that they have beheaded. Since it strikes people as long as their hands and feet move, it was necessary to do damage until it seemed impossible to move any way physically.

"That's okay Ka!?

"Tough! It's time for you to help!

To Karan's shout, Kizna returned the words.

Kizna, Tiana, and Zem are dealing with one remaining Swordmantis.

"Ahem already!

Tiana is messing with her crotch and crossbow as she is protected by her allies.

"Ah, already! At a time like this......! Let me have three more minutes! Because that's all we need to fix it!

A malfunction was occurring at a critical time.

The first few shots were in good shape, but I accidentally received a long sword from Swordmantis thrown all in return with a bowgun. Although the body itself was never destroyed, the internal parts had bent and needed disassembly repair. As a result, Kizna is almost alone with Swordmantis as Zem turns to support.

"Do it!

Kizna's sword arm is skilled.

But not omnipotent. Because it is only a imitation of human technology in Kizna's hands in the past, and because of differences in stature, sword, situation on the battlefield, etc., the power that can actually be exerted will be something like a few percent of the original human strength that imitated it. Even if we could prevent Swordmantis' onslaught, we couldn't be overwhelmed.

Adhesive continues.

As Karan and Nick tried to join, their voices echoed from the rear.

"Now, ladies and gentlemen, could you please step away for a moment!

Kizna jumped back when she noticed some sign.

The moment Nick tried to turn his voice away, a bright glimmer of light struck the rest of Swordmantis.

"... Huh?

If you notice, there's a big hole in Swordmantis' body.

Swordmantis often stopped without making his body slight, stood for a few seconds and took a step back in a steady and weak motion.

"Hey, what...?

To Nick's question, Tiana answered.

It's just a throwing spear.

"It's just..."

"I used the Magic Sword to bottom up the power of the spear and threw it with the power of the Dragon Nation. That's all. The principle is simple... you're just as strong as an idiot."

Tiana looked at the Verrocchios with a frightened face.

There was a [wanderer] figure carrying a bunch of spears.

"Magic Sword: Thunder Blade"

When Bellocchio squealed the spell, the light came out of the eartip of the spear in his hand.

Pass it to Switzerland, where Verrocchio refrains next door.

Swissen is respirating and concentrating his strength. The blue glow emanated from the body of Switzerland and was still full of signs that it was going to explode.

"Second shot... I'm coming...!

Swissen took the spear.

With his arms drawn, his eyes and tips are aimed straight at Swordmantis, who is showing weak movement. From the squeezing bow-like air, the spear was released.

"Gah......"

A spear flown at a tremendous speed wore Swordmantis.

It struck through the center of the torso in different dimensions, and in the remaining exterior it was not possible to support the upper body of Swordmandis. Make a noise and your torso falls to the ground, and your lower torso goes straight down to the ground.

"Okay!

[Survivor] gazed at Switzerland, which raised its pleasure.

And Verrocchio stands in front of Tiana.

"I mean, nothing is your exclusive patent on flying tools."

"Master, that's..."

"What's that?

Tiana points to Naomi and Switzerland.

"Aren't you sloppy with boulders?

"Is it sloppy?

In contrast to Tiana's regrettable face, Verrocchio looked happy. It's not a mockery. It was an innocent grin like a child who showed off his keepsake.

"You can't do this without the help of Mr. Swissen."

"Yeah, you can't. But."

Verrocchio took something odd out of his nostalgia.

It is shaped like a thin bamboo barrel or pipe broken vertically.

"With a spear like this, you get a lot of flying distance and speed."

Bellocchio thinks he picked it up on the road and sets the stone poke of the spear, that is, the other side of the tip, in the groove of that spear thrower. And in a position like throwing a ball or something, he threw a spear through a spear thrower. The spear flies with the pleasant sound of hiruhiru. It was obvious from anyone's eyes that it was just flying much faster and farther than grabbing and throwing the patterned part.

"... why didn't you use it?

Swissen shrugged his shoulder when Tiana turned to him.

"Because I didn't need it this far. I'm more accustomed to normal treatment. I didn't want to use things I wasn't used to so badly that I missed my aim."

"This is more convenient when you get used to it."

Tiana faces Verrocchio, who makes a mockery.

"Master... you have to admit to losing here"

"Honesty is a good thing"

Verrocchio snorts.

"Mr. Tiana. Your tools also have many advantages. In my case, you can use as many magic swords as you want, but your crossbow will be available in other environments."

"Well, you'll end up needing a bullet...... yes"

"Right. You have to worry about breakdowns because of the complexity of other mechanisms."

Tiana snorted at the words, but without putting them on her face.

"Yes."

"Nevertheless, this time it does not determine the advantages or disadvantages of the tool"

With that said, Verrocchio sees two paths ahead.

This is the last divide, and the destination will both be the summit of the mountain.

One is, "Heaven".

The other way is the "ground".

On this route, nothing changes the weapons that appear. I can pick up all the weapons that have appeared on previous routes. It was the enemy that would make a difference here.

On the "heavenly" route, a demon named Tengu appears. It is a superior species of ghosts and a demon with the ability to fly. Though scarce in stubbornness compared to other ghostly demons, it is quick and very troublesome to attack from overhead. Naturally, they also throw weapons that can be produced on the route.

The "ground" route reveals an orga. A demon, strong enough to enter a crisis, appears here as usual, even if only one of them appears in a rushing adventurer. My body is bigger and a few steps tougher than Tengu. Nevertheless, he is never the one to be defeated. I could even say that it is easier to deal with demons flying in the sky in an environment where they cannot use witchcraft compared to the nasty.

"Shall we then choose the path of heaven?"

"I guess."

Tengu is troublesome because of the difficulty of using magical means of ranged attack on the adventurer's side. Things would be completely different if a throwing spear could be used to stab Swordmantis in the stomach.

"I'll see you again at the top of the mountain"

And with spare footsteps, [Wanderer] walked away from the midpoint of this issue.