Legend

"Phew... you're done for now"

Ray grunts, looking around.

At the end of that gaze, the bodies of nearly a hundred Dragonias rolled to the ground… Other than that, the Centaurs continued to fight beyond their limits and were falling to the ground in such a way as exhausted.

Even if your lower body is a horse centaur, you still fall to the ground.

I was Ray with that thought, but I've only seen the same sight a few times before, and that surprise will now be even more so.

… it is not uncommon for anyone to exceed the limits of fatigue, especially in training with Vihella.

Such people sometimes saw the situation now spreading ahead of their gaze after the simulation was over.

Nevertheless, there are large numbers of bodies of Dragonias near those who are currently falling on the ground, unlike simulated warfare.

Now he didn't seem to care much about the area from fatigue, but still sooner or later...... that's what if the fatigue subsided to some extent, he would notice about it and have an unpleasant look on his face.

(Well, until then, you just have to take it slow for now)

That's all I think, Ray's exhausted. Centaur stays put, looks around the settlement.

Maybe... maybe really, but because there was no denying the possibility that there was a Centaur survival in the settlement.

"Oh, where are you going?

It was Vihera laughing satisfactorily who spoke to Ray like that.

I guess an enemy named Hundred Dragonias was enough to satisfy Vihella to some extent.

... although Ray also understood that it was only to a certain extent and that I was not really satisfied from the bottom of my heart.

Still, the first thing that calms me down is that as Ray, it helps.

"I'm going to take a look inside the settlement. Maybe there's a survivor."

"Really?"

Vihera's response to Ray's words clearly appeared to be that she didn't think there was survival.

Whoever knows the hunger of Dragonias will think so, no matter who it is.

Ray also had something understandable about such Vihera's words, but still thinks that, in case you think about it, you should look for it now.

"You can do as much as that.... To be honest, I don't think there's much chance I'll survive either. It's just that there's no chance they'll come back from escaping the settlement, like the people who joined us."

That's not just a possibility.

The Centaur women who joined the Rays were also helped because it was only by chance that they encountered the Rays.

Such good fortune cannot be given to many.

The Centaurs were very lucky to actually meet the Rays.

(Plus... maybe I can understand why this settlement is so special)

This settlement was, in many ways, special.

Why are the trees growing in the woods not eaten by Dragonias, even though they are near the home of Dragonias - which should be overwhelmingly close compared to the settlements of Zays, if not less.

Also, how the hell did Dragonias find this settlement in the back quite a bit, albeit in the woods?

And even though it is a fairly large settlement, why has it sent an excessive amount of warfare: nearly a hundred dragonias?

... No, considering that Centaur, who ran into Ray, was being chased by Dragonias, there must have been more dragonias that attacked this settlement than a hundred.

It's only doubtful to Ray that we've got that many.

"At first, I wondered if Dragonias, who made this settlement a nest split, would base it."

"What? About this settlement?

"Oh. I thought if we were going to base this settlement, we could have a silver scaly dragonias, but we weren't there."

"... in the first place, we'd choose Dragonias to be based here anyway? Even Centaur, smaller than Dragonias, had a pretty hard time getting here, huh?

Vihera's words to say so were strongly persuasive.

In fact, I'm pretty sure there's a lot I can't do to be based here.

"But the difficulty of getting here also means that it's highly defensive. That's why it's not so easy to find enemies if you stay here... and in the first place, it's hard to find them."

Even though it was devastated, there is no doubt that this settlement has survived to this day, even though it is within the sphere of power of the home of Dragonias.

... Because if they really think the silver scaly dragonias would build a base here, Ray couldn't honestly imitate it either.

In the first place, the dragonias Ray knows are sometimes dominated by hunger and are aggressive.

For once, even though there are highly intelligent beings such as the dragonias of silver scales and the dragonias of gold scales that can be ordained to normal dragonias, the essence of the existence of dragonias should still remain unchanged.

That's why Ray said this could be used as a base, but the person who said it doesn't believe it.

Had Dragonias not been more firmly intelligent and dominated by hunger, he might have been able to imitate it as well.

"But then it becomes a question of why Dragonias attacked us."

"Right. I'm also concerned that Dragonias didn't eat the plants."

"... I thought maybe something was buried on the ground, what do you think?

I guess Ray's words were convincing to Vihera as well.

Kick the ground gently with your toenails as you nod at the words.

"But then it doesn't mean what's buried? In the first place, if there was something you wanted to dig back through with all the effort you've had, I wonder why you hadn't done it before."

"I guess. If there's a Dragonias home near here, that's how many chances I've ever had to hit this place. But why today... you attacked us trying to fit in even though we approached here... and maybe digging around here will reveal it... but you won't look good"

Yes, Ray shrugged in anticipation of the reaction of the opponents who had fled this settlement and the Rays had helped.

Something important exists in the basement of this settlement… may be.

Even if they want me to dig back for that reason, it won't be enough to convince them in the end.

There would be no such thing as a strong obsession with this settlement itself than what Ray heard about the transfer of the settlement into this forest to escape the threat of Dragonias, but it is nevertheless true that this was the last place for those who lived in this settlement.

So I honestly didn't expect you to nod at me when I was told I wanted to dig back into the ground in this situation right now.

"I think so, too. But... we, the Centaurs, know very little about Dragonias. Because if digging in here is what Dragonias is all about, isn't that what you have to do?

"That's... well... hmm?

Ray nodded at Vihera's words, but accidentally stops the move.

At the end of the line of sight, I don't know if Dragonias broke when Centaur, who was protecting this settlement, fought, or if Dragonias broke it after occupying this settlement, but the tent was there.

... If that was all, Ray wouldn't have cared that much either.

But if you heard something like a groan from inside that tent, it was different.

"Vihera!"

"Huh?"

To Ray's words, what happened to Vihera suddenly? Raise your voice in such a way.

It was a vihela reinforced by its fusion with Ambris, but I guess it could not be imitated like hearing the voice now.

Understanding that, Ray opens his mouth as he turns to those who hear his voice.

"Now I heard a groan. There are probably survivors."

"... really...?

Surprising voices leaked out of Vihella's mouth, naturally, as someone who knows the hunger of Dragonias.

But the voice is firmly in Ray's ear.

With Seto, I would have noticed that groan earlier than Ray did.

"True. Anyway, come with me."

Originally, Ray alone might be able to make a quick move, but if something could not be dealt with on his own, Vihella's help was needed.

I was traveling with Vihera to those who heard voices for that reason...

"Oh, you really have a voice."

By approaching the place where the voice was heard, I guess the groans that only Ray had heard could be heard by Vihella as well.

The look on Vihera's face turns from words to harsh on her back.

Those two arrived in one of the crushed tents as Ray had expected.

I don't know if it was destroyed during the battle or after the battle, but I definitely hear voices from inside that tent that is crumbling.

"This... for now, break the tent"

"Right. However, the fact that you're hearing voices from the inside or the bottom of the tent means that imitating them to break and move the tent appropriately could damage the centaurs inside, too, so be careful."

Ray nods at the advice from Vihera and moves the tent that is wrecked from the top.

Though a tent, that's not a regular tent like the one used by Elgin's adventurers, it's a tent used by Centaur.

If you say so, it's close to a simple house.

Naturally, the frames are also suitably splendid, and if you get hit by it, you won't be sore.

Still hearing groans from inside the tent means that Centaur inside was accidentally in the gap between columns, or that other columns and cloths took the place of shields to avoid direct strikes... etc.

Either way, Ray and Vihera carefully move the wreckage of the tent.

All the wreckage could easily be held by Ray, but if it is not carefully removed, as Vihella put it, another wreckage beneath it is likely to collapse due to the effect of moving the wreckage.

When Vihela suppressed it, she moved the wreckage that Vihela had right after Ray moved the wreckage... and when enough had passed while doing that, she discovered Centaur, who was under the wreckage of the tent.

"There he is!

"Yeah, apparently... you're unconscious. Still hearing groans, does that mean you're hurt?

"I don't know. Anyway, now that we're alive... can you get the guys from this settlement? I can handle the rest."

It was no mistake that most of the wreckage of the tent had already been cleaned up and that Ray alone could do something about the rest.

"Okay."

That's what I'm saying, Vihera running to those with the Centaurs.

It has been quite a while since the battle ended, so those who were exhausted should have recovered considerably.

... If anyone still says they are tired and don't move, then Vihera's training will be waiting for them again at a later date because of her lack of strength.

In fact, many people are hardly trained by Vihela, so it's not surprising that this happens.

Ray, who dropped off such a vihella, cleans up the rest of the wreckage.

It's the kid who came out. That's the same age I'm not even ten yet.

I'm not familiar with Centaur's ecology in detail, so maybe he's older or younger even if he looks ten.

Whatever it is, it definitely helps Centaur to be a child...... make sure there are no injuries, but from what Ray has seen, I don't see any injuries that look like injuries.

"Apparently, you don't have a problem.... Centaur, so maybe he's hurt where I don't even think about it."

Even as I lost consciousness, if I thought I was mouthing a groan, maybe even a single rib could be broken.

But that can't be judged by Ray right now.

If Vihera brings the Centaurs back, we'll be clear around there.

Decide so...... trying to hold up a child who is fainting, get lost.

If this is a human child, I can also lift it right away, but in the case of Centaur, my lower body is a horse and I don't know how to hold it up.

I don't know... for now, I waited for Vihera to bring me Centaur.