- I was originally an adventurer.
That's what Comrade Neville said as he walked next to me.
Now I'm out there.
Even so, I didn't escape.
Sometimes we go out hunting monsters.
Because hunting demons is the quickest way to increase the level.
In addition, it is quicker to use your skills in action.
These things are well known empirically in the "Yata-glass", a group of combatants.
From my point of view, there is also room for doubt.
Because demons are the creatures on earth that evil gods have empowered by curse, isn't it strange that the servants of evil gods, Yata-glass, should lay their hands on demons?
I can't even ask someone about this right now, I'm a little more.
Speaking of which, the users of "Yata-glass", which is obviously given to the evil gods, also increase their level and skill level due to experience, is this due to the Goddess's circle system?
Or does it mean that there is a similar system on the part of the evil gods?
But even if it's okay for me to be the goddess side, the ones soaked in the church to the neck like Gazein, to be the bad gods side, what happens to the treatment of people like Jeremiah and Miguel in the boys squad who are brainwashed and use you without malice?
It's an issue that doesn't matter how much I think around here, so I'll have to ask it the next time I see the goddess.
Last time it was abrupt, I couldn't even prepare many questions, but now I want to prepare questions in advance and keep them in mind, and use all my time to hear everything I need to hear.
I couldn't stop at the Temple of the Circle in the city of Phono after all, so I couldn't even get the [prayer] skills the goddess was saying.
In fact, I have looked at the fold and tried to pray to the goddess, but it has not reached the mastery of [prayer] whether it is also a special condition.
Does it still have to be a temple, or does it have to be prepared even with some special offering, or does it need something as methodical as a liturgical applause in a shrine?
That's about as likely as I can think of.
Melvi said she didn't know anything about you either.
No, we were talking about a demon hunt now.
A few days ago, under the gazene, information came in that Wyburn was out by the wagon.
Once explained, Wyburn is a type of flying dragon classified as a subdragon, and although braces are the only ones that don't throw up, it is superior as a demon for high mobility and sharp claw teeth - positioned in the B-rank.
B-rank means if you're a B-rank adventurer, you're alone with each other.
Mutual means that even B-rank adventurers lose when they're unlucky.
So in order to defeat Wyburn safely, you need to party with an adventurer of B rank or higher.
Now, it's a nasty Wyburn on its own, but Wyburn has the habit of calling his people to flock.
Moreover, dragon species, not just Wyburn, dig holes underground or use holes already in place to nest.
When Wyburn starts nesting by his side, he could dig through the basement and connect the nest to the inside of the nest.
Of course, it is unlikely that the elites of our "Yata-glass" will lag behind each of Wyburn's herds, but there is a danger that some of Wyburn's nesting will collapse.
Also, if Wyburn builds a nest by his side, and Wyburn flies over it, it can only stand out.
Neighboring cities - even the adventurer's guild in the city of Phono, for example, sees it as a problem and embarks on a Wyburn nest offense.
When that happens, it will inevitably be discovered that the presence of a
- Fact is, Advaloon, about Wyburn, who sends his best wishes, I'm putting in an urgent alert to Father Alfred via Melvi.
My mother, who is an A-rank adventurer and is not even Wyburn, is quickly exploring it.
I mean, when you think about it again, it means that Mother Julia can tailor Wyburn alone and without risk.
He's a horrible person while my mother.
Whoa, more than that, we were talking about Comrade Neville now.
Comrade Neville, a regular member of my okonomiyaki shop, has been totally forgiving me lately, and in this way he's been telling me stories about the past, etc.
"Even now, we're up to C-rank.
Well, it's a party, but... "
"Well... then how did you end up in" Yata-glass "?
"In the middle of the quest I ordered, I was injured.
I don't know, it was a bunch of goblins, but there were a lot of them.
Among the arrows fired, there was a sharp one.
Goblin, so I guess it was just a mess, but that stung me in the leg.
Until the day before that, the party members who were supposed to get along there got away with it, and I was the only one left behind.
It was the use of Yata-glass that helped me there.
Look, Mr. Gazlow from Secret Service... No, it's Comrade Gazlow. "
"Gazlow......"
You mean that guy with the shady eyes?
It doesn't look like a gala to help people at last.
"Afterwards, I was treated in the sanctuary of Yata-glass, which was supposed to be a secret.
At the time, it wasn't "Crow's Throw," it was the previous sanctuary.
Thanks to you, few arrow sequelae remained.
So I made up my mind.
Let me use my life for Yata-glass. "
Neville's face, laughing at him for saying so, was really clear.
"But if you were an adventurer, hadn't you heard as many rumors about Yata-glass?
"Oh, sure, you didn't hear any good rumors out there.
But rumors, rumors are rumors.
I actually need to see him.
If you listen to Mr. Gazlow, you tell him that the evil gods are actually good gods, fighting the devils.
Mr. Gazlow said it was also the result of the evil god's guidance that I picked up my life.
That's why I volunteered to be your guest. "
"What do you think about sacramental service?
The... about killing people "
When I heard that, Neville ran his eyes around him and then told him to whisper.
"I'll be honest with you.
I don't know. "
"What?
"I don't know about the evil gods.
I simply wanted to return the favor I had received.
I attend church prayer indispensably, but honestly, my head doesn't really understand teaching.
I know what Mr. Gazein says and what the bishop says makes a lot of sense. "
Neville's mouth felt lost.
"Comrade Neville used Gazein... before you became chief."
"Yes, it is!
A lot has changed since Gazein's husband became chief.
Mr. Gazlow liked Gazein's husband, and he joined the Secret Service, and I became a member of the Secret Service.
Mr. Gazlow these days... what do you mean... "
Neville cut words there.
"- Hey, Comrade Orochi.
Do you believe in evil gods?
Suddenly, a difficult question flew by.
When I saw Neville's serious face, I instinctively realized.
If you lie here, you say you're going to lose credibility from Neville.
I hesitated only for a moment but dared to commit a danger.
"... no, I don't believe it"
"Right..."
Neville snaps.
"Right."
Neville shuts up when he says so.
At times like this, you can only wait.
Come on, we're on the move, splitting up a couple of people.
Twenty people in total were driven out on the Wyburn crusade.
Neville, a member of the Secret Service Squad, brings together several young men from each squad.
From the boys squad, Miguel, Jeremiah, Donna, Beck, and my five are in.
The focus of young people is because this hunt for Wyburn is not just an extermination, but a combination of raising the level of young people.
Especially since Donna and Beck in the boys squad are refraining from their first holy service as your use the following month, they want to keep the level as high as possible to avoid unforeseen circumstances.
I was called here not as a boy squad - but perhaps as a test to see if I would not escape.
Using the recently worn [Signal Detection], I feel the signs of some well-suppressed people behind us.
Gazein's life, I'm guessing it's the Secret Service.
Youngest of all, I was with Neville because I was a leader depositor.
Jeremiah, who also belongs to the Special Agent Squad, is on advance reconnaissance now and is not here.
Jeremiah is seven years old with a weak crown and has mastered both [sign detection] and [covert techniques].
Wyburn is about to set up a nest in a cottage a few kilometers northwest of the city.
The surrounding wilderness is unstoppable, so approaching without being blamed from above was also a bone to the envoys of Yata-glass, who specialize in covert operations.
They are to be separated into small numbers and approached in such a way as to convey shade.
If Neville sends a tongue-in-characterized signal specific to "Yata-glass," he's going into the nest.
By the way, instead of the usual black crow outfit, the envoys are wearing sandy cloaks from the top of their basic gear to make it difficult for Wyburn to spot them from above.
Neville slips into the shadow of the next rock and he calls on me.
I followed Neville using [sneaky feet].
"... I'll tell you the same because you answered me honestly.
Frankly, I want to wash my feet from this denomination. "
Pretty surprised.
Neville thought he was more of a devout man.
"I'll tell you this because it's you... but I'm not the only one who thinks so.
... That's all you have to say, you'll see later?
"Oh......"
It means we have company.
"But in our strength, we are no match for the Order executives and the Secret Service.
I'm a Secret Service Squad, too, but one way or the other, they bought me the power to scout and gather information.
It's not like I'm a war genius like Jeremiah.
Still, Jeremiah is only seven. I can think of any way to contain it.
Some of the other executives are awkward, but they can handle it if they can hit it by surprise.
But... Gazein.
I can't even think of a way to get away with it. "
I was surprised again.
I didn't know Neville was thinking specifically about the game against the Order so far.
"So, what do you say, Comrade Orochi?
No, Edgar, it was. "
"... what?
"Don't be silly.
Can you beat him?
I assume you're thinking of countermeasures?
Asked, I think a lot.
- Gazeine control.
Of course, I have more simulations than I can count, but I still can't think of a way to win for sure.
You used to play martial arts games about training with Gazein.
A really strong player can see through all the odd tricks an amateur can come up with and add a painful counterattack to it.
It's just...
"... I think we're almost there"
Neville frowned at my words.
"Heh! Right. That's good news."
"... you don't doubt it?
"The Secret Service team has everything but me.
Only Gazein jumps through and is heterogeneous.
And to my mind, Edgar, you're heterogeneous in a different way.
By and large, Gazein himself admits it.
"The only thing that could possibly kill me is The Bottomless."
"Bottomless".
You mean the two names "Orochi Without Bottoms"?
"They seem to be buying it, but it itches... I'll try my best."
"Heh.
That's comforting if you say so. [M]
I'll... we'll wait patiently for that. "
Say it, Neville, peek in the back from the rock shade.
At the end of Neville's gaze, a few hundred meters away, from here there is a chunk that looks about the size of a thumbnail.
The gray brown one is about three meters tall given the distance, by the way.
It's hard to tell because I'm tapping my wings, but that's the Wyburn I'm after.
Wyburn nods at the edge of the rift of the earth, which is common around here, dripping the tip from his neck into the rift.
Sometimes I grumble... what are you doing, huh?
"... what the hell, huh?
Neville crushes like a clap out.
Indeed, the information indicated that several Wyburns were trying to build a nest.
After we checked Wyburn, the light flashed from the shade of the rock around Wyburn.
Your placement sends a signal by reflecting sunlight in your hand mirror.
Neville said where the chickens totaled five.
"Comrade Orochi, as soon as Jeremiah returns, I'll set you up.
I know you have other people, but you don't have to miss the opportunity to be together. "
"Copy that. … but"
"Hmm? What?
"Where did Jeremiah go?
Even though Wyburn's location is almost there. "
It is strange that Jeremiah, who precedes him, cannot be found between him and Wyburn.
"... Huh!
Compare Neville to Wyburn, and the hidden rock shade of your servant.
And then I looked back in the front, and I looked behind Wyburn, beyond the rift, and...
Ggaaaaaaaa!
Along with multiple ringing noises, several Wyburns popped out from across the rift, somewhat invisible.
The flying Wyburn came from behind the first Wyburn.
Around where confusion begins to respond, that's the assassin of "Yata-glass", but Wyburn's skin is stiff and can't do as much damage as a knife.
The attacked user is a user of [Spear Throwing] and [Axe Throwing], both of which are skills that are difficult to use in a brawl.
I also bring a restraint net, as the Wyburn fights stone, but this is aimed at Wyburn when he's on the ground, and once he's flown, he has to drag him down to the ground first before he can use it.
There, furthermore, the first grumpy Wyburn strikes.
Wyburn, who was grumbling, with his huge legs, is about to lift the big rock that was directly beneath him and drop it from the heads of his messy messengers.
"Oh, hey, Comrade Neville!
"- Knock it off! All hands, attack initiated!
As soon as we rescue Gonzac and Lazare, we're pulling out!
Neville, who saw no longer the point of hiding, issues the decree.
From the shade of rocks everywhere, like me, the messengers surrounded by sandy cloaks rise, flying magic and knives to Wyburn, trying to draw attention.
I can [physically magic] float a rock that was rolling in the near field.
[Psychokinesis] Then I can float it easier, but I don't want to show you that because that's one of my trump cards.
Anyway, I threw a magically floating rock, as an example, over a flying Wyburn with a large rock hanging.
[Throwing] seems to work for something like this, and my rock draws the right orbit and hits Wyburn's lower limb directly.
Wyburn happens to take down the big rock he had.
Oishi fell into the rift where Wyburn was the first to grumble.
I don't see anything down there from here, but from the sound of the roar, it seemed like a deeper rift than I thought.
"Well done!
Your messengers are moving while Neville says so.
The first user to be attacked - he reaches Gonzac and Lazare, holding Wyburn in the air with his own specialties such as magic and throwing knives.
The magic is just "Flame Bit," and the knife lacks power to scratch it, but it seems to be enough to keep the Wyburns away.
The envoys form a circle and slowly come this way as they restrain the Wyburn in the air.
Behind me and Neville is a little shrubbery grove, and behind it lies a rocky mountain with cactus-like thorny trees all over it.
I hear Wyburn doesn't like that tree, so if you run that far, you can get back in shape.
A hundred more meters down, we can rendezvous, that's what I thought, and Jeremiah's back.
I wondered where he was going, first jumping up from under the crack where Wyburn was.
Run the distance from the crack to here at full speed with no sound.
What the hell happened, the sandy hood you were supposed to be wearing is gone.
Jeremiah, who made silver shortcuts and ran through the wilderness, stopped in front of Neville.
Jeremiah wasn't even absurd in her breath, but instead she suppressed her heart as Neville seemed to suffer.
Right, [fatigue metastasis]?
It doesn't affect me with [hard work], but this is what happens.
Does Neville also know about Jeremiah's skills, which is something else I asked him absurdly in his breath.
"Gu...... Comrade Jeremiah! Where were you going!?"
From the circumstances, it's not impossible, but Neville's words had a little prick.
But Jeremiah did not look frightened by it, but rather screamed to bite.
"- This isn't Wyburn's nest!
"Ha!? What are you talking about! There are so many Wyburns out there."
"So it's not about Wyburn... I was there!
"What!
To Neville's words, the moment Jeremiah tried to answer, the ground swayed.
No, no, no.
"Leaning!?"
The edge of the crack is spread to the left and right.
At the same time, the ground around us is heavily submerged and a crack runs between us and the surrounding area.
And from that crack, a flame erupted all of a sudden!
"Hey, what--"
Jeremiah screams while I'm out of line.
"Fire dragon! This is the Fire Dragon's Nest! Fire dragons live in the basement!
"Or that it's a fire dragon!
It drew blood from Neville's face.
"Stand back, all of you!
Leave! "
In the words of Neville, the messengers rushed towards us.
Come on, the Wyburns are fleeing to the sky because of the flames now.
but that's not the problem.
Because of the flames earlier, the ground on which we stand is rooted and, moreover, gradually leaning towards the crack.
No way - with that flame just now, we're riding through a whole lot of ground from the basement -?
If so, it would mean that Fire Dragon and Doo are quite extraordinary beings.
But, sweetly, the slip is not progressing so fast.
A trained foot would barely make it to evacuation.
And I thought,
"- Aah!"
"Comrade Donna! So, it's okay!?"
"Then, fool! Don't stop!
Beck rushes over to Donna, who fell, and Miguel rushes back to the stray quote as well.
Donna hooked her leg up with a piece of rock I threw at Wyburn earlier.
And at that moment, the ground around you increases its inclination rapidly, and the ground slips faster acceleratively.
"- Damn it!
"O, Comrade Orochi! We're not gonna make it. Yo!
"Fool, go back! Comrade Orochi, Comrade Jeremiah!
I jumped out and Jeremiah followed me.
Neville reached out to him, but he couldn't get Jeremiah.
I stretch the steel thread planted on the armor of my left hand and tie Donna, Beck and Miguel together.
"Aah!"
"Wow!
"Whoa!?"
"Jeremiah, grab me!
"Ugh, yeah!
The slip finally turns into a collapse, and we are thrown out into the air.
I wind up three men with steel thread and approach them, [Psychokinesis], trying to support me and the three of them and Jeremiah's body clinging to me.
but it seemed to take more inertia than I thought, and even though it was a good Epic skill, I couldn't float as many as five humans in a short time.
"Come on."
I move my fingers and hit [Goblin Magic] in a row as I'm about to get half swallowed up by the slip.
"I'll help you too!
Melvi, who was hiding herself, also [Spirit Magic] diverts us from the dirt and rock masses that strike us by calling on the Spirit of the Earth.
It's supposed to be for a while, but there's going to be too much time to feel terribly long.
I don't think the battle against dirt sand lasted ten seconds in time.
Me and Melvi had succeeded in creating rock spheres around five boys squad.
Its rocky sphere is flowing into the ground with a tremendous amount of momentum, and finally, Gogan! and made an amazing noise and broke it in two.
The majority of the shocks could be done with [Psychokinesis] floating the body, but it was nevertheless a shock that was likely to be whipped.
Without waiting for the outside to quiet down, we crawled out of the wreckage of the rock sphere and checked the situation.
We apparently fell to the bottom of the crack.
We are at the bottom of a deep valley, where dust and rock masses are pouring down with a little momentum from the top.
"- There! Come on!
Jeremiah exclaimed, pointing to some of the rock walls.
There's something there that looks like a cave entrance.
Now anyway, we should get to a place where we can avoid flying stuff from above.
We rushed into the cave.
The slip lasted for a while.
Once, the noise stopped, but shortly afterwards, the hot air blew through for a moment, and the next moment the sound of the slip came out again.
So if I did this badly, I'd run into the passage of the Fire Dragon brace...?
"Oh, I'm fine.
There's a fire dragon on the other side, so the braces shouldn't be here... I guess "
Jeremiah said that when she saw my complexion.
"Probably?"
"Ugh, yeah......
The story I heard in there was that Fire Dragons make their nest holes out of braces.
At that time, the first step is to dig a deep vertical hole in the middle with a brace and create a central nest hole in it.
And then he threw up his braces in all directions and shaped them around the nest hole. "
"... it doesn't collapse?
"Brace is hot enough to easily melt a rock or something, but Fire Dragon said he'd use it to melt and reshape the underground space and wait for it to cool and solidify.
When they get older, they also use the nature of the braces to create complex labyrinths around their nest holes.
Some of the so-called 'dungeons' around the world have been inhabited by demons in fire dragon nests. "
Yeah.
You weren't even in The Abaddon Magic Book that far.
"So, given the positional relationship from the nest hole, I think this place is going to be a blind spot for braces.
The brace throws up diagonally from the nest hole, so this position at this depth will not strike you directly, even if the brace may go over your head... "
Jeremiah says, looking a little less confident.
I don't feel comfortable with the tone, but I think what you're saying makes sense.
There, Miguel breaks in.
"... but don't you think the fact that a brace comes through diagonally over here means it's going to be stiffened by the feeling of covering the diagonal top here?
…………
…………
Me and Jeremiah are out of line.
I'm surprised that Miguel reasoned reasonably well... but the content is more problematic than that.
I dare to rush into the entrance.
Dogaan!
And, there was a loud noise, and the entrance was closed to giant rocks.
Come on, not yet!
"Ω (Gaia)" (Spread) - "Tunnel"!
Don't lick the [goblin magic] you've worked out with relic excavations and duct moats!
My magic makes a big hole in the middle of the rock.
"Whoa!"
Miguel cheered.
Huh, what's it like?
The next moment I put my chest up with my face...
Juba...
With a flash of hectic flash, my open hole disappeared from every big rock.
No.
"Sa, back off!
Get back in the back!
Needless to say, I saw the lava pouring in through the entrance, and four of the boys' squadrons are escaping.
I ran through a cave that looked like a natural thing, willing to die.
After several bends, I couldn't hear the sound coming from behind me.
Together, he entered the scene and sighed heavily.
... I did the same thing until I wasn't supposed to get tired.
I get up after a sip of water from my lower back water bottle, frightened and try to get back down the road I just came.
Miguel and the others followed me in silence.
Lava was holding onto one corner at a bend.
It's still red and black, but it's going to solidify after a while.
In the meantime, I'm no longer just going to die swallowed by lava.
"- Yep. I'm trapped?
I nodded heavily at Donna's words.