Sairin Yuusha no Fukushuu Hanashi

Episode XVI: Unexpected Reactions, and

The fight has begun.

I don't want the help of the adventurers behind me.

Because in earlier battles with the Flaming Dragon, we have used our powers completely.

It was at a stage where Elfi's support was enormous and, if true, a flaming dragon struck him in the middle belly, and some of the victims must have been there.

I wouldn't have even been able to afford to come to the depths.

――――――

The Flaming Demon General growls and wields his arms.

Every time a flame was unleashed, it poured out of me and Elfi's head like rain.

We look at each other and jump off the spot to avoid flaming rain.

Unable to do so, he lost his power with "Magic Takeover (Spell Divauer)" and chopped it off with a jade knife.

Without having to turn his gaze, Elfi is outshining all of the flames.

Then let's do what we have to do.

The race name of the Flaming Demon General is "Flaming Giant (Muspelheim)".

As the name suggests, it's a giant made up of flaming magic.

A powerful demon, but I know his weaknesses.

"The running of life, the swirl of the swinging soul.

Overflowing, gathering, pouring. "

Grip the Demon Stone and chant.

"-" Running water cannon (Aqua cannon) ""

What I let go of was water attribute magic.

It is user-friendly and can be enhanced by the amount of magic it contains.

The magic of the Demon Stone, and the effect of The Ring of the Strong Demon, had increased the power of the shells by more than double the normal.

――――

The Flaming Demon General, whose body was made of flames, reacted excessively to the shelling of water.

He poured his own magic into the ground, creating flaming columns on the rays of running water cannons.

The water cannon, which should be attributedly advantageous for its firepower, evaporates in an instant.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaa"

Apparently, the Flaming Demon General has certified me as a threat, and he has progressed with a growl.

"... you don't seem to have much intelligence"

The earthly demon general was intelligent enough to solve the humanities, but this guy seems different.

He doesn't even care about the elphi that's back there, he's only targeting me.

"Lwowow!!"

The attack unleashed by a giant enough to look up is terribly wide-ranging.

The flames emitted are branched and fly from multiple directions.

As you dodge your swinging fist, the flame blows out of the ground ahead of you.

Anyway, it's troublesome.

"" Acceleration (accelerator) ""

Increase agility and avoid even thoroughly.

Predict the next move of the Flaming Demon General from the movement of his arms, the flow of magic, and what comes into his eyes.

Shh, shh, shh.

"Nice!"

With Elfi's voice, he wields his arms and releases a running water cannon again to the Flaming Demon General who chases him to me.

The moment the Flaming Demon General shook up his arm in an attempt to prevent it, the demon's eyes were released.

――――

An undefended Flaming Demon General is drunk into an explosion.

Stand vigilant about Bertoga's intervention, but nothing happens.

Isn't he here?

Or…………….

"Lwowwww!!"

Breaking through the smoke, the Flaming Demon General popped up.

The flames that make up your body are shaken by the damage taken.

"... could I still not defeat you"

A regular flaming giant would have slaughtered enough even now.

The body of the Flaming Demon General sways.

The color of the flames that make up the body changes from red to blue and eventually to black.

Once at a distance, descend to Elphi's source.

"... a black flaming giant? That's a rare species. I've never seen it before, either."

"How's the magic?"

"If it's just quantity, I won't take a pull on that earthly demon general. Must be tight as it is now."

Turn your gaze to the adventurer behind you.

They're still there, but there's no way they're going to come here.

"That's inevitable. Elfi, please."

…………

Elfi reaches out to the 'disguised bracelet'.

It's a magic gift (magic item) to cover up your species, which you made them wear before entering a hot spring city.

The effect of changing the nature of magic from demonic to human reduces the power of magic while it is being embedded.

From Elfi, who removed his bracelet, an intense magic blew out.

It is not human.

It's the magic that makes your skin tingle, which is unique to the Demon Clan.

"... if I could, I would have avoided it."

With a glance on his face, Elfi says he did everything he could.

...... oh.

Sometimes we have to kill all the adventurers.

"Shit... what am I supposed to do..."

The majority of the assembled adventurers were desperate for the Flaming Demon General who appeared.

The magic of most adventurers is exhausted in the battle against the Flaming Dragon.

Even those who remain painfully are not enough to withstand the battle against the Flaming Demon General.

Most importantly, the first blow of the Flaming Demon General had left the majority of A-rank adventurers standing forward immobile.

Even giving them a few remaining potions as a matter of priority, the formation is still rattling.

The event that drove them further into despair in such a situation took place in front of them.

"... lying, right? That's... demonic."

I saw it as a glimmer of hope that could beat the Flaming Demon General, "The Demon Eye of Explosion".

It was demonic magic that poured out of her when she removed her magic giveaway (magic item) -like bracelet.

"Oh no... I can't believe the Demons"

"Was he fooling us?"

"Then the guy next door, Iori, is actually a demon..."

Demons are enemies.

An abominable species who were opponents of war and killed many human beings.

The adventurers blues to the fact that it's been right next door before.

"So, but... those guys, they're fighting the Flaming Demon General? How could that be..."

"Maybe he's on our side."

"No, if you defeat the Flaming Demon General, we'll be the next ones to kill you...!?"

In the eyes of seeing the two of them, fear mixes.

The atmosphere of evil began to drift.

"Calm down! Those two have helped us so far!"

"That could have had some purpose!?"

The adventurers deny Misha's words and fall into suspicious darkness.

Misha herself was surprised by Elfi's identity.

I never thought she was a demon.

"How about launching an attack on those two for every Flaming Demon General right now! Now that we're distracted by each other, we might be able to kill them both!"

A man in a full-face helmet finally came up with such a suggestion.

No one immediately endorsed the boulder, but his mental state to the two deteriorates rapidly.

Eventually, one conclusion was drawn.

"Put the two of you down and run away from this place"

With his strength drained, he'll be tough to get out of the labyrinth alive.

But it's better than being here.

It was when I made that decision and the adventurers tried to escape.

――――!!

The Flaming Demon General abruptly changed his target.

A pitch-black shell is unleashed against the backs of the adventurers who tried to escape.

That's when the adventurers peeled their eyes off at that dazzling calorie.

"-" Heavy crushing ""

The downpouring gravity knocked the shells off to the ground.

It was the "explosion" that was supposed to be the Demon Nation that made it.

She saved them with a demonic eye when they were about to devour the attack.

"He... now"

"Did you help us...?"

The adventurers stop at a situation where the Demons helped them.

If we were going to kill ourselves, we wouldn't have had to take refuge here and now.

I should have killed him.

"You're a demon...? How so?"

No one could answer the whining overflowed by one of the adventurers.

... disadvantage.

The battle against the Flaming Demon General has begun and has passed far enough.

In due course, it would have been a good time when Elfi had already shot all his magic eyes.

However, it has consumed its magic for the Devil's Eye because it has sheltered the adventurer who tried to escape.

You elphi......

"LUOOOOO!!"

You must have seen the Devil's Eye attack and realized Elphi was dangerous.

The Flaming Demon General is slowly becoming more focused on Elphi.

I saw a gradual build-up of fatigue on Elfi's face preventing it.

"- Huh."

Approaching the Flaming Demon General, he shifts his aim from Elfi to me.

Even with the blow of the giant arm falling from the top and putting the counter in, it is bounced off by a black flame.

Quite stiff.

Still do not loosen the hand of the attack, slashing it with a repeated jade machete.

In the midst of it, he chanted and shot a "running water cannon" into the face of the Flaming Demon General.

The Flaming Demon General turns to a powerful blow all over his body.

Shoot the water, the weakness, into the face, the steep point, to the extent that it leans back...

While keeping an eye on its hardness, he struck the next hand.

Throw two demon stones at the reigning Firedemon General.

As we took our distance in the backstep, an explosion of "demons of destruction" swallowed up the Flaming Demon General.

"Le...... ohhhh!!"

The Flaming Demon General who jumped out of the smoke is alive and well.

But not intact.

Unlike the Rock Cave Dragon (Earth Dragon), the flaming giant's body is a stripping magic.

No matter how hard it is, some damage can be inflicted by a Magic attack.

Damaged Firedemon General's attack focuses on me again.

Simply as the Flaming Demon General approaches, a considerable amount of heat burns his skin.

Though defended by magic, I feel my health gradually lost.

Until Elfi releases his demonic eye, we'll have to do something about it.

"" Acceleration (accelerator) ""

Magic that increases agility.

Even if you step up the movement, the giant body of the Flaming Demon General comes after you.

So I increased my speed yet another step.

"" Double acceleration (accelerator double) ""

I felt my whole body twitch.

If you give it agility, that's all the load on your body.

To impossible exercise, bones and muscles are screaming.

"Ohhhhhhhhhh!!"

Moving through impossibility, flirting with the Flaming Demon General.

Slash him with a jade knife from all directions and shoot a "running water cannon" in the back of his head.

In an attempt to capture me, the Flaming Demon General leaps forward and unleashes sorcery.

Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop.

"Kuha..."

While spitting blood, he continued to attack the Flaming Demon General.

Maintain a rate at which the Flaming Demon General is likely to be caught and can't be caught so that he can cut off his paralysis and not use massive magic.

While doing that calculation, I don't fail to be wary that the adventurer won't betray me or that Bertoga won't show up.

My brain is going to burn out.

"But..."

That's over, too.

Elphi sends a signal with full magic.

"Keep shooting!!"

"- Huh!!"

At the next moment, my vision stained the Red Lotus.

Eat the demon eye and the flaming demon general's body explodes.

The blast also reaches me when I jump backstep.

"-" Devil's Destruction Seizure (Il Atalaxia) ""

Shield adjusted for use with even the magic of your hand.

It consumes all the demonic stones that can be used at the same time and the majority of the demonic power in your body and activates them.

The demonization blockade prevented the blast from pushing.

The Flaming Demon General, who lost most of his body, falls to the ground.

The flames went out and the black flesh beneath them became dewy.

――――――

An ear-splitting terminator.

Leaving an unpleasant cry to call something, the Flaming Demon General was doomed.

Defeated the Demon General.

But Bertoga didn't come out.

What's that supposed to mean?

What the hell is he doing?

I look around with my nerves strained, but I don't see him.

The only ones here are Elphi and the adventurers who are solidifying near the entrance to the room.

Is there no Bertoga?

That's the moment to relax.

"Giggyyyyyyy!!"

Magma river flowing in the back of the room.

From it, a flaming dragon popped up with a high cry.

"You were still there...... ugh!!"

Due to double acceleration, your health is drained severely.

He wants to keep his margin, but he's tight on boulders to deal with even Flame Dragon.

Flaming dragon opens his mouth and tries to release his braces.

I have no choice.

It was time to get ready to intercept.

"… Liberation (Purge)"

Gotton and I heard something fall to the ground.

Looking back, a man I didn't know stood.

It is not Bertoga.

But the armor that's falling on the ground belongs to that whole body of armor that's been tangling with us so many times.

Take off your helmet, cage hands, armor, all your gear, and a man sets up a great sword.

"... thirty seconds."

The moment I squealed like that, the man's magic blew away.

"Nah..."

The man steps on the scaffold and jumps big.

Ahead is the flaming dragon trying to release the braces.

To a man approaching, a flaming dragon tried to change his aim for a moment.

"Raaaa!!"

A man's sword broke a flaming dragon.

A flaming dragon in two falls to the ground, scattering blood.

Late, a man landed on the ground.

There is silence in the room.

There were no more signs of demons.

With a rough breath, a man turns his gaze here.

The adventurers are coming towards us, too.

…………

With that in mind, I entered a state of war.

Apparently, that man had some spare time.

Other adventurers may still have those who can array.

"Elfi."

…………

The adventurers have learned that Elfi is a demon tribe.

I don't trust you.

If it gets leaked outside, it'll be a hassle.

If we're gonna end this, we're here now.

One of the adventurers opened his mouth as he was so vigilant.

"- Thanks for the help. Thanks."

is……?

The other adventurers continue to say things as they are distracted.

"You're both amazing! How dare you defeat the Flaming Demon General!"

"Hey, did you say Io!? Your move sucked!"

"" Blast "! That was the coolest! I'm in love!"

I can beat you up, thank you.

Everyone calls out to us in a favorable manner.

No hostility.

"What..."

You must have found out Elfi was a demon.

Then why don't you attack me?

If he abandons his sheltered gratitude and captures the Demons, he'll get paid, won't he?

"Apparently, you didn't have to get your hands dirty."

"Yes, no..."

In confusion, an earlier man walked in.

That's right.

This guy's been messing with us.

You're going to expose yourself here and attack me.

"I'm sorry about what I've done."

That's what I thought, and the guy's been bowing his head at us.

"And I'm sorry I'm late for my assistant knife. That giant's blow had me passed out."

"Hmm... you, exorcism"

Look at the man, that's what Elfi said.

Exorcism.

A disease rarely developed by those who possess a lot of magic.

Always from the body, they say, releases magic.

"Oh. I have to wear armor to keep my magic down. If I take it off, I can only fight for a few dozen seconds or so."

Yet again, the man wears armor.

…………

No one here is hostile to us.

The adventurers flock to Elfi, even though they know they are demonic.

Out of the way, Elfi is making a scene.

"Totally... what the hell are those guys"

Elfi is back.

The man put his armor back on and then apologized again, "I'm sorry," he said.

The man's name seems to be Zorkin.

An A-rank adventurer.

"I couldn't forgive my child for fighting."

That's what he said.

Apparently he had two children.

The child became an adventurer, he said, admiring Zorkin.

"... what happened?"

"... he's dead. Both of us."

With a remorseful look, the man said.

"So I really want to make it stop when I see those guys and guys close in age doing adventurers. But... I was wrong. I'm sorry."

Deeply bowing your head, Zolkin.

It was when I tried to open my mouth to that appearance.

- Then I'll get you to that kid right away.

Zugan, I heard a noise.

Zorkin, who was standing right in front of me, blows up.

And I stuck it in the elphi that stood ahead of me.

"... ku!?"

Alas, Elfi took Zolkin.

"I took it."

To Elphi, whose physical movement stopped, a flame-wrapped gold rod swung down.

Zorkin and Elfi, the two make unpleasant noises with Gushari and clash against the wall.

"Oh... what are you doing?"

It was an adventurer wearing a full-face helmet who attacked the two of them.

A surrounding adventurer leaks a grumpy voice.

A man takes off his helmet.

At that moment, he made a noise, and the man's body deformed.

"" Armor of Humanization ". I just used a very rare Magic Grant. Nobody noticed."

Man over three meters.

Shallow black skin, rocky muscles, and horns growing on your head.

"Oh, it's been a long time - Amatu"

Finally.

Once, a traitor who poisoned me.

Bertoga was there.