One shadow that flies straight through the lush, clear sky. Nere's calm voice came from behind Ted, who was squinting and observing it.
"Is that not a grinder?"
Silence for a moment. Aldis's gaze is pointed at a point in the sky.
It is known that birds appearing on this meadow vary in size, and there are more than ten species. However, except for the carnivorous Killerbird and the Watcher, both are small birds less than 50 centimeters in length. The shadows in the eyes of the Aldis are at least invisible to small birds, but different from killer birds and observer silhouettes. In other words, it is not the shadow that you usually see on the meadow.
The next moment, Ted's voice broke the silence.
"Preparing for battle! Norris! Can you raise the wolf smoke?"
"I'm preparing now!"
"Orphelia! Keep an eye on the sky! Aldis and Nere are ready to intercept!"
Tense air flows at the party.
Smoke "Ted, I'm up there!"
Orphelia notices a smoke that began to rise from another location.
"That's a discovery reward!"
Already, another unit appears to have smoked a grinder. Two wolves are visible to the north. Smoke began to rise in other places one after another. Reports of the discovery will definitely have reached each party.
"The problem is where to get down ..."
To make sure, Aldis misses out on the short sword. The shadows that nailed Aldis's gaze, ignoring them, flew straight east, and died shortly afterwards.
"It's the direction of the main unit, there is."
As Ted pointed out, there was a main unit ahead of the shadow. Since the main squad consists of three squads, it has more strength than other squads. But given his troop quality, I didn't think I could repel the grinder.
"What do you do? I think the load is too heavy for the greenhouse soldiers."
Orphelia pressed Ted for a decision.
"In advance, I guess, 'I'm going to help the army that's engaged quickly .'..."
The problem is that it is very unlikely that it will be in time. You may be able to rush to the next unit or to the next unit. However, if the grinder had flown to the main unit, it would be very late from here.
"I'll be chasing you anyway!"
I don't know where the grinder will land. The Ted and others begin a hurry towards the newly rising smoke.
"Ted, I'll go first."
In short, Aldis started running in "" before asking for a reply.
After Ted's yelling, he heads east at an unusual speed. Diagonally behind Aldis was the Nere, who naturally followed with a "walk".
They overtake two squads on the way, and take thirty minutes to catch the main unit.
"Damage is occurring."
Nere said in a simple expression.
It seems that the main unit has already entered the battle with the grinder, and it can be seen that it is confused in the distance. There are no formations and no formations, and soldiers wielding a spear. A captain on horseback who can't give any instructions right and left. In the melee situation, they couldn't fire arrows, and nearly half of the corps had become bowers.
As the Aldis approach, soldiers fall one after another. At the center is a grinder, a giant that stands at 3 meters tall.
Thick horns like buffalo grow on the left and right on the head reminiscent of birds of prey. The upper body was covered in feathers, had arms with three sharp claws, and left and right arms with larger wings than the fuselage. The lower body is supported by four strong horse legs, with the tail wrapped in hair swaying in between.
Spread your wings as the grinder scares you. Its size is such that a soldier with a spear looks like a baby. The winged monster, aiming at a spearman, raises a sharp, pointed claw.
"Unpalatable"
Aldis is already within reach of sword magic, but Aldis does not want to use sword magic in front of the convoy. Of course, I don't want to have useless deaths if I can, but I don't want to show them to the soldiers who aren't acquainted with the commander of the army.
Hesitating While Aldis was in a moment, a dagger was thrown diagonally from behind into the grinder. Nere.
"Help!"
Aldis greets him briefly and rushes into the grinder with momentum. Nere's dagger pierced the grinder's arm and stopped for a moment. Jumping into it, Aldis enters and casts an attack spell along with a physical barrier without chanting.
Purgatory Flame "Furious red is born in the trajectory of intense flame and breathes of old dragons!"
Flames appear from both hands raised by Aldis and are released into the grinder.
But when the grinder kicks the ground vigorously with four horse legs, he leaps largely sideways and dodges from the line of fire. In the aftermath of the fire, some of the feathers covering the upper body of the grinder were scorched.
"Titty"
Aldis inadvertently patted. This backfired by narrowing the range and launching it upwards so that the surrounding soldiers were not involved.
"Queen!"
The injured grinder must have identified Aldis as a dangerous opponent. Immediately evacuating into the air, magically creating a storm around Aldis.
Wind pressure stormed the soldiers, comparable to the high-class magic of a skilled sorcerer, Retsujin no Blade. Aldis tries to deploy a magic barrier, and realizes that a solid barrier has already been set up around the area.
"Nere?"
Aldis was defending himself while he was facing the grinder. Immediately switch consciousness and look at where the grinder is.
But when Aldis found the grinder, it had already fled to the sky. There are all sorts of ways to get rid of it without your eyes, but you don't want to see it here. Glance The grinder flew away to the west after Aldis and others.
"Not good ..."
There are Teds in the direction of the grinder. That's fine if he flees back to the Canobis Mountains. But to the west, besides Ted, there are soldiers and mercenaries, as well as hawkers and travelers on the highways.
"Nele! I'll follow you soon!"
It is still visible now. If you catch up in a blind spot, Aldis can do just that.
However, at that time, there was a call immediately calling out Aldis who was trying to chase with "Floating".
"Wait! The injured person's treatment is first! You're a magician. Can't heal magic? If not, use a remedy to treat the seriously injured immediately!"
A man, likely a commander on a horse, told Aldis and Nere.
"I can't catch up with someone who flies in the sky anyway!"
Aldis slapped her tongue out.
Certainly you will not normally be able to catch up with monsters flying in the sky. But Aldis and Nere can do it. Probably will catch up now.
"Hurry for the injured! The platoon leader should reorganize his squad! Get ready and follow the platoon!"
Aldis swallowed the words, saying you were stupid.
Tachikatsu Even though this unit has the largest number of people, there is no way that other units consisting of squads can be formed. Even if they join with other squads, it is likely that each one will be destroyed at the same size as the main unit.
In the first place, there is too much staffing. A grinder is a dozen or twenty soldiers, not an easy opponent to stop. The commander may not know that keeping Ardis and Nere in danger would endanger the troops.
"What are you buzzing about? Take care of the injured!"
A commander-like man shouts loudly.
Originally, it was a job in which "Mystery of the White Nights" participated in keeping the territory out of sight. If you make the commander's impression bad here, there is no source or child.
"What do you do, my Lord?"
Nere comes next to Aldis and asks a question.
"It can't be helped. I'm helping the seriously wounded and looking out of the way to get out."
Looking around, a number of wounded soldiers had fallen until the Ardiss came to help. There are a few humans who are already out of the question, but some may be helpful if treatment is in time.
Flying grinders do not always strike humans. The more likely they are to get back to their territory after being hurt.
On the other hand, there are soldiers here who will lose their lives if care is delayed. Aldis's words were a compromise between the possibility of danger and the seriously injured in front of them, weighing the two.
Aldis and others provide their remedies and look for opportunities while helping to make the treatment less visible. Eventually, as the units began to regain order, they quickly withdrew from the commander's eyes without notice, and rushed westward through the desert grasslands.