Chapter 45 – Behemoth (1)
After 3 weeks and 1 day after leaving Elysium, Grindella’s adventure group finally faced the Beast King Behemoth they were targeting.
“Is that right, Uncle?”
“… Yes. It will fit.”
The characteristics of the Behemoth in front of you almost matched the characteristics handed down as stories or illustrations in literature.
But even so, there was a reason why Grindella dared to ask Marius next to her.
“Then that… Are you really living things?”
The size of the Behemoth was obviously huge, but compared to other giant monsters, it wasn’t that big.
Four large and thick legs reminiscent of an elephant’s legs, 10m in length and about 30m in length, supported the huge and heavy body.
His head was shaped like a whale I once saw in a book, and two huge golden horns sprouted from his forehead.
Static electricity crackled from the blue fur that covered her entire body, and not only that, but black thunderclouds floating around her body and above her head, as if thunder were about to strike at any moment.
“… Uncle.”
“Yes, Princess.”
“I am withdrawing right now. That… It’s not a monster that we can win alone.”
Grindella came here with the intention of accepting some loss, but from the moment she saw the Behemoth, her determination and willingness to fight disappeared like snow.
“… All right. Turn the power horse head. Withdraw immediately!”
If there was a fuss over three weeks of searching for a beast, there would be at least one unpleasant sound, but Marius obediently listened to the order.
As Grindella realized, Marius realized from the moment he saw the Behemoth.
That the legends that accompany Behemoth’s name are not lies.
However, unlike Grindera and Marius, who realized the gap between peers at once, one of the adventurers who lacked skills said.
“Are you just going back here? It sure looks strong, but it’s a bit hard to give up now…”
“It’s not possible. If we attack the Behemoth here, we will all be annihilated.”
It was a completely different story to sacrifice inevitably and to suffer a dog’s death without meaning.
“Still…”
“You might get impatient when you think of the people who must be floating around each country, but calm down. You are also the people of Azul Kingdom, whom I must embrace and love. We cannot let that precious life be lost in vain in a place like this.”
When Allen Bout said that, the adventurer eventually gave up and turned his back on his words.
“Then we take the Behemoth!!”
Grindella and other adventurers turned their heads at the voice coming from far away, and unknown adventurers were running towards them, raising dust.
‘Did he follow me from afar?’
I wonder if he had been chasing after the adventurer’s guild since he returned to the adventurer’s guild.
Before Grindella could even shout that it should be dried quickly, the magic cast by an adventurer in the party flew toward the Behemoth.
– Whiiing!
A huge fireball flew toward the Behemoth in a red trajectory, touched the Behemoth’s body, and exploded with a roar.
When the fireball exploded, the adventurers shouted for joy at the black smoke that rose and then activated their magic.
“Stop!! You have to stop right now!!”
Despite Grindella’s appeal, the adventurers of Elysium did not stop and continued to fire magic.
The magic each shot was a sight that would have been admirable if it weren’t for this situation, but there was a Behemoth at the end of the trajectory, so I couldn’t even laugh.
“Ha…”
Eventually, as the magicians ran out of strength, the baptism of magic came to an end.
“These crazy bastards… What the hell have you done?!”
“What? Even if it’s a legendary beast, do you think he’ll survive even after doing this?”
Even when one of Grindella’s subordinates shouted that, the adventurer who hadn’t grasped the situation just laughed and said that.
However, as soon as the smoke began to blow along with the wind that suddenly blew, the adventurers’ expressions hardened like masks.
“… Uh?”
Who was it that made that sound?
It looked like Grindelana or one of her adventurers under her command, and she seemed like one of the adventurers who had suddenly intruded.
The Behemoth’s blue fur, exposed after the smoke passed through, was not burned, and there was not a single trace of scorch.
Even Grindel, who dried the adventurers, thought that since she had shot her magic like that, there would be at least one scorched mark.
No matter how legendary it may be, it is still a creature, so if it touches fire, it can be expected that its hair will be scorched.
However, as you can see, the Behemoth was intact without a trace of scorch, let alone a scar.
“Gooooo!!”
“Hi-eeing!!”
As the Behemoth let out a roar, thunder began to rumble from the thunderclouds surrounding the Behemoth and the thunderclouds floating overhead.
The sound of thunder and its majestic roar frightened the trained horses into a rampage.
As the horse was startled, a few adventurers fell off the horse, but only Grindella looked at the Behemoth approaching her with trembling eyes.
“I guess… It failed to hurt, but seemed to succeed in attracting attention.”
Marius, who was always full of energy despite his age, had a low and melancholy voice.
Grindella nodded at Marius’ words and spoke in a lower voice.
“… Uncle, please lead the members and get out of here.”
“Princess… What are you trying to do?”
“I can’t drag it all the way to town. I will draw Behemoth’s attention, move to another place, and then escape.”
Hearing this, the members shouted in amazement even more than the horse beneath them.
“It’s not possible! We’d rather go!”
“That’s right! There’s no way you can get away with something like that!”
“To die for one’s master is not a dog’s death! Please trust us…”
“No…”
Grindella, the person who said it, knew best that such a thing could not be possible.
“I have to do it here.”
But even so, as long as the cause of Behemoth’s anger was half of Grindella, Grindella had to take responsibility.
“I am very pleased with your loyalty, but… You are not strong enough to attract the Behemoth’s attention.”
It is a Behemoth that has never been scorched even after being baptized with magic by adventurers.
If you don’t have at least Grindella’s level of skill, it will be impossible to attract Behemoth’s attention.
“Now that this has happened, I will take responsibility. Uncle, come on, everyone…”
The moment Grindella said that as she turned her head towards Marius…
-Puck!
Marius’s fist, which contained an aura, plunged into Grindella’s belly.
“It’s dark… ! Su, Uncle, why…”
“You don’t faint with one shot… You grew up really well.”
When Grindella did not faint, Marius once again thrust his fist into Grindella’s stomach.
Still unable to withstand her second blow, Grindella vomited her gastric juices and collapsed onto Marius’ arms.
“… The mind to sacrifice his own body is beautiful, but that is not the mindset of a would-be king. Even if the people die, even if the knight dies, as long as the king must survive to the end.”
Marius, who put Grindella on the horse, continued to speak to the members behind him.
“I’m pulling around that guy. My last name… No, please You guys will help the princess until the end and rebuild the kingdom.”
The members responded vigorously to Marius, who turned his horse towards the Behemoth, and turned his horse in the opposite direction from Marius.
“Mr. Marius. This…”
“Huh? Ah… That magic tool.”
Wanting something, I turned my head and the adventurer who acted as Marius’ lieutenant handed over the cloak hanging from Grindella’s back and said,
“As you know, this cloak can block up to 10 lightning strikes. You can tell how many times are left by the number inside the cloak.”
Looking inside the cloak, of course, it was never used, so the number 10 was written on it.
“Thanks. Now you too, go quickly.”
“Yes! Marius! Bad luck!”
“Unlucky…”
Do you really think that you will survive in this situation?
Marius smiled and looked up at the Behemoth approaching him with a huge earth tremble.
The king of demons who rule over thunder.
I thought it was a bit exaggerated when it said that it had turned countless countries into ruins, but when I saw that majesty, I knew that the legend was the truth without any exaggeration.
‘If you knock that down… No, how strong a warrior must be for a fight to be established.’
Speaking of strong warriors, there is one person that comes to mind.
Yoa, a dark-haired young man we met on the airship.
I didn’t have a chance to show my real skills until the end, but can that young man defeat that demon?
“No… It would be impossible.”
Maybe you can do a good match, but it will be a bunch to defeat that thing.
‘But… I’m curious. What kind of skill was that?’
That day he would have put his head down in the airship and he would have gone to see his real skills.
There was nothing to be regretful about losing a life long enough to live, but it was a little regretful that he left without seeing the warrior’s skills.
“… It’s the last thing. Let’s go.”
Perhaps recognizing Marius’ determination, Marius’s horse roared bravely and rushed towards the Behemoth.
*****
“Whoa…”
A blue aura hung over Mirian’s sword as he exhaled deeply from the back of the inn.
The aura on the sword shimmered like a flame, but then changed into a sharp edge like a blade, freely changing its shape according to Mirian’s will.
After the hero went to the great library, Mirian continued to train alone like this.
It is a warrior who shows an amazing growth rate with each passing day. I couldn’t even imagine how strong he would have become since such a hero had a teacher who was superior to Yuria.
‘And… I also have Grindella work.’
Since he is a hero who dreams of revival of his country in his heart, he will surely help Grindella to subdue the Behemoth.
In order to be of any help there, the hero had to become even a little stronger during magic training.
‘By the way, what do you mean?’
Mirian’s ears, many times superior to those of ordinary humans, heard the sound of horses galloping in the distance.
“What?”
In other villages, carriages would have been used, but in this city, there were no carriages because everything was transported by floating plates.
Coming out in front of the inn, familiar faces were riding horses and running.
“Hey! Are you all adventurers of the Azul Kingdom Revival Adventure Team?”
“You are Mirian Ball!”
The adventurers who recognized Mirian slowly stopped talking and stopped in front of Mirian.
“What is it? You seem to be in a hurry.”
“That is…”
As one of the adventurers hesitantly spoke briefly, Mirian’s eyes narrowed.
“So… What are you going to do next?”
“… I don’t know that. The princess is asleep like this and the vice-captain is not there, so what the hell should I do…”
Both of them had no one to give instructions to because they hadn’t imagined when they would collapse like this.
“Then… Go quickly to the Great Library and find our party’s hero. If you tell me the circumstances at the checkpoint, they will let you through even if you are not a wizard.”
“Lord Yoa is strong, but… Will I be able to defeat that demon?”
“… Is there any other way for you guys? Leave Grindelan to me and go.”
