Chapter 173 – 8-Beast Flood (3)
The preparations were swift and new information came in.
According to the new information, the demons ran through the entire Lillit family and filled up the surroundings of the Lillit family.
I didn’t know the exact goal, but it wasn’t difficult to infer that the demonic beasts had no intention of attacking the Lillit family.
And in this situation, the knights led by Asuna were unfortunately not allowed to accompany them, so the burden of number increased.
It is a painful loss that the meat shield to be used is gone at a point where it is impossible to accurately observe the total number of monsters.
Even so, even if I took my party, the person who would take issue with me would disappear.
Thanks to that, Senia and the others were able to join me.
Senia and the others, especially Russell, will be of great help to me and Asuna, and will play a major role in breaking through the monsters.
But there was one more problem.
Right now, the monsters are rampaging like crazy, and while the area around the ecliptic is still safe, safety in other areas cannot be guaranteed.
In addition, the distance between the imperial capital and the Lillit Territory could take several weeks even by riding a wagon.
Therefore, assuming that they break through the siege of the beasts, there is very little chance of safely arriving at Lillitt’s territory.
So, I decided to ask Asuna.
“By the way, Asuna. It’s difficult to get from the imperial capital to the Lillit territory. Are there any safe means?”
“That’s right. We’re the closest to the Lillit territory, yet untouched by demon beasts. We plan to move into space to the forefront of the Marquis Darius family.”
“Hmm…Then I’ll have to go to the mage tower in the imperial palace.”
“Should I guide you to the Magic Tower and leave the rest to the Archmage?”
Asuna smiled and looked behind her.
Right now, behind us is a very nervous party! Like soldiers, they were following them in a row, and Rubel’s excited expression and tense face were mixed with each other.
Even Rubel, the world’s mad bitch and the great wizard, didn’t seem to take the emperor’s edict lightly.
No, in the first place, it was only Asuna and I who were thinking about the Emperor’s order in moderation.
[Asuna-sama is the princess of this empire, and she is also full of talent, so she often faces the emperor, so she can be said to be yes… Why are you so unconcerned when receiving orders from the emperor for the first time!]
Haha! To be naive. In the first place, the man named Artel was like that from the beginning! Wouldn’t it be quicker to just give up?]
[Eight! Shut up! A pervert who only lusts for this pleasure!]
[Under! What’s wrong with a succubus who is a dark demon greedy for pleasure!]
‘Shut up!’
I forcibly calmed down the two swords that were about to make a fuss again with my magical power, and looked back at the kids behind me.
“It’s good for everyone to be nervous, but let’s relax. As soon as we are moved, we have to break through the siege of the monsters and enter the Lillit family.
“Ugh, yes! Got it! Brother!”
“Uuuuu”
Everyone is so nervous that they react hard.
In this state, the reaction may be slow when piercing the demon beast, and you may not be able to properly listen to my instructions.
That’s why I said let’s play a simple game to relieve tension.
“Game? What is it, Artel oppa?”
“Suddenly, let’s play a game? As expected. The general doesn’t have any tension even in this situation. It’s amazing!”
Senia and Mist seemed to agree somehow, and Rubel and Ruri didn’t say anything, so they decided to understand it as an agreement.
And finally, Russell and Asuna.
“It’s a game… I see. It sounds like it’ll be fun, so let’s try it.”
“… I agree.”
Russell blushes shyly and speaks briefly, but it seems that he has already fallen for me severely.
Anyway, after receiving the word from the party, I explained about the game.
“It’s simple. After we’ve been recognized, we have to make the biggest contribution when we move through the army of monsters. Method problem one. There’s no such thing as a limit! Everyone just has to do it in their own way! And as a reward, we’ll give you one thing you want. I mean, in my name.”
When I said that, the children’s eyes slowly started to light up.
I am the heir of the Shine family, and the Shine family is famous for its enormous wealth among nobles.
In addition, I have the personal knowledge that I know, so I can fulfill any request, no matter how difficult it is.
And if you do, you literally just have to ‘listen’.
In other words, I have nothing to lose, and the kids are burning with enthusiasm and the tension is automatically relieved, so it’s a good deal.
[… Garbage. I knew it, but to use a girl’s romance in such a way…]
[Whoops! It should come out like that! Artel has to come out like that!]
‘Shut up. They’re both mouth-watering and salty!’
After cutting off Claus Solas and Darkness before it gets noisy again, we arrive at the Mage’s Tower.
The magic tower was incredibly long and huge.
It was clear that the size of the tower surpassed the size of the tower he had seen in his previous life, and the walls that supported it and exuded tremendous magical power were not made of ordinary materials.
“I see… This is the Mage Tower. It’s so filthy and big…”
“This is the ecliptic. And it’s not an exaggeration to say that this Mage Tower is home to the famous wizards of the empire. It’s only natural that it’s this size.”
“Let’s go in and move faster than that!”
As we admired the magic tower, Rubel took my hand and led me inside.
The inside of the Mage Tower was very crowded, and at the same time numerous wizards were busy moving.
Probably, it would be necessary to investigate the flood of demon beasts, restore magic, massacre demon beasts, build defenses, etc., So you have to suffer.
Seriously, we came in and went to that important teleport facility, but no one would care about us. No matter how much Rubel is there, the fact that no one cares about us is proof that they are that busy and can’t afford it.
Anyway, it’s good that we can use the equipment without any restrictions or complicated procedures.
“Good! Here it is!”
Rubel quickly found a teleport facility and began manipulating it with magic.
When I saw it, it seemed to set the coordinates of movement.
“By the way, the teleport device is the first since then.”
“I see… The first time I rode this in the ecliptic was really… Uuuuu
… Terrible!”
Senia recalled the incident to herself and held onto her stomach as if her stomach was aching, making her tremble.
And Mist didn’t say anything, but his complexion must have remained in his mind for quite some time.
I also didn’t remember that time very well, so I grabbed my throbbing head for a moment and calmed down my breathing.
And while we were doing it, Rubel quickly finished her preparations, approached us, and activated her device.
“Okay! I’m ready! Now let’s go!”
“What!? Go, suddenly!?”
“Haha! It’s best to get used to it by going through this many times!”
We were taken aback, but Rubel just turned everything on, and I hurriedly touched my head.
We temporarily manipulated the parts of the brain related to motion sickness so that we would not feel motion sickness, and at the same time we were transported by light.
A feeling of floating around the body and a wild trembling felt in the body at the same time. As time passed, the tremors gradually subsided and the feeling of floating disappeared.
When I opened my eyes, I saw… It was an abyss.
“Secure the walls!”
“Archer! Fire all the arrows!”
“The wizard’s support!”
There were soldiers who thoroughly defended the wall and dealt with the beasts clinging to the wall in large quantities, and knights who held swords and cut the beasts in two under the wall.
And at the same time, as we appeared, some of the Witchbeasts started to attack us.
In response, Nina stood in front of her party and immediately emitted a wide range of electromagnetic waves to locate them.
“First of all, the location is exactly down!”
Our current position is exactly the bottom of the Lilith family. Now you just have to soar upwards.
“Hey! I’m moving fast from now on! Follow me!”
“Okay! Brother!”
“Everyone follow Artel! I’ll take the back!”
At my cry, Asuna was the first to get behind me! She joined, and then, as Asuna had the guys who still couldn’t figure out the situation behind me, she herself started to watch her back.
The knights and soldiers around us looked puzzled as if they had finally found us, but I continued to lead the party and ran towards the forest where the beasts were running.
Now is the really important moment.
“Then I will break through the road!”
I raised a bolt of lightning and pulled out the scattered helmets, armors, and dozens of swords.
Fortunately, it was a weapon with excellent electrical conductivity.
“Hey… Let’s go!”
Helmet and armor. Sword-like metals began to turn orange as they were entangled in the enormous lightning I emitted.
Then, while emitting enormous heat, it became a railgun bullet and was fired.
Aaaaa!!!
All of the dozens of railguns flew at a speed that exceeded the speed of sound, and the bullets melted at a certain distance, but their power was unmatched and a huge passage was created in the forest.
It was a path made of soil and stones that melted while emitting tremendous heat because it was created by a railgun, but thanks to that, the monsters around us couldn’t attack it, so we decided to move there mercilessly.
