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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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The arrows rained down like a sudden, torrential downpour.
“Whoa, that’s insane.”
May, having finished moving the supplies, stared in awe at Eris’s barrage of arrows.
The tide of battle could be turned by the power of a single person.
Eris, the Guardian, was that powerful, that destructive.
Of course, it helped that the ancient magical beasts were still lingering at the edge of the forest, not yet fully engaged in the battle.
Regardless, the arrival of the knights and Eris’s one-woman army’s rear support were proving effective.
“Damn, we’re going to lose at this rate.”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
Eve sighed beside her, shaking her head.
How could ordinary academy students possibly defeat the Guardian of Yggdrasil, the strongest elf?
“But I could use my charm and sex appeal to…”
“Oh, is that what you were aiming for? But… do you even have sex appeal?”
“Your boobs are impressive, I’ll give you that.”
May grumbled, annoyed by Eve’s teasing. Eve let out a dubious chuckle, and May, exaggerating her movements, turned and walked away.
“Let’s go, we have to move the wounded.”
“It would be shocking if Daniel chose you in the end.”
“You act all timid, but you’re quite bold with your words.”
May and Eve headed towards the battlefield, retrieving the injured and carrying them to safety.
“That man’s leg seems injured.”
“You’re right. I’ll go get him.”
“No, I’ll go. I don’t have these burdens weighing me down. You prepare for transport!”
Despite the danger of venturing into the heart of the battle, May reinforced her body with mana and dashed forward.
She had initially questioned why a mere student like herself was involved in this situation, but seeing the knights risking their lives to protect the kingdom and the continent, she couldn’t stand idly by.
“M-Mother! Mother!”
A fallen Holy Knight, his legs seemingly devoured by a magical beast, crawled on the ground, calling for his mother.
May had expected him to call upon his god, but they were all human after all.
“Let’s go see your mother!”
May roughly bandaged his legs, stuffed a piece of candy in his mouth, removed his armor, and hoisted him onto her back. Even with mana reinforcement, carrying a fully armored knight was too much.
Just then…
“You look delicious.”
“Huh?”
A shadow fell over the already darkened sky.
May looked up and saw an ancient magical beast with demonic horns and bat wings looking down at her.
“I haven’t had a fresh, young woman in a while. I’m quite excited.”
“……”
May froze, fear paralyzing her. She had never felt so terrified before.
“A virgin? Are you a virgin? An exquisite delicacy!”
The ancient beast cackled, and May, forcing herself to move, managed to speak despite the overwhelming fear.
“I’m taken, asshole!”
She exhaled and ran.
With the injured knight on her back, she couldn’t run at full speed, but she refused to abandon him.
“Huff… huff…”
“Yes, run! A fleeing prey is…”
Boom!
A spell struck the beast’s elongated face.
Eve, seeing May being chased, had fired a spell, but she was a scholar, not a battle mage. Her magic was more theoretical than practical.
The effect was minimal.
“Oh, you look delectable too!”
The beast, initially enraged by Eve’s attack, licked its lips as it saw her face.
A chill ran down Eve’s spine, but she continued to fire distracting spells, determined to protect May.
“Hehehe! More! Your magic reeks of your lust!”
“That’s one sick bastard!”
Magic had no scent.
May felt a wave of disgust towards the ancient magical beast and continued to run.
She knew the beast could kill them at any moment, but she had no other choice.
“Ugh!”
A groan escaped the beast’s mouth. The rain of arrows that had been covering the battlefield now focused solely on him.
He stumbled and fell, but he managed to deploy a defensive spell, blocking Eris’s arrows.
“You bitch!”
Trapped in the relentless barrage, the beast could only scream and desperately gather mana to defend himself.
“Wow, I almost fell for you!”
May, grateful for Eris’s intervention, reached Eve and together they carried the injured knight to safety.
With the wide-ranging arrow barrage gone, the other magical beasts grew bolder, but Eris had decided to prioritize eliminating the ancient magical beasts whenever possible.
Seeing the beast’s resilient magic, Eris gritted her teeth, focusing her power.
“Hahaha! Belton! Look at you, struggling against a mere elf!”
The oni with the drums at his waist stepped forward.
He began to pound on his drums like a one-man band, sparks flying from his clubs.
“Belton has drawn the elf’s attention! Let’s go, let’s go!”
The ancient magical beasts had been hesitant to advance because they didn’t want to become the target of Eris’s attacks.
Now, with the lecherous demon named Belton drawing her fire, they could move freely.
‘Was that a mistake?’
Eris hesitated, then shook her head.
If she hadn’t dealt with Belton, he would have not only killed May and Eve but also disrupted the entire battlefield.
Elise, wielding her curved golden sword, charged forward on horseback to confront the advancing oni.
The five-colored light emanating from her ring empowered her sword, but…
The oni blocked her attack with his clubs.
“Heh, quite the feisty little lady.”
Despite the added force of the horse’s charge, the oni was impressed by the girl’s strength.
However, he had no intention of engaging in a direct confrontation.
Lightning crackled.
Elise quickly retreated, but the yellowish lightning from the oni’s clubs spread across the ground, striking her horse. She apologized to her mount as she jumped off.
The lightning arced towards the knights behind her. They quickly turned their horses, narrowly avoiding the attack, but a wall of lightning now separated Elise from her forces.
“This is… a bit dangerous.”
She remembered Apviel, the King of Insects, whom she had observed during the festival. He had been incredibly powerful.
Apviel was strong, but Elise instinctively knew this oni was even stronger.
The demon and the oni weren’t the only ones moving.
The Mihwang and the red serpent also joined the fray.
They toyed with the knights, killing them with disdain, as if they were mere insects. Even the strongest knights felt like insignificant bugs before the overwhelming power of the ancient magical beasts.
Eris, who could barely hold back the demon, gritted her teeth, searching for a solution.
As always, he appeared at the most unexpected time and place.
A blue light descended from deep within the forest.
Adriana, who had been firing spells with her staff, let out a cry of delight.
“Finally!”
The Grand Witch had assumed he couldn’t reach them from the beast-kin kingdom, but she had been wrong.
When Adriana had first used warp magic to send him after the Priestess of Time and the controlled Kurika, she had given him her ring.
She had intended for him to use it to escape if his life was in danger, but…
“He never uses it that way.”
Just like when he had annihilated the Tudogs, he was using her ring to crush his enemies.
Even from a distance, his arrival sent a wave of oppressive force across the battlefield.
The ancient magical beasts, who had been reveling in their slaughter, turned their attention towards the forest, sensing the immense power emanating from within.
“Screech!”
The red serpent shrieked, its mouth wide open, a display of fear unlike anything the emotionless creature had shown before.
“Interesting.”
The oni facing Elise gritted his teeth, taking a deep breath. He felt the same sense of dread he had experienced when facing… him.
“The King…?”
The Mihwang, who had been determined to claim the throne with the Tyrant and King gone, his voice trembled slightly.
He had expressed regret at not being able to fight them, but his tail instinctively curled between his legs.
From within the dark depths of the forest…
A new king was approaching.
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