119 - - the response of a remote country

It was Sola who stepped forward.

She looked up at the sky, holding up her favorite staff as if she was protecting Yuril who was chanting a prayer.

The girl's eyes were wide open, and in the blink of an eye, she saw a great spear approaching.

Just as the mass of iron, filled with murderous intent, was about to pierce the girl, a surge of magical power surged from Sola's body.

--

The first spear is held in midair and collides with the other one, which comes flying just a few moments later.

With a hard thud, the second spear turns to go to the ground.

It was this timing that Sola was trying to discern until the very last moment.

The girl nodded her head in satisfaction as she dismissed the two spears with a single magic move.

"Sleep fast, sleep well--."

The magic technique, completed in the time Sora had earned, was unleashed on the bloodshot-eyed monster.

The sudden drop in body temperature brought on an irresistible drowsiness to the orcs.

The three Orcs immediately stop moving.

However, one of them, whose arms had been cut off, immediately started to move with a rough snort.

The lone awakened orc bared his fangs in an attempt to bite Thor on the ground beside him.

The strong jaws of the monster would have taken the whole bone with just one bite.　

Thor quickly lifts his shoulder to strike the orc who has been aiming at his neck.

The monster's mandible is thrust up, and it lets out a short gasp as it is thrown off its posture.

A moment later, Thor's body is swapped in a fluid motion and he moves to the orc's back.

The white blade flashed through the gap between the spine and the ribs and pierced precisely through the heart.

The orc dies in an instant.

But even as it lies dead, the monster makes a last stand.

It spurts out a large amount of blood from its mouth.

The reddish-black blood sprays down on its slumbering comrades.

Orcs, one by one, awakened by the hot liquid on their faces, exhale fiercely through their noses.

The monsters let out a roar of fury as they realized that their brethren were dead.

One of them opens its arms and closes in on Thor, trying to grab him.

The thick arm extended out, and was quickly met by a sword point.

However, the sword stopped with half of its flesh left, perhaps because it was running out of top speed.

The tip of the spear suddenly thrusts out from the orc's flank.

It seems that another orc had picked up the spear from the ground before we knew it.

Thor is impressed by the orc, whose wall of flesh cleverly hides the movements of his companions.

But this was no time for praise.

Thor easily let go of the sword, which was firmly embedded in his arm and would not move, and he jumped back and twisted around.

The tip of the spear pierced the sky as he rubbed his body.

The orcs lifted their snouts in triumph as Thor barely avoided the attack and was left empty-handed.

"Bloom with your foe!

However, Ulil and the others in the rear did not sit idly by and watch the situation.

They had already set up their next magic move.

However, the does not activate unless a monster steps on it.

Moreover, Thor, who had been concentrating on the monsters in front of him all along, had no way of knowing the location of the trap.

Thor's body slides down to attract the two attacking monsters.

Somehow, he ends up at the place where the , which he should not have known, is located.

Thor, who is just barely holding off the attack, is struck by the spear of an Orc who has stepped forward.

At the same time, another one comes at him with a powerful body slam.

Just when it seems there is no way to escape, the lured orc successfully steps through the trap.

Pillars of ice curl up at a tremendous speed.

The one that rushes into the trap is quickly covered in frost crystals.

And the ice, woven by magic, does not even miss the spear.

The orc struggles to let go of his freezing weapon, but his already cold and sticking palms refuse to listen.

The cold air continues to flow through the spear, enveloping the monster's entire body.

Thor, who had been exposed to the intense cold wind up close, finally exhaled longingly, his skin instantly hardening back to its original state.

"Phew, even three of them are pretty tough."

"Good work, Mr. Thor."

"Oh, look at you, look at you!"

Moe rushes to the scene and starts dancing in a strange verse in front of the icy, lifeless orc.

No, you can't eat this one, it's a subhuman.

"Is that so, To-chan? But you never know until you try everything!

"Sometimes you can tell before you try. What's wrong?　Sora."

Thor asked in a quizzical voice to the girl who was silently touching his flank.

Sola looks up, her face beaming with relief.

"I was wondering if you were okay where the spear hit you. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Ah, this armor is quite a piece of work. You're a real master."

The new armor, rock lizard scale leather armor, seemed to be quite effective.

Thor nods his head in satisfaction as he quickly confirms its performance and pulls out a knife for dismantling.

He approaches the orc, which is lying on the ground with its heart pierced, and places the blade against its neck.

"I knew it, you eat meat!

"Here, your favorite one."

"Oh, Ohanamaru's rice!"

Thor pulled out a clear stone, slightly darkened, from a slit he had cut open.

It was a magic stone of the eighth grade.

"Oh, what are you going to do with this bracelet?　Thor-chan."

"I heard it's made of red iron, so I'd like to take it home with me."

"...... is a little too heavy."

"The search is our first priority, so let's just give up for now."

"Hmmm, what a waste!"

Saralisa was thinking back to the previous battle as she watched the group, who had made it through the first battle without a hitch and continued their conversation in an easygoing manner.

She was not surprised at Thor's skill with the sword and his body movements.

It was the other three who were on her mind.

Sora's incredible skills such as and were unique in the current battle.

But what is noteworthy is the girl's concentration and gallantry that kept her from flinching to the limit against the flying spears.

Her calmness, which is rarely seen in a girl of her age, can only be attributed to the fact that she has had a great deal of experience.

And Yuril's magic skill was enough to put three orcs to sleep at the same time.

Moreover, I have never seen him finish off a subhuman of intermediate level or above by putting him on ice.

What is even more frightening is that there is no sign that he has exhausted his magical power after such a feat.

Finally, Moe.

From the beginning to the end, I just watched.

Even now, he is just running around the orcs, looking very proud of himself.

But Saralisa had a hunch that this innocent child was not only responsible for finding monsters.

Unbeknownst to the guide, Moe had secretly shown his vision to Thor for a brief moment during the battle earlier.

Moreover, it was just as Yuril finished his second chant.

This allowed Thor to know the location of the trap behind him.　

Saralisa, who was staring at the four men, became more and more convinced.