202 - - Cobolt attack

The beasts that had rushed across the land quickly gathered on top of the hill.

Their faces and underbellies, along with their gray fur, resemble those of dogs.

However, their upper bodies, covered with leather armor, have wide chest plates and long arms, giving them an ape-like appearance.

Looking down on Thor from a height, the beasts lifted their upper bodies one after another.

They were subhumans that looked like a combination of a dog and an ape.

These are the Kobolds that inhabit these hills.

Unlike the goblins called kobolds, they are as tall as Sisan and his men.

They do not carry weapons, but their sharp fangs and long arms that they wield with great force are said to be quite menacing.

Normally, they are grouped together in groups of about three, but they have a habit of gathering together at the first sign of something unusual because they have good ears and noses.

The monsters, which had already swarmed to nearly a dozen, let out a low roar in unison.

Moe, who is the one who has done this, says to the boy next to him in a tone of "Oh dear.

"I can't help it now, Hinck..."

"What, me?　No, I beat him. I beat him.

"If you do something fun, little kids will want to do it, too. So you adults have to be more careful."

"Yeah, don't be absurd."

"...... wind. Okay, let's go with the usual. Thor, can I leave the back to you?"

"Yeah, okay."

The exchange between Moe and Hinck seemed to instantly restore Sisan's composure.

Once his eyes were off the Kobolds on the hilltop, he looked around warily and gave quick instructions.

Thor's lips lifted slightly at the sight, and he drew his sword on several more beasts approaching from behind.

"Let's go!"

With a shout, Sisang lifts his shield and activates his usual .

It seemed that his fighting spirit had already been built up by the fang worms.

The dogs immediately came running down the hill, barking at him as he made his body as hard as a stone to incite their hostility.

Only three of them could be killed with shields at most.

Even in the face of nearly three times that number, the boy's face shows no sign of fear.

The swarm of kobolds that swarmed in, trying to engulf the shieldmen in an instant...

The lead subhuman, struck by a protruding shield, leaps into the air with his mouth wide open.

At the same time, a hooked club is swung and the second is dragged to the ground.

Some of the kobolds clung to his feet, but thanks to the effect of the stone body, Sisan did not waver in the slightest.

He kicked them off easily and stomped on them mercilessly.

He also moves his shield back and forth to create space, into which he deftly swings his cudgel.

The Kobolds, on the other hand, were not able to take advantage of their numbers at all, since they were outnumbered and outgunned by Sissan alone.

A few of them noticed this and tried to get behind the defenseless Kobolds without shields.

Immediately, a bowstring sounded.

The monsters, shot in the legs one after another by arrows, roar and turn their target to the archer boy.

But just as he is about to make his move, a whirlwind of shadows crosses from right beside him.

It is Riccar, twin swords in hand.

The two animals that had been focused on Hink fall to their knees, blood spurting from their throats.

The boy, who has his bow at the ready, moves himself in the opposite direction from Rickal.

The bowstring rings out again, and an arrow is shot into Kobold's back as he tries to chase after the red-haired swordsman.

The monster turns around with a look of anger on its face, but its eyeball is gouged out by Sissan's hooked club, which swings out from its blind spot.

Riccar's two blades return to strike the monster with a vicious blow to its neck.

Sisan's body, made strong by his special characteristics, is further enhanced by the stone body, and he is able to attract a large number of monsters with ease.

From there, Hinck maintains a certain distance from the monsters, and accurately finishes off those he can't handle.

Riccal moves around with his increased muscle strength and stirs up monsters from unexpected positions.

The triangular formation formed by the boys was playing the Kobolds at their mercy.

Then, just in time, bright red flames burst forth.

--

Eckliere's high-heat spell catches one Kobold and burns its head off in an instant.

shows its true value in melee combat.

The monster's charred head hits the ground, while it exhales smoke from its nose and mouth.

At the sight of their comrades, the kobolds turn their fangs in fury.

But then Sisang, having regained his fighting spirit, once again activated his .

The hostility of the monsters instantly shifts to the boy holding the shield.

The rest is a repeat of the previous scene.

Thor nodded quietly as the younger group's numbers were steadily decreasing.

"All right, let's do this. Come on, come here, Moe."

"Are you okay?"

"Be careful next time. And don't throw the electric arrows too carelessly, they're still weak."

"I see. I guess I shouldn't throw things recklessly. I get it!"

"Moo-chan, 'blunt' means, um, full."

Thor gently pats the head of the child, who nods his head with a proud look on his face.

"Here, try the shiny one."

"That one?　Moe, I love that one."

The child, who had Thor shorten his branch skill, poured his water bottle skill points into the branch mass next to it.

Now, after having two lower branch skills in full branch status, Mu had two new mid-branch skills.

The first is , which sends out small purple lightning bolts as mentioned earlier.

At level 1, it is said to cause only a slight numbness.

The second one is the one that makes the most use of Mu's , the .

"Rairairai!"

At the same time as Moe shouts one more word, his feet begin to glow with a bluish-white light.

The dazzling light quickly disappears, but the leather shoes remain clad in a pale glow.

Thor, who had checked his condition by stamping his foot with a thump, held up his sword and called out to the girl.

"You should use it as often as you get the chance," he says.

"Uh-huh. I'll try my best. ....... Don't expect too much.

"Mr. Yuril, you're in good hands."

Yes, I'm in charge.

The silver-haired beauty, smiling her usual smile, lifted her cane easily.

"Sleep fast, sleep well--."

The five kobolds rushed up to him with such force that he stopped in a flash and hung his head on the spot.

Thor looked at the three coming toward him from the left, feeling relieved at the vividness of their hands.

The distance between us and them is already less than 20 paces.

Their breathing is so ragged that it is clearly audible.

However, Thor lightly kicks the ground without any sign of panic.

The next moment, his body is standing on the other side of the Kobolds.

A beat later, the head of the first one falls to the ground.

The body does not immediately recognize this fact, and after a few steps, it finally falls to the ground.

The remaining members of the group noticed the anomaly and turned their bodies around.

Behind them again was Thor, who had finished wielding his sword.

It is unknown how this technique works, but it is a magic technique that enables the user to move at high speed by adding lightning to the legs.

The benefit of this technique was Thor's unbelievably fast movement.

Likewise, the second one's head was cut off before he knew it, and he died.

However, the third one, perhaps wary, kicks the ground and closes the distance before Thor can make a move.

In response, Thor slowly aims his sword.

He is too fast for anyone to see, but his face is the same as usual as he holds up his sword.

Thor quietly releases his magical power as he focuses on the approaching beast.

--

The blade, which should have been lifted, finds itself just barely touching the ground.

And somehow the monster's face is sliced in half.

With a spray of blood, the third monster falls to the ground without uttering a sound.

If he had swung his sword down, no matter how fast he was, the movement would have been visible, if only slightly.

However, even the swordswoman herself could not recognize the sword swing.

It was such a hard blow.

The target object is sent forward to eleven seconds later.

This is the true nature of the new magical technique of "acceleration" that Thor has acquired by mastering "restoration" and "retrogression.

Thor exhaled deeply as he regained his grip on his sword.