278 - - 276. Start of the Last Day

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Peter's conversation with Ochazuke.

N!?C's ability may be high, but he has a pattern in his fighting style, showing the same moves in response to our attacks. Therefore, aside from such as Percival, they were easy to deal with for their level and numbers of Imperial soldiers. The Flame Kings must have anticipated this and dared to charge into the enemy lines.

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Shin looks happy as he dodges attacks against a large number of people, even if just barely, and his combos are as successful as he would like them to be.

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Durga is the name of the Flame King's black lion. It is the name of the lion-riding god of war, but if I'm not mistaken, I think it is a goddess. He has a nice bow on his head.

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Peter is invisible, but there is a hint of a black smile on his face.

A while ago, Durga, the Fire King, who was riding with me, was hit by a long-range attack from somewhere and returned home unable to fight.

When he saw the enemy who had attacked him, he was about to be killed by Gilweitzer and Krull. It seems that he made his last attack on the Flame King of the same clan, not on the two in front of him, who were fighting against the other side and were defending themselves, knowing that they could not win the battle.

He seems to have been noticed by the player, as he was a bit conspicuous.

The earth and the flame king are moving as promised to keep the enemies away from us. Inside the guard are the wizard Haruna and I, and the sorcerers Ochazuke and Koreto. Shin and Gilweitzer are moving back and forth out of the guard. Krull is still riding around on his horse and beast.

The Flame King wields his greatsword, which is covered with fire. The flames on the sword sometimes swell and burn as if with intent. The Flame King uses fire magic, but it is quite powerful because it is made by the spirits of fire.

Ochazuke says, looking sideways at Haruna.

Haruna is a non-moving type of wizard. She opens multiple windows around her, selects a spell, and releases the spell. She seems to combine several fast-acting spells to increase the power of her spells, instead of doing them in a single, rapid motion like I do. In between attacks, he also casts enchantments and performs many moves. The way he manipulates the window with his fingers is as if he were playing a piano or some other musical instrument. The number of windows and the length of each window are increased from what we saw in the competition, which makes it look even more so.

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I can't fight by manipulating windows like Haruna, and I'm not good at fighting in a way that boosts the overall capabilities of the party, like Kurau. Should I at least think of a spell like Klaue's?　I think it's cool to see people use it, but I'm not comfortable casting it myself.

The members of both [Retsubi] and [Kronos] have more skills and are stronger than when I saw them in battle before.

"I am glad to have two recovery people. Ochazuke-san is very good. The attackers move around a lot, don't they?"

"You all seem to be very consistent, so it's easy to work with you.

Is it strange that I hear her smile as she replies in a slightly reserved manner, "It's easier to read your movements than someone else's, who is doing something unexpected when you take your eyes off them for a moment, so it's easier to work with.

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ！！！！　I found it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!　But if you stop, you die!!!!"

Perhaps it was because I was thinking of this, but the earth-shaking sound and the familiar voice echoed, and then they became distant again.

"Something red just crossed the road, splashing the enemy!

It's just my imagination."

Ochazuke and I responded in unison to Daichi, who held up his shield to block the enemy's attack. Alfa Romeo is allegedly out of control.

The last day of the event went without a single loss of life. It was not a miracle that they did not die, but because they left the battlefield with as soon as the number of players increased. Leo is another story.

Homura: It seems like the number of players is increasing.

Shin: Maybe it's because it's the last day of the tournament.

Ochazuke: For all intents and purposes, it's because you gave a warning of Bahamut at the end!

Leo: Wahahahaha!　Don't get fancy!

Homura: There are a lot of them on the enemy side, what kind of mindset are you in?　Even though it hurts.

Peter: I think you want to see how much you can take, don't you?

Homura: I'm not sure I can withstand Bahamut's breath for even 0.01 seconds!

Ochazuke: Hey, owner, get a grip!

It was Ochazuke and Peter who posted the warning. They put it on the message board as a rumor among the residents.

Homura: Thanks for the warning anyway.

Ochazuke: You're the one who gave us the .

Peter: Don't thank me, but don't mug me in that outfit.

Today, I'll be working in my sacred equipment, with Bahamut on my shoulder, floating between Kal and Galahad. I want a fluffy cavalry beast to fly in the sky as soon as possible, though it would be best if a white tiger could fly. But the best thing is to make the white tiger fly. With [Float], the white tiger can float only about 20 centimeters even if it tries its best, so in order to be seen by the flying beast, [Aerial Movement] and [Aerial Action] must be constantly activated. So I am worried about my EP for the long journey, but Peter has nailed me not to eat with this outfit on.

Here I am, not wanting to use < too often because it is genuinely tasteless. The biggest effect is the slow decrease in EP - it makes you feel fuller, but of course it is also effective as a portable preservative food. But I don't want to fill my stomach with bad food.

I offer myself to the Lord, my allegiance! The shield of the ice wedge!

I was thinking about something else when suddenly a number of wedges of ice poked out of the ground, creating a wall. Then a huge knight on horseback came charging at me, lance at the ready.

"Oh, shit!　Oh, Percival!　I guess this is payback for the opening [great sword of absolution] in the first battle!"

Galahad's shout makes me realize that this giant knight is Percival's skill. The ice wedges blocked it from reaching our camp, but it would have been a catastrophe if it had been hit as it was. Percival had thought that Galahad had finished him off with his "great sword of absolution," but he was wrong.

"Oh my God, he got the shield skill too!

Something surprised Gawain, a knight at the rabbit girl's place. The rabbit girl and her party members are there, too, but I'm not so popular that I don't go through with them, and greet Gawain alone. He may have a strong sense of justice, but he doesn't listen to others or doesn't understand that there is more than one justice. I am sure that people who share the same values of justice can rely on me, but I don't match with them.

I was saved by the fact that other players covered the mouths of the rabbit girl and her friends and retrieved them before Kal and Galahad, sensing my heart, made their move. Thank you, stranger!

The tip of the lance makes a high sound as it hits the ice, and the feet of the horse on which the knight of illusion rides scratch in the air. The sound fades away, and so does the illusion. All that remains are a series of nearly transparent wedges of ice.

"Receive the judgment of Verus, the hidden god of light!　[Arrow of absolution]!"

In return, Camilla unleashes her skills. The opening exchanges are a big one.

Some of the enemy players used their shield skills through the ice wedge, but the effect of their shields seemed to pierce through their shields, causing a lot of damage.

I had never seen the [Arrow of Absolution] before, but arrows of golden light rained down in torrents, inflicting heavy damage on those who were pierced by them, while those who were unable to withstand the arrows and were disabled became pillars of salt. The effects of the large amount of recovery magic that occurs in the enemy camp glows faintly through the ice.

"When the ice wedge disappears, let's all go at once!

"Oh!"

Cal's words were met with a rush of voices from behind me, and I froze for a moment, startled. The Prince of the Isle is supposed to be there too, but why is Cal in command?　I have a feeling they would tell me if I asked, but I am afraid to ask.

While the voices are spreading, the isle's holy priests and wizards are sending grants and enchantments to us. The bards sing battle songs in high spirits, and when someone strikes the ground with the hilt of his spear to the rhythm, the foot soldiers stomp their feet with such force that the earth rumbles.

It's all happening behind me, but I'm too dumb to look back, so I shut up and look forward, and the ice wedge cracks.

"Oh, my God. ......"

I was about to point and say that a crack had formed when all the knights behind me started running at once, plunging into the wall of the ice wedge with white streaks running and cracks growing.

The wall of ice cracked spectacularly upon impact, and the knights poured out of the ice wedge toward the enemy line. Cal is smiling next to Galahad, who looks stunned. I freeze, pointing in surprise.

Peter: Homra is going to take command?

Homura: Yie!

Ochazuke: No matter how you look at it, it looked like Homura pointed at the enemy camp and GO!

Shin: Yay! ！！！！　A fancy opener, baby!

Leo: Let's go!