186 - - Episode 29 The Wall of Fire

The human race, which had been forcibly charging toward the "Witch of the Giant Tower" & a dragon after being taken hostage by the beast races, stopped in their tracks.

The "Giant Tower Witch" was stopped in her tracks by the sudden appearance behind her of a group of people she recognized - people who were supposed to be held as hostages in a warehouse in the port city of the United Federation of Beastmen.

Of course, not all the hostages were transferred.

She had to recruit collaborators and some of them appeared on the battlefield in order to make known the fact that she had safely rescued the hostages and transferred them to a safe place.

You!　I'm safe!"

'Oh oh oh!　And the kid was okay!"

Yes, the child is safe, thanks to the witch maids!

You're alive!"　Thank goodness ......."

I'm sorry for dragging you down, my lover. ...... But I was able to save you in this way. You don't have to fight anymore!"

The hostages loudly announce their safety.

Only some of the hostages were able to show their faces, but the effect was immense, even if only some of them.

Ellie timed her announcement so that her voice was clear enough to reach the beastmen.

All the hostages have already been released. They have all been transferred to a safe place inside my 'giant tower. So there is no need for you all to fight the beastmen anymore. I will immediately transfer you all to the 'giant tower' where the hostages are, so please follow the instructions of the maids there.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

At Ellie's words, the humans who were being fought let out a cry of joy.

The Wolf Tribe Chief Gum, with his drooping ears, overheard this cry, realized that it was a bad idea, and shouted in a panic to interrupt them.

'It's a lie, of course it's a bluff!　No matter how much of a witch she is, there's no way she could use such a rare "shifting" item so readily!　Use your common sense!　I'm sure only some of them were rescued anyway, and the others are still in the warehouse!　Do you want those remaining hostages to be killed in a disgusting manner?

Why do you have to lie?　First of all, you can tell if it's a lie or not as soon as you transfer to the 'giant tower' and see for yourself," he said.

Faster than the human race could hear Gum's angry voice and become disheartened, Ellie denies Gum's words.

Her strong, confident words give strength to those who hear them.

The humans, who have been forced to listen to the hostages, find more hope in Ellie's words than in Gum's threats.

They bet on the safe survival of themselves and their loved ones, rather than their deaths at the hands of those who would use them for their own gain.

I believe her!　I want to live to see my family again!"

And me!　I believe in her so I can be reunited with my daughter alive!"

Me too!"

Starting with one person's declaration, the humans who had been fighting one after another raised their voices and abandoned the battle.

Believing in the "Witch of the Giant Tower," they wished to be transferred to the "Giant Tower" where their families, lovers, friends, and loved ones were.

Hearing this cry, the fairy maids who had been standing behind Ellie run toward the humans who were being fought.

Gum hurriedly gave instructions in front of this scene.

'Shit, shit, shit!　You human (inferior) witches make me dance!　Shoot arrows at them!　Kill them as an example and let them know what will happen if they defy their own beastmen!"

Yes, sir!

At Gum's command, the Beastman Wolf kind, with arrows in their hands, aim at the backs of the defenseless Humans, aiming at them all at once!

Although the Taiga Beastmen did not fire arrows because they were in a different chain of command, hundreds of arrows still rained down on the fighting Humans.

Although there were some adventurers who could fight, most of them were peasant men who could neither defend nor evade the arrows, and many of them would have been shot to death by the arrows raining down.

Miya, a sorceress, prevents such a hail of arrows!

Let your magic manifest and take form as a blade of ice, Ice Sword!

Without hesitation, Miya produces three ice swords, the maximum number she can produce.

She immediately fires the ice swords at the rain of arrows that is pouring down on her.

It is physically impossible to block the rain of arrows with only three ice swords, no matter how much of an offensive magic they are.

If only three.

Miya timed it right and flicked her finger.

Break!"

With her call, the Ice Sword shatters!

The shattered ice gravels turned into fine, sharp shards and scattered over a wide area.

The impact of the shattering and the scattered fragments blocked the rain of arrows.

It was impossible to shoot them all down, but we were able to reduce the number considerably.

The few that remained could be prevented even by a small number of adventurers mixed among the people.

Gum clucked his tongue loudly at this result.

Surprised that the flying was prevented, he also blasted the beastman taiga tribal chief Levado, who was not keeping up with the situation.

Chief Levado!　You can't win at long range!　I'm going to make an example of you by killing you in person!"

Oh, oh!　Roger that!　Bastards!　Make an example of the humans nearby!

At the call of Gum and Levado, the beastmen in the rear of the building let out a yell and rushed out.

"-Magic power, manifest and take form as a blade of ice, Ice Sword!

Mya produced three ice swords again, and charged at them as she had done when she blocked the arrow, shattering them and trying to stop the enemy in his tracks.

You think you can stop me like this?

You are only a human sorcerer!　You're just trying to keep the arrows out!　Lukewarm, lukewarm!

Ha-ha-ha!　That's a weak attack, you deliberately made it easy to prevent!　Otherwise, you're not as good as you think you are!"

Among the beastmen participating in the battle this time, there are naturally some high level ones mixed in.

As a result, Miya's level of magic skills were not enough to stop the high level players.

It was fortunate that no arrows flew at them to avoid a friendly fire.

However, it is difficult to stop multiple beastmen with Mya's offensive magic, and it will still take some time for the transition to be completed due to the large number of humans.

Mya bites her navel in her chest.

(If you were Mr. Dirk, unlike me, you could have done a better job of stopping the beast races. ......)

Miya laments her own inadequacy and lack of ability.

She has been trying to get as close as possible to the person she admires, but the harder she tries, the more she realizes the difference in her abilities.

Even so, she has continued to strive to get as close as possible to that person she admires - Dirk.

(And Dirk would never give up just because of this!　I'm going to do my best to get even a little bit closer to him!)

Tono no Mya regains her nerve and glares once again at the charging beastmen - a moment later.

Firewall!"

A huge wall of flames appears in front of the beastmen, who rush toward it at the sound of a familiar voice.

Geeaaaah!

Why are there flames all of a sudden?

Help me, help me!

A beast race running in the lead accidentally plunges into the wall of flames.

He pulls back in a panic and tries to extinguish the flames on his body by gurgling and rolling on the ground. His companions also rush to extinguish it by pouring dirt on it or hitting it with their clothes.

Looking down at such a scene, Light--Dark, who had created a wall of flames with his "SR, Firewall" card in a calm tone of voice, called out to Mya.

'Mya, I'm here to help you.

It is, Mr. Dirk ......."

Clown mask, black hair, black coat and simple cane.

Dirk was standing there, dressed the same way he had been when they first met.

At first, Mya was taken aback by Dirk's presence, but when she heard his words, for some reason her cheeks turned hot and red, and she became aware that her heart ached as if it were about to burst.