54 Episode 22: I tried to burn it off with the Golem's army.

Mobius used his magic to control one of the guards and sprayed a declaration of war on us.

I traced its magic and hijacked it to unleash an attack spell inside Mobius' body.

If I were to compare it to the Internet, I'd be able to track down the person who hacked into my computer, and then hack into the opposite.

The one I activated was Dark Burst.

It's the lowest level of attack magic, but when I use it, it's powerful enough to create a large crater in the ground.

...... The sound of an explosion echoes from a distance and the ground shakes violently.

The guards in the staging area were upset by the suddenness of the situation.

''Jeez, it was an earthquake!''

What the hell?　What happened?!

This would require an explanation.

I was about to open my mouth, but before I could, Lily spoke up.

''Ko-san ......, you don't mean to tell me that Mobius' magic is ......?''

That's right.

I turned to Lily and nodded at her.

'I hijacked Mobius's magic and activated the Dark Burst while I was at it. The other side shouldn't be able to move for a while.

'Awesome, is ......!　The only time you can take away control of your magic power is when the opponent is so lowly, and yet ......!

'No, that was thanks to Mobius' carelessness. I don't know if it will work next time.

That's why I'm going to fold here at once.

If it's a sport, it's probably only worth it if you're fighting an all-out opponent, but this is a kind of war.

If I mess up, someone might die.

I should mercilessly crush them to death without giving them a chance to give it their all.

* * *.

I'm going out of the city with [Spatial Leap].

I also brought Iris and Lily with me.

I wonder if there's any point in us being ......?

I have a feeling that Kou-san is enough for me. ......

I have my own reasons as to why I brought you two here.

I have a bad feeling about it.

That Lily will be manipulated and betrayed by Mobius at the last minute.

Or that just when I think I've defeated Mobius, he's going to run into Lily's body.

Lily is a descendant of Mobius, so that kind of development could happen.

If we're thinking about the case, we should bring Lily along with us so that we can respond immediately.

I'd like to ask Iris to be Lily's bodyguard.

...... I explained to them.

'Ko has a lot on his mind ......!

Really good sorcerers anticipate a lot of possibilities and move ....... That's what they said at the Academy of Magic, too: ......

Apparently, both Iris and Lily seemed to agree with my explanation.

As an aside, the basis for the premonition can be anime or manga.

It's a common templated development, like a villain manipulating his offspring, or escaping into the body of his offspring.

My premonitions (only the bad ones) often come true, and it shouldn't be a mistake to be prepared.

Well.

With that out of the way, it's time to get started.

I opened the item box and sent out all the golems.

Four Destroyer Golems in the center, and six Guardian Golems on both left and right wings.

A total of 16 of them.

The sight of the mechanical giants lined up side by side was quite a spectacular sight.

''Move forward.''

When I gave the command, both of the golems' eyes glowed blue.

I activated 【Energy Radar and Convergence】 while chasing the golem.

The locations of the undead appear on the map in my brain as red dots.

The ancient battlefield to the north was painted red.

...... I dealt with 10,000 demons in Onen, much more than I did then.

Roughly speaking, more than twice as many.

Maybe 30,000 to 40,000 of them.

The large army of undead had already begun to move southward.

If they continued onward, they would bump into the golem halfway between the city and the ancient battlefield.

''Destroy Golem, slow down your forward speed. Guardian Golems, deploy a barrier and wrap the undead from both sides.''

The barriers of the Guardian Golems could cover quite a large area with just one of them.

The Guardian Golems, six on each side, deployed their barriers while keeping their distance from each other.

Soon, an army of undead rushed in from across the grasslands.

What was once a man, what was once a boar, what was once a wolf .......

The dead, manipulated by Mobius, attacked us with the force of a flood.

But to no avail.

No matter how many of them you have, the barrier of the Guardian Golem cannot be breached.

The undead are pushed to the front of the Destroyer Golem.

The preparations are complete.

Burn it down.

Along with my orders, the Destroyer Golem slumped low and took a stance.

The ventral armor deployed, exposing the high-powered magic laser cannon inside.

Eventually, voila!　And a driving sound like a bullhorn rang out--.

A flash of red lilies burst forth.

The sun had already set and night had arrived, but the brilliance that blew away the evening darkness painted everything.

Eventually, after the light disappeared, not a single undead was left.

Not even ashes were left behind, but they had evaporated.

The ground was gouged out, scorched, and buzzing with white steam.

I'd like to say that this is the end of the battle ......, but when I check the [Enemy Radar and Convergence], the enemy still has about 40% left.

It was a group of undead troops that were slow and lagging behind.

They were so far away from the Destroyer Golem that the lasers probably couldn't reach them.

Of course I wasn't going to miss them.

I ordered the golems to advance.