42 - Chapter 40 Results of Training

We have broken into Rich's fort and killed all the zombies and skeletons that made up the wall. All that's left is to take down the lich and his men who are waiting for us in the halls.

"Belle. "Belle. What's going on in there?

We wait a short distance away and ask Belle and Tulu to check inside. Belle and Tulu cackle as they enter the hall. After a while, they returned with smiling faces. They had a good time.

"What was it like inside?"

"There were a lot of skittles and coexistences. And they were trying to attack the entrance.

He spreads his arms wide to show how much he has. It's incredibly smiling, but I don't understand it.

"Rich was in the back. Next to him was a zombie and a skeleton general. A mage. Lots of archers. Lots of knights. They were all doing their attack preparations."

I glanced at Sylphy. She's nodding. I'm sure of it. Tulu is especially reliable. It would be helpful if Belle could ...... explain a little more.

"Belle. Tulu. Thanks for the reconnaissance. You've been a big help."

"Heh. Good job."

"Yeah."

I was petting Belle and Tulu, and Rain looked lonely, so I pet him too. After all, it seems like I'm petting all of them at every opportunity.

"Sylphy. I'm sure that if we show ourselves at the entrance, we'll be attacked. Do you think the hammer and the wind wall will be enough to stop them?"

"It depends on how much magic Rich has in store for us. I think keeping the hammer out in front of him will probably stop most of them, but we should be cautious. That's where the new magic comes in.

...... I have a feeling that this is exactly what Sylphy was hoping for. Her mouth is a little tight. I don't like to use this kind of magic because it looks like a kitchen spell, but I don't know. I'd rather use Belle. Rain. I'm thinking of having Tulu do a magic dance inside.

But that would be meaningless to develop magic, and Belle and the others would look at us with expectant eyes because of Sylphy's words. I guess it can't be helped. It's a fantasy world. Let's go for it. No one but the spirits can see us. I'd hesitate in front of strangers, and I'm sure I'd writhe in agony afterwards.

"Whew. Belle. Rain. Tulu. Nature's armor, please."

I'll do my best.

Cue.

I'll take care of it.

This magic is a favorite of Belle and her friends, and they have even thought of a way to cast the spell. We'd like them to cast it normally, but Sylphie has inspired the Belles to think it up in their own way. But what's the point of this performance when only I or a spirit can see it?

The name of the magic was also pushed to me, but I tried my best to persuade him and we decided on the armor of nature. If it had been left at that point, they would have decided on the name "Super something-something". I did my best.

Belle. Rain. Tulu sticks out her hands and we circle around me, floating in the air. Everyone's eyes are serious, but it's just an act, a meaningless gesture. Is that it?　Posing and saying your name is essential for a shape-shifting hero!　Is it similar to the

"The armour of the rock..."

"Man of the wind."

""""natural armor (cu-cu-cu)""""

The belles raise their voices as if to say, "This is the best part. At the same time as they say these words, I, with one foot in the door of the old man, feel the light of magic power entwine around me.

Finally, we all chanted "Armor of Nature" in unison, and the magic that had been entangling me turned into its respective attribute, and a thin layer of shining armor stuck to me. Sylphy nodded her head in satisfaction.

It all started when Sylphy said, "Yuta doesn't have any armor, does he? It was what she had said. It is true that he has been living in chinos and a long T-shirt since he came to this world. He keeps his clothes clean by washing them, but they are a little worn out.

So I asked Tulu to make me a suit of armor out of a hard rock, but it was too heavy and I could only manage to walk on it.

The rock armor was changed to a light armor covering only the vital points, and the open space was covered with rain water, which was filled with a thin glowing magic power. Both the rock and the water were slightly glowing and slightly embarrassing, perhaps because the spirit had put magic power into them.

It would have been better if it had ended there, but this is when Belle's first selfishness exploded. She wanted to make sure that my armor would have her own wind in it. He is not convinced even when I tell him that it is in my armor because I hang a wind wall on it.

After much debate, we ended up with a cloak of wind that shines with a thin layer of magical power. I wanted to ask for a wind shield at least, but Belle and the others, even Sylphy, pushed for the wind cloak and the decision was made.

The result. An otherworldly being was born, dressed in shimmering water clothes and shimmering rock armor, wearing a shimmering cloak of wind. For some reason, Sylphy is overjoyed.

Belle and the others are also praising him with sparkling eyes for being so cool. I know I don't look good in shiny armor, so I hope I never have to use it.

With that in mind, I am now in a dark lich's stronghold. I'm wearing a thin, shiny, natural armor. It stands out.

"Yuta. Cool!"

"Cue cue."

"Wow."

"Pfft. ...... yeah. Yuta, it looks good on you."

"Oh, yeah. Thank you. ......

Sylphy probably followed me inside, expecting me to fight in this form. She looks like she's having a lot of fun. ...... Well. I've got Sylphy's seal of approval that my defenses have improved by leaps and bounds. Let's just take them down and get it over with.

"Belle. "And the wind wall, please."

"Yes, sir."

Belle chanted "wind wall" and a cocoon of wind formed around me about a meter away. At first, this wall of wind was designed to react to my weapons, but it has been improved so that it does not react to my attacks. I don't know the logic behind this.

"Thank you, Belle. I'm going to go inside now, so if I'm in danger or if you find someone you can't beat, please follow me."

I'll take care of it.

Cue.

"I'll protect you."

"Yeah. Please. Okay, I'm going."

I approached the entrance as a precaution and quickly moved away, leaving the rocks I had stored there with a thud. At the sound of the noise, a large number of magic spells and arrows rained down on us, shattering the rocks in no time at all.

"Wow! If I enter normally, that attack will come. It's a good thing we strengthened our defenses.

"Yes, it is. But what are we going to do?　After all, if you try to enter, that attack will come, right?　I think I can handle it with my current defenses, but do you want to go in?"

I don't want to. But I don't know what to do. .......

"Sylphy. I'm sure the arrows will run out if you use them, but will the undead run out of magic?"

"Mages can run out of magic if they use it enough times, but lichs have plenty of magic, so it's hard to tell."

"Okay. Well, I'll just try to get the mage to run out of magic. I'll be glad if the arrows run out too."

Again, place the rock at the entrance and immediately move out. The rock shatters just as before. How many times are you going to stay with me?　If possible, I would appreciate it if you would get numb and break the formation. I put down the third rock and retreat immediately, but no attack comes.

Sylphie! Do you think that's enough to break the magic?

"That's not enough. They didn't even break their attack formation, so maybe they were just trying to figure out if it was an enemy or not so they could attack?"

I know, right? You could have just kept on attacking us stupidly. Intelligence will take measures. I don't know what to do: ....... I don't want to go into a place where such an attack is coming down, even if it was okay.

"Hmmm. Hmmm....　Sylphy. Since I was attacking the rocks, they don't know my exact location, do they?"　

"I guess so. I don't think they have the ability to search for us."

Then we'll be fine. We ask Sylphy for a detailed layout and floor plan of the enemy and move into the next room. We get out the magic saw and cut a hole in the wall so that we don't hear a sound.

"Oh, my. That's a good idea. We don't have to go in head-on, so we'll go in from an unguarded place.

I affirm Sylphy's words by nodding my head. Well, you'd be surprised what you can get in here. Let's break in and smash them all at once. We swing our hammers to their maximum size and slam them as hard as we can into the wall that has been cut off from the side.

There is a roar, and pieces of the wall are blown away by the enemies inside. At the same time, I charge in, hammering away at the zombie knights and skeleton knights that are holding the outside of the wall, and charging toward the rich.

I'm on the same level as the king. There are not only skeletons but also zombies, and the knights are thickly clustered. We want to get to the lich at once before they recover from the chaos.

I move forward as fast as I can, passing through the knights, bouncing off archers and mages, and swinging my hammer down at the lich, only to be hit by spears from both sides at the same time.

He rolls to avoid the attack. He bit his teeth when he saw the tip of the spear hit the wind wall and the attack was repelled, and he wished he had just gone for it, but in that moment, the lich hid behind the wall.

The last general and this lich are so troublesome that they hide behind the wall right away. I was annoyed and looked at the attackers. They were a skeleton general and a general zombie.

I guess higher ranks can respond faster?　By stopping, I was surrounded by enemies. If I keep standing still, they will attack me at once. Let's take out the general first.

I swing my hammer and charge forward as fast as I can. Both the skeleton general and the general zombie thrust their spears at us, but this time we don't dodge them because we saw that they were repelled by the wind wall.

He swings his hammer horizontally, aiming at the point where the wind wall has bounced off the spears, and he hits both generals at once, sending them flying away.

Trusting in my defense, I use my skill, Hammer Rotation. The huge hammer starts spinning around me.

I'm not blinded by the ...... skill, but I'm caught in the fast spinning hammer, and the minced zombies flying off are very bad. I spin around and roll up my enemies to get out of the siege. It's a little wobbly, but it's all right.

But it's my second failed suicide mission in a row. Until the last battle against the generals, I was able to defeat most of them if I just rush into them, but I guess I can't just rush into them if they're intelligent.

What should I do?　Frankly speaking, there are too many of them and it's a hassle. While you are thinking, magic spells and arrows are flying at you, so you run around and avoid them.

Even if I kill both zombies and skeleton generals, the enemies are not disturbed, so I guess I have to kill the lich.

We run around and cut down the enemies while thinking of a better way. I can either get Bell and the others to use their magic, or I can just keep grinding. The wind wall has repelled the magic and the arrows that might have hit me by accident, so I have no problem in cutting them down. We can try our hardest to keep up with the steady work again.