157 - - 155th Episode Group Battle

A special Final Wind Slash explodes, decapitating the Fire Dragon. If my exploits were written up in a book like the Party of Heroes, it would be entered as a special move. If that happens in the future, I'm sure I'll scream in agony.

...... but it feels kinda good to shout out the name of the move. Also, Sylphy and the kids love the special move. Sarah was a bit confused. .......

"FUINAL UNDO SRA-SHUSHU!"

Belle shouts the name of her technique and swings her tiny right hand down toward Rain.

"Cu-cu-cuee!"

Rain squeals and bends over, falling to the ground and pretending to be dead. It's a fine trick.

"Wooooooooo, that's fun!"

Belle is wiggling her arms and legs in excitement. It reminds me of when I was a kid imitating Sentai heroes. It's fun, isn't it?

I look behind me and see Alec and Muscle and the others looking on in amazement. The power of the Final Wind Slash seems to have stopped them from thinking.

I don't know what kind of reactions I'll get if I talk to them, so I'll leave them alone until they come to their senses. With Belle and the others in tow, I take the Fire Dragon's head and torso and stow them in my magic bag.

The Fire Dragon disappears before their eyes, and the adventurers begin to move.

"Yuta-san, what was that?　Final Wind Slash?"

Alec came up to me. Is it my imagination or does he seem to have a twinkle in his eye with excitement?

"Well, it's a special move. It's a secret, so please don't ask for details.

"Special moves?　This is the first time I've met a proper spiritist, but I didn't realize he had such power. ...... I finally understand why a prestigious spiritist is surrounded by royalty and nobility."

"I was impressed, too. There was no movement of magic and I had no idea what was going on, but the next thing I knew, the fire dragon's head had fallen. I wish I could ask him to teach me, but if it is a secret, I guess I can't."

Not only Mr. Alec and Mr. Muscle, but also the other members of the party are praising me. I feel a little awkward, because I'm being looked at with admiration by a magician.

Final Wind Slash...... is the name of a special move that is just a bunch of words. In reality, it means nothing, because when I swing my right hand down, it's a signal for Sylphy to cut off the Fire Dragon's head.

It's just a random special move name to mislead the people who get reports from the Wings of the Labyrinth and Muscle Star. It's awkward when it's so well received. .......

"Well, let's get out of here. That's what we've come this far for, isn't it?

My heart began to ache, so I urged him to go on and headed for the fifty-step staircase. The door that opens when the Fire Dragon is defeated is already fully opened without attracting anyone's attention.

It is supposed to be an important scene that only a few people have been able to pass through the doors in the long history of the labyrinth city after defeating the Fire Dragon with great difficulty. The door that has been opened without attracting anyone's attention...... seems to be a little lonely.

The first fifty layers of the story begin here, so this is the end of my role. I don't know whether you will continue on or return, but please be careful for your own safety because I don't want you to get wiped out and be told that I have failed.

I'd like to part ways with them quickly, but I should warn them that if they never return to the Adventurers' Guild, I'm afraid I'll get in trouble for it. Should I get a note from them?　Yeah, but if I get wiped out, they'll suspect I killed them or something, so it's pointless.

"Yuta-dono, now that we are convinced of the difference in our abilities, I do not ask you to go with us, but could you give us some information about the future?　We do not intend to act recklessly, but we would like to have the information that you have seen with your own eyes, rather than what we only know from documents. Of course, we will pay you for the information."

Mr. Muscle calmly asked for information. If he didn't flex his muscles at every turn, he would be a very decent person. Now, the problem is that I have not been on the ground much because I have been so broken down by the mountains and the number of demons I saw from the sky that I don't have much information.

"That's right. Even goblins who would be a piece of cake for A ranks will take actions to induce fatigue under the leadership of the king, so there is a possibility that we will be crushed by their numbers if we don't assess our physical strength.

"It's going to be a group fight, after all."

Mr. Muscle ponders with difficulty. There were so many of them that I could tell they were trouble just by looking at them from the sky. Once they find us, we'll be in trouble.

"The balance of power is different in every layer of the mountain, but since each tribe has a king with many minions, the gaps between their territories seemed to be relatively safe. I think you can survive as long as you are not surrounded or cut off. I don't need to pay you for this information because this is all I have.

I wanted to leave immediately, but they asked me a lot of questions, which I guess is natural since my life was at stake. Apparently, they were going to check if it was possible to collect magic grass and almighty grass by themselves. Well, if they couldn't, it would be meaningless to have crossed the 50th layer.

Since it would be troublesome if they died, I told them honestly that I didn't know what I didn't know, and I also told them the rough distribution of the demons as seen from the sky. This time, they are going to explore the 56th layer of the mountain and then leave, but I hope they don't die if possible.

****

We parted ways with the labyrinthine wings and the Muscle Star people and asked Sylphy to carry us all the way up to the 60th layer. Last time we didn't fight the boss because it was too much trouble, but this time we have to fight him because we're going on.

"Everyone, the boss this time is a group fight, so please lend your help to Belle and the others, even though we don't know what will come out. I want to fight too, so please don't use big moves and reduce their numbers steadily.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

The belles responded with a crisp salute. It was before the battle, but it was so cute and heartwarming.

"Yuta, why don't you defeat them all at once?　No matter which one comes out, it should be a piece of cake for Yuta now, right?"

Sylphy asked curiously. The boss of this layer is said to be the king of the most powerful race who appears with his minions in the 56th to 59th layers.

The adventurers who had doubts about the discrepancies between the information and the bosses' appearances had investigated the matter, though they could not be certain due to the small number of attempts. It is said that a troll king appeared when the adventurer was the adventurer, while an orc king appeared when the hero was the adventurer. It is written in the notes of the book of heroes that there was another time when it was a goblin king.

"With everyone's help, I should be able to defeat him, but since I haven't had any direct combat recently, I'll have to fight him myself."

I'm going to forget how to fight in close quarters, and if I don't give the pioneering tools a chance, they'll get rusty.

"I see what you mean. It's true that Yuta is fighting less and less directly, so this might be a good opportunity for him, but he should still wear his natural armor as a precaution."

"Really?　I've improved a lot since the last time I fought a lich of the same rank, and I think I'll be fine with just the wind wall, don't you?"

It doesn't matter that no one can see me, but I feel embarrassed to wear armor that glows lightly with magic power. It's easier for me to shout "Final Wind Thrash! It's a good stress reliever.

"Yuta, are you ready?　Belle tsukuru!"　

Oh, no, I'm stuck. If the belles get motivated, I'll have to put on my natural armor or I'll make them look sad. I'm giving up too soon these days.

"Okay, well, you're up for it."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Sylphy is smiling happily behind Belle and the others as they cheerfully salute each other. I guess that's what they want. The Belle and her friends put on their natural armor in response to their pretty performance.

"Thank you, I feel safe now."

"Peace of mind!" "Queue!" "Effortless!" "Coo!"

Yes, Tulu has absolute faith in the armor of nature. But invincible is an exaggeration. I think a fire dragon would just stomp him down. We ask Belle to hang the wind wall, prepare the hammer, and open the door to enter. Now, what do you think you'll find?

There are so many ...... orcs in the mountain landscape. There are many, many orcs in a large room. It reminds me of a nest of the undead, but the orcs are less smelly. But I don't think we can afford to go easy on the orcs to get some meat.

"Booger!"

A loud cry came from the back of the herd, and at the same time the orcs marched in on foot. It's so powerful ...... I feel like going outside and closing the door, but I can't go on if I don't defeat this group. We're better than trolls and ogres.

"Okay, guys, let's go."

With my level, my natural armor, and my pioneering tools, orcs are paper-thin. I'll be a match for them.

****

At least I got rid of the zakos. But they were much harder than zombies and skeletons. Zombies were unintelligent and just attacked me, but orcs were not so smart, but each of them had their own will.

They try to back away and keep their distance if you get too close. They are weak and easy to beat, but they are not able to play the game of Warriors because of the organized movements of the orc-king's leadership.

First, I charge into them, swinging my hammer, and I am lured ...... completely and surrounded in the middle of a large group of orcs. It was a very sad moment when the orcs surrounding me sneered at me.

I try to hold back my sadness and use my hammer roll continuously to escape from the orcs. I thought I would be able to win the war since my level had increased since the fight with the lich.

I was so frustrated by the ridicule that I called Belle and the others to line up in a straight line, evenly spaced, and hit the group of orcs head on. Belle and Rain on the left, Tulu and Tamamo on the right, me in the center swinging my hammer, Belle and the others hunting orcs with single shot magic to match my pace.

I finally feel refreshed after crushing the orc line head-on. The orc-king, with his cronies gone, is no match for me now. I switch to my magic saw and cleanly decapitate him to secure the meat and the magic stone.

"Whew, I'm done! Thank you all for your help.

When I thanked them, the belles gathered around to praise me more, and as usual, I did my best to praise them and stroke them around.

"Yuta, thank you for your hard work. But no matter how powerful you are, you'd better stop carrying a hammer into a big army. Zombies and skeletons are fine, but it won't work against demons that can think to some extent.

He was completely right. I like the game-like feel of running into a large army while swinging a hammer, but when you're led so nicely, you know you have to think it through. This strategy has hardly succeeded since the time of the general zombies, hasn't it? Can we go for it if we get to a higher level?

"Yes, I'll think a little more about it next time I fight. I've already realized that it's not going to work.

Sylphy nods her head and says we should do the same, and we'll figure out the right way to fight later. For now, let's just store up a bunch of orcs and call Deanne. From now on it's Dine's turn. She's probably waiting for her cue, so let's hurry.