Volume 2 - CH 350

The headache was kinda severe yesterday, so I can’t upload any chapter.

Chapter 8-22. Interference

Houen is engaged in a battle in the air above the city.

However, he was still unable to touch the devil who was leading these devils.

“You’re in my way! [Flame Feather]!”

The devils stand in front of him whenever he approaches, and if he stops moving even for a moment, they will try to restrain him.

But they move slowly, so it is not so difficult to avoid them.

The problem is the number of them.

The devils have continued to spring up since then.

The number of enemies is so great that it is hard to estimate how many there are.

Even with Houen’s immense fire skill, it is not very effective against flying enemies.

If anything, he had to worry about the falling enemies.

Since there were soldiers on his side below, it would be troublesome if a devil that had turned into a fireball fell there.

It would cause unintended damage.

Therefore, they fought at the very edge of the gate’s appearance position. ……

It’s too hard to keep dealing with monsters that come out like a flood alone.

“I wish I could use my trump card but ……! I guess it’s impossible against an enemy in the sky!”

Houen’s trump card, the Red Lotus Bud.

It is a skill like a type of trap that is set on the ground.

It is a skill that ignites spontaneously with heat, but it cannot be placed in the air.

It would have been better if it could have been placed next to the gate.

While fighting, he observed that the gate was made by magic, and that the other side of the gate was connected to somewhere.

Though reluctant to go deeper, he could not even go there in the first place under the circumstances.

But what if there is a devil’s stronghold in the back there?

He can’t just not go there.

Nevertheless, it is impossible for him to go there alone.

That would be reckless.

But for now, …… the first priority was to stop the herd of …… these devils from coming out.

However, none of his skills can reach that little devil.

Many times the devil interferes in the way, pushes back and almost restrains him.

“Or rather, what the hell are these devils ……! It uses no magic and has almost no fighting ability ……. How could they send out such a weak devil in such large numbers?”

Because the devils are weak, the damage is really minimal.

The attack with the water bullet gauntlet made by Ouren is very effective, shooting down flying enemies one after another.

Some of the ground troops were hit by them, but they did not do much damage.

Everyone was already soaked in blood.

Everyone is fighting hard, weapons in hand, because they don’t have time to worry about that.

“We must stop this tide of devils if we want to win!”

So another few dozen of devils surround Houen.

Noticing this, Houen puts all his strength into the spear he is holding and cleaves it to the side.

“[Flame Spear]!”

The spears he holds are infused with flames, and he cleaves them horizontally in a blazing attack.

The attacked devil was contacted by the flames and fell to the ground, flailing wildly.

But then, the devil stood blocking the way again.

It was a battle of attrition.

He wanted to break out of the situation somehow, but if he did anything reckless, he would run out of MP to fight the little devil.

The support of Ouren’s explosions has also stopped.

If possible, he would like to get by with only Flame Feathers.

This skill allows the wings to permanently dispatch flame feathers as long as the wings are not closed.

The skill level of this should be considerably high, but …… it’s still not enough.

“I wish I could use my trump card but ……! I guess it’s impossible against an enemy in the sky!”

Houen’s trump card, the Red Lotus Bud.

It is a skill like a type of trap that is set on the ground.

It is a skill that ignites spontaneously with heat, but it cannot be placed in the air.

It would have been better if it could have been placed next to the gate.

While fighting, he observed that the gate was made by magic, and that the other side of the gate was connected to somewhere.

Though reluctant to go deeper, he could not even go there in the first place under the circumstances.

But what if there is a devil’s stronghold in the back there?

He can’t just not go there.

Nevertheless, it is impossible for him to go there alone.

That would be reckless.

But for now, …… the first priority was to stop the herd of …… these devils from coming out.

However, none of his skills can reach that little devil.

Many times the devil interferes in the way, pushes back and almost restrains him.

(Or rather, what the hell are these devils ……! It uses no magic and has almost no fighting ability ……. How could they send out such a weak devil in such large numbers?)

Because the devils are weak, the damage is really minimal.

The attack with the water bullet gauntlet made by Ouren is very effective, shooting down flying enemies one after another.

Some of the ground troops were hit by them, but they did not do much damage.

Everyone was already soaked in blood.

Everyone is fighting hard, weapons in hand, because they don’t have time to worry about that.

“We must stop this tide of devils if we want to win!”

So another few dozen of devils surround Houen.

Noticing this, Houen puts all his strength into the spear he is holding and cleaves it to the side.

“[Flame Spear]!”

The spears he holds are infused with flames, and he cleaves them horizontally in a blazing attack.

The attacked devil was contacted by the flames and fell to the ground, flailing wildly.

But then, the devil stood blocking the way again.

It was a battle of attrition.

He wanted to break out of the situation somehow, but if he did anything reckless, he would run out of MP to fight the little devil.

The support of Ouren’s explosions has also stopped.

If possible, he would like to get by with only Flame Feathers.

This skill allows the wings to permanently dispatch flame feathers as long as the wings are not closed.

The skill level of this should be considerably high, but …… it’s still not enough.

“Screw This! Dammit!”

He swears, but the situation doesn’t change at all.

He attacked the enemy again and again with his Flame Feather, but one after another, the devils kept coming in front of him.

“Damn it, I have no choice! [Firedoll]!”

As Houen says this, a mass of flame appears on both sides.

It formed into a soldier of flame and pointed its spear at the devils.

A puppet of flame, or is it more accurate to call it a fire puppet?

The flame-like spirit, which took the form of human beings, began to move with their spears of flame.

Although there were only two of them, their fighting ability was equal to Houen in close combat.

Although they could not attack at long range, they should be able to disperse the enemy’s attention with this.

Houen immediately used his [Wing Blast] to flap his wings and approached the little devil as if he was weaving through the gap between the devils.

The devil was heading toward the fire doll he had just put out, although he had not even been able to get close to it earlier.

It was able to buy some time for a moment.

Then, Houen finally set his sights on the little devil.

”OH?”

”[Flame Claw]!”

A claw made of flame appeared on the tip of the spear, and he swung it out at once.

With this skill, even a single hit from a spark of fire can set it ablaze.

However, the little devil seemed to have avoided it well and was spinning above in the air.

“yoU aRe hERe! yoU fINAllY caMe! Finally, THe GuY whO KILled my FrIeNdS cAme!”

“Hunh!”

“mORe! JuST a Bit more~!

It seemed that she was going to do something, but all he had to do was to get rid of her before then.

With that in mind, Houen immediately attacked the little devil with his Flame Feathers.

However, all of his attacks were absorbed by the devil that stepped in.

The devil …… tries to protect the little devil even if it has to take its own life.

There seems to be no doubt that this is the one commanding them.

“If it’s close, then this is it. [Flame Bomb]!”

“UhHuH?”

He creates three Flame Bombs and fires them at the little devil.

As expected, another devil interrupted and took that attack, but this time it’s an area attack skill.

Boom-boom-boom!

The bombs spread flames over a wide area, but the …… small devil easily evaded this one too.

Does it have no means of attack?

“No, it can’t attack if it doesn’t get attacked. Why is it always avoided ……?”

Alena’s report indicates that this little devil is likely to have a counter skill.

If so, it would normally be allowed to attack.

But, yet, it is avoiding all attacks.

Did she think it was too risky to take on Houen because of his skills?

Or, if she dies, she can’t use her skills. ……

Either way, if they do not attack, they cannot be defeated.

Houen re-grips his spear again.

Just then, the tide of devils from the gate stopped.

“ooH! OoOHh! oH! iT’s oVEr! oVer 10.000 hAS finAllY cOmE oUT!”

The little devil is cackling and flapping her arms and legs.

From what she said, the devils that have appeared here now are the full force of the battle.

Although the devils have not been defeated yet, they still have the upper hand.

Since they are steadily defeating them, time will take care of the rest.

“Houen! Houeeeen!”

“!? Alena!?”

Perhaps in response to the voice, the devil goes toward Alena.

Unable to abandon the quarry, he spread his wings and rushed toward her, cutting down the devil with only the spear he was holding.

Immediately holding Alena, he put distance between the devils and the monsters.

“It’s not safe here! You must stay back!”

”Don’t engage in a fight now, Hoen! There is something in the devil’s blood!　Where is O-Ren?!”

“I’d ask you for more details, but I don’t have time for that! I don’t know where Ouren is! I’ve been fighting until now!”

“Then find Ouren! Get some water to wash the blood from the soldiers!”

“Gh …… the devil right in front of us…”

Even though he was finally within reach, it was hard for him to make up his mind to pull out at this point.

The incoming of devils has stopped and all that is left is to exterminate them and deal with the devil that is uniting them and that’s it.

“That is why you shouldn’t engage in a fight!”

“~~hng! Damn!”

Houen spreads his wings and descends with Alena in his arms.

He is going to find Ouren.

“Adiba. ThEY’rE GOnE──but I’m ready.”

The back-personality of the little devil was watching from above as the monsters dwindled a bit more.