Chapter 200
Chapter 200. Defense Battle (2)
“Crossbows, aim for the front Frost Wolves—fire!”
—Bang, Bang, Bam!
On top of the same fortress wall where we were, 4 Dwarf warriors were poised with crossbows and simultaneously released their arrows.
The targeted front Frost Wolf, attempting to evade the attack, swiftly jumped to the side, narrowly avoiding only one shot.
The remaining three arrows deeply pierced the giant wolf’s body: two in the torso and one in the forehead, causing the Frost Wolf to dissipate into a black mist.
Even the missed shot found its mark, piercing the abdomen of a Yeti standing just behind.
However, it didn’t falter and continued advancing with the other monsters.
Finally, the front of the monster horde entered the range of attack magic.
Then, another 4 Dwarf warriors unleashed their attack magic.
“Take this, [Explosion]!”
“””[Rock Bazooka]!”””
Fire-element area attack magic roared as it enveloped a group of monsters at the front of the horde, taking out several of them.
Additionally, 3 single-target earth-element attack magics targeted the wounded Yeti that got struck by the crossbow bolts.
The Yeti, already damaged, disappeared and turned into a magic stone.
However, the remaining monsters, although some suffered damage from the explosive magic, continued to charge forward.
Before the next round of magic or crossbow shots, they would reach the gate.
If that happened, when attacking from the fortress wall, we would face retaliation from the Frost Wolves’ ice breath.
Moreover, the gate, hastily repaired over the last two days, would likely be destroyed by the tremendous strength of the Yetis.
—But we still had a trump card.
Our self-proclaimed archmage couldn’t display their full potential against fire-element monsters like Hellhounds and Flame Skulls.
But when it came to ice-element monsters, everything would be different.
“All right, I’m going too! Roar, Flames of Doom—[Explosion]!”
Immediately after confirming the results of the Dwarf warriors’ magic, Yuzuki’s magic attack exploded.
It was a completely different level of magical power density from what Dwarf warriors had cast.
It landed in the center of the group of monsters at the front, creating a fierce blaze.
Within the area of effect were 3 Frost Wolves and 2 Yetis.
“Ah, yes, that’s correct. ...But this is almost as if only you guys who defeated them...”
After the battle, we reported our achievements.
Yuzuki had defeated 9 Frost Wolves and 6 Yetis, I had taken down 2 Frost Wolves and 2 Yetis, and Kazan-san had defeated 3 Yetis, surpassing the total number of kills by Dwarf warriors by far.
Later on, when the total number of magic stones found matched the sum of our reported numbers, our kill counts were officially acknowledged.
As a result, we earned 22 magic stones by selling them to the village, along with additional rewards of 82 gold coins and 5 silver coins.
With a horde of monsters like this, the rewards from the magic stones were nothing to scoff at.
Yusefia-san appeared on the fortress wall a little while after the battle had ended.
“Is it over already? There was no need for me to assist.”
She said this with a composed expression despite arriving late, and it annoyed me a little.
I’m by no means an ideal person.
“Well, it’s all good in the end.”
“Hmm...? You seem somewhat dissatisfied.”
“Not really. I couldn’t care less about what Yusefia-san said about being one of the 8 Heroes and the most righteous person.”
“Hmph...! Could it be that you hold grudges?”
“I’ve been called gloomy.”
And so, I couldn’t resist making a snarky remark to Yusefia-san, who was as free-spirited as a cat.
By the way, in this battle, we also completed a mission.
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Mission Completed: Defeat 5 Frost Wolves!
All party members gain 10,000 experience points!
Musou Daichi level up to 38!
Yuzuki Hotaru level up to 38!
Current Experience Points:
Musou Daichi... 39,3034/44,1573 (Next Level: 48,539)
Kodachi Kazane... 38,3126/39,0112 (Next Level: 6,986)
Yuzuki Hotaru... 40,3801/44,1573 (Next Level: 3,777)
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It seems Yuzuki earned a considerable amount of experience points in this battle.
Well, in the end, it worked out.