Chapter 231.1 - Yamata no Orochi Subjugation Battle II

Chapter 231.1 - Yamata no Orochi Subjugation Battle II

「――I've been waiting for you two.」

My 『Twin Shadow』 greeted the King and Hero duo who arrived at their designated spot at tremendous speed.

The plan to subjugate Yamata no Orochi was divided into three main phases.

The 1st phase was climbing to the peak of the rocky mountain to destroy Orochi's main body, its core.

The 2nd phase was making the east side the place to seal the first three heads.

And lastly, the 3rd phase was on this side, making the west side the sealing place.

The remaining five heads would be gathered on this side. Meaning that this place was about to turn into a stormy battlefield with breath attacks coming out like there was no tomorrow.

Meaning that after this place turned into a battlefield, I had prepared my offshoot created with 『Twin Shadow』 to give command from afar. As long as my offshoot was there, both the vanguard and infiltration teams could monitor each other's progress.

In the worst case, when we had to evacuate from the rocky mountain, Souma-kun and Co could provide a backup for us.

「How's the progress of the sealing, Momokawa?」

「We're hammering the lance right now.」

「So the 3rd head got sealed too.」

「Yes, do your best, it's a race against time.」

Souma-kun nodded and ran out in haste. Tendou-kun was following sluggishly.

I left the timing of the west side to both of them. Right after the 3rd head was sealed, this duo would ensure that the rest of the heads would appear from this side.

If we got the timing wrong, the rest of the heads would appear on the sealing site in the 3rd phase. When that happens, this plan could be considered as failed.

That was the reason I let both of them go all out from the very beginning.

「『Azure Blazing Flame』」

「『Red Breath』」

『Azure Blazing Flame』: The advanced fire attribute magic learnt by Souma-kun. The azure flame was really hot. Well, it might be because the color was blue or maybe because it was the effect of the hero, its firepower was no joke. The 『Magic Swordsman』 Nakajima was left in tears upon seeing such an overwhelming firepower.

『Red Breath』: It was Tendou-kun's favourite magic, I had no idea if this was a projectile type or explosion magic though. It seems he learned this magic after defeating the fire dragon AKA the salamander. Firepower aside, it was user-friendly too. He could be using a black greatsword right now, but it seemed this magic was more powerful when I saw him using this magic with a red greatsword during our first encounter. That's why he changed his greatsword to the red one for now.

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The duo's magic gathered at the tip of their swords and then unleashed toward the rocky mountain.

Their magic drew two colored trails―― And hit the mountain.

Exploded before transforming into crimson radiance and vivid blue flame.

「Fufufu, come out now, idiots.」

The explosion awakened the gargoyles followed by two heads that came out while raising a roar. Those two heads were heads no. 4 & 5.

Well, we'd already noted beforehand that they would appear on this side without fail once we attacked this side. It truly had a game AI-like pattern. Without that, we might not be able to subjugate this bastard.

「It's going to be a pain in the ass if we let them use their breath. Let's crush ‘em swiftly, Yuuto.」

Both the hero and the king strikes crushed the head of the giant monster.

「Fuh, finally can catch some breath.」

「Don't let your guard down, they're about to come out soon.」

Both of them sheathed their swords while heaving a sigh as Orochi, who lost its head, fell to the ground.

Once the head was killed, it would take at least 5 minutes for it to be healed. Even if we attacked while it was regenerating, it wouldn't be that effective.

Since its current state was similar to that of a corpse, attacking it during this time was a fool's errand.

「Do you need a potion?」

「Ain't need one.」

「Water is enough, we're not injured after all.」

After Tendou-kun finished one cigarette and Souma-kun drank a bottle of water, Yamata no Orochi finished regenerating.

RUMBLEEEEEEEEEEEE!

The last head appeared, standing taller than the previous one.

「Finally, come out huh.」

「Yeah, from here on... Finally feels like a real challenge.」

「This fella really has five heads.」

The one that appeared while roaring to heaven was three heads.

Yamata no Orochi's 6th, 7th, and 8th heads.

Finally, all of the eight heads were out. This was the reason we were evacuating during the field training due to the danger involved.

That's why this was the 3rd phase that no one had ever experienced.

「But, we're fully prepared.」

The first three heads had already been sealed. Now that all the eight heads had come out, we had to make sure we wouldn't confront eight heads at the same time.

「Three have been sealed, and two are in the middle of recovery. Only three left, but you can't afford to let your guard down.」

ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

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