113 Winter Storm
"First, go to His Majesty Melvin's room. Did you bring your magic tools?"
"I'm fine here. What about Marlene?"
Marlene also nods with a serious look on her face. He leaves the hallway and heads first to King Melvin's room.
When I knocked, King Melvin immediately answered.
"It's Mattius."
"Hmm"
The sound of the lock being unlocked rang out. When we entered the room, King Melvin himself greeted us, as if he had been waiting for us.
"What's going on?"
"It's the enemy. A group dressed as guards is approaching from the forest outside."
Briefly and concisely report the situation to King Melvin.
"You've taken some major steps..."
Naturally, King Melvin seemed to understand the meaning immediately.
"I'm going to attack now. I'll make sure the culprit doesn't notice the commotion outside, but if something happens, I'll escape."
"Yeah, but I've left my fate in your hands."
King Melvin had a smile on his lips, and I smiled back as well and turned around. I leave Albert in the room and go out into the hallway with Marlene.
It's already quite late at night. It's so quiet that it's hard to imagine that any commotion will break out.
Well then. ...How will the criminal move from here?
Once you get to this point, the rest is simple. It would be something like the bandits stepping in and attacking from the inside while they were fighting back.
He might be planning to take advantage of the confusion and assassinate his target.
That's it. On the other hand, if the outside enemy does not notice that they have arrived at the mansion, there is a high possibility that they will continue to wait to make sure.
Leave Caduceus guarding the hallway and go out through the main entrance of the mansion.
Marlene flies to the outside of the barrier using the magic tools of Levitation and Air Blast. To evacuate from the main battlefield and to use summoning magic outside the barrier.
After seeing that figure off, I activate the magic circle. The person who uses water magic is 6th class Rainy Cloud.
As the spell was constructed, clouds rose and rain began to fall around the mansion.
It's a magic that can be used to build a field to strengthen and support water magic by making it rain over a wide area, and to counter fire magic and monsters... but it must be used by battle mages in a circular manner. If so, it will be localized heavy rain. Even if there was a commotion going on outside, the sound of the rain would make it impossible to detect.
--here we go. I'm ready. Let's call it eliminating the enemy.
Walk directly in front of the enemy group that is advancing through the forest in formation.
I placed Ouroboros in the shade of a tree and contacted them.
"nothing--"
I made eye contact with the person in front. The men who looked like security guards looked at me suspiciously.
"This is Mattius, a servant. I saw you guys from the mansion. What are you doing here so late at night?"
"...I got lost."
That's what you say. There would be no harm in keeping the siege small. But hey, it could happen just in case. I'll join you in the farce.
"I see. I'm not very familiar with the road, so I'm going to go to the mansion now and call someone. Could you wait here?"
"Ah, I see."
Turn your back. I heard a small metallic sound - the sound of the blade and scabbard scraping.
Since we're going to kill them all, we shouldn't make the mistake of letting the people in the mansion take notice until the last minute. It would be troublesome if I went back to the mansion.
Well, if that's the case, it's like I've already decided how I'm going to show up.
They're people who take on dirty work and attack people who can't use magic in large numbers. I don't feel like adding any extra effort. It would be enough to punch some of them away with just enough force to keep them alive.
"Come, Ouroboros."
Wind noise. Just before the blade swung down towards his back, he kicked the magic shield and flew diagonally upwards. After a moment's delay, the dragon staff fell into my hand.
“What!?”
A voice of surprise. Using the tree trunk as a foothold, he drew a sharp trajectory and approached the assassin, who was still swinging his sword in the wrong direction. As I let the force of my thrust strike and slam into Ouroboros, I could hear the crunch of his armor and the sound of bones breaking.
“Hello!”
Another assassin nearby jumped at me. He doesn't need to look back. It detects movement with a thin shield deployed behind it. She sprung the other end of the ouroboros, snapping him in the jaw, and whirled around beneath him, crushing his shin.
“Gi!?”
It collapses with a silent scream.
It seems that the others have noticed something unusual as well. He draws his sword and runs towards you.
I see, he must have been trained as he was assigned to be an assassin. They are firmly in formation for unexpected situations. But――I won't take him seriously.
Flying from tree to tree. Unable to catch up with us, we lost sight of them and took a position directly above the group of people who were trying to regroup in a circle.
"Play it!"
4th class water magic icicle spike. A small lump of magical power that emitted a blue-white sparkle landed in the center of the circle. Immediately, ice spears shot out in a radial pattern and skewered their legs together. By the time my voice of agony echoed through the pitch-black forest, I was no longer there.
It flies in a zigzag pattern through the trees, ignoring the screams that chase it from its back, and makes its way to its next prey. If you lift it up as hard as you can from the bottom, the assassin's body will fly higher than the tree. As the man looks up at him dumbfounded, he flicks him away. He flies sideways and hits the trunk of a tree.
do not stop. It randomly attacks anyone it sees, regardless of whether it's far or near, and fortunately manages to mow it down. A virtual clone created by a mirage body dances in the trees, creating a dazzling effect.
It was a huge mess. It seems like there are still a lot of them, but if this happens, there's nothing they can do about it.
"Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Uh, my arm is!"
"Damn! What the hell!"
"That's it! I went that way - Wow!"
The sound of destruction echoes in the darkness of the night. A voice of agony. Screams, angry screams, and roars. Everything is absorbed by the sound of the rain and the darkness of the night, and cannot be heard by anyone in the mansion.
The area around the mansion is already sealed in darkness. That's Marlene's hand. Due to the use of the dark spirit Shade, not only the sound but even the slight light of the night is blocked, making it impossible to see what is going on.
"Shit! Shit! Don't listen to me fighting with this monster! Don't listen to me!"
Even though they were in the height of confusion, they were quite skillful. Some of them are good enough to receive the first blow. However, I won't try to defeat the assassin with my skill.
If the light doesn't reach the mansion, there's no need to choose a hand either. The moment he slams Ouroboros into his sword, it is surrounded by lightning. I bounced his body and swung out of the electrocution area, smashing him in the face as I swung his wand and sent it spinning around in the air.
"It's impossible! There's no way I can use magic!"
The man who cried out was captured by Tramplethorn and trapped inside the thorny vines, screaming in pain.
It's already completely collapsed. Some people will try to escape. But that won't happen. First, even if I were able to escape from this place, where on earth would I go from this isolated island isolated from the outside world?
A bullet of ice approaches from behind, sewing it into the trees. The assassin, who had dodged the ice bullet while screaming, had a look of relief on his face, but the next moment he froze, distorted in fear.
The sound of horseshoes echoes, and a headless knight appears from the void, flashing green flames. When the Dullahan swings his sword, the assassin falls to the ground, covered in blood.
The mysterious horse scratches the void with its front paws and roars, and the headless knight also proudly holds his head high and laughs.
Perhaps because I had already scratched it, the impact of its appearance was tremendous.
"H-hi!"
I let the Dullahan chase me and crush the ones who ran towards me.
Smash one or two of the men who ran away. He was about to attack the third person -
"No, no! Captain! Captain!"
He made a noise like that. One man turned around in response.
Realizing that he had reacted, he looked at me with a stunned expression on his face.
“Is it you?”
She narrowed her eyes and laughed, using wind magic to wind up the assassin in front of her and sending her flying high into the sky.
Then, he walked towards the man who was leading the assassins.
Those who tried to stop me from attacking me--with wands, with magic. It's literally being crushed.
Before I knew it, I could no longer hear any yells or screams. Only sounds of agony leaked out from here and there.
There were also some people who simply lost consciousness so they wouldn't be able to harm themselves. There should be enough evidence here.
“How many people do you think there were? We… in such a short amount of time…?”
The man who was called the captain checked the surrounding situation and let out a stunned voice.
"Okay? I haven't counted, so I don't understand."
I checked with life detection, but everyone except the captain seemed to have a weak response. I could see the reaction in the distance being cut down by the Dullahan. ...I think I've completely crushed it with this.
“Du, glory to the Duoberis Order!”
I couldn't help but laugh as the captain readied his sword while saying that.
"What, what's strange!"
"Well... I guess I figured out the trick. By saying that Duoberis's members went on a rampage, are you trying to put a stigma on the cult and protect the honor of the mastermind of the assassination?"
When I said that, the captain's eyes widened in shock. Apparently it's a star.
surely. The information that the members of the Duoberis cult view demon killers as enemies has also been transmitted to the Termwills. This is probably a strategy that takes advantage of that information and environment.
If the assassination was successful, even if there were doubters, he could have forced his way through with force, but it would be a bad idea to come forward in a situation where he was likely to lose.
They say they will prepare a corpse with the cult's tattoos. It is said that scimitars and halpers with emblems used by members of the cult are left at the scene... It seems like they have prepared to that extent, but I can still say with certainty that these guys are different.
"But it's a shame. All of your sword skills - technical systems belong to the Veldgar Kingdom Knights. They are not techniques used by the assassins of the cult. It was the enemy who brought in those who were reasonably skilled. It became.”
"...What, what! You! What on earth are you doing!?"
He gets furious and jumps up. If you lose your cool, that's it. With a mocking cry, Ouroboros swung out, shattering his captain's sword and blowing his entire body apart.
"it's over"
I returned to King Melvin with Marlene to report. He is still the same as when he left. There is the sound of rain outside, but the situation is quiet.
The man who was tied up with a light bind and brought in was the captain from earlier. He has broken bones and is unconscious, but...well, his injuries aren't life-threatening.
"...This person..."
"They're probably commanders or something. They have a technical system similar to that of the Knights of the Kingdom of Veldgar. They attacked me from behind, so I crushed them all to pieces. They're probably still lying in the forest outside."
"...You forced me into a troublesome role, Theodore."
"no"
I don't think it's a hassle. There's also the matter of Marlene.
In the first place, a plan like this would be harmful to my life and would bring no benefit. These guys are my enemies.
"Is there someone! Call Josiah and the others!"
Now, let's get stuffed. It won't end unless we crush the mastermind.
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