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(If I can’t destroy its head, I should at least destroy its legs…)
It’s unclear if I can take away its ability to move with just a single strike.
The range and power of my
Therefore, it’s less effective against larger monsters.
Since there still are other monsters I need to look out for, I can’t spend too much time fighting one of them.
That’s why I aimed at its head first, a body part where a person would be mortally wounded even if they’re struck with lesser force.
(It’s now vigilant after being struck on the head… In that case, I’m sure that it wouldn’t be vigilant for a strike on its legs…! If I could somehow skillfully do this…)
Kicking off the dust, I lunged forward.
I slipped beneath its guard and approached as far as my blade could reach the monster’s ankle.
Along with a loud scream, I thrust my sword.
However, just as I was about to thrust my sword, I was struck—-
—-by surprise.
[———-Eh?]
[Gyaaaauuuaaaaaahhhhh!]
The monster roared.
The thing that pierced the large monster’s leg was—-
A gigantic blade.
The blade was part of my sword.
Yes…
[Its blade—– became larger…?]
At the moment I was attacking, the blade of my sword became gigantic.
Moreover…
(I don’t feel its weight…)
This sword certainly had mass.
This sword certainly had power from its strikes.
However—- it feels light.
Trying it out, I slashed my sword overheard, to a gyaku-kesa.
(T/N: 逆袈裟 / reversed kesa. It’s a slash from bottom right to the upper left.)
Slash!
With the diagonal slash trajectory intact, the monster was split in half.
This certainly is a huge blade that was just the right size at killing this large monster.
Influenced by a sense of unreality, I gulped as I looked at the sword.
After defeating the monster… the blade of the sword returned back to its original size.
(That means, this is…)
I began pondering.
(A weapon that changes its size at will… matching with the opponent’s size…?)
Moreover, I can’t feel its weight at all.
(Creation…)
The ability to grant a weapon sought by the skill user.
Assuming that was so…
(Maybe I could get another weapon…)
[I want—-]
Running forth, I sharply muttered.
[Weapons.]
The sword in my right hand splits.
One of the newborn swords fit itself in my left hand.
And when I arrived near the circle formation—-
A slaughter began.
Or perhaps, it would have been better to call it a one-sided slaughter.
The screams of monsters whirled around the area.
Although I stayed quiet, my appearance as I draw near them looks ghastly—- For I’ve only brought slaughter, slaughter and slaughter.
The weapon in my hands will change its appearance in various ways depending on the situation.
It would sometimes be a sword, sometimes a spear, sometimes an axe, and sometimes a sickle—-
All of these weapons were fluidly used by me.
The Kisou-ryu is a school that was originally designed to be used in a real battlefield.
Spears would be our main weapon, but the weapons that the enemies and allies used on the battlefield also “counts” in the weapons we use.
Even the bamboo spear and chained sickle used by those refugee hunters were added into the assumption for weapons to be used.
And by extension, the ability to fight empty-handed and even the change in the way we fight on different battlefields…
Yes, in the end, the Kusou-ryu is a school that—–
—teaches every kind of martial art.
Silver weapons were floating near me.
I had generated a weapon in the air ahead of time in case I need to use it next.
I would sometimes throw my weapon, and they would come back to my hand again.
However, while the weapon I threw is still returning, I would also pick up another weapon and chop up the nearby monster with these weapons.
After gaining the super speed from releasing my limits, the monsters couldn’t follow me anymore.
A silver world that can be transformed at will.
In this battlefield, the S-Rank Hero had transformed into a limitless fierce god clad in silver light.
Chapter 184
Hope's Whereabouts
[Haaahhh… haaaahhh…]
I wonder how many of them I have killed.
Having hunted down all the monsters blocking our way, me and the others were now heading for the North Gate.
(Bane-san…)
I look over my shoulder, in the direction of the southern ramparts.
From the strange sounds I’ve been hearing coming from the distance, that place is probably filled with monsters.
My inherent skill may be powerful, but it still has a weakness.
It is weak against too many enemies.
The weapons made by
Even if I had a huge sword in my hand, I couldn’t maintain its huge size.
If the next opponent is small in size, it will match its size with it.
In other words, it will get smaller.
There are times when some other nearby monsters will get involved while I’m defeating a large one.
However, I can’t fight with just a gigantic weapon all the time.
If the large monster dies, I can’t use a large weapon.
Moreover, it seems that the farther their distance from me, the weaker these inherent weapons.
The offensive power and the strength will fall down.
I’ve tried spawning a spear and throwing it to a monster, and it turns out these weapons had a specific range.
Just as the spear I threw flew to a certain distance, the spear came back towards me.
Then, the inherent weapon was recombined with my other weapons I held.
On the contrary, the attack performance of the inherent weapon when the distance is close is tremendous, especially when I held it myself.
At melee distance, I could kill any monster with a single swing.
There’s no monster that couldn’t be cut or pierced.
It could be said that this is a unique skill that specializes in melee fights.
And if it weren’t for the speed I gained after I released my limiters, I wouldn’t have been able to kill so many enemies.
However, I may not be feeling it, but releasing my limiters are definitely accumulating some burden on my body.
Even if it’s an inherent skill, I wouldn’t be able to use it once I ran out of MP.
In fact, my MP was decreasing rapidly while using it.
And so, I’ve released my inherent skill.
In this situation, we can’t take the option of heading towards the south wall.
My fighting style doesn’t show its true value when I’m fighting against a large amount of enemies.
If we were to be attacked by more monsters than we’ve fought earlier—–
(I’m not sure I can protect everyone…)
In that case, for now, we should first join up with the armies of the different countries that should be outside the north gate.
If it’s an army versus an army, there’s a chance to win.
Biting my lips, we continued running.
Most of all…
(Perhaps, Bane-san is already…)
No, don’t even think about it.
Even if I know it, I don’t have the time to think about it now.
At that time…
[That’s… Guira-san!?]
Approaching on horseback was the castle lord, Guira Heith.
Since that angry Human-Faced descended down from the sky and chaos ensued, his whereabouts were unknown.
I can’t see his guards anywhere, but it appears that he survived.
If I remember correctly, I’ve heard that he’s from the lineage of heroes.
Putting his mental aspect aside, I think he should still have a certain level of ability.
I ran over towards him.
[Guira-san, you’re safe.]
Looking at him, I could see that Guira was holding his hand over his belly.
[Yeah, I didn’t expect to get injured…]
Guira’s body lurches.
Thud
[Ugh.]
Tumbling off his horse, there were some things stuck on his back.
I wonder if it’s the monsters’ claws or horn.
Moreover, on closer inspection, he also had a wound on his abdomen.
His guts… were popping out.
He was dead.
Now, he’s dead.
He’s already dying huh.
I didn’t notice it earlier…
[P- President…]
Nihei looked pale as he looked towards me.
[Kuh… Let’s go, everyone…]
I wonder if there were any other people that survived.
Killing the monsters popping out from behind the buildings, me and the others head for the north gate.
Thereupon…
[They’re fighting…?]
Near the north gate, a battle was taking place.
It looks like they’re being pushed around, but the Human side’s defensive formation has managed to tread well against the enemies.
[Everyone, let’s back them up!]
Answering my call, Nihei and the others followed as I ran.
Together, we stormed into the battle.
Some of the monsters got caught in between a pincer attack.
As a result, me and the others were able to drive out the monsters almost unscathed and joined the group in a defensive formation.
[President…?]
[Murota-san! You’re safe!]
The people fighting now were the remaining soldiers and Kirihara’s group.
I quickly issued instructions and asked Kayako and the others to take up a defensive formation.
[Suou-san, Nihei-kun, I’ll leave this place to you! I’m going to stay and back up the other soldiers!]
I joined the group that were still fighting the monsters.
With my intrusion in the battle, the situation completely changed.
Thus, the monsters that had gathered near the north gate had been swept away for the most part.
Turning my back to the astonished soldiers, I walk back near Murota.
Murota Erii, the acting leader of Kirihara’s group after Oyamada, looked at me, flabbergasted.
[You’re… the President, right…?]
[Eh? T- That’s right but…]
[No, I should have expected so… It’s the President after all… It’s just that, it felt like you’ve completely changed…]
I’m relieved though.
[Anyhow, I’m glad that everyone’s alright…]
Murota turned silent.
[Murota-san?]
[You’re mistaken… Ikumi died.]
[Eh? Kariya-san…?]
(Speaking of which…)
Looking closely, I can’t see Kariya Ikumi anywhere near them.
She was also one of the members of Kirihara’s group.
Clenching her body close, Murota grit her teeth.
[I- Ikumi… Just as we were escaping, we saw her being eaten by a monster… We wanted to help her, but we’re too scared that we fled… We abandoned her and fled…]
[No way…]
The fourth death in our class.
A small smile appeared on Murota’s lips.
However, her eyes were as dark and hollow as a deep cave.
[Ikubi-sa… Even though half of her face was already eaten… However, I can still see her mouth moving…”Save me”, is what I feel she’s saying… Haha… What the heck… This is just a bad dream, right?]
Blood oozed out as I bit on my lips.
Grabbing both of Murota’s shoulders, I suppressed the helplessness she’s carrying.
[—–Hang in there, Murota-san. We need the power of Kirihara-kun’s group, which has all the B-Rank Heroes. Please, lend me your strength.]
[…Huh? I mean… Where’s Shougo? I thought I heard him scream after that monster with many limbs fell from the sky…]
[O- Oyamada-kun…]
With a bitter expression on my face, I explained the situation to her.
[Ha, haha… The heck? Shougo and Yasu… did they die? The Dragonslayer and the other members of the Four Revered Saints, all of them died? Seriously, the heck is that… You’re really funny…]
Her “That’s really funny” sounds totally lifeless though.
[W- We can’t be sure if they’re both dead yet! Even Bane-san and White-san…]
I didn’t see them die.
Therefore, I’m not certain of their deaths.
[They might still be alive! I mean, even Murota-san has survived and in this place!]
[…We’ve only survived thanks to Agito-san.]
[Agito-san? Come to think of it, Agito-san—-]
I tried searching for him.
However, I can’t find him nearby.
[He took a bunch of cavalries and went to bring down that monster made of limbs… I don’t know where they are now though. Or rather… It’s because Agito-san has been protecting us that we’ve managed to get here…]
(Then… That Offensive Technique that lured away the Human-Faced that ate Abyss-san, the one that has been fighting from the distance…)
So, that’s Agito Angoon huh.
Now, it seems that he used his own body as a decoy and lured away that angry Human-Faced.
[I don’t know if Agito-san is still alive or not… I’ve been wondering… If this is where we die, President… I already feel like all these fighting we did is useless…]
[Say, why…]
[?]
[Why don’t you go outside the north gate?]
Once they went outside, they should be able to join up with the armies of the different countries that were camping there.
Lifelessly, Murota pointed at the north gate with her thumb.
At that moment…
Boom!
The gate loudly shook inwardly and let out a screech.
She said that something outside was breaking down the gate with a battering ram or something like that.
Listening closely, I could hear the loud roars of monsters outside the gate.
[That’s how it is… There are monsters outside the gate as well…]
[Eh? But those people should be outside the gate…]
The armies of the different countries should be there.
[I don’t know… Isn’t it possible that they died?]
No, that’s not it.
They haven’t fallen yet.
Listening carefully, I can hear their voices outside the gate—- outside those ramparts.
It’s a bit far from the north gate though…
That’s right.
Those are the sounds of battle.
There may certainly be a large number of monsters near the north gate.
However, there are still humans fighting outside.
I look at the north gate.
[…………]
If we can wipe out the horde that gathered outs
ide the gate…
If we can break through them…
We could join up with them and do it.
I tightly squeeze my sweaty hands.
Rather, if we open the gates from here and take the lead in trying to break through their horde by surprise…]
[President.]
Lifelessly, Murota spoke.
[…I think it’s already over.]
Murota’s lifeless eyes were pointed in the opposite direction of the north gate.
Then, Moe spoke.
[Ayaka-chan…”That” is… umm, the Human-Faced—–]
Turning around, I saw something approaching from the direction of the south wall.
[Miyooonnn… Miyoooonnnn… Miyoooonnnn…]
[Baaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiii———-!]
[Nyaaaaiiiiiii… Nyaaaaaaaiiiiiiiii!]
Three Human-Faced.
[Ah———]
That spherical Human-Faced formed by humanoid upper bodies, had the Dragonslayer’s gigantic sword stuck on its body.
The head of the four-legged Human-Faced with the large head is crushed and smashed.
The third Human-Faced that appeared behind the others had lost its legs and was crawling at a frightening pace with only its two arms.
[Bane-san.]
The traces of the fierce triple battle against these three monsters.
It turned out that Banewolf struggled against the three Human-Faced.
He must have already been determined to die when he fought.
However, if those three have left the south wall and they’re now heading here—–
[………]
The Human-Faced with a gigantic sword stabbed on it made its move.
At the same time, the sphere Human-Faced with upper bodies covering its body threw something towards us.
[Miyooooonnnnn… Miyoooooonnnnnn…]
A large amount of ball-like objects come flying towards us.
Those with shields and Defense Skills tried to protect themselves from the objects falling from the sky.
However, “those” things falling from the sky doesn’t really have that much offensive power.
One of the Heroes let out a short scream.
It’s because what the Human-Faced threw—– were human heads.
Finding “something” in the heads lying on the ground, I grind my teeth and my expression distorted.
[White-san…]
The second sister of the Four Revered Saints, White Angoon was mixed among them.
Her head doesn’t have eyeballs.
I let out a thin sigh.
And then…
