"What do you mean by that?" Hearing Takeru's words, Motoyasu frowned, sensing that something was wrong.
"Exactly. Sword Hero, please watch your words. Don't be fooled by that cunning and deceitful person." Hearing Takeru's words, Myne's heart skipped a beat, 'Could it be that useless Naofumi had truly explained things to Takeru-sama?'
"Those who follow different paths cannot work together. Enjoy your remaining moments of glory." Shaking his head, Takeru used the Holy Sword in his hand to check the wave's arrival time, then led his people away.
"Wait, Takeru! Explain yourself clearly!" Seeing Takeru about to leave, Motoyasu angrily raised his spear to intercept him.
"Please don't make any reckless moves, Spear Hero." Just as he was about to move, Akame's long sword was already pointed at his neck. At the slightest sign of trouble, his head would be separated from his body.
"Motoyasu-sama!" Seeing Akame's actions, Myne instinctively tried to attack Akame. But Kurome was faster, appearing beside her and gently tapping her with the pommel of her sword, knocking her unconscious.
"Myne!" Watching Myne fall to the ground, Motoyasu shouted nervously.
"Heh, don't worry. She's just unconscious. But if you insist on continuing to fight, I can't say what the outcome might be." Looking at Motoyasu, Kurome showed a harmless expression.
"Wait, Takeru, we're all comrades here, aren't we? We shouldn't attack each other." At this moment, Itsuki quickly stepped in as a mediator.
Takeru glanced at him, then left the place without a word. After exiting the church, Naofumi was still waiting there for Takeru. He had witnessed the commotion inside.
While feeling grateful, he couldn't help but worry.
"Won't this be a problem?" Naofumi asked nervously.
"No problem. All the arrangements are complete. After the wave ends, they will be removed from power." Hearing Naofumi's worried words, Takeru said with a light laugh.
"This..." Seeing Takeru's confident expression, Naofumi couldn't say anything. He could only nod woodenly.
"Alright, see you at the wave. Although it's a calamitous wave, it's also a place to harvest experience." Then, Takeru patted Naofumi's shoulder and led Diablo and the others away.
As the next day dawned, Takeru saw many adventurers in the royal capital poised for action, full of confidence in the upcoming wave.
After all, this time, they had the Heroes' assistance.
Takeru gathered with Diablo and the others at the inn. Since Diablo couldn't form a party with Takeru, they wouldn't be able to enjoy the teleportation.
However, Takeru knew this wave would appear near Lute Village. So, they could simply teleport there directly.
Of course, if the location shifted, their abilities would allow them to quickly pinpoint it.
As for Diablo, Emilia, Chelsea, and the others, Takeru had given them a different task: to use this wave as an opportunity to directly seize control of certain figures in the palace.
With the skills Takeru had granted them, controlling these ordinary people would be a piece of cake.
As time ticked by, when the clock struck nine in the morning, the church bells rang. The sunny, peaceful sky suddenly changed, turning an ominous red.
Takeru and the others were enveloped in a special golden light.
Then, accompanied by a blinding white light, Takeru, Via, Raphtalia, and the others disappeared from their spot, reappearing directly in a forest.
Sensing their surroundings, aside from himself, Naofumi, Motoyasu, and the others had also appeared nearby. However, no one was in the exact same location.
Above Takeru and the others, a bizarre, swirling, colored vortex appeared. As the vortex emerged, hordes of monsters descended like dense swarms of locusts.
"Emilie, let's go!" Watching Motoyasu and the others engage the monsters, Naofumi said to the demi-human girl beside him.
"Yes, Naofumi-sama." Hearing Naofumi's words, the demi-human girl named Emilie quickly nodded.
Takeru, watching the area where Motoyasu and the others were fighting, and Lute Village, which was in danger not far away, revealed a smile.
He quietly released a shadow clone, which headed to the area where Motoyasu and the others were fighting and directly unleashed a Gravity Field.
Instantly, everyone engaged in battle felt as if they were carrying a heavy burden. Movement was difficult. Their actions and strength were suppressed.
Although suppressed, it wasn't to the point of being completely immobile. At most, it made the battle more difficult.
"Damn it, why is this happening!" After killing a small fry with his spear, Motoyasu frowned.
"I don't know. This strange gravity wasn't here before." Hearing Motoyasu's words, Myne felt extreme danger. After all, they were suppressed here, but the monsters were completely unaffected.
So, although their strength was much greater than these monsters, under these circumstances, it was very easy for them to be overwhelmed and killed by the sheer number of monsters.
Not only them, but Itsuki's group, as well as the knights and adventurers who had entered the battlefield, were also suppressed.
Not only could they not exert their full strength, but their energy consumption was several times higher than usual.
Apart from them, Naofumi and Emilie, upon entering a certain range, were also suppressed.
However, Naofumi's level and strength were significantly higher than Motoyasu and Itsuki. So, although suppressed, the impact was less severe.
Soon, his outstanding performance caused many adventurers to instinctively gather near him for protection.
"Damn it, it's just a shield!" Watching Naofumi's excellent performance, Myne was filled with hatred.
Itsuki also frowned deeply, feeling very uncomfortable inside.
Naofumi himself also sensed the difficulty. Only after entering here did he truly appreciate the terror of the wave: endless monsters, terrifying gravity suppression. Even he probably couldn't hold out for too long.
Thinking this, he looked around for Takeru. At this moment, the only one he could think of to break the impasse was the unfathomable Takeru...
As for the Takeru that Naofumi was thinking of, he didn't immediately enter the battlefield. He went directly to Lute Village, first instructed the arriving Esdeath, Akame, Kurome, and Miki, telling them to head to the combat zone.
They could showcase their abilities a bit, save the participating adventurers, gain favors, and increase their prestige.
Hearing Takeru's instructions, the four understood immediately. They quickly left and headed toward the battlefield.
"What is that?" Several people soon noticed the arrival of the four. What shocked everyone was their method of appearance. Each of the four arrived riding a dragon.
As for the dragons, Naofumi was very familiar with them. After all, the slime Takeru had lent him could transform into this type of dragon.
Having met Esdeath, Akame, and the others once before, Naofumi breathed a sigh of relief seeing them arrive.
"Such filthy monsters. Hailstorm Blast!" Remembering Takeru said they could be a bit high-profile, Esdeath didn't hold back. She started with an ice ball over eighty meters in diameter. Seeing the massive ice ball descending from the sky, the people below quickly scattered.
Boom, boom!
The huge ice ball hit the ground. Everyone felt the ground shake violently. Any monsters directly under the ice ball couldn't possibly have survived.
"Is this a goddess?" People looked at Esdeath as if seeing a goddess.
Besides Esdeath, Akame, Kurome, and Miki were equally impressive. Wherever they passed, monsters were instantly vaporized. Akame and Kurome, with a few swings of their swords, left mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Miki chose flame magic, bombarding the monsters below like a mobile artillery battery.
With the four simply showcasing their strength, the ordinary adventurers, who had been considering fleeing, as well as Motoyasu and Itsuki's companions, breathed a sigh of relief. They then began to cheer for the four.
As for Motoyasu and the others, watching the power displayed by Esdeath, Akame, and Kurome, they couldn't help but swallow nervously.
They had actually dared to think arrogantly about challenging such beings. As for how Takeru could manage to win over these people, Motoyasu and Itsuki felt jealous.