Disorientation and surprise. Despite those emotions, my mind analyzed the information transmitted through sight, 'Drake'. First of all, the Drake did not leave this island. So how was it possible? The answer was in the conversation we had a moment ago. Carmila and Belverson are both involved in this. Two looters with a high probability of being originally from Nohark, who were after the treasure and who betrayed Amelia. Among them, the woman named Carmila invoked the Drake as her relative. Well, now he knew who the opponent was. Wham!.
Seeing the flames that the Drake exhaled, it was evident thaty had bath intentions wizards us. Therefore, no there was only one that I had to do: «Prepare for battle» I holdted as I hero the mace tightly in my hand. Perhaps due to previous similar situation, this scream acted as an immediate activated trigger. «Everyone, gather gentlemen!» As Raven, who was absentee watching up at the sky, left the test tube in subspace without wrestling, she hurriedly cast a game. «Arérvès Wiár!» A Level 7 Support Game, «Magic Barrier». A defensive magic without attributes much preferred to magicians. However, on the transparent barrier that appeared in the air, there was a blue glow. «Did he buy it a card attributes in an instant?»
As an explorer, one really becomes faster at making decisions.
Huuuuuuuuung!
As he briefly admired the scene, the flames the Drake was spitting collided with the Magic Barrier and dispersed widely like rainwater running down an umbrella.
Anyway, there was no time to rest now.
Erwen is incapacitated in combat, Ersina has exhausted her sacred energy, and Raven shouldn't have much magic either... Even my MP is pretty low.
I updated my allies' information in a brief moment.
The situation was not good in many ways.
After the battle with the Guano sea serpent most of our biological resources, including resistance, had been depleted.
«It's not going to be easy.»
It was at that moment when I thought that way.
Kwaaaaaaaaabilitya!
In an instant, the flames stopped and the Drake crashed into the Magic Barrier.
They called it «Body Strike», a fundamental skill for tamers.
¡Zzizijik!
Adding the acceleration force gained from falling with that huge body, even a Grade 7 Magic Barrier would not be able to withstand.
«Abmund Weerkfreet has released [Hazardous Substance].»
When the guys revealed themselves beyond the broken Magic Barrier, Bear Man shot an explosive arrow towards Drake's forehead.
However...
¡Kwaaaaaaaaability!
Drake wrapped his large wings around his body and crouched down to block the attack without taking much damage.
Well, it wasn't really important.
«¡Behell-ahhhh!»
I activate my «Gigantification» ability and hit the ground. Then, I pounced on Drake, who was parked briefly after blocking Bear-Man's arrow.
Tak-tak.
The air distance between us shortened rapidly.
«Carmila, I'll take care of that barbarian.»
At this moment, a man who was riding on Drake's back jumped towards me and tried to stab me with his sword. The sword blade was surrounded by a white aura.
It was not the same aura that knights used...
«It looks like it might hurt if it hits me.»
My instinct as a tank told me that it would be dangerous to ignore it and simply charge forward.
¡Kwaaaaaaclaim!
The forcefulness transmitted through the shield.
«You really did a good job blocking.»
The barbarian's enormous body, which flew like a projectile, was stopped by a single sword.
Looks like he made a scratch on my shield too.
If I had chosen to receive it with my body, I would have had to endure considerable damage.
«rank 5 scout, huh?»
Whatever this guy is saying.
I only have one thing to say.
«Die.»
Without further ado, I waved my mace, and the enemy, after stepping on my shield, jumped back and landed deftly on the ground, moving away from me.
Tak-tak.
After that brief exchange in the air, I descended to the ground and immediately lunged forward.
At the same time, the Drake shook his head and spat flames once more.
It wasn't something to worry about.
After all, I'm not alone.
«We take care of this side!»
Once again, Raven's defensive magic barrier deployed and blocked the Drake's flames. Bear Man also quickly shot an arrow, putting pressure on the Drake.
For lo tanto ...
Tak-tak.
Me lancé una vez is different.
Huuuuuuuuung.
30%
[Swing].
«¡…!»
At first, he tried to block my attack instead of dodging it, but he felt something dangerous and backed away, withdrawing his sword.
He has good instincts...
«I would have crushed it completely if I had blocked it.»
As I lamented the missed opportunity, I heard Bear Man's cry from behind.
«Yandel, we take care of this area.»
«Yes, I trust you for that part.»
Thus, naturally, a battle dynamic was established. Raven, Bear Man, Patzran, and Hans J worked together to attack Summoner Carmila.
«Woohoo! Let me take care of the monsters!»
Ainaar, even in this situation, continued to fight minor enemies without realizing the atmosphere.
Y yo...
«Why do you keep running away? Attack first.»
I was facing a looter named Belverson or something. Well, before I get into a real fight, there is an instruction I must give.
«Raven, activate the team communication spell.»
Approaching the looter, I gave Raven the order to use the team communication spell.
«Oh, and one more thing. Can we keep her alone among us?» «Why suddenly...?»
«Okay» «is that okay?»
«Yeah. Now only the two of us can hear our conversation.»
.
..
…
Okay, that's all I wanted to say.
As soon as the team communication seemed to be working well, I transmitted only the necessary information quickly. Except Raven, everyone seemed to have doubts about my orders...
«I don't know why you said that, but I understand for now. When the time comes, I will do what you said.»
I don't seem to have to worry about them not following my orders.
In short, now they just need to do their own tasks well.
List.
With that decision, he advanced once again and closed the distance with the looter.
The wife of Drake, Berveson's colleague, and owner of the place, tried to help him several times but ended up confronting Raven and Hans J.
«Geez, this is annoying! Don't stay still!»
From now on, it's a one-on-one fight.
However, it wasn't as easy as when I dealt with the goalkeeper before. There were several reasons.
First of all, this guy is not a ranged fighter with a fragile body, and generally has a higher level than the archer.
And above all...
The soul power I have is insufficient.
'[Gigantification] is disabled.'
After the previous battle with the monsters, my MP ran out, so I can't rely on skills to overwhelm him.
If my condition was a little better, I would have won a while ago.
«It was pretty good, but that's as far as you got.»
As soon as [Gigantification] is deactivated, the looter approaches and attacks me with his sword. As I expected from someone from Nohark, it was difficult to block at the right time and trajectory.
But...
This guy doesn't know about [Iron Skin].
The ogre's passive ability, [Iron Skin], increases the physical resistance of slashing attacks by twofold.
¡Clang!
The sword sank into my forearm, but that was it.
Now it's my turn.
¡Hweung!
As soon as a strange sensation appeared on my skin, I hit his groin with my mace.
¡Kwach-!
A satisfying sound was heard.
However...
«Gkkh.»
What came off the mace was not his skull, but the left arm he raised in time.
Well, it's better than the skull.
It seems like you make those kinds of judgments too.
«In that sense, once again!»
Without worrying, I continued with the movement of the mace to take advantage of the opportunity I grabbed.
Wow!
Due to a monster approaching from the side, I inevitably had to retreat.
Ah, it was such a good opportunity!
«...Essence of the ogre.»
Even now, it seemed like he had finally noticed [Iron Skin]. Since then, he focused on stabbing attacks rather than cuts.
«It seems I have lost in the short term.»
As the difficulty of the battle increased, the frequency of my wounds also increased.
Whether from the poison on his sword or not, the wounds did not heal even after Raven threw a potion at me in the middle of the fight.
But the worse the situation got, the calmer I became.
First, let's fill out the PM.
Change of strategy.
For now, I will move as defensively as possible and confirm the essences this guy has.
Then let's see who wins.
It was at that moment, while I was staying in my defensive mode, that I heard the scream.
«Hans Aulroc!»
The voice of the woman who was riding on the Drake and throwing various skills resonated from afar.
«Stop interfering and help us!»
A sense of urgency crossed my mind.
Coincidentally, there were many similarities to what happened in the Doppelganger Forest.
«What, what, what are you saying?»
«That? Do you think I'm the only one he told after investigating you?»
It is a fact that the enemy was from Nohark as well.
«No, don't listen! This evil woman is trying to defame us...!»
«That's right, are you going to keep trying to escape like this? Listen everyone! Hans Aulroc hid and murdered the Count's daughter 'Montrayna' 12 years ago!»
Even if the companions denied 'betrayal', for Hans, this option has disappeared.
But...
«Heherno Green Car…»
The result was completely different from that day.
Before Hans J finished his incantation, a dagger pierced his heart and protruded from his chest.
«Cuk...! »
A quick response that would not have been possible unless he had been prepared for a long time.
Thud.
As soon as Hans J fell to the ground, the woman who tried to persuade us opened her eyes in surprise.
«How... how...?»
As? What do you mean by «how»? Just in case, I warned you before: if you seem to be wasting your time, I won't hesitate to crush you.
***
It was Erwen who stabbed a dagger into Hans J's back. Well, she was already wounded enough that she couldn't participate in the battle, but...
Still, killing a wizard was an easy task. It would be even easier if he had been prepared and right behind.
«You... Why...!»
On the other hand, the priestess, who until recently would not have imagined this situation, opened her mouth wide. It seems he still can't believe Hans J..'s betrayal.
«Because? He is not a traitor.»
«It's an accusation! It hasn't been properly confirmed yet...!»
«Anyway, he suddenly started casting a spell.»
The priestess's expression hardened at Erwen's direct words.
«You may not have intended to sign us up...!»
She's not wrong. It cannot be known if Hans J's spell was really aimed at us. However, people are animals that act reasonably.
«What, do you really think that?»
Hans J would understand. They may consider it an intrigue for now, but once we get back to town, you'll have doubts.
And maybe they'll even start investigating...
The safest thing is to kill everyone to prevent them from finding out something.
«Anyway, except for his name, it seems like this guy really was a traitor.»
Although I thought it might not become so in my mind, there was no other evidence except his name.
Maybe Hans is a target after all.
«Bjorn Yandel! You say something too!»
Erwen's contemptuous gaze turned to me.
But I already had the words prepared.
«Lo hiciste bien, Erwen.»
«No, I just did what you told me to do.»
Well, but what does it matter if he did it right or not? In fact, both the Bear and Raven received instructions from me, but neither acted as quickly as Erwen.
When it's time to kill, there's no turning back, no matter how much mental preparation you have.
«Perhaps at times like this, she is the most trustworthy to leave things to him...»
Further increasing my assessment of Erwen, I raised my shield.
Then, the sharp white blade stabbed into him.
¡Kwang!
Well, one of my secret plans ended in failure, so now I was feeling a little rushed.
«Patzran! You say something too! This fairy has hurt Lord Aulroc...!»
«Ershina, let's talk about that later. We can't be sure if he really tried to betray us.»
Fortunately, Patzran is not as innocent as the sacedotisa and decided to postpone that topic. From his tone, it seems that he was initially surprised, but then considered that my action was correct.
Yes, that's how it should be.
Anyway, the atmosphere clearly indicated betrayal, right?
«Ok, so, we passed the test of betrayal without problems...»
So we returned to our positions and continued the fight with everything we had.
«Mr Yandel, Lady Karlstein is...!»
Then, an incident occurred.