Beginning of War - Black Gale
Welp, it's time to go to war. Ah, I'm scared, so nervous, I wanna go home.
...But running forever solves nothing, I gotta bear it in.
"First unit, move out! We will be now teleporting to the resistance base on Continent 3!"
"We are to join the resistance and systematically attack the demon's smaller bases of operation. You will be informed of the detail on site, stand by until you're given order."
"More people will be teleporting in from other continents as well! Please never forget that no one fights alone!"
"Teleport!"
The royal mages and sorcerers teleport the recapture force members one after another.
They're gulping mana recovery potion with every teleportation. Hopefully they don't come down with water intoxication.
"Next unit, move to the teleport space."
"I-it's finally our turn...!"
"We likely won't have to fight right after teleporting there, but it's still nerve wracking."
"Nah, no guarantee on that. Make sure you're ready to draw your weapon just in case."
I gave them all a warning with Alma's remark.
I've kinda got a bad feeling about this.
"You're telling me those demons might come at us right off the bat?"
"I'm not sure but I believe that's not outside the realm of possibility."
"Ain't you just overthinking it? Well, I'd welcome the fight with open arms if they gonna jump me pronto tho'."
Yeah you would but most people likely can't immediately cope with that kind of ambush, Hyula-san.
As I said that, Aizawa-kun made a sound with his sword's sheath behind me. This group's way too bloodthirsty.
...Hm? That sword's kinda tingling me.
<<House Aizawa's treasured sword 'Flickering Flower' ATK+1200 made by a past hero 'Aizawa Madoka'. It has a self-repair function on top of its high attack power as well as modular additional effects through attachments.>>
A sword handmade by a past hero huh, who'd see that coming. Heck, that Attack power alone is around 2-3x our party's girls' weapons.
Umu, should I evolve their weapons using those candy thing I got back then? But Menu-san recommended to use that immediately after those weapons evolved first. What do.
"Teleporting!"
Ah, hold up, I wanted to discuss some things first, ah, no go huh, okay then.
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~~~~~~~~Alma's POV at the teleported site~~~~~~~~~
I'm standing in an unfamiliar location once the teleport light subsided.
Remains of destroyed buildings with charred grounds here and there.
It seems to be a downtown somewhere after a disaster hit.
This place is supposed to be Continent 3.
I remember traveling around with my parents and how lively every town we visited was.
And this is how it's like now... Must be, demons' doing.
Anyway, I should check up with Hikaru and think about our next move.
...Huh?
Hikaru, where?
"!"
A wind cutting sound.
I could tell something is flying toward me. Someone shot out an arrow.
I dodged with 'Ground Shrink' and shot Fireball and Mana Blade Farslash in the arrow's direction.
"Gwaaaaa!!?"
"Kuh... How dare a mere human wield both sword and magic...!"
There stood a burned red colored human, no, demon, with one arm cut off at the spot where my magic landed.
Where they hiding at our teleport site? Where am I anyway.
I looked around and found nobody else here.
No Hikaru, Reina or Hiyoko.
...Did these demons erect a barrier with magic at the teleport end site to split us up?
"Watch it, this gal's got hands!"
"Put up the barrier! Once she's been debuffed, we go all in!"
...! upon a closer inspection, I'm surrounded by demons.
Around 20 of them. Each of them is not much of a threat but there's a lot.
There's a barrier around 10m in diameter enveloping me.
I believe this is the type that blocks enemies attacks while letting yours slip past it. Quite troublesome.
It also dulls your movement and saps your strength.
It seems to have the effect of Status Down magic added.
This effect will keep getting reapplied even if I buffed myself with Support Magic. I'd only be wasting my mana.
They're too coordinated. As if they've been training in anticipation for this situation.
No mistake about it, these demons must have split us up.
"Barrier and debuff, up!"
"Alright, all hands attack!!"
Magic and Farslashes are shot at me from all directions.
Even with the level difference, taking on all this in my debuffed state would be bad.
Their attacks landed creating a flashy explosion and raising a dust of cloud.
They kept up the barrage for a while, no mercy.
I think the only people who could come out of this unharmed are my parents, Hikaru and Neora.
"How'd you like that!"
"Haha, doesn't matter how strong you are in the face of a well thought out plan."
"Alright, there should be more of 'em teleporting in. Keep this up... Eh?"
"Ah, hot, a, aaaaaaaaaaah!!?"
"M, my legs, they're, melting, u, uwaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"
"W-what's going ooon!? Hi, hiiiie!! Noooooooooo!!"
The ground below those demons turned red and bubbling.
All of them got melted down into the magma-turned ground.
What I did was exceedingly simple.
I dodged the attack by digging a hole below me with Spirit Magic like usual and summoned Ifrit and Little Gnome outside the barrier to turn the ground there into magma.
Their coordination and plan may be solid but it's still too naive.
They only think the possibility of them holding the advantage and that the enemy is completely helpless.
Meanwhile, we've been training under the assumption the worst case happened.
So that we can instantly deal with unexpected situation.
The training with Hikaru is far more dangerous than this... Not sure what to think about that though.
Hikaru and the others should be fine if this is the demons' cards.
I think, but I hope they're fine.
...!?
Something's, coming...!
~~~~~~~Man-hater Commander of Unit 4, Vijikaranna's POV~~~~~~
"Hahha! More pathetic moths to flameee!"
"Do not let up! Make doubly sure you kill every last of 'eem!"
...Darn it, what's going on!
I thought I was getting teleported to Continent 3. How am I surrounded by enemies in all directions, alone!?
Could these demons have erected a barrier that covers the entire continent?
That cannot be. There is no possible way to cast a magic of such a massive scale unless they deployed Forbidden Magic.
Could the demons sacrificed an untold amount of their kinds to activate Forbidden Magic. Or perhaps, they couldn't have been...!
"I shan't take this lying down, you demons! I'll slaughter all of you even if it cost me this life!"
"Hyahaha! Whaddya hope to do alone!"
"Activating Simple Appraisal Lens... Hohou, Lv62. Judging from her equipment and strength, she must be a commander class of the army."
"Oh, a big fish. We hit the jackpot zehahaha!"
"Keep barking all you want!!"
I leaped back while shooting a Farslash.
They'd gang up on me if I let them surround me. I must get out of this situation...!
!?
My body, heavy...!!
"Gwu...!?"
"There is no escape. With multiple debuff magic applied, you are now several tiers below your original strength."
"Meaaaning, yer' now only about as good as one of us! We got the number on us, ain't no getting outta this!"
"You coward!"
"Haa? Gyahaha! What are you, dumb?! Winning's all that matter in war! Die as you bark 'bout that worthless chivalry stuff!"
Yeah, I will!
I'll lead the way to the afterlife for all of you bastards! You lower than lowlifes lifeforms!
...!?
"Get outta my waaaaaaaaaay!!!"
An lightning-like like explosion crashed down.
The sound was so loud it hurt my ears, my entire body had goosebumps.
"W-what the hell was thatgabova!!?"
"Gebya!!"
"W-what are yogogyaba!!
"Shut up!! I got no time for y'all!!"
"Gyaaaaaaa!!!"
Something as fast as a gale passed by.
All the demons around popped off as it happened.
In just a few seconds, dozens of demons turned into a lump of meat, no, minced meat scatted all over the place.
...What just, happened?
I couldn't see them because they were so fast, just who was that black haired person that passed by? Actually, what even was that all about...?
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