War Where Lives Fall
Hm, I sense lots of massive life forces popping up where Reina is.
What are those anyway?
<<Demons have summoned hundreds of dragons via Forbidden Magic. Virtually all of which equals to over S-ranked magic beasts in term of Status.>>
Hundreds, and pretty much all of them is Rank S? To hell with that.
Where'd you find that many dragons anyway. Were they breeding them?
<<Negative. It can be assumed that they have been summoned from a continent ruled by dragons and magic beasts in this world. Such continents are not an object of invasion to demons however neither are they safe for humans.>>
...New information after all this time. I thought there were only five continents in total.
Can't we ask for those dragons' cooperation in our quest to defeat Demon King?
<<Dragons are a fundamentally neutral party. They do not ally themselves with humans or demons, exceptions being individuals with personal circumstances such as Black Dragon.>>
<<However, in case of forced summoning such as this, there is a high chance of them deeming it as a hostile action and laying waste on the surrounding area.>>
Those demons summoned them! Take it to them, dangit!
Ah geez, I'm busy dealing with these giants too.
Should I fetch Reina here with Fast Travel? No, out of question. It's more dangerous here.
I can't afford to go there either. This entire continent could very well perish if I did.
Eh, what am I fighting against you ask?
『Shaaa...!』
『Gyafushururu...』
『Gegyababababa...!!』
Oh just some venomous serpentine magic beasts like 『Jormungand』, 『Yamata-no-Orochi』, and 『Hydra』, what about it.
...These world-ending monsters ended up here summoned by demons who got so cornered from me slaughtering them they resorted to that usual Forbidden summoning magic.
They sacrificed so many strong beasts the magic called forth some stupidly powerful magic beasts. All of three of them are over Lv90.
Their size and Status are bad news enough as is, they also keep spreading powerful lethal venom all over the place.
...I got hit directly by those venom a few times too. Don't wanna imagine what's gonna happen to me if I didn't have Abnormal Status Resistant earring on me.
<<The venom will be detoxified in a few seconds even without earrings due to Kajikawa Hikaru's current RES.>>
Ah, it's all swell... Or is it? I'm kinda scared of myself.
But these enemies must be hopeless to most people.
Or rather, only me or Fusion Hero-kun can handle these beasts.
No choice, I'd take Reina to another continent if things get real dicey.
I'm gonna focus massacring these snakes up until that point.
『Shagyaaaaaaa!!』
『Varuaaaaaa!!』
『Gojavaaaaaaaa!!』
The mountain-sized snakes hissed hysterically as they came at me.
"Bring it oooooooooooooooooooon!!!"
I screamed with enough volume to drown out their hisses as I bit off a Hydra's head, grabbed a Jormungand's head and slammed it down the ground, and broke open a Yamata-no-Orochi's snake face with High-powered Pile Bunker.
Every one of them got way too many heads. It's gonna take a while dealing with them all.
Guys, please survive till I'm done beating all of these.
Reina is Shadow Diving here and there while protecting people from the dragons attack, but she can't hold out for too long.
...That was when I noticed 'them' heading there which put me at ease.
There's also a Special Job holder nearby, they should manage okay now.
Speaking of which, what about Hiyoko. A whale swallowed her up right?
<<Hiyoko escaped by breaking through the whale magic beast's stomach. Hiyoko has also evolved from leveling up. To a Unique Magic Beast after clearing the prerequisite condition.>>
Oh, I did hope she'd get the job done from the insides when I found out about it. Well done.
Gotta say, I didn't expect evolution to a Unique Magic Beast though. Wonder if this particular evolution is strong enough to deal with the rest of the whales.
Hmm, Alma seems to have arrived at the resistance's hideout.
...It's supposed to be the safest place, yet I have the worst premonition about it.
I'll go join up with Alma after taking care of these snakes.
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~~~~~~~~~~Alma's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have arrived at the Resistance hideout but I don't see other adventurers or Anti-Demon Army members here.
Demons must have ambushed them too.
"Incoming magic beasts, get ready to fight back!"
"Dammit, those demons gonna notice flashy moves but we got no choice."
The hideout doesn't seem to be a perfectly safe zone as they have to deal with raiding magic beasts sometimes.
I have to give them a hand.
I shot down bird magic beasts with magic.
And disposed of orc-type beasts running on land with Magic Sword.
We managed to finish eliminating all hostiles in about ten minutes.
Those raiding magic beasts were neither high leveled or had numbers with them so it wasn't much work.
"O, ooh, you were the one who did those cover fires. You were a great help."
"Yer' dang good for such a cutie. You an adventurer?"
"Yup. Adventurer, Almatina. I've come to help from Continent 4. Nice to meet you."
"Ah, right, we were getting reinforcement from Continent 4... Ain't there nobody else?"
"I was teleported here with some other people but then I found myself stranded alone here before a group of demons ambushed me. I believe the others were under the same circumstances."
"What...!?"
"Oy, bad news! I just got a message from Continent 4's Royal Capital. Things ain't looking good!"
Looks like these people were feeling pressured from the reinforcement that never came. Wonder if they never got the message.
That message came just after I told them which solidified my story.
Neora probably passed it over with Fast Travel.
"I believe there's many more people getting ambushed out there. Please lend them your hands."
"Hmm... They were supposed to help us though. I'm gonna work y'all to your bone once we're done."
"But man, can't believe those demons resorted to teleport jamming forbidden magic. We never got so much as a hint on that stuff as late as yesterday..."
"It's like they knew help was teleporting in from other continents...!?"
"No way, we got leaks...?"
...Looks like there's a demon spy lurking in this hideout.
But I don't feel a single demonic mana.
Do those demons have magic tools that can intercept communication or perhaps
The spy, isn't a demon, human...?
~~~~~~~~~Reina's POV~~~~~~~~~~~
『Guruaaaaaa!!』
『Eff you for ruining my beauty sleep, you piece of tuuuuuuuurd!!』
『How dare ya summon me willy nilly, you dregs! Gimme 100 human sacrifices dangitall!』
The dragons are running wild while shooting breaths everywhere.
Contrary to my imagination, some of them don't just growl like ordinary magic beasts, they also talk. Guess they turned smart after enough growing.
All of them seem like the rough type though. Like petty thugs.
But there's no comparing their strength to mere thugs.
Every single one is a Rank S-tier magic beast complete with Dragon species inherent skill set.
They don't seem as strong as the Black Dragon Kajikawa-san fought earlier, but this is already way more than I can chew.
The town is getting destroyed further and further with every breath.
Demons, humans, they're all getting indiscriminately burned down.
...Wonder if the town where our orphanage was turned into this too after the Stampede.
Wait no, this is no time to space out!
I've got to retrieve our folk with Shadow Dive and get away from here!
...Saving the people detained underground, probably this town's original populace, will have to wait.
They might get even more debilitated if they have to wait more, but I really can't afford to just yet.
...I'm sorry. I promise I'll be back to save you all, so please hang in there just for a little bit more.
"U, uaaa...!"
『Hyahahaha, burn, burn you trash! My flame's gonna get rid of y'all!』
"Stop, save me...!"
『Ain't no one's coming! Die!!』
Another person burned.
These dragons are enjoying their time killing humans like children crushing ants.
...Calm down me. Acting impulsively here is only going to create more victims.
What I need to do now is collect as many as I could and take them to safety.
I've been pulling people into shadows created from the wreckage, but I couldn't make it in time for a few.
People's lives are so cheap. I had no idea how easily people die.
"A, aaa..."
『Oho, are you lost, little lady.』
A silver haired mage-like girl is surrounded by dragons.
Oh no, the shadow there isn't connected, I can't pull her in.
"N, no...! Fifra-chan, Shiuru-chan, save me...!"
『What did I tell ya, ain't nobody coming!』
『Ya got nothing to worry about. It's only gonna be a lil' hot for a teensy bit!』
『Hyahaha! Curse those dumbarse who summoned here if ya gotta!』
"Screw that."
『...Eh?』
I closed in on them while using Stealth Skill 'Invisibility' to avoid detection.
I then stabbed my lightning-charged dagger on the forehead of a dragon that surrounded the girl.
My dagger changed shape while emitting light.
Looks like it met the Evolution conditions.
I can feel an enormous power incomparable to what it was before.
"Those demons were in the fault, sure. But you guys are no better for going on a blind rampage while blaming everybody else."
『T-the hell are ya!!』
"Right back at you! I absolutely won't forgive you!"
I'm sorry, Kajikawa-san.
I realize that I'm a huge moron.
But there's no way I could stay calm and watch those dragons taking delight in reaping human lives.
I've brought the people I gathered somewhere safe. Next up, I'm gonna take down many dragons as I could down to my last breath!
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