86 Chapter 39: Lost.txt




 When I recognized the ogre's figure, what came to my mind was intense frustration.
 Even the orcs were that strong in the current situation, there was no way the ogre was as strong as we were fighting.
 At the very least, there would be more of a threat than the party of Rich and Ogre, who are considered the worst in the lower levels.

 ...... Against such opponents, the current Great Sword of the God of War was lacking in warriors and healers.

If it wasn't for Narsena, ......!

 He had a strong hatred for the blue-haired martial artist who had stunned the warrior and healer of the Great Sword of War God.
 But there was no point in trying to do such a thing right now.
 Anyway, right now, he had to get out of this situation somehow.
 The option of using the other adventurers as bait and running away flickers in my mind.

 It was then that I heard the voice of Ruiz, the Spirit Leader of the Wind and Fire, echoing.

''All of you, let's kill the ogre first! Hold them back!

 The sound of his voice made me understand that Ruiz had decided that the ogre was as much of a threat as he was.
 When I looked in the direction of the voice, I saw Ruiz chanting to ensure the ogre was killed, and the vanguard charging at the ogre to buy time for the chant.

'If you're a Wind and Fire Spirit, go to .......

 I can't help but feel a sense of relief at that scene.

 The Spirit of Wind and Fire, led by Ruiz, is a party based on Ruiz's overwhelming magic.
 The composition of the party is Ruiz the magician, three warriors and a martial artist.
 If you listen to that much, it sounds no different from other parties with more vanguards, but the warriors in Ruiz's party are wearing heavy equipment just to buy time.
 Unlike usual, this time they don't wear shields, but they wear strong full body armor on their bodies.
 While those warriors are stalling for time, Ruiz shoots super high firepower magic into the demonic beasts, that's the way I was told about the wind and fire spirits' fighting style before.

 From the way they fight, Ruiz and the others are not good at opponents like Rich and the others, but they are strong in a situation like this one where there is only an ogre.
 That's why I didn't doubt the future of the ogre being easily defeated by Ruiz and the others.
 I'm convinced that the Wind and Fire Spirit will not be defeated by an ogre.

 ...... but reality never works the way I imagined it would.

 The warriors of the Wind and Fire Spirit charged at the ogre with a yell.

''Die!''

Oraaaaah!

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!

 The warriors destroyed the ogre with their great swords in their hands in order to distract the ogre's attention away from Ruiz and the martial artist.
 It was only an act to draw the ogre's attention, not an attack.
 Not one of the warriors would have thought of defeating the ogre with that attack.
 The figure standing as if to protect Ruiz, who was chanting in unison, was the best evidence of this.

 It was then that his experience as a warrior claimed to be extraordinary.

'...... You've been beaten up so far and barely scratched?'

 No matter how much hurting is not the main objective, the power of a great sword can be moderately powerful if it is struck.
 The great swords that the warriors handle with their physical enhancements have that much weight.

 It's not as if the ogre was damaged.
 On the contrary, he didn't even try to block the warriors' attacks, looking at the warriors as if they were bothering him.
 Then the ogre leisurely raised his hands in the air.

''Ha! Run!

 At that moment, I had a bad feeling and I reflexively shouted.
 But the warning came too late.

 ...... Because the ogre's arm had already been swung down by one of the warriors.

'Agaaaaah!

 The solid armor protecting the warrior's body caved in the next moment and a deafening scream went up.
 The remaining warriors stood stunned, unaware of what had happened.

'Ta, help! Help me!

 But the remaining warriors finally understood as their comrades called for help as they staggered around in armor that had been dented and reduced to trash that inhibited their movements.

 That their armor was useless against the ogre's attacks.

'Ugh, no way. ......!

What am I going to do? What to do!

 And the warriors were easily reduced to a state of panic.
 Those warriors wore that armor and could move to some extent, as evidenced by the fact that they had run so far.
 Nevertheless, they were just stunned and didn't even try to escape.

 This was a detriment because they always wore strong armor and felt that their bodies were protected.
 When it became useless, they would become frightened and useless as if they were standing naked in front of a demonic beast.

 I had seen this scene once.
 That's right, when I went to the Super Difficulty Demon Beast.

''That ogre's attack is on par with a super-difficult demonic beast: ......!

 I once formed an extraordinary party with top-notch adventurers and participated in a super-difficult demonic beast defeat.
 The wind and fire spirit warriors also had shields, so it might not be strictly true.
 Still, that figure of them panicking miserably after the demonic beast crushed their armor of request was very similar to that time in the past.

 ...... Because I could understand that, I couldn't hide my agitation at the situation that was so desperate.

 During the defeat of the demonic beasts, two top-notch parties, in addition to the Great Sword of the War God and the Spirit of Wind and Fire, were participating in the defeat of the demonic beasts, and they were immediately followed up.
 But now that even I, the closest one, can't get by the ogre right away, there's no one who can save the Wind and Fire Spirit warriors.

'Yowina,'

Gee!

 With a brief decimation, the warrior whose armor had caved in was killed by the ogre, and despair flashed across the faces of the other warriors.
 Ruiz was the only one who hadn't lost his composure in such a situation.
 In order to bring his companions back to their senses, Ruiz desperately raised his voice.

''Don't get upset!''

 ...... but that Ruiz's actions made things even worse.

'Hold your temper! We can still fight! We have to fight.

"Omaegakanameka.

You're going to die. ...... Huh?

 In the next moment, ignoring the stunned warrior and the terrified, motionless martial artist, the ogre targeted Ruiz.
 He lifted the scrap of iron he had killed, once a warrior, with astounding force and threw it at Ruiz.
 Ruiz noticed it and tried to avoid it somehow, but he couldn't avoid it as it flew at high speed at the rear guard Ruiz.

 With a dull sound, Ruiz crumbled down, overlapping with what had been a warrior.
 It's impossible to tell if he's dead.
 But it's clear that Ruiz is now unable to fight.

 That's when I realized the destruction of the spirit of wind and fire.

''What the hell was that?!

 I let out a shaky voice as the leader is unable to fight, and I let out a shaky voice at the sight of the ogre overrunning the wind and fire spirits who can't hide their unrest.
 There was no way I could envision such a scene.
 At that moment, what came back to my mind were the words of the former Laust.

 It was that Rich was about to invoke a tactical grade magic.

''d*mn it!''

 I regret that I didn't believe in it, even after all this time.

 But I couldn't give myself the time to be shocked or even have that kind of regret.
 Suddenly, a high-pitched roar echoes across the grassland, almost tearing my eardrums.

''Fii──────i!''

''Huh?''

 I was astonished by this and turned back towards the roar, and what I saw was a huge white body that was no less than the Hydra and other super-difficult demonic beasts I had seen before, and a group of demonic beasts coming towards me as if led by it.
 It has a face like a fierce wolf, clad in purple electricity, and I announce its name with a trembling voice.

''...... Fen, Lil! A lightning-fast super-difficult monster?

 ─ The worst thing, the appearance of a mutated super-difficult demonic beast, was when I understood.

''Screw you! Why, why, why ......!

 With so much going on, a grudge is leaking out of my mouth, which is not directed at anyone else.
 Fenrir is a super-difficult demonic beast that has a speed worthy of the top level among super-difficult demonic beasts.
 Encountering him in this situation can only be described as the worst.

 For a moment, I prepare myself for my own death.
 But I pushed such weakness aside and stared at the ogre.

''There's no way I'm going to die here!

 I inspire myself that I'm not yet certain I'm going to die.
 There was only one way I could take to survive from this place, even though it was .......
 With that clearly understood, I shouted to my friends.

'You guys, run as fast as you can!

Ugh!

 Throwing down the great sword and holding Alex, who was still stunned, I started running towards the next town.
 I was no longer at a stage where I could say anything about the guild staff or anything else.
 Deciding that the other adventurers would be the bait now, I run without looking behind me.

 ...... What was burned into that brain was regret for myself for downplaying the labyrinth runaway and leaving the labyrinth city behind.