Hey, what happened to you: ......

　The commander's female knight let out a stunned voice.

　The Stone Barret that was released at the rushing Austri, but it was all played off - it wasn't a miracle or a bizarre phenomenon that it attacked Austri from behind.

　It simply released the Stone Barret while [repairing] the ground.

　As for the behavior, it was the same as when he [repaired] the city wall that was about to be destroyed by a siege golem in the battle for the defense of the base that he had once fought.

　When the object undergoing 【Restoration】 is destroyed, the blown-up fragments are pulled back to their original place with furious force, and they try to return to the state before the destruction.

　The recoil created at this time was so tremendous that it could topple a giant siege golem.

　The stone bullets that struck Austri from behind were the very ones that 'came back' due to this phenomenon.

''Lord Luke!　Garnett!
Watch it, Sakura. That son of a b*tc* is still up in the air.

　Garnett advises Sakura, who rushes over in a great hurry.

　As he said, Austri didn't lose his spare attitude even though he was bleeding horribly from the sword wounds he suffered throughout his body.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them.

　In the past, he would have felt an unfathomable creepiness, but now he could understand how he could remain unperturbed.

''Even if you get knocked down here, you can come back later. That's no fear or anything, right? ......!

　I'm almost giddy that the premise itself is too unfair.

　Eleven people, including me, surround Austri in the distance and maintain a guarded vigilance.

　Should I attack incessantly from this side, or should I look for his way out - there's a slight hesitation there, and I fall into a standoff that stops me in my tracks.

　The one who broke it was Austri, who is at an overwhelming disadvantage in terms of numbers.

I'll have to revise my assessment. I'm sure that a mere ten or so people would be able to easily kick the shit out of them, but they're pretty good at what they do.

　Austri held his hand over the raging and flooding waterway behind him and generated a powerful whirlwind.

'If I could, I would have done away with it without exposing my hand for nothing. I can no longer say that!''

　A torrent beyond the waterway's capacity was uprooted by the whirlwind and erupted high like a tornado of water.

'My name is Austri the 'Storm'!　Because we can create some celestial phenomena in the skyless underground world!

　A huge mass of condensed storms produced above Austri's head.

　The scene was so bizarre that it was hard to imagine as if the move Austri was about to execute.

'Lord Luke!　We have no choice, but to use a godsend!　They may be incapacitated after the battle, but--

　Sakura put the light red sword back into its scabbard and drew the other scarlet sword and released it.

　--his arm flew through the air with the entire scarlet sword.

''Gak......!''

　Suddenly, Sakura's right arm was severed just above her elbow and she flew away with the momentum of her sword drawn.

''Sakura!''
'...... It's a water blade!　I was shot out of a storm mass!　Don't stop, they'll be after you!

　Sakura shouts out the identity of the invisible attack, even as one arm is dropped.

　Water blades formed and accelerated by the tremendous wind pressure are ejected one after another from the storm condensed above Austri's head, slashing through the dark elves' simple dwelling.

　When I ran over to Sakura and tried to wrap the wound with the magic of 【Restoration】 as a stop to the urgent bleeding, a small figure ran by my side.

''Garnett!
I got it. I got it!　I'll take care of the rest!

　In response, the four Golden Fang knights also rush to Austri.

　The wind pressure accelerated water blades shot out in rapid succession.
　It was now like a torrential rain with killing power.

　Garnett activated the magic crests of the barrier and suppressed the attacks that could not be prevented with the clothes of the dragon leather to lightly injure him, and still continued to sprint while sprinkling bloodshed.

　As long as I can survive, no matter how serious the injury is, I can get it back with my 【Restoration】--it was an all-out assault based on the premise of such trust.

　The knights also attempted to close in on each other, surpassing each other with their weapons, skills, and armor, but one by one they received deep wounds and fell down.

　But even if you're an Aussie, you're not able to intercept the desperate attack of five people at the same time.

No more!　I'm not going to let you do what you want!

　The moment it was just a few steps away, Garnett released his protective barrier and unleashed a slash of magic power.

　At the same time as Austri prevented it with her wind pressure shield, she kicked the ground with her full strength reinforced leg power and rapidly accelerated.

　Taking advantage of his small stature to the contrary, he ducked under the arm that Austri thrust out to deploy his shield.

''......!　Kid!
It's over!

　The blade of Mithril's sword pierced through Austri's left chest without over aiming.

　The sword stabbed deep into the front of the hilt, inflicting damage that could only be fatal to anyone who saw it.

　But to my horror, Austri still did not die instantly.

''You, you alone ......!
......!

　Garnett pulls his sword from Austri's chest and tries to jump away.

　Still unable to escape from Austri's wide spacing, his right hand, clad in a wind pressure blade, is swung down.

　However, that right arm is slashed off without reaching Garnett.

''An eye for an eye. Payback.''

　Sakura, who had appeared in [Shrinkage], wielded her sword with both (...) arms (...) and spearheaded Austri's ill-advised move.

　The full force of the great hurry [Restoration] was barely in time.
　Since this is the only thing I can do, I must at least do this perfectly.

''Oono...... lee......!

　The water ball above his head popped and a vast amount of water poured down in one fell swoop.
　It wasn't an attack or anything like that, but a collapse due to the fact that it was impossible to maintain the magic.

　Sakura avoided it with [Shrinkage], but Garnet was swept away by a direct hit of the massive amount of water.

''Puhaha!　d*mn it ......!

　Garnett got up, soaking wet, and tried to continue the fight, but soon realized it was a pointless precaution and released his stance.

'Looks like you're ...... done.'

　Austri was completely silent as he stood there.

　The waterlogged feet were stained red with fresh blood, and it could be seen that the amount of blood loss was such that no creature could escape blood loss and death.

It's not like the body is dead even after all this, right? That's not an option.

　Garnett takes a step forward, sword in hand.

The first thing to do is to make sure that this body is put to the test. It's just too much trouble if they reuse it.

　Just as he said that and was about to cut off his head, the supposedly dead Austri opened his eyes and raised his remaining left arm vigorously to generate a furious whirlwind.

''d*mn it ......!''

　A final attempt at resistance at the moment of the body's destruction - just like in the Vestry. That time I deployed a vast smokescreen of dirt and smoke, but this time - this time - I'm going to do it.

......

　A dull sound leaked out of Austri's mouth, and the whirlwind faded away as blood-repulsion poured out of it.

　Arms with thick scales and claws sprouted from Austri's chest.

''Disturb da .......''

　This time the Austri comes to a complete stop and is thrown away carelessly.

　His back was to the tunnel on the downstream side where the water flow of the underground canal flowed away.
　A wounded dragon man stands at the entrance.

　His face had been partially eroded by scales, but had retained most of its original form.
　Eyes with the irises of a dragon. A mouth with sharp fangs.

　The left arm, stained with blood, no longer replaced with that of a human, with one wing hanging powerlessly from its back and a long dragon's tail sprouting from its waist.

　The fact that the rest of the body retains a human-like shape, a distorted appearance that gives it an eerie feeling in reverse - I knew this dragon man better than anyone else.

''...... Falcon ......!
What did you say?　No, certainly not the physiognomy and ......

　The brave Falcon wavered past the surprised and confused Garnett.

　I should have imagined it when I heard it was an underground canal.

　When we were attacked by the Falcon, I settled the matter by dropping him into an underground lake in an area even deeper than the Demon King's Castle Realm.

　It's no wonder that the end of the underground waterway here is that subterranean lake.

''...... doco, da......''

　But something is wrong.

　Falcon is about to walk away from the submerged plaza with a vacant expression on his face, without paying attention to us who have shown caution - even to me, who was so attached to him - and is about to walk away from the submerged square.

'Julia ......'

　Finally, when the water was shallower than his ankles, he collapsed and fell down like a puppet whose strings had been broken.