When you swing your sword, slashes are sent flying at the monsters.
　Then the demons were cut off one by one from the front row.

　It seems that none of the demons have the hardness of a dragon.
　But the slashes only reach about three rows, and I had a feeling it was going to be a long battle.

''Really? ....... Anna, what's going on behind you?
　I'll let Anna check the situation behind me while doing my best to keep the demons away from me with slashes.

(Yes . Shelia-sama and the others have finished moving and are now stuck between Lou-sama and Leo-sama. Lou-sama is happily using destruction magic, but there are ...... too many of them and it's too dimly lit to see in the back, so he hasn't been able to reduce their numbers that much as well as Leo-sama).

'Well, ....... This is going to be a real long game.
　You don't have to worry about running out of magic, but ...... can your strength last?

Well, we'll just have to work our guts out, won't we?

　SIDE: Sherry.

　Dude, I don't know. I'm so scared I can't move.
　You said earlier that you didn't want to be protected anymore: ...... After all, you're not just being protected anymore!
　Ugh, ugh, ...... what are those demons?
　It looks more ferocious than any demon in the demon book I read a long time ago .
　Come to think of it, earlier Leo said that the demon was summoned from the demon world: .......

　The demon king in the story lived in the demon world.
　It's a place filled with so much magic, a place where the demons are far more numerous than in the human world.
　There are so many demons in such a place: .......

　Is this okay for Leo too?
　With that in mind, I turned to Leo ...... and saw him waving his sword frantically with a bitter face.

''Even Leo is having a hard time ......

　I've never seen Leo's face like that before.
　Leo, who has always tried to keep me calm and not worry me at all times, is now showing his concern.
　This could be a really bad idea. .......

　I looked next to Leena, who sensed the same thing I did, and she was frozen with anxiety .
　Belle, despite her anxious face, was bracing herself, transforming her arms to protect us.
　Elsie can be found at ......

You two, get a grip!
　Bang!　Bang!

　Miss Elsie suddenly slapped me and Leena between our cheeks with her hands.
''Hold on, please. Leo-kun and Lou-san are both fighting to protect us, right?　Besides, if you have the strength to fight, why not fight?　Do you want to die like this and do nothing!
　Taking out a magic gun from the bag on her shoulder, Elsie-san looked into my and Leena's eyes in turn as she said that .

　We stared back into Elsie-san's eyes, feeling a tingle in our cheeks.
　At the same time, I felt my inner anxiety subside.
　And I felt a little bit braver.

"I'm sorry. I'll fight.
Excuse me. I'll do what I can, too.

Good. That's good to see you back on your feet. Now let's go fight. Sherry, use your magic to reduce the number of demons. Leena, you'll need to help Leo and Lou regain their strength regularly. Just make sure that they have enough magic to heal themselves if they are injured.

Yes?
　To Elsie's precise instructions, we quickly responded.

I think it's a waste of time, but I'll use my magic gun to cover you. I have a lot of magic stones, so I don't think my magic power will run out, but if it happens, can I ask Belle-san to supply you with magic power?

Yes. That's all right.

Thank you. Now then, Miss Shelley, you may begin your attack.

I understand.
　After replying to Elsie, I took out my wand and fired my best lightning magic at the horde of demons with all my strength .

''Please!　Hit it!
　I hope so.

　Baan!
　When the magic struck the demons ...... they flew away with a tremendous explosion sound.

No, no. ....... Did my magic work on the demons?
　The demons that were hit by my magic died properly!

That's great. But there are still a lot of demons out there, so don't let your guard down!

Yes, sir.
　I was happy to hear Elsie's praise, and from then on, I continued to defeat the demon without feeling anxious or nervous .

　SIDE: Leons.
　I wonder how long it's been since we started fighting: .......
　Maybe an hour.

　There's no end in sight.


　Slash and slash, the demons will still come from the back.

　Still, thanks to Shelly and the others, that's a bit of relief.
　As I thought, Shelly's magic is amazing.
　My confidence grew after the first attack and since then she has helped me reduce the number of demons.

　Leena's holy magic was also very helpful.
　Thanks to her, I can move without feeling tired after more than an hour.

　It's really thanks to you, Elsie.
　If you hadn't inspired the two of us to freeze in fear and anxiety, someone, if not all of us, would be dead right now.
　The attack of the magic gun was somehow working too.
　With the large number of magic stones and the replenishment of ammunition from Bell's magic, you don't have to worry about running out of ammunition, so you were able to defeat the demons reasonably well.

　But ...... all four of us are about to run out of magic power.
　It's just that me and Lou are cheats, and they usually run out if you use them.
　It's safe to assume that there will be no more support from the four of us in a short while.

''Anna. How much do you have left?

(That's about a quarter of the original.)

Oh, you'll have to put up with that for another 20 minutes?
　That's about it, even if I lost support from Leena, I wonder if she'll be able to keep her strength up.

(Just a few slow-moving demons are approaching from further back.

'Oh my God, I'm so scared!　You're definitely strong!
　d*mn it, ...... you have to have the energy left to fight them too. .......
　And they're definitely strong!

'What do you have in mind ......?　Oh, I've got an idea.
　I grinned as I spotted a pile of corpses in front of me and some of the magic stones I could see from them .

''Shelly!''

What?
　I didn't turn around and spoke to Shelly, but I heard her reply from behind me.

"From now on, I'm going to stop attacking. In the meantime, can you use all of your remaining magic to attack me instead?

Okay, okay.

Okay, three, two, one. You can take turns!
　With that, I quickly crouched down and put my hands on the ground.
　Magic flew over my head, but with Shelly in control, I didn't have to worry.
　With that in mind, I used my creation magic on the dead monsters.
　I imagine a golem.
　I hope it helps a little.

　Then the demons I cut down began to glow and transform.
　The corpses stuck together and parted ways repeatedly, and before I knew it I had created many monsters.

　Huh?　Is this a mistake?
No, we don't have time for this. Hey, guys!　Defeat the enemy in front of you!
　When I noticed that magic had stopped passing over my head, I gave up on appraising it and immediately gave the order, hoping it was a golem .

　Then, the golem (?) I had created We're moving.
　Toward the demons.

　And then they began to fight the demons.
　Did it look like that one was stronger than the other?
　But there are more of them here, so it's more manageable.

　With that in mind, I evaluated the golems.

　Zombie golems.
　A golem made from the dead.
　Unless the nucleus is destroyed, the body will regenerate forever.

　Strength.
　Magic power: 200
　Power: 6000
　Speed: 50

　skill
　super-regeneration

　That was awesome.
　But the Red Golem is stronger.
　Its biggest weakness is that it's very slow.
　Maybe if we weren't outnumbered, we would have been beaten to death.

　By the way, the demon one looks like this.

＜Chimera Lv.207.
　Strength: 3180/4300
　Magic power: 200
　Power: 17,000
　Speed: 8000
　Luck: 10

　skill
　sturdy

　As you can see, it feels awfully strong compared to the Golem, doesn't it?
　It's just so powerful.

　It'll do more damage than a dragon shot.
　If we get any closer, it's the endgame.

Whoa! This isn't the time to think. We've got to kill these golems while they're still alive.



　Twenty minutes later

Yeah!　Yes, Rust!
　After defeating the last one, it looks like we've finally managed to withstand a wave of demon armies in the demon world.

"Everybody grab me quickly!
　After confirming that all the demons were defeated, I suppressed my desire to rejoice and instructed the others.

''Huh?　It's over, right?　Why are you in such a hurry?

'There are more powerful demons coming our way!　Let's get away before that happens!
　I'll give them the bewildered Sherry and the others the bare minimum and get them moving.

"Wow, okay.

Okay, you got them all.
　I made sure everyone was assembled and quickly transitioned.


''Feng, I thought you were dead ......''
　I metastasized into the room and collapsed on the spot, tired and relieved.

'Hey, what's going on?　Why were there so many powerful demons out there?
　Likewise, Shelly, who was sprawled out beside me, asked the same question.

"It seems that a magical item in the underground city malfunctioned. I'm sorry. I should have checked it out.
　You should have looked into the illegal merchandise as well as handling the remnants.
　I shouldn't have assumed that Lou broke everything.

Don't. No. Don't apologize. We're all okay.

'But maybe someone else would have died, you know?　That's about as close as it got this time.
　If it hadn't been for Shelly and her friends' backup, ...... if I or Lou hadn't run out of energy, ...... if I hadn't been inspired to build a golem.
　The fight lasted about an hour and a half, but I really wouldn't have known what would have happened .

'Enough is enough . Let's just be happy we got back safely. We're stronger now too.
　Leena, who was laying on the other side of the room from Shelly, said this and smiled at me, holding my hand .

'All right, ....... Come to think of it, Shelly and Leena have raised the bar.
　If we had killed that many demons, our level would have risen considerably .

Yes. See?
　Sherry said and held out her status card.

"No, no, no. I'll save that for when I'm done with my work.

A job?　Is there more?　Come to think of it, you said there are still strong demons out there.

Yeah. If we don't take it down soon, we're going to have a lot more trouble.
　Atmospherically speaking, they seem very strong.
　And Anna said there were several of them.
　We can't just let this thing run around.

I understand. ....... If you think it's dangerous, please come back right away, okay?

Okay. All right, Lou, let's go!
　Calling to Lou, I get up.

'What?　Can I go too?

No, I'd rather not be without you. Oh, I had something I wanted to build first.
　Oops, no, no, no. Don't be hasty.

　From the bag at the far end of the room, you rummage through the jewels you picked up in the dungeon.
　Then he pulled out a magic stone and used his creation spell.

　It glowed as usual, and the result was a large crystal.
　Its diameter was longer than I was tall.

　I immediately evaluated it.
＜simulated sun and moon.
　I can shine the light down from on high.
　It adjusts its light to match the sun on the ground and becomes the moon during the night.
　It only emits light because it is only simulated and apparent.
　Creator: Léonce Muldaine

Okay, I'm ready for it.
　This doesn't mean I don't have to install a streetlight because I'm having a night.

What's this?
　Elsie asked me a question while flipping the ball around.

"It's like the sun. It's like the sun, only brighter during the day. Lou can't really fight without the light, can he?

'I see, only during the day: ....... That's very reasonable.


　Oh, I knew Elsie would understand my intentions.

Right?　Let's go then.
　With that, I held Lou's hand as I touched the simulated sun and transitioned toward the underground city again.