79-Enemy Attack 6



 
 Yuto hurries to the location of Mattoo's guards. It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes if Yuto's feet go there.
 

''That one! Kuh!

(This is the sound of spiritual and magical forces colliding! (This size ... the guy is not a little thing!

 The enemy's big summoning demons are coming, after all. And now, Yuto is convinced that Mizuho and the others are in a state of engagement.

(Hurry! (Hurry!)

 Yuto bit his lip and walked through the trees.
 At the same time, Yuto kneads the sacred ki into the dantian below the navel. That sacred ki blows up from all over Yuto's body and circulates through his entire body as he is clothed in it, and with each circulation, that sacred ki is sublimated.
 That sacred ki was sublimated to the point of spiritual power, giving Yujin the ability to crush even those who were not of this world.

 Now, Yuto's face is that of a warrior who has dived through thousands of battlefields. The many deadly battles he experienced in the different world called the Demon's World, where he passed through the cave called the Demon's Cave managed by the Dou Dou Dou family and arrived at the cave, made him a top-notch warrior.
 He has gained many things and lost many irreplaceable things there. And in the process, Yuto grew tremendously. Whether he wanted to or not........
 But.........

I am! I didn't grow up strong to lose it! (I'm serious!)

 Yuto's eyes widened and he shouted out.

''Come! Blades of Yin and Yang, Yi Bai!

 As if in response to Yuto's voice, a sword in a beautiful platinum scabbard appears as if it were falling from around Yuto's wrist and is held in Yuto's right hand.
 Holding the sheath of the platinum sword in his reverse hand, Masato pushed forward to the point in front of him where Mattoo's guards were.



 After the second communication with Yuto, Mizuho and Marion were dealing with the demon wolves and gargoyles coming from the front of the troops, from the north, while keeping an eye out for the enemy's large summoning demons that Yuto had suggested was a possibility.

''Come.........Earth Spirit....... Ha! Be a rock wall!

 As Mizuho raised her voice, the shockwave of the roar of the demon wolf pack's roar was interrupted by a wall of rocks that appeared from the ground to pierce the sky.

''The clamor that avenges the heavens shall not be clear and silent!

 Then Marion's chanting ends without a pause for the activation of the defensive technique by Mizuho's earth spirit.
 A light shines from the sky above the dozen or so demon wolves, and a strong light envelops the demon wolf's body as if a spotlight has been shone on it.
 That dazzling light increased in illumination to the point where the demon wolves were no more than a shadow or shape, and as soon as the demon wolves' decapitated cries disappeared, that light also disappeared.
 During this time, Mizuho used her signature fire spirit technique, floating more than a dozen flaming arrows above her head, aiming at the numerous gargoyles approaching the troops.

''Go!

 Mizuho lowered her hand as soon as she called out and the flaming arrows flew straight into the gargoyle formation, shooting down the gargoyles one after another like guided missiles.
 Mizuho and Marion looked at each other and nodded at each other, Mizuho sneering and Marion smiling at each other.
 This breathtaking coordinated attack of Mizuho and Marion and their firepower destroyed almost all the enemy demons approaching from the north.

''Ooohhhh! We did it!

 A yell went up from the soldiers of the allied Matuu soldiers, and with the threat of the enemy to the north gone, the guards were at once easier to escort and the morale of the soldiers jumped.
 This was the moment when the balance of the battlefield was shattered.
 The staff members who were reporting the movements of the entire troops to Mathew in the armored car every step of the way also turned back to Mathew with a joyful look on their faces, and Mathew responded by nodding widely. However, Matou hadn't forgotten the warning he had received earlier from Mizuho through Thein Tan that the enemy's big summoning demon was coming.

''Stay alert. There's a possibility that the enemy big shot that Ruiho-kun was talking about is coming. Inform all units of that.

'Yes, sir! I understand!

 The nearly distracted communicator notified Mattow of his instructions.
 But ... the battlefield was moving faster than that.

'Let's go! We can hold off the enemy to the west over here!

'The south side is also OK! Use the rocket launcher to knock that filthy gargoyle bastard down!

 The commanders of the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Corps, which had been deployed to the east of Mathew's main body, who saw that it was a battleground for the movement of those other units, also went on the offensive.

''We'll go too!''

 The troops deployed to the east of the Matou main unit coordinated and successfully half-encircled and cornered the demon wolves attacking at medium range, successfully luring them to our crossfire point. Not wanting to miss this opportunity, we concentrated our firepower and began destroying the pack of demon wolves that attacked from the east side of the Matuu escort battalion.
 The attack by Mizuho and Marion earlier gave Matou's escort unit a complete advantage and their morale was at its highest. They went into the fold at once.
 Seeing the situation, Mizuho, whose complexion changed, shouted loudly to the Matuu soldiers.

''Everyone! Don't step forward now! A powerful enemy is coming! Mr. Teintan!

'I know! Shitenji-sama!

 Ruiho told them to sound the alarm of the enemy's big summoning demons through Thein Tan, and Thein Tan also flew to contact the various units.
 But the soldiers, who had also fought against the enemy's fears, were drunk on the prospect of this immediate victory. Or a sense of openness had overtaken the soldiers' minds, which had made them more uplifted and belligerent.
 So, by the time the instructions from Mattoo and Theintan had been reliably disseminated to the various units, the soldiers had advanced deep into the forest in a frenzied pursuit of the enemy.
 It was then.........

 Obviously, an unusual and loud earth-shaking sound was heard, and the soldiers, whose entire troops were in front of them, couldn't help but stop moving and look at each other, stunned. Especially from the east side, where the troops had gotten ahead of us, something was approaching us while ripping down the trees in the mountain forest.

''Mizuho-san!''

 Marion turns to Mizuho.

'Yes! Not good! Mr. Teintan! Fall back the eastern flank! Everyone is in danger! You can't cover or attack me like this!

'I'm already doing it! Hey! Pull up the signal round for the retreating officer! Sixth, Seventh and Eighth, fall back! Hurry up! Pull back! Get back to the main unit! I repeat....

 Mizuho clenched her fists and worried about the safety of her allies' soldiers. But that wasn't the only mission they had to perform.

''Mr. Nguyen! Have you heard from Yuto?

'Yes! He's not here yet! Do you want me to contact you?

''...No, it's fine. I'm not going to interfere with Yuto's work right now.

Yes, yes, I understand.

 Gwen is a soldier, too. He seemed nervous, but he lowered the pack of radios on his back to his feet while holding his own rifle to the east.
 Slightly away from Mizuho and the others, Theintan gave the entire unit the order to retreat, while his ears responded to the "Yuto's work" part, and he looked at Nguyen's lowered radio for a moment.

 Mizuho stared at the east side of the unit. She didn't know what kind of guy he was, but she had a firm sense of something that had tremendous magical power now. Marion was also staring at the large tree five hundred meters away from the east side of the troop, with a grim face just like Mizuho's, as it was being knocked down.
 At this rate, the soldiers who had been unable to escape were in danger. However, it was almost time to get word from Yuto. Right now, due to the operation, neither Mizuho nor Marion could move. If we move here, we don't know when we will have the opportunity to make a direct attack on the enemy's ability holders in the future.

 The shouts and screams of the soldiers mixed with gunfire could be heard from the east front. Mizuho and Marion looked in the direction of the screams as if they were huffing and puffing.
 

''No, Sitenji-san. I don't know what kind of plan you have, but you have to wait for Doumori-san to contact you, don't you? If going to help those guys now and potentially ruin that mission, you should be patient here. Since your mission is to protect General Mathew.

 Ruiho looked at Nguyen's face in surprise. Nguyen is looking at Ruiho with a serious face.
 Nguyen is also here with determination. For Nguyen, the damage to his allies means losing a comrade in arms. But sometimes on the battlefield, one must be clear on priorities and be ruthless. Otherwise, even the sacrifices of the soldiers would be in vain.

 Indeed, it was conceivable that an attack on the enemy might not be successful if Mizuho left her post and received a delay in receiving word from Yuto. The strategy was to start preparing to activate the jutsu at the same time as Yuto's communication. Then, he would promptly deliver a powerful blow to the enemy ability holder. Simply put, this is the gist of the strategy.
 However, if Mizuho's attack faltered after contacting them, it was not without the possibility that the enemy would move out of place. Mizuho looked at Nguyen and felt Nguyen's...no, the resolve of the soldiers belonging to Matou.

''Nguyen-san........''

 Mizuho was able to understand a little bit more about what being a soldier on the battlefield was like. And so, because of this, she bit her lip at the weight of her power and the coldness that the battlefield has for soldiers.
 Marion stared at this exchange between Nguyen and Mizuho and took a step forward as if she had made up her mind.

''Mizuho-san I will go to cover the retreat of the troops.

'What? Marion.

''Mizuho-san, you'll stay here and wait for word from Yuto-san, as well as escorting General Mattoo.

But then!

''To begin with, the crux of this operation is Yuto-san and Mizuho-san. Yuto-san will locate the location of the enemy's ability, and Mizuho-san will deliver a powerful blow. In the meantime, I'm General Mattoo's bodyguard in case of an emergency. But now, I've almost destroyed all of them except for that enemy approaching from the east. Besides, with that enemy, Ruiho-san can't focus on the art of attacking the enemy ability.

But it's too dangerous! We don't even know what kind of enemy we're dealing with, okay? And this amount of magic.......Marion must be feeling it too!

''Hmmm, even Mizuho-san was trying to go alone just now. Don't worry, Mizuho-san, I'm also rank A. We won't fall behind those demons. Besides.........

 Marion turned her head in the direction where the enemy demon would be, with her kind face and strong willed eyes.

'This enemy's ... the way he fights like he doesn't care about human life. They hide themselves in a safe place and attack us as if they were mocking us.......I can't tolerate these people. I will go and spank them.

 Mizuho looks into Marion's eyes. Marion also looked back at Mizuho.

''Alright. Then I'll ask you to do a favor, Marion. Cover everyone over there and rescue as many as you can!

''Of course. I'll have everyone fall back, and before Mizuho-san and Yuto-san defeat the enemy abilities, we'll finish up and head over there.

 Mizuho and Marion nodded to each other, and Marion started to run east.

'Are you sure, Sitenji-san? Let Mr. Shrean go....

 Gwen anxiously looks towards the mountain forest where Marion has disappeared.

'Yes, it's all right, Gwen,'

 Ruiho replied to Nguyen with a confident look.

''You always leave me in charge of guarding General Mathew without moving him from his immediate vicinity, and I forgot...''

 Mizuho laughed to herself, a rare occurrence for this girl.

''Marion is an exorcist and the pride of the agency, a rank A ability. That's exactly what he was, the natural enemy of the enemy demon...''

 With this request, Mizuho is keenly aware that she has a lot to learn.
 Yuto's ability to grasp the current situation and his thoroughness and prudence despite his high judgment. Marion's calmness and stability to ensure that she does what she is instructed to do.

 And there was one thing that Mizuho had learned more than anything else this time....
 That was Mizuho's own narrow perspective, her lack of flexibility, and her habit of underestimating both her enemies and allies....

 Mizuho sincerely thinks that this was the best thing she could have learned. This might be the first time that Mizuho was happy to learn of her own shortcomings. In the past, when she saw her own faults, she would have looked away, refused to admit them, got angry, and misrepresented herself.
 But by knowing her flaws... and admitting them, Mizuho felt as if she could see the scene in front of her wider and clearer.
 Mizuho, who had never been good at interacting with people before, had seized the opportunity to learn more about herself by relating to others as an equal. She still doesn't realize that yet, but....

 



 Gwen saw the face of a full-fledged adult from Mizuho's expression. Gwen had felt awkward that she was being protected by girls of a similar age to her own children, much less girls, until a moment ago.
 However, seeing the expression on Mizuho's face now, he was inclined to trust that decision.
 Gwen thinks that if that is the case, then she will just do the maximum she can now. From what Mizuho and Marion said, it seems that the close contact with Yuto is the key to this operation.
 With that in mind, Gwen decided to always carry the pack of radios she had left on the ground earlier on her back so that she could contact them as quickly as possible, and shouted out as she was about to go back for them.

'Ah! Mr. Sitenji! The radio!

Ms. Nguyen? What's going on?

The radio is gone!

What did you say?

 The radio, which was also the hotline between Yuto and Mizuho and the others, had disappeared in this short amount of time....