The radio is gone!
　At Gwen's near screaming plea, Mizuho also looked around, but there was no radio connecting Yuto to the hotline.

''I'm sorry!　I'm pretty sure I should have dropped it off here, but it's hard to imagine someone taking it in the middle of this battle... but who the hell!

　It's her own fault, Gwen says, and she can see the frustration on her face. Mizuho is shocked that the radio pack is missing, but now they are in the middle of a battle. Mizuho calmly gives Nguyen instructions.

'Mr. Nguyen, do you have any other radios?　Can you get it?

'Yes, sir!　The front line stuff is out now, but I'm sure there's a spare one somewhere. It's probably in one of the troop equipment convoys at the end of the line.

....

　Mizuho looks at her watch. Right now, Mizuho and the others are in the north, the vanguard of the Matou escort unit that stretches north and south. So, considering the time it takes to go to the rear-most and come back, it's hard to avoid a significant time loss. Mizuho clenched her fists and showed a look of impatience on her face.
　If it was the usual Mizuho, she would have been in a hurry here and would have acted with short-sighted force. However, right now Mizuho pulled herself up by her bootstraps. Even in the face of the unexpected event, she broadened her horizons and turned her head to think about her next move.

(No, don't be in a hurry!　Marion made her own decision for this mission and went to intercept. What would Yuto do?　He'll be able to... And what about me?　(I'm in charge of...)

Ms. Nguyen.

Yes!

'Tell Mr. Theintan to concentrate his forces near General Mathew. The enemy should have defeated most of them except for the one Marion went to intercept, so the troops should be enough to protect them unless a new enemy is summoned.

Yes!

And do you have a signal round?

Oh, that should be in the truck over there!

Bring me all that you have.

I understand!

　Gwen quickly went to the truck, carrying three signal bullets and bringing them to Mizuho, and was surprised to see Mizuho's back. It was a blurred glow around Mizuho's body. And her lustrous black hair was slowly dominating as if it was floating in a fluffy manner without any wind. There was no way for Nguyen to know that this was the case as thousands of spirits were gathered around Zuiho and were being taken over by Zuiho.
　Ruiho turned towards the mountain forest to the north of the unit where Yuto would be coming and spoke to Nguyen who had brought a signal round without even looking back.

''Mr. Nguyen, did you bring it?''

Yes!

''Then fire a series of shots into the sky in front of me. I'm sure Yuto will notice this and come to this place where I am in the shortest possible time.

Okay, okay!　Mr. Sitenji, please cover your ears!　But so what about you, Mr. Sitenji?

"Take the shot and leave me alone!　I'll start preparing to attack the enemy's abilities whenever Yujin comes!

　Hearing Mizuho's spirited lines, Gwen nodded as if overwhelmed. Then, he held the signal bullet in the air above the front and caged his power into the trigger as he tried to protect his own ears.
　At that time, a tremendous impact sound rushed through the entire battlefield. Of course, it wasn't Gwen's signal bullets. The impact sound came from the direction of the east side of the unit Marion was headed for.
　Nguyen couldn't help but become aware of the east side.

''Ah, that was!　Si, Mr. Sitenji!　That's the direction Mr. Shrean was headed!

　Mizuho yells at an upset Gwen.

'Marion is fine!　Mr. Nguyen, hurry up and get a signal round!

Yes!

　Nguyen came to his senses when Mizuho told him strongly, and immediately fired three signal bullets in rapid succession into the air in front of Mizuho. When Nguyen finished shooting and turned to face Mizuho, Mizuho nodded. Mizuho roused the dismayed Nguyen by scolding him. She thought this would work now.

''Thank you. Then, Nguyen-san, tell Teintang-san to immediately concentrate his troops on General Mattoo's place!

I understand!　Mr. Sitenji you take care of yourself!

　Nguyen followed Ruiho's instructions and started running towards the troops with Thein Tan.
　And Mizuho, who stayed behind, was also caught in a strange sensation.

(I've been scolded before during the fight against the vampires in the rookie test like this........ Yeah, I'm pretty sure it happened.... That saved us..........)



　In an abandoned village a few miles from Mattoo's unit, Niesbeck grinned at the center of the magic circle.

''Kukuku, that's it. Softly capable people belonging to the agency........ Go!　Hell's Watchdog Garm!　Devour their guts!　All of you, Mattoo!　Hahahaha!

　From Niesbeck's mouth, which laughed as if he was crazy, a tongue with a snake-like tip split in two stretched out and licked Niesbeck's neck, which was seeping blood, and Niesbeck put his magic power into the magic circle with a sweet expression.
　The one Niesbeck summoned was a super-ranked demonic beast, Garum. Its length reached more than a dozen meters, and its huge wolf-like body had blood-red glowing eyes and no eyes. Hundreds of fangs as sharp as great swords sprouted from its mouth, and four claws the size of military motorcycles protruded from each of its four legs that supported its massive frame.
　In summoning Garum, Nizbek had halved the hundred or so demons he was summoning without making the enemy aware of it as much as possible. Summoning a super high-level demonic beast like Garum was a huge burden even for Niesbeck. This Garum was a demonic beast that could devour even the summoner himself.

　But the truth is that even this Garum is not summoned in a 100% state. The original Garum was too powerful, and summoning it into this world would require a power beyond human knowledge. In the first place, they are not demonic beasts that can be handled by humans. Even if it wasn't at 100%.
　However, Niesbeck is able to summon a part of that Garum's power for a few hours in exchange for a large amount of magical power and sacrifice.

　Niesbeck is nearly killed by Garum when he makes a contract with Garum. That's when Niesbeck was told by Garum. If you want to borrow my power, you must give me not only your diminutive magic power but also your sacrifice every time you are summoned. He told Nizbeck's brain that he would make special arrangements for you, who has blood connected to the evil gods.
　And while crawling incontinently with his dying body, Niesbeck nodded repeatedly to Garum's offer.
　That sacrifice was........a human heart. And the more of those hearts, the more powerful they could manifest their power.
　

　Convinced of victory, Niesbeck first turned Garum on the Matuu soldiers who had been pursuing him in depth. He looked through Garum's eyes and checked and kicked away the miscellaneous Matuu soldiers who were desperately firing their guns.
　Garum is sensitive to people's fears. The soldiers had lost their normal judgement just by sighting Garum, tapped into the fear just before they went mad. Garum gleefully ate up the fear of those soldiers and stomped on the soldiers' bodies after slashing their uniforms with his claws.

''Hahaha!　I can feel it!　The joy of Garum!　The satiation of hunger!

　Mattoo's troops had been kicked around like leaves on a tree by Garum, and they were no longer coordinated as an organization. Some were running away without a guess, while others were slamming firearms into Garum like madmen.
　To those soldiers, Garum opened his massive jaws, which seemed to be the entrance to hell, and sucked in his breath in an attempt to create a storm, and the fleeing soldiers were swallowed up by Garum's mouth against their will as their bodies were taken away.
　It was no longer a crucible of a-knocking, and a hell that could not be called a battlefield spread out there.
　And when Garum stops inhaling, the bodies of the soldiers who had managed to cling to the trees fall to the ground. Then the soldiers of Matw looked. They saw a dim mass of darkness spread out from Garum's jaws, which opened 180 degrees vertically.

　The darkness that bordered this world was about to be spat out from Garum's jaws. Seeing this, the strong soldiers of the elite troops assigned to protect Mattoo's direct escort let out a dry laugh of fear as they shed tears.
　Now the soldiers were watching the form of despair. And when Garum was about to spit out that mass of darkness called despair.......
　A dazzling light descended in front of Garum's eyes. And that light spread out to the left and right, surrounding Garum's huge body like a curtain.

''Mm!　What?!

　Kneesbeck sensed a dense and clear spiritual power that was different from Mizgard's on the magic circle.

'No matter!　Do it!　Garum!

　Garum spat out a huge mass of darkness from its mouth. The direction of that darkness collided with the curtain of light in front of it, blocking it. Its dark roar had nowhere to go, diffusing and amplifying within the curtain of light that surrounded Garum, causing a massive explosion.
　Matuu's soldiers shielded their eyes from the blinding light, completely unable to understand what on earth had happened with their hearing temporarily rendered useless by the earth shaking and the horrific explosion that prevented them from standing.

　The sound of the impact reverberated through the surrounding mountains, indicating the ferocity of the explosion.
　The soldiers' fears were blown away by the sudden change in the situation in front of them, and they began to use their still-functioning vision to understand the situation.
　Then, in front of the soldiers stands a blonde girl in an emerald green vestments that gives a sense of holiness just by looking at her. It's not the usual pure white vestments, but the soldiers immediately understand who the blonde girl is.

''Sh........Lord Shrien......''

　Marion turned back to the soldiers of Matw, with Garum, who had been ravaged from jaw to body by the earlier explosion, on his back.

'Ladies and gentlemen!　Leave this to me and retreat to General Mathew's quickly!　Hurry!

'Oh ... oh ... oh ... oh!　Master Shrean!　I'm saved!

　The soldiers roused their physically and mentally exhausted bodies and stood up and cheered.

''Hurry up!　The main force is over there!　If we can hold this place down, we've won!　Ladies and gentlemen, follow the plan!

Okay, okay!　All hands, back to the main force!　Hurry!

　Marion's taut voice brought the soldiers back to their spirits and they began to move. The soldiers then saluted Marion as they moved.

''Shrien-sama.......please be safe.......''

He'll be fine. I'll give him what he deserves.

　Marion laughed as she said that. The soldiers laughed bitterly at Marion for calling this ten-plus-meter giant demon wolf a doggie, but completely came to their senses.

''Then we'll see you later!

　The platoon leader, who was leading his men who said that, headed towards the main unit and started running. Marion stared at the back of him. Marion dared to call this demon wolf a doggie and took care to take away the soldiers' fears. That seemed to be what was needed here.

(Before ... yes, that was during the rookie test ... I had someone take care of me in that fight too. So it just occurred to me to imitate that now. (At the time I was........)

　Marion now shook off the sudden itch that had suddenly boiled over and turned her body to Garum. Garum's injured body could be seen recovering at breakneck speed.
　Marion reached into her emerald green vestments and pulled out a crossed dagger housed in a scabbard studded with emeralds and macalites.

'Now, Raphael's vestments I'm going!　To protect me and my people!



'The little exorcist girl!

　Kneesbeck shuddered in anger and spat out a peck of bloody spit, and Kneesbeck's back teeth rolled around in a colossal roll.
　Breathing hard, Niesbeck pulled open a large, suspiciously embroidered box that lay in front of the magic circle. He then randomly plunges his bruised right hand into the box and pulls out a chunk of flesh wet with red liquid.

'I won't allow it!　Little girl!　You won't kill me right away ... miserably, tearing apart five bodies and eating each of my friends one by one in front of me before letting my brain gradually be sucked out by the demon worm!

　Niesbeck lifted its blood dripping heart to eye level and squeezed the chunk of ground meat with its sallow right hand to knead it. The piece of flesh and blood splattered vigorously on Niesbeck's face. And when the splattered pieces of meat and blood touched Niesbeck's magic circle, the magic circle glowed suspiciously.

''It's Garum!　Go!　I'm going to give you a living hell!

　As he said this, Kneesbeck removed the piece of flesh from his face with a long tongue with a cracked lancet edge....