On the outskirts of the village of Lax, a strange group of people appeared on the outskirts of the village.
　They weren't villagers, they were clearly outsiders.

　They were about ten in number.
　The faces of these people were full of insane viciousness.

''Listen, now we're going to attack that village.

　A man who seemed to be the leader of the group said.
　He was an ordinary middle-aged man of about forty years of age, except for his unusually bloodshot eyes and heavy breathing.

He said, "Anyway, kill anyone you see. Make no distinction between women and children either.
Woman?　Do you think women are allowed to f*ck?
No, I'd rather kill them than commit them. Kill as many people as you can before you can do it. That's an order.

　From Inferno.

　They are a group of assassins unleashed by the Inferno.
　Deprived of their sanity, they have been imbued with insanity and turned into puppets that do the will of the monsters.

The goal is to kill everyone. Kill them efficiently, but as miserably as possible. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a thing before. In particular...

　The meeting continues.

"Mothers with their babies come first. If you see such a thing, you are ordered to kill it. Kill them all in a most miserable way. I'm willing to rape him if it's the only thing I'm willing to do.
"Holy shit!　Heehaa...!　I'll be the first to find out...!

　Either the group of deadbeats had been deprived of their conscience and lacked judgment, or they were scum to begin with.
　In any case, they didn't even show any signs of mourning for the massacre that was about to take place.

　They have already confirmed that Dariel is out of the village with an invitation.

　It was their role to go around tearing his hometown to shreds in an attempt to get Dariel to stay.

　Especially Dariel's wife and children.
　Destroying and defiling Dariel's most prized possession fills his heart with hatred.

　The chancellor of the Center Guild, who would still be in the village at Roselwy's request, was also a target.
　If the Chancellor died sideways here, there would be no one to denounce Roselwy, and there would also be an opportunity to target the vacant Chancellor's chair.

　The group that had been unleashed for this purpose was now about to play a role.

'Let's go!　You don't know when they'll come back from the village!　When I came back, he told me that I had failed.　We're racing against the clock!　

　Before he could finish, the man's head was blown off.
　As if struck by something invisible and transparent, the entire body is blown away starting from the head where the impact occurred.

　The person who fired the bullet is.........

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'Yes!　It's a hit!

　Zebiantes, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Army, applauds the success of his own shot.

I saw it, I saw it, I saw it!　I saw it! My brilliant shot head shot the ugly boob!　It's critical!
"Yes, yes.....

　The adventurer Gacita, standing next to me, drew her bow from the same position and fired an arrow.
　The aura of the sting characteristic is sufficiently carried by the arrow, but it was too far away, and it lost momentum in the middle and fell to the ground.

"Yikes!　Out of range?　This sister's attack was within range!
"Ohohohohohohoh!　You should know the difference between the two!

　Zebiantes gets more and more excited about the difference between the two.

'It's not unreasonable!　For this cancer, invented by a genius, Mr. Sakai!　I'm the strongest mage in the world, and the air bullets I shoot will reach the ends of the earth!
Don't you think that's too much?

　It's a strange weapon developed by Sakai, the blacksmith of Lux village.

　It was originally named Gun, which had the ability to launch an aura from its tubular form, but it became the possession of Zeviantes, as it was more appropriate to operate with magic power than aura for compatibility.

''Ohohohohohoho!　I'm just happy to get a chance to try it out right away!　You can be a witness to this my strongest legend of mine!

　Saying this, Zebiantes shoots compressed wind magic from the gun.

　It's not just the next bullet, it was a wild shot.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　This is because all of the air bullets that were fired so seldom missed their targets and passed by on their way.

'Huh?　It's a miss, isn't it?
"You're not aiming at anything, are you?　Of course it's not going to hit anything.

　Apparently, the first shot was a fluke.
　That's what makes her such a strong woman.

But it's funny that yours is hitting the target and mine isn't.
"Do you have any idea how much blood we've trained for this kind of thing, to be so close to the 100-point range?　We don't want to be mimicked like that!
Huh?　You're boring, aren't you?　If you don't take a hundred shots, you're boring!

　After coolly passing off Gasita's full-length protest, Zebiantes had already lost his motivation.
　Normally, having the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Army traveling to protect the human tribe's village would be the ultimate in abnormality.
　No one is suspicious there anymore.

''Calm down, Gashita-kun.

　And the last elite to appear.

'This is the kind of personality Zebiantes has, you won't have it if you're dealing with them properly. It's a lot better than fighting the enemy.
"Reedy's sister!

　Reedy the Brave.
　Xeviantes, the Four Heavenly Kings.
　Gacita, the local adventurer.

　In the village of Lux, the strongest members of the group, excluding Dariel, were gathered here.

It's going completely according to Dariel's expectations.
What's happening?
'So!　It means that someone is going to attack the village!

　I got caught up in the pace of Zebiantes, even though I said 'don't ride' myself.

'Dariel-san dared to take advantage of their schemes and leave the village. To lure the enemy out and finish him off. You've entrusted us with that role, so we must definitely do it!
My brother has faith in me!

　The loyal Gacita is passionate about the role she has been given.
　The same was true for Radey........

'I don't really care...'
''Hey!''

　Zeviantes couldn't help himself, after all.

The other party must be confused and not dreaming of being ambushed. If they just let their fears out and run away, they won't have any trouble.

　Zebiantes had a point.

　Dariel used his fearsome instincts to see through his opponent's malice and trap him in the opposite direction.

　He had been ambushed by the strongest force in the village with the intention of taking them by surprise.
　Since they knew they were going to be attacked, the adventurers of the village were on high alert.
　They were able to react quickly to the approach of a suspicious person.

　If the plan was defeated, then there was only retreat.
　That's what's standard practice.

''Oh my gosh, they're coming for us?
You're gonna get your ass kicked. Panay...?

　The enemy came at me as if there were no obstacles.
　With bloodshot eyes peeled back. All of them have the same bloodshot eyes, so the scene is truly bizarre.

'Could it be that you're licking it?　We've got confirmation of my brother's absence. As long as Dariel's animus isn't there, it doesn't matter, does it?
'It's not right!　I will not allow you to lick me!

　Zebiantes finally felt underestimated and got up to speed.

'Calm down. Our role is to protect the village. That's our primary objective.'

　In the midst of it all, Radey showed leadership without losing his cool.

If you don't run, you'll be intercepted. If you don't run, you'll be intercepted. You're better off taking him out and catching him now so you don't have to worry about him.
'Exactly!　That's a good decision, Radey!

　In the meantime, the enemy keeps closing in on us.

'Zebi-chan, please use that air bullet from earlier again!
But it's not hitting anything at all?
'That's okay, you can at least intimidate them and stop them from moving.　In the meantime, me and Gacita-kun will go in and subdue it all at once. Great!

　We have a plan.

'Zebi!　I know you can't aim, so don't try to force me to guess!　Just focus on intimidation!
I know!
But be careful not to hit me or Gacita-kun by mistake!
...
....
I think I understand!
Are you sure you're OK?

　With a hint of trepidation, the heroes head into battle.
　To fight without Dariel.