72-Episode 18: Assassin Watches for Opportunity




 The helmet polish demon tribe is in a frenzy and rampaging.
 That guy said that he had almost borne fruit.
 That's his goal, that's why he ate an entire city full of people.

I can only imagine how bad that fruit must be for a human being.
 Just interfering with the guy called "harvest" would be enough of a battle result.

And there is another harvest.
 There isn't a single scratch on his body.
 Since he was in that city, he couldn't have been burned by the flames.
 He may be able to withstand the flames, but he can't be unharmed.

It's possible that it's a demon that has a powerful regeneration ability, but it's hard to believe that it's just regeneration, it should be seen as resurrection, and it's a demon race, nine out of ten.

''Tart, Dear, I'll make sure to kill you at this opportune moment.
Yes!
Yeah, I know.

That guy was at least aware that there was an intruder in town.
 Even so, the fact that he didn't show any flashy moves, the supposedly cautious nature of the guy, that cautious guy was distraught at the last minute.
 If you want to kill him, it's now or never.

Tart and Dia attacked from the front.
 I'm going to turn to the side while distracting them.
 I've selected several sniping points beforehand, and this is one of the ones I'm aiming for.

From there, I'm going to destroy them with a special blow.
 This time, the magic method we prepared takes time to chant. It's so long that even if you use the 【High Speed Chanting】 beyond 【Multiple Chanting】, you can't use it in the middle of a battle.
 So we have no choice but to do a hidden assassination.
 .........Tart, Dia, do well.
 While trusting in the power of these girls, I was trying to complete my job.

Tart and Dia run.
 There was fear in their hearts.
 Because the magic power is visualized by Touahade's eyes, which were given to them by Rougu's surgery, they have understood the immensity of the power hidden by the Kabushi demon race.
 Challenging a monster like that is suicide.
 And even more so because Aite is snapping and exposing her rabid nature.

'You know what I mean, Tart. You'll regenerate anyway, even if you hurt them. All we have to do is stall and buy ourselves some time.
''Yes, I'm going to stop the movement and create an opening to ensure that Dear-sama's flying [Demon Slayer] is hit.
'Yeah, just like that, please. I can only fire two shots. I might not have quite enough time.

Deer had been able to activate the 【Killing of the Demon Race】 by having his power raised to the bottom with 【Knights who follow me】.
 And she also completed the flying [Demon Race Killer] that she spoke of in the carriage.

However, even though I can activate it, it's a magic that consumes a lot of magic power like a fool.
Even though the amount of magic power is gradually increasing with 【Super Recovery】 and 【Growth Limit Breakthrough】, two shots is the limit.
 The fact that he could only remove one shot was a lot of pressure.
 The helmet polish demon tribe catches Tart and Dia with its eyes.

''You guys!

It's just a scream, but it becomes a shockwave, and Tart and Dia are blown away.
 The two of them land, Tart goes forward and Dia starts chanting on the spot.
[Multiple Chanting], a compound magic.
 It's a [Artillery bombardment] that was not accomplished by Dia in the past.
 A huge cannon is created and ejects tungsten bullets.
 A magic with the highest penetration power in Dia's hand.
 The aim is the right thigh, if the goal is to kill, I won't aim there.
 But it is possible to use a leg just to block the movement.

As aimed, the bullet pierces the right thigh.
 It's a precision shot made possible because of Dia's precise magical control.
 That blow, which pierced even the thickest steel plate, split the shell and plunged it halfway through.
 ........And it is meant to have a hardness greater than that of a steel plate.
 Tart's and Dia's expressions tightened slightly.

'Ouch, dammit, woman aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Without holding anything, he swung his arms and entered his throwing form.
 A piece of the shell flies out.
 It flies towards Deere with a blow that seems to reach the speed of sound.

Tart pokes the end of it with his wind-blown spear and deflects it. It landed behind him, and there was an explosion.
 If he received it head-on, his wrist was definitely gone, and a normal person wouldn't even be able to react in the first place.
 But Tart had strengthened his eyesight by putting magic power into Touahade's eyes.

''Dear-sama, if you see an opening, please do so as soon as possible. Probably won't last very long.''
Yeah, I don't want you to wait too long.

We both nod at each other.
 Tart injects it into his neck.
 It's a potion that temporarily removes the brain's limit, which is also used by rogues.
 Temporarily, your senses will be sharper and the amount of magic power released will be increased, but it will be useless after not long enough.
 Even so, Tart judged that if he didn't use this, he would be crushed instantly and used it. ........And that was correct.

The amount of instantaneous magic power release jumped up, and in that state, he [Beastification].
 The fox ears and tail pop out.
 With that, his senses sharpened even more, and his physical abilities improved markedly.

''Rougu-sama's enemies, I will chew them up.''

A vicious smile appears on his face.
During [Beastification], the tart becomes more violent.
 During his training, he had learned how to dare to surrender without trying to suppress it.
 Tart dared not suppress his own impulses, but rushed forward instinctively.
 As if to greet him, the Kabuto-mushi demon tribe thrust out an arm, and a needle shot out of his arm.

It's a complete surprise, but since his senses were sharpened to the extreme, he twisted and ducked just in time to thrust his spear out.
 However, it is easily flicked off by the shell.

"What did I just do?
"...you f*cking bugs.

Tart didn't stop his feet, but went straight behind him and delivered an all-out blow to the defenseless back, which was also in vain.
 On the contrary, he dangerously ducked the blow that the Kabushi demon tribe wielded carelessly and took the distance.

After that, they attacked with various devices, but it was all in vain.
 In addition to being too hard, the seams of the shell are also covered by a special coating that prevents the blade from penetrating.
 To begin with, it is hard enough to finally penetrate into the flesh with [bombardment], there is no way that a spear will be able to pierce it no matter how much it strengthens its physical abilities.
 Even so, Tart continues to thrust with his spear while overwhelming with his speed.
''It's too slow, I'm yawning, d*mn bugs!

The speed is so different that the demon tribe of helmet poles can't catch up with them at all.
 The bullet that's dug into his right thigh is also a factor that reduces his movement. As a result, it was better to be embedded in flesh than to penetrate it.

As a result, Kabutsushi's demon tribe was being torture one-sidedly without being able to catch the tart in front.
 However, it's not that the tart has an advantage, because no matter how much he tries to attack, he can't get a single effective hit.

On the contrary, Tart's breath was becoming erratic.
 You can catch it if you're not this fast, but you can't keep this speed up.

If this is the case, his legs will stop and he will receive a fatal blow.
 Even if it's not, the limit of [Beastification] will come.
 ........Yes, if I do nothing and maintain the status quo, the Kabushi Demon Race can win.
 And yet, I lost my temper.

''Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, it's so depressing!

Fists slam into the earth.
 Countless stones and debris fly around.
 Tarto ducks most of them, but he can't duck and takes a few shots. Badly, he gets it in the stomach, and Tarto falls to his knees.
 He's in a fragile state, and he can't even breathe.
 The actuality of this is the fact that it's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll be able to get a better idea of what you're looking for.

''Crush!

A fist is swung down.
 The corner of the tart's mouth was lifted in spite of the fact that it was a desperate situation.
 As a matter of fact, the blow received in the belly didn't do much damage thanks to the shock-absorbing innerwear and magical protection created by rougue.

This is an act.
 There was one reason for that act. To buy time for chanting while resting his body.
 Tart can't chant magic and strengthen his physical abilities with magic power at the same time.
 That's why I had to make him think he couldn't move like this and buy time.

Tart's magic was activated and he was covered in lightning.
 Tarto and the Kabubushi Mushimono tribe passed each other.
 It's a good idea to have a good time with the team.
 And..........

"Agagaga-gaga-gaga-gaga-gaga-gaga-gaga!

The helmet polish demon tribe screams in agony with a blow that made no sense at all a moment ago.
 Just as before, the spear did not penetrate the shell.
 However, the lightning flowed through the shell and invaded the inside.

The high-voltage electric current flowed, causing the Kabushi Demon Race to be unable to act forcibly.
 But the tart is also at its limit. The fox ears and fox tail disappear and he falls to his knees.
 Due to the fact that he was forced to draw strength from the medicine, the stress of the actual battle, and various other factors, he reached his limit faster than when he practiced.

''Dear-sama!''

Tart screams out as he squirms.
 This is the first and last chance Tart can give Dia. The same move doesn't work, he doesn't have the extra power, and he's desperate because he can't do the trick of making a second opening.

''[Demon Race Killer]

Deere elephants the gun with her hand and releases a mass of magic.
 The magic was completed too quickly. It was supposed to be a magic that would take quite a bit of time even with Dia.
 Yes, Dia continued to calmly watch the tart's movements. And with that intersection, she had started the chanting in advance, believing that it would definitely create an opening.
 That's why the chanting was completed 'now'.
 He was able to do this because he knew and trusted Tart.
 If he had started chanting after the demon race had stopped moving, or if he had thought that he was outnumbered and tried to use other magic to help Tarto, the Kabubushi demon race's rigidity would have dissolved before the [Demon Race Killer] was completed, and the opportunity Tarto had created would have been reduced to nothing.
 Because Dia believed in the tart, she focused only on her own work and seized the opportunity.

The magic power mass that Dia released landed.
 A spherical field was formed around that point and enveloped the Kabutsumushi demon race.
【Killing the Demon Race】.
 The magic that makes the demon race that resurrects unreasonably in a state where it can be killed.
 This is the first time it has been used in a real battle, so there was some anxiety. However, looking at the helmet polish demon tribe dyed with astonishment, one could see how effective it was.

Dia gulped as she tried to look in the direction where the rogue was.
 She didn't want to increase the chances of the helmet polish demon tribe noticing Lug, even if it was only 1%.
 Even Tart has to put up with it, so there's no way she can indulge herself.

The three of us are one team, a team and not a separation from each other, but born out of everyone doing what needs to be done perfectly.
 That's what Lugues always say, and both Tart and Dia believe in that lesson.

Dia decides to just wait.
 Tart fulfilled his role of protecting Dia and creating an opening.
 Dia played the role of hitting the [Demon Killer] flying to the Demon Race.

So, absolutely, Rougu will play the final role of assassinating the demon tribe.

I believe in Rougu to the extent that I can say that's absolutely true.
 That's probably why, if Lugue doesn't kill the Kabubushi Demon Clan within a few seconds, on the contrary, in a situation where both Tart and himself will be killed.......Dia smiled.