The chanting I had started when I was sure Tart was going to hit the lightning strike is in its final stage.

'Tart, Dear, you've done well.'

That helmet polish demon race is incredibly strong.
　If it was the vice-captain of the knights I fought in the academy, they would have been turned into mincemeat in less than a minute.
　I stopped their movement and applied [Demon Race Killer].
　That kind of imitation, no one but those two would be able to do it.

Tart and Dia fulfilled their roles perfectly.
　That's why I'll do my part.
　Touahade's eyes, look at the helmet polish demon race with magic power there.
　I can often see the flow of magic power.
　And the power that is different from the magic power.
　It's the power to make the demon race immortal. It's gathered in the red jeweled heart.

Originally, the red jeweled heart is a conceptual thing, not something that can be seen and cannot be interfered with. However, it's a different story if it materializes through [Demon Race Killer].

All nerves will be focused on sniping alone.
　This is a place about two hundred meters away from the helmeted monster demon race.
　The further away they are, the less accurate the attack is, the longer it takes to reach them, and the less powerful they are.

But that doesn't matter.
　It's not a problem for the new magic I created, this level of distance is not a problem at all, in fact, the most important thing is to be able to fire an aimless blow from a position where it will never be noticed.
　The new magic is the orthodox evolution of [gunshot].

What we've sought is both ultra-precise shooting and ultra-powerfulness.
　The current trump card [Gun Gun Gunil] had power, but it was too useless.
　It took too long to land on the target, the area of effect was too wide, and it was difficult to aim at.

That's why the new magic overcame all those shortcomings.
　Initially, I tried to do it in the direction of further evolving [Bombardment]. However, there was an upper limit to the explosions that could be endured, even if the alloy that was made to have hardness to the limit of what could be produced was coated and strengthened with magic power.
　That upper limit was not enough to make it a trump card.
　And the answer we've arrived at is a magic that accelerates and ejects bullets using a method other than explosives.
　The name is.........

【Rail Gun】.

A long gun, as tall as I was, was pinned to the earth. Get down and put my hand on the long gun.
　Loaded with bullets.
An alloy with properties suitable for a [railgun]. Despite being the size of a rifle bullet, it weighs nearly a kilo.

The long gun was fixed by the gun stand.
　The name of the magic is even called 【Rail Gun】. Its mechanism is similar to that.

A bullet is sandwiched between rails made of a special material, and a large electric current is passed through it while it is in contact with the rails. As a result, the interaction of magnetic fields is generated at the point of contact with the bullet, creating a propulsion force.

........The principle itself is not very difficult, but it is a very precise mechanism.
　Since this cannot be created every time it is fired, it is usually stored in the 【Crane Skin Bag】.
　In a manner of speaking, it is a staff for using the magic called 【Rail Gun】.

Inserting the foul stone into the long gun, the chanting of magic is finally finished.
【Rail Gun】 is a compound magic consisting of three magics performed using 【Multiple Chanting】.

The foul stone is filled with colorless magical power. The foul stone bursts and the colorless magic power overflows and is converted into electricity by the first magic.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.
　The first magic causes a super electric current to flow through the long gun.

At that moment, the second magic was activated.
　It rapidly cooled the long gun and made it reach almost absolute zero.
　It was a magic to reduce the electrical resistance.
　When a super high current is passed through it, heat is created, and that heat distorts the mechanism, or worse, it is damaged.
　However, if it approaches absolute zero, the resistance is almost zero and no heat is generated.
　The cooling magic not only protects the long gun, but also raises its power by eliminating the loss due to resistance and releases a role that increases accuracy.

Then the third magic is activated. The magic of wind protection, if released normally, the bullets will burn up before they reach the target.
[Railgun]'s ejection speed is that much.
　Because of this magic, it can reach the target.

The bullets are ejected.
　........Even with Touahade's eyes, it is not visible at all.
　The next moment after it was released, there was a large hole in the chest of the helmet polish demon tribe.
　Another breath later, the top of the heel tore off and splintered.
　And far behind it, the bullet landed on the earth and created a crater.

'Exactly what I was aiming for, super precise fire, perfect power. A very useful magic.

He nodded with satisfaction.
　There would be no more suitable magic for sniping than this.
　When I tried it in the experiment on the uninhabited island, the initial speed of the [Railgun] that I fired with all my might was 5.9km per second, about 17 times the speed of sound.
　Its power is 17.4 MJ.
　A super-weapon that packs twice the amount of energy of a tank gun into a rifle bullet, the penetrating power is several times greater when the power is concentrated in a single point.

With a bullet size and possessing this much kinetic energy, every possible external element can be cleared away with an error.
　Furthermore, the time to impact is violently short.
　It reaches a distance of 200 meters in 0.03 seconds. That's another major factor that increases shooting accuracy. The shorter the time it takes to reach the target, the less the effects of gravity and other factors are.

The biggest weapon of this [railgun] is accuracy.
　However, if you shoot straight at the target, it's a dream weapon that hits the target exactly as it should.
　There is probably no magic that specializes in assassination like this.
　The power is inferior to [Gungnir], but there are much more uses for it.
　If I were to force myself to look for a disadvantage, the electric conversion of the magic power contained in the foul stone and the two magics require all the magic power I can unleash, and since it's difficult to control, I need to focus on that alone, and I'm completely defenseless.

Another thing, since I have to perform three magic at the same time, I can't use it without [multiple chanting].
The fact that I can't use it without the skills I borrowed from [Knights Following Me] is a major drawback.

........Even so, being able to snipe a few kilometers away with super power is appealing.
　Next round loading.
　It struck the red jeweled mixed heart that was definitely the core of the demon race.
　However, if the 【Killing of the Demon Race】 is incomplete, or if the assumption that he will die if he immobilizes and crushes the red jewel mixed heart in the first place is wrong, he will revive.

If that happens, I'll fire another shot to buy time for Tart and Dia on the front line to escape and retreat as fast as I can.
　I continue to maintain the same concentration as the first shot and look at him.
　Five minutes pass.

"Will he ever recover?

Finally, I let out a breath of relief.
　The [Demon Killer] that Dia and I made up, and my hypothesis was correct.
　Even a mere human can kill the demon race.

That's the hope for humanity, and at the same time, it will lighten Epona's burden.
　It could be considered that the possibility of Epona going mad in the future was reduced.

''Oh, have you been noticed?''

A woman emerges from the forest behind me.
　She has brown skin and black hair. Her bewitching body is covered with erotic clothing.
　And her purple eyes reminded me of a snake.
　........It's not human.
　I'm convinced of that in an instant.
　How could there be a person with this kind of power?

Probably demons.

It's bad, I'm alone now. I can't kill the demon race and fight at the same time by myself.
　I'll give up on winning.

I'll take away their mobility first, and then, while attracting them, I'll join up with Tart and Dia.
　The killing will be done after we join up with Tart and Dia.

''Please don't be so alarmed. I have no intention of fighting. I 《I》 am grateful to you. ''For killing Gurt, who is a nuisance to me.''

He speaks to me with a soft smile.
　And yet, there are no gaps at all.

'Gurt, is that what the helmet pollies are called?

It's foolish to talk to the enemy in many situations, but if there's no room to attack and the opponent is invulnerable, stalling by talking is useful.
　And this time, there is an advantage of being able to draw out some information.
　It's only two or three words, but I'm convinced that this demon race knows something I don't know.

''Is. By the way, I........no, I'll leave the name until we have a deeper relationship. Until then, you can call me a snake. I came here today to inspect the hostilities, but I didn't expect Gurt to be killed. I'm glad it was before it came to fruition.
"Enemy watch, are the demons killing each other?
It's more of a race than a killing spree.

More reason to kill it.
　This guy said that the demon race is in competition with each other, that means that the demon race can communicate with each other and there is a community.
　........In other words, there's a risk that this demon race will communicate my existence and my [Railgun] to the other demon race.

''For what purpose?''
Secrets. Oh, I thought you were a brave man, but you're only human?　Well, I didn't know that humans could kill us now. The rules have changed. Or are you an irregular?
I wonder which one.

Also, there are more words to worry about.
　The rules have changed.
　It is a rule that humans cannot kill the demon race. Then we should consider that there is something that decided that and gives the demon race immortality.

''Well, that's fine. ........Hey, can we make a deal?　I'll keep everyone in the dark about how Gurt was killed. Of course, I'll also keep it a secret that there are people who can kill the demon race. So, will you let me off the hook?

........I'm getting more and more tricky.
　They see that we have no choice but to kill it and the reason for it.
　Even if we fight the snake, the odds are low. And the terms they offered are not bad.
　But I doubt that we can trust them. Let's find out.

Isn't that too convenient for you?　You don't want to kill me. You don't want to kill me because you want to get rid of this competitor. We want them to shut up, and we want them to pay for it. What we're looking for is information, what other demons are there, what are their names, their appearance, their abilities, their weaknesses, where are they based?

Half of it is cockamamie.
　The other half is a probe. If you have a reason to believe in this demon, as I predicted, you can believe it.

Humans are really clever, aren't they? The brave men were all gorillas, so I thought humans were gorillas too.
"You make it sound like a brave man isn't human.
That can't be a person. What are you talking about?

He giggles and laughs mockingly.
　That can't be human, or it's a funny thing to say.
　It doesn't seem to be about overwhelming strength. It's something.

"So, what's the answer?
'I have one question for you, sir. If you answer that question, I'll sell them to you. Gohon, .......Is the demon race you killed the first one?　Didn't you kill the pig before the helmet bugs?

It reminds me of a pig, or the demon tribe that attacked our school.

'I tried to kill him and couldn't. But that's one of the reasons they died.

We do some service.
　It's an investment that needs to be made.
　The corner of the snake's mouth hangs up badly.

'Huh, "I knew it." That's a done deal. I promise to give you the right information at the right time I'll turn my back on you now if you want to attack me. But if you do, you'll have to be prepared for it. Not only you, but those pretty girls who have been curious about you for a while now will be very unpleasantly surprised.
I didn't mean for it to come out that way.

He cared about Tart and Dia.
　But they weren't foolish or immature enough to show weakness.

'You don't have to show it in your gestures, but a woman can tell. It's a hunch. You two are so cute with each other, aren't you?

He looked away from the snake with his back turned.
　''At this point in time, it's someone with whom we can make a mutually beneficial deal for both of us.

I want to get more information out of the snake, not just information about the other demon race. That thing knows a lot of things I don't know.
　When the snake is completely out of sight, I will use my exploration magic to make sure there are no enemies around, and then I will be ready.

"I don't like being forced to play a game that I don't even know the rules for.

I've been thinking for a while now, but there are too many things I don't know about this world.
　I don't even know exactly what a demon race is, or what a brave person is.
　It takes a strategy to win.

In order to do that, we need to understand the current situation more than anything else. I want to use that snake to get the same perspective as the rest of the player pretenders.

At any rate, let's go to Tart and Dia for now.
　They did a great job.
　I have to give them credit.
　All I want to do is give them a hug. That's what it feels like.