The demon tribe is heading towards us at a tremendous pace, and we are running at a sprint.
　Our destination is the location of the trap in the west side.

''Well, now that you mention it. I think it would have been better to continue destroying each one of them if they were spread out.

It's pretty fast, but Nevan has time to follow and even talk.

''Indeed. That way, we could reduce our strength without having the demon race revive us. But there are two reasons not to do so.
So, tell me.
One, it's the least amount of damage to the city. There's no telling how long it'll take them to go around crushing the whole thing. They'll kill a lot of people in the meantime.
You're very kind.
I told you. I may not be in the mood for compassion, but I do save lives.

They didn't evacuate them beforehand for fear that the demons would change their aim.
　But by attracting the demons in this way, he could reduce the damage and used Nevan's power and the Holy Knight's authority to prepare for a quick evacuation in case something happened.

''Then what's the second thing?''
It's a clean sweep. It's a lot quicker and safer than trying to take them out in one piece.

We found out after the fight.
　We took down four females, but we were reminded of the danger of the enemy.
　In a prolonged battle or encounter, Deer and Tart would be in danger.

I understand. I can still rely on them.
That's the line I want to hear after we take them down.

We turned a corner and found ourselves on a relatively wide, if not main, street.
　Behind them, a herd of lions appeared.
　The demon tribe is finally here. There was a dominant male lion, a demon rioger.
　The female was also quite large, but she was even bigger than that.
　All the demons I've seen in the past have been humanoid, but Riogel is a beast.
　Its mane, which the female doesn't have, is dyed gold and contains an overwhelming amount of magical power.
　If you look closely at the mana in the air, it seems to be accumulating mana from the atmosphere.

It is expected to use both its own miasma and the mana it has amassed. This was not in the information given to Meena.
　...but that's about as unexpected as it gets.
　I can also imagine what it could do.

"We're gonna get caught!　Would you like me to delay them?

Tart makes an impatient noise.

She's right, we're pretty much out of range, turning one corner after another, and the rest are coming after us.
　This one is keeping pace with Deer, who is the slowest of the bunch, and he'll probably catch up to us in ten seconds or so.

'No, that's fine. It's rather convenient.

At this rate, we'll be caught up by the time we get to the point where the trap is located, but the timing will be ideal if we just gain a few seconds in the last spurt.

'Dear, Nevan, we'll go as we discussed. Tart, take Nevan on your back.
Yeah, I'm gonna start chanting now.
I suppose it's time for me to step up.

While running, Dia and Nevan begin chanting.
　The two of them slowed down as they were unable to strengthen their physical abilities as they were taken with almost all of their magic power to activate the great magic.

I carried Dia on my back and Tart carried Nevan on his back, and we switched from the long-distance running form to the short-distance running form.
　Since we were carrying people, we wouldn't last too long, but if we ran as fast as we could, we could stretch out the time before they caught up with us for ten seconds.
　And with those ten seconds, they would be able to reach the point where the trap is located and complete the chanting of the two of them.

If I was alone, I couldn't take this kind of plan.
　At the end of our all-out sprint, me and Tart managed to reach the target point without being caught up.
　Behind us are the demon race Riogel and its twenty-seven subordinates.
　Thanks to the long road, they lined up in a straight line for us.
　Perfect timing and situation.

''Dear!''
[Steel Walls]!

Dia's magic, which had been chanting, is activated.
　It is Dia's original magic.
　A huge iron wall rises up from underground to block the wide path.
　If it's halfway high, they'll jump over it. This is because they have a high leaping power due to their feline nature, and they can lightly jump an estimated six meters or so.

However, Dia's [Steel Wall] is on a ridiculously large scale, five meters thick and ten meters high.
　Because it was of such a scale, it required a long chanting time and enough time to fully formulate the magic power.
　The guys at the front of the pack collided loudly, and those who were a little behind tried to jump over it at a moment's notice, but the 10-meter-high wall is high, and as expected, it collided at nearly six meters.
　In the end, a pile-up occurs and all hell breaks loose.

Still, we can't let our guard down.
　I'm panicking now, but as soon as I regain my composure, they realize that I can just jump over the house on the side.
　So, I'm folding here.

[Stan Flair]

Next, Nevan's chanting was completed.
　This is also the original magic that I gave Dia an outline and asked her to develop.
　It's also the original magic of light.
　Even though Dia had only learned light magic just a few days ago, he managed to do it in time.
　A light ball the size of a person's head drew a parabolic line and climbed over the wall to the scene of the pile-up accident.

''Everyone, turn your backs to the steel wall!

A second later, a white flash of light was released that seemed to paint the world white without a sound.
[Stun Flare] is not an offensive magic.
　It's a subduing magic.
　Its true nature is just an intense light.
　But what would happen if Nevan, the owner of a magic power that ranks among the five fingers in this country, released it with all his might?
　There's nothing pretty about blindness, it burns out the retina in an instant and robs you of your sight forever.
　In other words, an eye killer. The herd of lions, which were just confused, have their eyes burned and become even more buoyant.
　I stopped them in their tracks with Dia's 【Steel City Wall】 and hit them with 【Stun Flare】.
　With this, I finally cleared the prerequisites.

''Put on your mask and put your back to [Steel Wall]!

I shouted out the following instructions, putting on a mask that covered my entire face, stowed in my jacket, and hit the switch.
　The houses surrounding the cowering lion pack were blown away.
　It was a house that had been acquired beforehand and had been planted with a homemade bomb.
　That bomb wasn't intended to kill, either.
　I'm not an optimist to think that a bomb on the scale of what could be planted in that house could kill all of the demon tribe and all of its attendants.

That bomb is a sound and smell bomb.
　The sound of the bomb is so loud that it could break the glass in the city, and the super strong pungent smell colors the world.
　These are very powerful too.
　This sound can smash your eardrums, shake your brain, and destroy all three semicircular canals.
　This smell can make any strong man faint in an instant and destroy the cells that smell so much under load.
　If it weren't for the special masks, we would have lost our hearing and sense of smell for the rest of our lives.

Immediately after the explosion, I start running behind the [Steel Wall] while chanting.
　I'm able to bypass a group of lions to plow through a group of females.
　That's just as well.

[Stan Flair] has burned my retinas and blinded me, my eardrums are torn and my nose is crushed by my traps.

Their sense of sight, hearing, and smell are crushed, so they can't see or feel anything.
　Their strength lies in their superior senses. Their too good ears and noses are the enemy, and the damage is enormous.
　That's what I was aiming for all along.

Rather than unkillable firepower, I opted for certainty of incapacitation.
　Now that we've set things up this far, we can aim at the demon tribe's Rioger without the interference of our subordinates.
　He is regenerating with the power of the demon tribe, but he still can't see us.

I take out a special turret from the [Crane Leather Bag].
　The shells are 720 millimeters long, six times the size of those used for 【Firefighting】.
　And the tip is flat and has a return.
　That's right, it's only for blowing up the fellow and sealing off the regeneration of his family members to round them up.
　It's designed not to penetrate, but to bite into flesh and transmit kinetic energy to blow it away.
　Since it is loaded with a foul stone, it can be released even now that you are pouring all your magic power into the magic you are chanting.

''[Bombardment]!

A special warhead is ejected.
　The eyes, ears and nose of the demon tribe Riogel are also crushed and have not yet regenerated, as well as his cronies.
　An unconditional strike. It was supposed to be an unconditional blow.

"As expected of the king of beasts.

Praise inwardly.
　Even though I shouldn't have been able to see it, I played a [bombardment] with my right arm with a speed that lightly surpassed the speed of sound.

''Mietheilzo!

The bullet blew off my right arm, but I deflected the bullet and it's still sitting there.
　I didn't think it would be prevented.
　I was surprised, but thanks to that, I didn't waste my insurance.
　I'm running right after the [bombardment], and as soon as the chanting ends, I touch the demon tribe Riogel from the blind spot created by the loss of my right arm.
　The magic I was chanting while I was running.
　It's a special killing spell........

The Divine Spear 【Gungnir】.

If it's only firepower, it's the strongest magic I have.
　However, it's a flawed product that takes more than ten minutes to land.
　However, this has a hidden use.

It's not about hitting them with a spear, it's about shooting the enemy itself.
　It is to soar and knock them down until they are on the verge of going into space.
　No creature is safe from this.
　The trump card of the brave killer, that one.

However, this one has another weakness than its original use, as it requires an enormous amount of magical power, and therefore cannot be used to strengthen physical abilities.
　Hence, it must touch the target with its bare physical ability.
　I don't feel like I can do that kind of imitation in a fight against a brave man.
　But if it's not a battle but an assassination, you can touch them before they realize it's a battle.
　This is the hand most likely to kill a brave man in the present situation.

"Enjoy your trip in the sky.
Kozo Ooohhhh!

We'll leave his screams behind and ascend to the heavens faster and faster.
　He will die, for sure, and he will be reborn.
　That's all I need.
　All I want is time, and I've bought myself enough time for him to fall.

"Tart, Dear, Nevan. "Tart, Dia, Neven, after we've killed all these people and burned them, we'll head to the drop-off point.

The only thing here is a helpless lioness doe with no eyes, ears, or nose, and no regenerative powers.
　It would be easy to kill them.
　And if you turn them into ashes, you won't be able to regenerate the demon tribe Riogel.
　Moreover, I've calculated the crash point for him.
　With all of his cronies out of the way, he can compete with the Demon tribe's Riogel.

"Wow, what you're doing is really amazing.
It's a rogue.

Dia and Tart emerged from behind the wall and took out one lioness after another, even as they conversed with each other.

'So this is the battle of the assassin. You have to reason everywhere, prepare carefully, keep your opponent's strengths sealed, and kill them without letting them do anything. It's lovely.

If you're powerful as a herd, you make it impossible for it to function.
　If your five senses are excellent, you crush it there.
　It's obvious and easy to put into words.
　Leave it to the knights to go toe to toe.

'This time we had enough information. "This time we had enough information. Assassination is all about how much you've built up before you kill.

The actual wielding of the blade is just a finishing touch.

The process of getting there is the ability of an assassin.
　And even the slaughter of this subordinate is just one of the tricks, and the purpose of this time is to kill the Demon Race Riogel.
　That's why you can't let your guard down.
　Until we stop the demon tribe Riogel from being killed.