Evening. But the sun is already setting.

　Our frontline group is waiting side by side. You can't get rid of them.

　I had sensed the flow of the First Pledge 《Primamateria》 around me. It was flowing like air, but it was gathering evenly. But then I felt a slight fluctuation.

''........It's coming, Leif.
Do you get it yet, Elle?
''Oh. I can feel the faint first pledge, Primamateria, swinging. That's quite a lot.......I can't give you an exact number, but it's more than a few hundred.
All hands, prepare for battle!

　In this battle, Leif is serving as the captain. And the frontline group that heard his voice readied their weapons and entered combat readiness.

I'm going to be the first to attack, Leif. But it's only to freeze your feet. I'll make sure that the influence of the Reflector will not reach this far.
All right. You take the lead.

　In an instant, a bright red mass of dust was coming from the horizon.

　The one that came with a thud thud thud thud thud thud was a swarm of Scorpions. I caught them within the range of my alchemy and smelted an icy area from right below.

　The movement of the Scorpion swarm slows down as a thin layer of ice snaps and peeps across the ground.

''Alright!　That's it!

"'Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

　Some of them have succeeded in stopping them and are emitting strange noises. However, it seems that some of them used a reflective formation 《Reflector》, and there were also individuals that came straight at us.

''.........''

　As I exhale the air from my lungs in one fell swoop, I run straight to the ground. I'm strengthening my body, and my speed is not half-hearted.

　Run. Run. Run. Run!

　The landscape around me passed by in an instant, and in front of me were several Scorpions. The Scorpions that are lined up side by side attacked me, trying to cut me with their huge, sharp scissors.

　However, before their scissors could reach me, I flashed a flash of light.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make your life easier.

'Go ahead!　Don't let one of them pee behind you!!!!!
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　As a sign of my sword, my companions charged at once into the Scorpion horde. I followed suit and quickly cut through the Scorpions.

　As I charged in alone, I was completely surrounded by the surrounding area because I was feeling isolated, but I have a complete grasp of my surroundings in the absolute realm of the Sanctuary.

　I ducked the attack from the blind spot behind me without any difficulty and made a flash.

　Botry and his head falls off again. As if aiming for that moment, the Scorpion is going to shower me with poison from its tail all at once. But that's too poorly done.

　In an instant, I move to my opponent's side and cut him down as it is. These guys are defenseless when releasing their venom. I'd still rather be attacked by a pair of scissors.

　Then I kick the ground again and run through the battlefield. As I run away, I cut dozens of Scorpions 《Scorpion》 into small pieces at once.



　I'm not going to relax my hand even though the scorpions begin to make a lot of noise all at once, whether it's calling for pain, intimidation, or support. Furthermore, the thin-winged dragonfly's sharpness shows no signs of dropping at all. The more you cut it, the more familiar the sensation seems to be with you.


''Whoa!　Get away from me!　Don't come over here!

　I looked and saw that a man had fallen down. His right arm was already missing from the elbow and he was backward while managing to stop the bleeding. Although the distance is 100 meters away, I headed towards it without hesitation and froze the feet of the four scorpions with alchemy.

　It seems that this time it was an individual that didn't use the Reflector. ''Lucky.

''........huh!

　I cut the heads of the four Scorpions, which are motionless, with a thin-winged dragonfly. While avoiding the overflowing body fluids, I manage to save the fallen man.

''........Are you okay?''
Oh that was really helpful. Thank you. As expected of a blue star class [Bluestella], you're like a demon god.
I'm not interested in compliments. Now get behind me.
Oh. I'll thank you later...

　I said that and ran off the man and ran off to dive even deeper into the battlefield.


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You've killed a lot of people.

　Hundreds of corpses were growing around me. The number of Scorpions was probably close to a thousand. But now, I've already destroyed almost all of them. There were only a few dozen of them left, and they were all around Leif. There would be no need to help them.

''Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

　Leif shouted that and released the ability of the magic sword Levatein. The blazing flames burned out the Scorpion 《Scorpion》.



　Annihilation. The Scorpions, the Scorpions, who are being swallowed into the sea of waving blue flames. It's an overwhelming sight. As expected of a magic sword. Unlike my Hakuhae's dragonfly, it's an object for the overwhelming majority.

　And then the first battle ended after killing all the fleeing Scorpions. The number of wounded here is less than ten. No one died this time.

　I guess we're good.

"Elle, it's over.
'Rafe. That's what I'm talking about, and that last one was a medium one.
'I was surprised at that skill on your part. You worked so hard that I couldn't believe you were the guy who was scared before your first battle. To be honest, you were quite a big part of the success of this project. It helped.

　We were congratulating each other on our good work. It's over. We had done it safely. We killed them on the front lines, and what was left out was covered by the alchemy of the rear. It was perfect. Yes, it was perfect.

　But even at this moment, I had activated the Absolute Realm, the Sanctuary. The fact that I had activated it even though it was over, I just forgot about it. It was just a coincidence, just a coincidence.

　But that was just the beginning. The beginning, dragging this boggy battlefield further into the mire.


''...?''
What's up, Elle?
There's something in the basement and it's huge!
It can't be the Huge Scorpion!


　In an instant, an explosion sounded from the ground and a large pair of bright red scissors could be seen.

''Wha-........?
That's the Huge Scorpion?

　The giant scorpion, the Huge Scorpion, that appeared was clearly abnormal. Its total length must have exceeded 15 meters. And the size of the scissors was also unusually large compared to its physique. Could this be the same subspecies as that labyrinth? As I was thinking this, the subspecies raised its scissors high and opened its sharp mouth.




　Strange voices. We couldn't help but cover our ears. Then, a large number of Scorpions appeared again from the horizon.

"Errrr!　We'll buy ourselves some time!
Yes, sir!

　Leif and I, realizing quickly, entered the battle formation again. I'm going to set up an ice barrier to slow down the progress of the approaching Scorpion swarm. To be honest, that side can handle it without us.

　However, this one in front of us is the only one that Leif and I need to fight with. That's how I intuitively felt.


''Rafe!　Behind you!

　A moment later, when I thought that an alchemy formation had appeared on his tail, it shifted and a sharp tail was coming at Leif's head.

'd*mn it!　This is transference, huh!

　The moment Rafe perceives my words, he crouches down to avoid them. I quickly take advantage of the opportunity and cut off its tail. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make your life easier. You have to be able to find the best way to get the best results. You'll be able to find out what's going on in the marketplace.

''Rebirth.........''
'Looks like ... this sucks ...'

　Yes. The mutilated tail had already been regenerated. And the subspecies one had started munching on the cut off tail.





　Is that roar a yell, anger, or........

　A further infernal battlefield has risen to the curtain.