The wyvern had moved through the clouds with poor visibility, which Chrystia had yet to see. But the fact that the wyvern is carrying an orc on its back, since hundreds of years ago when the Maze Conqueror's team was founded, is something I have never seen until now.

　If you look closely, you can see that the wyvern even has a saddle to stabilize the person riding on it, and the seat is made of a blue thing, probably sticky slime. At the very least, it's not directly from a horse saddle.

　Chrystia was upset in front of the unusual situation, but she quickly changed her mind and went down in a straight line first. He then tried to release an airblaze on the monster that was chasing him, but the wyvern carrying the orc bypassed Christia and headed down.


''........Is something coming this way?
Looks like it.


　One after another, the wyverns were being shot through with the skills of the searchers, most of which seemed to be aimed at the Infinite Circle and the Red Demons. Garum nodded at Tsutomu's question and readied the great shield he was carrying.


'Daryl, Xeno, Hannah, let's go.
Yes!
We'll take care of it.
All right!　Let's go!


　The four tanks of the Infinite Circle scattered and each of them released a different colored Combat Cry. Incidentally, Hannah is trying to change her Combat Cry to blue, but she can't, so it's vermilion for now.

　After receiving the Combat Cry, which cannot be ignored without a strong will, even if it is a human, the wyvern quickly changed direction and headed for the tank. It's an unusual event to have an orc riding on a wyvern, but the strength itself doesn't increase dramatically. So Tsutomu tried to run his horse into a position where he could recover Tank.


''Whoa.''


　But in addition to the surprise attack from the sky, hiding in the clouds, the ground shook next. The shaking caused the horses to panic and the explorers to be upset. But fortunately Tsutomu was used to earthquakes, so he quickly flew away from the ground on his fly.


''Everyone fly away from the ground!


　Tsutomu used a loudspeaker hanging from his neck to give instructions and assist Amira, who was out of position nearby, with her shoulder to help her fly into the air. Amira gave him an abhorrent look after he rose into the air on his fly, but Tsutomu put his priority on figuring out the safety of the others.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out where the clan members of the infinite circle of clan members are fighting in the midst of the melee, so Tsutomu decided to first head to a place where he could recover the four tanks that were fighting the wyvern orcs.

　And right after they left the place, the ground rolled up dirt as if it had exploded from within. The one that emerged from the empty ground was a worm-like looking monster called a sand worm.

　The sandworm, which was large enough to swallow a single human being or so by opening its mouth with a gabari, was popping up from the other ground one after the other. Fortunately, no one in the Infinite Circle fell prey to it, but there were those in the Red Demon Squad and the Labyrinth Conqueror Squad that were swallowed whole.


''Alma!''


　From the impatient voice of Weiss, who was lending his shoulder to Cecilia, it was probably Alma who had been swallowed whole. Tsutomu headed closer to Weiss right after confirming the safety of the infinite circle.


'Stall the sandworms before they dive into the ground. Number one, northwest. Number two, southeast. Number three, north. Save the searchers from being swallowed by the sandworm. The rest of you will work to keep them back.


　Since the sandworm has only soft earth-sharpening teeth, it can rescue even those who have been swallowed, as long as they do not dive too deep into the ground. At Cristia's direction, the searchers are stalled by shallowly thrusting their swords into the sandworm, and the Maze Conquerors quickly head in the direction of the swallowed-up searchers.

　Tsutomu also arrives in front of the sandworm that swallowed Alma and notes Amira, who leaps out of the way with her large sword raised.


''There are people inside, so don't get them all together and smash them!
Yeah, I know what I'm talking about.


　Amira returned Tsutomu's command loudly and slammed the great sword into the sandworm, which had a man rampaging in its belly, in a flat plane. The sandworm that received the blow writhed and began to flail about like a fish that had risen to the surface. At the same time, the person who was rampaging in its belly also made a painful motion.

　In the meantime, the squad leader of the Labyrinth Conqueror Squad threw a thick spear, which successfully pierced the Sandworm's head. The troop leader jumped up and held the spear that had been stuck in the sandworm and thrust it into the ground as if to eye it with its momentum.

　Immediately, the troopers made an incision in the sandworm's belly as if they were operating on it with a handy knife, and Alma, covered in a thick liquid, cried out.


''Worse........''


　Alma, whose entire body was covered in Sandworm's bodily fluids, made a squishy sound every time she moved. Tsutomu couldn't help but feel sympathy for her, but he quickly switched when he saw monsters gushing out of the holes in the sandworm's other openings.

　They had succeeded in stalling and rescuing the sandworms elsewhere as well, and fortunately, there were no casualties. The rescued were covered in bodily fluids just like Alma, but if they were able to escape deep into the ground, the only thing left to do was to take their time digesting them without being able to move. It's a relief to know that they are not covered in bodily fluids.


All hands, retreat to Centria. "All hands, retreat to Centria. We'll take this information with us.


　A surprise attack from the ground as well as a surprise attack from the sky. Furthermore, the Stampede that was seen in the distance also changed direction all at once from the King's Capital side and are approaching us. Seeing the movement of the monsters that are not just a swarm, Chrystia immediately declared a retreat.


''I don't know why, but the monsters seem to be concentrating on the Red Demons and those of the Infinite Circle. Musicians, mount your carriages and provide maximum support around the two clans.''


　Hearing his instructions, the conductor of the music corps immediately moved his command staff and focused the music in the direction where the Red Fiend and the Infinite Circle were.


''The Labyrinth Conqueror Squad, cover the musicians after they are transported. The Red Fiend Squad will take care of the insect-type monsters coming from the surface with Weiss at the center, and the Infinite Circle will take care of the monsters coming from the sky. However, don't do anything too hard. This is a retreat battle.


　Weiss was the first to react to Christia's instructions, and with his bright red dyed twin swords in his hands, he rushed into the swarm of insect-type monsters that sprang up from the broken ground.

　And while Weiss was cutting down the monsters with his twin swords one after another, he was pounced on by a swarm of poisonous spiders, the Poison Spider, which crawled out of the ground. With that, various insect-based monsters piled up as they swarmed to Weiss, who stopped moving.


'Phoenix Flame (Phoenix Flame)'


　However, the spider-type monsters that had been biting Weiss' body instantly burst into flames and turned into charcoal. And the bite marks all over his body quickly healed, and he wielded his crimson twin swords as he was surrounded by monsters.


''Meteor Stream.''


　And even the mucus-covered Alma, with a quiet rage inside her, with the black staff she borrowed from Cecilia in her hand, she quickly annihilated the monsters on the ground in the blink of an eye. The other melee attackers also followed the hole that Weiss had opened and reaped the monsters with a battering ram.


''I'm going to die of exhaustion.''
"Yes, Medic.


　And Diniel, who was dealing with a swarm of monsters approaching from the sky, was shooting arrows nonchalantly while saying such things. Tsutomu next to him was at Diniel's side like a sniper observer while recovering the tanks.


'Tsutomu, he's definitely being targeted in a concentrated manner. Go away.


　The speculation that only explorers were being targeted by monsters at the moment would be correct, as the Labyrinth Conquerors and Musicians were hardly targeted. But even among them, there were clearly many monsters targeting Tsutomu, and Diniel looked at him like he was looking at the plague.


''Airblaze. I wonder why we're the only ones targeted. Heel. Even if there's a commanding monster in the Stampede this time, I don't know what its purpose is.''
'The wyvern is obviously not normal either. They dodge arrows. Orcs will dodge them too. It's a pain in the ass.


　Diniel says this, but anticipates the direction the wyvern will avoid and releases two arrows. A small crackling sound is followed by a muffled cry from the wyvern. The orc who tried to block the other arrow with his shield fell with his entire left hand.

　And along with the horses that are escaping as if they were sewing between the monsters, the two clans that serve as Lords《Shingari》are also retreating. The one who served as the number one lord among them was Garum, who has a high VIT and the ability to auto-heal with the phoenix's soul.


''I'll leave it to you. Garum.
Yeah, I got it.


　Honestly, Tsutomu doesn't want his clan members to take any risks. However, if he is going to act in the best way considering everyone's abilities, he has to make such a choice.

　Despite his inner feelings, Tsutomu was resolute in his instructions to Garum, and let him serve as a lord. And Garum was not worried about anything, because he knew that Tsutomu was the leader of the shell club and the fire dragon.

　Even when faced with that fire dragon and the rampaging dragon, Tsutomu gave the best instructions with a completely unafraid attitude. Garum looked rather proud when he was told to serve as a lord by such Tsutomu. And Daryl looked at such Garum with a bit of envy.


''Dragonization.''
"Soubazan!


　The attackers unleash more and more attacks while Garum and Weiss, who serve as Tono, attract the monsters. As one monster corpse after another piles up, green gas flies in a pile and lands on two of the Lords.


Medic, Heal.


　As a healer, Tsutomu also does his best to protect himself and his companions by doing his best to support and recover and contribute to the destruction of the monsters. Although they are still being held back by the pincer attack from the ground and air, they are still able to retreat fast enough.

　Then, the musicians leave to the safety of the carriage, and the Maze Supremacy Squad heads to cover the two clans that are targeted by the monsters. With the addition of the Labyrinth Conquerors, it was much easier for everyone except the last clan.


''No more stalling!　Just run!　The Stampede is coming!
You don't have to explain to me why I'm running!


　One after another, the ground cracked and wyverns fell from the sky like rain. From behind them, a swarm of monsters like a great wave, the Stampede, was approaching. The clan members of the Labyrinth Control Squad and the Red Demon Clan turned themselves around at the same time and found a suitable horse to ride while flying on the fly.

　And Tsutomu, who had signed up with Undine just in case, approached Garum, who was serving as a lord, while she protected him. Behind Tsutomu was Cecilia, the Red Demon Healer, who was also following him.


''Garum, retreat. Let's go.
Hmm, okay.
Weiss, as usual, you're reckless. Here, we're retreating.
Okay.


　And so the four of them also retreated from the hall, with the support of the musicians and the Maze Control Squad. After that, they drove their horses anyway, and the frontline troops were forced to retreat to Centria.