The trees that used to grow thickly as if they were regrouping have now turned into a desolate mess. There is no longer the lushness of the past, only trees waiting for the light of life to run out and die. In the midst of all of this, a tall giant tree, the top of which only a few survived, would be about 20 meters high - still about half the height of the tree - and Lynne could see with her demon eyes that something was floating out of the trunk like a ghostly, slimy thing. I had caught it.
　It suddenly appeared from a place where I thought there was nothing to be seen, and, as it happened, it was right next to me - right above me.

(Blunder, I can't believe I was mimicking it.)

　Something that had appeared at the same time as Ars's warning - no, the demon had immediately disappeared from the top of the tree and jumped down to the ground below.

''It's right above us!

　He quickly tries to nock the arrow, but his arm goes around his abdomen.

That's a foolish plan. It's an evasion for now.

　Letty's slender arms were turned to carry Lynne and she jumped back. The other members of the squad must have been used to it, and they quickly took their distance.
　Out of the corner of his eye, the horrific it (...) was attacking Ars from behind as he turned around. But before Rinne could issue a warning, Ars had decapitated the head that was probably part of the demon that was Duncal.
　A thing like a tube rose from the ground, which must have been buried, and it was connected to Duncal's leg. And in the blink of an eye, Duncal's body was pulled and sent up into the sky with great force.

　By that time, his clothes and body had turned black, and he returned to telescoping into the right arm of the giant shadow that flew down from the sky, transforming into a four-fingered hand. What was Duncal was only a part of the demon's body. In other words, it was a trap. It has the intelligence to learn. It would mean that the hunter considered what a human being was like. In order to hunt, they have developed the hunting methods they need to prey on.

　Then, falling from the sky, the giant body thought it had combined its hands to make a fist and then swung down as it landed.
　The ground caved in, and the thumping and roaring sound blew through like a collision with wind pressure.

　Letty turned her eyes to the center of it to see the figure.

　A black, cracked outer shell, about three meters long, as he guessed, with a thick chest plate, though he couldn't tell if it was a muscle or some kind of organ. From there to the abdomen, a slight protrusion could be confirmed distorted. It had an oddly bent back and unusually long, abnormally developed arms, with four sharply pointed fingers. Although it had a physique like an ape-man, its face was heavily distorted, and its long, slit eyes had dilated pupils and even seemed to have an unfocused perspective. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you see it.

　It's a familiar sight, even for an A-rated ogre species, which has a high sense of camaraderie and the tendency to form gangs from precedent.
　Its name is 【Rozocalg】.

''Inhibition, restraint system magic!

　At Letty's call, the squad quickly sprang into action.
　The ground loomed up and covered the giant body, with rocky walls on all sides covering Rosokalg's figure, and the wall that stood behind him put a final lid on it. Furthermore, the branches of a tree that grew from above twisted and skewered the box from directly above nearly ten of them. It was similar to a street performance that was said to have been popular a few generations ago. Naturally, there were no seeds and no tricks, just blood on the inside.
　Even more translucent barriers unfurled.

"This is our first move!

　Letty told Lynne as she was so accustomed to, setting her down and turning her body to the completely covered area-----snapping her fingers.
　A muffled explosion sounded, and the rock wall turned bright red.
　Immediately the popping barrier suppresses the debris, impact and heat.
　A partnership that reliably slaughters the trapped demon. To stop it, Letty's blow [Crimson Blink 《Crimson Eyes》] burns it out without even being able to move.

''It looks like there's a bonus this time, too.

　When I turn my gaze upwards, I see that Ars is there with his hand on the AWR, producing a giant ice sword. It is, oddly enough, Tesfia's eighteenth, the Icicle Sword.
　It's a high-level magic, but it's not very useful. However, it is an appropriate magic for this place. It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to find a way to get a job. Of course, such a magic formula is not carved into the chain by Ars. Therefore, it can't be added or subtracted, nor can it fine-tune the molding - although I don't expect it to - but it can't.
　It's a rugged sword that lacks the beauty of formative beauty like Tesfia, but its immense size has enough weight and width to easily cut it in two with just a thrust.
　The sword, which was as big as the trunk of a giant tree, broke through the barrier and buried the blade halfway into the ground. It was a sight that made one think that an ice tree had grown out of the ground. Ars landed beside Letty and Linne, amidst a dance of dust and the residue of magic power.

''You noticed........''

　There was no question about the first voice, and the affirmation came back with bitterness.

It seems to have high intelligence. I'm sure you'll find that the magic that leaks out of your body is a different kind of guy as if it were mixed up.
'It's not like that. The magic power that can be felt is not something that can be messed up. It's unnatural for it to have this much magic in it and its prototype is called Rosokalg.
'Yeah, I feel it too. Bad food, even though it's a mutant, is far too unnatural.

　Generally speaking, the ogre or rosocalg has various characteristics depending on the nutrients (magic information) it absorbs. As a result, monsters are born as mutants, and the magic power they contain, to the extent that their rates change, changes their appearance accordingly. This could be said to be an evolution suitable for the magic power contained within them. When one obtains magic power beyond one's own size, or in other words, when one obtains more magic power than one's body can no longer tolerate, one's body is remade.
　This is called evolution because it is a cellular mutation and changes its form into a suitable body.
　Therefore, it leaves the question of whether it can still retain its A-rated appearance while possessing such a level of magical power.

''-----!　They're coming!

　Linne perceived it anecdotally.
　Following that, a streak of pithiness appeared in the icicle sword that Ars thrust out.

''Don't let your guard down. Assume the target is an estimated S-rate and act accordingly!''


　A violent side-to-side tremor arose from the bottom of the ground, and after the ice sword seemed to tilt, it dissipated with particles dancing from the tip of the sword to magic, and hundreds of long, slender arms protruded from the ground and undulated as they attacked.

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　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for, but it's not a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of people who are willing to pay for it.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
　This attack may also be due to the effects of absorption, but it can't be due to normal absorption. The major difference by absorption is magic. I had never seen a body change like a soft body before in Rosokalg.
　It wouldn't just be too much for Linne to handle, it would be unmanageable.

　Before anyone could drop out, Ars shouted.

''Jump!

　I grabbed the chain and spun the knife around once, drawing a circle and slashing the entire area around it, then deftly manipulated the chain and pulled it to my hand, and the tip of the knife blade stabbed into the ground as if it were being sucked into the ground.
　Of course, it wasn't taken down. As soon as it stabbed into the ground, Ars's pushed the hilt butt of the knife into the ground with the sole of his foot and inserted it deep into the ground to the hilt.
　They all broke contact with the ground.

''The Permanent Freezing Realm [Nibbleheim].

　Starting from the AWR, the whole area was instantly reshaped into a world of ice.
　Only the frozen avant-garde statues stretched out like strings.
　And as a combination, Ars tried to exercise the Chancellor's Vibration Breaking 《Railpine》 to destroy the frozen arms after this - all the magicians who were leaping up in the sky showered the statue with magic to make it shatter.

(Excellent as always.)

　Now I know that they all must be familiar with magic. They must be well versed in the highest level of magic, the Permanent Freezing Realm 《Nibbleheim》. That's why he was quick to deal with it after the event.
　It's a good way to save magic power and save time for Ars, who has been fighting on his own.


''I'll change the formation to Delta.

　This is one of the basic formations taught in the army. It is mainly used to protect the troops in retreating battles and other situations where there are more men than companies. It is a triangular formation. However, it does not mean that we are retreating on this occasion.
　The reason we reduced the number of people is because we didn't have time to formulate a strategy. We can leave it to Letty, but it's because we're going to change it a little bit.
　The troops nodded in the air and quickly switched over as soon as they landed.
　The emphasis on the formation called Delta is on the thicker guards and rearguard. When the squad is in danger of being wiped out, the highest-ranking person is placed in the rear, forming a small triangle as a wall, with the leading edge of the squad buying time for the retreat battle.
　This time, the squad members quickly realize that the target is Linneh, and at a distance, the squad members position themselves as a wall.

'Alright, Sajik, Mugel, Letty and I.......let's hunt.
It looks like I'm finally in my element.

　Sajik rolled up his sleeves over the undulating roots and responded with an ever more fearless smile. If it only looked like a fierce man, he looked like a fierce man, but to Ars, who knew what was inside, he looked like a small thing.

I'm not going to be able to get a good look at you," he said. We're here to support you not to pass through here.

　Mugel understands exactly what Ars intended and nails Sajik. However, the magic power is leaking out like a boil, as it looks, so I'm a little worried.
　As a snakehead, Sajik's AWR is a rugged gauntlet fitted in both hands. Mugel is a silvery white tonfa with a pointed tip.

'Even though it's a mutant Rosokalg, it's a quick and easy clean up.

　Letty was stroking her thin bangles and turning her wrists to untie her body.

'What's that, did you have an AWR like that?'
"Sissy~ In our case, it's not suitable for a group fight. We use things like this to make it possible.

　The four of them crisply focused their gaze on a point.

　Then Rosokalg leapt out of the ground as he bobbed and crawled out of the ground. He had probably ripped both arms off himself by Nibbleheim. The arms were missing from the middle of the process, but I can't see any expression of anguish.

'What the hell is that, can you fight like that~'

　Though his eyes narrowed as he tried to hold back a laugh.
　The tip of the arm ripples a section like a liquid, and a new hand is gradually raised and formed.

''When I look at it, I really think it's a monster~.......it's disgusting.
Quit chatting and get on with it. You don't have much time.

　When Ars holds the knife, he is controlled by his arm in front of it.

''I'll go from us first. The sooner you get to see this the better.................you guys are good.

　On the arm held out in front of him was a bracelet that emitted a clear, platinum-like light, with a minuscule magical formula engraved on it.
　Even Ars didn't know what the metal was until he saw it.

　He stuck out his hands and vigorously flicked the thumb and middle finger of the arm where the ring was fitted. Immediately after I thought that sparks were scattered from the friction, a terrific explosion sounded at close range around Rosocarg's chest.
　It's not a good idea to use that kind of magic, the Crimson Blink, at close range. Of course, the range of the explosion would engulf my friends, but someone who doesn't understand that can't call himself a single magician. When you look at this as having a seed in it--.
　The explosion spread out in an instant, but it stopped expanding in two tenths of a second. It shrank back in time, leaving no aftermath of the explosion.　
　But as an event, I could feel a definite scorching smell and heat against the demon that was at the center of it.

(Is that rewinding the composition of the magic...?)

Meteometal.
Impressive. The way you look, no explanation is necessary.

　Letty let out a dumbfounded sigh.

'Oh, I'd like to ask you something, but now I understand most of it.

　So it's probably a good idea to assume that the range of the explosion won't be extended beyond a certain point. It should be no doubt that the structure of magic itself is literally rewound by the bracelet after the exercise, rather than disintegrated.
　This is a precious metal of an order of magnitude that is truly worthy of the name "meteor metal". Since the magic of restoring the composition itself does not exist, it must be a characteristic of the bracelet. Hence, its function as an AWR should be occupied by it alone.

　Only the smell of burning remains as a post-event, followed by Sajik and Mugel leaping left and right to make a chase.

　Sajik made a fist with a gauntlet that covered everything from the elbow down and met with a clunk. And an electric field is created between the two fists that are expanded, and it is clothed in both fists.
　And then he leapt while swinging his fist straight up in a foolish manner.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them.

''Restraining Bottomless Swamp [Restriction Marsh]

　Rosokarg's huge body tilted and his feet were pulled into the swamp.
　Sajik, who had closed in on the gap in front of me, swung a fist covered in lightning light.

''Scatter--[Thunderbolt Dust Fist]

　Like a monstrous bird, the fist that screamed out a yell had the power to crush without resistance.
　It should have been, but the fist that was supposed to swing through felt a jittery resistance as if it were hitting a boulder with its bare hands, and the antagonism continued. Sajik retreated, kicking the demon's chest plate with his tongue.

'This is even cooler than I expected!

　Ars still groaned in admiration at the power of shattering the outer shell, "You do it!
　Even if you know it's a bad habit to analyze things, your brain will start spinning on its own, so it's called force majeure.
　Sajik is of the lightning lineage, but he seems to be mainly good at strengthening his body. Despite his appearance, he was dexterous.
　On the other hand, Mujer on the other hand is really an interesting wizard. At first I wondered why he was in the squad just from the information I saw in the materials, but it makes sense.
　Mujel has an aptitude for the water and earth systems. A good magician can use the two systems as far as I can confirm. It's like being ambidextrous, if you put it that way, but to the extent that he can simply use it, the magic he uses is less difficult. If you look at this alone, he'll be a lower level in the defense line for the rest of his life.

　However, he had a talent for manipulating his innate nature. To put it bluntly, it was a skill to generate poison even in the water system. Furthermore, combining the earth and water strains to produce swamps was a rare talent.
　It's not that there isn't magic, as there are pioneers, but it's no less rare. It's only one arm of Letty's, so it's to be expected, as I thought it would be quirky, but I wonder if it's just my imagination that I feel like I've been hit in the face.
　They both have only double-digit rankings, and although this may not mean that they have run out of bullets to hold, it is enough to stop them.

　Then Rosokalg, who had been leaning back against Sajik's fist, brings his head back with great force and thrusts forward to bend forward. The furious and eerie eyes widen and point a large mouth like rage at them.

''----!

　Just when he thought he could see the condensed light from inside his mouth, it was already spat out.
　Ars put up five layers of translucent anti-magic barriers in front of him.
　I can guess that it's a white light, a ray of light, to the point where I can't keep my eyes open. Fine particles scattered as they were blocked by the barriers.
　The ear-splitting sound gradually fades and the rays of light are narrowed.
　As expected, if I avoided them in this position, the Linneys behind me would be extinguished. It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you can get your hands on it.

　This is the most troublesome aspect of fighting demons. The current one is close to a heat ray, an impermanent radiation that has been replaced by a system of magic power rather than magic.
　But what makes it different from what humans use is that there is no magic formula, which is a precursor. In other words, the magic is constructed in an instant. This is the origin of the magic that humans use.
　Magic without magic formula. In the sense that it can be handled at will without using AWR, it's a complete form of magic. It's a perfected form of magic in the sense that it can be used freely without using AWR.
　That's why the basic principle of the magic that doesn't use magic formulas is that it's not humans who created the magic in the first place, but demons. That's why we use the word "demon".