146-145 ◇ The third layer, vampires and “○○” area




 


 The third layer, the realm of vampires, consists of two areas.
 The great forest on a moonlit night and the House of the Immortals, which appears beyond that forest.

''Alright........! Come at me from anywhere, vampires!

 Among the adventurers who stepped into the third layer, one of them shouted.
 The owner of the voice is 【Magic Sword Hero】Hell-san.
 Apparently, it seems that the axis in this attack is the Helvall party.

 Once again, about [Demon Sword Hero] Helvall.
 She'll be twenty-eight this year, and she's a female hero who has been reigning in the top ten ever since she was ranked in the top ten in the eighteenth rankings.

 She hangs the Demon Sword Tilving, the Demon King Slayer passed down from generation to generation, but she rarely pulls it out.
 Her skin is healthy and tanned, her body is artfully sculpted, and her hair is ashen and tended to by party members. Her pale blue-gray eyes clearly reflect her emotions at the time.

 The 【Brave Man】 who loves a head-to-head battle of strength.
 Her other aliases include 'Monstrous Warriors', 'Goryoku's Mad Warrior', 'Woman who slays giants with her bare hands', the list goes on and on.

 The number of times she has pulled out her magic sword is countless. The battle against an extremely talented [Demon King], and later on, the battle against [Ancient Dragon], a [Recommended Strategy Level 5] dungeon master, was famous?
 On the contrary, he would deal with anyone other than a strong man of that level with his bare hands.

''Sister Hel, your feet are muddy. Be careful.''

 Helvall Party's [Summoner] Margrette-san is a woman who looks like a well-bred young lady. In fact, she's the second daughter of a certain large trading company.

 My former party member, 【Warrior】Alba, once said, "You're a committee chairman type," I guess. It didn't ring a bell with me, but she seemed to have a good understanding of those who came from a training institution (school).
 

 The leader is Helu-san, but she's not the type to give detailed instructions. Thanks to Margrette-san, there are certainly parts of the party that have been kept together.

''Ah, maybe it's a little hard to walk around.

There's also fog, please don't get too far away from your people.

Mal, I've got a brain like that.

'I know. It's Sister Helu's temperament that I'm uneasy about, even though I know it could stick out.

... ha-ha-ha.

Don't look away.

I'm just trying to keep an eye out for people, you know, like a leader?

Uh-huh.

Say something.

 Hel-san's party has already left 【Light Warrior】, and there are four people left.
 The hero of the magic sword] Helvall, 【Senpaen summoner】 Margrette, 【Roaring gunner】 Emrine and 【Breaking rock fist fighter】 Amelia are still alive and well.

''Ugh........I hate it, it's dark, it's foggy, it's gloomy and slimy, why couldn't it be in the realm of werewolves?''

"Em, didn't you listen to Miss M? Even the old lady was troubled. It sure is tantalizing to trade fists with a pack of pudgy werewolves! But it's not uncommon if you just talk about the species alone, and besides, you see, werewolves don't have the ability to regenerate, do they? If it's a vampire in the highest difficulty dungeon, then it's not too much to hope for!

 Emrine, who doesn't seem to like the environment of the third layer, is a slender and frail woman at first glance.
 But a look at her acquisition would change that impression.

 It was a gun, which would easily exceed the weight of a large man. Even if there was a dolly, the size of the gun would not falter unless pushed by several people.            
 With a handle and a trigger, it's a weapon manufactured for personal use from the beginning, in fact.
 It's a magic tool.

 Like fairies and spirits, it was equipped with a mechanism that absorbed the magic power around it.
 It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to use it.
 It means that there is no need to worry about running out of ammunition, although there is a pause until it is loaded.

 The power of the shells made of magic power is no less than the real thing. Depending on the magical power it contains, it will exceed it.
 Emrine's superhuman muscle power and endurance solved the poor handling of the cannon's weaknesses.

I heard about it, but even so, there are times when you're dissatisfied with it~. Unlike Amechan, I don't have a blind love for Aneko.

Duh! Uh, oh, I didn't do that! There's a difference, Miss!

 Amelia-san's fighting style is similar to that of Helu-san in terms of 【Position(Job)】.
 She fully agreed with the style of challenging and defeating the enemy head-on with one fist.

''Haha, I love you guys too!

 At Hel-san's words, Margrette-san raised her hand to her cheek and said, "Oh my goodness," while Emrine-san responded with just a "wow," and Amelia-san blushed vaguely.

 As always, the top-notch adventurers are happy to converse with each other, but they don't let up for a moment.
 I'm used to this area, and even though my consciousness is focused on the attack, it's like the words that fit my personality come out of my mouth in a plop.

 Even though the voice can be added later, many viewers prefer this kind of natural interaction.
 As you would expect, once the battle begins, it becomes difficult to do so.

'But then again, you haven't done anything to me. Speaking of vampires, they're a species that transcends humans, right? You're not going to tell me you're hiding from the adventurers because you're scared of them!

 We walked for a while and there was no attack, so Mr. Helle shouted a challenge.
 I could tell he was itching to fight.

'He was afraid that Miss Helu couldn't win, I'm sure!

 Amelia-san is on board too. If this was someone who was just following the leader, there would be room to take advantage, but Amelia-san is not just a follower.
 She was wary of her surroundings with a sharp gaze to see if the enemy would jump out at her provocation.

 In this forest area, if you're not good at it, you'll get lost and won't be able to get out of it, but that's where Aerial-san, who had made a contract with the main body of the wind spirit, took control of the space around her. He confirmed the terrain through a spirit technique that extended his senses to the wind and led the way to the pavilion.

''Considering the previous two layers, we can assume that the third layer has some kind of unknown device as well. Sister Hel-sama and Ame-sama, please remain calm.

That's what I'm waiting for. Because there's nothing for it, and it will make your boiling blood run hotter.

 Ms. Helle responds to Mr. Margrethe's chiding voice with a boring tone.
 But that's as far as such boredom goes.

'Helvall. You'd better put some cold blood on the fire--you're waiting.

 By the time Aerial-san's words came out, everyone was ready for battle.

''Welcome, everyone of the lower life forms (ningen).

 A vampire in a dress emerges from the fog. Its face is hidden by a veil and a mask that covers its eyes.
 Her golden hair and costume reminds me of 【Vampire Queen】 Carmilla, but her height and chest are not similar.

 [Skewered Lady] Hagenty.
 She bows with an elegant gesture and laughs terribly.

''What can I do for you tonight?''

You're all here to beat up on me.

Hmmm, what a lively woman. I'm going to sink my fangs directly into your beautiful skin.

You can do what you want if you beat me. 

Nice.

 Mr. Hagenty snapped his fingers. With that, the fight began.
 The sound of leaf rubbing announces the attack of the bat sub-beast, and multiple figures - vampires - appear from the fog.

''I'm the 【Magic Sword Hero】 Helvall! Don't let them hunt you down so easily, vampires!

It's Hagenty. You've been called [Skewered Lady] or something like that, but don't worry. It's only the less beautiful men who go through with it.

Hey, hey, don't be a dick! You don't want to leave before you can give it your all, either, do you? Skewering or whatever you can do, you can do everything you can!

 Her shoulders twitched at those words, assuming Hagenty-san would lose.
 With anger, of course.



 Ms. Hagenty crosses her arms over her own back. Her dress is designed with her back exposed.
 She claws deeply into the exposed white skin and brings her arms back to split the skin as it is.

 Fresh blood spills out, crawling across her skin or splattering in the air, but not falling to the ground.
 It turned into two huge whips that grew from her back.

 Seeing this, Helu beckoned to her, raising one side of her lips.

'Come.'

I'm going to have to go a little harder.

 The next moment, the whip was gone.
 It wasn't.

 It was wielded from left and right, pinching Helu-san from both sides.
 The sound of a wall of air popping.

 Mr. Hagenty is gentle with women and rough with men.
 A whip that is usually wielded to messily and instantly kill a male adventurer. And two of them.

 Mr. Helu catches each of the high-speed blood whips as he holds them in his arms.
 A smile of amusement on his face.

''Well, well, it's fast--?

Thank you for the compliment.

 Mr. Hagenty's attack was up to the second stage.
 Ms. Helu, who was holding the whip, naturally had both of her arms blocked.

 So Mr. Hagenty shortened the length of the whip by bringing the root of the whip back into his body, thereby rapidly accelerating it towards Mr. Helu. He succeeded in slamming the full length of the whip into the empty abdomen.

''Nice. So, what's next?

 Mr. Helu is pinned down by a kick that would have caused his body to explode if he were an ordinary human being.
 On the contrary, he puts his arm around Hagenty's waist--tightening it up.

''--Ggh!

Just out of pure curiosity, if you cut a vampire in half, which one do you regenerate from?

'You should try it. If I could, that is.

'Hmm? Oh it's interesting, isn't it?

 Blood is dripping from Helu-san's arms and abdomen as she catches Hagenty-san.
 It seems that [The Skewered Mistress] had her own blood in the form of spines and clothed her body.

''Then I'll press and break you.''

 Ms. Helu's strength did not relax at all.
 Mr. Hagenty's body creaked up.