All hands on deck, Master Noah, we are in position!

Yes.

　At Jessica's words, I nodded.
　Already Hydra's huge body was approaching our country to the extent that we could see it with the naked eye. And although it was only for a short period of time (one day), I think it's safe to say that we are ready.
　I'm just going to fight according to my plan.

　I reported the specs of the Hydra to Jessica as well.
　As a result, my plan was adopted. As expected of such a large body, it's impossible to fight it head-on. I'm sure it's up to each of us to decide whether to call it courage or bravery, but I thought of it as bravery.
　I'm an ex-brave level 99, and my subordinates are all level 99, but they can't make up the difference in size. There's no way I'm going to fight a monster like that from the front.

''Well then, Jessica. I'll leave the rest of the leadership on the ground to you.

'Yes!　Leave it to me, Master Noah.

Yeah. Pappy, are you ready?

Hmm. Everyone else is in the car except the boy. And I don't suppose there's going to be a whole lot of them on board.

　With a leap, I get on Puppy's back too.
　On his back are already Milo, Gilanka, Chappie, Bow, Amanda, Drake, and Angus - the executives I've made level 99. As expected, I could see that Puppy was wobbling slightly, as if it was overweight.
　But it can't be helped. In our camp, Puppy is the only one who can fly.

"This is the last thing I'll help you with. No more will I help you.

'Okay. It's inevitable.

　With a chikki, he snapped the hilt of the sword in his waistband.
　With this sword, I have verified that I can cut off the head of Hydra. Now it's just a matter of time before my friends do it right.

Well then, here's the plan. Okay, here's the plan.

Oh no... it's too high...

'Hahaha, you're huge. Come to think of it, you're not very good at heights!

Shut up!　Give me something I'm not good at and I'll give you something you're not good at.

Give me your hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, feet...

Me too!　I'll bite hard too!

Yeah, you guys--

　Slowly, the puppy rises to the surface.
　It doesn't shake its wings and feels like gravity is leaving us. We continue to aim above Hydra's head.
　If our plan on the ground goes well, we will attack at that moment.

Let's go wild!

Oh!

Ha!

Uh, yeah...!

Yes!

Yes, of course.

Yes, sir.

I'm on it!

　Seven demons, each with their own fighting spirit.
　Puppy's body surged to the surface and looked down at Hydra. With a slow, steady step, Hydra was slowly approaching our country.
　And the ones who intercepted him were my men and women, a swarm of demons.

''All armies, take a stand!

　This was Jessica's strategy.
　An extremely simple command to the will-less demons - 'Hold here and stay put' - was given to each of them with a pointed log at the end. It's fair to say that I spent most of my time preparing these logs.
　He lined up five sharp pointy logs and held them in place with the logs that would serve as supports. I must have made at least a thousand of them conveniently.
　All of them are held by the demons, who are holding them all still, with the tips pointing at Hydra.
　There, they have only the will to obey orders. No fear at all against a powerful enemy.
　They stick the tip of the log into the rushing Hydra - and that's why they don't move.

''But will it work... no matter how much of a demon Hydra is, I don't think he would rush towards the pointed log as expected.

I agree with you. I don't think it's any different than setting a trap without any tricks.

It's all right. It's all part of the plan.

　To Drake and Angus' mutterings, I'll add.
　It's true that no matter how much of a demon he is, he won't rush into a place where he would be injured. That's what I knew from the beginning. You also avoid pitfalls, so such things are to be expected.
　But there is a big difference between a sharp log unit and a pitfall.
　That is, the trap can move, that is.
　If Hydra tries to evade it, another log unit will block its path. If it changed its course, another log unit would block its path. By repeating this process, they stopped the Hydra - that's their role.

'If we can stop Hydra, then we're in.

Oh, I see.

'The Hydra has nine heads. But the level of self-regeneration is quite high. If we cut off one head, the first one will regenerate while we cut off the next one. So we're going to crush that guy's head all together.

But ... that doesn't seem to be enough, does it?

　Milo, Gilanka, Chappie, Bow, Amanda, Drake, Angus, and me.
　Its head count is eight. And Hydra's head is nine.
　It's true that Drake was right, we were one head short.

That's okay. I'll take care of it.

Ha. Yes, sir. I am Master Noah's servant. I will do as he commands.

My Lord has something on your mind, I take it.

"That's what I'm talking about, Gilanka. I'll give you the signal, and with that, you're all going to attack my neck at once.

Yes, sir.

　The distance between the hydra and the log corps is closing.
　With that, I saw Hydra's steps weaken slightly. As expected, he wasn't foolish enough to rush against the sharp logs.
　However, the log troops were spread out in all directions. Wherever Hydra pointed her feet, there was always a log squad there.
　This is Jessica's, 'manpower tactics'.
　Wherever she turns, she will be intercepted - in her current situation.
　Hydra's feet stopped.

''Now!　Puppy!

　With a shout, Puppy's body plummets.
　As we learned from yesterday's reconnaissance, to Puppy, Hydra is his compatriot. And to Hydra, Puppy is a kindred spirit. Hence, Puppy is not attacked.
　And it's the same for us on Puppy's back. No matter how close we get to the Hydra, as long as we're on the Puppy's back, they can't attack us.
　Hence.
　We get close enough to the limit of the distance - so close that our swords can reach Hydra's undulating neck.
　And even though we've come this far, we're not attacked at all.

'All hands on deck!

Ooh!

　From the puppy, the demons jump down. Beyond that, it's on top of Hydra's body where her torso and neck are connected.
　Milo was the only one who was afraid of the heights, but I kicked him away. "Master, you'll remember this! And although I got some uncharacteristic cursing from Milo, that's not something I care about right now.
　Each of the demons are heading for their own heads to slay.
　Milo with his brand new axe, Gilanka with his shiny black machete, Chappie with his steel club, Bau with his sharp fangs, Amanda with her hard-scaled snake body, Drake with his well-honed fists, and Angus with his massive sword as tall as he is.
　And me.

'Puppy.'

M.........boy, you're still on board. I'm already...

I'll leave one more head in your hands.

What...?

　I grab Puppy's tail as I descend.
　Even though it's level 66, Puppy's scales are hard. So hard that they can penetrate Hydra's hard outer skin. The scales I took away from him before are also regenerating properly.
　If that's the case, it's best to let this guy be useful as well.

''Wha........kid?　What--?

Hmph!

'What's the meaning of this?

　Bunch, bunch, and swung the puppy's body around, where the centrifugal force gave it a solid acceleration.
　Hydra's body - I threw it as hard as I could at its neck, which roared up in the middle of it.
　Named, Puppy Bomb.

''Ughhhh!

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

　And with that, I readied my sword and leapt.
　This is my cue. The accelerated puppy's body thrusts with all its might towards the base of Hydra's neck.
　And my sword also roars and slices through one of its necks at the base.
　Perhaps because I demanded a reasonably high sword, it doesn't matter how hard the outer skin of Hydra is - my sword easily cuts both sides of Hydra's neck, as if I were cutting into the cheese.

''Oraa!''

　Milo's axe sliced through Hydra's neck.

''Hah!''

　Gilanka's machete splits Hydra's neck.

"I'll do it...!

　Chappie's cudgel smashed Hydra's neck.

'Eeeeee!'

　Bau's fangs bit through Hydra's neck.

'I'm going!'

　Amanda's snake body twisted off Hydra's neck.

'Hah!

　Drake's fist bounced off Hydra's neck.

'Nuh-uh!'

　Angus' great sword cut off Hydra's neck from the root.

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

　The silent puppy's body buried itself in Hydra's neck.
　In an instant, with my signal, those nine heads fell from Hydra's torso in unison.

''-----''

　And with a slight, shaking of the head.
　Hydra was silent.