Gash, Gash......

　A saber tiger preying on a toxodon.

U......

...... ugh.

　A territorial troop that backs away.


　The frightening thing about the Saber Tiger is that it has a [Predation] ability that allows it to eat other monsters like this and turn them into its own power.

　It seemed that it had already preyed on a considerable amount of monsters, and its battle power had increased from its initial value of 52,000 to 54,000.

　One might think that if it would eat monsters, it would be better to leave it alone, but that was not possible as it would devour the surrounding monsters and turn its enhanced fangs [Kiva] towards the human village.


''Just as it should be! Surround them first!

　Now, when I shouted that, all the lords and ladies who had been upset by the enemy's frightening appearance also rushed out as if they were in a panic.

　''Yeah.

　Compared to the panic during the Great Monkey's time, they recovered quickly from the shock.

　It's not just simple combat skills that have grown during this expedition.


　Goluuh...... Goluuh, Goluuh!


　The formation against the saber tigers.

　First of all, the forty vanguards surround the enemy in a circle, and all of them point their long spears 《yari》 at the enemy.

　Kacha, Kacha Kacha ......

Don't push it! Keep your distance!

　However, this is only a siege to restrict the enemy's movement.

　The final aim is to restrict the enemy's movement in the vanguard's enclosure and feed them a concentrated barrage of magical fire from behind.

　On the other hand.

　The archers and attacking wizards climbed up the four [Mobile Arrow Halls], loaded their magic into the arrowheads, and aimed from above.

　If you angle it from above, it should be possible to shoot a straight "liner" from behind your allies with pinpoint accuracy, rather than the mountainous "hit by a few" type of arrow.

　But ......

"Hold your fire. Don't shoot. Over.

　And I'm going to give orders with my communication magic [walkie-talkie].

　The walkie-talkie is a supportive intermediate communication magic that only those who can use this magic can communicate with.

　In a normal adventure party, there's not more than one support system mage, so it's almost useless magic, but not for us.

...... Roger.

　I've had Nao and a group of supportive mages placed in the Yagura as a communications team, so this allows for simultaneous firing at the right time.


　Gor, gollllllllll. ...... fushoo! Phew!


　The reason why I told him not to shoot yet is because I thought the saber tigers were still too agile and aimless even though I surrounded them with a wall of spears and restricted their range of action.

　Therefore, I had to guide its movements to create a pinpoint timing of concentrated fire.


''Whoa!''

Hi. ......

　The saber tigers, who were surrounded by the enemy, seemed to be getting annoyed and began to force their way through the siege, and began to peel their fangs at the vanguard.

　So I rode my horse into the enclosure and

Hey! Over here!

　I slashed at him as if to provoke him.

　Gorlle: ......

　The damage inflicted was only a small amount, but it succeeded in making him turn his attention towards us.

　The eyes of the irritated large demonic beast were looking at me with a guillory look.

　Oh, scary.

　Even the horses are scared downstairs.

　Hee......heen!

　However, today Black King Maru did not run away unnecessarily.

'Kuro-o-maru......! Okay, that's fine.

　And while praising the horse, he pulled the reins and tamed the enemy's fangs 《Kiva》 with his sword for a while.

　Kin, kakin, keen......!

　But it's dangerous for me to pursue it too far.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make a sign to the vanguard.


　Zaza, ZazaZaza......


　Then, the vanguard's siege net, which had been surrounding the enemy, would have a gap (Suki).


　In other words, there was a gap in the siege from the shape of O to the shape of C. I ran my horse and ran away from the gap in the siege.

　You can find a lot of people who have been in a position to do this.


　Golul...... Le? ...... gollll♪


　Then the saber tigers would imitate me and run to the openings in the siege net.

Do it now!

　And that's the signal at the right time.


　Hmmm! ...... chirp chirp chirp!


　A simultaneous sound comes from the four mobile arrowheads.


　Bo! Bobo bobo bobo...... bobo! ...... bobbo bobbo!


　Countless arrows flew towards the gap in the siege net and every one of them hit the saber tiger's limbs.


　That's right.

　Whenever there is an opening in the siege, and they try to escape from it, the movement of the monsters can be identified.


　Gah! ...... nigga!


　Okay, it's working.

　It looks like Saber Tiger is going to take a lot of damage from this concentrated fire.

　But as expected of him, he's tough and doesn't look like he's about to fall yet.


'The strategy has been hit! Again!

　Successful tactics should be repeated relentlessly until they no longer work.

　Of course, with slight variations in provocation, feints, and guidance.


　...... So the second and third times the demonic beasts couldn't handle this, and the repeated concentrated fire was successful.

Okay. If we keep this up, we can take it down!

　But as the sun was setting and we were going to lay siege for the fourth time.

''But, my lord. We're about to run out of [arrowhead].''

　And that information comes from Nao.

Seriously?

Yes, sir. General Bando is advising you to temporarily withdraw.

　It's true that the monster gets stronger at night, and if the arrowhead is out of ammunition, it won't be as decisive.

''But ...... you still have at least one batch of arrows left too, right?

"Yes.

'Well, let's just try one more time at the end. I know it's a no-no, but I'd like to give ...... a try.

"...... got it.

　Thus, the final attack.

　Once again, he creates an opening in the siege of the vanguard and lures the enemy in.


　Guru...... Golulu!


　And as soon as I did, I rode my horse into the sky.

　Yes.

　I'd like to try a speedy slash with my flying magic, Wallertus, which I had failed to do earlier against the Red Orcs.

　I thought that the enemy shouldn't have the luxury of dodging air attacks when they were taking damage from concentrated fire.

　In other words, a combo of concentrated fire and a Wallatus slash.

　That was the final attack I was aiming for, though: ......


　Keen: ......!


　I'm going to be able to see the vision of the sword as it is being swung down.

　You can read from the subtle movements of his muscles that the enemy is pretending to jump out of the gap between the enemy and the lack of space in the siege, and then suddenly stop just before he does.

　I see.

　I'm sure that even if you are a monster beast, you must have learned that this is the fourth time you have done this.

"Kukaku ...... kuro-o-maru.

　So, as soon as I was able to, I pulled the reins slightly to correct the course of my flight.

　Hyun, Hyun Hyun......

　As I suspected, the enemy had turned on its heels right before me and this time all the arrows of concentrated fire had missed.

　I was proud of my saber tiger, but it was oblivious to the fact that I was coming at it from above its head.

　It's empty!

''Ooohhhh!''

　I let out a scream that was a mixture of fear of the ground approaching and the spirit of the blow, while swinging the copper sword +3 as much as I could!

'De-...... giiiiiiiiiii!'

　It was a tremendous handful.

　GigiGiGi......! Just in time! ......

　This is the impact of a blow that could deliver an effective hit to a monster with a level of over 5,000 combat power.


　Gaff! ...... le...... gollll.


　The saber tiger took a direct hit, and the saber tiger fumed.


'Hahahaha ......'

　Looking down, the enemy was already dying from the repeated concentrated fire and final slashes.

"It's all right. We can go.

　I signaled with my hand, and the vanguard troops were all over the place to keep it.


　Gorl...... gufu


　Eventually, the saber tiger ends up suffering and flies away in several balls of light.


　The light is not a single one, it must belong to the monsters he has eaten.

　The beauty of the light scattered across the reddish-purple sky in the dusk, resembling the beauty of the saber tiger's instincts, made my heart sorrowful.

......

　When I noticed that all of the residents were lying face down with their hands wrinkled and creased together.

　It is said that this is the manner of mourning in the Far Eastern culture.

　I don't see the same innocent cruelty as when he defeated Dark Krampus anymore.


　I imitated the lords and ladies and silently clasped my hands together.