Chapter 99
A few minutes to be chased by a flock of monsters .
The hordes of monsters are still aiming at us, and it seems that the number isnt decreasing the least .
Probably, monsters from all over the area are gathering here, but Its nothing but a nuisance for us being chased .
However, it is not without a solution .
If we continue to run as it is, we should eventually reach the lake where Mia Rak is located . If we go there, we can take a boat and cross the lake . The monsters will not enter the lake .
The number of trees is decreasing! Its coming soon !! Usato-san, are you okay !?
Dont worry about me!
Wait, isnt it strange that you are running side by side with Bluerin and the horse?
Ignoring Neah muttering on my shoulder, I confirmed the safety of Amako on my back and Bluerin running next to us .
For the time being, Im relieved that everyone doesnt seem to be injured .
Usato, something pops out from the front !!
A monster !
I was relieved for a while until Amako put her hand around my neck and told me that she had predicted the situation in a few seconds .
Maybe Neah was also listening as she activated magic on my shoulder and sent a restraint spell to my right hand . I also immediately create a healing magic bullet in my right palm and throw it so that the healing restraint bullet is released at the same time .
There is no time to stop, if they try to block us,well just force it open .
Ooooo !! Uoo !? Ooooo !?
It was a humanoid monster that was hit directly by the healing restraint bullet at the same time as it jumped out of the bush about 15 meters away .
A large body of 2 . 5 meters .
The ferocious monster looks like a human with muscular bones to the side, but from the reddish skin and the big club held in its hand, it can be seen that it is not a human but a monster .
It received a healing restraint bullet, and as I could clearly see the rigid figure, I felt a strange feeling about the monster in front of me .
Muscle ripped from every body .
A savage weapon .
A scary face like a demon .
That? Wait a minute, maybe this one .
Ogre !? Why is this guy Usato !?
Did you just equate that thing to me !?
I was told that I was like this guy !?
This is a rather strong monster then !?
I havent seen the appearance of a monster called an ogre until now, but I had an indescribable unreasonableness and clenched my fist .
Uoo, oh oh !!
Usato! The restraint has been released !? This isnt your average opponent
This cheeky little !! Amako!
You can leave it as it is, the ogre cannot react .
When I heard Amakos prediction, I left Bluerin and the horse in a momentary manner, slipped into the ogres side at once, and pushed out a powerful healing punch .
Wait, are you just going to attack as is!?
Im not so barbaric !! Eat this !!
Listen to me for a moment !?
The ogre leaked a moaning voice after being pierced by my fist without sound, and white eyes showed .
When its movement slowed down, I grabbed the right arm of the ogre, turned around and at the same time and threw it at the hordes of monsters approaching me .
The ogre crushed the monster at the front, which slowed down the speed of the flock .
Looking at that scene, I brushed up my bangs and smiled .
Seriously, arent you a little rude to me . Treating me like that monster
Yeah my bad Youre not an ogre . Youre something more than an ogre .
E-Eh? The ore was supposed to be as dangerous as Bluerin, but am I the weird one?
Ignoring the voices on my shoulder and back, I started running again .
But well, the ogre was pretty strong, but not as much as Rose . There is no feeling of intimidation, and above all, if it sinks with a single blow of a fist, the latter one is scarier, yup .
If they werent good enough, they would be stronger than me, a healing magician .
However, there are some things that are of concern .
Neah, do Ogres come near where people live?
Well, of course not . Normally, it should only stick to places with a lot of monsters . I think it came out of its home under the influence of that roar, but its obviously not normal .
After all, this may also be related to the previous roar .
For the time being, once we enter Mia Rak and secure our safety, lets tell the Queen of Mia Rak about this . If there were any strong influences on the monsters around Mia Rak, it could have a negative effect not only on us but also on the citizens .
I can see Mia Rak!
Oh .
I heard Ark-sans voice as I looked up ahead .
The trees are gone and the white city can be seen in front of the open scenery . Its not as big as Samaria, but its still a big city .
Usato
Hmm? Amako, its okay . well be able to board the ship soon .
No, its not that
Amako, who put her hand on me and set out to look into the distance, opened her eyes as if she was looking at something incredible .
I also turned to the front and watched the direction she was looking at, but I could see Mia Rak in the lake and the lake that reflected the sunlight shone white .
Wait a minute
It looks beautiful in white .
However, why is the surface of the lake not moving?
In the lake that had solidified as if time had stopped, I moved at a stretch to grasp the situation and moved to a place where I could see the entire lake .
As I approached the lake, the first thing I felt was chilly .
I felt that the temperature had dropped at once as if the season had changed only in that place, I looked around while being confused .
Whats going on !
Its frozen !?
Waiting for us to arrive at the floating city of Mia Rak was,
It was not a beautiful city of water surrounded by lakes, but a silver world that was dominated by ice and changed without the shadow of a floating city .
The lake is frozen .
It is also in a fairly wide range .
I was completely familiar with the world of fantasy, but I couldnt help but admire such a scene .
Then, there cant be a ship out there ! Ark-san !! Ill run instead . Ark-san should go directly to Mia Rak with Amako and Bluerin !!
Arks horse would be overtaken if he was running normally .
It cannot be said that there is no possibility that some of the monsters could fly or something, so I have to stop them first .
I will believe in Usato !
Dont worry about me, Ill leave as soon as I get the chance!
I understand! Dont overdo it!
Ark-san nodded with a bitter expression .
I also nodded to him, lowered Amako on my back, and put her on the back of Bluerin by my side .
Bluerin, take care of Amako .
Grrr
Im not worried, but please come back safely .
Yeah!
I saw the horses on which Bluerin and Ark-san were riding running toward Mia Rak, and I caught Neah who was about to follow them and turned to the front .
Neah, you stick with me .
Eh, no way! Who would like to fight in that place !? Go get along with the monsters on your own!?
Getting along well with the monster .
I keep a smile while being a little irritated .
Its okay, Ill protect you
If you want to protect me then leave me!? You know how crazy you are for saying such a line right now!?
What~, its only a minute or two . Its just a matter of punching and disturbing them .
Im not worried about that !?
This is the end of our talk .
I spread my legs half a step and hold my fist so that I can start running at any time .
First, lets hit the Ogre to gather hostility .
Because if I poke another monster, itll keep a distance and try to avoid it . Lets sink the one that can be sunk by hit & away .
OK
At that time, a terrible plosive sound was heard from behind .
!?
What is it this time !?
I thought something was wrong, and when I turned around, I found two people in a frozen lake about 30 meters away from me . One is a tall, shirtless man with long hair that has no shame . The other is wearing cracked armor and its gender is unknown .
The man has a large double-edged ax gives off a silver-white shine in his hand, and he lowers his arms so as to loosely weaken and stares at the person wearing armor .
The person in the armor was glaring at the long-haired man, perhaps slamming into the surface of the frozen lake with some tremendous force, cracking the center of the crushed ice .
From the situation, the people who were making the battle sound that Amako was saying can be seen as these two people ,
The movement of the monsters has stopped ?
When I saw the monsters, their bodies shook and ran away .
As if they didnt want to be noticed by a terrifying existence, I felt an unpleasant premonition of the monster escaping to the forest, and I lightly poke Neah stuck on my shoulder .
Are you okay, Neah
Hmm, yeah . I dont know what that is, but lets chase Ark soon . At the speed of horses and Burlin, well get to Miarak soon, and theres no reason to be here anymore .
Shes shaking .
Does she not learn from experience?
Its true that Ark-sans horse and Bluerin will soon reach Miarak, but Ive never seen something make her so scared .
Uh, uh
A long-haired man who slowly walks up to the person in armor who is struck by ice and cannot move . Lightly swing up the ax held in his hand ,
This is bad !?
Usato !?
I reflexively jumped forward .
By all means, that long-haired man doesnt look normal . I dont know if the person in that armor is also an ally, but Im not going to be so stupid to get hit by him .
I lit the healing magic on my fist and immediately narrowed the distance, and at the same time, I hit the abdomen of the long-haired man who swung up his ax with a moderately healing punch .
At that time, there was a strange feeling in my fist .
Why is it hard?
Even if it was blocked by muscles, it didnt feel like hitting a zombie .
While being puzzled by the feeling of hitting a hard scale like that Wicked dragon or that snake, he looks back and calls out to the person in armor who looks up at me in a daze .
Ive been hit ? Lightly hit by him
Can you move !?
Ah, ah ouch, pain
A person in armor holding his legs . Its a higher voice than I imagined .
I cant see his facial expression, but it seems that he is injured everywhere .
I have to heal his injuries with healing magic immediately .
Thinking so, when I rushed to him (?) And tried to apply healing magic, he grabbed my hand .
Run now ! No matter how successful the surprise attack, he will get up immediately !
What do you mean hell get up?
Usato! Behind !!
When I hear the voice of Neah and the sound of something breaking behind me, it seems that he was approaching us by cutting the wind . Immediately, I turned around and saw the long-haired man trying to slam his fist here .
I stick out my right palm in front of me and catch the mans fist .
!
Hmmph !
The impact penetrates the fist .
While being surprised at the unexpected power, I put my strength into my legs and endured the impact, and on the contrary, caught his fist .
The long-haired man opened his eyes with no expression .
!?
Kidding me he stopped it ?
For some reason, the person in armor was also surprised, but now lets concentrate in front of us .
Though he looks at me with deadpan eyes, but I can feel hostility . Theres no mistake, hes an enemy .
Then ,
Ill heal you, so fly a little further !!
I pulled the fist that I grabbed and released a roundhouse kick with my left foot that was pulled far back .
However, the long-haired man catches the kick with his arm holding the ax . Although I tried to kick off his defense, my kick was completely stopped by the mans tremendous strength .
He stopped my kick just like that !?
The long-haired man puts his strength into his fist held by me . Again, he stabs his foot into the ice and tries to compete with me, but the ice, which is the scaffolding, gets a big crack .
Ugh !?
What power !
If I stop focusing for a second, Ill lose !?
Hes equivalent to me no, maybe a little more stronger .
Someone can compete with Usatos stupid power !?
Please support me while just complaining!
Neah activates magic and pours a restraint spell from my fist to stop his movement for a moment .
!?
Hmm!
With that little gap, I used a healing restraint fist in the form of pushing up from below into his chest, hit it more than before, and forcibly took a distance .
Its good that I got off from him, but he looks like he didnt take much damage from the feel of the fist .
While waving my left hand that I hit, I raised my voice .
What is that person, thats not some humane power ?
Oi, are you really saying that? Do you understand that the words will come back to you?
.
As expected, theres someone who can compete with my strength ! Kuu I should have trained more in this case !
Kuu, my ass! Isnt it strange that someone can compete with you .
I cant hear Neahs words because I have an expression of biting a bitter gourd .
If you cant hear it, you cant hear it .
He might get up soon, so I dont have time to heal the person in armor .
While being wary of the attack of the long-haired man, I put my hand on the back and knees of the person in armor and lifted it .
What
Time to leave .
Y-You should be leaving instead !! Im wearing armor hes not sweet enough to leave me!
Does this person know who that long-haired man is?
Then I have to ask about the situation later .
Dont worry, its something Im used to .
What do you mean Uwa !?
While holding the person in armor, I leave the place at full speed .
Moving with people is my main business for Im under the rescue squad . It doesnt change even if you wear armor . Rather, at the time of the battle of the Demon Kings army, all the knights wore armor, so its no problem .
Besides, there is no reason for me, a healing magician, to leave the injured and run away !
Its a little pain, but this is recovery magic, isnt it?
Its healing magic . Injuries arent a big deal, so theyll heal quickly!
Wait, youre a healing magician !? And yet you were dealing with him !?
Yes . . !
I can hear a loud noise behind me and I can hear something approaching while crushing the ice .
So he is going to chase after me, I dont know what kind of existence the other person is, but to try and chase up with me ! The signs are getting farther away as I accelerate my feet .
The person in the armor holding it could see the back, it was breathtaking .
Who are you
Im Usato . A messenger from the Kingdom of Lingle, and your average healing magician . I came to give Mia Rak an important letter how about you?
Neah on the shoulder whispered, Hes not normal , but I ignore it and ask the person in armor who has relaxed .
Then, the helmet trembles as if to stagnate .
Im Leo !? Get away!
I reflexively jumped away from the place in response to the panicked voice of the person in armor .
The next moment, a big icicle pierced the place where I was from the sky . The icicles disperse tremendous cold air and burst like a shot .
I was surprised to see the long-haired man approaching me while swinging a double-edged ax when I turned my eyes to the direction in which the icicle would have flown . And many icicles came falling from the sky ,
Tsk, Neah, a magic of resistance !!
Im already doing it !?
If I ate such an icicle like a shotgun, I would put Neah and the person in armor in danger!?
Hes probably resistant to ice and wrapped in magic, I concentrate on avoiding the falling icicles .
What is it! Hes beyond the scope of magic !!
I feel a great power from that axe, but its not your average power !?
While supporting the person in armor with only one hand, I knock off the shot with the other hand .
By the time all the icicles had fallen, the long-haired man who should have separated was quite close .
Sorry, I got you involved in our battle
The person in the armor said so weakly .
On the other hand, when the long-haired man pierces the ice ground with an ax vigorously, he takes a deep breath and raises a loud voice that cannot be imagined from an expressionless guy like him .
Ooooooooooooooooo !!
This guy
Was this person the one who made the monster run away !
And looking at the ice from before, was he the reason that this lake was frozen !?
Be ready to move at any time .
His name is Karon
The person in armor trembled and muttered in a voice that only I could hear, as if he was looking at something horrid .
He was originally a human a man who was supposed to be a hero .
Originally a human being .
He was supposed to be a hero .
The words made me realize that this situation was endlessly bad .