Episode 41. Bugs, a very good source of protein.
The battle with the Shadow Troops is 3 vs 2.
Although the protagonist appears to have the upper hand in numbers, the fact that they have exhausted a lot of their strength trying to subdue the lower class students becomes an obstacle.
In addition, my body was severely dulled due to inhaling the alchemy and the reagents they spread.
In particular, Mary is virtually non-powered because she inhaled a large amount of the reagent.
The reason is that the reagent has an insecticidal effect, but for Mary, who is related to bugs, it is said to be no different from poison(?).
So Mary lies there with her eyes rolled back like goblins throughout the fight.
“What are you lying down for! Get up quickly!”
“I ate pesticide… … Oh my, I’m dying.”
“We inhaled it too! Don’t joke around!”
As I lay there, trying to sleep, Crona started to feel feverish. I wonder if this is really the daughter of the famous White Tower Lord.
“Still, we’re down to two. If we join forces, we can definitely seize the opportunity to win.”
A freezing blue sword was in Jenny’s hand.
When dealing with lower-ranking cadets, he used an ordinary sword to control his strength.
But there was no guarantee that the opponent he was facing now could be defeated even if he tried his best.
I felt a power that was so powerful it made my heart pound.
“Okay, let’s cooperate just this once.”
“We always cooperated in a pleasant manner… … .”
“Shut up.”
As usual, Crona was awkward in expressing himself honestly in front of Jenny.
Although he was grumbling on the outside, he was actually full of determination because he was with the person he liked.
“Sunred!”
The phoenix appeared with a dazzling flash of light and created a red wind.
The phoenix made the surroundings look like a rainforest just by shouting.
Even after seeing the majesty of such a spirit, the Shadow Troops did not even flinch.
“Brace yourself. Explosion!”
Crona, with a triumphant expression, raises his magical power and sensitivity with the spirits.
With her firepower at its peak, she was overconfident that she had caught the player.
A projectile that could set an entire forest on fire burst from Sunred’s mouth.
Even if the forest really burns, Jenny’s Silver Age can put it out.
Even though the special firepower was displayed with confidence… … it unfortunately failed to hit the target.
“uh?”
The limbs of the Shadow Troops split apart on their own. To be precise, they dispersed like fog.
‘Naturalization.’
It was the specialty of the Shadow Troops, which could change the body into fluid form by atomizing the entire body.
The explosion, launched with great momentum, was useless because it could not burn their true form that had become one with nature.
The giant heat ray that passed through only burned the innocent trees.
Even if you armed ten hundred units with a hundred-day powerful firepower, it was meaningless if you couldn’t hit them.
“Hey, are you a ghost?”
Jenny felt goosebumps for a moment.
Because it reminded me of the thing I was most afraid of in the world since I was a child.
However, feeling fear did not mean there was no resistance.
As I hastily stabbed the blue sword into the ground, ice pillars rose up several times. The pillars, which advanced in a straight line, gradually became sharper.
The forest fire that had been burning due to the explosion was instantly cooled down. However, the Shadow Corps ignored everything with ‘naturalization’ this time as well.
Jenny felt a chill run down her spine at the sight of the ghostly assault.
In an instant, he created a wall of ice to counter them as they approached.
Likewise, Crona was surprised and hurriedly cast defensive magic on his staff.
But it was no use. They had no physical existence, so there was no way they could be stopped by a barrier or anything like that.
They were left helpless with cuts on their legs.
He sat down with a voice mixed with pain. Even though he had been trained at home before entering school, the pain he felt in actual combat was completely different.
“It’s not too late. Hand that brat over now.”
“Otherwise, it will only be more painful.”
Even after the Shadow Troopers’ final warning, they did not leave Angela’s side.
In reality, there is no guarantee that all of a god’s blood will be good for humans.
It is unknown whether that good performance will necessarily apply to Angela.
“You can’t do that!”
[Chain Silver – Frozen Flower]
Instead of surrendering, Jenny counterattacked with her sword.
A skill that contains the cutting power of a cold, slashing blow flying across the ground.
However, one of the soldiers deflected it away with his dagger.
Not only was his evasion amazing, but his skills were also amazing.
It only took a moment for me to recant my belief that they were nothing more than ghosts.
There was no sign of trembling or hesitation among the Shadow Troops. Their expressions did not change as if they were not using their strength properly.
Even if your body is slowed down by the reagent, it is a strength that cannot guarantee victory even if you are in perfect condition.
Jenny was at a point where she wanted to take back what she had just said about having a chance of winning.
“If it comes out like this, there’s nothing we can do.”
“You brought this upon yourself. Don’t think badly of it… … .”
Shh-
Something was moving through the forest, pushing the shadow troops.
It seemed like a swallow at first glance, leaving behind an afterimage, but it would be impossible for a bird of its size to push away two adults at the same time.
The first shadow troop to roll on the ground in the sudden surprise attack.
Still, I tried my best not to panic, got up again, and prepared for the next surprise attack.
The troops became aware of its presence as they deflected the arrows that flew in one after another with their daggers.
“I wondered who you were… … .”
“It looks like you suffered less last time.”
On the other hand, Jenny and Crona were greatly embarrassed when they saw the person who helped them.
“Ruska… … Mad-Eye?”
A black-haired girl holding a bow.
Those red eyes met Jenny’s blue eyes.
I still remember the actions I took during the practical exam, when I attacked my friend and put him in danger.
Jenny couldn’t socialize with other children for fear of her powers going out of control.
Except for when Maryna Crona came to visit a few times a year, she lived locked up in the mansion.
Jenny’s increasing loneliness has made her thirsty.
There was even an incident where he was accused of being a witch’s child because he caused an entire village to go into an ice age.
In the end, to her, who was increasingly alienated, her friends were an irreplaceable treasure.
Touching a friend in front of her is like stealing a cub from a tiger’s den.
Ruska, who had committed it, was looking down at himself from the front.
“What are you doing, sitting there like that?”
“you……!”
I had to suppress my anger, which threatened to explode the moment I saw it.
The sin of fearlessly touching oneself and Radon.
The more I thought about what would have happened if Lyman hadn’t shown up then, the angrier I got.
“You’re going to stay that way, or it’s going to be taken away from you.”
“… … .”
Ruska asked, looking at Angela.
Although it was mean, the guy’s words were a hundred times more reasonable, so I stood up again.
“What are your intentions?”
“I just have business with those guys.”
It meant that we should temporarily join hands because we had the same goal. I don’t know about other things, but since it was beneficial to both of us, there was no reason to refuse.
Since you are on the same side as them, it is efficient to use them as much as you can.
“It’s all in vain to grow. Come out, bug!”
At the call of a shadow soldier, insects slithered out from the dirt beneath the grass.
Even the insects that were occasionally chirping in the trees flew in and responded to his will.
The higher the caster’s sensitivity, the more nervous he became about the fact that the thing that materialized was a spirit.
The spirit had the appearance of a spider whose body had swelled to the size of a group of spiders.
“Buh, bug?”
Ruska’s expression, which had been impassive, suddenly became distorted.
The already unpleasant bug has grown so much that it can’t possibly look good.
Except for one person… …
“Sniff sniff! A bug… a bug!!”
Mary, who had been lying down with her eyes wide open, suddenly stood up. The audience was startled by the unexpected awakening of a being who had been forgotten for so long.
Then he looks at the bug spirit with a half-sweetened expression, drooling.
“Just~ white~ quality!!~”
In Mary’s eyes, there was nothing disgusting or unpleasant.
The giant spider, a predator of the insect kingdom, felt the greatest threat of his life. He had a premonition that he would become the prey in return.
Flick-
“thank you for this food!!”
Wagjak!-
Mary jumped onto the spider’s back and bit it. The bug writhed and screamed.
There is no set definition of who dominates the ecosystem.
The presence or absence of natural enemies is irrelevant since they can simply eat each other.
“omg…….”
“That can’t be… … .”
Even though they were merely witnessing the obvious laws of nature, the onlookers were astonished.
Not only Ruska, but even the Shadow Troops were left sticking out their tongues.
Crona wanted to exchange his eyes with those of someone he had never seen before.
The spirit bug that felt fear from the predation was instantly summoned back.
Mary’s mouth was oozing with the juice of the bug she had eaten, and her wildness was evident as she swept away the strange fluid that was flowing.
“Hahahaha! This body is resurrected!!”
Despite her small stature, no one could ignore Mary’s presence as she straightened her shoulders and smiled.
* * * * *
There’s no need to worry about the heroine.
By now Ruska’s intrusion has probably occurred, so we should be able to get through the situation without a hitch.
However, the one I am worried about is Lyman.
In the main story, he uses the ‘Snatch’ skill with a lasso-shaped artifact to pull two shadow soldiers towards the lake.
It was a scene where we could get a glimpse of Lyman’s strength as he single-handedly took on the Shadow Troops that other characters had joined forces to defeat.
But now he is a clone. In the main story, he is depicted as a mere fragment that only represents 15% of his original form.
It is true that he possesses incredible skills just by being in that state, but a clone is a clone.
There will definitely be limitations, unlike the main body.
If the power exceeds the maximum of 15%, the clone’s power will weaken and disappear.
In the main story, there were only two people, so there was risk, but they never disappeared.
The body will rest for a few days until the depleted power is recharged and supplied from the main body.
‘It would be better if we could deal with only two people.’
Lyman’s clone took a break even while fighting two people.
But it would be difficult to deal with numbers larger than that.
The Shadow Troops, which used to consist of up to four people, have now increased to six.
Perhaps due to Lyman’s personality, there is a high probability that he will only leave two people on the main side and deal with the other four himself.
‘I was dealing with two people but took a few days off, so what if I deal with four?’
Although I did capture the lower-ranking cadets, there were some pension department guys who weren’t fooled.
A small number compared to the 200 people in the main story.
But they’re the ones who are giving me a headache just by climbing this mountain path without falling into my trap.
Rather than engaging in direct combat, they spread gas around to change the field to their advantage.
It is highly likely that the protagonist inhaled the poison gas that those guys sprayed.
Then, Lyman’s clone might go to great lengths to shoulder the burden on their behalf.
What if the clone disappears due to overdoing it? That must be prevented at all costs.
The lakeside reached while busy.
The place where I used to feel peaceful and peaceful while fishing had turned into a barren place due to the sword fight.
They were fighting, walking on the surface of the water, so much so that the water felt like flat ground.
As I engraved that scene in my mind… … my face hardened.
He was sobbing with a blank expression on his face.
I was dazzled by the unimaginable sight.
Because I was suffering to the point where I looked pitiful.
… … The Shadow Troops.
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