Novel Full Chapter 270: The Strength of the Rulers
Chapter 270: The Strength of the Rulers
「You all! Secure the orc meat!」
「「「Ha!」」」
A total of about 100 soldiers from the six countries in the provisional camp set up outside the monster nest, and instructing the soldiers from their country to secure meat were King Ryvar and King Deega who forced their way to the forest as if to compete with each other.
「It does not matter how much. Please exterminate the monsters.」
「「「Understood!」」」
Queen Fraal told her troops so and they, too, headed to the forest.
「Ou! Don’t fall behind to those from the other nations!」
「「「Ou!」」」
King Jairu took the opportunity, shouldering an all-metal hex rod as he walked in quick steps.
Then King Gandalf and King Guzhr’s teams, too, entered the forest.
「Now then, should we get going?」
「Yes.」
「So we’re going, okay!」
The Aligerous Tribe will remain to maintain this provisional camp and to subjugate monsters. Right now, the leader heading the Aligerous warriors was Berkut. We headed to the monster nest after entrusting the camp to them.
「Takumi-samaaa! Please do your best!」
「Sophia-anesan! Please be careful!」
Berkut, Bart-kun and their companions waved as they saw us off.
The Aligerous Tribe were left with all sorts of golems used during the Sanctuary invasion war.
The golems weren’t suited for dungeon diving, but they were just right to protect them from monsters from the nests.
Berkut was given one of the Magic Bags I made. Inside it were a large number of food and all sorts of potions, so even if our dungeon capture took a while, they’d be fine.
As we defeated the Goblins and Orcs that appeared from time to time, we headed to the strong magic power that we sensed at the center. It was then that Kaede who went out to scout came back without even so much as a sound.
「Master, the rulers are amazing. They’re beating up monsters at the front.」
「……just as I expected.」
Since I was also using magic perception, I could sense the six groups defeating monsters while advancing at a tremendous momentum, but the rulers really were leading the way.
「We can’t just lag behind, now can we?」
「Let’s hurry.」
We walked towards the dungeon.
All while taking only the needed materials from the defeated monsters.
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「Oraa!」
Buhn!!
A gigantic sword bisected an Ogre’s torso.
「Kukukukuku」
「Your Majesty, you seem to be in a good mood.」
「Yeah, this is the best. So much so that I want that human as my subordinate.」
Saying so, Deega gazed at his sword which had easily sliced through an ogre’s hard skin.
「I’m sure the weapons he prepared are much better than what we had been using until now.」
「Yeah, I had been proud of my old great sword, but now I know about this.」
「Then Your Majesty, wouldn’t it be a good idea to make him your subordinate?」
「You idiot! You think I can make someone who might be even stronger than me into my subordinate?! He is deliberately suppressing his presence, but I’m sure he is equal to me. Or he may be far stronger.」
「Huh!? That’s impossible……」
「In our nation where strength is everything, being stronger than the ruler means a change in rulers. There’s no way he would want to be our nation’s ruler. It’s like that. Let’s go! We’re capturing the dungeon first!」
「「「Yessir!」」」
Lightly waving the heavy halberd that was made of magic steel down to its very hilt, confusing the monsters with Dark magic, and healing subordinates with the Water magic, Water Heal. The all-rounder Devil King Gandalf’s fighting style was proper.
「I want to try the arms Iruma-dono made with the best materials.」
「Yeah. Would he say these arms they made were makeshift if we asked him? I had gotten Iruma-dono and his companions to show me their arms, but it is very likely that there is no arms of that degree in the Demon Continent.」
「Umu, once this mess is over with, should we try commissioning one sword? ……what to do for compensation…………」
Compared to the halberd Gandalf had been using until now, the current halberd fit in his hand so well that it was ridiculous. The passage of magic power in it was also good, and the difference in sharpness was so much it made him laugh.
「Shall we enjoy using these magnificent arms?」
「「「Ha!」」」
Gandalf and his subordinates proceeded to exterminate monsters at terrifying speeds. Their expressions were brimming with pleasure during the fight.
Similarly, Beast King Ryvar, Beast King Guzhr, and Oni King Jairu’s teams were supplied with high quality weapons, and the kings were enthusiastically exterminating monsters at the forefront. Even Guzhr, known as the Wise King, did not hate fighting.
Manipulating an estoc in her right hand and a main-gauche in her left, Queen Fraal produced masses of monster corpse. Protecting her back, the Queen’s close aide Ryuka killed several monsters wielding szablas[1]
with each swipe.
Fraal was a magic user proficient with magic, but to focus on magic fights in the dungeon, she mainly fought with weapons as she advanced through the forest.
The Oni Ryuka freely wields a large single-edged sword, capitalizing on her physical prowess.
「Ryuka, this is fun!」
「……your Majesty, paperwork is also important.」
「I know! But moving my body suits me more!」
While piercing the neck of an orc that attacked in excitement from seeing women, Fraal answered Ryuka with a pleasant smile.
With the effort of the six rampaging rulers, the capture of the monster nest progressed at frightening speeds.
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Footnotes:1. A szabla is the polish name of a saber. I have no idea if there is a difference with others.