Chapter 68

"Filoh, you must focus on Motasu—"

As soon as the battle began, I gave Filoh instructions.

Motasu cannot lay a hand on a woman. Especially Filoh, who is his favorite, hesitates even to point a spear at her.

And if we can just stop Motasu, it's as good as neutralizing the entire spear party.

'The next queen, the source of power, commands. Reinterpret the laws of nature and rain fire upon them!'

"Zweite Fireshower!"

The arrogant bitch cast a fire-based area spell.

"Naofumi! Filoh!"

'The source of power, I command. Reinterpret the laws of nature and obstruct the rain of fire that falls upon them!'

"Anti-Zweite Fireshower!"

Before Melty could release the cage, I countered the mid-level spell the bitch had cast.

However, I couldn't completely nullify it, and a rain of fire fell on us. Fortunately, only Filoh and I, who were at the front, were directly hit.

The jungle was set ablaze.

The surroundings turned into a sea of fire in an instant.

The villagers outside the cage screamed as the flames engulfed them.

"I won't let you kick Lord Motasu around so easily."

That bitch actually cast a spell at us in earnest.

While Melty is skilled in magic, she's up against a tough opponent.

There's a significant level difference between the bitch, who is traveling with Motasu, who is somewhat familiar with this world.

"Filoh, are you okay!?"

"Yeah, I'm fine!"

Even after the rain of fire, Filoh doesn't seem to have taken any damage.

As for me... well, I was unharmed even when the knights cast magic on me during the wave, so it doesn't hurt at all.

However, the biggest problem is that the jungle is an improved bio-plant jungle.

Casting fire magic on the jungle without thinking, or intentionally, shows that she's not considering the surroundings at all.

'The source of power, I command. Reinterpret the laws of nature and bring down a rain of blessings.'

"Zweite Shower!"

Melty cast rain to stop the flames from spreading in the jungle and protect herself and Laftalia.

"Main, thanks."

Motasu, receiving magical support, gave a flashy salute to the bitch.

He's such an infuriating guy.

"Alright! Lord Motasu, focus on the Shield Demon! The bird is on us to keep her from getting close with magic!"

The three of them began casting spells in unison.

"Here I go!"

Ignoring the chanting, Filoh charged at Motasu.

"Wait, Filoh—"

You never know what might come flying if you charge recklessly!

"Wing Tackle!"

A large mass of wind hit Filoh, who was trying to kick Motasu.

"Oof—"

Filoh was blown away, spinning, and landed with her wings spread.

"I was scared, but I'm going!"

Undeterred, Filoh charged at Motasu again. However, despite the different magic, Filoh was blown away and couldn't get close.

This fighting method won't work.

If I can keep Motasu focused on me, Filoh should—

"Take this, Naofumi! Meteor Spear!"

Motasu leaped high, his spear glowing, and threw it at me.

An energy attack in the shape of a spear rained down on me.

"Ugh…!?"

I received the attack with the most defensive part of my shield.

A heavy blow that resonated deep within my body struck me through the shield.

What is he thinking, using a finishing move right away?

Well, in a real battle, there's no need to hold back.

The bones in my body creaked with an unpleasant sound.

It was the most effective attack I've received so far.

During the Glass wave, I had the Shield of Wrath, so I didn't take any damage.

"How's that! I'm not done yet! Wild Thrust! Rising Dragon Spear!"

Motasu continuously unleashed skills. He ignored the special effects of my Chimera Viper Shield and kept attacking.

Damn... He's getting cocky because of his high level!

Pain shot through me where I couldn't fully defend.

I could feel blood spurting even without seeing it.

Motasu doesn't intend to give me a chance to cast a healing spell.

"Shield Prison!"

A cage of shields formed around Motasu.

"Great Windmill!"

Swinging his spear like a baton, Motasu swept away the shields that appeared.

Damn... His attack power far exceeds my defense, and I can't stop him.

If the skill cooldowns were gone, he would unleash them in rapid succession.

Defending is almost impossible, and there's no chance of winning.

What should I do...?

Filoh, the key to our attacks, can't get close to Motasu because of the three of them.

'The source of power, I command. Reinterpret the laws of nature and blow him away with a fierce vacuum tornado.'

"Zweite Tornado!"

'The next queen, the source of power, commands. Reinterpret the laws of nature and disperse the vacuum tornado.'

'The source of power, I command. Reinterpret the laws of nature and disperse the vacuum tornado.'

"Anti-Zweite Tornado!"

Filoh's spell, cast to get close, was nullified by the three of them, turning it into just a whirlwind.

"Here I go!"

"Wing Tackle!"

Filoh managed to get close to Motasu for a moment, but was immediately blown away and neutralized.

This is... tough.

Even if Filoh attacks the three of them, they manage to handle it well, as if they had prepared in advance.

Motasu is trying to kill me.

Fortunately, Laftalia and Melty are not targeted.

Is he underestimating them, or is he just keeping them around to kill them whenever he wants?

Probably, he knows that if he divides his forces to deal with Laftalia, he won't be able to stop Filoh. The fact that the three of them are barely managing to stop Filoh is proof of that.

Melty's main attack is magic. I can interfere with her when she casts it, and her level is low, so it's not a big deal.

Laftalia is expected to engage in close combat due to her equipment.

No, if she gets close, she'll use magic to scatter Filoh and the others.

This is a losing battle. The outcome will depend on whether my stamina runs out first or the bitches' magic power runs out.

"Huh!?"

The bitches... are drinking from what looks like water bottles.

It's likely that they're using magic water to recover their magic power.

This is bad... I'll have to endure until their magic water runs out.

"What a tough guy. To withstand so many skills and not fall... a Shield class like this..."

Motasu, panting after casting skills, is taking quite a bit of damage!

I can feel the blood dripping from my body.

"I've been through a lot of trial and error since coming to this world."

To become stronger, I didn't choose my methods.

I've greedily filled in all the shield equipment bonuses I could.

Even so... can't a Shield class win?

"Kyaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh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