Chapter 10 (1/2)

Chapter 10: The Strongest Attack Spell

Thinking about it afterwards, there was no need to be that worked up.

“Please go ahead first. It is going to be dangerous, so please put as much distance between yourselves and the valley as possible. Mora-san, the phantom horse is yours to use!”

I am shouting over my shoulder at the adventurers and Mora, who are looking at me with surprise—or is that suspicion?—as I run off. I've already instructed the phantom horse to acknowledge Mora as its rider. This is all I can do for them. After running back up the mountain road for about 100 meters at my top speed, I peek down at the valley through the trees. The back figures of the marching anki army is gradually getting farther away. Turning around, I confirm that I’m also out of sight of Mora and the rest.

(T/N: I don’t think 100m is as far as the author is making it sound lol.)

“Alright.”

I slap both cheeks with my hands to psyche myself up. I turn my attention to the invisible force field currently enveloping me. It is the effect of one of the spells that I had chanted as a precaution after exiting the fort.

“Uuu……”

Supported by the force field, my body gently floats up. My mood turns dark after recalling the ‘flying sickness’ from earlier, but this is no time to be paying that any mind.

I am rising towards the sky, thanks to the [Fly] spell.

“So scary……”

It is the first time in my life flying through the sky by myself, and it is even scarier than riding the phantom horse. The force field surrounding me is protecting me from wind and air pressure and the like, but to think that it would be this unnerving to not feel anything under my feet……

“Alright, let’s just get going……”

I fearfully fly off in pursuit of the anki army.

[Fly] can output a maximum speed of 50kmph. Along the way, I take a detour to where I think Mora and the rest would be, but it only took a few minutes to catch up to the head of the anki army.

(T/N: I, too, fail to see the link between the two clauses here, but it’s what was written.)

“By means of this spell, may there be a firm wall of stone below me of thickness 15cm, width 15m, and height 5m. [Wall of Stone].”

Because of the spell, an enormous stone wall materializes in the valley. Its size has been tailored for this narrow part of the valley, so it perfectly stops the entire anki army.

I lower myself down to land on top of this wall.

Why I am going to all this trouble is because I want to see the anki closer up before I go about wiping them out. The effects of the spell that I have in mind will be the same regardless of the distance, but it’s just that I still have some reservations about ma.s.sacring such a large number of living creatures. It’s not so good for appearances, and there might be the 1 in a million chance that I can actually talk with them.

“........... u…... “

A stone wall had suddenly appeared in front while they were marching. Naturally, all of them are showing signs of being unnerved. However, that only lasts an instant. The moment they see me, a human, on top of the wall, anki numerous enough to bury the valley floor raises piercing shrieks.

“KISHAAAAA!”

“GYAGYAGYAGYAGYA!”

“GURUOOO! GUGAHHHH!!”

Both small demons and large demons alike spray spittle from their mouths while gnas.h.i.+ng their teeth. I can hear the ‘gachigachi’ sound all the way up here. The eyes that they are glaring at me with are eloquently expressing their thoughts of “We can’t help but to hate you hate you hate you hate you f.u.c.king hate you.”

“...... This, is hopeless indeed.”

Though belated, I now fully understand. Anki are humanity’s natural enemies. There is zero possibility for coexistence.

“Gugyah! Gyahh!”

Something is flying at me from the rear ranks. It is a rain of arrows, shot by small demon archers under commands from large demons. Their ability to follow orders with discipline despite being so crazed with hatred only makes them that much more frightening.

But all of the thick, black arrows change trajectory before reaching me and end up flying off towards aftermorrow. It is the effect of another spell that I had cast as precaution, [Protect from Missiles].

“GYARUUUU!”

“KISHAAAAAAAA!”

Seeing the ineffectiveness of arrows, the commander flourishes a hand. All the small demons that I can see immediately start a mad dash towards the stone wall.