Book 4: Chapter 59 (1/2)

I was running through the wilderness at night, feeling uneasy in my heart.

「H-Hey, s-slow…」

「Kimidori Gorn-san! If you feel like vomiting, do it inside the bag I just gave you!」

I was running while carrying Kimidori Gorn-san on my back.

Ever since I left the Dark Elf village, I had a foreboding sense that I should return as soon as possible.

Thus, I sprinted to Dragonewt City at a tremendous speed, carried both Kimidori Gorn-san and the “Dead or Alive” machine, and rushed back towards the Dark Elf village without taking a break.

(–I made it in time!)

I was looking at the monster in front of me.

The enormous【Fire Magic】I witnessed from a distance was a clear sign of emergency.

I decided to leave Kimidori Gorn-san a distance away. He was screaming in fear, so I told him that if he made too much noise it would attract wild beasts, and dropped him off atop a tree. After that, I ran towards the village at high speed.

I saw the monster approaching somewhere after escaping Asha’s magic, so I knew the fight still wasn’t over.

I barely made it in time. This monster did not collapse even after being hit with Asha’s enormous mana. The monster which is named Forest Eater.

Although its eyesight had already been lost, its nose seemed to still work. When a new individual, I, appeared, it stopped in its tracks.

And opened its mouth wide.

『EEEEOOOOOOOーー』

It tried to roar, but its voice was cut off halfway.

This was because I released【Wind Magic】and dispersed the air around the vocal cords in the back of its throat. The choking Forest Eater scattered saliva all around like rain. I used Wind Magic again to prevent the saliva from falling on us.

「I have no intention of dragging this out.」

Asha was in total exhaustion and tattered. The village was destroyed.

I had no idea how high the casualties were.

It was all I could do to suppress my anger and to not let my magic run wild.

I leapt high into the sky.

「OOOOOOOOH!」

My jump, which combined【Body Enhancement】,【Support Magic】, and【Jumping Technique】, reached up to the giant Forest Eater’s face.

I was constantly thinking about how to defeat gigantic monsters.

The first time I saw this monster was beyond the crack that appeared in the sky in the Lev Magic Empire.

I was frightened at that time.

I learned of the existence of a gigantic monster in an unknown world, and thought “I can never beat that.”

But I have been thinking about it ever since.

Constantly, in a corner of my mind.

If I was forced into a situation where I had no choice but to fight, how would I defeat it?

「The correct answer is…」

If your opponent is huge, then get as close as possible.

And then shoot the maximum firepower magic possible.

What is needed to make that happen is–

「Courage.」

I got the courage from watching Asha who did everything she possibly could.

Otherwise, she would have chosen to escape.

In front of me, Forest Eater was choking, with a confused look of not knowing what had just happened.

It had a huge face.

Asha’s magic had burned most of it.

「BURNNNNNNN!!!」

I fired a spear of fire from both hands.

It was actually as hard as a spear, which was a combination of【Fire Magic】and【Earth Magic】.

Moreover, it was huge enough for a giant man to swing it around like a sword.

The spear burned hot red due to high heat. The spear softened when heated, but it shouldn’t be a problem against the Forest Eater, whose face was already burnt.

『——————————————————』

The spear of fire dug between the Forest Eater’s eyebrows.

It dug deeper into the Forest Eater’s skull without losing any momentum and started melting its brain.

The gigantic body trembled as if it had received electric shock, stomping the ground repeatedly, and even tried to roar. But I was controlling the air in its throat with【Wind Magic】again, so it couldn’t produce a voice. Eventually it stood up with only its hind legs.

I got down to the ground, and went back to Asha’s side to protect her.