Chapter 20 (2/2)

As the man’s death throes filled the the large hall, sounds of activity from other rooms on the first floor and on both sides of the second floor could be heard .

As his body was roasted by the flames, the man fluently rolled about between the table and chairs .  A few of the near by men tried to put out the flaming man, but Ariane simply attacked them with her flame sword causing the fire to get even larger .

Danka came out of one of the rooms on the second floor and started to kill men that were trying to reach the first floor, with a sword covered in light . From this side it looked like a dance where no one was fit to partner with Danka .

I recall that the elves were a group that specialized in magic, but seeing the swordsmanship these two, I may have to rethink that assumption .

Since the men coming out of the farther back rooms could see what was going on, they tried to take another path around Danka, but I fired off 【Rock Bullet]at each of them . Rocks the size of fist not only tore new holes into the men but also into the wall behind them .

The guards listening to this outside could join the battle at any moment .

Using 【Dimensional Step], I transfer in front of the front door and lowered the large bolt on the door to prevent anyone from getting in or out . None of these people here would ever leave this place alive .

“You bastardddd!!!”

A man trying to raise the moral of the group came charging at me from behind . When he got in range, I lightly throw my fist out in retaliation .

I felt the man’s skull shatter before he was blow away, only after crashing through a table and chair did the impact with a wall stop him .

The physical abilities of a level 255 body were a bit overkill for opponents of this level .

Suddenly, a large wall of fire came from the within the compound . I think one of the men Ariane set ablaze with her sword might have ran towards the kitchen . Apparently some of the cooking oil caught fire .

While the building was made of stone, it was filled with flammable objects . Columns of flame started to spring up all over the place .

“Kyu〜n……”

Ponta, who was a top my head till now, wrapped herself around my neck and turned her ears downward because she didn’t like the fire .

It like I’m wearing a fur scarf next to a blazing inferno .

Looking around I saw that the the clean up of the second floor was complete as Danka had already made his way to the first floor . Ariane had shock off the flames from her sword and was searching perimeter .

I could hear that someone was knocking of the large front door and faintly make out a yelling voice . The door seemed to be thicker and heavier than I thought, and combined with the firmly placed bolt it meant that no one could get in easily .

“There are the stairs to the basement!”

As the fire spread through the first floor, I look in the direction that Danka called out to and saw a stone staircase leading to the basement, that was hidden behind the main stairwell .

Frowning at the rising temperature caused by the fire, Ariane took off the hood of her cloak and gave a silent “follow me” gesture before running down the gloomy stairs .

Danka quickly follows behind, and I bring up the rear .

“What the hell!!? Gyuaa!!!!”

The scream of a man and the sound of metal clashing alerted me that there was a fight going on below as I descended the stairs .

“Fuck!! Why are you in this place!! What are those guys upstairs doing!!!”

I heard the sound of something hitting the floor, and when I arrived it was already over .

The basement was unexpectedly spacious, and the walls were lined with cell doors . The smell of the three fallen men’s’ blood was mixing with the earthen smell of the basement was a little disgusting though .

While covered in blood, Ariane reached down to one of the fallen men and rips off a metal key ring from his waist before running to one of the cells .

“I’m Ariane Glenys Maple! I’m here to rescue you!!”

When she delivered her introduction, something hit the cell door like a brick and caused a loud 「Clang」sound to resonate .

“That’s a lie!? Warriors from maple have come to help!?”

Judging by appearance the girl against the cell door and shouted in surprise and joy was around 17 years old, and the girls that appeared after her looked even younger than that .

They all wore the same metal collars the children in the forest had on .

Ariane quickly inserted key after key into the keyhole looking for the right one . Before long, I hear the sound of the lock clicking and the girl burst out of her cell, the other girls were soon freed as well .

While the girls gave their gratitude to Ariane, I noticed that the flames had reached the top of the stone stairs . The removal of the 『Magic eating collar』 will have to wait, we don’t have the time to take things slow .

“Ariane-dono, the first floor has been consumed by the flames . We should hurry . ”

When the girls noticed my voice, a number of screams were let out and they all hid behind Ariane .

Due to my body being covered by a black cloak and my face by my helmet, the first impression with the girls wasn’t very good .

“It’s all right, this man is a helper that I employed .  Is this everyone that had been captured?”

The girls smiled a little before simultaneously nodding their heads at her question

“Arc, our business in done here . ”

All right . I’ll transfer us outside of town in a moment!”

I approached the group of four girls that were around Arine, and I evoked the magic when I was sure Danka was within range .

“【Transfer Gate]!”

The dimly lit basement was illuminated by the light of the magic formation that appeared beneath our feet .

The four elf girls had a variety of expression as they clanged to Ariane as the floating sensation of the magic phenomenon occurred .

Despite the girls’ anxiety the floating sensation went by in an instant, their vision went dark, and the curtain of the moonlit sky proceeded the darkness .

The flow of the river could be heard and even the shadow of the six arch bridge could be seen . On the other side of the bridge,  Diento’s city wall could be seen .

The girls surrounding Ariane looked around in amazement as they couldn’t understand what happened in that instant .

Along with the sounds of the river and the wind blowing through the grass, the high-pitched sound of a bell could be heard from the towns direction . It was the alarm bell to inform people of the fire .

I could see smoke rising and a faint red glow from the other side of the city wall .

It was a sight that everyone in town could see……