166 # 157 Battle of Astaroth.txt (2/2)

''What a load of horseshit firepower...''

Too cheesy...

The players stop in their tracks at the sight.

In such a situation, Ruin, who is in the second base, immediately makes a decision.

''Everyone abandon the base and retreat!　This place is going to be sitting ducks!　Hurry!

”Yes, sir!

At the interception point, as the production staff retreated, Astaroth raised one hand to the heavens and a huge magic circle was drawn in the sky.

''Great magic!　Run!

While the players were panicking, Mr. Center was calm.

''The Sound Bat Squad!　Interference!

The soundbats generate supersonic waves that interfere with the activation of the great magic.

Seeing this, Astaroth takes aim at the soundbats.

However, Astaroth is struck by a rock that comes flying at him with great force.

He does not fall, but Astaroth glares at the culprit. Out of the corner of Astaroth's eye, there was a black iron holding a huge rock.

He'd never used it before, but the black iron can throw things with his projectiles.

And before Black Iron could throw another shot, a ray of light was shot from Astaroth's fingers at Black Iron.

But that ray of light hits the light shield. Because Black Iron was the first to be targeted during Lobo's time. The beam has been countered!

The black iron throws a rock at him. But the Astaroth Dragon gets up and destroys the rock with his claws.

''Ouch!　You're in my way. That dragon.

We're out of Black Iron Rocks. Then we'll have to engage in close quarters combat.

Black Iron walks towards Astaroth. Astaroth points his finger at such a black iron.

But then something falls on Astaroth from above. It's a slime.

''The air strike was a success!　Captain Chick!

I did it!　Captain Chick!

I know it wasn't my idea, but...

This idea was made possible by the fervent request of some male players. The strategy itself is valid because the slimes need to stick together, but the picture is bad.

When Astaroth shouted, red lightning ran from Astaroth's body and the slime squad was wiped out.

Yeah... it's natural to be angry.

Then Astaroth's aim turns to the black iron again, but his aim is forced to change. It's Full Moon and the others.

''They're coming!

”Come on!

As Astaroth gave the signal to the Astaroth Dragon, the Astaroth Dragon shouted, took on a reddish-brown aura, and rushed at the full moons!

Don't pull away!　We've got a new trick!　I'm going to give him our shock back!

”Oh!

The Astaroth Dragon's rush hits the shields of the Full Moon and the others.

'Now!'

Counter Impact!

The impact of the Astaroth Dragon's lunge is returned to the Astaroth Dragon. The Astaroth Dragon takes the impact of his own thrust and flips over, and the Astaroth Dragon's rider, Astaroth, also falls.

'Now, that is!　It's everyone's!　Ninjutsu, the art of the sticky thread!

There is no such ninja. It's just a mucus thread made by Aranea and poured on Astaroth.

Aranea and the other spiders and Caterpillar join in.

I try to restrain them again with the thread, but Astaroth only looks annoyed. ”I guess I can't use the thread,” he says.

''In this case, everyone, this is the backbone of the pack, that it is!

Yes!

The fire shadows tie the mark.

'Let's go!　Ninjutsu, the art of fire rejection!

”Ninjutsu, the art of water seclusion!

”Ninjutsu, the art of the recluse!

”Ninjutsu, the art of fugitive from lightning!

”Ninjutsu, the art of windupmanship!

From the fire shadow comes out of the mouth like the fire of a match. A breeze comes from the wind shadow, pebbles from the earth shadow, water drops from the water shadow, and static electricity from the thunder shadow.

'...... Eh?'

The players who had gathered to attack Astaroth again, the bandits who were there, and even the summoned beasts and tame monsters stopped moving, and silence flowed.

What? Weak ninjutsu now... is that what ninjutsu is like?

Astaroth punched Tsuchikage.

''Tsuchikage~!

It wasn't a good idea to give Astaroth time to get up. Astaroth tries to get up again.

'Wow!'

Not to let that happen, Gray roars to throw Astaroth off balance, but Gray is caught by Astaroth.

But Gray defends himself with an iron wall, clawing and biting at Astaroth with his indomitable fighting spirit, resisting to the end.

The tigers also rush the Astaroth Dragon. But Gray is knocked to the ground and knocked down. Astaroth cries out and the red lightning attacks the tiger dragons.

Tyrol and his men call for a retreat, but the tiger beasts continue to bite until the end. It's as if they wanted to respond to Gray's indomitable fighting spirit.

In order not to waste Gray's time, Black Iron challenged them to a fight, but his fist was stopped and crushed by Astaroth. Furthermore, Astaroth Dragon's powerful tail strike strikes Kurotetsu and he is blown up and knocked down.

''No!

''No!　I don't think I can attack anymore!

It's a shame, but it's what it is. Everybody pull back!

Mel and Full Moon decide to retreat. I'm going back to the old lake on my return. I have to respond to Grey and the others' resolve.

As the players flee, Konoha and the others attack Astaroth at the direction of Mr. Center from above.

In response, Astaroth unleashes Astaroth Dragon's Dragon Breath on Konoha and the others. A number of bodies were damaged, but Konoha and the others avoided the attack and hit Astaroth in the face with what they had grabbed.

Then Astaroth's face bursts into flames. What Konoha and the others were holding was oil that the alchemists had made with alchemy. It's not oil or gasoline, it's just oil, and it's not even edible, but they used the piece of cloth I gave them to make a mock Molotov cocktail.

The face was burned and the angry Astaroth held his hands up and a black light gathered on Astaroth, creating a black ball of light.

Then it was released. Countless flashes of darkness struck the flying summoned beasts in the sky.

Konoha and the others struggled to avoid it, but the black flashes tracked them, and Konoha, Hiyori, and Himari were knocked down by the black flashes that hit them directly. Still evading it, they attacked with feather throwing and wind magic.

The black flashes also landed on the catapult, and the base was torn to shreds. However, thanks to Ruin-san's decision, no damage was done to the players.

The lightning strikes Astaroth as the attack subsides. The lightning bolt was released by me on the raft.

We confronted Astaroth and the others.

This is how our event, our final battle, begins.