312 # 295 Cow General.txt (1/2)

After defeating the cow demon, we proceeded through the labyrinth. But unlike before, there are no traps and no fork in the road.

We just go forward and come to the front of the room. That's all it takes to tell them that we're the strongest people to fight from now on.

We get information from Setia and Ix.

'It's a monster with a large sword-like weapon, with a face like a cow and a human form.

It's about twice the size of the Master's.

I can only think of one half-cow, half-man who is different from the Minotaur.

That fellow appeared in the Journey to the West and was the one that Sun Wukong and his friends fought... also known as the Great Sage of Heiten (Heiten Taisei).

His name is Cow Demon King. If this prediction is correct, it's not funny.

But it doesn't feel right to have the Cow Demon King in the Minotaur's labyrinth.

The other monsters are linked to cows, but when it comes to the Demon King, is it right to stay? You'd think. And it's a prelude to the Minotaur.

So I might be wrong about that.

I used the camping set for a long time and logged out. It's not a good idea to take a bathroom break. Then I log in and I summon the rest of the members. I decide on the members while buffing the food.

The first one to run for the position was, surprisingly, Love Fire.

''I want to fight!''

May I ask why?

'There's an even stronger monster after this, right?　Then you and your sisters, Lily, should fight that person.

Love Fire must have thought it through properly and run for office. In my members, Lily, Aeon, Setia, Love Fire, Ix, Noah, and Waxx are the strongest by far.

If you're considering the formation, Lily, Aeon and Setia would still be behind. Originally, I'd like to leave Love Fire in the latter half of the game, but it's meaningless if I don't get there.

I think they thought about that and ran for office.

''If my opponent is a sword, I won't lose!　I'll win and show you how to get your Lily sisters to move on!

What a good boy. I'll give you a compliment.

”All right. ”All right, let's give it to Koibito. Okay?

Everyone nods. Then the other members decide.

'If Koibito is going to fight, we'll have to support him.

Sis...

As a matter of course, Waxxu stands, and then Toratetsu steps forward as well. If you're a sword bearer, there's something you can't give up.

And then someone unexpectedly stands in the race. It's Sephone.

”If the opponent calls himself a demon, then the mistress must go.

So you're okay with this?

Don't worry. It's nighttime. I would not fight in the daytime.

I see. Is it okay then? I wonder what the rest of the team will do. Then Ix and Bran come forward.

'We think that if the Master is going to fight for the last time, I should go.

'I also think Livina would have the advantage if the minotaur were a man. Besides, it is the mission of angels to fight demons. Leave it to me, my Lord.

So the members were Love Fire, Ix, Waxx, Sephone, Bran, and Toratetsu.

The six of them entered the room and were able to identify the enemy.

Cow Demon General?

?　?　?

I knew it was an original monster. This guy looks like a minotaur. If there is a difference, it wears armor and is even equipped with a cloak.

Furthermore, it is characterized by the large sword that Setia described. It is a weapon that is as large as your own sword, and judging by the size of the blade, it is more fitting to call it a giant knife than a sword.

Furthermore, this guy seems to have intelligence.

It's a good thing you've survived the ordeal and made it this far. I see....you have good eyes, and you have prepared yourself for this. It's no wonder he's such a strong man. Well, I'll say my name.

He placed a huge knife on his shoulder and said his name.

''I am one of the Cow Demon Generals supporting the great Cow Demon King!　You have challenged me to battle, O mighty men! Let's fight to the hilt!

And then the Cow Demon General used his kneading skills and attacked. However, this one was also set up by Wa Fox and Sephone.

''Rune Arts!''

Carth!

The Japanese fox blocks the martial arts of the Cow Demon General. Because the martial skills released from that giant kitchen knife are not fashionable. I think it's a good decision to try to block it first.

Furthermore, Sephora's cursed state of mind counteracts the strengthened martial arts. It's a good decision too.

However, the cow demon general doesn't care and swings a huge knife at him. It's Love Fire that intercepts him.

''Yaaaah!　Burns!　Flash!

Nuh-uh!

The sword with Love Fire's bodily fire in it clashed with the giant knife of the Cow Demon General and easily knocked Love Fire away. I knew we couldn't win with power.

Everyone acts to avoid wasting the time that Love Fire has created. First, Sefone is in charge of the debuff, Ix is in charge of the energy sword, and Brann attacks the Cow Demon General with his spear.

''Energy Sword, maximum power!''

'Hah!　Pile Bunker!

First Bran's spear hit the Cow Demon General's armor, but it was played. With a spear martial art pile bunker, that armor wouldn't freak out?

However, the energy sword that Ix went to decide on is also a direct hit. However, although the damage is done, the cow demon general isn't cut.

What is that? Only where the energy sword's magic blade touched the Cow Demon General, it seemed to be in disarray.

''Nuh. As expected of an Ex Machina. It was a good attack, but it's not good enough for me!''

The Cow Demon General swings a huge knife at Ix. Not good!　Ix is in no condition to move!

No!　Warding!

The Japanese fox traps the Cow Demon General in a ward. But the Cow Demon General has plenty of time to spare.

”Oh, warding... Warding....but it's a bit naive to think that that's enough to prevent my blow!

When the Cow Demon General said that, he waved a huge kitchen knife at Ix. That huge knife easily slices through the wards and closes in on Ix. Is that the magic power cutting that Tetsushin-san is using? But here's another reliable power type.

Gaaaah!

Toratetsu wields his prized taijutsu, clashing and jostling with the Cow Devil General's attack. Seeing this, the Cow Devil General was delighted.

''Ho!　Don't fight my attack!　Interesting!

Hi!

The Cow Demon General, who was engrossed in a struggle with Toratetsu, used his spiritual power to reduce his momentum, kicked the wall, and reacted to the attack of the love fire that slashed at him again, and the Cow Demon General avoided it but was hit by the love fire's wind blade that he had expected to hit it.

As Love Fire's attack hit, the Cow Demon General's strength dropped, and the tiger tortoise popped the Cow Demon General's huge kitchen knife, causing the Cow Demon General to stiffen up.

''It's now!　Whew!

Gaaaah!

You are in charge!

”Heavenly Charge!

At the signal of the Wafu, the Wafu's Abominable Fire, the Tigator's Tiger Roar, Sephone's Shadow Spear, and Bran's Heavenly Artillery strike the Cow Demon General. Sephone makes a noise.

''You did it!''

I'm afraid it's not going to be that easy.

As the Japanese fox points out, Love Fire and the others distance themselves from the Cow Demon General and adjust their stance.

Love Fire and the others are aware of this. That they are not such a sweet enemy that they can win at this level.

Sure enough, the Cow Demon General was alive. He was blackened here and there and seemed to have taken heavy damage, but it was still astonishing that he was able to stay safe after receiving so many consecutive attacks.

”Noooooooo...that was pretty good. But this is not enough to defeat me!

The bull demon general says so, but I found the trick. Ix, who is connected to me by a link skill, speaks while restoring his magic power with his energy battery.

'According to the master, the enemy apparently has a skill that reduces attacks that use magic power.

”Oh. I see that you can see through my magic jamming, and your summoner is a pretty good shot. As you can see, I can block magic and reduce the damage from attacks that use magic. As you can see, some damage will pass through, though. Now, what do we do?

He explained it to me very carefully. And he's waiting for me. This Cow Fiend... he's a battle maniac. He's enjoying the fight.

What should we do?

The Master seems to think it's the same as the way sister Lily dealt with it.

That means we're going to duck and give them an attack.

Love Fire promptly understood my thoughts. Love Fire has also trained with Lily, so she knows effective tactics.

''Me, Koibibi-sama, Bran, and Toratetsu-sama will deal with the enemy.

We're in support.

'Mmm!　Leave it to me!

Have you got a plan?　Then let's go!

The Cow Demon General sucked in a breath and shot a huge burning rock at the love fire and the others.

It was a completely unexpected attack.

''Ixhan!　Reflector!

Impossible. It's too big!

The warding of the Japanese fox is unlikely to prevent it. In the midst of all this, there was one that moved towards the burning rock. It was Sephone.

''Mistress will stop it!　Waxx, use your wards to protect everyone!

'　I understand!

The Japanese fox sets up a ward, Sephone catches the burning rock, and the burning rock explodes.

''Nwaaaaah!''

Seeing this, the Cow Demon General narrowed his eyes.

''Hou...sacrificing yourself to protect your friends? Great, but with this--

'Hahahahaha!　Who is the sacrifice?

What?

Darkness gathers, and Sephone is restored. At the same time, the Spell Annihilation Seal is activated. It deals damage to the Cow Demon General and further seals the skill from earlier.

''I, revive!　That's a shame!　It's the Cowlord!　I'm a vampire!　Name is Sephone!　I will be a demon king one day!　There's no such thing as a demon general to defeat!

You're on a great roll. Well, I don't know how I feel about getting excited when things go the way I want them to.

''Nuh... a vampire's immortality ability!　Yay!　I don't know what time it is in the labyrinth!

Yeah. You're right, there's no way to know what the clock is or what's going on out there, so it's not easy.

Well, good. Then they'll keep knocking it down until morning!

Eh ......

Sephone freezes. Well, that's what it's supposed to be, of course.

This is where I realized something important, too. Since I'm not here, I guess I'll have to wait until morning to get the game over, too.

As I'm thinking about something super important, the cow demon general starts to move, with his eyes on Sephone. Then he shakes his fist.

You've thought about it. If I defeat Sefone with my sword, I can't use my one-handed sword skill. Then defeating it with your bare hands would solve the problem.

''Ka, shadow hiding!

But Sephone flees into the shadow of the bull demon general.

'Run to my shadow!　Yay!　Let's play fair!

I think you're right about that opinion, but I don't think you're all that concerned about cephone, do you?

”Blood Awakening!　Yah!

Love Fire used Blood Awakening and slashed around at high speed.

''Toratetsu-sama!''

Gaaaah!

Iksu and Toratetsu slash through the Cow Demon General as he supports the end of the Love Fire's Blood Awakening. This time, Bran uses a new spear martial art.

''Whirlwind Ring!''

With Bran holding his spear at the ready, he spun around, and a series of spear attacks were unleashed while circling around the cow demon general. That's a technique that feels more like a naginata martial art than a spear martial art. It would be hard to do with a normal spear.

''Nuh......?

When Bran's whirlwind ring ends, the bull demon general's eyes see a ring that moves freely in the sky. Under Ix's control, the energy ring continues to slash through the Cow Demon General.

''Tengawa!''

Gaaaah!

Bran releases a tendril and hits him directly. Following that, Torah Tohru's wind blade also hit him directly. But the Cow Devil General did not fall.

”What I did was to distract you in the middle of battle. But you won't have another chance!''

Ix holds his energy sword in front of the Cow Demon General. Love Fire is for the price of Blood Awakening. Bran is in charge of recovery.

''Don't think Ex Machina can stop my sword!