A couple notes on this chapter, I included the original j.a.panese characters translation for skill names in a few of them because the Ruby names were a bit difficult as to telling what they do, so the names look a bit different in stats from usual. Also the author note says bludgeon attacks do normal damage but for some reason heavy slashing does double when it has 1/2 reduction from slashing, no clue on that.
""Rotto..""
I guess they were dragged back to reality from their leader thanking us but the other members of {Black.Topaz} started thanking us as well.
"You"re welcome. We"ll be taking the magic stones of the ogres we finished off. Zulu, Angela. Gather up our portion. Gwine and Basutoral for the ones around there, put a mark on this area. Ah, I don"t mind if you gather it from them either. Miduchi, sorry but go and call over Giberuti."
I intentionally said it in a business-like way and then looked at Anderson. You have no complaints right?
Obviously there were no complaints.
There was even some of them that were making faces of both admiration and shock.
Just as expected of them being called a top team.
......................................
There"s no fools in my group that would ask the reason why at a time like this.
Bel and I ran ahead from the very rear but before that Miduchi along with Ralpha and Gwine on both her sides held their hands up towards the room and started concentrating. Basutoral"s void magic level still hasn"t reached 4 so he can"t use {Flame Thrower}. I hesitated for a bit but after that held my hand up jsut the same.
A grand flame started spewing out from Miduchi"s hand stretching towards the room.
Bel and I lined up with them, raised our hands up, and started using the spell {Flame Thrower} as well.
The flame coming from my hand stretches out and combines with the one coming from Miduchi"s hand..!
What the!?
Something black and sharp pierced through Miduchi"s flame and came flying over here..No, is it stretching over!?
It was just scorched by my flame as the sharp thing burnt and felt but it"s still gradually increasing in number.
After about one minute Bel and after that Ralpha, Gwine, and Basutoral started spewing flames from the palms of their hands completely burying the hall in front of us in flames. Ah, it seems Basutoral since hasn"t done anything since he needs to see the target.
In the first place, since I use the strong image of a portable torch when I use the spell {Flame Thrower} I often converge the flames together with using it out habit but everyone else seems to have the wrong impression that flame thrower"s flames spread out like a funnel so their flames end up spreading out in a flashy way. I tried imitating them and spreading it out like a funnel as well.
After confirming that Miduchi stopped using the spell {Flame Thrower} and started giving out instructions.
That"s an easy order.
After I started walking and this time
"Stop. Everyone behind me! Zulu and Toris prepare your shields. Magic is~!"
It was then, an ice arrow pierced through my {Flame Thrower} that was spread out and came flying!
At the very least it"s an {Arbalest}!
And shortly after I thought that a {Flame Javelin} was fired from my side.
I"ve already started to understand as well. I can see a portion from the sides of the flames. They"re illuminated after all.
It"s a tree.
Not to mention it moves.
It hand legs.
It"s height is probably to the point you"d have to look up while standing beside it.
The portions that would be it"s fingers are stretching out with a tremendous force and being burnt by me.
It"s speed is probably about as fast as an adult can walk I guess.
It seems to be preparing to flee as if it hates flames but even then it"s not retreating to the back but trying to move to the sides to avoid my flames.
And then, about 4 meters from the ground there"s the unsightly distorted face like that of an old person.
Just from a glance it seems to be a broad-leaf tree.
This thing uses magic.
It doesn"t stretch out it"s fingers nor does it swinger it"s arms.
Whether it even takes 1 second or so.
The only person I knew that could use {Arbalest} level attack spells at this speed was about myself but after all the world is a big place.
"Mun!!"
It seems Zulu deflected it this time. It would be good if it was thanks to my warning.
"It"s fine if it"s {Flame} type or {Fire} type or whatever so focus on it! After I fire off the next {Fire Ball} use that as the sign to shoot it all at once! Toris, Zulu. Stand further in the front! Protect everyone until we"re finished concentrating!"
Several seconds after that Miduchi fired off a {Fire Ball}.
Basutoral added another {Flame Javelin} about two attacks later than them.
Being hit with flame attack spells consecutively clearly dulled the monsters movements and it seems it"s weakened.
"Don"t let your guard down! People who can shoot it do it one more time!"
Miduchi"s shout echoes around.
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【Condition: Death】
【Level: 18】
【Strength: 35】
【Dexterity: 39】
【Special Skill: Control of Brethren{Contingent.Control}】
【Special Skill: Fire Magic(Lv.5)】
【Special Skill: Half-Damage.From.Piercer】
【Special Skill: Lower Spell Invalidation{Minor.Globe.Of.Invulnerability}(Excluding Fire Magic)】
It"s quite the frightening opponent.
Miduchi, she sure knows everything.
Showing admiration I tried to praise her and it seems she didn"t know it could invalidate magic. But, she did know it was extremely weak to fire like Trolls.
"Trees burn from fire that"s why they"re weak."
And said something like that but even I can imagine that much.
Even though we defeated powerful enemy something like no reward, that"s boring~