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Chapter 52
Chapter 52 – Main Horde
After eliminating the monster detachment, we continued advancing towards our objective . Along the way we encountered several other detachments .
And, we safely arrive at the Plains where the High Kobolds are supposedly said to roam… . .
[Oi… . . what are we supposed to do about this . ]
[What are we supposed to do indeed…]
A countless number of High Kobolds swarmed before our very eyes .
Even though we were observing them from a distance, the Kobolds blanketed the fields to the point that you couldn’t see the green of gra.s.s . All of them were moving that little bit, giving the creepy impression of waves in an ocean .
The detachments were practically droplets from this ocean . 100? There are easily hundreds of them here . Though I doubt there are more than a thousand… n.o.body knows for sure .
Is the Core Individual really somewhere amongst all of that?
[Fighting “that” with only 2 parties is absurd . ]
[… . . being attacked by such numbers would be quite the experience . ]
[Sh, should we retreat?]
Dhius’ party members were instantly demoralized by the view . Except for Gauss-san who somehow sounded excited instead…… Moving on .
I honestly thought that this looked impossible too . Even though my party has probably defeated monsters numbering in the thousands, defeating such numbers all at once felt unrealistic .
[Mu, if we retreated here their numbers would only keep increasing, no?]
[That’s right . We should be able to handle this much, right Onii-san?]
Advertis.e.m.e.nt[Since there’s so many, I’m sure there’ll be some left for me . ]
Unlike me and Dhius’ party who had mostly negative reactions, the girls in my party had metaphoric b.a.l.l.s of steel .
Noru put her thinking hat on, and had a serious face while seemingly deep in thought .
Estel extracts her staff along with the red and yellow Grimoires from her bag, then stretches her body which was itching for action . She looked ultra cute as she hugs the oversized tomes, though her cute mannerisms bely the destruction to be wrought from her intentions .
Rather than feeling uneasy from seeing the numbers, Shisuha was smiling and happy that she can get a piece of the action .
Should they really be reacting that way, aren’t they girls? Am I the only one in my party who feels uneasy about the situation?
[The main question here is, whether the Horde has reached its complete size or not . If it hasn’t then it would be as Noru-san said, their numbers will likely increase even further . ]
[I don’t really want to think of this Horde as incomplete…]
To Dhius’ words, Miguru-chan mumbled with an irked face .
It would be simple to turn back, but who knows what’s going to happen in the time before we come back .
Maybe we can return with additional adventurer reinforcements, but our hands would still be tied if the number of Kobolds increased twofold by then .
Wouldn’t engaging them now like what Noru and the girls said be our best choice currently?
[What will it be? Do we fight them with our current manpower?]
[… . . Honestly this is beyond the spectrum of what I am capable of judging . Okura, I want you to make the decision if possible . Because if we choose to fight now most of the fighting would have to be done by your party . ]
And he’s right on the money, fighting now means my party will no doubt be the main attackers .
Enemies of this level shouldn’t be capable of dealing fatal damage to me or Noru .
But for Dhius who needs 2~3 attacks to defeat one opponent, the frontline would simply be overwhelmed by numbers .
Estel’s AoE magic attacks are essential for getting rid of such numbers . If the monsters are going to target anyone specifically it would definitely be someone in my party .
[What do you girls think about this situation?]
This isn’t something I can decide on my own, so I asked the girls for their input .
[I believe myself to be capable of defeating this many enemies . ]
[If anything goes wrong we can simply retreat, since we are already here we should at least reduce their numbers, no?]
[I’ll leave the decision making to you guys～]
Noru drew out her sword and was raring to go . You could almost feel her confidence seeping out of her .
Wuhh… Why am I getting such alpha vibes from Noru . Was she always that manly?
Estel brings up the topic of running away . If we do end up getting chased by the… . . at worst I’ll use a Beacon to get everyone out of here .
I don’t really want others to know of the existence of my gacha items, so if I really use it I’ll just say it was Estel’s magic . I’ll give something along the lines of “Because it’s a very powerful kinda magic she can’t use it often . ” as the *ahem* reason .
Shisuha was seemingly on cloud nine at her prospects of getting some action and gave a floofy sounding reply . I really do worry about her head sometimes .
With the girls sounding ever so reliable, it’d make me feel bad if I’m the only one who wants to back down… . . I suppose this is where I muster up however little courage I do have .
[Alright, let’s do this . First Estel will bombard them with her magic, me and Noru will intercept them when their first wave advances on us . Dhius will stay back and protect Estel and the rear members until the frontlines stabilize . Shisuha will be healing us up and keeping an eye on our retreat path . ]
Even if we retreated now we’ll have to come back anyway . We might as well fight now when the odds are better .
We’ll reduce their numbers as much as possible before making contact, with Noru and me at the front cleaning them up . If we run into the Core Individual along the way we’ll just beat it too .
As long as we defeat the boss their numbers will stop increasing, which marks the end of the Horde as well .
Shisuha will be in charge of securing our retreat path, so that if we really do get overrun we can still escape . The Beacon is only to be used as my last resort .
[Fufu, it’s been a while since I got to go all out . I’m gonna put more omph in . ]
Our battle plan has been decided, it is time to get things started .
Estel’s bombardment signals the start of our attack . Raising her staff that is taller than herself, she brings forth the red and yellow tomes . The 2 tomes float before her due to her magic power .
Multiple magic formations etched into the skies above us, from which countless blazing b.a.l.l.s of fire larger than the average human appeared . They were akin to miniature suns .
She swings down the upheld staff, and the fireb.a.l.l.s begin hurtling down upon the Horde of kobolds with explosive effect .
Flames and dust clouds rose from the many points of impact, and high kobolds could be seen being flung into the skies and turning into light particles .
There were a decent number of Tyranos Kobolds that surprisingly survived after getting blasted initially, they could be seen struggling to stand as they pushed themselves up with both arms .
Additional fireb.a.l.l.s continued to rain down upon those . Their struggle would only be engulfed within the burning flames as they disappeared .
Following the bombardment the surrounding earth began to swell up, and boulders began to form . When the boulders reached a size similar to the fireb.a.l.l.s, a portion of it then explodes sending a projectile in the direction of the kobolds .
Smashing through the kobolds in their trajectory, the projectiles then shattered explosively after travelling a set distance . Smoke could be seen rising up in the distance .
Is that a combination of fire and earth magic? She thinks up of some horrifying things…
Kinda hard to call this a fight when it gets this one sided .
[… . . I’m too tired to feel surprised already . ]
[Estel-chan is amazing, super amazing!]
[What even is going on…can I go home yet… . . ]
Dhius could only gawk with his mouth wide open, as he witnessed the spectacle .
I’m sure he has never seen anything like this before . It’s an image of h.e.l.l similar to what we saw back during our Frogman hunt .
(ED Note: that’s chapter 31)
Dhius facepalms . Miguru-chan clasped her hands before her chest as she watched on with sparkling eyes, can’t really call that the ‘right’ kind of reaction to have .
Gauss-san didn’t have any special reactions, while Sumikchan’s body visibly shook in fear with each explosion that resounded .
The ground was gouged at the many points of impact, there was little semblance of gra.s.sland left . It was so bad that if you told someone a war had broken out here they’d believe it .
There were craters everywhere, the kobolds that avoided the explosions and survived had attempted to escape only to fall into one of the craters in their path .
Additional fireb.a.l.l.s would then fly towards them like bloodhounds, sending them to the afterlife explosively .
The craters would only get deeper as the process repeated .
It looks like a haphazard bombardment at a glance, but Estel was calmly observing the situation showing how dreadfully reliable she is .
When you look at her as she launches her magic, you can see the gratification in her face as her cheeks get flushed .
Does she really enjoy casting her magic that much… . .