Chapter 366: Subjugation of Executives (3)
Chapter 366: Subjugation of Executives (3)
When the first batter crosses the line, the burden on the minds of those who follow is relieved a little.
Starting with the two mercenaries who came out from behind the curtain after 'dealing with it', other mercenaries also went behind the curtain in pairs, one man and one woman.
No, sometimes there were three instead of two.
The number of people who quietly dealt with it and came out was roughly over ten. It was almost half of the total number of people.
There were cases where the person was addicted to the drug, and there were cases where, even if he or she was not addicted, he or she was forced to commit suicide because his or her partner was addicted.
Since this kind of thing happens a lot, it is said that he has a partner who has assigned him to handle it with this person when something happens.
I'm not sure whether to be impressed or shocked by how systematic it is.
Still, I thought it was a bit much to need curtains for nearly half of the total number of people, but even with the tentacles, the opponent was a slime.
Unless the core was blown up accurately, it was difficult to prevent the spray of slime mixed with weak substances whether attacking or defending.
We? We were fine.
Flora attacks from a distance, Asil has several means of blocking slime around his entire body, and I have a shield that can protect a wide area.
That's why the shield is the best.
While the mercenaries lined up and used the curtain, Keren handed potions one by one to the mercenaries who finished processing them.
Then the mercenary says thank you, opens the lid of the potion, and uses the water gushing out of the potion to wipe away any traces of the affair... What? Isn't that compressed water?
"Flora, Flora."
"Huh? Why?"
"Do you use that potion often?"
"You mean compressed water? Yes. "I tend to carry around a few of them to use when I don't have enough mana to use clean magic like now."
"Ah."
I guess it was my mistake to think that compressed water was a subtle potion that only those who used it had.
Still, looking at the other potions shown, he tilted his head and asked what they were, so it seemed true that the compressed water was not appropriate for the example, but the ones in the potion package were ambiguous potions.
I'm glad! No, isn't that something that can be considered fortunate?
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The cave was long.
After that, I had time to rest in the big room twice.
At that point, I started to have doubts, thinking that it was too long.
"It's strange. "Has it been this long here?"
"Isn't that just how it feels? "When you came alone, there was no need to fight, so you must have moved faster than now."
"That's true, but... No. "I don't think that's the only reason."
Asil said it was still too long and went to tell Aila, who was in charge of the conductor... He stopped and looked back at me.
"Why?"
"No, that... I'm sorry. "Can I go with you?"
"You can just say it. "Aila isn't that picky."
"That's easier said than done..."
"Ugh. Okay."
It's really not easy.
Still, I felt growth in my own way in that they just asked me to go with them instead of asking them to speak for me.
Aila, who heard the story from Asil, had a rather serious expression.
"What's the matter? Is it a big deal?"
"It's a big deal, but it's also an opportunity."
Aila explained each reason.
"If it is true that the cave has become longer, it is a big deal because it means that EQ is strong enough to continue digging a cave of this size. And there's no way she could use that much power and still get away with it."
After listening to Aila and looking at it, it was clear. The passage of this cave generally maintained a similar width, proving that it was not a natural cave, but now it was shaking slightly.
This meant that it became difficult to take the time to adjust the size when creating a passage.
If you're going to use your power like this, I think it would be more effective to save it and use it when dealing with us. Is there something different?
It was very frustrating, but in any case, there was no other option than to defeat Esq.
We continued forward and passed one more large room before finally meeting Esq.
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Black hair that somehow gives off an ominous aura. Eyes shining red. Small wings reminiscent of a bat and a tail with a heart-shaped tip.
A violent body that is completely different from that of a simple succubus.
Just looking at the costume, which seemed to have a strong sense of purpose to highlight the exposed parts rather than to cover the body, made male mercenaries bend down slightly.
An overwhelming sexual energy that makes not only male mercenaries but also female mercenaries flinch and close their legs.
If I hadn't taken breaks in between to deal with my sexual desires, I would have had someone take off their clothes just by looking at it.
"Oh? It's amazing that you came this far. You..."
"Attack!!"
Aila didn't let Esq open her mouth.
He was an enemy of his family, an enemy of the kingdom, and an enemy of humanity. I had no intention of having a friendly conversation.
Since it was planned in advance to attack immediately upon discovery, the mercenaries calmly attacked despite the sudden attack order.
Aila and Justitia, who had conserved their magical power so far to deal with Esq, did not hesitate to use advanced magic.
– Quang! Quagga River!! Bang!!
Even if the cave collapsed, shock waves that were not surprising continued to erupt.
The best thing for the vanguard, including Asil and I, was to protect the wizards from the shockwave.
A few times, the clouds of dust that flew up were cleared by the fierce wind magic and flew up again.
The wizards, who had consumed a significant amount of magical power in an instant, quickly took out their own potions and drank them, staring into the thick dust.
Did you finish it? There was no one who memorized such spells.
Thirty people at most. Considering only wizards, if less than half that number of people could have taken down an official of the Demon King's army with a concentrated attack, there would be no way the war would have continued until now.
And sure enough.
– Keying-!
With a creepy sound like scraping metal, the inside of the cave was filled with pink light for a moment and then returned.
What? And I was embarrassed for a moment.
– Clink!
Clink, crackle, crackle... The sounds heard here and there were varied, but the phenomenon that occurred was the same.
It was the sound of the mercenaries' mental protection magic tools not only depleting their stored magic, but also being shattered all at once.
Only then did I know what the light from a moment ago was.
"Hypnotic beam!"
"It's the ray of temptation! Check your colleagues!"
... It seemed like there was a separate official name for people in this world.
I have fought a succubus before.
When I first met Asil, the dungeon boss I conquered in the quest I received was a succubus.
At that time, I was hypnotized for the first time while playing this game, and the technique was the hypnosis beam... No, it was a ray of temptation.
However, the ray of temptation used by the succubus, who was the boss of the dungeon at that time, was all that went out with a flick from the tip of the finger, but the esq covered the entire room in a spherical shape.
It was a scene where you could literally feel the difference in class.
"I didn't know it would break in one hit... !"
Even Aila was greatly embarrassed.
Magic tools for mental protection are not disposable. It was a semi-permanent magical tool that could be defended as many times as long as the charged magical power was sufficient, and the magical energy could be recharged as many times as desired.
However, it was destroyed in one blow.
I have some spares packed just in case, but they are just spares. It was not enough to supply it to everyone.
"I never thought no one would get caught. "You guys are pretty good, aren't you?"
To make matters worse, Eskew, who had been hit by the magic bombardment, looked more healthy than expected.
Although it caused quite a bit of damage to my beautiful skin, none of it led to fatal injuries.
Aila, who came to her senses with anger at Eskew's teasing voice, bit her lip and conducted calmly.
"1st platoon, forward! The defense power is considerable. Wizards mainly chant penetrating spells!"
Under Aela's command, mercenaries armed with various weapons stepped forward, and the wizards began chanting.
"Oh. It's good to be calm, but when did you say I let you go quietly?"
Eskew's magic power fluctuated, and tentacles and slimes were summoned behind him.
For some reason, it felt like there were a lot of monsters even though it wasn't even a dungeon.
I thought they had caught them all from somewhere, but it seems they were monsters summoned in this way.
"2nd platoon takes care of the summoned monsters! The 3rd platoon supports those who are being pushed back!"
The leaders of each platoon were Keren, Justitia, and Eila.
A situation where everyone is doing their best in their respective positions.
"Soira. What should we do?"
Flora waited for my instructions with a nervous expression.
I looked around.
I don't know if there is a limit or not, but right now, tentacles and slime are constantly coming out.
EQ still feels relaxed despite being surrounded by a platoon of ten people.
Even with empty words, I couldn't say that the situation was good.
"Asil, support the 2nd platoon! Flora, let's go to the 1st platoon with me!"
"Where was the 2nd platoon?!"
"Tentacles and slime!"
After quickly giving instructions, he joined Keren's 1st platoon, which was dealing with Esq, along with Flora.