I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Chapter 473
10-59. Keep you waiting.
At the same time the ground rumbled, monsters erupted from the ground.
All of them were large and diverse.
Some wielded large scythes, some spewed rocks from their mouths, others sprouted wings and attacked with giant fangs, wearing down the Devil army.
Their numbers had already dwindled, but the remaining ones possessed tremendous power, making it time-consuming to dispatch them.
Furthermore, they were commanding a unit composed solely of intermediate Devils, so their coordination and mobility were exceptional.
However, Devils were not fond of prolonged battles and were doing their best to evade the attacks of the monsters on the ground by flying through the air.
Focusing only on the airborne monsters, they were currently managing to keep the damage at bay.
No, they had to defense otherwise, they would surely meet their demise.
The ground was already swarming with monster hordes, and even a fall due to injury meant certain death.
In fact, a few Devils had already been attacked by monsters and fallen together.
The monsters rejoiced at the falling prey and rushed towards it with open mouths.
Seeing this, the morale of the Devil soldiers dropped, gradually weakening.
“Uwaaahn! Igal!”
“Damn it… Yaqi! Where’s the Kellake!?”
“It SEEms. aLL OF TheM. EaTeN!”
“All of them!? How about the ? Allies Inversion? !?”
“i TRied tO…. BUT!! I’M TOo LAte TO DO It-! heRE- THEY’re heRe! uwaAaH!?”
“Tch!”
As they conversed loudly, a flying monster swooped in between them.
They quickly evaded it, and Igal, wielding a sword, cut it down.
Though they were low-ranking Devils, Igal could enhance both his own and others’ abilities, contributing to the battle.
Without him, the monster army would likely have overrun the Devil army.
Yaqi’s power had also increased, allowing him to launch attacks that could kill a single Kellake with just one strike.
However, Kellake had already been wiped out, and the conditions for the Allies Inversion were no longer met.
He had to rely on his own strength now.
Yaqi’s ability was a counter-type skill.
It only took effect when he had sustained damage, making it impractical with so many enemies.
He excelled in one-on-one combat but was weak in group battles.
The Kellake army had been intended to compensate for this weakness, but they had already been wiped out.
Yaqi couldn’t launch any further attacks.
His vision blurred, and everything turned black.
His alter ego emerged.
“Yaqi! I’m done for!”
“It looks that way! Daroslaina-sama is dead too, and we’ve been separated from Abus…”
“Daroslaina, who could locate magic pools, was probably a nuisance for the voice! Of course they’ll kill her first!”
“So… do you have any plans!?”
“There’s no way we can come up with a plan in the middle of this chaotic battle! Protecting ourselves is all we can do! With everything we’ve got!”
They somehow managed to fend off the monsters attacking one after another and make them fall.
They have lost count of how many times they have done the same thing.
They are getting used to it through repetition, but the enemies are coming from various directions, and their attack points are not just their fangs.
If their judgment is even slightly delayed, Igal, a low-ranking Devil with weak innate power, would be easily overwhelmed.
Yaqi is small in stature and lacks any attack method other than his skills.
So, at the moment, he’s just a hindrance by being here.
He’d like to escape quickly, but the current situation doesn’t allow him to do it alone.
“Yaqi, behind you!”
“Uwaaah!!”
“Hey, alter! Don’t you dare take an attack!!”
“I don’t intend to, but my magic is running out soon…”
“What!? You’re doing it now!?”
“SorryyyaaaAAAAaaAAAA… Adi?”
Yaqi, with his alter ego emerging, blinked his eyes and looked around.
The alter ego could see what the main personality was seeing, but it didn’t work the other way around.
Therefore, there was a brief lag in assessing the current situation.
“Gyagyaaaaah!!”
“Wa-!!”
“Yaqi!!”
Bhaaam!
While Yaqi managed to avoid the fang attack, his foot collided with the wings that followed, causing him to lose his balance.
When your posture is disrupted during flight, it becomes difficult to regain it.
Yaqi fell while flapping his wings.
Below were the horde of monsters.
They had already noticed his descent and were pointing their fangs at him.
Moving his mouth in anticipation of being eaten soon, Yaqi lifted his body upwards.
Seeing this, Yaqi was terrified and tried to regain his posture by moving his wings again.
But due to his panic, it wasn’t going well.
His wings couldn’t catch the wind.
“Wh-hwaaaaah!!”
“Yaaaqi!!”
Terrified of the approaching ground, he huddled his body.
Even though Yaqi reached out his hand, he couldn’t help the other monsters attacking him right away.
It was already too late.
Then, his body started floating.
He was surprised by the unexpectedly gentle sensation.
He wondered if he had collided with the monsters below and immediately opened his eyes to confirm the situation.
He thought that if he acted quickly, he might be saved.
However, it turned out to be unnecessary.
“I kept you waiting.”
“Dacia-samaaa!!”
As she barely made it in time, Dacia let out a sigh of relief.
With one hand holding Yaqi, she swiftly struck down a nearby monster that had approached.
Then, she looked around.
Everyone was fully occupied with their own struggles, and there was no coordination in their formation. It was almost a miracle that there hadn’t been any friendly fire.
She immediately raised her voice and took command.
“Fourth Aerial Formation! Advanced units to the front, intermediate units in the center, and lower-ranking units to the rear for defense!”
An electric tension spread through the surroundings. The command of the Devil General Dacha resonated impressively.
The intermediate Devils who had immediately acted moved towards Dacia to form the Fourth Aerial Formation. They split into four units, arranging themselves in a gradually descending V-shape formation.
Many of those present were surprised by Dacia’s appearance, but now they had to survive this battle.
“First and second units, maintain the front line! Third unit, secure higher ground! Fourth unit, guard the rear! First and second units, follow me!”
“”Understood!””
“Yaqi! Enhance everyone!”
“Yes!”
They clapped their hands immediately upon receiving the orders. The abilities of those who heard the sound improved.
“Sound Amplification!”
With each clap of their hands, their power increased. They had to concentrate a bit before clapping their hands, but since the Fourth Unit was guarding Yarki, they could focus on their skills without any worries.
After clapping their hands five times, Dacia threw a twenty-sided die toward the ground.
Considering the proliferation of monsters, it was uncertain when their reinforcements would arrive, but the die pierced through the monsters like a bullet. The result on the twenty-sided die embedded in the ground was “4.”
“Excellent!”
Dacia swung her longsword with a bang. The bodies of dozens of monsters on the ground were cleaved in half. Blood splattered, creating a pool of blood on the ground.
This was the signal to commence the counter attack.