I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Chapter 474
10-60. Ground Forces
When Houen and Dacia joined forces with the demons, the ground units of Uchikage and Lize were blocked by a large number of monsters on their path.
All of them were large monsters, and the small and medium-sized flying monsters made the battle even more challenging.
Nevertheless, every one of them was skilled.
As they managed to deal with the horde of monsters, they continued to advance slowly.
The moment the large monsters appeared in front, Theik and the flying monsters swooped down to blow everything away in a tornado.
For the monsters that somehow endured that attack, Lize used wide-range lightning magic to strike them down.
Since they didn’t want to deplete their magical power until they got close to Ouren’s range, they were currently relying mainly on these two for combat.
Monsters that managed to bypass the attacks of these two were dealt with by those who were positioned behind.
One or two monsters were not a problem.
They confirmed that a path had been cleared, and everyone raced through it.
The destination was still some distance away.
It would take about twelve minutes on Mounted Dragon.
With that distance, those here could arrive quickly, but it was usually a journey of several hours by carriage.
Mounted Dragons were fast, which could easily lead to misconceptions.
“Sigh… Alright! You’re doing great!”
“That’s right! Ricc, please keep it up!”
“Gurururu~!”
Lize used Thunderwave to send lightning running through the ground, and once she confirmed the enemies falling, she took a breath.
This wasn’t something she was used to, but the fact that she could fight gave her confidence.
She quickly mounted the battle horse and took the reins.
With the path cleared, the Mounted Dragons, Uchikage, and Karna also started running.
There still seemed to be a lot of monsters deeper in, but Theik, who was in the air, was performing preemptive attacks, so they had a good idea of where the enemies were.
Flashy skills could sometimes be useful in unexpected ways.
However, since they had caused quite a commotion so far, their presence might have been noticed.
They might be mistaken for devil reinforcements, but their attack methods were different.
They were certainly sending new reinforcements.
With that in mind, Uchikage and Karna remained vigilant, tracing their senses carefully.
They were staying alert to be able to react to enemies coming from anywhere at any time.
So far, everything seemed fine, but airborne enemies could be troublesome, so they paid particular attention to that.
“Ahh, it looks like a lot of them are coming…”
Theik, who was in the air, looked into the distance to spot the approaching enemies.
It seemed to be a legion of flying monsters.
Uchikage had also noticed them earlier and was looking in that direction.
However, since Theik had already noticed them, he left that to Theik and continued running.
Theik skillfully twirled the staff and aimed it at the legion of monsters.
He tilted his head while visually confirming the distance and their movement speed, then swung the staff.
” ? KuuHoo? !” (Vacuum Cannon)
Boom!
He launched a mass of compressed air towards the legion of flying monsters.
The invisible attack seemed to have hit the side of the legion perfectly, causing most of the monsters to lose their balance and fall to the ground.
The fallen monsters would likely be devoured by the large ground-dwelling monsters, so they wouldn’t be flying back here again.
“…There doesn’t seem to be any coordination. They’re just summoning a massive number of monsters and indicating the direction for them to go… I guess?”
With arms crossed, Theik murmured.
It didn’t look like there was any coordination happening at all.
Eating allies seemed to be out of the question.
In that case, the monsters with vocal abilities didn’t seem to have high-level control.
They probably just summoned a large number of monsters, directed them towards a certain direction, and considered any creatures there as expendable.
If they manipulated them skillfully, it might even be possible to make them turn on each other.
However, since they didn’t know where the other devil armies were at the moment, that would be difficult.
After blowing away the medium-sized flying monster that had approached, Theik looked at their destination.
They were almost there, but it was still a bit far.
As they got closer, the number of monsters increased, so they were undoubtedly heading in the right direction.
It was apparent that they were establishing a defensive line to allow the Voice of Heaven to rest.
“Sigh, where are our allies…? My magic power isn’t infinite, you know! ? Tornado? !”
Theik readied his staff and used a skill against the growing legion of monsters.
Even large monsters wouldn’t escape unscathed from high-powered wind magic.
It seemed that a few of them could endure it, but they would be left in a state of paralysis, which Lize would finish off with her lightning magic.
There likely wasn’t a more efficient method of annihilation than this.
At that moment, Karna noticed something.
She abruptly stopped and touched the ground.
“What’s wrong?”
“I sense something coming…”
“Something?”
“Behind us!! Thunder bows!! Be careful!!”
In that instant, the ground rose, and a medium-sized monster with a gaping mouth lunged at them.
Yurie and Roze were the targets.
“”Uwaah!?””
“”Gyhhhyaaa!!””
The Mounted Dragon accelerated abruptly, narrowly avoiding the attack.
Since there was no sound of the ground being dug up or any warning, they could have fallen victim to a surprise attack.
Surprised to see such a troublesome enemy, Yurie and Roze readied their weapons.
As Roze was about to activate her magic, a multitude of monsters burst from the ground this time.
“Ugh- What is this!?”
“Pincer attack… Lize!”
“Got it!”
Lize summons a ball of lightning in her right hand. It started small but gradually crackled and grew more powerful.
After charging it for a moment, she extended her arm and released the attack.
” ? Lightning Cannon? !”
Bzzt!
The lightning cannon she unleashed in a sweeping motion cut through a multitude of monsters like a laser cutter.
There seemed to be no evading it, and all the newly emerged monsters were immobilized.
“Alright!”
“That’s the way to go, Lize! Leave area attacks to her!”
“I agree!”
“He he he…”
Lize scratched her head, looking somewhat embarrassed. She clearly wasn’t used to compliments.
The two who had joined Lize briefly remained vigilant of their surroundings.
It seemed they had managed to defeat all the enemies in the vicinity for now.
However, there were still devil armies ahead, so they needed to rejoin them as soon as possible.
“But… Lize, is your magic power okay?”
“I’m managing. Thunder Wave and Lightning Cannon consume very little magic power.”
“Even with such wide-area attacks, your fuel efficiency is impressive.”
“Both of you, this isn’t the time for chitchat.”
“You’re right.”
There was a sound in the sky above.
It seemed Theik had used a skill in the right direction.
“Holy shi-…”
The Voice of Sky was in the direction Theik was looking..