I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 240
8-12. Enemy Reinforcements
The sound of something cutting through the wind could be heard from far away.
It seemed like a weapon had been thrown, and it was approaching at an incredible speed.
If it was a long-range pseudo-skill, both Lize-san and I could block it, but dealing with the caster was difficult.
If possible, I’d like Abyss-san to handle it, but…
Since he’s visualizing the foothold for us, I can’t have him move around too much.
“‘Pneumatic Barrier’.”
In an instant, a barrier was created in the air, deflecting all the incoming projectiles.
At this level, there was no problem at all.
But like this, we’d continue to be attacked one-sidedly.
“Can anyone get in touch with Dad!?”
“Impossible!”
“Yeah, I figured… But if we don’t do something, they’ll just keep attacking us from over there! We need to attack too.”
“Lize-san is handling that.”
While he was saying that, Lize-san fired three shots of “Thunder Cannon” at the angels in the distance.
It seemed like it was a kind of area attack, causing damage just by being near the impact.
The angel that took a direct hit fell down, charred.
If we keep this up, we might manage somehow, but it’s pretty inefficient.
Lize-san’s magic isn’t infinite, so at some point, this skill will become unusable.
It seems like we still have some leeway, but if enemy reinforcements arrive, who knows what will happen.
Before that, I want Abyss-san, who can freely fly around, to attack… but it seems difficult.
“Hm~ I’m bored~”
“It can’t be helped, right? Oh yeah, got a hit!”
“I wish we could separate, but as long as the foothold is there, isn’t it fine even if I’m not around?”
“No, no, no, we need you! It’d be like going down stairs with your eyes closed!”
“Huh? I don’t really get it.”
“Anyway, you can’t go anywhere!”
“Aww.”
Lize-san created another “Thunder Cannon” in her hands and fired it.
However, the angels had begun scattering to minimize the damage, so the number of targets hit with a single attack was decreasing.
Amariaz was now taking down more of them.
Just then, a loud noise came from a location completely different from where the four of us were.
Judging by the smoke rising, it seemed they had been bombed.
There were several angels in the sky, extending their hands toward the barrier, preparing to unleash another skill.
“Have they given up on breaking through here!?”
Amariaz shouted.
The angels had stopped trying to deal with the four of us and opted to attack from a different spot.
Dad’s magic hasn’t recovered yet, has it…?
If that’s the case, letting the barrier be attacked is a bad idea!
“Oh, is it my turn?”
A white mass of flesh began to move.
It started spreading, covering the “Dome Shield” and also extending to the new attack site.
Abyss-san’s white flesh mass absorbed all the enemy attacks.
The expanded flesh took in all the attacks, completely enveloping them.
Though our range of movement increased as the foothold expanded… the area under the barrier was probably pitch-black.
But now we didn’t have to worry about damage to the barrier.
“But… what should we do now?”
Handling the angels with just the four of us is pretty tough.
They’re flying around, after all.
Well, I guess it’s because of Abyss-san’s skill that they can’t land.
“The enemies are too far away for my skills to do anything.”
“Well, they’re also starting to hesitate with their attacks, so I think we’re successfully stalling them. Plus, I’m keeping them in check with my ‘Air Pressure Sword,’ so if this continues, Reizen-san should recover.”
“How fast does mana regenerate naturally?”
“It depends on the person.”
“Then we have no idea, huh.”
The enemy attacks were slowing down.
I felt a bit relieved, but something about it seemed odd.
“…Hmm?”
“What’s up?”
“I remember hearing something from Uchikage-Ojiichan a long time ago. Doesn’t it look like they’re not coordinated?”
“…Now that you mention it, yeah.”
The angels were flying freely through the air, scattered all around.
It seemed like a strategy to minimize the damage from Lize-san’s attacks, but they weren’t organized.
If they had a leader, they wouldn’t be this disjointed.
Their attack frequency shouldn’t have dropped this much either.
And on top of that, we haven’t seen them use any major skills.
Which means…
“Could this be a diversion?”
“Maybe they were just hoping the barrier would break.”
“But where’s the main force?”
Thud…
The barrier shook violently.
I almost lost my balance, but I managed to stand firm.
“Is it coming from below!? Abyss-san, move that out of the way!”
“Huh? Are you sure? Won’t we just get attacked again?”
“Having the area under the barrier in the dark is dangerous!!”
“Got it!”
With a sound, the white mass of flesh shifted, and light poured in from beneath the barrier.
Amariaz and I quickly looked down to check.
What we saw was…
A giant hole.
Several angels had made their way through the large hole in the ground.
“We’re going down, Yuuzen-kun!”
“R-Right! But how?!”
“You’ll destroy the barrier with ‘Explosive Fist’! After that, I’ll use ‘Air Pressure Sword’ to lower us down! Abyss-san and Lize-san, stay on defense here!”
“Got it!”
“Hurry up, Yuuzen-kun!”
“R-Right! ‘Explosive Fist!’”
Boom!
A small hole opened in the barrier.
It was just big enough for two people to pass through, so without hesitation, we jumped through.