First Outer World Story Series: The Black Mist that Devours - Chapter 17
Translator: MadHatter Editor: MadHatter
(Ichiko POV)
The spectacle that was unfolding was truly one of war.
While sheltering in what appeared to have been a hastily assembled position, the humans were forming a flanking formation, obeying the orders of their commanding officers to deter the goblins from approaching their positions by firing their rifles in rapid succession. Furthermore, it can be witnessed that they were occasionally utilizing marksmanship skills such as ?Firebolt? and origin-specific skills such as ?Blast?.
The goblins, on the other hand, were simply capitalizing on their superiority in numbers… or not. They simply charged and shielded themselves with the bodies of their fallen companions. Even goblin mages and goblin archers who were competent in long-range attacks were not performing their respective roles. In all likelihood, the goblins won’t even succeed in reaching the humans’ position.
I have to confess that the spectacle before me is unexpected. I didn’t expect the “Ogre’s Fortress” side to be this dim-witted.
“Whew. I guess there’s no helping it. First, I’ll disintegrate the human side to create a rough?and?tumble fight.”
Simultaneously activating ?Short-range Teleportation? and ?Mist Cloak?, I advanced to the rear of the captain on the human side and executed a swift strike using ?Decapitation?. After confirming that the opponent died before he could scream, I once more invoked ?Short-range Teleportation? and shifted to a place out of sight of the surrounding people before they can fully recognize my figure.
“With this, a human has died so far.”
The battlefield sequence of events has been altered as a result of my actions, and the goblins were able to enter the camp through the gap at that one point. However, no deaths seemed to have ensued due to a human with a barrier-type skill stepping forward immediately.
“What happened!?”
“I don’t know! The enemy appeared out of nowhere, and then suddenly disappeared!”
“There’s a teleporter out there! Detection team, scan the perimeter immediately!”
Hmm. They don’t seem to be in such a state of fluster. It would be preferable if the situation was a little more chaotic for me to make my move… but on top of that, you also have detection skills? It can’t be helped then.
“Detection initiated! Sca… guh!”
“Gah!”
“Aah!”
Whew. That was dangerous. All I had to do was fly behind the five members of the detecting team and administer a single stab to the heart and skull, but it was a tight call due to the large number of individuals involved. I can’t, nevertheless, allow my presence to be widely noticed just yet. At this rate, the human side will start crumbling. There must also be a reduction in the number of goblins.
“(Activate ?Mist Cloak? and ?Short-range Teleportation?. Continue with ?Decapitation?.)”
“Gii!?”
“Gah!”
“Abeshi!”
I had finished disposing of two goblins and a goblin mage. Although I had a feeling that one of the goblins produced a bizarre scream at the end, I paid no heed to it.
Hmm… It seems that the boss (the king of the hot-blooded idiot) has shown up. I shall advise the leader of the human side.
Even so, I wonder how much of a loose cannon the Ogre King was to be able to detect my presence without the use of any skills.
Was his perception stats that high? I would be interested to have a look at his status.
While deactivating ?Mist Cloak?, I activated ?Short-range Teleportation? in such a way as to blend in with the human crowd. Once the ?Mist Cloak? was undone, I, who was clad in military gear, can mingle with the humans.
I then crept up behind the guy I assumed was the captain and whispered a few words into his ear.
“The Demon King is approaching. As we are powerless to stop him now, it is advisable for us to retreat.”
And before the captain can respond, I teleported out of the dungeon.
As for “Why did I teleport out of the dungeon?”, that was because I had over-hunted the goblins. Besides, if one of them escaped, the remaining humans can easily escape as well.
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“The Demon King is approaching. As we are powerless to stop him now, it is advisable for us to retreat.”
“Who is this!?”
By the time I replied to the voice I abruptly heard, the owner of the voice was already gone. And then I sensed the presence of a formidable entity.
I see, this is certainly a dead end. If this is the case…
“All units, fall back! My unit will serve as the rearguard! Listen up! Calm down and retreat! There shall be no more casualties in this struggle!”
I used my ?Command? skill to impose orders on the entire army compelling them to act regardless of their personal feelings. Although it was plausible, it seemed that the other members of the force also recognized the presence of the Demon King, according to the mysterious voice. They promptly but unflusteredly withdrew from the area.
And just as soon as the rest of the team stepped out of the labyrinth with the rearguard, that guy emerged with a thunderous bellow.
“I see… That is indeed the Demon King.”
When I beheld his figure, I understood that my judgment has not been flawed.
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(Ogre King POV)
“Goddamn youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! Don’t you dare freaking run away from me! You f*cking piece of sh*t!”
When I arrived at the entrance of the dungeon, it was scattered with the corpses of my goblins, and the humans were on the verge of evacuating. Moreover, from the looks of it, there were only very few humans that had been slain.
“Gaaaahhhhhh! I’ll have you all remember this! This ‘Ogre King of Dominating Herculean Strength’ will definitely wipe you all out someday!”
As I stomped and crushed the floor closest to me, I let out a screech while intimidating the goblins surrounding me.
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Check out other Outer World Story series in order: Outer World Story: The Black Mist that Devours (First series), Outer World Story: Pumpkin Sorcerer (Third series), Outer World Story: Basilisk of Ice Sculpture (Fourth series)