He let out a muffled scream, the pressure that brought him to his senses. What I just felt was inertia - a feeling that would feel familiar to anyone who is riding a trainer. It's just that the inertia just now is stronger than he remembers. Well, this is the driver's seat of the Phantom Knight. Thinking of this – Dietrich Kunitz remembered the last thing in his memory. That's right, the little boy appeared in front of him, and—

He panicked back to his normal position, looked up from behind his seat, and the first thing he saw was Behemo, who had almost filled the screen of the phantom projector and was approaching him.

"Uh-huh, a

I can't blame him for making such a scream like a chicken being choked by the neck. After all, as soon as I woke up, the first thing I saw was a large close-up of the face of the most vicious giant beast. The screams that rang out from behind his seat were even startled by the fact that he accidentally made a mistake.

"Oh no! hey!"

After barely correcting his near-fall stance, Gouyer slid into the left side of the rushing Behemo and managed to dodge it without danger. Al pulled away and got back to his feet as Bessemore turned back again, glancing behind him.

"Huh—senior, morning. Now is the case between life and death, so please be quiet if you can. 」

Hearing the exact opposite of his calm tone, Dietrich was so surprised that he couldn't even close his mouth. Although this sound reasonable, he couldn't figure out how he could return here when he should have fled a long time ago, and his mind was full of questions.

"You...... You!...... Are you crazy!?no, why are you fighting!?"

He wanted to continue his questioning, but he had to shut up because Gouyer was running again.

Behemo's menacing face filled the screen of the illusion projector. The beast exuded an aura that was even more vicious than before he fled, not to the extent of trying to drive away obstacles, but to slaughter all directions with genuine killing intent. Gouyer ran at a speed that Dietrich, who was originally a horseman, had never experienced, and narrowly avoided the beast's attacks. Seeing the scene in front of him, which was not surprising no matter how many times he died, he didn't care about decency, and really wanted to just cry out, but he desperately suppressed his voice, gritted his teeth, and endured it with a tragic expression that almost rolled his eyes. For no other reason, if he had said something to make El misoperate, Guyell would probably have really been done with it.

(This is ...... What!?What's going on!?Is it a punishment for me to run away alone?)

He wouldn't have known, but since the surviving mechs had either been destroyed or retreated, there was only one Goyère left here. Ironically, the situation is exactly the opposite of what it was when he fled. Besides, as long as El continues to fight, he can't escape again.

(Looks like I'm not going to escape...... What the hell did he want to do with me? Do you want me to see this battle to the end? Want me to do this...... Do you leave your companions watching!)

Because he couldn't lose it—Dietrich could never have imagined that it would be the case, and the battle between the giant and the behemoth continued despite his wavering.

Behemo shattered the earth with a single blow of tenacious force, and the devastating tornado breath blew trees to the ground. These attacks were fatal enough even if they were just grazed, but the dwarf boy who was now driving the Goyère, even happily dodged and could target the behemoth's limbs to fight back.

Dietrich had lost his cool with fear when he first woke up, but now he had finally regained his composure and began to wonder about something different from before. It is unbelievable that the young man's Goyère, although on the defensive, is still on par with the behemoth. It was because he had been a horse drill in Gouyère that he understood how unbelievable it was. The performance of this machine is mediocre, and the training machines in the Dreiser Rider Gymnastics Academy are originally all second-tier goods, and the phantom knights from other higher departments are all unable to compete with the giant beasts, and they can understand this.

If there was something wrong, the problem was with the rider. He also knew the dwarf first-year student who occasionally appeared in the Horse Gymnastics Department. In normal times, he would not have believed that such a petite teenager had such excellent driving skills. However, in fact, he was able to fight with the beast and did not back down a single step.

(That's amazing, no, it's not enough to describe.) This is obviously 'strange'...... But I ...... If we want to survive, we can only let him continue to fight......!)

Although Dietrich had sunk into the abyss of despair for a while, he saw hope in the situation in front of him. At the same time, this also brought a strong longing to this cowardly teenager who was originally defeated by himself.

In Dietrich's eyes, Gouyer and El seemed to be fighting a battle with certainty, but to be honest, they weren't that at ease. Two major problems are beginning to gradually oppress the status quo.

The first is the question of the amount of mana savings in Gouyère. Normally, the time that Phantom Knight can fight at full strength is only an hour, and if it is exceeded, the mana supply will not be able to catch up with the consumption, and it will not be able to exert enough performance. And it has been more than two hours since the battle began in Gouyère...... Indicates that it continues to fight in high-speed mode even though it lasts more than twice as long as usual.

This is all thanks to Al's thorough mastery of the precise control of the system. Optimization of magic reduces the necessary mana expenditure, while restricting unused crystalline muscles to drive, and also saves energy. In addition, he doesn't keep Guyer running, but "ventilates" to replenish his mana from time to time during his operation. His movements may seem drastic at first glance, but from the moment he decided to fight a protracted battle, he was secretly compressing his consumption to the limit.

However, he still hasn't done it enough, and the amount of mana savings is falling below half of its peak. If we continue to fight at this pace, we can probably fight for less than two hours.

The second problem is the attrition of weapons.

As a result of two hours of continuous attacks on Bessimore, Gouyer's blade curled up and became full of holes, making the already impenetrable attack even more impenetrable. Although his weapon also has a magic guide suit, it is difficult to come in handy because the Wind Blade equipped by Gouyer is not suitable for focused attacks.

Al had thought about building his own tactical-level magic, but no matter how powerful he was, he had to control the Phantom Knight and construct the magic form at the same time—it was still tactical-level magic, and the burden was still too great, so he had to dismiss the idea. His fighting spirit has not lost at all, but the lack of attack means means makes it impossible for him to do anything.

(I knew it would be like this, I really wanted to carry several swords like a hedgehog.) ）

Even though he was unhappy, Al still didn't change his way of fighting, and it should be said that he couldn't change it. Guyer had to dodge until he found a chance to win.

As the fighting continued, even Dietrich noticed a gradual decrease in the frequency of counterattacks. If survival is the main consideration, there is nothing wrong with focusing on dodging, but you will lose in the stamina gap. Considering that they will flee here sooner or later, it is better to attack the behemoth's feet now to weaken its mobility. And, judging by Al's driving skills, a counterattack is quite possible. Despite this, he missed several attacking opportunities from the very beginning.

(Why don't you fight back......!Just running away like this will only make it more and more impossible to escape!)

The anxiety in his heart, which could only be watched from the sidelines, became more and more intense, and as a horse trainer, he knew very well that the battle time of the Phantom Knight was not long. Therefore, he was anxious to see the opportunity, and took advantage of the gap in the dodge to ask Al:

"Hey...... Hey, El Nesty, you don't seem to have fought back since just now, what's wrong!?"

Dietrich, who had been quiet before, suddenly asked, which startled Al a little, but he explained the current situation to him.

"Behemoth is so hard that his sword is in tatters. Attacks can no longer damage it. 」

Dietrich glanced at the sword reflected in the corner of the illusion projector, the blade of which was indeed curled so badly that it was completely blunt. Hmm, Dietrich groaned.

(Gotta figure it out...... Find a way to find a weapon...... It's been all up to now, how can it be killed!)

From the scene reflected by the illusion projector, he began to desperately search for something that could be used as a substitute for a weapon. Although the person who manipulated Gouyer was Eyre, Dietrich could do it. Dietrich finally returned to the battlefield on his own initiative, and his heart changed dramatically before he even knew it, and his actions would bring unexpected and huge gains. Although Al is also fighting and observing his surroundings, his concentration will drop anyway because he has to dodge Besimour's attacks. Therefore, the one who discovered "that" first was Dietrich, who, as he found out, cried out selflessly:

"There's a Phantom Knight down there! Pick up its weapons!"

It only took Al a second to look in the direction he was pointing, and saw a Phantom Knight that had fallen earlier. El understood Dietrich's intentions, and after dodging Behemo's attack, he sped up Goyer, lowered his posture to the point where he almost grazed the ground, lunged with all his might, and then drew his sword from the fallen body as if he were going to dig through the ground. Since most of the cavalry trainers of the High Division attacked in magic guide uniforms, the blade was barely worn, and the invincible smile returned to Al's face again.

"Thank you, senior. I've never been able to use the weapon part. 」

"No...... No thanks, so you can continue to fight Behemo!"

Al immediately turned to Behemo to re-observe its condition. The foot that had been cut numerous times was bleeding in several places, indicating that the damage was not light.

"Alright, the remaining mana is less than fifty percent. If you don't destroy one foot, even if you can escape for a while, it seems that you will be caught up. 」

Gouyer raised his new sword and fought back again. Although Besimour is huge, he is not good at precise movements, and he is a natural enemy against Gouyer, who uses speed and precision as weapons.

Besimour relied on what was thought to be infinite physical strength, blindly rampage. Although it repeatedly attacked, it did not hit a single one. On the contrary, it was Gouyer's attacks that did damage to the behemoth. Besimo's foot injury was to the point where he could no longer ignore it. The so-called dripping water can pierce stones, one eye and limbs are bleeding, and even the movements of the fortress monster Besimo have begun to slow down.

Then, it was Dietrich who found out about it first.

Al heard the screams coming from behind him and quickly looked around. Saw many Phantom Knights. Even if you just glance at it, you can't be mistaken, those are the 'Gadatoya' that is synonymous with Phantom Knights in the Kingdom of Verard. They were scattering, encircling Gouyère and Behemo. After the two confirmed their aircraft and the flags flying in the wind, they immediately understood their identities.

"Gadatoa!?ahh......h That flag...... It's Yantunin who is guarding the Knights!, at last, there are rescuers to save us!"

(Now it appears...... It's a little faster than I expected, and I thought it would take a while to meet up with everyone who had escaped. ）

Al quickly thought about his next move. Guyer is still able to fight, but the amount of mana savings has fallen below thirty percent, and mana is already very tight. Now that the Knights have arrived, there is no point in continuing to buy time, and it should be honestly handed over to the Knights, and then leave. It's not enough to rely on the firepower of one Guyer, if there is so much combat power, it should be enough. Unlike before, when you could only buy time against the giant beast, the time has finally come to "defeat" it.

The behemoth was unconcerned about the situation around them, and still stubbornly attacked Gouyère. El dodged slightly, and began to guide Behemo to turn his back to the Knights, and then immediately passed through its blinded left side and ran towards the Knights' formation. The Knights probably saw the movement of Gouyer, and began to set up their magic guide uniforms.

The behemoth still had only the hateful red figure in its eyes, and it was finally about to be ushered into the final battle.

Rewind to a little before they were ready for the decisive battle.

Instead of taking the cobblestone pavement of East Wilrad, a few riders jumped into the forest beside the street and galloped away. This group of centaurs is the scout force of the Yantunin Guardian Knights, and their mission is to go deep into the Croke Forest to reconnoiter and confirm the condition of their target, Behemo, before the main force.

Soon after entering the forest from the street, an increase in the density of the distribution of trees was observed. The group entered the real forest. It takes about half a day to get to this place known as Crock's Forest by horse-drawn carriage from the street, but it takes even less time to get there on horseback alone. Behemo was closer to the street than the students had first encountered it, so it didn't take long for the scouts to finish their reconnaissance and return to the main force.

"Really, it's almost close at hand...... Bessemore did not take to the streets, which was a blessing in disguise. 」

After listening to the scout's report, Philip Herhagen, the head of the Guardian Knights of Yantunin, muttered. Although he was ready to realize that Beesymour's attack might have to fight in the streets, he seemed to be overly concerned. Then he heard another report from the scout, and his face stiffened slightly.

"Three of the students have been protected, and one is still fighting......

The Phantom Knight of the High Division, who had left the scene due to the intrusion of Gouyer, retreated into the street and accepted the protection of the Knights. Among them, the Trande Okais and the other aircraft were very badly damaged due to fatigue and damage, and have been sent to the rear in a dilapidated state for repair. The remaining Earcumber took relatively minor damage, so he simply reinforced.

The body that is still in a state of battle refers to Gouyer. When the scouts saw the Red Knight, it was fighting with an offensive that would make the average Phantom Knight feel ashamed. The scouts didn't know how to report this, and when they hesitated, they had to report the location of the behemoth and the fact that there were mechs fighting.

Philip and Goldfiyi prepared a battle plan and gave orders to all the Knights. Their operations were as follows: first, they were dispersed into squadron units (nine airframes) to encircle the target in a ring formation. From the information received from the students who had actually fought the monsters, they were able to tell that it was dangerous for them to fight the monsters at close range, so they set the goal to attack the monsters as much as possible by attacking them from a long distance centered on the wave attack of the wizard uniform.

Of course, they also expected that Behemo might fight back with a ram or tornado breath, but the people didn't expect to be able to defeat the giant beast unscathed, anyway, the worst plan was to use the targeted detachment as a bait to stop the monster from moving, and then take advantage of that time to break it in one fell swoop - the knights went to the forest with a firm determination to die.

The roar of the beast made the trees tremble.

As the Knights began to encircle, the beast just spun around in place, as if it was struggling in pain, barely moving half a step. They wondered about this, and when the reason was clearly confirmed, a group of people fell into a state of speechlessness. They saw a red Phantom Knight galloping at incredible speed, and the beast spurted blood in one eye and roared with rage, chasing the red figure.

"W-What is that......

The Behemoth can crush the Phantom Knight with a single blow, but the red mech uses its speed advantage to turn it around. Even the Knight Commander, who was second to none in the Knights, was not sure if he could move at such high speeds, and everyone couldn't help but sigh in admiration. Only then did I understand that the reason why the giant beast was wandering in place was because it was blindly chasing the red body. It is so preoccupied with the enemy in front of it that it is even oblivious to the changes in the situation around it.

This is a great opportunity for them.

Suddenly, the red body sensed the presence of the Knights and stopped running. In the next moment, he induced Behemo to turn his back on the Knights, and then ran directly through the flanks of the giant beast in the direction of the Knights. Philip, who immediately understood his intentions, issued a directive to the whole army:

"Red Knight...... Thank you! Don't let this opportunity go! Everyone, set up the flame spear!"

Receiving the order from Philip to raise his sword aloft, Gadatoya unanimously prepared the Flame Spear. Their aim is to use the encirclement to perform spell strikes in unison, which is an overwhelming majority attack derived from the use of numbers.

The red mech did not slow down its lightning speed at all, and just saw it arrive at the position of the Knights, and in a blink of an eye passed through the encirclement formation to the rear. As if alternating with its rushing momentum, Philip swung his sword at this moment.

"Everyone, let's start spelling!"