CH.17 The Talking Minotaur
"Get out of the way!!"
Lorraine yelled.
The students behind him immediately ducked to the side, some hiding next to the rock wall, clinging to the rock, and some hiding high up.
Darrow hurriedly cast a light purple shield on him and Lorraine, and ran behind a stone pillar and shrunk up.
"Man, that thing is terrifying, my arcane shield may not be of much use, and it doesn't seem to get tired at all, it can't be stopped with a sword!"
Darrow watched Lorraine hold the long sword in both hands, without the slightest intention of dodging, and shouted anxiously behind the stone pillar.
"You'll have to try it to find out."
Lorraine swung her sword behind her, her front leg bent in a sword-dragging gesture.
This is the slowest starting speed among the swordsmen, but the easiest to use the strength of a combat position, usually used by the giant sword swordsman, the long sword in Lorraine's hand looks a little thin at this time.
"Come on, big man."
Looking at the oncoming minotaur troll, his eyes showed excitement, without a trace of fear.
"Turns out Lorraine, too, is a madman."
Darrow retracted his head and muttered.
"Boom, boom!" The minotaur slammed all the way through, knocking away all the stone pillars it passed by, shattering it on the ground with a deafening echo.
"What does he want to do? Dragging the sword in that posture is to use a parry sword technique on that monster? ”
There are also students from the warrior department in the team, and sword skills are a necessary subject, and they recognized Lorraine's action of dragging the sword at a glance, and couldn't help but hold their breath:
Will it really have an effect on such a huge monster with a parry skill?
"Roar ————————!!"
The troll had already arrived in front of Lorraine, not paying any attention to the little reptile in front of him, which was no more than his knee, and stepped on him with a thick leg.
But just before its big feet landed, its huge body swerved, and its strength deflected to the right, slamming into a nearby rock.
The rock wasn't too high, so the minotaur swooped down on it, its head embedded in the rock wall.
"Succeeded————"
"It's so powerful, it deserves to be the number one swordsman of our academy!" Seeing this, the students who were hiding cheered.
"I didn't say I'm going to stop it, Darrow."
Lorraine put his sword on his shoulder, looked at the giant minotaur who was hit and howled with his head covered and smiled:
"I just want to admire the way it hits the wall."
"Handsome, my buddy."
Darrow leaned out from behind the pillar and whistled:
"But what do you want to do next? The guy stood up again. ”
I saw that the minotaur just shook its head, and then regained its balance, and then the crimson light in its eyes was great, and it turned its head to stare at Lorraine, and let out a roar of rage.
Although it was not conscious, it instinctively told it that it was the little reptile in front of it that caused it to fall.
"Milling...... Broken ......"
From its foul-smelling mouth, human words actually spoke.
"What's the matter, isn't this guy attacked by the breath of the necromancy, and he can still speak?" A mage exclaimed.
"No...... It should be said that ordinary minotaurs can speak human language? ”
Daro, the arcane mage, whispered to his temple.
Minotaurs are orcs of the alien race, although there are slave owners who use whips to teach orcs to pronounce simple syllables, but that is just a simple retelling, and I have never heard of orcs as a low-sane race that can express feelings in human language.
"Boom!"
Lorraine, who was clearly much quicker than the troll, did not stop attacking, his long sword flashed lightning through the thick leg of the minotaur, slashed at the tendons, and the man landed on the other side.
"This monster is too tough!" Daro, who was hiding next to him, looked at the monster's unharmed thighs and took a breath: "Although Lorraine's sword is not a top-level weapon, it is also a high-grade product forged from purple gold ore, and it doesn't even cut the skin of this thing?" ”
"Ahhh
Lorraine raised his eyebrows and let out a low roar, his muscles tensed, dodging the giant axe cut by the minotaur, and the whole person flew into the air, and landed a heavy slash on the monster's head!
"It still doesn't work, and this guy's head is too hard." Seeing the minotaur touch its head, as if the heavy sword just now was tickling it, Lorraine's heart sank.
"Everyone, take advantage of Lorraine's attention to that monster, all evacuate!"
At this time, the vice president jumped out from behind the rock, waved his hand and shouted.
"What? You bastard! ”
When Darrow heard this, a wave of anger surged up from the bottom of his heart:
Obviously, there are mages and magicians next to them, so you can concentrate your attacks when Lorraine is entangled in the trolls! This bastard guy wants everyone to run away?
What about Lorraine who was left behind!
"I'm going to make an announcement to you now." Seeing that everyone was a little hesitant, the vice president anxiously shouted: "The person who came to support us just now brought the news of the investigation of the student union, and we have been transferred to an island!" It's below sea level now, and it's time for high tide! Listen, everyone, it's going to be flooded soon! ”
"At sea?"
"yes, I said it smells of seawater here."
"The student council will investigate, so it should be fine."
The students were talking in private, when suddenly one of them screamed:
"Listen, what a sound it is!"
Immediately the crowd fell silent.
In addition to the angry roar of the minotaur, in the depths of the cave, there was a faint sound of thousands of troops and horses charging.
As time passed, the movement grew louder and louder, and gradually a damp breath began to come from the air, blown by the cold wind with a fishy smell, and slowly moved towards this side.
"The tide is coming!!"
I don't know who shouted, and screams and curses rang out among the crowd, and there was chaos on the spot.
"Don't mess around, everyone!"
The vice president suddenly became angry, straightened his collar, raised a hand and said:
"There's still time, everyone listen to my orders...... The width of the passage here is limited, and a row of three people is the best! Now everyone immediately line up and retreat! ”
"Hey, you bastard." His collar was suddenly grabbed.
"What do you want to do, huh? Darrow. ”
After seeing the comer, the vice president's voice also cooled.
He shook off Darro's hand tugging at his collar and looked at the other with a hint of defiance.
He is a swordsman, Darrow is a mage, and he is not afraid of fighting at all.
"You selfish idiot, you can't even match a tenth of little Wendy's, no, one percent." Darrow clutched his beaten hand and looked at him coldly.
A chill suddenly appeared in the vice president's eyes:
This was the last thing he wanted to hear.
He stared at Darrow with a cold gaze, his hand slowly moving to the hilt of his sword.
"What, want to fight here? I declare that I am accompanied, Vice President. Darrow looked at him mockingly, his magic was activated, and there was a faint hint of purple on his body.
"You think you can block my attacks with an arcane shield on you?"
Seeing the purple, the vice president's eyes narrowed. Although he was still saying cruel words, the hand reaching for the hilt of the sword stopped.
"You can try." Darrow made a nonchalant expression, his staff pointing at the other:
"It seems that there is a saying circulating in the academy that arcane magic is the weakest of the several types of magic...... So who will win, I, the weakest arcane mage in the academy, and you, a swordsman who can't even rank second? He whispered:
"That's an interesting proposition, isn't it?"
"Darrow, you go first! I'm not done with this big guy yet. ”
At this moment, Lorraine's voice suddenly came.
There was a hint of excitement in his voice.
There are no warriors with similar strength to him in the academy, and the battle with the mage is not fun at all, and it is rare to meet a guy who is much more powerful than himself today, how can you not fight well?
"Don't forget that this cave is very deep, and there are many bottomless caves that extend downward, the tide does not rise quickly, I will find a way to evacuate by myself."
As he spoke, he struck hard with his sword at the handle of the minotaur's axe, and his hair flew up.
Even if it is a clever one, the strength of the two sides is still quite different.
"If you don't want to go, you can stay with your good friend, Daro." At this time, the vice president changed a gentle smile, and the arrogance just now seemed to be an illusion: "But the safety of the students is the most important thing, I won't go crazy with you, come on, two warriors, I will remember you." ”
The sound of the tide was getting closer and closer, and the vice president dodged into the chaotic retreat.
He had been hiding furthest from the combat area, so he was closest to the exit, and quickly disappeared into the passageway.
"I'll make you pay."
The anger on Daro's original face disappeared, and his expression became calm, looking at the direction in which he disappeared, and said slowly.
If the Vice President was a guy who knew Darro's personality and background, he would have regretted saying that.
"Hey, big guy, how about an egg?" Daro cheered up, picked up his staff, and shouted back, releasing a white attributeless magic bullet.
This is one of the few advantages that Arcane Mages have with the largest amount of attributeless magic. Attributeless magic is not suppressed by dark magic, and can exert full power.
"Smack!"
The white orb of magic literally hit the minotaur in the eye like an egg, the most vulnerable part of the body, and even the skin was as hard as steel, and it fell back a little. Maybe there is no pain, but the protection of weak spots is the instinct of monsters.
"Look at me, I'm going to suffer.,Actually, I lied just now.,I'm the strongest arcane mage in the school!" Darrow raised his staff and called:
"O creatures of the spirit world, obey my call and manifest yourself in this world, three-edged crocodile wolf! Tear apart the enemies in front of you with your fangs———"
As the white light shining on the staff became more and more abundant, the space was suddenly torn apart, and several vicious wolf-like creatures that glowed green jumped out of the torn space.
"Three summoned this time? My Arcane Master is becoming more and more proficient. Darrow touched his chin with satisfaction, though there was no stubble that symbolized a mature man—and then pointed forward with his staff:
"Go ahead! My three little boys, shred that big dick! ”
The Blue-Horned Alligator didn't understand him, but the spell guidance still worked, and I saw these green creatures with three sharp horns like spines on their heads let out a cruel roar and pounced on the minotaur!
"Man, how are you? That damn bastard abandoned us, or should we get out of here? A moment so that the big guy can catch up and bite his ass. ”
Darrow ran up behind Lorraine and patted him on the shoulder, already soaked in sweat.
"Whew...... Ha ......"
Lorraine struggled to adjust her breathing, and was momentarily speechless.
The strength of the other party is simply unimaginable, every time he fights hard, he feels that there is a house pressing on his sword, and his body is rapidly consumed, if he resists head-on, he is afraid that he will no longer be able to take the opponent's axe now.
“…… Wait. ”
Seeing the three blue-horned crocodile wolves and the minotaur entangled together, he said for a long time, "The students haven't gone far yet, let's hold on for two more minutes." ”
"Are you a teacher who is brave enough to save students? You're also a student of the Academy, Lorraine, could it be that the name of the strongest swordsman in that academy makes you dizzy? ”
Darrow scolded hatefully:
"We have no obligation to stay and fight this big monster desperately...... Let's go, these spirit creatures I summoned are not too powerful, but they are flexible enough to be able to hold off for a long time. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a blue-horned alligator wolf screamed, and was struck by the huge axe, turning into a green light.
"Well, maybe it just didn't eat breakfast, I promise, it was an accident."
Darrow spread his hands and said he was innocent.
“…… It's night. ”
Lorraine took a deep breath and gripped the hilt of her longsword.
The body of this long sword had become full of holes, and his body didn't know how long it could last, but the pride and excitement of the warrior in his chest made him unable to just leave.
"Hey, can you give me this big guy?"
An unfamiliar female voice sounded beside the two.
Lorraine and Darrow were surprised:
Who approached them so silently? Neither of them even noticed it in the slightest.
"That...... I didn't mean to scare you, but your alertness is so bad that I haven't noticed it for so long. ”
A girl in a third-grade uniform crouches on top of a rock, stretches out a hand, and greets them with a grin.
"Wow!"
Darrow couldn't help but whistle:
"It's ...... Black fluffy pants, the first time I've seen them in my life! And look at this pair of boobs, is there a 37E?? ”
"Who are you? I've never seen you in the school.。 Lorraine said in a deep voice.
Although the other party was a woman, he felt an unsettling aura coming from her.
This feeling is a bit similar to the powerful dragon beast that I encountered in the jungle at the beginning, but it is a monster that surpasses the S-class level.
"I'm a student, of course, too.,Although it's usual.,Well,It's up at home.。 The person who came was none other than Delia, and she touched where her ears were—there were only hair now—and replied in the words that Xia had taught her before leaving the library.
But what does silver hair mean by "otaku", it feels so hard to understand.
"You'd better leave with the others, this monster is not to be messed with."
Lorraine felt her body gradually recover, and turned her head to look at the battlefield over there.
Only one of the three wolves that Darrow summoned from the spirit world remained, and the scene became precarious.
"Hehe, although your little swordsman is good, it's still a little worse."
Delia smiled and stretched out a finger, revealing two cute little fangs:
"Let my sister teach you how to fight big guys."
Without waiting for Lorraine to reply, her whole body spun like a spinning top, jumped up from the ground, and made a leap in front of the minotaur.
This jump looked ordinary people, but Lorraine and Darrow, two people who knew the goods, couldn't help but glance at each other, and each saw the shock in each other's eyes.
What a softness and the body's ability to control it, and the distance of that jump, this ...... Is it human beings who can do it?
"Roar, roar!!"
By this time, the minotaur had eliminated the last of the alligator wolves, howling with a giant axe, as if celebrating a victory.
"Oh, it's ugly, sister help you shut up."
Delia frowned, covered her ear and said.
"Kill...... Kill ...... You guys. ”
The minotaur turned around and said in a stinking mouth.
"Huh?! How can this big guy talk? ”
Delia looked at the minotaur opposite in surprise, it was the first time she had seen an orc who could express love in lingua franca.
"-Kill!!"
The minotaur instinct made it feel a very uncomfortable aura of this thing on the other side, but it had no fear or fear in its heart, and without hesitation, it raised the giant axe and slashed down.
"Be careful!"
Lorraine raised her sword and charged.
But when he saw what was happening in front of him, he couldn't help but slowly stop and stand in place.
I saw that the axe, which could split a house in half, was now being held in the hand of the girl with aqua blue hair, and no matter how the minotaur roared angrily, he could not move an inch down.
"Pretty strong, big guy."
In the dull gaze of the two people next to her,The girl who seems to be a third-year student of the school park smiled and held a sharp axe blade,Shook it left and right in her hand。
"Woooooooo
It looked like a very easy movement, but it caused the mountain-like minotaur to shake with it, and the rubble under its feet was scattered.
"Am I wrong?"
Darrow's jaw was about to drop:
"That's what just chased a whole bunch of us...... That giant minotaur? ”
"You read that right, that girl is too strong."
Lorraine held the hilt of the sword in her hand, feeling sweat in her palms.
Unbelievably strong!
How can there be such a person in this world?
If this thing is done by a strong man who is two heads taller than himself and has explosive muscles all over his body, it is not unacceptable, but ...... How could she be such a beautiful schoolgirl? How could she possibly do that?
"Ah, you're here too, it's so slow."
Delia pinched the axe in one hand and turned back to the pathway behind her.
"You're running too fast, don't you know what to wait for? You stupid wolf! ”
Agnes said hatefully as she hugged Natsu's neck.
"Haven't solved it yet? There should only be a few students left here, and we're leaving. ”
Xia saw Delia playing there teasing the minotaur troll, said lightly, and then his eyes wandered, sweeping to the faces of the two people here.
"Egnes, wait for me."
She placed Agnes on top of a rock and walked over to her.
"It's her!"
Lorraine saw the silver-haired girl holding Agnes in her arms, and felt her breath pause.
She...... Walking towards me?
Did you see the battle I just had?
"You're doing a good job, Lorraine."
As if in a dream, the cold and nice voice sounded in his ears.
Then, under Lorraine's dull gaze, a soft hand slapped him on the shoulder, the force was light, but it seemed to give him the illusion of being hit by a strong electric current.
He raised his head in a daze, and was met by the pair of eyes dotted with a little starlight:
"Your sword, can you lend me a sword?"
"Huh? Good, good ......."
He reacted that this was a request and hurriedly handed the sword to Natsu.
"I just ...... Is it a dream? ”
Lorraine looked at the back of the man with his long silver hair and whispered in a foolish voice.
"Dude, you're really out of luck."
Darrow patted him from behind, looking like this guy was really angry, shaking his head and sighing.
"Deria, can you help me get a touch on the head of that thing, the kind that can seriously hurt it, the shell of this thing is too hard."
Xia took the long sword and danced twice, feeling quite handy.
It is...... A little lighter?
"Okay—leave it to me."
Delia replied cheerfully.
Then she made an unbelievable move.
"This axe is heavy, hehe!"
I saw her turn the axe.
Then the minotaur was immediately flipped to the ground by her turn—and fell sideways to the ground, struggling desperately with his axe.
"Bring it to me!"
Delia kicked the troll's big hand with one foot, and then she didn't see how hard she worked, and the minotaur's entire palm was pulled off by her along with the giant axe!
"Tom!"
Tossing aside the blood-spewed palm, she picked up the massive axe and slung it over her shoulder like a toy.
"Roar!!"
Although it didn't feel the pain, the minotaur knew it was wounded, and its scarlet eyes erupted with rage as it tried to get up from the ground.
"This can't be done, you're so tall, it's inconvenient for me to beat it." Delia stretched out a foot and stepped down—just to the ground.
"Once!"
Then she bared her teeth and slashed at the top of the minotaur's head.
"Whoa—"
The minotaur was beaten for a moment, and then howled in disbelief.
"Two down...... You're still screaming! ”
"I'll let you scream!"
"It's hard to hear!"
"You know what? You're screaming so badly! Big. ”
As the axe in Delia's hand smashed down again and again, gradually, the howl of the minotaur became weaker and weaker, and finally lay on the ground dying, slowly twitching its huge body.