The great black-purple barrier that shrouded the Dawn Mountains began to melt in the middle. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's like a plastic disc that has been burned by fire.

The melted place shows a rounded border of pale gold.

That's the effect of the sun's rays.

But anyway, finally, this nightmare-like, black-purple barrier is retreating.

The melted area in the middle grew larger and larger, as if the entire Dawn Mountains were lifted up and bathed in the sun's rays.

In front of him, a ray of sunlight shone down from the treetops, illuminating the Gagantu in the center of the battlefield.

This large lizard wrapped in flames.

He stood there motionless, but his eyes moved slightly.

The deep black pupils, like crescent moons, swayed slyly back and forth in the orange eyes.

"Shh

There was a kind of rattling sound that trembled between his teeth.

Rustle-

With panicked sounds, we could hear the troglodyte army lying behind us fleeing.

Retreated?

Like countless frightened beasts.

Gagantu may have commanded thousands of his troglodytes to surround us.

He himself had already turned into something like this after a spell - a form covered in orange bones.

At this point, if he led all the cavemen to launch a siege, we should have no chance of winning.

What is he afraid of?

And let his troops retreat?

There was a sudden turn in my head.

It's time to bluff!

"Tie your hands and take it Gagantu"

"Quack!"

He let out a roar of rage in his throat and turned back to stare at me with a pair of glowing orange eyes.

"Now that the Great Barrier is gone, our troops will be parachuted in at any moment."

"Hah-"

Gagantu grew his mouth and roared at me, as if to intimidate me.

"You might want to go head-to-head with Mespil?"

Hearing the word Mespil, Gagantu's eyes suddenly narrowed into a slit.

He retracted his two rows of teeth, as if considering the meaning behind the word.

"Shhh

Suddenly, a different roar came from his throat.

Then, with a flick of his hand, the machete spun in a circle in his hand.

Then, casually grabbing it, he stood there with his machete in his hand.

"Don't try to provoke him, little"

Hey, Moggery, are you with him or with me!

Belch......

Suddenly, it felt as if all the blood vessels in my body had dried up, and a sense of detachment and weakness swept through my body.

Could it be that the effect of the fruit that the elves used to replenish their magic power has passed......

Whew-

I felt weakly gasping for breath to maintain the oxygen my body needed.

The feeling of magic filling the whole body just now disappeared all at once, bringing a deep feeling of regret.

What's more, in my head, there was a vision of Moggrey.

The old elf's body seemed to be smoking, and its slightly plumped form withered again.

It looks like a doll made of thorns and bark.

"I ...... Tired"

Spit out the last three words, and the illusion of Mogory vanished from my head.

Worst......

For a moment, the feeling of being surrounded by guardian spirits disappeared.

And you can't feel Ellie's magic.

It made me completely turn back into an ordinary high school and young man.

Huwu -

Gagantu shook his hand and swung his weapon.

Peng――

Around him, a whirlwind of flames rolled up, and the silver flash from the blade was thrown out of the blade, and it circled around Gagantu before returning to the blade.

At this distance, I also felt a hurricane-like thing slamming down on me.

It's so powerful......

I'm afraid there really is no one else to beat except Mespier.

Whew-hoo-hu-huh

Gagantu shuddered suddenly, and then saw the flame enveloping him grow smaller and smaller, and then extinguished.

There was green smoke rising from his orange skin, and he made a ziz sound.

This is...... Is he finally going to let us go?

"Weak human, your name"

He raised his hand and pointed his machete at me.

It's broken, and it's remembered by thieves.

But at this time, I can't help but say it, if I don't say anything, it will expose my current weakness.

"My name is Issadur"

Gagantu's eyes were round again, and he stared at me like a missile's crosshair.

"Isa, tell your poor master, this mountain range, sooner or later, it will be mine"

With that, Gagantu swung his machete vigorously, then looked up at the sky.

There were only sparse clouds in the clear sky, and the sun was so bright that he couldn't open his eyes.

The lizard lowered its head, turned around, and staggered toward the depths of the forest.

Whew――

It wasn't until I couldn't see the shadow of Gagantu at all that I was relieved.

Ding, long.

Several elves' weapons fell to the ground, and then the elves all collapsed and sat on the ground.

The elf standing next to me couldn't hold the huge shield anymore, and the two of them flashed to the side, and the huge shield fell to the ground with a thud into the soft earth.

The golden spells on the elves also began to fade.

It seems that everyone has been tensed to the limit.

Several elves took off their helmets, revealing a head of hair that was either black or blonde or red, panting deeply.

A middle-aged elf with black hair and a square face slumped to the ground, struggling through the swampy loose dirt.

"Do you want to pursue?"

That's what Captain Reut asked.

"Whew-"

I also slammed my butt on the ground, so that the muddy ground felt as soft as air to me.

The numb body has completely disobeyed the call.

"No, it's already great luck to survive"

The elf listened, walked up and patted me on the shoulder.

"It's not just luck"

There was a slight smile on Reut's face, but the status of the elf captain kept him from laughing.

"We survived because of the best efforts of everyone, including you."

Whew, that's so heartwarming.

"Let's withdraw, in case Gagantu changes his hexagram"

The captain nodded.

Collections

In response to the order, the elves gathered one after another.

The number of people counted, the original twenty.

Not a single one was lost.

If there is anything to be proud of in this battle, I don't think it's that it withstood the attack of Gagantu, but that not a single elven guard died in this place.

"Go back to Red Cliff City"