[Sorry.,It's a little late to update today.,After returning from the internship, I was approached by the teacher and said that I only came back to upload the thesis now.,...... I can't rest on the weekend, so I quickly took advantage of the opportunity to finish the experiment and sort out the data without going to the internship during the day.

Dazzling blue and white light, roaring thunder, piercing electric shocks.

It was only a few seconds, but for Cheruth, it seemed like hours.

The thunder of the Thunder Horn Giant Rhino, in terms of attack power, can almost be regarded as the top level among high-level magical beasts. The vine puppet that had suffered such a blow at such a close distance had already been blasted open into a huge cavity at the same height as the head of the Thunderhorn Giant Rhinoceros, and even the perimeter of the hollow was scorched black by the lightning strike at close range, almost as close to black charcoal.

And Cheruth, who was at the head of the puppet, finally made a defensive barrier at all costs by gathering the life magic power on the puppet's neck at the most critical moment, so as to protect the head above from the aftermath of the attack spread by the explosion, and also successfully protected herself as the puppet controller.

No, maybe not a success.

Cheruth sat in the center of the rattan net inside the puppet's head, panting and trying to regain control of the puppet's movements, but doing useless work.

Her vine puppet giant is composed of vines, no matter what, it can be regarded as a living existence, but this thunder horn giant rhinoceros has caused the puppet giant to receive more or less thunderstorm attacks on all parts of the body except for the neck and above, in addition to the main trunk of the puppet, there are also many parts of the puppet that have died due to lightning strikes.

Not to mention transmitting life magic to the puppet's whole body and manipulating its movements like just now, it is not easy for Cheruth, who has consumed a lot of mana in the defense just now, to restore the damage received by the puppet.

However, Cheruth's opponent, the Thunderhorn Giant Rhino, obviously didn't need much time to rest.

As if to wash away the humiliation of being confined to the ground by the vines, the Thunderhorn Giant Rhino roared angrily and slammed into the puppet's body again, this time, the golem that had broken a large hole in the trunk and was almost charred elsewhere was no longer as flexible as it had been, and was suddenly broken in half like a giant dry branch.

The giant rhinoceros didn't intend to let the puppet go like this, and the huge horns on his head were raised upward, and all of a sudden they penetrated the intact neck of the puppet that was lowered because of the waist.

"Roar!!"

With the huge roar of the giant rhino, which was no less than thunder, the giant rhinoceros threw the head and neck of the puppet hanging on the horn to the side, and then completely knocked down the remaining puppet parts and stepped on it fiercely.

Chelus seems lucky that she wasn't squashed with the puppet trunk and was thrown out of the head by the giant rhino, but she wasn't really comfortable.

"Gross!"

In the middle of the scattered vines on the ground, Cheruth tightly pressed into a large net of vines that were still tightly intertwined, and retched with a grim face.

In her previous life, as an otaku, she didn't like to go out, and she almost stayed at home during her entertainment time and didn't go out to places like amusement parks, so she also experienced roller coasters. But the experience of being thrown out of the puppet's head with the puppet's head just now made her feel that she was really wise in her previous life.

Even if she landed, she still felt that the whole world was spinning, and she couldn't even rely on herself to stand firmly on the ground, obviously her mental state was not very good after suddenly using such a huge amount of magic just now, coupled with the rotation in the air and the vibration when she landed, Cheruth felt that it was already a miracle that she didn't faint immediately.

In between retching, Cheruth looked up feebly and saw that the mountain-like rhinoceros was still trampling the golem on the ground in a frenzy.

How far have you been thrown out...... Vomit!

Retching again, Cheruth slowly smoothed her breath with one hand, and slowly grabbed a broken vine on the ground nearby with the other.

The replicated state can be maintained for more than 20 minutes, and it can't be wasted, right...... Gross!

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From the moment the puppet retreated, Garnes and the others, who had already broken through, felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

Soldier against soldier, general against general, they can be said to have won the duel at the level of "soldier", but lost the fight "general".

In this world with incredible powers such as vindictiveness and magic, the so-called "general" is no longer an existence that can be offset by a simple stacking of "soldiers".

Especially, it is this "will" in front of you.

The top-level Demonic Beast Thunderhorn Giant Rhino, not to mention the innate thunder spell that can almost blow up a city wall with one blow, even if it is a huge body, it is not just an existence that these mercenary groups and guards can deal with.

Not far away, the furious Master Hailan tried to rush over but was stopped by the kraft-like Tucker, and the giant rhino also walked towards the mercenary group with a fierce momentum after trampling the main trunk of the fallen vine puppet into pieces—with the size and stride of the giant rhino, even if he walked, it was a few points faster than ordinary people running.

Dead...... Is it?

Sekaria looked at Garnes with some despair, and her brother, who had always been calm and composed, was also a little pale at this time.

As a result, we still can't escape.

Sekaria turned her head sadly in the direction where the puppet's head was thrown out just now, Grey Wind had already left the mercenary team and disappeared when the puppet was bombarded by thunder, and Cherus ...... It doesn't matter, Cheruth told herself that she is a descendant of demons and a darling of fate, so she will be fine, she will be fine......

Sekaria was in tears, and she thought about what Cerus had said she was actually very selfish, whether she was really praying for Cerus or praying that she would not bear the sins of her friends again, and Sekaria really couldn't tell the difference.

As long as Cheruth is okay, no matter what she is said to be, she is willing to ...... Himself, sure enough, really dragged her down.

I hope that the child is okay, can still show a good smile, and continue to meet people in this forest who need her help.

Just as the Thunderhorn Giant Rhino slowly approached, and everyone in the Silver Wing Mercenary Group was enveloped in despair, suddenly, the voice of a resolute girl rang out.

"You guys, if you don't want to die, move your mother quickly!"

That is, the girl captain of the Demon Tail Team that Sekaria and Cherus met together in the forest.

Why, they have only known Lucy and the others for one day, and now they have become partners in life and death, and why, she has only known Cheruth for two days, but they have become close friends who can be friends with their hearts.

Although Cheruth is a bit lively and mischievous, Sekaria can feel that Cheruth is a very sensible girl, but she can easily become friends with others...... No, it's because you have a sense that is different from your appearance and age that you can distinguish between good people and evil people, so you can make friends with people you just met so confidently and boldly.

“...... One of the strongest mercenary groups in the continent! Have you forgotten the most basic things as an adventurer! No matter what kind of predicament you encounter, don't give up until the last minute, you idiots!"

Lucy and her companions surprisingly appeared at the end of the group, the closest to the giant rhino approaching.

"That girl is as old as most of your daughters, and a little girl who can be your daughter has covered you for so long, and she can't even run away?!"

Who are those people...... Such muttering could be faintly heard beside Sekaria, and everyone except her, even Garnes and the royal guards could not understand why she was being covered by a little girl.

Only Sekaria covered her mouth, tears streaming silently, and she understood why Lucy suddenly yelled at her group of people who had given up with a look of unworthiness for Cheruth.

Just behind them, in front of the giant rhino, countless vines slowly emerged from the ground.

The vines weren't really fast, but they did emerge from the ground little by little, twisting their slender bodies tenaciously just to be able to get the slightest obstacle to the giant rhinoceros as it walked by.

Cheruth is fine, Cheruth she ...... Haven't given up yet!

"The people who saved haven't given up yet, what's the matter with you who have been saved, fools!"

Holding the magic key in her hand high, Lucy finally yelled at the Silverwings.

It's obviously just a mercenary squad of a small guild that is unknown, but at this moment, it seems that there is no light that the mercenaries of a big guild like Silver Wing don't have.

"Open it, Aquarius, Aquaria!"

The magic key in the blonde girl's hand emitted a strong magical light, and a blue magic array appeared in front of the girl...... This is a water magic that Lucy, as an earth magician, spent nearly two years finally designing, even if she has no talent in the water system, she can use it.

Of course, although it is rated as intermediate, it is actually just a magic that can create a large amount of water in an instant, and it doesn't seem to have any other effect when facing enemies other than fire in one fell swoop.

But Lucy originally chose to add such a spell to her magic channel, not for the purpose of attacking herself.

"O demon spirit of water and wind, please listen to my request!"

In an instant, the flowing water that had only submerged the ankles of the Thunderhorn Giant Rhinoceros that had only reached the coming over suddenly froze into ice, and the giant rhino was suddenly fixed in place.

This is the work of the team's ice genius magician, Gray.

The giant rhinoceros looked furious, it didn't really trap it, but it did cause some trouble.

The thunder horn once again released the light of thunder and lightning, this time the giant rhino did not accumulate a short period of time before releasing like the vine puppet just now, just the lightning attack released by its horn was enough to make most human warriors and mages unable to resist.

However, this time the Thunderhorn Giant Rhino completely miscalculated.

"Defense buff, Vajra Armor!"

The long red hair fluttered, and the magic knight Elusa activated the magic guide armor on her body, holding the knight's sword in both hands in front of her, and a dark blue fighting qi shield that could almost be condensed into a substance appeared in front of her, approaching the special buff magic provided by the magic guide armor to increase the defense power, and amazingly transformed into a purple elite fighting energy shield.

Rumble!

Dusty, with blood at the corners of Elusa's mouth, she was blown out by the thunder and caught by a harpy in mid-air, and despite looking embarrassed, no one would think so.

Although the Thunderhorn Giant Rhino did not show its real strength...... But this girl is really a person who blocked the blow of the high-level demonic beast.

As if annoyed that its carelessness didn't work, the giant rhino roared, wanting to release the thunder again, but this time, it felt a fiery wave coming from diagonally below.

"Fire Dragon's Fighting Spirit's Exclusive Skill: Fire Dragon's Wing Strike!"

The fire dragon, no, it was a mutated fighting spirit in the shape of a real fire dragon burning violently, and the usual weak young man, as if he had changed a person, rushed towards the huge head of the thunderhorn giant rhinoceros like a real young dragon.

Seeing that the mountain-like body staggered back a few steps under the impact of the fire dragon boy, everyone who witnessed all this invariably flashed a thought.

Perhaps, one day in the future, such a mercenary team will really become the strongest team.