I Reincarnated as the Mob Flame User Destined to Die in the Early Stages of the Game, but When I Cleared the Event Before the Protagonist, the Heroines Followed Me - Chapter 18 - On the Battleground
Chapter 18 – On the Battleground
The bandits who came rushing in suddenly fell down.
“What?! What happened?!”
It’s a fall trap.
I’ve been honing my Trap skill.
I had set up a large number of traps in preparation for a monster attack.
The more traps I set up, the more my Trap skill improved.
“Now’s the time! Shoot your bows!”
Everyone behind me shot their bows.
Many of the villagers received archery training under Old Man Zes.
The bow is weak in the game, but it has the advantage of being able to fight from a distance.
Unlike in games, the course of battle could shift drastically due to human psychology.
But with a bow, you can fight without getting scared or confused.
Arrows were fired all at once at the bandits who had fallen, taking them down.
“Damn it! Keep going without hesitation! Don’t be afraid!!”
It’s a relief that they keep advancing.
More bandits fell into a pitfall trap. Sharp stakes are placed below the pit.
“Aaaaahhh!”
The screams of the bandits made the others stop in their tracks.
“Fools!! Don’t fear them!”
Saying that, Gills slashed a bandit from behind and killed him.
“Who’s scarier, the villagers or I, Gills?! Of course, it’s me! I’ll kill those who don’t march forward! Charge forward with all your might! Black Wolf! Start killing the ones at the back!”
Black Wolf bit a bandit at the back to death.
Bandits naturally rushed forward.
A melee-war broke out, and Old Man Zes and I carefully killed the bandits at the frontline.
I took hits, but I used my shield and mace to strike back at the approaching enemies.
“Heal!”
Old Man Zes gave me Heal.
Furthermore, he went ahead of me and fought in the most dangerous places, and when the damage accumulated, he would also use Heal before attacking enemies that got close to him with his large mace.
With Old Man Zes nearby, I was able to fight with peace of mind.
I kept using my mace and shield to defeat the bandits without using fire magic.
Strangely enough, I didn’t feel any reluctance to kill.
If they had grouped up and charged in a straight line, I could have incinerated them all with area-attack High Fire, but the bandits weren’t organized and would charge at us one-by-one.
Is it impossible to burn them all to death at once with High Fire?
The boss, Gills, and his familiar, Black Wolf, watched the battle unfold with their arms crossed, ready to kill the bandits who wouldn’t charge forward.
And next to them was the mid-boss, Godar.
“Oi, Godar, go and kidnap that cat-tribe woman!”
“I understand.”
The mid-boss came forward.
That guy is the enemy that Gills fought when they invaded the bandits’ camp. He’s a strong enemy who wields an axe, his body is big and muscular.
Is he attacking now?
But Old Man Zes and I are surrounded by bandits at the moment, unable to move.
It’ll take time to defeat these guys!
Godar approached Alicia with his axe.
But there was Dust hiding there, erasing his presence.
“You… Why are you hiding? I remember you. You’re that stupid Hero who was surrounded by ten bandits and was stripped of his clothes. There’s no way you’re a Hero. You’re just a stupid idiot.”
“No! I’m a Hero! I was against 100 bandits!”
“No, you’re an idiot, pretending to be a Hero.”
“I said I’m a Hero!!!!”
The Hero Dust attacked the mid-boss.
They exchanged blows three times, and Dust was slashed diagonally from his chest to his stomach with an axe.
“Gyaaaaaaaaah!”
The Hero Dust turned and ran towards Alicia.
Then he pushed Alicia against the mid-boss and ran away.
“Kukuku. Caught you.”
Alicia was easily grabbed by the arm.
She couldn’t step back to protect the villagers behind her.
She thrust her knife with her other arm.
Alicia repeatedly stabbed the mid-boss, Godar, with a knife, he just ignored the stabbing and slammed Alicia to the ground.
He repeatedly slammed Alicia onto the ground until she stopped moving, then dragged her on his way back to Gills.
“I’ll let the boss deal with you. I won’t kill you.”
Old Man Zes, who had defeated the surrounding bandits, approached Godar.
“Release Alicia!”
Despite being attacked by the small fries, Old Man Zes launched a fierce attack, causing Godar to let go of Alicia.
No matter how relentless Old Man Zes’ attacks are, if he were to face Godar while surrounded and exhausted, he wouldn’t last long.
He would end up fighting both the mid-boss and the small fries.
However, it was also a chance to rescue Alicia.
The bandits were shaken by Old Man Zes’ onslaught.
“Gett! Bring back Alicia!”
“I’ll come back soon!”
I defeated the bandits near Alicia.
“Oryaaaaaaaa!”
Then, I picked up Alicia and stepped back.
I was hit by daggers and arrows from behind, but I ignored them and kept running.
“Take Alicia and evacuate!”
I left Alicia to the villagers and returned to the frontline.
When I returned to the front line, Old Man Zes was bleeding, completely surrounded and isolated. His left arm had been slashed and was hanging loosely, only his right arm was swinging the mace.
I started running towards him.
I failed!
I thought Old Man Zes could withstand it!
It was a miscalculation!
Old Man Zes had sacrificed himself as a shield.
I wasn’t strong enough to take the hit, so he used himself as a shield to get their attention! That was his plan from the very beginning!
He was pushing himself too hard from the start!
Old Man Zes was trying to protect me even if it meant his own death!
I… I was being protected by Old Man Zes from the very beginning!
I ran as fast as I could to kill Godar.
I didn’t think about the future anymore.
I’ll probably get struck halfway through.
But it doesn’t matter!
“Fire! Fire!”
While turning annoying bandits into human torches, I slammed my mace into Godar’s blind spot.
“Arggggggghhhhh!!”
I shouted to attract the bandits’ attention!
[Mace’s level has increased from 43 to 44]
Godar was blown away, but he changed his target to me and attacked me with his axe.
The small fries around were also a nuisance.
“Dieeeeeeeeeeee!!!”
I attacked while shouting loudly.
By doing so, I could ease the fear within myself and intimidate the weak bandits.
I blocked the axe attack with my shield and drove my mace into Godar’s stomach. I defeated him by hitting him over and over again while still being attacked by the weak bandits.
[Shield level increased from 37 to 38]
[Mace’s level has increased from 44 to 45]
“Evacuate Old Man Zes!! Fire! Fire! Dieeeeeeee! Fire! Fire!”
[Fire’s LV increased from 49 to 50]
I used my trump card, fire magic.
I beat nearby bandits with my mace and incinerated distant ones with Fire.
“W-what’s with him! Ugghh!”
“T-This is insane! He’s a monster!”
The bandits were startled.
During that moment, Old Man Zes was rescued.
After confirming that, I ran and stepped back.
“He’s out of stamina! Chargee!!!”
The bandits approached me on Gills’ orders.
They surrounded me, huh…?
Even if I can’t use Heal anymore, it doesn’t matter! I won’t hold back!
“High Fire!”
I turned around and used area-attack magic to burn more than 10 bandits to death.
There were now less than half of the enemies left.
The words I learned from Old Man Zes come to mind, Exploit the enemy’s vulnerabilities.
I approached the enemies who had avoided my fire attack and proceeded to hit them to death with my mace.
When facing a stronger enemy, make them think you won’t go down without a fight.
“The enemy numbers have decreased! Take them down with arrows!!”
A rain of arrows fell on the isolated bandits.
Battle is also a psychological warfare. Don’t show weakness, stand tall.
“Hea!l! Don’t think you can kill me easily! I’ll kill anyone who gets close!”
I used the word “kill” repeatedly and blew away the bandits with my mace.
“Finish off the fallen bandits with a rain of arrows!”
Gradually, the bandits’ faces became stained with fear, and they lost their momentum.
“Black Wolf! Charge!”
Gills urged Black Wolf towards me.
I’m sure he’s trying to change the tide.
As the Black Wolf lunged at me, I stopped it with my shield and hit it with a mace.
I swung the mace down on the Black Wolf’s head, which was still lying on the ground, and swung it down again, again and again until it died.
“Tch! Black Wolf was taken down?”
Gills grasped a round orb and poured magic into it, before dropping it to the ground.
The orb mixed with the soil and a golem was summoned.
The golem’s body is about 3 meters tall, and it started attacking me.
Gills didn’t hesitate to use his trump cards, the mid-boss, the Black Wolf, and the golem.
He’s used all his trump cards.
“High Fire! High Fire!”
The 1.5x damage boost of Fire Enhancement and the +30% fire magic power from the Flame Mace are cumulative, so the power of High Fire increases by 1.8x.
On top of that, I unleashed the High Fire I had trained for many years.
Fire covered the golem’s body, causing great damage.
The golem collapsed and screamed a roaring sound.
As a result, the bandits’ movements got even worse.
The bandits were already tired, and on top of that, we’ve defeated Godar, the Black Wolf, and the golem in succession.
“Kill the bandits now! Kill them all!”
The bandits flinched at my shout.
“Tch! Too many pawns died. Damn it!! Retreat!”
Gills retreated with the bandits.
Perhaps it was good to show them our power by incinerating the bandits, but now they know my trump card as they escaped.
I sat on the ground, trying to catch my breath. Breathing is difficult. I don’t have much strength left to move.
My MP is also empty.
“””Ooooooohhhhhhh!!!”””
The villagers let out a roar.
Did Old Man Zes’ teachings and my intention reach everyone?
Old Man Zes… Somehow, everything worked out in our favor.
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