When the Villainous Flame User Trapped in a Time Loop Starts Living Earnestly, Every Female Party Member Turns into a Pervert and Now the World Is in Danger!? - 68

Chapter 68: Which Is It?

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“The first wave has been almost completely wiped out!”

The succubus woman named Saiin screamed that, her voice trembling with terror.

“What did you say? Wait! Wasn’t the Cyclops unit part of the first wave? Especially those three captains! They were supposed to be—”

“All dead! All three of them were killed!”

“Wha-… What did you say!? H-how is that possible!?”

Cyclops… Ah, those must’ve been the ones Sword, Nemeth, and I took down. It seemed they were pretty high-ranking after all. The supreme commander and the other women were visibly shaken, unable to believe it.

“Anyway, just look outside! Outside! You’ll understand if you look!”

“Outside… What do you mean by that…”

Still confused, the supreme commander lifted the tent flap to peek outside, trembling at Saiin’s words. The rest of us—myself included—poked our heads out to look as well. We were on a hill with a clear view of the entire battlefield. But the scene before us was…

“‘Kill them! Kill them! Kill them! Kill them! Kill them! Kill them! Uu-raaahhhhh!!!’”

What echoed across the battlefield was that relentless “Kill them!” chant, mixed with geysers of blood—no, chunks of demon flesh—raining up into the sky one after another.

“Give back Bocchama! Give him baaaaack!!!”

“Goshujin-sama! Goshujin-sama! Goshujin-sama!!”

“I’ll save my senpai! I’ll kill the ones who took him! I will kill them all, every last one of them!!”

“Give back my pervy senpai! Give him baaack!!”

“Haa-kun! Haa-kun! Haa-kun! Haa-kun! Haa-kun! Haa-kun! Haa-kun!!”

Uh…There were five demons over there. All of them were unleashing an overwhelming dark aura as they rampaged like lunatics… And then…

“Everyone, follow Sword and the others! I’ll allow it! Kill them! Kill them all! Kill anyone who tries to take Habiri away from us!!!”

“My… My… Kill! Anyone who stands in my way dies! I will torture even prisoners! I will make them experience torture worse than death!!”

“‘Uu-raaahhhh!!!’”

The one in the blood-soaked dress, commanding from the frontlines, was—wait a second, wasn’t she supposed to be in the shelter because it was too dangerous? But under her orders, squads of young soldiers in uniform charged in, cutting down the panicking demon troops without hesitation. Following them, imperial soldiers joined the fray, and the frontlines completely collapsed into chaos.

“Uh…Supreme Commander… which side is supposed to be the fearsome Demon Lord’s army again?”

“…It’s ours, but…What is that?”

The sky had turned black with darkness, endless thunderbolts striking down upon the demon army. Each swing of that blinding blade seemed to kill a hundred soldiers. There were berserk warriors tearing through demons like scraps of paper, a crazed nun who healed all allies’ wounds instantly, a princess drenched in blood, and a ninja so emotional she couldn’t even mask her rage…

“Hyahhaa! This feels amazing! That sensation of flesh splitting on my spear, life tearing apart with one thrust… It’s better than sex! So much better! Die, dieeee♥!”

Uh… Wasn’t that Yaruimannu? She looked like she was having way too much fun skewering enemies.. Was she always like that? Anyway…

“Wh-what… What are those monsters?! Does the Empire really have people like that!?”

The supreme commander, frozen in shock, shouted as the other female knights around her began trembling as well.

“Wh-what are those things!?”

“The mighty Demon Lord’s soldiers are being crushed like ants, scattered like dust…”

“What’s with all those massive spells?! And cast one after another… Do they have hundreds of archmages?! Wait… Just one?!”

“Those two swordsmen… Those are swords?! How many people did they kill in one swing?!”

“That tiny girl… She’s crushing and tearing soldiers apart with her bare hands… Uugh!”

“That nun… She’s constantly casting healing magic on the Imperial soldiers! They’re fighting without a single injury!?”

“And those troops following behind them… Are they even soldiers? They look young, like they’re still students?!”

“Their coordination is perfect, seamless, even… What is this… What even is this!?”

Even the elite female knights directly under the command of Sefurena—one of the Six Stars and supreme commander of this battle—were trembling like frightened girls. Of course they were. Even though they were from my side, it was still terrifying to watch this scene. 

“Wha—wh-what is the meaning of this! What are the foot soldiers doing!? You should be launching a glorious full-frontal assault by now! Naoho-san! Take my invincible Sefurena Female Demon Knight Corps and crush them at once!”

“Wha—By m-myself…?”

“You’ve been begging for glory and battle all this time, haven’t you!? This is your chance! If you accomplish this feat, yes, I’ll add another star! You’ll be one of the Seven Star Demon Generals!”

“…Even if you say that…”

The supreme commander’s face stiffened at Sefurena’s absurd orders. Originally, she was a warrior, a person who lived for battle, and wished to die in one. But this wasn’t a battle anymore. It was a massacre and she understood that.

She might have been willing to fight for victory or her comrades, but now… There was nothing left to do but die pointlessly and frankly, she was just terrified to the bone.

“You guys should really stop… Even if your army’s still intact, everyone’s already running for their lives.”

“H-Habiri-sama!?”

“Shouldn’t you just retreat while you can?”

They were the enemy—invaders. But honestly, I was starting to feel sorry for them. The least I could do was give them a warning.

“Urgent report! General Kozasoku has been killed in action!!”

“Kanuchin Unit has been annihilated!!”

“Urgent report! The central army is in total collapse!”

“The left flank has completely fallen apart! Large numbers of soldiers are fleeing the battlefield!”

There was no time left to hesitate. Soldiers from other parts of the battlefield came rushing in, covered in blood—all of them bringing reports of defeat.

“N-no… How could this be… I, one of the invincible Six Stars… This must be a mistake! I was supposed to find my fated husband and be blessed in victory’s glory, so why—why is this happening!?”

Even Sefurena, usually so carefree, broke down in panic and despair.

“General… We must order a full retreat. It’s our only option.”

It was hopeless. The supreme commander urged her to give the order, but then—

“No… Unfortunately, that’s no longer possible.”

Those words came from one of the soldiers who had just arrived with the latest report.

“What do you mean?”

“Most of the troops have already begun to flee—but those monsters are hunting them down mercilessly. They’re using massive area spells, turning the skies and earth into chaos… There’s nowhere left to run…”

“What… What did you say…”

Those guys… They really meant to kill every last one. No survivors.

“No… nooo! Habiri-samaaa! Our future children haven’t even been brought by Stork-san yet… Uuuu…”

“…Sefurena…”

Broken and terrified, Sefurena threw herself into my arms, sobbing like a child.

What now? At this point…Should they just surrender?

“I believe surrender is our only option.”

“…But we were the ones who started this invasion… They’ll never accept something so selfish…”

The supreme commander was thinking the same thing I was. Would His Majesty and the others even agree? Maybe I could say something to help… But even in surrender, someone would have to take the blame…

“There is one way…Our only chance for surrender.”

“What is it?”

“If we… Offer them the head of our supreme commander!”

“—!”

In the next instant, the soldiers who had come as messengers all drew their swords at once—toward Sefurena.

“Tch—damn it!”

Once again, I moved before I could think.

“Ah… Habiri-sama…”

When I came to, something cold had pierced through my stomach. The next moment, I could feel something burning hot and blood poured out, red and heavy, dripping down my body. 

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