The Returner Wants Complete Victory

31 – 031. Practice

Once the black dot turned in this direction, the distance narrowed in an instant.

The other person, who was the size of an ant and difficult to recognize, came close enough to make out his shape.

Enemy armor monkey.

It is a chimera that normally walks on all fours, but walks partially upright during battle.

Its special feature is that it can instantly harden the forearm and make it as hard as steel.

“It’s an armored monkey. Weaknesses are the same as humans. “My arms are as hard as steel, so I try to avoid clashing with them as much as possible.”

This was the explanation that Eunha and Bo-kyung were told to listen to.

“Stats are around 30. There is no magic power. Eunha and Noah will be the front line, and Bokyung and I will be the support.”

After saying that, I put down the spear and took out the wand from my arms.

It was a wand I had previously received from Rookwood as an apology after being subjected to mental magic.

A simple wooden stick without any decoration.

When I just received it, I thought they were giving me something like this, but I was a little surprised when I got it appraised and found out that it was B rank.

The effectiveness is to smooth the flow of magical power, so there is not much difference at my level, but it is still much better than using an F-rank spear as a medium.

There are three people being chased.

Sword and buckler, long sword, one-handed axe.

The ones chasing are 14 armored monkeys, one Hondemon, and a slightly larger armored monkey riding on the Hondemon.

This is probably the commander.

The right of priority is with us.

“You decide and shoot. “If you think you’re going to hit an ally, it’s a good idea to not shoot at all.”

A gunner or a mage must always go into battle with the burden of fearing that they might harm their allies.

There are people who shoot people with the mindset of “are you going to die or am I going to die?” But on the other hand, there are also people who are so overwhelmed by the burden that they can’t do anything.

In my opinion, Bo-kyung was clearly the latter, and my words were a kind of warning.

What good is an archer who doesn’t shoot arrows?

And Bo-kyung bit her lip slightly as if she understood the hidden meaning of my words.

Doo doo doo─

The armored monkeys came running, raising a cloud of dust.

If you shoot, now.

ping-

Contrary to my expectations, Bo-kyung fired an arrow without hesitation as soon as the enemy came within range.

However, the arrow went over the pursuer’s head and passed the chimera for a long time before landing in a completely unexpected place.

During training, I was often good at hitting objects that were faster than that.

Of course, training was also conducted to select and hit only a few specific targets among many targets.

Are you still feeling the burden?

However, Bo-kyung immediately struck the protest with the next arrow.

It takes at most two or three shots before the enemy approaches.

If you can’t hit it now, you know that there is no way you can do it after the enemy approaches completely and starts fighting with your allies.

ping-

After carefully aiming, Bo-kyung released his demonstration.

puck!

“Keeek—!”

One of the armored monkeys running ahead fell over and screamed.

The people being chased increased their speed, and the chimera group slowed down slightly.

ping-

Kang!

Bokyung immediately fired another arrow, but this time it bounced off the hardened arms of the guys.

And soon the enemy came right in front of us.

“Attack first!”

At my shout, Noah and Eunha immediately ran out as if they were waiting for them.

Unlike the training, Eunha showed no hesitation in her actions even though she was in a situation where she could die if she did anything.

From that look, it was clear that unlike Bo-kyung, who was still cracking open the egg, Eun-ha had already shed one layer of her skin.

grasp!

Noah immediately cut down an armored monkey running toward him.

The corpse of the armored monkey rolled around on the floor, kicking up dust.

Kaang!

On the other hand, the galaxy’s path was blocked by the monkey’s arm.

Rather, Eunha backed away to avoid the monkey’s fist that was swinging in the opposite direction.

He then glanced at Noah, who had already turned one into a corpse and was fighting with two at the same time.

Just looking at him, he looked like he was feeling defeated.

I didn’t know whether to reprimand him for being distracted during battle, or to praise his skills that had developed to the point where he could comfortably fight an armored monkey with average stats of 30.

“Focus!”

Eunha flinched at my shout and resumed fighting with the enemy in front of her.

No matter how much you think about it, it’s right to scold him. After finishing, I have to say something.

The guys who had been running away frantically had already turned around and were fighting.

Our vanguard is five, and the enemy is twelve, not including the commander.

Thanks to Noah’s hard work, they were fighting on equal footing despite being outnumbered, but the enemy seemed to know this and began to target Noah intensively.

This is the meaning of the existence of the commander entity.

The reason why a group of monsters is called an army.

Commands are transmitted over a wide area through telepathy, so monsters that should act according to instinct take tactical movements like trained elite soldiers.

Seven of them grabbed Noah and started a wheel battle, and four of them each marked the rest one-on-one.

And then the remaining one took a sharp turn and began to slowly approach behind Eunha.

I wanted to leave it to you if possible.

The moment I thought that and raised the wand, an arrow flew faster than that and hit the arm of the armored monkey that was turning backwards.

Kang! Eunha was startled by the sudden metallic sound that came from behind her and left her seat.

Eunha took a moment to catch her breath after moving to a position where she could see both the one she was dealing with and the one coming behind her at the same time.

Bogyeong then fired two more arrows, but the armored monkey dodged them with agility, as if it were no problem.

The battle lulled for a moment.

The armored monkeys formed a formation and retreated, and they also came out and stood in the way, with Bo-kyung behind them.

“What should we do now?”

Among those who had run away, a woman armed with a sword muttered softly.

Although he didn’t turn his head, it was clear who the question was being asked.

“What should I do? “You have to fight.”

“yes?! “If we stick together again like this, I think we’ll all dry up and die?!”

In response to my half-hearted answer, the woman questioned me in an urgent voice.

She was a woman as small as the shield she was holding.

Don’t be impatient. Don’t you know that the more difficult a situation is, the more you can survive if you stay calm?

I looked around at the kids.

Noah was fine, but Eunha was breathing heavily, as if she was out of breath.

I guess this gives you some experience, right?

You probably knew what your shortcomings were.

To be honest, for my first real fight, I didn’t feel that intense.

Because chimeras with commanders are qualitatively different from chimeras without commanders.

“We just need to get rid of the commander.”

In other words, if the commander disappears, the enemy immediately turns into a ragtag group.

“So how?!”

Instead of answering the woman’s words, I chanted a spell.

“Lasha-Flarely.”

After finishing the chant, the space in front of Commander Chimera visibly contracted.

Wow!

“aaah!”

─Keeek!

Before the commander monkey could recognize that something was strange, an intense explosion covered the area.

The armored monkeys that were standing guard as if protecting the commander jumped out and screamed.

In reality, the target of the magic, Commander Monkey, and the Hondemon carrying him evaporated without leaving a single scream.

It was a huge explosion that made you wonder if it was a different magic from the space explosions used before.

“and… . Wow… .”

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The woman who was chatting away let out an exclamation in a daze.

Noah looked at me with an uncharacteristically colorful expression, as if he knew I was a wizard but didn’t expect it to be to this extent.

Rather, Bo-kyung and Eun-ha seemed unimpressed, perhaps because they had seen my magic many times.

but. Compared to what I saw back then, this is nothing.

By the way, you all clearly have little experience.

What is everyone doing when the enemy is rolling on the floor?

“Aren’t you going to finish it?”

*

The battle after killing the commander was one-sided.

In the first place, it was an organized wheel fight against Noah that led to the fight.

By reducing the enemy one by one, starting from the one that attacked the most, we were able to conclude the battle in no time.

“Whoa… .”

Second one.

After inserting the sword into the neck of the last remaining armored monkey, Eunha looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

“hey.”

Eunha trembled at my call.

“Concentrate. Don’t be distracted. okay?”

“huh… .”

Although the words were said out of context, Eunha became sullen and answered as if she knew what he was talking about.

Still, for a first real fight, this wasn’t bad.

It’s not like I caused a fatal situation with a quick glance.

However, it was obvious that if we continued like that in the future, we would have a big accident at some point.

Before you make it a habit, it’s a good idea to go over it at least once as a precaution.

“And you don’t have the skills to establish a rivalry with Noah yet. “Don’t be self-conscious and just do what you need to do.”

At my words, Eunha looked more than sullen and even gave off a gloomy mood.

No, why is he like this?

Did you really think they were real rivals?

Even with a small number of Noah and Eunha, the difference in stats will be more than three times, and with actual combat experience, the gap will widen even further.

In fact, Noah alone caught seven of the remaining twelve monkeys. Even that wouldn’t have been at full power.

I said this because I was worried that my crotch would get ripped while following the stork, but I guess that wasn’t enough for Eunha to accept.

“Still, you did well. From now on, just keep doing it the way you are now. “Then it will be worth it in about half a year.”

While saying that, he patted Eunha’s head.

“huh.”

Still, when I encouraged him, the mood brightened slightly.

half a year… Actually, this is based on when Noah woke up after being frozen without doing anything.

Even so, he is expected to be one of the top five strong players in Kirnyu in six months.

Thinking like that makes me depressed again.

Rick, Noah, and many of Rick’s students, too many talented people lost their lives due to the Martial Artists’ League’s violence.

“… How long are you going to do this?”

This time, I should nip it in the bud before that happens—I was thinking something like this when Eunha spoke in a slightly rough voice.

“Huh?”

At those words, I took my hand off Eunha’s head.

Now that I think about it, why on earth did he stay still? Are you crazy?

I panicked at the embarrassing situation, but instead, Eunha pulled the sword from the chimera’s neck and started cleaning up after her as if nothing had happened.

no. If you do that, what will become of me?

“thank you!!”

As I was feeling aggrieved for no reason, a woman armed with a sword approached me and bowed her head.

The remaining two were helping the group clean up after themselves.

I quickly adjusted my expression and received a greeting.

Small body with a black ponytail.

There is nothing special about the equipment… No matter how much I saw it, it was my first time seeing it.

If things had gone the way they were, he probably wouldn’t have died here?

Even so, I worked in Kirnyu for 8 months during the first round, so I am familiar with the few freelance mercenaries.

“But how on earth did you end up being chased?”

In response to my question, the woman looked worried for a moment as to whether she could say this.

“Ah. Well… . “Do you know that a high-ranking Chimera commander has appeared in the northwest abandoned city?”

“yes. “I think I heard it in the square yesterday.”

Ellie said that yesterday when we were looking for a teammate.

But didn’t you say the subjugation was scheduled for tomorrow?

“uh? You already know? I was worried for no reason if I could say it. As you know, the top-ranked teams in Kirnyu have decided to join together to subdue tomorrow, right? But when you actually go, you can’t be without anything, so we went first, feeling a bit like scouts!”

“Then your tail got bitten and this tail came out?”

“swimming… .”

The woman laughed awkwardly at my words.

“But no matter how much it is a reconnaissance mission, even though you are a senior commander, aren’t three too few?”

“Oh, there were actually five of us. And there was one more team besides us… .”

“Then what about two?”

“Went to Earth, well. Still, there won’t be any spare time, right? I understand that they have collected all the necessary public value. So, from now on, I’ll convert everything I save into dollars. I’ve always lived with this saying, right?”

“Where did those friends die?”

“Over there. But it’s quite far. “About an hour if you walk?”

“Ah yes. that… “Seombang?”

“It’s Kyoko!”

You’re Japanese.

“yes. “Kyoko.”

“My last name is Nakano!”

What the f*ck?

“Yes, anyway. “Kyoko, you owe us a favor, right?”

“Yes, right?”

“If you could repay the favor, would you?”

“of course!”

“Is this something that the team members also agreed to?”

“yes!”

You didn’t ask for consent, you crazy b*tch.

“I’m the team leader, so I have to criticize anyway!”

Kyoko seemed to have read my gaze and added.

This was really crazy.

But it is very desirable.

“Then, please carry our children’s luggage. My kids are just growing up and I am physically weak. And we’d like to use some of that dead friends’ equipment. “Are you okay?”

And Kyoko opened her mouth wide as I heard my shameless words become even more crazy.