Isekai Taneuma

Day three of moving out of the woods. The party that discovered the abandoned settlement was investigating it, and by chance, a group of Wesen who had been marginalized during the offensive and defensive battle a month ago appeared.

Beast King Gargantuar. One of the chiefs of the Beast tribe that divides Wallachia's woods in southern Baltica. In the name of the Beast King, many of the moves carried out from his blessed body are warriors who have slaughtered every beast, beast, and demon tribe.

Werewolves (Wearwolf) are highly collaborative, act in groups, and are generous. By its very nature, it was said to be the most human-friendly race.

Especially the Gargantuar tribe felt thankful for being helped by the Warrior when the Demon King came in 300 years ago, and has maintained friendship with the Warrior Leader ever since. The Gargantuar tribal leader was also an adventurer registered with the Adventurer Alliance.

Through their friendship, the Alliance uses their tribes as a point of contact for requests in Wallachia's large forests, which is why Leonardo and Gargantuar, the Alliance's leaders, seem to be familiar.

"Long time no see, sir. A month ago, since we met on the battlefield. How are you?"

"Mm-hmm. That doesn't mean I'm sick. You're as naked as ever. I'm worried about catching a cold."

"I heard you were missing, but what were you doing?

"I couldn't help but hide in the woods because the Imperial soldiers were watching me. I was thinking of moving to Brave Leader (Brave Brand) and I was looking for a settlement... but I was lucky to meet you. Which one can't you ask for directions?

"There is no reason to refuse if you ask me. [M] But I need you to wait a minute."

Gargantuar said so, and then saw the men of the tribe lined up behind him. The mighty beasts can't see what they're thinking from their faces. At the very least, I know that there is no hostility, but when you look at the big mouth with its teeth peeling out and the eyes that are likely to kill people with just eyes, you instinctively feel fear, or you will be in trouble for nothing.

"Looks like a big strip, but what happened? It doesn't seem like it's just a hunt..."

Gargantuar nodded.

"If you looked into this place, did you notice? It hasn't been long since this place was abandoned. The tribes that lived here were expelled by the Demons. We're here to take it down."

"Why not? But this is probably the northern part of the forest. Are you telling me that the demons have invaded this place...?

"That's right. At this point, there seems to be an intense incursion of the Demons from the south. According to the tribes that were hit, all the encroached demons were the Fishman tribes (Oannes). Maybe something happened in Neuroi."

"Hmm... I hope it's not a sign of a big move..."

Leonardo muttered without anyone. He looks unusual and serious to this old man. When Feng, who can't see the story, asks what bothers him so much,

"If you've ever heard of the history of this world, don't you remember? 300 years ago, before the demon king came, there was a massive influx of demons into the woods of Wallachia."

"You mean the sign of the demon king's attack?

"I still don't know. Since the Demons always aim for human territory, it may happen to be more likely... but it is quite unusual for the Demons to advance to such a close place."

And the king of beasts said unto the old man that wrinkled between his eyebrows.

"We are going to take back the land that has been taken. You gentlemen wait here. I'll be right back."

This beast has a small number of mouths, so it's hard to understand, but it probably means I'll show you when I get back. I appreciate the offer, but there's no way I can keep my mouth shut.

"No, let's go together. Don't worry a bit... Jeanne! Guillaume! I'm sorry. Can you do me a favor?

I guess we both expect it to be a force. And Guillaume nodded silently, and Jeanne walked unto the king of beasts.

"Yes, I understand. Long time no see, this is the second time I've fought with you. Do you remember?

"I know what you're capable of. It's comfortable if you follow me. I'm counting on you."

When the two shook hands with each other, the unknown beasts unexpectedly rounded their eyes. Perhaps you were surprised because their leaders rated them better than you thought they were useless because they were human after all.

In fact, Jeanne's strength must have been the strongest of all. However, its strength was as strong as that of overtrained steel, and it also had brittleness.

The Oannes, a half-fishman, was a demonic tribe characterized by colonizing water fields and hunting down all the animals around them.

Needless to say, creatures cannot live without water, so once a day they always appear in some water field. Oannes nests there, like a spider waiting for a prey, lurking in the water and attacking animals.

Eventually, when fewer animals come to the water field, they move to another water field and change colonies one after the other, eventually hunting down all the animals in the water. They were amphibians, seawater and freshwater alike, and because they adapted without problems even on the ground, their habitat was wide, and if they did not deal with it early, it would become more and more common.

Moreover, unlike monsters, demons have wisdom, so they can't be dealt with.

The uninhabited settlements found by Feng were completely destroyed by the Oannes tribes entering the water fields used for domestic water... They captured the settlement residents who came to the water fields, tortured them, discovered the village's location, and attacked them with all their preparations.

Villagers were unable to cope with sudden events, scattered and fled as best they could. Unlike wildlife and monsters, this is where the Demons are in trouble. They talk, they exchange information, they attack like humans.

However, finding these troublesome people is not so difficult after some damage. They inhabit the watershed and are bound to move along the river, so if you look upstream for lice crushers, you'll find them somewhere.

By the way, Feng and the others were walking along the river in search of a settlement... but if we hadn't been able to find the settlement and go straight back to the river, we might have gone into the Mermaid's territory without knowing it.

Feng was horrified to hear it. If I knew nothing and had met them defenselessly, Jeanne and Guillaume would have been killed by now.

Feng, who joined the Gargantuar tribe, decided to work with them in pursuit of the Oannes. The forest was wide and the river was long, so it seemed difficult to sail, but it was found unexpectedly quickly.

Half a day after they left the village, when it was time to start camping today, one of the werewolves on the advance scout found the target. The werewolves' dog-like sense of smell distinguished between the smell of water and their unique stench.

The sun was tilted and the forest was already dim, and human feet seemed to be receding, but it was decided to start the raid immediately without waiting for the morning.

The demon says that the time is ticking, but Oannes is weak to darkness, unlike other demons, because the original is an underwater creature. They don't have very good eyes or nose on land, so it's best to ambush them now.

That's why I was in such a hurry, but the group quickly set out to prepare for the raid.

According to the scouts, the number of enemies was significantly higher than ours, and we confirmed close to 100. On the other hand, there are 30 Gargantuar tribes, plus five Feng and 35. Inside, they were useless, so they were completely defeated in numbers.

Normally speaking, it is reckless to set up a match with this difference in numbers. However, it seems that it is very difficult to get in touch with other tribes in this large forest, even if we don't know how many Oannes there will be in the meantime and call for help.

That's why Gargantuar said in a harsh tone that he would carry out an ambush without knowing it was impossible... Feng thought vaguely that even if he saw the beast's tragic determination, he could manage. We have Jeanne here somehow.

The raid was headed by Jeanne. Gargantuar was also a tribal leader, but gave him the lead with due consideration. The decision was difficult for beasts who knew nothing, but eventually broke because it was the chief's decision. Of course, it goes without saying that their anxiety was worrying.

And soon, the time came for a confrontation.

When the sun was shaded and the vision was filled with blurred purple, the beasts spread to the left and right in a semi-enclosed fashion, centered on Captain Jeanne the Cutter.

Feng didn't join the attack, so he was watching his side with Mary a little further away. Though not well seen from afar, there are countless tuna-like silhouettes in the riverbank. For a moment, the figure, which seemed to shine in the moonlight, was exactly a strange word, and every time the eyes of the big fish moved, I wondered if I really didn't see this one.

I don't know about the ecology, but it seems that the demons are mammals, and because they breathe lungs, they come up to land when they sleep. If you get into the river, you won't win, so I'd like to stick with you while you're ashore....

Don't let any of them escape into the river. After such gargantuar signals, the attack was finally launched.

"Purple light flash... cherry blossom attack double row slash blade!!

As soon as the attack began, Jeanne burst into the river as she screamed. He grabbed the sword he had and plunged it into the middle of a dense colony of demons. The moment his sword was lowered.....

Zann! There was a sound of the wind blooming in the middle of the river.

Fishmen suddenly attacked a sleepy fish to try to escape, and then they get up again and again in a hurry.

"Don't let him get away! Eat it!!

In response to Gargantuar's voice, the beasts kicked the ground and jumped into the swarm of demons. As they roared ferociously, they cleaved the back of the fleeing Mermaid with their sharp nails and chewed through the throat of the stiff one in surprise. The demons who were caught in surprise fell down one after the other without any reason.

We are pushing the momentum completely. But on top of the numbers, some fishermen were trying to escape the siege and escape to the river, pointing to the liking of the losing beasts.

"Go to sleep, sleep, sleep in the cloud."

However, at the next moment, a dry ice fog stood in the river, and the fish man who touched it fell down.

There was a bread and a dry sound, and the bullets were shot into the fishmonger's eyebrows as he tried to escape.

Every time a flash flashed from Guillaume's manipulated pistol, the surrounding scene appeared as if it were a continuous photo. The scene that flows like slow motion seems to be seen in the movies.

"Crush it! Razor knife!!

Jeanne, who had been chasing the fisherman one after the other, played the big game like a namus slice.

And the ground shakes like an earthquake, and the fishmongers blow up like pieces of paper.

This was a fatal blow, and the enemy colony was completely neutralized. The rest of the mermaids gave up running to the river and headed to the forest, but on land, they could not be rivals to the legs of the beasts, and each time they turned their lives away.

Then....

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!

I heard a voice like a woman's golden trumpet, and Feng hardened as a goodness.

Mary stares at the battlefield with a pop face when she looks next to her surprise. There must be only one woman on this scene... then who made that voice...

The moment I thought about it, I realized that the source of the voice was Oannes. Strange as it sounds, the target is a bipedal mammal with a fish head. And he remembered the words of Gargantuar, who said that the demons understood the language.

That anomaly speaks human language.

"Jeannuch!!!

At that time, a scream similar to Guillaume's scream appeared around me.

When Feng looked back at the riverbank, Jeanne, who was supposed to have overwhelmed the enemy before, somehow stood in the middle of the enemy. He didn't move as if he had been distracted, as if he were unaware of an incoming enemy attack from behind.

"Haah!

On Jeanne's back, Oannes's sharp nails were shaken down. Blood splashed out of his back, pouring down like a shrivel of rain.

"Uhhhhhhhhhh... hmm!

Gargantuar, who noticed that Captain Cut had been hit, turned to cover him and punched his enemies. There came Guillaume's chase, and the fishmonger who shot Jeanne instantly died.

When Jeanne realized that they had helped her, it seemed as if she had recovered herself.

"The scratches are fine!

That said, we are back in pursuit of Oannes again.

Shame you worried about your allies, but with Jeanne's swift action afterwards, the battle soon ended with a victory on our side....

The river was full of corpses.

The black light on the ground in the moonlight must be because the river's water is not reflecting, but rather because the terrible blood is pouring into the riverbank.

Feng stepped into the riverbank where the corpse piled up and nauseated at the stinking smell. Not only the smell of death or blood containing iron, but also the smell of twisting nose is mixed. Probably because dirt like faeces are dripping together. As the nosey werewolves mixed up with such a foul smell, they threw their spears at the bellies of the mermaids rolling to the ground, twisting their faces to death.

"... it's a terrible sight. It's not just fun out there."

Before such a tragic sight, Mary leaked a brief impression. It was a pretty dry reaction for a girl, but it was easier for me to cry, scream and make a scene. It seems that she has never been so averse to hunting and hunting prey or taking her life. That's probably because you understand that's how humans live. It's strange that you've been locked up in such a place.

With that in mind, Feng sat on the big rock and approached Jeanne, who was stunned.

"Jeanne, are you okay? Show me the wound."

"Oh, white. Thank you for your concern. I'm all right. You've shown me something pathetic."

"Just show me what to do if you get an infection."

Feng said so and pulled Jeanne's arm slightly forcefully to turn his back. Nulanula and glowing wounds were widespread, but, as he said, the wounds themselves seemed not so deep. However, it would be forbidden to be alarmed because you were injured by something you don't know. Feng ripped off his torn clothes, washed his wounds with water from a boiling disinfectant bottle, and applied medicine.

"Damn it... I'll stain it! Wow... it hurts worse than a demon attack."

I picked them a few days ago and found them useful. Dokudami has a bactericidal effect, and Yogi has a wound healing effect. I only managed to pick it at that time, but I didn't think it would be necessary so urgently. I keep everything in stock.

"Still, I can't believe you can do it. I seem to have been alarmed at the time, but was there anything that bothered you?

After applying the medicine, Feng put a rag on the wound and rolled it around with a bandage. He asked him that because he had tears.

"... I've been hurt..."

"Huh? What? I can't hear you."

Then Jeanne muttered something with a squeezy voice that she could barely hear.

Are you exaggerating that the wound will stain? During the battle, because of the strength of the devil to escape, she usually smelled like a maiden... or an aunt. This uncle thought it was easy... but at the next moment, the phoenix suddenly solidified to the words spoken by such an uncle.

"... help me, I was told there was a baby in my stomach."

"Eh...?

Jeanne is rolling on the ground around, pointing at the bodies of the demons.

"At least when they told me to help my kids, my head turned completely white. I heard you talk to people... I don't know, I don't know, I can't believe I said this."

Said Feng glanced at the tip of his finger. I had never seen a demon race before, so I only thought it was that shape. But if you ask me, any of the bodies that roll here appear to be swollen in the lower abdomen.

I didn't think so. When I stared, one of the beasts who happened to be passing by stuck a spear into the belly of the body.

A strange object is stuck at the tip of the ear, which was pulled out of the torn belly after it was stirred around the belly with a spear.

When the beast confirmed it, he turned away with his dirty eyes, and then shaken down his spear, and flew the pierced object at the tip of his neck.

The object that rolled in dots stopped at Feng's feet.

Even though I had a bad feeling, I couldn't turn my eyes away... if I looked closely, it was something in the shape of a fish with little limbs instead of a fin.

When I was stared at by a black hole in the fish-eye, I felt a numb fear running through Feng's spine. Step by step or step, your feet retreat against your will. It was undoubtedly a demonic child... but there was no other fetus in the form of a fish.