The Frontier Alchemist ~ I Can't Go Back to That Job After You Made My Budget Zero

"The enemy is coming! Form up around the engineers!""" Riflemen, form up!

The soldiers of the territorial army are suddenly engulfed in a clamor. Those who put down their surveying tools and put their first priority on movement. A commander, it seems, is shouting out his orders.

"Alchemy, let's go!" The alchemists in front of me take out their scrolls. One after another, bear-shaped alchemical beasts belonging to the territorial army are summoned.

The bear-shaped alchemical beasts are rather popular alchemical beasts for military alchemists to handle. They are dexterous and can do heavy work.

However, it seems that one bear is the limit for each of them.

I also take out a scroll and hold it ready, thinking that I might need some help in case of an emergency.

"Appearance point, over there!

Everyone's eyes were focused on where Ary pointed.

"On my count! Three, two...

The earth rises. It is so large that it could be called a small mountain.

"Zero!"

So much earth and sand is scattered around us that we think an explosion has occurred. A cloud of dust is rising.

Beyond the dust, a huge shadow appears.

"Magic gun! The commander's orders echo through the air.

A volley of magic bullets from a magic gun is fired at the shadow that appears.

"Bullet in the chamber! Effects, minor! A soldier who seems to be an observer shouts.

The dust clears, and what appears is simply a gigantic mole.

"The mole we encountered before was a mixture of several monsters, but this one is almost a mixture of none?

I can't help but mutter to myself as I look at the figure. If you look closely, you can see a huge, black mushroom growing on its head, which looks like a hat. But the rest of it looks like a mole.

"Second shot, ready! Tee-hee!" Then the magic elemental bullet lands again.

The surface of the giant mole is slightly scraped off by the shot.

"The bullet has landed! The effect is still minor! Oh, that's... The enemy seems to be a swarm!

"Swarming. Another one.

There is a stir among the territorial troops.

It seems that there are not a few mixtures, but countless numbers of normal sized moles have clustered together to form a gigantic mole.

If we look closely at the surface where the magic element bullets land, we can see another mole beneath the surface mole that has been peeled off by the attack.

"Alchemists, forward!" With a shout, the military alchemists send the bear alchemists toward the giant mole.

Unfortunately, the size of the bears is too big. The bear claws of the alchemists' alchemists only chip away at the mole on the surface of the Giant Mole. The bears are soon blown away by a single cleave from the giant mole's forearm.

I think I can do it! I'll take care of it, if you don't mind!" I call out to what appears to be the commander of the territorial army. I can't help but butt in when I realize that any more damage could be done.

"Who are you? The commander turns to me with a flash. His gaze fell on Sailuke, who was still perched on my shoulder.

"You are! Okay. Please. All troops, stay alert and keep your distance!

The soldiers of the territorial army have fallen back, leaving an open space.

In the center of the open space, a giant mole looks down on us. I can see its strong hostility toward me.

I walk out slowly and deploy the scrolls I have been preparing.