The Labyrinth Raids of the Ultimate Tank

The Knight's quarters are around the border between Adventurer and Civic streets. It's as close to my home as it gets.

Hurry across the street, rendezvous with Mr. Xerocco, and go inside.

There were church officials and a Gigi woman in the room, who had just finished his treatment.

... awful, I'm hurt. Half his face is wrapped in a bandage, and his arm is broken, or is it just as fixed in a bandage?

The clothes that I thought I was wearing were round nearby. The blood is sticking and there are traces of it being mutilated with nails.

There was a bandage wrapped around the abdomen of a male knight who had nothing around his upper body, but it was also dyed red.

... I guess I lost my outer skin, fought until I was still in a worn out state, and followed here.

"I am Berga, the knight assigned to the Coulas. We are very grateful to you for helping us investigate the demons this time."

Originally, it was an investigation that the knight was supposed to do, but the knight alone couldn't help it, so he asked the clan to take his place. It's just that the knights need to get personnel out, and Mr. Xerocco told me if he could help me, and I accepted, and he sent Marius.

"... Mr. Berga. I'm Rude the Clan Leader. The city… how did you get so wounded?"

I left the mini-hue at a desk nearby so that the conversation here could reach the Hughes as it were.

"I, too, to be honest, am half-hearted - suddenly, a demon has been summoned to block the four gates in Kurus. … Without doing so, Kurus has been surrounded by demons, and now he has managed to contain the demons' intrusion by activating the junction device"

... to his words, we had to face each other.

Sudden summons of demons...... I never heard of that.

But now the reason Hugh stopped hearing was roughly predictable.

... Probably got held back by a junction device because it's a demon. That means that Marius and the others were in the city and didn't come across a scene where the demon was summoned... I think. I wanted it to be so. I'm sure you're safe.

and my left hand was softly enveloped. There was a nin there smiling brightly.

"Rude. It's okay."

"... oh, thank you"

Nin must have guessed how I felt.

... As a leader, I may need to think about the worst, but I just didn't want to do that now.

Mr. Xerocco asks Berga.

"How long will you hold the junction device?"

"As it stands, I was wondering if it might not last until tomorrow morning..."

... Then if we don't figure out a way to defeat the demons by then, the city will be ravaged by the demons, maybe.

Of course, Coulas is a large city that is the hub of distribution, with many knights and adventurers.

But that's why I couldn't help but look at the situation of activating the junction device.

... Coulas, who possesses so much power, had to rely on a junction device.

And it should be noted that we still need to continue to use the junction device, which means... that's probably all there is to it.

"Mr. Berga. Have you contacted the outside world about this?"

In my words, Berga shook her head.

"... I don't know if it's magic or skill of the demons... but a knight with a reading skill can't contact me. When I tried to activate it, a demon interfered with it... and they took over my body..."

His expression gets harsher. … interfering with the ability to activate at a distance and take over the body……? Is it possible to do that?

"Time and time. Most of the people I was planning to visit from the outside have become the bait for the demons.... Still, I needed to tell you about this situation outside.... The only way to do that was for people to use their feet to tell them. I am the last survivor of that unit... because I went outside using the underground waterway and the troop leader showed himself and took the time -"

Tears come to his attention. What he had was a necklace. That, maybe, belongs to that troop leader. Mr. Xerocco softly touched his hand, trembling with a smugness.

"So I found and protected, and I did. You are currently contacting the Count from us, but it will take you more than a day to think back."

"Yes, I have just contacted Sein and Seinlia to ask them to come back soon. Write to Sein and call on the nearby city in Seinlia and time will be shortened."

"Thank you"

Mr. Xerocco has been bowing his head all the time.

Through Hugh, the situation in the city was roughly known. It is true that thanks to the stretched boundaries, the city is still safe.

But there are tons of demons around. From the view conveyed from Hugh, I could also confirm the appearance of a demon that I would not normally see.

... To be honest, if the junction is gone, the city of Coulas will fall as it is, it will.

After Berga stepped in once, he moved his mouth.

"The number of enemies is roughly 5,000, as far as I can tell here. Most of all, it's the demons that follow them that are troublesome."

I'm surprised at the number of demons called 5,000.

"... What is a troublesome demon?"

"- Stormwear Wolf"

That's what Berga said, and I accidentally opened my eyes.

... There were several demons in this world that were supposedly created by demon kings and demon gods.

For example, Kraken, which roughs up the sea. Ruling the sky, Death Wyburn, etc….

But they were all supposedly sealed by the brave. Yes, even the bravest once said to be, are demons who could not crusade and could only be sealed.

... one of the demon kings' subordinates. Stormwear Wolf. I've heard about the monster's name, too.

"Mr. Rude. The next target in the city of Coulas will probably be here or nearby rural towns. … Shouldn't we abandon the town and get ready to flee"

That kind of Mr. Xerocco's fist was closed much harder.

... He also wanted to do something about Kurus, but I could see it from that fist.

... Neither do I. The city of Coulas has important people. I didn't want to keep my mouth shut and start evacuating.

And, Berga grabbed Mr. Xerocco's arm.

"Oh, my God, Xeroko...... Can't we save the city of Coulas! There are a lot of my friends and friends over there... and..."

"Berga. From now on, you need to make more decisions. This time, it's one of them. I'm sorry, but the power of this city alone is not enough to recapture the city of Coulas"

At the moment, the power alone.

Berga bites with regret and weeps.

Even Mr. Xerocco will have a desire to do something about it. But the reality is - it's hard.

At the moment, power alone.

"Mr. Xerocco. How much power will Coolas have?"

"… even with knights and adventurers, there will be 3,000 or not"

3000, huh.

Then enough...... can we do something about it?

"Then it's not hard to flip the situation... is it? Partially releasing the junction, narrowing down the demon raid from there alone, attracting demons inside the junction and fighting. The enemy is positioning demons to surround the entire perimeter, so 5,000 demons don't strike at once."

"I see... the demons will also weaken if they are drawn to the inside of the junction. But how do you drag demons inside?"

"I'll use Seinlia"

"... No way. An aerial attack, is it?"

"Yes, Seinlia's magic, of course, puts its power at the head of Nin, who is good at magic there. Wouldn't it be possible to mess up enemies if we let magic fall like rain from the air?"

In my words, Mr. Xerocco puts his hand on his chin.

"The purpose is not the annihilation of the enemy…"

"... Yes. The purpose is to buy time. One is to use the junction device longer. The other is to create 10,000 soldiers."

"... ma, ten thousand...?"

"Yes, I will get Homunculus and Fantim to work together. The Homncruses would have told you they could make copies of the skills of others?"

"... I see. So, you want Fantim to imitate his skills and prepare an army of impostors?"

Mr. Xerocco snorts. On that look, I could see that expectations were starting to mix.

"Yes. Of course, this is only a positive move. We need to get help from another city and get real soldiers ready to attack at least through one gate."

There will be no 500 adventurers in this city right now.

With the demons, you'll be able to prepare about 500 battles, but that's just not enough.

"You lend me Seinlia. There is a fortified city north of Coulas. Then it won't be hard to prepare for battle."

I'll leave you to Mr. Xerocco.

The sound of Seinlia sounds, and Mr. Xerocco goes right outside.

Looking out the window, I could see that Mr. Xerocco rode in Seinlia.

It won't take half a day, and the explanation of the situation itself would be possible. All you have to do is decide right away and see if you can move.

... Mr. Xerocco will be fine. Because of his age, he's in these rural towns, but he was originally a pretty armed knight. You're famous among the knights.

"Nin. Tell the people in town what's going on. To the Alliance and the Homunculus, it's fine because it's passed on."

"Okay. I'll talk to the church and the vigilante."

Nin also jumps out of the building immediately.

Hughes needed to be given similar instructions and communicated the situation to the people in town anyway.

The Homunculus are also moving quickly in search of Fantim. Fantim will have information coming from Timeo and the others.

... the essence of this operation. It's an important role, but it's not like Fantim needs to hold it alone.

In the meantime - all we have to do is pack the operation.

All I've just told you is ideal, if it works.

... even the enemy probably has some intelligence.

It doesn't mean we'll just clean up the attack from the air more than we have Stormwear Wolf.

Above all.

In this battle, there will surely be a dead man. Especially in the city of Coulas, which serves as a battlefield...

"Mr. Rude. I'll go back to the coulas and explain the situation…"

Nice to meet you. Berga tried to get up, so I grabbed that shoulder. What are you talking about?

I peek into his eyes and say away with a strong glance.

"I need another job for you right now. It's important, it's work."

"... what, is it?"

"Get me an accurate map of the underground waterway. I'll take a handful inside and head inside the coulas."

"... please, I will"

Berga snorted hard at my words.