ã...Itâs over there!ã(Mile)
ãOoh...ã(SHW leader)
From the direction pointed out by Mile, thereâs a herd of Orcs, about 5-6.
The numbers are uncertain because they may be hidden behind the trees.
And ...
ãTwo of them are Unique Monster...ã(Mile)
It wasnât search-magic but a judgment based on Mileâs eyesight, which is better than ordinary people.
ãObviously, the situation is different from that time in the dwarven village...ã(Rena)
ãThe rift is also different from the last time.ã(Pauline)
Yes, as Rena and Pauline say, at that time, the monsters are only Unique Monsters, they werenât mixed with âordinaryâ, normal or native monsters,
and the rift appears to have remained open in the same place for quite some time.
However, both on the way to the Capital and this time, the Unique Monster and the normal monsters are together. They behave as if the Unique Monster is in control of the herd.
The rift also seemed to close naturally in a short amount of time. The girls couldnât find it near the place where they found the Unique Monster, except that one time.
Moreover, it closed immediately in front of the Red Oath at that one time.
Based on that and the widespread of Unique Monsters, the girls believed that the rift closed relatively quickly and appeared elsewhere.
... Perhaps, itâs possible that the rifts are open in multiple places at the same time.
In addition, there was an âodd metal golem that seems to be giving instructions to the Unique Monstersâ.
Regarding this golem, the girls only reported to the guild by telling a simple fact... its existence and the fact that it had escaped.
They donât know what it is but they canât help but talk by speculation.
Therefore, the guild only recognizes it as a âsmall iron golem that just happened to thereâ.
But, of course, Red Oath knew that it is an important key from Mileâs reactions.
... In addition, the existence of a âriftâ.
However, the probability of encountering an open rift by chance is very low.
Even if Mile asks the nanomachines to tell her about the occurrence, itâs very unlikely that it will happen to occur in a convenient place where she can reach in a few minutes.
She âaccidentallyâ missed the opportunity and she regretted it.
ãWe will start with a surprise magical ranged attack.
Following that ...ã(Rena)
Rena tried to give instructions with her usual habit,
Cadillac, the leader of the Shining Holy Sword, raised his left hand to stop it.
ãNo, no
Please leave it to us.
Assist us only when the Unique Monsters are about to escape from us.
In the first place, the request is having us defeating these monstersã(Cadillac)
ãAh...ã(Rena)
Renaâs becomes a little red like saying she carelessly forgets it.
Certainly, it was the initial plan.
Besides, if âThe Shining Holy Swordâ canât deal with those monsters alone, there is no point in this joint order.
It was Renaâs mistake.
And Mileâs group backed down a little for the guidance/test.
The magicians cast and get their spells ready for support.
âThe Shining Holy Swordâ is ready to attack.
First of all, the archer shoots an arrow, and immediately after that, the magician shoots ice-based attack magic.
And almost at the same time, three vanguards rushed in.
The magician of this party seems to be a support and a little weak at attack magic,
Even if he is âa B-rank magicianâ, his power is only compared to C rank hunters.
Originally, he seems to be good at healing and life support. But of course, it was natural that he was also helped out during battle.
And the reason for delaying the magic by one tempo from the archer is, of course, to avoid affecting the trajectory of the arrow.
The arrow naturally aims at one of the Unique Monsters and the attack magic is an AOE range attack magic to reduce the combat power of all enemies.
Right after that, the magician starts the next chant and the archer keeps shooting arrows while taking a position to protect the magician. He is also paying attention to switch to a weapon for close-quarters combat at any time.
Meanwhile, the three Vanguards have started to attack the Orcs.
ãKu~u, itâs hardã(Cadillac?)
ãRanged attacks arenât working!ã(Archer?)
The Vanguards tried to get rid of the dangerous Unique Monsters first, but it backfired.
If they defeat the normal monsters first, the number of enemies will decrease and the number of attacks they received will also decrease.
However, even if they do some damage to the Unique Monsters, the amount of attack from the enemy wonât decrease unless they defeat it.
And if they try to defend, block or parry them, they will not be able to attack.
Ranged attacks also should have been used to reduce the number of normal monsters.
And as soon as the Vanguards approached, they should deal with the remaining normal monsters, then everyone would need to deal with two Unique Monsters only...
... Yes, they were looking down on the Unique Monsters.
Even though Red Oath explained it properly, they probably thought, âThey are about an average between Orcs and Ogresâ
ãMile!ã(Maevis)
ãYes!ã(Mile)
Mile and Maevis jump out at the same time.
Rena and Pauline stand by in an attacking position to avoid friendly fire.
If their allies are really in danger, they will attack without hesitation even if they risk shooting allies, but itâs still early now.
Za~shu, Do~shu, Bu~shu! (SFX)
Mile and Maevis slash all normal Orcs,
The Vanguard team of âShining Holy Swordâ no longer has to worry about their backs, they can attack the two Unique Monsters without danger.
ããã............ããã(SHW 3 people)
And the three Vanguards look at the two Unique Orcs that lied down on the ground with indescribable faces.
ãDamn, this is bad...ã(SHW vanguard)
ãYou gotta be kidding me...ã(SHW vanguard)
ãHey hey hey hey......ã(SHW vanguard)
They are weaker than C-rank.
Although they are a B-rank party, they have trouble fighting the Orcs.
...Moreover, the young party decided that it was dangerous and intercepted.
And they didnât find that interception unpleasant.
Certainly, they still might be able to annihilate the Orcs as they were.
In exchange for the price of serious injury or death of one or two people...
If Red Oath isnât together with them in a joint request.
If there were 3 Unique Monsters or more.
If this wasnât Unique Orcs, but a âUnique Ogreâ that is known to exist ...
ãããDamn, this is bad......ããã(SHW 3 people)
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ãThen, May I ask you for storage?ã(Cadillac)
ãAh, yesã(Mile)
The leader of âShining Holy Swordâ asked Mile to do so and when she tried to store the Orcs ...
ãPlease wait.ã(Pauline)
For some reason, Pauline stopped Mile.
ãWhat would you do now if we werenât there and didnât know about Unique Monsters?ã(Pauline)
ãããããEh......ããããã(SHW 5 people?)
The five members of âShining Holy Swordâ seem to be taken aback by Paulineâs question.
ãNo, Iâm sure we will take it apart and bring back as much as we can the highest-selling parts...ã(Cadillac)
ãIsnât that right...?ã(Pauline)
Pauline shows a face like âisnât it obvious?â to their answer.
ãAh...ã(Mile)
And Mile also seems to have understood.
ãEven if we check the guildâs dismantling site, we shouldnât be able to find any Unique Monster...
First of all, if the hunters lose, even if there are survivors, they arenât in the shape to bring back the prey.
Itâs best to run away with the injured people.
Even if they defeat the monster to some extent or repel it, the Unique Monster will usually be the survivor. And even if itâs defeated, its companion will drag the corpse home.
And even if the hunters annihilated the monsters safely, they will say âSomehow, it was really tough, this time...â
Then, they dismantle the prey and bring back only the highest-selling part ...ã(Mile)
ããAh...ãã(Rena + Pauline)
Apparently, Rena and Maevis also understood.
ããThere is no Unique Monster in the dismantling site!ãã(Rena + Pauline)
Yes, only if the Unique monster was hunted relatively close, small, and not too difficult to carry the whole body, then the hunters might bring it in as is, without dismantling and transformed it into a chunk of meat.
...... And all Unique Monsters are huge.
Even Unique Goblins, which arenât so big, but no one can take them home because they have no material to sell.
ãYes, the existence of Unique Monster wasnât well known.
Do you think there are people who say, âThe goblins were extraordinarily strongâ, âI struggled with the orcsâ, and demand some bonus?ã(Mile)
Renaâs group shakes their heads.
Yes, thatâs what makes people laugh at them in the guild.
And, after returning home, the âShining Holy Swordâ must report exactly that.
ããããã............ããããã(SHW 5 people)