Chapter 485
Chapter 485
"You say you're tired of ......? What the hell are you thinking?"
I wonder and ask him, but he smiles a sickening smile and his mouth quirks up in a smile.
I'm not going to play along with your 'stalling'...... that's what it means, Rid Bardia."
Elba said and took a glance in the direction where Gareth's troop was.
I am not tall enough to see the troops, but I can see the dust cloud in the distance.
"If you are here and no liner comes out,....... I'm sure they're dealing with Gareth's troops right now, right?"
What if they are? Do you think we're going to let you go to Gareth's rescue without a fight?
A shiver runs down my back as he turns his sneer and gaze on me.
However, I cannot pull away.
I set my magic sword in front of my eyes, took a step forward, and looked straight at Elba.
'...... I have a few interesting things to tell you.'
The guy pointed the tip of his battle-axe at me.
"Gareth . just one of the pawns I'm using as a cover. I was going to ask him to step down from his position as tribal leader sooner or later. No, it might be more convenient for me to have him defeated by Rainer so that I can use it as a pretext to say, 'The tribal leader has been defeated."
"...... Gareth is your father, even if not your father. You're going to treat even your own flesh and blood as pawns just like Rick and the rest of them?"
"What is the point of blood ties to me? Blood ties mean nothing to me."
Elba sniffed and turned the conversation around, "And .......
"I know you think you've brought Rafa into this. I told her something beforehand."
"What do you mean?"
When I asked him with a blank expression, he twisted his mouth into a happy smile.
"Don't you understand? You know what it means, don't you? In order for you to win, you have no choice but to use some kind of unexpected strategy. That's why ...... I told her . Whenever they offer you something, you have to be a good one,......."
"So ...... what are you trying to say?"
"I mean, you know. You think you've ambushed me and Gareth, but you haven't. You've been lured out. "
Elba cowered in amusement as he said this.
"Well, I didn't get any report from Rafa about what kind of move you guys were going to make, but when Rafa said that Malbus should be in charge, I knew you guys were trying to make a move."
He started laughing out loud and eventually became satisfied.
He looked at us again.
"After all, you were just dancing on my palm,"
"What then?'
I asked him with a terrible look on my face as I held up my magic sword.
Elba, I told you at the beginning. I'm not going to talk about it anymore. Even if you were in my hands, the fact is that we are holding swords in front of you to defeat you. Having enemy soldiers in front of an enemy general is, from a strategic point of view, a huge mistake. It's like the saying goes, "A schemer's strategy is apt to be drowned ...... in strategy."
When I said that, Cross gushed, "Hmmm .......
"Master Rid is right. No matter how large an army you lead, it would be a great blunder to have enemy soldiers right in front of your general."
Capella nodded in agreement at his words, while Diana shook her head in dismay.
"Yes, absolutely. If he had been a general, he would have been subjected to punishment."
"If the person who was having them dance on his palms was also dancing around, there would be no way to care for them."
It seems that Ovelia, Kahlua, and even Cookie were caught in the act, and their shoulders were shaking.
"Elba. No matter what you say, we are here to defeat you. And now the most important thing is that we're standing in front of you, right?"
"You're a ...... little prick, you know that? You're a loudmouth."
Elba ran a blue streak down his spine and twisted his body, carrying his battle axe slowly on his shoulder.
I'll tell you one more thing. Did you think I didn't notice you sneaking ...... around earlier?"
"......⁉"
I felt a tremendous amount of magic power from him at that moment.
"The small fry who rely on magic ...... don't use clever little tools!"
"Everyone, put up a full-throttle barrier directly in front of you!"
As soon as I shouted, I saw his black magic power shimmering and gathering at the tip of his battle axe.
"Will it vanish without leaving a speck of dust? Or do I risk my life to protect the little fry? Choose one or the other. Rid Bardia!"
Elba released the power he had built up and swung his battle axe, and a huge magic bullet, covered in black, fiery, spherical lightning, shot out from its tip, gouging the earth as it approached us.
The magic barrier of everyone would be insufficient to block that blow.
We must do something to weaken its power.
I leaped forward as quickly as I could and instantly gathered my magical power.
"Spiral Spear!"
The activated magic spear spiraled and collided with the sphere of black flame released by Elba, sending it into the area.
The wind was raging and the dust and smoke swirled in the air.
"Get behind me!"
I can hear the worried voices of the others.
But there is no time to answer.
The force is incomparably stronger than that of the Spiral Spear of Fire.
If I'm not careful, I will be blown away.
I desperately try to hold on, but the ground is scraping away at my feet and my legs are slowly slipping away.
But if I push down here, everyone behind me and the knights will suffer a great amount of damage.
"Well,......, you're working harder than I thought you would. Well, I'll have to reward you."
When I hear his voice, the force of the push suddenly becomes stronger.
I grit my teeth, put all my strength into my body, and squeeze out more magic power,
The magic bullets were coming closer and closer to us.
When the magic bullets were right in front of me, I gathered my remaining strength and forcibly increased the output of my body-attribute-enhancing fire.
Pain, creaking, banging, and unpleasant noises come from inside my body as if an electric current were running through my entire body.
Immediately after, Elba's magic bullet exploded.
"Master Rid!"
With a voice calling my name, I saw the backs of Cross and Capella, who were putting up a magic barrier.
I tried to reply, but I could not muster the strength to do so and fell forward. I was wrapped in the gentle arms of a woman who asked me, "Are you safe?
Thank you, Diana ......."
'This is outrageous, . Thank you for protecting us all."
Tears overflowed from her eyes and fell down my cheeks.
I'm glad. It seems that I was able to protect everyone for the time being.
At that moment, I felt an unpleasant presence close at hand.
"He's right there on ......".
What ......?
"What ......⁉"
You guys are in my way.
Immediately after, a large shadow appeared out of the smoke and blew away Capella and Cross.
"Hey, hey, hey. After all those dares, you can't be seen in that way. Rid Bardia."
"G......⁉"
I glared at Elba, who appeared with a fearless smile on his face, and tried desperately to rise.
But I can only hear the screams coming from all over my body, and I can't even stand up.
'Your opponent is me!"
"No, Diana. Don't worry about me, just pull back!"
"I don't mind a strong-willed woman. You're no match for me."
"You'll never know unless you try."
She launched a series of sword moves, but Elba easily avoided them and flicked her sword away.
He then grabbed Diana by the neck with his left hand and lifted her up.
"Let her go."
"After all, this is the extent of the human race."
Muttering a bored look, Elba turns her gaze toward me.
"Rid Bardia, your squire is suffering. How long do you intend to stay idle?"
'Damn ......!'
I tried desperately to get up, but my body wouldn't let me.
At that moment, small shadows came out of the smoke from the explosion, one after another, and jumped on Elba.
'Let go of her, !"
"Ovelia! Everyone!"
Led by her, Cookie and all the beastmen jumped on Elba one after another to save Diana.
But he turned them all around with only one hand.
I want to join in, but I can't move my body.
As if to show me, Elba laughed and tortured Ovelia and the cookies right in front of me.
Soon after, everyone else became immobile as well.
" Everyone is ......."
"I was so bored. So boring".
The left hand of the sniffling guy has Diana by the neck, and Ovelia is being trampled under his right foot.
"Let them go ......!"
I was desperately horrified, but Elba twisted his mouth in amusement.
"Good, that's the look on your face. Then let me ask you something, Rid Bardia. If you want to spare their lives, be my servant".
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