“S-Squad Commander, Hannibal! This dragon is in a level far beyond us! W-We should retreat!”

A man who’s part of Captain Valles’s group warns the eyepatched man while coughing up blood.

“You’re from…… Valles’s squad. I see the squad members have caught on their captain’s scaredy-cat habit! It’s been a while since I last moved my body! Watch me in action!”

The eye-patched man said…… or rather, it was more like a public speech.
That man seems to be the leader behind this army of 80.

Looking at it again…… they seem to have divided themselves in small groups of eight.
Captain Valles’s team also had seven members.
That would mean that one unit has eight men.
And, since he’s squad commander, he’s the leader of all squads.

Let’s check out Squad Commander Hannibal’s stats, for now.
We’ll see how strong their top fighter is.

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〖Hannibal Glazers〗
Species: Earth Huma
Status: Normal
Lv: 39/60
HP: 262/262
MP: 72/72
Attack: 241+60
Defense: 184+55
Magic: 65
Speed: 143

Equipment:
Hand:〖Mythril Great Spear: B〗
Body:〖Mythril Chest Armor: B〗

Special Skills:
〖Grisha Language: Lv6〗〖Spear Mastery: Lv6〗〖Stealth: Lv5〗
〖Fighting Instinct: Lv4〗〖Morale Boost: Lv2〗

Resistances:
〖Physical Resistance: Lv3〗〖Magic Resistance: Lv2〗〖Poison Resistance: Lv4〗
〖Paralysis Resistance: Lv3〗

Regular Skills:
〖Shockwave: Lv3〗〖Surprise Attack: Lv5〗〖Power: Lv2〗
〖Poison: Lv6〗〖Powered High Jump: Lv3〗

Titles:
〖Former Glay Bandit Leader: Lv—〗〖Hungry Hunters Squad Commander: Lv—〗〖Spear King: Lv4〗
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…… He’s just good with weapons, but I think Adofu is stronger.
I shouldn’t really be comparing humans to someone like Adofu though.
This Hannibal guy won’t be much of a problem.
What I really need to watch out for is their teamwork and formation.

It’ll take a while to finish them off if I fight them all at once.
Should I just scare them by killing Hannibal and end this as quick as possible?

“Even numbered squads, surround the dragon! Squads in the main road, wait further instructions! Odd numbered squads, join the monster subjugation squad and attack! We, the 71st squad division, will assist both sides, and if you see a chance, deal the finishing blow!”

“Roger!” “Understood!” “Let’s get wild!”

Everyone starts moving according to Hannibal’s orders.
I can sense a part of the cavalry surrounding me from a distance.

“Gru~u~u……”

I turn to the nearby Lithuvar men and call them out with a low growl.
Hopefully, they understand……

“R-Ryujin-sama……?”
“H-He must be telling us to get down!”

Baron interpreted it well.
I nod to tell him he’s right.

“They’re stupid to stick close like that! Everyone! Let’s burn them alive! Hiya~aah!”

A cavalry behind us says loudly, then he waves a metallic wand to our direction.

“〖Flame Enhancer〗! Now, fire!”

A red light surrounds us.

“〖Spread Fire〗!”
“〖Flame〗!” “〖Grim Burner〗!”

The cavalry behind us all wave their metallic wands.
Different shapes of fire blasts shoot out from their tips.
There’s a fireball and also a flamethrower…… although each fire attack is shaped differently, that amount of firepower is surely enough to severely burn the Lithuvar men who’re with me.

I turn around and fill my throat with plenty of magic.
Then, I open my mouth, firing the magic I gathered as a jet of flame.
Meet my〖Scorching Breath〗skill.

The breath of fire coming out of my mouth instantly consumes the fire attacks coming our way.
I then turn my head around while breathing fire.

“Gwaaah!” “What the, what happened! A misfire?!”
“Regroup! If you lost your captain, retreat!”

Fire spreads all around.
The burning horses abandon their riders and run away while on fire.
Those who were caught by the flames, and are still alive, are now rolling on the ground, shrieking.
The whole area became a cesspool of frantic screaming of agony.

At best, a human’s magic power is around 200.
In comparison to that, me, an Ouroboros, has a magic stat around 1000.
Their defenses are also around 500.
An average human’s magic power is practically nothing to me.

【Obtained 1203 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗skill gives you additional 1203 Experience Points.】
【The Lv of〖Ouroboros〗went up from Lv 87→88.】
【Title Skill〖Disaster〗has risen from Lv 7→8.】

With just one breath……
The amount of experience is good and all. But, I don’t really like going through with this.
All my bad titles are gonna level up a lot once this is over.

“E, eeek…… this…… can’t be happening……”

The man who led the fire attack stood there, stunned.
Despite the other cavalries running in panic, he stands there.
One of the horses run past him and he gets pushed down the ground, letting his wand go.

“Captain Fawn! Give us the order to retreat!”

A cavalry near me says, reaching out his arm while crawling on the ground.

…… Is that man also a squad captain like Valles?
Best to take down the leaders of each separate unit to break their formation apart.

“Gru~uooo!”

I step forward, careful about the Lithuvar men beside me, and kick the yelping cavalry away.
His sword breaks and his body bends irregularly.

Then, I scoop up dirt with my tail and extinguish the fire to prevent any more damage to the forest.
At the same time, I spread open my wings and fire six shots of〖Wind Slash〗to Captain Fawn’s direction.

The edges of the wind blades cut through the ground, shaving off the earth.
The cavalries who got hit in the way all get sliced and their corpses roll down to me.
Screams from humans and wild neighing from horses echo throughout the chaos I’ve spurred.

【Obtained 588 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗skill gives you additional 588 Experience Points.】

Moments later, smoke and dust clear up.
The six shots of〖Wind Slash〗disperse in the air, leaving only blood and pieces of meat scattered on the ground.