The village…… was in a state of ruin.
There are cavalrymen with their blue uniforms everywhere.
Many houses have been demolished by fire and arrows.

The Lithuvar Tribe are attacking back, but…… they still suffered casualties.
The battlefield is dyed with their blood, and many Lithuvar bodies are lying lifeless on the dirt.

I failed them.
I never anticipated the enemy would number this many.
Should I have just stayed in the village from the start?

No, there's a limit to how much we can evacuate in one place.
If I hadn't wiped out all the units I encountered on the way here, I wouldn't have been able to cover all the other groups we sent out.
It can't be helped, what's done is done.
But now that I'm back, I won't let our losses increase any further.

At least…… there aren’t that many casualties.
This village has several bunkers and basements to hide from Abyss raids.
The non-fighters are likely hiding in there.
It’s only a question of whether it’s been breached or not.

I decided to repel the enemy right away and prepare my〖Wind Slash〗while looking around for their potential leader, but then…… I saw a man wearing a completely different attire than the others.
This man is looking unnecessary lavish compared to his men.

He looks to be in his late 30’s.
He has a very unappealing curly hairstyle, with a wavy hair and a mustache.
His horse is also equipped with flashy harnesses made of gold, and not to mention, the rider himself is wearing a flashy cloak with many layers of golden embroidery.
He’s really sticking out from the other cavalrymen.

“I will now deal the finishing blow. My sword is screaming in delight!”

Right after saying that, he tugs his horse to charge at a kneeling Lithuvar man and cuts him up with his sword.

“As expected of Lord Tallmann! Such brilliant swordsmanship!”
“Now that you’ve used that, switch to the other sword. The sword you received from Count Sabern is still ready to go.”

The men around Tallmann have a different atmosphere around them compared to the others.
The ones I’ve encountered so far were all crazy, maniacal murderers…… but, these guys are all happy-go-lucky while slaughtering people.
I don’t get it why they’re doing this, and it’s making me mad.

They’re quite far…… but, I’m sure I can still hit.
I fire〖Wind Slash〗at Tallmann’s exact location.

“Mm……? W-What is that?!”

Tallmann stops his horse, turns around and says aloud.

“Pardon me, Your Excellency!”

One of the men pushes Tallmann aside.
Tallmann gets thrown off of his horse.
The man who pushed Tallmann quickly gets away.

Tallmann’s horse gets sliced in half and a loud boom is heard when the wind blade hits the ground.
Tallmann didn’t come out unscathed from that and he got his shoulder scratched and his cape ripped.
The cut wasn’t shallow, but it wasn’t fatal either.

【Obtained 92 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗skill gives you additional 92 Experience Points.】
【The Lv of〖Ouroboros〗went up from Lv 89→90.】

…… Epic fail.

Tallmann grabs his shoulder and grunts in pain.

“Gu, gu~u uuu……!”

“L-Lord Tallmann!”

“W-Who is it…… who is the rotten imbecile who dared to injure me?! Bring him to me! I’ll personally beat you up to your death!”

That Tallmann guy, he clearly has a different vibe compared to the others.
Is he some sort of big wig in this army?
I want to take him out…… but, I also want to capture him.

“Gru~uooooooooo!”

Flying in the sky, I release a loud〖Roar〗!
I’m gathering plenty of magic power in my throat to make the roar even louder and more powerful.
Since their main army is here, I want to hurry and take them all out, but first, I have to get everyone’s attention and scare them away from the village.
Receiving this level of intimidating roar, they’ll either get scared or feel threatened.
Either way, I have to get them away from the village.

Just as I intended, all the enemies who infiltrated inside the village are coming out one by one.
Fine by me, I’ll take you all on.
But, first…… is that guy.
I turn to Tallmann and dive down towards him.

“〖Summon〗!”

The man who pushed Tallmann aside raises his sword.
Four lights float in the air, transforming into long, slender, red dragons.
The man then holds Tallmann’s shoulder and carries him on one of the dragons.

“…… Lord Tallmann was injured because of my incompetency. We will temporarily retreat. Do whatever it takes to distract that dragon.”

The man commands the troops and they nod as he rides on the dragon and fly away.
That dragon…… its speed is lower than mine but it’s still relatively fast.
The other three fly towards me, raising their altitude.

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Species: Little Wyvern
Status: Normal
Lv: 26/60
HP: 221/221
MP: 198/198
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…… So, it’s a rank C+ monster that specializes in speed.

“Kiga~a~a~aaa!” “Kiga~aaa!”
“Giga~a~a~aaaaa!”

I shoot〖Wind Slash〗at the three wyverns.
Two get hit, spurting out blood and falling from the sky, but the other one skillfully dodges the wind blade by spinning in mid-air.

【Obtained 520 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗skill gives you additional 520 Experience Points.】

The remaining one flies closer to me.
I swipe it with my claw and Partner bites its shoulder.

【Obtained 270 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗skill gives you additional 270 Experience Points.】

…… The dragon carrying the pale-looking man and Tallmann have already flown far enough that they’re too small to see in the distance now.
Those guys…… they’re good at making quick decisions.
They decided that I wouldn’t be something they can easily beat, and that’s why they distracted me with those wyverns to buy time so they could escape.
I feel like I just let the nastiest man in this army go.
I should’ve checked his status while I had the chance.
With my speed, I can still catch up to them, but…… I can’t leave the village as it is, now that it’s turned into a warzone.

“Captain Elan, reinforcements aren’t coming…… what happened?!”

I heard screaming near the village walls.
Someone from another squad just arrived, all bloodied up.

“O-On our way to the village, we encountered a small Lithuvar child, and-…… we, we were annihilated”

“A child?! You’re saying a child took down an entire squadron?!”

Wait, could that child be…… Alo?
…… Did that girl intercept one of the enemies that went to attack from another direction?

“T-That’s not all. That child was using magic we’ve never seen before…… and, we also received report that another squad was attacked by an unknown spider monster. As for the child, when it saw Azalea-sama’s wyvern, she followed after them……”

“Heh, if they were weak enough to be toyed by a mere child, they should’ve fought till the very end”

“I, I almost died just to report this back……”

…… Alo is chasing after the wyvern that escaped?
That means those two are probably this army’s highest appointed members.
If I stop them, then this whole fight will be as good as over.
Alo made the right choice following that wyvern, and since she’s being led away from the village, the villagers won’t see her yet and there won’t be confusion.
However, she’s up against someone who can summon a rank C monster…… that Azalea, or whoever he is, will be a tough match for her.

I’m sure she can inflict some decent amount of damage, but I’m not sure if she’ll be able to beat him by herself.
If only she has self-healing skills like me, I wouldn’t have to worry like this.
Will Alo be alright on her own……
I can only hope she doesn’t push herself too hard.

…… Well anyway, first I need to take care of all the enemies who’re still in the village.

“H-, hey, Commander Azalea is running away with Lord Tallmann.”
“Commander Azalea is strong enough to kill an Amphis alone…… but, this thing we’re up against looks nothing like what the Amphis is described, and now the whole plan is in tatters……”

Seeing their top leaders escape, their morale just plummeted.

“All of you! F-Follow your Commander, Alan!”

An inhuman bellow is heard from the center of the village.
When I turned to look, I saw a 3-meter giant man.

Even the horse he's mounting on is different from the other cavalry.
It's a huge black horse with ridiculously thick legs.
Its mane is unusually long, extending down to its feet. And, is it just me, but are its eyes… glowing?

“D-, Don’t worry. M-Me alone can kill that dragon, m-myself. I’ll, I’ll show you”

…… Trouble just arrived, and not in the prettiest way.
Is…… is that thing even human?