I really don’t want to say this.
But I think I should say it, at least to this guy.
At least as a sign of respect.
“Goa .?”
Because if I hadn’t met the High Orc in the first place.
I’m sure I would have been proud of myself.
I’m sure I would have become complacent and would have died easily.
“I’m glad I met you .”
It was because of you that I was able to do my best.
It was because of you that I was able to stay alert, it was because of you I did not get carried away, and kept growing.
I was able to survive in this world.
Because of you.
“ .Aa”
At the last moment, Rufen lightly tapped my chest with his remaining right hand.
It was as if he was telling me to keep up the good work.
And then, his body disappeared.
It’s over.
And so, the second battle between me and the High Orc came to an end.
Meanwhile, at that time.
Goshogawara Satsuki was overwhelmed by the army of monsters that suddenly appeared in front of her and her companions.
“What the hell is this horde of monsters and where the hell did they come from .?”
There are too many of them.
Where on earth did all these monsters appear from?
I didn’t feel any signs of their presence or anything.
These monsters really appeared ‘out of nowhere’.
On top of that, there were orcs, goblins, shadow wolves, skeletons, and many other types.
The most eye-catching of them all was the huge golem and the metal lizard.
Moreover, the screams that I heard right after the monsters appeared was also worrisome.
It was a chilling scream that sent shivers down my spine.
There are probably monsters nearby that are more powerful than these guys.
“Any, anyway, everyone, we have to get out of here as quickly as possible .”
This is not a situation that we can handle on our own.
We need to leave this place as soon as possible.
Then I heard a voice from a distance.
“Oy! Goshogawara-! Over here!”
“Everyone!”
When I looked in the direction of the voice, I saw my comrades waving at me from a short distance away.
The man Kazuto had described as charming was on the front. He was surrounded by other members who were not suited for combat.
Satsuki quickly joined them.
“Hah hah you okay?”
”For now, yeah. But if we stay here, we’ll be wiped out. We have to get out of here.”
“Right But where?”
“Hey, hey, hey, did you forget? Didn’t Aiba find a few emergency shelters for us? That’s where we’re headed. I’m sure the rest of the team is already on their way.”
“Oh, okay .”
In the confusion, I had forgotten all about it.
Aiba had always trained them for such a situation.
She was once again impressed by his careful preparation.
” I’m glad we had an emergency plan and training for this”
“Yeah, thanks to Aiba.”
“That’s right. We’ll have to thank him once we manage to escape.”
I can’t see Aiba anywhere, but I’m sure if it’s him, he’ll be fine.
No one here doubted Aiba’s safety.
That’s how much absolute trust they had in Aiba.
“Okay, let’s go!”
As they desperately dealt with the monsters attacking them, they secured a path of retreat.
But it was difficult to escape while carrying non-combatants.
“ ! That’s not good ”
The charming guy’s face tensed up as he looked at the sight in front of him.
More monsters appeared and blocked their way.
“No way why ?”
There it was again.
There was no sound or sign of them earlier.
They appeared “suddenly” again.
And that’s not all.
There are so many different kinds of monsters standing together, but they didn’t fight each other, they didn’t try to drag each other down, they just aimed for us.
There has never been a case where monsters have fought together.
The orcs and goblins smiled viciously as they walked towards Satsuki and the others.
It was as if they were saying, “We’re not going to let you go this time.”
“Che Per-sis-tent Satsuki!
“We’ll draw the monster’s aggro! Take the others and run!”
“No way ! No, you can’t do that!”
“We’re going to get killed anyway! In that case, we will buy time and let as many people as possible escape!”
“B, but ”
A brief moment of hesitation.
Monsters do not miss such opportunities.
The monsters attacked the women simultaneously.
“–Irfrit.”
With a roar, a red lotus-like flame engulfed the monsters.
In an instant, the monsters around them were burned to the ground.
“Wh, What?!”
“What is that ? A flame giant?”
A dark-skinned giant with flames floated in the air.
Everyone understood at a glance. This is, by far, the most dangerous monster they’ve ever seen.
“Don’t just stand there! Hurry up and run!”
“Eh? Ah, yes.”
The girls were confused by Irfrit’s appearance, but a sudden voice brought them back to their senses and they started running.
(Ju, Just now, whose voice was that .?)
It was a voice they had never heard before.
It sounded like a woman’s voice.
And, the voice sounded strange, as if it was coming directly from my head.
No, now was not the time to think about it.
Anyway, we have to leave this place as soon as possible.
While the monsters were distracted by the flaming giant, Satsuki and the others left the scene.
“You’re making me go through a lot of trouble .”
After confirming that Satsuki and the others had left the area, Rebel stepped out from the bushes.
Next to her, Aiba stood there, holding his chest in pain with a look of anguish on his face.
“Everyone . sorry .”
Aiba gazed sadly at the backs of Satsuki and the other members who were running away.
If he could, he really wanted to rush to them right away.
However, if his ability was out of control, as Rebel guessed, he couldn’t approach them carelessly.
I didn’t know what kind of effect my rampant ability would have on them.
“By the way, these monsters keep popping up one after another. There’s no end to them.”
When Rebel raised her hand, Irfrit’s flames burned the monsters to the ground.
At this point, they had lost count of how many monsters they had killed. Perhaps it was in the tens or it was in the hundreds. There were too many to count.
Even so, Aiba’s ‘reanimation’ did not stop the monsters from spawning one after the other.
(There’s no sign of them stopping .)
Rebel pondered a way to put an end to this mess as she and Ifrit wiped out the monsters.
If killing Aiba would have stopped the outburst of the skill, she would have killed him quickly.
But even if the skill holder died, there was no guarantee that the effects of the skill would disappear.
And moreover, the current Aiba was an undead.
Some of the higher level undead have skills, such as “Curse” and “Parting Gift,” which are activated after death, and their effects are often random.
In addition, this world is different from the one she came from.
Depending on the system, there is a good chance that the effects and rules of the skills will also be different from the existing ones.
Worst of all, there is even the possibility that all the monsters that have died so far will also be reanimated.
If that were to happen, it would be difficult to even prepare for a war against the otherworlders.
Even though she had been given knowledge of the system and a spare key to access the system, her knowledge was not ‘all-powerful’.