When he turned around, he saw his flock lined up there.
“–I’m backk.”
The one who raised his voice as a representative was the ant monster.
It was picked up by Schwarz, it survived the hellish training, and evolved into a completely different form than before.
It resembled its mother, the Queen Ant, and had evolved during the battle with Nishino and Rikka, but its strength was something else.
It has not been given a name yet, but Schwarz believes that one will be given to it in the near future.
No, it’s not just this one.
The evolved black wolves will also gain names.
This is a pack that has multiple Named monsters of the higher species. Moreover, its chief is one of the Six Kings.
The strongest pack that would make anyone who heard of it tremble is nearing completion.
“The numbers have increased.”
The number of the pack had also increased.
Behind the black ants and black wolves, more monsters were waiting.
Orcs, goblins, giant snakes, spiders, and eagle-like monsters.
Although they were of different races, they all joined the army for one reason only: the overwhelming strength of their chief, Schwarz.
They may be of different races, but once they are captivated by his strength, they can’t help but kneel down in front of him.
Having received their absolute loyalty, Schwarz raised his voice.
“Here we go, the decisive battle.”
Let’s settle the score with that human.
Let’s do it fair and square, risking everything for each other.
I can tell based on his presence. The other side wants it, too.
“Whoaa!”
At these words, the pack yelled.
For those monsters who lived their life with the slogan of survival of the fittest, Schwarz’s path was unbearably comfortable.
We want to see it. We want to see where our chief is going.
We want to be with him. We want to be with our chief on the battlefield as he fights.
Guided by their enthusiasm, they were about to take their first steps into battle – that was the moment.
“Wait!”
A tactless voice reverberated in the air.
“I’m sorry, but can we please stop fighting?”
At the end of the line of sight, there was someone standing there.
It was a human figure.
But the presence was different. It was the presence of a monster.
“You .”
“Hello, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you, ‘Wolf King’. Do you remember me?”
The intelligent zombie from the past that stood there.
He had a sword strapped to his hip and a light smile plastered on his face.
“ What do you want?”
Schwarz asked irritably.
The excitement that had been building up in my heart was now being dampened.
“Oi oi, come on, don’t get so worked up. I didn’t come here to pick a fight with you- woah.”
He was about to say something when he took a step back.
In a moment, the place he was standing was swallowed by darkness and disappeared.
“Good grief, . I knew you’d do this again, but can you at least hear me out?”
“I told you to tell me . what you want.”
If you say anything other than that, I will kill you.
Even if you make an unnecessary move, they will kill you.
It was not just Schwarz.
All the members of the flock were ready for battle.
“ My my.”
Even though he was surrounded from all sides, he did not lose his composure.
This attitude made Schwarz even more nervous.
Without saying a word, Schwarz released the darkness.
The darkness swept away the place where the intelligent zombie had been, and it disappeared.
I wasted my time.
He regretted the few seconds he had consumed by asking and answering trivial questions.
But.
“You’re really just listening to me, . I guess you don’t like me very much.”
He was standing in the place where he had disappeared.
It was as if nothing had happened.
“ why are you still alive?”
“Do you not understand? How am I still alive after your attack?”
Once again, Schwarz unleashed the darkness.
This time, Schwarz wanted to make sure he was buried.
“It’s useless.”
But he didn’t dodge this time.
He thrust his right hand forward, caught Schwarz’s darkness, and dispelled it with his hand.
“ No way .”
That’s impossible.
There is no way you can do that.
It’s the ultimate attack skill, ignoring the enemy’s defense and directly damaging their HP.
Without equal defensive skills and a huge amount of HP, there is no way to prevent it.
The only people who can do that are those who have the same six king class skills or that person who Schwarz recognized as his favored rival.
(What is the meaning of this ?)
Schwarz had faced this zombie twice before, but it had not been able to prevent Schwarz’s darkness before.
He hadn’t been able to kill it, but he had thought the zombie was too insignificant.
At the very least, it was unthinkable that it would grow so fast in such a short period of time.
But now
(Is this really the same individual as the one I met before? ?
It’s different.
It’s just too different.
This intelligent zombie has grown so powerful that Schwarz’s instincts and skills were ringing alarm bells.
“I’ve grown up. Finally, yes – finally. I finally ‘understand’ the nature of your skill, the power of ‘Pride’.”
“It was hard. But it was worth it. My ‘Pride’ is a lesser skill compared to your Six Kings. To be honest, I didn’t want to see you or fight you anymore. But now–“
He held his hand out in front of him.
“ .?!”
With just that one movement, the darkness surrounding Schwarz was peeled away.
It was only a small amount, but it meant that his attack had gotten through to Schwarz.
His smile deepened.
“You know what? ‘Pride’ and ‘Precociousness’ are not just skills that increase your experience. They are merely an added value to your original power. The owner of ‘Precocious’ may have subconsciously understood its nature, but I’m just an ordinary monster with no talent. It took me a long time to realize it and to understand it.”
“And once I did, there was no power more powerful than this.”
He raised his hand.
The next moment, Schwarz was blown over a hundred meters.
“Gah .!?”
He couldn’t understand what had happened.
“Protect the chief!”
“Kill!”
“Eliminate the enemy!”
A mob of monsters stood in front of him.
They couldn’t just sit back and watch any longer.
Everyone understood.
This is the “enemy” that the flock must use all of their strength to bury.
“-Stop!”
But before the monsters could make a move, Schwarz shouted.
In a flash, the pack of monsters stopped moving.
“That’s good loyalty. I envy you.”
“I can’t let you kill them.”
If we confront this intelligent zombie, the herd will be killed easily.
A battle that cannot be won is not the same as defeat.
It’s a disgrace for a chief to force his flock to make unnecessary sacrifices.
“Unlike me , you have grown weak, Schwarz the ‘Wolf King’.”
“I’m saying you have more weaknesses.”
The intelligent zombie held up his hand.
In his hand, he held the head of a black wolf.
“Gah Grr!”
The black wolf struggled desperately, but could not break free.
“You !”
“See? This alone will slow you down. In your desire to fight humans, you’ve added too many things to protect.”