Chapter 315: Arriving at the Checkpoint

Chapter 315: Arriving at the Checkpoint

When Hiiro’s group decided to fight their respective opponents, Crouch Corps of the «Miracle Allied Force» was crossing the [Bridge of Dohas] and carrying out the invasion of the Human Realm.

They defeated the hordes of the zombie soldiers, crushed the Black-robed Nigg, and were able to capture the bridge; all that raised the morale of the soldiers.

They then proceeded to steadily capture the Human Realm, but strangely enough, when they crossed the bridge, expecting the defensive line of enemies to block their paths, they were instead met with quite an anticlimactic sight.

“There’s on one here nya?”

Even if they did capture the bridge, it was necessary to hold the line so that they couldn’t invade any further. Just about anyone would arrive at that conclusion. And yet, there was only a checkpoint with not a single soul present anywhere as far as their eyes could see.

“This looks suspicious. What should we do, Crouch-dono?”

The commander of the Halvrid corps, Halvrid, knitted his brows at that bizarre scene in vigilance.

“Even if it’s a trap, we can nyat stop nya! Go forth, beasts!”

Crouch seemed to have judged that now that Nigg was gone, there was no longer the danger of Magic Beasts being controlled, so she spread her shadow forward and from there came zombified Magic Beasts in great numbers.”

“We are going to destroy the checkpoint nya!”

Heeding to her words, the Magic Beasts dashed on the earth and charged ahead. Their speeds were not that great, but there were over ten Magic Beasts with big frames, so even a single body slam from them would be able to reduce the checkpoint to rubble.

But just as the Magic Beasts covered half of the distance to the checkpoint, numerous bubbles started to suddenly float up before them. Seeing them made Crouch puzzled.

“Hm? What’s that nya?”

Naturally, as the Magic Beasts did not receive any order to stop, they continued charging without minding that, but just as the leading beast touched one of those bubbles…

BA-BA-BA-BAAAANG!

There was a sound as if several explosives blew up at once in an instant, and a terrific explosion assaulted the Magic Beasts.

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Crouch and others also bent their bodies from the sudden explosion and grimaced due to the blast. The leading beast seemed to have been blown off into fragments as the pieces of its flesh were flying all over the place.

The Magic Beasts that still did not stop their charge also crashed into the bubbles in succession and were being blown off.

“Kh! Crouch-dono! For now, please call the Magic Beasts back! At this rate, we will meaninglessly lose our fighting power!”

“Got it, nya!”

Crouch accepted Halvrid’s suggestion and instructed them to come back, however she was started to see what was happening ahead.

Before anyone noticed, countless similar bubbles had surrounded the Magic Beasts.

“Crouch-dono! Try putting them back into your shadow!”

“R-Right nya!”

She extended her shadow and to try to call them back once more, but this time, instead of exploding on contact, their bubbles grew in size to cover each respective Magic Beast and next moment, they all ascended into the sky along with the beasts.

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Seeing that even Halvrid who came up with various solutions was made to harden his expression. After all, in front of his eyes, Magic Beasts were floating in what appeared to be giant soap bubbles.

They proceeded to ascend higher into the sky. And then, just as the soap bubbles started to glitter…

BAAAAAANG!

Each of the bubbles exploded with a deafening sound, and the flesh and blood of the Magic Beasts that had been blown off to bits came down like rain; all S Ranked monsters were eliminated in a split second.

“Crouch-dono! You still have Magic Beasts in stock, right?”

“W-Well, yeah, nya…”

“Then please don’t let them out. Those bubbles are a threat to those with large builds.”

As Halvrid said, the Magic Beasts that lacked the ability to make own decisions, not to mention their large bodies, had no way of avoiding the countless number of little bubbles.

His warning was on point, so Crouch also accepted it.

“There… they are.”

Ionis, another commander, pointed at one place. At two individuals standing atop the checkpoint and overlooking the Allied Force. Halvrid also caught sight of them and said.

“The Black-robed, huh…?”

Indeed, the two were clad in black. In other words, unlike normal soldiers, they weren’t ordinary people.

“I’m not sure whether they are the Patterned Black-robed, but I suppose that bubble magic or whatever it was from earlier was their doing.”

“What should we do?”

“We do this!”

Halvrid concentrated his magic power in his right hand, manifesting a single sword. And then, he threw that sword towards the Black-robed.

However, the bubbles once again appeared on its path, and it exploded the moment it touched them.

“…It appears to be Magic, after all. Most probably it’s a remotely controlled magic and they are able to blow up everything they come into contact with. It seems that they can also trap the target within and attack them.”

Crouch leaked a voice of admiration towards Halvrid’s analysis.

“I don’t know the extent of their attack, but based on the fact that they aren’t crushing us in one go we can assume that it should be about 20 menels around that checkpoint.”

20 menels were approximately 20 meters.

“They are dangerous. They are so distant and they can remote control them, not to mention that power. I don’t think that’s normal magic.”

“Yeah, it’s as Ionis says. It’s probably unique magic.”

“What are we going to do nya? It’s obvious that the same thing would happen to the soldiers if those hit them nya.”

As Crouch said, it was better to give up on that. Regardless of how many a number they had on them, if they charged in without any plan, the only outcome that awaited them was a wholesale annihilation.

“At any rate, we can’t carelessly advance. But we can’t have them stop us here, either. We finally invaded the Human Realm, so we can’t bear to be pushed back.”

With that said, the [Bridge of Dohas] was quite long, so they wouldn’t be pushed back so quickly, but what Halvrid implied was that they weren’t allowed to retreat after coming all this way.

“Ionis, is your magic effective on those bubbles?”

“It’s impossible. Io’s magic doesn’t work on the magic itself.”

“…Ah right, my bad. So can you dodge those bubbles and get close to those two?”

“It’s not that I can’t. But it would be hard to do it alone.”

“You are right. We don’t even know which one of the two is responsible for this magic, and another one could make a move too, so it would be unwise to charge in alone.”

The three were discussing how to break through the deadlock, but during that time, one of the Black-robed was coldly glaring at them.

“Looks like your magic is working, shitface.”

“Ahaha! Of course it is! My beautiful «Bubbling Magic» is amazing magic that scatters fleetingly in an instant! Aah~ So beautiful it’s making me dizzy…”

Kainabi leaked an exasperated sigh, seeing Bea-Johnny bragging while wriggling his body.

“Anyway, I planted the seeds, so I leave the rest to you. I’ll go back to His Highness’ side.”

“Okay~! From now on, I’ll be the only one in the spotlight! Now then, let me show you Bea-Johnny’s unrivalled stage!”

Bea-Johnny smiled in self-satisfaction and took off his black robe in a grandiose manner. He wore flashy clothes underneath, like that of a star idol, and he started spinning around where he stood.

Even after Kainabi disappeared from there, he continued to spin.

Crouch and the rest who were in the middle of their discussion saw that one of the Black-robed disappeared, and another one took off the robe, letting them confirm that he was a man.

There were many who were taken aback when he suddenly started to spin like a spinning top, but for now, there was a need to confirm whether that man was the one responsible for those bubbles.

Halvrid summoned his sword once again to throw at him, but the ground started to violently tremble.

“Earthquake nya!?”

Members of the Allied Force braced their legs to endure the shaking. But the next moment, a crack ran across the ground just ahead, and a moment later a giant body split the ground and showed itself from within.

If you were to describe it, it would be a giant flower. And what giant meant was that it was a monstrous flower with over 10 meters in height. Moreover, it had purple, poisonous petals with some unknown liquid dripping from them.

“What is that? I-Is that his magic?”

“A magic that creates flowers? Does that mean that this oddball is also the user of unique magic?”

“Perhaps. Please be careful you two!”

Crouch and Ionis gave light nods to Halvrid’s words. However, they heard groans coming from behind. Those belonged to the soldiers of the Allied Force; they were grimacing in pain while holding their heads with pale faces.

And it started to spread out more and more like an infection.

“W-What is this…?”

Halvrid did not seem to understand what was happening; he became bewildered from what he was seeing. However, he then shook his head and looked around to confirm the situation.

And then, what caught his attention was the flower that suddenly appeared. The fluid that dripped from its petals was what needed special attention. Because it was evaporating the moment it hit the earth.

“It’s evaporating…? Don’t tell me!?”

“Ahaha! Did you finally notice it, you ugly commoners~!”

The man that discarded his robe had drawn near without anyone noticing it. He was wrapped in a bubble as if to isolate him from the outside air.

“Everyone, hold your breath and get back!”

“What’s the matter, nya?”

Not just Crouch but even Ionis was oblivious to the situation.

“I daresay the liquid produced by that flower is the cause of it! That gas that evaporated in an instant should be spreading throughout this area! I don’t have solid proof, but that gas is the most likely reason why the soldiers are in the current state!”

The three judged that they had to get away from this location and tried to return the soldiers back towards the bridge, however…

“Ahaha! I’m not letting my audience to get away~!”

Suddenly the bubbles appeared on the bridge and started blocking their way of escape.

“Nya!? The bubble user was that man nya!?”

Crouch’s shock knew no bounds. They believed that this flower magic was the man’s doing, but it turned out that he was instead the user of those brutal bubbles; the shock of that realisation spread through everyone present.

“Hey, hey hey! The heavens, the earth, the people ask! The world wails, asking who is the most beautiful person! Indeed! That very person is surely this self of mine!”

The man undid his chest and brushed his hair up in a hearty manner. Following that, he squatted down, held some of his hair with his mouth and spoke with a flirtatious gaze.

“Hnng~ I am one of the «Matar Deus». People call me the Lovely Bea-Johnny!”

Like that, the Allied Force received his unprecedented introduction.