Several Skia flew out at lightning speed according to the pre-ordered orders.
Then... in the middle of nowhere, the body split in two and fell.
"What!"
"How is this possible! Where did the attack come from!?"
Dabalos opened his eyes wide, and Seleka was alert to his surroundings.
Another figure ran past from the other side of the fog.
Because the order was not taken back, the next batch of Skia flew away again.
But it was also split into two and fell between the trees.
"No, Vice Captain! Look between the trees! There's silk thread! There's a very fine silk thread tied there! It's a trap! Don't let Skia attack!"
Instead, they ordered the tree-crushing beetle monster, Dreiga, to attack.
"How dare you play such a trick! Kill them along with the tree!"
The trees tied with wires were shattered, and then Draiga... fell to the ground.
"What's this time!?"
As the wire fixed to the tree was pulled toward the ground, an arrow shot out, piercing Dreiga's weak spot—his back, which was exposed when he released his magic power.
The downed Dreiga slid across the ground and landed squarely in the pit ahead. Someone immediately threw in a fire, igniting the combustibles previously placed at the bottom of the pit, setting the target ablaze.
Several attacking Dreiga all met the same fate.
"Form a circle! Fire area magic in all directions! Order Chubelia to fire as well!"
A butterfly-shaped monster capable of firing countless heat rays—Qubelia—sweeped the area in all directions with its heat rays.
Dabalos and the others took advantage of this period to cast area attack spells. If the six magic-savvy demons launched an area attack together, the surrounding area would be destroyed.
However, ordering Chubelia to fire heat rays randomly in order to buy time was a mistake.
As the trees fell, severed by the heat ray, the sound of something being cut off suddenly rang out.
The next moment, a huge tree came swinging in the wind like a pendulum.
The tree transformed into a giant hammer, knocking a demon and several monsters away.
“Guh!?”
The demon disappeared into the fog, and soon a painful death scream was heard from the fog.
“Crema!——Huh!?”
Perhaps because they were very close, the other demon heard his comrade's cry and couldn't help but interrupt his chanting to look over.
An arrow instantly and accurately hit his medulla oblongata.
The demon's body went limp and fell from Dreiga's back.
In an instant, two of the six people were gone.
However, continuing to chant has its price. A storm magic powerful enough to reduce the surrounding area to dust is about to be unleashed.
““““——《Thousand Blade Storm Emperor》!”””””
——The highest level wind attribute magic, 'Thousand Blades Storm Emperor'.
It produces a strong wind accompanied by impact, mixed with countless wind blades. It is an all-round magic.
They intended to blow away the obstructing trees and fog, along with the enemy, and shatter them. While this idea was correct in terms of changing the course of the battle, Dabaros and the others should have taken a closer look at the significance of the numerous traps laid here.
Indeed, this was demihuman territory. Of course, I had anticipated the actions the enemy might take in anger and panic if caught in a trap, and therefore had prepared emergency evasive measures.
The method was simple: digging trenches. They dug deep trenches, carefully reinforced them with rocks, and covered them with hard, impact-resistant wooden boards. This defensive method was possible because their katana, made of azantium ore, was exceptionally sharp.
At least, if Dabaros and the others had used explosive magic like the Flame Shell Hammer just now, which could create a large hole, perhaps the result would be different...
"Hmph, this way I can see a little more clearly—"
"team leader!"
Seleka, who was beside Dabalos, stepped forward and was immediately hit by an arrow in the shoulder.
As if in response to their magic, sharp arrows flew from all directions.
"Vice-Captain! Huh! Did he hide underground?!"
Although they could determine the enemy's position from the angle of the arrows' flight, they were met with a barrage of arrows and rocks. Furthermore, among the stones were bags filled with an unknown dust. The dust began to fill the air, forcing Dabalos to deploy his barrier.
He never dreamed that the dust was actually just harmless plant powder.
This was just buying time, giving the blown-away fog time to settle again.
When the shooting of arrows and throwing of stones stopped and the unknown powder replaced the thick fog, the demons prepared to cast wind magic again.
"Monsters! Go! Drive them away!"
Even in thick fog, monsters can still capture enemies.
They seemed confused and just wandered around without attacking.
"? What's wrong? Why aren't you chasing the enemy..."
At this moment, Dabaros suddenly remembered that when he started chasing the rabbit man, he ordered the monster to attack immediately if he found him.
However, the monsters will only attack if they spot a human figure on the other side of the fog.
Logically speaking, monsters are different from demons and can grasp the enemy's position without using their eyes.
This means that the enemy possesses the technology to prevent the monsters from detecting their presence.
"Oh no! An attack is coming! Be prepared!"
As Dabalos issued the warning, several shadows seemed to be approaching quietly, sticking to the ground.
"I'm sorry, I'm a step too late."
I don't know who said that.
Although the demons were protected by Dabalos's barrier, the monsters outside the barrier were spurting blood and wailing in their death.
Enemies came from all directions, advancing without stopping through the gaps between monsters, and delivering fatal blows to vital points the moment they passed by.
Although they were enemies, the opponent's tactics of killing them with one move and then immediately disengaging were truly amazing.
The rabbit people scattered again and disappeared in all directions, and the monsters finally discovered the enemy and immediately launched an attack, and of course they also chased in the direction the rabbit people left.
"Captain! This is their territory. Let's retreat back to Feyalbergen for now! It's unpleasant, but even the monsters can't grasp their aura. It's really disadvantageous for us!"
"To think such a thing could happen! Damn lowly beasts!"
Blood oozed from Dabalos's clenched fist. But Seleka's advice was sound.
In order to regroup, Dabalos decided to retreat temporarily.
"Break through the enemy lines in one go!"
They rode on the Drega and retraced their steps.
However, that also meant they would have to enter the lush jungle again.
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!?”
"Heather!"
The demon named Heather was hung up by the neck with a rope hanging down.
Looking back, I saw blood rain falling from above the fog.
Even as Qiubelia unleashed her heat rays, the arrows fired accurately, one by one, knocking her down. Monsters running on the ground fell into pits or became entangled in a highly viscous liquid like tree sap, unable to move. All that could be heard from behind was the continuous screams of the dying.
The other party seemed to be provoking him, and from time to time a figure could be seen flashing.
"Don't be so arrogant!"
A demon changed direction in panic and rushed towards the figure, desperately firing magic continuously.
The figure was blown away by magic.
“Haha, see, this is—”
"Barren! Don't fall away!"
Dabalos shouted a warning, but it was too late.
When the thick fog was temporarily blown away by the strong wind from the explosion, a wooden dummy was revealed.
Just as Balen was feeling confused, a rabbit-eared lady jumped down from above, slashed at his neck, and chopped off his head.
Dabalos and Seleka tried to snipe her the moment she landed, preparing to cast magic. Dreiga, who had braked to match their speed, suddenly screamed and lurched violently. Their magic was interrupted, and they were both thrown out by Dreiga.
"Damn it! How many traps are there!"
Dreiga had a trap on his foot. It was made of a mineral like obsidian, which had a sharp cross-section when broken.
"Captain..."
Hearing Seleka's painful cry, Dabalos turned around and saw Seleka lying on the ground, her back pierced by countless three-dimensional spikes.
It was a scattering of thorns. If used in conjunction with a bear trap, the trap would cause the enemy's mount to overturn and the rider to fall to the ground, where they would be stabbed. It was pure luck that Dabalos was not stabbed.
However, good luck doesn't happen too often.
Looking around, I saw monsters falling into traps one after another.
The bellworm-type monster, Scalebar, stepped on a pre-buried bag, and the poisonous flower pollen in the bag was sprayed out with the air. Scalebar was sprayed with the pollen and struggled in pain.
Dreiga was stabbed in the abdomen by a spear that was lifted up by the lever principle.
The stick insect-like monster, Osomus, was caught in a net made of vines that looked like barbed wire. The net was tightened by the weight of the falling stones, and Osomus, who was trapped inside, was stabbed all over.
Skia was toyed with by the elusive aura and was cut in half by a spider web-like wire trap.
The monsters that had just scattered in all directions to pursue the enemy were now becoming bait in a booby trap.
Of course, there are more than just traps.
Traps are just one of the means used by the Hauriya tribe to make up for their disadvantage in numbers and subversion capabilities.
For example, the butterfly-shaped monster, Chubelia, was shot down by a sniper unit led by Palu and the others from the Horiyah tribe. They reduced their aura to the limit, shifting position after each arrow fired, aiming and firing from the other side of the fog with crossbows suitable for sniping.
Moreover, even if he was not fatally injured by the trap, if he was distracted for a moment, he would be killed by the knives of the Hauriya tribe who had approached him at any time.
"So sinister and treacherous! Are all the beasts in the sea of trees demons?!"
Seeing the monsters falling into the trap one after another, Dabaros couldn't help but shout.
If the warriors of [Feyabergen] heard what he said, they would definitely shake their heads in denial.
They'll definitely say—the only race, no, tribe, that loves to use traps this much is the Hauriya. Don't compare us to them.
This couldn't just be the result of some abyssal monster's Marine-style training; no, it should be said that it was Instructor Harman's training. It was the anomaly that had brought defeat upon Freed, and by training these ferocious rabbits, he had firmly left his influence in the forest!
"If we return to Feyalbergen, we can use the elders as hostages..."
"I guess that's meaningless."
Dabalos had barely finished speaking when he heard a voice that sounded like an echo. Perhaps because the person was moving around, or perhaps because their presence was intermittent, Dabalos couldn't determine their location, and the voice also sounded like it had multiple echoes.
"You said it's meaningless?"
"That's right, what I mean is that if you want to kill the elders, go ahead, we don't care."
"...Aren't they your leaders?"
"There is only one person in this world who can lead us. Since you are near death, there is no need to know who this person is."
"How dare a mere beast say you want to kill me? I'll prove to you that my life won't be easily taken."
"Until you prove it, will you please leave that young man alone?"
"What?"
That being said, Seleka had been quiet from a while ago. Although his back was pierced by a spike, it shouldn't be fatal...
"Ugh, ah, Captain... please, run away..."
"Vice-Captain Seleka!? What's wrong with you? You look like you've been poisoned!"
The Hauriya tribe's killing intent is high. They won't just set up ordinary scatterings of daggers on the battlefield to lure and kill the enemy.
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