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The dense smoke cleared. In the pouring rain, the flames subsided quickly. Shielding my face with my arms from the heat, I cautiously lowered my hands. A hulking mass of metal, still glowing hot, came into view. Three archers from the Shadow Squad aimed their bows, murmuring apprehensively. “Where’s the boss monster?” “Seems like… it’s…

The eyes of the Gargoyle Chieftain under my command changed, their blood-red pupils turning to blue within the confines of my control magic. One of them suddenly stopped dead in its tracks, causing its twin counterpart to halt as well, sensing something was off. A moment of silence passed. “Huh?” “What’s with them?” As Lucas…

Boom-! A hammer, swung by the Gargoyle Chieftain with Lilly in its sights, went right through Lilly’s body, as if a sword cut through water. It was Lilly’s trait, [Flame Skin]. She had evaded the physical attack by consuming MP. The Gargoyle Chieftain was taken aback for a moment, but quickly raised the other hammer…

The composition of the sub-party ‘Shadow Squad’ was extreme. Two mages. Three archers. It’s a combination that would never be attempted in the game. The formation was dangerously skewed towards firepower. Without a tanker or healer, the party would be annihilated if exposed to the enemy. However, if both of those mages were not pure…

The strategy was simple. While Lucas and Evangeline stalled for time at the frontlines, Damien and I would take care of the enemies. The overwhelming specifications of two SSR-grade knights. And Damien’s insane offensive power. That was the defensive strategy we had chosen to go with. But I didn’t solely rely on it. I considered…

Whoosh! A terrifying whirlwind struck the center of the fortifications. The left and right of the defensive line were barricaded with cannons and ballistae, and they launched wind magic at the incoming gargoyles through the breached center, using the whirlwind artifact. The wind magic wiped out the gargoyles’ wings, robbing them of their lift, and…

The monsters we had seen so far emerged, filling up the horizon. But this time, it was different. The sky. Beneath a heavy, clouded sky that seemed ready to pour out rain any moment, a group of beasts even blacker than the sky descended. I swallowed dryly, studying their formation through the telescope. It was…

All along, Aider had been monitoring the five members of Aegis Special Forces Team 8, in case of any emergencies. There was the matter of Lilly, and I couldn’t help but be a little anxious. However, nothing particularly suspicious was found. They just chattered among themselves, like kids their age. “Regardless of what thoughts they…

From then on, the defensive preparation went smoothly… …No, allow me to correct myself. The preparation for the defense met a significant hurdle. “Eeeeek?!” The issue arose the very next day. Initially, I had just brought Godhand to introduce him to Lilly, but Lilly got a fright. “Your, Your Highness. Your Highness. Come over here…

I placed the three new Magic Guns on the table and examined them. ‘They’re shaped like handguns.’ Since the same three Magic Core were used, all three pieces took on the same shape. I picked up one of the Magic Guns to check its stats. [Cerberus Lv.25] — Category: Magic Gun — Attack Power: 11-66…