Magical Beasts That Work Together

It was almost noon.

The mission to escort the merchant has only covered less than a fifth of the distance.

From the nearby forest came waves of undisguised Malice.

Heiter continued walking as if nothing had happened.

"This feeling is really uncomfortable."

"Hmm." Himmel responded faintly, then looked at Frieren beside her.

What were the results of the Mana Detection?

Frieren replied, "The enemy numbers are quite large; they're already nearby."

"That was quick enough."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a whooshing sound rang out, aimed directly at the businessman driving the car.

Having anticipated this, Himmel drew her longsword, stepped forward, and blocked the arrow.

Then, looking ahead, he said softly, "They've arrived."

Several Magical Beast wielding long swords and shields blocked their path.

The horses pulling the cart were fidgeting restlessly, their mouths and nostrils emitting puffs of hot air.

The merchant held the reins tightly, trying to calm it down and prevent it from getting out of control.

Heiter summoned the [Sacred Scripture] and simultaneously beckoned to the merchant, "Please hide inside the carriage first."

"OK."

The merchant was filled with fear after Himmel deflected the arrow.

Heiter's arrangement suited him perfectly. He hurriedly agreed and then crawled into the carriage.

At the same time, Himmel took the initiative and charged directly at the Magical Beast.

There are many Magical Beasts, but their strength is only average.

[Ordinary Offensive Magic] can easily take them out.

But doing so would definitely cause considerable damage.

The merchant is still in the carriage. Even if he doesn't see her casting magic, he will certainly see the battlefield afterwards.

At that time, some information will inevitably leak out.

In order not to affect the future, Frieren chose to use Offensive Magic appropriate for this era to cover up Himmel.

The wooden shield in the Magical Beast's hand could not stop Himmel's longsword.

It was cut in two the moment it made contact.

But the Magical Beast were very skilled at coordinating.

After Himmel dealt with that Magical Beast, the other Magical Beast wielding swords and shields attacked together.

At the same time, countless arrows flew in from afar.

Seeing this, Heiter was about to step forward and cast Defensive Magic to block the arrow.

Frieren extended her left hand forward.

"[Rho Aias]."

A pale blue six-pointed star-shaped Magic Array Pattern appeared beneath the feet of Himmel and Eisen.

Visible Mana light flowed around the two of them, forming an illusory lotus flower.

[Rho Aias].

As Rienta's teacher, she naturally knows this magic as well.

It's just that it's rarely used.

One reason is the somewhat cheesy and awkward name.

Such obvious special effects are also a reason.

Of course, none of this can obscure the fact that the [Rho Aias], after numerous improvements by Rienta, is an exceptionally powerful [Defensive Magic].

As we all know, fully unleashing [Defensive Magic] is a very mana- Mana activity.

Normally, even she only uses [Defensive Magic] on a small scale when casting it.

But [Rho Aias] is different.

The Mana cost of a normal cast is about twice that of a small-scale [Defensive Magic].

Not to mention, [Rho Aias] also has the feature of automatically defending against attacks that are close to the user.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The arrows landed on the pale blue lotus flowers, their crisp sounds ringing out.

In modern magical combat, there are only two ways to break through Defensive Magic.

One type breaks apart with overwhelming force.

Another method is to use skill to attack the nodes that form the Defensive Magic.

Unfortunately, the Magical Beast's arrows weren't exactly an overwhelming mass attack.

The Magic Array Pattern that form the [Rho Aias] are beneath the feet of Himmel and Eisen.

To attack the nodes that form the pale blue lotus, you must first break the pale blue lotus.

"What amazing magic!"

Himmel looked at the pale blue lotus flowers surrounding her and sighed.

Then, looking at the increasing number of Magical Beast not far away, which were clearly employing tactics, he said:

"Front row, shields; rear, fire..."

"These Magical Beast are very experienced in combat..."

Heiter pondered for a moment and said, "They've probably observed and learned human combat techniques, which is why the Magical Beast in the Northern Plateau are so troublesome."

These Magical Beast could already be considered Demons.

A well-organized team, coupled with tactical coordination.

Ordinary adventurer teams rarely survive encountering them.

Just then, Frieren discovered through [Detection Magic] that a number of Magical Beast were surrounding them from behind.

"Magical Beast appeared behind us."

Upon hearing this, Eisen immediately leaped into the air and rushed backward.

At that moment, countless arrows also attacked from behind.

But the blows struck Eisen without causing any injury; only the sounds of metal clashing against metal rang out.

Eisen caught an arrow that was hurtling toward his forehead with his hand.

"Leave the rear to me."

The Magical Beast stared in disbelief at the scene.

At this moment, Heiter also arrived and joined Eisen in facing the Magical Beast behind them.

Himmel, who witnessed this scene, remarked:

"None of this hurt you, Eisen."

"With such a resilient body, I'm starting to doubt if you're even human."

After her rant, a smile returned to Himmel's face.

"But that's precisely why, as long as I entrust my back to you, I can fight with peace of mind, Eisen."

The Magical Beast have formed an encirclement.

But they no longer pose a threat to them.

The battle has begun again.

Frieren and Himmel were in charge of dealing with the Magical Beast ahead.

Heiter and Eisen were in charge of the Magical Beast in the rear.

With the blessing of the [Rho Aias], the group quickly cleared out the Magical Beast.

"Thank you so much. Thanks to you, I was able to reach the village safely."

The businessman said with lingering fear.

He was very glad that he had hired this somewhat strange-looking adventurer party from that tavern.

Otherwise, we would definitely have been defeated by those Magical Beasts.

Himmel said very modestly, "It's what we should do, after all, you also paid me."

After a brief exchange, the merchant took out the agreed-upon reward, handed it to Himmel, and left.

Do you feel any pain anywhere?

"Absolutely not."

"I see."

Watching Heiter and Eisen's conversation, Frieren's lips curled into a slight smile as she murmured softly, "Eisen got rejected again..."

"However, those kinds of conversations are also quite nostalgic..."

After seeing the merchant off, Himmel walked toward the crowd.

"Frieren, your teamwork with us was excellent; you were a great help."

"Cooperate..."

Frieren silently repeated the word.

Although for her now, fighting alongside her partners is something she takes for granted.

Ultimately, however, all these fighting techniques were learned from Himmel and his men.

Frieren tilted her head and said with a smile, "Thank you~"

"Hmm?" Himmel thought Frieren was referring to the praise she had just received.

"You are welcome."

With the mission accomplished, the group continued their journey to the next town.

They also need to help Frieren find a way back.

Heiter: "Why are you so strong?"

Eisen: "It's all about guts!"

Himmel: "I see, what a spirit..."

(Himmel a serious expression): "I need to work harder too!"

Frieren: "... Is this team really okay..."

P. S.: It's a scene with only one name and dialogue, like those scenes in anime where the camera zooms out and only the chibi-style character's head pops up to speak.

Please forgive me for not knowing how to describe it.

Hmm, from my own perspective, it does have a vivid imagery, but since I wrote it myself, it's filtered through a lens. I wonder what you guys think?