BOOM—!!!
As the sky gradually darkened, Lemoni was still fighting within the dense forest, but—
He sensed that something was wrong.
His attacks were powerful; nearly every strike could send an Ugal flying. Yet even though Ugal corpses already littered the ground around him, he still had to keep swinging his spear, because Ugal kept falling, and Ugal kept appearing, swarming him without end.
Their numbers had clearly far exceeded Lemoni's expectations.
At first, he had sensed only several dozen Ugal, but by now, he had killed at least several hundred.
Lemoni was not the only one growing anxious. The hidden Stheno was tense as well.
Her combat ability could not be called crippled; it could only be called useless. If Lemoni could not hold on, what was she supposed to do?
She might not even be able to defeat a single Ugal on her own.
Whoosh—
Lemoni did not continue tangling with the Ugal. The Golden Spear exploded once more, and he retreated into the open ground beyond the forest, his eyes filled with vigilance.
If this continued, his mana would eventually be drained dry. When that happened, it would not be the Ugal getting slaughtered.
"Stheno, get on."
He flashed to Stheno's side and spoke to her, deliberately lowering himself to signal for her to sit on his shoulders.
"Huh? Oh, okay." Though Stheno was somewhat dazed, she was not the sort of goddess who failed to appreciate kindness. She grabbed Lemoni's arm and climbed up, sitting on his shoulder and wrapping both arms around his neck. She even used a little mana to secure herself in place.
Because she had a feeling.
This time, Lemoni was truly going to run with her at high speed.
Lemoni glanced at the forest and at the Ugal charging out of