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High School Hack and Slash Chapter 139 Part 2

―― the peripheral world 『BIBLIOTHECA』, the glazed myth 『＊＊＊＊』――

――『Poem of Champion Reaching the Realm of God』, 『Heavenly Sky Gate』 domain ――

Sparks burst, danced, and scattered.

The sparkles that exploded in the trail of flashes smelled of burning iron.

「!, sei, ya, …, …, …!」

The shouts that could be heard amidst the storm of thunderous roars were distant.

The gigantic, hard, heavy club was a simple, primitive weapon.

But the violence it commanded as it danced about was enough to destroy anything.

「Gooooaa! Gaaaahhhh!」

The club was swung off-handedly by the gigantic body that stood in their way.

Simply trying to slam the force-filled blow against the enemy in the shortest possible time.

There was no scent of martial arts in the movements of Hercules as he wielded his club.

There was no need for it.

Martial art was a technique developed for the purpose of allowing the powerless human beings to fight.

As long as you had transcendent power and speed, and then overwhelming physicality, those alone would suffice.

Hercules eloquently demonstrated this with his entire body.

He truly was a monster in human form.

Any half-baked weapon would end up shattering simply from exchanging blows with that club of his.

Much less to say, there was no way for such a thing as『katana』 to be able to stand against it.

But Saki, dancing with her skirt, ponytail, and arms and legs fluttering, was cutting off all the roaring blows of demolition.

Directly facing it upfront, without any sliver of deviation, she struck the blade edge against it.

「Ii! Hya, ha, aah!」

The log-like club in Hercules’ hand and the black-back red-patterned blade steel in Saki’s hand gave rise to fireworks.

*Zap zap* The blade point scraped against the cobblestone pavement of the stage, making flame flowers bloom.

The gigantic battle katana『Gaen Hanabi』 was a bladed polearm, more than three meters in length.

The battle sword, which should be treated as a naginata or spear, had been a decisive battle weapon on the battlefield since ancient times, capable of hacking down cavalry warriors along with their horses.

It was suitable to serve as a weapon to cut down a huge monster.

The figure of her freely wielding the Gaen Hanabi, driven by the physical strength of a class changer, was as unrealistic as a picture scroll.

The club of Hercules, said to have been carved from an olive tree, had no Name.

However, that shiny-black obsidian-like club was imbued with supernatural hardness.

「Sha!」

Saki’s right hand, which was holding the Gaen Hanabi, touched the tachi strapped to her waist.

Giving rise to a *clink* scabbard ring, the iai slash sent a flash of light toward Hercules’ legs.

In the realm of speed, Saki had certainly surpassed Hercules.

Even if it was tantamount to a courageous but doomed resistance.

「Do make way.」

「Wait, Senpai. Even if you fight against the boss now, you know it holds no significance whatsoever, don’t you?」

As with the other clubs, the Tenjou Tenge camp was also simply strengthening their defense.

Not only was he in a no-damage and buff-filled state, even if you managed to kill him, for argument’s sake, he would revive.

In basic raid tactics, the trick was to let the other participants brace the danger for them and then snatch only the tasty parts away later.

Keeping risks at a distance and aiming for maximum return.

The other clubs that were remaining on the stage were also examining the situation as they surrounded it from a distance.

「… Rather, is that guy a monster? She’s going one-on-one one an equal ground against Hercules.」

「Yes, that’s right. That girl is a monster.」

「Why do look so happy, Senpai?」

A high-pitched sound of destruction roared across the stage.

The blade of the Gaen Hanabi, which had brushed away the club, shattered, turning into fragments like broken glass, and scattered.

It had exceeded its limit as blade steel without breaking until the very end.

「Saki-chan!」

Saki, who was sent flying by the momentum, rolled across the stage.

No damage could be seen on the roaring Hercules, and his flesh had turned reddish-brown from the excitement of battle.

Ana then, as opposed to stopping, he charged toward another group and swung his club at them.

Along with a thunderous roar, the vanguard, clad in heavy armor, flew through the air in a single blow.

「Saki-chan, are you okay?」

Rushing over, Otoha lifted Saki in her arms.

The muscle tears, internal bleeding, lacerations, and broken bones throughout her body were the backlash of the physical exertion that went beyond its limits.

「This child, ended up, shattering… I’m, sorry.」

「Don’t be. That was amazing, Saki-chan. You did well.」

As if to wrap around it, Mikan held Saki’s hand, which was clutching the handle.

「Kaoru-san… I can’t take it any longer… I can go now, right?」

「It’s still too early; even if I tell you so, I guess it’d be of no use. I mean, I understand your feelings. After being shown such a zealous fight, right?」

「It’s really tempting-squeak. I hope she could put herself in the shoes of those of us who have to endure it-squeak.

「… ufufu … but, rather than following the theory … it’s more thrilling …」

And then, their tiny leader directed a gaze as if she was staring at a grand feast at Hercules.

The group that was exposed to the onslaught of Hercules was close to breaking down readily.

Even if they were an S-ranked club, if their tanker was the first to be crushed, they would not be able to reorganize themselves.

「Hii, s, save me….」

Hercules, looking down on the boy who was getting weak on the knees and was crawling on the stage as if he was looking at trash, raised his club.

Acknowledging warriors’ pride, as for insects, he would simply exterminate them.

That was the dignity that dwelled in Hercules as a champion.

The club, which was swung down, gouged the stage as if it were exploding.

The fainted and incontinent boy was blown away by the blast.

「Asura-chan!」

「Hey hey~. Leave those small fries alone and come play with me.」

Asura, who had landed a jumping dropkick to the back of Hercules’ knees, wagged her tail as she beckoned him to come over.

As Hercules turned around with a glare, the corners of his mouth rose behind his lion skull helmet.

「… S, side-swiping is a breach of manners, isn’t it?!」

The ones who made such an absurd protest were those of the routed group who had run away.

Speaking of the tacit understanding when it came to raid battle, that was not wrong.

「Oh well. On second thought, there is no need to pay attention to the small fry.」

Karin, slowly drawing her katana, joined the fray.

「Ha~, what a hopeless senior you are.」

「Oh. You Tenjou Tenge should step back. This place is reserved for us, Black Honey, to show off our prowess, you know.」

「Shut it, Iron Sword Prince (Iron Duke). You want me be crush you first before I do Hercules, huh?」

Stepping in, Hercules swung his club down at such them.

As they promptly jumped to the sides, in their hands, their gleaming drawn swords were put at the ready.

Faced with such a group of people, who stood before him without the slightest bit of negligence from the start, Hercules’ smile reached the realm of rapture.

His warrior’s nature, which sought after battle, was stirred as he sized up his foe.

「Me, too, there….」

「Saki-chan, you need to recover first. Err, the potion is… Geez, where did those committee guys disappear to?!」

By the time the other world (raid) was activated, those who were not qualified were driven out of the domain.

They were both『Challengers』 and『Spectators』, and no『Administrators』 were needed.

「Saki-chan. Sorry for the wait.」

「Natsu-chan.」

Natsumi, jumping over the Dragon Fang soldiers and coming up to the stage, got down from the Black Sun Wolf (Skoll).

Kneeling next to Saki, Natsumi invoked her healing magic (skill).

「Somehow, the skeleton warriors are no longer coming back to life, you know!」

「I have a feeling that, the order is messed up, but the quest, seems to be cleared smoothly, there…」

Mowing down the Dragon Fang soldiers around them were Mai’s magic and the stone pillar, which was a decoration of the stage, held by Shizuka.

Though, by simply swinging the stone pillar around with her monstrous strength, Shizuka was so dangerous that no one could get close to her.

All the more so as she was cutting corners to the limit there, wary of running out of control.

Sure enough, the stone pillar, which had slipped from the hands of Shizuka, who let out a gasp of surprise, flew away, crushing the dragon tooth soldiers like a road roller.

「… Shizuka-chan, another group is caught up in it too.」

「It is a ranged attack. So there is no problem.」