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Chapter 103

「…Because You’re just getting in the way… Go watch from behind.」

「Eh… no… but… Cordelia?」

I reprimanded the bewildered Orsted.

「Just do as I say! Quietly watch from behind!」

With that, I muttered to myself,

「Now then…」

The opponent was the Ultimate Goblin, the epitome of catastrophe.
Its power was said to be so extraordinary that it could swallow up entire nations single-handedly.

The Ultimate Goblin had become more vigilant after observing my previous movements.
Standing up and scanning the surroundings, it once again snapped its fingers.

All the remaining Enhanced Goblin Emperors and the Ultimate Goblin itself leaped towards us… and the counterattack began.

At that moment, I couldn’t help but click my tongue.
The reason being that about five Goblin Emperors had just used a body-hardening technique.

Well, I didn’t particularly care about that itself, but… the Ultimate Goblin used those five as shields.
It positioned them as a shield, hiding behind them while launching an assault on me.

Furthermore, other goblins were scattered around me… making it quite an outnumbered situation.
For now, the most troublesome aspect was undoubtedly the boss hiding behind the hardened goblins.

With a battle cry, I thrust my sword at the hardened goblins.
The hardening technique of the Goblin Emperors was quite advanced.

So, I thought that dealing some damage would be enough, but…

―― The sword pierced through the high-quality goblin skin without resistance, penetrating through three goblins in one go.

「Is this… Hino Kagutsuchi?」

With a thud, three goblins fell to the ground, and in succession, I swiftly dealt with the goblin attacking from behind.
Actually, whether it was the hardened goblins or the regular ones, I didn’t feel any difference in resistance.

It was as if cutting through water… I felt no resistance at all.

「How absurd can these abilities get…」

With a half-dry laugh, I cut down the goblin leaping at me from the side with a high slash.
The sword stuck into the ground with momentum――and the ground… caught fire.

No, the ground… was burning.

In a straight line of sword flash, extending 10 meters, blue flames ran through, and patches of earth were turning into glass.

「Burning the mother goddess who birthed me in a fit of momentum… myths seem to have some truth to them after all.」

A good sword is one that cuts as the user desires, or doesn’t cut when needed.
However, this sword――is a flaming sword that cuts through and burns everything it touches, truly living up to its reputation.

「Haaah!」

Swing the sword.

Goblin falls.

Swing the sword.

Goblin’s head flies.

――That makes it a total of thirteen!

Having slaughtered all the Goblin Emperors, I turned to face the Ultimate Goblin with my sword in hand.