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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 117 Part 2

It seems that the labyrinth lord is not very intelligent. Without even trying to pull out the spear, it charges towards me. As opposed to forcing myself to hold back its charge, I back away little by little and let it pass by me. Taking advantage of that opening, my comrades attack the labyrinth lord, but as it has tough defense, it doesn’t look like they are dealing any effective damage on it. Lavina’s blows can’t be said to be effective, while Paula, Rosie, and Konmi’s thrusting attacks are blocked by the panda’s thick skin and inflict nothing but scratches. However, it is bleeding little by little from the places at which it is attacked, so it should be a good idea to bring the fight into an endurance battle and chip away at it little by little.

The panda shifts from walking on two legs to walking on four legs. The spear that is stuck in the panda’s belly ends up coming off, but it was able to make a wide cut on its belly. Alright, just like this, let’s make it shed a lot of blood and slow its movement. *Wheeze, wheeze* Breathing heavily, the panda is glaring at me, who has left a huge wound on its belly, with its red eyes. There is no faintest shred of cuteness left on it. Now then, what manner of follow up attack should I do?

「Sei-sama—」

It seems that Lunamilia is coming over from behind. The labyrinth lord seems to have frightening attack power, so I want her to focus on acting as a healer, in case the worst comes to the worst.

「Luna! This guy is dangerous. You should focus on providing support from the…」

「Hyaaaa──」

Before I can stop her, Lunamilia closes in on the labyrinth lord. She passes by me and throws a full swing with her magical energy-imbued metal rod at the labyrinth lord’s face, which is in the perfect position as it walks on its four legs. Lunamilia is emitting a faint glow, and that must be sacred magic’s holy light spirit. It should be a powerful support magic.

Lunamilia’s powerful metal rod explodes in the labyrinth lord’s face with a dull sound. It crushes the bone right around the labyrinth lord’s nose, making it fall to the side in pain. Using instant step to close in on the labyrinth lord, which has collapsed and fainted in agony, I stab it in the stomach with my spear, and pin it down to the ground.

「I’ll hold it down. Everyone, attack it at once!」

The seven of us surround the defenseless labyrinth lord and attack it together. In particular, Lunamilia’s metal rod swing is very powerful, and each time she unleashes an attack, the sound of bones getting crushed echoes through the area. Sacred magic is really too much of a cheat. However, its drawback is that it consumes a lot of magical energy and takes too long to activate.

After everyone gangs up on it for about ten minutes, the labyrinth lord finally stops moving. Its entire body is covered in cuts, so the hide will probably be unsellable, but just in case, let’s dismantle it. Lunamilia seems to have used up all her magical energy and is exhausted.

「Sei, those guys are here-pyon!」

「They were hiding in the forest while we were fighting against the labyrinth lord-konkon.」

Dylan and the others approach us with grins on their faces. This is bad, even though no one is injured, everyone is worn out. Back at the Adventurer’s Association, we were told that there have been many cases where parties that go to subjugate the labyrinth lord end up getting wiped out, but I wonder if it was the work of these guys? There’s no time to think.

「Everyone, be careful. There are seven of us. Even if it turns into a battle, we should take advantage of our superiority in numbers. Make sure not to fight one-on-one. Also, Luna, drink this.」

I give Lunamilia a low-grade blue potion and a magical energy restorative medicine. That is because she is pretty exhausted from using sacred magic.

「And then, Zofie, I’ll give you these. These are…」

I hand over the black iron kunai and my trump card to Zofie. Those guys are closing in, so we don’t have time to make detailed plans.

「Luna, Zofie, move to the back line. Luna, get the evil warding arrow ready, and Zofie, get ready to do a hit-and-run attack with those items. Hey, stop right there. What did you come here for?」

「How cold of you. We were the ones who told you where the labyrinth lord was, you know? Worry not, we only want to get a little thank you.」

Dylan and three other adventurers walk toward us side by side, laughing frivolously. One person is remaining in the back. I wonder if he is a magician, or a porter? If he is a magician, then they aren’t opponents we can fight and win against. Even if there are casualties, I guess our only option would be to run away.

「You said that if the labyrinth lord is gone, you will be able to continue with your hunt with peace of mind, didn’t you? That means we don’t owe you guys anything.」

「Did I say such a thing? Well, it doesn’t really matter. For the time being, let’s just kill the man and the two beastfolks. Keep the women alive as much as possible and capture them. Especially that big-boobed girl.」

It seems like these guys are hunting adventurer parties that are exhausted from subjugating the labyrinth lord. Thanks to killing other adventurers and the loot, not only do they have good equipment, their level must be fairly high. In the face of a battle to the death, normally you would be nervous, but these guys have relaxed expressions on their faces. I guess they are serial robbers and murderers. Having committed too many murders, perhaps their senses have gone crazy. The guy standing in the back doesn’t have a magic medium staff. It looks like he is a porter. Thank goodness he isn’t a magician.

「Lavina, get the porter in the back. Everyone else, we’ll fight while focusing on defense. We have Luna’s healing magic with us, so as long as you don’t die, everything will be fine.」

「Tsk, looks like you’re used to fighting. Gray, protect Jess.」

「Roger that.」

Lavina circles around them and closes in on the porter, but one of the adventurers moves to protect him. Alright, while Lavina is keeping that one in check, we only have three enemies.

「You’re still so young, and yet you have so many women wait upon you. That’s such an eyesore, I tell you. So I’ll chop off your limbs and rape those women right in front of you.」

Dylan draws his sword and channels magical energy into it. It seems to be a red iron sword with a fairly high purity. The same goes for the other two adventurers. This is bad, even in terms of equipment, they seem to be far superior to my comrades.

「Paula, Rosie, please work together to take care of one of the adventurers. If you fight him from the front and back, you should have a good chance of winning. If you win, the spoils will be all yours.」

「Roger that.」

「Leave it to us. Up until now, we’ve fought against stronger opponents many times, after all.」

The two of them are from the same village, and they should be able to work together well. Even if they can’t win, I want them to buy time.

「Konmi, I’m sorry, but please take care of the last one. His sword is a red iron sword with a fairly high purity. Be sure not to overdo it, okay?」

「I’m going to defeat him and take his sword-konkon.」

Konmi is probably used to fighting, too. She is still speaking in falsetto, and doesn’t seem to stress over it too much.

「Kukuku, the heck are you going on about, you lowly iron-rank adventurer. Just so you know, we’re….」

The moment Dylan is about to make his speech, I draw my sword at high speed and slash at him with the sword that has been imbued with magical energy. A clinking sound echoes throughout the labyrinth. Dylan blocked my sword. Damn it, looks like the surprise attack was a failure. Even when I try to appraise him, it gets repelled. After that, we proceed to exchanging blows with our swords. Ugh, so strong. From the way it feels, it looks like we are evenly matched in swordsmanship. Even with my body enhancement, which boasts a high proficiency level, his strength is slightly stronger and I end up getting pushed back. This is bad, it seems like he is a fairly high-leveled warrior or knight. I wonder if the other guys are just as strong.