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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 120 Part 2

After administering first aid, I head with Lunamilia towards the forest where the wolves showed up. It seems that they don’t sprinkle much holy water on the areas far away from the highway, so the chance of you encountering monsters is much higher. It seems that powerful monsters often appear around this area, so we proceed carefully while using presence detection. Many trees have been cut down on the path to the depths of the forest, probably for building materials, and as we go deeper, the smell of blood assails my nose. As we proceed deeper for a while longer, I spot the adventurers that are being surrounded by a pack of demonic wolves in the distance. Four adventurers are facing the pack of demonic wolves while protecting the injured, and the corpses of numerous wolves, which most likely have been killed by them, are lying around in the surrounding area.

The demonic wolves are probably of a low rank, but there is a single wolf that is one size larger than the rest, which seems to be the boss of the pack. It is larger than the black iron gray wolf I encountered in Magt territory before, and its face is covered in red iron. Blood is dripping from its mouth, so I wonder if it has bitten a number of people to death. This intimidating presence, this is bad, it must be a pretty strong enemy. Truthfully speaking, I want to run away, but here is Lunamilia, who is burning with a sense of duty. There is no way she would choose to abandon the adventurers and run away.

「Sei-sama, shall I use the Holy Light Spirit? If it’s the current me, I think I can use it on you, too, Sei-sama.」

Holy Light Spirit is a powerful support magic. It takes a bit of courage to use a magic that I have no idea how powerful its effect is without rehearsal, but it seems there is no other choice. The attack magic, evil warding arrows, may be a sure hit, but its attack power is pretty low, after all.

「Alright, Luna, can I leave it to you? It increases your attack power and defense power, right? How long does the effect last?」

「Yes, generally, it lasts for about one minute, I suppose.」

Hmm, it seems short, but I’m not sure. In one minute, you can attack dozens of times while using body enhancement, so it can be said to be long. And if it increases your defense power, it should greatly increase your survival rate. If we can work well together with those adventurers and pincer attack the demonic wolves from both sides, we might be able to do something about the boss of the pack. I give Lunamilia a magical energy restorative medicine and have her get ready to use holy light spirit. In the meantime, let’s analyze the enemy’s strength.

The adventurers seem to be fairly skilled. They have routed the pack of demonic wolves, leaving only the boss wolf and a few others. When the boss wolf crouches down and takes aim, it charges at one of the adventurers at high speed. Even when the adventurer blocks the attack with his shield, it ends up getting sent flying and he ends up falling onto his back. The boss wolf tries to bite into his defenseless throat. The adventurer’s comrades come to his aid and swing their swords down, but with a high-pitched metallic sound, the attack ends up getting deflected by the boss wolf’s red iron skin. What incredible defensive power. As expected, it looks like you have to avoid the red iron parts as you attack it. The fallen adventurer uses that opportunity to pick up his shield and gets back to his feet again, but the boss wolf begins to weave its magical energy. This is bad, is it going to use instant step?

The next moment, the boss wolf opens its mouth wide and spews flames. It can even use fire magic? The adventurer at the front blocks the flames with his shield, but unable to bear the heat, he throws the shield away and escapes to the side. It seems that everyone has lost the will to fight. They scatter and flee into the forest. Well, this is probably for the better. If they continue fighting like that, they would be wiped out, but if they scatter and flee into the forest, although some of them would probably die, some would be able to survive.

While Lunamilia is weaving her magical energy, I take out the panda necklace and flame salamander bracelet I obtained in the Labyrinth of Rotos from my storage and equip them. They increase my strength by 10% and give me resistance to fire magic. The magical tools I have just obtained are coming in handy right away, boys.

At that moment, a number of adventurers come towards us while screaming. Well, the settlement that is under development is behind us, so I guess it is only natural that they would run towards us.

「Hey, we’ve come to help you. Let’s face them and take them down here.」

「Hiiiiii!」

「You think they’re opponents that we can deal with with just one or two re reinforcements?!」

Ignoring my invitation to join forces, the adventurers run away. You guys are adventurers who have accepted the escort request, aren’t you? Well, I guess nothing is more precious than your life. The boss wolf attacks one adventurer and takes his life, before then running in our direction. This is bad, I wonder if Lunamilia still needs some time to use her sacred magic? Damn it, if I carelessly dodge, the attack might end up hitting Lunamilia behind me. I guess I have no choice but to block it with my shield here. I take out my mithril alloy shield and infuse it with magical energy. I lower my center of gravity and launch a shield bash at the boss wolf while using body enhancement.

*Clang* Making a sound as if I’m crashing against a mass of metal, hard to believe that it’s a living being, I block the boss wolf’s charge while using full strength body enhancement. Appraisal!

Red Iron Forest Wolf, Rank 39

Damn it, it’s stronger than the labyrinth lord of Rotos. I’m not sure if I can beat it on my own, but behind me is Lunamilia, who is getting ready to use her sacred magic. Running away is not an option. If I could join forces with the other adventurers, I think we would have a good chance of winning, but it’s no use crying over spilt milk. I have no choice but to hold this guy back.

After colliding against me, the wolf takes some distance and begins to growl as it becomes wary of me. I wonder if it perceives me as an opponent that it can’t take down with ordinary means. If that’s the case, that works well for me. Just like this, I’m going to maintain this stalemate and then move to finish the battle in an instance after Lunamilia activates her magic.

「Holy Light Spirit.」

Lunamilia’s sacred magic is activated. A divine light descends from the sky and envelops my entire body. Hmm, I don’t feel like I’m becoming stronger at all. It doesn’t seem to increase your physical strength or anything like that. Oops, I can’t afford to waste time. The effect of the holy light spirit only lasts for about one minute, after all.

Instant step. I close in on the wolf while channeling magical energy into my sword. I don’t feel anything in particular, like I’m getting faster or my body becoming lighter. Is it really working? I swing my sword down at the wolf’s face, which is covered in red iron. The purpose isn’t to inflict damage on it. It’s to dazzle and keep it in check. I plan to then switch into launching a series of attacks.

「Gyauuuuuu!」

「Huh?!」

My swing, although shallow, cut through the wolf’s face, which is covered in red iron. What incredible power. It seems that holy light spirit doesn’t increase your physical ability, and although I’m not sure how it works, it seems to increase your attack power itself by a great margin. It truly is too much of a cheat, isn’t it? Sacred magic, I mean. Going by that, my defensive power must have increased considerably as well.

As the wolf flinches from my powerful attack, I launch a follow-up attack. The wolf suffers more and more injuries. Unable to stand it, the wolf distances itself, opens its mouth wide, and begins to weave its magical energy. It’s going to shoot fire magic, right? Let’s dodge it. No, not only am I having my defense power increased by holy light spirit, I have the flame salamander bracelet, which weakens fire magic attacks by half, with me. I think I should push it without stopping here. Let’s launch a full-power attack before the effect of the holy light spirit wears off and finish the battle through a short decisive battle.

As the wolf spews fire from its mouth, I deliberately plunge into the flames and launch a thrust attack into its mouth. The sword tears into its flesh, and the wolf rolls over while making a voiceless cry, bleeding from its mouth and starting to groan. I close in on it with instant step and launch a thrust into the wolf’s side as it writhes in agony.