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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 136 Part 2

「Ora, ora, ora, what’s wrong, you commonfolk?!」

「Kuh.」

The two-sworded dogkin man is having a favorable fight against the Cotton Clouds adventurer. It’s not like there are no two-sword users in this world, but they are few and far between, so, perhaps due to the lack of experience in fighting against such people, they seem difficult to deal with.

It looks like we have no leeway overall. Damn it, I’m getting worried. Ottilie is handling her battle like before, takes some distance, steadies her breathing, and then closes in rapidly and exchanges blows with the bearkin man, over and over again. She’s unable to land a decisive blow, but she is definitely wearing down the stamina of the bearkin man who is swinging his heavy sword. However, Ottilie, who is channeling magical energy into her sword, should be consuming a lot of magical energy, too. Cotton Clouds is a gold-ranked adventurer party, so she probably has some potions, but the same could be said for her opponent.

This is bad, the male adventurer facing the dogkin man has suffered a considerable amount of injuries, and his movements have grown dull. Nakulus was also bleeding from his nose and breathing heavily. The catkin woman has also been hit by Nakulus’ punches several times, but it seems she still has some leeway. Nakulus and the catkin woman use their footwork to move from place to place as they fight. There are no rules or rings here. In that case, alright, let’s do it. I use earth magic to make the ground at the sole of my feet rise. Okay, with my magical energy manipulation, which boasts a high proficiency level, I can do this without any problems. I then compress and solidify the ground, giving it enough hardness to withstand my full-power step. It took a while, but the preparations are done. It looks good. All that’s left is to wait for my chance.

The sounds of sword strikes echo throughout the area. Snow has also begun to dance through the air lightly. Laura and the male adventurer, who are serving as my guards, are on guard against the surrounding beastfolks.

「Haa, haa, haa, haa…」

「Hey, what happened to that boldness from earlier? If you go down to your knees and apologize, then….」

「This female cat has been making a lot of noise for a while now. I wonder if she’s in heat.」

「I’ll~ kill~ you~, die───!」

That, idiot. At Nakulus’s provocation, the catkin woman unleashes an incredible barrage of attacks. Nakulus can’t help but retreat while defending himself with both hands. Finally, a powerful blow breaks through his guard and hits him squarely, and although he doesn’t fall, he is blown backwards. The two have gotten pretty close to us. Now, if only she would let her guard down… Ugh, not good, the fight with the dogkin man looks like it’s about to reach its conclusion.

「Guaah.」

「That’s the end of it, I’ve had a bit of fun, good work.」

The dogkin man inflicts a fatal wound on the male adventurer, making him fall to his knees. He then sends his head flying. Damn, as it is, we’re already outnumbered, and yet… This development is not good.

「Hahahaha, your friend is dead over there, you’re next…huh?」

While the catkin woman is turning her attention to the decapitated male adventurer, I use instant step, and, using full-strength body enhancement, close in on her at high speed, before then slicing her neck halfway through.

「Ah…ah…」

Due to her high defensive power, I couldn’t cut off her neck, but it’s a fatal blow. It was her fault for looking away during a no-rules battle to the death.

「Sei, you…」

「Sorry, Nakule, but this isn’t training or a match. If you have a problem, I’ll hear it later.」

「Tch, no, it’s my fault for not being able to win the fight.」

I decapitate the catkin woman, who is desperately trying to hold back the blood flowing from her neck with her hands. At that moment, the dogkin man charges at me at high speed. Not good, will I be able to defend in time? *Clang* A metallic sound echoes through the area. Laura protects me and blocks the dogkin man’s sword.

「Sei, don’t daydream in the middle of a fight.」

「Yeah, my bad, Laura.」

After that, Laura blocks the dogkin man’s sword strikes, but his moves are simply too numerous and she has no choice but to retreat. Ugh, from the looks of it, this guy is stronger than Laura. I go around to the opposite side of Laura and slash at the dogkin man. Oioi, does he have eyes in the back of his head? The dogkin man blocks both my and Laura’s sword strikes with one sword each.

「Oh, one’s somewhat lacking, but two seems fun, alright, come at me.」

He’s fighting me and Laura at the same time, and yet, he still has some leeway? Appraisal!

Boutos, Age 43, Level 60

Job: Beast Warrior

Kuh, he’s an incredibly high-leveled powerhouse. I wonder if the guy fighting Sylphia is also as strong as this guy. This is bad. However, Nakulus and the male adventurer join the fight, too. Four against one, I’m sure we can win, as expected.

「Tch, it can’t be helped, hey, you guys! Take care of that pugilist and that male adventurer over there!」

At Boutos’ command, the twenty beastfolks who have been standing around us attack all at once. Nakulus and the male adventurer deal with them, but it looks like it’s going to turn into a melee.

「Hey, you two, come over here. Let’s start over.」

「「…..」」

Boutos suggests to Laura and I that we fight somewhere else. That’s not a bad suggestion. Laura and I will buy time. Then we’ll wait for reinforcements from Nakulus and the male adventurer once they have routed the beastfolks. Laura and I exchange glances in silence and follow Boutos.

「I don’t think anyone will interrupt us around here. Hey, if you go too far that way, you’ll fall off the mountain, you know? Now then, bring it on.」

Boutos takes up his two-sword style stance. I realized this when we clashed swords earlier, but perhaps he’s used to group battles, this guy is incredibly good at positioning himself. Laura and I face him from both sides, but he always moves to a position where he can see both of us. Boutos is a high-leveled beast warrior, so we’d never stand a chance in a one-on-one fight. Even so, he’s probably confident in his own abilities, but for him to actively go for a two-on-one fight, no matter how you look at it, he’s looking down on us too much.

Laura and I hold our swords at the ready facing Boutos. Using full-strength body enhancement, I’m thinking of matching Laura’s movements and settling it with a short decisive battle, but she doesn’t move an inch. It seems that Laura is thinking the same thing. Alright, let’s move then. I put my sword into my storage and take out my black iron spear.

「You bastard, so you’re a porter.」

「Hyaa─── 」

I let out a cry imbued with intimidation skill at Boutos and unleash a thrust attack. Unlike a downward sword slash, it’s impossible to block a thrust attack with one hand. Boutos dodges. At the same time, Laura starts launching attacks, too.

「Ah, kuh, damn it.」

Boutos, who thought that we would fight with swords, seems to be at a disadvantage as I use a spear, and can do nothing but defend himself. You fool, you had a good chance of winning, and yet… Adventurers who faced me were always arrogant and careless, which eventually destroyed themselves. Among all of the opponents I have faced thus far, this man can be said to be the strongest, but I guess his strength has made him conceited.

I move behind Boutos and launch a thrust attack, at the same time, I predict where he will move and move accordingly. The pattern of his positioning is pretty much fixed, so it is easy to read. Then, I circulate the magical energy in my body and get ready to use magic. Since I don’t need to channel magical energy into my black iron spear, I have magical energy that I usually use for material enhancement to spare. However, since it’s not a magic I’m particularly good at, it ends up consuming a fair amount of magical energy, but it seems that a surprise attack is more effective against this guy than a frontal approach. Alright, I channel my magical energy into the ground, but Boutos doesn’t seem to notice.

「Damn it, I give up on fighting two against one. I’ll finish you off first.」

Unable to withstand my continuous thrust attacks from mid-range, Boutos closes in on me. Here it is.

「Huh?!」

Suddenly, Boutos loses his balance. A shadow magic that stretches out from the shadow of a tree is twining around his left leg. My proficiency level in shadow magic is not that high, so if he uses body enhancement, he’ll be able to forcefully break free from it, but it seems that Boutos is unable to understand what’s going on. Laura takes advantage of that opening to attack his calf from behind, causing him to fall. I mercilessly unleash a thrust attack at him from the front. Once we manage to knock him down, we must never let him get back to his feet again. We have to finish him off for sure without letting our guard down.

「Guha, you bastards, dammit, if we just fought normally, the likes of you two would be…」

Under the thrust attacks unleashed by Laura and me from the front and back, Boutos is injured and bleeding from all over his body. Given how high-leveled this guy is, he has great physical ability, so we must never let our guard down.

「Alright, I surrender, please spare me.」

Eventually, Boutos throws away his two swords. There are potions in this world, so it’s possible for him to turn the table on us, even from this position. Both Laura and I attack him without mercy.

「Dammit, dammit, so that’s how it is. But I won’t die for nothing.」

「Ah.」

To my surprise, Boutos takes Laura’s thrust attack with his body and launches a tackle at her while using body enhancement. To think he can pull off such a stunt when he’s on the verge of death. Let’s finish him off from behind…

「Oraaaaa, I’ll take you down with me」

「S, stop it!」

To my surprise, Boutos tackles Laura, knocking her down, and pushes his away forward while holding her. There’s a bit of snow on the ground, so Laura ends up sliding across it. Not good, beyond this area is…

「Hehehe, farewell, porter.」

Boutos glances at me for a second, then jumps off the mountainside while holding Laura. I hurriedly run to where they’ve fallen and look down, to see that they’re both rolling on the ground as they fall. This slope and the mountainside stretching all the way down. Even if you use body enhancement, you’d be bruised all over your body, so I doubt you’d get out of it scot-free. Boutos, on the verge of death, desperately clings to Laura with the resolve to throw away his own life. Given things, neither of them will be able to properly break the fall, and if they’re hit in the wrong place, the worst could happen. Even if they do survive the fall, it’d be impossible for them to make it back up here in this snow.

Behind me, the battle to the death between Cotton Clouds and the beastfolk bandit band is still unfolding, so I can’t expect any help. Snow is piling up, so I hope it’ll provide a certain degree of cushioning. I wonder if Laura has any potions. In this cold, she’ll probably lose her strength quickly. There’s no time to hesitate. I guess I have no choice but to go. Taking off all my equipment and putting it in my storage to make myself lighter, I head down the slope of the mountainside.