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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 166

Mortal Kombat 4

Bakumada’s battle axe is swung down towards Artemia, giving rise to flames all the while. Alright, if it’s now, I should be able to catch him off guard.

With the mithril iron ball, which I’ve filled with magical energy, in hand, I leap out.

So hot! It’s not like I’m getting hit directly by the flames, but the hot air burns my skin. It’s a good thing I’ve equipped the Flame Salamander Bracelet. I suffer no damage. That Bakumada, he’s completely not wary of his rear. I can do this. I throw the iron ball at Bakumada’s back… what should I do, where should I aim? If I hit him directly on the back of the head, maybe I’d be able to kill him. No matter how incredibly high his defensive power is, boosted by his level and job corrections and body enhancement, if I throw this magical energy-filled iron ball with all my might, even if it’s Bakumada, he’d probably be dead, or at least fatally injured.

N, no. I can’t gamble. My left hand is missing, so I can’t balance my body well. Moreover, I can’t see with my right eye, so I can’t grasp the sense of distance. Even if I throw it at the back of the target’s small head, if he dodges it with his incredible reflexes, I’ll end up getting killed.

In that case, whuoooooo!

I throw the iron ball, aiming for Bakumada’s spine. There’s no way I’ll miss here. Take that!

Instant step. Without checking whether the iron ball hits Bakumada or not, I rush out toward the bag hanging from his waist.

「Gugah?! What…?!」

There’s a low, dull thud. And then Bakumada’s reaction. Alright, it looks like the ball hit him. The extent of the damage is unknown, but he’s stiffening. It seems he doesn’t understand what’s going on.

Alright! Completely full of opening, I put my hand on Bakumada’s waist bag. I’ve got it! Ugh, not good, it’s firmly fastened to Bakumada’s waist with some kind of sturdy string. Damn it, I pull it with body enhancement but it doesn’t even budge. I take out a knife from my storage… not good, I don’t have my left hand. It’s over, I’m screwed. E, even though I’ve come this far…

「Brat…」

Ah, not good, I’m going to get killed…

「Sei!」

The moment the stiffened Bakumada releases his killing intent towards me, Artemia’s high-speed sword strike cuts off the string coiling around Bakumada’s waist. As expected of Artemia. She must have understood my intention.

「Whuoooooo!」

I will definitely survive. With the waist bag in hand, I leap out towards Artemia’s rear with instant step. If I can survive this, there will be a way out.

「Not on my watch!」

A terrifying killing intent is closing in from behind. Ah, not good, I might die. However, I don’t have the leeway to look behind me. I can only leave it to fate. I jump to Artemia’s rear with a head-first slide.

*Clanggg* There’s a metallic sound. Artemia must have blocked Bakumada’s axe. Artemia’s stamina and sword are about to reach their limits, but there’s nothing I can do. All I can do now is check the contents of this waist pouch. Damn it, with only one hand, I lack dexterity, so it’s not going anywhere.

Please, please, please, please, please. Be there, please, ah… there it is.

Inside the bag are several high-grade red, blue, green, and yellow potions, as well as shining potions I’ve never seen before. These are, these are, gold potions.

「Give it back!」

Bakumada swings his axe, and a strong blast of hot air hits me. I’m truly glad I have the Flame Salamander Bracelet. I take out one gold potion and swallow it.

Whoooaaa, ​​t, this is, sacred magic?!

My whole body is enveloped in light, and slowly, my missing body parts are restored. I did it, I did it. I won the bet. With this, I… No, the battle is at a critical point. This is no time to be happy. Bakumada and Artemia are furiously exchanging blows with their axe and sword. Huh, they’re evenly matched?!

「Huff, huff, Bakumada, you’re not putting any strength into it. I wonder if your back is broken. Huff, huff.」

「Ggh, kuh, hmph, something on this level is nothing.」

I take one gold potion, put the rest into my storage, and then approach Artemia from behind.

「Artemia, open your mouth.」

「Ah, y, you bastard!」

When I bring the gold potion to Artemia’s mouth as she continues to block Bakumada’s axe, she swallows it. Artemia is enveloped in light. With this, the situation is completely turned around.

「Sei, is there still any gold potions left?」

「Yeah, there’s still three left.」

「I see. Haaaaaaaah.」

「Guh, kuh.」

With her stamina and magical energy completely restored, Artemia unleashes a series of sword strikes. Ooh, that move, it’s probably a full-power attack that ignores magical energy consumption. Amazing, Bakumada is blocking it all, but he can do nothing but defend himself.

I guess that’s only natural. No matter how much magical energy Artemia consumes, she can recover with gold potions. On the other hand, unless he has a gold potion hidden somewhere, Bakumada will have to fight while taking into account his remaining magical energy.

「Damn it, huff, huff, what about Schmidt?」

「Ah, he went to the forest. He should be fighting a high-ranked monster by now.」

「Tch, I see…」

I give false information to Bakumada. He surely won’t think that I, a porter, have defeated Schmidt, so I wonder if this will make him take the wrong action.

「Looks like I have no choice but to finish it in one go. Haaaah.」

Artemia slashes at Bakumada.

Ah, not good, I’ve ended up giving false information to Artemia as well. I guess it was a mistake.

「Whuooooooo.」

Bakumada swings his axe, creating a vortex of flames. Setting aside Artemia who has high magical defense, he probably thinks it will be effective against me. Alright, I need to put up an act here.

「Guhaaaaa, s, so hot, it’s so hot, kuhaaa.」

Bakumada creates a vortex of flames for the second and third times. It seems that that magic battle axe can attack with or without spitting flames. Without a doubt, the vortex of flames must consume a terrifying amount of magical energy.

「So hooooot!」

Alright, it looks like my Oscar-worthy acting is working, so just like this, let’s make Bakumada consume his magical energy and drain him dry.

「H, hey, Sei, stay away from this place.」

Ah, s, shoot. As before, even Artemia ends up getting affected by my bluff.

Bakumada is about to rush towards me, but Artemia stands in his way, stopping his movements. Bakumada is exhausted. Looks like he’s finally used up his magical energy and stamina.

「Huff, huff, huff, Artemia, come with me. I don’t want to kill you. I no longer have the leeway to go easy on you. Now, choose, right this instant!」

「For someone who’s used up his magical energy and stamina, you sure know how to talk. Since a while ago, your movements have been getting slower and slower, and there has been no flames around your axe. I wonder if your back is really broken. Bakumada, I’ll finish you off before that man gets here.」

「Die!」

Artemia and Bakumada take some distance from each other and start to circulate their magical energy. Ugh, this, it looks like the battle is finally about to reach its conclusion. How will it turn out, I wonder? Under normal circumstances, if Bakumada used full-strength body enhancement, he might be able to kill Artemia. However, he wanted to capture Artemia alive, and at present, it seems his back is broken. As things stand, I guess it’ll be Artemia’s victory. No, I can’t let my guard down. Something that I can do…

「Haaaaaah!」

「Artemiaaaa!」

Artemia, who has circulated her magical energy, aims her divine steel sword at Bakumada and unleashes a thrust. There’s still some distance between them, but this is lightning magic. The blade of the sword flickers, and an unavoidable bolt of lightning is fired at Bakumada. If he were to get hit by that, even Bakumada… No, Bakumada must have predicted the attack, for just before the lightning magic is activated, he moves to Artemia’s side at lightning speed and raises his magical energy-filled magic battle axe overhead.

「Shoot…?!」

「Kukuku, this is the end, Artemi… Gogah!」

As Bakumada is assured of his victory, the mithril alloy iron ball explodes on his jaw. This guy, it looks like his defensive power is comparable to that of a crimson bear. Seriously, he’s way too tough, no? The iron ball I threw crushes Bakumada’s jawbone, but he only bends backward slightly. Then the iron ball falls and sinks into the ground with a thud.

「I’m here too, you know? You underestimate porters too much.」

「Guha, ah, ah… Arghhh…」

It seems to have caused a concussion, and as Bakumada freezes in place defenselessly, Artemis’ sword draws a line on his neck. Causing him to bleed profusely, it seems to have cut the bone. Still, what an incredible defensive power. When Artemis goes for a follow up attack and sinks her sword into his neck, Bakumada lets go of his axe. The magic battle axe sinks into the ground with a loud thud, kicking up dirt. What on earth is that axe?

「Bakumada, if you have any last words… I suppose it’s not possible.」

Bakumada just flaps his mouth open and closed as he holds his bleeding neck. Then, he looks around. He’s probably waiting for Schmidt to return. Perhaps he’s expecting that if Schmidt comes back, they will be able to turn the situation around in one go with a red potion.

「Bakumada, I killed Schmidt. I’m not lying, look at this.」

「Gah… cough…」

When I take Schmidt’s body out of my storage, Bakumada’s eyes widen and he despairs in a voice that doesn’t amount to words. Now that it’s come to this, I guess even the strongest man in the empire, no, the strongest man in the world, is done for.

Artemia cuts off Bakumada’s head and the battle is over.

「Phew, looks like it’s over. You did really well to survive, Sei.」

「Yeah, I was able to kill Schmidt because of a series of coincidences… More importantly, Mia, this is the demonic dragon mountain range, we can’t let our guard down. I’ll explain later, so let’s retreat for now.」

「Yeah. Sei, can you put the bodies of all the members of the Dragon Vein into your storage?」

「No, as expected, the demonic dragon is too big, so there’s not enough room for that.」

Normally, adventurers’ bodies are left behind, but not only are all the members of the Dragon Vein of noble birth, their leader, Garuben, is from the Count Haleford family, the lord of this land. As expected, I guess we can’t afford not to bring them back.

「Sei, we’ll dismantle the demonic dragon here. Let’s bring back Bakumada’s body as well and say that he and the Dragon Vein took each other down. If they took down the great general of the world’s most powerful empire, the kingdom’s sworn enemy, with them, it would bring honor to the Haleford family.」

I think that’s a good idea. It’s not like either Artemia or I want any honor, after all.

When I take the demonic dragon out of my storage, Artemia dismantles it. We’re only taking its skin, fangs, and claws. I then put the bodies of Bakumada and the Dragon Vein members into my storage, but let’s appraise this Bakumada guy. Appraisal.

 

Bakumada (), Age 49, Level 112

Job: Mad Warrior

 

「Huh, the heck is this?」

「What’s the matter?」

I appraise Bakumada’s corpse, but the parentheses are blank. Does that mean I can’t appraise it? But even when Artemia appraises it, the parentheses seem to be blank as well. Well, whatever, it’s a dead guy anyway. It doesn’t really matter.

「I wonder what kind of magic tool this is. Perhaps it holds the secret to Bakumada’s strength.」

Artemia removes the magic tools from Bakumada’s corpse. A bracelet with an oni design, a necklace designed with a fly design, and a ring with many small eyes designs. Let’s have an appraiser appraise them later. When I appraise Bakumada’s magic battle axe, it’s repelled, so it’s without a doubt a magic tool, too. Phew, with this, I’ve put everything into my storage, including the materials from the demonic dragon that Artemia has dismantled, so let’s head back to the town.

Dead tired, Artemia and I make our way back to Gorthor.