The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 58 Part 2
Subjugating the Lord of the Labyrinth, huh. If something were to happen to Marianne before she gets married, Cronin the hard worker, the deputy commander, will probably be in a lot of trouble. Besides, although there were no casualties, it seemed that they were forced to have a pretty close fight against the rank 30 stratum lord, so it would be tough to challenge the rank 45 labyrinth lord, wouldn’t it?
「I understand. In that case, let’s ask the Neurath Knight Order for cooperation.」
「I refuse. The reason why I became the commander of the Mahra warrior order was because I found my father and elder brother’s meddling annoying. I don’t see the need to ask for the knight order’s help at this point. No need to worry, all you have to do is be on standby on the sideline. I will subjugate the lord of the labyrinth on my own.」
I am so dumbfounded that I cannot even say anything. Even when we went to subjugate the stratum lord, Cronin the hard worker sent three elite knights to serve as her supports, but this woman doesn’t seem to notice at all.
Sigh, most likely, I will have to participate in the labyrinth exploration too, and I have nothing but bad feelings about it.
We did not encounter any monsters along the way, and when we arrive at our encampment a little past one o’clock in the afternoon, the tent and canopies are already set up, and the smell of food is in the air. As expected of Cronin. The arrangements are perfect.
Under Marianne’s instruction, I take the bed and furniture out of my storage in Marianne’s tent, which is already set up. She also tells me to take out the bathtub. This is mine, okay?
As we finish eating, information from the scouts comes in. It says that the boar monster is moving from the forest to the meadow, about 30 minutes from here. The forest or the meadow, I wonder which would be easier to fight in.
「Alright, time to set off. Let’s hunt the monster. The strategy will be decided on site. The non-combatants and horses will stay here.」
It seems that I, as a non-combatant, have no turn in it. It looks like I will be able to finish the job easily this time.
「Sei, you come with us.」
「… yes.」
Why did it turn out like this? Well, if we are going to put the monster material in storage, I guess having me there would be better. As long as I watch from afar so as not to get caught up in the battle, it should be alright.
As the warrior order, which is around 30 in number, walk along the highway for a while, we come across adventurers who are lying on the side of the highway. Most of them are wounded, and there are even some who are not breathing, causing tension to rise among the warrior order.
Cronin returns after talking with the adventurers.
「There is a large pond in the meadow up ahead, and the monster has apparently switched locations there. Marianne-sama, please listen to me. We will stop the monster’s movements, so please refrain from taking any actions until then.」
「Good. Let’s take care of it.」
After walking for a while, we see a pond in the meadow about 500 meters ahead, as well as a huge boar right next to it. As Cronin gives our instructions, ten warrior order members who have their shields at the ready step forward. The boar is lying face down, probably sleeping, and may not have noticed us. It should be a good opportunity to approach it.
Behind the knights who are holding up their shields, there are knights who are their long spears at the ready. The knights will stop its movements with their shields and suppress its movements with their spear thrusts, and all Marianne has to do is finish it off; that is pretty much the plan, I guess.
When the knights infuse their magical energy into their shields and spears, their shields and spears glow with blue and red colors. They are skillfully making use of equipment made of red iron and mithril. They must be quite the masters.
When the boar notices the approaching knights, it glares at them, growls, and charges at them. It has a huge body, so if it charges at you at such speed, you would not stand a chance against it; or so I thought, but the shield-bearers, lowering their center of gravity and using shield enhancement, are able to stop the boar’s charge. Amazing, they can stop such a thing, huh. It looks like the shield-bearers are people that are much stronger than me.
「Alright, thrust your spears!」
Along with Cronin’s cue, spears pierce the boar, which has had its movements stopped by the shields, one after another. As the boar gets surrounded by shields from its front and sides, spears strike it from all directions. The boar stops moving, and its cries echo through the air. Just as I thought that the battle was in the bag, the ground around the boar suddenly rises and countless spears of earth attack the knights. The earthen spears don’t seem to be that deadly, but with the footholds becoming unstable due to the protrusion, the knights end up falling over or breaking their stance. With the frontline crumbling down, the knights are defenseless, but without paying any attention to the knights, the boar turns toward our direction and charges at us. The boar’s entire body is bleeding from the countless spears, but they don’t seem to have reached the internal organs and appear to be far from fatal.
「Not good, protect Marianne-sama. Those of you with shields, step forward and block the monster’s attack!」
Cronin issues such a command, but talk about reckless. There are no highly skilled shield-bearers here, only knights with small shields. It would be nothing short of terrifying to face the huge boar, which is coming at us with great force, head on. As expected, the knights who step forward are either knocked back or blown away. In particular, those who get attacked by the boar’s tusks are bleeding heavily, so the tusks must have contained a fairly large amount of magical energy. We have to be careful.
「Give me my greatsword!」
Receiving her great sword, Marianne infuses magical energy into it. I can tell that the greatsword, which is shining in blue color, is made of pretty high purity mithril. It should have a much higher attack power than my mithril alloy sword. However, will it be able to stop that charge? One wrong move could get me a fatal injury, but it cannot be helped. I am getting paid well, so I guess I will roll up my sleeves. The boar may be strong in a straight charge, which is its specialty, but its flanks should be full of openings. Let’s aim there. What I should be careful of are its tusks, which boast a terrifying killing power, and its earth magic. I can probably avoid the tusks by approaching from the side, as for its earth magic, there is a high possibility that I can detect it in advance with magical energy perception. If a magic comes, as long as I move away from the line of fire immediately, it should be alright. To begin with, I am someone with a non-combatant job, so I cannot be blamed even if I were to run away.
I take my mithril alloy shield out of my storage, infuse my magical energy into it, and stand by Marianne’s side.
Although it is slowing down as it knocks down one knight after another, the boar is rushing straight toward us. Appraisal!
Four-eyed Bristly Tusked Boar, Rank 38
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