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Chapter 310 Part 1

The walls of Twilight Castle are three-layered.
The top of the outermost castle wall is already packed with bow-user players.
I wanted to see what the situation was with the monsters, so I observed the group of monsters from the top of the second castle wall.

The group of monsters has shifted to a completely different phase than before.
Until now, the pack of Garms had been placed at the outermost position in the enemy lines.
This makes a lot of sense.
Garms have high mobility.
And despite that, the Majin side seems to have no regrets in terms of military strength.
After all, there are a lot of them.

But now it’s different.
The monsters at their outermost position are their Obsidian Beasts.
They certainly have good offensive power, but above that, the enemy is sending them to the front because they are sturdy defensive monsters.
I can clearly see what they are trying to do with this.
Their plan is to preserve the strength of their large group of monsters while the Kim Kui Slave rams into Twilight Castle.
Normal monsters cannot enter inside the area portal, but the Kim Kui Slave can change that.

I can see it.
They must definitely be trying to make it so that their large group of monsters can invade this area portal.

『There are some Majins left, right?』

「The Lesser Gryphons in the sky are in the way.」

『Right. It doesn’t seem like a number that can be dealt with just with our Summoned Monsters.』

Besides, there are some concerning circumstances.
The Summoners aren’t that exhausted.
And most of the players had their MP bars fully recovered with Mana Potions.

However, this is not the case for the players who took part in the fierce battle until just a moment ago.
From what I hear, it seems like they’re also having trouble with their stock of Mana Potions.

Hmm.
I wonder if I should use that.
What am I referring to?
【Heroic Summoning】.

It’s going to pretty much be performing without a prior rehearsal, but I’m still putting my eggs in this basket.
Well, actually…
To be frank, I’ve been wanting to have a chance to use it.
I guess that’s all there is to it.

What time is it?
9:40 AM.
Several arrows started flying from the top of the first castle wall.
Of course, they’re probably targeting the Majins.
However, the Lesser Gryphons in the sky are also approaching.
The bow unit is engaged in a large-scale battle.

Even so, the Majins riding the Kim Kui Slave seem to be alive and well.
These Majins have moved from the top of the turtle’s head to the top of its shell.
Their plan was probably to have the Kimkui Slave ram into the castle walls.
The castle walls were hit by three Breath attacks from the second Kim Kui Slave.
The walls seem to have been holding until now, but…
Just how much will our walls be able to hinder the Kim Kui Slave’s movements?
It doesn’t seem to be what we’d expected.

The players at the top of the first wall have started to retreat.
It seems like it’s getting quite dangerous.
Where will they be standing their ground next?
It’s probably going to be between the first and second castle walls.
There are a number of stone buildings, but none of them seem to be strong enough to stop the Kim Kui Slave from invading us.
But what about the other monsters?
I have high hopes for these buildings to be able to hinder them.
Most players have formed multiple battle lines and are waiting for the monsters to come to them.

Alright.
Shall I go there as well?

『A large-scale union request is coming to all members!』

『It seems that the Summoner army’s position will be the second vanguard, and each member is to provide support at their own discretion!』

「I’m leaving accepting that request to you! They’ll be here soon!」

I ask Haruna and Konohana to accept the large-scale union request.
The ground is shaking.
I can also see that a part of the castle walls is starting to collapse.
It’s the Kim Kui Slave.
Just as it showed its ugly face through the hole in the walls, several arrows flew toward it.
All of them hit the mark.
But they don’t seem to be very effective.

Its head stretches into the wall.
Then, it unleashes a Breath attack.
But we were perfectly prepared for it.
Several wall spells were stacked on top of each other, and as a result, it appears that the Breath attack failed to hit any players.

It looks like something is starting to come out from the Kim Kui Slave’s head.
The shape of monsters.
They look small, but they are Tri-horned Lizards.
And there are other shadows that are even smaller.
Those are probably Garms.

Monsters that normally wouldn’t be able to enter the area portal have now invaded the castle.
Although we had expected it to happen, it’s still surprising to watch it happen!

「Haruna! Konohana! Eliminate those monsters first! Don’t let the Summoners stand in the front lines, okay?」

『R-Roger that, but…』

『What are you going to do, Keith?』

『Don’t tell me…』

「I’m going to the front lines.」

I can see the words written on the faces of all of the Summoners here.
『I knew it.』
I guess that’s what they all want to say, but no one says it.

『I knew it, you’re so reckless!』

『Right~』

Turns out someone did make a comment after all.
But I’ll ignore Adele’s comment.
The fun begins now.
It’s time for me to use 【Heroic Summoning】.
Before that, I will use several strengthening spells.
I’ll also keep plenty of Mana Potions on my shoulder and waist belts to recover my MP bar.
My weapons will be the Snow Beast Mace and a Petrified Wood Tonfa.
I’ll also keep a Tokkosho as a sub-weapon.

Well then.
Everything’s ready.
And I also have high hopes for this.

I have two choices for 【Heroic Summoning】.
Scarlet Flame Saint.
Great Swordman’s Advent.

Considering the current situation, I should be going with Scarlet Flame Saint, right?

Monsters pass through the wall one after another.
The Obsidian Beasts appear to be at the forefront of the invading swarm of monsters.
They’re acting as a wall.
The battle against the invading monsters will probably begin soon.

I head to the front line of our defense.
I’m bringing Jericho, Goki, Senki, Shishiku, and Raibun with me.
Once I reach the front line, I take some time to use a Power Water.
What else do I have on hand?
Suttungr’s Nectar (S) and Modgud’s Tears.
Alright.
So, shall I give that a go?

「Scarlet Flame Saint!」

Well…
What’s going to happen now?

Something is happening.
But I need to take care of recovering first.
My MP bar is decreasing rapidly.
I use Suttungr’s Nectar (S) and Modgud’s Tears in quick succession.
Although my MP bar does recover, it doesn’t reach 70%.
Well, I guess I have no choice but to make this compromise.

Now, something is standing next to me.

A knight riding a horse.
The horse is silver.
No, it just looks that way because it’s wearing heavy armor.
What about the knight?
I can’t see her face.
Like her horse, she is clad in shining silver armor.
She has a spear in her hand.
A large flag is attached to the spear.
This flag is crimson.

　???　???
　Heroic Spirit　???
　???　???

　Warhorse　???
　Summoned Monster　On Standby
　Battle Position: Ground　???

The markers above their heads are green.
Besides, there are numbers floating next to the markers of both the Heroic Spirit and their horse.
A three-digit number.
It seems like it’s gradually decreasing, isn’t it?

It’s currently decreasing at a steady rate… 310, 309, 308…
What is this?
Maybe it’s the time left before the Heroic Spirit disappears?

Oh no.
There’s no time to waste.

My eyes turn to the monsters.
First up is the Obsidian Beast wall.
Well then, shall we go?

I start running towards the monsters.
My Summoned Monsters follow me.
And so does the Heroic Spirit.
The Heroic Spirit raises the flag high above her head and shouts loudly.
Is it a shriek?
Is it a song?
No, it’s different from Nias’ songs, this one’s more like a shout to encourage the people around her.

At the same time, the bodies of both the Heroic Spirit and her horse are engulfed in scarlet flames.
This doesn’t seem to damage either of them.
As it turns into crimson flames, the flag wraps around the spear’s handle.
Before I noticed, it seemed to have transformed into a jousting spear.

The Heroic Spirit’s shout ends.
Then, it turned into a lump of fire that dashed right past me in the blink of an eye.
What terrifying speed.
With that momentum, she charged at the monsters right next to the ones I was targeting.
The Obsidian Beast is sent flying and spinning away.
It’s like a nightmare.