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Chapter 311 Part 1

It seems that Obsidian and Aotsuki have both noticed them at the same time.
The Lesser Gryphons.
There are also some Majins riding their horses.
Call Monster confirms this as well.

And a herd of seven horse-types galloping on the ground…
This was also confirmed.
Six Svadilfari Slaves.
One Sleipnir Slave.

This is rather conclusive evidence as well…
It tells me that there are probably no Clown-type Majins among them.
A Majin with the ability to blink through space has no reason to be escaping on horseback.
What is the problem here?
Of course, I should be concerned about the possibility of some Exorcising Priests among them, but…
There is no doubt that the most important one is Il Capitano.

What will I do?
In terms of numbers, we are at a disadvantage.
I have the choice whether to attack by surprise or not.
And the Lesser Gryphons are below me, so I am in a position where I could aim at them from above and behind them.

This is a very attractive idea.
It’s hard to hold back a laugh.

Well then.
Shall we do that?

「Rider-Horse Union!」

What’s my first target?
I choose the leftmost one out of the three.
I won’t complain no matter what kind of Majin is riding that Lesser Gryphon.
Just resign yourself and consider yourself unlucky for being chosen first.

All you have to do is die.

Whoa, chill.
That may be a little too much.

What was riding the Lesser Gryphon that I targeted first?
Apparently, it was a Fire Breather.
But I don’t care.
The one I pierced with my jousting spear wasn’t the Majin, but its Lesser Gryphon.
Will the Majin be able to survive after falling from this altitude?
I have my doubts.
Well, even if it’s still alive, I’ll leave it alone.

And what are the Majins riding the other two Lesser Gryphons?
A Juggler and a Knife Thrower.
And are they high Level?
It looks like I’ve made a mistake.

Still…
I can’t leave these two to their own devices.
Obsidian and Kotohogi attack the Juggler.
Heather and Couturier go to the Knife Throwers.
Well, actually, they attacked their Lesser Gryphons.
Looks like this wasn’t enough to make them fall from their mounts…
Oh well.
They’re still going to have to regain their bearings to chase after us.

Let’s ignore them for now and aim for the surface.
My target is the herd of horse-types running on the ground.
Here we go.
Which one should I aim for?

The Sleipnir Slave’s butt is slightly in front of me, diagonally to the right.
Hmm.
It’s very tempting.
It’s not a bad idea to make it my target.
However, the others around it are a nuisance.
As expected, there are no Clown-type Majins.
And only one Exorcising Priest.

We thrust ourselves towards the back of this Exorcising Priest.
With the Majin still hooked on the tip of my spear, we fly up into the sky again.

「Thunder Shower!」

I shower the Majins with an AoE offensive spell.
At the same time, Aotsuki and Heather also scatter lightning strikes around them.
I confirm the subsequent attack while having Aotsuki gain altitude.
What about Kotohogi?
He’s shooting several dark bands as he passes by them.
And what about Obsidian?
He’s set up a curtain of water in front of the herd of horse-types.
The Svadilfari Slave that is leading the way charges right into it.
The Majin riding this one was an Insanity Bard, wasn’t it?
Yeah, making it fall off the horse is good enough.
It looks like it got trampled over by the rest of the horse-types that had been behind it.
The Insanity Bard’s marker quickly disappeared from view.

Whoops, I almost forgot.
The Exorcising Priest is still stuck on the tip of my spear.
I’m sorry, Aotsuki.
I’ll throw away the excessive heavy baggage.

This time, an attack comes from the Lesser Gryphons that had secured itself above our heads.
They’re throwing knives and… clubs?
I can only see its speed as slow compared to when I’m flying on Aotsuki.
She’s an incredible asset!

I think it has thrown about ten knives at me.
And they’re actually chasing after me.
They’re like homing missiles.
That’s probably a good way to describe them.
But as long as they don’t hit me directly, nothing will happen.
I can leave it to Aotsuki to dodge them for me to some extent.

The problem is the other things thrown at me.
The clubs thrown by the Juggler are shaped like bowling pins
And those can explode.
That’s right.
They explode.
Unlike the knives, the clubs are extremely slow.
And yet, they are harder to dodge than those knives.
The fact that we’re faster actually works against us.
It’s not just me and Aotsuki.
Everyone is affected by them.
It’s like they’re dropping aerial mines on us.

How’s this battle going?
I think I’ve managed to maintain an advantage.
There doesn’t seem to be that much of a difference in maneuverability in the air, but I can say this with certainty:
Aotsuki is still superior.
Besides, I’ve got my Summoned Monsters with me providing their support.
And I’m here as well.
What could make us lose?
Let’s not think about that.
All you have to do is take them out steadily, one by one.
Also, there’s something weighing on my mind.
Are these guys just trying to buy time?
Sometimes I think they are.

Obsidian and Couturier take turns attacking the Lesser Gryphon.
Even the Juggler on horseback seemed unable to deal with their assault.
Then, Heather and Kotohogi’s attacks are added to the mix.
Its movements have become dull.
The rest is up to Aotsuki.
Charge!

For some reason, we turn upside down in mid air as we hit them directly!
It feels good.
Hit by my attack, the Lesser Gryphon comes crashing down.
A small marker that overlaps its red marker.
Looks like it’s been hit with paralysis.

And before I knew it, it turns out that Aotsuki had grown her horn.
With just one shake of her head, she shakes off the poor Juggler who had been impaled by her horn
At this altitude.

That’s nasty.
Well, I did the same thing a few moments ago.

This time it’s the Lesser Gryphon ridden by the Knife Thrower.
I dare to charge regardless of the knives being thrown at me.
I ignore the damage.
I’m in a hurry.

Before the Majin could take my attack, it was hit by Couturier’s poison, and then Kotohogi delivered the final blow.
Geez.
Oh well, I guess it’s fine.
I charge at the Lesser Gryphon.
Luckily, it too became paralyzed and came crashing down as well.

Now, those guys are the only ones left.
The ones on the ground.
Let’s check the wide area map.
There is still some time left until we enter the W5 Map.
I don’t want to let these guys get there.
The W5 Map has an increased number of trees, so tracking them there will become more of a nuisance.
And if they get to the W6 Map after that, it’ll be even more of a pain.
I’m not planning to spend that much time and effort on this.

We do have an advantage in terms of mobility.
However, this seems to be of no use anyway.

In an instant, everything in front of me becomes pitch black.
Not again!
Darkness Field?
But the next moment, the darkness was gone.
I got out, but…

There are more Majins now.
Wait, that’s not it.
The number of Sleipnir Slaves doesn’t make any sense.
It looks like there are 5 of them now.

Let’s check with Call Monster.
What do you mean there are 5 of them?

I also tried Sense Magic.
I don’t detect any abnormalities with it either.

Looking closely the number of Svadilfari Slaves and Majins has also increased to the same extent.
There are five times as many of them now.
Does that mean that their strength as a team has been multiplied by five as well?
Why wouldn’t that be the case?

Maybe it’s an illusion.
This will make them much harder to deal with, won’t it?
They split into five directions and scatter away.

Which one?
Which one should you go after?
Let’s start from the middle.
They are the ones closest to us after all.

Good grief, you guys are giving me a lot of trouble!

This thing again…
If I’m not lucky here, it’s over!
There is no doubt that the increase in their numbers was an illusion.
However, the real thing is mixed in with the illusion.
How malicious of them.
They’re going to make me go back and forth to the south and north…

The first herd of horses has a single Pantomime Master in the middle of it.
Everything else was a miss.

What about the first group that moved south?
A miss.

And the group that is now the farthest away to the south?
Another miss.

Then I can only go north.
Fortunately, I was able to catch up with them easily.
Two groups left.