Chapter 64
Satou here . You usually find numerous bugs in a program you perfectly put together during the testing period . Rather, a program that doesn't exhibit any bugs during the testing usually hides a nasty bug inside .
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"Uwaaaaaaa"
"What the heck is this thing . Why's it multiplying . "
"--Tch . Yuuki! Blow them away with your magic . "
"No wayyyy~~~"
The heroes are panicking to see the demon lords proliferating quickly to fill the room entirely .
Their attendants have started to chant some kind of spell, but they'd be swallowed in the tsunami-like swarm of the demon lords before they could finish for sure .
"Me-Meiko, do something about thiiiiiiis"
"Shut up, Yuuki . Fighting lots of foes is your forte . "
"F-forget about that, we've gotta run--"
It might be a good idea to take these heroes away to a safe zone for now .
Since handing over the City Core to the demon lord would likely complicate things, I put up multi layered barrier around the Core and order it to defend itself .
I dug out a tunnel vertically above me with earth magic [Free Mining], caught the heroes with [Magic Hands], and moved to the faintly visible sky above the sanctuary with sight-based Unit Arrangement .
"Ugyaaaaaaaaa"
"T-the sky? Why the sky?"
"W-where's the demon lords?"
Since Hero Yuuki's scream was getting too loud, I teleported us again to the demolished site of the sanctuary .
After a slight pause, an object that was a mix of ultramarine and dark colors clad in purple phosphorescence gushed out of the vertical tunnel I created as if it was breaking out .
It barely has any trace of its original form, but that's probably the swarm of Lich demon lords .
It's like an aggregation of sludge-like mucus and old rag down to the inside of its body .
Only 10 demon lords have come out above the ground .
The path seems to have been clogged up, the remaining demon lords are wriggling around in the tunnels and the City Core's room .
"Demon lord, dieeeeeeeeeeeee!"
Hero Meiko rushes up toward the demon lords while clad in blue light .
Fighting against 10 demon lords at the same time should be too much even for Hero Meiko and her perfect evasion-type Unique Skill .
--GWROROOOOOUNN!
I turned my sight at the direction of the black dragon Heiron's roar and saw Liza and the others circling in the sky .
I got close to the Lich demon lords with Ground Shrink, caught them with [Magic Hands] and then I threw them up into the air .
We're using this opportunity to go all out mainly to relieve the girls' stress and carry out a field combat test, so having this many demon lords is just convenient .
"H-hey!"
"We will be helping ourselves with the excess . "
After telling that to the protesting Hero Meiko, I threw all but one demon lords into the air .
The reason why I left only one is because I'm hoping the heroes defeating it would raise their Return Home flag .
"This one's our prey! Don't butt in, you hear me . "
"I know, do your best . "
With Ground Shrink, I took enough distance as to not get cut along with the demon lord .
--GWROROOOOOUNN!
The entire sky flashed, and several Lich demon lords were burned down into black mist by the Black Dragon Heiron's breath .
Pochi riding on the white dragon and Liza flying with her Powered Exoskeleton close in on the three demon lords who have withstood a direct hit of Heiron's breath .
The Infant Dragon that was flying together with them used its breath but it couldn't manage to beat even one demon lord, and cried out sorrowfully .
『TOU, nanodesu!』
Pochi's holy sword clashed with a demon lord's fist, blue colored glints of flash and purple sparks danced in the air .
『UORYAAAAAAAAAA nanodesu!!』
Perhaps due to effect of [True Hero] title Dog Hero Pochi has, her clashing holy sword emits out a dazzling blue flash of light, burning the Lich demon lord's body .
Pochi's holy sword managed to bisect the demon lord, however it also didn't escape unharmed as the entire blade down to the base broke into pieces .
Liza evaded a Lich demon lord's fists and stabs its head with her dragon spear, then a whirling blue light unleashed from her finishing move blew away the upper half of the demon lord's body .
However, she couldn't dodge the innumerable feelers coming from the other demon lord as they passed by, the side of her Powered Exoskeleton's defensive barrier was pulverized, damaging the exoskeleton suit itself .
Even though these two have overwhelming advantages in levels, a demon lord's Unique Skills is still not something to underestimate at huh .
『Master, forgive me . The defensive barrier of Assault Mode has been breached . 』
『Save the reporting for later, switch to the balanced Battle Mode or Defense Mode . 』
『Acknowledged . 』
After telling that to Liza, I turn my gaze at the demon lords that slipped out of their assault .
『Ey!』
With a cute yell, a blue laser-like shot from Lulu's accelerated cannon pierced through one of the demon lords .
Judging from the caliber, it must be a holy shell from the big caliber accelerated cannon loaded in her Floating Fort .
『Ey! Ey!』
The next holy shell that Lulu shot blew away the upper half of another demon lord, however--
『Uhaa, they're tough even with such low levels, as expected of demon lords . 』
『Yeah, it's unbelievable . 』
The next target demon lord struck the holy shell with its fist clad in purple light .
Of course, the demon lord didn't come out unscathed resorting to such a reckless act of interception, the holy shell that got turned into spray by the fist ended up blowing away its upper half along with it .
"Now, Yuuki!"
"I got it!"
Wide area flame magic shot from the ground burn down the falling remains of the demon lords .
Hero Yuuki's fire magic did reduce the demon lords' health, but these demon lords appear to have high resistance against magic, it's not really effective .
『Arisa, if you would . 』
『Okay!』
A blue flame that was unleashed seconds later erased the remains of demon lords that had begun to regenerate in mid-air .
It's [Blue Inferno] that once burned down greater demons in the battle at the Weasel Empire .
"『Blue Inferno』? If I just link myself with Michael, I also--"
Hero Yuuki sounded frustrated .
"Meiko! They're multiplying! The demon lords are multiplying, stop cutting off their limbs!!"
"Shut it, Seigi! How'd you expect me to beat them without slashing at them!"
"Stop fighting you two! Seigi, are your flame still not usable yet?"
"I'm telling you, I can't do it for a while! Can't you just use purification flame yourself!"
"Meiko would be roasted along if I use it!"
"Don't you have magic that can distinguish between friends and foes?"
"I don't do those kinds of half-assed magic!"
Turning around toward the quarreling heroes, scenes of Hero Meiko fighting against three newly spawned demon lords on top of a dark red ground unfolded before me .
Judging from the blood splat and pieces of meat lying around, there appears to be some kind of condition for this demon lord to proliferate, as it only does it when Hero Meiko cut off its limbs .
I've got a feeling that it's related to the miasma density .
Despite the demon lords rampaging around here, the miasma around the holy city is thin .
Perhaps-- .
To confirm my suspicion, I tried to cut off a wrist and the right arm of one of the demon lord with Miasma Sight active .
"Waaa, idiot moron! What are you doing!"
"You, the purple hair over there! Do something about that new spawn yourself!"
The right arm that had fallen on the ground finished regenerating into a new demon lord before Hero Seigi, and Hero Yuuki could finish their complaints .
Sludge-like thing extends out of the cut wrist as it begins to regenerate, but the process is slower than the right arm .
--Just as I thought .
This demon lord consumes the surrounding miasma whenever it regenerates itself .
The reason why the regeneration rate differs depending on the cut limbs must be because of the difference in the amount of miasma contained within those parts .
And the reason why this demon lords aren't regenerating from the blood splat must be because it's lacking in miasma .
"Purify the surrounding miasma! The demon lord will stop multiplying if you do!!"
I shouted toward the priests and magicians who were among the heroes' troupe .
I forgot to use Hero Nanashi's tone, but well, no matter .
I gave the task to the hero's attendants since Hero Yuuki seemed bad at precise magic control .
As long as I'm around, my Spirit Light would dissipate the miasma, but there's no guarantee that I will always be around to protect them .
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『--Next』
Pressed by Mia who had finished summoning her artificial spirit, I threw the demon lords that regenerated from Hero Meiko's and my slashes toward her direction .
『Do it . 』
A gigantic platinum colored wolf showed itself from beyond the wreckage .
That's an artificial spirit shaped like a great wolf born from Mia's spirit magic, [Mythology Eater Wolf] .
Mia whose MP is almost twice as much as Arisa cannot summon it by herself, she needs the help of a Warship Wand loaded with a huge amount of Philosopher's Stones .
--FWOOOOOOOOOOOOWN .
The great wolf let out a howl that was like a chilly wind reverberating in a wintry mountain, and it exhaled a sparkling white breath toward the demon lords .
The demon lords that were bathed in the breath disappeared into black mist .
There were some who tried to oppose it with their fists and feelers clad in purple light, but they all vanished without the slightest bit of resistance .
Though it's probably only right given it's an anti-god magic, I never would have thought it would be this overwhelming .
"W-what is that thing?"
"New enemy? Is it a new enemy?"
"M-my sword shall cut down anything, no matter the opponent . "
I don't blame the heroes and their attendants for getting shaken up .
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