Chapter 10
Satou here . I'm aware that even demolitions require calculations from seeing videos of multi-storied buildings getting demolished . Collapsing multi-storied buildings down below without damaging the surroundings feels like a work of art, doesn't it .
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"Well then, I'm counting on you to inform the viceroy . "
"Un, I got it . I think it'll take about three hours to finish evacuating . "
"Gotcha . "
I brought Hikaru with me to Labyrinth City Selbira using Unit Arrangement .
The king has requested me to destroy the purple tower at this city first since it's fully equipped for it with excellent city defense being a labyrinth city and all .
Other members besides Hikaru are standing by in their full equipment on the airship .
"Hello . "
Hikaru candidly greeted the guard in front of viceroy's mansion before going in .
The king must have informed the viceroy about his plan to destroy the purple tower through [City Core] transmission line already, but considering this world's time schedule, I expect that they have not done anything about it .
As such I asked Hikaru to act as a messenger to urge a prompt evacuation .
"Now then--"
I went to the Purple Tower near the labyrinth city .
It's situated right on the opposite side of the labyrinth .
"--Uwaaa . W-who goes there!"
A young soldier guarding the Purple Tower was startled to see me appearing all of a sudden, he held out his spear while inquiring my identity . The fact that he got his spear backward must be part of his charm .
"You fool! Lower your spear! This person here is Hero Nanashi-sama of Shiga Kingdom!"
"Eh? Ah, purple hair and a mask--"
An older soldier reprimanded the young one .
His reaction was understandable if he never saw me before .
I mean a suspicious man donning a mask just showed up out nowhere after all .
"M-my apologies!"
The young soldier lowered his spear and apologized .
"Oh no worries . By the way, --what's that over there?"
There's a lot of people getting treated near the Purple Tower .
"They're explorers . "
No uh, I can see that .
"When the mound got bigger, many explorers burning with curiosity gathered here and went inside the tower, saying something like 『We'll help with the investigation』 or 『Treasures~』 . "
"You didn't stop them?"
The older soldier shrugged his shoulders and said, "We were outnumbered . "
There are dozens of explorers getting treated here, and some are high level ones . Just five or six average soldiers can't possibly stop them .
Right now, additional newly-dispatched soldiers are here forming a barricade near the entrance .
"How many people went inside?"
"We don't know the exact number . What we know are a mixed party of 30 people led by Koshin-dono, a party of nine led by Dozon-dono, and also 30 elites from Earl Pendragon's sub-organization, the 『Pendora』 . "
Pendora guys huh-- .
They're not exactly my sub-organization, but I can't tell him that as Nanashi .
But this is troubling .
I can't destroy the tower from outside using anti-god magic if there's people inside .
Gotta remove--save the people who have gone inside first .
Well, guess I'll get to it while the labyrinth city finishes its evacuation and defense prop-up .
"When did they get in?"
"First thing in the morning!"
It's been quite some time since they got in, but I believe the parties led by Kosin-shi with his excellent commanding abilities and the veteran Dozon-shi would still be intact .
Same with [Pendora] guys who have been taught to prioritize returning alive at the Explorer School .
"OK then, I'm going in . Don't let anyone inside okay . "
"As you wish, sir . "
The older soldier saluted .
I lightly returned the salute and went inside the purple tower .
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"--Just in case . "
I put staircase on the first floor under space magic 『One-way Traffic (Deracinator)』 .
And now, no one can go to the second floor from the first floor .
It's not like I don't believe the soldiers would do their job, but it'd be annoying if explorers who have gone back to the first floor attempt to go up other staircases here .
I used [All Map Exploration] when I got to the Second Floor .
"So many victims . . . "
I fetched the dead bodies with [Item Aport] and put them in Storage .
Fortunately--though I really shouldn't say that, no one from the [Pendora] was among them .
"Only three survivors huh . "
Since they were huddling together at one spot, I went to meet them using Map and teleport magic .
"Uwaa"
"Is it a gobu!"
Surprised by me showing up with teleportation, young female explorers raised their short spears at me while protecting a wounded male priest behind them .
I'll make myself invisible before teleporting in next time .
"Hello there . I'm Hero Nanashi of Shiga Kingdom . "
I raise my hands up to show them that I'm not an enemy while greeting and touching them with [Magic Hand] at the same time .
"H-Hero-sama?"
"Why would you be here--"
I didn't answer them and instead took them with me outside the tower using Unit Arrangement .
"O-outside?"
"Are we saved?"
"We are! We're saved!"
As the three were rejoicing and hugging each other, I teleported back inside the tower .
All eight pillars had staircases, thus I searched through all eight areas, from [Purple Tower, 2F-I] to [Purple Tower, 2F-VIII], collected the dead bodies and saved a few survivors along the way like the three earlier .
The third floor had 16 areas in total, I combed through all those and found no survivors, total dead bodies were about 30% of the ones on second floor .
I couldn't find either Dozon-shi, Kosin-shi or the Pendora guys so far .
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"There . "
I found Koshin-shi's party on the fourth floor .
They're in the back, getting cornered by six groups of Demigoblin Vanguards that have blocked all three passages leading to them .
I was told that they were originally a group of 30, but it's been reduced to 20 now .
I hide myself using Optical Camouflage and teleport near them .
"Great shield unit, brace yourselves! Priest unit, prioritize healing shield unit! Mage unit, don't try to attack directly! Focus on using support magic and diverting the gobu! Strike unit, don't get too far ahead! Consider yourself lost if you get hurt!"
Koshin-shi is there . He's desperately giving instructions to the explorers at the center .
The average level of explorers in his group is relatively low, but thanks to his commands, they have avoided a total annihilation .
I could demolish those Demigoblin Vanguards in a single volley of [Remote Arrow], but then their efforts so far would be meaningless .
Thus I gave them a hand by overlapping my healing magic when the priests used theirs, and distracting and pulling the demigoblins' legs using Magic Hands .
Leaving the Demigoblin Vanguard Mages and Demigoblin Vanguard Priests who were leading the groups would problematic, thus I manipulated the Demigoblin Vanguards guarding them to kill them using their swords .
Thanks to my help, the battle ended in 10 minutes without any casualties .
"Haa, haa . . . We managed to repulse them somehow . . . "
"--Yea . "
"All members, get your first-aid now that we have a chance! Let's move out before the enemy who had run away brought reinforcement with them!"
Koshin-shi gave orders to the party .
"Thank god for Beria magic medicine . "
"Dang right . We'd have been demolished without it . "
"I'm sorry for being an inexperienced priest . "
"Oh my bad, that's not what I mean . "
"Dang right . That last heal was pretty awesome . "
The shield unit chatted with a young priest .
"But dontcha think something felt amiss with those gobu at the end?"
"Those entire gobu are a mass of weirdness, y'know?"
"Not that, it's like they got distracted by something invisible . "
"Hahaha, maybe gods' were helpin' us . "
There's some explorers with a sharp institution among them .
Before they were finished with the first-aid, I produced flashy effects with light magic [Illusions] and showed myself up in front of them .
They were surprised as expected, but it's better than being found out that I had been here for awhile .
"Are you guys Koshin Party? I'm Hero Nanashi of Shiga Kingdom . "
I told so to the surprised Koshin-shi, reached out [Magic Hands] toward them and took them to the tower's entrance before they could answer back .
As I walked away from the group while they were shocked and rejoicing together, Koshin-shi approached me .
"Allow me to express my gratitudes for saving us . You see, some of our comrades are still left inside . "
"I got it . I'll make sure to save all survivors . "
"Thank you--young master . "
Koshin-shi bowed and whispered only the last word .
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