I don't know whether I should say pitiful or lucky.
Because of the move of standing up before the Earth Dragon Car rolled over to remind everyone, Minamino Shuichi was thrown out before he had time to grab the fixed object. He hit a tree trunk and rolled on the ground, which caused him a lot of pain. But at the same time, he was thrown away.
Because he was far away from the center of the road and the target of these attackers, he was ignored.
From the densely packed trees on both sides of the road, mysterious men wearing black robes and faces covered by hoods kept popping up. Holding a palm-sized dagger, they rushed into the group that had not yet recovered from the overturn.
Fighting, roaring, chaos everywhere you look.
This is the first time that Minamino Shuichi has seen and experienced such a battle where the enemy is outnumbered. In the past, when he was in the investigation team, a group or squad would clear up the restless weird/evil spirits in a certain location in order to fight more.
That's all there is to say. But now the situation has turned around and the situation is very different.
Black hoods kept jumping out of the woods, taking out small daggers and rushing to fight when they saw someone, leaving almost no gaps for range "mages" like Oda Saori and Emilia to take advantage of.
The two kind-hearted people worried that their teammates in other positions could not free their hands and feet, and because they were protecting ordinary people who had no ability to resist the attackers behind them, they could only face the siege of the attackers and could not swim effectively.
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Looking at the weak members of the team, such as scholars, and some ordinary people who had no force and did not have time to run to their teammates to seek shelter, their bodies were quickly pierced and fell into a pool of blood. As for the divine tool users and some people with firearms
Then you can have a certain resistance to the sneak attacks of daggers and dark magic, and gradually a few people can barely maintain safety by leaning together.
After the lone person was quickly dealt with, the situation seemed to have calmed down. The only person who fell dead was the attacker. As long as he continued to persevere, it would eventually end.
However, at this moment, a furious roar suddenly came from the side, and then Shuichi Nanno drew his sword and jumped out: "Emilia, Emilia is their target!"
rub!
A dagger was rubbed against his forehead and inserted into a nearby tree trunk. His rushing steps suddenly stopped. The sense of danger of imminent death made his heart beat wildly and adrenaline secreted rapidly.
He longs for a passionate life, but he is not a gambler who puts his life on the table. Fear naturally arises.
Many of the attackers standing outside hid their daggers, put their hands on their waists and muttered incomprehensible words.
Suddenly, round balls of fire rose up in their hands. Even though they were only the size of basketballs, it was estimated that no one wanted to taste them.
As soon as the fireball appeared, Emilia and Oda Saori were shocked and angry. They hurriedly dealt with the attackers fighting in front of them and at the same time deployed defenses. Crystal clear ice branches and thin and hot flames quickly shot toward them from the left and right.
Spread in the middle.
Zizzi!
In the staggered position in the middle, the ice is melted by the flames and turned into water, which is constantly poured on the flames.
The two people's hasty cooperation was not complete at all, and there were also some omissions in the defense, but at this time, fireballs were already roaring and hitting the defense.
"Boom! Kaka."
The violent impact was accompanied by the sound of the ice breaking, and the flame curtain on the right was also knocked out with many dents by small explosions that followed.
"Ahem!"
Those who still had energy to spare covered their mouths and noses with all their might.
The dust raised by the fighting between the two sides filled the surrounding area and made the vision dim.
"Subaru!" Rem's scream came from the smoke: "Damn witch worshipers, give Subaru back!" (Since the reader can't stand the scorched disciples, let's change it to worshipers.)
"Subaru Natsuki... Damn it, don't be impulsive. The situation of others is not optimistic now. Let's go back and send everyone back to Count Mezas's mansion to make plans." Stab one of the attackers to death with a sword.
But the blue-haired maid did not listen to his advice and jumped into the densely packed enemy with the bolas she took out from nowhere.
"Young people in love..." Makoto Hirakawa shook his head and helplessly continued to swing his sword to fight the witch worshipers who blocked them.
In fact, if Rem hadn't rushed out recklessly, based on the chance that the two sides were separated just now, both Emilia and Oda Saori would have had enough opportunities to use their abilities, and there would be two clear screens.
The mage will be able to end the battle in a short time. At that time, it is better to follow the traces to find the traces of Natsuki Subaru.
Now, the reckless little maid ruined this hard-won opportunity.
I don’t know how long it will be delayed, and when it’s over, Natsuki Subaru has completely disappeared.
...
In the dark and humid cave, two chains as thick as arms were fastened around Natsuki Subaru's wrists, and the other end was fixed on the stone wall.
A drop of cold water fell from the stalagmite above his head, waking him up from his coma. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a strange man with a green watermelon head and a skinny face, almost leaning against his face, quietly observing him.
"With this rich fragrance, you must be the witch's new favorite, right? My destiny will be taken care of by you. This is really interesting!" He stared at Natsuki with wide eyes.
Subaru, when Petichius subconsciously put his finger to his mouth and was about to bite it hard, he suddenly remembered that he was no longer the crazy lazy person before. He put down his hand without interest: "Well, it seems that you
There’s no way to answer it!”
"That's right, I forgot to introduce my identity in the excitement." Even after he regained some of his sanity, the long-term interference still made him not like a normal person.
He walked up to the witch worshipers who were kneeling on the ground with his hands behind his back like a proud old hen, and leaned forward suddenly: "I am the witch's chief criminal, and I am the chief sinner of sloth, Petichius -
Romanee-Conti!”
"Ha, ha, ha, ha ha," he sat paralyzed on the ground, trying to react in his heart, but he could only make a dull sound with a sad face, not sure whether it was crying or laughing.
"Ah, it's so ridiculous. You look like this and I can't arouse any interest in you!" He looked at him slumped on the ground, looking around blankly, without any fear, fear, or even happiness.
It was revealed. He was like a doll, without any emotional fluctuations. How could such a guy be favored by the witch? He also had to sacrifice himself? Is he crazy, or is the witch crazy?
I can't think about it, I can't think about it at all. I have been working for the witch for hundreds of years to spread the gospel on the mainland. I am the most diligent and capable among the seven sinners, but in the end I am not as favored as a guy like this?
For this kind of favoritism, for this kind of betrayal, my anger is burning, and my much recovered spirit and reason are showing signs of collapse again.