2-12. Labyrinth of Demon 5 (2/2)
It's probably the territory's army.
The handsome middle-aged priest has reached the skeleton room earlier too before I know it. What kind of trick did he use?
Well it's good either way.
I feel like drinking cold beer and taking a shower right now. Though it's probably unrealizable.
”There are people's voices~”
Pochi said that while pointing the front.
The passage turn is coming into view. After 3 turn from here, it's the exit.
”The wall on the front~ is strange?”
Tama reports. I confirmed from the map that there's a pit behind the wall. Maybe it's like the labyrinth shortcut gimmick in a game.
”There's a hidden door here too. Do not touch it.”
”Ay!”
”Yes! nano desu~”
When we're passing through the hidden door...
Beast arms break through the hidden door!
I kick the door's fragmented pieces while an enormous body comes into view!
I push both Pochi and Tama to the edge of the passage.
I also want to jump out but if I carelessly avoid, it's certain the three on the back will meet harm's way. I catch the beast, killing its momentum, then it kicks the floor. The beast's jumping power is heavy and powerful, it quickly pass overhead the three to land behind them.
They finally catch up with the unfolding event.
Screams raise. Groan voices. All are overwritten by the roar of the beast.
It's the reappearance of the Undead Beast thought to have been dealt with.
No, it has two horns, different beast huh.
Leaving that aside, what to do?
It climbed all the way up the pit, it's impossible to deal with it like before.
Since there's level difference, if I ask the cooperation of the beastkin girls, they could die.
I'd like to ask for the viscount's magic help like on the bone hall, but his magic power is insufficient...
My thought is racing while avoiding the biting attack of the Undead Beast.
”■■■■ ■■ ■■■ ■■■■ Air Hammer”
A mass of invisible compressed air come from the exit's direction forcing the Undead Beast to retreat.
I was rolled up with it.
Undead Beast, seemingly in effort to reduce the magic's force, jump back to near the room's entrance in the back.
The door there opens, and the handsome middle-aged priest comes out of it.
What a bad timing.
”Get back to the room, it's the Undead Beast!”
Thanks to the Loudspeaker skill and the echo in the passage, voice louder than I thought comes out.
The handsome middle-aged priest begin casting spell without panicking.
Ridiculous!
You'll die in a blink of an eye before you even finish the casting.
The Undead Beast turns around after hearing the chanting.
Can't be helped, let's change its target to me and play the avoid war. Then let's defeat it with a strong attack slipped in the middle of the priest's magic.
”■■ Purification (Turn Undead)!”
Short. What's that.
The undead beast stopped moving, and turn back into a stuffed animal.
It can't even stand up on its own, the menace is gone.
GJ, handsome middle-aged priest-san.
”Satou-zannn~~~~”
Before I turn toward the voice, I'm quickly pushed. By Zena-san equipped with leather armor.
”It's good that you're awightt~~~ It's good~~~~”
Rubbing her head on my chest, she's delighted for the reunion.
The magic earlier was Zena-san's huh. From the other side, soldiers begin to appear, helping to rescue the viscount.
The beastkin girls are coming to my side, but they're standing by in a place a bit far. Liza put Pochi and Tama who tried to come here in check.
”I'm home, Zena-san.”
Zena-san scrubs hear tears and lift her face.
”Welcome back, Satou-san.”
The smile of tearful Zena-san looks awfully attractive.