Chapter 188

—–Ker-chak—–

Removing the Gem of Voice Amplification from my mask, I toss it into a small, sealed container .

I then put the container of the Gem of Voice Amplification into a pouch, in which I tied up its opening .

This way, my voice won’t be amplified even if it still has some magic energy remaining .

Our conversation from here on out will be at a normal volume .

Incidentally, that sealed container is a lightly modified version of a modern food container that was transferred by my leather bag .

[——“We made it in time . ”… is what I’d like to think but…]

I look at one of the maelstroms in the battlefield .

[For the time being, it looks like the military flag of the Holy Kingdom of Neia hasn’t fallen down into the ground yet . ]

We’ve been madly rushing through the Demon Zone until just a moment ago .

While the voices of battle were growing louder in our ears—- it happened .

A scream that closely resembled the Kuchiyose once again shook the vast monster-filled forest .

Another golden-eyed tsunami began washing over the area .

The scale of this wave has far surpassed the previous one .

The clusters of underground ruins where monsters are said to have once fled into .

This time’s “Kuchiyose” probably went even deeper than that .

Even the ones dwelling within the ravine have finally crawled out .

From that point on, it was impossible for us to be regretful of things we need to sacrifice .

And now—- We’ve managed to push through the monster stampede and arrived here .

Eight hooves .

Four wheels .

The violent stomps crashing down on the ground .

I look back in the direction of the Demon Zone we had come through .

[In the end, we’ve almost used up all the weapons we borrowed from Erika……]

However, there wasn’t any need for us to hesitate .

There was only one direction those monsters were aiming at .

They’re heading north—– towards the Anti-Demon White Castle .

It’s the place where the princess of Neia is probably still present .

Golden-eyes spring forth from every direction .

If we can destroy them before they reach us, we should be able to reduce the threat to the princess .

If we’re going to kill them anyway—- why don’t I just kill them when they’re within my reach?

However, the amount of monsters that flooded over was more than I could have imagined .

They have almost exhausted all the weapons made by the witch, but I still failed to completely annihilate them .

And so, in the end—– I have to use my “trump card” .

“The Final Army”

It was originally a small gem carved with a seal and placed into a satchel .

But when a certain amount of magic is poured into it, the gem will “return” back to its golem form .

“This is Erika’s trump card against those golden-eyes . I’ve built this one from scratch, you know? There are super-compressed combat golems sleeping in this one . In this gem, let’s see…… I wonder how many golems I’ve packed into this one? These are golems that reacts and attacks only Golden-eyed monsters, so it doesn’t attack other creatures . ”

Erika explained .

“I can’t have you looking down on this Erika Anarveil, don’t you think? I’ve been thinking for an instance where the Great Demon Emperor would attack this place . ”

“However…” Erika remarked .

“”Returning” this gem will require a tremendou amount of magical energy . That’s why I originally only envisioned using this on a place like this where I have an abundant amount of magic energies stored, directly spawned by the Holy Tree . However—- With the amount of magic energy you’re able to produce, there’s a chance that you should be able to “return” it . ”

Yeah—- I’ve managed to “return” it alright .

……It’s just that, I’m sorry .

I don’t think I’d be able to return this trump card that she lent to me .

She explained to me that the effect duration of these golems are limited .

Taking out my pocket watch, I checked the time remaining .

[…………… . . ]

I guess we need to finish this battle as soon as possible .

Right now, half of the golems should be holding back the monsters around the area outside the Demon Zone .

The other half was following us past the castle and into this battlefield .

One after another, the cluster of golems that followed us started to separate from each other .

The golems rushed straight into the battlefield where the humans and demons fought .

The soldiers on the human side initially attacked the golem as well .

It turned into a free-for-all battle .

It’s not unreasonable for them to think that they’re enemy reinforcements .

However, the golems didn’t fight back at all .

Even when attacked, they don’t even see