Chapter 235: Undead army attack and Skull Orthros subjugation battle<hr>


    After dinner and bath, it''s time to fight! I log into the game.


    Let''s start with cooking. I have a high cooking buff in my title, so I''ll cook.


    I tried my hand at cooking a ssic dish using ground beef. Here it is!


    <b>Cream Braised Hamburger Steak: Rarity 6 Cooking Quality C-</b>


    <b>Effect: 60% fullness recovery, 2-hour strength increase rge), 2-hour magic power increase rge)</b>


    <b>A dish of beef hamburger steak simmered in a cream sauce with many vegetables.</b>


    This dish is not yetplete, as I don''t have breadcrumbs or red wine to remove the smell. Still, the effect and workmanship is quite good. The result...


    Dara~


    Lily and her friends are in trouble at the counter. It doesn''t matter if you''re a fish lover like Ion or a vegetable lover like Setia, they''re in the same boat.


    And the yers are no exception.


    What about us?


    "Of course not...how many summoned beasts do you think I have?"


    And with a big appetite! Well, if I had used the beef I delivered to the Adventurer''s Guild, there might have been some left over...


    Delicious~~~!!!


    How could there be any left over...I thought so when I saw how much Lily and the others ate.


    Then I made the vegetable juice I had promised Setia.


    <b>Carrot and Tomato Vegetable Drink: Rarity 3 Cooking Quality E-</b>


    <b>Effect: Recovers 10% fullness, 1 hour magic power increase (medium)</b>


    <b>A vegetable drink made from carrots and tomatoes.</b>


    I made it all the way from the juicer in the cafeteria of the battleship. I drank it to taste, but it wasn''t much different from reality. I didn''t have much time, so I had to cut corners, but even so, Setia was happy to drink it.


    As I was giving it to Gray and the others, suddenly Hawkman knights, who were on alert above Freetia, announced an enemy attack. You can''t see the zombies yet!?


    "Hostile attack! There''s a horde of monsters closing in on us from the direction of the Deep Red Wilderness!"


    The timing of this is obviously strange...and the name of an entity we''ll never forget rises.


    "At the head of the horde is the Skull Orthros! It''s closing in on Freetia with tremendous speed!"


    We''ve also seen Skull Elephants and other creatures, but the biggest challenge will probably be the Skull Orthros.


    "Takuto"


    "Gau"


    Lily and Gray look at me. Yeah, I know what you mean. Skull Orthros is our prey!


    "We''ll take down Skull Orthros"


    "Takuto-kun, are you sure you can handle this on your own?"


    Ruin-san and the others know that we''ve already lost once.


    "We''ll be fine. We''re fighting outside this time"


    I''ll be d to beat it all to a pulp if ites out of its little cave.


    "You guys take out the Skull Elephant first. That''s probably the most troublesome of them all"


    Mel and Ruin-san agreed with me.


    "It''s true that if it rush into the wall, the wall may break. I think they''re aiming for that"


    "I''m sure they will...but for now, we''ll take down the Skull Elephant first!"


    The yers each move on. I''ll throw themand to Ruin-san. I''m sure the knights of Freetia will join us, but I found out on the bulletin board that the experience of monsters defeated by NPCs is not reflected on us.


    So we''ll have to kill them on our own as much as possible. That''s why I called Rook and the others.


    "What is it? Takuto-san. You''re not going to ask us to fight Skull Orthros, are you?"


    "Of course not! It''s our prey"


    "O, Of course!"


    "But you all need to kill at least two Skull Elephants"


    The summoners froze.


    Impossible!!


    "We''re all going to challenge? What would you do if you couldn''t do that much? And even in the battle with Sand Ants, wasn''t it a third evolution after all?"


    Ugu...


    In fact, even in that battle, Rook and the other summoners were not in the third evolution. In a sense, today is thest chance. So I want them to do their best.


    Then, let''s go see our nemesis, shall we?


    I got on Hix and set up my spear. I''ll ask Princess Sarah, who was on the castle wall, for help.


    "Skull Orthros, can you leave us in charge?"


    "Eh!? That''s fine, but it''s quite a powerful enemy"


    "I know. I''ve already been defeated by it. That''s why we want to finish it off"


    "I see...I understand if that''s the case. But Skull Orthros is a beast that can go beyond the city walls. If it approaches us, we must attack it"


    "I understand. I won''t let it get close"


    I went with Lily and the others to defeat the Skull Orthros.


    The Skull Orthros was captured visually. First, a greeting from me!


    "Pile Bunker!"


    The pile bunker hits one of the two faces of Skull Orthros between the eyes. But it''s still as hard as ever. But it did seed in distracting Skull Orthros.


    As Skull Orthros fires a barrage of fire bullets at me, Hix ducks to get away from Skull Orthros. Then I summoned Legion once again. Lily, Ion, Setia, Koihi, Ix, Nowa, Ribina, Lian, Bran, Mir, Iyuki, Gray, Kotetsu, Konoha, Chess, Byakuya, Gale, Yuuga, Kurogane, Sabik, Liqueur, Puyosuke, Loco Moco, Airy, Kitsuneko, Luna, Hix, Stra and Dian.


    Kurogane provokes and Skull-Orthroses towards us. This guy is definitely a strong opponent who is not afraid to challenge these members. That''s why we won''t show any mercy either.


    Skull Orthros is using fire breath against us. It''s not going to work against us now!


    Puyosuke!


    Puyosuke''s form transforms and bes a wall. Fire attacks don''t work on Puyosuke, you know. And Puyosuke also has a provocation effect.


    Skull Orthros tries to bite Puyosuke, but physical attacks doesn''t work on him either. The evolved Puyosuke was a natural enemy of Garm and Skull Orthros.


    However, it seems that Skull Orthros is not only fire-based. A purple magic circle appears. Dark magic...you think I''m going to let you do that?


    "Rune Magic!"


    The magic is sealed and Skull Orthros res at me. Oh, oh, you''re angry, by any chance? But you can''t attack me, can you? And do you think you can afford to re at me?


    Kurogane''s rocket punch explodes and Skull Orthros cowers. It''s a big deal if it doesn''t get blown up. But this is a dead end.


    Sabik, who had been moving underground, appeared and mped down on Skull Orthros. Dian also joins in from the sky, restraining the body perfectly and biting it.


    The Skull Orthos still tried to resist with its paws, but Gray and the others also bit its legs,pletely blocking its movement. It''s very effective because the heavenly blessing of Loco Moco is activated around SkullOrthros.


    "Emm...Takuto-san? We dont have a turn..."


    That''s what Ion is saying. That''s a fair question. But there''s a good reason why I summoned them. The first is that this is a group battle, a raid battle. It seems that the experience value will be distributed ording to the amount of monsters we all defeat. In other words, it''s more profitable for a summoner to send out as many summoned beasts as possible.


    I would have lost a lot of money in the battle against the Draugrbeast in Fast Town. So there''s no need to hold back this time. Besides.


    "You can use Skull Orthros to raise your skills all you want now, right?"


    Everyone eximed. Ix, Nowa and Ribina said.


    "You''re right. Master"


    "...Nn. Easy is important"


    "I like that kind of brutality in Takuto"


    Thank you for understanding. That''s why everyone raises their skill level with a long-range attack, I attack mainly with fire magic and water magic, which are close to level 30 and everyone else also attacks mainly with water. Setia has been given a water-based magic bow to acquire Arrow Rain.


    But even in this state, Skull Orthros is amazing at making a bad move. The fire is so intense that Gray and the others are about to be burned, but Loco Mocos and Airy''s blessings prevent this from happening. If they didn''t make it in time, I''d refresh them and Bran would take charge of the recovery.


    Recognizing this, it turned its face toward me and roared, but I guarded it. If the roar was a shockwave, it wouldn''t work on Puyosuke, who has shock absorption.


    The biggest reason for Skull Orthros'' defeat was that he fought us with an evolved Puyosuke. If he hadn''t evolved, we would''ve had to use Aqua Wall or Setia''s Water Spirit Summoning.


    I still left the stopping to Lily and Gray.


    "Light Wave Motion!"


    "Gaaaa!!"


    The Skull Orthros was knocked down by a direct hit of light wave and shock wave. Oh, this guy seems to be able to be dismantled. Let''s try to dismantle it.


    Dark-based Stone: Rarity 6 Material Item Quality D+


    A stone with a dark attribute. It is used as a material for weapons and magic stones.


    This is the top of the dark-based stone. I''ve got a good one. Now, I''ll contact Ruin-san.


    "This is Takuto. I''ve defeated Skull Orthros"


    I''m not sure if it''s a one-sided bullying mistake, but...thanks for your hard work. I''m sorry to bother you so soon, but there are enemies we don''t have information on. Can you help us with them?"


    "What''s their name?"


    Skull Rhinoceros and Skull Dear


    Dear is a word used for cute things, but in this case I think it means animal.


    "Rhino and dear?"


    Yes. The Skull Rhinoceros is so hard that magic and arrows have no effect on it and even a heavy warrior couldn''t stop it. The Skull Dear don''t seem to have any provocation skills, and they''re fast


    "Okay. I''ll head out to finish them off"


    I decided to divide my forces.


    "Lily, Nowa, Bran, Mir, Kotetsu, Kurogane, Sabik, Loco Moco, Puyosuke, Airy, Luna, Stra and Dian will finish off the Skull Rhinoceros"


    "I''m on it, Takuto!"


    "...Nn. I''ll take care of stopping them"


    Then I''ll deal with the ghosts that are in the way. Kurogane-san and Puyosuke-san, please escort Loco Moco-san and Luna-san"


    Kurogane-san and Puyosuke-san nodded in response to Bran''s instructions. And then Mir added.


    "I''ll also use pitfalls to buy some time. Kotetsu-san, Sabik-san, Airy-san, Stra-san and Dian-san, please help Lily-oneesan witht he Skull Orthros"


    "Gau"


    Shaa!


    "O, Oh?"


    As expected, Lily also finds that her position haspletely copsed. However, amand is severe for Lily who fights intuitively.


    "Ta, Takuto~!"


    "Yes, yes. The opponent is an undead and hard enemy. Lily, you have to lead the others, okay?"


    "Y, Yes! I''m on it, Takuto! Let''s go, everyone~!"


    Lily cheerfully headed towards the Skull Rhinoceros. Ion seemed uneasy at the sight of her.


    "Is, Is that okay? Takuto-san"


    "She has a good follow-up and it''s okay to leave it to Lily for battle. Well kill the fast paced Skull Deer. Ion and Setia for Liqueur. Ix and I will ride Hix. As for Koihi, Gray and Kitsuneko, you will guard Lian"


    "Yes! Please sing at ease! Lian-chan"


    "Thank you. Koihi-chan. Please take care of me Gray-san and the others"


    I think Koihi is a really good girl. Gray and the others dont hate being escorts either. They''re all really good.


    "The enemy is quick on its feet. Iyuki, Konoha, Chess, Yuuga. The key is your wind and snow, feather throwing, and freezing breath. Stop the Skull Dear from moving"


    "I''m on it!"


    "Hoo!"


    ""Gau!""


    "Ribina and Gale, you stay with me and Byakuya, you stay with Ion. Let''s go!"


    Oo!


    We headed towards our respective prey.


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    Author note:


    Level up will be carried over to next time.