第二十九話 エンブリオ
三体のブリキナイトが俺へと剣を構える。
......【Lv:40】が三体。
これだけなら、俺は二人組とルーチェにも残ってもらって、魔物の殲滅を試みたかもしれない。
だが、本体がまだ控えているのだ。
こいつらはあくまで〈夢の主〉の手足でしかない。
「アア、アア......」
赤ん坊のような声が響く。
どうにか気を引いて逃げる......とはルーチェに説明したが、それは嘘だ。
重騎士である俺は速度がない。
ブリキナイトだけならいざ知らず、魔法攻撃を持つここの〈夢の主〉相手に逃げ回るのは不可能だ。
〈夢の主〉はここで倒す。
分は悪いが、不可能ではない。
「オギャア......オギャアア......」
曲がり角の先から、緑色のそれが、天井近くを浮遊しながら接近してきた。
それはまだ人間として完成していない、胎児のような姿をしていた。
目は窪みのようなものしかなく、手足は短く、身体を抱えるように丸くなっている。
そして、ひょろりと長い尾が伸びていた。
「来やがったな......この〈天使の玩具箱〉の〈夢の主〉......エンブリオ!」
赤ん坊が大きく、口......或いは、口のようなものを開ける。
その中から巨大な単眼が現れ、ぎょろぎょろと周囲を見回し、俺を視認した。
「オギャアアアアアアアアアアアアアアッ!」
赤子の化け物......〈夢の主〉エンブリオ。
魔物:エンブリオ
Lv :50
HP :42/42
MP :49/60
ステータス自体は【Lv:50】の中ではかなり低い。
問題は、ダメージを与えられないことである。
使役している三体のブリキナイトは決して弱くない。
その上、エンブリオ本体は浮遊しており、後衛として動き回るため、魔法や投擲物以外で攻撃するのがほぼ不可能である。
挙げ句、あの肉塊は恐ろしく防御力が高く、弱点である目玉に攻撃しなければまともにダメージを通せない。
要するにエンブリオは、三体のブリキナイトの猛攻を凌ぎながら、弱点である目玉を攻撃する必要があるのだ。
レベルが足りていても、前衛と後衛が互いの役割を十全に熟せていなければ倒すことができない難敵である。
本音を言えば、ルーチェとあの二人組にも残って欲しかった。
しかし、それはゲームであれば、の話である。
恐らく、仲間を一人殺されている。
この土壇場で彼らの指揮を執るのは不可能だ。
「だが、性質が尖っているがために、弱点さえ上手く突けば、単独での低レベル撃破も不可能ではない......。勝負しようぜ、エンブリオ。安心しろ、逃げずに堂々とやってやるさ」
エンブリオが目を閉じ、高度を上げた。
奴は魔法攻撃を放つまで、弱点を隠して防御態勢に入るのだ。
同時にブリキナイト達が一斉に短剣を構え、俺へと駆け出す。
俺は〈ステータス〉を開く。
[残りスキルポイント:12]
〈重鎧の誓い〉[20/100]
〈防御力上昇〉[0/50]
〈初級剣術〉[5/50]
ここでのスキルポイントの使い道は決まっている。
[残りスキルポイント:5]
〈重鎧の誓い〉[27/100]【+7】
【〈重鎧の誓い〉が[27/100]になったため、通常スキル〈シールドバッシュ〉を取得しました。】
〈シールドバッシュ〉は、盾で相手を弾くスキルである。
〈シールドバッシュ〉【通常スキル】
盾で敵を押し、勢いよく弾き飛ばす。
具体的には【防御力+攻撃力/2】の値で競い合い、こちらが上回っていれば、その数値だけ勢いよく相手を突き飛ばすことができる。
壁や床に敵を打ち付ければ、ダメージを与えることも可能だ。
敵の位置を分散できるこのスキルはありがたい。
「〈シールドバッシュ〉!」
すかさず迫りくる、二体目のブリキナイトの凶刃。
俺は〈パリィ〉で受け流し、それを利用して三体目のブリキナイトの刃を防ぐ。
エンブリオの攻撃魔法は〈シルフカッター〉と〈サンダーストーム〉だ。
だが、どちらもブリキナイトを巻き込む形では放ってこない。
ここはブリキナイトの相手に専念できる。
隙を見せた二体目のブリキナイトの右側へと回り込みつつ、〈ディザーム〉の刃を放つ。
これで攻撃力を一段階減少させた。
その後もブリキナイト達の猛攻を凌ぎつつ、〈シールドバッシュ〉で三体同時に相手取ることを避けながら、隙あらば〈ディザーム〉を叩き込む。
エンブリオは動かさないように戦ってこそいるが、念のため常に確認を怠らない。
予想外の〈シルフカッター〉を放たれれば、その一撃で殺されかねない。
カクカクとした動きで、死角からブリキナイトの一体が斬り掛かってくる。
俺はそれを、敢えて見逃した。
奴に最初に〈ディザーム〉を与えてから、まだ四十七秒......今は、〈ディザーム〉の効果が二つ重なり、攻撃力を四割落としている。
あのスキルの発動条件を満たせる。
「〈城壁返し〉!」
俺の背を斬ったブリキナイトの身体が硬直し、直後に後方へと吹き飛ばされていく。
地面に身体を打ち付けて左肩が外れ、糸の切れた人形のように動かなくなった。
一体落とすことができた......。
だが、安心はできない。むしろここからが本番だ。
Ch 29
Three Tin Knights pointed their swords at me.
....three [(Lv:40)]  monsters.
If that was all, then I would have had Luce and the other two stay here and try and take them down together.
However, the main body is still not here.
These are nothing more than metaphorical limbs of the Dream Lord.
"AAAH, AAAH...."
A baby-like voice could be heard.
I told Luce that I would get its attention and then run away, but.... that was a lie.
A Heavy Knight like me doesn't have the speed for that.
If it was just the Tin Knights, then perhaps, but with the Dream Lord having magic attacks, it would be impossible to run around while dodging its assault.
I will take down the Dream Lord right here.
The odds are not in my favor, but it's not impossible.
"GUGAAAh....GUGAAAAH....."
From around the corner that very thing floated about close to the ceiling.
It had the appearance of a fetus that hasn't quite yet reached a humanoid shape.
Its eyes were nothing but empty cavities, its limbs were short and kept in a fetal position.
It also had a long tail hanging from its back.
"So you've arrived..... the Dream Lord of this Angel's Toybox.....Embryo!"
The baby opened its mouth - or maybe mouth-like opening - wide.
From within a single eye emerged that started scrutinizing everything in sight, finally focusing in on me.
"AGAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
A monstrous baby.....the Dream Lord Embryo.
Monster: Embryo
Lv: 50
HP: 42/42
MP: 49/60
Among other [(Lv:50)]  monsters, this one's stats are quite low.
The problem is that I can't do any damage to it.
The three Tin Knights under its command are by no means weak.
In addition to that, the Embryo itself is floating in the air and acts like a backliner, which makes it all but impossible to hit it with an attack that's not a magic or ranged attack.
And above all that, the Defense of that lump of meat is so frighteningly high that if you hit it anywhere other than its single eye, then you have basically no hope of damaging it.
In other words, you need to survive the mad assault of the three Tin Knights and accurately target its weak point, its singular eye.
Even if I had the level for it, it's a difficult enemy that necessitates that the frontliners and the backliners of the party work together and fulfill their roles perfectly to even have a chance of defeating it.
To be honest, I really would've wanted Luce and the other two to stay here.
However, this plan would only work if this was still a game.
They most likely lost at least one party member already.
It would've been impossible to take command of them just like that.
"However, due to its gimmick, if only I could take advantage of its weak point, then even with my low level I should be able to take it down by myself.... Let's have a match, Embryo. Don't worry, I won't be running away now; I'll face you head on."
The Embryo closed its eye and floated upward.
It was taking a defensive posture, hiding its weak point until it was ready to launch its magic attack.
At the same time, the Tin Knights raised their short swords and attacked me together.
I opened my Status.
[Remaining Skill points: 12]
<Vow of the Heavy Armor> [20/100]
<Defense UP> [0/50]
<Beginner Swordsmanship> [5/50]
It's obvious how I need to use my Skill points here.
[Remaining Skill points: 5]
<Vow of the Heavy Armor> [27/100][(+7)] 
[(With [Vow of the Heavy Armor] reaching [27/50], you have gained the Normal Skill [Shield Bash].)] 
[Shield Bash] is a Skill that hits the opponent with a shield.
<Shield Bash> [(Normal Skill)] 
Bashes the opponent with the shield and sends it flying with great force.
To be exact, it pits each our [(Defense+Attack/2)]  numbers against each other and only if mine comes out ahead can I push it back by a distance that depends on how much my number surpassed my opponent's.
If I'm able to push the opponent into a wall or perhaps the floor, then it even does some damage.
I'm just happy to have a Skill that I can use to scatter my enemies.
"[Shield Bash]!"
Without any delay, the second Tin Knight continued the assault.
I used [Parry] to fend off the attack and aimed the offending sword in a way that it hit the blade of the third Tin Knight.
The Embryo is able to use two attack spells, the [Sylph Cutter] and the [Thunderstorm].
However, it won't cast either one as long as it could hit one of the Tin Knights.
I can concentrate on fighting the Tin Knights because of that.
I circled around to the right side of the second Tin Knight to take advantage of its unbalanced state and struck with [Disarm].
With this I managed to lower its Attack.
After that I kept evading the mad assault of the Tin Knights while I used [Shield Bash] to avoid having to fight three at the same time, and I also kept using [Disarm] whenever I had the opportunity to do so.
I was fighting in a way that theoretically prevented the Embryo from acting, but I still kept checking it just to be sure.
If it managed to launch a [Sylph Cutter] somehow anyway, then it might even kill me in one shot.
With jerky movements, one of the Tin Knights slashed at me from my blind spot.
I deliberately let that one through.
Only 47 seconds went by since I first used [Disarm] on that one, which means it has two stacks of debuffs currently active on it, reducing its Attack by forty percent.
Now I can fulfill that Skill's trigger conditions.
"[Rampart Reversal]!"
The body of the Tin Knight that slashed me in the back stiffened and was blown back immediately after.
Its body impacted the floor, breaking its left arm off at the shoulder and leaving it like a puppet with its strings cut.
I managed to take one down...
However, I can't relax because of that. The hard part starts after this.
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