51
激しい戦闘を繰り広げていた決死隊であったが、ついに限界が訪れる。
それは最悪の形で。
最前線で一騎当千の力を振るっていたバルバロトが地面に片膝を着いたのだ。
バルバロトが戦う事を放棄したわけではない。連戦に次ぐ連戦でバルバロトの体は、疾うに限界を超えていた。
しかし、気力だけで動かしていた体もバルバロトの意思に反して動かなくなってしまった。
「なぜ、なぜ、今なんだ!
頼む!
あと少しだけでいい!
動いてくれ......」
動く事ができないバルバロトは自分の足を殴るが、既に立ち上がる力さえも尽きていた。
精神的支柱となっていたバルバロトの離脱に決死隊の騎士達も釣られるように戦闘不能に陥っていく。
「ここまでなのか......!」
まだ心は戦えると叫んでいるのに、身体が応えてはくれない。
動けないバルバロトにジリジリと魔物が周囲を囲むように近付く。
だが、そんな絶望的な状況でもバルバロトは決して諦めない。
「来い......!
足は動かずとも腕は振るえるぞ!
剣の錆にしてくれるわっ!!!」
強気の発言をするバルバロトだが魔物には通じない。魔物からすれば瀕死の獲物が多少強がっている程度にしか見えていなかった。
だから、餓えていた魔物はバルバロトを食べようと一斉に飛び掛った。
(さらばです。レオルド様!)
最後の力を振り絞ってバルバロトは飛び掛ってきた魔物へと剣を突き出したが、バルバロトの下から地面が盛り上がり円柱になる。円柱の上にいたバルバロトは窮地を逃れる。
「な、何が......?」
戸惑うバルバロトは周囲を見渡すと、他の騎士達もバルバロトと同様に土で出来た円柱の上にいるのを確認する。
「これは......!
まさか!?」
このような芸当が出来る人間は限られている。土属性を扱う魔法使いだ。そして、決死隊の全員を救えるような人物にバルバロトは心当たりがある。
見上げた先にいたのは、太陽の光に反射され煌く金髪にずんぐりむっくりなシルエットの男。
「危機一髪といった所か」
レオルドは砦の上から見下ろしている。最初は正面から向かうつもりだったが、門を開ける必要があったので急遽階段を必死に駆け上がった。
おかげで大分遅れてしまったが、ここ一番と言う所で間に合う事は出来た。
「では、反撃と行こうか」
砦の上に格好付けて立っていたレオルドはギルバートを引き連れて飛び降りる。
身体強化を施しているレオルドはかなりの高さがあった砦から降りても平気であった。
華麗に着地して決まったと心の中で賛美を送ろうとしたが、尻の方からビリッと嫌な音が聞える。
恐らく、ズボンが破れてしまったのだろう。幸い、防具を付けているのでバレる事はないがギルバートには分かってしまうだろう。
チラリと後ろにいるギルバートを見ると、呆れたように溜息を零していた。羞恥に顔を赤く染めるレオルドは気を取り直して、立ち上がる。
よくぞ、ここまで持ち堪えてくれた!
お前達の奮闘がなければ今頃ゼアトは落ちていただろう。
誇れ、お前達は偉業を成し得たのだ!
このレオルド・ハーヴェストが証人となろう!」
その言葉にどれだけの騎士達が感銘を受けただろうか。
ならば、この想い、この願い!
俺が叶えてみせようぞ!!!」
レオルドが天高くに向かって声を出す。
そして、詠唱を始める。
「審判の時来たれり、
快晴だった空に暗雲が現れると空を覆い尽くす。雷鳴が鳴り渡るかと思えば、静かな空で不気味な雰囲気だ。
そして、レオルドが魔法を紡ぐ。
「ジャッジメントサンダー!!!」
天から雷が降り注ぐ。
それは神が下した罰の証。
幾百、幾千と雷は降り注ぎ魔物を殲滅していく。サンダーボルトとは比べものにならない圧倒的な光の量に熱量であり、発動したレオルドもビビッて動けないでいる。ゲームではマップ内にいる指定した敵全てに雷を落とす仕様で、敵の数だけ雷が降り注ぐ魔法だ。まさか、これ程とはレオルドも予想していなかった。
その光景はまさに神罰という言葉が相応しい。
やがて、雷が収まり、暗雲が晴れて太陽が世界を照らす。
レオルドの眼前には焼け焦げた魔物の死体が溢れている。ようやく、終わったとレオルドは一安心したが、探査の魔法にはまだ沢山の魔力反応があった。
勿論、それが人か魔物かは区別が出来ない。ゲームならば判別出来たが、現実世界ではそれが出来なかった。
一安心していたレオルドも警戒をして、こちらへと近付いて来る魔力反応に備える。
そして、森の中から出てきたのは想定を遥かに上回る魔物であった。
「ジェネラルオーガだとはな......」
ジェネラルオーガは通常のオーガよりも何十倍も強い。例えるならば、赤子と大人くらいの差がある。
ぐちゃぐちゃと仲間であっただろう同族を口にしている魔物は次なる獲物を見つけたと、レオルドを見て喜んでいる。
「さすがにもう一発は撃てそうもないか」
そうは言うがまだまだ撃てる魔力をレオルドは保有している。現在、多くの騎士と魔力を共有しているレオルドの魔力は数百人分である。
大規模な広範囲魔法で殲滅する方が早いのだが、そうそう連発は出来ない。
甚大な被害を土地に与えてしまう事もあるが、モンスターパニックの終わりが見えない状況では魔力を大量に消費する事はよろしくない。
後先考えずに撃ち続ければ、先日のように魔力切れで意識を失ってしまうかもしれない。それに、ここでレオルドが倒れてしまえば決死隊の努力も、レオルドへ想いを託した騎士達の全てが無駄になってしまう。
それだけは絶対にあってはならないことだ。
「ふう......いい運動になるかもしれないな。
ギル、背中は任せたぞ!」
「お任せください。何人たりとも坊ちゃまへは指一本触れさせませんから」
Ch 51
The death squads have been fighting fiercely, but they finally reach their limit.
It was in the worst possible way.
Barbaroto, who had been wielding his mighty power on the front line, fell to one knee on the ground.
It's not that Barbaroto gave up the fight. His body was already over the limit due to the  long fight .
However, the body that he had been moving only with his energy stopped moving against his will.
"('Why,now!)
(Please!)
(Just a little more!)
(Please move . ......)
Unable to move, Barbaroto punched himself in the leg, but he was already running out of strength to even stand up.
With the departure of Barbaroth, who had been a spiritual pillar of support, the knights of the death squad also fell into battle.
"This is the end. ......!
His mind is still screaming that  he  can fight, but body is not responding.
He can't move, and the  monsters are slowly approaching to surround Barbaroto.
However, even in such a desperate situation, Barbaroto never gives up.
"Come ......!"
He may not be able to move legs, but  he can still swing  hs arms!
He  can make  them rusty with sword!
Barbaroto made a strong statement, but the monsters couldn't understand him. From the  monsters point of view, he looked like a dying prey being a bit strong.
That's why the starving monsters jumped on Barbaroto at once to eat him.
(Farewell.  Master Leolde -!)
With the last of his strength, Barbaroto thrust out his sword at the demon that jumped at him, but the ground rose up from underneath Barbaroto to form a cylinder.Barbaroto, who was on top of the column, escaped the predicament.
"What's ......?""
Puzzled, Barbaroto looks around and sees that the other knights are on the same earthen column as  he .
"This is ......!"
"No way!"
There are only a few people who can do this kind of  thing . It's a magician who  can use the earth attribute.And Barbaroto knew someone who could save the entire death squad.
He looked up and saw a man with blond hair that shimmered in the sunlight and a stocky silhouette.
"It was a close call."
Leolde is looking down from the top of the fort. He had initially planned to head out the front, but he needed to open the gate, so he hurriedly ran frantically up the stairs.
Thanks to this,  he was delayed a lot, but he was able to make it just in time for the big moment.
"So, let's fight back."
Leolde, who was standing fashionably on top of the fort, jumped down with Gilbert in tow.
Leolde, who has been physically strengthened, did not mind descending from the fort, which was quite high.
He was about to praise him in  his heart for landing so beautifully, but then  je  heard an unpleasant chattering sound coming from his buttocks.
Perhaps his pants had ripped. Fortunately,  he was wearing protective gear, so  he  wouldn't be exposed, but Gilbert would know.
When  he glanced at Gilbert behind  him ,   he saw that he was sighing in disgust. Leolde,  face flushed with shame, regained  his composure and stood up.
I'm amazed you've lasted this long!"
If it weren't for your efforts,  city would have fallen by now.
Be proud, you have accomplished a great feat!"
I, Leolde  Harvest, will bear witness!"
How many knights were impressed by his words? They had been prepared to die here, but they never thought they would survive.
(Then, this thought, this wish!)
"I'll make them come true!"
Leorde shouts high into the sky.)
Then he began to chant.
"The time of judgment has come, O god of thunder and lightning."
The sky was clear, but dark clouds appeared and covered the sky. The sky was quiet and eerie, as if a thunderstorm was about to break out.
Then, Leorde spins  his magic.
"Judgment Thunder!!!!"
Thunder pours down from the heavens.
It is a sign of punishment from God.
Hundreds and thousands of thunderbolts poured down, annihilating the monsters. The amount of light and heat is overwhelming, incomparable to the Thunderbolt, and even Leolde, who triggered it, is too scared to move. In the game, the magic is designed to drop lightning on all designated enemies in the map, with lightning raining down on as many enemies as there are. It's a magic that rains down on as many enemies as there are.
The sight was truly divine punishment.
Eventually, the thunder subsided, the dark clouds cleared, and the sun lit up the world.
In front of Leolde s eyes, the burnt corpses of  monsters were overflowing. Finally, it was over, Leoldo thought to himself with relief, but there were still many magical reactions to the magic of exploration.
Of course, there was no way to tell if they were people or demons. In a game, he could tell, but in the real world, he couldn't.
Leoldoe who had been feeling relieved, became alert and prepared for the magical response that was approaching.
And what came out of the forest was a  monster that far exceeded his expectations.
"I didn't know it was a General Ogre. ......"
The general ogre is dozens of times stronger than a normal ogre.
The  monsters that was mumbling about his former comrades was happy to see that he had found his next prey, and looked at Leorde.
"It's not likely that  i will be able to fire another shot.
That said, Leolde still possesses the magical power to shoot. Currently, Leoldo's magical power, which shares magical power with many knights, is for hundreds of people.
It would be quicker to eradicate them with large-scale, wide-ranging magic, but it can't be done repeatedly.
It is not advisable to consume a large amount of magic power in a situation where there is no end in sight to the monster panic, although it may cause tremendous damage to the land.
If  he keep shooting without thinking about the consequences,  he might run out of magic power and lose consciousness like the other day. In addition, if Leolde collapses here, all the efforts of the Death Squad and the knights who entrusted their feelings to Leolde will be in vain.
That's the only thing that should never happen.
"It might be a good exercise for the wind .......
I'll leave  my back to you, Gil!
"Leave it to me. I won't let anyone touch you,master
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