What appeared was a stupidly huge tank. Attached with six wheels, and equipped with weapons on top. However, its appearance reminded me of a âBuddha statueâ I knew.
The Golden Three Heads, Six Arms.
The face of a Lev on the front, the face of a human on the right, and the face of a dwarf on the left.
Every arm was different; slender arm, hairy arm, thick arm, feathered arm, bug-like arm, and long clawed arm. And each arm carried a sword, shield, staff, axe, spear, and hammer respectively.
The body was covered with metal that imitated cloth, and several jewel-like stones embedded on the chest.
Simply the giant body and its tremendous mass was equivalent to a destructive weapon, but it was further equipped with large weapons.
Exactly what you would call a âJuggernautâ.
ăNon-san! Behind you!!ă
I screamed as loud as I could, but my voice didnât reach herâthe fog was obstructing it. Leon, wary of me as I turned around and yelled, pointed his longsword at me.
That idiot! Why doesnât he notice the thing right behind him!?
In a way that Leon wouldnât notice, I shotăWind Magicăone by one from both hands. As the wind cut through the fog and scattered it, I shouted yet again, âBehind you!â Instead of Leon, it was Mimino-san who noticed.
ăLeon, enemy!ăMimino-san shouted.
ăHuhâ?ă
The Juggernaut was already holding aloft a weapon.
Leon looked up at it with a stunned face. As if he never expected for an enemy to appear from there.\n
The swordâor rather the massive lump of metal, cut through Leon, and the person who was in his grip, Non-san.
ăAhâŠâŠă
Or so I thought, but a black shadow flew in from the side and knocked them both out of the way just in the nick of time.
That one swing of the sword broke the ground by several tens of centimeters deep.
ăZerry-san!ă
I didnât even notice her. She had sensed the abnormal situation and headed back right away.
Amazing! Zerry-sanâs good image has increased explosively in my heart!
However, even though he was saved by her, Leon kicked away Zerry-san and got up.
ăWhat the hell do you think youâre doing?!ă
ăOuuuuch~~~! Thatâs my line! I wanted you to die smashed under that sword too, but I helped because Non-san was also in danger! Non-san! Non-san!ă
Non-san was on the verge of fainting, probably because she was strangled too strongly.
ăZerry-san! Get away!ă
ăRoger!ă
I started running and shot a Flame Tornado by combiningăFire MagicăandăWind Magică, but there was still a fair distance between us and the shield that the Juggernaut carried scattered the flames.
But that was enough. Zerry-san was already running away, carrying Non-san who was released from Leonâs grip. Whereas, Mimino-san threw out all the things that were in Neko-chanâs load-carrying tray, placed Dante-san inside instead, and drove away.\nThen the Juggernaut turned its attention towards me.
The head turned around with a clicking sound. The face of the humanâthe expression of anger was directed at me.
(Well, then⊠what should I do?)
I think this is the first time since Ouroboros that I have to deal with such a huge enemy. At that time, I couldnât finish it off by myself, and required help from the rest of the party.
Dante-san and the others are not in a state to help out right now.
Canât expect Leonâs help either. Rather, him not getting in my way is help enough.
ă!!ă
Just when I thought that the Juggernautâs upper body shook slightly, the wheels started rotating, chomping onto the ground below, as the huge mass charged at me.
ăCrap!ă
Although I jumped sideways, I was a bit too late and had to use the blast fromăFire Magicăto boost my speed. However, that sort of emergency escape measure was unsafe. My body lost balance in the air, and I crashed landed on the ground.
Though much better than facing that Juggernaut head on. The tank crashed into the wall with âfacesâ. A number of âfacesâ were blown off and a part of the wall collapsed, but the Juggernaut reversed smoothly, as if it simply crashed into a sand castle.
Seriously⊠how on Earth am I supposed to face that.
I stood up while castingăHealing Magicăon my right shoulder, which was bruised. I escaped into the fog while shooting severalăFire Magicăshots from a long distance. Howeverâ
ăKuhâŠă
The Juggernaut readied its shield and charged straight at me. Even though I shotăFire Magică from an angle, like tracking missiles, it was still charging straight at me as if it could see me clearly within the fog.\n\nI heard Zerry-sanâs voice over the fog, and I replied while changing direction towards her.
ăThe entrance to this room is blocked! That damn Leon blocked it and ran away!!ă
ă!?ă
ăI tried to secure an escape route, but Leon got to it first! It seemed that there was also a switch, doors came out from the top and bottom and shut off this room!ă
That bastard⊠What a scum!
ăWhat about Non-san!?ă
ăSheâs recovering!ă
ăPlease take her to treat Dante-san!ă
ăWhat about you, bocchan!?ă
IâŠ
ăIâve got no choice but to destroy this guy!ă
The Juggernaut, which was right on my tail, thrusted the spear at me. When I leapt and evaded the spear, another arm swept its axe at me. I rolled across the ground and avoided the sweep.
The moment I dodged around and placed myself behind the Juggernaut, the wheels on the left and right rotated in the opposite direction and the body turned around on the spot.
Huge, fast, and has a small turn. An extremely troublesome opponent.
ăIâm gonna stop worrying about everything else. The only thing on my mind is to destroy you.ă