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Bach’s Final Moments
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(POV switch – Bach)
From above, arrows rained down, in front stood the Demon King, behind was a steep slope, and below lay the bodies of my comrades with threads spread around. It was a desperate situation, and the only action the Knights could take was…
“Uwaaaahhh!” (??)
“Dieeeee!” (??)
There was no choice but to attack him. There might be ways to defend against the arrows from above, but we had no means to counterattack. We were in a slow decline.
Should they retreat?
That was impossible as well. Besides the combination of the steep slope and arrows, he was right in front of us. We couldn’t turn their backs. More importantly, he was within reach. If I could defeat him, his Demons subordinate would flee, and this hell would end. Perhaps the fallen comrades could be saved if they were not already dead.
It was like a fruit that was absolutely out of reach.
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(POV switch – Nobunaga)
The “Defensive Combat Stance (Tungsten Body)” was a body that Alice had not been able to scratch even once. It would not be a problem for those who were just wandering around level 90. If they had come with a death-defying resolve, they might have at least shaken my stance, but what dominated their emotions was fear. They were gripping their weapons too tightly to even swing them properly.
In the meantime, all I could do was walk while smiling. Smiling would help as a decoy, and if I didn’t walk, my surroundings would be buried in corpses. However, this act of walking was quite exhausting. I could not even imagine how many kilos my body weighed, made entirely of metal. I was putting all my strength into each step. I had not even reached double digits in steps, yet I could say I was at my limit.
“Get back! Everyone, retreat from this depression! I will take care of this Demon King!” (Bach)
With the number of standing Knights dropping below 50 and the end coming into view, Bach stood up, coughing blood, and shouted.
To anyone’s eyes, Bach was on the brink of death. Numerous arrows were embedded in him, his armor was dented and crushing his chest, one arm was torn off, and blood was dripping from the arm holding the spear.
…Oh, the armor and arm were because I stepped on them.
Despite sustaining such astonishing injuries, his desperate spirit made the Knights return to their senses, and each of them nodded and took action. Most of the remaining Knights gathered to protect Bach, while about ten tried to run up the slope to escape the depression.
Several endured the rain of arrows, and the moment they reached the outside of the depression—
“Gaaahhh!” (??)
They were crushed by the waiting Orcs with axes and stabbed to death by Lizardmen with spears. Among them…
“This way! There are only weak Kobolds here!” (Knight)
A glimmer of hope shone through. The Knights immediately tried to escape this hell with Bach, but—
“I’m fine, I won’t last much longer. Besides, I must hold off the Demon King.” (Bach)
With his dying body, he aimed his spear at me. The knights hesitated to leave Bach behind, but after receiving his gaze, they grimaced and nodded, leaving the spot. However, with threads on the ground and arrows from above, only about 20 percent managed to reach a safe distance. They quickly disappeared from my sight.
…Yeah, surrounding them is definitely dangerous if we don’t leave a part open.
I ordered everyone to stop shooting and returned to my initial state.
“Your Majesty!? There are still enemies in front of you! Don’t let your guard down!” (Arachne)
“It’s fine, Arachne. That one is already dead.” (Nobunaga)
“Eh!” (Arachne)
Arachne, who quickly descended using her threads, stood between Bach and me, surprised by my words. Bach breathed his last as he witnessed the Knights escape from the depression. He had probably held on solely with his willpower. When the Arachne confirmed Bach’s death, she remarked with interest.
“Humans have a skilled way of dying, don’t they?” (Arachne)
But only he and perhaps Dian Wei or Benkei could manage such a thing. I’ll have to correct that misunderstanding later.
“And the enemies that escaped?” (Nobunaga)
“There were 13.” (Arachne)
“13, huh… Relay to the kobolds. Split into two groups and corner them with traps.” (Nobunaga)
The Kobold nearby dashed off. At the same time, Arachnids descended carrying Goblins.
“Everyone here, clean up! Strip everything from the corpses. I will determine whether it’s usable or not. Also, recover the arrows. The judgment of usability is up to the individual.” (Nobunaga)
Now, I wonder what has happened to the fleeing Knights.
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