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If Left Alone, They’ll Probably Die

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A giant worm longer than two meters suddenly burst out from the sand. It was a monster called a Sandworm, which, as the name suggests, inhabits the sand and moves rapidly through it as if swimming to bite its prey. There was not just one of them. Two, three, more, they appeared one after another, surrounding the ice ship that Leon and the others were riding.

“Hmph, so you think you’ve got us surrounded!” (Meltera)

Meltera suddenly accelerated the ship. In an instant, she broke through the Sandworm encirclement and quickly left them behind.

“I should at least take some down. Ice Rain.” (Leon)

Leon caused a rain of ice to fall on the desperate Sandworm group chasing after them.

“““!?””” (Sandworms)

Sharp pointed ice pierced their bodies, and the Sandworms writhed in agony. If they had vocal cords, screams of death agony would have surely erupted. At that moment, sand sprayed up on a scale incomparable to before.

“What the hell is this huge thing!?” (Meltera)

“Is this also a Sandworm!?” (Silvia)

Meltera and Silvia were astonished by the gigantic body, several times larger than an ordinary Sandworm. Even just the visible part was about ten meters long. Its thickness exceeded two meters, and at the tip that burst from the sand was a circular mouth filled with sharp teeth, wide open. At this size, it could easily swallow a human whole. The gigantic Sandworm leapt high into the sky, then suddenly dove straight at Leon and the others. It might have intended to swallow them whole.

““Hn!”” (Arc/Iris)

Without showing any fear toward the approaching threat, the twins, Arc and Iris, jumped down from the ice ship with such force it seemed they might dive right into the mouth. They delivered a powerful kick to the Sandworm’s lower jaw.

*Bang!*

“!?” (Sandworm)

The kick’s tremendous force shattered the lower jaw. Scattering pieces of flesh around, the Sandworm’s head flew back up into the air. For a moment, its massive body writhed enough to whip up a sandstorm. Eventually, it escaped by burrowing back into the sand.

““It ran away.”” (Arc/Iris)

“It can’t be helped. It’s a pain to chase and kill it in the desert.” (Leon)

“We have no choice but to leave it and move on.” (Arc/Iris)

After continuing to run the ice ship for a while, the twins seemed to notice something again.

““Hm?”” (Arc/Iris)

“What is it this time? Hmm, people.” (Leon)

Leon and the others spotted several human figures moving through the dust. However, perhaps because the desert was hard to walk through, their steps were heavy and they stopped repeatedly. Some even collapsed onto the sand.

“…If left alone, they’ll probably die.” (Leon)

“““Haa, haa, haa…””” (Men)

Only heavy breathing echoed. No one had the strength left to speak. The intense heat beating down from the sky and ground continued to drain their stamina. Their legs felt weak on the sand.

“Do your best, everyone! Surely, it’s just a little further…!” (Lancelot)

The one encouraging everyone was a handsome young man with blond hair. However, his usual refreshing demeanor was long gone, replaced by sweat pouring like a waterfall. He was Lancelot, an S-rank adventurer. Following him through the desert were only men.

“Do you want to go to the Beastkin Country?” (Lancelot)

“““Ooooh!””” (Men)

“Do you want to meet Iris-sama?” (Lancelot)

“““Ooooh!””” (Men)

In response to Lancelot’s call, the men raised their fists. They were the elite members of the Iris-sama worship group called the Iris Cult, founded by Lancelot. When they learned that Leon’s group had left the capital, they decided to set out on a journey to follow Iris. Of course, they had no idea where Iris was.

While wondering what to do, one of the cult members said…

“If we go to the Beastkin Country, maybe we’ll find out something.” (Man

It was a straightforward idea based on the fact that Iris was a beastkin, but they had no other leads. Lancelot immediately decided to head to the Beastkin Country, or rather the “holy land”. In a way, this was a pilgrimage. However, standing in their way was this desert.

Lancelot and most of the cult’s elite were adventurers. They chose the shortest, most dangerous route crossing the desert, but this caused unexpected hardship. By the way, the party had dissolved because the three beautiful women had lost patience with him.

“Still, I never imagined the desert would be this tough…” (Lancelot)

Apparently, they had underestimated the desert. If it had only been battles with monsters, their progress might not have stopped. However, the harsh environment was far beyond their expectations.

“I can’t go on anymore…” (Man)

One of the comrades finally reached his limit and collapsed on the sand.

“Don’t give up! The holy land is ahead!” (Lancelot)

“Leave me behind… Please, go on without me…” (Collapsed man)

“Impossible! We’ll reach the holy land together!” (Lancelot)

They carried the fallen comrade and pushed forward desperately. However, they gradually lost track of whether they were even heading in the right direction. As more fell, the burden on the remaining ones grew heavier. Eventually, even Lancelot reached his physical limit.

“Ugh… Here… I want to… see Iris-sama… once more…” (Lancelot)

He found himself with his head pressed into the sand. In his fading consciousness, he stretched out his hand with all his remaining strength.

At that moment, the hateful sun blazing down was blocked by something, casting a shadow.

“Are you alright?” (Voice)

Was it a hallucination caused by his extreme condition?

“Ir…is…sama…” (Lancelot)

Looking up at the figure of an angel, Lancelot lost consciousness.

 

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