New chapter of Reincarnated Hero is out! (4/10 chapters)

 

 

That Cannot Be Possible

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They had found what seemed to be an anti-government faction’s base, but it was exactly the moment when a swarm of monsters was attacking it.

“Those are definitely Anger Ants. I remember a city that was completely devoured because someone provoked them.” (Leon)

“Scary, huh~” (Sura)

The troublesome ant monsters were giving the beastkin a hard time.

“We’ll help!” (Arc/Iris)

The twins dashed forward, and Leon ran after them. They likely numbered over ten thousand. Leon reached the rear of the swarm, but the ants’ attention was completely focused on the beastkin inside the fortifications. They did not notice him. They seemed to have no interest in anything other than the object of their anger.

“Take this!” (Arc/Iris)

When the twins crushed the ant at the rear, everything changed. The ants all turned around at once and rushed aggressively towards them.

“Here goes.” (Leon)

Facing the approaching swarm, Leon swung his sword in a wide arc. His powerful strike crushed over 50 ants at once.

“Sura wants to fight too~” (Sura)

Perhaps as a tactic to counter numbers with numbers, Sura began producing Baby Sura, which were her split forms.

“Let’s all take them down~” (Sura)

“Roger that~” (Baby Suras)

Over a hundred Baby Sura charged at the ant swarm. Ant fangs did not work against slimes. On the contrary, the slimes could wrap around the ants’ bodies and easily break their weak necks, defeating them quickly. Of course, Arc and Iris were not losing either. They transformed into beasts without warning and continuously ripped apart the charging ants, throwing and cutting them down at an incredible speed. Leon, then, sharply struck Arc and Iris on their heads with his fist.

“!?” (Arc/Iris)

Looking up at him with teary eyes, the twins were scolded by Leon.

“When facing a large number of enemies like this, don’t use beast transformation because it consumes too much stamina. Look, you’re already getting tired.” (Leon)

“…!” (Arc/Iris)

The twins hurriedly reverted their transformation.

Leon continued.

“Also, fight in a way that draws their attention towards us as much as possible. That should make things easier for them too.” (Leon)

“?” (Arc/Iris)

“Watch.” (Leon)

To show them how, Leon leapt up and cast magic toward the ant swarm. The explosion blew several ants away. Immediately, the ants nearby changed their target and all rushed toward Leon.

“Like this.” (Leon)

“Hmm!” (Arc/Iris)

Understanding, Arc and Iris took a large running start and jumped right into the middle of the swarm. They took down several ants there and then retreated away from the fortifications. The surrounding ants were drawn en masse toward them.

 

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“What… who on earth are they…?” (Cyan)

The sudden appearance of this mysterious group left the anti-government forces, including Cyan, confused. There were only about three of them at most. Although they were far away and hard to see clearly, compared to the size of the surrounding ants, their height seemed no more than that of children. It was already incredible that they had come this deep into the dungeon. Yet, they were easily scattering the rushing ants.

Unlike the beastkin, they had no fortifications to protect them, which meant their strength was extraordinary. If they were enemies, they would be terrifying. However, there was no use being overly cautious now. Thanks to them, the momentum of the attacking ants was weakening.

“In any case, we’re saved…! Push back all at once now!” (Cyan)

Cyan shouted to rally her allies as she kicked down ants climbing the fortifications. The situation had once been close to the fortifications being breached, but they had somehow regained the upper hand. With some breathing room, Cyan checked the mysterious helpers again and could hardly believe her eyes.

“…Are there more of them than the ants we have taken down…?” (Cyan)

The corpses of countless Anger Ants lay scattered. Their number was clearly greater than the ants slain around the fortifications.

“What is that boy?” (Cyan)

Among them, the silver-haired boy was overwhelming. With a single swing of his sword, several ants, or rather dozens, were blown away at once. Moreover, he seemed to be using magic, as tremendous explosions erupted here and there.

“And those two… no way they’re just kids…!?” (Cyan)

A pair of twins, smaller even than the boy, were instantly killing ants larger than themselves. Besides their monstrous strength, their reflexes to easily dodge ant charges were astonishing. The ants could only be baffled since they were easily leaped over as if the twins were invisible.

“From what I see, they’re Catkin, right…? To think such kids exist… Wait… twins about five years old… no, that can’t be.” (Cyan)

Cyan shook her head and pushed the thought away from her mind. The swarm of Anger Ants, which had been over ten thousand, was now reduced to only a few hundred. The ants’ foolish but terrifying trait was to keep attacking without giving up, even as countless comrades fell. The battle would not end until the very last ant was killed.

“Just a little more! Don’t let your guard down until the end!” (Cyan)

“Ooh!” (Beastkin)

They pushed their exhausted bodies to the limit and fought until the last ant perished.

 

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