Published at 22nd of January 2024 12:06 pm

Chapter 311: The Disadvantage of Facing Endless Respawn Enemies and Endurance

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The battle against the Winged was truly a fierce struggle. No matter how many were defeated, new ones would quickly appear, seemingly resurrected, and immediately prepare to throw their spears. Naturally, the Black Knight and I would attempt to defeat them before they could act, but as time went by, the number of Winged gradually increased, and we couldn’t keep up with all of them.

Our other forces proved valuable in this situation. The elves’ spirit magic created a thick layer of air barrier above our base, halving the momentum of the thrown spears. The warriors, imbued with the Black Knight’s power and clad in dark light, would then catch the falling spears with their shields.

If anyone was injured, the priests would immediately send healing magic, and while the mages didn’t directly attack the Winged, they remained on high alert for any normal demonic beasts that might be attracted by the commotion.

Everyone was giving their all to defend this sacred place. The standoff seemed to be at a stalemate without either side gaining the upper hand, but the first to show signs of reaching their limit was our side.

“Uwoooo!”

The battle had been going on for five hours already. Letting out a battle cry to spur myself on, I swung my sword desperately. But no matter how hard I tried, with already more than ten Winged present, it was impossible to prevent all of their attacks.

By the way, the number of Winged I had defeated had long since surpassed three digits. I had done my fair share of work, but that meant nothing. Yet another spear was thrown from a Winged that the Black Knight and I couldn’t reach in time.

“Guhh… Just a little more…!”

“Hey, don’t overdo it. Fall back for now!”

Once again, the elves created a layer of air with spirit magic to kill the momentum of the spear. Or rather, they had been constantly activating the magic for quite some time now. Groans could be heard here and there, and the number of elves still casting the magic had been reduced to about half of what it was at the beginning.

With fewer casters, the effect of the spirit magic was naturally reduced. What was initially a spear that seemed to have been shot into water had now become only slightly slower. The spear, still with a powerful force, landed among the people holding shields.

“Gah!?”

“Kashim!? Damn it, my shield is also…!”

The humans who caught it were clearly battered and bruised. They barely managed to prevent the spear from sticking into the ground, but the shield was broken, the arm was fractured, and one man who suffered major injuries and couldn’t even stand properly was quickly covered by another man nearby. Another man dragged the injured one back to the priests, but this simply meant a decrease in our defensive strength.

“Hey, Black Knight! Don’t hold back!”

“Hmph, as if you need to tell me! [Chaos Enchant; Fort]!”

At my shout, the Black Knight once again imbued the defense team with power. The ominous black color intensified slightly, but it was still far thinner compared to when the battle started.

But no one complained about the weakened defense. Instead, they were determined to do their best. As for me, I wished they would take more precautions, but that wasn’t an option in this situation.

Besides, I wasn’t in a position to talk. Handling the power of the Demon King was an extremely delicate matter, and even a slight mistake could destroy my own body. I had been using it nonstop for five hours, so my mental fatigue was obvious.

[O….Offer it.]

“…Tch!”

Perhaps my power became unstable, my attack was stopped by the body of a Winged. I hurriedly poured more power into it and cut the Winged off, but my hand turned slightly black again. I didn’t feel the pain anymore, but as long as I had gripping strength, it was enough.

(Ah, but Tia will scold me later, won’t she?)

I glanced over and saw Tia, along with her elf companions, desperately using spirit magic. I could imagine her scolding me for being reckless, and I involuntarily smiled, feeling a little relieved. Hahaha, that’s Tia for you.

“Haah… Haah… Hey Black Knight, how long will this go on?”

I could see our limits approaching. If the Black Knight and I could continue fighting, we might still have a chance, but if the battle continued like this, I couldn’t imagine the human side surviving much longer. The Black Knight answered my question as we fought.

“We are at thirteen1 now. That’s the confirmed maximum so far… but it seems to have just been updated.”

“You mean there’s still no end in sight!? Damn it!”

With the appearance of the fourteenth Winged, it became clear that the enemy’s maximum number was still not reached. Since the key to our strategy was to defeat all the Winged at once, we still needed to endure if there were more.

In the midst of this seemingly endless battle, we continued to fight desperately. An hour passed after the fifteenth creature appeared. Until now, the Winged had increased in number every thirty minutes at most, but they remained at fifteen. The end was nowhere in sight, and we fought on with determination.

“Hey, Black Knight! Isn’t it about time we wrap this up?”

“Hmm, yes, indeed. It seems the humans have reached their limit… Very well. I shall launch an attack to wipe out those Winged, so you, buy me some time on your own.”

“Understood! Activate, [Limit Break]!'”

At the Black Knight’s words, I played my final hand. Making use of the physical abilities that instantly increased tenfold, I began cutting down the Winged appearing from the side with even more vigor than before.

Of course, the strain on my body was immense. Doing something like this after a long battle would render me incapacitated in just five or ten seconds, but…

“Prepare yourselves, filthy winged insects that target my world! [Chaos Enchant: Final Fragment!]”

As I became battered and worn, the Black Knight began to increase his power. Dark radiance spewed from the gaps in his black armor, truly befitting that of a Demon King. Ah, with this, we could defeat any enemy.

“Now for――what!?”

[Sacrifice.]

Just as the Black Knight was about to unleash the finishing blow, a new Winged appeared far above his head. The sixteenth one was clearly different from the others.

“Small? No, but this presence…!?”

That Winged was roughly the same size as us. Compared to the others, which were around fifteen meters tall, it was like comparing an adult to a child.

And with the appearance of this special Winged, the other fifteen stopped moving altogether. Like puppets with cut strings, they dropped their limbs and transformed into sand of light, being sucked into the small Winged.

“This situation… could you be the main body!?”

[For the order ordained by God, I offer all of this world.]

“I know not of any God! I am the Demon King!”

Suddenly changing his plan, the Black Knight soared toward the small Winged. Aiming to deliver a strike that had been enhanced to kill all the Winged, he tried to deflect a white spear thrown at him with his sword――

“What!?”

As if to dodge the sword, the Winged’s thrown spear twisted in mid-air. It then passed by the Black Knight and fell straight to the ground.

“Damn it… This is bad!?”

Compared to the previous spear-like logs, the thrown spear was just a twig. But the power it radiated was incomparable, and I knew that if it landed, everything in the vicinity would be blown away.

“I can make it!”

The moment my body hit the ground, I whipped my shattered legs held together only by muscles, striking the earth and launching myself into the air once more.

But I knew. That spear would surely pierce through my [Invincible]. Still, I wanted to protect the people… to protect Tia, and I reached out with all my strength, only to find a black shadow suddenly appearing.

“Guh!”

“What!?”

Right before my eyes, the Black Knight slowly fell, his abdomen pierced by the white spear.

Footnotes

1. T/N: Hmm I am confused here, I checked in the dictionary it did say 3 digits above but here it says 13th, can anyone check the raw and help me please? Or perhaps this 13th is the total number present currently on the battlefield

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