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102 War in the Forest 3 Each Encounter
「Fuhihi……We’re getting closer……to the crowd of monsters……are you ready?」
「……No problem……」
The jet black shadow spreading on the ground, waves.
Yomohira Miriya and Kurasaki Yuuki ride on it and move as if sliding on the ground.
「……It’s a reasonable distance……let’s prepare around here. ……『Shadow』」
When Kurasaki activates his Talent 【Shadow Maker】, a big black figure with sharp arms, appears from the ground. The tip of the arms were made thin like a rapier.
「Fuhi……as said, this guy will be dedicated for thrusting……though I think it’s quite severe」
「……Just fine……bring up more」
「……Roger……」
Hearing that, Kurasaki creates 5 more shadow puppets.
「……『Manipulate』……」
Just like that, in accordance with the manipulation of Yomohira’s 【Doll Manipulator】, the 6 shadow puppets charge into the crowd of Variants all at once.
The monsters fights back immediately, but the shadow puppets parry them with their thin swords, and pierce the monsters.
Just like that, when the shadow puppets skewered the monsters, the remaining puppets pierce the monsters’ heads with the rapier.
「……Guboaaaa……!」
The Variants that had their 『cores』 pierced, vanished.
The shadow puppets move to the next target without a moment’s delay like an experienced unit.
「oooooooOOOOOOOOOoooooooo……!!!」
But among the crowd of Variants, there are those that charge towards the two of them, ignoring the shadow puppets.
Yomohira who turned all of her attacks to the puppets, is defenseless. The Variants charged towards Yomohira while roaring, but they were all swallowed into the black curtain that appeared suddenly before they can reach her.
「Fuhi……leave the defense to me……Yomohira-san……you exterminate them」
Immediately after the monsters disappeared, they were sent to where the shadow puppets are, and Yomohira killed them.
「……Oh……I leave my back to you, Partner……」
It looks like they have something only the two of them can understand as the people who covered their faces with long bangs……Such two of them crush the opponents certainly while switching offense and defense.
After a while, the shadow soldiers’ movement become sharper, exterminating the enemies quicker.
「……I’m getting used to it. ……More please……」
「……Fuhi……Ro~ge~r……Then, another 6, okay?」
「……No problem……come……」
And Kurasaki creates another 6 shadow soldiers with sharp arms.
The shadow puppets that doubled in number, increased their speed of extermination by thrusting remarkably, and the number of Variants decreased steadily.
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『Hikawa-kun, freeze every Variant. There should some that are immune to it, but if you can stop their movements, Yumino-san will shoot the Variants’ cores』
『Understood, Satsuki-sensei』
While listening to the communication between Instructor Kirishima and Hikawa Takeru, Yumino Miharu sighed at the top of the hill.
「That instructor……I really hope that she won’t say such outrageous things naturally」
The sniper rifle set on this hill has the maximum range of 2000 meters. She was asked to shoot the 『cores』 of the Variants that entered this range.
Just because the opponents can’t move, it is a near-to-impossible technique to hit a target with 8 millimeters of diameter. ……You can say that it is impossible.
Even an acrobat will pick a realistic distance to perform.
「But still……in this situation, I need to do it」
While feeling displeasure, Yumino looks into the scope and pulls the trigger silently.
Tan.
Along with the firing sound, she receives a strong recoil with her shoulder.
The fired bullet flies pass the trees, and pierces the target accurately.
The Variant that had its core destroyed, vanishes.
After shooting once, Yumino just focuses on the crowd of monsters calmly.
It is not that she is not feeling fear. In her mind, she feels death is very close to her.
But deep inside, there is a different feeling.
Yumino Miharu thinks.
They were once humans.
There must be a guy who changed them into monsters.
Then……they should be the victims.
「……This really makes me lose my cool……」
……I can’t help but to feel angry to everything.
To the instructor who told me to shoot them without hesitation.
And to myself who is following her instructions.
……Above all, to the culprit who created this situation.
While feeling anger, Yumino takes aim and pulls the trigger again.
The bullet pierced the 『core』 of the frozen Variant.
「……Looks like I will be out of bullets soon……」
I don’t have much ammo in hand.
The other students and the instructor are coming to here.
They should be joining me with additional weapons and ammos soon.
But still, it is not enough.
The opponent is a large army. The ammos will deplete quickly.
……Before that there is no guarantee that we will survive until there is no bullets.
「It is……either the ammos finish first……or we die first……」
While muttering that, Yumino repeated the same movement.
Similar to the training, she just reload and shoot silently.
A repetition of that.
Just like that, the ammos in hand finished, and Yumino exterminated 28 Variants before the other students arrive.
Thanks~
This is turning out to be a fruitful training exercise.
Looks like the Kurosaki x Yomohira ship is preparing to set sail here. Shame since she was the first girl Atsushi made contact with and I was hoping he’d get to improve his relationship with her. I like the shy ones too after all.
Ah well. They suit each other pretty well I suppose.