Overlord - The Lizardmen Heroes - Куганэ Маруяма - Страница 49

“Rororo… I will not lose!”

“Imbecile… How could I, a creation of the Supreme Being lose?! How foolish!”

Iguvua glared at the three lizardmen with his venomous eyes. He didn’t use any summoning magic as the undead he had summoned earlier were still around. As long as those undead were still around, he could not raise new ones. Hence, Iguvua continued casting Silent Magic: Magic Arrow while Zaryusu slashed away at Iguvua’s body— this monotonous fight kept repeating.

It felt as though this battle would never end.

In that case, the duty of breaking this stalemate rests on the ones behind them. When one side receives reinforcement, the match will be settled in an instant.

Both Zaryusu and Iguvua were sure about that.

Enduring the pain of the lightning attack coursing through her body, Crusch pulled through and casted ‘3rd Tier Summon Beast’.

With a ‘dong’, a giant crab about 150cm big appeared— a crab with a large right claw.

It appeared as if it had been waiting under the wetlands the entire time, but it was actually a nature beast summoned by ‘3rd Tier Summon Beast’.

The nature beast advanced to Zenberu’s side and hammered the Skeleton Warrior with its oversized claw.

Zenberu who received unexpected reinforcement smiled. For Zenberu who had to endure the attack coming from all sides and protect Crusch, he was glad to receive help.

“Hey! Strange crab! I will leave those two over there to you!”

The crab who acknowledged its duty, the giant crab— Snap Grasp, waved its smaller claw and moved towards the Skeleton Warriors.

How should I put this… The situation might be serious… but the two of them are so alike.

Crusch thought about something she shouldn’t be thinking about at such a moment and smiled. But she stopped her smile immediately and surveyed the battle, regulating her breathing with deep breaths.

She had been casting defence buff and healing magic on Rororo when they charged here. She had also casted support buffs on Zenberu, overextending herself.

The consecutive use of spells and the summoning magic on top of that had exhausted Crusch, she couldn’t even stand steadily at this point.

She didn’t even have the energy to spare to heal herself. Analyzing calmly, Crusch concluded that her worth as a combatant was depreciating and healing herself would be a waste of mana.

Even so, it would make Zaryusu and Zenberu who were fighting in the frontlines uneasy if she was to fall. Blood dripped from the corner of Crusch's lips as she bit the inside of her mouth to keep herself conscious.

“?Middle Cure Wounds?!”

The healing spell flew towards Zaryusu who was locked in melee combat with Iguvua.

Her legs lost strength and her vision wavered. She could feel the sensation of water all over her skin.

Crusch couldn’t understand what was happening, why and when did she fall into the mud.

But she understood immediately that she didn’t suffer new wounds, so she probably blacked out momentarily.

Crusch was relieved, not because she was still alive, but because she could still fight.

She didn’t force herself to stand. No, she didn’t have the energy to do so, so she decided to conserve her strength.

In her blurry field of vision, she could see Zaryusu and Zenberu fighting. The back of her companions during their short time together. Zenberu who was fighting the four skeleton warriors and Zaryusu who was enduring Iguvua’s magic attacks were covered with wounds.

Crusch adjusted her breathing and casted her spell.

“?Middle Cure Wounds?!”

She cured Zenberu’s injuries.

“?Middle Cure Wounds?!”

She healed Zaryusu’s wounds.

“Huff, huff…”

Crusch panted hard.

But her breathing was still rugged, she felt the air wasn’t coming in even though she was breathing so hard.

This was probably the symptoms of mana exhaustion. She felt tremors of violent headache. Even so, Crusch worked hard to open her eyes.

They had sacrificed so much for this battle, how could she be the first to retire from the field.

Crusch used all her effort to open her eyes and chanted.

“?Middle Cure Wounds?!”

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Zenberu bashed the skull of a Skeleton Warrior with his clenched fist. The sensation of him making a slight dent turned into the feeling of the skull shattering. And so, he killed off a Skeleton Warrior.

“That’s the second one. Huff… Hah.”

He expelled the air from his body in an attempt to push the fatigue out along with it, and glared at the remaining Skeleton Warriors. The crab summoned by Crusch was nowhere to be found. Zenberu only managed to defeat the other two thanks to it fending off two enemies.

He only hung on because of Crusch’s support.

Two more to go. After that will be Iguvua.

Flexing his thick right arm, Zenberu confirmed that it could still move.

His left arm was wounded badly and couldn’t exert power. Zenberu had used his left arm as a shield a little too eagerly. He stared at his limp right arm.

“Never mind, just think of it as giving them a handicap.”

Zenberu glared at his annoying foes. He attempted to move his left arm, but the pain coursing through his body was not what he expected from moving his fingers.

This is nothing. A comrade continued charging even after its heads became burdens. I, Zenberu, don’t want to be mocked by them.

Zenberu understood how strong the Skeleton Warriors were after fighting them. Two of them could fight Zenberu on par. That’s how strong they were.

If he took on four at the same time, chances of victory would be slim.

Thank you, giant crab. I will not eat mud crabs for a long time as thanks.

After offering thanks to his beloved food, Zenberu turned his killing intent towards the two Skeleton Warriors closing in.

He clenched his fists.

I am still standing, I can still fight.

To be honest, Zenberu was surprised that he could still fight on.