The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 4: First Revenge (4)

“…What?”

“I don’t have time. Let’s go!”

When Calia made a dumbfounded expression, Isabel stood next to Calia and then cast teleportation magic.

As soon as they reached the base, arrows flew fiercely.

Isabel immediately stopped the flying arrow using telekinesis, and returned it in the same direction it came from.

But it didn’t seem to hit the enemy.

“Where the hell are you!! Don’t hide like a coward and come out!!”

Calia roared as she swung her holy sword. She blew mana into her holy sword, then radiated her blade toward the treetops.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!!!

With her blow, a tree split in two and began to fall, and two archers who could not escape fell as they were.

Calia cut their throats at once and then looked around.

“The enemy is up in the tree! Shoot!”

Call Callen shouted as he shot his bow.

With him at the center, the imperial army archers were shooting arrows at the trees.

Under their feet, they could see the fallen imperial army hit by arrows.

Other than that, the imperial army without a bow was in a hurry to block arrows by raising a shield, and the mages mixed with them were protecting the imperial army with shields and shield magic.

On the other hand, arrows rained down from the trees like rain. Even so, not a single archer fell from the tree after being hit by an arrow.

No matter how you look at it, they are suffering one-sidedly.

Enraged by this, Calia slashed her sword skills and cut down trees here and there.

Thanks to that, I was able to drop the Speth archers, but on the other hand, the nearby imperial troops were also crushed by the trees.

“Where’s the wizard? Burn the tree!”

“Ha, but as you know it’s raining now…”

“Damn!!”

Calia grinding her teeth.

That moment.

Whewyyyyy….

Isabel gathered the overflowing water around her and made a large sphere.

Then she lifted her orb up the tree and maneuvered it around.

Every time she swept a tree, Speth’s archers were also caught up in it and imprisoned in Isabel’s paint prison.

Then the trees swayed to and fro, and the barrage of arrows subsided.

When no more arrows flew, Calia approached Count Calen and asked.

“Where the hell did you come from?”

“I don’t know either. Suddenly an arrow flew.”

“This damn… …. What the hell were the wizards doing? Where is the magic tower? Scarlet!!”

So she went on a rampage and searched for Scarlett.

Then, Scarlett, the mage master of the log mage tower, stepped forward.

With impressive long red hair in a black witch’s hat, she said while showing the white cloak that Speth’s archers were wearing.

“This cloak… It has some pretty unique features. It not only camouflages itself with a texture similar to the surrounding environment, but also prevents heat detection. Even so, it does not consume mana.”

“So?”

“It was not caught by our mage’s detection magic. The mechanism itself was undetectable in the first place.”

“Then what are you going to do? Let’s continue to be helpless by their surprise attacks?”

“How can that be? Give me a little time Then let’s find a way to detect this cloak.”

“Do I have to wait again?”

Calia resents being asked for time. Countess Callen stopped her.

“Are you sure there is a way to detect this cloak?”

“As long as you figure out the structure of the cloak, there is no problem.”

Scarlett said with a confident expression.

And really true to her words, Scarlett said in less than 30 minutes.

“I analyzed it. There are 15 archers in ambush on the trees one kilometer ahead.”

“Good. Then, from now on, I will leave the search for the enemy entirely to Scarlett.”

“… Yes. However, since the mana consumption is high, I would like to have several wizards next to me. Oh, and I need soldiers to escort me.”

***

“It seems the enemy has found a way to detect us.”

That night. Leon said with a serious expression.

After successfully completing a surprise attack around the river, the archers, who had finished reorganizing, launched several surprise attacks.

Unlike before, however, the Imperials knew where they were coming from, and were thoroughly prepared for it.

Especially, due to the great success of the magician who handles water, the Spes Archer’s damage was also quite high.

“Hmm… ….”

I was also deeply troubled.

Knowing our position on the enemy side is a big problem, but there are more serious problems than that.

The pitfalls of the vacant lot, which must be matched immediately, can be seen through.

But it’s strange. I know because I used detection magic in the first place, but the cloak used by the Speth archer could not be detected.

Unless you use higher level magic than normal detection magic.

“Precise detection magic. In addition to general detection magic, it is a magic that detects the nature of the target. If that’s the case, you must have already completely analyzed the nature of the cloak.”

“A wizard who can use such excellent detection magic over a wide area….”

“Yes, there is probably only Scarlet-sama from Rogue Magic Tower.”

I smiled bitterly.

Yeah, I should have expected it already. In order to catch me in the empire, they must have somehow dragged the lord of the mage tower.

Besides, there was a promising rogue magic tower caught, so there was a reason for the magic tower owner to step in.

“Aren’t other mages other than Scarlett able to use precision detection magic?”

“Rogue Mage Tower mages can use it, but Scarlet-sama is the only one who can use it in such a wide range.”

“… In other words, without Scarlet, the Imperial Army will not be able to detect it again.”

I thought for a moment.

Her Now is the golden opportunity to catch her.

She’s probably running out of mana by now, and since it’s still raining, her main weapon, fire magic, is also very weak.

Of course, the Imperials aren’t fools, so they’ll try to protect Scarlett somehow.

Perhaps, starting with Calia, they’ll put their core forces next to her.

The Imperial Army is currently dependent on one Scarlett, so they will try to protect her at all costs.

But if she asks if you can kill her… It’s quite possible.

Rather, it could be used against her having multiple escorts attached to her.

“Leon.”

“Yes?”

“Get the soldiers back. I will kill Scarlett and come back.”

***

“Let’s rest here today.”

It was late at night. Count Callen stopped his march.

Scarlett and the wizards who cared for her were exhausted, so she could not go any further.

“Are you taking a break already?”

“Scarlett’s mana has run out, so it’s dangerous to go further. There are no enemies around, so we need to rest now.”

“Sheesh….”

Calia grumbled.

“Calia-sama, please escort Scarlet-sama too. We need Scarlett to safely reach Speth.”

“What? Do you really need me?”

“Please. If I were Edmund, I would be looking for an opportunity to kill Scarlet-sama somehow.”

When the word Edmund came up, Calia reluctantly went to where Scarlett was.

Scarlet entered the tent with the help of the wizards around her.

She had been using precision search magic non-stop for several hours, so her face was clearly tired.

‘This is why the advance is slow… ….’

Calia was dissatisfied.

It takes two more days to reach Speth because they go so slowly.

At least, if Scarlett took a break whenever she was tired like now, it would be even slower.

‘Can’t we just rush ahead… ….’

She thought about the damage caused by today’s battle.

A total of 302 warriors. 534 Injured.

Among them, 6 wizards died, and 1 wizard belonging to the Mage Tower also died.

And most of the damage occurred during the surprise attack by the river.

‘Still, can’t we advance right away with this? ….’

Calia thought. In her view, that damage was minor, only about 1% of her total power. Of course, the number of wizards dead was great, but there were still more than 50 wizards.

If necessary, you can call in additional wizards from the empire.

“So… Please stay until I kill Edmund.”

That’s why Calia asked the Holy Sword all the more.

Calia without the holy sword is just a slightly stronger knight.

Even if she has a holy sword, she’s only a match against a monster like Edmund,

So, she really had no choice but to pray to the Holy Sword and the Goddess.

So Calia prayed while looking at a star that was exceptionally shining today.

She did that when she was praying.

Paaa….

Suddenly, a blinding flash shone in front of her.

Her eyes were dazzled for a moment, and she hesitated. Then, seeing the man who appeared, she regained her composure.

“Edmund!”

… As expected, that guy infiltrated to kill Scarlett.

“Edmund is here! Catch it!”

Calia shouted as she drew her holy sword and charged him.

But at that moment.

Teouk.

“Uh huh…?”

Calia was ridiculously knocked forward by a stone beak that suddenly appeared in front of her.

Edmund had caused the stone beak to rise with magic.

Meanwhile, Edmund sped past Calia and headed for her tent.

Pooong!! Pop!!

The wizards waiting around fired their magic belatedly, but Edmund had already tore the tent and went inside.

Calia hurriedly stood up and tried to stop Edmund, but it was too late for her.

Scarlett died after being beheaded by Edmund.