I immediately used my Targeting plug-in to try and determine what faction it was from, but there was no color. In other words, it was human.
Then, one after the other, hooded figures started showing themselves.
“I-I see...? If you humans had something this useful, wouldn’t fighting monsters be a walk in the park? I wonder why you guys haven’t used this up till now?”
I forced myself to talk nonchalantly, even though I was seriously worried about my current situation.
“It is a secret technique of my school. In truth, it is not that convenient. You need a lot of human resources to be able to use it. It never ends up as big as you want it, and the casters need to be inside as well.”
“Suama, run!”
“O-Okay!”
She didn’t hesitate. There was nothing she could do, even if she stuck close to me, and she knew that I would do the same if the situation were reversed.
The furry thing didn’t chase after Suama. The casters needed to be on the inside of the barrier, but with so many people gathered, it was natural to think that there were also people stationed outside. That should’ve meant a few of them could’ve restrained her.
“She’s gone. You okay with that?”
“She does not matter. You are our only target. In fact, she should be under our protection, since you have been dragging her around with threats.”
Oohh! Contrary to his looks, he’s actually a pretty good person!
“Looks like you’ve got a serious grudge against me, but I don’t remember ever meeting you.”
“That is exactly why I bothered to show myself to you. There would be no point if you were to be destroyed without any inkling of why you were purged. You must die while regretting your actions. My name is Garellia. Norton, the man you killed in the Aldora Labyrinth, was my pupil!”
“Uh... Sure? I don’t remember the names of anyone I’ve killed, to be honest.”
“Don’t worry, you will soon,” the monster said before suddenly disappearing.
Oh no, this is bad! I need to kill these casters in order to get out. If they disappear, I’m screwed! Dammit! Where will he come from? It’s only natural I can still get hit from angles I don’t expect.
I looked around, wary of my surroundings, but I couldn’t sense anything. If this concealment was the work of magic, it was perfect. I had no way of seeing through it.
“For now, FULL-POWER MIMIC PINBALL!”
If I can’t see them, I’ll just go on a rampage! Maybe I’ll hit someone by chance.
With that thought, I started bouncing off the trees.
*Thkthkthkthkthkthk! Snap! Trrrk! Crash!*
Unable to bear the force of my impacts, the trees started to break.
Oh well, that’s not a terrible outcome. It might hinder the enemy.
“Gyaarghh!” Finally, I managed to feel a hit.
As I thought, they were just invisible. I could still hurt them. The dead robed man was revealed, looking like a used rag.
Great! I can just keep this up!
*THUDTHUDTHUDTHUDTHUDTHUD!*
Just when I thought I’d seen the light at the end of the tunnel, I heard something so loud, it managed to shake the earth.
Huh? What’s that?
I started looking for the source of the sound while ricocheting from tree to tree. The answer soon became evident—it was coming from above me. From out of nowhere, something had appeared in the sky.
“Ah!” I cried.
I was reminded of that idiot mage who’d tried to use a meteor in an underground dungeon.