Towa tried to maintain her position to avoid being hit by Morak's sword-wielding attack in front of him. He thrust his sword forward with all her might to give himself a breather.
"Tch...!"
Morak's body was suddenly pushed from the right side, tilting to the left. This was caused by a blonde-haired girl on the right, wearing a one-sided protective suit, kicking Morak.
This knocked Morak to the ground.
She then turned to Towa, finally scolding her for focusing on what was in front of her and not thinking about anything else, and for his recklessness.
"What's wrong with you, Towa! Charging forward alone is tantamount to suicide!"
Towa, displeased with the sudden scolding, immediately retorted in a high-pitched voice, her eyes filled with irritation. "Huh?! What did you say, Elis?! Rather than just standing there, it's better to fight back with the strength we have!"
Before the argument could continue, the witch girl who had been standing beside them finally spoke up. Her face clearly showed her annoyance at her friend's rash actions.
"Yes, Towa. But try to use your small mind. Charging forward without the ability to fight is foolish," she said firmly. Her tone was low, but filled with both irritation and worry.
"But we're in a precarious situation, so something needs to be done before it gets messy," Towa added, adding his argument.
The witch girl let out a long sigh before returning her gaze to the chaos before them. "Haah... But for now, we'd better focus on this chaotic situation."
The man slashed at the Morak in front of him, leaving a large scar on its body. And the Morak vanished into ash.
But a large, powerful axe was aimed directly at the man's head.
At that moment, a voice echoed nearby, interrupting their argument. "Wah!?" followed by a loud—
CLANG!
The man he had previously admired was unexpectedly thrown towards her at high speed, causing his back to collide with Towa, causing him to fall to the ground quite hard.
"Ahh!"
Both of them lay there, feeling the pain of the unexpected collision.
Meanwhile, the black-haired girl, who was being buffeted by the wind from ahead and carrying a staff, was dressed like a witch with a tall, conical hat and a black robe—Tasya, and the blonde-haired girl on the right, wearing a one-sided protective suit—Elis.
They were shocked to see what lay before them after a sudden gust of wind appeared from the front, along with the appearance of a man dressed entirely in black: a black jacket, a black shirt with a tie, and black pants.
However, the figure still had hair, unlike a monster or a strange creature—his hair was black with a hint of blue in the front bangs. The man faced them, his blue eyes seemingly empty and hollow, and he held a sword that also felt empty. Yet, he remained physically real.
"...?!" Both of them were clearly stunned by her sudden appearance.
The man, who had been lying helpless, regained consciousness. "Tch..." He quickly got up and stood back in front of Towa, who was still in pain from being hit.
"Ow...!"
The brown-haired man stared at the creature whose appearance he recognized so well. He wasn't surprised, but rather, he hadn't expected to face that hollow creature someone had created again.
(Dammit! Why is he here...?! I couldn't even detect his presence, but fortunately, I was able to dodge his attack and fend off the attack from the taller Morak.) he thought to himself.
Tasya spoke in a tone that sounded speechless. "Hey, he's looking at us, right...?"
"Yeah, I guess... right," Elis replied, equally confused. Realizing how close she was to the blue-haired man, she thanked him and asked the man beside her, "Thanks for saving us, but... do you know who he is?"
The man didn't answer immediately, remaining silent as if considering his words. Then, finally, he answered calmly, with a warning.
"...The point is, he's not a monster. But a strange creature that kills anyone who gets in his way." he replied.
Towa, who had already stood up, was shocked to hear this.
"What...?! Are we going to be cooked?!"
"..."
The familiar creature slowly began to take a step, but after two steps, the three remaining Moraks suddenly swung their weapons with force.
But nothing happened. "...?!" Their attacks had no effect on its body. Even with a single horizontal backward swing of its sword, this creature could cut through and separate the Moraks' bodies at the waist.
SRAKK!
"GAAARRRRH!!" a scream of excruciating pain.
The remaining Moraks' bodies vanished like paper burned by fire, but without any flames at all.
The three adventurers who saw this were in utter shock, their eyes wide, and their bodies suddenly covered in goosebumps.
"...?!" Elis was so shocked, she was speechless.
"What... did I just see?" Tasya muttered. She couldn't believe what she had just seen.
"...His body can't be attacked??" Towa asked, realizing the strangeness.
The brown-haired man muttered to himself. (If this continues, we'll all die a stupid death. I might be able to escape immediately, but I'm not sure that Nathan-like creature won't target these three adventurers.)
He then decided it was better than just standing there and waiting for death. He spoke to the three of them. "You three are adventurers, right?"
This made them glance at him. After a moment, he spoke again.
"My name is Infori Atziluth," he introduced himself, hoping the three adventurers would trust him more. "I don't know who you guys, but I swear we're on the same path. That creature can't be attacked or touched at all, but it can strike back with immense power."
"...Okay, we don't know who you are, but you seem to have something that could help," Towa replied, hesitating to believe it, but she decided to do so anyway.
Gaining a little confidence, Infori took action.
"First, we have to get out of this ridiculous situation."
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Flynn, Nathan, Iris, and Lilith were also in a very worrying situation. They were in the middle of a dense forest, with a creature that looked exactly like Infori.
The situation was a bit complicated to explain in detail, but it was clear they were approaching it with great vigilance.
"…"
Lilith then made her first move, charging toward a creature that closely resembled the Nephilim that had previously guarded the artifact shop in Awania Sudo City.
With a single thrust of her sword, the blade pierced the creature's defenses without any resistance. However, it wasn't a significant attack, but rather a meaningless attack that couldn't harm it at all.
The creature simply stood there, its body empty. It simply accepted the attack without attempting to parry or anything else. Because it knew such an attack would have no effect.
Lilith, witnessing this for the first time, gasped.
"Huh?!"