Chapter 55 . 1 : Sasebo Panic Has Ended With Thirteen

Surrounding me was a siege of around a hundred elite Goblin Knights, the Goblin General’s chosen . If I have to count in the sub-species and the common species, their numbers were bound to increase exponentially .

I danced with those goblins amidst the dense smoke .

Though fighting them was not as challenging as when I have a face off against Jiisha, their numbers are overwhelming . Especially the Goblin Knights who surrounded me, armed with spears and armor . If I had to say, their actions were closer to humans than goblins .

「GYAGYAAAA！」

I jumped to avoid the spears aimed at my torso from all direction, but while doing a flip in the air, I sent a hail of bullets into those goblins head .

Behind those goblins, who were screaming in pain, were soldiers releasing an overwhelming killing intent who looked very eager to kill me .

「Don’t look at me like you want it too, wait your turn! 」

I activated the drop item that I got from Jiisha, Gale, and then leapt again in midair . My targets were obviously the Goblin Knights who were looking at me with those pa.s.sionate eyes .

Maybe because they could read my intention, those Goblin Soldiers drew their sword to welcome my arrival . Their aim was to hit me the moment I landed on the ground .

As predicted the moment I landen, they swung down their swords towards me――

「――COME FORTH, SHUUGETSU! 」

The thing that appeared along with my voice was a katana【Shuugetsu】 . Its price was reasonable for a katana . I brandished my katana towards the arms of the goblins in front of me .

「GYA！ ? 」

Several goblins raised a short scream as they lost their arms from below their elbow . To be honest, I wanted to dance with them for a while longer, but I had to chase after my comrades as soon as possible . I had no time to play with them .
Turning around by reflex, my katana drew a circular line and looped the heads of the goblins who still showed those anguished expressions .

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To the next――

「GYAGYAAAA！」

「Oops」

Several spear-armed goblins came next . I attacked their armpits and nape of the necks with my sword to dodge their attack, and so the goblins who attacked me were turned into particles of lights .

「――FUH! 」

Without a moment of delay, I set my stance and activated my Thunderclap to rush past between the gap of those goblins . Naturally, I decapitated those goblins heads while pa.s.sing by them .

But since my speed was too fast, I missed one goblin . Should I go back to take care of that guy? They did receive some damage since I only aimed for their neck, but then again, maybe I need to see this through to the end .

As I thought so, I turned around whilst grabbing my gun, however, the scene reflected in my eyes was one of particles of light coming from the group of goblins I kicked to the air .

「So me slicing them up with Thunderclap’s speed added extra damage, enough to kill them huh?」

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But, that was also mainly due to those goblins’ paper thin defenses . The reward for defeating Jiisha is quite an amazing one huh?

「GYAGYAAAA！」

「Not even giving me a change for a little nostalgia huh? ALL OF YOU, COME AT ME! I’M GONNA BEAT THE h.e.l.l OF YOU!」

The waves of goblins kept filling in the small s.p.a.ce that I created from defeating the previous group of goblins . But, those waves of goblins were extremely disordered . They didn’t even show a speck of the cooperation they showed in the beginning . Could it be that their chain of command was temporary broken due to their commander escaping from the battlefield?

「It’s easier to take care of, but……… . What’s with this empty feeling . 」

They’re no different from those small fry hoodlums in the city . Well, it’s not like I’m not enjoying this kind of fight, it just that I couldn’t taste the same level of tension that I felt when I fought Jiisha .

While thinking of such things, I pressed the triggers on both of my guns and created another waves of light particles .

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「GYAGYAAAAA！ ? 」

How many particles of lights have I created I wonder? When I leapt and swung my blade the swarm of goblins lost their heads and got windholes bored into their foreheads .

Nevertheless, I couldn’t see a shred of fear in their eyes . If they were soldiers in reality, this might have been around the time I saw fear etched into their eyes, but such fear isn’t applied to the monsters of this virtual world .

Katana in my right hand, Desert Eagle in my left hand, and Knife bit in my mouth, I created numerous fireworks of lights around me .

「Reload【Flare Bullet PT-02】」

For the second time, I used the smokescreen bullet that I got from Smith-san . Moreover, even though I disturbed the vision in the battlefield for the second time, it was in fact a completely advantageous situation because I was surrounded by enemies from all sides . And the best thing was the fact that the other players couldn’t see me now .

Shinji and Midori-san had been telling me again and again and AGAIN to NOT GIVE MY ALL when I fought in front of other players . But with this smoke screen, no one would realize what I am doing . Moreover, the other players shouldn’t have any moments to spare to look at me since they have enemies right in front of them .

So now, I could use my full power .

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「――【Polar】activate! 」

「Reload【Explosion Bullet PT-02】」

Aginst lightly armored opponents, I replaced my bullets with the ones that had the most destructive power and aimed my gun at the heads of the goblins .

The heads of the goblins that got a head shot looked like ruptured tomatoes . What a grotesque scene . I’m really glad that I didn’t bring along Aoi-san with me .

「I HAVE MORE WITH MEEEEE!　BRING IT ON, GOBLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! 」

「GYAGYAAAA！」

The goblins were swarming around me as if to respond to my war cry mixed with gunshot . To be honest, I wanted to fight a more appropriate armies, but if these goblins were a real army, then the town would have long since been occupied by them . That’s why this rowdy bunch of goblins were just the right opponent . Now, allow me to enjoy this battle . To the fullest .

But then my wish was torn apart in the most unexpected way .

『THIS IS AN EMERGENCY CALL!　CURRENTLY THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE OF THE SOUTH GATE HAS BEEN BREACHED BY THE ENEMIES . EVERY PLAYER THAT WAS DEPLOYED TO THE SOUTH GATE HAS BEEN DEFEATED』

Seriously!　That means a great number of goblins had invaded the city right now――

『AND THE GOBLINS THAT BREACHED THE SOUTH GATE DISAPPEARED AUTOMATICALLY UPON ENTERING THE GATE . YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY, THERE’S NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE CITY . 』

I see, thank G.o.d . Though those words just now sound extremely suspicious to me, I could feel relieved for the time being .

But then, the moment I felt relieved, another bad news came in succession .

『THIS IS AN EMERGENCY CALL!　CURRENTLY THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE OF THE NORTH GATE HAS BEEN BREACHED BY THE ENEMIES . EVERY PLAYER THAT WAS DEPLOYED TO THE NORTH GATE HAS BEEN DEFEATED . 』

Are you kidding me? Does that mean there’s only the East gate and the West gate left? c.r.a.p, if I don’t go to cover Yukihime-san and co right away even though the chain of command of the goblins in the East gate has been paralyzed for now, this situation won’t last for lon――

『THIS IS EMERGENCY CALL!　CURRENTLY THE――』

DAAAAMN IIIIIIIIIIT――

『―― COMMANDER OF THE GOBLIN ARMY OF THE EAST GATE, THE GOBLIN GENERAL, HAS BEEN DEFEATED . 』

WUUUUUUT! ?　YOU DID IT, YUKIHIME-SAN, MOP-SAN!

『THE ARMY WHO LOST THEIR COMMANDER WILL FALL INTO CHAOS AND DESERT THE BATTLEFIELD . PLEASE DEFEND THE EAST GATE TILL THE END . 』

The players were raising joyous shouts upon hearing the loud announcement from the city . You might even say that they were in the most excited state right now .