The Peerless Kobold - Chapter 78
Chapter 78 – A Quick Raid
“Zayed! Dammit!!”
The Spearman who stood a little to the left of the Swordsman who had been stabbed through the chest curses out. His eyes have not yet adjusted to the faint amount of moonlight, but even he can at least discern the moving shadows.
“Take thiiiiiiiiiiis!!”
Grasping the hilt of his Stabbing Spear with both hands, he takes a hard step with his dominant foot and delivers a sharp thrust to the shadow.
“Gaah” (Tsk!)
Blazer, the shadow’s true identity, lets go of his black Long Sword, steps back diagonally with his right foot, and avoids the strike to his upper body by a paper-thin margin.
Furthermore, he grabs the extended Spear with both hands and pulls it toward him with full force!
“Vuoooooooh!!”
“Uoooh!?”
As the Spearman was pulled towards him, the tall, skinny Kobold closed the distance by stepping forward with his left foot. Extending his right hand, he grabs the Spearman by the throat.
“G-gahah!”
“Woruah! Guaruoaaah!!” (Gotcha! Flaming Claws!!)
The magical flame that spewed forth from his palm dazzlingly lit up the otherwise dark space as his enemy went up in flames.
“GIIIIIAAAAAAAAAH!!”
The flame not only scorched the Spearman’s throat and took his breath away, but it also consumed his whole body.
Determining that he cannot fight after dealing serious damage to his opponent, Blazer pulls out his black Longsword from the Swordsman’s chest as he jumps back and pulls away…
At the same time, Lancer was also swiftly attacking the guards on the other side.
“Ruaaaaaaaaaan!!” (I’ll run you through with all I’ve got!)
“E-eh!?… wha, aaaaaaaaahhhh!”
She used her Slash Spear to pierce the belly of the large guard who was blinded by the difference in light and dark that accompanied the disappearance of the light from the bonfire.
“Woonn!” (Get out of the way!)
Lancer draws out the Spear piercing the large man’s stomach and kicks him away as he screams with shock.
As she pulls out the Spear, she removes her left hand from the handle and loosens her right-hand grip to slide the handle towards the blade to switch the spear to a slashing weapon.
“Uraaaaaaaah!!”
“Garuuuh!!” (Too slow!!)
Clash
Against the Shield user’s Sword which he brought down in a side slash, she thrusts out her left hand as she strikes away with a centrifugal-powered sideways cleave.
“Kuruoaaan!” (Glimmer, Holy Light!)
“Ugh!? Uuugh, guaaaaaah!!”
A dazzling flash of light momentarily blinds the Shield user again. Using that opportunity, Lancer
steps sideways and slashes him from the side in a flash.
As a result, the large guard who was kicked away after being stabbed through his stomach and the Shield user who was subsequently slashed from the side, both fell forward while holding their abdomens.
Meanwhile, diagonally in front of Lancer who had incapacitated the two men in a short time was the big, blue Kobold who swung his vertical great shield with all his strength.
“Uwoooooon!!” (Deryaaaaah!!)
Plunk
“Gah!?”
The warrior who was struck on the head by the Great Shield in full force instantly fell unconscious and dropped to the ground.
“Woruwon garua~” (We’re coming for you~)
“Guheh!”
Not paying attention to a different opponent who was slashing at him, Ax sends his attacker flying with a splendid Shield Bash, while a black shadow flies from behind him.
“Kuoorua♪” (I’ll take you by surprise♪)
【Activated：Leap Enhancement (Large)】
With a line I heard from somewhere, Dagger leaps over the big, blue Kobold and attacks the Swordsman who had lost his balance!
Spinning mid-air, she takes her mechanical dagger and spins it around her finger for an underhanded grip. Taking a half-step as soon as she lands, she stabs her opponent on the chest plate, but her attack is blocked by the metal plate incorporated in his Lamellar Armor.
“Guh!?”
“Uwoh” (Hnn)
Without stepping away, she slides her blade-tip back and inserts the dagger into the connection between the metal pieces. Pushing the button on the contraption again, the blade springs out with force and breaks the armor’s seams, stabbing the man on the chest.
“Guuuh, aaah… aa..aah…”
The man staggers backward, propping himself up on one knee. The metal armor seems to have done its work by preventing him from acquiring a fatal wound, but the attack left him unable to fight. If he moved too forcefully, he would bleed out and the injury would become life-threatening…
As my companions attacked aggressively, I held my Curved Blade in one hand as I closed in on the Sorcerer who had jumped back earlier.
However, a bouncer-like man who was equipped with armor held a pair of Large Knives in both hands and intercepted my attack.
“Garuaaaaaaah!!” (Slash!!)
“Tsk.”
The dagger wielder catches the flash of my sideways draw with his specialized weapons, and without pause, he slides his right-handed Large Knife with the blade pressed against the curved sword and aims for my throat.
“Guuuh!” (Guuuh!)
Anticipating the move, I backstepped to gain some distance away from him, but the Dagger wielder who spun and switched the position of his Large Knife into an underhanded grip came after me.
“Daraaaaaaah!!”
“Voruah!” (You bastard!)
Clutching his right blade in a backhand grip, he unleashes a blow that nicked my jaw through a short uppercut and, narrowly missing my vitals, plunges the blade in his left hand into my flank!
As I stopped the other blade coming in from above with my left palm, I dodged the blade by turning my body away and retaliated with a concentrated Wind magic attack.
“Guruah!” (Slash through!)
“Uuahh!?”
The Wind Blade cuts off the Dagger wielder’s right hand, and he jumps away to keep his distance… And just as my companions and I were finishing the initial assault, the remaining guards woke up with an uproar.
