I Became the Strongest With The Failure Frame 【Abnormal State Skill】As I Devastated Everything - Chapter 186: Decisive Battle Outside the Walls
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Chapter 186: Decisive Battle Outside the Walls

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<Sogou Ayaka POV>

Ogre Soldiers began surging from the north gate.

My allies became restless from their pincer attack together with the monsters from the south.

It was at that time when I was about to be forced to make a prompt decision.

[Just this amount of Ogre Soldiers isnt an enemy for my Neia! Knock them down!]

A chivalrous voice loudly rang out.

Following her command are cavalries in white armor.

The Holy Knights of Neia began crashing down from behind the Ogre Soldiers.

The Ogre Soldiers who were pounced from behind were cut down one after another.

At the head of the cavalry was a woman in luxurious armor.

She is Cattleya Stramius.

[Hey, thats Neias princess!]

The surviving soldiers pointed towards Cattleya.

[There you are, Heroes from Another World.]

Cattleya points the tip of her sword towards me.

[Well be in charge of the horde from the south for now! Those of you who arent affected by the Tyrants Miasma, deal with the Ogre Soldiers!]

Thats right.

The Ogre Soldiers belong to the Great Demon Emperors army.

There must be some Tyrants Miasma residing within them, even a little bit.

A mysterious energy that weakens the people of this world.

However, there are people present here that arent affected by it.

It would be us the Heroes from Another World.

The cavalry in white armor passed by me and the others and charged at the approaching monsters from the south.

These Golden-eyed monsters, born from the previous Root of All Evil, dont possess any Tyrants Miasma.

In that case

(Even Cattleya and the others can fight without being weakened)

Passing by the cavalry, I ran towards the north gate.

Spear in hand, I charged towards the Ogre Soldiers that had broken off their formation.

[Heroes of 2-C, follow me! Us Heroes arent affected by the Tyrants Miasma, so we can fight against these Ogre Soldiers without being weakened at all!]

Nihei is in high spirits as he said that.

Kayako started moving a little later while giving instructions to everyone.

Thats when it happened.

Dragons voices broke through the peaceful sky.

The Black Dragon Knights excitedly flew towards the north gate.

[Its the Black Dragon Knights!]

A young knight clad in black, a man called Gus, rode his black dragon as he lead the others.

If Im not mistaken, hes one of the Three Dragon Warriors.

[All of you, support the Heroes from Another World! Follow me!]

Holding a magic tool in his hand, Gus raised his voice and released magic from the skies.

A fireball burst a flock of monsters far opposite from the Neias Holy Knights into flames.

[Reinforcements! Everyone W- Well also go!]

Their morale increased, Nihei and others rushed into battle.

Absentmindlessly watching the series of events happening right in front of her, Murota began muttering to herself.

[What the heck is with you people.Even though youre just low ranks, youre too enthusiastic Ayaka also really looks like a hero now]

(T/N: Hero was said in english here.)

[Murota-san!]

I called out to her.

[Fight for your life! And if you can, lend us your strength! Our past doesnt matter right now!]

Sweeping away the Ogre Soldiers with my magical blade, I requested her.

[So that we will still have a future, fight!]

[S- Sh*t Since weve come into this other world, youve really become much more like a President Sh*t! We just have to do it, right?! Then, lets do this! L- Like hell well die in this place Just like Ikumi Like hell were dying here!!!]

She may look desperate, but Murota had at least regained her morale.

It appears that the other members of Kiriharas group let out their hidden courage.

They, too, followed behind Nihei.

[Theyre fighting even when theyre lower ranked than us I- In that case, theres no reason why us higher ranked Heroes cant fight! If youre finished with your preparations, lets do this!]

[And if push comes to shove, we still have the Human-Faced Slayer, President with us!]

Looking at them behind me, I think to myself.

(My appearance as I fight- It seems that defeating the Human-Faced showed everyone that theres hope. Thats what I think)

Perhaps, because of their level ups on the battlefield, the Heroes showed a better fight than I expected.

Could it be because theyre not affected by the Tyrants Miasma?

The amount of Ogre Soldiers who came in through the gate was quickly dwindling.

Most of all the Ogre Soldiers who were facing me cant do anything faced with my unstoppable onslaught.

Just as the Ogre Soldiers momentum stopped, Cattleya and some of the Holy Knights arrived.

There were still some monsters remaining, but the chaotic stream of monsters has been suppressed for the time being.

Incidentally, I can see that the Neia army and the Bakuos army arent coordinated.

It probably cant be helped, considering the relationship between these two countries but

Still, their movements were many times more sophisticated than my group.

They could even handle large monsters well.

[Ayaka Sogou.]

Still on her horse, Cattleya called out.

[Y- Yes?]

Cattleya shifts her eyes towards the disastrous spectacle within the walls.

[I didnt expect things would get as bad as like this.]

I briefly explained what happened here.

Looking serious, Cattleya places her snow white gauntlet to her well-shaped chin.

[All of the Four Revered Saints aside from the eldest brother were killed One of the Three Dragon Warriors, Bach-dono, and Guira-dono were killed in battle huh. However, I never expected that even that Blazing Arm Abyss Angoon would fall.. Moreover, we still dont know whether the eldest brother and the Dragonslayer are still alive or not]

[Umm, what happened outside the wall?]

Cattleya shifts her gaze outside the wall.

[Weve been ambushed by the Great Demon Emperors army. In terms of numbers, we have an overwhelming advantage against them, but theres a powerful Confidant among them, and thats way too much for us to handle.]

[Confidant]

The name given to the powerful subordinates under the Root of All Evil.

Ive been told about them before.

[The enemys Southern Invasion Force was moving so slowly that we would still have some time before they could reach their destination, Magnars royal capital. However, it appears that the slow movement of the Southern Invasion Force was to deceive our eyes. Perhaps, the Southern Invasion Forces main target would be us]

Joining the Magnar army waiting in the royal capital.

Before we could join them though, the enemy had made a plan to cut off half of the Southern Army first.

Or perhaps they were planning to kill the Goddess here.

I dont know what their real target is.

However

[They splendidly conducted their plan.]

Looking down, Cattleya exhaled.

[Yeah, theyve got us.]

[Umm, as for the situation outside the wall right now]

[For now, Duke Polarie and Walter-dono are in charge and they have managed to bring the troops together, and theyve somehow been holding their ground. However, theres nothing we can do about the Confidant. Even if we outnumber it, I dont think thats an opponent that we can just defeat through human-wave tactics. You should now understand why we are here, right?]

[A Hero who isnt affected by the Tyrants Miasma, we dont have any other choice but to deal with it ourselves]

[Thats right. Were relying on you, Hero Ayaka.]

Incidentally, during our conversation, Cattleyas gaze was fixated on something.

Its the corpses of the Human-Faced I killed.

Cattleyas eyes were filled with surprise and a glimmer of hope.

[Perhaps, only you Heroes can stop that Confidant. We should be able to manage the monsters from the Demon Zone as long as we leave some of our troops here]

(Even the Human-Faced could be defeated by my inherent skill and my limiter release)

That means

[If its someone whos capable of defeating the Human-Faced Its possible that even our current problem]

is the only person who could deal with the Confidant.

Thinking about the future, I dont want to cause any further losses among the soldiers outside the walls.

The only way to do that is to defeat that Confidant.

Taking a deep breath, I arrange my breathing.

[Lets go.]

I coldly stare at the north gate.

[Lets open up that path.]

As soon as we crossed the north gate, Ogre Soldiers came rushing in.

Leading the way, I swiped my spear from atop my horse, putting the Ogre Soldiers to their deaths.

The horses were riding on were borrowed from Neias soldiers.

To my sides were the other Heroes, reinforcing our formation.

And the scene that we arrived at as we passed through the north gate was

[What is this..]

For a moment, I feel overwhelmed.

The battlefield had turned into melee battles.

[Shigiiiaaaahhhhhhhhhh!]

An Ogre Soldier holding a sword leaped at us from the sides.

However, it didnt manage to do anything as I pierced it in between its brows with a single thrust.

(Ugh This isnt the time to be overwhelmed!)

[Everyone, prepare the formation!]

Ten different voices replied with their vigorous responses.

And thus- we got swept into a fierce battle once again.

Soon, the battlefield became a free-for-all rumble with enemies and allies jumbled together.

The Heroes recklessly fought in the midst of it all.

Is it because we arent affected by the Tyrants Miasma?

Or perhaps, its because weve grown as we fought on a real battlefield?

In any case, we are different now from how we used to be before.

[Kill, kill, kill! Crush the Great Demon Emperors soldiers!]

[Dont forget, we have the numerical superiority! If it looks strong, well beat it with our numbers!]

[The children in the back of Kirihara-kuns group Cover us!]

Our group has trained the way of move in formation alongside others.

We fight by leveraging my formidable fighting prowess in combination with everyone else.

Now, they were going to fight together with Kiriharas group- a group of B-Rank Heroes.

It was also the same case with Yasus group.

They too have learned how to fight in a supportive manner, thinking that Yasu will lead them sooner or later.

Both of our teams studied this together under the guidance of Banewolf.

Nihei raises his voice.

[Lets go, everyone! Even us lower ranks have our own role for us to fulfill!]

With the support of the lower-ranked Heroes, the B-Rank Heroes furiously attacked the Ogre Soldiers.

[If you think you can kill me, let me see you try, monsters! Orraaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]

[Well definitely get to go back home! Were going to go back to our previous world after all!]

[Erii, Nihei and the others are being pressured! Go around and cover them!]

[U- Understood!]

At that moment, Kayako loudly spoke.

[Also, any soldiers in danger If you have the leeway, save them! The more soldiers that are safe to fight, the more people we will have that could face those monsters that came from the Demon Zone! Theres a chance that they will come here later!]

Turning around, Kiriharas group responded.

Even Murota, who is unleashing her skills by being swept away by the situation slightly regained her aspiration.

[The heck Even that iron-mask character Suou is that enthusiastic! Sh*t, its so f*cking funny! Hey, Minamino, behind you!]

Clenching my fist in response, I felt a faint sense of joy.

It may simply be a temporary thing.

Perhaps, this is only possible because our circumstances make it so.

However, my classmates were certainly united right now.

A feeling of power surges from within my body.

Eventually, albeit little by little, the monsters around me and the others began clearing away.

The Heroes arent the only ones that were defeating these Ogre Soldiers.

The strength of Neias Holy Knights led by Cattleya was also quite formidable.

In particular, the attack from their cavalry was especially noticeable, they fought so fiercely that you wouldnt think that they were being affected by the Tyrants Miasma.

Most of all

[<Silver World>]

Even on this battlefield, my unique abilities were still outstanding.

My ability is a great way to get rid of those monsters that other people couldnt handle.

Piles of monster corpses continuously build up in my path.

At least, if you look around near me, you could say that were breaking through.

However

(There are more Ogre Soldiers here than I though)

Did she sense the doubt welling up within me?

After she cut down a nearby Ogre Soldier, Cattleya lined up her horse beside me and said.

[If this amount of Ogre Soldiers were moving with Magnars territory, they must have been discovered somewhere before they could make it here However, they managed to reach this place without being discovered. Theres something amiss that we dont know. Moreover-]

Cattleyas brows are softly wrinkled.

[I feel like the numbers of these Ogre Soldiers are steadily increasing]

[Their numbers?]

Thats when it happened.

Somewhere far away, a large amount of our allies were flung through the air.

Along with the sound of screams.

[Guwaaahhhhhhhhh!?]

[Gyaaaaahhhhhh!]

A sheep-headed demon with four horns raised a tyrannical storm.

That thing looks like its nearly seven meters tall

[The black dragon!]

The black dragon chaotically dances around the sheep-headed giant.

It looks like it lost control.

[Its probably because the Tyrants Miasma around is so strong that the rider cant even give it instructions!]

Analyzing so, Cattleyas eyes strongly focused on me.

And then- With eyes as sharp as a hawk, she stared at the sheep-headed demon.

At that moment, I felt like all the hair in my body raised.

Its pointing towards this way.

The sheep-headed giant is pointing towards me.

[I suppose it hast to be thee.]

A heavily distorted voice cut through the battlefield and pierced through my ears.

Ba-dump-

My heart lurched.

A heavy pressure as if Ive encountered a repulsive dark vortex.

It was as if something was tightly gripping my heart.

[The only person who can hinder my most ideal harvest is thee.]

The sheep-headed giant started running.

[The Hero from Another World.]

Stomping on the ground, it roared as it drew closer.

Thats also while it blows away the battle formation of the helpless Alions soldiers.

[I am the Great Demon Emperors Second Oath, Zweikzeed I will now commence elimination of the greatest hindrance to my ideal harvest.]

Splat!

The sheep-headed demon- Zweikzeed suddenly did something incomprehensible.

With its huge claws, it slashed its own chest.

Blood vigorously gushed out from its wound.

The blood he spilled turned into a blood-colored mist and floated near Zweikzeed.

In the next moment

Its blood took on a new form.

The blood became thicker and eventually took the form of a huge curved sword.

As he kept on running, Zweikzeed clutched the hilt of his blood sword.

The ground echoes as the Confidant draws near with the huge blood sword in its hand.

Its going to come at me in a straight line.

I dismounted from my horse.

Taking a deep breath I promptly released my limiters.

Then, raising my right hand to the side

[-<Silver World>]

A huge silver sphere appears beside my right hand.

Then, I heard a loud voice coming from behind.

[Theyre here! From within the castle, the Golden-eyed monsters from the Demon Zone suddenly appeared!]

It seems that the monsters from within the ramparts have finally reached them.

[We must brace ourselves! Go for it, everyone!]

Nihei, who suffered a minor injury and is bleeding from his forehead, hurls out his declaration.

As for that side, I-

(All I can do is to rely on them!)

Not showing any sign of stopping at all, Zweikzeed brandished his blood sword with the momentum of his charge.

The closer I look at it, the more intimidating this monsters becomes, probably because of its huge body.

However, I- choose not to evade.

Creating a double-edged inherent sword in my hand, I took a stance to intercept his incoming attack.

Swooossshhh!

Zweikzeeds blood sword swung down.

And then, I received his large swing with my sword.

Matching the size of my opponent, my inherent sword became larger.

My silver sword, imbued in my oni ki, strikes back

Klaaaannnngggg!

With the clash of steel ringing out, I flicked back the demons blood sword.

[!?]

With the power of my attack, Zweikzeed slightly recoils back as I repelled his blood sword.

I could see surprise appearing Zweikzeeds face.

It seemed that my attack was heavier and faster than he had imagined.

On the other hand, I was almost blown away by the power of my opponent.

However, I managed to hold on.

And then I tried pursuing him for more attacks.

The Demons blood sword which was shaken from the recoil, returns back a counterattack.

And once again

Klaaaaaannngggg!

A high-pitched sound rang out as our blades clashed and bounced away from each other.

My body was once again pushed backwards.

(What a heavy strike! And for a guy that big- hes fast!)

Just as if I turned numb, I felt a shiver running down my spine.

Meanwhile, Zweikzeed squinted its golden eyes.

[To be able to compete with my physical strength As I thought, thou art their hope.]

Not responding to his words, I launched another attack.

Clashing for the third time, our swords look like its making the air tremble.

I then clashed my blade with his once again, for a second, a third, and a fourth time.

However, we werent able to deal the deciding blow.

As our blades clashed, I took a brief glimpse around the battlefield.

I wonder if its because Ive been holding off Zweikzeed here?

Our local allies, who were taking a distance away from us, seemed to be moving around now with almost no problems.

It appears that they were now outside the range of Zweikzeeds Tyrants Miasma.

And then

(I guess the Tyrants Miasma of the Ogre Soldiers arent that strong? That means If I can hold off this Confidant, Cattleya-san and the others will be able to fight without losing much of their strength!)

I dont plan to let the other Heroes participate in my battle.

With Zweikzeed as our opponent, their life will be in danger.

Fortunately, they themselves perceived that they werent able to intervene, and there were no Heroes who wanted to go support me.

Everyones doing what they have to do doing everything they can do.

Amidst the reverberations of blood and silver, Zweikzeed spoke.

[This talent for battle, thou may possibly become a threat to our emperor. Before it could get out of our hands-]

The intimidating feeling began swelling up.

[Ill just have to nip out the bud right here, right now!]

I wonder if its because Ive always been neglected by the Goddess.

I was a little surprised by his high evaluation, that could be taken as praise.

However, I quickly discarded my surprise and forcefully pushed forward.

Putting all of my strength within my body, I swing my inherent sword with all of my might.

Then, Zweikzeed turns his blood sword blocking my inherent sword, to the side.

Kshhiinnnggg!

Our blades screamed and sparks scattered about.

The enemy isnt just someone that only had power in his arsenal.

He also has the skill to use it

We continued our clash of swords, not giving each other a moment to rest.

The burden of releasing my limiters is heavy.

But without it, I wouldnt even be able to fight against this enemy.

However, that also means that prolonging this fight for a long time is disadvantageous for me.

(I have to quickly make a decision!)

In the midst of our clash of swords

Zweikzeeds blood sword suddenly transformed into a blood scythe.

Naturally, the path of his blade also changed due to the sudden transformation.

Just like a Grim Reaper, its trajectory of attack drew a sharp curve that would certainly spell my death.

[Ayaka-chan!]

Moe raised her voice, almost as if shes screaming.

The sharp and wide curved blade of a scythe.

With my inherent sword, I wouldnt be able to block it in time.

In order to cut off my head, the thick blade of death mercilessly strikes

- Create

Klang!

[!]

Zweikzeeds golden eyes widened in surprise.

I caught the enemys scythe with a scythe of my own.

Sharply staring at him like an oni, my mouth curved into a smile.

[Youre not the only person who can change the shape of your weapon!]

Based on the shape and trajectory, I immediately judged that the same scythe could block it but-

Somehow, I still get to keep my life.

Zweikzeed laughs.

[Interesting.]

As if it turned into a Tsubazeriai, our weapons began to repeatedly strike against each other.

Turning a bit impatient, I shoved him away and said.

(T/N: Tsubazeriai is a situation in kendo where the two fighters got too close with each other. I guess you could say this is the kendo equivalent for clinching in boxing.)

[You mentioned something about nipping out the bud, didnt you? No, rather than that-]

Just like an arrow being pulled within the bow, I pulled my body back as I released my oni ki and transformed my scythe into a spear.

[The one wholl be doing the nipping here would be me!]

[Well spoken, Hero from Another World.]

Once again, his claws pierced through the skin around his chest, and Zweikzeed released a blood-colored mist.

[Ones worth is in his will to live a dignified life Otherwise, their life wouldnt be a good harvest. The stronger their hope is, the sweeter will the fruit of despair become when their hope is crushed. Oh Humans, never give up and fight for thy fate with a strong will until the very end. For we are those who sincerely believe in the dignified spirit of Humanity.]

To relish the taste of the deepest despair, he would even admire the hope that humanity embraces.

Thats insanity.

I felt shivers in my spine, almost resembling repulsiveness.

Theres no way I can have a mutual understanding with someone like this.

I have no choice but to exterminate him.

As he sonorously declared so, a huge pair of crimson swords appeared in Zweikzeeds hands.

On the other hand, I changed the tip of my spear into a trident.

[I welcome thy presence, Hero of Hope.]

The twin crimson blades ripped through the air, just like kamaitachis sketching my life and death.

(T/N: sickle weasel)

[If thou dost not defeat me here, there would not be any hope anymore All thy hope will turn out to be a great lie! All the hope will disappear! And everyone will die!]

[Yeah, thats why-]

The silver sheen in my weapon increasingly shone.

With a stab bearing all of my strength, I sliced the side of Zweikzeeds cheek.

Splat!

Drawing a thread of blood from the wound on Zweikzeeds cheek, I could feel the wind gently breezing past me.

[Im going to kill you right here, no matter what.]