Volume 2 - CH 351

Chapter 8-23. Mass Reversal

The residents were divided into two groups: those in charge of carrying water and those in charge of shooting, but it seemed that carrying water took time, and the supply was not sufficient to meet the demand.

Two or three dozen rounds would be fired in no time at all.

It was unexpected that the water would run out so quickly. ……

Therefore, I’m running.

I’m running really hard, but everywhere I go there is a shortage of water!

“Ouren-san!”

“Where’s the barrel!”

“It’s right here!”

The water from the water shield I had made in advance was dumped into the barrel.

If I had to make every single barrel with infinite water manipulation, I wouldn’t have enough time.

It is faster to make them already and then dump them in the barrel.

Well, I put in five to ten at a time, so those water shields run out quickly too!

Ain’t I busy, or is it just me!

Isn’t that crazy!?

But I’m the developer of the skill, so I’ll do my best!

“Ouren-sa ……n, m-my arms are so cold already………”

“Of course sherlock!! It’s winter, it can’t be helped!”

“Oh, I just feel this water is warm.”

“You are already broken, man!!! Somebody! Change with him right now!!”

He’s paralyzed!

We don’t have enough helpers, so we’re replacing anyone who shows any sign of abnormality.

We’re repeating this kind of thing endlessly everywhere we go, and the enemy is still gushing out!

Thinking so, I looked up in the sky and saw that the gate had disappeared.

Reports were coming from all over that the gushing of monsters had been stopped.

This raised the spirits of the people and soldiers again, as if the end was in sight.

Despite the fact that they still had the upper hand, the people must have been more than a little anxious about the battle with no end in sight.

However, the gates were closed and the monsters stopped springing up.

With this, the end of the battle began to appear.

This devil is not that intelligent. (flag)

Therefore, it seems that they attacked the ones they saw, but they were usually shot down or pierced by spears before they arrived there.

It was a flying monster, so it took a long time to exterminate it, though……

If this was the case, the fight was almost over!

The direction the Oni went, there is no more loud noise.

Presumably, the battle is over.

The walls don’t seem to have been broken down, so they might come this way in a while.

The number of monsters covering the sky is gradually decreasing.

With the number of monsters visibly decreasing, the command of the people and the soldiers is increasing.

“Victory is at hand! Let’s not let the enemy slip through our fingers! Don’t let down until the very end!”

“””””UOOOOOOGH!!!”””””

Leiton, who had rushed in as reinforcements, and Zirnia, who had been in another location, joined in the battle of extermination.

It would have been difficult to turn back this number of enemies with only the territory’s citizens and the Oni.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Garott were extremely talented.

They did not give in to flying monsters, but instead snuck spearmen between the heavily armed infantry to pierce them at just the right moment.

As a result, they inflicted almost no damage.

Even Satella, who was watching from a distance as if praying, couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by the sight of the enemies being reduced in number.

Hearing the cheers, Varadim, who was escorting them, also smiled with satisfaction.

And finally, the last of them is shot down.

It plummeted toward the land and was silenced with a muffled noise.

This sound seemed to tell us that we had won.

All the soldiers and the people of the territory cheered in unison, confirming that white clouds and blue skies were now in sight.

Some sat back and said that they had managed to do something, while others were happy to let go of their weapons.

I lean against the wall and wipe the sweat off my face, knowing that my work is finally done.

“”Ouren-!!””

“HOLY SH- you startled me!”

I was startled by the voices coming from the sky above me, but when I looked up, I saw that Houen and Alena had come down together.

While the cheers continued, only the two of them had serious expressions on their faces.

“What’s wrong? Is there som-…?”

“I’ll explain later! Ouren! Wash the bodies of the people and soldiers with all the water you can get!”

“Hah?”

“JUST DO IT!!!”

“a- a- alright!”

Under the pressure of his fiery sword, I climbed to the top of the ramparts.

I used infinite water manipulation on the high ground where I could see well and generated a large amount of water.

But before I could begin to wash, I heard a voice in my ear.

“Ha ha ha ha! aLL prEParATiON ReADY!”

It seems that all of the residents and soldiers can hear it, too, and they stop cheering and start looking around.

I didn’t care, so I tried to first splash a large amount of water on the soldiers as Houen had instructed me to do.

This would take off most of the stains.

The devil’s eyes turned jet black.

“Now, the [Mass Reversion] I have been waiting for.”

The little devil snapped her fingers.

And then the mass of water I had created burst on its own, forming a shower that poured down on the soldiers.

This has never happened before.

Then, I felt a strong discomfort in my gut.

When I looked to see what it was, I found that a large amount of blood was flowing out of my stomach.

“WHAT THE?”

<GHYAAAA!!!>

<GUAAA?!>

Screams start coming from the surroundings.

I could see the cause of the screams with my eyes as I slowly fell on my back.

There were several gunshot-wound-like holes in the body of one of the villagers.

Blood was flowing from the wounds, and many of them had fainted.

However, there seemed to be a few who were unharmed.

But the damage was not limited to this.

The casualties were even worse for the soldiers on the ground.

There was blood spewing from every crevice of their armor, and some had clearly died.

Some barely survived, but it was clear that if nothing was done, they would die of blood loss.

Then Houen was being set ablaze by his own flames.

As soon as he sensed something was wrong, he pushed Alena away, so she was not harmed.

However, Houen was burned by his own flames and turned to ashes, despite the fact that he is ineffective against flame attacks.

Without any idea of what had happened, about 6,000 soldiers and 2,000 of the territory’s citizens were seriously injured.