CH 263

“I’m going to send at least 10 of people out of the arena!”

“I’m counting on you!”

Bequa was so enthusiastic in front of the stage when the survival battle was about to start. I hope you’ll do your best so that me and Sophie can concentrate on the heroes.

By the way, I haven’t had any contact with the saint since then after all. She didn’t come to talk to me today either.

“Well then, players! Please come to the stage.”

With that announcement, we went up on stage.

“The scene is completely different from last year.”

“This time, it’s a rocky terrain.”

Inside the stage was exactly as described. There were rocks all over the place that were taller than we were, and there was no dirt or grass on the ground. It was like being on top of a rock.

“We’re going to start the countdown now!”

I heard the announcement. I was too engrossed in the surrounding scenery to notice. The countdown was about to begin. I had to concentrate.

“Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four!”

Just like last year, we must not move too much during the countdown. I feel itchy to move even if I’m told not to move in some way.

“Three, two, one, zero, start the battle for survival!”

“Alright! Let’s go!”

“Ah! Wait for me!”

The moment it started, Bequa and the others ran off to the right. Apparently, he wanted to move more than I did.

“I’m going.”

“Take care.”

“Yeah.”

Then Shana and the others started walking to the left. And the other three started moving straight ahead to find a place to hide.

“Nii-sama, we’re standing by.”

“I know.”

Me and Sophie are on standby for the next hour for now. The reason is that the point indicated by the magical tool that shows our location doesn’t know which one we are. Therefore, in order for them to know where we are, we stay here at the corner. After that, we only need to be on the lookout for any surprise attacks from the heroes

But as soon as we get a signal from Elira and Shana that they have found the heroes, we will immediately start moving. So for the past hour, I’ve been on the alert and kept handing over the magic power to Zeal.

“One hour has passed!”

Such an announcement was made. The signal for the discovery of the heroes hadn’t yet come.

“Nii-sama.”

“Ah!”

I activated my magic tool. Then a square map emerged, glowing white. There were red dots in it.

“There are 25 people left.”

There were 25 red dots. The original number was 40, so there were still a lot of people left, although the number had decreased considerably. Is the reason for the large number of dots being reduced because Bequa doing his best? Well, the number of remaining dots is not important right now.

“There’s no point where the four of them are all together…”

“…I see.”

There were no dots clustered in fours; the only dots clustered in more than fours were seven. This must be in the middle of a battle. Unless so, it would only be conspicuous and different to be clustered in such a large number.

“For now…”

“We are still waiting.”

Since we don’t know where the heroes are, we still have to wait and see. I started handing over the magic power again.

“Two hours have passed!”

“There are 18 of us left.”

And there were no four people showing on the map again. However, unlike last time, there was a group of six. This might be in the middle of a battle.

“We didn’t find the next one…”

“Well…if we don’t find the next group of four, let’s start with the group with the largest number.”

“Okay!”

There are already so few of them that it might not be a problem if we go now, but for now, we’re still waiting. However, no matter what happens next, we will make our move. I’ve already handed over quite a bit of magic power to Zeal, but I’m still going to give him more just in case.

“Three hours have passed!”

“Fourteen people left.”

If all our members are still here, then only the heroes are left.

“The group of four is missing…”

“Is that so.”

Again, there were no group of four. There’s one dot of seven, one of three, and two of two. One of the two dots is us, and the other is Bequa and the others?

“They’re coming toward us.”

“That’s right.”

There’s a group of seven coming from the front, three from the right, and two from the left, heading straight for where we are. Perhaps the dots on the left and right could be Bequa and his group and Shana and her group circling around. Or rather, there’s a high possibility of that. Because they said they would come back and rearrange the plan if there were no heroes after searching all the way.

The point coming from the front is a little farther away than the point on the side. Are the heroes among this group of seven? If the dots on the left and right are Shana and the others from Bequa, let’s go defeat the seven in front of us after we gather.

“Nii-sama, be alert.”

“I know.”

But the dots on the sides could be enemies, so I pulled out my two swords so that I could be prepared for attacks from either side.

“Nii-sama, keep your guard up and don’t move till I signal you.”

“All right.”

“Even if it’s Shana and the others who are coming, you must absolutely do so.”

“I understand.”

Sophie said such a thing to me, as if she was wary that Shana and the others were being followed. I don’t think so as long as there are no dots, but does she think that the dots might disappear if they go underground?

Sophie had magic waiting in the air ready to be released at any moment. And I also did demon possession. I did the Raiden triple half enchantment and the Raiden armor. I can’t use the kings, so this is the best I could do.

“What the heck, it’s Bequa and Shana after all.”

The three dots coming from the side seemed to be Shana and her group, and the two dots were Bequa and his group. I saw them walking from both sides.