Only I know that this world will end – 070 | Sousaku – 創作

VS Black Wolves

In the middle of it, Akira found a man who was making a big stand with a bayonet in his hand.

――It’s Karube.

Karube kicked off the ground, bayonet at the ready, and leaped forward at once.
He reflexively blocked the attack with the bayonet in his hand and promptly gave the Black Wolf a knee kick to the head.

"Gah!"

The Black Wolf's body jerked limply.

――But that alone is not enough to bring the Black Wolf down.

Karube knew this, too, and quickly adjusted his stance and moved on to his next attack.
It was then that another Black Wolf, who was close by, set his sights on Karube.
Drooling, it aimed at Karube's back and opened its jaws as it thrust its ferocious fangs into the air.

"...!! "

Akira's body moved reflexively when he saw this.
Kicking off the linoleum floor, Akira leaped out like a bullet, closing the distance of about 30 meters in a single fluid motion as if he were flying.
He jumped over the barricade, the final line of defense, in a single bound, and swung his clasped hands over his head with all his might toward the Black Wolf, which was about to thrust its fangs into Karube.

――Bash!

The feeling of crushing a hard skull and the certain sensation of having smashed its contents.

Slammed to the ground, the Black Wolf began to jerk and twitch, its crumpled head spilling black blood and its contents.
Akira saw this and then jumped on the nearby Black Wolf. This time, he dropped his raised heel and snapped its body into a reverse heel.
And so, as he was clearing away all the Black Wolves within his reach, Karube finally regained his bearings and turned to Akira.

"Ichijou-san! Thank you for the help!! But are you okay to move now!? "
"I'm fine now! More importantly, please stand back! These guys are beyond the capability of you, Karube-san, and the others!! "
"But!! "
"Quickly!! "

After a quick comparison between Akira, who was shouting with a devilish expression on his face, and the situation around him, Karube must have immediately sensed that they were going to be a liability.
Biting his lip in frustration, Karube accurately assessed the situation and ordered his men and those fighting around him to retreat.
Akira shouted out for the surrounding Black Wolves to draw attention to himself, as he became more determined to help the Self-Defense Forces and those who had rushed to the scene to back down.

"Come on!! I'm the one you're up against!! "

The voice echoed through the entrance lobby, causing the surrounding Black Wolves to roar in unison.
Akira grinned at the sight of this, then leaned back and readied his fists.

"――――――"

Hold your breath and take aim.
Then, as he gathered strength in both legs, he ran forward at once.

"Huff! "

Kicking off the ground, Akira was at Black Wolf in the blink of an eye, twisting his hips to deliver a low kick.
The Black Wolf moved its body to avoid it, but the kick was much faster, cutting through the wind and closing in on it.

"Gah……!? "

Akira's leg caught the Black Wolf's body cleanly, sending a bone-crushing sound reverberating around the area.
Then the Black Wolf, blown away, rolled over, bouncing on the ground, and never moved again.

(Next! )

With a quick glance, Akira pounced again on the nearest Black Wolf.
And so it was when he was turning the Black Wolves around him into corpses one after another.

――Ding.

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Conditions have been met.

Silver Trophy: Wolf Killer was obtained.
Silver Trophy: Wolf Killer will give you the following benefits:

・Hostility from wolf races ＋４０
・Damage bonus to wolf races ＋７％

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Akira's eyes widened as the screen appeared with a lithe sound.

(――Uh! ? Have I met the requirements to earn a Bronze Trophy or above for the previous iterations and the current defeat!? I'm happy about the damage bonus, but now is not the right time!! )

That must have been the effect of winning the trophy.
The Black Wolves began to surround Akira in the blink of an eye as they became more and more hostile to him.

"Tch! "

Instantly, the skin of Akira's entire body got goosebumps.
Akira's eyes widened as a bad feeling spread inside his chest for no apparent reason.

"...!! "

Reflexively, Akira shook his clenched fist.
He avoided the fangs that were closing in on his body, dodged the swinging claws, and struck with kicks and fists as a counterattack.
In this way, Akira steadily reduced the number of Black Wolves that entered the entrance lobby, but there were too many of them.
Akira was unable to handle all the attacks coming his way, and just when he thought it was over, he prepared himself to receive a painful blow.

"――――Shock Arrow! "

With these words, which seemed to echo through the battlefield, a glowing arrow pierced the Black Wolf in front of Akira's eyes.

――Bang!

Instantly, the arrow struck the Black Wolf with a jolt.
Akira moved instantly without checking the situation as the Black Wolf screamed and turned its body up wide, perhaps unable to withstand the force of the impact.

"Uraaaa! "

Twisting his hips, he kicked high with all his might.
The kicked Black Wolf was blown away, engulfing his surrounding companions, and creating a momentary hole in the Black Wolves' encirclement.
Akira jumped out of the hole in the crumbling siege as he rolled out. He quickly moved away and finished adjusting his stance, then turned his attention to the person who had saved him from his own predicament.

"Nao-san! "

She must have rushed there as fast as she could.
Nao, her shoulders moving up and down as she panted, started at the battlefield, pistol in hand, to which Akira wondered where she had gotten it.

"Ichijo, are you all right!? "
"Yes, thank you very much!! More importantly, that gun――――"
"Remember I said you needed something to better use Elementary Magic?! In my case, it's this!! "

Shouting, Nao pointed the muzzle of her gun at Black Wolf as if to take aim again, and then she said the phrase again.

"Shock Arrow! "

Instantly, a small light gathered at the tip of the muzzle and shot out.
The light ball that flew out transformed its form into an arrow of light and pierced into the Black Wolf that Akira kicked away.

"Shock Arrow!! "

Nao continued to invoke the magic.
Arrow after arrow of light shot out from the tip of the muzzle and struck the Black Wolves without a moment's pause.
The impact of the arrow caused the Black Wolf to wobble several times, and eventually the impact broke through the Black Wolf's Endurance, tearing the skin and shattering the bones, sending thick, black blood flying around it.

"Wooooooouuuuuuuuu! ! "

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As blood spilled on the floor, the Black Wolf turned its head toward Nao, brushing off its hostility toward Akira.

――That's bad!

Just as Akira saw this, he put all his strength into his body and was about to step forward.
Nao had finished spewing out her closing words faster than Akira could leap forward.

"Shock Arrow!!!! "

The magic arrow that flew out pierced into Black Wolf's wound.
Instantly, an explosive burst hit the Black Wolf, sending its bodily fluids flying all around it.
The Black Wolf on the ground was still struggling as its legs scratched the floor, but it soon stopped moving. It ran out of Stamina.
Akira grinned when he saw what was going on and raised his voice to Nao.

"This is just perfect! Nao-san, let's raise a few levels here!! I will weaken these guys, so Nao-san, please put the finishing blow on them! "
"Ok, I understand!! "

Nao, with her gun at the ready, replied to Akira's words simply.
And so it was that Akira and Nao began to work as one against the Black Wolves for a dozen or so minutes.
The battle ended in victory for Akira and company, with the exception of five self-defense officers and two civilians who were killed by the time Akira arrived.