Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 472 (Part 1):

Whoosh!

The intense light of sacred magic removed the demonic energy enveloping their hides, and magic poured down consecutively on top of it.

Powerful attack magic that seared with fire and sliced flesh with wind turned the ones at the front into tatters.

Then, earthen pillars rose from the ground, piercing through their bodies.

Even demonic beasts would feel pain, yet they showed no sign of retreat.

The leading ones crashed into the swamp and sank, thrashing their entire bodies while emanating killing intent.

As if annihilating Helmut’s party was the only thing filling their minds.

It was a chilling bloodlust.

Braving the continuous barrage of magic, a few of the nimbler or sturdier ones managed to reach the very noses of Helmut and his companions.

But that was as far as they got.

“Where do you think you’re sticking your heads!”

Igrelle, who had leaped forward, struck their heads with fists infused with demonic energy.

Crunch!

The incoming ones were crushed in mid-air with a horrific sound.

“How dare mere birds be so insolent toward this Igrelle? Wait, these aren’t the ones from my territory!”

Even if she had been away for a while, to not recognize their master and attack.

No matter how stupid they were, it was utterly audacious.

It wasn’t just Igrelle. Baharek and Elaga also couldn’t forgive these audacious creatures.

[Things that don’t even recognize their master!]

[Where do you get off with this insubordination?]

With whips of tails and forepaws, and light bites from teeth, the demonic beasts were quickly smashed and fell onto the swamp.

Their power was staggering.

But it was also the turn of Helmut, Asuka, Luke Yeager, and Levant—the four swordsmen.

The number of demonic beasts surging like waves, stripped of fear, was immense.

As if all the flying beasts in the Forest of Roots were flocking here.

Crash! Crack! Slash!

With sharp noises, the bisected demonic beasts fell to the ground, writhing.

Since they would crawl to attack as long as they had breath, their cores had to be shattered one by one for certain.

“Ugh! Aah!”

“I’ve got to go on a hundred extermination missions to see this many demonic beasts?”

“Urk! Like swarms of flies!”

“Please, don’t show up in my dreams!”

Sian, Luke Yeager, Levant, and Asuka, who were seeing such a large number of demonic beasts for the first time in their lives, each shouted as they dealt with them.

In contrast, unlike the spirit mage, the high priests and mages who needed incantations for spells were quiet.

They silently and relentlessly completed spells to annihilate the enemies.

As befitting a selected group, no one in the party showed signs of panic or trembling.

Among the swordsmen, the most outstanding performance was, of course, Helmut’s.

In the moment when Alea was exposed defenseless while completing a large-scale attack spell, Helmut cut down the ones charging toward her.

Slash! Gurgle!

There were no exceptions, even for those as tough as if armored.

He could clearly see where the cores were located in their bodies.

While dispatching the demonic beasts charging at her, he twisted his body at the instant when magic power concentrated.

“Flame Storm!”

Rumble!

A massive pillar of flame whirled and charged, piercing through the midst of them.

“Wind’s Fury!”

The raging flames gained momentum from the wind summoned by Heike. The swirling pillar of fire swallowed the demonic beasts. Acrid smoke spread everywhere.

It wasn’t difficult to deal with the ones that stubbornly flew in with burning bodies, baring their teeth.

The high priest purified them with holy power, blasting away the cores themselves, the source of the demonic energy.

Losing the root connected to life, they died most certainly.

Helmut stepped forward actively, dealing with them right up to one footstep before the swamp.

The ones that had been clustered and swept away in one go now began to employ different strategies.

Helmut keenly noticed the demonic beasts’ movements.

“They’re scattering. Do demonic beasts have this much intelligence?”

Elaga twitched.

[Are you looking down on demonic beasts! Well, those guys are probably being controlled.]

Even while charging blindly, they scatter when it’s time to scatter. That meant it was the Demon King’s will.

Some flew in from the flanks, while others veered sharply to attack the party from behind. It was a way to surround and overwhelm with numerical superiority.

The rulers of the three territories showed no sign of concern, but compared to them, humans had limited strength.

“We can’t exhaust all our energy here dealing with these small fry!”

Levina urgently shouted. A choice of words unbefitting a high priest.

But she was right. They couldn’t stand still with the swamp in front and keep facing the endlessly surging ones. They had to advance toward the center.

“If they’re being controlled to attack, then, Alea!”

Helmut, who had slain three at once, turned to Alea. With the demonic beasts scattering, large-scale attack spells had become useless.

Alea was exhaling, shooting down one by one with narrow-range spells.

She immediately understood why Helmut called her.

“I brought plenty.”

She pulled out a bunch of Rosetta incense from her bosom.

Up until now, she had only faintly scented the surroundings of the party. During the fight, even that scent had faded.

Alea loaded the carriage center full of Rosetta incense and lit it.

“Wind’s Wings.”

Receiving Heike’s spell, the scent of Rosetta began to spread through the air, which had been thick only with the smell of demonic beast flesh burning and the swamp’s peculiar odor.

It was a refreshing, fragrant scent that cleared the mind. Everyone in the party felt a distinct awakening effect.

Even their already clear minds became sharper and more alive.

Kee…?

The charging ones hesitated. As the thick concentration of the scent seeped into their respiratory systems, it stimulated their sanity.

As their faded consciousness returned, instinct kicked in immediately. The instinct that had allowed them to survive in the Forest of Roots.

It made them vividly sense the beings standing before them. Two demonic beasts emanating ferocious demonic energy!

Elaga and Baharek. Even setting aside Igrelle, who was transformed into a human, those two alone were enough to instill fear in them.

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