Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 205: The Rescue Battle
Tauro informed the others that the retreating soldiers and the monsters pursuing them were steadily approaching.
“Ragune, have you recovered enough? Drink this if you still feel tired.”
He handed her a restorative potion.
“Thank you. I will.”
Ragune drank it immediately.
“Then we’ll rescue the soldiers. The harpies are the greatest immediate danger, so we eliminate them first.”
Harpies had the upper bodies of women and the lower bodies and wings of birds. Their ability to attack from above made every ground battle more difficult.
“Harpies are troublesome,” Ankh agreed. “We won’t be able to concentrate on the enemies in front of us while those things are circling overhead.”
“I’ll target them with my bow. Aeris, watch the sky and support me with magic. I want both of them down before we fully join the ground battle.”
“Understood.” Aeris turned toward Ragune. “Are you ready?”
“I’m fine now.”
“Then let’s go,” Tauro said.
The four members of Black-Gold Wings rushed toward the fighting.
“Damn those harpies!”
The captain of the territorial troops held his shield high to protect himself from attacks above while trying to keep the orcs in front of him from breaking through the retreating formation.
“Anyone wounded must use a potion now! Saving it’s meaningless if you die!”
“I don’t have any left!”
“Someone support him! And watch above us – the harpies are diving again!”
The captain blocked an orc’s club with his shield. When he shifted his attention forward to counterattack, his overhead defense opened for an instant.
A harpy immediately swooped toward his exposed head.
“Captain, look out!”
Before it could reach him, an arrow split the air and pierced its neck.
The second harpy fell at almost the same moment, one wing consumed by Aeris’s fire magic.
The startled soldiers looked back.
A child adventurer carrying a bow was throwing potions toward their wounded. A horned woman with a spear and a man wielding a greatsword raced past the formation and struck the advancing orcs.
“Who are you people?” one soldier shouted.
“Introductions can wait. Please concentrate on the battle,” Tauro replied.
He drew again and shot an orc through the head as it attempted to circle around the formation and attack the injured soldiers.
Aeris aimed at the enormous troll waiting behind the other monsters and struck it with lightning magic.
The troll was blackened by the blast and dropped to its knees, smoke rising from its body. Aeris initially thought she had killed it, but its burned flesh began repairing itself almost immediately.
That regeneration was what made trolls so troublesome.
They were generally unintelligent and relied on brute force, but they could recover from severe injuries with astonishing speed. Some were even said to reattach severed limbs. To kill one reliably, an attacker needed enough power to destroy it before it regenerated.
Aeris’s lightning could kill an orc in a single strike, but it wasn’t enough to finish the troll. It had at least stopped the monster temporarily.
Meanwhile, Ankh’s greatsword sent an orc’s head flying, and Ragune drove her spear through another. Aeris switched from direct attacks to strengthening magic, increasing the two vanguards’ offensive power.
Tauro followed with a high-output [Light Arrow].
Sensing the danger, the troll seized a nearby orc and held it up as a shield.
The light arrow pierced the orc, but much of its magical power was exhausted in doing so. The remaining physical arrow buried itself deep in the troll’s shoulder instead of killing it.
The troll tore out the arrow, and the wound began to close.
While it was occupied with regenerating, Tauro focused on eliminating the remaining orcs. The territorial troops recovered their formation and joined the counterattack.
Tauro supplied potions to the wounded, while Ankh and Ragune tore through the enemy line. Ankh’s greatsword delivered overwhelming power, and Ragune combined speed, accuracy, endurance, and strength. Their performance left a powerful impression on the soldiers.
Before long, only the troll remained.
The territorial troops surrounded it, hoping to finish the battle themselves, but they lacked the decisive force needed to overcome its regeneration.
Tauro’s group initially remained nearby as support. When the troll swept several soldiers away with its massive club, however, Ankh charged forward and severed the right arm holding the weapon.
Tauro released two arrows simultaneously, destroying both of the troll’s eyes.
Aeris struck it with another lightning spell, forcing the blinded monster to its knees as it thrashed in pain.
Ragune delivered the final blow. Her spear thrust pierced the troll’s heart with enough force and precision to end its regeneration and bring it crashing safely to the ground.