As I was lost in my dream becoming reality, the entire building shook.
“Huh?”
Then, a rattle began to sound. I opened the rain shutters to see what was happening—
“An enemy attack?”
Who could invade underground? What kind of monsters were they? I pictured a rough-skinned monster, a Bankr. Its skin color was a dark blue, if I remembered correctly. But the ones breaking through the wall and invading right before me were brown, the color of earth.
“Scatter them! It’s work, you guys (my sons)! Grab your weapons! The fun comes later.”
“♥ Haa, Haa ♥ Hee hee.”
“Don’t just say ‘eh.'”
Go quickly and intercept them.
“Waaaaaaah!”
By the time my sons finally grabbed their weapons and went to intercept, the invading force had already passed the second defense line (a rather ordinary hut). They were attacking while destroying the building. What rough-skinned brutes! Stop your stomping that tramples my dreams, right now!
““To the tyrants who trample my anger and my desires—””
“〈Wide-Area Thunder Magic (Spark Wave)〉!!”
“—Goooon!!”
It blinded their sight and deafened their eardrums. Thunder was the best distraction technique.
“It’s a pleasant surprise that the electric shock is also effective ♪ Now, my sons! Beat these intruders into a pulp—♪!”
A back-and-forth battle unfolded, with lives being extinguished in a series of thuds and blows. I occasionally aided my sons with magic. My possessed magic power was decreasing. For my dream. To make my dream mine forever.
“No holding back! 〈Fire Magic (Faiya)〉!”
It burned the eyes of the rough-skinned monsters. Still, their outer skin was like armor. My sons’ fierce attacks weren’t working.
“Hard! They won’t fall! I hate them!”
My sons’ morale was dropping due to the monsters’ sturdiness.
“You guys! Put more spirit into it!”
Damn it, they’re starting to retreat. I can’t let them trample my underground kingdom any further. Retreat.
“Possession, Ground.”
I made the ground beneath the rough-skinned monsters collapse. There were too many of them. No matter how many I dropped, they were quickly filled in. And then the following rough-skinned monsters stepped over their comrades, piling on top of them.
“How hateful.”
So, I’ll block the holes, but the holes kept opening up. If I looked closely, it resembled the passages Nyamis created sometime ago. Ah, so the Labyrinth of Power was attacking. I finally knew who the enemy was.
Well then, if the opponent is the labyrinth master. I’ll change my defense strategy. I returned the possession target to McGillis (my body).
“〈Earth Magic (Arts)〉, Hammer.”
Strikes for the sturdy ones. I’ll smash those who attack with full force.
“Let’s go, you guys!! Follow me!!”
“Oh, it’s Owner ♪!”
I took the lead, and it was successful in restoring my sons’ fighting spirit. However, the difference in combat power was too great. How long would the enemy reinforcements last? My sons, one after another, when their movements slowed, were mercilessly hit by the rough-skinned monsters’ punches, taking blows that shattered their bones.
“Pigiyyy.”
“Gaaah.”
We made a dam with the corpses of the rough-skinned monsters, barely maintaining the front line. But the number of sons around me was decreasing. I thought the buildings behind me would be destroyed. But these guys surrounded me. They moved to eliminate me, the obstacle to destroying this underground kingdom. Just what I wanted!
“Bring it on!”
“Goo!”
A battlefield without flowers. The stench of my sons’ blood and the monsters’ corpses. Ah, how long must this continue until they give up? My body, with 〈Physical Enhancement〉, is ten times stronger than my sons. Fatigue too. Zombie mode. I severed the signals that sent signals of fatigue.
“Gooooo! Gogo!”
“Hm? Wh-who are you!? A rough-skinned monster!!”
The leader of the monsters appeared. A user of some self-taught art called Root Six-Sword Style. Six arms and four legs. Compared to the monsters, they looked like relatives.
“Why are you alive? I definitely brought your head back. And yet… twins? No, that wouldn’t match the explanation that read me with such an unpleasant name… Hmm!”
“If you have a lot of thoughts to sort out, could you please leave—!?”
Along with the monsters.
“Root Six-Sword Style, Second Strike, Earth.”
I was repelled.
“First Strike, Sun.”
This pattern again.
“No originality.”
“What? Grrr.”
While my body was being carved, I struck one of the rough-skinned monster’s arms with a dagger coated in poison. I executed the principle of “cutting flesh to break bone.”
“Such petty tricks are futile. Third Strike, Grand Ocean.”
The poison… the 〈Immaturity〉 takes time to work. Besides, does this guy even have blood flowing?
Thump.
“Gooooooo!”
While I was thinking, my head was cut off. The monsters cheered. Hey, don’t scare my wives!
“……..”
“Ooh, ouh?”
“What’s wrong, what the—!”
You’re surprised that the headless one is holding a weapon (a dagger)? What are you waiting for!
“Second Strike, Earth.”
I saw through that defense. It was from the experience of being cut.
“What—! M-my Root Six-Sword Style is broken, you—!”
It can’t be. No way. The rough-skinned monster swung its Root Six-Sword Style strikes continuously. But! These were all techniques I had taken upon myself.
“Die! D-die?”
My head, at my feet! Sword strokes that lack stomping power. A chance for a counterattack—DAAA!
“Nun.”
Tch, it’s tough. I can’t capitalize on this precious chance. I should probably grow my head back soon.
“So you had regeneration, I see. That explains it.”
Next, I’ll chop you into pieces so you can’t regenerate. I can see through your thoughts!
“If you’ve solved the mystery, could you please leave?”
“Ridiculous. The Demon King’s order is to crush you and your master.”
“Oh, is that so? By the way, is your body okay♪?”
“Are you trying to distract me and escape?”
The poison isn’t working. Does it move by nerves, like an insect? Troublesome.
“〈Light Magic (Flash)〉!”
“—Is this more petty trickery?”
“Gwooooooo!!”
Blinded, I retreated from the scene. I sent my wives to safety on the ground above. I left the remaining sons to guide them. It’s hard for the wives who are pregnant to move, but hurry!
“Y-yes, sir!”
“Weave your way through their eyes from the basement and head for the tunnel that leads to the ground.”
“Go quickly.”
I could hear the sound of my underground kingdom being destroyed. The echoes made my sons more conscious of the destruction of the building. I urged them on. If you have time to look back, pay attention to your pregnant wives.
“I won’t let you escape!”
“Gooo! Goooo!”
I dealt with the rough-skinned monsters pursuing us. How dare you mess with my dream!
“You guys won’t get away with this either! Take this!”
It looked like a charge fueled by anger, but I created a pitfall in the tunnel. The rough-skinned monsters noticed the strangeness beneath their feet, but pushed by the monsters behind them, they fell in.
“Hahahaha♪ You fell for it～～♪ Now, stay there in a bind～～!”
“W-wait! Hurry and get down! We can’t kill him!”
Heh heh, you fool who prides yourself on your physical abilities♪ I got to savor a pleasant feeling at the end. But, my underground base is now unusable. Maybe I’ll create a base in the sky next? A sky castle. A sky king. A long life surrounded by beautiful women from foreign lands. Yes, that doesn’t sound bad♪ Hehehe.
