Elana landed a blow on Loop with a suicidal special attack.
“Boss! Boss, are you alright?!”
Loop’s subordinates rushed to his side, who had taken Elana’s attack. Meanwhile, she, having used up all her stamina with that one blow, fell to the ground without even being able to properly land and collapsed. Her subordinates looked into the smoke with concern. This might be bad; if they knew their boss had been killed, they would likely rage and attack. I immediately ran to where Elana had fallen.
“Hey, are you okay? Can you stand?”
Then, a bad premonition struck, and I looked back. There stood Loop, rising despite his whole body being covered in burns. His eyes were bloodshot, and his hair stood on end; I felt a moment of mortal danger. I had to leave here quickly.
“Hah, hah, you damn bitch. How dare you. I went easy on you thinking you were just a woman, but no more. I’ll kill you! Attack, all of you!”
As if waiting for his command, his subordinates assailed us all at once. Damn it! If I try to call for help from my companions, we won’t make it at this distance! We’ll be torn to shreds before they arrive. I want to somehow get Elana to escape, but I can’t stop them alone. Tens of thousands of Robis Omen swarmed before me, teeth bared.
“Elana, get up! Hurry, let’s run!”
“I’m sorry, I can’t anymore. You go alone. Run back to everyone; you’ll make it.”
There’s no way I can do that! Just as I was about to say that, an arrow shot through the air and lodged itself right in front of me. It flew between me and a Dog with Human Head. It was as if it was saying, “Stop the fight.” The enemy also stopped, wondering what was happening.
“That’s far enough; I won’t permit any more barbaric acts, you Dogs with Human Heads.”
The culprits who shot the arrow were the Amazons. Led by Leona, they arrived one after another, reinforcing us. Seeing this, the Robis Omens, filled with fear, began to retreat. The air I had been holding in my lungs flowed out naturally with the appearance of such strong allies. However, they were not the kind of opponents to back down easily for something like this.
“What are you doing? Kill them all quickly! You’re going to kill them all sooner or later anyway.”
His nearby subordinates showed a momentary look of confusion but quickly resumed their battle posture. Inspired by this, the Amazons also gripped their weapons and became vigilant.
“Hahaha, woman. Too bad for you, you lost. I’ll even praise you for doing well; you’re the first person to make me this angry.”
Mocking laughter echoed through the scorched deep forest. Hearing it, a werewolf woman standing next to Leona let out a growl.
“What did you say? You bastard. To attack us all at once just because you’re losing. As expected, you’re cowardly and idiotic dogs.”
That’s right; it was supposed to be a battle between just Elana and Loop in the first place. Well, I had expected it to turn out this way. For the time being, let’s take this opportunity to escape with the injured her. I believe she was bitten on the neck; I need to treat it quickly. I reached out to pick up the fallen Elana.
“Wait. Yes, that’s right. You won. It’s my loss. I admit my defeat.”
The words that escaped Elana’s lips froze my body like a blizzard. What? What did she just say? The Amazons also stared, their eyes wide open, frozen in place. But the most surprised was Loop himself, who had been addressed.
