The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 79

Chapter 79: The Beast of Yomi

(Dougen’s side)

“Hey, what’s that?”

I muttered, surprised by the sudden appearance of the black army. It was completely unexpected to face an army of that size head-on.

“With numbers like that, there’s no way to bypass them. And the air force hasn’t been as effective as I thought.”

At Gomon’s main base, the water barrier was combined with a wide-spread flame, which burned the flying soldiers out of the sky. Those who managed to avoid the flames were shot down.

“The women aside, this army wasn’t in the reports either. Whoever did the reconnaissance is as good as dead.”

Hearing Dougen’s words, the subordinates around him shivered. When Dougen said “dead,” it meant a literal beheading.

“Aah… fine, we’re leaving.”

“Eh!?”

The subordinates who were present at the scene were shocked by Dougen’s words. Dougen waved his hand and explained.

“I knew killing that old man Shion was worth it. But fighting that Berg guy would be a losing battle, so we’re leaving.”

“Then, the retreat signal…?”

“If we do that, we’ll just get chased. Those monster soldiers will be used up, but Mudō will just replace them.”

“B-but…”

“Sigh, this is annoying… here.”

With that, Dougen pulled out a small knife from his pocket and thrust it into the chest of the subordinate who had been protesting. The subordinate’s eyes widened in surprise at the sudden attack, but before he could react, he screamed as something flowed from the knife into him.

“Alright, you handle the Yomi soldiers. Go reduce their numbers as much as you can.”

Dougen threw the screaming subordinate toward the Yomi soldiers. The Yomi soldiers quickly surrounded the fallen subordinate.

With death cries echoing, the Yomi soldiers gathered and began to transform into something gigantic. The horrific sight caused some to collapse in fear.

“Alright, the rest is up to you.”

Dougen said, then mounted his horse and left the main base.

(Berg’s side)

The moment I shattered the crystal, I sensed something was wrong at Ozuma’s base. Looking over, I saw the Yomi soldiers gathering, forming a massive mass and writhing.

“This is bad!?”

A sense of dread washed over me. I aimed my white sword at the mass and shot a beam of light. The flash pierced through the mass and created a hole, but it quickly sealed up and the mass continued to expand.

I struck the mass with the sword, like tearing through a cocoon made of rotting flesh. The upper half of the cocoon was torn apart, and something emerged from within.

It was as large as a full-grown dragon. At first glance, it seemed like a giant wolf, but it had six legs with curved claws, an unusually long serpent’s tail, and poisonous spines covering its back. The most disturbing feature was its massive single eye on its head, along with bloodshot eyes scattered all over its body that moved restlessly.

“…Eight Thunder Gods, do you know what that is?”

“That’s a Yomi Beast. It changes shape depending on how it gathers. It’s likely that someone here died because of a beast like that.”

“Is it strong?”

“Well, those undead creatures seem to be feeding it. It might take some time.”

The Yomi Beast let out a cry like a wail, opened its jaw, and began devouring everyone around it. It ate both Ozuma’s soldiers and the Yomi soldiers, and it no longer looked like a battle was taking place.

I swung the Seven-Branched Sword and unleashed a bolt of lightning, but just as it was about to strike, the Yomi Beast swiped with its front legs, knocking the Yomi soldiers into the air. The lightning was blocked, and all of the Yomi Beast’s eyes turned toward me.