Chapter 038
"Are you stupid? Even a child would know that this is what happens when you use magic like that!"
"Huh? I'm so pissed off at being forced to do all this culling work. What's wrong with blowing them away to relieve some stress!"
When I reached the source of the sound, a party of four people in matching camouflage uniforms was fighting orcs while yelling at each other. It seems that one of the three men has magic skills and is the culprit of the sound.
I landed behind the orcs as they fell during the battle. To avoid revealing my true identity, I created a different character from Yu and spoke to them.
"The orcs are gathering. Do you need help?*"
"Who are you!... A Beastman!"
The four turned around in response to the voice and froze when they saw me. With standing fox ears and bushy tail. It's no wonder they froze when a rare beastman suddenly appeared.
"I'm just a passing explorer who heard the explosion earlier. The nearby orcs are gathering. If you can handle it by yourself, I won't interfere, but what do you plan to do?"
"We are the Imperial Army's dungeon management unit. We don't need help from outsiders. You're meddling!"
The magic skill user vigorously declared. However, looking at the battle just now, I don't think this party can break out of the current situation.
"Nagai, we Imperial soldiers must also think about the people. If we monopolize the prey, the explorers won't earn much. Let her help us with the extermination and share the magic stones."
"I-I see. Hey, I'll give you the honor of assisting the Imperial Army. If you're a beastman, you'd better do your job!"
The magic skill user called Nagai agreed with the one-handed sword user who seemed to be the leader. If these guys run away, it could cause a disaster, so it's almost decided that I'll help them, but they try to order me around like this, I lost interest.
"Well, I'm not short of money. If you say you don't need me, I won't interfere. Well, I wish you the best of luck."
"Hey, wait!"
He hadn't expected me to leave, the one-handed sword holder tried to stop me. However, I ignored them and ran off. The other four tried to chase after me, but when they saw a group of orcs in the distance, they prepared to intercept them.
When the four were out of sight, I rose into the air and moved directly above them. I decided to observe how they fought from a special seat with a good view.
Their battle was as follows: the magic skill user would whittle down their stamina from a distance. When they got close, the shield user would block the orc's club attacks, and the one-handed sword user and spear user would finish them off with their attacks.
However, it was a very poor battle. The magic seemed to be aimed at the head, aiming for a one-hit kill, but the accuracy was poor and the orc was easily able to get close.
The shield bearer was somehow managing to fend off the orc, but the one-handed sword and spear were aiming for his face in an attempt to take him down quickly, but they missed, and when they tried to cut his stomach, the thick fat prevented them from inflicting a fatal wound.
"The one-handed sword user could cut the leg and while the orc can't stand, they can just stab him in the head or neck with the spear or sword."
Even I, who have no experience in party combat, could understand this tactic, but the army soldiers, who are supposed to be fighting professionals, were unable to do it. Maybe the soldiers in this world are weak?
*TN: tamamo is using an old-way of speaking.
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