Chapter 240 Sorry About This
The Celestial Race has locked onto our position and is attacking us from beyond the outer wall, firing arrows at us. I'm using my shield to deflect the arrows, while Maya-chan is sniping our enemies with magic from over my shoulder, just like in an MMO game.
"'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Cannon' to blast open a hole, and then 'Air Bullet' again... Ah, brother."
Maya-chan whispers in my ear.
"Huh?"
"Are Ber-san and the others okay?"
"Well, since we're making ourselves visible like this, I think they'll be fine."
That's why we're acting as a decoy unit.
"Yeah, that's right. If Maya-chan and the others don't take the attention, it won't work."
"That's true. I don't think the Celestial Race suspects that Berberi-san and the others have infiltrated them. Well, that's a hopeful observation, but..."
"Ber-san and Dorchune-san will be fine, even if they're discovered. They can just take down their opponents."
"That's true, though."
"Wilshion-tan is with them, and he's super strong since he's a dragon rider. The Celestial Race won't stand a chance against him."
"That's right."
'Kuu'
Maya-chan rides on my back, firing magic over my shoulder.
"Centrena-tan, can you move about 20 meters (≈ 66 feet) to the right, please?"
'Kuu'
As Centrena moves, the charred outer wall comes into view.
"'Air Cannon', 'Air Cannon', 'Air Cannon', 'Air Cannon'..."
As we blasted through 4 spots, the charred outer wall crumbled and fell apart. Now, there was nothing to block our way. In fact, around ten Celestial Race members, who were thought to be hiding, revealed themselves.
"There's no flying Celestial Race, you know. 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', haha. So naive!"
The rifle-like destructive power was supposed to be immense. But when Maya-chan fired from outside, dozens of enemies leapt out, all of them holding bows.
"Like flying into fire or something..."
Just as I thought Maya-chan's voice had moved from my right side to above my right shoulder, her weight suddenly vanished from my back. Whoa, something fell behind me with a thud.
"Hey Maya-chan, what are you doing? Be careful when you land..."
What I saw was Maya-chan, lying on her back with a big "O" shape. An arrow had pierced her forehead, just above her eyebrows.
Normally, I'd freak out, but after going through all that hell, I remained calm. Maybe I'm broken, who knows. Whatever.
"That's why I said it's dangerous..."
'Kuu...'
As I fell from Centrena and tried to revive her, I felt a stinging pain in the back of my neck. Ah, the feeling of getting hit was slowly sinking in. That's when my consciousness started to fade.
Only a few seconds had passed. The 'Display Self-Status' system showed that my life force was down to a tenth. I was collapsing, feeling like I was being enveloped in something soft and warm. My back was covered with something warm, too.
'Kuu...?'
"Ah, ah, Centrena. Thanks. I'm okay now."
'Kuuuu...'
"Yeah, sorry about that. I think I got hit by a stray bullet. Ah, I see. Maya-chan. Don't worry, I'm fine too. I've got 'Resurrect' and 'Full Recover' spells. I can use 'Full Recover' on myself too."
Then, the arrow that was stuck in Maya-chan's forehead comes out and falls to the ground. She blinks rapidly, looks at me, and immediately hugs me.
"I'm sorry, big brother. Maya messed up, didn't she?"
"Well, it can't be helped. Maybe I got a bit too into it, like when we play MMO games."
"Yeah, I reflect on my actions. So, what happened?"
"Yeah, Maya-chan got hit from behind, and when I tried to revive you, I got hit by a stray bullet too."
'Kuu'
"Centrena, I'll be more careful. Sorry again."
"Centrena-tan, sorry."
'Kuu'
Centrena is protecting us, covering us with her body. She's sitting firmly, guarding us.
We're sitting on the ground, but Centrena's back is higher than our heads when we're sitting. That's why the arrows are falling around us, stuck to Centrena's body, which is protecting us and Maya-chan.
The distant sky is clearing up, becoming white. Our figures are also barely visible. It's no wonder, since Centrena, who's as black as lacquer, is sitting on the white snow. It's probably weird from the other side too.
I, too, snuck a peek with Maya-chan, using Centrena as cover. And what did we see? Dozens of Celestial Race members flying in the air, their numbers too great to count. If we combined our strength, it wouldn't be enough to take them on.
But they didn't come any closer. I think they're holding back because they know our combat capabilities from before.
"'Air Bullet'!"
Maya-chan, in a hit-and-run state, hid behind Centrena's back and took down one of the flyers.
"Yeah, 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet'!"
Maya-chan took out a mana tea from her inventory and gulped it down, her back still against Centrena.
"'Mana Recover'!"
I provided backup support.
"Thanks, brother."
"Don't overdo it, Centrena. Does it hurt?"
'Kuu'
"It's okay, those arrows won't pierce through."
"Okay. You're really reliable, but we can't move under this barrage..."
"Yeah. We'll counterattack with all our might. 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', 'Air Bullet', ugh... it's endless, brother..."
Indeed, I was also sneaking a peek, but the flyers just kept increasing in number. What can we do? There's a huge power gap between us.
"'Air Bulle――."
Maya-chan is leaning on my shoulder. She's about to fall back like that. Didn't I tell you it's no good if you force it? Maya-chan gets hit by a stray bullet, and again, she's retreating from the battlefield.
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