Chapter 205
Crimsonroid
Translator : PolterGlast
The Crimsonroid, which had been about to incinerate
the surrounding forest, stopped its movements the moment it saw my figure. It
would have been troublesome if it had incinerated the area just like that, so
I'm glad it stopped.
"Under whose orders are you operating?"
"...Beep. Target discovered. Eliminating."
"So words won't get through, huh."
With no reply to my question, the Crimsonroid uttered
that mechanically. Given that it also shot and killed the Goblin who
seemingly came to recruit it, dialogue is probably impossible in the first
place.
It's natural to assume that it was discarded by the Demon
King's Army because it was a prototype they couldn't handle, and though it
was needed again, it caused this disastrous scene precisely because it's a
rampaging Magic-Driven Soldier that won't listen to orders. Letting the Crimsonroid
head straight to the Demon King's Army as it was would have probably
resulted in damaging them in the end.
Thinking about it that way, there was no point in hurrying
back to Locorante, no point in going out of my way to capture the Goblin,
and no point in crossing swords with the Crimsonroid like this. This
result came about because I hadn't grasped the Crimsonroid's condition,
but... my motivation deflated all at once.
"...Bzz. Eliminating."
Simultaneously with that mechanical voice, both of the Crimsonroid's
arms transformed into the shape of small cannons. Its bright red body and these
intricate transformations are things that excite me as a man, but since its
killing intent is directed at me, I can't purely enjoy it.
While dodging the countless bullets fired from the cannons
on both arms, I activated Gravity Magic to stop its movements. I used it
with the intention of crushing it to death, but... the Crimsonroid's
movements only became sluggish; it wasn't crushed.
I sent flying slashes its way while I was at it, but seeing
as not a single scratch was left on its bright red body, it's clear that highly
durable materials are used. Against a normal opponent, it would be difficult to
even deal damage, and it's easy to understand why protocol dictated this area be off-limits.
I could probably deal damage if I slashed it directly,
but... as long as the Crimsonroid's gimmicks remain unknown, I don't
really want to get close. Besides, I wouldn't be able to stand it if my blade
chipped. Here, I will carefully deal damage using magic.
"Absolute Zero."
It became clear during the battle with the Demon King's
Army at Furo Village that Magic-Driven Soldiers are weak to
heat and cold. Because the Crimsonroid is a prototype, it's unclear if
that is its weakness, but... the possibility is sufficiently high.
I stopped its movements with Absolute Zero and was
observing the situation, but it unleashed a flamethrower from the cannons it
had tried to incinerate the forest with earlier, and began melting the ice.
Just as its appearance suggests, its resistance to fire seems high.
When it comes to this... a desire to try burning it wells
up. Even knowing that attacking with Absolute Zero is the best plan,
since the opportunity is there, I want to dare to attack with fire magic.
Since it is a monster yet not a monster, Purifying Fire
won't work. In that case, the only option is to slam it with simple,
ultra-high-firepower magic.
"Inferno Hellfire."
This magic is an improved version of the magic Bane
used. It's a magic where a pillar of fire rains down solely on the target,
keeping the impact on the surroundings to a minimum—a perfectly suited
fire-attribute magic.
A blackish hellfire that seemed to soar high into the sky
assaulted the Crimsonroid. It was a firepower that would burn an
ordinary monster to ash in an instant, and I thought there was a high
possibility it could burn even the fire-resistant Crimsonroid to a
crisp, but...
From within the red-black flames, I saw an object slowly
advancing toward me. Challenging a fire-resistant opponent with fire-attribute
magic might have been reckless after all.
Looking at the approaching Crimsonroid, I was
somewhat starting to give up, but I noticed an anomaly in its appearance. It
was obvious its movements had grown sluggish, but parts of its body were also
deformed.
It seemed its movements were sluggish because of that, and
by the time it slipped out of the Inferno Hellfire, its crimson body was
peeling off and melting into a sludge. As expected of a magic created by Bane,
who had conducted magic research for many years, its power seemed to be quite
substantial.
"...Bzz, bzz. ...Target, con, firmed."
Despite being in such a battered state, it seemed it still
had the will to attack, slowly aiming both its arms at me. As I wondered how to
deliver the finishing blow, the Crimsonroid fired bullets just like
before—
—Or so it tried, but it seemed the deformation of its body
caused a bullet jam, and its arms exploded with a strange noise. All that was
left was to finish off the Crimsonroid, which had lost its means of
attack.
"Good work. Rest quietly now."
Calling out like that to the Crimsonroid, which could
no longer even speak, I smashed its core. With that, the Crimsonroid
finally stopped moving completely and was reduced to mere wreckage.
Because the 2-Star (★2) had been the Meteor Demon Bird, I had taken an
optimistic stance, but it was a stronger enemy than I imagined. Its attacks
were troublesome, its armor was hard, and above all, the fact that it was a
battle maniac made it troublesome.
Because I had been moving constantly, I was tired. I'll take a part of the Crimsonroid's wreckage back with me and return to Locorante. Rolling my neck to stretch, I set about the harvesting work.
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