The soldiers were secretly gripping their swords, looking for the right moment to slam them into Gloria with their sheaths.

"Ah, there are so many humans here!

Such a voice rang out.

It was definitely the voice of a young girl. No matter how you judge it, it sounded like the voice of a girl who was far from being an adult.

A giggling figure appeared from behind a large rock. She was about 120 centimeters tall, and definitely seven or eight years old.

She had jet-black hair that reached to her back and dark red eyes. Her skin was morbidly white, and her arms and legs peeking out from a black sleeveless dress were thin and slender.

The soldiers who were about to attack Gloria looked at the girl as if they had been drained of their venom.

"You're so lucky...so many people came in less than an hour!

The girl laughed, her mouth as red as blood.

"Who are you ......?"

Gloria stared at the girl with her hand on the short sword at her waist.

"Me?　I'm Alshell. <

With a smile on her face that should be called a smirk, not a smirk, the girl who introduced herself as Alshell approached Gloria step by step.

"Stop right there!"

Gloria shouts as she feels an indescribable chill. Her back was still and greasy with perspiration.

"What is it?　Are you afraid of me?　Look, I don't have anything on me!"

Archelle stops and opens her arms, waving them in the air.

"I heard your name. Alchel, what are you doing here?"

"Hmm?　I was waiting for a human.

What were you waiting for?

For an experiment.

Experiments?

Experiment? Look at this!　Look at my pets!"

Archel raised his right hand high in the air. Then something long, thin, and huge fell from the rock.

It looked like a scorpionfly, but it was more than two meters long. There were four of them in total.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

They're demons!

The soldiers behind Gloria screamed and ran away when they saw them.

"Idiots!　Stay where you are!"

Six of them stopped at the sound of that voice. The three in the very back stopped and turned around, but then ran away again.

"Ha-ha-ha, you cowardly people. But do they think they can escape?

Archelle let out a high-pitched whistle. Then, from the direction from which the three had fled, four giant scissors bugs appeared.

"Aaah!"

The soldier who had been leading the escape was knocked off with a swipe of the monster's tail. The remaining two barely manage to keep their distance from the tail.

"Get back!　Form a circle!

Gloria shouts again. The remaining eight soldiers followed Gloria.

The nine men form a circle in the open space of the pass. Now they will not be attacked from behind.

"All men, draw your swords!　Ready!"

At Gloria's command, everyone drew their shortswords and held them out in front of them.

"Ummm...you think that's going to save us?　You're so stupid. You can't cut their bodies with a sword, can you?

"You'll never know unless you try!"

Gloria flicked the tail of the monster that was approaching her with her sword. The giant scissors fall to the ground.

"What?"

Archelle's eyes widened in astonishment.

"No way! You cut me?　What, that sword?

The sword in Gloria's hand was a sword reinforced with adamantite. 0.1mm thick, 25mm wide, and about 60cm long. It is made of a thin plate of adamantite sandwiched between sheets of steel.

The blade attached to the adamantite was harder than the body surface of a giant scissors beetle.

"Thank you, Jin-dono!"

Gloria thanked Jin for making the sword.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Jin and Elsa had completed Edgar's equipment that day.

The shell of the Gigantopod, though inferior to adamantite, is stronger than adamantite in terms of strength per weight. In other words, it is strong and light.

"Ten knives. We should be able to keep them inside our clothes.

With Edgar's enhanced strength, he can easily pierce ordinary bronze armor. He could cut through steel.

And the baskets. It covers from the elbow to the fist. If used properly, it can repel magic.

"Okay, now Edgar's even stronger. He will protect Erza."

"Yes, brother Jin, thank you."

At that moment, an urgent report came from the old man.

"What?"

I thought Gloria might be attacked, but I didn't expect a demon tribe to appear.

"Send ten land troops under Machina's name!　It will be a good test for the new equipment."

Using the transporter, the old man sent out 20 from Land 11. The position markers were taken care of by Deneb 4, so there was little margin for error.

.

"Okay, send Nurse Alpha. ...... We should start thinking about mass production soon."

Jin muttered to himself after sending out Nurse Alpha for rescue.

* * * * * *

"Hahahaha, you're doing great against Gigantor Avrum!

Archelle, who called the giant scissors beetle Gigantor Avrum, looked on with amusement at Gloria's display.

"I didn't know humans could do this. That's a good point of reference!"

"d*mn you, you lickety-split!"

Only Gloria's sword could stand up to Gigantor Avrum. And even in terms of strength, the soldiers are no match for her.

The soldiers form a circle and use their collective strength to defend against attacks from behind. And Gloria was taking part of the circle, protecting the soldiers from Gigantor Avrum and wounding them at the same time, repeatedly.

But Gloria was alone, with only one sword.

Naturally, the soldiers on the side without Gloria would be threatened. To prevent this as much as possible, they slowly rotated the circle they had formed, always keeping it moving.

"Uh-huh, you must be getting tired by now."

The soldiers were less skilled than Gloria and still tired from the march. Their legs are tangled and their movements are slowing down.

Then, unexpectedly, the catastrophe struck.

The soldier to Gloria's right fails to dodge and catches Gloria in the leg.

"Whoa!"

Gloria and the soldier fall down in a tangled mess.

"Haha, that's the end!　That was fun!

The gigantor avrum attacked the fallen Gloria.

"Captain!"

one of the soldiers shouted. Gloria closed her eyes and gritted her teeth in preparation for the coming shock and pain.

"............"

But no matter how long she waited, there was no sign of the Gigantor Avrum. Gloria gently opened her eyes and .......

"Hey!"

She sees a silver-brown golem wielding a shining sword and a slain gigantor avlum.

"What the hell are you people doing here!

Archelle screamed in a voice that almost sounded like a scream.