their hand.

They overcame this distance.

Behind them Rororo was behind brought away, but Zaryusu suppressed his slightly relieved heart. There were ten metres remaining. They understood that this was the largest challenge. Zaryusu reigned in his heart, and glared at the Lich.

Zaryusu admitted that it was a terrifying existence.

The monster before was truly terrifying. Magic to conjure fire, magic to pierce with lightning, and magic to summon undead. Not just that, since it could use more unknown magic, his fear went up another level.

If he had not met it under such circumstances, Zaryusu would have definitely ran away already. It was that much of any enemy.

Just facing him caused his tail to tense, his body wanted to run away. Crusch and Zenberu stood at his sides had their tails tensed, but they looked at him from the corner of their eyes.

The two were thinking the same as Zaryusu. Yes—-they were suppressing the desire to run away and were standing in front of the Lich.

Zaryusu moved his tail and tapped their backs.

They looked at Zaryusu with faces that showed that they had released the built up tension.

“We can win.”

That was all that Zaryusu said.

“That’s right, we can win, Zaryusu.”

Crusch moved her tail and rubbed the part that Zaryusu tapped while answering.

“Hah, things are getting interesting!”

Zenberu answered with an arrogant smile.

And the three of them covered the final stretch.

— Eight meters apart.

Zaryusu’s group who had sprinted all this way was out of breath and the Lich had no need for breath.

The two groups locked eyes and the Lich spoke first.

[I am the magic caster serving the Supreme Being, the Lich. If you forfeit now, I will grant you a painless death.]

Zaryusu could not help smiling. He could tell this Lich knew nothing at all.

Forfeit? Don’t say such stupid things. It had no idea what thoughts Zaryusu had while coming here.

The Lich did not show any displease to Zaryusu’s behaviour, and continued.

[You came this far. You have shown enough worth to be saved. I have chosen you. Bow.]

“—-Then let me ask something. What about the rest? My comrades behind us?”

[—-I don’t know. Useless existences will not be allowed.]

“I see—-Then there is but one answer.”

Zaryusu laughed from the bottom of his heart. Zenberu and Crusch did the same.

The Lich gazed upon them with doubt. Why were they laughing. If would be weird for them to go crazy from fear. It thoughts were only at that level.

[Let’s hear your answer.]

“Haha, you really need one..”

Zaryusu raised Frost Pain tightly; Zenberu lifted his fists and took a stance; Crusch didn’t do anything, as she felt the mana deep within her, prepared to cast her spells any moment.

“I will give you an answer then— fat hope!”

Deciding that the answer had plenty of hostility in it, the Skeleton Warriors hid their bodies behind the round shields, and raised their scimitars.

[Then, welcome death!]

“That’s what I want to say, go back to hell undead! Lich!”

At this moment, the battle that would decide the outcome of this war began—-.