The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 36

AI-chan and I decided to fight outside, and as we headed towards the gate, there were many people who seemed to be adventurers.

Behind those adventurers were Clive with a spear and two other clan members.

“Hey.”

I walked up to Clive and greeted him.

“Huh? Oh? Isn’t Yuuma on top of the gate?”

“No, I don’t care which one. I just came here first.”

“I see… More numbers are better, but what about armor?”

Since everyone here is wearing armor, they stand out quite a bit.

As evidence, everyone was sneaking glances at me… No, at AI-chan.

“We don’t need armor.”

“We don’t need it!”

When AI-chan answered too, everyone else around started staring at her.

“…Hey, who’s that girl?”

“She’s coming with me.”

“Isn’t it dangerous?”

She looks like a child after all…

I wonder if they’ll think I’m a monster for bringing a child to the battlefield?

“AI-chan, try not to die too much. My reputation might take a hit.”

“Understood!”

Alright then.

“I heard something incredibly awful just now…”

Clive looked utterly disgusted.

The others seemed a bit taken aback too.

“No, this girl won’t really die because she’s my skill. Anyway, what’s the situation? Are we waiting?”

“It seems like the town soldiers are already fighting monsters outside the gate. When they come back, we’ll charge in to replace them.”

“Is there no need to worry about magic coming down from above?”

That’s a scary thought, but…

“While we’re fighting, only shoot from afar. Support from above is basically when we switch with the soldiers,”

I see.

“Well then, should we wait…”

We decided to wait for the gate to open, and after waiting for a while, I felt a considerable amount of magic from above.

“They’ve cast a spell from above. AI-chan, it’s time.”

Pat, pat.

“Leave it to me! I’ll make them regret my Foxfire!”

“Do your best.”

As we continued to wait, the gate slowly began to open.

“Now, let’s go.”

“Yes!”

Following the adventurers ahead, we exited through the gate.

Outside the gate, it was dimly lit, and in the distance, we could hear voices that sounded like roars.

“AI-chan, use your sensors to keep your distance from the enemy. Then, burn them with your Foxfire.”

“Understood!”

As we exited the gate, the soldiers entered the town in our place.

The soldiers ranged from those still unharmed to those clearly wounded, being carried by their comrades.

The adventurers who went out ahead were fighting the monsters while avoiding the soldiers, and arrows and magic were flying in the sky.

“Geez… it’s a battlefield…”

“Yeah…”

I’ve never been to a battlefield.

I live in the city, far from any battles, and besides, I’m not a soldier, so I have no reason to be on a battlefield.

I see a large army of monsters ahead of the adventurers.

“Once it gets to this point, detection becomes useless.”

There are too many monsters, and the magical signatures picked up by detection feel like one large mass.

There are just so many of them.

Even yokai wouldn’t attack on such a large scale.

“Master! It’s an orc!”

As AI-chan speaks, she slips past the adventurers ahead, and an orc charges toward us.

The orc’s eyes are bloodshot, clearly different from the orcs I saw yesterday.

I ready my sword made of talismans and dash towards the charging orc.

Dodging the orc’s attack, I swing my sword, cleaving the orc’s body in two.

Then, the orc’s divided body catches fire and turns into charred remains.

“What? What’s that?”

Clive, who was nearby without me noticing, asks in surprise.

“These talismans are each imbued with magic. I just used a fire magic to cut it.”

Technically, it’s not magic.

“That’s amazing!”

“Whatever, but goblins are coming.”

A goblin was attacking from the side of the excited Clive with sharp claws.

“Here we go.”

Clive spins around, skillfully maneuvering his spear and thrusting it into the goblin’s body.

The goblin, impaled by Clive’s spear, is then swung around and thrown by Clive, colliding with another goblin and meeting its end.

“Well done.”

“Thank you. But, there are too many. Even if they’re just goblins and orcs, there are too many.”

Indeed, there are a lot of them.

They’re just small fry, but there are too many.

If these creatures break through the gate, the town will undoubtedly perish, and the residents will suffer greatly.

“The difference in strength is huge… Even though we have the upper hand, the sheer numbers are overwhelming. It’ll become more unfavorable the longer it goes on.”

“Don’t talk about morale dropping when it’s just started.”

That’s true.

However, it’s certain that things will become dire if we continue like this.

“Clive, lend me your shoulder for a moment.”

“Huh? What do you—”

Before Clive can finish, I grab his shoulder and, using it as a foothold, leap up.

“Hey!”

Ignoring Clive’s shout, I look ahead and see a horde of creatures filling the space.

Are there really that many creatures in the forest?

Isn’t it impossible?

“Hell Swamp!”

I extend my hand forward and cast a spell, turning the ground ahead into a swamp.

As a result, the creatures there struggle and sink into the swamp.

Even more creatures from behind continue to charge forward, sinking into the swamp one after another. However, there are so many of them that we use the sinking creatures as footholds and push back against the ones coming from behind.

“No way.”

I shake my head as I land on the ground.

“That’s an amazing magic. But, the stampede is even worse.”

Absolutely.

Where are they all coming from…?

“Clive, we can’t exterminate all the creatures. We should focus on buying time. Let’s wait for reinforcements from the capital.”

“Agreed.”

However, I don’t know if reinforcements from the capital can handle this number…

“Master, the frontline adventurers are starting to collapse. I recommend providing support.”

AI-chan, detecting the situation with her sensors, advises.

“Let’s go!”

Upon hearing AI-chan’s words, Clive rushes forward.

“We’re going too.”

“Yes!”

Having dealt with the stragglers in the rear until now, we move to the front while instructing our injured comrades to fall back.

In front of us, it’s already become a melee, with many adventurers fighting the creatures.

“Foxfire!”

AI-chan releases a Foxfire, burning the orcs. However, more orcs emerge from behind them.

“Foxfire! It’s endless…”

AI-chan releases more Foxfire, burning the orcs, but the enemy numbers show no sign of decreasing.

“I want to use a big spell, but in this melee…”

It would end up involving allies.

Using Hell Swamp again would be impossible now.

We continue to defeat the monsters with magic and swords, but their numbers don’t diminish.

However, it feels like the momentum of the monsters is gradually declining, albeit slightly.

“Everyone, switch out! Fall back to the town once!”

After fighting the monsters for a while, instructions come from the rear.

We listen to the instructions and gradually fall back.

Then, the gate opens, soldiers march out, and we quickly withdraw into the gate to be replaced.