This might be a stupid act, but the desire in the body is sometimes the main reason for them to dare to enter an area that will obviously have monsters in it.
"Look at these holes, can they really live inside?" Joey asked curiously.
"Maybe they live like ants in the ground, they build nests then give birth inside!"
"That makes sense, but how are we going to fight them?"
Everyone fell silent hearing Lilia's question, and everyone looked at each other with confused faces.
Tsurugi who is here remains calm while glancing around, he understands this area is really dangerous, and can guess what will happen if they become careless.
Strange sounds were heard from inside the holes, not one, but enough of them to be very loud in the ears.
"Come!" said Tsurugi.
And, it's true that monsters have arrived, Kegure in great numbers. They became horrified by the super large number of monsters, no one expected the monsters they would encounter to have a large number.
"T-There are so many monsters here, what should we do?" asked Lilia frantically.
"Relax, we can still face these monsters! There must be a way to beat them, don't panic!"
"You're the one who panicked!" Tania shouted.
Tsurugi turned to those three adventurers, their bodies shaking violently from seeing a large number of monsters.
The Kegure started to move, this was because there was one red bodied Kegure who shouted as a command.
"So he's the boss of these monsters?"
Tsurugi quickly ran towards that red Kegure.
"Oi, don't be stupid!" said Joey.
"Why did he do it?" asked Tania with a shocked face.
"We must quickly confront this monster! Lilia, protect us both!"
"Understood!"
The trio's battle began, the Kegure attacking from all directions. The resistance was well done by Joey and Tania, both of whom made continuous attacks towards every Kegure was about to get close.
"Protection!"
Joey's body was protected by the barrier that Lilia produced, it was almost as if Joey's body became a target of the attack.
Crash...
However, she didn't realize it was Tania who had become the target of those Kegure. One Kegure did to bite Tania's hand, then the other Kegure became aggressive, and they brutally attacked Tania until she fall down.
"No, help me..."
"Damn!" Joey rushed to help Tania, but he was also knocked down by a Kegure who had pounced behind him. "Bastard...."
In a short time the Kegure swarmed over they both, and they were tearing flesh apart with gusto.
"Magic Arrows!"
Lilia could only do her best, she couldn't use much stronger magic anymore. The attack she used earlier succeeded in making Joey manage to put up a fight, but he was already badly injured, his body was then again targeted by the monsters.
"N-No...."
Lilia slowly retreated back until she was against the wall, in front of her were the Kegure who were about to attack, but with a tremendous effect of fear, those Kegure were deliberately intimidating.
Dash...
Suddenly there was a body part that suddenly fell and was in front of Lilia, it was the red Kegure that was seen earlier.
That monster had died due to a power used by someone who was none other than Tsurugi.
Tsurugi became the center of attention of those Kegure, they growled in anger, but were certainly wary after seeing the ability used by Tsurugi which was clearly very high.
"So you guys are starting to think of all the creatures in this area as prey?" Tsurugi sighed. "Now come on!"
Those monsters move together, they will tear Tsurugi's body with gusto, but this is where Tsurugi shows his strength.
"Beyond Limits!"
Tsurugi's body was enveloped in a stream of energy, then he moved at high speed. Every attack he used became a final moment for Kegures.
It was so fast that no one could see it, and by the time it happened, all monsters were dead.
Lilia only saw the bodies of those Kegure flying with blood splattered in various directions.
"G-Great, how could he do this?"
Tsurugi released a stream of energy in his hand, then he again made a high-speed movement. Every monster he encountered was quickly hit until caused mass death.
The monsters that were eating Joey and Tania's bodies became provoked to attack Tsurugi, just a stupid act, without a long time Tsurugi's power killed them all.
No one managed to survive this incident, they all died in horrific conditions.
"G-Great, is he really a knight with high abilities?"
Tsurugi turned his head towards the back, and he approached Lilia who was still in a bad state.
Lilia's eyes became frightened, right behind Tsurugi was Kegure running. And, the color of that Kegure was redder than before.
"Watch out...."
Crash....
Tsurugi's right hand was bitten by that monster, the monster brutally cut Tsurugi's hand using its sharp fangs.
Blood splashed in all directions.
Lilia became very shocked by what happened, her eyes bulged violently.
"Tch… so you're already targeted me! But, I think you are indeed a monster that I have to watch out for, interesting! I thought you would indeed become an opponent I would never be able to live a calmer life for!" Tsurugi used a heavy tone to spread the anger that was raging inside his body. "Regeneration!" His hands began to reassemble as before, all the parts that had been lost were now back to being whole.
That monster then started to move back, after swallowing Tsurugi's hand, he wanted to pounce on that man.
Tsurugi here will not stay still, he also quickly moves, and then blows Kegure's face.
Kegure's body fell to the ground, next Tsurugi threw his body far enough to hit the wall.
"G-Great, what kind of power is this?" Lily asked.
Tsurugi's hands became hard as iron, an instant movement was used which finally brought his body in front of Kegure.
Crash...
His hands are not a joke, the stab of death has passed through the body cavity of that monster, Tsurugi pulled the bone from that monster until the blood splashed on the face.
After doing that, Tsurugi threw the bone to the ground.
"Huh... I didn't expect to have a more brutal fight, but my strength hasn't diminished at all, it seems that in my previous life I was tasked with gathering strength until things turned out like this!" Tsurugi looked around him, and there were only Kegure's corpses.
__To Be Continued__