The Giant Frog Raid
That sound!
Thump, thump, thump.
The sound of heavy, massive footsteps!
"Ugh, ugh, ugh! W-what the hell is that bastard!"
"Shaaaat! My Lord!"
From over there, a massive, disgusting frog was thumping toward us!
"Bwoooor!"
Its enormous bulk! Its dark brown, bumpy, and grotesque hide! The beast advanced with its maw wide open, as if it were trying to swallow a pixie whole!
"Is that a 2.5-ton truck or what!"
Well, it was smaller than an actual truck, but goddamn, it was just as wide! Even with a bit of exaggeration, its overwhelming size was enough to call it a 2.5-tonner!
To think a frog could be that big!
Truly, this is another world!
"Ke, keruk!"
"Kkeuruk?!"
My subordinates, shocked at the sight of the frog, shoved their fists into their mouths and jumped back.
"Kek, keruk! Form a formation!"
Perhaps thanks to our rigorous training, Buril regained his composure and shouted for the troops to form up.
No! Don't!
"Hey, hey! Fuck! Buril! Don't form a formation!"
"Ke, keruk?!"
"That bastard is huge! Formations are useless! If you get hit, you're just going to get crushed!"
Thump, thump, thump!
The frog approached!
"Scatter! Scatter! Everyone scatter! Don't go toward the water! Everyone, disperse!"
"Keureureuk!"
"Kyaaaaaaack!"
At my command, regardless of age or gender—no, regardless of monster-kind—everyone began to scatter.
"Oh my god! What is that!"
"What the fuck!"
"To think there's a frog that big!"
The women shrieked and drew their weapons.
Should I run? I thought as I sprinted. Of course, I kept the frog in my sight at all times. As the commander, I couldn't afford to look away.
Thump, thump, thump!
"Bwooooor!"
The beast charged like a truck, opening its mouth. Instinct!
"Everyone! Dodge! Throw yourselves!"
The moment I shouted!
Whoosh!
The frog fired its tongue like a chameleon!
Boom!
The tongue slammed into the ground. The quick and agile goblins and imps had thrown themselves out of the way the moment they heard my warning!
"Bwooooor!"
"That son of a bitch! Daring to attack my kids!"
I shouted and observed the frog.
Thump, thump, thump!
Its forward speed... it wasn't that fast! And its turning speed was as slow as its massive size suggested!
"Can we win?"
If we can win, fighting and killing it isn't a bad idea. We'll be living here from now on, so combat experience against such a massive monster will definitely be a plus.
"Poison?"
Does it have poison?
No! It makes no sense for a beast that big to have poison! If it were a massive, highly venomous creature, the surroundings would obviously be a hellscape! But this swamp, while a bit dirty, isn't exactly a den of death.
"Then we fight! Pixies! Everyone, follow Serineu and take flight!"
"Whaaat?!"
"Kyaaaaaaack!"
"Y-you heard him! Come to me quickly!"
Whoosh!
At my shout, the pixies flew over and gathered around Serineu.
"Serineu! Fly above its back and attack with the others! Deal damage from the air!"
"Got it!"
Serineu, having gathered the pixies, began firing from the air.
Whoosh!
Thwack!
A Wind Cutter embedded itself into the frog's hide!
"Bwooooor!"
The beast roared in anger, but due to its body structure, it couldn't look up! Good. The attack landed, and it can't see the sky! The reason the pixies were chased earlier was because they stupidly ran in a straight line. They must have panicked.
"Bwoooooor!"
The excited frog-bastard roared and moved, but it couldn't catch the quick and agile monsters. Since they were already scattered, it couldn't catch them easily.
"Shaaa! My Lord! What should we do!"
"Just keep running for now! Nuns!"
"Yes?!"
I called the nuns immediately!
"Attack quickly! Fire Dark Bolt!"
"D-do you think I'd follow the orders of a demon!"
"Sister Irene! I'm getting angry!"
"Kyaaaaaack! Don't get angry! Ugh! Dark Bolt!"
Whoosh!
The three nuns fired Dark Bolt at the frog while running. An attack that literally utilized their mobility.
Boom!
"Bwooooor!"
The frog roared, stopping for a moment as the black magic embedded itself. Our attacks were highly effective!
In that case!
"You lot! We need to coordinate! The beast is slow to turn, so if we attack from both sides, we can take it down!"
Just as I was about to give the order, Vanessa shouted.
"Understood! Then Vanessa! Reika! I'll be the bait in front, so you two go to the sides and drive your blades into its flank!"
"Understood!"
"What? Bait? Hey! I'll be the bait, you go!"
"No! Reika! Follow orders!"
"What do you expect me to trust you with!"
Thud!
Reika, having shouted that, stood in front of the frog!
"I said go quickly!"
"This is..."
It's a bit uncomfortable because it's insubordination, but it's also a bit much for me, the supreme commander, to be the bait!
It can't be helped! I'll use Reika as bait and I'll attack!
"Bwooooor!"
The frog soon locked onto Reika. It had started moving toward her. She'll be able to play the role of bait perfectly.
"Then Vanessa! Go!"
"Understood!"
"Sharan! Go and protect Lumika! She's slow!"
"Sha!"
Whoosh!
With that, I kicked off the ground with Vanessa.
Grip.
As I ran, I gripped the longsword in my hand tightly. The pixies' attacks had already landed on its back. On top of that, there was a wound on its flank from the Dark Bolt.
"Uoooooooh!"
Keeping that in mind, I ran powerfully toward the frog's flank. Of course, the beast was distracted by Reika. It fired its tongue, but there was no time to think—just go!
I thrust my sword toward its flank!
Thwack!
"Bwooooor!"
The iron blade dug into its flank. The sensation of tearing through amphibian flesh traveled up my arm, and the sword went in deeper than I had expected, which was a bit surprising.
"You frog bastard! I was a ghost at catching bullfrogs when I was a kid, you son of a bitch!"
So its hide isn't that tough!
"Bwooooooor!"
The beast thrashed, but due to its body structure, there was a clear limit to how fast it could turn. Good! If it can't move properly, it's just a giant, useless frog-bastard!
"I'll mince you like this!!!"
I moved along with the beast to avoid being crushed, stabbing and slashing its flank repeatedly.
"Haaap!"
Of course, it wasn't just me; I could hear Vanessa's battle cries and the sound of flesh being sliced, suggesting she was mincing it too. What about Reika? I looked over and saw her guarding the front of the frog.
Perfect!
Thwack!
Thwack!
We continued to ruin its flank, making it bleed profusely. The frog screamed, but if it doesn't have the ability to handle its own size, it'll just be slaughtered miserably!
Whoosh!
And then!
"Haaap!"
Vanessa, who had leaped onto the frog's back, held her sword in a reverse grip and drove it into the top of its head.
Thwack!
"Blegh...!"
"As expected of a knight!"
She's not a knight for nothing!
"I want to do it too! Pixies! Give me strength!"
Whoosh!
The moment I shouted and jumped!
Whoosh!
The pixies flew over, grabbed my shoulders and arms, and lifted me powerfully into the air.
"Heavy!"
"Over there! Drop me on its back too!"
"This is the limit!"
Boom!
I landed on the frog's back, grabbed my sword in a reverse grip, and stabbed the ground like crazy.
"Phew! It's nothing! It was just a slow monster that happened to be big!"
"Vanessa! Have you ever seen something like this?"
"Never!"
"Anyway! Everyone! Gather now! Just watch out for its mouth and beat it to a pulp!"
"Keureuk!"
Seeing the frog neutralized, the emboldened goblins grabbed their spears and ran over to stab its body.
Thwack!
Thwack!
We were truly like primitive men raiding a mammoth!
"Keureuk!"
"Kkeureureureuk!"
The imps threw flames. The kobolds were keeping watch on the surroundings from a distance.
"Haaaaap!"
Just like that, the frog-bastard raid came to an end.
"Haa! Wow, fuck! We did great! Everyone, that was truly perfect!"
To successfully catch such a massive mob! The sense of accomplishment was so overwhelming I felt like I might cry.
"We defeated the giant beastaaaaaaah!!"
"Keureureureuk!"
"My Lord...! Keruk! That was amazing! Attacking from above! Kerurung!"
"Kkeureuk! My Lord! So cool!"
My subordinates praised me immediately.
"Hehehe! This is something only I can do! This is the kind of being you serve as your Demon King! Hahahaha!"
I feel so good!
Morale is at its peak.
"Wow, but."
The side where Vanessa was. That flank was completely ruined. Its entrails were spilling out.
She really is strong.
Her strength and skill are on a different level than mine. On top of that, the guts to deal damage so boldly... as expected of a knight.
"You're really strong, Vanessa."
"You only just realized that?"
"Though your pussy is weak."
"W-what did you saaaay?!"
Good.
"Anyway, everyone! We won! Nuns, you did well too! As expected of masters of black magic!"
"For me, a nun, to use black magic to help a demon...! I've completely fallen into corruption!"
"Ah, Irene. Please, calm down..."
I ignored Irene.
I went straight to Reika.
"..."
Reika was just glaring at the frog with her arms crossed.
"Sister Reika. Are you hurt?"
"...Do I look hurt to your eyes?"
"I was just worried."
"...Instead of worrying about me, why don't you worry about yourself? A weakling like you, talking about being bait."
"Hehehe, were you worried about me?"
"Bullshit."
"Anyway, thank you for volunteering to be the bait."
It was a truly good experience.
"My Lord! Can we eat that! Keruk!"
"Kkeureureuk! I wanna eat it!"
"You have to ask about this. Serineu. Is it okay to eat that?"
"I don't know. I've never eaten it before."
It's suspicious meat, though.
"What about Sharan?"
"Sharan doesn't know either. Sha."
"Lumika?"
"I've never even seen one... ugh. It's sticky. Demon King, I think I need a wash."
"Ah, I do need to wash."
My body is all slimy.
"Everyone. Let's skip eating it. Since it's something we've never seen before, let's leave it for now. If we subjugate the Lizardmen, we can ask them then. For now, let's retreat! Let's rest and start the search again!"
"Keruk!"
The battle ended perfectly!
It doesn't seem like there's any material loot left, but we acquired something very precious.
That is, combat experience against a giant monster.
Experience points.
* * *
After slaughtering the frog, we came out of the swamp and set up camp.
And the next day.
We resumed our search.
"Found it! A Lizardman habitat!"
The pixies discovered the habitat.
"All troops, prepare for battle! We march to the Lizardman habitat now!"
"Keureureureuk!"
Let's achieve our goal!