The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet

Chapter 299: The power of the strongest species

(TL:By Rafael,valhallatls.blogspot.com)

The enemy consists of a massive horde of over 20,000 demons.

Facing them is a mixed force of over 200 adventurers and knights.

There are also around 300 volunteers from the general population...

They are the last resort and don't plan to be deployed on the front lines.

Strategies are futile against such a large horde.

To make a strategy work, you need a minimum number.

Currently, the difference in strength is too great, and no matter what strategy is used, they will be overwhelmed by numbers.

So, we decided to keep it simple.

It's a siege.

Using the city gates as shields, we intercept the demons from advantageous positions.

Fortunately, our opponents lack significant intelligence.

They just charge; there's no attempt at infiltration or unlocking the gates.

We might be able to hold out for half a day.

During that time, if reinforcements from Rain or other cities arrive, there's a chance we can make it.

That's what Stella thought.

However, it was an overly optimistic thought.

"Damn it... they just keep coming one after another!"

"Hey, don't stop!"

"I know, I know...!"

The adventurers and knights at the front continuously fend off the attacking demons without a break...

But fatigue is starting to set in.

They've been swinging their weapons relentlessly for an hour.

It's absurd that they haven't made any headway.

Initially, they were taking turns every ten minutes...

But the areas under attack by the horde of demons kept expanding, and it became necessary for everyone, including the relief team, to deal with them all together.

They all pitched in...

Yet it still wasn't enough...

They were moving at 120% of their capacity.

Naturally, they're running out of energy.

Despite swinging their weapons with a sense of duty to protect the city, their strength is reaching its limit.

Their movements are gradually slowing down.

The magic users in the rear are in the same boat.

They've been using magic to reinforce the gates continuously.

It wouldn't be surprising if their magical energy runs out soon.

"Seriously, it's getting pretty dangerous after just an hour..."

Kanade's face tightened slightly.

"We can't continue like this."

"Indeed, so..."

Agreeing with Rifa's words, Tania looked at Stella.

"We'll go. Meanwhile, those who are injured or need rest should step back. We should be able to buy some time."

"...Once again, we have to rely on you."

Stella said with frustration.

Despite being a knight tasked with protecting the city, she's clearly frustrated with her lack of power.

Tania smiled at Stella's words.

"What are you saying?"

"Ouch!"

Tania flicked Stella's forehead...

And then, Kanade and Tina, who was perched on her head, also smiled at her.

"We want to protect this city too. So, don't worry about that."

"Exactly. It's our city, after all. Protecting it is natural."

"Thank you."

"Meow♪"

Kanade did some light stretching.

Then she placed her hands on the ground, pushed her feet back, and lowered her body, gathering strength in her lower half.

"Here I go, Charge Cat! Nyaaaahhh!!!"

"Oops!?"

Kanade dashed forward.

The ground erupted as if exploding, and Tina was thrown off by the sudden acceleration.

Ignoring that, Kanade kept running... then leaped just before reaching the gate.

She soared into the air, clearing the gate.

"Now... take this!!"

She rotated her body in mid-air and descended like a meteor.

Boom! A thunderous roar echoed as a dozen or so demons were sent flying.

"Come at me all together!"

Provokingly, Kanade challenged as the demons rushed at her en masse.

From the front, the back, the right, the left, from above...

The wave of demons enveloped her from all directions.

However, Kanade didn't panic; she dealt with them calmly.

One-hit kill.

Taking down all the demons with a single blow, maximizing the effect with minimal effort.

Demons flew one after another, turning into magical stones.

Still, there were countless demons left...

"Here we go, Tina!"

"Alright!"

Tania, with wings sprouting from her back and Tina perched on her head, flew through the air.

Tania unleashed her proud fireballs from above.

Everywhere was filled with demons.

There's no need to aim.

For now, quantity is what matters, so she fired rapidly.

"Here goes my ultimate move, the Great Rotating Magic Ball!"

On top of Tania's head, Tina was throwing light spheres formed with magic.

Direct hits on flying demons, knocking them down one after another.

Whatever the mechanism was, even if the demons tried to evade by sharply turning, the light spheres curved rapidly, piercing through the demons' bodies as if automatically tracking them.

Kanade, Tania, and Tina joined the battle.

With their trump cards in play, the advancing speed of the demons slowed down.

"As expected."

Watching the three's performance, Rifa was slightly surprised.

Even though they were considered the strongest species, their strengths varied greatly.

Certainly, they were stronger than ordinary people by default, but...

To be this active among the strongest species is quite rare, isn't it?

Kanade might possess power rivaling the rumored strongest cat spirit, the "Smiling Devil."

Tania might possess power rivaling the rumored strongest dragon species, the "Childlike Demon God."

As for Tina... she should have originally been human, given she's a ghost, but how did she become this powerful?

Despite being somewhat confused... Rifa decided to join the battle as well.

Jumping down from atop the gate, she landed right in the middle of the frontline.

The demons immediately swarmed towards her...

"Too naive."

Rifa transformed her body into countless bats, scattering in all directions.

Like arrows, the bats flew at super high speed in all directions.

Any demons they touched had holes pierced through their bodies or were blown away...

And one by one, they met their demise.

"Summon Familiars."

The bats gathered, and Rifa's figure appeared atop the gate.

Her shadow swelled and bulged...

Then, with a burst, two black wolves emerged from it.

They were so massive, appearing far larger than expected from Rifa's shadow, reaching up to five meters in size.

"Go."

At Rifa's signal, the black wolves dashed.

Leaping high, they landed with a resounding thud on the ground.

Simultaneously swinging their massive arms like logs, or baring their rows of teeth...

They scattered about ten demons each.

Another wolf landed gracefully, then immediately leaped to maximum speed, darting through the swarm of demons.

With its massive body and mass, it became a weapon just by running.

Demons were sent flying and trampled...

Death cries echoed from all around.

"I'll join in too."

Rifa bit her finger.

Blood trickled down...

Defying gravity, it floated up lightly.

The blobs of blood formed... then split into two, four, eight, repeating division.

Blood clots, now on a millimeter scale, floated around Rifa by the dozens, hundreds.

Rifa raised her hand.

"Pierce."

As she swung her hand down, the blood clots rained down like a storm.

Like sideways rain in a storm.

The blood clots pierced through the swarm of demons, exterminating them.

Once again, Rifa sharply bit her finger with her elongated canine teeth.

More blood flowed than before.

However, instead of falling to the ground, it gathered in the air again.

This time, it converged into Rifa's hand...

Soon, it formed a large scythe as tall as Rifa.

"Blood Scythe... Let's go."

Rifa jumped...

Swinging the blood scythe, she mowed down the battlefield.

TL Note- One chapter to go for 300

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