The Wrong Hero

Chapter 62 - For the Emperor!

"What the hell!?" Dante blocked another attack, this time a mace.

"What's going on?" Raphtalia knocked a pair of assailants back with her hammer. "Why are shadows attacking us? Are they from Shieldfreeden?"

"They're here for you. Air Strike Shield VI!" Dante threw up his skill, only for it to be destroyed immediately. It still gave Sadeena a moment to run through one of her attackers.

"Me!?" Raphtalia didn't have time to consider things, since another two shadows were already coming at her.

"Talk later. Rifana, keep casting spells and don't stop." Dante stood in front of the weasel woman.

"Y-Yes, Mister Dante!" Rifana began chanting.

"Kill the wielder of the spirit implement! Without him, the false empress will fall!" One of the shadows yelled.

"Yes!" Some of the ones in the back started converging on Dante.

They had the right idea, in a sense. Dante was able to throw out defensive skills to protect his party, even if these people could quickly destroy them. He also had powerful magic, something they no doubt witnessed, on top of being able to take a lot of damage.

Slave Deceased

"Air Strike Slash VII! Second Slash VII! Dritte Slash V!" Warbaldt unleashed his sequence of skills at his enemies. They were knocked back, but despite taking direct hits, they weren't dead. No, that wasn't right. One fell, and an XP notification flashed in Dante's vision.

"Careful! Hero weapons and skills might not be as strong against them!" Dante called out.

"Got it!" Warbaldt shifted tactics, grabbing one and crushing them under his massive foot.

He could tear them apart with his hands for all I care, so long as they die.

Dante followed in his footsteps. The next assassin swiped at him, only for Dante to block the strike and throw them to the ground. A quick maneuver deprived them of their weapon.

Slave deceased

Before Dante could finish them off, another two charged him. His shield blocked one while the other got a strike on Dante's side, this time with a staff. They were clearly weapons strong against heroes, but the damage wasn't as much as Dante thought it'd be.

Well, we have access to more power up methods than Naofumi did, and we're already buffed with Drifa Aura X. Put that against the larger number of attackers and no other reinforcements for us, I still think we're in a better position. Survival isn't the issue, though. We need to finish the wave and get back quickly!

It still wouldn't be wise to shift his focus back to the wave boss. The flames from the webs behind them also made it hard to regroup. The Q'ten Lo attackers kept up the pressure in the front.

Slave deceased

"High Quick!" Dio raced past, tearing open the chest of one of the attackers with her claw.

"Drifa Tornado!" Likewise, JoJo sent out a massive whirlwind at a group. Some managed to evade, but others were caught up in it and were torn to shreds.

I think I understand. They wanted us to be tired from the wave before attacking. I don't know how they got here, but that's a problem for later.

"You!" A voice called out near Sadeena. One of the orca therianthropes pointed their weapon, a katana, at Sadeena.

"Hmmm~?" Sadeena cut down her opponent before looking curiously at the orca.

"So, this is where you've been hiding?" The approaching therianthrope said, preparing their weapon. Compared to the other orca assassins, this one's voice sounded higher pitched. Perhaps it was a woman.