"He didn't die… Well, consider it a lesson."
After retrieving the Five-Finger Sword, Drake headed toward a nearby village in distress without looking back.
The death of any one of the Four Cardinal Heroes would strengthen the power of the Wave disaster.
Even if Drake had bound the other three Heroes and locked them in a dark room from the very beginning, it would have been useless.
Because once the Wave descended, all Heroes would be teleported to the area where the disaster had erupted.
It was better to let those ordinary people from another world level up on their own, as long as they did not interfere with Drake's team fight.
"There's trouble over there. Go down and help them."
Beneath the wine-red sky, Drake discovered a disaster-stricken village within the area where the Wave had broken out.
Although the knights stationed there, together with adventurers, had barely managed to repel the oncoming monsters, they were badly outnumbered.
Goblin Warriors, Goblin Bombers, and Wyverns pouring out from the portal were constantly causing casualties.
These monsters that seed familiar to Drake were actually all from Terraria's Old One's Army.
It was a rather special event, similar to tower defense. One needed to manually place sentry-type summons and structures to defend.
"Master, can't we destroy the crystal beside the portal?"
Myne imdiately noticed the portal that was continuously sending out monsters, as well as the crystal beside it.
"No. The portal will only disappear after a certain number of monsters are killed."
"As for the crystal… that's where we claim the rewards. How could we possibly destroy it?"
Seeing that the village's defensive line was on the verge of collapse, Drake had no ti to "park." He leapt straight down from the Shadow Queen Bee.
"Switch. Wind Blade."
The Legendary Sword blood with cyan-blue radiance, its shape transforming into a gorgeous greatsword of gold and blue.
The next mont, Drake spun and swung the greatsword, releasing a tornado from the slash with a powerful suction force.
[Wind Blade (Orange)]
[ Provides 41 lee damage]
[ Releases a tornado on attack that pulls enemies inward]
This was one of the Aerialite weapon series made from Aerialite Bars.
Because it was designed as a greatsword, it was not very suitable for a lightly armored swordswoman like Ais.
After crafting it, Drake had simply placed it in his shop as a display item.
However, now that he had the Legendary Sword, which could mimic and copy sword-type weapons, this was the perfect ti to take advantage of the Wind Blade's strength—grouping enemies together.
The tornadoes released by the Wind Blade had excellent pulling power and could gather smaller enemies together.
In addition, the effects of multiple tornadoes could stack, and the tornadoes could pierce through enemies.
It was practically the best cleanup thod for a chaotic battlefield like this.
"It's Sword Hero-sama!"
"Thank goodness! We're saved!"
Seeing Drake charge into the battlefield alone, the kingdom's knights recognized the Legendary Sword in his hand and imdiately let out invigorated battle cries.
However, just as they were about to take the opportunity to charge into the battlefield with him, they heard Drake's voice.
"Protect the villagers. Leave the monsters here to ."
"What? Hero-sama, are you going to face all these monsters alone?!"
In truth, Drake only wanted to use this rare monster-farming opportunity to raise his Dexterity and Agility to SSS.
However, his actions seed to be misunderstood by the villagers and soldiers behind him as so kind of noble spirit of sacrifice.
The knights and adventurers, whose morale had been low, imdiately rallied. They picked up their weapons and charged toward the battlefield.
'Damn it, don't co steal my mobs!'
Seeing this, Drake felt both annoyed and amused. He really did not know whether it was a good thing that his allies had so much morale.
"Raph, attack the monsters I gather with the tornadoes. Move quickly!"
"Y-Yes, Master!"
Raph answered timidly, then took out the Superheated Plasma Cannon Drake had given her and shouldered it on her thin, fragile fra.
"F-Fire!"
As magic power flowed into it, several phase laser spheres burst from the cannon's muzzle and landed in the center of the battlefield.
Although they failed to directly hit the monsters gathered by the tornadoes, the killing radius of the phase laser spheres after they exploded was already enough to wipe out the nearby monsters.
"Work on your aim. Keep going."
Drake threw an Appraisal at Raph and discovered that her experience had increased by half from that single shot.
A few more shots might allow her to level up directly. One battle here could bring her more growth than so adventurers achieved in several months.
The Wave really was a natural monster-farming ground.
Since Drake had already accumulated enough Excelia for his own great feat, he handed all these monsters over to Raph to clear.
If she ran out of magic power, he simply bought mana potions directly from the rchant's shop.
As for Mana Crystals, he had fed her the full nine from the very beginning. Her treatnt was even better than that of an elven royal.
He did not know whether it was an illusion, but after clearing several waves of monsters, Raph, who had just been a little girl monts ago, suddenly seed to have grown quite a bit.
It was not that her temperant had beco more mature and steady.
Her body had genuinely developed and matured further.
"So this is a demi-human trait."
Seeing this, Drake vaguely guessed the reason in his heart.
Demi-humans possessed the rapid-growth genes of beasts, aning their childhood period was very short.
As long as they had sufficient nutrition and the right environnt, they could grow quickly.
Especially after "leveling up," a young demi-human's body would rapidly develop until it reached maturity.
Of course, the burden brought about by such growth was also obvious—
"Master… I'm a little hungry."
After firing another shot and clearing away the monsters closing in, Raph looked at Drake with so embarrassnt.
In truth, she was already terribly hungry. Only then did she finally say it to Drake.
"Here, eat this."
Raphtalia accepted the food Drake handed her. It looked like a solid black bar, but it gave off a sweet scent.
After she put it into her mouth, a soft, mushy texture that was almost cloyingly sweet quickly spread across her tongue.
Strangely enough, although it was only a small piece, after eating it, Raph felt her hunger ease by quite a bit.
"Master, what is this?"
"A highly polyrized, complete-nutrition energy bar. You can call it a Snickers."
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In reality, it was an ergency ration developed by Sima Heavy Industries, intended for Civil Security officers who often entered restricted zones to complete commissions.
Just one bar could cover all the energy a grown man needed for twenty-four hours of intense physical activity, while also being rich in most of the vitamins and nutrients the human body required.
It was a new product Shiba Heavy Industries had developed after researching Wasp-type Gastrea, and it was apparently very well received.
The biological samples required for that research had naturally been provided by Drake as a friendly contribution.
Before coming to this world, he had specifically asked Miori for a pile of them.
However, after eating them for a few days, Drake had grown sowhat sick of them.
After all, this stuff was only ant for ergencies.
In terms of taste… Drake would rather catch a few rabbits in Terraria and stew them into soup.
The Snickers' effect was extrely obvious.
That one bar allowed Raph to recover her energy and continue fighting in high spirits for another… ten minutes.
"Master, um…"
Raph, whose hair seed to have grown a little longer than before, spoke with so awkward hesitation.
"I'm hungry again."
"That's fine. Keep eating."
Like he was loading ammunition, Drake stuffed another Snickers into Raph's mouth.
...
Ten minutes later.
"Master…"
"Don't say it. Here."
The unfortunate monsters could not even last until Raph finished her fourth Snickers.
The portal gradually began to dissipate.
However, the bloody color in the sky still covered the area like dark clouds. A massive rift tore through the firmant, enough to make anyone's heart tremble.
That ant the disaster of the Wave was still ongoing. It was only that the enemies on Drake's side had already been eliminated.
"Sword Hero-sama, thank goodness you acted in ti. Otherwise, this village would have been devastated."
The knight captain stationed here walked over and bowed respectfully to Drake.
They had witnessed the heroic feat of the Sword Hero and his companion earlier.
"Are there any other towns nearby that might be affected?"
"There is a small town to the northeast… but the other Heroes-sama should be heading there, shouldn't they?"
"Heh. Not necessarily."
Drake thought for a mont, then left a group of shadow soldiers near the village.
"These are soldiers under my control. There is no need to fear or attack them."
"If any more monsters invade, they will protect this place until the Wave recedes."
After saying that, Drake turned and left with Raph, as well as Myne, who had done little more than tag along.
Before leaving, he did not forget to claim his reward from the crystal.
[You have obtained Defender dals x20]
[You have unlocked the Tavernkeep function]
"So functions can be unlocked this way too."
Looking at the dals that had appeared in his hand, Drake ca to a realization.
The Tavernkeep was the NPC in Terraria related to the Old One's Army event.
His shop sold sentry-related armor and weapons.
However, most of them would only be unlocked after Hardmode.
The only items Drake could buy right now were so very low-level staves.
"I'll leave it for now. It's not very useful at the mont."
In any case, it was only content he had unlocked along the way. Drake had not held much expectation for it to begin with.
After defeating Deerclops, only two powerful enemies remained before him.
The Sli God, and the Wall of Flesh.
Once this Wave ended and he made all the necessary preparations, Drake intended to challenge the boss that bore the title of a god.
"Found it… an elite monster from the Old One's Army."
"Looks like soone is already fighting it?"
High in the air, Drake saw a chaotic battlefield.
The three Heroes other than himself were currently fighting an enemy called the Dark Mage.
The Dark Mage sat atop a huge floating magic book, constantly dodging the attacks of the Spear Hero and Bow Hero.
As for the Shield Hero… he could only provide support from the side, helping block the skeleton soldiers summoned by the Dark Mage.
"Damn it! Flying enemies are way too annoying!"
The Spear Hero ran in a huge circle before finally finding the spear he had thrown.
"Itsuki, can't you shoot it down?"
"Then you go clear out the Wyverns around it first. Otherwise, they'll interfere with ."
"But this guy can heal nearby monsters! They never end!"
The Hero party seed to have fallen into chaos.
Just as they were arguing nonstop, the monsters' offensive suddenly slowed.
The Old One's Skeletons summoned by the Dark Mage all collapsed one after another, scattering into piles of bone ash.
"You all continue. I won't disturb you."
Drake withdrew his cane, picked up the items dropped by the Dark Mage, and threw all of them into his inventory.
Because it was only an elite monster, the Dark Mage's health was nowhere near enough to withstand even one of his stealth strikes at full force.
The instant Drake made his move, the Dark Mage had already been killed instantly.
"Sword Hero!"
Seeing Drake reappear before him, the Spear Hero felt a phantom pain in his chest.
Although the healing potions Drake had left behind were extrely powerful and had healed all his injuries after only one sip, the agony of being pierced through by that little knife still remained in the Spear Hero's mind.
"That was our boss! Do you know that stealing monsters like that would get you cursed out in an online ga?"
"Boss? It was only an elite monster."
Drake first corrected his wording, then snapped his fingers.
"Arise."
The corpses of the Wave monsters that had just been fighting the Heroes condensed into pitch-black shadow soldiers and all turned to look at the Spear Hero and the others.
Even the Dark Mage Drake had just killed was once again seated on its book.
"Since you say I stole your monsters, I'll return them to you."
"I hope you have fun."
"Wait!"
The Bow Hero suddenly raised his hand.
"I don't want to keep fighting with this guy. Sword Hero-dono, could you give a ride while you're at it?"
The Spear Hero's face imdiately turned as ugly as a pig's liver.
"M- too…"
Naofumi Iwatani, who was covered in wounds, also weakly raised his hand.
Although he had extrely high defense as the Shield Hero, during the fight just now, the Spear Hero had not bothered helping him at all.
He had only made Naofumi lure the monsters away while he tried to duel the Dark Mage alone.
"Next ti, I'm charging money."
Drake threw out his grappling hook and directly pulled the Shield Hero and Bow Hero onto the Shadow Queen Bee.
"Is ten silver enough?"
"At least five gold."
"Eh… all my assets put together only co to thirty silver."
"Naofumi, you're seriously living miserably."
Watching the Shadow Queen Bee gradually disappear into the distance, the Spear Hero stomped his foot in resentnt.
"Those guys actually betrayed !"
Suddenly, he saw the surrounding shadow soldiers gradually closing in around him.
Even the Dark Mage began condensing magic power, preparing to throw a dark energy sphere.
"Wait, don't tell these guys are really going to keep attacking…"
"The Wave is already over, isn't it?!"
"I-I was wrong! Please don't leave here!"
...
To celebrate successfully surviving the Wave crisis, a grand banquet was held in the royal palace.
"Ah, as expected of the Four Cardinal Heroes."
King Aultcray lromarc XXXII greeted the triumphant return of Drake and the others with a smile.
"Compared to the last Wave, the damage this ti is like night and day. Even I can hardly conceal my joy!"
"The number of casualties this ti was also astonishingly low—single digits!"
"Sword Hero-sama, and the other three Heroes as well, all of this is thanks to your valiant efforts!"
The reason he addressed Drake first was because the king had already heard the report submitted by the knights.
Not only did Drake, as the Sword Hero, possess terrifying combat power.
Even the demi-human little girl beside him seed to wield a horrifying strength capable of wiping out a large area of monsters with a single strike.
That made the king unable to resist giving Myne a look.
"Daughter, you must work harder too."
"…What do you an, old man?"
Myne glared back at him impatiently.
Work harder? At what?
Drake disappeared all day long!
Even if she wanted to curry favor with him, she could not find the chance.
Either that, or he was spending ti with those two demi-human slaves and never took her along to "rank up" at all!
Just as the old king wanted to communicate sothing else with his eyes, a commotion suddenly ca from outside the banquet hall.
"Who dares make a disturbance in the palace? Could it be…"
Drake seed to sense sothing and looked toward the entrance.
A graceful and dignified woman entered with her attendants.
At her side was a noble young girl with purple twin tails.
"First, please allow , in the na of the queen, to offer my highest respect to the Heroes who were summoned here."
The woman swept a sharp gaze across the hall before it finally settled on the Heroes.
"Allow to introduce myself. I am the Queen of the Kingdom of lromarc, and this is my second daughter, lty."
"In addition…"
As she spoke, Her Majesty the Queen walked straight toward Drake…
Or rather, toward Myne beside him.
In a calm tone, she questioned her.
"What trouble have you caused while I was away?"
"My dear eldest daughter, Malty Sophia lromarc."
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