My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World: Volume 8 [Parts 1 to 6] by Tamamaru

Author:Tamamaru
Language: eng
Format: epub

Diana and I were about to thrust our spears into the sliced logs, but we froze in place without following through. I hadn’t moved all that much, but it was nonetheless exhausting to dash around with a spear and sword. I caught my breath with a few heavy huffs then glanced at Helen.

“What do you think?” I asked.

“If all goes well, we’ll decimate that monster in seconds.”

“Right...” In my eyes, any normal opponent would’ve already died at least four times under our assault.

“But, we can’t expect everything to go smoothly. It’d be best to test things out some more. We’ve got plenty of arrowheads, don’t we?”

“Hm? Oh, yeah—I forged some in my spare time. I think there’s a fair few made.”

“Then let’s practice having the archers shooting the target and supporting us front liners while we attack. After seeing them take aim just now, I feel confident that both Samya and Lidy can land their arrows. But if they do hit us instead, it’ll hurt. Maybe we should round the edges of the arrowheads, that way no one gets gravely injured or anything.”

We all agreed with Helen’s suggestion, and I peered up at the sky. Today is another beautiful day. The sun shone down on us, and while it still wasn’t at the apex of the sky, I felt like it was cheering us on.

Before we broke off for lunch, Samya and Lidy practiced firing arrows from the back line while the rest of us stood in front. We prepared a few dulled arrowheads and handed them to our archers. Diana, Anne, and I surrounded a newly prepared log and moved around.

“Hup!” I thrust my spear forward while carefully stopping it just short of the log.

Anne was right beside me swinging her greatsword. I had to keep her range in mind, so I couldn’t let my guard down. Since the log wouldn’t attack, Helen took that role—she would strike with a wooden sword just as we finished swinging our spears, or else try to hit us when we least expected it. Her timing was impeccable, and she served as a pretty troublesome enemy.

Suddenly, I felt a heavy impact on my spear, and I realized that Helen had just tried to knock my weapon out of my hands. I immediately released the spear and grabbed Diaphanous Ice. This was also part of the training. It wasn’t wise to awkwardly brace a weapon for a strong incoming strike, as I could injure my hands. Instead, if I felt like my spear was no longer of use, I needed to swiftly switch to my other weapon. It was like a scene from a movie back on Earth—if a character ran out of bullets for their rifle, they would immediately switch to their handgun.

Helen was able to land these dangerous attacks on the three front liners without breaking a sweat, proving that the nickname Lightning Strike wasn’t just for show. The words, “Wouldn’t she just be fine dealing with the troll on her own?” had crossed my mind, but I knew that things weren’t so simple.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.