Chapter 72: Assassin Aims

　The chanting that started when Tarte was convinced that he would hit a lightning strike enters the final stage.

"Tarte, Dia, did well"

　That helmet insect demon is incredibly strong.

　If I was the deputy leader of the Knights I fought at the school, I would have been minced in less than a minute.

　I stopped the movement and hit [Kill the Demon].

　Only those two people can imitate that.

　Tarte and Dia played their part perfectly.

　That's why I play my part.

　Touahade's eyes look at the Kabuto Insects with magical power.

　You can often see the flow of magical power.

　And there is a power different from magical power.

　It is the power to make the demons immortal. It is gathered in the heart of red jewels.

　By nature, the red gem-mixed heart is conceptual, invisible, and cannot interfere. However, the story is different if it is materialized by [Devil Killing].

　Focus all your nerves on the sniper.

　This is a place about 200 meters away from the Kabuto Insects.

　The greater the distance, the less accurate the attack, the longer the arrival time, and the less powerful it is.

　But that doesn't matter.

　For my new magic, this distance doesn't matter at all, but rather it's most important to shoot a shot from a position that's absolutely unnoticed.

　The new magic is the orthodox evolution of [shooting].

　What I wanted was a balance between ultra-precision shooting and super-power.

　The trump card [Gungnir] has been powerful but not easy to use.

　It takes too long to land, the range of effect is too wide and the situation where it can be used is limited, and it is difficult to aim.

　That's why the new magic has overcome all its shortcomings.

　Initially, I tried to further evolve [Bombardment]. However, even if the alloy with hardness to the limit that can be produced is coated and strengthened by magical power, there is an upper limit to the explosion that can be withstood.

　At that upper limit, there is no power to trump.

　And the answer I arrived at was the magic of accelerating and firing bullets in ways other than explosives.

　The name is ...

"[Railgun]"

　A long gun about my height was fixed to the ground. Turn down and put your hand on the long gun.

　Loaded with bullets.

An alloy with characteristics suitable for [railgun]. Despite being the size of a rifle, it weighs nearly a kilogram.

　The long gun was fixed by a gun stand.

　The name of magic is [Railgun]. The mechanism is similar to that.

　A large current is passed while the bullet is sandwiched between rails made of a special material and in contact with each other. As a result, magnetic field interaction is created at the part that comes into contact with the bullet, and propulsion is created.

　…… The principle itself is not so difficult, but it is a fairly precise mechanism.

　This cannot be created each time it is fired, so it is usually stored in a [crane leather bag].

　So to speak, a wand for using the magic called [Railgun].

　A foul stone is set in the long gun, and the chanting of magic is finally over.

[Railgun] is a compound magic consisting of three magics performed using [Multiple Chant].

　The foul stone contains colorless magical power. The foul stone bursts and overflows with colorless magical power, which is converted into electricity by the first magic.

　The lightning magic used by the Tarte earlier was born as a by-product of creating this magic.

　The first magic causes a super-large current to flow through the long gun.

　At that moment, the second magic was activated.

　It rapidly cools the long gun to near absolute zero.

　It's magic to reduce electrical resistance.

　When an extremely large current is applied, heat is generated, and the heat distorts the mechanism and damages it in the worst case.

　However, when it approaches absolute zero, the resistance becomes almost zero and no heat is generated.

　Cooling magic not only protects the long gun, but also increases its power and accuracy by eliminating the loss due to resistance.

　And the third magic is activated. The magic of the windbreak, if you let it go normally, the bullet will burn out before you reach the target.

The injection speed of [Railgun] is so high.

　Because of this magic, you can reach your goal.

　A bullet is fired.

　...... I can't even see it with Touahade's eyes.

　The next moment it was released, there was a large hole in the chest of the Helmet Insects.

　One more breath later, the upper part of the heel is torn off.

　Then, far behind it, it landed on the ground and a crater was formed.

"Ultra-precision shooting as intended, perfect power. Easy-to-use magic."

　Nod with satisfaction.

　There would be no better magic for snipes.

　When I tried it in an experiment on an uninhabited island, the initial speed of the [Railgun] released with full power was 5.9 km / s, about 17 times the speed of sound.

　Its power is 17.4MJ.

　A super-weapon that puts twice as much energy as a tank gun into a rifle bullet, and the power is concentrated on one point, so the penetration power is several times.

　With a bullet size and this amount of kinetic energy, you can get rid of all kinds of external elements with error.

　Furthermore, the time to land is violently short.

　Reach a distance of 200m in 0.03 seconds.That is also a big factor to improve the shooting accuracy. The shorter the time to reach, the less the influence of gravity.

　The greatest weapon of this [Railgun] is accuracy.

　However, if you let it go straight to your goal, it's a dream-like weapon that hits you.

　No other magic is so specialized in assassination.

　Its power is inferior to [Gungnir], but it has many uses.

　If you try to find a defect by force, you need to concentrate on the electrical conversion of the magical power contained in the foul stone and the two magical powers that I can release, and it is difficult to control, so you have to concentrate on it completely. Be defenseless.

　Another thing is that you have to perform three magics at the same time, so you can't use it without [Multiple Chant].

It is a big drawback that you can not use it without the skills borrowed in [Knights who follow me].

　...... Still, it is attractive to be able to sniper a few kilometers away with super power.

　Next bullet loading.

　It surely punched out the heart mixed with red jewels, which is the core of the demons.

　However, if [Killing the Asmodians] is incomplete, or if the assumption that he will die if he immobilizes and crushes the heart mixed with red jewels in the first place, he will be resurrected.

　If that happens, Tarte and Dia on the front line will shoot another shot to give them time to escape, and withdraw with all their might.

　Continue to maintain the same concentration as the first shot and look at him.

　As it is, five minutes have passed.

"Would you like to revive?"

　Finally, I exhale a relief.

　[Killing the demons] created by me and Dia, and my hypothesis was correct.

　Even a mere human can kill the demons.

　It is a hope for humankind, and at the same time, it also reduces the burden on Epona.

　You can think that the possibility that Epona will go crazy in the future has decreased.

　I stood up and started cleaning up the long gun like the [railgun] in the [crane leather bag] ... I threw the work out and immediately jumped back and held the knife.

"Oh, have you noticed?"

　A woman appears from the forest behind.

　Black hair on brown skin. She covers her bewitching body with erotic clothes.

　And the purple eyes reminded me of a snake.

　...... I'm not human.

　I'm sure so in an instant.

　Is there a person with such power?

　Probably a demon.

　Bad, I'm alone now. I can't balance [killing the demons] and fighting alone.

　Give up on winning.

　First deprive him of his mobility, and then he joins Tarte and Dia while attracting him.

　Kill it after joining Tarte and Dia.

"Don't be so vigilant. I have no intention of fighting. I’m grateful. Kill the disturbing glut. "

　He talks with a gentle smile.

　However, there is no chance.

"Glut, is that helmet bug that name?"

　It's foolish to talk to the enemy in many situations, but if you don't have a chance to attack and the opponent is immortal, it's a good idea to save time by talking.

　And this time, there is a merit that some information can be extracted.

　Only a few words, I was convinced that this demon knew what I didn't know.

"Well. By the way, I ... No, I'll leave the name a little deeper. Until then, I'd call it a snake. I came to visit the hostility today, but no way Glut. Was killed. I was saved before it came to fruition. "

"Are you inspecting hostility and killing each other among the demons?"

"It's more of a competition than a killing."

　There are more reasons to kill.

　He said that the demons are competing with each other, that is, they can communicate with each other and have a community.

　... In other words, there is a danger that this demon will convey my existence and my [Railgun] to other demons.

"For what"

"Secret. Oh, you're a brave man, are you just a human? Well, humans can kill us. The rules have changed. Or are you irregular?"

"Which one?"

　Also, the number of words I was interested in increased.

　The rules have changed.

　It is a rule that humans cannot kill demons. Then, it should be considered that there is something that decides it and gives the demons immortality.

"Well, that's okay .... Hey, don't trade? I'll keep everyone silent about how Glut was killed. Of course, it's also a secret that there are people who can kill the demons. I'll leave it to you, so can you miss it? "

　...... I can't let my guard down.

　It is clear that we think we have no choice but to kill and why.

　Even if you fight a snake, the chances of winning are low. And the conditions presented by the other side are not bad.

　However, it is doubtful to believe it. Let's explore.

"Isn't it too convenient for you? You don't want to kill me, because you want to get rid of that competitor and others. What you want is information, what other demons are there, names, appearances, abilities, weaknesses, where are you based? "

　Half is sickle.

　The other half is exploration. If you have the reason I expected, you can believe in this demon.

"Human beings are smart. All the brave men were gorillas, so I thought humans were also gorillas."

"It's like saying that a brave man isn't human."

"That can't be human. What are you talking about?"

　Giggle and laugh like a mockery.

　Say something interesting about whether it's human or not.

　It doesn't seem to mean overwhelming strength. There is something.

"So what's the answer?"

"Please let me ask you one question. If you can answer that question, let's sell them. Really ... Is the demon you killed the first one? In front of the helmet bug. Are you killing a pig? "

　I remember a pig or a demon who attacked the school.

"I tried to kill and couldn't, but that's one of the reasons I died."

　Give some service.

　Because it is a necessary investment.

　The corner of the snake's mouth hangs badly.

"Oh," after all ". Negotiations have been concluded. I promise to give you the right information at the right time ... I'll turn my back now, so if you want to attack, please be prepared. Not only you, but the cute girls who have been interested in you for a while will be very happy. "

"I didn't mean to show that."

　I was concerned about Tarte and Dia.

　But he is neither stupid nor immature enough to show his weaknesses.

"Even if you don't make a gesture, a woman can understand it. It's a hunch. You guys are so cute because they think of each other .... I want to eat it."

　I saw off the snake with my back turned.

　At the moment, they are the ones who can make a profitable deal with each other.

　I want to get more information from snakes as well as information from other demons. It knows a lot of things I don't know.

　After the snake disappears completely, use exploration magic to convince that there are no enemies around and take a stance.

"I don't like being involved in a game that doesn't even know the rules."

　I've been thinking for a long time, but I don't know much about this world.

　It is not clear what the demons are and even the heroes.

　There is a strategy to win.

　For that purpose, it is necessary to grasp the current situation above all. I want to get the same perspective as other player-minded people by using that snake.

　Anyway, let's go to Tarte and Dia for now.

　They did their best.

　I have to praise you.

　Above all, I want to hug them. I feel like that