Chapter 711: The Twin-headed Beast (side: Adofu)
『Stand. Surely you haven’t died from that attack. I called forth a suitable beast to act as your opponent. Don’t die from just the opening.』
Ares’ [Telepathy] resounds.
Adofu and Dylan get to their feet with great effort, using their swords as support.
“…We’re in it now. It goes without saying, but this is a high rank monster that is clearly beyond our capabilities. We can’t match it at all in either speed or strength. It’ll be over the moment we’re caught.”
In this world, for the sake of getting a rough estimate of an opponent’s stats and level, many make use of certain methods to first ascertain one of their parameters. The stats easy to confirm are【Speed】that can be measured to some extent when the opponent moves, and【Defence】which can be decided after seeing how deep an arrow penetrates. As there’s a large variation depending on the skills and how much strength was put behind the attack, it is more difficult to get a credible indication of【Attack】or【Magic】stats.
The orthrus can be inferred to be a monster of at least upper B rank, seeing as Adofu’s [Shockwave] didn’t draw blood from it. Monsters of that rank cannot be handled by ordinary adventurers or by the armies of small countries, and are treated as calamities. The single orthus is enough of a threat that the entirety of Harenae ought to come together to work out a plan to subjugate it.
“Adofu bro, is there some trick to fighting an enemy that’s this much of a monster?”
“There’s something from Harenae’s military tactics. If there’s no hope of winning at all, then you should use your skills to escape somehow. There’s no shame in running from an undefeatable enemy. Bringing back information is an important duty as well. Speaking in terms of the country, fighters with experience are valuable assets, and it’s troubling if they end up dying because of misplaced pride. Though, that’s only if there will be a second chance to strike back.”
“I see, got it. We can only die trying, then.”