Weaving through the gap, Verrier tightly grips the dagger in her left hand.

Seizing the opportunity while the Tyranno Behemoth was wide-eyed in shock, Verrier dove straight in and thrust out her dagger.

She thrust toward the magic stone on the Tyranno Behemoth's chest.

However, just before the dagger's tip touched, the barrier expanded further.

The dagger stops as if it had hit an invisible wall.

"...Argh!"

Verrier poured all her thoughts into the dagger, imbuing it with power.

The feelings of her comrades imbued in this dagger, and her own strong will to protect her homeland.

"Uooooooooooo!"

Baldus attacks the Tyranno Behemoth's foot.

"Everyone, attack with all your might! Break the Tyranno Behemoth's concentration!"

Aldo also unleashed magic, and everyone coordinated their attacks with the two of them, landing blow after blow.

Verrier's dagger slightly pushes in and cracks the barrier.

As if guided by the crack, Verrier swung the dagger, and a deafening sound of something hard shattering echoed.

It was a dry, sharp sound, like cracks spreading across the frozen surface of water.

The next moment.

The barrier that had covered Tyranno Behemoth's entire body shattered.

Countless fragments of light sparkle and dance in the air like fine snow.

"Now! Launch a full-scale attack!"

Verrier kicked Tyranno Behemoth's body and cast a spell that wrapped around its neck.

She wasn't particularly skilled at magic, but as she landed, Verrier slashed at Tyranno Behemoth's neck with Darius's sword while simultaneously casting wind magic, even though it was forced.

Darius's sword is deeply sliced through the scales at Tyranno Behemoth's neck.

A tremendous impact that felt like tearing flesh and crushing bones.

As soon as Verrier landed with a feeling of certainty in the impact,

"Now! Launch a full-scale attack!"

Verrier gives the command.

The knights on the ground also unleashed a barrage of magic and swordsmanship, as if responding to those words.

The storm of attacks caused the Tyranno Behemoth to stagger, and the ground shook.

The dust cloud kicked up by the fierce attack hides the Tyranno Behemoth's massive body.

"W-we did it?!"

A knight exclaimed as expected.

Just as everyone was about to agree, Baldus swung his sword.

The slash released from Baldus's sword tears through the air, flying with a thunderous roar.

The slash split the scorching breath released from the dust cloud in two.

However, Baldus's arm was already in a pretty dire state. It was trembling slightly, and it looked like his stamina was already at its limit.

"...Could it be?"

As one of the knights muttered, the dust slowly cleared.

There stood the Tyranno Behemoth that had been under total attack just moments ago.

The magic stone on my chest is still broken.

However, the other attacks were replaying as if nothing had happened.

"Wh... what the... no way..."

The knights let out a voice filled with despair.

Verrier also gasped at the sight.

"...It might be diverting the magic it was using for the barrier toward regeneration."

Aldo's analysis was calm and accurate.

The impenetrable barrier that until just now repelled any attack.

Instead of that, it gained this incredible regenerative ability.

Baldus forced down his trembling arms as he grimaced with frustration.

"...But it seems to be exhausted... The damage might certainly be getting through more than when the barrier was up... But unless it surpasses that regeneration, it's still a losing battle."

At those words, Verrier understood the situation.

And then, the battle resumes.

"Everyone, keep attacking with everything you've got!"

Verrier shouts and raises the command.

Of course, she believes the knights are also fighting with all their might, but she can see that everyone is exhausted by this endless battle.

Until then, the goal was to destroy the barrier with a dagger. But now, they didn't know how much they needed to chip away at the opponent.

How much longer do they need to keep fighting until their opponent is dead?

Tyranno Behemoth's health was indeed decreasing, but the relentless attacks continued, and little by little, the knights were falling.

Against this monster, are their attacks nothing more than a struggle until death?

That way of thinking will come to dominate the entire unit.

If the giant tail were to sweep across, several knights would be blown away like scraps of paper and slammed into the ground.

The breath released from its mouth blasts away the defensive magic deployed by the knights.

One after another, her comrades were falling.

The scene was not a battle, but a one-sided trampling.

Verrier also fights desperately. While it is true that its body can be cut open by daggers and swords, it regenerates.

Baldus, Aldo, and the other knights are being attacked by the giant beast one after another.

With no way to break this situation, the unit is being pushed further and further into a corner.

Chapter 56