Hundreds of heroes were closing in on Rintaro and Samecchi, who were unable to move.
「This is to avenge everyone! Attaack!!」
Rather than heroes, they were more like a mob of demonstrators. Armed with weapons in their hands, they were ready to beat up Rintaro and Samecchi who could not resist.
「Anikiii……!」
「……Man, being an Aniki is such a lousy role.」
Rintaro pulled Samecchi close to him and gently hugged her head, burying her face in his chest. He then pushed her slender body down to the ground and covered her with his own, bracing himself.
「I hope it will end with just 30-some bones.」
Of course, there was no way he could get away with just that, Rintaro prepared for the worst.
「Dieeee! Death Green!!」
「Go to hell, you rotten bastard!」
「Fall into hell headfirst, you rat!」
With these unheroic words, a sharp sword, a hard club, and a huge axe were swung at Rintaro’s back. Rintaro closed his eyes tight.
Do~tsu! Ga~tsu! Go~tsu!
――――
But no matter how long he waited, there was no impact. When Rintaro slowly opened his eyes, he saw what looked like a lump of black hair.
「With such light attacks, it wouldn’t even be considered a massage!」
A large, hairy man stood between Rintaro and the heroes. The big man did not even take a defensive stance, but with his strong armor-like body, he was easily able to take the full force of the heroes’ blows.
「Gahahahaha! I’m a little late, but it looks like I made it in time for the night festival!」
The large man laughed loudly with his mouth parted to the ears, and then lifted a bunch of weapons that had been swung at his body with one hand.
「Wawawa! What the hell?! What the hell?!」
The three heroes floated in the air with their weapons in their hands and flailed their legs. Then, seemingly thrown off in a casual manner, they were thrust headfirst into a rock wall about 30 meters away, in a friendly group.
The heroes were shocked by the sudden appearance of the new mysterious being. That is no surprise, there is nobody in the Kanto region that doesn’t know the name of this “Great Mysterious being”.
He has a vicious appearance, like a bear and a lion combined. Wrapped around his muscular body is a wild coat of bristly hair. His eyes evoke a wild, primordial fear in all who see them. The “top of the food chain” is not human beings, but this big man in front of them.
「I(Ore-sama) am! The strongeesstt!!!」
The air trembled with the sound of his loud voice, and the trees scattered their leaves. As if riding on the sound, mysterious beings reminiscent of beasts appeared one after another, accompanied by fighters. They lined up in a row and praised the big man in unison.
「「「「「The strongest! Invincible! The king of the hundred beasts!!!」」」」」
Together with the large man’s shout, calls and responses ensued. In no time at all, the atmosphere of the place was colored with the man at the center. An explosive boiling voltage that overwhelms even the hundreds of heroes dominates the space.
「It’s exactly me! The Hundred Beasts General, Bearion-sama!!!!!」
「「「「「The strongest! General!! Bearion!!!」」」」」
That big man’s name is Bearion, the Hundred Beast General. He is one of the three most powerful members of the secret society Ark Dominion. He is the head of the beast mysterious beings and the leader of the largest faction of the Ark Dominion, the Hundred Beasts Legion.
「Eat up, bastards!!!!!」
「「「Gaoooooo!!!」」」
From that point on, things got ugly. With General Beerion standing at the forefront of the battle as the leader.
A cheetah-like gentleman chased after a fleeing hero. The rabbit-eared military uniform girl kicked a hero asking for help in the face. A muscular daruma with bovine horns blew off the crowd of heroes like bowling pins.
The heroes, who were running away as if scattering spiders, were surrounded in numbers by kemomimi-equipped fighters led by cats and dogs, who beat them with hard sticks.
The battle turned into a one-sided “hunt”, and the whole surrounding area turned into a screaming hell.
…………
The last hero, whose face was grabbed by General Bearion, became motionless with his arms hanging down like a doll. The heroes who had been beaten up until they fainted were all tied up and piled up like a mountain.
「Is this the end, Usanyi!?」
「Yes, The remaining enemy is zero, General Bearion!」
Under the order of the rabbit-eared military uniform girl called Usanyi, The Hundred Beasts Legion began to withdraw.
Bearion sat down in front of Rintaro and Sametchi, who were slumped over, and grabbed them both by the shoulders, laughing loudly.
「Gahahaha! I apologize for being late! It’s good that you guys are okay!」
「Uncleee(Ojiki)! It was a close call, ssuuu!!」
「Ooo, Samecchi! I heard you survived even though you transformed into Giant form!」
「Ehehe, It’s thanks to Aniki, ssu.」
Samecchi and Bearion seemed to have a deep relationship. Even though sharks are fishes, they are also animal, and it seems that until recently, Samecchi had been a member of the Hundred Beasts Legion.
Bearion looked like a father who had just returned from a business trip. Rintaro was becoming more and more like him recently, though.
「But brother, you’re a big guy after all! I heard that you took care of eight robots almost single-handedly!」
「Yeah, well…… That’s right.……Brother?」
It was Romeo Five and Prince Kaiser who put away most of the Robos. Indirectly, though, Rintaro may have defeated them.
「Gahahahaha! It’s gonna be another big party! Of course you’re the star of the show, brother!」
「By the way, excuse me, that, ‘Brother’ is……」
「Aan? Don’t worry about the little things, Gahahahaha!!!!」
「Ah, Yes……」
Rintaro was completely overwhelmed as he witnessed the carnage of the Ark Dominion’s most powerful army. The battle of the Hundred Beast Legion was so fierce that it could best be described as a disaster.
Dragius had told him about the Hundred Beasts Legion, a group of super martial artists, but who would have thought that they would be so one-sided? Bearion’s army is full of mysterious beings that can take on two or three teams of heroes single-handedly. It is a hero’s nightmare to be attacked by a swarm of them.
Although they belonged to the same Ark Dominion, Rintaro’s true feeling was that he didn’t want to get involved if he could help it.
「Thank you, General Bearion. I will repay you for this favor in the future.」
「It’s fine! We are part of the Hundred Beasts Legion Family after all!!」
「……Yes? Family?」
When on earth did Rintaro, Death Green, become a part of the Hundred Beasts Legion? Rintaro had no idea.
Bearion, the Hundred Beasts General, did not understand Rintaro’s question, or perhaps he did, but he did not care. He just laughed and slapped him on the back.