43 A betraying Maid

"S-So true! I'm the Disaster Beast Aegis ! I'll beat that thing for sure!"

"That's the spirit!"

Night swung her forelimbs, boosting her own morale. It's heartwarming, but it seems Leo Golem has noticed us.

"Grr...?"

"We have to move forward. Sorry, but we'll have to get past you."

"Gooooooooh!"

As I signaled the start of the battle with my words, Leo Golem roared and charged at us, causing the ground to tremble due to its earthen composition.

"Night! It's coming!"

"Yeah!"

Holding up my shield, we confronted Leo Golem.

"Ugh!"

Despite the direct collision, I braced myself and withstood its charge. Yeah, compared to Henwen's forelimbs, it's nothing much.

"We can do it, Night! While I'm blocking!"

"Leave it to me! Punish!"

"Grrrraaaaaaah!?"

Blocking all the attacks from Leo Golem's forelimb claws head-on, I gave Night the opportunity to precisely attack the core of the golem.

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