The title of special forces wasn't just for show. By the time the white light appeared, the five men noticed that danger was approaching them. It was probably their intuition as pros telling them that an irregular situation had occurred.
So the men in black carrying beam cannons, barriers and more of the likes, vigilantly waited for the enemy to show himself.
“It's just one neanderthal and the Pardomshiha daughter...?”
“The neanderthal has a knight sword, and the girl has a small arms for self-defense”
“Are they insane...?”
However, in contrary to their intuition, the oncoming enemy was just far too weak. Upon confirming their enemies’ appearances, they believed their intuition had been wrong. They didn't believe that their enemies, Koutarou and Ruth, stood a chance at beating them.
To them it seemed like their enemies had gone mad. Not only were the enemies in less numbers than them, but they were challenging the special forces with just an old knight's sword and a small arms for self-defense. The special forces assumed that their enemies were driven into a suicide attack because of their excessive loyalty.
That's why they chose not to use the powerful weaponry they had stored on their spaceship. They believed they would win with the equipment they had on them. This wasn't them letting their guard down; it was a very natural judgment in the world they lived in.
“What do we do, Captain?”
“Kill the neanderthal. And capture the girl as planned”
”I thought so...”
“But what happened to Elexis-sama? He should have moved to intercept the girl... did they miss each other?”
Out of the five men, three stepped of them stepped forward carrying large guns. They had determined that these three would be enough to deal with Koutarou and Ruth. The remaining two got to work on other jobs. The captain would confirm Elexis's safety, and the other one was placing Theia inside the spaceship.
Seeing what the five were up to, Koutarou let out a sigh of relief.
Phew, they all stayed here... Now we at least have a chance to win...
What Koutarou feared the most was that the special forces would leave behind some people to fight Koutarou and Ruth while the rest took Theia away. Fortunately for him that hadn't happened. With just two opponents and Elexis missing, they had decided to remain.
“Still... the quality of Forthorthe's soldiers sure have dropped... Flair-dono would cry...”
Koutarou was thankful for the situation, but his old friend would surely grieve at this. Koutarou found this humorous and he turned to face the men.
“S-Satomi-sama, you can't attack them from the front!”
”It's okay, leave this to me. Ruth-san, I want you to save Theia when you find an opening”
“Satomi-sama!?”
Koutarou left the worried Ruth behind and casually stepped forward. Seeing that, the men began laughing.
“What? It looks like he seriously wants to fight us”
“Let him do as he pleases”
“That's true. If we shoot him dead before he could swing his sword he'll never get to rest in peace”
Despite Koutarou approaching the men with a sword in hand, they remained confident. They were convinced that an old sword would never be able to break through their barriers. So they were planning on letting Koutarou to attack as he pleased.
“Hey, neanderthal kid. Just go ahead and attack. Show us those sword skills you've practiced”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course. Give it your all”
“Are you fine with my all?”
“Yeah”
“Alright, then I'll take you up on your word”
Koutarou glared at the three men in front of him while simultaneously focusing and heightening his spiritual energy. At the same time, he sent his intentions to the sword and released its magic power.
Sorry, but I'll defeat you before you get the chance to fire those guns!
Having finished his preparations, Koutarou dashed forward.
“Wait! Kill him right now! He's―”
The captain shouted at the same time Koutarou rushed forward. The captain’s face was pale. He had just received a report from Elexis who had just woken up about Koutarou.
“Captain?”
But in the end, the three men never got the chance to fire their guns.
With a single swing, the barrier generators on their waists exploded. The barrier had generated tiles to block the sword, but the damage taken easily exceeded the generators tolerance, causing the generator to fry.
“What!?”
”Uwaaah!!”
“C-Captain!?”
Surprised, the three were knocked off balance and they were now full of openings. Seeing that, Koutarou swung Signaltin without hesitation. Without their barriers, the men took the attack and were sent flying.
“...Relax, I used the back of the sword. You'd never be able to rest in peace if you died before being able to shoot”
The three had been blown away by a shockwave magic covered the sword. They fell to the ground and were unable to move, but their lives weren't in any danger. The shockwave had been adjusted so that it wouldn't kill them.
“Who is this guy!?”
“Captain!?”
“Don't just stare! Fire!!”
“Y-Yes sir!!”
Having lost three allies in an instant, the remaining two hurriedly aimed towards Koutarou. It wasn't until their allies had been knocked out that they realized that the boy in front of them wasn't a normal boy.
The men fired, but what came out of their guns weren't normal bullets, but torrents of yellow light. They were heavy metal particles given a high amount of energy. Their weapons were mass produced beam rifles.
The power and speed of these rifles were greatly inferior to that which Clan used, but they were possible to mass produce, and they were cheap. When given to a squad, these would be more efficient overall. On top of that, they were easier to maintain than older models, and had been designed to function in all environments. This was yet another weapon that DKI wanted to sell to the military.
“It's probably a good weapon... but in the end they're mass-produced...”
Koutarou swung his sword horizontally and hit the oncoming beams.
As he did, the two beams were snuffed out like a fire on a candle. Koutarou had experience facing Clan's high performance rifle, so he wouldn't lose to lower quality, mass produced weapons.
“He cut them! He seriously cut the beams!”
“A-A monster, this guy's not human!”
“How rude, you two, seriously...”
Beams didn't work, and their barriers wouldn't protect them.
Koutarou completely destroyed their common sense, leaving the two men in a state of panic. It was like they were witnessing a paranormal phenomenon.
“I'm not the amazing one. The amazing ones are the ones lending me these powers”
Koutarou, though amazed, readied his sword. After he had swung it once more, the frightened men had lost consciousness.