I, the “Clock User”, Was Kicked Out of the Craftsmen’s Guild for Being Incompetent, but at the Dungeon’s Depths, I Awakened My True Power – Even Though I Was Told to Return Because They Couldn’t Handle the Work, It’s Too Late Now, and I Will Live Freely as an SSS-class Adventurer V11C4

     Translated by Hamster


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### Volume 11: The Eastern Frontier

 **04: Behemoth**


What appeared was a gigantic creature, about thirty meters tall.


With a body like a cow, it had a massive mouth and scales reminiscent of a reptile. It had thick legs like an elephant's, long tusks, and horns as large as those of a moose. Its entire body was covered with thick muscles, bulging and tense.


The sight of this unprecedented, impossibly huge monster left everyone speechless.


'---Gmoooooo!!'


And then—with just one roar from Behemoth, the surrounding area was destroyed.


The shockwave, far beyond what sound alone could cause, spread out in a circle from Behemoth. Judging by how this attack reached not only the Demon King's army but could potentially affect the kingdom's forces, it was clear that the creature was not under the church's control.


"...Tch, this is worse than expected. Sorry, I need to get back to commanding."


Saying this, Baal dashed off to join the retreating Demon King's army. After seeing him off, Cyclo called out to his companions.


"...What should we do? Fight it head-on?"


"Better not."


Karim shook her head with a stern look.


"With that size... even if we could take it down ourselves, it would take too long to kill it completely. There's no guarantee that either the Demon King's army or the kingdom's won't suffer casualties in the meantime. If it decides to target the side with more people first, that's even worse."


"You're right," 


Cyclo nodded at Karim's words and then spoke with determination.


"No choice, I'll play my trump card."


He looked at each of his three companions in turn.


"I'll use 'Clock Creation' to prepare a weapon that can kill it quickly. But it's something I've never made before, and it's huge, so it'll take time. I need you guys to buy me that time."


"Big brother, don't tell me you're going to use 'that'!?"


Alice exclaimed in surprise.


"There's no other way."


"I know because I helped with the design! It's still in the experimental phase, it's too dangerous!! If there's even a small mistake, it could endanger your life!"


"It'll be fine; we designed it together. There won't be any mistakes."


Saying this, Cyclo patted Alice's head.


"Alice... first, go to the kingdom's forces and urge them to evacuate. There's a chance the kingdom might try to take down this monster, Behemoth."


"...You want me to go because I'm a well-known S-rank adventurer in the kingdom, right?"


At Cyclo's unwavering gaze, Alice sighed once before nodding.


"Got it. But you have to make it a success! Or else, I'll be super mad!!"


With that, Alice ran off towards the kingdom's forces as Cyclo instructed.


After seeing her off, Cyclo turned to face Mist and Karim.


"As I said earlier, I need you two to hold it back. In the meantime—I'll go to the Demon King's army to order their retreat and then start 'Clock Creation'."


Being too close to Behemoth would interfere with the weapon's creation due to the combat's aftermath. Also, like the kingdom's army, the Demon King's army might move to attack Behemoth. If anyone could negotiate their retreat, it would be Cyclo, who was accepted by the Demon King as a peace envoy.


For both reasons, it was most logical for Cyclo to leave the scene momentarily, leaving the two behind.


"Please leave it to us, Master!"


"If need be, we could take it down ourselves, right?"


Mist and Karim responded powerfully to Cyclo's request.


"Please."


Even though it was a bitter decision, Cyclo also began to move for the best outcome.


The Demon King's army was in the process of forming ranks under Baal's command.


Cyclo spotted Baal directing the troops and rushed over to him.


"Baal! Why are you forming ranks?"


"We're preparing to intercept that monster. ---The longer we can hold it, the better."


While speaking, Baal glared at Cyclo.


"Also, there's the possibility that the kingdom's army might attack from behind during this chaos. Therefore, retreat is not an option."


"The kingdom's army will retreat!! My companion has gone to give those orders!!"


"You're not a military man, are you? That's not a guarantee."


Cyclo had no words to counter Baal's statement, gritting his teeth.


"...If it were a monster we could handle on our own, there'd be no problem. But it doesn't look like that will be the case. Rather than die by being attacked from behind, we'll delay its entry into our territory for as long as possible here. ---And if the foolish kingdom's army comes out, we'll reduce the number of troublesome enemies."


Baal seemed to have no intention of listening.

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