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14. Second Tower (2)

The island we arrived at by walking along the transparent path of light connecting the islands looked like a temple.

It looked very similar to the temples you see in Greece. It looked like it had been a while, but there were some cracks and some places that had collapsed.

Yet, the smooth white marble gave it a sense of sacredness.

Compared to the temples I had seen in other worlds, this one felt larger and more magnificent.

The elaborate yet smooth curves of the columns, the cornerstones that support the columns, and the ‘angel figures’ carved on the ceiling further accentuated this.

” Hmm, is this where it starts? ”

I looked around and saw Hyunseok approaching the pillar, feeling its smoothness and preparing to activate the tower’s gimmick.

Yeonseo was walking around taking pictures of various places with a Polaroid camera, so Hyunseok ended up taking charge of it this time too.

” It looks like it’s going to activate soon, so both of you come here! ”

” Okay. ” / ” Okay. ”

So Yeonseo and I stopped admiring our surroundings and walked towards Hyunseok.

There was a tombstone there, similar to the one I had seen last time, but made of pure white marble that suited this place.

I couldn’t read the writing on it this time either, but I was able to figure out what it said using the device’s translation function, so I read it.

‘What, it’s the same thing I explained earlier. The only difference is the phrase “Beware of the wrath of the angel?” But since we’re fighting demons anyway, it shouldn’t be a big deal.’

As I read, the letters began to glow, and soon the stone began to crack little by little, and light began to leak out through the cracks.

The tombstone shattered with a ‘paang’ sound, and a pillar of light appeared in its place.

” It’s pretty fancy this time? So where are the demons coming from? ”

” Well, at least prepare for it. You never know when it might come. ”

I was impressed by the gimmick of this tower where the stone explodes and a pillar of light comes out from its place, and Hyunseok started to prepare by looking around and wrapping his body in wind.

Next to her, Yeonseo also opened her magic book and began to take out summoned beasts.

” You said angel? I guess I should take out the KAWS series this time too. ”

Within moments, ice was created and a series of centaur-shaped Kauss were created, which began to circle around us and watch us closely.

After some time, the pillar of light gradually lost its luster, shrank, and soon disappeared.

But when I suddenly heard a ‘whoosh’ sound and looked up, I saw a large door in the sky that had opened, and a demon with a human-like form and wings, like the angels we are familiar with, had already emerged through it.

They were holding golden arrows and were in a firing position as if they were already firing at us.

” Tch! You fired right after you came out!? ‘Brittany! ‘ ”

I quickly deployed an area surrounding us and blocked the arrows they shot.

But the arrows were unexpectedly strong, as each time they collided with the area, the area’s shields appeared to shake so much that we could feel it.

At the same time, a loud drum-like sound could be heard, going ‘Tung! Tung! Toodoong!’

Before we could do anything, the angels already flying in the sky continued to pull their bows and shoot countless arrows at us.

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As the offensive continued for about thirty minutes, we were discussing what to do.

” Charlotte! Are you okay with holding on? ”

” Don’t worry. I’m not tired at all! What else can I do? I can’t just keep blocking them like this. ”

” That’s right. Even if you try to attack the summoned beast, there’s no way to deal with it if it keeps shooting arrows like that. ”

Not knowing that the ceiling of the temple was open, I thought it was just a pillar of light shining, which was a pretty big mistake.

” Hmm, Charlotte, can you open up some of this area for me? ”

” It would have been impossible a while ago, but now it is possible. ”

” Then, Yeonseo will take her summons and retreat to the back to check the situation, and I will try to slow down the arrows with the wind, so let’s attack them during that gap. ”

” Okay. ”

Yeonseo began to summon her summons, mounted one, and waited for me to open the territory.

” Haaaat! ”

Hyunseok started gathering wind in both hands and I adjusted the transparency of ‘Bretagne’ so that the guys couldn’t see what we were doing.

For a moment, the barrage of arrows stopped, but soon they began firing arrows again quickly as if it was nothing.

” Alright! Ready! ”

Hyunseok was holding a wide, disc-like whirlwind in both hands, and at his words, I made a hole behind us big enough for Yeonseo and her summons to pass through.

” Both of you be careful. ”

After saying that, Yeonseo rode off on her summons and escaped. Soon after, at Hyunseok’s words to release the territory, I released the territory and prepared the shield ‘Atlantes’ made of divine power in case of an unexpected situation.

Fortunately, the arrows did not rain down on Yeonseo, and I felt a little relieved when I saw them raining down on us.

” Lemoli Disco! ”

Hyunseok quickly shot a disc-shaped tornado he had made with both hands into the sky, and soon the tornado flew quickly, gradually increasing in size and absorbing all the flying arrows.

It flew straight towards the angels.

Soon, the two tornadoes grew larger and collided with each other. The area where they collided began to slowly sparkle, and soon a sound rumbled through the sky.

And the gradually coalescing vortex held light, and the light stretched out towards the angel holding a metal weapon.

” Wow, is that the lightning thing? Or is that something that can be done by controlling the wind? ”

” Haha, the phenomenon that can occur with the wind can be induced to some extent. Of course, the possibility of success like this isn’t that high, but I’m glad I succeeded in gambling~ ”

” What? No, you tried something that might or might not happen? ”

I slapped him on the back as he grinned in amazement and saw the rays of light shooting out from the sky and the movement of angels.

Since there were quite a few experienced guys, some of them avoided the attacks, but they were hit by the ice arrows that flew straight at them and fell down.

” Ah! By the way, where is the guy with the key?! ”

” Hey, isn’t that the guy with the red cloth wrapped around his body? While the others are yellow or blue, that guy is the only one with a red cloth wrapped around him. ”

” Got it! ”

I looked around and followed Hyunseok’s advice of pointing with his finger, and looked up at the sky. I found a guy covered in red cloth, fluttering a pair of pure white wings here and there, looking a little bewildered.

He created the spear of divine power, ‘Ardvar’, and fired it.

It was easy to hit the beam of light that Hyunseok had created in the direction where the guy was, as the guy had stopped moving for a moment after being hit by lightning.

Then, with a ‘bang!’ sound, the burning thing fell and something shiny fell towards us between them.

” What the heck? Fuck! ”

I jumped and grabbed the shiny thing, feeling the cold metal in my hand.

” Is this the key? ”

” I think that’s right. Look! The ones that were still there are disappearing. ”

At those words, I saw things that were still flying in the sky or falling after being struck by lightning, their bodies still breathing but unable to move, turning to dust and disappearing.

” Hmm, next time I think it would be better to prepare in advance and do a wide-range attack, or wait and see for a bit. ”

Hyunseok, who was looking at the disappearing guys and taking a thoughtful pose, soon began to think about what to do from the next island.

” Really? Hmm, if there are any tricky guys that we have to deal with, it’s better to kill the guy with the key quickly. ”

” Yeah, we might end up being disadvantaged if we just waste time, and since we don’t know how many islands we’ll have to visit in the future, it’s better to conserve some energy. ”

” That’s right. Oh! There’s Yeonseo too. ”

After Yeonseo joined us, we looked around the inside of the temple, but we couldn’t see the path to the next island, so we left the temple and investigated the surrounding area.

On the opposite side of the road we had come from was a door made of the same marble material as the temple.

” This is definitely the right door, but I don’t see a place to put the key? ”

While I was taking pictures, Yeonseo took her hand off the door and looked at me.

” What does Charlotte’s key look like? Can you show me? ”

” Yeah, here. It’s a pretty unique design. ”

The key I gave to Yeonseo was quite unusual in shape, just as I said.

It was a key carved in the shape of a tower, rather than having a sharp shark-like tooth at the bottom like a conventional key.

” I really think about this sometimes, but I don’t understand why even these small things are shaped like towers. ”

” But that’s why I think the top feels like an unknown territory to us. ”

Yeonseo and I were talking about the tower and investigating the door a bit more, and soon Yeonseo was putting the key here and there on the door and suddenly there was a ‘knock knock’ sound.

” Huh? The door is moving? ”

From where the key was placed, it gradually spread out into smaller cubic pieces, and soon a space appeared where the key could be inserted.

” Haa, this place is really tiring! ”

Yeonseo put the key in and turned it, annoyed. As soon as the key turned, the door absorbed the key and began to open.

” Hold on~ Is this just the beginning? ”

” So I feel more tired. ”

” Haha, but if we just deal with it quietly, considering this gimmick, we can finish it quickly. ”

” Hey, that’s setting up a flag! ”

Soon we were trapped in a wall of arrows and spears pouring down, unable to move and just defending ourselves.

” Look! This is what happens when you raise a flag!!!! ”