episode_0121

Zot has been neutralized, and Marona is in the sky at a loss due to the heat of the fire. There are only two bosses left. It’s just Pete and Moglam.

However, Moglam does not attack. No, it cannot attack. This is because Philia, whom he is most wary of, is watching the queen from above.

So now the only boss attacking directly is Pete, and he is digging in the ground to infiltrate the camp through the underground.

It’ll probably arrive in a few minutes.

“Go and tell Mr. Philia that it’s time.”

“Yes!”

I gave instructions to the driver nearby. The knight ran towards the room where Philia was sitting.

‘The fire’s firepower is considerable, so it goes out quickly. When the fire goes out, Marona will attack, and eventually we will be annihilated.’

Therefore, we should not delay any longer.

‘We must kill him quickly and quickly.’

Before I knew it, the driver arrived at Bangbeok and told Philia what I said. At this, Philia slowly turned her head and looked at me.

I nodded lightly.

Then, in an instant, Philia disappeared.

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Kaang–!

Sword and sword clashed and a flash of light erupted.

Even though the black knight was quite far away, he quickly closed the distance and aimed at the queen. No one here could react to her speed.

Except me.

‘It’s strong as expected. But if I am who I am now, I can endure it.’

The Black Knight looked embarrassed. This isn’t the first time I’ve crossed swords with her. However, this was the first time I had blocked her sword without any hesitation.

‘Is this the power of the magic sword?’

A magic sword given by a cat person to the queen. The enormous amount of magic energy contained in that sword made the legion even stronger.

I also gained great strength through demonic energy, and was able to withstand the Black Knight.

“Is this your strategy? Unfortunately, I guess I didn’t expect that I had become stronger.”

“……”

The Black Knight made no reply. But that silence alone was a sufficient answer.

“Queen. This is your chance to kill the Black Knight.”

“Okay. I will summon Marona. I will also lend you my group, so join together and kill the black knight.”

“Order received.”

The Queen’s group, made up of the elite of the elite, surrounded the Black Knight. And Marona also led the crowd and covered the sky.

The Black Knight wore a mask. The peculiar-looking mask that the knights always wore was equipment that allowed them to withstand not only Marona’s paralyzing poison but also Pete’s scent.

“Black Knight. We already know that the mask has its limitations. Do you honestly think you can deal with us alone? Surrender now and throw away your sword. Then at least I will kill you without pain.”

The Queen showed mercy to the Black Knight. However, the Black Knight remained completely silent.

You don’t accept mercy. That’s foolish.

The road back to their territory is already blocked. No matter how much the Black Knight is, it is impossible to win alone against the Queen’s group of elites and Marona’s group that fills the sky. As long as I stand there, assassinating the queen is also impossible.

‘ruler. Are you going to resist to the end and die miserably? Or is there something else they’re trying to do?’

Although it is an advantageous situation, you must be cautious when dealing with a strong person. In particular, people who are prepared to give up their lives are more dangerous than you can imagine.

‘If you attack Donggwi Jin-jin with determination… .’

I too must be prepared to give up my life.

But contrary to my worries,

fault-.

The Black Knight chose to flee. And in the exact opposite direction of his territory.

“You are urging people. Moglam. Hurry and chase the black knight.”

“……That is not possible, Queen. Unless I know what they’re after, I can’t leave the queen’s side.”

“Hmm… . That too. Then I will send Marona instead. Anyway, as long as their territory is burning, there’s nothing they can do.”

I don’t know what their intentions are, but I know they’re not foolish enough to pull off such an obvious trick. There is a good chance that all of this is a trap. That’s why I wanted to keep as many soldiers by the queen’s side as possible.

But at the same time, it is a golden opportunity to kill the enemy’s greatest strength, the Black Knight. The Queen would not want to miss this opportunity.

In the end, to find a compromise, it makes sense for Marona’s group, which is currently unable to do anything due to the fire, to pursue the Black Knight.

Above all, Marona’s group has an advantage in compatibility with the Black Knight. The sword cannot reach them who are high in the sky. Even if you use sword skills, it is impossible to hit Marona through so many soldiers.

Sending Marona does not mean that the Queen’s reputation will become poor. Since I can handle even the Black Knight, the chances of being penetrated by other knights are extremely low.

“That’s an excellent judgment.”

The Queen’s judgment is extremely reasonable. My worries are just excessive.

Buuung–!

Marona’s group all flew in pursuit of the black knight. The sound of countless bees flying echoed through the sky, and the dark sky became empty.

“Phew… .”

Marona’s group disappeared, and the queen sighed. The reason is probably because of the hordes of Zot attacking their territory.

“Moglam.”

“Yes, queen.”

“I guess I’ll have to give orders directly to those idiots.”

“Okay. I will protect you.”

Soldiers without intelligence must give orders directly to each and every one of them, but no matter how much the queen is, she cannot give orders to all the soldiers one by one. Therefore, a leader was born, and each group was formed.

This method is more effective than giving orders directly from the queen when the leader leads the group as cleverly as Marona.

However, on the other hand, if the leader is stupid, the group also has the fatal disadvantage of becoming stupid.

A group of Zots who lost their numerical superiority by insisting on a narrow entrance is a good example of their shortcomings.

So in the end, the Queen decided to give orders directly to Zot’s group. My role is to protect the queen, who becomes defenseless while giving orders.

‘Even if the Black Knight is away, he cannot let down his guard.’

We must protect the queen.

In order not to be abandoned by the owner.

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“Monsters are rushing towards the barrier!”

It seems that the queen is slowly starting to intervene.

Monsters are stupid. Therefore, the leader directly controls the monsters. Like a real army, one individual cannot control all soldiers, so it is the same concept as having several generals.

But the problem arises when the general is incompetent. When I opened the door, the stupid Zot just charged towards the door without any suspicion. Lead all the monsters.

The knights only had to deal with 2-3 monsters at a time as they had to squeeze through the narrow door. Because of this, Zot’s group was unable to properly utilize its overwhelming numerical superiority and was wasted.

Naturally, there was no way the queen would just ignore this frustrating situation, so she began manipulating the group of Zots herself.

‘Now it’s phase 2.’

The camp’s defenses are high and strong, and are surrounded by barbed wire that is effective even against monsters. But all of this is meaningless in front of numbers.

The monsters charge towards the barrier. Regardless of whether you get impaled on the barbed wire or not, just charge. Stepping on the corpse of a dead monster, another monster climbs on it. Another person gets impaled on barbed wire and dies. If you keep repeating this, the mountain of corpses is completed.

And when enough mountains of corpses accumulate, even high barriers and barbed wire become ineffective.

It takes time for corpses to pile up. Because there are knights waiting on the wall, it is possible to block monsters coming over to some extent. But even that is limited to a few tens of minutes at most.

Once the critical point is crossed, monsters will come from all directions, and a melee begins. No matter how many times you kill them, your physical strength will be eaten away by endless monsters, and the end, of course, will be annihilation. It’s game over.

‘I’ll just hold on as long as I can, and if I can’t, I’ll find another way.’

The purpose of this war is to gather information. This is to find out whether the strategy I came up with is effective against the bosses and what the strength of the knights is.

Therefore, there is no need to focus on victory. In the first place, in a real strategy, you will kill as many bosses as possible before starting a war.

‘Anyway, the time has come.’

The tiger said it would come if I told it to, and plant-type monsters began to come out of the ground.

“Weeding team! Ready!”

At the shout of Liza, who returned to my side, the weeding team all gathered around me and drew their swords.

“The only thing you need to worry about is feet. Don’t panic even if the scent explodes. This is not his territory. It takes time to become addicted.”

“””Yes!”””

Lastly, cautions were engraved once more. The team was made up of only shy knights, but knights are knights, so they were full of spirit as soon as they entered battle.

After numerous plant-type monsters crawled out, their leader, Pete, also appeared across from us.

In an instant, the surrounding area was covered with Pete’s vines, and flower buds blooming from the stems began to burst one by one.

“You don’t even wear a mask. It’s a foolish choice, humans.”

Pete laughed at us with an arrogant expression.

But that smile didn’t last long.

Cheeek—.

“Ugh… !? What is this… !?”

Peat’s stems and vines began to wither rapidly.

“The herbicide’s performance is certain.”

After going through several retries, I figured out where the pit would pop out. There was a margin of error, but in general, the pits popped out in similar locations, and I mixed some of the special herbicide I painstakingly prepared into the dirt at the bottom.

The vines began to wither due to the strong herbicide, and Pete frowned and shouted urgently.

“Hurry and kill them!”

At Pete’s command, monsters attacked, and enchanting scents began to erupt from all directions.

There is no need to worry about the scent yet. In order to make the knights addicted to the charm scent, you have to make them inhale a fairly large amount, and unless it is their territory, it will take time to make them drink that much of the charm scent.

Normally, Pete would have leisurely taken his time and toyed with the knights. But now Pete is in a hurry.

I know that the herbicide diluted in water and mixed into the soil alone cannot kill Pete, but Pete himself does not know that.

Who would be able to stay calm while watching their own body wither away in real time? There may be people who can, but at least not Pete.

Suddenly! Suddenly!

Pit’s plant monsters were helplessly cut down by the knights.

The plant monsters themselves are not that strong. Even the hordes of Zot, each of whom are the top predators of the Eastern Continent, are overwhelmed by the knights one-on-one. What can they do, much less those who are much weaker than the hordes of Zot?

It is especially disadvantageous for local merchants. In Pit’s territory, which was covered with all kinds of plants, it was difficult to distinguish between normal plants and monsters, and since monsters could use nearby plants to attack, the environment itself was in fact the enemy.

But this is the base camp of the Knights. It is an open area with no plants and only a few buildings.

Here, Pete’s group are not monsters, but just weeds.

Just a weed that is helplessly weeded out by knights.

“Quickly! I mean kill! Come on!!!”

Pete lost his composure and began to lose his temper with his subordinates.

‘You look like you’re suffering a lot. Still, is the reason you don’t run away because of your loyalty to the queen?’

Whatever the reason, Pete doesn’t run away. However, since he cannot just wait for us to become addicted, he has no choice but to use his hidden secret.

It is spraying the enchanting scent concentrated in the body directly on us.

In order to do this, the mouth inevitably opens, and the focus is on pulling out the undiluted liquid, making one defenseless.

fault-!

One of the knights who was closely watching Pete’s movements jumped high from his spot. And he threw the medicine bottle he had hidden in his arms right into Pete’s mouth.

Clink–.

The vial broke in his mouth, and Pete’s face instantly distorted.

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The undiluted herbicide poured into his mouth instantly withered Pete’s body. As that handsome face withered and became ugly and distorted, I started to chuckle without realizing it.

“Nenooom–! kill… ! Definitely!!!!”

After a desperate scream, Pete collapsed. The withered stems became crispy and crumbly, and the captivating scent that kept bursting out suddenly stopped.

‘I don’t know why I’m so obsessed with my appearance, but that obsession has become toxic.’

If you had calmly observed the symptoms, you would have realized that it was not fatal. His obsession with appearance did not allow his body to wither away.

I’m not particularly curious as to why I became so obsessed with my appearance. The boy’s story is none of my business.

The monsters lost control and began to run away in confusion. First of all, the weed control team will take care of it to some extent, but there is no major problem if you leave it as is.

Anyway, they are all going to be trampled and trampled by the group of Zots who have crossed the barrier.

Anyway, I defeated Pete easier than I thought. It’s a good thing you worked hard to make Olivia’s herbicide.

I stepped on Pete’s fallen body and pulverized it.

“Fit cut.”

You can’t just trust the face and act like a fool.