episode_0147

– Crack!

Monsters were basically creatures that could control demon energy. What this meant was that it could tear down the giant soldier’s magic barrier and inflict damage to its body.

Most of the subjugation team knew such facts after learning them at the academy, but knowledge in theory and practice were different.

Several members who had blind faith in the strength of the magic barrier tried to block the monster’s attack with a tough barrier, but ended up in great trouble.

Although the external armor of the Giant God Soldier was strong, it was impossible to block the attacks of monsters strengthened with demonic energy without causing any damage.

The outer armor was torn like a piece of paper, and several arms suffered serious damage, including falling off.

Fortunately, no one suffered damage to the legs or knee joints, which are directly related to mobility. It was extremely dangerous to have low mobility in this urgent situation where monsters were surrounding and rushing around.

Gilbert cut down all the monsters charging at him from all directions with his iron sword and hurried to kill even one more monster.

When I glanced around, I saw Brynhild, who could be said to be a combat specialist, assisting his platoon members and steadily reducing the number of monsters.

I guess I can leave that to you.

Aside from Brynhild, the platoon commanded by Gilbert had Hans, Illen, Lily, and Camilla performing brilliantly.

As Angelina, who has a wide perspective, deployed them at the right place and supported platoon members in danger, the rate of damage to giant soldiers was significantly reduced compared to other platoons.

If Gilbert had participated, he would have been able to completely stop the monsters, but he didn’t do that.

There was a strong feeling that more than half of the punitive force was still confused by the monsters’ sudden attack. The cadets who served as commanders were trying to control them somehow, but they were also beginners who had no experience in combat.

Because of this, the formation was distorted little by little, and the number of units of the Giant God Soldiers attacked by the monsters was gradually increasing.

With monsters still pouring out, if a hole were created in any of the platoons that were holding on, or if the platoon’s own blocking defense line collapsed, the entire punitive force was in danger.

So what Gilbert had to do here was to reduce their burden.

[road. The number of monsters will be displayed on the minimap.]

CT-777, which has access to Gilbert’s system, additionally displayed the number of remaining monsters on the minimap. As I visually checked the number of remaining monsters on the mini-map, which displays the surrounding environment limited to the observation area, I saw a clear goal.

However, the problem was that the number was not normal.

“CT. It seems like the number of monsters is increasing, is that true?”

[right. Currently, the number of monsters is increasing starting from here.]

Damn it.

Gilbert cursed softly and pulled the control stick. The purpose was to deal with at least one more animal while there was still room in the horsepower battery.

When the first monster number was displayed at the top of the mini map, I thought it was a decent number. Although there was still some confusion, the 1st platoon was maintaining its formation well, and that sense of stability was gradually spreading to the other platoons.

However, when I looked closely at the mini-map, I saw that the number of monsters being counted increased over time. Although the number was not explosively increasing by the dozens, it was increasing at the most by a dozen.

It’s not good.

That’s what Gilbert thought while chopping up a medium-sized monster.

Fortunately, no large monsters have appeared yet, so we were somehow able to maintain the balance, but if even large monsters appeared, the difficult balance could have been broken.

No, if a large monster appears, the balance will definitely be broken. It was not difficult to deal with large monsters even while riding a giant god soldier.

Trying to somehow erase his anxious thoughts, Gilbert swung his sword and poured out his magical armament.

[road. It seems like a large monster is approaching.]

“Looks like you got lucky.”

I couldn’t bear it without saying a word. Gilbert chewed his lip as the large monster slowly appeared and opened a private communication magic channel to Seraphina.

[What’s going on?]

“It looks like a large monster has appeared.”

[The situation is getting worse.]

Seraphina’s expression also changed unfavorably. To deal with large monsters, you need three elite giant knights to reliably subdue them.

Including her, there were a total of three knights with such skills in this punitive force.

However, considering that those three were needed to maintain the front line against medium-sized monsters, they could not be taken out separately.

In the end, it was safe to say that there were no giant soldiers to deal with large monsters.

Seraphina grabbed the control stick and opened her eyes.

[There is an order from Commander Gilbert.]

“Please order.”

Gilbert looked at her eyes and guessed the order she was going to give.

I flinched a few times to keep my mouth from leaving, but I couldn’t take the time.

[Prevent the approach of large monsters.]

In fact, it was no different from an order to die.

Dealing with a large monster alone was the most dangerous thing Gilbert had ever done.

It was just as dangerous when dealing with dozens of giant monsters and when dealing with spherical giant monsters with your bare body, but large monsters were even more dangerous.

However, in the current situation, the only alternative for Seraphina was Gilbert. It was heartbreaking to ask him to find a place to die, but retreat was inevitable since a large monster had appeared.

It was important to call in reinforcements, and to do that we needed someone to bide our time.

“Okay.”

Gilbert grasped the current situation and readily accepted the order. The order given by Seraphina may have been unreasonable from his perspective, but when looked at from the overall perspective, it was a reasonable and bold decision.

– Boom! thud!

An earth-shattering sound began to be heard in the distance.

The tree suddenly broke, and the flying monsters sitting on the broken tree flew up into the sky in shock.

[Well, that…]

[What is that…?]

The sound of trees breaking grew closer, and soon a large monster approaching the punitive force appeared.

– Kwawawaa!

[Ugh!]

[Big!]

The vicious roar it made while looking at the sky contained demonic energy. It was full of an evil energy that shook the listener’s soul and made him feel psychologically upset and confused.

Fear.

It was a widespread status ailment technique used by high-ranking monsters.

[Keep your wits about you!]

Seraphina could not come to her senses and shouted at the confused subjugation team members.

Even medium-sized monsters were still attacking.

Losing one’s mind in this situation was no different from sacrificing one’s life.

There were some cadets who came to their senses after hearing her shout, but most of them had not yet come to their senses.

This had nothing to do with their will. Monster Peers specialized in maximizing the fear of creatures that did not possess demonic energy and causing mental confusion. If you haven’t reached a certain level, it’s not easy to resist.

Gilbert decided that no time should be lost here.

“CT. Set a goal.”

[I will start setting goals.]

“The goal is to subdue large monsters.”

[check. target. Subdue large monsters. We will begin support.]

As soon as he heard CT-777’s words, Gilbert raised his iron sword and rushed towards the large monster.

It would not be an easy fight, but as always, Gilbert’s eyes did not waver.

***

[Ian! Wake!]

“Pfft!”

Ian barely came to his senses when he heard Presia’s shout.

I already knew that a large monster was approaching due to Precia’s warning, but I was unable to prevent the large monster from being hit by a fierce attack.

Although Ian’s skills have been growing explosively these days, he is not yet at a level where he can shake off the fear of large monsters.

Fortunately, Presia had prepared in advance and was able to escape Peer’s influence quickly, but her condition did not return to its original state.

It was difficult for Ian to endure a peer that contained such a strong magical energy at his current level.

Still, Ian came back to his senses enough to take a breath and quickly looked at the situation.

Aside from him, cadets who were influenced by Peer were seen here and there.

Ian, who was the commander of a platoon, hurriedly took out his iron sword and helped a platoon member in danger.

“Why did a monster suddenly appear?”

[calm down. The appearance of a monster is unexpected, but you must not lose your cool.]

“I know. But the situation… . Pfft! It’s not good!”

He cut the body of the hound dog in half with his sharp teeth and pulled the control stick roughly.

He was able to deal with large monsters without difficulty, but it was very difficult to deal with monsters even if they were only mid-level monsters.

There was no major problem in dealing with Presia’s intensive training, but as the number increased, anxiety began to increase.

“By the way. What happened to that large monster from earlier?”

[…That bastard went to deal with him.]

“What? Is that possible on your own?”

[It would be better to see this than to say it.]

Presia displayed what she was observing on one screen. There, Gilbert’s giant soldier was seen fighting a huge monster.

“Oh..Uger?”

Although it looked similar to an ogre, its size seemed to be three times larger than a typical ogre. The guy with dark red skin due to the influence of demon energy was a variant that was intimidating just by looking at it.

He uprooted a large tree and used it as a club, and the black color made it look like he was channeling demonic energy into the tree.

– Coo!

When the narrowly missed attack hit the ground, the surrounding area was destroyed. It seemed impossible to dare to counter that attack even with the giant soldier’s iron sword.

“You’re okay with that alone, right?”

Ian again slammed the head of the charging monster into the ground with the left arm of the Giant God Soldier that was not holding a sword, then aimed the fire lance at its head and fired.

After confirming that he had been crushed by the magic armament thrown at him from zero distance, he threw the monster he was holding at another monster that was rushing at him.

[I don’t know. I think that idiot will be able to buy time somehow…]

“Damn it! That guy can’t do it alone!”

Ian shouted irritably.

He didn’t like the current situation.

While some people were unable to come to their senses, others were charging at the monster ogre without hesitation. The sense of entitlement and defeat that came from that difference hurt Ian’s heart.

[Ian you. Don’t think it’s weird. Right now, I can’t completely shake off the influence of the peer, so the synchronization rate of the Giant God Soldier is not good. Do you know that?]

“Then, you want me to watch that guy, Gilbert, act alone? You can never do that!”

[Ian! I said it couldn’t be done!]

Presia shouted and stopped Ian, but Ian’s giant soldier had already jumped forward.

[Keep your position as Commander Ian!]

It was the moment when Ian’s shortcomings, which Gilbert had been worried about, came to light.

Blinded by sympathy and jealousy, he rushed towards the monster Ogre, ignoring Presia’s dissuasion and Seraphina’s orders.

If Gilbert can do it, so can I!

He poured out his magic power with his blazing eyes.

His characteristic skills activated more fiercely than ever and began to aid his control.

He was born to be a protagonist.

In an era where giant soldiers were the mainstream, he learned the characteristic skills related to controlling giant soldiers, and also acquired a super artificial intelligence called Presia.

This couldn’t have happened if he wasn’t the main character. The world had chosen him and was urging him to move forward.

He arrived right in front of the monster Ogre and gathered as much mana as he could. Blue magic began to flow through the iron sword, and the sword moved along the best sword path learned from Presia.

If I cut this monster ogre in front of me in half, I could make up for everything and turn it back.

He was able to regain the honor and praise he deserved.

Yes, he is a hero.

He was a warrior who appeared in mythology.

He repeated, swinging his sword.

All I had to do was cut down the monster ogre with a single sword and grab my bright future.

– Cough?

“What…?”

The sword wielded by Ian’s giant soldier was blocked by a thick barrier of demonic energy.

Ian froze at something he had never even thought about.

Why?

Why couldn’t I cut it down?

Did you infuse enough magic power into it?

Question after question continued.

Presia was shouting that it was dangerous, but it did not reach Ian’s ears.

– Kwawawa!

The monster Ogre recognized Ian, who had attacked him, and swung its black club.

It was a light movement, as if chasing away an annoying fly.

It was only when Ian came to his senses that the huge demonic club came close.

It’s already too late to avoid it.

His actions were sluggish due to excessively raising his mana due to his abnormal condition.

He could not control his trembling hands and just stared blankly at the club.

For a brief moment, a flash of light passed before his eyes.

– Quaaaang!

“Pfft!”

The giant soldier shook violently. He hit his head against the wall a few times, but managed to stay conscious and monitor the situation.

[you idiot! what are you doing! Come to your senses!]

“Pressia..?”

Considering that he had been hit by a magic club, the condition of the giant soldier was not as bad as expected.

Did he block that demonic club unconsciously?

Ian had such hope, but he soon despaired when he saw the situation in front of him.

“Why… . you… ?”

He could only mutter like that in a daze.

Beyond the main screen, Gilbert’s giant soldier was seen flying away after being hit by a magic club.