episode_0150

The Frogmen, who were swarming around as if they were gnawing away from the outside, were steadily being whittled down.

It wasn’t easy.

Because of their large number and intelligence, Frogman tried to surround the four warriors without stopping.

“A head-on breakthrough is not possible! Let’s step back!”

In such cases, Dora, with a wide view from behind, took command.

A moment where breathtaking moments were repeated.

-Kush… .

With the sound of the wind blowing, a green cloud flowed from the giant toad.

“It’s poisonous gas!”

“Should I survive with protection?”

“No. Then you will be surrounded.”

A moment to think about it for a moment.

“Protection spread-!”

Katarina, who was assisting from the rear, shouted.

Helena immediately wrapped a hemisphere around the entire group.

Right after that.

“Gust!”

As Katarina chanted, a gust of wind blew.

It wasn’t strong enough to hurt Frogman, but it was enough to send the poison cloud flying in the opposite direction of the group.

-Gurrr .

The toad twitched its chin in dissatisfaction.

“Once you exhale the gas, you cannot do so for a certain period of time.”

Lucia’s explanation.

“Good. Then let’s move right away.”

Dora’s command.

Again, the group moved.

Meanwhile, Vivian, who had been sitting down and assessing her stamina, got up feeling sorry.

“I will help now too.”

“Huh? No. Rest a little more.”

“But… .”

“I’m still cheerful so it’s okay. When you rest, you should definitely rest. In times like this, you can trust me and take shifts.”

Vivian forgot what to say when she saw the confident and confident woman.

Could this be a senior…? ?

In reality, the relationship between warriors was far from the utopia he had imagined in the past.

However, there was such an ideal senior in front of me now.

‘I want to be this kind of person to others… .’

Vivian was willing to leave Katarina in her care and rest, vowing to become a better person.

While waiting, I caught my breath and reviewed Scarlett and Sylvia’s education.

*

Before we knew it, Frockman was almost finished.

The proof was that the giant toad himself came forward.

-Kuruk… !

The long, thick pink tongue darted furiously.

At the end, there was Lucia.

-Whoosh!

Fortunately, I raised my sword to block it, but my tongue got wrapped around the sword.

“Qu… !”

Lucia quickly twisted the sword down, stuck it in the ground, and held on.

“Heu-!”

Dylan and Helena swung their weapons at the same time.

The tough tongue wasn’t even cut, but the sword was put down and retrieved to see if it was effective.

“You will be dirty… .”

Lucia glared at the sword.

There was poisonous saliva on it.

“What should I do now?”

“I will purify it!”

Helena placed her hand on the sword, emitting a soft light.

Then the sticky poison burned and disappeared.

“Better than Marco.”

While Dylan was admiring, Dora organized the remaining Frogmen.

“I will come again.”

As Dora said.

-Kuruk!

The giant toad spit something out.

Anyone could tell that the large green slime was poisonous.

“I don’t want to get hit!”

“I agree. Let’s avoid it.”

Helena chose evasion rather than defense, and everyone agreed.

Even if they block it by wrapping it in a hemispherical shape, if that sticky poison spreads around them, they will be stranded.

As soon as the venom fell, the toad fired several smaller venom shots.

“Let’s disperse!”

At Dora’s words, the four dispersed in different directions.

While dealing with Frogman, they also figured out the characteristics of toads.

A large body, a thick belly that touches the floor and drags.

Because of this, rotation is not free.

Poisonous liquid poured down like intermittent hail.

Lucia and Helena are on the left side of the toad.

Dylan and Dora turned to the right.

The moment you approach and try to swing your weapon.

-Kuddeukdeuk… . grasp!

The toad disappeared.

He jumped up from the spot with all his might.

It floated in the air, showing off a breathtaking weight, and slowly fell back to its original position.

“Lucia! Back!”

Helena and Lucia were able to react immediately because they had heard the pattern from Ian.

The two quickly retreated and hid behind Helena’s protection.

The toad fell, crushing the air.

– Kugwagwang!

The wet wild grass swayed, scattering dew in all directions.

The shock wave was enough to shake the corpses of the progmen lying nearby.

“Are you okay!”

“Thank you. After all, it’s Helena.”

Helena and Lucia were fine, though.

“Dylan!”

“Plague… . I never thought I could jump from there.”

It wasn’t Dylan.

Although Dylan was not directly crushed by the toad, the shock wave was offset and he suffered minor injuries.

Thanks to that, Dora was safe.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to spread out. First, let’s join our juniors.”

“Good idea.”

As he was about to move, the toad slowly turned his head and looked at Dora and Dylan.

Unfocused red eyes and teeth as ferocious as a saw.

It was so bloody.

at that time.

-bang!

A huge rock flew from somewhere and hit the toad in the face.

Vivian, who had regained her strength for a moment, used the lock shot.

“Now!”

While the toad was staggering, Dora and Dylan ran.

Meanwhile, Vivian was dumbfounded.

“You stumble a little after being hit by something that big… .”

It was a toad as strong as its size.

More powerful, denser magic was needed.

Meanwhile, Dora and Dylan quickly joined Helena and Lucia.

“Are you so happy to see you juniors?”

“So do we!”

Let’s say hello for a moment.

Dora protested, and the three rushed in.

The toad had not yet regained its bearings.

I had to feed him at least one before that.

An arrow imbued with electricity was fired.

-Shoot!

Along with the pounding sound, two swords and a mace also struck the toad.

but.

Arrows and maces slipped and failed to penetrate the tough black leather.

“Back!”

The toad slightly lifted its upper body and left foot together.

It was about to hit.

Because he was slow, he had enough time to step back and block it with Helena’s protection.

“Our junior is so reassuring.”

“Thank you!”

“Should we kick out Marco and bring him in?”

“Not bad.”

“Oh… .”

“Just kidding.”

There were several one-sided battles.

But even with all her might, all Helena could do was make the toad stumble.

There were no fatalities.

Lucia suddenly remembered the sword technique she had recently learned from Ian.

‘No matter how much you strengthen your body and weapons with mana, there is a physical limit to your destructive power. In order to go beyond this level, it is essential to learn sword techniques.’

‘But it’s not easy. It is difficult to release pure mana externally, rather than purifying it through magically schematic steps. There is quite a bit of recoil.’

‘Still, it has to be done. I believe Lucia will do it.’

At that time, Lucia once again realized her situation.

Kylie and Beatrice raise pure mana and release it with sword energy or arrows.

What kind of level are those two on?

Once again, I accepted that I had been quite arrogant in declaring war on Kylie in Galway.

But, I didn’t want to give up.

Although it is commonly referred to as sword energy, it ultimately releases pure mana through a weapon.

Helena was also learning the skill, but her progress was still slower than Lucia’s.

“Did you say Lucia?”

Dylan stepped forward.

“Can you use swordsmanship?”

“… Not yet.”

“I see.”

Dylan looked down at his sword and glared at the toad.

“Just two shots.”

“Yes?”

“Sword techniques I can use. Two feet. After that, your wizard Vivian over there and our penny wizard Katarina. We will all have to join together to fight.”

Dylan took a deep breath.

“I will break through the shield. I’ll leave the killing to you later.”

“Dylan… .”

Dora kept her mouth shut.

Although she had a wide perspective and quick judgment, she was not very strong in terms of the ‘firepower’ she could produce as a warrior.

It is powerful when there are many relatively weak enemies, but it is even more powerful when targeting a single strong enemy like this.

Dylan grinned at Lucia.

“So, pay attention. If you add a little more, you can definitely kill him.”

The toad shrank back.

The step away from the warrior was a preparatory movement for a big body strike.

Dylan didn’t wait.

“Inhale!”

He ran forward and cut down his sword precisely vertically.

-thud!

As the tip of the sword roughly struck the ground, a blue sword energy extended vertically.

The toad that was hit by the sword flinched.

It was different from before, when there was no effect.

Dylan didn’t wait and fired his sword again.

-Kruk… !

The two sword techniques were slightly different, but hit the same area.

It was the front leg of a toad.

The joints of my legs were torn and blood was flowing.

Lucia opened her eyes wide and looked.

Starting from the toes, the mana is drawn up and released, as if stacking it up one by one.

And I combined Carty’s advice.

‘Scattering…’ .’

As if my blood was boiling, something was heating up in my body.

It’s not hot.

Something that cannot be described in words.

A faint object that seemed impossible to catch becomes visible.

It reaches your fingertips.

If you take just one step, just one step… .

“Helena.”

“Yes!”

“Please help me.”

“Okay!”

Helena agreed without asking.

I liked that.

Whatever you ask, consent comes first.

They have that kind of relationship with each other.

Lucia saw Vivian in the distance, who had now recovered and stood up.

Even without saying anything, there was something we communicated just by making eye contact for a long time.

Even though we sometimes get into a strange fight because of Ian.

At least for the moment he stood on the battlefield, he was a trustworthy colleague.

*

The beginning was Helena.

She rested her shield on her elbow and held her mace in both hands.

One big room.

More than ever, a large and powerful shot was needed.

Lucia wanted it.

Although she didn’t land a fatal blow, she was the only one who shook the toad’s body.

Among the current fruits, Helena ranks first in terms of strength alone.

“Going!”

Helena ran at the signal.

The target is the side of the toad.

Lucia is looking at the front of the toad.

Helena and the toad’s sides get closer and closer.

Kick your legs as if you’re going to break the ground, activating the muscles of your entire body.

It may seem like you are slowing down due to your stiff body, but you must maintain your speed.

For the most powerful blow.

‘It takes more and greater strength than when I carried Ian on my back.’

By the time the toad got close to me.

-Quad!

The ground really caved in when I stepped on it.

“Huuu-! Humid!”

I stopped taking deep breaths and swung the mace with both hands with all my might.

-Wow!

For a moment, the air shook around the toad, and the toad’s body shook like a cruise ship hitting waves.

Helena didn’t stop.

This time, I extended my shield forward and deployed protection that maximized the reaction force.

The size was a little smaller, but it didn’t matter.

The purpose is to push.

“Hmm-!”

While maintaining my breathing from before, I push the toad.

-Kuddeuddeuk… .

At a very slow speed, the toad was pushed.

The massive body was being pushed and the ground was being plowed.

Although it is being pushed with semi-elasticity, it does not mean that the toad’s weight is not felt at all.

It’s breathtaking.

If it loses even the slightest strength, it may stop.

Even if it feels like your muscles are about to explode, you push on to your destination.

-thud!

Finally, the toad reached the wall.

The toad was trapped between Helena’s protection and the cliff.

It was Lucia’s turn.

Standing in front, she raised her sword and glared straight at the toad.

The toad’s mouth opened and venom came out.

As soon as Lucia dodged the attack, her tongue stretched out and grabbed her sword.

Lucia struggled with her strength and let go of her sword.

– Whilick!

The sword was swallowed along with the wrapped tongue.

“Sister Vivian!”

Summoning Vivian, drawing another sword, and surging with wind magic.

It all happened at the same time.

Lucia, who was flying high, swallowed her sword and looked straight down at the embarrassed toad.

The target is between the eyebrows.

This area is easier to pierce because the skin layer is thinner than other areas.

Weakness.

‘Scatter.’

Lightly, like shaking off dust.

When shooting sword energy, the sword is just a tool.

It is merely a medium for releasing mana.

At that moment, the sword was not important.

As if cutting through the air, gently.

Staring straight at the embarrassed toad, who was fumbling with his sword.

-Poof.

I swung my sword in the air.

Although it was slow to be seen, something of blue light shot out from her.

-Kwasik!

It wasn’t slow.

The smooth shape of the sword penetrated exactly between the toad’s eyebrows.

Lucia didn’t stop.

“Sister Vivian! Again!”

“Yes!”

Vivian cast the spell again.

The magic that Sylvia used to help Beatrice.

Gust, Gust.

A stinging wind drove Lucia down the firing line.

This time, the target is the toad’s forehead.

The spot where the sword was pierced was cracked and blood was leaking out, but it wasn’t enough.

It must be killed for sure.

“Inhale!”

The sword held in reverse was pulled down strongly.

-Grrr!

The toad cried violently, but could not escape.

This was thanks to Helena chewing her lips and maintaining protection and pushing forward.

Lucia held the sword tightly and pulled it further down.

Blood spurts through the tough tissue.

“Mr. !”

My arms are shaking.

The backlash from the first sword shot was enormous.

My body screams at me to lie down and rest immediately, but I stubbornly refuse.

Lucia held on with one hand and pulled out a dagger with the other hand.

It splits and spreads the torn skin and helps you go deeper.

Like slaughter.

At that time, Vivian sensed danger in the toad’s tail.

The struggling tail twitched as if aiming for something.

The angle and flexibility seem to be enough to hit Helena, who is stuck to her side.

If you do it wrong, the distance is so close that you might end up at the end of that tail.

Currently, Helena’s protection has been reduced in size due to its semi-elasticity, and she is preoccupied with containing the toads.

Vivian prepared her magic, recalling Sylvia’s training.

A clumsy one-shot is not acceptable.

There must be a certain magic that can be stopped.

One day, Sylvia ordered something like this.

‘run.’

‘Neeh?’

‘run. ‘Until I can’t run.’

So I ran.

After running to the point where her entire body was shaking, Sylvia instructed Vivian to hold her breath.

It was going to be hard, but I did it.

‘Phew! ‘I can’t do any more!’

‘It was like that before.’

‘It’s real this time!’

‘Yes, that’s the feeling.’

‘Nehe… ?’

‘Even if I don’t think I can do it anymore, I compress my mana to the limit thinking I can do it. Densely, like weaving cloth.’

How can you increase the density of magic?

That was the answer to that question.

Vivian controlled her breathing through the training she learned from Scarlett and Sylvia, compressing her mana to the limit in a short period of time.

The moment I was about to use the magic, the toad’s back twitched as if it was about to spout poison.

Vivian didn’t have to think.

“Vortex, Updraft.”

Katarina used the wind to raise the spewing poison gas higher.

Vivian cast the spell with peace of mind.

‘Ice Spear.’

fired.

The ice spear stuck in the joint of the tail where it was about to be swung.

-Keee!

The toad’s tail was stuck to the floor.

It was stronger than any ice spear I had ever used in my life.

‘Is Sylvia using something like this so easily? .’

Around the time Vivian felt dizzy.

Finally, the toad’s eyebrows parted.

Lucia slipped and cut the toad’s upper jaw vertically and fell into its mouth.

“Huh, huh… .”

The odor is strong.

Not only does it smell, it must also be toxic.

I have to go out, but my legs are shaking.

It feels like something is boiling in that abyss-like throat.

Probably poison.

I said I should stay away from Ian because he would self-destruct before he died.

I have no strength in my legs.

The moment I staggered back and almost collapsed.

Something solid supported my lower back.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

A low, dependable, familiar voice was heard.

Ian.

Why does it seem like it’s been such a long time?

Without even a moment to turn around, he grabbed her waist and ran away.

He fell from quite a height, but he landed stably and ran.

Lucia put her arms around his neck and leaned against him comfortably.

“Well, I did well… .”

“Sooner or later, I will win too.”

“A… . Nonsense… . Still, I feel good… .”

When Ian got far enough away, a wall of ice popped up in the shape of trapping the toad.

Vivian and Katarina built a double wall.

“Uh, I’m dizzy… .”

Helena was rescued by sticking to Dora’s side.

Dylan was saved by Katarina and Marco.

-pop!

The giant toad hunt has ended.