episode_0157

“Junior, I think we’re in big trouble?”

“It seems like it’s such a big deal that it’s hard to handle.”

Dora and Lucia exchanged jokes, but it was not a situation worth joking about.

Wide grassland.

Centaurs, monsters in the shape of humans and horses, wielding swords and spears surrounding them on all sides.

They were the subordinates of the commander of the 1st Corps.

The combination of a horse’s body and a human’s upper body was bizarre, but the fact that the face was made of wood made it even more creepy.

They cornered and hunted down the warriors with their quick mobility.

As the terrain was open, they lurked and waited for us to ambush us, and even our allies in the rear disappeared, leaving us helpless.

‘Don’t get excited.’

Ian said that before leaving.

I was complacent.

I should have been suspicious that my opponent was backing down too easily.

Since there was no order to retreat, I decided to join the other warriors and go a little further for exploration purposes.

It was all a mistake.

Blinded by an easy victory, that too was a form of excitement.

“Damage!”

Along with Dora’s shout, an arrow flew from behind.

Lucia hurriedly bowed down.

An arrow passes overhead.

Even if it didn’t charge, the centaur didn’t give any time to rest as it fired its bow like this.

The other warriors around were also in a mess.

“There won’t be any reinforcements around, right?”

“Maybe.”

I tried to contact other warriors, including Ian, through the video mirror, but no one reached me.

It was clear that something was happening at the gate as well.

‘I have to go back quickly… .’

Lucia saw a point in the siege.

Fortunately, this place has a lower density of monsters than other places.

‘One shot of sword energy left. ‘Can I see through it?’

“Everyone, wake up.”

“Huh?”

“I will break through, so you all can run away. When you encounter allies, ask for support… .”

“Too reckless!”

Just then, the Centaurs, who had been narrowing the siege little by little, began to charge.

Lucia didn’t answer and ran straight out.

If you can attack and eliminate even one animal first, an escape route may be created.

‘… ‘I haven’t told Ian yet.’

There is no time to think about this or that.

The situation is too urgent.

The moment you hold your sword tightly and try to raise your mana.

‘… uh?’

The centaurs suddenly changed direction and started running away.

However, only the centaur in front of him maintained his charge.

The centaur was so focused on Lucia that he couldn’t pay attention to his surroundings.

‘Something is coming…’ !’

Lucia quickly planted her legs on the ground.

It skidded due to inertia and then stopped.

Right after that.

-bang!

The centaur running towards him exploded.

To be exact, something fell from the sky and collided with the centaur.

Like a comet.

‘what… ?’

You can’t see what it is because it’s covered in dust.

Eventually, when the dust cleared, golden blonde hair and dazzling silver armor were revealed.

A voice mixed with laughter said.

“You said you would beat me, but what if you are wandering around in a place like this?”

A woman with a harsh tone of voice and a sharp and fierce look that matches her.

Kylie stepped out through the dust.

“You… .”

“Hmm.”

Kylie looked back and forth between Lucia and the center of the siege, then glanced around again.

The centaurs hesitated and tried to widen the distance.

“You guys, where are you running away?”

“How do we get here…? .”

“What… . I didn’t come here knowing that. We ran into each other while pushing from the east.”

Kylie grinned at Lucia.

“Still, I liked the feeling of death.”

“… … .”

“I don’t have time. Tell everyone to come here and hide.”

What Kylie pointed to was the hole created when she fell.

“Just hide, and I will take care of it. I’ll tell you in advance, don’t be arrogant. This is not a situation for you to step forward.”

Lucia laughed.

“Who says this? Because my life is precious too, right?”

Soon, people quickly gathered in the pit.

Lucia was dumbfounded as she hid.

How can you make a hole like this in the ground with your bare body and still be fine?

Are you human?

The gathered warriors whispered.

“Kylie, is that really Kylie?”

“They said they were in a no-man’s land, but they’ve already come this far… .”

“Tsk. Even if you don’t like what he’s doing, he’s a person with certain skills… . Didn’t he recently get a special prosthetic hand?”

“Will we get to see Kylie give it her all…? .”

Everyone spoke hopefully.

Lucia peeked her eyes out of the pit and observed the outside.

Kylie was already in the very center of the siege.

‘How on earth are we going to fight?’

I saw it during the sea dragon subjugation battle, but it was different in many ways from now.

It was just ice formed on the sea, and it had no arms.

Lucia asked Ian the other day.

What kind of warrior is Kylie?

It may be difficult to say to Ian, but Lucia needed to know.

Because he will protect Ian, not just Kylie.

Contrary to Lucia’s expectations, Ian answered obediently.

‘I was born with physical abilities that are beyond the normal range.’

Kylie’s greatest talent, according to Ian.

Just overwhelming physicality.

Unrivaled physical ability that makes it embarrassing to even classify him as a ‘superhuman’ like others.

‘How outstanding is it… .’

Lucia concentrated.

Kylie, standing in the center, took a stance as if she was going to swing her sword wide and took a deep breath.

“Shh… .”

The wind flowed through her.

The ground is shaking.

Lucia lowered her posture and watched with her hands on the ground to avoid being blown away by the wind.

The wind is getting stronger.

Hair flies everywhere.

Now it had become a gust of wind that felt like it would cut me, and I was being sucked into Kylie.

‘Is it wind magic?’

no.

I realized this while observing Kylie.

She was just breathing.

“Hmm… .”

An insane physical ability to suck in all the surrounding air with just a deep breath.

It was so strong that not only the surrounding centaurs but also the monsters in the air were all caught up in the wind and were sucked into Kylie.

If it weren’t for the pit, not only Lucia but also the warriors would have been caught in it.

‘Wow, crazy… . ‘Are you a real person?’

Around the time Lucia was shocked.

“Inhale!”

Kylie stopped breathing.

Breathing that creates a gust of wind, and the ability to instantly burn the oxygen contained in the lungs along with mana and convert it into energy.

Hyperventilation and combustion.

Kylie’s appearance was hidden by the group of demons that had been sucked in.

Right after that.

-bang!

Dozens of thin sword blades tore and spread in all directions.

It was an enormous amount of sword energy, like a skein of thread being loosely released.

The monsters that flocked to Kylie were blown away by the explosion and fell to pieces in the sword.

It rained blood and flesh.

In the midst of it all, Kylie was standing firmly.

The sight of him sweeping away his blood-soaked hair was so cruel that it was artistic.

Kylie saw the pit.

She made eye contact with Lucia and smiled.

“Return first. I’ll give you cover.”

*

“D, Dylan!”

Vivian shouted urgently.

Dylan, who had just used his sword once, put his hand on his sword and gasped.

“I will stop this place, so take other survivors with you and run away… .”

“Ha, but… .”

“Think rationally. Me and many of you. Who is more important?”

“… … .”

Vivian had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

This is a battlefield where one must not be swayed by personal emotions.

‘If only I were a little stronger… .’

Are you saying it’s still not enough?

It may not simply be a matter of skill.

It was as if they knew the advance force was coming.

Unfortunately, at that point, there was no follow-up team and no contact with other places.

This means that the strategy was discovered.

More than dozens of species and hundreds of monsters surround the surroundings.

Among them was an infantryman belonging to the 2nd Corps, and a bipedal crocodile monster named ‘Sebek’.

Around the time Vivian came to her senses.

A path of ice appeared across the top of the siege and stretched out like a rainbow in front of me.

Vivian could not hide her joy at the technology she was so familiar with.

“Silvia!”

As expected, it was Sylvia who came down on the ice.

When a wizard with flying navy hair appeared, even the warriors who had lost their will to fight smiled brightly.

“It’s Sylvia!”

“The wizard of disaster has arrived!”

Sylvia looked around the area and found Vivian crying.

“Silvia, I, I… . I worked hard… . really… .”

Weakness is sad.

Knowing that it is inevitable makes me even more angry.

Sylvia also understands that feeling.

The feeling of helplessness was close to her now.

Sylvia said as if comforting her.

“It’s okay. Don’t forget about today’s work, just work harder.”

Whether it’s failure, hatred, or love.

If you can use it as a growth engine, you should do so.

“Rest now. Because I came here.”

Sylvia raised her staff high.

“Hurricane.”

The calm weather turned violent in the blink of an eye.

The wind blows fiercely, and heavy rain falls from the sky.

The weather became such that it was difficult to keep my eyes open.

The ground was soaked.

Sylvia said as she planted her cane on the floor.

“Radius, Storm Surge.”

A spreading tsunami.

The spell was realized like a miracle.

With Sylvia and the heroes at the center, a tall tsunami surged and rushed outward at once.

Like ripples caused by a rock dropped into a lake, the advancing tsunami engulfed the surroundings.

“… … .”

The tsunami that rises above the ground moves forward, leaving behind only water.

The man-made disaster was bizarre.

Vivian quietly watched the magic.

Sylvia blurted out.

“Slowly you can see it?”

“… … .”

“It may seem far away now, but it will be soon. Growth usually goes up like stairs.”

So, quickly get over yourself.

Sylvia was saying that.

When the tsunami swallowed up all the monsters, Sylvia cast magic again.

“Ice Field.”

Then, the tsunami near Sylvia quickly froze outwards.

Of course, the monsters caught in the tsunami were frozen solid.

It was a field made of ice.

Sylvia said as if it was no big deal.

“Now let’s go.”

*

Katy looked ahead with a sullen expression.

An entity that is significantly larger than other centaurs.

1st Legion Commander, Knight Centaur.

The enemy, whose arms consisted of huge lances, was quite strong.

In particular, that arm was large, strong, and flexible, so it was not easy to aim at the side or back.

I wanted to do it quickly and go see Ian.

It’s been so long since we fell apart that I already miss you like this.

It just felt that way.

If you wanted to win, there was nothing you couldn’t win.

It will take a long time.

He is strong and fast, but he is stronger than him.

The problem is, the speed is similar.

It seems like Carty is a little faster at the moment, but if she starts running here and there, it’s quite difficult to catch up.

The first blow was a head-on charge.

Kati didn’t know how strong her opponent was, so she conserved her strength, and because of that, she couldn’t break the lance with a single blow.

I should have done my best at that time.

From then on, the Night Centaur secretly avoided direct confrontation and evaded Kati here and there.

The sword he swung hit the lance at an angle, causing a shock, but it was difficult to expect a final blow.

It would have been easier if someone had helped me break even one of those windows, but the people I came with weren’t that strong.

They were keeping an eye on other monsters nearby to prevent them from interfering with the battle between Kati and the corps commander.

That alone was overwhelming.

The moment Kati adjusted her sword again, she felt a familiar presence in the distance.

The subject also seemed confused when he saw this, and approached very quickly.

Although he was an unpleasant person, he was an extremely welcome person in this situation.

“Kathi… ?”

A brown-haired woman approached said.

It was Beatrice.

“What are you doing here alone… .”

Instead of answering, Katy pointed to the corps commander with a glance.

“That arm. Can you break it?”

Beatrice observed Lance and grinned.

“Then. Thanks to someone, I regained my old skills, but even if I can’t do it, I have to do it.”

Although he didn’t know what it meant, Kati immediately prepared to cooperate.

It didn’t matter who my collaborator was, as long as I could kill it and return quickly.