episode_0259

“Really???”

Charlotte, who started talking to Eugene separately after the defense squad’s temporary meeting, her eyes widened.

“Yes, that’s right, sister. There’s an elf among my mercenary colleagues, and that elf confirmed it. It’s believed that monsters are crossing over through dimensional rifts.”

Eugene Schneider appeared at the meeting, saying that he knew the reason why monsters had increased exponentially,

And told Charlotte about the existence of dimensional rifts.

And he told the story not at a meeting attended by Memphis, the commander of the defense squad, and Donovan, the deputy commander, but in a place where only the two of them were present.

“I can’t believe it, a dimensional rift… Are you saying that the phenomenon that was only talked about in legends has become a reality, Eugene?”

“Yes, sister. I saw it clearly with my own eyes.”

The reason why Eugene had to speak so cautiously unfolded immediately.

Who is Charlotte? She is a chief nun of the Holy See, arguably the most transcendent group in the empire.

Although she is young, she has been interacting since she was very young, so she has come into contact with all kinds of secrets.

Even so, when the dimensional rift was mentioned, she showed a look of disbelief.

That’s how different this phenomenon is when dealing with dimensional rifts.

Therefore, if it had been officially brought up at the meeting, the defense squad would have fallen into even greater panic.

Eugene, who fully expected this, confided only in Charlotte.

‘Then the reason why two Owl Bears appeared is immediately resolved…’

Charlotte, who had been dumbfounded, immediately changed her expression and began to assess the situation.

Memphis holds the official position of commander, but Charlotte is undeniably the actual leader of the Bahad Defense Squad’s operations.

It can be said that this is because the opponent is not a human but a monster.

Therefore, she continues to analyze the situation and devise countermeasures,

The most important thing that she can’t figure out is the appearance of two Owl Bears.

The phenomenon far exceeded the existing foundation for the appearance of multiple monsters.

So, she kept it aside to discuss with her mother, Grand Duchess Marianne, when she returned.

However, if you apply the dimensional rift proposed by Eugene, there is more than enough explanation.

‘But according to the analysis so far, it also means that situations that cannot be handled will continue to unfold!’

That’s how the understanding was made, but the problem was that, apart from knowing the cause, she couldn’t suggest a solution.

The Holy See also does not recognize dimensional rifts as a concept of apostles, so they do not have any highly effective programs in place.

“I guess there is no dimensional rift solution that the Holy See can offer, sister?”

Eugene’s gaze, who is watching Charlotte deep in thought, also read the situation.

“There is a sacred object called the Goddess’ Mirror in the main hall. According to records, it is said that dimensional rifts can be sealed through the sacred object, but it is just a record. If this place were the main hall, I would at least try a demonstration, but I can’t, so I should see it as an ineffective plan.”

Charlotte shook her head as if she was in trouble and answered Eugene’s question.

The Goddess of Light Church has sacred objects. It is nothing but something related to the goddess,

Of course, whether it was directly used by the goddess is based only on near-legendary records.

Among them, the Goddess’ Mirror has a record of sealing the dimensional rift at the time of the last Demon King’s appearance, which can be said to be the most recent.

“Hmm, that’s the situation.”

Eugene, who heard Charlotte’s words, nodded slowly.

If you think about it, it’s a pretty fucked up situation. But his nod was quite relaxed.

“But Eugene, you said earlier that you knew a solution. Is that really true?”

Because he has his own solution.

Charlotte also cautiously asked because she recognized the nuance when Eugene Schneider appeared in the conference room.

“I definitely have it, sister. It’s hard to explain in words, so I’ll show you.”

Smirk…!

Eugene Schneider subtly raised the corners of his mouth and appealed his confidence to Charlotte.

“That side definitely looks unusual.”

Two days later, Eugene Schneider stood on the front line barricade and looked at a place where many monsters were gathered.

And behind him, the Goddess of Light Order combat nuns led by Charlotte were standing together in full armor.

“There are traces that monsters have started to settle in for longer than in other places. I think there might be a dimensional rift there.”

Eugene pointed to the place he was looking at and mentioned the dimensional rift.

Eugene Schneider said to Charlotte that the dimensional rift is the fundamental foundation of the current situation and that he has a solution,

There was no reason to delay.

So, he immediately began to move to seal the dimensional rift, and the first step was to narrow down the places where the dimensional rift could be created.

The location was identified based on information collected by the defense squad and Eugene’s mercenary life experience.

“Then let’s start now. In order to eat the monsters in the plaza before sunset as planned, we have to diligently slaughter the monsters up to that place from now on.”

Swoooooooosh…!!

Eugene Schneider then summoned a greatsword from his weapon inventory.

There are two places where many monsters are gathered in Bahad: the plaza and the place where the dimensional rift is estimated to have occurred.

Eugene Schneider and his party will strike the dimensional rift through a shortcut, and the defense squad plans to pull a defensive aggro so that the monsters on the plaza side cannot join from the rear.

However, the defense squad can only hold out for about half a day,

Before that, Eugene Schneider must perfectly carry out the first operation and join the defense squad, which will be struggling.

“Glory to the Lord God!!!!”

Eugene Schneider and his party quickly moved to the first quest site along the shortcut, and

When the monsters began to appear, the nuns began to take combat formations.

The 40 or so nuns of the divine power crossbow unit were stationed in the rear, and the 10 melee combat nuns held up maces and warhammers and shouted slogans majestically.

“—Kieeeeeeeet???”

“—Keueeeeeeeet???”

Whee! Hweehehex! Hex!

As the nuns’ slogans were heard, many monsters that were wandering around turned their heads towards that direction, and

Crossbow fire!!!

—Papat pat!—Papat pat!!

The divine power crossbow rain flew towards them without fail.

—Pueoreoreok! Thwack! Puff puff puff thwack! Pueoreoreok! Puff puff puff thwack!

“Kkieeeet!” “Kkeueeeeet!” “Kkieeeeeet!!”

Since the shortcut side was not a relatively wide structure, the highly concentrated divine power arrows pierced through the heads and hearts of the monsters without missing a single one.

As the mobs began to be cleared away.

“Hiyah… Did those guys even cross over?”

Quite a few heavyweights began to catch Eugene Schneider’s eye.

“—Keuoooohhhhhhhhh!!!!”

“Golems tainted with magic, variant golems.”

Monsters at the top tier of intermediate monsters, variant golems with purple skin, appeared.

“Nuns, I will take care of the variant golems. Senior nuns and higher, please block other monsters from approaching from a certain distance.”

Thud!

Eugene Schneider, with his greatsword slung over his shoulder, gave tactical instructions to the nuns wielding maces and warhammers.

It is difficult to fight together because the width of the battle area is not relatively wide.

But it’s a good structure for Eugene to draw out his power alone,

He wants to carry out the first battle with as few variables as possible.

“Understood. We will thoroughly protect our waist. Be careful, Eugene Great Swordsman.”

Swooooooosh…!

Charlotte nodded, firmly gripping the Saintess’ warhammer.

“Then I’ll be off!”

—Paaaaaaat!!!

After that, Eugene Schneider showed off explosive power and charged into the monster crowd in front.

The Saintess’ crossbow arrows from the intermediate and lower ranks were still pouring down from the rear, acting as a support setup for Eugene’s advance.

—Puaaaaaaak!—Pueoreoreoreok!!

Eugene Schneider’s greatsword, which was swung,

Slaughtered the mobs that were blocking his path at the very front.

This opened a path to narrow the distance with the variant golem, and

—Swoooooooooosh!!!

Through amazing mana footwork, he plunged into the middle of a group of variant golems, about fifteen in number.

‘Successful entry into enemy territory.’

—Cheooooreoreok!!

It was an incredible speed. To what extent was it that the variant golems did not even recognize Eugene’s entry situation.

In that state, Eugene firmly bent his lower body and took a greatsword attack stance.

“Great Wind Cut!!!!”

—Buoooooohhhhh!!!!

Then, with a solemn expression, he blurted out the name of the technique and swung a savage-feeling greatsword attack.

Great Wind Cut, just Eugene Schneider grabbing the greatsword long and swinging it almost 270 degrees as if rotating.

It was such a simple attack that it might have seemed shabby to attach a technique name to it, but

“Oh oh oh! Amazing, Sister Charlotte! That figure of Eugene Great Swordsman!”

Sister Carmen, who unfolded the battle formation with Charlotte, could not help but be astonished at Eugene’s Great Wind Cut.

“It’s an amazing afterimage! I heard from the Sister that the Great Swordsman is a Sword Seeker, but was he that skilled????”

This is because mana afterimages were being savagely created on Eugene’s greatsword.

Mana afterimages can be said to be one of the signatures of Sword Seekers and higher who emit aura.

It is a phenomenon that appears when the emission of aura is enormous and a highly concentrated and incredibly fast attack is performed.

It can be seen as a characteristic that appears when the ability to utilize power as a Sword Seeker reaches its peak.

“Hmm, I heard that he trained very hard, and I guess it’s true. I’m also surprised.”

Then, Charlotte, who was at the very front of the group of nuns, answered while managing her expression.

‘I’m sure he sent me a letter saying that he was still a novice because he had only become a Sword Seeker recently??? Did he reach such a high level in the meantime???’

The reason is that the situation far exceeds the skills of Eugene that she knows.

‘Hiyah! It’s being created even more awesome than when I practiced for a while in the morning! The Sword Seeker mana energy is being controlled to an extent that cannot be compared to before!’

The reason that it was possible was none other than the special buff situation of Eugene Schneider, who had sex like an animal with Charlotte, who possesses explosive divine power.

—Pueoreoreoreok!—Pueoreoreok!—Pueoreoreoreok!

‘If this happens, it might be resolved faster than I thought?’

Thanks to this, the variant golems, which were calculated to be formidable, were being cut down quickly.

But at that moment,

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

With an enormous footprint sound

The earth began to shake.