episode_0146

Before the whisperer could even notice anything, it had arrived.

There was no time to defend with other monsters.

It took less than two seconds for the flash of light fired from the top of the castle wall to reach across a distance of hundreds of meters.

A sight as if the wrath of the sky was pouring down.

The demonic barrier that surrounded it could not withstand even a moment.

The body of the monster that touches the tip of the spear scatters like dust.

One step later, a sound like thunder rang out.

The ensuing impact tears the remaining wreckage apart once again.

And, the detonator Asha left behind reacted.

About five hundred bullets remained.

All the gunpowder contained in it exploded at once.

– Quaaa!

Heavy drinking so intense that the earth trembles.

The force of the javelin combined with the explosive power of the gunpowder, thousands of pieces of metal fragments swept away the monsters.

The skeletal remains of the spear pierce the earth and destroy it.

It was like a small tidal wave.

Waves of dirt, rocks, sparks, and metal crashed down.

The leader of the reinforcements is completely destroyed.

When the rising dust settled, all that remained was a huge pit where everything had been torn away.

—-

I lay there on the castle wall, panting.

The floor I was standing on was shattered by the impact of the javelin.

If Asha hadn’t caught him, he would have fallen backwards and fallen inside the castle.

My whole body was like wet cotton. So much so that even taking a breath is difficult.

My startled heart was pulsating so violently that it seemed as if it would burst out, and my trembling right arm was in pain as if it would break.

“Hashal, are you okay?”

“Kehehe… . Hehe… . okay… , It’s okay, it’s bearable.”

I barely managed to raise my head and look at the scene of destruction I had created in the distance.

A huge crater. A cloud of dust rises, swallowing up nearly half of the enemies.

Nearly three hundred monsters were destroyed at once.

Everyone was so surprised that they stopped fighting and just looked at the place in silence.

Not just people, but even monsters.

Even after I committed it, he seemed speechless.

It wasn’t just me, Asha and Lacey also helped.

“… That’s unbelievable power. It’s like a hero’s strike from an old legend… .”

Lacey let out a soft exclamation.

“For sure, its power is comparable to that of a tank’s main gun… . Hashal, honestly, you’re not a person, are you?”

Asha, who was holding onto my body, also laughed as if it was absurd.

Well, that’s fine. Since my father and mother are people, I am also a person, right?

I’m more concerned about the fact that you’re even running a tank than that.

After that, I sat down on the castle wall for a while and gathered up my stamina.

With Lacey’s help.

Below, the monsters that had come back to their senses and the people with high morale were fighting again.

Asha, who had lost all her weapons, was also handed the dead knight’s greatsword and was swinging it at random.

It took thirty minutes for my physical condition to return.

We went straight down and joined the defense line.

After passing through the awe-inspiring gaze of the people, back to the battlefield.

The drawn long sword shone like the sky.

—-

The enemy was still numerous, but the morale of the soldiers was high.

That’s right, because there was a knight in front of me who could blow away hundreds of people with one single blow.

Actually, it was a talent that I couldn’t do twice.

I ran through the entire defense line, slaughtering every monster in sight.

Lacey’s blessing instantly heals minor wounds and even cancels out the frost curse.

A dark red vortex envelops the entire body and pulsates.

Endless vitality comes from the sword in my hand.

The sword body emitting a blue radiance dances ceaselessly.

A brilliant golden light followed like an afterimage.

A body filled with killing karma. A sword of oath filled with feats.

I felt like I could defeat anyone.

The extended blow was already closer to a cannon barrage than a human attack.

Just by brushing against a rotten patient’s limbs, blood spurts out like a fountain.

Tentacles of mixed remains slowly fly in.

I tilt my head to avoid it and stamp my feet towards its body.

The monster’s body was shattered by the subsequent slash.

Jump over the falling debris and go forward.

“Gwaooo!”

The Grave Devourer roars.

A monster that requires three masters to easily deal with.

Yes, only three.

Focus all your mind only on him.

The heightened senses gathered in one place, the surroundings darkened, and the noise of the battlefield subsided.

In the closed world, only me and that monster existed.

A front paw larger than my height approaches, dripping black magic energy.

It holds up sharp claws that look like they will tear into pieces if you just brush against them.

“Haaa!”

With his fighting spirit soaring, he raises his sword towards him.

My right wrist was hot.

Blue arcs and black storms intertwine and dance.

A five-minute fierce battle that shattered heaven and earth.

When my vision returned, all that remained before my eyes was a corpse cut into hundreds of pieces.

—-

Thanks to me, the defense line of the collapsed castle wall was holding strong.

Until then.

The problem was not from this side, but from the castle wall on the other side.

– Rumbling… .

A faint vibration transmitted from beneath my feet. My senses, heated by the fierce battle, gave me a fierce warning.

Something writhing was digging underground and rushing towards the castle wall on the other side.

Damn it, they said they subdued all the skeleton snakes!

“It’s a skeleton snake! West! Get off the castle wall!!”

I urgently shouted a warning, but… In the middle of an urgent battlefield, how many people heard my shout amidst the noise that covered all directions?

“Prince Frederick! Defeat the troops!”

3 seconds until my shout reached the center.

It took 4 seconds for Leopold, who understood the meaning of the words, to raise his voice and shout.

It took an additional 4 seconds for the prince’s voice to reach the west.

Before Frederick could do anything, the skeleton snake reached the western wall and began to completely destroy the ground.

“Everyone, step back! Move fast… ! Oh my, is it too late… !”

Frederick, who was trying to control the troops, perhaps sensed signs of collapse and gave up and jumped off the castle wall.

It was a height where even a master would die if he fell, but I guess he was still a knight commander. He skillfully slowed down by scraping down the castle wall with his halberd.

When he had come down about sixty-five, the wall finally began to collapse into the ground.

With a loud noise, the wall cracks and falls apart.

The soldiers standing above fell screaming.

Frederick kicked the wall with all his might to avoid the shower of rocks, and tumbled violently toward the courtyard.

He managed to survive, but his limbs, unable to withstand the shock, were bent at strange angles.

Several priests ran toward him.

Unfortunately, the others were not as good as Frederick.

Once again, countless people were crushed to death by the rocky hill.

A half-smashed skeleton snake jumped out from among the broken rubble.

With a long sword stuck to his head.

Could it be that a person named Gerard couldn’t finish it?

“Is this the reason why it took so long… !Lord Richard! Prince Ludwig! We must block the west!”

Leopold gritted his teeth and pointed west with the tip of his sword.

Beyond the wriggling skeletal snake, the monsters that had finally gained access were rushing in.

“Star Corps! The time has come to dedicate your faith to Elfinel!”

The castle legions who were lying injured and the paladins guarding the north all headed west.

“Show Landenburg’s spirit! Hayden! Nigel!”

At the command of Marquis Ludwig, the twenty remaining Eastern Knights and the two Masters charged towards the Skeleton Snake.

—-

What followed was an endless war of attrition.

East and West. Spirits are flocking in like crazy from both directions.

Whip-like tentacles break down the castle corps’ shield wall, and the swords of the paladins that take a step forward cut off the monster’s limbs.

Rotten sick people with spears and swords stuck all over their bodies climb onto the shields and throw out rusty spears.

A soldier whose head was pierced falls down trembling, and another soldier’s sword cuts off the monster’s arm.

In the end, the monsters that climb the southern wall engage in a fierce battle with the knights.

The priests’ blessings fell over the bodies of the knights, but they could not even save those who fell.

Flocheta, who defeated only the fleshy body with the last high-ranking magic, retreated in a cold sweat.

He said his magic power was depleted and he could no longer use magic.

He probably had some magic left over to use flight magic, but there was no one who could question it in this situation.

Frederick, who barely recovered, helps Hayden and Nigel deal with the skeleton snake.

The two paladins, Richard and Vels, stopped the tomb predators from penetrating through the formation.

The battle continues endlessly.

It’s as if they won’t stop until one of them is annihilated.

The monsters are decreasing at a rapid rate.

People were shrinking at a much faster rate than that.

Four hours of bloodshed.

The priests’ blessings were also reaching their limits.

It gives up on recovery and strengthening, and barely manages to only inflict damage to monsters.

There were about a thousand monsters left, but most of the soldiers were already exhausted.

The number of knights was noticeably reduced, and even the masters had little strength left.

“El Pinel… ! Like the constellations illuminating the heavens, please guide them on their path… !”

Lacey’s Prayer.

Her voice was very hoarse. Because she had performed several large-scale miracles, she was also exhausted.

The final holy light fills the interior of the castle.

Those who remained squeezed out their last strength.

Once this blessing was extinguished, everything was over.

It meant that the only means to fight against monsters would disappear.

Even though that thought didn’t even cross my mind at that point.

The four-hour battle was a fierce battle that required almost all of my strength.

However, the limbs were still moving, and although the brilliant blue light may have faded, the raised sword body was still sharp.

swing the sword

Stop even thinking, just endlessly.

Toward all enemies visible in front of you.

Even though everyone else was exhausted, I could still fight.

Even after consuming all the power of karma… This body was still beyond human power.

—-

After that, we fought for another hour.

How much did they kill, how much did they die?

My arms didn’t move anymore.

Most people and monsters were dead, and the whole world was filled with hills of corpses.

In the distance, the sound of fierce horses’ hooves sounded.

Beyond my blurred vision, I could see the army rushing in this direction.

maybe… It must be reinforcements sent by Ernst.

Has it finally arrived? It’s too late.

I leaned on the Durandal that had been driven into the ground and looked at them with a smile.