717. [Side Story] After a series of victories,
the battle was easily resolved by using the scepter for a while.
According to our current situation, we designated enemy corps that could target weak points, applied a dark event that increased their weaknesses, and then captured them one by one using an appropriate strategy.
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Stage 42.
The designated nightmare monster army is the ‘Ground Shadow’ army.
It is a type of Ghost-type monster similar to the Ghost King Legion and has the ability to hide in the shadows.
In other words, it is weak to lighting and…
it is poisonous to divine power.
This means that this is a battle where the duo of Zenith and Rosetta wearing the ‘Oath’ set will make a big splash.
“Is that why you threw us on the front line, Your Highness?!”
Rosetta shouted in a sharp voice, and Zenith struggled and swung the spear of divine power.
“No, is this okay?! “Why is this happening?!”
The two were surrounded by shadows.
He was literally fighting off the crowds of shadows and taking pictures of his peers.
The Shadow Army is a type where each individual is weak, but pushes through numbers. Each entity has little stamina and its attack power is not very strong.
Rosetta’s iron whip tears apart one shadow, and [Oath of Protection] heals Zenith’s minor injuries equal to the damage, and [Oath of Healing] spews out damage equal to the amount of damage recovered, attacking another shadow… Zenith
‘s The window pierces one shadow and the same process is repeated.
Both Rosetta and Zenith are emitting this infinite chain. Rays of divine power continuously shot out from the bracelets on the wrists of the two people, burning the shadows.
The surrounding shadows exploded, and nearly half of the shadow army was burned by the priest duo’s activities.
We were able to finish the other half with ease.
“No matter what, from now on, please refrain from putting them on the front line,
Your Highness…” The priest duo came back, covered in cold sweat.
Rosetta muttered with a pale complexion. No matter how great the oath set effect is, the experience of being surrounded by a horde of monsters does not seem to be a pleasant experience.
I nodded and patted both of them on the shoulders.
“This battle was special, and you will deploy according to the time and situation.”
In the first place, this battle was deliberately planned this way to verify the effect and upper limit of the oath set.
At that time, Hannibal jumped in between the two priests, who were staggering from exhaustion, and led them out, saying, ‘Let’s go have dinner together!’ and walked towards downtown Crossroads.
“Hmm…?”
Hannibal had something in his eyes that seemed very clever…
“I don’t know! Anyway, one more thing solved!”
Stage 42 cleared!
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Stage 43.
The designated nightmare monster corps is the ‘Iron Horse’ corps.
It is literally a legion of horses made of steel, and the boss, the Iron Demon King, is a monster that looks like a train.
This train-like thing can only run on a designated ‘railroad’, and the regular iron horses that guard the Iron Demon King transform their bodies and lay the tracks.
And after the Iron Demon King passes over the railroad, he transforms into a horse again. Like chasing after a group of people.
This is a group of monsters that advance in a rather strange way, but the speed is extremely fast. These guys can cover the distance from Black Lake to Crossroads in a day and a half.
‘What kind of era was this world’s ancient times?…’
They said there were all these monsters running around. This is absurd.
Junior, who was standing next to me at that time, added an explanation.
“There is a record in the history book that it was a magical creature developed as a means of transportation in one of the ancient magic kingdoms. “After the kingdom was destroyed, he lost his master and went on a rampage, turning into a monster.”
“He’s like the Terminator of a magical civilization. “Robot Musher…”
We are now aboard the airship ‘La Mancha’, muttering peacefully like this.
The Iron Horse Corps, which had just escaped from the Black Lake, immediately began to run down the railroad tracks, and La Mancha, who had been waiting in the sky, immediately began chasing them.
“You just have to follow the strategy described earlier.”
I looked back.
There… my captured monster, the leader of the Dullahan Corps, was standing in an awkward posture, hesitating while fiddling with the boomerang in the water.
Having lost his body, he was able to properly assemble the armor parts he obtained from Stage 41, attaching his head to it and using it as a body.
“Go! Dullahan!”
《I really… this is effective….》
“Ah, it’s definitely there! “Come on!”
The Dullahan corps commander seemed reluctant, but in the end he did as I told him…
Boop.
He removed his own head and attached it to the boomerang.
The top of the head is attached to the boomerang, and the neck is pointed into the air.
“….”
“….”
“….”
Watching this hideous scene, the people around had strange expressions on their faces. And he looked at me with an angry expression as he ordered this operation.
No, don’t stare at me like that. If possible, call me Think Big!
“Let me explain the strategy one more time!”
I explained, crossing my arms.
“If you throw this head-boomerang at those steel horses, Damian will fire a sniper at just the right time and blow off the steel horses’ heads. Then you attach your head to that empty neck!”
《….》
“If you replace the head like that, you will be able to take control of the monster’s body with your special ability. From now on, we will actively hinder their advance! “You can do it, right?!”
The head of the Dullahan Corps commander attached to the boomerang closed his eyes tightly.
《…I will try.》
“You can do it, Dullahan! Commander, I believe in you! “Let’s show it properly!”
The Dullahan corps commander’s arm jerked backwards with his head attached, and then he threw it forward.
Squirt!
The boomerang spun around and fell towards the Iron Horse Army. The Dullahan corps commander’s head also spun around and made a sound like ‘Aaaahhh seasickness.’
“Damian!”
“yes!”
Damian, who was waiting, observed the sniping point through the magic gun scope…
Taang!
A magic bullet was fired.
The flying magic bullet narrowly grazed the boomerang and then shot forward, accurately blowing off the head of one of the iron horses running in the lead.
Just when the horse made of steel lost its head and was about to collapse, a boomerang flew in at a knife-like timing – the head stuck exactly on the empty neck. click!
“Take it, Malppangman! “It’s a new head!”
As I was excitedly playing a drip that no one could understand, the puzzled gaze of those around me grew deeper and deeper. No, as long as the results are good, isn’t that enough?!
《Ooooooo!》
The Dullahan corps commander who had taken the body of the Iron Horse roared.
With a strange appearance, as if a human head was attached to a horse’s body, he suddenly kicked his hind foot and struck another iron horse running behind him.
Wow!
The fallen iron horse rolled on the floor and was swept away by other iron horses, breaking its position and falling to the floor. And it was crushed under the Iron Demon King who was coming right behind him.
“Well done-!”
At the same time as I shouted in joy, the Iron Demon King moved.
This runaway locomotive with a huge horse headdress rapidly increased its speed and immediately struck the Dullahan Iron Horse from behind.
“So far! Recover! “Signal to retreat!”
As I looked to the side and shouted, the Banshee Corps commander who was waiting sang in a high voice. [Heavenly Voice] Thanks to that, it was a very beautiful voice.
《Come back~ To the secret~》
Ugh, this is a song! It’s good to hear from a child.
The retreat signal sounded throughout the area, and the Dullahan Corps commander manipulated the boomerang with his head attached to it, separated himself from the iron horse, and soared into the sky.
Boomerang [Wait and see for sure] special feature.
It unconditionally returns to the user’s hand.
The boomerang spun around and returned towards the airship, and as soon as the head of the Dullahan Corps commander was separated, the huge body of the Iron Demon King trampled on the body of the traitorous Iron Demon.
“Good timing!”
I gave a thumbs up as I looked at the head of the Dullahan Corps commander that was successfully recovered.
《….》
《….》
For some reason, both Banshee and Dullahan were visibly depressed, but isn’t a good thing a good thing?
“Prince. “The front of the Iron Demon King… the horse head decoration.”
Then Damian suggested.
“I think I can destroy it by sniping, but wouldn’t it be possible to take control if I attach the Dullahan Corps commander there?”
“…!”
I glanced towards Junior. Junior nodded hesitantly.
“It’s not a monster that can be stopped by destroying its headgear, but… Dullahan has the power to take away ‘headless bodies.’ “It seems theoretically possible.”
This time I gave a thumbs up to Damian.
“Nice idea Damian! “I’ll give you the Think Big title!”
“yes? Oh, thank you…?”
Damian tilted his head, but smiled anyway, probably because he knew it was a good thing to say.
Originally, the operation was to repeat the previous method and continue to destroy them, but the operation was changed according to Damian’s suggestion.
Taang-!
Damian’s sniper broke the horse head decoration attached to the Iron Demon King’s body, and the Dullahan Legion Commander’s boomerang head flew in and clicked in its place.
“Is it a success?!”
At the same time as I shouted,
“Ooooooooo!”
the Dullahan corps commander, who had taken control of the Iron Demon King, roared and swerved the course of the runaway locomotive.
Quagwang! Kugwagwagwang!
Other iron horses caught up in this derailment were shattered with the sound of tearing metal. Well done Little Locomotive Dullahan!
Soon, the angry iron horses rushed towards the Iron Demon King. The Nightmare Legion has a tendency to not tolerate traitors.
The monsters roared and tried their best to kill each other.
“Cheer up~ Cheer up~”
The Banshee Corps commander hummed a cheering song in a strangely weak voice, and I clapped my hands and shook my shoulders in time with the cheering song.
‘I love fighting monsters together!’
In gaming terms, this is called monster infighting, and I really like situations like this where people are trying to control themselves!
“….”
“….”
“Why are you looking at me like that? Anyway, one thing has been solved!”
I protested in front of the sullen gazes of those around me.
The Iron Demon King, who had stopped because the railroad was no longer laid, was seen rolling around on the floor. The other Iron Horse legions trampled and kicked the Iron Demon King.
We watched them fight until they were exhausted, and then dispatched the remaining troops to easily finish them off.
Clear Stage 43!
***
Stage 44.
The designated nightmare monster corps is the ‘Gon (鯤)’ corps.
It is a huge fish that is said to have come from the Eastern Continent, but it turns into a huge bird called Bung (鵬), which is a pain in the ass.
There is a fish in the northern sea, its name is Gon. It is unknown how many thousands of ri its size is. Gon changes into a bird and its name is Peng (鵬), and it is unknown how many thousand miles its back is. When you give all your strength and fly up, your wings spread wide are like clouds covering the sky.
It’s the famous first line of Zhuangzi’s Xiaoyuyu (逍遙遊), and it asks why a kid like this ends up living… Of course, it’s
not as ridiculously big as the creature in this legend, but it’s a super giant monster that changes from a fish to a bird.
‘It’s best to kill it when it’s in Gon state before it turns into Bung.’
The problem is that it is Gon until it comes out of the black lake, but as soon as it comes out, it turns into Bung.
so… Prepared simply.
Bubbling, bubbling….
The surface of the black lake boils and
KWAAAAA!
A huge fish, Gon, jumped out.
And just as all the scales of the fish, exposed to the air of royalty, start to shine and turn into a huge new roof…
“Jormungand!”
I shouted as I threw the snake in the water with all my might.
“You too are transformed!”
