Episode 674: The Piercer, the Protector (2)
Awww!
The fusion cryptids roared through the air, continuously bombarding the ground.
Every time a black sphere falls, an explosion occurs on the ground, and those caught in it are killed or seriously injured.
“Oh my god! Do something about it!”
“It’s flying in the sky so it doesn’t even hit you properly!”
“Form a net!”
“I can’t even see properly because of the fog!”
The earth was a place of chaos and confusion.
Because while the fusion cryptids continued to bombard the sky, they were unable to land a proper hit on the ground.
It’s not that the wizards did nothing.
They tried to shoot down the flying fusion cryptid with magic, but it easily evaded the magic by jumping around in the air.
Even though this side formed a net that filled the sky, the problem was that the speed of the fusion cryptid was too fast.
To prevent this, the war mages used flight magic to break through the fog.
If he starts an air battle, I intend to deal with him in the same way.
But those wizards ended up becoming prey to the fusion cryptids.
Even if you could fly through the sky with flying magic, you couldn’t deal with the fusion cryptid that could move freely while treading on the air like the wind.
Moreover, even if you can use flight magic, since you don’t usually engage in aerial combat, you can’t help but be less skilled than on the ground.
As a wizard, I had to maintain my flight magic while also using other attack magic, so I had twice as much to worry about.
Because of that, none of those who bravely stepped forward returned.
This attack is not working, and the path to the sky is a suicidal act of going into the guy’s mouth.
On the contrary, he is sweeping the earth with his endless magical power and teasing us.
I never knew it would be so frustrating not to have air forces.
“If this continues, we will all be annihilated! I retreat!”
“No! Stay in your position! Are you scared of the Demon King’s subordinates!”
“You’re going to commit suicide? After you step down, you’ll have to find a solution somehow!”
There was also confusion in the chain of command.
Originally, Tarian, who had the most say, should have led them, but Tarian is currently fighting with Hans.
As a result, the formation was divided into four parts, with opinions divided over whether we should fight at all costs or retreat.
If things continue like this, we will not be able to avoid total destruction.
Whioooo·
Suddenly the wind blew
“what?”
The wind blew and the fog moved with it.
When I looked closely, it wasn’t just a simple wish.
The sight of the fog filling the surrounding area like a black hole sucking in everything it touches and moving to one side was so abnormal that it was almost unnatural.
At the center of where the fog flow was headed, a man was standing with a sword in his hand.
The fog was being sucked into the tip of his sword.
Magic? No, that wasn’t magic.
It was pure swordsmanship. It was a highly trained swordsmanship that affected the surrounding air currents and sucked in the fog.
After the fog that had been obscuring his vision had completely disappeared, the man who had collected the fog raised his head and looked into the empty space.
“Hmm, similar to the guy I saw back then, but different.”
Luther Wardott smiled playfully, recalling the deer he had seen at Leatherbelk.
The face of the fusion cryptid was distorted.
Kwaaaaah!
A black sphere was created around the scream.
Just as I was about to drop it, Luther moved first.
As he swung his sword, a compressed mist formed into a circle at the tip of the sword and shot out towards the fused cryptid.
As the fog unzipped, it gathered and expanded, quickly filling the area around the fused cryptid, obscuring the view.
The fused cryptid, with its vision obscured, indiscriminately dropped spheres toward the ground.
It was a complacent idea to sweep across as wide a range as possible and kill Luther.
If Hans had been in a position to properly direct Tarian, he would have told the Cryptid to back off the moment he saw Luther.
But Hans, who was fighting Tarian, didn’t have time for that, and the fusion cryptid ended up making the worst choice.
“It seems like you have less brain power than before.”
Luther’s voice, which should have been on the ground, was heard right next to me.
Kreung?
I was surprised by that and moved instinctively, but it was too late.
Tsk tsk!
The thick, spicy fog surrounding the area split in half.
A huge wound appeared on the body of the fused cryptid that was caught in the range of the disaster, and black blood poured out in large quantities.
The fusion cryptid quickly recovered from its wounds, then moved away from the lutus and created black spheres around itself again.
“It seems like the resilience is better”
Luther leisurely observed the fusion cryptid.
All that was left for him to do after jumping so high was to fall back to the ground under the influence of gravity.
Aiming for that, the fusion cryptid prepared to attack, but strangely, the rooter still did not fall and remained in the air.
“Why did you think flying was the exclusive domain of wizards and you?”
Luther had a storm current wrapped around his entire body.
With that output, he was able to stay in the air without falling.
Kwaaak!
The fusion cryptid roared and fired its magic cannon.
Five high-density black pillars were aimed at Luther.
Luther saw it and swung his sword lightly.
Luther’s swordsmanship was on display.
The black pillar twisted and flew in an unfortunate direction before it even touched Luther’s body.
At that moment, the fusion cryptid was confused, and Luther’s new form shot at it like an arrow.
A fusion cryptid with a strong typhoon behind its back rushed towards Luther with its entire body filled with black magic.
I was thinking of going at it with my horns like a raging bull.
“I’ve already seen that once.”
However, Luther easily dodged the attack and climbed onto the back of the fusion cryptid.
It was faster for Luther to strike his back with his sword than for the fusion cryptid to use windfall to shake him off.
Caaeng!
The giant fusion cryptid crashed to the ground.
In the thick cloud of dust, Luther stood tall, stepping on the body of a fused cryptid.
Those who witnessed the one-sided fight were speechless.
This is a monster that has not been able to avoid a classic fight, but has been subdued by just one person.
Even if the target was Luther Wardot, known as the continent’s greatest swordsman, this was something that went far beyond common sense.
“Oh my gosh”
Luther retreated from the body of the fusion cryptid.
Because black magic was writhing and rising from all over his body.
“Reinforcements! Reinforcements are here!”
After Luther’s appearance, the knights and priests of Bretus arrived one after another.
Luther clicked his tongue.
“I hate living like this under surveillance.”
But I didn’t know what kind of impact it would have on the empire if I ran wild.
Although he didn’t want to admit it, Salesh now had the entire continent in his grasp and the power to rule as he pleased.
Here, the priority was to show the cooperation between the Holy Crusades and the Demon King’s army.
Under Luther’s gaze, the Cryptid appeared to be raising its body.
Luther chuckled.
“It’s sturdy.”
It must have been quite a blow, but the eyes of the fusion cryptid were burning with intense hostility.
Luther seemed to have just had a good idea and started to cheer up.
“Everyone, back off. If you stay here, you’ll get swept away.”
“Wait a minute, Lord Luther. What is that…”
The knight who was supposed to be watching Luther tried to ask him something, but Luther didn’t even pretend to listen.
“You want me to adjust my strength against that monster? I have no intention of doing that.”
“There are still allies here···!”
“I told you to get out of here quickly. Oh, by the way, I warned you enough.”
Luther spoke unilaterally and rushed towards the fusion cryptid.
and·
A gray storm has formed in the center of the already ruined Second Checkpoint City.
* * *
“this·”
Alex sighed as he looked at the large gray dome that was clearly visible even from the first checkpoint city.
“It looks like that old man has come too.”
It was obvious without even looking who had the technology to create that huge vortex.
Tempest, the Vision Sword of Luther Wardot
The dome, which was 1 km in diameter, stopped expanding and continued to rotate rapidly in place.
“Is that the power of the famous solo numbering Gladius Arts [Jet Stream]?”
Gladius Arts that allows you to fully utilize your knight’s abilities.
That is why it is a weapon given only to very special, skilled knights.
Alex lightly ran his hand over the sword hanging at his waist.
Of course, this side also prepared Gladius Arts in preparation for the fight.
Because I had a lot of money, this kind of thing was possible.
“Sir, I understand you intentionally made the board bigger, but that’s not right. Is it okay for you to show me everything like this?”
Alex’s eyes didn’t know they would fall out of the typhoon’s dome.
That typhoon was a sword technique used by Luther.
What that meant was that for Alex, it was just something to be seen and analyzed.
Alex’s eyes dismantled the technology piece by piece, analyzing its principles, processes, and results.
Just a little bit further ahead
If you just do a little more, you can make it completely yours.
The moment I thought that, a pure white flash of light appeared in the distance.
“Hey, it’s a great time.”
Alex jumped back immediately.
The building he had been standing in just moments ago was hit by a flash of lightning and collapsed.
Alex whistled as he landed on the roof of the building on the other side.
“It’s been scary since it first appeared. I thought it was going to come soon…”
At the same time as Alex’s muttering,
Knights in black uniforms appeared all over the building.
They were all dressed in neat attire and were staring at Alex with cold faces.
“Are you the Knight Crawler Knights?”
Alex, who saw the black uniforms of the new arrivals, immediately recognized their identities.
“It’s so scary to face you like this on a day full of dark clouds. If I had met you in the middle of the night, I would have peed my pants.”
The Nightcrawler Order did not respond to Alex’s teasing.
They just stood there quietly, as if waiting for orders.
Alex’s eyes calmly sank.
‘Hmm. As expected from a knight order with such a great reputation. There’s no movement at all.’
How can you remain unmoved even after seeing this sly attitude?
It wasn’t for nothing that they were working under the intelligence agency.
It’s so stiff that it makes the viewer feel tired.
At that moment, a woman with long white hair appeared with the sound of footsteps.
Black uniform, long white hair that reaches to the waist that does not match it,
The sharp impression and strong appearance were like a lion roaring.
‘Terina Ryanhowl·’
Alex’s eyes fluttered for a moment when he saw the Guardian Guard protecting the Empire’s security.
It wasn’t because I saw Terina.
To be exact, it was because of her adjutant who followed her around as an assistant.
“Alex·”
Enya stared at Alex on the rooftop with a complicated gaze.
Alex being here meant so much that it didn’t even need to be said.
Then Lloyd, standing next to him, raised his glasses and said:
“Enya, don’t forget what we have to do”
Enya bit her lip.
“···I know· Senior·”
“He’s the Demon King’s subordinate. And if he’s guarding this place by himself, I have to assume he’s quite capable.”
Terina didn’t ignore Alex.
There was no way he was an ordinary person of power, being alone in this first-tier city.
Just the continuous explosions occurring on one side of the city at the moment were enough to suggest that a huge fight was taking place.
“Let me ask you one last time.”
Terina said to Alex:
“Are you thinking of surrendering?”
“Surrender? I am the Demon King’s Army, as you say?”
Alex laughed as if it was ridiculous.
“If I surrender, will you accept me?”
“You can be treated as a prisoner of war in accordance with international law.”
“That must be the law of the empire. There is no such law in Bretos.”
Terina couldn’t deny Alex’s words that Bretos wouldn’t do that.
“Still, it’s not bad that my first opponent is Hoguk-gyeong.”
Alex said and pulled out the sword at his waist.
Even in the gloomy weather, his black jacket, shining softly, did not look ordinary.
There were several characters engraved on the side of the sword.
“Is it Gladius Arts?”
“I am a knight in name only, but I dropped out in the middle of the service.”
“···Yes, I heard your story. You were a more outstanding student than anyone else, but you were not recognized because you were a commoner. If you had become a knight, you could have become another master of the empire.”
Enya flinched at Terina’s words.
Her painful memories came back to her mind.
“With such talent, you joined hands with the Demon King. Did you hate the Empire that much?”
“Hahaha. That’s an interesting question. Did you hate the empire that persecuted you because you were a commoner?”
Alex chuckled, holding his stomach.
Soon the expression disappeared from his face.
“No, I hate the whole world.”
* * *
The well-trained Knight Crawler Knights flinched at the sudden change in time.
It was the same with Enya Joiners.
To Enya, who only remembered Alex’s expression, which was always playfully smiling, Alex’s expressionless face was very unfamiliar.
“Alex, you···”
Alex coldly cut off Enya from saying something she didn’t know she was saying.
“Did you come all this way to share some lame joke? Anyone with such easy-going thoughts should get out right now. You’re not worth calling me.”
No one responded to those words.
“You see, we all know that we’ve come this far and can’t talk things through comfortably. What can we do? This is the only path we have left.”
Alex swung his sword.
His attitude seemed playful, but the spirit flowing through his sword was not like that.
“Yeah, maybe so.”
Terina reached out with a sigh.
Something burst out of the rubble of the collapsed building where Alex had first been standing and landed in Terina’s hand.
Fight!
It was a long sword that looked bigger than Terina’s body.
The sheer length of the greatsword alone was a whopping 2-3m.
It was a type of sword commonly called a Zweihander.
It was a sword that didn’t match the sharp dual swordsmanship that Terina usually showed.
In fact, this type of sword was the weapon that best showcased her swordsmanship.
Gladius Arts Solo Numbering
[giant killer]
Terina, holding up a sword that looked menacing just by looking at it, rushed towards Alex.
“It should come out like that”
Alex also faced Terina with a blank face.
