◈ 391. [Side Story] Sleeping with the enemy (2)
The palace of the succubus queen is vast.
There are a total of five palace buildings surrounded by high fences and stone walls. scattered over a large area.
thud! thud! thud!
The frost giants who had entered the palace fence spread widely and began examining the palace buildings one by one.
The total number is twenty.
Twenty may seem small, but they are frost giants. It is a monster that alone has the fighting power of dozens of other monsters.
never less power. Rather, it would be correct to think that they sent a lot of troops.
thud! thud! thud… !
Due to their large size and heavy presence, stealth maneuvering is impossible for them in the first place.
The frost giants continued their search, destroying the palace without hesitation. The roof of the largest building in the palace was ripped off by one of them with a swinging arm.
Seeing this, Salome’s eyes widened, and she was about to shout something, so she quickly covered her mouth.
《Oops… … !”
“Shut up, please. It’s not the timing yet.”
In any case, the frost giants eagerly searched the palace, and when Salome was nowhere to be seen, they began to spread out wider.
The scope of the search was expanded not only to the buildings, but also to the fences and stone walls – the beautifully decorated gardens.
Kwajik!
The frost giant’s wide soles crushed the marble fountains in the garden.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
Salome twisted her body almost to the point of tears, but I held on tight and did not let go. Stay still!
That’s how all the twenty frost giants scattered, and one of them approached the place where we were hiding.
the farthest corner of the garden. In a wide field of flowers… … !
Kwadeuk!
The frost giant’s feet trampled the flowers that were in full bloom in the flower garden. It was right in front of us.
Hiding close to the flower bed, I winked at Salome, who was lying down next to me.
“now!”
“Ouch! ‘Sleep’!]
As Salome stretched out her hand, a pink air current stretched forward and swept over the body of the frost giant.
Kugung… … !
The frost giant’s eyes grew cloudy and he immediately stopped moving. the effect kills
“Okay, one guy.”
“iced coffee… aaaaa… … my palace… … My flower garden… … .]
Panic Salome muttered something, but she didn’t care and looked for the next charmer.
“This guy you charmed can move as you please, right?”
“huh… If it’s my order, I’ll follow it for a while… … .》
“Then, lure that guy over here. Let’s keep enchanting them one by one.”
By doing so.
《’Go to sleep’! ‘Sleep’-!]
Successfully enchanted two additional frost giants.
The three guns were placed under Salome’s mental control.
《Hehe! Heck! I did as I was told… … !”
“No, you’re a succubus queen, but you’re panting after enchanting only three people?”
“profit! My charm is strong enough to charm any opponent, but I use a lot of power instead… … ! I have to use it while taking a break!]
Well, even in games, this guy’s charm had an incredibly high success rate.
No matter how high this side’s magic stat was, I would chew and charm them all. Instead, the cooldown was rather long.
“Anyway, three is enough. good job.”
After speaking, I realized that I had made a mistake. Unknowingly, I had praised Salome as if I were praising my subordinates.
“uh? really? hehe yeah Did I do a good job?”
Salome immediately turned pale as if she had never been in tears. I clicked my tongue and looked at the remaining frost giants.
‘Seventeen.’
If you look at the numbers alone, that side is still overwhelming.
These are the three enchanted frost giants. And only Salome, who has no direct combat ability, and I, who are caught in system limitations… … .
“When my men were there, it would have been worth fighting for. If I fought in such a way that I charmed the enemy captain and my men charmed the enemy subordinates, it would have been possible to neutralize the entire enemy army.” Salome picked a flower in the flower field and put it in her hair (are you crazy?)
. .
“But now it’s just me… … Enchanting an entire legion of enemies is hard. For a while, it’s hard to be fascinated again… … How are you going to fight Ash?”
“I told you. Three is enough.”
Enemies are scattered all over the place.
You don’t know the situation in which your ally is enchanted.
And above all, my existence would be unexpected.
Salome, who did not know how to fight with her own abilities and used [Escape from reality], is no longer there. Because I am.
I’ve had a lot of trouble with this damn succubus queen in the game and I know how to use this nightmare to be the most vicious and powerful.
“First of all, break each other.”
I ordered Salome. Send three enchanted frost giants to the other frost giants to quietly assassinate their allies.
I pointed out one of the frost giants in the outskirts and even specified how to kill him silently, one by one.
To be honest, I was worried that Salome would be able to control it properly as I ordered. There was no need to worry.
Concentrating to the fullest, Salome controlled the frost giant as if it were her own limbs.
The figure of her closing her eyes and moving her outstretched fingers to move the frost giant… … It was like a puppeteer.
thud… . thud… . thud… .
The frost giants were engrossed in their search, not suspecting that their comrades were approaching.
In the gap, the Enchanted-Frost Giants who approached from behind grabbed the body of their comrades from both sides and cut their necks with their swords.
Enchanting a group of 3 – The frost giants moved like one body.
I quietly picked up the body of the killed frost giant, laid it on the ground, and moved toward the next target.
“northeastward. One frost giant. looking south Deliberately approach one from the south naturally to draw attention, and then make the other two take a detour to the east and west to approach stealthily.”
I looked, inspected, instructed,
“Hey, wait a minute… I’m getting confused because I’m trying to move all three at the same time… … is this an arm uh leg? no neck? omg! see this! naturally! naturally! It’s okay, Salome! I can do it! I am Neungi Mushroom!”
… Salome’s mouth was very uneasy, but the actual control was doing it without any problems.
hooked!
thud… !
Kugu Palace… … !
The trio of enchanted frost giants dutifully followed orders.
By the time the remaining frost giants noticed the change, ten frost giants had already crossed the nether.
Booooooo-!
One enraged frost giant took out a horn and blew it. The remaining seven frost giants stomped this way from all directions.
《Kyaaaaaaagh! Caught! Maybe it’s good now?!”
“Calm down, Salome. Because of course that was what happened.”
Frost Giants 3 vs. 7.
Of course, this side is at an overwhelming disadvantage.
Even intuitively, without even mentioning Lanchester’s laws, there is a difference in numbers in battles between entities of the same specification.
It is self-evident that at this rate, we will be terribly defeated.
‘But there are variables.’
That is, they are not just frost giants, but frost giants under Salome’s control.
Frost giants have one of the best physical abilities among monsters. They fight based on the overwhelming body specs given to them from birth.
In other words – the specs are high, but the skills and finesse are not great.
Because it is strong even without it. It has overwhelming power, but there is no need to waste time polishing skills and techniques.
Even in the game, the frost giant fights with overwhelming specs, but it is embodied as having no combat skills or special abilities. Only flat lay flat lay.
So, let’s think the other way around.
If this frost giant with the same specs has skills and techniques that the other side doesn’t have.
Unlike the ignorant ones who only believe in my body and numbers, if there is a strategy on this side.
The numbers are enough to narrow the gap… … !
“By the three frost giants between the palace buildings! hurry!”
《Ah, okay!》
As he retreated into the narrow space between the main building and the annex of the palace, seven enemy frost giants rushed after him.
A narrow and confined battlefield is advantageous for the defender. That’s why it led me here.
Even the frost giants wouldn’t know that. However, they willingly jumped in even though they knew that this battlefield was against them.
That’s how much you believe in the difference in numbers and your own specs.
But it’s a mistake.
I ordered Salome again.
“Two defend with a shield, one stabs with a sword. Rotate and repeat this sequence!”
Salome immediately took control of the three frost giants at my command.
Chi Kang!
Chanang! Kang!
The three enchanted frost giants continued to defend and attack like water.
Two raised their shields to block the enemy’s attack, and one thrust a sword through the gap in the shield. It is as smooth as if the three of them became one body.
Are the fighting skills different?
Three people moving as one body. This is a great skill… … !
Overwhelming teamwork in a small space.
The damage from the seven attacking frost giants quickly accumulated. The dark blue blood of the frost giants was splattered on the floor.
On the other hand, these three stood firm.
After a fierce battle, the three frost giants were seriously injured, but all remained undead.
On the other hand, six of the seven frost giants fell dead.
Well done Salome! This time, I didn’t make a sound outwardly, but only thought inwardly.
‘huh?’
But in the corpses of those giants… … The last one was missing.
“Where did one go… .”
Boooung-
Then I heard the sound of cutting the wind in the air.
As I looked up at the sky in a fright, the last giant fell.
It was detoured when the frontal defense was strong – not to the left or to the rear, but upwards on the Z axis!
Cookie light!
The huge frost giant fell, flapping its cloak, and slashed the head of this frost giant with the sword in one hand, and slashed the other frost giant’s neck bones with the shield in the other hand, pulverizing them.
< Kuh?! >
Under Salome’s control, the last enchanted frost giant rushed at him.
puck!
The attack is blocked by the shield and
it goes wild!
After being stabbed in the stomach by a thrown sword,
Toukang-!
They caught up at a short interval and fell backwards with their breastbones engulfed by a shield strike that flew like a policeman.
Whoop… … .
The frost giant, who had slaughtered three of them at once, let out a short breath and glared at us.
The colorful armor that is distinct from other frost giants and the helmet that resembles the wings of a bird of prey… … .
It is the Húskarl, an elite unit of the Frost Giant Corps. In fact, he is a top-notch powerhouse right below the corps commander.
“Ow sheck.”
Cancel everything you said earlier. If you become such a big player, you will become a War-Master who has mastered not only the specifications of your body, but also technical skills and tactics.
“Salome! What about fascination?”
《There is still a little time left before we can write it… … !]
Holy shit! Then how do I stop him… … ?!
thud! thud! thud!
Without even a second to think about it, he rushes this way.
There is no comparison in terms of physical specs as well as combat skills. The moment it reaches us, we will be torn to shreds.
I gritted my teeth. Are there really no other means?
‘… wait for a sec.’
Then something flashed through my mind. I quickly looked around.
“Hey Salome.”
《Huh?》
“Have you ever tried to charm me while I was sleeping?”
“uh? Hiccup huh?”
Salome widened her eyes and started to hiccup. I asked angrily.
“Have you ever been bewitched by me! answer quickly!”
Salome, who was in tears, confessed meekly.
“I tried walking! It didn’t work! Same as before, not at all… … !]
A smirk crept across my lips.
Salome’s charm is strong enough to succeed against any high-ranking unit.
But the fact that the fascination didn’t catch on me meant that my passive skill [Indomitable Commander] was still working.
In other words, the system is blocked, but my skills are still usable.
then!
“Hey, you giant bastard!”
Even without calibration of the system.
If the skill I have is really my ability!
will be available!
I made eye contact with the frost giant, Huskarl, and recalled the sensation of using the [Mystic Eye of Command]—I
shouted.
“Right down and stretch!”
A flash of light flashed in front of my eyes.
There was no such thing as the blue interface that always unfolded whenever a skill was used, or the success or failure of a saving throw message. however.
I got a gut feeling.
I have a gut feeling that this worked!
The mana rushed out of his body and burrowed through his eyes, and… … .
slap!
The frost giant, Huskarl, who had been running with terrifying momentum, fell on the floor as if he were collapsing, then rolled on the floor and stretched out in a stance.
Quagwagua light… … !
His gigantic body collapsed the main building of the palace and dug into the building.
I laughed dejectedly at the clouds of dust rising up.
“succeded… .”
In the meantime, I was so dependent on the system that when the system disappeared, I was mistaken as if my ability was also lost.
But no.
This ability is mine. I can use it as I will without the help or correction of the system… … !
I clenched my fists tightly.
Did you see the system bastard? Even if there is no proof of existence or whatever, I am me.
I can still fight… … !
《My palace!》
At that time, Salome’s sorrowful screams hovered over the ruins.
Come to think of it, that frost giant just fell over and smashed the very center of the palace with great enthusiasm.
coo goong coo goo goong… … !
The pillars and beams of the palace collapsed, and eventually the palace began to collapse in a chain, completely covering the body of the frost giant who had fallen beneath it.
Quagwagua light… … !
《Wow Wawaahiah!》
Salome spit out a crying crying crying roof.
To be honest, it was great to hear.
