◈ 548. [STAGE 31] Too Young To Die (3)
Elementalists can move in sync with nature, so they can move most secretly among magic classes.
So it took a while for the Scarecrow Corps commander to realize that the hostage was gone.
《Huh?》
The scarecrow corps commander, who had touched his empty chest, hurriedly turned his eyes away, and the figures of the two boys, Mikhail and Hannibal, riding away on the spirits of the earth, were getting farther away.
“That damned crow stole grains of unharvested wheat… !]
Behind the scarecrow corps commander, who was spitting out furious murmurs, a sudden surge of heat surged up.
《… ?!]
Let the scarecrow corps commander look back slowly
. … !
Diarmudin, who summoned a huge pillar of flame behind him, threw off all chains from his body and combined them with darkness.
And Lucas, who used his ultimate skill [Descent] to radiate a golden glow, had his bloody eyes flashing.
Lucas wiped his bloody lips with the back of his hand, gnashing his teeth and spitting it out.
“Without the hostages, it’s about the size of four people.”
“Hoo… .》
Giggik. device gig.
The Scarecrow asked, leaning his half-severed neck aside and laughing with his mouth torn open to the tip of the straw bag’s head.
《Is it really so?》
***
“Ha ha! ha! ha!”
Hannibal let out a heavy breath.
Hannibal was more like an enchanter who was more talented at instilling spirits in items or people rather than directly summoning spirits to fight.
He had little combat experience and it was the first time he had faced such a monster corps commander properly.
In this situation, in front of the monster corps commander’s nose, he endured the enormous fraud and moved secretly, so the consumption of his stamina was not normal.
The speed of the earth spirit carrying Mikhail gradually slowed down.
“… It’s useless anyway.”
Despite this, Mikhail muttered a pity to Hannibal, who did not stop running forward.
“Even if I save my life like this, I will die when I return to my hometown anyway.”
“… .”
“Because I am a failure… There’s no reason to risk your life like this. Even if you leave me alone… … .”
Taat!
At that time, there was a hand that lifted Hannibal and Mikhail.
When the two boys looked up in surprise, it was Janice. Janice lifted one of the boys in each of her arms, tucked them under her side, and started running forward.
“You’re going to die anyway, so it’s no use trying to save you?”
Janice let out a laugh.
“Hey, Crown Prince. Have you ever seen anyone in the world who doesn’t die?”
“… .”
“Of course, as long as we are human, we will all die someday. But are you not going to live?”
Even while carrying it, Janice continued to speak while casting healing magic on the two boys.
“Losing is bitter! The deaths of colleagues are sad! I might die when I return to my hometown! Well, I understand the circumstances, but this is because saving people’s lives is the job.”
“I am… .”
Janice grinned at Mikhail, who was speechless.
“You are too young to die yet.”
“… .”
“Then you should live.”
It was then. I heard the sound
of
something falling from above my head.
Janice didn’t look back. It was possible to infer what was flying from above just by looking at the white faces of the two boys in their arms.
‘Damn it… … !’
Zenith tossed the two boys in her arms forward and gathered the divine power with all her might and made them into armor.
Jjaeok-!
The scarecrow flew over Janice’s head and slammed it down, swinging its hand and striking it.
It was a reckless action, as if chasing a fly, but the power was terrifying. In a single blow, Zenith was exhausted and slammed to the ground before bouncing upward.
Convinced that Zenith had collapsed, the Scarecrow Corps commander bent his neck and approached Mikhail.
“You shouldn’t leave it after eating. We must think of the blood and sweat of the farmers. Huh?”
“Keu ugh… !”
“Whatever you eat, scrape it down to the last grain and eat it. Got it, right?]
The scarecrow corps commander, who smiled and approached, stopped abruptly.
When the corps commander looked down, he saw a hand grabbing his leg.
It was Janice. While lying on the floor, he reached out his hand to stop the corps commander.
“I’m not too tired. We really need to eradicate the algae… … .》
“Hehe, I did try farming… ? Are harmful assistants always tough?”
Zenith forced herself to stand on her own, turning the healing magic on her body to fix the broken bones and connect the torn muscles.
And I felt it.
ah yes
Now is the time.
Flash!
Zenith poured all of her divine power into an armor that covered her entire body and held a long spear in her hand.
“Go Hannibal! hurry!”
The scarecrow corps commander laughed and ran.
After narrowly dodging the attack, Zenith pierced the back of the hand of the scarecrow corps commander who had been attacking him with a spear of divine power and stuck it to the floor.
“If you go a little further, His Highness the Prince will save you. So come on!”
“but!”
“I told you. You are too young to die yet.”
At this moment, for the first time, Janice looked directly at Hannibal and looked closely at him.
He inherited from his parents, with clear golden eyes and light brown hair.
There is not a single corner that resembles you… … own son.
“I’m sorry I never acted like a fatherly father.”
“… !”
“Go quickly! Not for long!”
At that moment, the scarecrow corps commander roared, pulled out his hand stuck in the floor, and swung it.
All of Zenith’s divine power armor flew away with just a fingertip. The holy power helmet was shattered, leaving long scars on Zenith’s face.
But that moment when Janice, refusing to back down, gritted her teeth and entered the final battle.
“You are young, too, young man.”
A hexahedron made of magic was created along with the red magic light and imprisoned the scarecrow corps commander like a prison.
Everyone was surprised to see it, and the bloodied Diarmudin flew through the air and stood staggering.
“With only thirty or forty years of living, Mr. and Mister, and Yoo Se. To me, you are a boy too.”
“Dear Mudin… … !”
“It is an ancient sealing magic scroll. There is only one thing in our ivory tower.”
Great! Damn it!
As the scarecrow corps leader rampaged inside the hexahedral seal, a crack formed in the sealing wall made of magical power at once.
Diarmudin concentrated his mind and poured his magic power to repair the sealing wall.
“I’ll hold on like this, so let’s go.”
“but!”
Diarmudin, who glanced at Janice trying to say something, suddenly twitched at the corners of her mouth.
“No, no. wait for a sec.”
“yes?”
“Listen to my nagging one last time before you go.”
“… ?”
Suddenly, he started nagging.
“First of all, you young priest. Is the wave a big deal? Is that the end of your life?”
“yes? no… .”
“I said that I had an accident and that I made the people around me a bit tired, so what? Originally, people are tired of each other. It’s natural to live with trouble.”
“… .”
“Even at the moment when you think you are completely ruined, there is a way, and even when the time comes when you think it is over, life will continue. So, keep your joints intact and walk more!”
Janice opened her mouth slightly.
Diarmudin turned his head to Mikhail.
“And Prince Mikhail. Would you die after losing a battle? Don’t you know the saying, victory or defeat? Do you know that I am still alive despite how many times I have been defeated?”
“… .”
Mikhail also put on a blank expression. Diarmudin continued with a stern expression.
“The first failure will make you feel sick. But in the future, more failures will come in your life. The world will knock you down again and again.”
Diarmudin nodded firmly.
“Stand up shamelessly.”
“… .”
Mikhail clenched his fists with trembling hands.
Finally, Diarmudin looked at Hannibal and spoke softly.
“Do not be afraid of failure, boys. Don’t be shy. Just learn a lesson from one failure and move on.”
The old man grinned.
“That failure is your life.”
Great! Damn it!
The sealing magic could not stand it and began to collapse. Diarmudin poured all his remaining magic power into it.
“Thank you for listening to my last nagging. I’m feeling a little better now. Come on, go!”
“Dear Mudin… … !”
“You are all too young to die here.”
Diarmudin shook his head as if he would not listen any further.
“Sacrificing is the role of an old man.”
***
And at that moment.
“No, Lord Diarmudin.”
i broke in
“Dear Mudin-sama is also young.”
“… what?”
“Today is the youngest of all of us in the rest of our lives.”
Everyone turned to me.
He was gasping for breath as he hurriedly ran with the flagpole on his shoulder.
Wiping the sweat off my chin, I smirked.
“For all of us to die today… You are still young.”
The cliché of dying gracefully while sending allies after blocking the retreat is… … It’s a great role that everyone wants to take on at least once.
Because it’s not my taste.
Diarmudin opened his mouth, whether it was because he was dumbfounded by the fact that he was still young, or because the timing of my appearance was so great.
“I am so sorry that I am late. I’m on my way after clearing out all the regular scarecrows in the outpost.”
Placing the flagpole in the ground, I bent down and panted. Aigoo, poor quality stamina anyway. I think I’m going to die from sprinting.
“Since the engineering chief is here, let’s start the boss raid.”
“no… You still don’t know the situation, Prince Ash?! We alone can’t face this monster right now! I’ll hold on to you with my remaining magic, so run away!”
“That is correct. It’s a bit difficult for us alone.”
Raids usually can’t be solved by one party.
Great! Damn it!
Inside the seal, the scarecrow corps leader began to riot more violently. I slowly put my hand in my bosom.
“therefore… Let’s increase the number of participants.”
What I took out of my inner pocket- inventory was a torch burning blue.
The [Blue Flame Torch] that was destroyed last time but was repaired.
Chaeng-Grang-!
At that moment, the seal was broken and the scarecrow corps commander jumped out.
Diarmudin shouted something, but he didn’t listen. … .
Poof!
Throws a blue flame torch.
《This is it!》
The scarecrow corps commander threw it away annoyedly. A torch of blue flame bounced off the monster’s arm and spun in the air.
like drawing a circle.
And the next moment,
Toquaang… … !
I thought I could hear the sound of firing from afar, but
Tuhak-!
A magic bullet pierced the center of the chest of the scarecrow corps leader.
《… ?!”
The scarecrow corps commander, who was running toward us, bounced back as if he was being thrown back.
Rolling on the floor, the monster looked around as if he didn’t know why.
And it was the same with my colleagues who couldn’t figure out the situation. I smiled silently in front of him.
It took three days by horseback from the Crossroads to the outpost here.
It takes a day on horseback from the nearest teleport gate to this place.
But-
doo doo doo… … .
What if it’s empty?
It’s a blink of an eye from Crossroads to this place.
Doo doo doo doo doo!
The sound of the propellers seemed to be getting closer, and the flagship of our World Defense Front – Geronimo flew through the sky and rushed in with the sound of the wind cutting.
“Prince-!”
Damian, who was sitting on the open hatch and taking a sniper stance, screamed loudly.
“I’m sorry, Prince! I came right after the gate was destroyed, but since Geronimo was repairing it, it took time!”
“Let’s talk later, Damian!”
I pointed at the monster and shouted.
“Scratch!”
Instead of answering, Damian pulled the trigger.
Tuquaaaang!
