Standard of strength (3)
“….”
At the completely unexpected question, Lennok cast his eyes around him for a moment.
The noise magic is still working perfectly.
No one could have listened to what Lappard had to say.
Perhaps the dog-headed giant had this in mind, too, and only took time to visit Lennok after the meeting.
However, Lappard didn’t care about Lennok’s reaction and continued.
“I am here to kill that monster. So you better not lie.”
Lappard’s eyes glowed with an eerie yellow light.
“Where is Croken?”
“…Could it be that all of those giants are related by blood to the Croken? The obsession with all the guys I run into is extraordinary.”
“I don’t know. Because the bad fate is not me, but the scars left by that monster.”
He replied with bluish magical steam flowing around the corners of his mouth.
“So if you want to win my cooperation as a Watcher, you’ll have to choose your answers carefully.”
“Before that, there is something I want to ask you.”
Lennok, ignoring Lappard’s flashing gaze, asked in reverse.
“It has been more than 15 days since I came into contact with Croken. I’m not a trailblazer, and I don’t brag about the monster’s scales as trophies. So, to say that you found traces of Croken in me… … .”
With those words, Lennok’s left pupil began to turn into a purple demonic eye.
“I think it has a lot to do with your image. Am I wrong?”
hardened air.
The cold wind pierces through the curtain of noise magic and comes in, but it cannot hide the worry-filled gaze from the surroundings.
Lappard looked at Lennok’s face like that and slowly calmed the glare from his eyes.
“You said something. I never thought you would try to question my ability here… … . You’re a cheeky guy.”
“If you are willing to exchange information on that part, I am willing to inform you of Croken’s whereabouts. How are you?”
“….”
It’s not even a big secret as to what happened against the Croken.
At Lennox’s plain words, Lappard remained silent with a slightly troubled look on his face.
Then he suddenly turned his gaze to the snowy field below the floating island and muttered.
“Those things are bothering me.”
“what?”
Lennok averted his gaze a little later and understood the meaning.
Amid the raging blizzard, dozens of traces of magical power were rapidly approaching the floating island.
Faster than Lennok’s magic perception, which was scattered in the snowy field, Rappard noticed the identity of the approaching enemy.
Lappard casually stepped out of the boundary of the noise magic and nodded at Lennok.
“Follow me. Come down and talk.”
As he said that, he strode towards the outskirts of the floating island.
After silently casting his gaze on the ground, he jumped several tens of meters and immediately landed on the snowy field.
coo!!
Small ripples occur in the snowfield, and a snowstorm rages around the dog-headed giant.
As Lennok looked down at him in silence, Lapis, with a bewildered face, approached and grabbed Lennok’s sleeve.
“Evan…!!”
“….”
“I don’t know what Mr. Rappard said, but I don’t need you to deal with him here.”
“Not necessarily because of that.”
Lappard looked down at the spot where he had jumped and replied.
“Considering the speed at which such forces are approaching, there is a high probability that the floating island’s location has been discovered. Grisha, put the floating island behind you and erase the traces.”
“What are you going to do?”
At Grisha’s words, Lenok reached out to the end of his sleeve and answered.
“You have to deal with it. Both those guys and Rapford.”
“ha….”
Evelyn, who was standing next to him, let out a small sigh, but Lennok took an elixir out of his arms and chewed it down.
“Besides, I have something to check on this opportunity.”
“what?”
“I’ll be gone for a while.”
After saying that, Lennok threw himself down the floating island without waiting for an answer.
Evelyn sighed as she watched the wizard quickly move away.
“ha…. You don’t want to listen.”
“Well, Evan has been like that since he first came to the Dominion.”
Grisha laughed, puffing the smoking pipe in his mouth before he knew it.
“I thought it would be a bit more controlled if you were with me, but this is not the case. It’s a pity.”
“….”
“Oh, you’re not denying it this time? Could it be that I interrupted you during the pushing and pulling?”
At the same time as Grisha smiled mischievously, Lapis, who was in the middle, shook her head with a puzzled expression.
Evelyn, who saw that even Sun Seon was listening to her, raised her magical powers without saying a word by casting her gaze to the sky.
bang!!
Across the pit created in an instant, Evelyn gestured toward the other observers as well.
“If you want to see it, come over there and take a look.”
“…Will you be okay?”
Other observers in the conference room questioned Lennok’s qualifications.
It seems that they followed after confirming that there was a collision, but after confirming the existence of Lapis, they were not able to approach it easily.
However, Evelyn nodded with a calm expression.
“okay. It would be easier to show it once than to say it in words.”
“….”
“It might be better to show it this way and organize it neatly.”
As she muttered, she turned her gaze toward the ground.
“How unusual a man that man is.”
The dog-headed giant and the wizard who landed on the ground stared at the approaching magic source and slowly raised their magic power.
* * *
Lennok laughed when he saw a sudden explosion from above the floating island.
“Concentrate.”
Lappard, who was standing next to him, said with his eyes closed.
“Looking at the detection of Grisha’s Floating Island, he’s a pretty good opponent. It may be a tricky battle.”
Lennox laughed lightly at that.
“You already sound weak. Do you want to come down to the ground and raise awareness?”
“No, I mean….”
Lappard, who had come down beforehand, confirmed Lennok’s appearance and immediately reached out for the armament hanging behind his back.
coo!!
A stone pillar befitting the dog-headed giant’s magnificent physique slammed vertically into the ground.
Rapper put his hand on the column and answered.
“I was saying don’t hold on to my ankles.”
A heavy and long blunt weapon, as if the entire support of a magnificent building had been pulled out.
As he carried the pillar, which didn’t even look right to hold and wield properly, and raised his mana, the mana flowing along the pillar began to rotate.
Woooooooooo!!
With one hand clutching the base of the pillar, as he rotated the mana, the pillar held in Rapperd’s hand vibrated in an ink-colored spiral.
Lennok looked at the armament and his eyes lit up.
“You use an unusual weapon. Is it personal preference?”
Pillars with nowhere to hold. It is a primordial blunt weapon that is specialized in killing with only weight and cross section, with no blade attached.
In Lennok’s experience, the use of such armaments is because the spell or image being used is specialized for that area, or it is a powerful artifact in itself.
But Rapford shook his head at Lennok’s words.
“It is faith.”
“…Faith?”
“He is coming.”
The moment Lennok asked that question, the identity of the magical power source that was rapidly approaching from the other side of the snowy field was revealed.
Soldiers wearing thick helmets and white military uniforms. The color combination is so perfect that it is difficult to see properly with the naked eye in the snowy field.
Red eyes shone softly through the helmet, and in an instant, they surrounded me and started approaching.
A situation in which all members are equipped with machine guns and heavy weapons, and behind them, a machine mass made in the form of a beast assists the vanguard troops.
“….”
Seeing that unusual appearance, Lennok naturally calmed his expression.
A clear military organization that was systematically trained at a glance. Just by looking at the equipment he is wearing, it is enough to guess that a huge amount of money is being rolled.
I don’t know who the opponent is, but nothing good will happen from being entangled with an organization like this for a long time.
“I need to quickly clean up and leave.”
At Lennox’s words, Lappard bent his neck from side to side and said.
“I said you wanted to see my image.”
After striding ahead of Lennok, he glanced back at Lennok and murmured.
“Take a look at it if you can.”
“what?”
There was no answer.
Whoa!!
As soon as Leopard raised his mana, a hazy figure appeared from the air and covered his body.
In an instant, Lappard’s body, which had been scattering green light all over his body, lowered his posture slightly and disappeared.
Paang!!
In an instant, a huge body that ran dozens of meters came close to me as if it were being crushed and swung the blunt weapon in my hand diagonally.
Its power was so strong that the stone pillar it was holding seemed to bend.
The huge body of the giant, painted in green and black, slammed into the approaching army as it was.
A blizzard burst from the ground and flew in all directions in an instant.
Kwaaaaang!!
“Kill!!”
“I’m rushing through the back row, stop it!!”
The soldiers who followed the floating island also poured the firearms they had in their hands on Lapard, but it was not enough.
Upside down, a jet-black new model gallops through the hail that rises like water mist.
Wedge liquid!!
dog-headed giant. The warrior raised the image of a black dog, grabbed the center of the pillar with both hands and pressed it down.
Following the magical touch, the pillar rotated violently on the forearm and scooped up the snowdrifts beneath his feet.
Bubbubuck!!
A snowy field where the magic sensor doesn’t work well due to the existence of ascenders.
In such an environment, we block our sight and block our senses one by one, reducing the scope for response.
After covering sight and hearing with blizzards and binge drinking, it is only natural that Lappard, who has a relatively good sense, will have the right to go first.
Lappard’s run, which instantly identified the opponent’s position even among the white snowdrifts.
With the collapsing tower of snow in between, they quickly broke through the front line and headed for the back line.
In an instant, it breaks through the armed soldiers and aims for the mechanical beasts beyond.
The machine gunners following the soldiers immediately focused their muzzles on Rapford.
It was not a shot made of gunpowder and bullets, but a military magic bullet that fired condensed mana by rotating it.
Even in the heavy weapons exploding from all over the place, there was a high density of magic mixed in that could be clearly felt.
Kwaaaaaang!!!
Explosions of red and blue flames resound throughout the snowy field.
A heavy stone pillar that protruded from the explosion rammed into the mechanic’s head and crushed his torso.
Woo support!!
A dog-headed giant scattering soft green light all over his body climbed on top of the broken machine and wrapped around a stone pillar.
Whoooooooo!!!
Even in the middle of such a fierce battle, a unique tone began to resonate above Rapford’s head, like playing a harp.
At the same time as the spiritual body floating above his head sang, the rhyme whirled between the stone pillars.
Lappard grabbed the pole with both hands and slammed it down to the ground.
[Sanctuary.]
Faaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Waves of light green spread across the snowfield, illuminating the entire area like a mirror.
Right after that, the power of the spiritual body floating above Rappard’s head surges and at the same time infuses more powerful power into his body.
Lennok watched it from a distance, his eyes shining in a rare way.
‘Is it a virtuous cycle caused by the interaction between the physical body and the spiritual body? I’ve seen similar techniques a few times, but it’s the first time I’ve seen such an elaborate spiritual body.’
It’s not that Lennok hasn’t met a warrior who fights by imbuing his body with a spiritual body.
In the case of Beck Clinton, a warrior with vampires or a high-ranking official when fighting the ciger bang gang, did not he fight by forcing various spiritual bodies into his body?
However, if there is a difference between them and Lappard, it would be that the form of the spiritual body they handle is clearly different.
Unlike Beck Clinton, who dealt with the spirits of animals such as bears and deer, Rapford was enforcing the spirits of giants whose entire bodies were covered with trees.
If you think about it in connection with the word faith he said, perhaps he borrows the power of the spirit he believes in as a doctrine.
‘And this sanctuary… … . It’s unbelievably far from magic. Is the operating principle itself based on faith or faith?’
Assuming that the spiritual body is a summoned beast, it is impossible for the area created by receiving the power of the summoned beast to inflate the summoned’s power inversely.
This is because the power source that supplies power for any technique must be clear.
Wasn’t Darby’s field of vision warfare also a spell created centering on Lennok’s magical power?
Perhaps the way Lappard read the Croken’s traces in Lennok wasn’t physical strength… … .
“Whoa….”
Lennok sighed at the piercing presence around him as he tried to examine the intriguing force more closely.
The opponent, who intuition that Lappard was digging into their back row, began to aim for Lennok, who was standing in the back row.
Dozens of life reactions that hide in the blizzard and secretly direct magic toward oneself.
The moment Lennok was about to raise his magic against them,
[It smells delicious.]
Darby, who raised his head in his arms, sniffed.
“…what?”
[It smells like electricity I’ve had several times. Where is it?]
Quaaaang!!
A loud explosion erupted right in front of me. The attack began in this direction.
Lennok quickly summoned a carapace, hid himself as a shield, and asked Darby again.
“Davi what are you talking about? The smell of electricity you ate?”
[You know what I ate in the desert.]
Darby struggled inside the coat wagging his tail.
[Those who talked a lot unnecessarily. Does it smell like them?}
“…If it’s a desert for a moment… … .”
There was only one thing that came to my mind when I was thinking about my recent trip through the desert.
Instantly understanding what Darby was saying, Lennok grabbed Darby by his front paws and lifted him up.
“Are those guys using Gearside equipment?”
[I think it was that name…Doing?]
“….”
Lennok, who was still not very interested in remembering the noun, grabbed the spirit’s ear and stretched it out once more, then immediately stood up.
“It’s better.”
Lennok grinned as he captured the mana of the fast-approaching soldiers.
“Time to work Darby.”
Somehow, it seemed like things would get a little easier.
* * *
Kwaaaang!!
Rappard, who had crushed the last remaining mechanic with the pillar he was carrying, raised his head.
“Cool… … !!”
The pilot inside was rapidly losing his breath with his lower body already harpooned.
The dog-headed giant rummaged through the pilot’s arms and found a small notebook.
“The Baracheda Liberation Front….”
widely!
He covered the notebook and placed it on the pilot’s chest.
“To think there are still ignoramuses obsessed with worldly affairs. Human greed is really inescapable.”
“Hehehe….”
“Do you have anything to say?”
“Ugh….”
A pilot who couldn’t speak properly and shed tears. Lappard, who had been looking down at him, silently rummaged in his arms.
What he took out was a small bundle of leaves resembling olive leaves.
muttered Lappard, who sprinkled it over the pilot’s head with a thick hand.
“He who has endured three sufferings. Return to the arms of the god you desire.”
“….”
At that moment, the pilot’s expression relaxes and slowly loses focus.
Lappard silently closed his eyes and stood up from his seat.
It’s a ritual he always does for the last life he killed, but whenever he said this, his heart was always heavy.
After all, none of the people he valued could live up to these words.
They are still chasing the monster who gave them death beyond providence and doctrine.
It was the reason why Lappard wanted to hear about Croken’s activities from Lennok.
“Evan!!”
The dog-headed giant, baring its teeth, howled like a growl.
“You haven’t finished yet!!”
However, if you are a warrior who struggles against an enemy of this level, there is nothing more to see.
It can only be said that the wizard’s survival against the croken was simply a combination of luck.
However, the words heard in the midst of the blizzard were very different from what Rapford had expected.
“I don’t know what you are talking about.”
At that moment, the snowdrift blew away, revealing Lennok.
A snowfield where dozens of soldiers were horribly scattered.
Lennok looked down at Rapford with an expressionless face as he climbed atop a hill of soldiers, as if he were dodging a snowdrift.
“Were you reprimanding yourself for coming late?”
“….”
He replied with a faint smile. However, Rappard opened his mouth slightly, unable to answer.
[I did all the work….]
Darby muttered quietly in Lennok’s arms.
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