Episode 218 Monster Road (2)
Rey’s eyes slowly opened at the weak presence.
“It comes to the end after all.”
He gets up from the floor where he was lying and tugs at his clothes.
Then, one of the paladins speaks.
“Where are you going?”
After thinking about an answer for a moment, Ray spoke roughly.
“The bathroom.”
“Please be careful.”
If you tell them that the mountains in the south are dangerous, they will surely follow you with reinforcements.
In that case, not only the south but also the west could become dangerous.
‘At times like this, it’s best to stay where you are.’
He turned from his camp and headed south towards the mountains.
Even if they look different in direction, there is a considerable distance difference between south and west.
It would be better to hurry before it becomes more dangerous.
The Paladins murmured as they watched Ray kick off the ground and move at tremendous speed.
“You seem to be in a hurry.”
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Chaeeng-!
They gasped for breath as they blocked the monsters with their backs to the huge tree.
“Hee-eok… hee-eok…”
I was exhausted now.
Unlike endless monsters, their divine power is limited.
No matter how much one-on-one, it was not pushed back, but it was of no use since such a large-scale battle and one-on-one had nothing to do with it.
Sometimes you have to deal with one, but other times you have to deal with more than four.
So, the pressure I felt was considerable.
Hierophant Felji scattered holy power around him.
It was to absorb it to allies in battle.
“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…!”
A groan sounded like squeezing the lungs.
No messengers can be sent now, and no reinforcements can be expected.
Fortunately, the number of monsters has been reduced by quite a lot, so I can see some hope?
The priest looked around.
‘The number of monsters is not as many as the first time. Seeing that it doesn’t increase beyond this point, this must have been all the monsters in the mountains.’
If so, you have a chance.
The number of remaining monsters is roughly 50 or so.
There was also a large monster, an ogre, among them, so it was difficult, but I was able to cheer up when I thought it was the last one.
he shouted.
“Use your last strength! There are no more monsters!”
At Felji’s words, the paladins also looked around.
As he said, the monsters were no longer summoned.
“Aaaaaaa!”
With a spirited spirit, the paladins in the front line pushed the monsters away.
Slow-! Kagaga River –
With a sound like iron grinding against something, the kobold was cut down and soon after, an orc stabbed with a spear.
I hurriedly lowered my head and was able to avoid it with a narrow gap.
The paladin, who almost had his head pierced, stabbed his sword.
“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”
Blood spurted out of his distinctive huge nose, making a grotesque sound.
One after another, stepping on the corpse, another monster attacks.
“Quoooooo!”
The giant ogre waved his hand.
With that simple movement, two paladins flew away.
“Aaaagh!”
“Concentrate on attacking the ogres!”
Swords flew here and there at his command.
It smashes the ogre’s kneecap and cuts the ankle ligaments.
Then the ogre became unable to support its heavy body.
cooong!
When the huge ogre fell to the ground, the paladins rushed in and cut off its breath.
With this, you have defeated the most threatening and troublesome monster.
All that remains are small and medium-sized monsters.
Roll the mana rod harshly to bring out the divine power.
As he overpowered the monsters with his sword aura, his hope of victory turned into confidence.
Kill ten and add twenty.
Gradually, as the corpses of monsters piled up, the divine power ran out.
I couldn’t even emit a proper sword aura anymore, but I was able to gain strength as I watched the monsters dwindle.
Priest Felji encouraged them by squeezing out the divine power that was no longer coming out.
“A little! Just a little more…”
But before he could finish his words, a huge roar filled the forest.
Aaaaaa!
Unpleasant sensation as if the hairs all over the body are standing up.
The cries filled with life make the body tremble.
Tumbling-
The power of the grip holding the sword was drained, and those who dropped the weapons.
Chaeng- Chaeeng-
‘Keugh… bloom…!’
I feel my body stiffen.
I don’t know how the monster lords of these mountains could use peers, but I could guess that they weren’t tolerable monsters.
“Retreat… Retreat…”
I ordered to step back, but no one is able to move their bodies as they please.
Because his holy power had already run out, he couldn’t even properly resist peers.
Kung-kung-
The ground shakes and the owner of that size walks out.
It was a troll with huge horns growing from its chest.
The demonic energy emanating from the horns looks seriously powerful.
‘Magi… what the hell is this…’
How could a monster have Magi! That said, it was not a monster, but more like a monster that came out of the demon realm.
With one wave of the troll’s hand, the line that had been painstakingly aligned collapsed in an instant.
“Aaaagh!”
“Kuaaa!”
The two paladins who flew away collided with a tree and passed out.
Now Priest Felji also let go.
There is no way to survive.
I don’t know if there’s even divine power, but there’s nothing I can do when it’s completely exhausted.
And even more so when it comes to magic with divine power and superlatives.
‘Ah… Mr. Frias…’
Waiting for the final words, I closed my eyes, but a soft voice resounded in front of me.
“Don’t be noisy. My husband is sleeping.”
Piing-!
Something flew through the air with a sharp piercing sound.
The troll’s horn is shattered and bursts out along with the body.
“Koooooo!”
“Don’t be noisy.”
“Quaaaaagh!”
“You’re a kid who doesn’t listen.”
When the dark-skinned woman snapped her fingers, the monster lord’s throat was cut and blood splattered.
Drenched in blood, she cries.
“Ah… you have to wash again… How are you planning to compensate?”
It’s bizarre to want a reward for a subject you’ve killed.
When the monster lord died, the remaining monsters scattered in fear.
Felji, freed from his peers, opened his mouth wide.
‘To kill a monster encroached on by demons with a snap of a finger…?’
To put it simply, Magi is the energy of demons.
It doesn’t make sense to kill the monsters that are stored in the chest so easily.
He asked cautiously with a wary expression on his face.
“Thank you for saving me… Excuse me, but may I ask where you are from…?”
“You mean me? It came from the forest next to here.”
While talking, he points with his finger into the dense forest, which is startling to the listener.
The Hefrian Mountains are quite large.
Although it is not in the ranks of the great mountain ranges, it is a mountain range that boasts a huge size that can be counted on one hand.
But you came from a forest like this?
What kind of elf could Ji be!
As we talked, our faces caught our eyes. Long ears and pitch-black skin.
Embarrassed, Felge took a few steps back.
“Elf…”
“An elf is an elf. Even though it’s a dark elf. However, I don’t want you to compare yourself with subordinates who pretend to be orphans like that.”
“Huh…!”
The mighty mana flowing from her body forced Felji to shut up.
Elves and dark elves are not on good terms.
In other words, a bit more friendly than a dwarf?
It doesn’t make much of a difference, though.
Fortunately, the Dark Elves were not hostile.
Felji said to the surroundings, reassured by him.
“…I’ll have to finish my penance here and return to the castle to find the wounded. Send messengers to the west and east as well.”
“All right.”
“Haa…”
I took a deep breath and only then could I feel the strong scent of blood.
I was relieved to think that it was finally over.
Then the chest pain intensified.
“Ugh… Cure….”
Uh-uh-
The weak divine power gathered on the Mana Road does not become magic and is scattered.
It was proof that there was no divine power left to use Cure.
Eventually, he collapsed on the bed, gasping for breath.
“Chief priest!”
“Are you all right!”
Two priests, who witnessed the priest’s collapse, called the priest from the surroundings.
“Is there a priest with holy power remaining! Felji has fallen!”
He shook his head here and there at her cry.
If the holy power was insufficient due to the fierce battle just before, there was no way to remain.
At a time when not a single person could step forward, someone came in from the side.
“Get out of the way.”
“Sir Seongjae.”
“Because you have to look out of the way.”
At his words, the people around him retreated one by one.
Ray, who had just arrived, turned back the priest’s collar.
‘Difficulty breathing in chest pain. The lung apex (the top part of the lung) and the pleural cavity are inflated. This is a pneumothorax… the location is ambiguous.’
After touching it with my hand a few times, I immediately knew what the problem was, but the problem was its location.
As this continued for more than a week, pneumothorax formed on both sides of the lungs.
Therefore, it is not possible to perform an axillary thoracotomy or an anterior chamber thoracotomy in which an incision is made below the armpit.
Normally, in this position, it is correct to intubate the trachea through axillary thoracotomy while the patient is lying on the side, but this is a problem because that is not possible now.
Ray, who had been simulating the surgery for a while, quickly made a decision.
‘With transsternal bilateral thoracotomy, an incision is made on both sides of the chest, and inflammation is caused to block the lung hole.’
It will be a difficult operation.
Usually, transsternal bilateral thoracotomy is an open surgery used in heart and mediastinum surgery or metastatic lung cancer surgery when transplanting both lungs.
‘If you cut the muscles and pleura and go in, you’ll be able to secure a surgical view. Let’s make an electric cauterizer for the incision in a hurry.’
Commonly known as ‘Jimmyul’.
It is a medical technique in which, when a part of the body is removed, the part is burned.
It is a medical device that stops bleeding by burning the affected area.
Although massive tissue destruction will ensue, most severe bleeding will be prevented with this.
Rey, who decided to have surgery, clicked her tongue while biting around.
The surroundings are very spectacle.
The blood painted on the trees, the weapons, and the dust flying around in the air are literally an environment where you could die if you had surgery.
With a bit of exaggeration, it could be said that the monster’s blood and corpses form a small pond.
Ray gestured to the dark elf and two priests beside him.
“You and you and you follow me. I will carry the priest in my arms.”
Dark elves and priests who suddenly became members of the operating room followed him with bewildered expressions.
In fact, the Dark Elves intended to go back like this.
Hana, the mark on the young man’s left hand is a concern.
‘Why is the high elf’s truth good for humans?’
He had no intention of getting involved in the elf’s affairs, but it was enough to interest her.
