#960. I’ll ask for confirmation
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“Mu collapses!”
“Hold on! At least we must hold out until the defense line is completed!”
“But it’s already on the verge of breaking through District 3! If it’s too late, we won’t be able to retreat and all of us will be annihilated!”
“If there is no defense line, even if you retreat, you will die while being chased by monsters! If you are going to die anyway, die honorably while defending the country as a soldier!”
“Fuck that…!”
blockade area.
to the dome trench barrier.
Surrounded by three layers of dungeons and carefully arranged with all types of firearms, this place is the frontline to block the waves of monsters.
It was a killing zone designed to kill any monster as soon as it came out of the gate.
However, at this moment, the killing zone became a dead zone.
broken train.
Fragments of a crashed helicopter.
A body torn to pieces.
A land that has been smothered by blood.
Even the barrier cracked like a spider’s web.
The appearance of the blockade force fighting desperately in a place where it is impossible to find a single spot is truly a disaster.
It wouldn’t be strange if they were immediately annihilated.
‘If only it wasn’t for those fucking flying monsters…!’
The officer who had commanded a unit that had already been cut in half, blocking one side of the blockade, gritted his teeth.
Even at the beginning of the monster wave.
Things weren’t that bad.
The containment area itself was designed to thoroughly block monsters, and there were plenty of ammunition and supplies.
Luckily, it wasn’t even a dungeon where predators came out, so it was even more so.
But the sky is covered with gates.
After the flying monsters appeared.
The situation changed rapidly.
The monsters that had failed in their original purpose of tying Limon’s feet focused their attacks on the blockade area in all directions as if they were resentful.
While blocking the monsters in the dungeon, the blockade force, which faced even the attacking monsters, was quickly cornered.
This was especially true in their blockade area, where for some reason there were a lot of flying monsters.
Massive specialization.
Many of the Seven Dragons’ masters.
And it was barely holding on at the sacrifice of countless soldiers, but that is now the limit.
More than 30% of the blockading force has already been killed or wounded and has exhausted most of its powerful firearms.
It’s a miracle even if you’ve endured so far.
It wouldn’t be strange even if the blockade was broken right away.
So the officer lamented.
‘In the end, this will be our grave.’
To be honest, the desire to run away was like a chimney.
No matter how much he was a soldier, his desire to live was a natural instinct.
But I couldn’t.
If the blockade area collapses in a situation where the defense line in the rear is not completed, the monsters will break through the defense line at once and flock to the rear.
Of course, if that happens, no matter where you run away, you will die the same way.
Above all, the family who fled would be in danger.
‘Please hurry up!’
That’s why he prayed while commanding the blockading force and doing his best to stop the monsters.
I’ve already given up on living.
Hurry up, may the defense line be completed.
Thus, he hoped that the sacrifices of himself and his soldiers would not be dog deaths, but meaningful sacrifices.
Koo Goo Goo!
“…!”
But after a while.
He couldn’t help but harden.
It was because the moment the dungeon gate swelled up, a huge shadow rose from within.
A monster resembling a frog devours everything in front of it in one bite, including the
monster that came out first, revealing a huge body like a mountain.
I was educated about monsters.
I had never seen such a frog-type monster in any material.
But the trembling spine and trembling limbs told him just by looking into his eyes.
That monster is different from the monsters that have appeared so far, and it is impossible to stop it with only the blockade army that has already been cut in half.
So the monster frog opens its mouth.
The moment when the officer felt the end when he saw the bubble that had been bubbling inside it vomit toward the barrier.
『Seventy-two kinds of martial arts, twelve dragons,
seven twelve kinds of martial arts, seventy-two kinds of martial arts, eight twenty eight thousand,
blue dragon family,
eight dragon waves.』
Quaaaaaang!
Suddenly the sky opens up
A huge stream of water hit the monster frog.
The monster frog tried to hold on to the water using its huge body, but to no avail.
It’s like there’s a hole in the sky.
The streams of water pouring out endlessly gathered together to form a huge tidal wave that swallowed the frog’s huge body whole.
Along with the monsters that filled the blockade area.
After swallowing all the monsters like that.
The stream of water created a huge whirlpool.
Thousands of monsters were all crushed or torn apart by the current of water, which contained enormous pressure like a deep sea and raged like a blade.
It’s like getting hit by a dragon’s tail.
Kwagwagwagwa!
So after a while.
Even the frogs, who were stubbornly enduring, turned into pieces of meat.
Until the turbulent current, stained red from swallowing too much blood and corpses, disappeared beyond the dungeon gate.
is this a dream or reality
It was a soft voice that brought the officer to his senses, who had been watching the scene with a bewildered face as if he couldn’t tell them apart.
“Are you okay?”
The officer suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes wide.
When he saw the opponent appearing above his head, he exclaimed.
“Count Sea Serpent…!”
Four spread wings.
A sharp horn protrudes from its forehead.
up to the tail stretched back.
He was too abnormal to be human.
However, a female knight who possesses unparalleled beauty with vivid blue hair that Europeans cannot recognize.
Seeing Rose, the officer smiled.
The seven princesses who have firmly established their position as the absolute in the fight against the World Federation are no different from the saviors stronger than the tens of thousands of horses.
“If you don’t mind, could you tell the commander here? I want you to retreat now.”
“That word…! Is the defense line finally complete?”
“no. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.”
“yes? No, then why?”
So it was.
Why was the officer embarrassed?
The defense lines being built around shelters and bases in various places are essential to fend off monsters.
However, if they fall in while the defense line is not complete, there will be enormous civilian damage.
“Another blockade has been breached.”
“ah…!”
Looking at the officer who is in despair knowing that fact.
Rose put on a bitter expression.
They tried to protect the blockade area by mobilizing all of their clans, but in the end, they couldn’t stop the monsters until the defense line was completed.
And it wasn’t just Europe.
The blockade area was collapsing one by one in the remote small country as well as in the territories of other princesses.
It was unavoidable.
No matter how absolute they are.
Because I couldn’t protect the whole world against the monsters pouring out infinitely in all dungeons.
“I will buy you time to retreat. I can’t give you too much time, so as soon as possible…”
But you can’t just sit back and let go just because your plans went awry.
buy some time
to save even one more person.
Rose gave instructions to the officer.
no i was trying to get off
Koo Goo Goo!
“That’s…?!”
…unless the dungeon gate suddenly fluctuated.
The blockade force, including the officer, made a frightened expression, wondering what kind of monster was about to come out.
Rose, on the other hand, opened her eyes wide.
It was because I noticed that it was different from the sign that a monster was about to jump out, as I had seen a similar scene before.
And her predictions were right.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
That moment.
A roar explodes.
The earth shakes.
The dungeon gate that had been inflating like a balloon exploded, pouring out brilliant starlight.
It’s a moment to be confused by the rapidly changing situation.
After the dazzling starlight disappeared.
The officer who saw the middle of the blockade area widened his eyes involuntarily.
“The dungeon gate… is gone?”
While the blockade forces were fascinated by the sight of the dungeon gate, which had been spitting out monsters a while ago, disappeared without a trace.
Rose quivered her eyelashes.
“…Swordsmith.”
Ando.
pleasure.
hope, etc.
Her face, which had been dark just a moment ago, was visibly brightened by the intertwining of emotions.
It was because he knew that Limon, who had crossed the dungeon gate, had destroyed the dungeon.
But that’s why it contains anxiety that can’t be hidden in it.
Rose had no choice but to pray.
I hope Limon is safe.
And…
…may they hold out until he returns.
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“Chief! Are you okay?”
“Don’t be too fussy. Why are you making a fuss about something that’s only a little bit skinny?”
“Are you saying that you’re making a fuss like that?!”
In the middle of the treatment room on the Santa Maria, Yuna-kyung exclaimed.
It had to be.
A body full of scars.
One shoulder swollen.
Even clear bloodstains on the corners of his mouth.
Right now, Limon’s appearance is a mess to anyone’s eyes.
Of course, the medical spirits deployed in the treatment room are diligently giving first aid with six arms.
Even though Yuna-kyung was helping her with magic, she was in a state where she couldn’t be said to be perfectly fine.
“Don’t worry too much. At this rate, it will be all right in a day or two.”
“That’s not a problem, is it? Why did you fight so recklessly!”
“It can’t be helped. Because he was not an easy enough opponent to be able to take down at once without risking this much.”
“That’s right, but…!”
Yuna-kyung groaned.
Of course she knew.
Constellations are truly transcendent beings.
Defeating that monster, which was like the providence of the world itself, was not an easy task even for Limon.
That’s why she had to focus on protecting the Santa Maria after the fighting began in earnest.
But in the end, I had no choice but to watch Limon’s fierce bloody battle.
She couldn’t help but feel frustrated.
“Above all, because we lack the energy and time.”
“…”
Hearing Limon’s words.
Yuna Kyung kept her mouth shut.
because she knew
No matter how reckless and unreasonable he was, Limon had to hasten the decision.
Because…
“For confirmation, what rank was the ‘Long Tongue That Sings Rain’?”
“…”
“Na Kyung-ah.”
That moment.
Yuna-kyung made a complicated expression.
whether fortunate or unlucky
As many players have signed contracts over the past 33 years, the Players Association has a lot of information about constellations.
And since all of that information was stored on board the Santa Maria, it was so easy to answer Limon’s question.
In fact, she has already checked.
Nevertheless, there was a reason why Yuna-kyung couldn’t open her mouth easily.
“…the count’s rank.”
“Hmm, but it’s not quite the bottom.”
Sovereign Archduke Marquis Countess Viscount Baron.
The seven hierarchies that divide the constellations.
5th from the top.
For ordinary players, even being able to sign a contract is considered lucky, but after all, among the Constellations, it is only a middle-lower count level.
As the cost of slashing one such Constellation, he became covered in blood.
Limon laughed.
“Anyway, I have to admit that I underestimated the Constellations too much.”
“….”
“So how long does it take to reach the next coordinate?”
Could it be because Limon’s attitude was calmer than expected?
Rather, Yuna-kyung, who looked at him with a more complicated expression, eventually sighed.
And after he cuts the Constellation.
When he escaped with Limon from the collapsing world and activated the star drive with the coordinates of the next dungeon gate, the time displayed on the instrument panel was highlighted.
“One month.”
“…was that the closest?”
“Yes, if this time was really unlucky, the next coordinates might go faster, but…” “
On the contrary, it might take longer.”
“…”
Leaving the silent Yuna-kyung.
Limon closed his eyes.
Numerous dungeon gates that were still pouring out monsters.
The fierce struggle with the Constellation to close the single dungeon gate.
And the number of Constellations to deal with until all the remaining dungeons are closed, and the time it will take until then.
After thinking about it carefully.
Open your closed eyes again.
Limon quietly opened his mouth.
“—It will be a long trip.”
And…
…time passed.
