Episode 169
EPISODE.85
Rustling-.
When I opened the tent and went outside, cold air enveloped my whole body.
It’s embarrassing to even call it dawn. It’s an early hour when even the morning star hasn’t properly revealed itself.
Looking around, I saw several similarly pitched tents lined up in a row.
There must be members of the subjugation party sleeping in the back of the tent, just like himself.
It was a busy time.
Nevertheless, the reason why the members of the subjugation party set up a tent and rested was simple.
‘Because I have to face the enemies while preserving as much combat power as possible.’
The amount of sleep that was set was about four hours a day. For normal people, it would be quite insufficient sleep time, but it didn’t matter.
‘The strong players who have reached the stage will be able to maintain their best condition with only that amount of sleep time.’
Of course, Russell himself had shortened his sleeping time by about an hour and got out of the tent.
‘Overlord and the Wizard Body.’
Russell’s body, strengthened by two magics, was close to that of a moderate Aura practitioner.
A story that was far superior to that of wizards who simply exercised for health or self-defense.
‘Even if I sleep less than an hour, there won’t be any particular problems.’
Could it be because of the rustling sound? Vermilion, who was standing in front of the campfire, turned her head.
asked, looking at Russell.
“hmm? What’s the priest doing? Isn’t today the priest’s vigil day…?”
As he said that, there were large dumbbells and kettlebells lined up in front of him.
At first glance, it seems unusually heavy.
‘Did you do at least a simple exercise the whole time you were standing?’
Thinking so, Russell shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t care about Vermillion’s question.
“Because I don’t sleep a little in the morning.”
added briefly.
“After waking up, I went outside to sharpen my senses a bit.”
“You mean the health that comes out of youth.”
I couldn’t understand Vermilion’s appearance, saying such things with a body that seemed to be healthier than anyone else’s, but anyway.
“It’s good to work hard, but take it easy. It’s good to go fast, but sometimes you have to go slow to see things.”
6 circle master.
In addition, it was the advice of a senior who had been in the magic world for a much longer time than he did.
There’s nothing wrong with remembering it.
“You can only see it if you go slowly…”
Thinking over those words again, Russell nodded.
“I will.”
I approached the campfire, sat still, and closed my eyes.
‘A battle with a large army of monsters…’
Then, I slowly simulated the future battle in my head.
Not only in my previous life, but also not long ago, I had the experience of fighting to the death with the army of monsters commanded by the Hydra.
‘Of course, the number of monsters is so great that it cannot be compared to back then…’
Tsutsutsutsutsutsu-.
As he gathers his consciousness, the clock, which was filled with darkness, begins to turn over.
Eventually, the place where Russell opened his eyes again was in the middle of the battlefield with monsters scattered everywhere.
Grrrr-.
Gyaaaaaagh-!
Kwiyiik—!!
The screams of monsters were heard from everywhere. Crying sounds realistic, as if falling between a group of real monsters.
The illusion created by the pure concentration of the 6th Circle Mage was just as realistic.
‘after-.’
The boundary of time and space is blurred in the extremely accelerated consciousness. Then, the surrounding scenery slowly begins to flow.
Russell’s eyes flashed sharply.
Kya-ah-ah–!
He looked straight at the monster that was thrusting a huge mouth at him.
Calmly, he checked his fighting style and hand.
‘hmm.’
In general, the magician’s favorite way to fight was mid-to-long-range engagement.
‘A distance that allows you to hit the target with certainty while maintaining a reasonable distance enough to pour out firepower.’
Of course, individual capabilities and skills intervened in the part of the distance at which this target could be hit.
Russell was no exception.
The proof is that the basic magic he usually uses is projectiles such as arrows and bolts.
‘Except for Falling Sun, which is a great magic, Gaebolg is also often used as a projectile.’
However, sometimes other than medium and long distances.
There were also some wizards who tried to engage in short-range combat, which was tantamount to suicide.
Vermilion and Russell were among them.
The reason Russell took this fighting style was simple.
Breakthrough. Because it’s literally outrageous.
‘The idea of a wizard engaging in close-range combat is an idea that can catch the enemy off guard.’
Furthermore, if the magician had a body comparable to that of a moderate Aura practitioner, the enemy’s embarrassment would be maximized.
‘But this type of combat method is a tool that can be usefully used in one-on-one battles in short-term skirmishes.’
In a melee full of enemies on all sides, it was not efficient to stick to such a fighting method.
Even more so, a monster whose instincts trump reason is its opponent.
‘It’s only in the situation right after the start of the war that the magic of the great army is constantly poured out.’
Assuming that they are unavoidably caught up in a melee—
‘Is killing one blow the only answer?’
‘It’s better to bring out the best effect with the highest efficiency rather than magic that requires strong firepower.’
‘What I need to aim for is stacking bolt-type magic that consumes as little mana as possible between the eyebrows and the heart…’ ‘-Applying continuous or rapid-fire
auxiliary magic and adding rotation and compression to compensate for the lack of power.’
‘If I had to memorize a few magics, they would be for coping with a surprise situation…’
─Every time I simulated a situation, small and large behavioral patterns piled up little by little.
in the midst of that
Woo woo woo woo-.
There was a small sound that broke Russell’s concentration. It was an alarm magic that notified that all scheduled times were over.
‘Has it already been an hour?’
When I opened my eyes slowly, I saw Vermilion extinguishing the bonfire that had been lighting up the night.
The other wizards were also leaving the tent one by one, tidying up the surroundings.
‘The break is over.’
It was time to start moving again.
* * *
It was about a day after crossing the border and entering the Red Canyon.
It was already well past midnight, so if it had been as usual, it would have been time to prepare for camping.
In such a situation, Amelia Merwin was the first to sense the abnormality.
Nettle liquid -.
She twitched her eyes as if she was displeased as she rode through the air while riding on a white rabbit doll.
“…it smells like blood.”
He clutched his nose tightly and murmured in a low-pitched voice. Nicolo, who perceived the situation half a beat later than that, gave a hard impression.
“It seems that something went wrong.”
There was another day or so left until the location of the headquarters that Azlan had mentioned, but something unusual had already been detected.
As Nicolo and Amelia Merwin said at the beginning.
Ten days on the battlefield was enough time for something to happen.
The scent of blood mixed with the blowing wind is getting thicker and thicker.
Azlan and Mathers’ faces turned pale as they felt the monster’s cries and screams clearer.
“That kind of-.”
“What happened to the clan?”
Nodding to them, Nicolo raised his mana. He ordered the subjugation party following him.
“Let’s speed up more from now on.”
As soon as the words were finished, a total of thirteen new models were launched like fireballs.
Kwagwagwagwa!
.
.
pat-.
I could see the rocky mountain in front of me as I flew off the ground like a swallow.
It is a rocky mountain that is like a wall stretching horizontally for about ten meters in height.
The place where the scream came from was just beyond that place, so Russell expanded his senses as he felt the rocky mountain getting closer and closer.
Whoa!
The six circles roared in unison, heralding the omens of magic.
The air nearby is angry and boiling with the magic power emitted by the three brothers in the tower.
Pot-!
In the meantime, the party jumped up the rocky mountain all at once. I checked the sights beyond.
“Leave the injured to us!”
“Drop the rock!”
Gyarrak!
The Feathers spread their wings, carry the wounded, and lift and drop rocks.
“The protection of the spirits, please protect us!”
Elves who use spirits and bows to fend off monsters.
Kyaaaaagh!
“These crazy monsters! Today I will crush all the bone marrows with a hammer!”
Following that, there were even dwarves wielding huge blunt weapons at random with swear words.
I could see all kinds of fairies uniting together to fight against monsters.
No, it’s okay, it’s just a battle.
In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is retreating little by little.
Perhaps the command of the coalition was pushed to this place after repeating such battles for 10 days.
There was no need to give a separate order.
Everyone here, veterans of combat, knew what they were supposed to do.
Nicolo was the first to act.
bang!
Having toppled a nearby rocky mountain with a single cloud of foot, he raised his hand.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-!
It lifts dozens and hundreds of boulders into the air and pours out falling rocks.
Every time a rock the size of a house fell down, the ground twisted and dug in.
Bang bang bang!
With a sound like thunder, dozens of monsters turned to blood and disappeared.
Suddenly the wind changed.
‘This…?’
Russell stopped involuntarily at the flow of wind that was sucked into one place at once.
A few seconds later, a huge air current begins to form.
A meteorological disaster called Twister or Tornado descended on the rear of the demons in a funnel-shaped cloud of dust.
Kwagwagwagwagwa-!
It was a scene where the magician’s advantage of being able to bombard a wide area single-handedly was revealed without filtering!
Magic that can be performed because the fairies have not yet completely mixed with the monsters.
Witnessing the magic of the two archmages, Vermillion laughed fiercely.
He patted Hubert and Russell on the back and said.
“I can’t afford to lose. isn’t it? Priests.”
Those who would be second in terms of firepower were the war mages of the Tower of Flames.
Russell nodded his head as if it were natural for Vermillion’s voice to sound like that.
“Either way, I was preparing. execution.”
“-hmm?”
Dozens of magic circles all lit up at once.
Formulas and formulas intertwined, foreshadowing great destruction. Even though it was night, the brilliant sun rose in the air.
Gaebyeok (opening).
The artificial sun created by Russell pushes away the darkness and cold air of the night.
“This is…?!”
The heat generated by the sun turned into warm air and reached the ground, and the fairies turned their heads involuntarily at the warmth and brightness.
“The wizards of Endymion Endymion!”
“Azlan and Mathers are back!”
Hearing them let out cheers of relief, Russell let the sun fall.
The target is behind the monsters.
Like Amelia Merwin or Nicolo, the point where the fairies won’t be harmed.
Falling Sun.
The magic of the flame-type army, guaranteed by Daria, which has the greatest power in the history of the 6th circle, fell among the monsters.
───────!!!
* * *
That time.
Under the abyss full of darkness, there was a crouching existence looking at the sky through a small gap.
Krrrrrr-.
What he sees now is only a very small gap.
An ordinary person would not know, but he, who is bigger than a mountain, would not be able to escape through that small gap.
However, that gap continued to widen.
It won’t be long before I can go out. Thinking so, the giant flashed fifty pairs of eyes.
They stretched out their hundreds of arms in unison, as if to grab hold of the faint night sky.
Kurrrrrr-.
dragon-swallowed wizard
