◈ 217. [STAGE 9] Jormungand (2)
How much time has passed.
coo goong coo goo… … .
The end of the world-ending vibrations and whirlpools of dirt rocks.
When I finally came to my senses, I saw a blue sky.
It left the mountainous area and entered the plains.
If you go a little further north, there will be another forest area, but there will be no such thing as being thrown in the middle of a civil engineering site like a while ago.
‘This bastard is not a super-giant snake.’
Jormungandr was a baby super-giant worm.
It was clear when I saw the cockroach overturning the ground while digging up the soil and rocks diligently.
You are working very hard on civil engineering to make the rice field named Continent fertile.
“Ugh keuh… .”
My whole body ached from being swept away by the dirt and stones. I barely straightened my stiff body.
Apparently, it was near the center of Jormungandr’s body at first.
After being swept away by a landslide, I was helplessly thrown out and was swept almost to the tail.
I raised my head and looked around. is everyone alive?
“Ouch… Are you okay, senior?”
Evangeline was standing right in front of me. Evangeline took most of the stones and rocks that fell towards me.
Perhaps because of this, his entire body was covered in blood, and blood was dripping from his skinned forehead.
“Evangeline are you okay?!”
“It’s okay hehehe… .”
Evangeline, who stumbled and looked back at me, immediately cried. The white cheeks are full of scratches.
“No, it’s bullshit. It hurts inexhaustibly, this… … .”
“Drink the potion quickly.”
Before starting the operation, all party members were given plenty of potions.
While Evangeline took out her potion and drank it, I took out one of my potions and sprayed it on Evangeline’s injured area.
Then, he looked for another party member to check the situation.
It seems that everyone was scattered because they were swept away by a landslide.
I immediately opened the Properties tab in the System window and ran one of my properties.
It was [Map Creation], a feature that made it possible to grasp the area as a dot-shaped map.
With the feeling that the entire surrounding terrain was being scanned, a dotted mini-map appeared in the upper right corner of my field of vision.
Through this mini-map, I figured out the placement of the party members on Jormungand.
‘The losers… … Two people.’
Of the 15 people, two could not survive the landslide and fell out of the snake’s body. They were two officers from Reina’s reinforcement party.
Fortunately, both are alive. When I opened the party member information window, both of them had low health, but they didn’t die.
Since each of us has prepared potions and food, we should be able to return to the Crossroads.
‘In this case, we have to continue the operation with the remaining 13 party members on Jormungand… … .’
Not only were everyone scattered, but the composition of the party was all mixed up.
It is questionable whether it is possible to carry out part destruction only in this way.
but.
‘I don’t have time. If you don’t have teeth, you have to bite at least with your gums.’
A lot of time was wasted on an unexpected landslide. If you now come and reorganize the party and even redeploy, it will be too late.
I told the party members in advance.
If an unexpected situation arises and they are scattered, each of them will participate in destroying the nearest nerve center.
I frowned as I glared at the minimap. Fortunately, the party members were evenly distributed in the three nerve centers.
Now we have to believe that each one can do their part.
“Aww! Evangeline Cross Complete Recovery! Just give me orders!”
At that time, Evangeline, who had finished recovering the potion, lifted her arms up and yap yap! walked up and stood up
I nodded to Evangeline.
“Okay, Evangeline. Old Kelly Bay, who had fallen off the tail end, and two support corps mages stretched out on the other side. Come pick it up.”
Me and Evangeline here. In this way, 5 people remained in the tail nerve center.
I held the pickaxe equipped in both hands, grinding my teeth, and glared at the point of destruction – the nerve center.
“From now on, it’s a quick fight. We have to break it first, climb up the body of the snake, and help the other party members.”
Evangeline gave a quick, small nod of her head. I also nodded.
“Let’s move!”
“Yes, senior!”
At the same time as Evangeline ran to retrieve the other party members, I vigorously lifted my pickaxe and slammed it into Jormungand’s nerve center.
Tring!
The progress of the destruction of its parts appeared on the system window.
[Jormungand – Progression of part destruction]
-First center: 6%
-Second center: 1%
-Third center: 2%
It seems that the ignorant dug up the ground and took some damage.
In particular, the head of the rocky mountain was damaged, and the center of the head was considerably damaged.
‘It’s still a long way to go though.’
Gritting my teeth, I picked up my pickaxe again and hit the pivot. However, with a few pickaxe hits, the damage percentage didn’t even budge.
‘I’m begging you, so at least pretend to be in pain, you bastard snake monster!’
kang! kang! kang!
***
Jormungand. near the center.
“… .”
Quylan looked down at Lucas blankly.
Lucas is in a state of unconsciousness, covered in blood.
“… Hmm.”
When I was swept away by a landslide of dirt and rocks a moment ago.
Huge boulders fell one after another over the heads of the penal unit, which were shaking violently like leaves in a storm.
Quylan was immobilized and thought he was dead here. But no.
– Get down on your back, you idiots!
Lucas was blocking the front of the punishment unit.
Lucas was a knight who boasted the strongest defensive power next to Evangeline, but there was no way to receive the baptism of rocks with his whole body.
In the end, he was injured and collapsed.
But thanks to that, Kuylan and the penal unit were able to survive without major injuries.
“I mean, I really don’t know. The commander here and the knight here. You went this far for us.”
Quylan tilted his head and murmured.
“… Maybe I’m a much more important person than I thought… … ?”
It was then.
“Huh?!”
Lucas suddenly opened his eyes. Terrified Quylan Hick! It made a sound.
“Sorry for the nonsense!”
“Kuh… what? What is he saying now?”
Lucas gritted his teeth and lifted his upper body. My whole body throbbed as if I had been beaten.
Quylan made a loud noise and waved his hand at Lucas.
“Are you out of your mind, knight? Are you okay with your body?”
“… How long has it been since I lost my mind?”
“It hasn’t been that long. It hasn’t been long since we’ve come to our senses.”
As Lucas tried to get up, Quylan stopped him.
“Uh, how about taking a little more rest? The injuries are pretty big.”
“… .”
“I put some potions on it, so if you rest a little longer, you’ll feel better. I want you to lie down for a little while longer.”
“There is no time for that. Right now, from the safety of the master… … .”
“Ah~ His Highness, the prince is over there.”
Quylan pointed towards the snake’s tail, and Lucas looked that way too.
Indeed, in the distance, I could see Ash hitting the nerve center in the tail with a pickaxe. It looks fine.
Lucas let out a sigh of relief, and Quylan grinned.
“Are we, bandits like flying flies, pretty precious to you to protect us instead of that precious prince?”
“Don’t talk nonsense… .”
Gumbling, Lucas took out his potion and poured it into his mouth.
“Master was in a situation where Evangeline was under close guard. It’s worth trusting. On the other hand, if you were left alone, you would all die.”
“… .”
“If you are annihilated, there will be not enough manpower to carry out this operation, and then the southern front will be destroyed. That’s why I saved it.”
“Any reason that is functional and tasteless is good.”
Quilan smiled and stood up first.
“Then you must work for the reason you saved me, right?”
Quylan yelled at his men.
“Hey guys! Have you come to your senses!”
“Sure, sir!”
The bandits waiting next to Jormungandr’s central nerve center answered in unison.
Quylan pulled out his pickaxe and slung it over his shoulder.
“To survive such a terrifying landslide? After all, I am lucky.”
“Ohhh!”
“Quilan! Quylan! Quylan!”
“Now, let’s break it gently! If you break it, who knows whether gold or jewels will come out!”
“Yah-ho, let’s go in!”
“Let’s go reverse life!”
The five members of the penal unit hit the pickaxe at once while exchanging breath in turn.
As sparks flew, Jormungandr’s nerve centers began to erode away.
“… It seems that it was worthwhile to throw my body to protect it.”
Murmuring, Lucas eagerly looked at the tail of the snake Ash was picking, then turned his gaze the other way to the snake’s head.
The shadows of the two wizards crouched above the snake’s head.
***
Jormungand. near the head.
“The scenery is amazing.”
Reina murmured as she looked down at the world passing terrifyingly left and right.
“It feels just like this when you look down at the ground from the bow of the ship.”
“… .”
“Um~ The cool breeze makes me feel good.”
As much as Jormungand moved at terrifying speed, the raging wind was also ferocious.
However, Reina was calmly facing the wind with her whole body.
Junior, who was squatting next to him, had a pale complexion, as if suffering from motion sickness.
“Oops… . Thank you for stopping the rock. Why did you come to the head… … ?”
It was Raina who protected Junior with magic from the pouring rocks and piles of dirt.
I was grateful for protecting them, but when I came to my senses, the two of them came together to the snake’s head.
For Junior, who suffers from motion sickness, being on top of the snake’s head was extremely uncomfortable.
“Yes, I am a wind mage, and this place where I can gather the power of the wind with my whole body-”
Reina smiled leisurely and waved her hand.
“Because it is the place where I am the strongest on this snake.”
Tsukakak!
The blade of the wind that raged at Reina’s fingertips severely scratched Jormungandr’s nerve center.
Junior opened his eyes wide. It wasn’t a bad word. Indeed, Reina’s magic was stronger than usual.
“Summoning magic elements from zero base is the power of wizards, but if the surroundings are full of magic elements, it is also the power of wizards to utilize them.”
“… .”
“A mage who deals with elemental properties must also be able to use the environment to her advantage. Since you are a master of three attributes, you will become even stronger if you can apply these points.”
Junior looked at Reina with a dissatisfied face.
“Aren’t you acting like a teacher?”
“It’s okay to act like a teacher when it comes to wind attributes. is not it?”
Reina smiled and pulled Junior’s fingertips.
“Come on, feel the wind. Junior. You use the raging wind with your own power.”
Junior was uneasy, but he followed Raina’s words. Because this kind of teaching could not be bought with money.
Wow!
A whole range of magic elements were gathered at Junior’s fingertips, and a gust of wind pierced Jormungandr’s nerve center.
It was the most powerful wind magic Junior had ever used.
Junior muttered blankly.
“Use the environment around you… .”
“Or induce the battlefield into a usable environment. An elemental mage must always choose and utilize the battlefield. don’t forget.”
Reina, who taught me, stroked the tip of her chin.
“By the way, this snake’s basic magic defense is high. Isn’t it a creature from the Age of Mythology for nothing… … .”
Despite being hit with more powerful magic than usual, Jormungandr’s nerve centers were holding on strong.
It seemed that magic defense was not normally high.
“Hey, Jupiter’s daughter. You can use your proudest ultimate skill, right?”
“It is possible, but… .”
“Then show me.”
If you have Junior’s ultimate skill [Dissolve Elements], which gnaws away your opponent’s magic defense, you will be able to inflict significant damage.
Reina grinned as she tapped Jormungandr’s head with her toe.
“Let’s two wizards rip this monster’s head off.”
