◈ 222. [STAGE 9] Overtime
Our current position is between Jormungandr’s Head Center and Central Center.
Since the center of the head was occupied by werewolves, they decided to go back to the center until dawn and reorganize it.
However, it was not easy to return or reorganize.
It was because they continued to attack in the shadows of the dark night.
All the way until dawn, werewolves ambush and run away repeatedly.
We managed to retreat to the central hub and took turns resting while setting up a vigil.
It wasn’t even a proper rest because they kept popping out without even realizing it… … .
Anyway, after a terrible night, morning finally arrived.
Day 3 of the defeat of Jormungand. The dawn of the last day was bright.
[Jormungand – Progression of part destruction]
– 1st center: 86%
– 2nd center: 49%
– 3rd center: 91%
Sweeping under my tired eyes, I checked my progress so far.
If it wasn’t for the werewolves, it’s a figure that could have finished destroying the parts in just one day.
The situation became urgent as the invading monsters repeated guerrilla attacks.
[Defeat the ambush werewolf army!]
– Gray Werewolf Lv.35 < Elite > < Penalty applied >: 8
– Brown Werewolf Lv.30 < Penalty applied >: 17
The number of werewolves left about twenty-five. And the state of our party members… … .
“Mmm.”
I ran my eyes through the party members who had fallen asleep.
‘Junior has a lot of injuries, and Raina is also injured. Evangeline and Quylan are exhausted. The rest is minor… … .’
I’ve been eating potions and sleeping for the past few hours, but the human body isn’t fixed like a machine. Everyone is tired and injured.
But I can’t help it.
I’m going to have to do a lot of the remaining last day.
“Lucas.”
When I called slowly, Lucas, who had been resting with his eyes closed right next to me, slowly opened his blue eyes.
“Yes sir.”
“Wake the kids.”
I’m tired as well, but what are you going to do with this young body?
“Let’s go to work!”
The world is facing a crisis. Let’s roll a little rough.
***
As for the tail center, the progress of part destruction has gone up all night, so it seems that Moomyeong and Kelly Bay are working well. Leave it alone.
The central center has the lowest progress of part destruction. The remaining time should be smashed as hard as possible.
“Destroy the parts with all your might with your subordinates, Quylan. Help Fox Rabbit.”
He ordered 5 members of the punishment unit and 2 wizards of the reinforcement unit. All seven of them had tired faces, but nodded without saying anything.
“Raina. keep this place Werewolves may attack again, so you have to take responsibility and stop them.”
“Please leave it to me, Your Highness. There will be no loss of face this time.”
Reina, who was smoking a chain-smoker with a tired face, nodded. I turned my gaze to the rest of the party.
“Lucas Evangeline and… Junior.”
Two knights and a mage with a pale face looked at me. I nodded.
“We are going to recapture the head.”
Lucas and Evangeline were going to be taken from the beginning, and it was a matter of taking Junior or Reina.
Although Junior was injured, he concluded that it would be safer to just be carried by the main party.
Junior’s safety would be guaranteed if Lucas, Evangeline, and I were together rather than leaving it here and getting hurt by werewolves’ attack.
‘More than anything else, we’re a party that’s been working together since the beginning.’
With this decision in place, our main party started moving towards Jormungandr’s head.
The punishment unit had already started destroying parts with drills and pickaxes, and Reina and the two wizards saluted us.
“Good luck, Your Highness.”
“Good luck.”
Reina’s face hardened a little. I smiled.
“okay. Cheer up, too.”
The four members of the main party started to move toward the center of the head without looking back.
***
The road to the head center was empty.
However, knowing that the wolves would not leave us alone, the main party of four kept their nerves and advanced cautiously along Jormungandr’s back.
kurrrrr… … .
Aaaaa!
Sure enough, the werewolves who had been hiding came out.
They attacked us from the left and right. Seeing that the number was over twenty, they must have all been waiting here.
it was better
It’s easier for us to deal with everything than to let other places get attacked.
“I go at once.”
I swung my cane [Maestro] for the first time in a while and lightly tapped the shoulders of Lucas, Evangeline, and Junior.
It was to use the staff’s buff function.
[Intermediate buff won!]
[Lukas (SSR) receives a ‘15% reduction in all damage for 3 minutes’ buff!]
[Advanced buff won!]
[Evangeline (SSR) receives a ‘20% increase in attack power for 3 minutes’ buff That’s it!]
[Advanced buff won!]
[Junior (SSR) gets a ‘2% magic recovery per second for 3 minutes’ buff!]
Everyone is exhausted, so even a minor buff would be helpful.
“I know it is difficult, but the fate of the world is at stake in this fight.”
Don’t forget.
The weight of life at stake in this trivial battle once and for all.
Wolves poured in from all sides. I shouted ferociously.
“Do it!”
“It’s us-ah!”
With a bold shout, Evangeline’s shield blocked the monster’s claws, and Lucas’ longsword swung with the rays of light.
Agmun Junior poured out thunderbolt magic in all directions.
I didn’t stand still either.
He fired magical blades and mentally controlled those who approached him with the [Evil Eye of Command], forced them to kneel, and forcibly incorporated one of them into their allies with [Become mine!], causing self-immolation.
The problem was the cleverness of the wolves.
These bastards constantly hit and run and did not deal with us until the end.
At the slightest disadvantage, they ran away without looking back, and when we tried to regroup, they attacked again.
hit and run. and hit and run. Another hit and run… … stop it! Bastards like beggars’ feet!
Still, the elite main party members knocked them down one by one, and their numbers steadily decreased.
Step by step we were able to advance to Jormungand’s head.
In the afternoon after such a difficult battle continued.
“haha… .”
We finally reached the center of Jormungand’s head.
I stood on the snake’s head and looked around, wiping the wolf’s bloody cheek.
Jormungandr’s huge body passed through the forest before they knew it and entered the plains.
The body of a long snake was moving gently north across the plain.
And at the end of this plain… … .
‘Crossroads.’
My city was visible in the form of a blurred form of the ramparts of humanity.
Finally… have come this far
‘There’s not much time left.’
After tonight and before the sun rises tomorrow. Jormungand will reach the walls of the Crossroads.
If all parts are destroyed before then, everything is over.
“Lord. Please drink this.”
Then Lucas handed me a water bottle.
“Your complexion is not good. It is an urgent situation, but at times like these, supplies are needed.”
“… .”
Looking back, everyone in the party is a mess covered in the monster’s blood and flesh. It’s also puffy under the eyes. I guess I’m in a similar situation
He came all the way here, having not slept properly and had not eaten properly, and had been fighting with those huge werewolves with injuries. never get tired
“… take a break for a while.”
We spread over the snake’s head. It’s nice that the wind is cool.
Gulp!
Lucas takes a water bottle out of his bag and takes a clean one-shot, pouring the remaining water on his head. Water droplets scattered on the stretched blond hair.
“after!”
Sighing, Lucas shook his head. Looks like a dog shivering after taking a shower on a summer day.
Evangeline, who looked at it curiously, took a gulp of water herself and poured the remaining water over her head.
“Phehehe!”
… Maybe it was more swollen than I thought, but my transparent platinum hair was wet. what are you doing.
Junior is munching on tomato juice and spinach, which he hasn’t eaten in a while, like a camel. Does it feel like a stimulant in its own way?
‘I’m desperate for a cup of coffee too.’
If you pour it into a bottle of iced americano that is cold to the bone, you will have no wish.
Then this messy head will be cleared up a bit. I took a sip of water while thinking such extravagant thoughts.
“We have reached the center of Jormungandr’s head, but… .”
Lucas tapped the nerve center he leaned against with his hand.
“I don’t know if I can afford to break this.”
It was as it was said.
The number of werewolves he has killed on the way to this point is over ten. In other words, there are still more than ten of them left.
No wonder they’ll get in the way when we start destroying parts.
But I deliberately spoke hopefully.
“If we hold on while working, our allies in the back will join us as soon as the work is finished. Then, it is possible to destroy the part within the time.”
It’s risky, but it’s definitely possible.
As I was repeating that to myself, a boy with curly brown hair suddenly flashed in my mind.
‘… Damian.’
My sniper’s presence was desperate.
If Damian was here, the wolf pack would have been cleaned up in no time, even if it would not have helped in destroying the parts.
Then things wouldn’t have gone this far.
‘Should I have brought you unconditionally even if the condition was not good? Could it have been a mistake on my part?’
Damian is clearly my cheat key.
Should I have been in my party unconditionally? Was it my arrogance that let him out of the season?
‘No, what are you doing thinking about the past!’
I turned my head and opened my eyes.
As always, I do my best with the numbers I have.
And the operation is still possible enough.
I also sprayed the rest of the water over my head. The party members whistled at me, who was drenched in water. What are you looking at, kids!
I screamed, yanking my wet hair back.
“I’ll give you a solid allowance, so let’s start working overtime!”
I’m the president of a black company, or the mayor of a black city, but I get paid properly?!
***
The evening play spreads.
Kkong-kang-kang-
Kagagagak-!
Reina watched with blurry eyes at the nerve center that was being crushed by sparks.
It’s already the evening of the 3rd day.
However, the destruction of parts is still not finished.
The destruction of the central nervous system near the tail was completed, and Kelly Bay joined the destruction of the central central region.
Kelly Bay helped repair drills and pickaxes, and the sweaty men of the penal unit continued to break parts while screaming viciously.
But the nerve center is still intact.
Besides, there is no news from Prince Ash, who left with the head of Jormungandr.
“Sir Reina.”
Fox, the wizard under his command, cautiously approached Rayna, who was lost in thought.
“Two of the three nerve centers are still intact. At this rate, we must keep in mind that this repulsion operation may fail.”
“… .”
Reina, who had been silent, nodded.
“What do you mean, Fox?”
“Protocol.”
Fox said in a sullen voice.
“We need to be prepared to enforce ‘shutdown protocol’.”
“… !”
Surprised, Rayna glanced around.
“What are you talking about! That’s not something we can do at our discretion!”
“… .”
“You know, if you enforce that protocol… !”
“All the citizens of Crossroads will die.”
Fox sighed softly.
“But this snake can be stopped.”
“… .”
“We must not forget our main purpose, Sir Reina.”
Reina kept her mouth shut.
Facing her cold eyes, Fox groaned in an incoherent voice.
“… That’s why we came to this city in the first place, right?”
