◈ 243. [Free Exploration] Resistance Checkpoint (2)
Bang-!
Demon Gatekeeper ‘Checkpoint Overseer Baltimore’.
Lucas and Evangeline rushed first to stop his reckless charge.
The gigantic demon, fully clad in armor, groaned and stopped in place.
“Punishment unit!”
I ordered Quylan and the punishment unit that were waiting.
“It is your turn.”
“Ehh! That’s good!”
This time, the boss monster had been prepared in advance to deal with only punishment units.
Either way, the punishment unit is currently the strongest among the sub-party under my command. You have to play an active part in this stage 10 defense battle as well.
‘I can’t catch even a boss like this!’
Lucas and Evangeline quickly stepped back from side to side, and in the gap, I swung my staff and lightly tapped the punishment unit’s shoulders.
Tring! Tring! Tring!
Along with the unique sound effects, random buffs were applied to the bodies of 5 members of the punishment unit.
“Oh, you’re full of energy?!”
“The duration of the buff magic is 3 minutes. Be careful not to suddenly lose strength.”
“Uhhh, then, is it okay to kill that monster within 3 minutes?”
thud!
Quylan grinned and clenched his fists in front of his chest.
Lucky strike with right hand. A normal gauntlet is worn on the left hand.
“Even if we don’t know anything else from the old days, we did well to beat the soldiers in full armor. I will show you properly today, Your Highness.”
“Don’t expect it. Quylan.”
Having said that, I quickly glanced at Lucas and Evangeline.
The two knights also immediately nodded.
If the penal unit is in danger, especially the low-end Kuylan, the two knights will be sent in to rescue it.
Apart from his fighting skills, Kuylan is a very unstable melee dealer due to his ‘glass body’ trait.
No matter how many safety devices I put on my equipment, my mind is not at ease… … .
Taat-!
In this uneasy situation, Kuilan and the punishment squad rushed towards the boss monster.
A red aura overflowed all over Quylan’s body. It was its own buff skill [Embrace Maple Leaves].
The red energy spread to Quylan’s hands and feet, then jumped out and hit the boss monster’s armor.
Tuquagwagwang!
There was a sound like a hammer hitting iron.
Quilan’s 1st skill [Creating Maple Leaves].
It is a skill that ignores the opponent’s armor and projects a blow.
Even though he was wearing thick armor, when the damage came in, the embarrassed boss monster flinched.
“Continuous strikes without rest! Combination! Combination-!”
bang! Kwagwagwang!
Quylan’s fist hit the armor like a flash, and when it fell, the red energy fluttered one beat later and scattered in all directions.
like a maple leaf.
‘… Maybe that’s why the word “maple leaf” is attached to the skill?’
Boooooong-!
The boss monster violently swung the club in its hand horizontally.
Quylan leaned back flexibly to dodge the attack and continued to strike his fists and feet.
Unlike other monsters, demonic monsters do not have clear strengths or weaknesses.
Instead, they have superior stats than humans in every respect and can use equipment like humans.
In other words… … It is no different from ‘strong man’.
The better you are at fighting humans, the easier it will be to fight demons.
“Obviously obvious! I was nervous because I was the boss, but this is all?!”
As a bandit king who has been fighting against the imperial army for decades, Quylan skillfully dodged the enemy’s attacks and, on the contrary, inserted his fists into the battle to lead the battle.
“Ooh! Our captain is doing well!”
“Come on, let’s go in slowly. I didn’t help, but I’ll hear from you later.”
Quylan squealed as his men ambled closer.
“I was going to say something, you bastards! Hurry and help!”
“Yeah yea I’m going~!”
The members of the penal unit, who had been in harmony with Quylan for a long time, skillfully covered Kuylan’s gaps and led the battle by linking additional hits to Quylan’s attacks.
Aaaaa!
The boss monster that had been beaten for a long time dyed its eyes red, then tore off the armor on its body and spread the film wings on its back.
Phase 2 of the Demon Guard.
Attack power and speed go up, but defense goes down instead.
“Black rain is pouring? flood? Tsunami? Why is the flooding so bad that we use the resistance of the Lake Kingdom to bring in non-citizens!”
The boss monster muttered something unintelligible again and swung his club roughly.
《Even if the entire Lake Kingdom is submerged in water, no one without permission will be allowed into the castle! That’s my responsibility!]
Quguaguaguagwang-!
He wielded his club like mad, devastating the surroundings. It is a ‘Frenzy’ pattern that activates after the start of Phase 2.
Of course I’m all over this pattern.
So, I informed the punishment unit in advance, and Quylan and the punishment unit got out of the range and easily avoided the attack.
《Put down those who climb the wall! No matter how emergency it is, it must be dealt with according to the law! It’s all a summary judgment! summary judgment… … !》
To the demon gatekeeper who was slowed down by exhaustion shortly after the ‘Frenzy’ pattern ended.
Taat-!
Quylan and the punishment squad charged at the same time from all sides.
hooked! Fu-wook! pug… … !
Each weapon is locked in the demon’s red body, and
“Huh-uhh-!”
Half a beat late, Quylan clenched his fists and smashed into the boss monster’s face.
A red aura swelled like flames in the bandit king’s fists.
Fuck!
First, my left fist got stuck in the pit of the devil’s gatekeeper.
It must have been difficult for even a monster who received a boss correction to stay still in a situation where it was in a state of exhaustion and even lowered in defense.
The devil’s waist bent slightly forward.
chin down
“Bite your molars tight!”
Cuilan shouted vigorously and raised an uppercut with his right fist – smashing the demon gatekeeper’s jaw.
Pew-!
The Devil Keeper’s head jerked back, and a raging blast of red blasted from the lucky strike kicked by Quylan’s right hand.
The number that popped up in the lucky strike slot window in the corner of my vision was 3 3 3.
‘Wassy triple triple!’
It’s not as good as the 777, but it’s great anyway. Is this really strong luck… … ?
In addition to being properly hit by the weak point, the lucky strike even raised the jackpot number, so the devil’s gatekeeper collapsed while vomiting blood.
《The checkpoint is always… … According to the law, visitors… … .》
“Noisy man! Stretch out quickly!”
Even as it collapsed, Quylan’s left and right fists slammed into the devil’s gatekeeper’s chin, muttering until the end.
thud… !
The giant head of the demon gatekeeper fell to the floor unsightly.
“Whoa!”
When he stopped moving, Quylan lightly brushed off his hands and looked back at me with a smirk.
“It’s nothing compared to being nervous!”
The Demon Guard is now a boss monster, but if you go deeper into the dungeon, it will appear as a normal monster.
If you go later, they come out in groups.
Perhaps because of that, the pattern is simple and relatively easy to defeat for a boss.
That’s why I was able to entrust it to the Quylan party.
‘… I don’t need to tell you that.’
Let’s boost our confidence now. I grinned and patted the shoulders of Quylan and the punishment squad one by one.
“excellent. Now, it really deserves to be called the flagship party of the monster front.”
“Ahahaha! I can feel myself getting stronger day by day! What if it becomes stronger than Your Highness’ direct party? do you want to?”
The elated Quylan shrugged his shoulders and spoke, and the punishment squad members laughed in unison. wahahaha… … !
“Hoo… ?”
“I heard it wrong, mister? I heard some pretty cute bullshit.”
Immediately, tendons appeared on the faces of Lucas and Evangeline, who stood behind me. Wow, it’s the first time I’ve seen these angry faces.
“I guess I’ll have to go through ‘training’ again… … .”
“Do you really need to go back? I’m going to suffocate you on the spot.”
I straightened the atmosphere by intervening between the punishment squad running around intoxicated with the joy of defeating the boss monster with their own power and the two knights trying to sort the ranks of the punishment squad.
“Come on, we haven’t cleared the dungeon yet. There are more monsters left.”
This dungeon is in the ‘Conquest War’ format.
After defeating the boss monster and occupying the flagpole here, you have to block the waves of monsters for 5 minutes.
As soon as I ran out of words, demonic soldiers started pouring in from all sides.
After clearing the top of the castle wall, Belldandy and Damian joined us in a hurry.
“In defense formation!”
At the same time as I shouted, 10 party members formed a square in a circle as they had trained in advance.
“You don’t have to give up any more.”
I hinted at the two knights who were still angry.
“Run as you please.”
Lucas and Evangeline laughed fiercely and raised their respective weapons.
Yes, show the juniors that our main party is different!
***
5 minutes later.
All demon soldiers were repulsed (most of them were crushed by Lucas and Evangeline), and the occupation was successful.
The dungeon has been cleared.
Flutter-!
The imperial flag rose vigorously above the flagpole, perhaps as a sign of the completion of the occupation. Damian groaned.
“If this is the case, will this place become completely our land now?”
“Sorry, but not like that.”
The dungeon is reset every season.
The occupation of this place is not maintained, and after the next stage, new monsters fill up.
Even the door we broke will be restored as if it were missing.
Occupation War is only a way to clear, but it does not become an actual land grab.
‘It’s unfortunate that occupation is not maintained, but if you think otherwise, it’s because mobs are refilled and experience points are supplied.’
Having at least one more farmable dungeon is to our advantage.
… Damian licked his lips in regret and looked up at the fluttering imperial flag.
In the meantime, the party members have been rooting in search of the treasure chest.
There were two treasure chests in total. Several consumables came out in clumps in one, and in the other.
[Fragment of the flag of the Great Commander]
“Ah!”
A piece of my exclusive equipment came out!
[Great Commander’s Flag Piece] (2/5)
– One of the five pieces of [The Great Commander’s Flag (EX)] exclusive equipment for character ‘Ash’.
– When all five pieces are collected, one flag is completed.
When did you collect all of them, but somehow the pieces are coming together little by little. I quickly grabbed a piece and put it in my bosom.
All the monsters have been sorted out, all the items that can be retrieved have been packed, and the teleport gate at the safe base has been activated… … .
It was now time to leave only the return.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
“hmm?”
Suddenly, a high, annoying beep sounded in my ears.
[ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!]
At the same time, a red system window popped up and started displaying a warning message in front of my eyes. What is this?
The system window that is outputting the beep and warning message is right… .
[Boss Detection Radar] < Free Exploration Only >
– Sends a warning when a boss monster is nearby.
A boss detection radar that previously opened a feature in the Achievement Shop.
It was a function that Ader added in case the vampire lord Selendion came ambush in the dungeon.
In free exploration, there was no need to warn normal boss monsters, so it was set to activate only when a corps commander level boss approaches.
That radar… … I was reacting now.
“indeed.”
I smiled bitterly and glared at the city.
“You really are.”
Likewise, the party members turned their heads in the direction I was looking at, probably feeling something.
“This… ?!”
“What?!”
“Something is coming… !”
While holding each other’s weapons with a tense face.
Jerk, Jeop, Jeop… … .
Inside the wall we broke through.
with heavy footsteps. without even thinking about hiding it. Boldly.
Jerk, Jeop, Jeop… … !
Through the darkness, he approached.
The sense of intimidation it radiated created the illusion that the darkness was splitting left and right.
《I was waiting.》
A huge, muscular werewolf with a silvery red mane.
The boss of stage 10 this time.
Lycanthrope. Bête du Gévaudan (The Monster of Gévaudan).
The slayer of Full Moonlight. Wolf King –
“… … Lunared.”
The monster laughed as I spit out its name.
《Ash. Ash ‘Bonehater’ Everblack.》
After reciting my name, the monster stared at me with a red gaze.
The monster’s eyes were shining with pure longing.
《… I finally found it.”
The pure desire to tear me to pieces and kill me.
