◈ 261. [STAGE 10] After leaving the last fortress
homeland.
Traveling all over the continent, Kureha taught Quilan everything.
The warm scent of freshly baked bread.
The softness of a pillow stuffed with feathers.
The beauty of the four seasons… … .
And the martial art passed down through the clan.
As if Kuilan, who was used as a vessel of curse, was trying to refill his share of everything he hadn’t enjoyed in his life. He wanted to give everything he had.
But there were only two things they didn’t give.
The final secret of martial arts passed down through the clan.
and… curse.
Kureha’s curse that mummifies that part if you use its power.
Quylan persistently asked his brother why he didn’t teach him about those two things. Kureha smiled bitterly and avoided answering.
However, Quylan was vaguely aware of it.
The intention of the martial arts and the method of transferring the curse.
Everyone knows that Kureha.
just won’t tell
***
In front of the northern wall.
“Quilan! Are you out of your mind?!”
Evangeline’s sharp shouts brought Quylan to his senses.
The wolf king, Lunared, was right in front of him. Ten lines of sharp claws of the monster corps commander rushed in, tearing through the air.
“Heuk!”
Quylan managed to parry the attack with [Shelling Maple Leaves], a counterattack.
keying!
Lunared’s claw attack was reversed back to himself.
Lunared stopped his arm with brute force to prevent his attack from scratching himself.
《Still, I guess you haven’t forgotten the tricks of the kwonbeop that I invented, descendant!》
The Wolf King smiled with satisfaction and his bright red eyes widened.
《But if you keep focusing on other things, you will die-!》
“… !”
Lunared rushed in again. Quylan tried to get out of the range of the attack, but the Wolf King’s claws were already flying relentlessly.
Meanwhile, Evangeline intervened.
Tsukaga each-!
Evangeline’s shield glowed white and absorbed Lunared’s attack. It was Evangeline’s first skill, [Damage Save].
Following this, Evangeline vigorously thrust her lance forward.
It was an attack aircraft [Damage Payback] that reversed the damage collected with [Damage Save].
《Haha!》
Lunared sneered at the attack with his claws and widened his distance backwards.
“haha!”
Evangeline, who exchanged battles with the enemy general in an instant, squealed.
“What are you doing, Kuylan! You’re in front of the enemy boss! I mean catch up!”
“I’m sorry. The knight will be fine.”
Quylan looked down at his hands as he apologized. The large hand clenched into a fist and then opened it again and again.
‘I think I’ll get caught.’
what enlightenment
It seems like the next step in the martial arts that I have cultivated all my life is right in front of me.
‘But I can’t reach it.’
As if blocked by something… … .
“He’s coming again! Everyone, get your formation back!”
Evangeline shouted sharply. The other party members changed their combat stances in unison, and Quylan also raised his fist a beat late.
Taat-!
Lunared leaped into the air and gathered all his strength.
Under the dazzling moonlight, a bright red stream gathered at the silvery red werewolf. Lunared stretched his arms forward in a frenzy.
《I’ll sweep them all away-!》
A huge blade of red magic was created and shot forward.
It was Lunared’s wide-area skill [Red Moon Light Strike].
Evangeline narrowed her eyes. Ash had already heard about the wolf king’s attack patterns.
So- wait.
This very moment when the Wolf King uses his wide-area attack technique!
“Huh-!”
Evangeline’s whole body, which drew her breath to the fullest, glowed with white magic power.
Kneeling on one knee, Evangeline slammed the shield on her left arm to the ground.
Flash!
Subsequently, Evangeline’s white magic scattered over the bodies of 10 allies, forming the shape of a rectangular shield.
It was as if each of the 10-person party had a magical shield attached to them.
[The Last Fortress].
Evangeline’s ultimate skill.
The first effect grants the [Damage Save] effect to friendly party members.
Tsukaaak-!
The red magic blade fired by Lunared hit all the party members.
However, it was shattered by the magical shield Evangeline had placed on it.
and the second effect.
oh oh oh-!
Protects allied party members with [Damage Save] and collects the accumulated damage- into one’s own window.
A tremendous torrent of light gathered in the cavalry spear held in Evangeline’s right hand.
The swirling and gathered energy itself looked like a giant spear blade.
A defensive skill that protects all party members and takes damage instead. Also, it is an attack aircraft that returns the damage to the enemy as it is.
The ultimate skill of airborne unity that achieves the goal of protecting allies and hitting key enemies at the same time!
“Eat this!”
Raising a huge spear of light, Evangeline charged Lunared alone. It was as if a great fortress was running towards the enemy.
Kwakwagwagwang!
The spear of light pierced Lunared, and the ground cracked and exploded with a roar.
It was several times more powerful than the existing [Damage Payback].
Throwing the spear forward, Evangeline gasped.
It was the first time I had actually used this technique, so I couldn’t really gauge its power.
‘Did it work?’
however.
《Excellent spearman.》
Amidst the smoke of the burning earth, swept away by magic, the wolf king’s bleak laugh was heard.
《But- your spear can’t keep up with the splendor of your skill.》
“… !”
Evangeline’s shoulders trembled and she looked at her cavalry spear.
The spearhead and the tip of the spear were slightly bent due to the fierce battle.
This dispersed the hit points and prevented the damage from being fully concentrated into a single point.
So – I persevered.
Hwaaak!
Breaking through the smoke, Lunared rushed in. His toenails were all cracked and his whole body was covered in blood, but his mouth was smiling.
“Keugh?!”
Evangeline hurriedly swung her cavalry spear horizontally, but with
a bang!
Receiving it with her claws, Lunared burrowed into Evangeline’s arms.
All remaining claws were crushed, but Lunared did not blink an eye.
snap!
The Wolf King’s huge hand grabbed Evangeline’s shield and forced the guard open.
Subsequently, the fist on the other side, which had accumulated red mana, struck Evangeline in the abdomen.
Quadruped!
“nice… ?!”
All of the armor parts had already been blown away.
The golem armor, which only had skeletons, did not provide adequate defense.
The wolf king’s fist pierced Evangeline’s abdomen, tearing apart the breastplate, and Evangeline bent over like a shrimp, coughing up blood.
“Ugh… Whoops!”
Evangeline, who was bleeding from her nose and coughing up blood, shivered and tried to counterattack by swinging her cavalry spear, but she
was blown away!
Lunared’s fist pierced his stomach once more.
“ah.”
It became dark before my eyes.
Evangeline drooped as blood poured from not only her nose and mouth, but also her eyes and ears.
The cavalry spear rolled off her hand, and the girl knight’s green, gun-like eyes lost their luster and sank in a daze.
《If you are in charge of the defense line, you shouldn’t protrude alone. For our allies and for you.”
Lunared smiled and raised his fist to deliver the final blow.
《Your defeat was decided the moment you ran to me to fight back alone.》 Chaeeng-
!
Broken claws were pulled out from Lunared’s fingertips, and new claws sprouted like blades.
Lunared slammed it right into Evangeline’s neck.
Tsukaak-!
God Hand, who desperately ran towards it, blocked it by crossing his two iron bars.
Lunared’s claws easily shattered God Hand’s iron bars, but God Hand reassembled them on the spot and continued to defend.
Push! Push!
“Stop him!”
“Protect the knight-!”
Subsequently, along with Burnout’s sniping, the punishment unit brandished their weapons and attacked Lunared.
Lunared laughed and stepped back.
“Body bag! Evangeline-sama to the rear! saintess! Heal immediately!”
Following God Hand’s instructions, Body Bag hurriedly dragged Evangeline to the rear with her mind-blowing magic, and Marherita began pouring healing magic with a pale face.
Evangeline’s injuries were severe and she lost consciousness due to shock.
Marherita was pouring all of her divine power into it, but the situation did not improve.
And the rest of the party members facing Lunared as well.
puck! Fuck!
“Cuck!”
“Quaaaaagh!”
It was collapsing.
The reason these 10 people have been able to deal with Lunared so far is entirely because of Evangeline.
One of the most outstanding SSR class heroes in this world.
So, on the other hand, if Evangeline is defeated, the line is no longer maintained.
The battle situation, which was barely maintaining the antagonism, began to be pushed back in an instant.
The Wolf King went on a rampage, and the defending heroes were cornered more and more.
‘What should I do? how?’
thud. thud. thud.
Watching the massive enemy approaching him, Quylan gritted his teeth and tightened his fists.
‘How can I defeat this monster?’
***
In front of the southern wall.
“… .”
saaaa… … .
Lucas’ ultimate skill, [Descent of the World], has ended.
The golden aura disappeared from Lucas’ body, having exhausted most of his mana. Lucas let out a long sigh, clearing his sore throat.
The whole body of the knight was covered with the monster’s blood and flesh.
Mountains of corpses all around.
The bodies of werewolves killed by Lucas’ sword are piled up in a small hill. The number is well in the hundreds.
but.
“… .”
It remains.
Kreur… … .
Krrrrr!
They wiped out more than 80% of the Werewolves who had come to the southern wall, but about 20% still survived and surrounded Lucas.
Even if you catch less, it’s far over one hundred.
Besides, a white werewolf.
Two elite monsters second only to Lunared in the Werewolf Corps appeared belatedly.
They waited for Lucas to lose his strength and deliberately showed up on the battlefield one tempo late.
‘It’s a big deal.’
Lucas took out a magic potion and poured it into his mouth at once, then clicked his tongue.
‘It’s harder than I thought.’
Of course, this is the first time I’ve used [Descent from the World] in real combat.
I should have guessed that there would be aftereffects, but I never thought that it would be so hard on my whole body.
My body ached with muscle pain, and I didn’t think that the mana I had scraped all the way to the floor would recover even if I poured potions on it.
Only then can [Strike of Will] and [Step of Tenacity] become unusable.
‘… I can’t help it.’
Lucas, who glared at the wolves slowly closing the distance, put the [Sexy Longsword] he was using into the scabbard and pulled out another sword from his waist.
[karma eater].
A weapon that burns disposition values and turns them into sword weapons.
“Haaa… .”
White breath began to escape from Lucas’ lips as he bent down.
Through the disheveled blonde hair, her blue eyes gleamed like those of a beast, and misty steam flew behind her back.
‘Beast Flower’.
How to get close to the monster to kill it.
– By the way, Lucas.
– Don’t wear real beast shoes anymore. I’m afraid you’ll become a werewolf too.
I suddenly remembered what the lord had said while worrying about himself.
A bitter smile crossed Lucas’ lips.
I know it’s dangerous.
But what can you do to protect it?
Even if you step half a step into the monster’s realm… … !
Roaring-!
The blade of [Karma Eater] began to burn with sword energy.
Fixing his grip on his sword, his fangs flashed, and Lucas grinned with his mouth twisting.
“Let’s start the second round, friends.”
Pop! Pop!
Support magic and artillery fire poured from the top of the wall towards the monsters.
As if it had been promised, the remaining werewolves poured in from all sides.
Kicking off the ground, Lucas sprinted back like a beast.
