◈ 376. [STAGE 15]
Shortly before the commander duel.
Chaeeng!
Tsukaak-!
Carly-Alexandre and my catchers were firing at each other.
The Goblin God King continued the battle, maintaining his antagonism despite the situation of 5 to 1.
No matter how weak the goblin is, it is definitely the commander of the boss stage.
It’s hard to deal with a single party composed of captured monsters that are weaker than human heroes.
However, I had already planned how to attack Kali-Alexandre.
Because it’s an opponent I’ve knocked down over and over again in the game.
‘Kali-Alexandre’s magical and long-distance nullification abilities did not originate from him.’
It’s an effect that comes from the legendary weapon he’s wearing – armor and cape.
In short, in other words.
If only the armor and cloak are damaged, magic and ranged attacks become possible… … !
Taat!
My captured monsters, the Skeleton Knight and the Scorpion Warrior, attacked from the left and right at the same time.
《Huh!》
Kali-Alexandre sprayed the scimitar left and right like a ray of light, shattering the skeleton’s neck and crushing the scorpion’s upper skin.
But there is a gap.
Chew-!
The Troll Royal Guard, who entered from behind, attacked Kali-Alexandre from the rear.
The troll, who let go of his weapon and spread his arms wide, grabbed the goblin god-king and rolled on the floor.
Carly-Alexandre slammed the scimitar down several times, but the burly troll withstood the blow.
In the gap, Skeleton and Scorpion grabbed their weapons and charged.
《Kuh?!》
Carly-Alexandre turned and avoided the attack, but he wasn’t the purpose of my captors from the beginning. It was the cloak he was wearing.
Boo-wook!
The cloak is torn.
As the blessing of the ranged attack disappeared, a magical shield was seen peeling off the body of the Goblin God King.
“Well done Gansonmi Trio!”
As soon as I could congratulate them, Kali-Alexandre’s scimitar swung ferociously and tore the three captors apart.
But there was no time to look at the situation. You should move on to the next phase tactic right away.
“Run, newcomer!”
When my order was given, the Hawkbear Assassin, who had been hiding for a while, fell in the dark.
Whoa-!
With the head of a bird of prey and the body of a bear, the gigantic monster with wings under both arms descended on the Goblin God King.
The mission I entrusted to the Hawkbear Assassin is to destroy Kali-Alexandre’s armor.
Patter!
Blade-like feathers shot from the entire body of the Hawkbear Assassin like a secret spell. It’s a feather, right? Each one is as powerful as a throwing dagger.
Kali-Alexandre, who has usually destroyed long-distance attacks with the ability of her cloak.
Can you really cope with the pouring ranged attacks now that the cloak is damaged?
visor! Chae-chae-chae-!
… coped
Carly-Alexandre deftly swung the scimitar and deflected most of the feathers. Undoubtedly, he was a master of the sword.
However, defense with a sword has clear limits.
《Ugh… … !]
A few feathers that were not able to bounce off were lodged all over the goblin god king’s body, and a faint moan escaped from his mask.
At the same time, the giant Hawkbear Assassin attacked Carly-Alexandre.
Hawkbear roared like a beast and swung his arms wildly, and the Goblin God King entangled with him and swung his sword wildly.
The two beasts rolled on the floor several times, firing at each other and-
woof!
In the end, it was Carly-Alexander who won.
He thrust the sword into the Hawkbear Assassin’s neck and shoved the Hawkbear’s body to the side while regulating his breathing.
Now that all the captured monsters have fallen and there are no more summons to take out, who will stab the enemy commander’s neck with a sword?
“grow.”
I murmured as I held the [Gablisk] dagger.
“I am.”
Carly-Alexander, the scimitar slung over her shoulder, burst into laughter as I braced myself for battle.
“You don’t look very good at fighting, Ash? Will it be okay?”
“My subordinates are always worried.”
I smiled face to face.
“There is a romance in itself when a group of commanders directly go to the forefront, but it is far from efficient.”
Have you heard similar nagging because you are in a similar situation? The goblin god king laughed again.
A smirk – I murmured in a low voice with a thicker smile on my lips.
“But the Goblin God King. You know what?”
“hmm? What do you mean?”
“I only fight fights with a chance.”
I glanced at Carly-Alexandre’s left arm.
“you. Can’t use your left arm right now?”
《… !]
The Goblin God King’s shoulders trembled. It seems to be right.
He covered his left arm with a cloak from the time he came to the meeting, and he did not move his left arm throughout the battle.
No matter how urgent the situation, he fought with only his right arm. I don’t know why, but it looks like it’s paralyzed.
Every nightmare corps commander has a kind of deadly skill that can be called a statement season.
Carly-Alexandre is no exception.
His deadly pattern is to defend and keep in check with the scimitar in his right hand, then pierce the opponent’s neck at once with the assassination sword hidden in the wrist of his left arm.
But if you can’t use your left arm… … .
‘A boss monster with a sealed special move?’
… The number of patterns to deal with is drastically reduced.
In other words, it fell within the scope of my strategy!
“A duel between commanders is absurdly outdated, but… .”
Taat!
I ran into the guy’s face.
“Well, this must be romantic in its own way!”
Of course, there is no romance in battle.
Battles for life and death are filthy and sloppy. The more you kill, the stronger you become.
And the strong survive.
Flash!
As I entered the gap, Carly-Alexandre immediately swung her scimitar.
But expected.
Why did I keep falling behind and just watching?
‘I’m done figuring out the pattern!’
Carly-Alexander is a skilled fighter.
And mastery, in other words, means that you have become accustomed to repetition too much.
‘Contain the approaching opponent with a scimitar. mainly horizontal weaving. What I’m aiming for is this side of the field of vision – the eye side.’
As expected, his sword shot flew toward my face.
“I was aiming for this!”
With my left hand, I pulled out the [Agathe] pistol that was strapped to my waist and fired.
Towards the scimitar flying into my face!
Taaang!
The fired magic bullet collided with the scimitar at the same time.
Chaeeng-!
《Kuh… ?!]
Carly-Alexandre’s scimitar bounced back.
[Agate] is a horse gun that has low damage but has a knockback function as a special ability.
I have the ability to bounce enemies that approach me within 3m by more than 3m.
This ability was applied to objects as well as enemies, and succeeded in completely pushing away Kali-Alexandre’s sword.
The right arm holding the scimitar jerked back, and the left arm was unable to move.
In other words, his guard is now empty!
‘Put an end to it!’
Taang! Taaang-!
I fired two more shots in quick succession. Aiming for his armor.
Tuhak! Tuhak-!
《Keuuuuugh!》
“… !”
However, Carly-Alexandre put her left arm forward and deflected the bullet.
Blood spurted from his forearm and a moan of pain escaped his mouth.
Rather than let his armor get damaged, he would rather stick out his left arm, which he couldn’t use anyway, and catch the bullet. It’s okay to make such crazy judgments!
‘But the knockback works!’
[Agathe]’s knockback effect was activated again because it was in close proximity, and Kali-Alexandre fell helplessly backwards, crashing into a wall and collapsing to the floor.
I just crushed him and rode on his chest, stomping on his right arm with my foot and immobilizing him.
At the same time, gather the dagger [Gablisk] with both hands and slash it down-
《-You got caught, Ash.》
Flash
at that moment !
Metal light rushed in front of my eyes.
It was Carly-Alexandre’s left hand. It was that left arm that did not move throughout the battle and was even mangled by being hit twice by magic bullets.
The arm, which I thought was definitely immobile, was now vigorously stretching forward- activating the assassination sword on my wrist and piercing it right in front of my eyes.
Only then did I realize
It was all fake.
The fact that he didn’t move his left arm throughout the battle, and the fact that he groaned loudly after being hit by magic bullets on purpose.
It was a groundwork to strongly hint to me that he couldn’t use his left arm.
All for this one moment of death… … !
‘Damn it.’
Looking at the assassin sword approaching, I laughed heartily in the world that had slowed down for an instant.
‘I got hit right.’
and the next moment.
rattle!
The assassination sword stopped right in front of my eyes.
Carly-Alexandre’s entire left arm stiffened as if the brakes had been applied.
Even prepared to die in an instant, I looked down at him curiously.
“This… .]
Metal spikes protruded from the entire left arm of the Goblin God King.
It was as if a land mine planted inside had exploded, bursting out of his left arm.
Callie-Alexandre muttered bitterly.
《… You got it right.”
And I knew very well whose workmanship these metal thorns were.
“-Thank you, God Hand.”
This is
a victory you made.
While muttering, I threw the [Gablisk] down with all my might.
Pooh-!
The dagger lodged itself in the chest of the goblin god-king. And
Chwaaaaagh!
With all my might, I tore the seams of his armor apart.
***
Carly-Alexandre was in a state of disrepair.
He lost his cloak and armor, his left arm was torn off, and a long cut with [Gablisk] was left on his chest.
He leaned against the wall of the gray fortress and coughed up blood.
《… Something was wrong from the beginning,”
he murmured, still in a calm voice.
“There must have been many ways to kill me at the point of isolation… Why did you have to disarm my equipment one by one?》
“… .”
“okay. Why did you go through such a complicated process… … .”
Carly-Alexandre slowly raised her head and stared at me.
《… It was to control my mind.”
Now I stand in front of him using the [Mystic Eye of Command]. has already taken effect.
Now that all equipment has been lost, Kali-Alexandre’s stats are slightly superior to those of Goblins, even with boss corrections.
All stats are low, but especially the magic stat is low.
It means that after my 2nd skill [Mystic Eye of Command], I was exposed to my 3rd skill [Be mine!] combo.
“You said you wanted to be born as a human, Carly-Alexandre.”
I muttered softly.
“I’ll make it for you.”
“what… ?”
“I am the one who decides who is the man here on the front lines.”
I nodded at Carly-Alexandre, who was perplexed.
“Come under me. And cooperate to protect royalties. Defeat your minions and join me in defeating the Nightmare Beneath the Lake.”
《… .”
“Then you… No, I will recognize both you and your legion as my allies.”
Beneath the mask, the monster’s red eyes shook in bewilderment.
I chuckled.
“Well, you don’t have the right to refuse in the first place.”
slap!
Stretching his arms forward and gathering
his mana- “Goblin God King!”
I sentenced
“Be mine!”
