◈ 480. [STAGE 23] Hide and Seek
The three Gorgon sisters have the ability to petrify and have powerful bodies in common.
However, each area of specialization is slightly different.
First of all, Steno (Σθενώ).
Bang! Bang-!
As the name implies, it possesses superpowers.
Steno led the way by smashing the barriers and barricades that were widely installed in the plain.
The defense line that humans had painstakingly set up was torn apart like pieces of paper in front of Steno’s mighty rushing power.
Wow!
The second, Euryale (Εὐρυάλη), flew with her ability to fly and cleared away all the human flames pouring down from the sky.
Cannon and arrow magic artifacts… … I dodged everyone, petrified them, and returned them to nullification.
Among the three sisters, because she had particularly strong magic resistance, Euryale spread her skin wings and blocked all attacks from humans in the air.
Kiyiying!
And the youngest Medusa (Μέδουσα).
Among the three sisters, she possesses particularly powerful magical powers and magical eyes.
When Medusa opened her eyes, the snakes on her head also opened their evil eyes at the same time.
Flash!
Medusa’s eyes and the eyes of the snakes shone at the same time. Along with the frightening yellow flash, the evil eye of petrification swept across the area.
Not only did all of the human means of attack that had been pouring out become stones in the air, but also,
blatantly blatantly… … .
Everything in the area turned to stone.
Dirt, grass, trees, insects… … All that was alive in the southern plains turned to stone and hardened.
All beings who came within Medusa’s line of sight were petrified without discrimination.
“Keugh?!”
“My body is stiff… !”
“Live… !”
The power of the evil eye was so strong that the victims of petrification began to appear one after another, even to the soldiers on the wall that were still far away.
“It’s like being petrified even at this distance… … ?!”
above the castle wall.
As dozens of soldiers collapsed from petrification, Lucas, panicked, issued an order in haste.
“Don’t stare directly at them! Aim through the pre-issued mirror!”
“Ha but… So the aiming accuracy… … .”
“Can not help it! Even if you give up your accuracy, you can’t look directly at them!”
The soldiers had no choice but to avert their eyes or use mirrors to estimate the distance, pouring crossfire on the three Gorgon sisters.
However, it was a situation where it was not possible to secure any stopping power even if it was shot accurately.
As their aim became sloppy, the three Gorgon sisters began approaching the wall more easily.
“Sir Lucas!”
In an instant, the three Gorgon sisters passed halfway across the southern plain, and the artillery commander, who was measuring the line of sight, shouted.
“They broke through the final jersey line-!”
“Is it already… .”
Grinning at this, Lucas looked around at the soldiers.
It was much faster than expected, but it couldn’t be helped.
“As instructed in advance!”
Lucas raised his hands and shouted with all his might.
“All troops retreat-!”
Ash… … Praying that this strategy ordered by the lord will work properly.
***
《Huh?》
Medusa, who had rushed towards the crossroads with her two older sisters at the fore, suddenly noticed something strange.
《… What is it?”
The flames pouring down from the castle wall died down at some point.
And that wasn’t all.
The soldiers who were desperately shooting something towards this side from the top of the castle wall and trying to block this side with weapons… … It was quickly disappearing.
Unable to understand, Medusa hissed and frowned.
《Have you given up resistance?》
I wondered if it was a trap, but I thought of common sense, so it couldn’t be.
The castle wall is the most powerful weapon that mankind can use against monsters.
There is no way to sell traps to the extent of giving up all those advantages, and even if you use such a shallow strategy, it is a business that is too costly for humans.
“I don’t know what your intentions are, but either way is fine… .》
Whether he gave up resistance or made a foolish decision to give up the wall and try something else.
All these humans who continue to resist like bugs are turned to stone and killed… … !
The three Gorgon sisters approached right in front of the castle wall. Now, Medusa, who was about to jump over the castle wall with Euryale’s flight, raised her eyes.
“huh… ?]
The strangest sight of all I saw today was there.
Squeak… … .
It was open.
the gate.
It’s as if I’m asking you to do whatever you want whether or not you come here insincerely and disrespectfully… … The door creaked open and widened the entrance.
Medusa couldn’t understand.
Isn’t this the last line of defense to protect public interest? Why are you doing this?
‘Something is strange.’
Quack!
Medusa pulled the leashes of her two older sisters. Steno and Euryale immediately stood still.
The three Gorgon sisters, who were rushing forward without hesitation, came to a complete stop in front of the open gate.
《… .]
Since the three Gorgon sisters had been confined to their own hideout, they had no idea what was going on outside.
The fact that there were as many as five commanders of the Nightmare Legion that had fallen on the front lines here.
That the commander here had been crushing the monsters with all sorts of heinous tactics.
I didn’t know anything. But at this moment, Medusa had a hunch.
‘Something has a number.’
Even giving up the walls and opening the gates, they are plotting something absurd… … !
《… .》
But.
Would that mean you wouldn’t go in?
《… hot. It can’t be.”
It was these three Gorgon sisters who had been killing humans who tried to hunt them with rocks for a long time, both in life and after death.
《I’ll jump in at your shallow tricks… … !]
Hoping that these humans will entertain themselves and their sisters for a moment no matter what they are up to—Medusa opened the south door wide.
Koo Goo Goo Palace… … !
And inside the open door
《… ?”
There were no pitfalls.
Medusa entered the room, bewildered, with her two older sisters at the fore.
This was a city.
There are many old buildings, newly built buildings, and extended buildings… … A city on the frontier that has just entered its development phase.
But that’s all.
The amazing magic device, the deep pit, the ambush… … There was nothing.
The three Gorgon sisters advanced cautiously to the empty square in the center of the city. However, they could not encounter anything until they reached the center of the city.
The city was empty.
Indeed, humans abandoned this place and fled.
《… Is there really nothing?”
The moment Medusa muttered dejectedly,
Poof!
Suddenly, a human figure passed between the buildings on the side.
Kiyiying!
Steno, who reacted immediately, activated the Mystic Eye of Petrification. however.
Chaeng-Grang-!
The opponent reflected the magic eye with the mirror shield in his hand and then ran away to the back of the building.
《What is it?》
Medusa murmured bewildered, and at the same time,
it was tadat!
fault-!
This time, the humans ran quickly to the other side of the street and ran away.
Kiyiying!
This time Euryale responded. The evil eye of petrification was activated and turned the entire area into a pile of stones.
But this time, too, the humans avoided direct hits with mirror shields and hid on the other side of the street.
“What are you trying to do… ?”
This was repeated.
Poof!
tadak… … !
Humans are popping out from all over the city and
keying! Kiyiying!
The three Gorgon sisters reacted immediately and fired their petrification evil eyes.
However, buildings were lined up in the city center, and humans hid behind the buildings – the blind spot of the evil eye, using mirror shields to catch the evil eye of petrification.
《Kuh… ?!]
The Gorgon Sisters are originally base defense type monsters.
They indiscriminately kill all opponents who approach them hidden in their hideout.
… In other words.
Be sure to use the Mystic Eye of Petrification on ‘all humans who enter within a certain radius’ and
keying!
Kiyiying!
If the Mystic Eye of Petrification does not take effect and does not petrify the opponent.
《Kreur… … .]
《Kyaaaaa!》
Go to the next process.
Tuhak-!
With this innately strong body inherited from the Age of Mythology.
It is to directly pursue the opponent who invaded one’s territory and tore it to pieces.
《Sister Steno?! Euryale’s sister An… … .》
Steno and Euryale, caught up in the lure of the humans, each jumped out in different directions. Medusa tried to control them, but
poof!
Because of the human knight’s shadow that came into her field of vision, she had to reflexively use the Mystic Eye of Petrification without even realizing it.
Kiyiying!
“Huh!”
And the human knight deflected Medusa’s evil eye with a mirror shield.
When Medusa came to her senses, the two older sisters ran away somewhere in the city… … He was the only one left in the central square.
《… What is this?”
I swear, there has never been a case like this in all these years.
A young man’s voice came to Medusa’s ears as she was bewildered by the development of a situation that was difficult to understand by common sense.
“In order to attack you Gorgon sisters, I had to tear you apart first.”
It was the article that caught his attention right in front of him a moment ago.
“And it worked. It is also an operation given by the lord. There is no way to miss.”
A blue-eyed knight with flowing blonde hair walked in front of Medusa.
Lucas McGregor.
The deputy commander of the monster front approached without fear, looking at Medusa through the mirror.
《The liver is a child who came out of the boat.》
Medusa looked at Lucas with an interesting gaze and tilted her head to the side with a clatter.
“I don’t understand, human. Just for that one thing to keep us apart… … You gave up on the walls and opened the gates?》
“… .”
《They captured the walls themselves and allowed us to invade the city… … ? What kind of crazy strategy is that?”
“The one who doesn’t know something is you, a monster.”
A sly smile crept across Lucas’ lips.
“You did not break into this city.”
At the same time,
thump! thud! thud-!
Starting from the south gate of the Crossroads to the northeast and west – all doors in all directions closed with a dull sound.
Medusa glared at Lucas with her mouth wide open in disbelief.
Charleuk… … !
Lucas, who drew a dazzling sword made of light, let out an explosive roar.
“We locked you in this city!”
《… !”
“No matter what you spout out of your eyes! No matter how strong your limbs are! It doesn’t matter! Like all the other stupid monsters that have run into this city… … Your necks will also roll on the ground!”
Medusa, realizing that the knight in front of her was not an ordinary strongman, began preparing for battle in earnest.
《… Hot.”
But I couldn’t help it.
What ridicule escapes from the corners of your mouth.
“After enticing, breaking each other down. The strategy was fun, human.”
Certainly, if it’s about this article right in front of you… You will be able to fight with yourself quite a bit.
《But I don’t think the other humans in this city are as strong as you.》
“… .”
《Will this operation really work as well as you think?》
Lucas’s eyebrows furrowed deeply. Medusa laughed, flicking her long tongue.
《My older sisters say it’s very strong.》
Cold sweat ran down Lucas’ back.
Yes. Actually, it was as Medusa said.
‘I’m bluffing, but this strategy is to gain time in the first place.’
What is hide and seek?
It is a game of escaping without being caught by the tagger.
It’s not about fighting and winning, it’s about hiding and avoiding… … Such a reckless operation.
‘Hold on, everyone.’
Lucas gritted his teeth while making the flames of light from the [Given Sword] more intense.
‘We have to endure!’
***
Cross Road Downtown.
back street.
“Quaaaaa! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Kwadeuk! Quadd Deuk!
The limbs of one of the knights caught in Steno’s hands were ripped off.
Blood was splattered everywhere. The knight, who had been screaming for his throat to burst, rolled on the floor as Steno threw him away like garbage.
And I never screamed again.
“… ah.”
A stupid moan escaped from the mouth of another knight who was watching this scene while holding a broken sword.
There were two more corpses of other knights nearby, also mangled.
These four knights were veteran heroes of their own who had been in Lucas’s party and fought many battles.
However, in a head-on collision with a corps commander-level monster, the game was decided in the blink of an eye, and their lives evaporated in vain.
《… Knkkuk. ‘
Steeno, who can’t move hard, stretches his arms and tightly grabs the knight’s body and
Kiyi is Ying!
Activated the Mystic Eye of Petrification.
“iced coffee… Aaaaa! AA AA AA!”
As his body turned to stone while alive, the knight let out a desperate scream. But petrification did not stop.
After a while, the knight completely turned to stone. Steno indifferently threw the statue to the ground.
《Kreuk Kreuk.》
There are no more humans around to lure Stheno.
Because that’s all dead.
Steno tore and petrified all the human heroes assigned to her. There was no party to mark her now.
《Kreur… … ?”
Scanning the surroundings, Steno’s blinded eyes turned around.
For Steno, a stronghold defense type monster, he had to kill all humans who came within a certain distance from him.
And where Steno is currently located, the place where you can feel the most human presence is… … .
《… Kick it.]
A white building that can be seen from far away.
It was a temple.
