◈ 527. [STAGE 26] Discipline (4)
“First before a full-scale battle… .”
I took the wand [Maestro] from my bosom and waved it.
“Shall we go get a buff after a long time?”
Then, all the members of the main party stood in front of me in unison and put their palms forward.
“… ?”
The recruits around me watched this monstrous scene with eyes that couldn’t understand it, but take a close look. You guys might have to get hit one by one later.
slap!
When I lightly hit the palm one by one, each person received a random buff.
“Ewww! full of energy!”
Evangeline shouted vigorously, her eyes twinkling and she stomped her feet.
“I’m ready! hurry! Come on, blow it up! Oh quick!”
“I’ll blow it even if you don’t urge it. Come on, go get on.”
I reached out and pointed to… It was a catapult.
Yes. A siege weapon that throws stones. catapult.
I’m going to put Evangeline on it and ‘fly’ it as it is.
‘If you’re normally sane, it’s ridiculous to pick people up here.’
After all, it’s a frontline that you can’t clear with your sanity anyway!
Given Evangeline’s current tanking power, the amount of shock thrown by a catapult is ridiculous.
When Stage 26 was confirmed as an aerial battle, several new equipment was tested in advance. This Evangeline catapult had already been tested.
“I love this!”
Evangeline flirted with a flushed face and climbed onto the catapult. I gave instructions to the soldiers operating the catapult.
“Aim towards the Sky Knights. Blow as close as possible.”
“yes!”
Hi-Ik-
The device was pulled tight back. Evangeline shouted with excitement.
“Evangeline Cross! We’re going – oops!”
Toow-!
The catapult activated with a heavy firing sound, and Evangeline was shot into the air like a shotgun.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
I like it as if I’m riding a ride, and I fly away… … .
Lucas shook his head slightly, looking at me, and slightly bowed his head to me.
“I’ll be back, lord.”
“okay. Don’t overdo it.”
They say this while ordering unreasonable things.
Lucas didn’t answer, just rolled his eyes and smiled, then put his foot on the ledge of the castle wall.
Tuhak-!
It kicked lightly and was shot into the air.
The floor of the castle wall Lucas stepped on was dented. It is Lucas’ movement [Step of Tenacity].
Using this mobile device, which is almost like short-distance teleportation, Lucas jumped into the air and –
blame!
I stepped on the back of a beetle that flew close to the castle wall and climbed up.
And on and on.
fault! fault! Taat-!
On the back of the next beetle On the back of the next beetle. And on the back of the beetle behind it.
It crosses the air as if crossing a stepping stone.
It was an absurd stunt, no, it was a skill close to a miracle.
The new recruits opened their mouths with their jaws hanging out, and our heroes also said, ‘Does that make sense…’? … .’ I saw the back of Lucas, who was walking away with a face that wanted to.
Anyway, both Evangeline, who was thrown by the catapult, and Lucas, who ran on the backs of the flying monsters, quickly advanced towards the Sky Knights.
I turned to the rest of my party members – Damian and Junior and shrugged.
“Aren’t you going to let just the two of us occupy the great scene?”
Clap!
Instead of answering, the sniper and wizard pointed their weapons forward.
***
Meanwhile, the Sky Knights were in a crisis situation.
“Keugh?!”
“Princess! At this rate!”
Completely besieged by the beetles, they were desperately making their way out.
The problem was a giant beetle that suddenly appeared.
Clearly an elite monster, this giant beetle had such a thick carapace that it withstood the attacks of the Sky Knights, blocking the path.
In the end, Mikhail, who had stopped the other beetles in the last place, had to lead the griffon and force himself to the forefront.
“Get out of the way!”
Mikhail gathered all the power he had and created magic. Dozens of spheres of magical power gathered around the rapier and shot forward vigorously.
Beopbeopbeobung-!
The giant beetle, hit by a mortal blow, finally fell. Seeing the fall, Mikhail grinned with a sweaty face.
“Okay, I did it… .”
Immediately after, the smile disappeared from Mikhail’s face.
Booooooo… … !
Behind the slow-falling giant beetle… … It was because a dozen new giant beetles had appeared.
On the other side, hundreds of common beetles.
The monsters came from all sides in an instant to close the distance.
“… .”
“… .”
The tips of the spears of the knights of the Sky Knights stumbled and fell down.
They were also the guardians of another end of the world who had dealt with countless monsters. That’s why it’s intuition.
that you can’t win
That I can’t survive here.
“… Crown Prince. We will break through.”
“No, it’s the other way around.”
Mikhail glared at the approaching giant beetles with wide eyes.
“I brought you to death because of my poor judgment, so I also have the responsibility to save you. I’ll cut through the bow.”
“What!”
“Don’t make me say it twice. The bastards are coming!”
Raising his rapier forward, the boy knight was deeply regretting it.
‘It’s because of me.’
He underestimated the monsters on the monster front here, thinking that only the monsters he faced in his hometown were everything.
‘It must have been a frog in the well, I… … !’
I didn’t know the enemy properly.
I didn’t know, but I was hasty.
Even after recognizing the strength of the enemy, he overconfided himself and held on saying he could fight more, and missed the right time to retreat.
As a result, everyone died here.
It was exactly what Prince Ash said. If you listened to him… … .
‘What’s the point of regretting it!’
Mikhail gritted his teeth.
The Sky Knights were just subordinates who faithfully followed them. He couldn’t let them die because of his immaturity.
Mikhail was determined to let his men escape, even if it meant dying himself.
Doo doo doo!
Now the leading giant beetle was right in front of us.
The boy knight yelled as he grabbed his rapier and pulled the griffon’s reins. And ran the final rush.
no i was going to do that
That moment.
Wedges –
There was a sound of wind cutting in the sky.
Mikhail looked up curiously and immediately opened his eyes.
“what… ?!”
A certain girl was flying like a cannonball.
Directly towards themselves!
“Found it!”
The girl with her platinum blonde hair disheveled by the raging wind, flying like a cannonball – Evangeline grinned like a mischievous child.
Thrown by the catapult, the body peaked in the air and began a gentle fall.
Evangeline stretched out her limbs like a flying squirrel and at the same time deployed her [Snow White] armor.
Charleureuk!
The pure white armor created from the bracelets and anklets was fitted to fit his physique, and a white cloak fluttered behind him.
Below that, a halo of magical power gathered around the wingbone and shot out like a booster.
Tuhak-!
Literally flying through the sky, Evangeline landed on the head of the Sky Knights and onto the giant beetle’s head.
thud!
“Uracha!”
At her appearance, both the Sky Knights and the Beetles were frightened and looked up at her.
How are you here?
“I’ve come to the rescue – oops!”
Burning pure white mana all over her body, Evangeline slammed down the shield on her left arm.
Flash!
Evangeline’s white magic spread out with a flash of light.
The white magic was dispersed to both the knights of the Sky Knights and the griffons they rode, and immediately formed a rectangular shield.
Evangeline’s ultimate skill [The Last Fortress].
A wide-area ally saver that grants [Damage Save] to all allies in an area.
The beetles that rushed towards the Sky Knights from all sides fiercely poked their horns and teased their jaws, but the Sky Knights did not take any damage.
Instead,
go oh oh oh!
The damage taken instead of [Damage Save] was accumulating in the cavalry spear held in Evangeline’s right hand.
A great torrent of light swirled around Evangeline’s saber. Without hesitation, Evangeline threw down that cavalry spear—the accumulated [Damage Payback] to the limit.
The tip of the spear touched the carapace of a giant beetle, and
Kwakwagwawang!
The next moment, the giant beetle exploded in all directions and fell apart.
Everyone in the Sky Knights watched this scene with their mouths wide open, but Evangeline, who jumped upward using the recoil of the explosion, landed on top of the next giant beetle.
right after
this time from the back.
Tsukak! Snap! Tsukaaaak!
Holding a sword made of light and scattering sword light in all directions – Lucas, who slashed the beetles and stepped on them at the same time, rushed through the air and sat lightly on top of one of the beetles.
“From now on, we will take over the airspace here.”
Denggung-!
A giant beetle flying towards me was split in two by Lucas’ powerful slash.
Shaking off his sword, Lucas shook his head in a calm voice.
“Retreat to the wall.”
Mikhail, who was watching the two knights in a dumbfounded state, stammered.
“Ha but… !”
“I won’t say it twice.”
A golden aura exploded behind Lucas’ back.
The ultimate skill [Descent of the Whole Body].
When Lucas, wrapped in a golden aura like a mantle, lightly sprayed his sword, it
was a blast!
The [Strike of Will], which was converted into a wide-area attack with the ultimate effect, tore away all the beetles flying behind Lucas.
“Respect your life.”
Lucas, who had not blinked an eye and hit the barrage of swords, stared intently at Mikhail and spat out without hesitation.
“Because you are also the people my lord wants to protect.”
“… .”
Mikhail bit his lip and bowed his head to Lucas and Evangeline once.
“… Say thank you properly later.”
Afterward, Mikhail shouted at his men.
“Let’s retreat! What!”
“yes! Hey!”
“Retreat! Go back to the fort-!”
The Sky Knights left their seats.
Lucas took a light breath, and when the beetle he stepped on twisted his body and tried to attack him, Lucas pierced the sword downward to kill it, and without delay moved onto the beetle next to him.
At the same time,
Kurung Kurung… … .
Flash-!
Lightning fell from the sky
and bang! bang! Taaang-!
The magic bullets that flew from the wall began to rain.
The thunderbolts indiscriminately fried common beetles, and the sniping shots accurately shattered the giant beetles’ spiritual nuclei. It was junior and Damien’s long-distance firepower support.
Taat-!
Lucas, who was running and slashing at the beetles that were swarming all over the sky, frowned slightly.
There were no more beetles to climb on. The next wave was a bit far.
‘Is it this far? Should I use the device the lord gave me… … .’
Lucas ponders for a moment, but says,
“Hey~ That bad-looking driver over there!”
Then, Evangeline, who had risen from the back of the giant beetle from below, flew up to Lucas and held out her hand.
“Shall we dance?”
“I can’t even dance… .”
Whispering, Lucas held out his hand. Evangeline laughed and grabbed Lucas’ hand.
Tuhak-!
The halo gathered near the wing bones of Evangeline’s armor, and the booster fired.
Using that momentum, Evangeline soared into the sky in a short time and threw Lucas upward with a swing of her arm.
Spinning up into the sky, Lucas landed safely on the giant beetle of the next wave. Next to Lucas, Evangeline came crashing down with a whoaaaaaa sound.
“Me too! Catch me and throw me too!”
“… Come here.”
This time, Lucas stood on top of the giant beetle, grabbed Evangeline’s hand as he was about to fall right next to him, and threw Evangeline forward as he turned his body.
Lightning continued to fall on the side and magic bullets rained down.
The two continued to step on and kill beetles, running and throwing each other forward as they advanced.
The sword dance of the two knights did not know that there would be an end in the rain of lightning and magic bullets filling the sky.