◈ 574. [STAGE 35] Find The Way (2)
The joint magic of each attribute, performed by dozens of wizards at the same time, surged with great force.
The swarm of flies rushing toward the defense line on the royal side were instantly extinguished and died, and the magic poured into the main body of the Lord of the Flies without losing momentum at all.
Currently, Lord of the Flies has lost its magical defense due to [Dissolution of Elements].
In this situation, if you are directly hit by a joint magic of this scale, you have no choice but to suffer tremendous damage.
‘This works!’
Junior was confident. That huge monster would surely fall down with a terrible scream… … .
but.
Phew!
The monster of the Mythical Age responded.
The two remaining halo over Lord of the Flies’ head rotated violently, and the outer halo of the two began to glow white.
The Lord of the Flies stretched out hundreds of legs in all directions and then
jump-!
They met in front of the chest as if joining hands.
Whoa!
Right after that, a huge shockwave came pouring out from the Lord of the Flies.
The intangible shockwaves that poured out collided with the magic of human wizards.
And
blah blah!
Chaeng and… … ! Chaenggang… … !
The magic disappeared as if dissolving.
Fierce flames that seemed to devour the world, high tidal waves with no end in sight, landslides that seemed to overturn the world, tornadoes that seemed to tear up the sky, and lightning that was dazzling like a flash in the beginning… … .
Disappointedly scattered.
“… This… .”
Junior, who was facing this phenomenon with his mouth slightly open, stammered.
“This isn’t just a Dispel, it’s… !”
Fragmented magical particles scattered through the air, shining in hundreds of rainbows with dazzling halos.
At the center of the rainbow group, the Lord of the Flies hovered calmly in the air, slowly stretching hundreds of legs around it.
The Lord of the Flies, shining hugely in a group of shining lights as if through a prism, suddenly looked divine.
And at the same time, it was blasphemous. The
halo
that shone white above Lord of the Flies’ head turned into powder and disappeared. Now there is only one Halo left.
In the next moment, the Lord of the Flies stretched out all of his hundreds of arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong
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An enormous number of flies that were incomparable to the previous swarm of flies escaped from the body of the Lord of the Flies.
Seeing the swarm of flies rushing in at an instant, Junior had a hunch.
have to step away
otherwise i will die here
“All retreat-! Retreat!”
Retreat drills had been conducted in advance. Junior led the wizards to the teleport gate, shouting at his throat.
“Everyone to the crossroads! retreat-!”
Ding-deng-deng-deng-!
As the retreat notification sounded, wizards and soldiers hurriedly jumped into the teleport gate.
The area in front of the teleport gate was a mess. Troops coming out to support belatedly Troops trying to run away screaming… … Everything was mixed up and messed up.
Fortunately, everyone was well trained. Since it was a defensive operation that assumed a one-hit escape in the first place, the retreat was carried out quickly.
Shortly thereafter, the Crossroads side also recognized that they were in retreat, and no more troops came out.
The problem was that the flies were getting closer even at this time.
Kwajik-!
The flies smashed their heads over the temporarily installed barrier magic circle and protection artifacts.
It was a barrier and protection artifact that focused on physical defense. It wasn’t something that would break like a simple headbutting of flies.
However, the number of flies was out of the ordinary. I was away for a while even though I was away.
blah blah blah… … !
As countless numbers of flies clung to it and pushed it, the barrier began to crack in an instant… … .
Chaeng-Grang-!
It broke before long.
There were dozens of layers of barrier magic applied to the base, but it was torn from the outside to the inside at once like pieces of paper.
People screamed and ran into the teleport gate.
“Fuck fuck fuck fuck! It’s fucking scary!”
Urgently making two legs with black magic and running to the teleport gate, the warlock who was bound by chains – the chain gnashed his teeth.
“From now on, if I really clean up the garbage on time, don’t pile up fruit peels, and do anything to help breed flies, I’ll get my hands dirty! Fuck!”
Chain reached the front of the teleport gate and looked back with a sigh of relief.
I just saw the terrifying sight of the final barrier being torn apart.
I love you!
Flies that swarmed through the cracks invaded, poking their legs like gnats. It was a terrible sight, like a dream.
Chain quickly turned around to jump into the teleport gate.
And at that moment
“… ?”
something was visible
Embarrassed, Chain glanced back again to see Candler trembling, crouched behind the collapsed outer wall in the middle of the defense line.
“Candler?!”
The flagship chain squealed.
“What are you doing there, you lady! come fast-!”
“… .”
However, Candler trembled as if he couldn’t hear Chain’s words.
During the Battle of the Gorgon Sisters, her fear of the monsters was engraved, and she was completely panicked in front of that enormous army of Paris.
“Chit!”
Chain, grinning at this, ran towards Candler.
Junior, who was checking the number of people by the teleport gate until the end, was startled.
“chain?! What are you doing-”
“Candler is over there! I have to save you!”
The chain went off and Junior gritted his teeth and looked up at the sky. Insect monsters were swarming and pouring like boiling tar.
“Really… It’s not easy… … !”
The [Lord of Crimson] in Junior’s hand spewed out the attack magic he had previously cast in all directions along with a bloody flash.
Flash-!
A huge bolt of lightning flew across the sky, charring all the monsters it encountered.
While Junior was buying time, the chain quickly reached Candler’s side. Chain yelled.
“Candler! Wake up, you idiot! You want to die here?!”
“Ah uh… ?”
“It’s okay, stay still!”
The chain grabbed Candler by the back and lifted him up, then sprinted toward the teleport gate.
Black magic uses stored life force as fuel.
Thanks to this, the chain was able to move explosively, but in real time, the face of a boy changed into an old man.
And even though I squeezed all my strength and moved, I couldn’t make it on time.
The monsters fell like a waterfall, receiving Junior’s magic interception with his body.
Chain felt death right over his head. The black magician muttered bitterly.
“That really doesn’t stick very well today… .”
Subsequently, Chain moved his black magic hand and threw Candler’s back into the teleport gate with all his might.
Candler suddenly came to his senses.
After being thrown into the gate, Candler and Chain’s eyes met.
The chain spat out a curse on the old man’s wrinkled face.
“I’m not going to straighten my head-”
Kwa-gwa-gwa-gwang!
The next moment, without even letting go of a scream, the chain was buried in countless swarms of flies.
Flash! Flash-!
Junior, who was trying to save the chain somehow by pouring out magic, realized that he couldn’t hold out any longer and tried to throw himself into the teleport gate.
At that moment, a group of flies pressed down on the teleport gate with their bodies.
Quadruped!
The teleport gate, which was simply trampled on by mass, was destroyed in an instant. Watching the magic door closed in vain, Junior closed his eyes tightly.
“this… .”
Those murmurs were the last words Junior left behind.
thud!
Kwakwagwagwang!
The teleport gate is completely destroyed.
After jumping out of the teleport gate towards the crossroads, Candler raised his trembling body from the floor and looked ahead.
thump… … .
Several piles of stones that they passed through together bounced off the floor and rolled all the way to Candler’s feet. Then, the magic stone that formed the gate collapsed.
Junior and Chain did not appear until the end.
“… .”
Ash and Diarmudin hurriedly ran behind Candler, who opened his mouth small and could not spit out words.
Ash turned his head to look around and shouted.
“What happened… Junior! Report the situation!”
“… .”
“Where did Junior go? Hey, does anyone know where Junior is?”
Candler covered her mouth, which was about to vomit, with both hands.
What happened now
because of your own stupidity ?
***
“… .”
manor house. my room.
I was silent with both hands on my forehead.
Two wizards failed to return from the battle of the 2nd defense line earlier.
Junior and Chain.
Two Awakened Wizards belonging to the front line.
Death was not confirmed, but… … In this situation, you need to make a cool decision.
Missing in action against the monster is practically equivalent to death.
When Candler, who was mobilized for the construction of the defense line, fell, the two wizards who went out to save him could not escape.
Candler cried out, saying it was his responsibility, but passed out and was escorted to the temple.
Quite a few heroes glared at her as if rebuking her, but… … Whose fault is this situation?
The situation was so urgent that even ordinary people, not mercenaries, had to be mobilized for the construction in a situation where the enemy’s advance was imminent.
In this situation, the monster also raised the speed of advance and attacked.
It is not uncommon for ordinary workers or retired mercenaries to panic in the presence of Lord of the Flies, whose morale makes even the heroes of the field sick.
And the good will of Chain and Junior, who threw their bodies to save their former colleague who was in such a panic. There was nothing wrong.
Kellison, who was forced to sortie to add firepower to the front line, and Kelly Bay, who was forced to save his son who had fallen… … .
No one was malicious. I’m just fighting to the best of my ability.
But things were sinking into mud.
‘It reminds me of the time of the Goblin God King.’
They struggle to save each other, but the war situation worsens.
It was painful every time I went through the irony of the battlefield, which I would have gotten used to now.
‘How much have I lost today?’
With weakly trembling hands, I picked up a quill and wrote down the lives and resources lost today.
‘Kelley Bay Kellison Dwarf Craftsman and crew 50 crew 2 empty ships here with Junior and Chain… … .’
When I thought of Junior, my head went blank.
Among the leading heroes, he was my mage who was especially helpful. Countless battles and adventures with her flashed through his mind.
To be lost in such a futile place in a place like this… … .
“Lord.”
Then Lucas entered my room and reported in a businesslike tone.
“The advance of the Lord of the Flies has stopped.”
“… .”
“It is said to have stopped in the air above the captured 2nd defense line. As you know, it is a day’s ride from Crossroads by horse.”
When I just listened quietly with my head covered, Lucas spoke calmly.
“Lord. Don’t beat yourself up. It is not the master’s fault.”
“… What are you talking about. It’s all my fault.”
“My lord has instructed us to return safely after the attack. It was a strategy that even the airships and wizards could pull off.”
“… .”
“Your lord cannot command the military in every field. Do not try to take responsibility for all the losses caused by the mistakes of the field commander and soldiers.”
“Variables occur on the battlefield.”
I pressed my forehead with my fingertips.
“It is my role to give orders so that the operation can be carried out safely even with that variable included.”
“… .”
“To think that the big frame of the strategy will be shaken this far just because a monster I don’t know how to properly attack came out, I… .”
“Lord.”
Lucas looked right at me with his blue eyes.
“The opponent is a monster who almost destroyed the world once. And the monsters we have to face in the future are also the same beings.”
“… .”
“There is no such thing as a safe and perfect strategy against such a formidable foe. We have no choice but to fight at the cost.”
I know.
Until now and in the future.
The front line here will build a wall of death to block the enemy. however.
I can’t help but feel like I’m going to vomit blood… … .
“In the next day, Lord of the Flies will reach the monster front. The priority now is to find a way to defeat him.”
I nodded.
Yes, the end of the world is right around the corner.
Even this time to count the lost men and be in pain is a luxury.
“You’re right, Lucas.”
I inhaled and got up. Then I opened the drawer of the desk where I was sitting.
“There is no such thing as a safe and perfect operation. A more probable number… … I’m just trying my best to find it.”
Although an imperfect and risky operation.
Now I have no choice but to walk on this.
“I have no choice but to embrace the risk.”
What I took out of the drawer… … .
It was a mechanical device that looked like a tablet PC on Earth.
***
Beep.
The power of the mechanism was turned on with a sound.
The next moment
, data in the form of a white skull was displayed on the screen of
《Heo Eok?!》, and he took a deep breath.
《Heh, heh, heh, heh… … what’s this… ?I am now… ?》
“It’s been a while, brain in a vat.”
Right after that, I changed the name of the other person.
“no… white night.”
I asked coldly as I looked at Rich, a chunk of data, who was shaking and looking at me.
“How can I survive life in Purgatory?”
