588. [STAGE 35] Lord of the Flies (4)
Kwakwagwagwang-!
A huge explosion erupted from within Lord of the Flies’ body.
At the critical moment, the barrier was turned on, and Geronimo was thrown out of the body of the Lord of the Flies, swept away by the shockwave and heat pouring out from inside the aisle.
Inside the spinning, unbalanced emptiness, I desperately glared at the flames on the Lord of the Flies’ body.
Burnout gathered all the remaining lives, and the Zippin explosion was enormous.
[Fireworks] is the passive ultimate skill of Burnout, whose innate magical power is the explosive attribute.
The effect is to cause the corpse of the opponent it kills to explode immediately.
The explosion caused by Burnout’s self-destruct swept away the monsters inside the hatchery, and they exploded as they died.
They exploded and killed each other, causing a massive fire.
Most of the huge number of mutant flies that were about to end their metamorphosis inside the hatchery would have been blown up with this blow.
It was a great past. It was a great criminal record that cannot be ended with the word “great”.
but… … .
“Huh, huh, huh… … .”
I felt like my stomach was about to collapse when I saw the body bag sitting next to me, trying to keep my sobs from leaking out.
From the beginning until now, always.
The monster frontline has survived by relying on the heroic achievements of the warriors who sacrificed themselves at the decisive moment. I honored and connected them, and that’s how I came all the way here.
But all of a sudden I had this thought.
Am I not forcing this sacrifice, perhaps?
In an unavoidable situation, taking someone to die appropriately. Could it be that they are killing them?
Well, of course, it’s not a relaxed situation to argue about these things. but.
As commander, I… … .
‘I am… … .’
At that time, Damian, who was watching out the window, shouted.
“Lord of the Flies is completely crashing!”
Outside the window of Geronimo, who had barely regained his balance, he could see the Lord of the Flies sinking to the ground with a long puff of smoke.
The tip of the boat touched the ground, and the body of the Lord of the Flies, sliding forward through the dirt and sand of the plain, tilted forward and fell forward.
Kugoogu Palace… … !
The head of the Lord of the Flies was thrust forward, scattering huge clouds of dust and cumulus in all directions.
Even so, the speed at which it flew in kept it sliding forward.
“I did it… … !”
“Operation is a success… … .”
“Hey! Shit… … !”
While everyone was relieved at the fall of the enemy corps commander, they were devastated by the death of Burnout. Even though the operation was successful, we were never quite happy.
Immediately after, Kelly Bay spat out in a submerged voice.
“… … One more bad news.”
Feeling ominous, I asked.
“Bad news?”
“We fall too.”
“……!”
“From the sortie until now, it has been nothing but excessive movements. Fatigue has accumulated on Geronimo’s hull… … .”
said Kelly Bay, busily touching the instrument panel.
“It seems that there was a critical problem in the magic furnace when I was caught up in the explosion just now… … . The output is deteriorating.”
Altitude dropped in an instant. The interior of the airship, which began spinning again, shook violently, and everyone screamed.
Kelly Bay squealed.
“Hold tight! Crash landing-!”
In the next moment, Geronimo’s hull sank into the dirt.
Kwakwagua light… … !
***
A fierce battle was taking place on the walls of the castle.
The regular giant flies that attacked were able to defeat the soldiers even if they struggled a little, but the problem was the mutant flies.
These mutant flies, which appeared equipped with barriers, nullified most of the soldiers’ means of attack, so the hand-to-hand combat unit was barely able to block them with shields.
Even so, their sharp forepaws and sharp tail stingers often pierced and pierced the shield.
“Ah!”
“I had to stop them… … Whoops!”
There were casualties everywhere.
Evangeline had the ultimate [Last Fortress], so the soldiers affected by it somehow managed to hold on.
Nevertheless, the damage snowballed.
“Damn the flying beast… … .”
Evangeline trembled.
The overwhelming advantage of the front line here against the monster – the advantage of the castle wall was completely neutralized in front of the flying monster.
They easily penetrated the castle walls, and possessed overwhelming defensive barriers and vicious means of attack.
‘Have you ever had anything like this?’
Besides, the main body of the Lord of the Flies approaching from behind every moment. That great evil.
The whole situation was hopeless.
However, what Evangeline had to do in this battle was not despair.
As acting commander, and also as heir to the Margrave… … It was her role to command the entire front, to bolster the morale of the soldiers, and to fight and defend them to the last.
“It’s us-aaaaaa!”
Evangeline, stepping on the edge of the castle wall, roared.
“Listen, worms! My name is Evangeline Cross!”
It was [Roar of the Battlefield], the exclusive patented skill of the Shield Knights.
Hearing Evangeline’s screams, the mutant flies all turned their eyes towards her.
“Heir to the Marquis, and the next lord-in-chief of this city!”
Evangeline raised her shield as she watched the insects rain down on her.
“Of course, the pest control business is also my job!”
Kaga gagak-!
The ferocious attacks of the bugs fell nonstop on Evangeline’s shield.
Evangeline, who received the attack with [Damage Save], then collected the damage at the tip of her spear and counterattacked with [Damage Payback].
Tuhak-!
Then, the flies responded with barriers as if they had waited. I easily received Evangeline’s [Damage Payback].
However, Evangeline also waited.
The moment when those who got closer use that barrier!
Taat!
Evangeline, who jumped toward the flies, had a mischievous smile on her lips.
“That barrier, it stung when I touched it earlier!”
And- he put his shield on the barrier of flies.
“So this barrier is also an ‘attack’ according to my acceptance, right?!”
Evangeline’s [Damage Save] is a skill that absorbs the opponent’s attack with a shield.
Physical attacks are pure damage, and magic attacks have a mechanism that stores them as different energy for each attribute.
And the barrier of flies is a shield that repels and pushes everything that touches the outside.
I tried to push the shield that touched the barrier with great force, and Evangeline absorbed the ‘attack’ intact.
Chow ah!
In the next moment, the fly’s barrier peeled off cleanly. Evangeline called for joy.
“This works!”
The tip of Evangeline’s spear began to glow again. The barrier that had been snatched from the flies earlier was put on the window, shining blue like a padded spear blade.
“Urachacha!”
[Damage payback]!
Kwagwawang!
A fly caught in the tip of the spear burst out.
He sucks in barriers with his shield, and rips off the fly monsters with a spear wrapped around the barrier.
Evangeline cheered for joy when she found a way to nullify the barriers of these damn monsters.
“Good! All of you are dead now, really!”
Landing on the ground, Evangeline looked around as if to ask for praise.
And found.
Tsukak! Tsukak! Tsukaaaak!
The scene where a female swordsman in a maid’s uniform with ultramarine blue hair and wide eyes draws out a dagger that shines blue and slaughter flies.
It was Elise. With the blue dagger she held in her left hand, she delicately split the barriers of the monsters as if operating, then took out her sword from her sword tube and threw it through the gap.
Pooh! Pooh-!
The flies fell one after another. Seeing this tremendous movement, Evangeline opened her mouth.
“Elise sister, what is that knife?!”
Elise spun around, stepped back, stood next to Evangeline, and answered while catching her breath.
“… … [Barrier Cutter]. Like the scalpel used by magicians in ancient times, or something.”
“Wow, you look so comfortable!”
Next to him, the Templars were fighting.
Most of the red priests were wearing blunt weapons such as tonfas or maces, but only Rosetta, the leader, wielded an iron whip.
Curiously, every time they hit the barrier, the flies inside the barrier twisted their bodies in agony, and then, unable to hold on for long, collapsed and died after being wounded.
Evangeline widened her eyes.
“This one looks comfortable too! How else did you do that?!”
Rosetta, who lightly withdrew the whip, answered.
“I do the heavy hand method… … It should be said, it is an application of the principle of penetrating mirrors.”
“What are you talking about again!”
“No matter how strong the armor is on the outside, if strong vibrations are applied, the inside becomes a mess… … What is it? To put it simply, it is a technique to skip the barrier and hit with divine power.”
“No, you speak really easily!”
Rosetta, frowning, took out a notebook from her bosom and wrote something.
“Evangeline Cross, Catching Horsetails, 10 Heresy Points… … .”
“Ah, that bastard’s heresy point! I’ll pay you back with an offering later, so catch the monster!”
“… … big hmm I think you will become a good lord in the future, Miss Evangeline.”
Rosetta put the notebook into her bosom. Evangeline laughed at her astonishment.
It was then.
Hwaaaak-
I could feel the heat coming from the other side. All the heroes and soldiers on the walls looked that way.
“Whoa… … .”
It was the Dragon Lady, Dusk Bringer.
She doesn’t know what the hell she did, but after forcibly capturing more than 10 deformed Paris monsters with her magical powers, holding on to the barrier they spread together and clinging to them… … .
“Don’t bother me!”
Under the silver crown, black hair fluttered backwards, and a zero-range breath was poured in.
What a bummer!
The red-hot barrier blocking the breath did not last long and melted away, and more than ten mutant flies burned to death at once.
“…….”
“…….”
“…….”
The faces of the heroes who fought by mobilizing all of their skills, equipment, and even their martial arts skills, such as heavy water fists, hardened.
“Whoa!”
Dusk Bringer returned to the top of the castle wall while somersaulting in the air, exposing sharp teeth.
“These barriers have clear output limits. Concentrate your firepower! Then you won’t last long.”
“Ah, I see, Archduke!”
Evangeline gave the command, and cannons, ballistas, and artifacts aimed at the flies one by one and began unleashing firepower.
As Dusk Bringer said, their barriers were solid, but they didn’t last long. Concentrating the firepower, the flies fell one by one.
By the time the war situation shows a trend of recovery… … .
“Pa, Lord of the Flies!”
The skirmisher shouted loudly.
“The Lord of the Flies is going down!”
“……!”
Everyone was surprised to see that way, it was true.
The Lord of the Flies was collapsing to the ground with all of its wings burned and destroyed, causing a huge explosion behind its back.
Everyone on the walls cheered. Dusk Bringer jumped up and down like a child and clapped his hands.
“Hey Ash, did you do it! Ooooh, I believed in you!”
“To make it really fall, it’s really amazing… … .”
Evangeline’s face hardened as she stopped talking.
“… … But, will that stop before it reaches the castle wall?”
“?!”
Ku-gu-gu-gu-!
In the first place, it was the Lord of the Flies that flew through the sky at terrifying speed.
It lost lift and crashed to the ground, and now even its huge head was about to hit the dirt floor.
There was still thrust left. The giant of the Lord of the Flies slithered toward the castle wall, scattering a huge amount of dust around it.
“… … block it.”
Evangeline, who muttered blankly, immediately shouted loudly.
“We have to stop! All firepower, focus on the Lord of the Flies!”
Instant cannons and ballistas, as well as artifacts.
The magic of the waiting wizards, various abilities and sorcery, and Dusk Bringer’s breath, everything poured into the Lord of the Flies.
bang! Kwagwagwang! Kugua light… … !
However, there was no way.
Even though the whole body was crushed and smashed from the top of the head, the Lord of the Flies did not lose his strength and pushed his body toward the castle wall.
Realizing that stopping was impossible, Evangeline screamed with all her might.
“Everyone, down the wall! Avoid-!”
Soldiers and wizards, alchemists and priests evacuated in a hurry.
Those who were in the middle of the wall hurriedly went down the wall, or spread out to the left and right and ran to the side wall to escape.
and-
crash.
Quagwagua light… … !
The large body of the Lord of the Flies, which had slipped, touched the wall.
Its overwhelming mass crushed the south gate of the fortress city of Crossroads, which could be said to be the pinnacle of imperial building technology, and destroyed all of the southern walls from the center, digging into the interior.
Koo goong, coo goo goong… … .
And finally, by the time the advance of the Lord of the Flies has stopped.
It was after the huge body penetrated the wall and dug into the city for a long time.
