◈ 695. [STAGE 40] Night Closing (3)
“Phew…”
I breathed a sigh of relief.
This was because we saw the successful sniping of a magic bullet from the side of the collapsed castle wall and the sight of two airships entering the veil of darkness shattered by the magic bullet.
“I don’t think that’s the problem.”
At that time, Crown clicked his tongue and spat out.
“This is the real problem now.”
“…!”
As I turned my gaze forward, in the thick fog-like darkness… the appearance of two monsters from the mythical era, entangled together, was revealed.
Crunch, crunch….
Jormungand’s huge mouth and sharp teeth were biting into the Night Bringer’s neck.
And
“Ugh…!”
The huge snake’s body was cut off in the middle.
In human terms, it would be around the waist. The cross section of the torn torso showed huge broken bones sticking out, and muscles and flesh stretched out and torn in rows.
Blood and internal organs continued to pour out from the cross section.
Even in that state, Jormungand bit the Night Bringer’s neck and tried to crush him by wrapping his remaining body around the Night Bringer and squeezing it tightly.
“You said that in your past life, that red dragon blocked your last journey?”
The Night Bringer grabbed Jormungand’s upper and lower jaw with both hands and slowly removed it from his neck… and lifted it into the air.
《I’ll stop it this time.》
A flash of darkness formed on the Night Bringer’s hands, and just like that –
clack clack…!
He pulled Jormungand’s mouth up and down and began to tear it apart as if splitting it into two.
The corners of the snake’s long mouth began to tear apart. If things continued like this, it seemed almost certain that they wouldn’t be able to last even a few seconds and would just split up and down.
“That can’t be right…!”
These are reinforcements that were brought in with great difficulty. Are you going to let me fall in vain like this?
I raised my right hand up.
Sigh!
Then, the chain coat-shaped armor I was wearing – [Master of the High Tower] – came off as if disintegrating and came together in a new form in the air above my right hand.
In the form of the great sword that Dusk Bringer loved to use!
And just like Dusk Bringer did, I unleashed the magic power of the red dragon within my body… I filled my great sword with scarlet energy and punched forward with all my might.
Going to school-!
The chain sword fired like a missile spun in a spiral and flew forward, and the next moment it hit the Night Bringer’s forearm, causing bloodshed in all directions.
The Night Bringer didn’t even try to look at the wound, as if he didn’t care about it… but immediately he had to widen his eyes and look at his forearm.
That’s right
!
The chain sword disintegrated into pieces and scattered in all directions, and each piece of the chain…
Chuck! chuck! chuck!
Because my gray shadows were summoned and stood on the Night Bringer’s forearm, grabbing each piece of chain.
Night Bringer was the flagship.
“This is…?!”
I raised the corners of my mouth.
Remnant’s army.
My alter ego that I summoned. Memories of the strategy that the real Ash fought for.
These shadows all drew their weapons.
Each of those weapons contained a piece of the chain that made up the [Master of the High Tower], and this piece of chain was burning with the magic power of the Red Dragon that I had imbued into it just a moment ago.
In other words.
The remnant army I have summoned now is all equipped with disposable grenades imbued with the energy of the Red Dragon.
There is no need to explain, the red dragon and black dragon are polar opposites.
Sigh! Pukak! Wow!
When the shadows struck down their weapons, the red dragon’s magic exploded from the chain fragment, causing damage to the black dragon’s forearm.
pop! Bubble bubbling!
Unable to hold out for long, one of the black dragon’s arms exploded, missing Jormungand.
As a series of explosions occurred, the chain sword in his arm turned into powder and scattered in all directions, and all of my clones that had landed exploded.
Sigh!
After a while, the pieces of chain that had been flying in all directions came together and were put back on my body in the form of a coat.
《Wow…》
Watching the series of events, not only Skarian and Violet Crown, but even Parekhian, who had no eyes and could not see clearly, was shocked.
Skarian rolled his big eyes and looked up at me above his body.
《How did you come up with this application method?》
“….”
Instead of saying that I took it from the memory of a real bastard, I decided to keep quiet. My background settings were a bit complicated….
“Okay, I need to make sure Jormungand is okay. Let’s go Crown!”
“Giving orders is natural now…”
I jumped off the Skyrian’s back and, despite grumbling, Crown followed after me.
《….》
The Night Bringer missed and Jormungand fell to the ground, his eyes closed, his tongue stretched out, and he did not move a single movement.
Crown and I ran in front of this snake.
“Hey Jormungand is dead?”
I asked while slapping the snake’s cheek, and Crown snorted.
“If you die that easily, you wouldn’t be a snake in the world.”
Immediately after, Crown examined the cross section of Jormungand’s torn body and quietly stroked his chin.
“…No, I’m going to die soon?”
“Please don’t change your mind so easily….”
“The injury is too severe. “No matter how snakes of the world this is.”
I summoned additional remnant troops.
Shadow Ashes such as wizards and priests were summoned in a row.
After entrusting Jormungand’s first aid to these clones, I turned around. There was no time for leisurely treatment.
Thump… thump… thump….
Angry golden eyes sparkled in the approaching darkness.
The Night Bringer quickly approached me. The arm that was torn off just moments ago has already completely regenerated without a single wound.
“Dear party people.”
I bit my dry lip, glaring at the night that didn’t budge even though I stabbed and cut it.
“Now we have to fight to the death until our special team fulfills its mission… Do you have any last words?”
《Ash.》
Skarian put Parekhian and Violet on the floor and carefully whispered to me.
《The ‘secret shot’ we talked about on the way… I hope you use it well.》
Skeyrian nodded deeply, and Parekhian also nodded. Finally, Violet also took a look and shook her head urgently.
I chuckled and nodded once before looking straight ahead again. Now the Night Bringer was right in front of me, looking down at me.
“I’m tired of watching you struggle, Ash… Let’s get it done this time.”
I pulled out the ceremonial longsword from my waist and transformed it into a flagpole.
“okay? It’s something new for me every time. Every moment I fight with you is exciting and colorful. Wouldn’t it be okay to fight one more time, not three, but seven hundred and forty-three? “Shall we burn this night together?”
The Night Bringer snorted and shook his head slightly.
“Your flagpole is no different from the empty flagpole in your hand.”
“….”
“The flag has already been burned and the walls that were supposed to be protected have collapsed. A standard-bearer who has lost his flag and a castle lord who has lost his castle walls… What on earth are you going to fight for any more?》
“Can’t you see? “The flag is here.”
The [Great Commander’s Flag], which had been painstakingly assembled from pieces, had already burned and disappeared.
The memory of that strategy is still within me.
The trajectory of that life… is engraved in my soul.
“I am the flag.”
《…!》
“The process of all the past shattering is proof of my life.”
widely-!
Put an empty flagpole on the ground.
“Even if there is no flag, if there are people left, the bannermen can stand at the front and march. Even if there are no walls, if there are people left, the castle lord can stand at the front and fight.”
I laughed.
“The fight is not over yet.”
Flash!
Gray magical power surged from the empty flagpole and poured out in all directions. At the same time, the [Owner of the High Tower] that was surrounding my body also scattered to pieces.
Behind me, the army of remnants was summoned again, and pieces of the chain flew in and lodged in my clones one by one.
chuck! chuck! chuck!
Countless clones grabbed their weapons at the same time and simultaneously raised their heads and glared at the Night Bringer.
[Master of the High Tower]’s helmet was placed on my head. The controls of all these chain pieces glowed white and rotated the Halo.
As my consciousness penetrated into the insides of all my clones, I was able to control them more completely than before.
As my status rose as a transcendent, all my abilities were strengthened by several levels.
It may be impossible to win against the Night Bringer in its current state.
It is possible to take as much time as you want.
《You really are not tired and just keep saying obvious things.》
Night Bringer clicked his tongue briefly.
“good night. Then… I’ll appreciate it properly this time.》
The evil dragon inflated its already huge body to the limit and loaded all the attack methods it had.
《The end of your old-fashioned hero play. This time, the taste of the tears you will shed after all hope is destroyed.》
Gooooooooo…!
The night began to boil.
The Night Bringer suddenly changed his tone of voice as he reloaded the extermination machine ‘Forged Night’ as lightly as if he was breathing.
“player. “I dispatched a special force to destroy the darkness that was sprinkled in the sky, right?”
“…!”
“That must be your last hope.”
The corners of the evil dragon’s long mouth twisted beneath golden eyes that flickered like flames.
“Don’t you know why I didn’t bother to stop you even though I knew about your shallow trick?”
And the next moment,
Feng Quagwang…!
An explosion sounded high up in the distant southern sky, and a flash of something exploding flashed in the black sky.
It was definitely an explosion from an airship.
“That thing I sowed in the sky is not just a curtain of darkness. From ancient times until now, from the creation of the world to the moment when destruction is imminent, no mortal has been able to cross… It is a swamp of despair.》 The
blood drained from my face.
“It is truly hope like a grain of sand that would crumble if held in an insignificant hand.”
Night Bringer whispered as if he was amused, looking down at me.
“good night. I’ll break it to pieces. Again and again, until you kneel down and cry and beg…!》
The next moment, the waves of night poured out by the evil dragon poured down on the army of my clones.
***
La Mancha was soaring.
Believing in the [firm superstition] attached to the bow of the ship, he repeatedly made vicious attacks and tore through the veil of darkness.
The curtain of darkness was layered, covering the sky.
However, the light emitted by Nameless and Damian’s subsequent sniping created holes in each floor. La Mancha advanced, soaring along the trail of light.
And the deeper you go, the deeper you go.
The further I delved into the curtain beyond the curtain, the darker my vision became. At some point, La Mancha lost direction. The whereabouts of Alcatraz, which came with it, were also unknown.
“What…”
Kelly Bay, who was holding the control stick, groaned.
The compass was spinning wildly, and the scanner and other magical artifacts suddenly stopped working.
The unknown light that had illuminated the path ahead like a constellation and Damian’s magic bullets could no longer be seen.
Complete darkness.
Everyone was embarrassed. Kelly Bay gritted his teeth and looked around with the energy of a race god, but despite this, he couldn’t see anything.
“Where on earth should I go?!”
“….”
It was a time when Lucas was also desperately looking for direction, looking around with his bright blue eyes.
Awesome!
Tentacles poured out from all directions.
The pitch-black darkness, radiating foul energy, attacked from all directions: front, left, right, top and bottom.
Kelly Bay moved the control stick with an animalistic sense to evade the attack, but the attacks continued to pour in and the escape route was getting smaller.
“Holy shit, if this continues-”
Kelly Bay couldn’t finish his sentence.
What looked like a huge hand flew in from the front and slammed straight into La Mancha’s bridge. Avoidance was impossible.
and.
Going to school-!
Alcatraz, which flew through the darkness, took its place.
In front of everyone, the dark grip snatched the skeletal flagship of the Empire and crushed it lightly –
boom! Kwagwagwagwang!
Alcatraz was engulfed in a blinding explosion.
