745. [STAGE 45] Curse of Dawn (2)
Dawn before dawn.
A time when the world transitions between light and darkness and is covered in dim light.
Wow!
Ahhh-!
Waves of corpses were rushing towards the Crossroads.
The bodies teeming under the dawn sky were gray. The swarms of zombies swarming the land looked like fluttering cloth, but they also looked like a bunch of clumps of caterpillars.
《Kaaaaaa!》
At the head is a huge reindeer.
The monster raced forward, raising its huge horn like a world tree and kicking the ground with its huge body, which was as big as a hill – no, a mountain.
Cromwell.
This nightmare corps leader, a demon, zombie, and monster, rushed forward and reached the first defense line set up in the field south of Crossroads.
‘Kill Zone’.
A fence barrier installed to restrict the movement of monsters.
Through the accumulated experience of carpenters and constant upgrades, this kill zone was strong enough to compete with any stone fortress… but
…
It was meaningless in the face of the onslaught of a corps commander-level monster.
The fences that formed the kill zone were torn apart. Cromwell let out a fierce roar and casually destroyed the fence and entered the southern fields.
Geaaaa-!
While Cromwell, who was running at the front, slowed down for a moment to destroy the kill zone, a horde of zombies came pouring in over the broken fence and fence.
Now Cromwell’s subordinate zombies poured in ahead of him, entangled with each other and filled the plains south of the Crossroads.
“The kill zone has been neutralized!”
“Kill zone neutralized-!”
I responded calmly to the soldiers who shouted their reports one after another.
“Don’t panic! “Isn’t this a predicted situation?”
This is a kill zone that was set up to have fun if small zombies come first.
It’s unfortunate that it was destroyed, but it was within the scope from the beginning.
Zombies beyond the kill zone rolled their legs fearfully and entered the next area. The skirmisher shouted.
“They have entered the first area of the ‘Party Hall’!”
“good night! “Then let’s have some fun!”
The area right after the kill zone.
It’s called Party Hall.
That means, of course… it means it’s an exciting party place.
What party?
“Of course it’s a bomb party!”
The zombie in front stepped on the ground in the party hall area, and
a beep –
the sound of a mechanical device being activated sounded, and then
boom!
A fierce explosion pierced the ground and surged from the bottom.
That’s right, it’s a landmine!
This ‘party hall’ area is where all the landmines remaining in Crossroads were planted.
bang! Quagwagwang! Bubbubbbang…!
The mines stepped on by the zombie monsters activated one after another, instantly covering the southern field with smoke and flames from the explosion.
Waaaaaa-!
Seeing the leader of the monster group being engulfed in the flames of the explosion, the volunteer soldiers who had joined relatively recently cheered in unison.
“….”
On the other hand, all the experienced soldiers who had been fighting on the front lines for a long time remained silent and stared at the front with cold eyes.
They have all grown stronger as they have dealt with various monsters over the past time. You probably have some idea of how the battle situation will change depending on the monster you’re dealing with.
And the attitude of the skilled soldiers was right.
Geaaaa-!
The zombie monsters continued to advance through the explosions and flames.
The embarrassed recruits suddenly stopped cheering. I laughed bitterly.
The opponent this time is ‘Zombie’.
Even if my legs are blown off, my lower body is gone, even if my internal organs are on fire – I run.
Moreover, they are not even the human form that usually comes to mind when we think of ‘zombies’. These children are all ‘monsters’ turned into zombies.
Zombie in the shape of a dog Zombie in the shape of a rhinoceros Zombie in the shape of a giant praying mantis Cicada that kicks and runs like a horse A centipede that splits from the segmented part when its waist breaks and crawls… ‘What is this, Animal Farm!
‘
The physical strength of these monster zombies is far superior to that of human zombies.
Ahhh…!
AA AA AA-!
An army of zombie monsters came running past the party hall area, which continued to explode while letting out terrible roars.
The zombies did not stop, their entire bodies burning, internal organs and blood pouring out from their stomachs and crawling on the floor with their arms instead of their two legs.
“The first party hall has been breached!”
“The party starts now, but I don’t know why those guys are in such a hurry. Let’s keep dancing…!”
The monsters that passed the first minefield entered the next area.
Beep –
the magic sensor installed on the floor responded. Next moment.
Going to school…!
Burbububbung!
The Claymore anti-personnel mine installed on the floor activated, pouring out a storm of metal pieces and beads, tearing the monsters’ bodies to shreds.
This is a trap I designed, and of course, I took the principle of Earth’s Claymore anti-personnel mines into consideration.
This is a fortress city. Waste such as metal pieces and debris is always generated and piles up like a mountain.
These were collected and used as ground-mounted mines that rained down on the enemy.
A storm of metal swept away the zombies. The monsters’ entire bodies were torn to pieces, their limbs were cut off, and holes were made all over their bodies.
…but.
however.
It’s a zombie.
Ahhh….
Ahhhhh!
Even though their entire bodies were torn apart like rags, the monsters did not stop moving forward.
Pass through the first party hall with floor mines, the second party hall with a claymore field, and the third party hall with all the remaining traps.
Even though the zombie monster army was burning, torn to pieces, and torn apart, it did not give in at all and continued to advance steadily. These disgusting bastards….
“Break through to the third party hall! “The enemy monster army will not stop!”
“Does not matter! “Never mind, get ready to do something!”
The soldiers were quite shaken when the kill zone and three party halls that had taken a long time to prepare were quickly breached, but I did not blink.
In the first place, I never had the complacent expectation that I could put an end to monsters with this, whether it was the kill zone or the party hall.
“All of the water-based equipment at our Crossroads are luxury goods, but the best product is ultimately…”
I looked at the hundreds of cannons lined up in an orderly manner on the castle wall.
“Because it’s firepower!”
The type that has overwhelmingly ranked first in terms of monster kill count for the past three years.
Our Crossroads’ main dealer, Monster Slayer – the artillerymen, the most skilled soldiers, flashed their fierce eyes.
“Ready to fire!”
As I raised my arms and shouted, hundreds of cannons simultaneously entered into an aiming sequence.
Right in front of me, the scout who was looking at the vanguard of the zombie army with a telescope shouted at the top of his voice.
“We have entered the range of the enemy’s lead cannon!”
“Not yet!”
The leader sends.
That’s what the artillery aims for.
Ahhh…!
Ahhhhh!
The shapes of the approaching zombie monsters began to be clearly visible to us on the castle wall.
gulp…!
The sound of dry needles being passed down the throats of the waiting soldiers all at once rang out. I shouted.
“Still waiting!”
After a few seconds that seemed like eons.
The scout turned his cold sweat-covered face towards me and reported.
“We have entered the range of the enemy’s second-line cannon!”
“Now!”
I jerked my hand forward.
“Fire!”
“firing!”
“Fire!”
After receiving my command, the chorus spread over the castle wall and the next moment.
Burbubububububung!
Fireworks bloomed one after another from the cannons, like waves rolling on the left and right sides of me standing in the middle of the castle wall.
Hundreds of cannons fired crossfire with impeccable aim. I felt a thrill in front of this beautiful sight.
When the elite soldiers I raised from scratch carry out my orders perfectly.
What moment could a commander be happier than this…!
Piing –
The rain of shells that tore through the sky and eventually fell on the heads of the zombie monsters…
Kwagwagwagwang!
They landed one after another, drawing a clean line of flame on the ground.
And the zombie monsters caught up in this bombardment could no longer move.
“yes!”
I clenched my fists.
No matter how physically weak you are, after enjoying three parties in one night! There is no choice but to turn into mush!
The zombie monsters were in tatters after passing through three party halls filled with mines and traps. So much so that it fell just in time for our artillery fire…!
I stretched out my arms and continued to shout.
“Pour it out! Pour it all out generously! “I will continue without rest with the thought of reducing this southern field to ashes!”
fire power!
fire power!
More firepower!
As if they had been waiting for my command, the artillerymen began firing shells without stopping. The bombardment of shells that fell in succession crushed the zombies one by one.
However, since the monsters were so strong that they had become zombies, there were a lot of them that survived this fiery hell and escaped. The leader whom I passed earlier on purpose is gradually getting closer to the crossroads.
And what was put on standby to deal with these guys was
the “Ballista unit!” “Start shooting!”
“Archers! Follow and shoot!”
Archers including ballistas.
The archers sniped at the approaching zombie monsters and finished them off one by one.
“Aim for the head, the head!”
“The parasite is in the head! “If you destroy their heads, they won’t be able to move!”
Three trap fields and a crossfire bombardment zone.
The zombie monsters survived even this and crawled closer, but at this point they had been hit and their speed had slowed down.
For experienced archers, it wasn’t that difficult to pierce the heads of slowly approaching monsters.
In this way, everything was coming together smoothly and an ideal form of water defense was underway.
Grrrr….
Grrrrrr….
Nevertheless, it was too much.
Past the three party halls, crossfire zone, ballista and archer sniping.
Zombie monsters with an indomitable will to get a bite of the royalties by any means crawled across the floor and reached right in front of the castle wall.
“Don’t bother touching the neutralized zombies! “Sniper mainly at the zombies that jump in safely!”
At my command, the archers continued sniping at threatening enemy objects, but they kept glancing below the castle wall as if they were getting on their nerves.
He deserves it too. Even though all the limbs are gone, the zombies are getting closer to the castle walls…
‘But there’s really no need to worry about it.’
There are reasons such as the neutralized zombies having little ability to defend themselves, or our close combat units being able to safely deal with them.
In fact, the reason why I don’t even care about the remnants of these small monsters is…
Wow!
This is it.
This was when the zombie monster vanguard finally reached the castle wall. The magic core inside the castle wall vibrated vaguely once.
And when the top zombie, crawling across the floor with its only arm, touched the tip of its finger to the castle wall…
Tuhaaaaaaaa!
The castle wall released a terrifying shock wave.
It’s like chasing away a fly that lands on your body, calling it unclean.
pop! Bubbubbbang…!
All of the zombies that had clung to the castle walls and got close fell backwards as their entire bodies exploded.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu of a a a a a a a a a…
Only after all the zombies within the range were wiped out did the magic core inside the castle wall become quiet again.
“….”
The soldiers on the castle wall all looked down at the castle wall below with expressions of boredom.
Yes.
This is the true value of [Night Bringer], a castle wall created by completely replacing three monster commanders.
It is a castle wall made with the black dragon as the main axis.
He can’t be a quiet guy…!
“It’s good, but…”
Evangeline’s mouth trembled and she kicked the castle wall with her toes.
“This wall feels strange…! What can I say? It’s on our side, but should I say it’s extremely dangerous?!”
I nodded.
That’s because I made him a dangerous bastard…!
