755. [STAGE 45] Perception (6)
The battle continued while Diarmuddin prepared for ‘Operation’.
Instead, the development was not about the annihilation of monsters, but rather a form of suppression or wasting time.
If annihilation was possible, it would have been done.
It was extremely difficult to kill Cromwell, who had devoured tens of thousands of monsters and unleashed his supernatural abilities in all directions.
“Ahhh! Ahhh-!》
The output was too high.
The ferocious magical energy that explodes with a roar bubbles up, tangles like tentacles and bounces in all directions.
The huge horn on Cromwell’s head, shining in various colors, continuously spewed out magical light, devastating the entire area one after another.
I was terrified as I looked at the flashing horns on the enemy monster’s head.
“It looks very much like a Christmas tree…!”
Come to think of it, it’s the end of the year! There is no Christmas in this world, but the timing makes sense!
A monster that sacrifices itself to emit light and magic in all directions like a Christmas tree wrapped around light bulbs. We tried our best to subdue it and hold it in place.
thud! Kugwagwagwang!
A bundle of magic power poured out with all kinds of supernatural abilities, smashing the roads and buildings and pouring down indiscriminately, and the close combat heroes on that side avoided it by somersaulting with nimble movements.
“Taking time is slowly reaching its limit, my lord!”
Lucas hurriedly shouted after cutting off the writhing tentacle-like bundle of magic that was rushing in with a sword of light.
“The monster is expanding its territory! If this continues, the entire Crossroads will fall into the realm of that magical power!”
Cromwell, who had devoured tens of thousands of monsters, wielded his magical power indiscriminately, and the scope was gradually increasing.
Moreover, this attack also doubled as defense. The magic field pouring out like crazy was saturated and condensed around him, turning into an impenetrable layer of defense.
Our ranged attacks are canceled out, and our melee heroes are gradually being pushed back, unable to withstand the waves of crazy magic power.
If left like this, Cromwell might destroy the entire Crossroads, just as Lucas had worried.
‘But his magical power is extremely unstable.’
Now Cromwell is in a state of generously spewing out the magic power source he has consumed. There is no design or strategy.
They just reflexively and violently swing around like an angry child throwing a tantrum.
The magic wave was unstable, and the output repeatedly reached incredible highs and then hit low lows.
‘The moment his magical power pattern peaks and then disappears, you must aim for this moment!’
It was then.
“Prince Ash!”
A voice was heard from above.
Diarmuidin urgently looked towards him and unfolded his magic robe [Old Phoenix] and flew into the sky. And…
“Why am I playing this role again!”
Illusionist Violet was seen struggling, holding on to his side.
Diarmudin shouted, not paying any attention to Violet.
“We are ready!”
The illusionist on my side seemed unprepared, but I decided to trust Violet because she always did her job when it came to actual combat.
“Everyone listen! “It’s just like the strategy I ordered earlier!”
While Diarmudin began preparations for the operation, I gave instructions in advance to the heroes on the scene.
Now it was time to execute the operation.
“I will dictate the timing! “Then… pour everything in at once!”
“yes-!”
As soon as the words were out, a torrent of terrifying magical power surged from Cromwell.
《We must win…》
Cromwell roared, pouring out bloody tears like a waterfall.
《Because I ate this much, I have to win!》
The horns heated up to a dazzling light green, and the next moment, the monster’s magical power burst out indiscriminately.
The torrent of magic that poured out as if without any concept of conservation or operation formed a huge tentacle – no, it was like a tree branch growing rapidly – and poured towards the living humans around it.
As Lucas warned earlier, it was a force capable of destroying the entire Crossroads.
“All white troops!”
Then Evangeline jumped forward.
“Stop it!”
Dozens of close combat heroes, all holding shields, ran forward without fear. Into a torrent of magical power where it is certain that even a single bone cannot be recovered if swept away.
On top of the heroes’ bodies were armor with divine power given by priests, and I also created a magic fortress in real time to support them and surrounded them in front of them.
“Hmm!”
Just in time, Evangeline slammed her shield down on the ground
and it flashed!
Rectangular magic shields formed on the bodies of all the heroes who rushed forward against the torrent of magic power.
Evangeline’s ultimate skill [Last Fortress].
Kwagwagwagwagwang!
The entire bodies of all the shield knights who surrounded Cromwell from afar glowed dazzlingly, offsetting the enemy’s attacks.
In front of their bodies as they each demonstrated their defensive skills, my magic wall evaporated and disappeared, and even my divine power armor melted away.
However, Evangeline’s [Last Fortress] survived until the end.
“It’s really… really… painful…!”
Evangeline, who was bleeding from the nose as she took on the burden of the heroes of the allied melee unit due to the effect of [The Last Fortress], raised the corners of her mouth with a smile.
“Your attack… has too little hostile intent…!”
Yes.
It is different from Lord of the Flies or Black Dragon. Those two monsters attacked us to kill us, harboring the pure hostility to annihilate humans.
But Cromwell… is it because he has become a zombie?
Although it is indiscriminate and indiscriminate. That’s it.
There is no sharply cut hostility. There is a lack of murderous intent to kill at all costs.
Like you’re not sure where to go.
“It’s worth it, you zombie bastard!”
Going to school-!
In the end, all of the white infantry unit held out and shouted,
“Uryaaaa!”
Evangeline raised her shield sword above her head with her signature spirit.
[The Last Fortress] grants a wide-area [Damage Save] effect to allies in the area.
In other words, Evangeline collects all the damage inflicted on allies…
Tuquaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah – Evangeline collects all the damage done to our allies…
You can get it back with [Damage Payback]!
Evangeline raised the shield sword blade, which was emitting light almost as if it was burning, above her head and made a determined expression.
At the same time, Cromwell’s horsepower output plummeted. Since it produced crazy output for a moment, the horsepower pattern hit a low point in the aftermath.
“Now! Junior-!”
As I shouted, Junior, who was waiting in the back row with the magicians, formed a magic circle and shouted.
“This is the final shot today!”
The magic artifacts that would help Junior cast magic all lit up at once, and the wizards also gathered their magic power into Junior.
It was a shot that had not been used since almost all wizards on the monster front gave up their magic for this one shot. This has to end!
Junior gathered all his assistants and used [Elemental Disintegration].
“Eat this… eat it!”
Hahahaha-!
A halo appeared in the air, space collapsed, and [Elemental Disintegration] exploded at Cromwell.
Without missing the gap in the power output that had dropped to its lowest point, Junior’s ultimate power dug in, and the horribly dense magic field that had been swirling around Cromwell was instantly lightened.
“now! “Pour it all out!”
At the same time as I shouted, Evangeline suddenly threw the shield sword she was holding in her hand.
The shield sword, which was full of [Damage Payback], flew towards Cromwell like a missile and exploded like a missile the moment it touched the magic field.
Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk…!
A crack opened in one of the magic fields surrounding Cromwell, and
it exploded!
It shattered with an explosion.
However, among the numerous magical fields surrounding the monster, only one layer of the magical field was removed.
There are still layers of magic fields around the monster.
‘But the gold was earned!’
And now is the only chance for a genius to break through all those magic fields!
Evangeline’s shield sword left a scratch on the magic field, and once a clear point was determined, it immediately became the target of attack.
“Shoot!”
“Pour it all out!”
Verdandi cut down the [Isageum] and Kuilan poured out his wisdom. Mikhail also continued to throw scarlet magic javelins without stopping.
All heroes poured out their own statement pieces.
Jump! Jump! Oh my!
Unable to withstand it, the magic field was destroyed layer by layer.
“Kelly Bay!”
I used the [Jade Ring] to gather all of humanity’s ‘will’ that I could gather and smelt it into a gigantic spike.
I shouted, throwing the spike of will into the air.
“Blow it away!”
“Leave it to me!”
As Kelly Bey jumped up and invoked the power of the race god, the war hammer in his hand suddenly became imbued with golden magic and became hundreds of times larger.
Kelly Bay spun like a top in the air and swung the hammer horizontally, hitting the head of the nail.
Going to school-!
The spike of will flew like a beam of light and struck Cromwell’s magic field – the point where everyone was concentrating their attacks.
Blah blah blah!
The spike smashed into the magic field, sending dazzling sparks flying in all directions. Dozens of layers of magic fields were instantly crushed with a sound like breaking glass.
“Lucas!”
I turned around and shouted.
“finish-!”
Lucas was already running.
Lucas, who shot forward, instantly jumped into the air and powerfully slashed with his dual swords in an X shape.
Tsukaaaaaaaa!
The long-distance slash of light exploded as it pushed through the spikes, instantly splitting dozens of layers of the last magic field.
《Ah…》
But at this time, Cromwell’s magical power pattern was already in recovery.
《Aaaaaaa-!》
The monster’s seething magic power spurted out again and tried to form a new magic field –
at that moment.
“-It seemed.”
Tukwaaaaang!
Damian, who was waiting on the spire, sniped.
A split second until all the magic fields are lost and a new magic field is created.
The accurately fired sniper pierced through the gap and hit Cromwell’s forehead.
Deep…!
《…?!》
It wasn’t an attack bullet.
It was the final healing bullet that was made by gathering all the last concentrated treatments that we had left.
《Ah…?!》
Cromwell can be said to be the main body that spread the zombie parasite. It cannot be defeated with this healing bullet.
However, it is possible to interfere with the zombification mechanism – the action that moves the dead body.
《Ahhhh…?!》
As if the magic that was seething like a lie stopped and Cromwell was staggering around…
Sigh!
Diarmudine and Violet descend from the air.
“Please eat it!”
Violet closed her eyes tightly and shouted.
“[Daydream]-!”
And Violet’s fingertips, imbued with light purple magic, touched Cromwell’s forehead.
