Episode 296 While he was away (1)
Thick snowflakes fell from the sky and hit the ground with strong winds.
The blizzard blowing diagonally was even harsher than usual.
Even residents who have spent their entire lives in winter are so cold that they shiver.
Despite such a bitter snowstorm, thousands of soldiers located on the easternmost part of the winter continent, on the great defense wall, watched the front without moving a single inch.
Of course, not everyone was like that.
Daldal-.
On the castle wall, a young soldier’s spear clattered on the floor.
The slight vibration of the spear was transmitted from the arm.
Daldaldal-.
It wasn’t the shivering caused by the cold.
Tension and fear.
It was a tremor coming from two extremely sensitive emotions.
Could he have guessed the feelings of such a new soldier?
“You’re the youngest.”
“yes? Ah yes!”
A senior soldier with a bushy beard sitting next to the younger soldier looked ahead and opened his mouth.
“Relax.”
“Oh, I understand!”
“Don’t you know that if you tense your muscles, your chance of dying increases? Then, what needs to be stabbed twice can only be stabbed once. “With that one stab, your life and the lives of your colleagues can come and go.”
I don’t know if it’s meant to relieve tension or make it even more tense.
However, warm comfort on the battlefield was only a luxury.
Especially in a situation where a war is about to begin.
The warmth in my heart was a completely useless emotion.
All you need now is cool-headedness, fighting spirit, and the survival instinct to survive.
“We will survive today. But tomorrow I will face death again. Even if every day is an extension of death, try to live but do not be afraid of death. That’s it… “This is the mindset that a warrior from Kanburg should have.”
“ah… … .”
The young soldier’s trembling increased as he heard the old soldier’s story.
The recruit’s eyes, which had been tinged with tension and fear, changed to a cool-headed look.
“I’ll keep that in mind!”
The moment the young soldier confidently answered.
Duung- Duung-.
A heavy drum sound was heard from somewhere.
Then, surprisingly, the snowstorm gradually stopped.
Thump-thump-thud-.
As the sound of the drums gradually became louder and faster, the strength in the hands of the soldiers holding their weapons increased.
Floating-.
A drum sound as if warning something.
Duuuuuung!
Finally, a long ringing sound.
At the same time, the fierce snowstorm stopped as if it were a lie, and the field of vision, which had been impossible to see an inch ahead, widened significantly.
gulp-.
Through the wide-open view, the guys who made the brave warriors of the cold weather nervous appeared.
Crumble-.
Kieeek!
It was a monster.
Various monsters with bizarre appearances.
Also, the archenemy that the Winter Warriors have fought their entire lives.
The reason why the soldiers were nervous after seeing such a monster was simple.
It was the number of the monster.
Kieeee!
Kuraaa!
It was not simply an attack of tens or hundreds of units like in the past.
A number ranging from at least a few thousand to as many as 10,000.
Moreover, the number of monsters that appeared today seemed to be close to 30,000.
And as he watched the swarm of monsters approaching from the top of the high watchtower and across the frozen demon sea, King Rokan VII of Kanburg let out a soft groan.
“That’s a lot… … .”
A large-scale monster invasion.
This started a few years ago when the Maha Sea froze black.
A shocking incident in which the Mahal Sea, which was thought to never freeze, froze.
From that day on, the extreme cold of winter became more severe.
The temperature dropped further.
A snowstorm that hits all the time.
The biggest problem was the monsters.
Two or three times a week, large-scale monster invasions accompanied by strong snow storms.
If there had been no external help, even the Kingdom of Canburg would not have been able to endure until now.
King Rokhan VII gave an order as he saw the monsters running across the frozen black sea.
“Prepare to fire the Seongwanggun.”
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“Ready to fire!”
Puuuuu-.
At the king’s command, the sound of a horn announcing preparations for firing spread throughout the great defense wall.
and.
Geuggeukgeuk-.
Huge gun barrels located throughout the wall were aimed at the monsters.
An army of monsters slowly approaching.
Rokhan VII’s eyes flashed as he assessed the range between them and the Holy Berserker.
“firing!”
Pout!
Following the signal from the short horn, the wizards imbued the Holy Light Cannon with elemental power.
As soon as that happened, the Holy Light burst out.
Bang- Bang-.
A beam of light fell on the head of a monster running toward the castle wall, making a terrifying explosion.
Kwarr-boom!
With the sound of thunder ringing, the light of the Holy Light penetrated the monster horde in a straight line.
In an instant, a hole appeared in the middle of the monster horde.
However, the number of monsters that disappeared is only part of the number.
The monsters ran without stopping, not caring about attacks.
And the soldiers of the Great Wall, who had already been fighting such large-scale wars for years, did not show the slightest bit of agitation, as if they had already expected this to happen.
“Prepare the archers.”
“Archers ready!”
Pow!
Following the command, the soldiers on the castle wall raised their bows.
“launch!”
When the monsters came into effective range, they fired arrows mercilessly.
Shoo shoo shoo-.
A rain of arrows filled the sky.
Patter-patter-.
bang!
The arrow didn’t just pierce the monster’s body, it caused an explosion.
The monsters that were directly or indirectly swept away by the explosion fell, and the monsters that followed also tangled and fell.
Monsters whose numbers have been reduced considerably due to the first and second long-distance attacks.
Meanwhile, another order was issued.
“Open the gate!”
The delivery of orders was quick, and the actions taken accordingly were also prompt.
Sigh-!
The castle gate went up with a strange sound.
There were even 10 open gates.
Although the movement was slowed down by the barrage of arrows, the distance between the monster and the castle wall was still only about 200 meters.
Opening the gate in such a situation almost seemed like an act of suicide.
Probably, I would have thought that if I hadn’t seen the beings running out through the gate.
Thump-thump-.
As soon as the castle gate opened, huge steel giants lined up in two rows poured out.
The transcendents holding a small holy light cannon in one hand.
Their number was well over a thousand.
Phssuk- Boom!
In an instant, the transcendental units lined up in a row and opened fire on the monsters.
Bang- Bang-.
Where the light exploded, the flesh of the monsters jumped out.
They bombarded the enemy without stopping, and when they ran out of mana, the transcendental forces threw the holy berserk gun on the floor without any hesitation.
And then he ran towards the monsters and swung his huge weapon.
That’s right – boom!
The monsters were swept away by the tremendous power of the Transcendence Period.
Swords, axes, spears, hammers, etc.
The monsters were literally crushed by the weapon, which boasted an enormous size as a weapon exclusively for the Transcendence Period.
In particular, the performance of the second-class transcendents, who seemed unusually large among the numerous transcendents, was dazzling.
Occasionally, low-ranking transcendental units lost their light as they were buried in hordes of monsters.
Even so, the power of the Transcendence Period was great, and the corpses of monsters piled up around the Transcendence Unit.
However, despite the struggle, there were many monsters that passed through the Transcendence Period and approached the castle walls.
“come!”
“Ready infantry!”
“Defend the walls!”
The experienced soldiers gritted their teeth and approached the castle wall as the unit commanders’ voices rang loudly.
And underneath, there were monsters climbing up using the bodies of their own people as ladders.
“Stab!”
“Ugh!”
“Dude!”
Shouts and screams, monsters’ roars, explosions and crashing sounds.
All kinds of sounds mixed together and circulated around the castle walls.
Those who want to live and those who want to kill.
A person who kills in order not to die.
If there is hell, wouldn’t it be something like this?
The miserable time passed by in vain.
Wow-.
Kieee!
Push-soo-.
Ahh!
How long has it been like that?
The sounds circling around the castle walls gradually faded away.
And what followed was the cheers of humans.
Wow!
The corpses of monsters lined up around the castle walls.
But there were more people standing than that.
The joy of surviving again this time made people burst into cheers.
It was then.
Thump-thump-thud-.
The sound of drums began to sound again.
At this, the cheering stopped as if it were a lie.
The faces of the soldiers who had been happy just a moment ago hardened.
“Why again… … ?”
“why… … ?”
The identity of the drum sound is a piece that announces a large-scale monster attack.
Every time that drum sounded, the attacks of monsters continued without fail.
However, until now, the drums have never sounded twice a day.
Floating-.
The drum’s warning sound became faster, and soon the monsters appeared again from the other side of the Demon Sea.
“shit!”
“You just caught me!”
“You damn bastards!”
The soldiers gritted their teeth and rolled up their weapons.
The raid continued twice a day.
The good news was that the second invasion seemed to be smaller than the first.
Pow wow-.
A horn sounds from the command center announcing reorganization.
“OK! “Come and see!”
“I’ll kill them all!”
The strong men of winter awakened their fighting spirit.
The second fierce battle began again.
OMG!
die!
Under the castle wall, the Chosungi is the Chosungi.
The soldiers on the walls fought against the monsters with all their might.
These people are already exhausted, but they hold on with the hope that they can get through this one time.
But those hopes were soon shattered.
Tung-.
Quite literally -.
A dark blue shadow appeared from somewhere and passed around the second-class transcendental plane, and at the same time, the body of the second-class transcendental plane fell backwards.
And that was where it started.
Kwaejeuk- Kwaejeuk-.
Every time the dark blue shadow moved quickly, the transcendental planes fell behind in droves.
These transcendental periods have something in common.
A fist-sized hole was made in the cockpit where the passengers were riding, and blood was flowing from there.
[W-what?!]
[Freak?! Freak, respond!]
The sudden situation caused the transcendental pilots to panic.
And the pilots’ fear was maximized the moment they saw the monster that the third level 2 transcendental plane had just defeated and proudly stood on top of it.
[Wow, it’s Waldo!]
[Waldo has appeared!]
Height reaching 3m,
A body covered in dark blue scales.
Three pairs of thick arms and webbed palms.
A bipedal monster with the face of a dragon and the horns of a cow.
His appearance was immediately reported to the command center.
“Well, Your Highness! “Waldo has appeared!”
“… … ?!”
King Lorcan VII’s face hardened upon hearing his subordinate’s report.
Waldo.
It was two years ago when it first appeared.
And that day.
Because of this guy, there were unprecedented casualties in history, and we were only able to take out the guy with two first-class transcendental planes.
‘I was hoping there would be only one monster like that… … .’
It seemed like the devil’s sea had swallowed up even his own wind.
While King Rokhan VII was frozen, another report came in.
“Completely defeat the 7th Grade 2nd Grade Transcendence Period! Completely defeating the 16th level 3rd grade transcendental unit!”
It’s been a while since its existence was reported, but the damage was already increasing dramatically.
If left like this, the transcendental units that block the monster hordes will be annihilated.
I had to find a way.
And that moment.
Tadadadak-.
With the sound of a spur hitting the ground, a huge silver flash approached from far inside the great defense wall at terrifying speed.
And doesn’t the silver flash just skip over the great barrier?
widely-.
A being that easily jumped over a barrier tens of meters high.
It was none other than a huge tiger.
When Lorcan VII saw this, his face lit up.
“… You came. “I knew it would be late.”
The low voice contained joy and faith.
And the king was not the only one who felt that way.
The soldiers who saw the huge white tiger shouted with hope.
“Gwangnoeho!”
“The guardian spirit of severe cold has arrived!”
And why they are so happy.
It was because of the people who accompanied Gwangnoeho.
widely-.
Two figures emerged from behind the Gwangnoeho.
widely-.
A red-haired man and woman who landed lightly on the ground.
Those who saw them shouted.
“Sword Saint!”
“It’s Kwon Seong!”
Amid cries full of joy and hope, the bodies of Sword Saint Kendrick and Gwon Saint Tania shot forward like cannonballs.
bang-.
Those who broke through the speed of sound in human flesh arrived in front of Waldo, who was just tearing off the head of a level 3 transcendental machine.
and.
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…
A wave of red flames engulfed Waldo.
fantasy,
