◈ 243. [Free Exploration] Inner Checkpoint (2)
bang-!
Demon Gatekeeper, ‘Checkpoint Overseer Baltimore’.
Lucas and Evangeline rushed first to stop his reckless charge.
The gigantic demon, fully clad in armor, groaned and stopped in place.
“Punishment unit!”
I ordered Quylan and the punishment unit that were waiting.
“It is your turn.”
“Ehh! That’s good!”
This time, the boss monster had been prepared in advance to deal with only punishment units.
Either way, the punishment unit is currently the strongest among the sub-party under my command. You have to play an active part in this stage 10 defense battle as well.
‘I can’t catch even a boss like this!’
Lucas and Evangeline quickly stepped back from side to side, and in the gap, I swung my staff and lightly tapped the soldiers on the shoulders.
T-ring! T-ring! T-ring!
Along with the unique sound effects, random buffs were applied to the bodies of 5 members of the punishment unit.
“Ohhh, you’re full of energy?!”
“The duration of the buff magic is 3 minutes. Be careful not to suddenly lose strength.”
“Uhhh, is it okay if I kill that monster in 3 minutes?”
thud!
Quylan grinned and clenched his fists in front of his chest.
Lucky strike with right hand. A normal gauntlet is worn on the left hand.
“Even if we don’t know anything else from the old days, we did well to beat the soldiers in full armor. I will show you properly today, Your Highness.”
“Don’t expect it. Quylan.”
Having said that, I quickly glanced at Lucas and Evangeline.
The two knights also immediately nodded.
If the punishment unit is in danger, especially the low-end Quylan, the two knights will be sent in to save it.
Apart from his fighting skills, Kuylan is a very unstable melee dealer due to his ‘glass body’ trait.
No matter how many safety devices I put on my equipment, my mind is not at ease… … .
Taat-!
In this uneasy situation, Kuilan and the punishment squad rushed towards the boss monster.
A red aura overflowed all over Quylan’s body. It was its own buff skill [Embrace Maple Leaves].
The red aura spread to Quylan’s limbs, then jumped out and hit the boss monster’s armor.
Tuquagwagwang!
There was a sound like a hammer hitting iron.
Quilan’s 1st skill, [Creating Maple Leaves].
It is a skill that ignores the opponent’s armor and projects a blow.
Even though he was wearing thick armor, when the damage came in, the embarrassed boss monster flinched.
“Non-stop, serial attack! Combination! Combination-!”
bang! Kwagwagwang!
Quylan’s fist hit the armor like a flash and then fell off, and red energy fluttered one beat later and scattered in all directions.
like a maple leaf.
‘… … Maybe that’s why the word “maple leaf” is attached to the skill?’
Boooooong-!
The boss monster violently swung the club in its hand horizontally.
Quylan leaned back flexibly to dodge the attack, and continued to strike his fists and feet.
Unlike other monsters, demonic monsters do not have clear strengths or weaknesses.
Instead, they have superior stats than humans in every respect, and can use equipment like humans.
In other words… … It is no different from ‘strong man’.
The better you are at fighting against humans, the easier it will be to fight against demons.
“It’s obvious, it’s obvious! I was nervous because I was the boss, but this is all?!”
As a bandit king who has been fighting against the imperial army for decades, Quylan skillfully dodged the enemy’s attacks and, on the contrary, inserted his fists and led the battle.
“Ooh! Our captain is doing well!”
“Come on, let’s go in slowly. I didn’t help, but I’ll hear from you later.”
Quylan squealed as his men ambled closer.
“I was going to say something, you bastards! Hurry and help!”
“Yeah yea, let’s go~!”
The members of the penal unit, who had been in harmony with Quilan for a long time, skillfully covered Kuilan’s gaps and led the battle by linking additional hits to Quilan’s attacks.
Aaaaa!
The boss monster that had been beaten for a long time dyed its eyes red, then tore off the armor it wore on its body, and spread the wings of the film on its back.
Phase 2 of the Demon Guard.
Attack and speed go up, but defense goes down instead.
“Black rain is pouring? flood? Tsunami? What is the water crisis like, how can we invite non-citizens to the castle of our lake kingdom!”
The boss monster mumbled an incomprehensible sound again and swung the club roughly.
《Even if the entire Lake Kingdom is submerged in water, no one without permission will be allowed into the castle! That is my duty!”
Quguaguaguagwang-!
He wielded his club like mad, devastating the surroundings. It is a ‘Frenzy’ pattern that activates after the start of Phase 2.
Of course, I’m all over this pattern.
So, I informed the punishment unit in advance, and Quylan and the punishment unit got out of the range and easily avoided the attack.
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Right after the ‘Frenzy’ pattern ended, to the demon gatekeeper who was momentarily exhausted and slowed down.
Taat-!
Quylan and the punishment squad charged at the same time from all sides.
hooked! Fu-wook! pug… … !
Each weapon is locked in the devil’s red body,
“Huh-!”
Half a beat late, Quylan clenched his fists and smashed into the boss monster’s face.
The bandit king’s fists were burning with red energy like flames.
f*ck!
First, my left fist got stuck in the pit of the devil’s gatekeeper.
Even if it was a monster that received boss correction, it must have been difficult to stand still in a situation where it was exhausted and its defense decreased.
The devil’s waist bent slightly forward.
chin down
“Bite your molars tight!”
Cuilan shouted vigorously and raised an uppercut with his right fist – smashing the Demon Gatekeeper’s jaw.
Pew-!
The Demon Keeper’s head jerked back, and a terrifying red gust gusted from the lucky strike kicked by Quylan’s right hand.
The number that popped up in the lucky strike slot window in the corner of my vision was 3, 3, 3.
‘Wassi, triple triple!’
It’s not as good as the 777, but it’s great anyway. Is this really strong… … ?
In addition to being properly hit by the weakness, the lucky strike even raised the jackpot number, so the devil’s gatekeeper collapsed while vomiting blood.
《The checkpoint is always… … According to the law, visitors… … .》
“Shut up, man! Stretch out quickly!”
Even as it collapsed, Quylan’s left and right fists slammed into the devil’s gatekeeper’s chin, muttering until the end.
thud… … !
The giant head of the demon gatekeeper fell to the floor unsightly.
“Whoa!”
When it stopped moving, Quylan lightly brushed off his hands and looked back at me with a smirk.
“It’s nothing compared to being nervous!”
The demon gatekeeper appears as a boss monster now, but if you go deeper into the dungeon, it will appear as a normal monster.
If you go later, they come out in groups.
Perhaps because of that, the pattern is simple for a boss, and it can be defeated relatively easily.
That’s why I was able to entrust it to the Quylan party.
‘… … You don’t have to tell me that.’
Let’s boost our confidence now. I grinned and patted the shoulders of Quylan and the punishment squad one by one.
“excellent. Now, it really deserves to be called the flagship party of the monster front.”
“Ahahaha! I can feel myself getting stronger day by day! What if it becomes stronger than Your Highness’ direct party? do you want to?”
When the elated Quylan shrugged his shoulders and spoke, the punishment squad members laughed in unison. wahahaha… … !
“Hoo… … ?”
“I heard you wrong, mister? I heard some pretty cute bullshit.”
Immediately, tendons appeared on the faces of Lucas and Evangeline, who stood behind me. Wow, it’s the first time I’ve seen these angry faces.
“I guess I’ll have to go through ‘training’ again… … .”
“Do you really need to go back? I’m going to suffocate you on the spot.”
I settled the mood by intervening between the punishment unit running around intoxicated with the joy of defeating the boss monster with their own power, and the two knights trying to organize the ranks of the punishment unit.
“Come on, we haven’t cleared the dungeon yet. There are more monsters left.”
This dungeon is in the ‘Conquest War’ format.
After defeating the boss monster and occupying the flagpole here, we have to block the wave of monsters for 5 minutes.
As soon as I ran out of words, demonic soldiers started pouring in from all sides.
After clearing the top of the castle wall, Belldandy and Damian joined us in a hurry.
“In defense formation!”
At the same time as I shouted, the 10 party members formed a square in a circle as they had trained beforehand.
“You don’t have to give up any more.”
I hinted at the two knights who were still angry.
“Run as you please.”
Lucas and Evangeline laughed fiercely and raised their respective weapons.
Yes, show the juniors that our main party is different!
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5 minutes later.
All the demon soldiers were repulsed (most of them were crushed by Lucas and Evangeline), and the occupation was successful.
The dungeon has been cleared.
Flutter-!
The imperial flag rose vigorously above the flagpole, perhaps as a sign of the completion of the occupation. Damian groaned.
“If this is the case, will this place become completely our land now?”
“Sorry, but not like that.”
The dungeon is reset every season.
The occupation of this place is not maintained, and new monsters fill up after the next stage.
Even the door we broke will be restored as if it were missing.
Occupation War is only a way to clear, it does not become an actual land grab.
‘It’s unfortunate that occupation is not maintained, but if you think differently, it’s because mobs are refilled and experience points are supplied.’
Having at least one more farmable dungeon is to our advantage.
… … When I explained that, Damian looked up at the fluttering imperial flag while licking his lips in regret.
In the meantime, the party members have been rooting in search of the treasure chest.
There were two treasure chests in total. Several consumables came out in clumps in one, and in the other.
[Great Commander’s Flag Fragment]
“oh!”
A piece of my exclusive equipment came out!
[Great Commander’s Banner Fragment] (2/5)
– One of the 5 pieces of [The Great Commander’s Flag (EX)] exclusive equipment for the character ‘Ash’.
– When all five pieces are collected, one flag is completed.
When did you collect all of them, but somehow the pieces are coming together little by little. I quickly grabbed a piece and put it in my bosom.
All the monsters have been sorted out, all items that can be retrieved have been taken, and the teleport gate at the safe base has been activated… … .
It was now time to leave only the return.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
“hmm?”
Suddenly, a high, annoying beep sounded in my ears.
[ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!]
At the same time, a red system window popped up and started displaying warning messages in front of my eyes. what is this?
The system window that is outputting the beep and warning message is right… … .
[Boss Detect Radar] <Free Exploration Only>
– Sends a warning when a boss monster is nearby.
A boss detection radar that previously opened a feature in the Achievement Shop.
It was a function that Ader added just in case after the vampire lord Selendion came ambush in the dungeon.
In free exploration, there was no need to warn normal boss monsters, so it was set to activate only when a corps commander level boss approaches.
That radar… … I was reacting now.
“indeed.”
I smiled bitterly and glared at the city.
“You really are.”
As if feeling something, the party members turned their heads one by one in the direction I was looking at.
“This… … ?!”
“What?!”
“Come, something… … !”
With tense faces, each gripping their weapons.
Jerk, jerk, jerk… … .
Inside the wall we broke through.
with heavy footsteps. without even thinking about hiding it. Boldly.
Jerk, jerk, jerk… … !
Through the darkness, he approached.
The sense of intimidation it radiated created the illusion that the darkness was splitting left and right.
“I was waiting.”
A huge, muscular werewolf with a silvery-red mane.
The boss of stage 10 this time.
Lycanthrope. Bête du Gévaudan (The Monster of Gévaudan).
The slayer of Full Moonlight. Wolf King-
“… … Lunared.”
When I spit out his name, the monster laughed.
“ash. Ash ‘Bonehater’ Everblack.
The monster recited my name in front of me and stared at me with red-hot eyes.
The monster’s eyes were shining with pure longing.
《… … Finally, I found it.”
A pure longing to tear me to pieces.
