◈ 090. [STAGE 4] Pincer (3)
The thick smoke cleared.
The fire was quickly extinguished by the pouring rain.
I covered my face with both arms to escape the heat and carefully lowered my arms.
A blazing lump of metal was visible. The three archers of the shadow unit muttered tremblingly while aiming their bows.
“What about the boss monster?”
“I think he’s dead… … ?”
wriggling
As soon as those words were spoken, the lump of metal shuddered. Everyone in the seat was frightened and fixed their weapons.
Krrrrr… … .
He… … The Gargoyle Chieftain was still breathing.
The monster was still moving even though it was hit directly by fire magic and half of its body melted.
He barely managed to raise his body, which was still burning.
Cra… … Ahhh!
And I started moving my feet again.
His target was clear.
The opponent with the most powerful attack against you.
It was moving towards Lily. The aggro bounced properly.
Craaaaaaa!
thud! thud! thud!
The Gargoyle Chieftain roared and resumed his charge.
“It’s dangerous, Prince!”
Damian grabbed me and rolled me aside. Thanks to her, she managed to escape from his path.
“You crazy bastard!”
“I won’t stop!”
The archers who were shooting their bows also screamed and ran away from the path.
But, Lily.
I can’t use my legs, so I can’t dodge.
If she had any magic left, she would use [Flame Skin] to avoid it somehow, but will Lily still have that much magic left?
Lily faced the monster rushing right in front of her with a pale face.
As if accepting the unavoidable fate calmly.
It was then.
Taat!
God Hand jumped between the monster and Lily.
Then, with his own two hands, he received the melted mace that the monster swung with his one remaining arm.
Uzijik.
A terrible sound echoed out of nowhere.
“Aaaaaaaaa… … !”
God Hand’s hands and arms were crushed. God Hand’s blood was spattered all around.
However, even in that situation, God Hand used his skills like a metal master.
Grab the gargoyle chieftain’s torso that was in contact with the two crushed hands,
Damn-!
opened up
the skin of a monster.
In the belly of the steel monster was a red spiritual core.
God Hand looked back at Lily with a pale face and asked a small question.
“Can I take another shot, senior mage?”
“Kuh… … !”
Instead of answering, Lily clenched her teeth and stretched out her hand.
Tuhak-!
Sharp flames exploded on the exposed spiritual core.
In an instant, gold went to the burning spiritual core, and then it shattered. Chaeng-Grang-!
Cre… … Luck… … .
And only then did the boss monster stop moving.
thud! Kugu Palace!
Its molten colossus slumped over on its side.
A moment of silence passed. I was the first to come to my senses.
“Damian! Give God Hand first aid!”
“Yes, yes!”
Damian hurriedly ran to my instruction. Other members of the Shadow Corps also swarmed around God Hand.
“Ouch… … .”
Flesh was crushed and bones protruded. Damian hurriedly stopped the bleeding from God Hand’s horribly shattered arms.
“… … why.”
Lily, who had been staring at the scene stiffened, asked nervously.
“Why did you save me, elf?”
“I was just using my best judgment.”
God Hand answered calmly.
“The battle is not over yet. And because only you here have the firepower to deliver the final blow to those gargoyles.”
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“… … .”
“It is just that.”
Lily, grinning at this, was about to say something, but lowered her head and swallowed.
“Lord!”
“Seniors!”
At that time, Lucas and Evangeline came running from the other side of the castle wall.
The two knights who came and stood in front of me bowed at 90 degrees.
“I’m sorry, I made this mistake… … .”
“I have no face. Lord. Cut our throats.”
no, i would Anyway, the knight characters are trying to pay back with their lives.
“Okay, raise your head. You defeated this boss monster. Although there was some damage… … .”
After kicking the dead Gargoyle Chieftain in the head, I turned my gaze to the other end of the castle wall.
“What happened to the rest of the monsters?”
What happened to the boss monster and the 6th gargoyle corps that fell under my command? It’s best to fight each other and destroy them together.
I couldn’t check in time because there was no visibility due to heavy rain.
I narrowed my eyes and concentrated to look over there.
thud… … . thud… … . thud… … .
and.
The heavy footsteps of the monsters could be heard through the raindrops.
Before long, dozens of gargoyle monsters appeared.
They were dented and smashed as if they had gone through a fierce battle, and in their hands were the weapons and armor fragments of the Gargoyle Chieftain.
That was the result of the civil war.
The Gargoyle Chieftain, whom I betrayed with the Demonic Eye of Command, must have been torn apart by my subordinates.
“Then you just have to kill them.”
I said and looked around.
All are in a state of extreme exhaustion.
As well as Lucas and Evangeline, who continued to be attacked by monsters in the avant-garde, Damian used up all his magic bullets, and Lily squeezed her magic to the bottom.
The same goes for the Shadow Troops.
The leader, God Hand, has both arms smashed, and Body Bag is also suffering from depletion of magical power.
In addition to minor injuries, the three archers are in a situation where even arrows are showing the bottom due to the loss of fighting power of God Hand, which serves as a weapon supply.
Can you safely defeat the remaining monsters in this situation?
“aiming!”
right at that moment.
“Fire-!”
Loud shouts were heard from the left and right walls,
pop! Bubber!
Patter… … !
Cannonballs and ballistas fired from both sides of the wall poured into the center of the wall.
Kwagwagwang!
The gargoyles who had been walking towards us were swept away by crossfire all at once.
Originally, it was an attack that would not work, but since the gargoyles were also injured while fighting among themselves.
They were knocked down one by one by the shelling and shooting.
After the storm of volleys had passed, there were no monsters standing still.
They just crawl dead or have their limbs torn off.
I was dumbfounded and looked at this with my mouth open, but I saw an old soldier laughing at the battery.
“There are no more monsters flying from the south, so there’s no need to keep a close eye!”
He was the captain of the Twilight Corps, who was entrusted with commanding the artillery.
“But it’s ridiculous to just watch them fight in the center. I rotated the cannon and re-aimed it, and I just wiped out the rest.”
“… … .”
“hmm. Did we do something wrong, lord?”
I shook my head vigorously and gave a thumbs up in silence.
“No, I did very well.”
Wow-!
The soldiers, covered in gunpowder and dust, shouted cheers even in the rain as they fired their cannons without rest.
Tuk, toduduk… … .
The raindrops slowly faded from the sky. Dark clouds were clearing from the far southern sky.
“I can’t see any more gargoyles approaching.”
Lucas, who was staring at the southern sky, turned to me and smiled.
“It’s a win. Lord.”
“… … .”
I blankly looked up at the sky as it cleared. Did it rain only when we were fighting?
“It’s so random that it rains once… … .”
When I turned around, I saw the eyes of the soldiers looking at me. Everyone was looking at me.
“after.”
Taking a breath, I stretched out my hand and shouted.
“Transport the wounded to the temple! Report the damage to the equipment and walls, and record the details of today’s battle log!”
It’s kind of old-fashioned to say right after a victory, but I have to say something.
“If there are any mistakes you made in today’s battle, be sure to reflect on them and use them as food for the next battle. That way you can grow.”
I remembered the mistakes I made during this defense. Points that could be improved were reviewed.
You have to engrave the crisis you went through into your bones. That way, the attack becomes more and more complete.
That way, people don’t die.
“As each day you become a better soldier, every day this place becomes a stronger front. And as this place becomes a stronger front, I am becoming a more capable commander.”
I looked at the soldiers and my party members one by one.
The main party members who crossed the dead line with me today, and the sub party members who suffered to die as soon as they newly joined.
“You are completing me. Really, thank you.”
After speaking with sincerity, he shouted loudly.
“Eh, the hard sound is gone! Get your meat and drinks ready! I will buy it today!”
The soldiers cheered as if they had waited. I smiled shyly.
Well, I wonder if there’s ever been a time when I didn’t buy it.
Amidst the crowd of people cheering in the joy of victory, God Hand was hurriedly transported to the temple on a stretcher.
And the image of Lily staring blankly while sitting on the floor.
“… … .”
I turned my head and looked up at the southern sky again.
When the rain stopped, a rainbow appeared in the distance.
Another defensive battle was over.
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[STAGE 4 – CLEAR!]
[STAGE MVP – Lily(R)]
[Level up character]
> Main party
– Ash (EX) Lv.24 (↑2)
– Lucas (SSR) Lv.37 (↑1)
– Evangeline (SSR) Lv.39 (↑1)
– Lily (R) Lv.26 (↑3)
– Damien (N) Lv.32 (↑2)
> Sub Party 1
– God Hand (SR) Lv.36 (↑1)
– Body Bag (R) Lv.30 (↑1)
– Old Girl (R) Lv.29 (↑1)
– Skull (N) Lv.26 (↑1)
– Burnout (SR) Lv.24 (↑2)
[dead and injured characters]
– Ash (EX): Light wound
– Lily (R): lightly injured
– God Hand (SR): Severe
– Old Girl (R): Lightly injured
– Skull (N): Light wound
– Burnout (SR): minor injuries
[Acquisition item]
– Gargoyle Corps Manastone: 341
– Gargoyle Chieftain Magic Core (SSR): 2
[Stage clear reward has been paid. Please check your inventory.]
– R-grade reward box: 5
– SR grade reward box: 2
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