Episode 253
Gratiam, the capital of the Holy Empire of Gatren.
A huge city with hundreds of years of history was being torn apart in vain.
With each explosion of magical, mana, and divine power, dozens of buildings collapsed.
“this…!”
Choi Hyun-seok takes a deep breath and raises his arms, and almost at the same time, a huge hammer flies in.
Kwah! Kwah! Kwah! Kwaaaaa-!
The flying Choi Hyun-seok passed through three sturdy brick buildings.
As I barely managed to stop and get my bearings, magic began to fly in from all directions.
Choi Hyun-seok threw himself forward, spitting out curses.
“Shit! Give me a moment to catch my breath!”
Priests and paladins hiding throughout the city.
They would cast spells whenever Choi Hyun-seok fell alone.
As I was barely able to avoid the magic and regain my senses, the legendary trio, including Kinley, came at me as if they had been waiting for me.
The tax crusher
Type 3 – Shattered
Mustan Swordsmanship
Type 5 – Piercing Light
Kinley Fusel and Gelling Mustan were the two sides that blew the whistle.
Since it is an attack that cleverly blocks the retreat route, neither of them can avoid it.
Choi Hyun-seok rushed towards Geling.
The idea was to tackle the relatively weak speculation head-on.
Wedge-!
The black sword that was stabbing in was so fast that it was difficult to keep track of it even with Choi Hyun-seok’s body vision.
Choi Hyun-seok raised his arm and dodged the sword.
Kagagagagang-!
The sword brushed against the skin, which had become extremely hard due to mana, and sparks flew.
A long gash appeared on his arm, and blood flowed out.
Choi Hyun-seok kicked his foot without paying attention.
“Cough!”
As the sole of the foot hits the abdomen, the gelding flies away, spitting out blood.
If we had pushed further, we could have finished it, but Choi Hyun-seok had to step down.
The legendary Asmund, who had come before we knew it, swung his sword.
‘If only I had a little more time, this fight would have ended a long time ago…!’
The battle showed no sign of ending.
As you try to finish one, another enemy comes and interferes.
Meanwhile, the attacked enemy recovers and returns to battle.
This situation kept repeating itself.
The enemy’s link was so tight that there was no way to break through.
‘If this continues, my stamina will decrease first.’
Choi Hyun-seok is currently using a plomot.
It was still okay because the durability increased as I upgraded it with mana.
However, since it is basically a skill that strengthens the body, it consumes a lot of stamina and mana.
‘I can’t release the flotilla now.’
You can’t avoid using the plomot just because it drains a lot of stamina.
Side effects aside, the reason Choi Hyun-seok has lasted this long is because he has Flomot.
If I had fought without using a ploy, I would not have been able to stop the enemy’s link-up and would have already been defeated.
‘If only one of the three had been missing. No, if only the interfering priest and paladin had not been there, something would have been possible.’
It was a very unfavorable fight.
In the first place, it was a great feat to be able to endure while facing the three legendaries and Gatren’s elite at the same time.
Choi Hyun-seok wanted to win, not just endure.
‘I have to choose. I have to either raise the plomot level and deal with it somehow, or I have to join my sister.’
If things continued like this, there was absolutely no way I could last the scheduled one hour.
We must either deal with the enemy by force or join up with Park Hyun-ah.
Choi Hyun-seok’s choice was the latter.
‘The most important thing is to buy time. I need to join my sister and find another way.’
The decision has been made.
Choi Hyun-seok immediately turned around and started running.
I will run to Park Hyun-ah and join her.
“You bastard! Are you running away like a coward?”
From behind came the voice of Kinley Fusel, running wild.
Choi Hyun-seok was dumbfounded.
“What? Cowardly!? What the hell, don’t you have a conscience!?”
How can you talk about cowardice when you’re harassing one person as a group?
As expected, all villains seemed to be equipped with a basic nepotism.
“Chase!”
“Stand there!”
“If you were going to stand still, you wouldn’t have jumped!”
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The game of tag that had been going on for a while has started again.
***
Park Hyun-ah felt like she was at a magic expo.
Wouldn’t it feel like this if all the magic in the world were gathered and unleashed at once?
Kwakwakwakwakwa-!
Wherever she went, hundreds of magics would come pouring in.
If you look at them one by one, they wouldn’t even be itchy, but when they come together, even Park Hyun-ah couldn’t ignore them.
“There is no end! There is no end!”
In fact, direct attack magic was relatively better.
The truly dangerous ones are debuff type magic.
Not only did it drain her stamina and magic power, but even she felt a chill down her spine when she was occasionally subjected to a spell that bound her body.
“Ugh!”
You can blow away all that magic just by releasing your mana, but the problem is that there is a brief delay.
If you were unable to move for even a second due to restrictions on your actions, you would inevitably be hit by countless attacks at that moment.
‘I’m not some kind of acrobat, what the hell! How long do you want me to hold out like this?’
An endless enemy.
The number of soldiers I’ve dealt with so far must easily be over 10,000, but no matter how many times I killed them, they kept appearing from somewhere.
It feels like the numbers are not decreasing, but rather increasing.
‘The only good thing is that the warrior unit was destroyed.’
In fact, the reason Park Hyun-ah is able to endure like this is thanks to Martin Ruska.
The foolish Martin Ruska was the first to storm in with his men.
It is pride.
Thanks to that, Park Hyun-ah was able to catch them off guard with the communication disconnector she had prepared.
After dealing with Commander Martin Ruska, we reduced the number of warriors to the minimum.
It’s still early in the battle.
She was so full of strength that she could almost crush the warrior.
Blocked link magic.
The power of reverse flow.
The sudden death of the commander.
It was possible because all of these things intertwined.
If we hadn’t reduced the number of warriors back then, we would never have been able to last this long.
‘Let’s focus. One hour! Just one hour!’
Park Hyun-ah has once again unleashed her magic.
Fortunately, even in the midst of fierce battle, there was still quite a bit of magical power left.
This is because the amount of magical power it possessed was enormous to begin with.
‘The remaining magical power is about a third. This should be enough.’
Every moment felt like she was walking a tightrope, but she was confident.
I will never fall until I use up all of this magic power.
‘How much time has passed?’
Park Hyun-ah checked her watch.
The goal is to last for one hour.
I thought that since we had been fighting for quite some time, there wouldn’t be much time left.
The reality was not so easy.
’30 minutes!? Only 30 minutes have passed!?’
It wasn’t even exactly 30 minutes.
The clock was telling us that it had only been 28 minutes since the operation began.
‘I’m done… How can I last 30 minutes with this magic power!?’
The magical power that had been so strong just a few seconds ago felt infinitely less.
There is more operation time left than expected.
If this continues, my magic will run out before an hour has passed.
“Sister!”
It was then that Choi Hyun-seok approached.
“What!? Why did you crawl out already!?” “I thought it would be better to hold out inside the city, but no! It would be better to fight together outside!”
Behind Choi Hyun-seok, the legendary trio followed like a tail.
The best knights and priests who had been inside Gratiam poured out following them.
“f*ck… there are so many peanuts in a row.” “Since it’s come to this, let’s just hang in there together.”
“The Pope?”
“I missed it.”
“That’s why I said it was a reckless plan.” “But it’s not like it didn’t work out. I got information about the Pope.” “I have to survive first to use the information!”
What use is information after death?
It’s better not to get it.
“You can do it!”
Choi Hyun-seok shouted as he dodged the flying magic.
“Can’t you just hold on a little longer?” “There are still 30 minutes left.”
“yes…?”
“Exactly 31 minutes left.”
In an instant, despair descended on Choi Hyun-seok’s face.
He also thought that a lot of time had passed, so it literally felt like the sky was falling.
“I guess my sense of time has become strange after fighting so fiercely for such a short period of time.” “Analysis aside, can you hold out? How much mana do you have left?”
“About 25%?”
“You should have used them sparingly, you punk!” “Still, the Legendary Trio is also very tired. If you wait for an opportunity and take care of just one of them, the rest will be worth it.”
Park Hyun-ah clenched her teeth. The words, “What a chance this would give in this situation!” rose to the tip of her tongue, but she pushed them in.
“Okay. f*ck! Let’s do it.”
The battle has already begun.
Anyway, there is no place to escape since all sides are blocked by barriers.
Whether it’s death or life, the decision must be made here.
“Even if we lose when we lose…” “Let’s take at least one more.”
The two warriors jumped into the thick of enemy lines.
***
Headquarters of the Dracaen Empire.
Olaven Grimier watched the situation with sharp eyes.
“Commander! I have a report that the Great Temple of the Radion Territory has been successfully destroyed!” “The Great Temple of the Kirshin Territory is also on the verge of destruction!” “How long will it take Kirshin!?” “I think we can destroy it in 10 minutes!” “We’re late! We have to destroy it faster even if it means pushing ourselves too hard!”
There was an uncharacteristic impatience in Olaven’s voice.
Even he, who was always easygoing, was becoming anxious because the operation was so important.
‘It’s already been 30 minutes. In that time, I’ve only destroyed one temple.’
There are a total of eight targeted shrines.
Of these, only one temple was destroyed.
Even if you break one more in ten minutes, there are still six left.
‘At least five Great Temples must be destroyed to stop the Empire’s devotion.’
We have to somehow destroy the five great temples.
If this operation failed, the consequences were clear as day.
‘A cornered Gatren will surely use that disgusting magic.’
In fact, we don’t know exactly what power the magic called ‘Imperial Devotion’ will have.
Because I only knew the general effects of magic, not the specifics.
There was a possibility that it was a less important magic than expected.
Contrary to what you worry about, nothing special may happen.
However, on the other hand, there is a possibility that it could be so strong that the continent would be destroyed.
As long as there was even a 1% chance of the continent collapsing, the magic had to be stopped.
“Enemy support?”
“There is no full-scale support yet! It seems like Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah are definitely attracting attention!” “It wouldn’t be strange if support came at any time. Divide the unit that destroyed the temple to another place and dispatch additional units!”
If the Pope catches wind of this operation, it’s over.
This is because the main shrine was connected to Gratiam by a space movement gate.
As soon as word gets out about the raid on the Great Hall, massive amounts of support will pour in.
Of course, Dracaen was also well aware of this fact, so he designated the teleportation gate as his top priority target before destroying the Great Temple.
“What about the enemy’s space movement gates?” “I’ve only managed to destroy one so far!”
As expected, breaking down the gate wasn’t easy.
The enemy also knows that the gate is their salvation, so they desperately defend it.
‘Even so, the speed is too slow. It’s probably because I didn’t anticipate the Cardinal’s power.’
The biggest reason why the operation is not progressing.
It was because of the cardinal.
A cardinal in each grand hall.
They thought he was just an old man with strong divine powers, but he displayed incredible strength that was almost legendary.
If we hadn’t mobilized the legends on this side, we probably wouldn’t have been able to destroy even one great temple until now.
‘please…’
Olaben Grimire clenched his fists.
He prayed earnestly in his heart.
‘I know it’s a reckless request. Just, just a little bit… Just a little bit longer!’
Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah.
I just wish those two would give me a little more time.
