Episode 140 〈 Shield of Protection 〉
I learned the truth about why I came to this world.
But there was also something that bothered me.
Before warping, I felt burning pain throughout my body.
I was trapped in the capsule and eventually died there.
The capsule burned and the warp went into effect, sucking me in.
The sensation of someone pulling.
It felt subtly different from the existing warp.
It reminded me of the warp gate connected to purgatory in Airans.
The reapers trying to come through the warp gate and the black hand that blocked them.
At that time, rather than passing through the dimension, black hands blocked the reapers and pulled them in.
There was definitely ‘something’ in the warp.
“…I pulled it.”
“Pull it?”
Count Timon reacted to my words.
Even though he was in pain, he made a puzzled expression.
And after a while, his body began to tremble.
Count Timon gave more strength to the hand that held my shoulder.
My shoulder hurt.
Even if I strengthened it with holy power, the vampire could not survive. I feel like my shoulder blades are being crushed by the incredible strength I exert myself.
“Wait, did I see your ‘controller’?”
“Coordinator?”
“Yes! They are the ones who bring balance to this world!”
I frowned.
I couldn’t figure out what Count Timon was talking about.
“…”
At that time, I saw an army approaching the ice castle beyond the balcony. They
were Ronia’s prisoner soldiers.
They were taking down the undead scattered around the ice castle one by one, little by little. But it is approaching slowly.
I looked up at the sky.
The sun is setting and night is coming.
If this night passes, the wave of death will arrive on December 25.
If that happens, even the scattered zombies will have powerful powers.
Before that, I had to finish everything.
“…I have a lot of questions I want to ask.”
I’ve already found out everything I need to know.
Count Timon knows too much.
He may be the most dangerous of all vampires.
Worf has a dangerous power that will destroy this world.
Count Timon looked at me and said,
“Everything you want. “Now, teach me! How do you know things from other dimensions? Could it be that you have seen beyond the other dimension?”
Count Timon was excited.
Hans was right.
Warp seems to be the alchemist’s ultimate goal, dream, and hope.
“…Thank you.”
I grinned and looked at Count Timon.
The remaining questions are related to the information retrieved here. And Hans’ help was enough.
There was nothing more to ask Count Timon, who didn’t know anything about novels.
I infused holy power into Count Timon’s heart.
His heart exploded.
My whole body melted.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
I whispered in his ear,
“I don’t need you anymore.”
Count Timon’s eyes widened in pain.
“I have nothing to tell you. Thank you for your sincere answer, vampire.”
Count Timon’s face trembled.
His face crumpled in anger.
“This guy-!”
I took my hand away.
As expected, it was Sijo-like.
My head was fine, so it moved even if my heart exploded.
But,
“Throw it away.”
Even if he were a vampire, he would die if he fell head first and exploded.
Cassim threw Count Timon off the railing.
Just in case, he had Nasus aim his musket.
“You bastard! I will get revenge. I will never forgive you for what you did.” “That’s it!”
Count Timon’s pitiful scream was heard.
It was a voice stained with resentment and hatred.
Nasus breathed into his musket to finish it off.
Unfortunately, he would not have the chance.
Even if he were a vampire, he would not be able to do anything if he died. So.
I turned my back and tried to leave the balcony.
Boom!
The ground shook.
Instinctively, I felt a chill running down my spine.
Boom!
I looked away.
I slowly walked towards the balcony and grabbed the railing.
Boom!
The frozen ground. It splits like a spider web.
A huge pit was seen in the ice castle square under the balcony. There
were stakes around it and chains connected to forcefully block the entrance. They were connected
like runes, forming a strong barrier.
That?
“Seal? ”
Quasic!
A huge hand came out from the pit.
At the same time, Nasus’ musket was fired. But
the bullet could not penetrate as the huge hand grabbed Count Timon’s head as he fell.
My eyes widened.
What is that huge hand? ?
-Quoooooooooooooo…!
The air is vibrating.
An unidentifiable sound is heard from the pit.
Something is splitting the ground and crawling out.
A huge right hand grabs Count Timon’s head and the left hand lowers the ground. I took the picture.
I saw a head of muddy mud.
A body came out of the pit and its legs hit the ground.
A giant appeared from the pit.
I opened my mouth and muttered,
“How big is it?”
A giant with muscles made of mud and covered with bedrock like armor.
His bent back straightened and he breathed out dust from his mouth. It
was as majestic as if the earth was moving. As a
rule of thumb, it was a huge man that seemed to be over 18 meters tall.
It could be compared to the Archangel Metatron. It’s a giant as big as its size.
“Damn it! The seal has been broken. My masterpiece is-!”
Count Timon shouted from the clay giant’s grasp.
Count Timon’s head looked as small as a finger joint.
“It doesn’t matter now! If I eat you, Holy King, this mud giant will also become strong!”
Even though he had no lungs or uvula to speak, Count Timon muttered with his only head:
“Mist Calf, kill the Holy King. Eat that damn bastard! I can see the rest of the world with my own eyes… ”
Count Timon’s face hardened as he spoke.
The huge hand slowly moved towards the clay giant’s mouth.
“Hey, wait a minute…!”
The big mouth opens and says, ‘Gap!’
Mud flowed like saliva from between the open mouth.
There was a sharp stone like a tooth and it breathed out dust.
and.
“Don’t eat it! This damn thing…!”
I put Count Timon in my mouth.
It was so small that I swallowed it without even chewing it.
The giant called Mist Calf tilted his head.
I look around.
I looked at the zombies wandering around the ice castle plaza.
His entire body wriggled, and the muscle parts made of mud bounced around like spider webs.
Zombies everywhere were pierced by clay awls, grabbed, pulled, and sucked into the giant’s body.
“What is that?”
I took a breath.
What on earth have you sealed away, vampires?
Mist Calf walked as if the earth was moving.
After devouring hundreds of zombies in just a few seconds, it slowly raises its head and looks up at me.
Our eyes met.
-It’s good food.
spoke. The guy had an ego.
The corners of the mud giant’s mouth curl up.
Stone eyes stared at me like a starving animal.
The giant clasps his hands.
The mud wriggles like muscles.
He raised his clasped hands high as if he was about to do something.
“It’s dangerous…”
I instinctively took a step back.
“Kasim! Nasus!”
Kasim raises his greatsword.
Nasus aimed his musket.
The Blade of the Wind cut off Mist Calf’s head, and the Holy Fire pierced his forehead.
The huge head only reacted slightly and absorbed the shock.
-Collapse!
Mist Calf lowered both hands.
The ground cracked like a spider web around Mist Calf.
At that moment, a chunk of rock shot out through the gap.
The rising rocks collapsed the walls and crushed the ice castle’s foundation.
The magnificent ice castle lost its balance and began to collapse.
“…it’s crazy.”
It’s an absurd ability.
The land was completely torn apart.
Is that giant even Mother Nature?
I held on to the railing.
I looked down at Mist Calf from the collapsing ice castle.
-Be my food.
Mist Calf is looking happy.
I frowned at that sight.
“Stupid guy.”
It is a 120m high ice castle.
It is leaning towards Mist Calf and collapsing.
The surface of the ice castle crushed the front of Mist Calf.
The huge body was also crushed by the ice castle.
Kasim surrounds me and Nasus uses magic to protect me.
It’s too late to summon Bon Wyvon.
-Owner. Be prepared for shock.
I took a deep breath at Nasus’ words.
Look forward.
The top of the ice castle falls to the ground at an incredible speed.
At that sight, I briefly closed my eyes.
**
“Push them away! There are only so many of them, they are just insignificant zombies!”
Ronia’s troops moved.
Lord Gerald took command and looked at the surrounding situation.
The scattered zombies began to gather as they found the living, and the prisoners advanced in close formation, holding shields, defeating the zombies one by one.
Nothing like that . Zombies without tactics or weapons.
It wasn’t a problem to suppress them.
However,
“there were a lot of them.”
Numerous zombies spread across the land of the dead.
Undead gathered from all over the continent.
The schedule was later than expected.
Lord Gerald looked up at the sky.
The sunset was coloring and night was coming.
‘What should we do?’
At least in a few hours, it will be the 25th.
If the wave of death comes, even the Ronia prisoners will be in danger.
As a commander, I have to think about my subordinates, but the prince is in the ice castle right in front of me.
I cannot leave him alone.
” Fortunately, the vampire doesn’t seem to run away.”
In the ice castle, no vampires were seen running away.
If they had escaped, they would not have been able to catch them because of the zombies.
“Just move forward a little faster.”
At Lord Gerald’s words, the prisoners shout,
“Forward!”
“For His Majesty the Holy King-!”
With a shout of joy, the shield soldiers pushed away the zombies in their way. A spear
from behind pierced the zombie’s head exactly.
It was Ellis who assisted the struggling prisoner.
She was on the altar pulled by a two-headed chariot.
The tree of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom. ) I knelt down and prayed while looking at the symbol in the shape of a letter.
A beautiful melody of a hymn flowed from my mouth.
The words filled with holy power gave strength to the soldiers.
“This is more amazing than I thought. I would believe it to be a regular army of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom.” Yeah. Moreover, it seems like everyone follows the prince very much.”
Belog, riding in a carriage, spoke to Charlotte next to him.
A shield was carried horizontally on the back of Charlotte, who was riding Unira.
Yunira stumbled.
Even if you were a descendant of a unicorn, it seemed like it would take a considerable amount of time to get used to the heavy weight of the shield.
“These are people who have received the prince’s protection. “It’s a natural result.”
There was no change in Charlotte’s expression. However, his voice was excited.
He must feel good because his master has been praised.
Seeing that, Belog smiled softly.
It was then.
The ground shook and a roar rang out.
“…Jotun!”
Charlotte was startled and turned her head.
This was what Gravedigger Schupell, who was with Lord Harman, said.
At those words, she turned her gaze towards the ice castle.
Beyond the high castle wall, she saw a mud giant.
When Belog witnessed it, his face hardened.
“Oh my god… you’re Mist Calf, right?”
‘How could an ancient Jotun be here…!’
It is also a legendary being that was only recorded in ancient books. The
mud giant is said to have been created by one of the kings of many giants, such as the king who rules the ice, the king who rules the flame, the king who rules the dirt, etc. Among Mother
Nature that controls the earth, which is different from the spirits. One.
That being was in the ice castle.
“Prince…?”
Charlotte muttered in fascination as she watched the ice castle collapsing.
Then her expression changed sharply.
She took out the shield from her back with her left hand.
Holding the reins with her right hand, she placed her forehead against Yunira’s neck and muttered.
“I’m sorry, I know it’s difficult, but run. “Give it to me.”
As if reacting to those words, Yunira raised her front paw and made a stomp.
The horse’s hooves hit the frozen ground with force.
Yunira started running and jumped over the dense formation formed by the prisoners.
“Paradise?”
“I will go first. The prince is in danger!”
Then, she trampled on the zombies and hit them with her shield
as she advanced. Seeing Charlotte’s back, the prisoners stiffened.
“…Is the prince in danger?”
“The saint is in danger?”
The mutterings quickly expanded:
‘The saint is in danger.’
‘He who receives Gaia’s grace is in danger.’
The prisoners gritted their teeth,
“What are they doing?”
The prisoners looked at the lord.
He was on horseback and drew his sword.
The veins on his neck were bristling and he shouted to the prisoners,
“The saint is waiting for us. Why don’t you just stay here!”
The prisoners took a deep breath. They
looked straight ahead and glared angrily at the zombies blocking their path.
“We are blessed gods too.”
The prisoners approached one by one.
They struck the zombies with their shields and cut them down with spears and swords.
“They must be followers of Saint Allen Allfols.”
I gave strength to my whole body.
I gritted my teeth and my eyes became bloodshot.
“I will serve and protect him!”
The believers’ frantic shouts rang out.
The speed of the advance increased.
They gradually approached the ice castle.
**
“Oh my.”
I came to my senses in the remains of the ice castle.
The cold frost had formed a hazy mist.
My whole body was so cold that I was trembling.
Nasus, who had created a shield, disappeared in the ice rubble. Kasim was also surrounding me, but there was a piece of ice on his back. I got stuck and fell to the side.
It will take some time to summon them both again.
I stumbled to my feet and stood up.
When I touched my head, blood was flowing.
‘I feel dizzy.’
If I hadn’t summoned Nasus and Kassim in advance, it would have been a real disaster.
But I’m glad.
The Ronia army has arrived, so I can back off now…
Boom!
A shiver runs down my spine.
Boom!
The remains of the ice castle are shaking.
Goosebumps. It sprouted and looked towards that place.
Crumbling!
A mud giant rose up from the remains of the ice castle.
Even after being crushed by the 120m long ice castle, it didn’t
show any injuries. It just shook its head and smiled at me
. From the sight, he seems to know why the ice castle collapsed next to him.
To Mist Calf, that level of shock was nothing more than a joke. -You
won’t miss it.
A deep, cracked voice rang out.
He stretched out his huge hand.
He hurt his head. It was too late to judge.
Oops…!
Mud spurted out from Mist Calf’s grasp.
It was the same technique that pierced, pulled, and absorbed zombies.
Dozens of mud awls stretched out like snakes and flew towards me.
I took a deep breath.
Step back . Standing.
I lost my balance and tripped.
I can’t avoid it.
I have to stop it somehow.
Summon the undead with magic!
I summoned the dead in the dizziness.
They blocked my path like a shield, but the mud pick was so easy that it was pointless. The field was shattered.
The mud pick came flying fiercely to pierce my body.
I gritted my teeth. I
won’t be able to avoid a fatal wound.
Damn it!
At that moment, I heard the sound of a horse’s hoof from behind.
And then something jumps. A
sound of urgent breathing and We approached quickly together.
The moment the mud awl was about to pierce my body, the white cloak fluttered.
Something hugged me. A
huge shadow appeared and blocked my way.
It was a shield.
Boom!
The mud awl bounced away.
A heavy shield. It shook once and I saw a girl embracing my shoulder.
Silver hair and red eyes.
A girl as cold as ice but showing off just as much beauty.
“Salot?”
She, with her strong will, was surrounding me.