Episode 242:
An unknown person was chosen.
As soon as we arrived in the empire, the war began.
If you go all the way to the left around the imperial castle, there was a plain.
And beyond that plain was full of monsters gathered by one man.
I instinctively felt that the man who gathered those monsters in one place was Ahar.
Without him, this couldn’t have happened.
‘I don’t know how he changed his appearance, but he’s the only one who could act like that.’
Moreover, Ahar was the only one who showed such open hostility towards humans.
Although there were people who had a grudge against people, Ahar was the only one who wanted to kill all of humanity.
And as soon as I entered the empire with the soldiers, monsters started running towards me.
The march of tens of thousands of monsters alone seemed incredibly intimidating.
“Jenjaang!”
“There’s an ogre! There’s an ogre!”
“Crazy why are they all in one place!”
The soldiers and knights gritted their teeth as they looked at the approaching army of monsters.
I heard a brief explanation before coming here, but it was hard to believe that there was a gathering of top predators who valued their territory so much.
There are dozens of them packed together, which is too much for just one.
The number was also enormous, as if they had gathered from all over the continent.
I was prepared when I came to visit after hearing the request for cooperation, but it was beyond my imagination.
It was to the point where I doubted whether I could win.
“What are you doing! “Do you want to die like that?”
“Wake! Take up arms! Load your arrows! “If you get pushed out of here, that’s the end!”
“Think of your family at home! “If we are pushed back, our family will be in danger!”
Having a capable commander was convenient in times like this.
When soldiers are confused, he comes to their senses faster than anyone else and awakens their spirit.
Their voices echoed throughout the battlefield, and the terrified soldiers gritted their teeth and grabbed their weapons.
He held out his weapon towards the monsters running towards him, giving off a vicious atmosphere.
And right before colliding with the monsters that are getting closer and closer.
Quaaaaaang – With a tremendous roar, a huge crater appeared in front of the monsters and soldiers.
Explosions occurred simultaneously and in all directions, as if a mountain of explosives had been exploded at once.
What’s interesting is that the explosion only swept away the monsters and sprinkled dust on the soldiers, causing no damage.
Kieeeeek! – The monsters scream.
Across the crater, monsters bared their teeth at humans.
A tremendous hostility towards humans touched the soldiers.
Soldiers whose complexions are becoming increasingly pale.
Even though they couldn’t get over right away, they felt great fear towards the monsters.
It has to be that way.
Even if a monster has no reason or intelligence, it feels pain and feels fear.
But the monsters I see now show nothing like that.
As if I didn’t feel any pain at all.
They just glared at the soldiers, as if fear and fear had nothing to do with death.
The soldiers were naturally intimidated by the sight of such madness.
I was overwhelmed.
They are already powerful monsters.
Each one of them is a monster with power equivalent to that of an Auror user.
There was no way the soldiers would be able to survive with such monsters threatening to kill them.
“What are they doing!”
“Shoot! “Shoot arrows!”
“Are your hands just decorations? “If you don’t want to die, move!”
Commanders raise their voices.
But the soldiers could not move easily.
They were also afraid of the unknown power that attacked the monsters that blocked their path.
They were worried about what would happen if the attack reached them.
When I saw that the commanders’ orders were not being properly obeyed, I felt that I had to move immediately.
“Arjuna.”
“yes.”
The attack that blocked the soldiers’ path just now was an explosion caused by an auror arrow fired by Arjuna and an attack from the wizards waiting behind them.
If it had been the case, their morale would have risen after realizing that the attack was from an ally.
‘That’s definitely a threat.’
The seemingly endless number of monsters and the simple way of thinking they exude caused fear to the point of paralysis.
It can’t go on like this. In the current situation, it was clear that I would not be able to fight properly with my emotions and would be pushed back.
I originally didn’t plan on leaving this quickly, but I didn’t want to wait until I saw this.
“Cover me.”
“Don’t worry, just run wild to your heart’s content.”
He left his trusty Arjuna behind and kicked the ground.
Passed by the soldiers.
“Uh oh…!”
“If we go there…!”
I could hear the voices of the soldiers panicking at my sudden action, but I just ignored them.
There was no time or reason to listen to that.
“Reems, please.”
-We will definitely assist you!
Rims roars.
The monsters’ bodies instantly stiffen at the dragon’s roar.
It was a sound and force that humans could neither hear nor feel.
No, it would be different for masters.
They would have felt the heterogeneous energy emanating from Riems.
Well, it didn’t really matter as I just said I did it.
Jump over the crater.
Quieeeeeeek!
A wyvern flies right in front of me and attacks me.
I can’t avoid a wyvern in the air while I’ve already jumped.
If it were anyone else, they would have been helplessly defeated by the wyvern here.
“Scaffolding.”
Kwaduk – Stepping on the air.
Riems’ mana gathered in the air and created a foothold exactly in the direction I wanted to go.
He stepped on it and twisted his body to avoid the wyvern’s claws.
Sigh – I swung my name and cut off the wyvern’s wings.
No matter how tough a wyvern’s wing membranes are, it cannot withstand the sharpness of an unknown sword that can cut through steel like a tofu.
An unknown person with an aura cut off the wyvern’s wings like butter.
Kieeeeek – The wyvern plummets from the sky to the ground.
Wyverns that have lost their wings are weakened, but not to the extent that soldiers can deal with them.
Still, I wasn’t too worried.
Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss! There was someone to deal with on my behalf even if I didn’t have to pay attention to it.
Phew!
Arjuna’s arrow pierced the wyvern’s eye and pierced its brain.
The wyvern’s corpse, which had been pierced from its eyes to the back of its head, lost its strength and collapsed.
I could tell that even without looking behind me.
“my turn.”
Land on the ground.
The monsters run toward the prey that has fallen on their own feet, drooling.
Even though I had just seen a wyvern fall to my sword, I didn’t show any caution.
All I could see was his will to kill me defenselessly.
The ogre’s fist flies with a cracking sound, and the troll’s club swings in an attempt to break my leg.
Behind me, a werewolf was aiming for my neck with its sharp claws that could cut even a tree in one go.
Even with crises approaching from all directions, I did not feel greatly threatened.
Calm. This threat was no longer a big threat to me.
Clearly, the Ogre’s monstrous power is such that even Auror users, who are called superhumans, can’t let down their guard.
In particular, ogres, like dragons, are entities that become stronger over time, so there were times when older ogres were difficult for even advanced sword experts.
There were tons of things like that.
However, I am not nervous.
“Noisy.”
Quad deuk- Because I am stronger than them.
Nameless blocked their attack.
I was unable to stop them and cut off their bodies.
The werewolf’s claws break around my body.
After receiving special training from Count Millennium, Riems’ overall magic improved significantly.
In particular, in terms of buffs and defense, they were second to none.
What would have been worse was that the werewolf’s claws that were attacking me were not able to pierce the protective shield laid out by Riems and were broken.
Unless you have the strength to match that of an ogre, you cannot break the protective shield surrounding my body.
And even if it breaks, Riems will immediately build more, so to be honest, I was like a walking fortress.
But the fortress is no ordinary fortress.
“It’s a bonanza district. It’s a bonanza.”
Run. Brandishing ignorance.
Even if you just attack casually without paying attention to the swing, the monsters will be split apart without fail.
The only thing you could touch was a monster without stretching out your hand, and there were so many monsters lined up that there was no room to step.
I became a crusher and dealt with monsters.
Having a lot of numbers is definitely a good thing.
You can psychologically overwhelm your opponent, and if you have a numerical advantage, it is quite difficult to lose.
However, this only applies to systematically trained soldiers. It is different to see monsters mixed together like now.
‘It would be better than this if we just gathered goblins.’
If you look at each individual individually, it is true that they are so strong that your mouth will drop.
But they each have very strong personalities.
The attack method, habits, and movements are all different.
They didn’t train in tactics like soldiers or knights, and all they did was gather around Ahar.
Of course, there was no time to train, and there was nothing that could be called tactics.
No matter how many there were, there were too many of them and it became poison.
Their characteristics and personalities were so different that they were interfering with each other.
The ogre swung his fist and exploded the head of the orc next to him.
The troll’s club crushed the ogre’s shoulder, and every time the giant took a step, small monsters such as goblins and kobolds under it were trampled to death.
It would have been better to have just one of each.
I can’t even warm up to this.
A ragtag mess.
Perhaps because it wasn’t much different from that word, I yawned unconsciously as I swung the cotton ball.
‘But it’s definitely too much.’
I’m slowly getting tired of how many monsters I’ve killed.
My arms are shaking. No matter how physically fit I am, I can’t move like crazy for hours.
In particular, the leather and bones worn by higher-level monsters were very tough and hard, so it was burdensome.
There were times when you couldn’t cut someone without wearing an aura.
The things that were bothering each other at first have now gradually disappeared.
‘I guess that means he has that kind of thought. Or he’s moving.’
The latter case was more credible.
In the case of monsters, when they get angry, there are many cases where they rush at you without even looking back.
Especially if we are oppressed and attack each other like we are now, we will go crazy with frustration.
However, instead of charging in, I saw that he was keeping a distance from me and keeping me in check, so I could feel that Ahar was taking command in earnest.
The monsters surrounded me and did not attack me as recklessly as before.
They came out one by one and just touched me.
‘It looks like they’re trying to drain my strength…’
I look around.
Huge monsters like giants were suddenly filling up my surroundings.