Chapter 158 – Fragmentation (8)
Chapter 158 – Fragmentation (8)
‘Is this a big event after a long time?’
A dungeon attack that has been pushed aside a little due to the city construction and dealing with the incidents that occurred in the Great Forest. Not only the elves who are now entering a state of tension, but also Seunghyun, who is watching them, is watching with concentration.
This strange atmosphere of tension is not just because the Elves trying to capture are not from Eden who are familiar with the monster dungeon. Serenian, who had already gone through countless battles, was also nervous.
“You’d better be prepared for whatever happens inside.”
Serenian had given a request in advance to those by his side as well as to those torn apart and entering another passage.
She witnessed Belagas, the former corps commander of the Demon King’s Army, who was attached to the body of the human wizard Remit and revealed himself at the last moment to tell him a part of the truth. I couldn’t take this presumed dungeon lightly.
‘If I come into contact with the Orcs, I might be able to learn about what’s going on on Earth right now.’
The reason Seunghyeon is also paying particular attention is that the parasitic bee dungeon he is heading to now is not simply included in the world in the flowerpot.
It could be an opportunity to find out about the secrets of the gates and dungeons that no one else in the world can figure out, appearing at some point and eroding the world.
“They notice the arrival of our allies and come running!”
“Take up your weapon.”
Soon, Serenian’s unit also clashed with the enemy. However, Serenian, who was still exhausted from the events that had happened in the Great Forest until just before that, did not have to step out. It was because the armed elves shot arrows and cast magic at once to attack the parasitic wasps that crawled up the walls and ceilings with a creepy sound as they rubbed their wings.
The magic used by the few elves who learned magic from human wizards completely changed the composition of Eden’s troops.
‘It’s as expected, but I can’t be vigilant.’
The Serenians, who had mobilized the greatest number of troops ever, had anticipated their superiority to some extent, so they maintained their tension even when others cheered and raised their morale.
The enemy’s real power is not in these narrow passages, but in the huge cavity that appears to be the backbone of the nest.
It is the same cavity that the expedition had to withdraw after only a few minutes.
“I hear a loud bang from the front. It seems that other units have also broken through the aisle.”
“We will go and join you too.”
The point at which the parasitic bees that came in droves were annihilated without inflicting any damage. As they continued to advance, they heard a signal ahead.
After hearing that, Serenian and the Elves increased their speed and arrived at the cavity where the others had already arrived and were fighting.
“It’s a stealthy variant!”
“Track it. Keep shining!”
“I was poisoned here!”
The huge cavity, the backbone of the complex dungeon, has turned into a fierce battlefield. A place where parasitic bees beat their wings and elves screamed at the center of the trunk being invaded.
A large army of elves, divided into 5 different passages, fought the parasitic bees on all sides of this wide and deep common.
However, from the perspective of the parasitic bees, there is no choice but to get hot. It is true that there was a time when they were stronger than the elves who were just trying to establish themselves, and they actually tried to attack them without paying attention.
But every time that happened, the high sky showed extraordinary powers and disturbed the magical parasitic bees.
On the night that was supposed to be their world, they took out the light again and interfered with their activities. In addition, the elves of Eden, who had earned so much time, soon developed at a tremendous speed and eventually caught up with the magical parasitic bees like this.
It was an unexpected speed. It was possible not only because of the strength of the elves, but also because of all kinds of help.
From the Lighthouse, another wonder created by the sky, to the support of the Dwarves and the Great Forest Elves.
“They are caterpillars. They are hosts!”
One of the elves, who blocked the jaws of the parasitic bee that was biting him with his armour, avoided the poisonous sting, and struck the head with a sword, pointed at the host coming from the aisle. The larvae joined the battlefield by manipulating the hosts that had nested in them to become adults.
It was literally an all-out war, so we took out all our means.
“This is your chance. We have to kill all the caterpillars and uproot their nests.”
“You just have to keep your ground and keep fighting.”
But the elves still had the advantage. Their carapace was pierced by the weapons that the elves wielded and fired while clad in mana, and their attacks could not easily penetrate the steel armor of the elves. Even the elves were not far behind in numbers.
In the first place, the elves, who valued the lives of each and every one of them, have always chosen full-scale battles only in situations that are advantageous to them after finding some leeway.
Serenian, who read that the atmosphere of the battlefield was in their favor, calmly controlled the soldiers by shooting lightning that cut through the darkness. Just as she said, the parasitic demon beasts were now risking their lives in an all-out war. It’s not strange no matter what.
‘Gateway…’
In the meantime, Serenian glanced at the gate, which was made in the middle of the cavity, and was carved with ominous patterns. In fact, based on the power that has been steadily developed, now that it has gained some upper hand, the thing that worries me the most is that gateway.
The reason why she was conserving her strength even while her people were injured or collapsed was because she was worried that an unknown enemy might pop out from that gate.
That ominous rift is still quiet, not spitting out enemies on the other side. The sacrificial offerings that would have been used to open the gateway were also nowhere to be seen.
“What, what! It’s an earthquake!”
“The ground shakes. Could it collapse!?”
However, the variable burst out from somewhere else, not through the gateway. A new host appeared, not the Orcs, moths, and pill bugs that had appeared so far.
With a huge vibration, one of the passages was completely destroyed, and the monster that appeared was a gigantic monster that was incomparable to earwigs. It was gigantic enough to be compared to the Demon Beast Earthworm, which became a monster after undergoing demonization.
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“A slug… A slug?”
The only person who recognized the identity of the giant monster was Seung-hyeon, who was watching the situation through the drone’s screen.
A solid head and jaw, contrasted with a huge white body.
The monster that crawled out of the aisle with its squirming body was a caterpillar with a huge body compared to the elves.
“Everyone back down. Retreat!”
The elves, who fought well against the parasitic bees, whose fighting power per individual was not very high, hesitated in contemplation. In particular, the elves from the Great Forest, who had not yet had the experience of fighting demon beasts, were overwhelmed by the huge body that was several times the size of a dump truck and could not move properly.
“I am being parasitized. Not a magician They are screaming.”
“But that monster has already lost its will.”
Urea rushed over and grabbed Serenian’s arm and told her what she could hear. However, the slugs have already shown their intent to attack by moving their large bodies against the elves against their will.
A bite of its jaw crushes steel, and the narrowness of this gigantic cavity makes it possible to annihilate a herd simply by being crushed under it.
“It is best to send it comfortably.”
The leather is so thick that spears and arrows are no more than toothpicks. In addition, Serenian, who saw a slug that had a strong resistance to mana and also endured magic, finally lifted his bow.
The battle with the parasitic bees wasn’t over yet, so I couldn’t wait too long.
“…I can’t help it. But how are you going to catch it?”
“Like before.”
Serenian stepped forward himself. Thrusting his hard head, he rushed forward blindly at the huge monster that was coming.
“Pia, please throw me. Avoid his head so that we can attack the vitals.”
“Oh, okay.”
At the same time, he asked Pia, who came running, to throw himself into the high sky.
Then the tree roots that Pia summoned wrapped around her body, and at the same time threw her into the air with all her might.
“Are you trying to stop me?”
Beast parasitic bees flew to her as she was thrown into the air, but the lightning spirit escaped from her body and appeared, spraying her thunderbolts all around her and burning her offspring.
Cleaning her teeth, she twisted her body in the air in the meantime and aimed her bow at her ground. No arrows were needed. The lightning spirit soon turned into an arrow, and it pierced through the slug’s clearly visible waist. The thunderbolt even ate the slug’s intestines and killed dozens of parasitic bee larvae controlling its body.
“It’s comfortable to have a hero with non-standard powers.”
Yurea muttered blankly as she looked at Serenian’s figure that Pia had received again.
In fact, without Serenian, he would have had to put in a lot of effort to catch the tough slug.
“The queen killed the giant caterpillar. Focus on the battle!”
The atmosphere of the battlefield, which was thought to change with the appearance of slugs that were used as factories-level hosts, came back to the elves thanks to Serenian’s release of his cherished power.
Garmin, who was in charge of the command, shouted to the others to focus on fighting the remaining parasitic bees.
“Commander, look over there. They are running away.”
“Seriously. What the hell is this…”
But this time the parasitic bees made a choice. The elves, who were raising their last strength, were flustered and couldn’t stop them.
As if the death of the slugs had been a trigger, the magical beast parasitic bees, not the elves preparing to fight, charged toward the gateway all at once and began to cross over there.
Even if the elves attacked, I ignored them and focused all my attention on just running away.
The speed was so fast that many of the parasitic bees that couldn’t be killed eventually disappeared beyond the gates of the demon realm.
“How did this happen? They didn’t even look back and passed on to the demon realm.”
“You don’t have to chase it. First of all, we need to find the yet undiscovered sacrificial offering. It must be here somewhere.”
The bewildered elves gathered around Serenian. She is equally as surprised as she is, but strictly speaking, she has no reason to care that the parasitic bees have gone over to the underworld. It doesn’t matter what the place is like.
“Hey, here’s something!”
And in the midst of collecting dungeon cores and searching for sacrifices that were used as materials to open the gateway. The elves were surprised to discover something and quickly reported it to Serenian.