Scary to step forward, Abel’s Gigant slid forward.
It was the effect of the Blessing of the Wind, the exclusive weapon.
bang!
As he pushed on, the skeletons blocking his way collapsed like bowling pins.
Of course, the place was filled by new skeletons again.
So don’t stop.
Abel swung his sword again.
Quad de de de de deuk!
Defeating dozens of skeletons with one sword strike.
When there was space, he activated Blessing of Wind without hesitation and continued to move forward.
Kwaaang-! Quaang-!
Skeletons banded together to block their progress, or jumped high like before and attacked them from above.
In the process, damage continued to pile up on Abel’s Gigant.
But that didn’t stop Abel.
The important thing is to move forward even if it is slow.
bang! bang-!
Abel swung his sword dozens and hundreds of times.
Then I thought of what Carlton had said.
The most important thing on the battlefield is to keep swinging.
No matter how skilled and talented you are, the moment you stop on the battlefield, the only thing waiting for you is death.
So keep swinging your sword.
‘It’s definitely helpful.’
Abel raised one corner of his mouth even while swinging his sword in a trance.
The speed of advancing was unmatched, but the exit was clearly getting closer.
Wow!
That’s when I left the exit and only about 20 steps.
Suddenly, the skeletons near the exit collapsed with a roar and began to rise into the air.
– I feel a strong magical response.
Rufus spoke quickly.
The pile of bones that floated into the air eventually began to form a gigantic shape.
I felt a strong tenacity to never let it go.
However, instead of slowing down, Abel slid forward all the way, activating Blessing of Wind with full force.
If you pierce that, it’s the exit.
There was no reason to stop.
– Oh oh oh oh!
With a scream, a strong chill pierced Gigant’s hard armor and wrapped around his body.
Abel raised his sword while trembling.
A huge skeleton sitting right in front of the exit stretched out its arms.
Abel swung the sword with all his might toward that arm.
Quad de de de de deuk!
The bones were pulverized and scattered in all directions.
Abel didn’t stop there, he moved forward and swung his sword at the guy’s leg.
Kwajik!
The huge skeleton staggered greatly.
Even in that situation, he stretched out his arms and tried to grab Abel, but it was not enough to catch him moving at full speed.
Fuu-!
With the sound of compressed air exploding, Abel’s Gigant was launched into the aisle.
– Oh oh oh oh!
A terrifying scream came from behind.
Abel ignored it and ran and ran. and at some point
Wow!
A bright light enveloped Abel.
As soon as Abel saw the light, he stopped, stopping the blessing of the wind that pushed the machine forward.
thud-!
Then, a large impact shook the aircraft.
Abel groaned and blinked his eyes. Before he knew it, there was a red wall in front of him.
Looking around, I saw red walls and floors as well.
The skeleton and the passage through which he escaped were nowhere to be seen.
All I see are two paths.
– You succeeded.
Lupus briefly summarized the situation. Abel smiled and nodded.
“okay.”
Abel checked the time.
At some point, three hours had passed.
‘I don’t think I stayed that long.’
More time has passed than I thought.
“Mmm.”
The muscle pain came later along with the headache. The price for the excitement came.
I wanted to lie down on the floor as it was, but I couldn’t.
‘essence.’
Because there was still something left to check.
Abel quickly groped his hand and opened the storage device attached to the waistband.
Chwiik-.
The storage device opened, revealing a mysteriously glowing essence.
Seeing that, Abel let out a sigh of relief.
I was worried that it might be lost or gone wrong during the tense battle.
– It’s amazing to see you again.
“okay?”
-It means that even after death, this amount of power remained condensed.
“It’s not a common occurrence.”
– Then how do you use it? Are you processing it?
“no. That would be nice, but it comes with a lot of risk.”
this place. When leaving the special management area, the knights directly inspect the loot and receive a certain amount as a fee.
Of course, there is no choice but to show the existence of the essence.
It’s extremely difficult to steal things away from their eyes.
-Then how… … ?
“There is only one way.”
After making sure that no one was around, Abel opened the Gigant’s cockpit.
“You absorb it yourself.”
-It must be dangerous.
“know.”
At Rufus’ words, Abel replied with a grin.
“That’s why I need your help. I’m counting on you.”
-what?
“Perhaps you will learn the method naturally.”
There are, of course, risks to direct absorption.
But that was something I had been prepared for since the first time I decided to get this.
Abel immediately picked up the essence and placed it on his chest.
Dig-!
Soon, a bright light emanated from the essence and turned into a liquid that was sucked into the chest.
– It’s really reckless.
Rufus spoke in a voice with a hint of embarrassment, but then added a word.
-But that’s why I like it more, Master.
Abel gritted his teeth as he tried to answer.
It was because of the sudden onset of intense pain that made my head go white.
Abel shuddered with the excruciating pain, but moved Gigant to close the cockpit and walked to one side of the wall to sit down.
Soon, a terrible scream rang out from inside Gigant.
A scream that no one hears.
* * *
Several Gigant planes were standing near the Red Hall.
Among them, the vice-captain of the Jackal Mercenary Corps, who was glancing at the Red Hall, said.
– Captain. There are only 30 minutes left.
Hearing this, the jackal was silent for a long time before replying.
-Right.
– Shouldn’t it be checked at least once?
-no. We retreat at the appointed time as scheduled.
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Jackal said in a firm voice.
When the vice-captain heard that, he didn’t bother persuading it further.
It was the client who ordered us to retreat if we couldn’t return by the set time no matter what.
Although they had been together for a few days, they were not personally close, and there was no reason to go beyond that and carry out rescue activities.
at that time. The jackal looked towards the red hall and said.
-Maybe he will come back safely.
-yes?
When the vice-captain asked in a puzzled voice, the jackal calmly added.
-I don’t see him as someone who would go wrong in a place like this.
The jackal recalled past memories.
The tournament at the Vulcan Arena was half-interested.
There was also a calculation that raising the value of the name before establishing the mercenary group would be beneficial in many ways.
I didn’t have high expectations for the tournament itself.
Although he had a few familiar faces, they were obviously lower than himself, and the rest were only fresh cadets from the academy.
It was the same when I first saw Abel in the finals.
It was surprising that a freshman cadet came up against the others, but I didn’t have such high expectations.
But that thought was shattered as soon as the game started.
Abel was a man who exceeded his expectations in many ways.
It’s not just about skill.
-There are quite a few people with excellent skills and talents.
On the battlefield, fighting in the punitive force, Jackal saw such a person countless times.
– But it’s not those people who survive to the end.
-That’s what you always say.
The vice-captain accepted the jackal’s words in a calm voice.
The jackal nodded.
– Fighting spirit and improvement spirit. Those two are the most important.
In Abel’s eyes, there was a burning fighting spirit.
No matter how disadvantageous it is, a fighting spirit that does not break even in desperate situations.
Despite the fact that the situation was much more disadvantageous to him, Abel was never discouraged.
From start to finish, those eyes were only aiming for victory.
-uh? Isn’t that a sign over there?
at that time. The mercenary in charge of observation pointed towards the Red Hall and said.
At those words, the jackal immediately took a closer look at the Red Hall. Then I saw the ropes attached to the stakes sway.
– That’s right. let’s go.
As soon as the jackal confirmed that, he immediately took a step forward.
The vice-captain immediately followed.
The two quickly approached the red hole and immediately looked inside, and found Abel’s machine waving.
The jackal instructed the vice-captain to hold on to the stake and gestured for him to come up.
Kwak-.
Soon, the string was pulled tight and Abel’s machine slowly rose upward.
When he was almost there, the jackal reached out.
coo-!
A heavy sound echoed as the aircraft touched the ground.
-It was close.
At the familiar voice, the jackal raised the corners of his mouth and nodded.
-It was close.
15 minutes left.
If they had come a little later, the jackal and the other mercenaries would have already returned.
– Then we will remove the stakes and prepare for return.
-yes.
Abel answered the jackal’s question and looked up at the sky with a sigh of relief.
After a few hours in a place where everything was red, I felt refreshed when I saw the blue sky.
“Somehow he came out alive.”
-Once again, it was really reckless, Master.
Rufus scolded him with a blunt tone.
It was worth it.
In the process of absorbing the essence, Lupus suffered just as much as Abel.
According to his expression, it was the pain of being torn apart.
Of course, Abel felt the same pain.
‘It was a pain I didn’t want to go through twice.’
I can say it lightly in the past, it was never easy to absorb the essence.
In the game, it is simply expressed as a percentage of the probability of not absorbing the essence, and a percentage of the probability that it will be wrong while absorbing.
Exactly what happened during the absorption process was not disclosed.
It was as if the whole body was being burnt and at the same time poking the weak part with a large bamboo needle.
It felt as if a hot fire welled up from the depths of my body and tore the inside of my flesh to shreds.
At the same time, the mind is clearer than ever, and even avoiding the pain is impossible… … .
It was a truly tortured time.
Thanks to that, my current mental strength was literally at the bottom.
‘First of all, I’ll go to the rest point and then take a break.’
After Abel came to that conclusion, he moved towards the mercenaries who were slowly preparing to withdraw.
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Just then, a jackal came up to him and asked.
-Where shall we go?
-Move to rest point. I think you should take a little break.
-All right.
The jackal replied that he knew without question.
Even though you must have a lot of questions.
Even if he asked, he wouldn’t have been able to answer honestly, but it’s only natural that he would be more comfortable not asking at all.
Abel spoke to Rufus as he walked to his new destination.
“But it’s surprising. I thought you would say that you want to test it because you have gained a new power.”
-… … master. When I rest, I also have to rest.
Rufus said in a voice that seemed to be bewildered.
– Right now, it’s hard to speak, let alone take a test… … .
“but. so do i. First of all, I want to do nothing and rest.”
Abel said so in a light voice.
But did I say words become seeds?
After saying that, less than 5 minutes later, the sad news came.
Whoop, whoop-!
-Two intermediate colossus fragments are approaching ahead!
– Approaching at high speed! It cannot be evaded.
Hearing the mercenaries’ report, Abel let out a short sigh.
Hwareuk-!
At the same time, sparks rose from his sword.