“More than 200 of the lowest class. More than 100 lower class. Intermediate 21. 4 seniors. And two giants.”
The mercenary in charge of observation quickly identified and reported the number of enemies.
If they had met in normal circumstances, they were of such a scale that they would have run away without a second thought.
But now I couldn’t.
Because there is only one normal way out of this red hole.
‘If I were alone, I would be able to lose weight somehow.’
Abel looked towards the entry office, which was under fierce attack.
The Red Hall’s only exit and entrance, it had huge walls rising on both sides.
It wasn’t actually a wall or something like that, the topography was like that.
You can think of it as a feeling that one side of the canyon is blocked by a building.
Although Red Hole is not actually a canyon.
-launch!
At someone’s cry, dozens of magic cannons installed in the building emitted light.
The fragments of the low-class giants were powerful enough to grind dozens of them at once, but the problem was the composition of the enemy.
-Guuu!
The giant with exceptionally huge arms swung his arms as soon as the demonic cannon emitted light.
Right after that, the magic cannons fired intense energy all at once.
Kaga gak gak!
Most of them hit the giant’s arm.
-Gooo!
The giant screamed.
The fixed magic cannon penetrated the giant’s hard arm and dealt damage.
However, as time passed, the damaged arm could be seen slowly regenerating.
Abel frowned.
‘The hard shell and the ability to regenerate. It’s the worst.’
The other guys quickly closed the distance while the giant with big arms blocked the ranged attack.
It would be a really terrible situation in the situation you are dealing with.
However, in terms of risk, the other colossi were far more dangerous.
Whoa!
A sharp crackling sound rang out.
The source of that sound was a giant who was fighting three Gigant alone.
The giant, whose arms were as sharp as swords, was moving at a tremendous speed, incongruous with its enormous size.
The skills of the Gigant riders didn’t seem to be lacking, but the only thing the three of them could do was tie one giant together.
Most of the magic cannons and three Gigant were tied to the two giants, so naturally, the rest of the giants’ fragments went wild.
Two Miles-class Gigants and twenty Titos held the line in front of the building, but things weren’t looking too good.
-Some powers are missing, including the Centurio-class Gigant.
The jackal, who was watching the battle right next to Abel, said.
Abel, who had figured out this earlier, came up with his own guess.
-I wonder if it has something to do with the colossus I encountered earlier.
-ah… … . There is a possibility.
Although the giants who were attacking seemed formidable, the giants they encountered on the way seemed different.
In such an emergency situation, the only reason why the elite troops including Centurio could leave their seats was the colossus.
It could be for a completely different reason.
– So, what would you like to do?
The jackal asked in a tense voice.
The location of the hill where Abel and the mercenaries were currently located was not too bad.
It means that if you stay still, there is nothing to attract attention from the other side.
If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have time to have a conversation like this.
Abel looked down the hill.
-If the battle ends well like this, it would be best to just wait and see… … .
– There’s a chance it won’t.
The jackal spoke calmly.
-It’s barely balanced right now, but it won’t be strange if it breaks at any time.
It was the same with Abel.
If even one of those who were dealing with the Blade Colossus fell down right away.
If even one of the defenses in front of the building is breached.
What if the giant, who was absorbed in blocking the magic cannon, suddenly pushed in.
Signs of destruction were everywhere.
However, Abel did not make a hasty decision.
-What would you like to do?
This isn’t because Abel’s life was at stake.
Isn’t there no reason for the mercenaries to follow him? It’s a situation that is completely out of commission.
The jackal listened to Abel’s words, pondered, and then opened his mouth.
– It would be nice to help.
-Is that so?
-yes. If it were to break through there would be great chaos.
Red Hall was not far from the Islands.
There are also several small towns between the islands and Red Hall.
It was obvious that even a fragment of a low-level giant would cause great confusion once it escaped.
The jackal added a word to that.
– It’s not a losing battle for our mercenaries either. It is an opportunity to make great achievements.
The other mercenaries also seemed to agree.
For the mercenaries, what is as important as the request is to build achievements.
Achievement is something that can only be accumulated by subjugating the fragments of a dangerous giant or performing missions related to the empire.
Of course, taking part in battle in this situation would be a great achievement in the future.
It is a choice that does not lose either as an individual or as the leader of a mercenary corps.
-great.
Abel was relieved inwardly.
It was because he was planning to help them even if the mercenaries didn’t follow him in the first place.
If the special management area was breached at this time, there would surely be great chaos, and that was not what Abel wanted.
Abel said in a calm voice.
-Then make a plan.
* * *
– Stop it!
Someone’s cry rang out.
Immediately after that cry, a wild boar the size of a house came running and threw itself at the barrier.
aaang!
It was firmly planted in the ground, and the barrier that the two Tito-class Gigants were holding on to was pushed back.
Truly great power.
The Titos holding the barriers fortunately had no signs of damage, but the problem was the gaps created by them.
-Wolves dig in! Watch the floor! Reserve!
A pack of wolves, low-level beasts, crazily pushed through the opening.
The reserve, who was resting behind the barrier, hurriedly jumped out and stabbed their spears.
Kwajik!
“Uh uh uh-!”
The spear pierced the wolves’ bodies, but the wolves didn’t care and pushed through.
– Ahead! Stones ahead!
To make matters worse, fragments of a high-class giant called ‘Stone Giant’ appeared not far away.
The giant, taller than Tito, stomped and slammed the barrier.
Quadd Deuk!
The defense walls were horribly dented.
It was unavoidable.
If it’s a fragment of a high-ranking giant, it can’t be blocked by a barrier.
Originally, monsters of that level had to be blocked from approaching by magic artillery batteries.
However, the magic gun battery was often blocked by the giant’s defense and was not able to play an active role.
We are still maintaining the front line, but if we keep going like this, catastrophe will come at any time.
-support… … When is the support… … .
Someone said in a voice full of despair.
Normally, the fire command would have fallen, but I couldn’t afford to do that now.
When the color of defeat is getting darker like that.
Rurrr!
aaagh-!
Suddenly, a roar rang along with thunder from somewhere.
Concerned that a new enemy might have appeared, they all turned their heads toward the source of the sound, widening their eyes.
The sight of the staggering giant, who had been giving despair while blocking the continuous bombardment, came into sight.
aaang!
Another roar followed, and the colossus stumbled in another direction, this time.
The magic gun battery did not miss the gap.
-launch!
Kwagwagwagwagwagwang!
The beams of light embroidering the sky flew straight and hit the giant’s legs.
Then the colossus, completely unbalanced, fell down.
aaagh!
Blood spread around the body of the fallen colossus with a roar unlike any before.
The fragments of the nearby giants could not escape and were crushed to death.
-excuse me! support!
at that time. Someone pointed to one side and shouted.
It was right next to the fallen giant.
Standing there was a Miles-class gigant, holding a huge sword blazing with flames.
Of course, that was Abel.
“Hee-eok, hee-eok, hee-huh.”
Abel was out of breath.
My heart beat as if it would burst due to the large amount of magical energy consumed.
After deciding to participate in the battle, Abel set his first target as the giant who was blocking the magic cannon.
Of course, I didn’t set a grandiose goal of defeating the giant.
He thought that if he managed to attract the giant’s attention and create an opening, he would be able to receive the support of the magic gun battery.
-Used more than half of mana. Master, don’t overdo it any longer.
Rufus quickly started nagging Abel.
It had to be.
Because he used half of his mana in just two attacks.
When I used the torpedo spear with all the exclusive armaments activated, a quarter of the mana drained.
“Ugh.”
Symptoms of mild magic poisoning occurred, but Abel stood up again with his sword on the ground.
The giant was not incapacitated.
Right now, he was knocked down for a while after being hit by a demonic cannon, but the wound on his leg was still recovering in real time.
-Concentrate on the legs!
– Arms fly! damage!
If the mercenaries hadn’t been interfering with the regeneration of his wounds, Abel wouldn’t have had time to breathe.
-Geuuu!
Of course, the giant didn’t stay still.
Surprised by the unexpected situation, the giant, whose arms were struggling, immediately touched the ground to raise his upper body.
Abel, who continued to catch his breath, kicked the ground as soon as he saw it.
Kwajik!
The sword pierced the giant’s wrist.
– aaa!
The titan, who had raised his upper body halfway, swung his arms in agony.
Abel immediately used Shadow Step.
aaagh!
A huge crater was created in the place where Abel originally stood.
It wasn’t that he had used his ability, it was just a trace made by punching him down.
Seeing this, Abel could only swallow dry saliva and strain his body even more.
– Yeah!
A bigger problem is that the giants started focusing on Abel.
Rather than bothering bugs that gnaw at my ankles, I thought of killing Abel, who had dealt a series of proper blows.
-From now on, Master.
Rufus said in a voice filled with heat.
Abel nodded slightly.
The way to have the biggest impact on the battle situation in this battle is to keep this giant tied up for as long as possible.
So, the outcome will be decided by how long Abel endures.
The giant gave up at all and started swinging its arms at Abel.
Abel energized his core with full power and threw himself.
thud! thud! cooong!
All of the attacks grazed Abel by a margin.
The new core, running on full power, made an ominous hum, but it couldn’t be stopped.
Because the core ran out of control, being crushed by the giant’s fist, and dying were all the same thing.
‘I can only hope that Deborah’s artifact will work properly.’
In the worst case, they were considering even destroying the Gigant.
-Gwoaaa!
The giant persistently aimed at Abel.
That much could have been avoided, but Abel was worried about something else.
‘What kind of ability is it?’
The giant has yet to show only one ability.
play right away.
Considering that giants generally possess at least two abilities, there was a high probability that they were still hiding their powers.
‘Acceleration? strength? long distance attack?’
Abel kicked the ground continuously, desperately guessing at the ability the giant might possess.
About 20 times to dodge the fists aiming at him.
Raising his head to grasp the trajectory of the attack, Abel suddenly met the giant’s eyes.
Pee-ee-!
And saw.
A third eye sprouting from the giant’s forehead.
“Damn it.”
Abel murmured involuntarily.
third eye.
It was generally a characteristic of giants possessing spirit-type abilities.
Piing-!
Right after that, an unknown shock wave shook Abel’s brain.
At the same time, Abel’s vision turned dark.