Blood is spurting and flesh is flying.
All of the fragments of the giant are far from normal life forms.
However, when stabbed with a knife or spear, blood spurts the same.
They also suffer when attacked, and die when attacked at a vital point.
The most important thing on a battlefield like this is not to forget that.
– Don’t back down!
Enemies are not incomprehensible monsters. It’s just a tougher, more violent beast.
Abel wielded his spear faster and more destructively than anyone else, making it clear to others.
– Haaa!
– One more from the left!
Perhaps because of that, at least those around Abel did not fall into panic and continued the battle calmly.
There was a dangerous moment on the left side, but thanks to Kaul’s quick intervention, it didn’t turn into a big risk.
-Everyone fire towards the front!
Eventually, the rangers finished off the Minotaur completely and started shooting arrows toward the front again.
It was very reassuring to see them planting arrows in the ground and frantically pulling the strings.
-1 wave! The end is in sight!
The ranger at the highest altitude shouted in a loud voice, after the number of fragments of the giant that rushed at him had decreased significantly.
1st wave meant the enemies who ran the most ahead.
-Let’s do our best!
Abel shouted at the others and brandished his spear even harder.
After defeating several more fragments of the giants, a lull came.
In front, only the corpses of monsters were piled up.
– Heo-eok, hee.
-omg. uh huh
The rough breathing of the cadets, who hadn’t thought to turn off the audio system, could be heard from everywhere.
Instead of pointing that out, Abel relaxed his tense body and gazed into space.
‘A lot of messages popped up.’
Messages piled up ahead. These were the messages that popped up in the process of processing the fragments of the giant.
All of them were messages saying that their abilities had risen after defeating the fragments of the giant.
‘Certainly, the rate at which the ability is absorbed decreases as time passes.’
Even at first, he had absorbed the ability as soon as he defeated the blade tail.
But I have to catch a few more and more once. It decreased in this way, and this time, even though he caught more than ten by himself, his ability did not rise at all.
This couldn’t have been a mere coincidence.
‘It must be a structure in which the probability of acquisition gradually decreases.’
It was a look you often see in places like games.
It’s spread out in the beginning, but isn’t it common that it gradually decreases as time goes on?
Even though it was a little sad, I thought so.
‘Anyway, even with the abilities I have right now, I can’t compare to others.’
The fact that Abel was able to preserve his physical strength to some extent right away was thanks to the ‘strengthening recovery power’ he gained from defeating the naga last time.
The strengthening of resilience not only increased the recovery of wounds, but also increased the speed of relieving fatigue.
If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have been able to run so crazy.
‘I wish I had one more plausible attack ability.’
Abel smiled and kept the excessive greed deep in his heart.
In the meantime, Kaul, who had given the cadets some time to catch their breath, spoke belatedly.
-Now, everyone, stay in formation and take a break. You may drink the water you brought, but do not touch anything to eat. It will turn your stomach.
-yes!
The cadets answered in a voice that still seemed to be in the heat of battle.
Abel listened and took a sip of water.
It was because he knew very well that he shouldn’t eat too much water or food right now, even after the battle.
‘How many hours will the battle last?’
Abel scanned the corpse of the fragments of the fallen giant.
The numbers were much lower than those seen at Red Hall, but a simple comparison was impossible.
‘I expected at least two days, so I must have set the practice schedule for three days.’
At that time, they came almost all at once, and now they keep coming with a time difference.
Maybe ten or twenty times on this scale.
After taking a break for a while, Abel raised his tension moderately and thought about it.
‘I wish I had enough time to rest.’
He himself wasn’t much of a problem. But the other cadets were worried.
Somehow I had a hunch that at least one or two people would be injured by the end of this battle.
To that extent, this practice was quite rough.
“I hope it ends safely.”
-is it.
Lupus answered Abel’s words appropriately.
Perhaps he was not interested in anything other than fighting more now.
It’s because the blood is boiling for a while.
Abel smiled and closed his eyes.
Doo doo doo doo-.
My keen senses sensed the vibrations echoing from afar.
At about the same time, the ranger announced the approach of the enemy in a loud voice.
A short break was coming to an end.
* * *
The same aspect of the battle followed twice.
Surprisingly, no one was injured in the process.
It was thanks to everyone who performed better than expected.
A few people complained of fatigue, but after Kaul, who was watching from behind, joined the battle, he was able to relax to some extent.
By the time the day is almost over.
-It’s a swarm!
The small peace was shattered with the ranger’s shrieking cry.
At the word swarm, Rechilas and Kaul looked at each other almost simultaneously.
-Is the swarm approaching this way?
-yes! That’s about 500 heads! There are almost 5,000 of them heading to the main base!
The cadets seemed to be in a state of panic at their conversation.
staggering numbers. And the weight of the name Swarm.
It was too heavy for mere cadets to bear.
-What is a swarm?
At that time, Lupus asked in a curious voice that did not fit the situation.
Lupus’s knowledge had gaps here and there, so there were many cases where he didn’t even know common sense.
Abel explained in a calm voice.
“It’s a large group of giant fragments. Usually a few species show this.”
-okay? So you don’t know exactly what species it is?
“no. There is only one kind of thing we call a swarm here.”
Abel said while looking at the forest shaking from afar.
“Black Waves.”
– Black waves?
“okay.”
It was already night and there was a thick darkness in the forest.
That’s probably why the ranger’s discovery was delayed. Because black waves are more difficult to observe at night due to their nature.
-Everyone unite in the middle!
Then Kaul shouted in a loud voice, gathering the cadets together.
It was the same with Requilas.
The previous formation was completely dismantled and a new formation was created in the middle of the circle.
The approaching waves were wide and not the kind to deal with.
Deed Deed Deed-!
Soon after, the ground started to vibrate. It meant the swarm was getting closer.
One ranger said to him.
– I’ll shoot soon.
-okay.
With Requilas’ permission, the Ranger took out something that looked like a magic cannon and aimed it at the sky.
and right after that.
Whoa!
A beam of light emanated from there and spread far above the sky.
For an instant, a small sun appeared above her head.
Even at this moment, Kaul pointed to it and explained it.
-Black waves are vulnerable to light. We can’t completely block their access, but we can weaken it a bit.
The light did not go away right away, but remained overhead.
It was specially made for such a moment, and its duration was 30 minutes.
‘Though it’s filthy expensive.’
Of course, the fact that it was a weapon that could be eaten by monsters called black waves was worth it.
Hard-!
The vibration, which had stopped for a moment, resumed shortly thereafter. And when about 5 minutes have passed.
Abel, who was relatively ahead, could observe the enemy with both eyes.
-Is that a black wave?
“okay.”
Each one of them was only about the size of the upper half of a person.
Its body was streamlined, and it had six legs.
The eyes looked almost degenerated, but the mouth was unusually large. It was the size that a small child could swallow lightly.
Kagagagak!
As soon as they found this Gigant, they bumped their jagged teeth and increased their speed.
The number exceeded several hundred, as Ranger had seen earlier.
-preparation!
At Requilas’ cry, several rangers who blocked the front raised their bows.
The arrows attached to the strings had rounded ends, unlike those used before.
-launch!
At the command to fire, the arrows flew diagonally and landed in front of the swarm.
The swarms saw it and tried to pass by with a mocking sound.
aaagh-!
Right after that, the arrows exploded with a roar.
It used explosive arrows.
The number of people who exploded was not too many, but the momentum of the black waves was slightly dampened by the flashing light from the explosion.
With that alone, the frontline rangers could say they had achieved their goal.
At Requilas’ instruction, the Rangers immediately retreated to the rear, and the positions were filled by the Rangers, Requilas, and Kaul, who were in charge of close combat.
-This is an unexpected situation. Everyone, don’t overdo it and pay attention to your own safety.
Kaul said quickly.
Abel listened and fixed the spear.
500 swarms are quite menacing, but not hopeless.
This is because Kaul, who rides the Centurio class, and Requilas, the captain, are here.
If you don’t lose concentration, you can pass the crisis enough.
Hard!
The black wave, which paused for a while, rushed back energetically when the follow-up attack failed.
The hordes of monsters approaching, dyeing the surroundings black, proved why they were called the Black Waves.
Kugoong!
Trees around are falling.
As the distance approached, Abel reflexively held out his spear.
Kwajik!
The tip of the spear pierced the head of the entity that had just stealthily leaped toward Abel.
Abel threw it away roughly and immediately struck down the guy who had crawled towards his leg.
500 horses.
That in itself was a huge threat.
No matter how much you draw attention from the front, you can’t deal with all 500 of them.
Kwaaang-!
Abel swung the spear like crazy, minimizing the consumption of mana.
They didn’t stop for a moment and ran and ran again.
Every time Kaul wielded his sword, dozens of them died, but the number showed no sign of diminishing.
‘500 wasn’t the end.’
The decline was slower than expected.
Maybe 700. Maybe 800.
– Ah!
Then, a scream rang out from one side. It was Victor’s voice.
I just rolled my eyes and saw that my arm was being bitten.
It wasn’t even his own arm, so he couldn’t feel pain, but he probably put his reason behind the pain of losing his arm.
-Wake!
Fortunately, Luke, who was right next to him, swung his spear and immediately separated the monster.
Similar things were happening everywhere, if not exactly the same.
Even on the Ranger side, those with damaged aircraft came out.
Although they exerted more power than the Tito class, their durability itself was weak compared to the Milles class.
While the confusion was going on.
Dig-.
Abel is ahead.
I found something in the middle of a swarm of swarms.
An unidentified life form observing this direction with shining eyes.