The fighting that Cowl showed off had a tremendous morale boosting effect.
‘It’s amazing.’
Abel also admired it several times.
From the outside, his acceleration ability stood out, but in reality, he wasn’t using only one ability.
‘I think I mixed at least three of them.’
With the acceleration ability as the main, various abilities were mixed to show destructive power that is several times greater.
It was a skill that Abel had a lot to learn.
The cadets, whose morale had risen, dealt with the rest of the enemies with even more strength.
However, it was not possible to say that the situation was unconditionally good.
Whoops-!
Shortly after Kaul defeated the giant, two additional giants appeared.
One looked like a knight wearing thick armor.
He even had something similar to a weapon in his hand, but usually that form is tricky.
-Gwoaaa!
On the other hand, the other one was much closer to the beast, with a much larger upper body than the lower body, and sharp claws protruding from the fingertips.
Doo doo doo doo-!
In addition, the number of fragments of the giant suddenly increased.
Abel looked at it and thought.
‘I don’t know if there really is a commander.’
I’m still not sure, but my suspicions grew stronger when I saw more people coming in as soon as Kaul defeated the colossus with overwhelming force.
– Back to the defensive formation!
Caul quickly gave orders to the cadets.
Since the swarm’s offensive was over, it was to change formation again.
After the formation change was completed to some extent, Kaul and Requilas went to the front.
In the process, I was able to check Requilas’ main weapon for the first time.
thud-!
Two rangers waiting in the rear lowered their huge bows in front of Rekilas.
It was much bigger than the gigant that Rekilas rode on.
I wondered if I could pull that thing, but that was just a guess.
Giggigigiggig-!
Requilas hooked an arrow that looked like a thick spear to a string and pulled it, causing the bow to bend with a harsh sound.
when he let go of his hand.
Bull woo woo woo woo-!
Arrows flew with a roar.
It flew at a speed that was not befitting of its gigantic size and landed on the shoulder of a monstrous colossus.
Whoops!
-Kwoaaa!
It was so powerful that the massive colossus took several steps back.
Although it was only natural that he was beaten by something that looked like a siege weapon.
Then Cowl raised his sword once again and charged.
After watching Abel up to that point, he moved his gaze to the front again.
The immediate threat to the cadets was not the giants that the instructor and the commander were dealing with, but their fragments.
‘The situation is worse than the first offensive.’
The composition of the fragments that appeared along with the giants was not very different from the ones they dealt with before.
The guys with good breakthrough power pushed in first and drew aggro, and in the meantime, the main force individuals approached close range and started rampaging.
Even if it wasn’t an elaborate tactic, that alone could be said to be very threatening.
However, the bigger problem was that, unlike the beginning, the cadets were quite tired.
Whoops-!
-Keugh!
– No, stop it!
It was like that even now.
As the Iron Boar rushed in and collided, screams of pain erupted from everywhere.
Had it been before, it would have been easier to deal with.
Actually, I couldn’t blame the cadets for that.
First of all, there were few people who had experienced large-scale battles for such a long time.
‘In addition, it seems that the situation itself is going worse than expected from the upper echelons.’
If I had known that there would be a lot of swarms and even giants, I wouldn’t have built such a formation.
I tried to prevent an unexpected situation to some extent by placing an instructor riding a centurio-class gigant, but the current battlefield was more dangerous than expected.
“Sup. Whoa.”
Abel caught his breath and swung the spear again and again.
Things take a bit of a weird turn, but it’s still okay.
Even though the cadets were having a hard time, it wasn’t to the point of collapsing right away, and the rangers were still in good spirits.
One hour, two hours… … .
Without a break, the battle continued and continued.
Fortunately, we were given time to rest in the middle.
It wasn’t very long, but without that, a few people would have collapsed without lasting.
– Support will come soon! Hold on a little longer.
Also, at the word that support would come, the cadets were able to hold on by squeezing even the strength they had been sucking on.
Koo Goo Goong-!
However, there was something that came sooner than expected.
It came with the earth shaking and appeared in a form no one expected.
Right behind the defenses, underground.
aaang-!
Part of the ground rose up with a loud sound.
What appeared there was a ‘digger’ that looked like a mole enlarged several times.
Digger is a fragment of a mid-level giant, but in reality the risk is much higher than that of fragments of the same level.
It was because of his character.
He can move freely under the ground.
-back! back!
– Block the tunnel!
Digger wasn’t the only one who could use the tunnel he dug.
Right away, fragments of the giant were coming out one by one from the place where the digger jumped out.
In other words, it’s a sort of back infiltration route.
“sh*t!”
Abel let out a harsh sound and turned his back.
Fragments of the giant were still running from the front, but now was not the time to focus on them.
It was because the burrow the digger came out of was right behind the cadets.
There weren’t that many cadets who could flexibly respond to such an unexpected situation.
-Uh, how… … !
Leaving behind the cadets who were looking back and forth in confusion, Abel kicked the ground.
As soon as Digger jumped out, several Rangers rushed in to deal with him.
What Abel paid attention to was a spider-like monster that came out of the tunnel after him.
Sssssssssssssssssss-.
Abel moved his gigantic body and threw his spear at the spider that was after the other cadets.
The spear dug deep into the spider’s body.
Kwajik!
The spider struggled with a bursting sound.
Abel drew his giant sword and jumped high to finish it off.
The spider belatedly took off his leg as if to avoid the attack… … .
Quad de de de de deuk!
Before that, the sword split his torso in half.
No matter how tough his vitality was, he couldn’t survive having his torso cut in two.
But the enemy did not end there.
Tadadadak!
The one that looked almost the same as the one I defeated earlier aimed at Abel again.
‘Most of them are insect-type.’
Abel waited for the enemy to come right in front of him before swinging his sword sideways.
Kwajik!
He lost his balance greatly and stumbled, with one of his legs severed.
It was not necessary for Abel to finish the bastard himself.
Whoa!
It was because a beam of magic cannon flew from somewhere and pierced the enemy’s head.
When I turned my head, I saw that Henna was pointing the magic cannon this way.
At least, he seemed to quickly figure out the situation and help.
Abel moved his gaze a little more and scanned the defense line.
‘I have to move quickly.’
The fragments of the giants were also attacking more violently as if they had noticed the wavering of the defense line.
It was clear that the defense line would be breached if even one place was twisted.
Abel quickly assessed the situation and ran again.
Kwaaang-!
While moving, fragments of the giant protruding from the burrow rushed towards Abel.
But Abel ignored them all and ran.
The biggest danger now was the hole that had been opened rather than the fragments of the giant.
If you don’t block that way, enemies will constantly crawl out.
“Kiiiiiik-!”
The problem was that the enemies were also aware of it.
The intelligence of the giant fragments is generally not very good, but they instinctively know how things are going.
It was like that even after a few popped out of the burrow and didn’t leave the vicinity.
Woo woo woo woo!
Abel ducked to avoid the jagged forearms that flew at his head.
After that, I jumped high to get past the guy who was about to headbutt me, and then I had to crouch down and roll on the ground to avoid the attack that was trying to intercept me in the air.
Each movement was a movement that put a strain on Gigant, but thanks to this, Abel was able to avoid all attacks and reach right in front of the cave.
However, the biggest obstacle still remained.
“Keee, )
They were the guys who were guarding the front of the cave.
Even at a glance, he was a bigger weight class than the guys who rushed before.
The bigger problem was that the guys in the back were also aiming for Abel.
But then.
Wooo-!
Once again, the magic cannon flew.
A fragment of the colossus that was about to aim for Abel fell to the side after being hit by it.
That wasn’t the end.
-I’ll deal with the back.
An infinitely languid voice.
It was May.
Kaga gagak-!
Mei, who was right behind Abel, swung her sword frantically and drew aggro from the surroundings.
Mei’s original location was on the outermost side, where there was at least some room.
That’s why I could have followed right away.
After Abel finished assessing the situation, he spoke quietly.
“Lupus.”
-I’m already ready, master.
I could feel the heat in Rufus’ voice.
Abel grinned and raised the output.
Woo-woo-!
A powerful force surged through his body.
Abel didn’t stop there and activated his secondary armament in turn.
His senses became extremely sharp, and his field of vision expanded infinitely as if he had been pulled.
-Geuuu!
The cries of the fragments of the running giant pierced my eardrums like stretched tape.
widely-.
Abel ran towards him.
The guy who was blocking the front was covered with a black carapace all over.
Even at a glance, it was clear that it could not be penetrated with tolerable force.
But Abel didn’t care and raised his sword from bottom to top.
aaang-!
The sword and the arm of the enemy clash.
The sickle-like arms of the enemy surged upward.
The guy panicked and tried to strike his arm again, but Abel’s sword moved faster.
No matter how strong the shell is, the flesh is soft.
In the slowing time, Abel did not miss the gap between the carapaces.
Quadd Deuk!
The sword that dug into the gap violently tore through the flesh.
“Gerruk… … !”
The boy stumbled loudly, foaming at the mouth.
Instead of slapping his neck, Abel raised his foot and kicked him in the chest.
Wow! thud! thud!
Fragments of the giant made a loud noise as they fell down the cave.
And that was just the beginning.
“one.”
Counting the numbers, Abel rushed at the snake-shaped fragment that was stealthily aiming for an opening next to him.
As soon as he was caught, he swung his tail and tried to hit Abel.
Instead of avoiding it, Abel swung his sword at him.
Kwajijik!
The snake’s tail, which did not have a strong carapace like the one before it, split open and rattled.
Abel didn’t stop there and stabbed the loose part with his sword.
“Shurs!”
The snake writhed in pain. But each time, the wound only got worse.
Abel spotted an arrow rolling around, picked it up, and threw it away before he fled off his tail like a lizard.
Kwajik!
It burrowed into the open mouth of the snake.
“Shhhhh!”
Still, the snake struggled even in that state, probably on the strong side.
But instead of continuing to deal with him this time, Abel threw him into the pit.
The entrance was blocked, probably because the toxic big guys were thrown in.
“Keeeg
There was still one more left, but the rangers who were able to afford it were taking care of it.
Abel checked that far and did what he had to do without hesitation.
Woo woo woo woo-!
Load the raised magic power into the sword.
aaang-!
took it down
The digger’s lair, which he had endured so far, was completely destroyed by that blow.
While looking down with a proud face, a message appeared in front of Abel’s eyes.
[The sentence responds.]
[A large amount of energy has been detected.]
[Physical ability improves.]
[The ‘Magic Steal’ ability is activated by meeting the conditions.]
It was a slightly different message than before.