Crackling vibrations and crackling ruptures.
I looked back at the ominous sound, but the road inside the crypt was already blocked, as if the soil had collapsed.
Damn, did Balbus have this ability?
“run!”
I screamed and started running out of the crypt, but a fist-sized ball of silt began to fall over my head.
I hurriedly took out the codex and used the parts shield in succession, but I didn’t fill it in the middle, so there were only a few copies left and it was quickly out.
“Adelian-sama, be careful!”
When I turned my head to Zero’s voice, earth and sand mixed with rocks fell. I flinched at that, and at the same time Kane drew out his sword and split the soil.
“Kane! Please don’t get hurt, Bocchan!”
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Kane picks up me and Luna picks up Zero and starts running to the entrance.
Twice faster than running on my own feet,
Hot blood splattered on my face as Kane dashed out of the entrance, cutting off the falling earth and stones.
“What, what is it?”
big?
Did Balbus put a monster out of the fog?
As soon as I came out of the crypt, Kane split the monster I met in half, and I looked up, stealing the blood that spattered on my face with my sleeve, and saw a bunch of monsters.
Filled up to the horizon, they looked like an army, and their numbers seemed to reach a point of ingenuity, no deceit.
“Grack?”
“Kiyouyung… … .”
“Sniff, sniff!”
I was devastated to see in and out of the fog.
A number that can never be killed. No matter how Kane is, he is heavily overloaded.
Through the fog, Kane cut the neck of the nearby monster or at least cut his prayer to block out the noise.
“Quiet.”
At Kane’s words, Zero covered his mouth to silence himself, and Kane slowly put me down, holding his sword and winking at me. As if to lead them to a safe path.
but… … .
‘What is this… … .’
Even if you look around, there are only monsters and groups of monsters. I’m between monsters and monsters. I moved my body and rolled my head in search of that narrow road.
think, think
With the abilities of Balbus I know, I couldn’t control a monster like this. Besides, if it was the monster Balbus summoned, it would have found us regardless of the fog.
But looking around now, it seems that those monsters are also trapped in the fog.
In addition, they are clearly different from the monsters in Balbus’ Colosseum. what that word means.
Not Lizardman Orcs, Wood Golems, but all kinds of monsters as if they were at a monster fair.
From small species such as goblins and kobolds to large and extra-large monsters such as twin-headed ogres, basilisks and earth worms.
It’s hard to guess why monsters who would fight or eat each other if they were together are gathered in one place… … .
‘Balbus, that bastard. They moved the ruins to the center of the monster group.’
Originally, the ruins of Balbus are randomly generated. Instead of regenerating in one place, the fog spreads somewhere on the plains of Chavid and appears in the center.
That means that Balbus can quickly move the location of the ruins at will.
That’s why we came out of a wasteland full of monsters, not the plains we entered after tying our horses.
‘I was too overconfident.’
It was an unavoidable choice to put on the condition that only the artifacts were handed over, fearing that he would not sign the contract just in case if he took not only Balbus’s artifacts but also other things in return.
The same goes for killing Balbus. Anyway, Balbus was a vicious NPC who steals memories and exploits artifacts, but he never killed anyone in Innocent Saga, so I didn’t expect him to be this vicious.
‘I was overconfident in the information in the game.’
Realistically, you could have expected that he would kill me to find me, since everything he held dear was taken away.
A sense of floating makes you feel subtle that this place is not real and at the same time reduces anxiety about death or failure, but has this side effect.
I tried to return to the crypt, but the crypt disappeared. All that’s left here is the four of us and a hazy fog.
And hordes of monsters numbering in the thousands and tens of thousands. I could see the silhouette of a giant monster up to the horizon.
As time passes, the fog gradually becomes cloudy. When I turned my head and looked around, I saw a plain like a wasteland connected to a canyon with a huge volcano as if it came from somewhere other than the entrance we originally entered.
Where should I go?
At least the center of the group of monsters was close to the outskirts, perhaps because there was no space, so for now, I acted as a guide in the fog in the direction with as few monsters as possible, and Kane silently killed the monsters I encountered.
However, the space of the fog is not big enough to trap all the monsters here, so you have to eventually get into the monsters’ field of view to escape.
Otherwise, even if you try to stay, catch your breath, and remake your plan, the fog will gradually dissipate.
‘Balbus, if we meet again, I’ll make you pay for it.’
I pursed my lips and put my hand into the subspace.
This mist is a product of Balbus’s magic. So using the movement scroll in the fog is a gamble.
Due to the nature of the movement scroll, which has to find the coordinates because it is a fog made of magic, there is a high probability that the coordinates will not be properly set if there is a special mana swirling around.
So the moment you step out of the fog, you have to tear it. So that the scroll can find its coordinates unhindered by the mana that forms the mist.
‘It took about a minute to activate.’
A random teleport scroll that I took in the beginning to escape if the family sent an assassin.
Under the ground or under the sea without setting the coordinates as fixed for fear of being tracked. Due to the function of pre-scanning the destination so that it does not fall from the sky, the wait time is longer than that of a normal movement scroll.
‘I thought Kane and Luna would be able to protect me even if a bunch of assassins came for about a minute.’
Is that possible in this horde of monsters?
I moved my eyes and looked at Kane, who was wary of all directions with his back turned to me with a cold face, Luna who stood in front of me and beside me with a hard face, and Zero who was hiding behind me.
have to believe
“Kane, Luna. Listen carefully. When you get out of the fog, you’ll use the movement scroll. It takes 1 minute to activate.”
“I’ll protect you, Bocchan.”
Luna speaks in a voice that neither hesitates nor trembles.
“One minute.”
Kane answered in a soft voice.
“me too… I want to help… sorry.”
In fact, I beckoned Zero, who was no different from a newborn baby, considering his size.
I trusted them, caught my breath, and moved out of the fog. And that moment when the countless eyes of the monsters who smelled us were focused on us.
tore the scroll
no.
tried to tear
―Kuaaa!
A roar that hits the brain, not the ears.
“Kreur… … !”
“Kuuu… … ”
In an instant, all the monsters prostrated themselves or sat down vomiting blood as if to pay respect, Luna covered her ears, and Kane staggered and knelt down on one knee.
Is this also because of the feeling of wealth?
Amidst the huge monsters lying face down, I was the only one who stood tall and slowly raised my head and looked up at the sky.
―I came to see that there was a mana zone that was heterogeneous in my realm. What you see is a cheeky human being.
A thought, not a sound.
It was the concept itself, not the sound, that was plugged into the brain without passing through the ears.
I grabbed my shivering body and made eye contact with her red eyes.
The huge fuselage doesn’t even push the air out, it floats solidly in the air and quietly descends into the center of the canyon.
A red body that shines deeply as if a halo of light was embedded in ruby. Long tail and huge skin wings. red forked horns.
i know what this is I’ve never actually seen it, but I know its existence well.
It was a realization close to an instinct like breathing.
“Dragon… … .”
I could tell from Adelian’s body, which had no mana sensitivity.
The density of mana was incomparable to that of fog. My body is tingling, is this Dragon Fear?
It radiated from the dragon’s body and swept over us like an invisible wave.
In the current situation, there would be no point in tearing the scroll.
“cadet… eww… … .”
As the sound of Luna’s suffering dug into my ears, I unknowingly moved my steps to block Luna and Kane’s way.
Soon after, the sound of breathing became very easy.
‘Peer doesn’t work for me.’
Even large monsters such as ogres and basilisks knelt down and stood on their knees against the bowing peers, and even moved their bodies to cover the party from the range of the peers, and the dragon stared at me.
-You dare to look straight at me. me lepid. a mere worm.
feeling of pressure.
that ghastly jade. Feeling the flow of mana, which made it difficult to breathe, wrapped around my body, I took a deep breath and lowered my body slowly.
It’s the size of an apartment, just by looking at it. Even if you gently step on us with your feet, we will physically explode.
Fear, the fear passed through my body in an instant and disappeared. As if someone had forcibly dug out the part of them that they were afraid of with a spoon.
―If you are an insignificant human being, you will endure my peers. You’re arrogant, bug. It is annoying and irritating. know with glory that in this you perish.
A deep hatred lies in the eyes that met me.
‘Arrogance!’
An unexpected trait grabbed his ankle.
No, even if it wasn’t arrogance, there would have been no forgiveness anyway.
Does this mean that even the dragon will turn off aggro? Well, since it’s a dragon, the effect might be greater. A creature united by arrogance more than anyone in existence.
As if the pouring peers were being sucked in, they disappeared toward the canyon, and soon the lower part of the dragon’s neck glowed lightly.
I hurriedly tore the scroll in my hand as the mana that had been oppressing me in all directions disappeared.
A portal began to form around the scroll, humming lightly.
60 seconds left!
“Kane, calm down.”
Luna crouched down and couldn’t move as if she couldn’t catch her reason, and Zero held Luna as if to protect her.
Having been hit directly by the dragon’s peer so close, it must be difficult to move properly because the whole body is numb.
Even the gigantic monsters are still confused, and among the small monsters, you can see them vomiting blood and dying, so it’s a relief that they’re breathing.
But Kane, you should be different. You should be different
Because you are the main character I believe in.
“… order.”
Kane staggers to his feet. Those eyes shone golden, even though they were smeared with blood.
“Take Luna and Zero.”
No matter how strong Kane is, even if he can fight dragons later on. Right now, it’s only the beginning, and it’s a state where you’re just starting to pick up the sword.
What happens. I know very well that that alone is a great thing, but the only thing I can trust now is Kane.
Cain, who staggered and wiped the blood from his mouth with the back of his hand, finally hugs the fainting Luna and the trembling Zero.
The dragon’s throat, which had swallowed up mana, glowed red, and its mouth slowly opened.
– Extinct.
20 seconds left? 10 seconds?
I feel like everything slows down for a moment. At the same time as the sensation of your brain heating up, your thoughts are organized quickly.
‘It can’t go on like this.’
If you just scroll, it may move with your breath. Even if I can survive episode 1 with my necklace, we will all be annihilated with the aftermath of moving together.
In addition, it is questionable how long the necklace will withstand the dragon’s breath, but what if the wave of mana that spreads when the necklace and the breath meet and disturbs the teleport scroll?
I turned my head to see Kane, Luna, and Zero.
Yes, the main character never dies.
“Adelian!”
Feeling something, Kane hurriedly shouted at me, and at the same time I inserted the scroll into his hem, tore off the necklace, and flung my body in front of the breath pouring down on me.