Jonber wins (3)
The fort, which seemed to have been used to guard the border area, was crowded with outsiders.
The original soldiers had long since run away, and most of them were gathered by the King of Gold.
However, apart from the number of heads, there is almost no feeling of excitement.
The people who greeted the ashes falling like snow from the sky stiffened with complex expressions.
However, when three of the Six Kings joined in, their faces returned to life a little.
Chris slowly scanned the visibly agitated faces.
People from all over the world had very diverse occupations and nationalities, but there were especially many players from Breton.
It must have been because the Prime Minister actively cooperated, and he had also worked with the Sword King.
The king of singers got off his horse and greeted everyone as he entered the building used as the operation room.
“Thank you all for coming together so quickly. Where is the Demon King now?”
“I think so.”
A large map hung in the barracks of the fort.
One of the people who arrived first and was waiting pointed out a city in the south and explained. Fortunately, the location of the demon king was not much different from what Chris and his party expected.
“Based on the speed of progress so far, it will be here in the next three days or so. Even taking into account that they are slowing down because of us, they will be in the middle in a week.”
Elgar’s speed was slower than a cavalryman’s, but much faster than a normal person’s walk.
The king of singers nodded when he saw that his calculations were correct, and immediately explained the strategy and distributed personnel.
About 100 people gathered in the fort.
Chris and his party received about 20 of them.
Let alone dealing with Elgar, the number of bandits in the neighborhood seems to be too much, but they are all player-level skills, so they are stronger than they look.
Tyrone, who was next to him, saw it and honestly admired it.
“I managed to collect this much in that short amount of time.”
“Well… … .”
Chris looked around at the 20 people in front of him and showed a weak reaction.
I know it’s not something that can be done by filling the head count, but against Elgar, 20 players aren’t enough.
In the first place, the undead she usually took with her were more than everyone in this room.
Well, it wasn’t that he was determined to defeat Elgar.
They were forcibly dragged out like a cow that has lost strength due to old age.
Giving up serious consideration, Chris took supplies and headed south.
They looked at Chris with distrust, just as he distrusted the men.
Perhaps thanks to the consideration of the king, there were no people from the Breton Empire among the personnel assigned to him.
After leaving the fort with unmotivated steps, the group descends south with the wagon.
I didn’t even feel that I was getting close to the demon king yet, but the more the party went south, the thicker the ash at their feet. Eventually, when the land appears, not just covered with ash, but completely burned to black, everyone gets very nervous.
Chris, who settled down and exchanged signals with a communication scroll, asked Illesis before starting the operation.
“Illesis, the spell called Trial of the Sun God that the Demon King is using right now… Could we die if we got caught up in it?”
“huh? Umm… Trial of the Sun God only has a very wide range of effect, but it is not a very powerful spell. It’s to the extent that King Gawang, who isn’t even a wizard, endured it with a lump of luggage, so I’m sure I can stop it?”
“good. Then let’s go see your face in a while.”
Chris set foot on the black land with his unreliable troops.
The crew, who expected a simple strategy meeting, follow him in surprise.
Even if you’ve never heard of his name, you have no choice but to acknowledge him as a leader because he’s a person endorsed by three of the Six Kings.
The people who eagerly pursued the vague traces Elgar had left behind soon heard a terrifying scream and stiffened their bodies.
On the hill they were about to climb over, undead that seemed to have been created by Elgar had settled down.
One of the crew members who saw it exclaimed in a fit of panic.
“I heard there are no escorts for the Demon King!”
“calm down. Those are, at best, lower-middle-class undead. If you become a demon king, you can make it like breathing.”
“Don’t be afraid, fight! Captain, can I attack?”
“uh… Attack begins.”
As Chris’s languorous chants were given, the crew began to move.
People with spears and knives built a wall on the fly, and rained down arrows and spells from behind.
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Maybe it’s because they’re talented people who are famous in each country, but they work together quite well.
The undead occupying the hill were shattered by the unstoppable attack.
In fact, no matter how many of these lower-middle-class undead came, they were no match.
Let’s defeat them leisurely, hear the sound and reinforcements come running.
Chris thought to himself as he slashed the undead that stood in his way.
‘A ghost knight and an evil wizard… Just looking at it, there are only ghosts. I burned all the corpses, so I can only summon these things?’
After using a few attack skills to clear the path, Chris climbed to the top of the hill and looked down over it.
In the direction where Elgar was presumed to be, new enemies were rushing in.
Tyrone, who stole the scene, clicked his tongue.
“Wow, it’s really endless. Are we not going to be able to see the demon king’s face?”
“Watch your mouth, Tyrone. When you say ominous things, they really do.”
“That’s because I talk less nonsense than you… uh huh?”
At least hundreds of undead were gathering around the party, but there was no sense of danger. No matter how many people there are, a job is a job.
It’s strange that there are more than 20 player-level players, and it’s just that they’re so scared.
Tyrone, however, remains silent, displaying unmistakable fear.
It was only after Chris followed his gaze and looked up at the sky that he understood why.
“Trial of the Sun God!”
“There are still undead, what are you doing… … .”
“Will the Demon King care about that? Avoid everyone!”
Chris’s men started to run away from the sparks falling from the sky without saying anything first.
I received confirmation from Illesis earlier, but since we haven’t gone too deep yet, it’s best to retreat. Taking that for nothing here is nothing but a waste of Illesis’ magical power.
The troops were out of range of the spell before long.
The undead chasing them screamed as they were swept away by the flames spreading in all directions.
Even ghost-type undead could not be safe if burned with Elgar’s magical fire.
Chris and his party trembled as they actually witnessed the spell they had only heard about.
After the 30-minute hell experience was over, only ash and heat remained inside the realm of spells.
As they tried to start the chase again, a similar groan sounded in their ears.
Perhaps Elgar summoned new undead.
Illesis, who noticed that, muttered in disbelief.
“Summon, burn, summon again… What’s with such a grand waste of mana?”
“Isn’t this something we don’t even need to go out for?”
Tyrone faithfully resumes the pursuit even though he grumbles.
The team members who realized the power of the demon king belatedly lost their momentum.
They weren’t lively from the beginning, but now I don’t know who the undead are.
Chris drove them like a cowherd to a slaughterhouse and faced the new undead.
Unfortunately or fortunately, in the end, they couldn’t even see the face of the demon king, as Tyrone said.
Still, it was easy to avoid the sun god’s ordeal thanks to taking a different southerly direction from Elgar’s.
After fighting for a full day, they decided to take a break and eat for a while.
Chris went into the forest, which had become a huge lump of charcoal, to get away from the heat of the battlefield.
Illesis, who has followed him, gives him new information while suppressing his voice.
“Hey, Chris. Can I talk to you for a second? There’s something I’ve been concerned about since before… … .”
“what?”
When Chris, who was wiping the sweat off the nape of his neck, shows interest, Illesis closes the distance.
“I think I’ve figured out Elgar-sama’s destination.”
“huh? destination?”
When Chris asked, as if he was surprised, Illesis added his opinion, which he had meticulously considered.
“Elgar-sama’s direction has been a straight line throughout today. Crossing mountains and rivers is not a chore if you use magic, so you are probably moving straight to your destination. I’ve been using the measurement spell to calculate my future course… That perfectly matches the direction of the sword grave.”
“The grave of the sword? But why would Elgar-sama go to the sword grave?”
“I don’t know yet. Could it be that the sword grave has something to do with the evil god?”
“Um… … .”
The moment Chris nodded at a plausible guess.
I could feel a faint presence behind the lump of charcoal that was originally a tree.
As he hurriedly took out his longsword, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.
“for a moment. Don’t be loud.”
“Ah! Hey, Gearrick!”
Illesis shouted in a surprised voice to make Gearrick’s request go unnoticed, but Chris cautioned him. Fortunately, the resting crew didn’t seem to notice it.
Gearrick, whose eyes emitted blue light, looked weaker than usual.
Behind him stands the maid, who is also exhausted.
“Even the lady-in-waiting… What is this situation?”
“I’m almost out of magic, so I don’t have time to explain in detail. Chris, please stop the master, no, that’s not even the master anymore.”
Gearrick and the maid are in a semi-transparent state, as if they are straddling the boundary of the sound dimension.
It’s probably because it’s in a difficult situation because it doesn’t receive magical power from its owner.
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Moreover, considering that the King of Swords and the King of Singers were not far away, it was very dangerous to have a brief conversation like this.
Chris asked with a frown as if he was a bit frustrated.
“Stop Elgar? what can we do? Even if it’s a way to release the control of the chest god… … .”
“There is no such thing. I have to stop doing that for now… In any case, it must be prevented from reaching the grave of the sword.”
Gearic melted into the void without any regrets after giving an extremely weak explanation.
The lady-in-waiting behind her didn’t say a word at all.
However, the attitude of the two people is so desperate that I can’t just pass it over.
“What’s in the sword’s grave that’s why you’re doing that?”
“Uh, what do you do? To defeat Elgar-sama. Not even the King of Swords, but even Gearrick-sama would say that… … .”
Illesis, with a confused expression, didn’t know what to do, so Chris swallowed.
The situation is very different from when he was threatened and invited by the King of Swords and King of Gold.
He owes a considerable debt to Elgar and Gearic.
Since it was a request from Gearrick and the maid, who were Elgar’s faithful servants, and not from anyone else, it must have meant something.
Fortunately, Illesis’ guess was confirmed by Gearrick.
Chris made up his mind again and responded to Illesis.
“Now that this has happened, I have no choice but to do it properly. I don’t think the answer will come out if I work hard.”
“Ah, um… okay?”
Illesis looked like he wanted to stop Chris, but his expression was so determined that he quietly swallowed his saliva.
“Anyway, I like people in strange places.”
“huh?”
“no. Oh, there comes Mr. Tyrone.”
Chris and Elesis returned to the garrison as if nothing had happened.
All of the supplies, such as food and potions, are the best, perhaps thanks to the gold king’s efforts.
While the other defense teams attacked the Demon King, the crew members who had finished maintenance started the operation again.
Chris keeps glancing at the place where the sword’s tomb might be, and is much more motivated than before.
It’s been six days since I attacked the demon king day and night like that.
As Chris took a breather, he felt a faint vibration behind his back.
When I tear open the communication scroll in my backpack, I hear the command I’ve been waiting for.
Even the blunt voice of the Sword King was quite nice at this moment.
“Survivors, move to the rendezvous point discussed in advance. I will finish now.”
The voice emitted by the communication scroll resonated very clearly among the crew.
All burned and scorched, the warriors turned around without a word to prepare for the final battle.