Chapter 424 – 424. Desire Feeds on Blood (7)
– One –
“… The wizards and shamans consumed too much mana in a short period of time. Above all, it is painful to put in a strategic class shaman to avoid this one situation, and that he was unable to fight.”
“I’m sorry…”
“It was an unavoidable situation, but… I don’t know if there will be any problems with the future operation.”
“That is…”
Without immediately answering Regal’s question, Luxardo assesses the situation for a moment.
Initially, in this operation, wizards and shamans were deployed as a force to defend against long-range attacks or to contain external interference.
In the same vein, neither siege weapons nor strategic weapons are of great use now.
It is because the one who catches the test subject in the end will be an infantryman or a combat agent.
In addition, using other means other than them, the weakened test subject could have died.
Therefore, wizards and shamans, as well as snipers and naval forces, should only be used to block the escape of the test subjects.
To be more honest, I wished that there would be no activity for those other than infantry forces.
Such thoughts run through his mind in an instant.
When everything is sorted out,
Swoop.
Luxardo raises his head and meets Regal’s eyes.
Regal waited for him to organize his thoughts.
Luxardo was a person who made prudence a virtue, so he was sure that the wait would not be in vain.
Also, it was because Regal was well aware of the fact that it was never hesitating or avoiding an answer simply to escape the situation.
“Your majesty.”
“Hmm.”
“Right now, expectations for the direct contribution of wizards and shamans have fallen greatly. Since he is isolated on the cliff anyway, there is no need to focus on chasing him using large-scale magic. Then, apply ice on the ground and By defending against the ranged attacks of , all the wizards and shamans have to do this time is over.”
“It doesn’t.”
“And the shamans to carry out ‘it’ have never been put into operation in the first place? So please rest assured. Everything will work out as planned.”
Luxardo convinces Regal.
Regal nods his head.
“Okay. Still, you don’t know what kind of unexpected situation will happen, so be careful not to use up all the mana of the shamans and wizards.”
His anxiety still lingered, but his expression did not brighten that much.
He had a history of being deceived by the test subject several times, so he could not easily let go of his mind even while pushing him so much.
“You are right. I always keep that part in mind, so please don’t worry too much, Your Majesty.”
After hearing Luxardo’s confirmation, Regal’s expression brightened.
Looking at him, Regal puts a light smile on his face.
Luxardo smiles as well.
“Okay. I’ll trust you.”
Hearing Regal’s words,
Whoops, Chuck.
Luxardo spreads his shoulders and bows in moderation.
Through him, he expresses his confidence to the fullest.
“I am the Emperor, Your Majesty.”
– 2 –
Kwak Kwah Kwak Kwak!
Shu Shu Shuk!
“Keuheueup!”
A senior combat officer climbs an ice wall.
Using only two feet, it climbs up there at a very high speed.
The word divine fits so well.
That’s right!
Rolling both feet vigorously in the middle of the ice wall,
Woo support!
Put your feet on its surface.
With both feet full of strength,
“Chaha!”
Kwajijik!
Whoops!
Kick off the ice wall and soar up into the sky.
In that moment, before he could even set his foot on the ice wall,
Weeeee!
“…!”
A solid tree trunk flies.
Before he can escape,
Perseok!
“Ghehe…”
The tree trunk blows his head off.
Chow ah!
Patter.
Skull fragments and brains scatter.
Woo woo woo.
Puck.
His corpse, missing his head, falls to the floor.
“Geeeee…”
A strange sound escapes from his mouth.
Parrrr!
Woo woo woo.
Convulsions and stretches
Hardens stiff
“This, this profit…!”
“A bastard…!”
Cadde deuk!
Fast!
Regal’s combat agents are furious.
Watching the experiment subjects endlessly struggle, they feel a deep sense of humiliation.
“Dare…!”
“You… You disobey His Majesty’s edict?!”
“I will kill you…!”
It was because it felt as if Regal was being raped by the test subject.
Regal’s attempt to dishonor his life means nothing to them.
If the emperor commands an individual to dedicate his life, it must be because he thought that as a subject, he should give his life as a matter of course.
Of course, they hadn’t even imagined that the individual might not be a subject.
It was a completely self-righteous decision.
The soldiers who followed and climbed the ice wall,
“Go up at the same time!”
“Don’t let him get mad, stick close!”
“Cheer up!”
Cheers to those who have gone ahead, that is, the combatants.
Combat agents shoot fire from their eyes.
Soldiers pour oil on their burning anger through cheering.
Swoop.
Combat personnel exchange glances with each other.
It was wild, but also quiet.
After unifying
Tup, Tup Tup!
Cha-cha-cha-cha!
They cling to the ice wall.
Shashashashak!
Climb to the edge of the ice wall as quickly and quietly as possible.
Those who arrive first hang in there and wait for everyone to be ready.
Within,
Chuck, Chuck!
Kuguguk.
Thousands of people cling to the edge of the ice wall.
Finish preparations for the jump.
Woo woo woo woo!
Fire up an aura.
A haze sways.
Auras swirl along the mana circuit, strengthening their bodies.
Strength is improved, endurance and agility are exponentially increased.
The five senses become sensitive.
In an instant, all of them rise to the ranks of superhumans.
When everyone is ready,
“Now…!”
Someone shouts briefly
Cadde deuk!
Awesome!
They give strength to their arms in unison.
“Tahaaaaagh!”
Papa papa papa pat!
Whoops!
They fly all at once over the ice wall.
At the same time,
Weeeee!
Fufufufufufu!
“Ke-heo-eok!”
“Quaaaaagh!”
Sharp tree trunks lodge themselves in the bodies of the combatants.
While they were preparing to jump in unison, it seemed that the test subjects were also finishing preparations to attack them.
However, not all combatants were affected.
“Evasion maneuver!”
By order of a senior combat officer,
Awesome love!
Papa papapat!
The survivors aim at them and kick the flying stems.
It flutters in the air, avoiding or avoiding incoming attacks.
“Hehe!
“Damn you bastard!”
Tup, Tup!
Someone grabbed the stem,
Weeeee!
Swoop.
The follow-up attack is released effortlessly.
For allowing a surprise attack, it succeeds in responding very effectively.
Those who became incapacitated by the surprise attack of the test subjects were less than 10% of those who leaped over the ice wall.
“Cut down the tree trunk!”
“Ancient!”
By order of senior combat personnel,
Sureung, seureureung!
Visor!
All combatants capable of producing auras draw their swords out of thin air.
“Haaaaap!”
Oh oh oh!
Woo woo woo woo!
Put aura on it to the fullest,
Aaaaagh!
They swung all at once in the direction of the front.
Woo woo woo!
A half-moon-shaped sword aura flies in an oblique line,
Crunchy!
Kwajik, quad deude deuk!
It lands on the back of a wriggling tree trunk.
I cut them off and lock myself in on the other side of the ice wall.
Kwajijik!
Koo-goong, kukuku-kung!
Tree trunk breaks
At the same time stop moving.
Kaka Kaka Cak!
Above the pile of frozen clutter that formed the wall of ice, the sword aura burrowed straight into it.
Kurrrr!
Rumble.
A sound like the ground shaking echoed, and the entire ice wall began to tremble uneasy.
However, because the crevices of the wooden spheres were frozen with ice and snow, there were only cracks here and there, but it did not collapse all at once.
Boo woo woo!
That’s right!
Chuck!
Combat personnel land on the back of the ice wall.
“Khehehehe…”
Hehe…!”
See profit.
They smile wildly
The ferocity overflows from stem to stem.
After the senior combat agent took a deep breath,
“Charge!”
It determines the direction in which they pour their ferocity.
– 3 –
“Hehe…”
Monohorn’s red eyes glisten.
A mad smile covers his face.
“Isn’t that right, guys…?”
A cracked voice escapes from his lips.
It was a muddy voice, like the sound of metal rubbing, with nothing but evil left.
“Trees… Just because their backs are cut… Don’t die right away…?”
See profit.
Mono Horn raises the corners of his mouth.
Smile.
No, laugh
Hee hee…!”
A laugh resembling an ear cry leaks out.
“Kyaaaaa…!
With a scream, he unleashes his superpowers.
– 4 –
Tat tat tat!
Weeeee!
The combatants start galloping towards the front.
Without even shouting, they were pouring all their remaining strength into the sprint.
They quickly close the distance with Monohorn.
The confidence that you can do it, the sense of accomplishment that there is not much left, returns to you with a sense of exhilaration that pierces the sky.
However,
“…!”
“100 million?!”
As they pass by a tree trunk that has been cut down, the anomaly occurs all too suddenly.
Tree trunks cut down at the waist,
Shureuk, shureuk!
Shrrrr!
Wiggle, wiggle.
I was suddenly wriggling,
Chureuk, Shureuk!
Aaaaa!
It shoots sharp needles in all directions.
“Pee, pi hat,”
Before the senior combatant could even give the order to evade,
Fufufufufufufufufufu!
Puccizzik!
“Quaaaaagh!”
“Knock-up,”
“Kheuheup!”
Sharp needles hack through combatants.
The duration of the aura operation reached its limit, and the needles pierced their bodies, aiming for a gap that temporarily reaped it.
Most of the low-level combatants are swept away by waves of needles.
Gurgling gurgling.
Rumble.
It vanishes, leaving only bloodstains behind.
Papa pat!
Boo woo woo!
Intermediate and above combatants leap into the air before the needle reaches them.
I look down at my feet with a tired face.
“Damn…!”
“I had to find out when I was making wooden balls in the air…”
Late regrets creep in.
They overlooked the fact that the test subject could manipulate tree trunks even when not in direct contact with them, even when completely physically dismembered.
In fact, the test subject must have deceived the Regal forces on several occasions.
Even if the direct link was broken, it could be controlled from a distance, but deliberately not controlling it led them to misjudge.
It could have been that the experiment subjects chose an efficient method considering the long-term war, but the fact that they were fooled by the deception tactic does not change.
“Don’t be idly by!”
At the cry of a senior combat officer,
“…!”
“Heuk…”
They come to their senses
They feel very humiliated to have been stunned by the viciousness of the test subject, even for a moment.
“Get a place to land!”
“The fact that he can attack from a distance, warn the follow-up right now!”
“Yes!”
By order of a senior combat officer,
Piririk.
“His ranged attack,”
Report the current situation to the command center, or
Aaaaagh!
Snap!
Boo woo woo!
Release the sword aura again to remove the thorns.
Shiver.
Sweat runs down their cheeks.
They are getting tired
Woo woo woo!
Tat tat!
They land on a pile of fallen thorns.
Run away
Hard!
They go for it
I feel stuffy.
No.
They were getting tired of dealing with him.
It was clear that their true intentions, which were more intimate, were disgusting.
– 5 –
Whoa oh oh!
Sarah Rock.
In the clouds that violently sprinkle the snow,
“Honey, hurry up! A little faster!”
Margarita shouted in a cracked voice.
It had been a long time since her sweet voice had become muddy and rested.
“I’m hurrying as much as I can.”
“I know, but still…”
“Besides, the closer you get to your sister, the more closely the snipers are deployed. If you don’t care, you could be shot down before you even reach your sister. Right now, I have no choice but to trust you.”
“…”
José answers her in her hushed voice.
He must have gone crazy from the frustration, but he still does his best to calm himself down.
L l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l_[N^nly stumble upon her, lest she be angry at her for her constant purring, and lest she be disappointed in herself that had not yet reached Monohorn and Ada.
Swoop.
Pop.
She lowers her head
“My love.”
“Yes…”
She answers in a voice mixed with tears.
“It’s not just our goal to arrive early, you know?”
“Yes…”
“The goal is to get there as early as possible, get Ada out of here safely, and run as far as circumstances allow while your sister buys you time.”
“Yes…”
“You have to achieve all three of these goals simultaneously, and all of them at once. If you fail to achieve any one, it’s a failure. So be careful.”
Swoop.
Margarita raises her head.
She looks at Jose with her wet eyes.
Again.
Tick, drop, drop.
Weep.
Jose’s heart sank inwardly, but he calmly questioned Margarita.
“Is something wrong with you, my dear?”
“Monohon… Monohon is overdoing it again.”
“Ah…”
Jose sighs.
Let’s know the fact that I wish I didn’t know, impatience dwells in my heart.
“Are you overdoing it to the point of endangering your life and the seed of divinity?”
“Yes… Monohorn has always avoided using this ability from a distance as much as possible, but now he doesn’t seem to have the time to do that…”
Jose is tense.
Gulp.
Swallow dry saliva
I try my best to keep my voice from shaking.
“How much do you think the time you can last is shorter than the time we expected?”
“I just had a conversation with Monohon…”
“If you use this ability from a distance, it is said to drain 9 times faster than if you use it in direct contact.”
Jose’s face hardens.
“Well, then wouldn’t it be hard to hold out for a few hours?”
Shiver.
Cold sweat forms on the back of his nose.
It was hard to hide his nervousness, and his words were also very fast.
“The two-day time we originally expected was calculated considering the recovery amount of this ability… If it gets damaged again, maybe even less…”
“Oh my god…”
By the end of the day, Margarita was almost weeping.
Jose’s face becomes extremely pale.
“So, that’s why we have to hurry even more… If we go leisurely like now, no, not leisurely… But if we head towards Monohorn at the same speed as now, then Monohorn will surely collapse from exhaustion first.”
“Umm…”
A groan escaped Jose’s mouth.
But the Margarita Warning didn’t stop there.
“Besides, Ada-sama is also in quite a danger right now…”
“Yes?!”
Jose widens his eyes.
Vomits up in astonishment
All the way here, she hadn’t been told that Ada was in danger.
