Chapter 102 – Careful Preparation (9)
14. Careful Preparation (9)
“What are you doing? Stand blankly.”
“No. Nothing. Let’s go.”
The person in charge said that the defense spots were also marked. She said that there is a route where sea water and pests are mainly driven. If you camp there and fight, even those who fell into other places will catch the commotion and come rushing in anyway. In the first place, the raid on the livestock farm itself was because he wanted the blood and flesh of livestock, so it would be good if it was a living creature.
Arriving at the defense spot, we settled down in a suitable place and took a light rest. You don’t know when the vermin sea creatures will come, but once the battle begins, you won’t be able to rest for a few hours. Combat will be turn-based anyway, as it has been so far, but I was curious about how it would play out.
‘It’s not that monsters appear in each room, and there are traps between rooms, and when you break through, you move to the next room… It feels like we’re defending in one spot.’
This kind of quest was also in The Long Terror. However, there was no information because it was not implemented in-game. The most likely one was the type of intrusion that I experienced before the boss in the last dungeon.
‘Isn’t it just a pest that pops out in hundreds or thousands?’
If it came out like that, I thought I would retreat without hesitation. Loss of honor? Penalty? That was a side issue.
‘Whoa… Just by looking at the skill description, it seems like it’s at the bottom.’
The important thing was Ar’s skill composition. First of all, there were many skills like a shape shifter, but there were 6 main skills and 8 including shape shifting skills. When in human form, it seemed to use pinpoint sniping or CC from long range, and when in wolf form, it seemed to show off tremendous damage dealing through ‘roar’ or ‘rage’ at close range.
‘Thanks to the unconventional feature of flexibility, seat selection is relatively free.’
It looked great in terms of combat, but… The party maintenance and utility aspects we needed were hard to find at first.
‘Still, I can’t strike the candle before the start. If I fight well, I’ll think I’ve built a network like Sestia.’
It’s really hard to imagine, but what if. Really, if either Kayana or Shay dies…
“Captain! Come!”
“Okay! Prepare for battle!”
The party, who had been resting but not losing their vigilance at Shay’s cry, quickly prepared for battle. First of all, the ranks were in the order of Shey-Kaya-Na-Ar. Ar’s human form attack skills were originally limited to 3 rows, but due to his flexibility, he was able to attack even in 4 rows. When I put it directly like this, it was a characteristic of chewing.
“Oh my god.”
“Ugh.”
The small admiration disappeared in an instant the moment I saw the seawater and pests filling my sight. Even just by looking at it, I already understood why the people who had experienced this request said, “It was fucking fucked up.”
It looks gross.
There were so many disgusting things.
It smells disgusting.
Damn noisy
These crazy combinations created a great synergy, and I already felt like my mentality was going crazy.
‘Fuck… !’
[Speed check]
Shay: 4
Kaya: 4
Eugene: 7
Ares: 5
Vicious Boar1 : 3
Vicious Boar 2 : 3
Vicious Wolf 1 : 4
Vicious Wolf 2 : 4
[Eugene’s turn comes first.]
The battle has begun. The first was a wild boar and a wolf that ran furiously in front of them. I was breathless when I saw the countless pests and seawater that seemed to be swept away at any moment. With so many rushes, mayflies can survive? Surely the difficulty level didn’t go up because of me, damn it?
I immediately checked the specs of the monsters.
[Vicious wild boar 1]
Stamina 24/24
Attack Power 2-12
Defense 3
Speed 3
[Vicious Wolf 1]
22/22 Stamina
Attack Power 6-10
Defense 2
Speed 4
HP and defense were low. Its attack power was higher than the other two. Of course, for us who upgraded the specs once again, I wasn’t too worried because it was itchy, but it wasn’t Ar. There, the possibility of a pitch kill was open to any number.
It was fortunate that there were so many of them, but only four at a time. At this point, I thanked the damn system. The sight of the disgusting giant pests and ferocious sea beasts waiting with a loud noise seemed to be blocked by a transparent wall that could not be crossed.
As I deepened my connection with the warriors, I felt like I was really a resident of this world, but when it came to fighting, I realized that I was in a fucking game.
In the dungeon, it was comparatively less because only one group appeared in a separate room… Seeing this, the unreality and the sense of distance that resulted from it were no joke.
‘Write it.’
I finished my short review. It wasn’t that the thought itself was bad, but the battle had begun. The hand ax that I picked up again after about ten days was a bit awkward.
Before running out, I checked the expected damage one last time.
[Vicious Wild Boar 1] : 5~16
[Vicious Wolf 1] : 6~17
‘Ah. It’s not a humanoid.’
You tasted it. The monsters were mad animals and giant insects. When the really good +4 damage disappeared, something was very disappointing.
Still, he raised the one-handed ax that had reached the 3rd or 4th. It would be a bit disappointing to have an ax instead of a human skull as the first meal after upgrading, but this time it was quantity rather than quality.
“I’ll split some of them!”
After letting out a cry to boost morale, he vigorously slashed the ax at the 3rd row of wolves with high speed.
Kaaeng!
[A powerful blow!]
[Eugene did 26 damage to the ferocious wolf 1.]
[Remaining HP –4/26]
[Ferocious Wolf 1 is dead.]
“Nice shot.”
It was the beginning of the 〈 Endless Threat 〉 District 1 defense battle, the fucking defense that will definitely be listed in the Top 3 of the most fucked-up moment in my memory later.
**
The first one went smoothly. It was one shot when the critical hit occurred, and even if it didn’t, it was at least half blood. In addition, Ar, who had poor defense, was in 4 rows, and most of the monsters were close-range attacks, so the probability of being hit was low. Ardo, who had two absurd penalties, blood phobia and death phobia, fought better than expected. In particular, it was enough to applaud when all four were blown away by more than half blood with a wide-area attack with a whip with thorns and blades. Ar, who had performed a cool attack in such a cool way, vomited as flesh and blood gushed out of the monsters and couldn’t laugh because his mentality was blacked out, but when Ar’s wide area and Shay’s wide area were combined, the monsters were deleted at an amazing speed. I’m a little worried about Ar’s mentality, but the situation changed when I thought that if I continued like this, I would be able to finish it smoothly even though I was exhausted.
After fighting monotonously with 4 of them, when there was an empty seat, the battlefield suddenly widened from the additional intrusion method.
The first to notice the change was Ar, who was in the last row.
“Excuse me! Look over there!”
“What… Fuck, what is that?”
After catching a pest like a mosquito that had just grown, I was stunned when I looked at the direction Ar pointed at. Kaya and Shay also inhaled.
“No way…”
“Captain! I think we should destroy them!”
The battlefield they had dealt with so far remained the same, but the pests behind them rushed to the 3 o’clock direction and the seawater to the 9 o’clock direction. And in front of them, a really suspicious object rose up.
“They are being led here?”
It was too small, thin, and oddly shaped to be called an altar, but there was no other way to explain it. Beasts that have lost their taste and insects that have grown to the point of disgusting. Even though they are constantly being blocked, they tirelessly aim for the west side of Salem.
Things at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock didn’t rush right away. Something like slime on the suspicious object was emitting a muddy white light.
[The warriors have been surrounded.]
An ominous message came to mind.
[The altar changes color every round.]
[If the altar turns black, the altar is destroyed and intrudes.]
[Every time you kill a monster, the discoloration of the altar is delayed.]
[If the altar is destroyed, a new altar will appear and new monsters will appear.]
[The color of the altar becomes muddy whenever it is created.]
[The warriors cannot retreat until the siege is lifted.]
‘What, this!!!’
Gritted it This was no longer the kind of disgusting, fucked-up request that ephemera inevitably come to when they are in need of money. I didn’t have to worry about being beaten to death by those guys right away, but Ar was the problem. Even a temporary retreat was blocked. The conditions for lifting the siege were not specified, so it was very vague.
Surrounded on three sides.
The monsters at the 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock positions are slightly inferior to those in the front. It will still be easy to catch. However, if you only care about the altar, you will be attacked by monsters with higher specs than the first time, and the damage will accumulate as if your clothes get wet in drizzle. So if you pay attention to the front, the neglected altar will be discolored…
‘Wow, I’m going to turn around?’
Colleagues who had been smashing monsters with enthusiasm were also grabbing their weapons while swallowing saliva.
“Eww…”
“Beautiful?”
“No…”
At least Kaya and Shay remained calm, probably because they had gone through all kinds of rough experiences, but Ar was not. She tried to pretend to be calm like the others, but her hand holding her whip was shaking.
‘It’s not good.’
Due to the ongoing battle, only Ar’s mentality, which has blood phobia, is poisonous.
“Beautiful.”
“… Huh.”
“Transformation, can you do it?”
“Now… ?”
“Uh.”
It was Ar’s turn. I don’t know how long I’ll keep my wolf form, which boosts my maximum HP, maximum attack power, and defense, but I couldn’t let him tremble like he is now.
‘It seems to change into a bit of a beast when in wolf form, so I might be less scared.’
“Okay. I’ll try.”
Arr, who had been trembling, took one deep breath, put down her whip, and began to concentrate. Maybe because she did it once, her transformation speed was much faster than last time. She deliberately took the transformation into account and wore loose-fitting clothes, so there was no need to take off her clothes or worry about them tearing. For a moment, he wondered how to strengthen the werewolf’s armor, but when Ar’s transformation was almost over, he erased his thoughts and gave the order.
Wolf form, it was the beginning.
[Ar transforms into wolf form.]
[Max HP increases by 6.]
[Maximum attack power increases by 4.]
[Defense increases by 2.]
[Speed decreases by 3.]
[Awakening chance increases by 3%.]
[Attack power increases by an additional 2 due to the ‘Skill Skill’ feature.]
All physical stats except for speed have risen significantly. It was an astounding rise.
‘Beautiful! It’s a roar of slaughter.’
Arga, who had transformed from a slender girl into a ferocious female warrior, looked at me and purred for a moment, then took a deep breath. As she grew taller, her plump breasts swelled up tremendously, and at that moment I wondered if her breasts would explode.
“————————-!!!”
The battlefield shuddered.
Her roar.
Even I, an ally, got very slightly tired of it, so I made her battlefield a mess.
[Roar of Carnage]
[Ar deals 5 damage to all monsters.]
[The attack power of all monsters is reduced by 2.]
[All monsters’ defense decreases by 1.]
[A total of 7 monsters have been subjected to the status abnormality ‘Paralysis’ (1 turn).]
[The monsters cannot attack or move in the next turn.]
[12 ferocious tigers have died.]
[Ar gets a re-action.]
“Arr…”
It was huge.
Of course, even considering the low specs of those monsters, the impact was no joke. It was almost the same impact as the first time Kaya exploded an instant death according to God’s will. Even I, my ally, is immersed in the afterglow like this, what about the monsters who hit it properly?
She woke up to the sight of Ar as she poked her head at me, her odd eye glowing.
“Once, run amok.”
“Err… !”
As soon as I finished my words, Ar rushed like a beast at 9 o’clock, turning the lions in the first and second rows at 9 o’clock into four / characters with sharp claws protruding from her fingertips.
“This… Wolf?”
Chow ah-
As Ar waved her arm, blood spurted from her fingernails and splattered over the paralyzed goons.
Damn, that’s so cool
