Chapter 345 – Nightmare Subjugation (2)
“Then Lucia, take good care of Carnea.”
Before leaving, I said my last goodbye to Lucia, who was still in Carnea, in the student council president’s office.
“…Master.”
The reason Lucia remained was to deal with the ‘spreading nightmare’ that appeared in Carnea, but…
The guy that appears in Carnea is weak enough to handle even if it’s not Lucia.
Even so, the reason Lucia had to stay was in case of an emergency.
It was because only Lucia, who knew everything, could respond immediately.
“Then, I’ll go.”
“Now…Wait a moment… Master…”
At that moment, Lucia grabbed Eugene’s sleeve and said in a small voice.
“…Lucia?”
“I’m sorry… But no matter how I think about it, Master is too dangerous.”
Tried to believe
She suppressed and suppressed the ever-rising fear, but seeing Eugene’s back as she left in front of her eyes, she couldn’t stand it.
“…I’ll find a way right now… Or… I’ll attach a few more people to the master, so please go with me… Please.”
This moment was so frightening to Lucia, who had watched Eugene die several times.
“Because it’s okay. Lucia.”
“What the hell is going on!!! Unlike the others, Master was judged unsuitable… Uh… Eup..!!!”
It was Lucia who shouted as if pleading, but the warmth of his lips interrupted his words.
She tried to push Yujin away with her arms, but… She couldn’t help it.
In the end, it was only at the end of kissing her until she was out of breath that she could barely get away, as if she was imprinting Eugene’s warmth on her body.
“…Ha…Ha… This… Is despicable. Master.”
“Sorry. Still… I can do it. Trust me and wait.”
This wasn’t a lie to reassure Lucia, it was the truth.
No wonder.
There’s no way a man who can’t prevent at least one disaster can stop the end.
“Then, please promise me… You will… Definitely… Come back to me…”
“Yes, I promise.”
After giving Lucia a short kiss, I opened the door and Bianca was waiting outside.
“…Now, are you ready? Everyone is waiting.”
At Bianca’s words, I silently nodded her head and walked forward.
Jerk-jerk-
If you walk to the end of this hallway, you will arrive directly on top of the podium.
Jeobeok- Jeobeok- Tuk-
As I exhaled to calm my nerves from the fact that one step behind me would announce the start of the war, Bianca smiled mischievously and said:
“Now, let’s go in first. Commander-in-Chief.”
“…Yes, Bianca. Please follow me.”
“Yes, I will always be by your side, so don’t sleep.”
The moment you take a step with Bianca’s support.
Hwaaaaak-!
The bright sunlight blocked my view for a moment, and then I saw the entire school students standing under the podium.
“…”
He didn’t seem to be as nervous as he thought.
Rather, there was an appearance that seemed a little excited about the equipment and food that were too abundant to go to war.
“It’s good that everyone isn’t scared… But it’s a war, so can we do that?”
“Are you okay. It’s much better than being nervous.”
Anyway, the power of the students is enough to deal with the disaster.
If you don’t give up, don’t run away, and don’t be afraid, you can definitely win.
‘I’d rather…’
I looked at Bianca’s face with a worried look.
In order to lighten the burden on the students as much as possible, this side took on most of the risks.
Unlike students who win by not giving up, we can lose if we make mistakes.
‘No…’
It’s also funny to worry about Bianca, the subject she asked Lucia to believe in just a moment ago.
I believe in my girls.
I will definitely win and return to this place safely.
“…I have only one command.”
I asked with sincerity on the podium with amplification magic.
“Everyone, let’s meet again in this place, just like now.”
***
And on the day of the ‘spreading nightmare’ subjugation.
Waiting for the disaster that was about to pour out, I sorted out what happened in the past.
The fighting ability and intelligence of the ‘Spreading Nightmare’ are different for each individual, but except for a few special individuals, they are basically summoned at the level of low-level to mid-level monsters.
However, there are two major differences between normal monsters and the “Spreading nightmare”…
The first is that the spirits of all the ‘spreading nightmares’ are connected as one.
Because of this, no matter how far apart the ‘spreading nightmares’ are, they share information in real time and evolve through it.
Of course, since their basic intelligence is low, they are not at the level of finding a way to counterattack right away, but the growth of collective intelligence cannot be ignored.
The second feature is high infectivity.
When a creature is bitten or wounded by a “Spreading nightmare,” It becomes infected with the “Nightmare.”
In the beginning, even if you get infected, you may think that it’s nothing special than you think, because you’ll only get a little depressed and your body will sag…
That moment is just a fleeting moment.
The real danger of infection is that it forcibly connects the infected person’s mind to the ‘spreading nightmare’ and uses it as a computing power that increases the power of the ‘nightmare’.
The power that goes up per person is not very high, but as soon as the number reaches hundreds or thousands and exceeds a certain level, all infected people become part of the ‘spreading nightmare’.
This is bad enough, but…
What’s even worse is that, unlike the undead, which have a similar contagion method, those who have become ‘spreading nightmares’ only have broken personalities, but do not lose any of their abilities.
Just as Moriarty, who tried to protect the students just a moment ago, became a ‘spreading nightmare’ and at the same time tore the students apart with the magic he used to protect them.
‘…Really, the more I think about it, the more damning the world is.’
In the end, if you think about it, I had never attacked the ‘spreading nightmare’.
The method I used when I saw the ending was not to deal with the ‘spreading nightmare’ from the beginning.
The skip method was:
After expelling people from all areas where the ‘spreading nightmare’ appeared, they were isolated by enclosing a huge barrier.
The enlisted men, who had spared troops for a while, advanced to the north and dealt with the ‘ancient monsters’ that had been unsealed with the Wolf Knights.
‘At the time, I thought that was the best thing…’
…As a result, it was the wrong choice.
Of course, a large part of the empire’s territory was isolated, so the damage to the northern soldiers who were not properly supplied with food, weapons, and clothing was more serious than expected.
In an instant, the dissatisfaction of citizens who were deprived of everything of their workers developed into protests and riots.
We figured out the situation belatedly and tried to mobilize even the soldiers guarding the wall to calm the riot somehow…
It was unreasonable to expect loyalty from an army that was not even properly supplied with food.
In the end, the army didn’t listen and the riot grew bigger and bigger, but somehow it calmed down by releasing all the property of the great family…
If you eat the remaining creatures in the barrier, the ‘spreading nightmare’ that has repeatedly evolved will break through the barrier.
‘…From then on, it was the beginning of Time Attack.’
If I take the time anyway, I will die this way and that way, so I recklessly challenged the final boss, ignoring the ‘spreading nightmare’ with the thought of seeing the face of the final boss somehow.
And miraculously, he succeeded in sealing the final boss, delaying the end of the world just a little bit.
Yes… It’s ‘very little’.
Fortunately, the ‘spreading nightmare’ disappeared as soon as the final boss was sealed, but it has already left an indelible scar on the empire.
Most of the major facilities of the empire, such as the imperial castle, academy, and church, were destroyed, and countless people lost their lives.
Looting and killing became the norm, and only mistrust lingered among the people.
‘…And.’
It was the same with Lucia that suffered an indelible wound.
In exchange for the seal, Lucia lost his right arm, left leg, and a large portion of his internal organs.
It’s terrifying, but this is my only memory of seeing the ‘ending’ of the world.
‘…I’ve discussed countless times with Lucia to resolve this.’
In order to bring a happy ending to this world, Lucia and I came to one conclusion.
To subdue all ‘spreading nightmares’ as soon as they appear.
Theoretically, it wasn’t impossible.
As I said, with a few exceptions, the level of danger when the ‘Spreading Nightmare’ is first born is at the level of low- and intermediate-level monsters.
If you know how to fight to some extent, you can cope with it enough.
…However, subduing all nightmares at the same time was a condition that was absolutely impossible in the last round.
At that time, Liana, Melfisa, and Tristia didn’t have most of the bonds I have now.
‘…But this time it’s different.’
Everything I thought was impossible came into my hands.
I, who had the overall command of the entire army, and Lucia, who had recorded the number and location of all nightmares during the barrier containment, combined the power of countless ties to somehow make it this far.
Damn-! Damn it—!
At that time, the color of the sky turned red and I heard a sound like space being torn apart, and I whispered as I drew my sword.
“All that remains is…”
It is only proved by the results.
