Chapter 356 – 102. The Beginning of the Raid (2)
He quickly decapitated the beast.
Judging from the magical spirit power that can be felt, it is a Type 2 Witchbeast. The heads of the three monsters with wild boar faces escaped at once.
‘What. It’s boring.’
Pantheon, I remember the preliminary platoon evaluation there. Apparently at that time, even though I was with Rosette and Chloe, I was barely patrolling the Type 2 Witchbeast.
But now dealing with them has become very simple. It’s only been about 3 months since then. That’s how I felt that I had grown rapidly.
‘But there is nothing to be surprised about. The witch beasts and demon souls I have to deal with are at least type 1 or higher.’
So, even if they were high-ranking beasts, they couldn’t waste their time on those who weren’t even the highest.
However, other people’s reactions seemed different from what I thought.
“All three of them are type 2 monsters, even if you look at their appearance and the sense of intimidation they exude. But how can you handle it so neatly…”
I heard the words of a knight named Tyler. The other knights seemed quite surprised by my movement a moment ago.
But I didn’t pay attention to that reaction and looked around again.
“You said that the underground sewer is a place where the Divine Obelisk’s magical energy purification field can’t reach. Isn’t it?”
Lyles answered me.
“That’s right. That’s why there are cases where higher-level monsters that cannot be seen in the ecliptic appear. But…”
He put on a slightly thoughtful look. He said right away.
“Still, it’s not uncommon for multiple type 2 monsters to appear at the same time like this. As you know, demonic beasts that appear in the ecliptic… The source of their magical spirit power is the Keiatic Gate of the old ecliptic.”
“There is a distance between the Old Imperial City and the Imperial City. It’s not easy to create a sudden gate for higher level monsters, are you saying?”
“Yeah. That’s right.”
Lyles was right. But I definitely remembered. Opening Ceremony of the Pantheon. At that time, the level of the monster that opened the sudden gate in the Colosseum and appeared was type 2.
‘The center of the ecliptic is no longer a safe zone. Not to mention, if it’s underground, where even the divine obelisk can’t help…’
And I thought that the current Type 2 Witchbeast would be just the beginning for some reason. The mother’s rosary resonated.
“This reaction…?”
Lyles looked at the rosario, which was glowing pale green. And Siertia also responded.
“It looks like this underpass has turned into a dungeon. The magic power is rising abnormally.”
At my words, the High Knights’ expressions hardened. Said Lyles.
“It is a quandary. We must enter the imperial palace through this place… But if there is something deep in this underpass…”
Since they were brave High Knights, they didn’t look afraid. However, this underground sewer was just a passage leading to the imperial palace, as Lyles had said earlier.
There will undoubtedly be a fierce battle there. You shouldn’t consume health and mana before that. If higher-level monsters continue to appear like now, the probability of the party’s operation succeeding will decrease.
‘The magic power is too strong. It seems that the underground has already become a dungeon. It might be difficult.’
According to the current party composition, the party does not even have a priest.
Magic spirit power lowers physical strength and mana much more than usual. As the High Knights sacrificed their lives for me, they will want to use their lives for good.
At least, no one would think of a tomb in an underground sewer that smells like this and is hard to find.
“You don’t have to worry too much. If it’s a non-human monster, there’s no problem.”
I showed Siertia in front of the knights. Soon, from Siertia, the divine power of a light green color brighter than Rosario began to spread.
An enormous amount of divine power, as if divinity was being manifested. That holy power erased the demon power that was spreading in the underground sewer.
The High Knights crossed Jedin’s cross in unison towards Siertia.
***
The group moved again.
As expected, the condition of the underground sewage system deteriorated as they got closer to the imperial palace. The place was no different from the inside of a dungeon.
Kiyaaaaa
Even a giant snake, a basilisk, appeared underground. The Basilisk is a very dangerous giant snake-type monster among the monsters that exist in Island.
Each one of those scales is very hard, so it’s not easy to cut them off even with an aura. And it has a massive size enough to be mistaken for a dragon.
It was an underground sewer that was wide enough to handle heavy rain. The basilisk’s body filled the sewer.
‘It’s as strong as its size.’
In addition, like a snake, it even spits out terrible poison. Probably the same as the boss of this underground sewer.
‘It’s kind of strange. Even though sudden gates can occur in the ecliptic. How could this amount of demons be in this place away from the old imperial island…’
Home of Grius. Chris, who will be there, is married. So, he is Knoia’s contractor and servant.
If that’s the case, he might have done something related to the Witchbeast inside the imperial palace.
‘This place’s underground sewer might have been influenced by that, and high-ranking monsters appeared.’
It wasn’t long before the imperial palace. I thought that the imperial palace might have become a much more dangerous place than I expected. And this underground sewer could have been a hatchery that raised demons.
In the meantime, the High Knights who encountered him hurriedly formed formation.
“That basilisk is not a monster! An unmistakable witch! It’s stronger than the original Basilisk, so everyone be prepared!”
Cried Lyles.
The Witchbeast Basilisk is a Type 2 Witchbeast. However, the evaluation has been underestimated because of the characteristic of moving alone without a subordinate demon.
A dangerous monster that can be evaluated as a type 1 monster as a single individual. The High Knights are the elite of the Resistance so they can catch him.
Basilisks are tricky beasts. It was clear that the High Knights’ stamina would be consumed as time passed.
“I will draw his attention, so hurry up and attack his weakness!”
And Lyles stepped forward in front of the Basilisk. Basilisks have scales on their necks that open like gills.
The breath exhaled through that gap paralyzes the prey. It seemed that Lyles was thinking of blocking the numbing breath himself.
“If you get paralyzed, there is no priest to lift the curse! So you have to be more careful…”
But I raised my hand to stop Lyles.
“Count Julian? This Witchbeast gave us…”
“No. You are precious power. So you must conserve your strength.”
Leaving Lyles with a bewildered look on his face, I stepped in front of the basilisk. His angry eyes, those yellow snake eyes, stared straight at me.
Kyaaaaa
If life Instinctively, in front of a beast, it was a scream that made my body stiffen with fear. But I was dumbfounded.
‘Somewhere, a reptile came to me…’
Basilisks are nicknamed dragons because of their huge size. But to me, a demonic dragon, it’s just a disgusting reptile that awkwardly imitates a dragon.
“Do you dare to stare at me?”
And my gaze met the basilisk head-on. Although he roared like the first time. As soon as I checked my eyes, I suddenly changed.
“Count! It’s dangerous… Oh no?”
It was a basilisk that ran rampant enough to crush the party. The boy’s body stiffened.
Lee Lee I profit –
Like a rabbit in front of a tiger. As soon as our eyes met, his body went completely paralyzed. And let out a groan full of fear.
“Oh, what happened! To think the basilisk suddenly stopped… Or stiffened…?”
“Now! Let’s kill that guy first!”
I called out to my companions. Although he seemed surprised by the unexpected reaction of the basilisk. After all, high nights were high nights.
Their swords all glowed with aura.
Shaaaaagh-
The basilisk was quickly dismembered. I was happy with the result.
‘As expected, sub-ryong-type monsters can’t move on me.’
Dragons are at the pinnacle of all sub-dragon creatures. In front of the overwhelming difference in rank as living creatures, even those high-ranking monsters couldn’t help it.
‘By nature, basilisks can’t stand up to me.’
It is now in a state of awakening as a demonic dragon. So it was natural for a basilisk to feel instinctive fear.
That made things easier.
This underground sewer is a space optimized for basilisks in many ways. Since it is a poorly ventilated space, if its breath fills up the space, you will inevitably be paralyzed.
Rosette, which focuses on firepower, is also a place where it is difficult to use magic because of the risk of being engulfed in allies. It was a great benefit to easily handle the repair of the sewer without wasting physical strength.
‘Besides, if it’s a monster like this. It must have been Chris’ touch.’
If this monster is also the monster that Chris worked hard to use as a doll. It was very easy to feed him one shot.
‘And this is also an unexpected income.’
You have obtained a useful reward from the basilisk’s corpse.
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“Heart of the Basilisk”
* Rating: Unique
* Details: A heart with concentrated basilisk spirit. As a huge concentration of mana, it has long been used as a decree by mana awakeners. Depending on the size of the object, the effect of the decree is further increased. However, it is a very toxic heart and requires special treatment through time-consuming alchemy.
* Effect: Permanent mana increase + 30MP when consumed immediately / Effect reduced to + 20MP when treated with alchemy.
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Like a snow wyvern, the basilisk stored its essence in its heart.
Especially if it was big enough to fill up the space in the sewer like now, it was a concentration of mana that could not be compared to ordinary magic stones.
I secretly took that heart.
‘It’s so toxic that it needs to be treated with alchemy?’
I could barely hold back the moment when I almost burst into laughter. I’m all alone. The venom of these insignificant reptiles has no effect on me, a demonic dragon.
Alchemy processing takes time, of course. And with such a huge basilisk, detoxification and purification would take a very long time.
‘If you treat it with alchemy, even the mana increase effect will be reduced.’
It goes without saying that fresh food is delicious. It seems that the effect is better if consumed immediately. I hurriedly absorbed that heart into my body.
Immediately, Mana Heart was filled with vitality.
‘Good. Isn’t this a primeval forest? There wasn’t enough mana and magic to use the breath. I got a good elixir just when I needed it.’
Breath awakened in the primeval forest. However, returning to the ecliptic, the mana distributed in the atmosphere was faint compared to that place.
But with the heart of the basilisk, it increased her mana capacity. Using the breath also became easier.
“What the hell happened? The moment I met the Count, that basilisk couldn’t even move…”
“It seems that he is greatly affected by the Holy Sword as he is an evil beast. The holy power of my sword seems to have temporarily incapacitated the Basilisk.”
At those words, the knights murmured. Holy Ramir Empire. Although Grius, the head of the Central Order, was a corrupt priest, the ordinary subjects were deeply religious.
They are the ones who have already confirmed the divine power emitted by Siertia. No one doubted my words, and I crossed myself once more.
“Then please take care of the rest.”
At my words, Lyles nodded his head. Soon, the high knights dismembered the corpse of the basilisk that was blocking the sewer.
“Whoa. You’re done. Then, you can enter the backyard of the imperial palace only through this passage!”
“Everyone has suffered. Then for a moment…”
I listened to Siertia and used divine spells on them. A warm, light green light enveloped the entire party.
***
Eventually, the party almost reached the end of the underground sewer.
The originally built driveway, I took a considerable detour at the end of the plan. It was the backyard of the imperial palace if you entered directly beyond the passage where the basilisk was.
At the suggestion of Count Julian, the entryway was modified at the end.
“Sorry for continuing to ask for complicated directions. However, the group could be in danger if they raided the original route. We ask for your understanding.”
“No. The Count is right.”
Lyles was surprised again. It is an underground sewer full of foul smell and demon power. A place where a noble of a noble status like a count would not want to be even for a moment.
So when I finally reached the pathway to the backyard. I can tell you to go outside right now. Even though he felt the same way about himself and the High Knights.
The Count was more calm and cautious than anyone else here.
Like he said If someone in the rebels was already using these underground sewers. If it was being used as a hatchery for raising demons.
The passage leading to the place where the basilisk appeared. Otherwise, the rebels may already be encamped.
‘We didn’t even think of that fact in our urgency. But did the count already have all those numbers in mind?’
And the High Nights knew the detours too. The Count’s choice was a clear choice in the current situation.
Not only that. While a little time was wasted in detours. The Count did not rest for a moment and cast a divine spell on them.
A beautiful sword that fascinated knights. The sword was surprisingly a holy sword. That, too, is the great swordsman that any swordsman in Island cannot know.
The holy sword of Atlin von Reinhardt. It was Siertia.
High Night Tyler spoke to Lyles, who was lost in thought.
“Sir Lyles. Siertia is surely known as a holy sword that chooses its master by itself, isn’t it?”
At that, Lyles nodded his head.
