Chapter 62 – 14. Crisis and Cooperation. (2)
The reddish sunset painted the whole world red like blood. If it was Allen, he would have thought it was beautiful nature as if he were appreciating a work of art, but today, the glow of the sunset felt strangely frightening. … It’s like foreseeing the future to come later.
“Dan-lord, please get some rest now. You’ve been saying that the whole time.”
Callis Mann, the old dog, asked Allen, who had been holding her height since daytime, to rest, but she declined with a light smile.
“All I have to do is this. It’s not like I can help you directly when fighting. You have to work hard for something like this.”
“Then what if we collapse?”
“Don’t fall. Don’t worry. Maybe I don’t know the condition of my body. …… Okay okay Hey, next turn—!”
In the end, Allen couldn’t stand Carlisman’s hot gaze and let go of her key.
Around that time, the rowing stopped, and people finally got a long break. If there was any space above or below the deck, they would spread out, put anything in their mouths, chew and swallow.
The night I hoped would never come, came again today without fail. The red color that had spread all over the place also disappeared, and the world slowly fell asleep, covered with a black blanket.
The boat, which had stopped rowing, moved very slowly along the river. The helmsman took turns taking turns. I had to steer the boat well so that it wouldn’t go up on the sand by the river….
If there were no threats, he would have slept on land in a boat on the river, but he couldn’t afford that now, with necromancers playing the game. Even if it’s very inconvenient, you have no choice but to live on the boat until you reach the city.
Around the time the distorted moon shines on the gently swaying surface of the water.
Tattooist Arnold, who was standing on the railing of the prow and watching his surroundings, saw something wriggling on the far bank and hurriedly ran to Lord Danju in surprise. She tossed and turned for a long time, and Allen, who had not been able to fall asleep, barely fell asleep and woke up again at Arnold’s call.
“What’s up?”
Allen asked in a hoarse voice, shaking her tired head slightly.
“I think you should take a look at this, Danju-nim… !”
The tattooist’s urgent voice pierced Allen’s ear. There, Danju regained his faint mind and his vision became clear. I wonder what’s going on
Arlen hurried to the prow railing with Arnold, turning her head in the direction he pointed her finger at. Then, narrowing her eyes, she took a closer look at something in the distance.
…… Ah…….
It was undoubtedly a group of ghouls swarming like ants on the far bank.
Fuck this!
“Wake up quickly. Hurry. Ring the bell Hit fucking hard! So that you can hear both front and back!”
Tattooist Arnold sprinted up to the wake-up bell and began pounding it with a sledgehammer as if it were about to burst into flames.
– Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding
All the people who were sleeping soundly were awakened by the loud sound of the bell. The parents hurriedly evacuated below the deck holding the children who woke up crying and crying in their arms.
The mercenaries and young men who rushed in rushed over also clung to the railings and witnessed the hordes of ghouls gathered on the river bank and riverside.
“Cipearl, it looks like you can’t really get into the water!”
Everyone stroked her chest, saying, “Thank you.” At that time, the blind saintess who was looking at the group of ghouls together was suddenly frightened, and she ran to Allen and pointed her finger somewhere.
“Danju, there is something over there. Something powerful…… !!”
Everyone looked in the direction pointed by the blind saintess’s fingertips. Even Allen, who had killed her necromancer alone, looked at her nervously, wondering if she might be a lich if she made as much fuss about her as she did, but there was only an empty river bank there.
“… Can’t you see anything in my eyes?”
“There, there must be something!”
The moment the mercenaries shook their heads saying they couldn’t see anything, something slowly began to rise above the river bank.
…… Ah…… !
It was the shape of a giant. A corpse giant made up of masses of corpses—-.
“Fuck it.”
Everyone had a hunch that something was up. Arlen immediately rowed——and screamed, screaming so hard that the veins stood on her neck. She said it was a priority for her to avoid this position.
“Paddle quickly. For now, everyone stick to the oars and row—!”
They were probably the same group of necromancers who devoured Hegel, she expected.
The corpse giant was seven or eight meters tall and had a very fat body. His movements seemed sluggish, but his strength and tenacity seemed very powerful. … There were as many as eight such people.
Everyone drew their weapons and stood near the railing, watching what they were doing.
The corpse giant stood on the river bank, spreading its huge hands to the sky. Then the ghouls climbed up the body of the corpse giant and began to clump together like a ball in the palm of the hand.
ㅡㅡ!!
It was only then that Allen, realizing their plan, shouted at her to break her throat.
“I’m throwing ghouls! Stop it! Stop the flying bastards!!”
At the same time as he shouted, the giants began to throw chunks of ghouls at the ship.
As expected, the ghouls were as strong as their size, and the united ghouls flew all the way to the middle of the wide river at once. It broke into several pieces in the middle and then fell like rain.
Thump thump thump.
A few unlucky hit the side of the ship or went straight into the water, but most thumped onto the deck. The mercenaries tried to block the flying ghouls as much as possible by striking them in the air, but it was impossible to knock them all out because there were so many of them.
Citpaal-!
Seeing how he even commanded a corpse giant that couldn’t be made with decent skill, it was almost certain that there was a lich on the other side.
He didn’t even know that a corpse giant would appear, much less that he would throw a ghoul into a boat with it. … As expected, fuck-up bastards without change!
Fortunately, though, the ghouls didn’t attack all at once and flew sporadically like this, so it was worth dealing with. Furthermore, isn’t there a blind saintess, Odd-Nun, who is no match for a ghoul!
… And Allen, who thought he couldn’t stand still, prepared to attack the corpse giant. It was to do as much damage as possible to that thing that was sure to continue to be annoying in the future. Fortunately, their speed is very slow, so if the magic is flying accurately, I’m sure you won’t be able to avoid it.
“Elena, kill those bastards with magic!”
Holding a brightly lit magic wand in his left hand, the magician who gathered mana and created elemental magic in his right hand stretched out his arm, aiming for one of the corpse giants standing on the river bank.
And, the magic that flies fiercely—-. It hit the corpse giant’s left flank exactly.
The body of the corpse giant collapsed to the side with a huge explosion that exploded with a puong. Allen was delighted to say that it was done, but he couldn’t help but swear when he saw the ghouls clinging to the giant’s body, which had been torn apart, and filled up the flesh again.
No, bitch… , Citpaal… !
This was why Allen hated necromancers so much. If only the ghouls were supplied continuously, they would show ridiculous fighting abilities. They’re really remodeled to deal with—they’re bastards like clothes.
Still, the corpse giant didn’t recover so quickly in the game… , The reality was more deceptive.
After that, the sucker shot several more shots of magic, but each time the corpse giant recovered. Of course, he consumed a significant number of ghouls each time he recovered, but he still couldn’t defeat the corpse giant.
There were still many ghouls flying to the ship. As time passed, the damage increased. Although the mercenaries were busy running around trying to defend themselves as much as possible, there was a physical limit.
At least, the people who used a little strength were all on the deck and fighting, so the quality of the rowing was very poor. Still, somehow, as I rowed with a shriek, the boat was quite ahead of the corpse giant before I knew it. Only then did the fucking ghoul throwing come to an end.
“Chifaaal….”
When the attack was over, all the exhausted people lay flat on the spot.
“Those bastards are crazy…. Fucking cubs….”
Bald, dark-eyed Billy panted and cursed the necromancers who had done this heinous thing. Who would have thought that they would throw a ghoul into a boat and attack it?
“Everyone did a really good job. And eat something to replenish your stamina. Even if you don’t want to eat, force yourself to eat.”
Allen somehow managed to replenish the consumed stamina. The crew also forcibly shoved jerky into their snout and chewed and swallowed it.
I barely managed to catch my breath, but a young man clinging to the railing and watching the outside called out loudly to Danju.
“All of them are ghouls, Sovereign Lord. There’s a ghoul running over there!”
… Fuck… ?
Everyone jumped up and saw a group of ghouls running along the riverbank, clinging to the railing where the young man was. The ghouls were much faster than the slow-moving boats, so they quickly caught up with them and landed far ahead and settled down.
No way.
The ghouls climbed onto the river bank and began to tangle with each other, transforming one by one into corpse giants.
“No, cyberall… ! What is this… !”
Tattooist Arnold, who was watching the shocking scene, spat out a long curse, asking if this makes sense. … And everyone felt the same way.
Still, the necromancer over there must have consumed a lot of black mana, and the number of corpse giants was reduced by half compared to before. But that alone is already threatening enough. And they started throwing ghastly chunks at the ship again.
There was another fierce defensive battle. … And in the end, one of the boats following them slowly broke away from the line and crashed into the river bank, as if it could not overcome their supply offensive.
The group of people who ran away as if they were going to die again, watched with their eyes on, wondering if they would chase them again. Fortunately, there was no chase this time.
Huh, the sound of desperate cries that burst out filled the gap between rough breathing. Quite a few people were killed or injured on Allen’s ship as well.
People threw their dead into the river. If left alone, they will surely become ghouls and attack them…. It’s cruel, but that was the reality.
“Go to sleep. Stock up on his stamina somehow.”
Standing at the helm, Allen put his crew to sleep. Master Pattong, who was staring sadly at the back of Danju, who was standing alone, also closed his eyes as if fainting from exhaustion.
It was a tragic night.
