Chapter 979 – 979. Western Conquest (5)
From the moment we entered the capital of the Kingdom of Rendir, the battle had just begun.
The undead who caught the scent of the living began to flock all at once.
With slow steps, the half-collapsed ghouls with terrible faces slowly narrowed the distance.
The foul smell emanating from rotting corpses fills the air, spreading a sickening aura.
At the center of the dead polluting the surroundings, Eunhyeon and his expedition team swung their weapons in unison.
Kwasik!
Of course, Elvin was at the forefront of the team.
Jet-black shadows, accentuated by the moonlight, flutter.
The full plate mail made of shadows received no damage even though it took all of the ghouls’ physical attacks.
The characteristics of the undead, which wound the bodies of the living and steal their vitality, reducing them to the same dead, could not cause any damage to the spirits who received the protection of the World Tree.
To Elvin, the attacks from ordinary ghouls who had become dead were nothing more than physical attacks from ordinary humans.
There was no way Elvin’s shadow armor could be pierced by just that much attack.
Kwasik!
Once again, the two maces held in both of Elvin’s hands swung and struck the ghouls’ heads.
With a dull sound, the rotten skull was crushed and kicked against the crumbling torso.
Elvin, who was absorbing all the attacks from the ghouls, was a strong shield at the forefront of her team.
However, that does not mean that Elvin can take charge of all the aggro of the undead that attacks from all directions.
“Oh, damn it! “There are a lot of Jo-onna, really!”
Anyes cursed at the overwhelming volume of attack that he could not handle.
As long as Elvin is in charge of the vanguard, the vanguard’s posture will not collapse.
While he was taking charge of aggro by receiving all of the attacks, Alice, Derkin, and the Nine-Tailed Fox, who were in the rear, each poured out their long-distance attacks and wiped out all the ghouls in the front.
A spirit arrow fired from a huge bow pierces the ghoul’s head, and blue flames that intensify the surrounding heat cover the sky and set its body on fire.
A gust of wind created by the power of the spirit struck the ghouls and violently stirred the battlefield.
“Eight!”
In the chaotic battlefield, Erin swung her rapier.
The tip of her sword pierced the ghoul’s throat with a fierce scream.
The pure white flame that flickered on her blade was different from the blue fox fire that Erin usually used.
‘… ‘He’s starting to show signs of being quite divine.’
A pure white fox fire that boasts greater purity than the existing fox fire and has ‘purifying’ properties.
Of course, creating and maintaining it is a power with great risk as it requires greater concentration and greater consumption of magical power than usual, but its efficiency is maximized with the worst compatibility with divine power against undead.
‘But there’s still a long way to go. Tsk. If the size of the flame is that small, it will go out quickly.’
It is clear that Erin, who usually showed a level of concentration that could crawl on the floor, is now able to use her fox fire to a level like mine, which is a remarkable growth in her.
At best, she is still only at the level of a baby fox, but Erin’s growth is clear just because she received a decent passing grade from the nine-tailed fox, who was merciless in his evaluation of her.
Above all, she showed no hesitation in wielding a rapier clad in fox fire.
The act of murder itself on the battlefield was inevitable because it was a necessary process in distinguishing between winners and losers.
Erin was clear about her own standards about it.
All evil people who disturb the world and interfere with Eunhyeon’s work will be punished.
However, he had no choice but to hesitate in cutting down innocent ordinary people, who could only end up in an unreasonable death.
It was like that when he first killed ordinary people who had turned into undead.
Was it really right to cut them down in such a terrible state that they could neither live nor die, and were continually being toyed with by the necromancer’s evil tricks?
However, there was no such hesitation with Erin’s sword at the moment.
Eunhyeon was the reason why Erin was so desperate to cultivate the fox fire, which had the characteristic of ‘purification’, but it was not the only reason.
[I want to help. These poor people.]
I wanted to purify and save the corpses that had been manipulated by the necromancer and their poor souls.
The nine-tailed fox knew the motive, so it taught Erin the fox fire of ‘purification’.
“Joy. A guy who doesn’t even know the topic. “It’s finally starting to come into play.”
“Are you just praising me?”
“…”
The words came out inadvertently, but it was a small murmur that no one could hear.
Ironically, Eunhyun, who was leading the team members at the center of the team, heard the murmur.
The nine-tailed fox frowned for a moment in surprise and glared at Eunhyeon.
Eunhyeon, who understood the meaning of that gaze, said with a bitter smile while swinging her sword.
“Don’t be like that. “Erin really likes praise from Gumiho.”
“Hmph, I just called immaturity immature, so what’s the problem?”
The nine-tailed fox made a sour expression and turned its head.
By her standards, Erin’s level of magic in controlling the magical power of the divine beast was still far below.
“Then she shouldn’t have told me that to get Erin to join this expedition.”
“…”
Because her head was turned, her expression could not be confirmed, but the nine-tailed fox’s expression must have been distorted.
Her intense momentum became even more ferocious as she burned down her undead, creating fox fire in all directions.
The nine-tailed fox realized.
“You’re kidding me.”
“Haha, how can that be possible?”
Eunhyeon joked, but her intention was seen through.
“I’m just asking. Please give it a little praise. “I’m proud of Erin, who is following me more and more.”
“… Tsk.”
The nine-tailed fox clicked her tongue in frustration.
Then she turned her gaze back to her ghouls.
She also annihilated all of her ghouls by throwing out pure white fox fire with the characteristic of ‘purification’.
The team moved forward like hell, sweeping away all the approaching undead.
The destination is the source of the strongest morale and pollution.
It was the Rendir Royal Palace.
It was also the place pointed to by the common opinion of Nine-Tailed Fox, Erin, and Anies, who have a sensitive sense of magic and external energy.
It was a moment when they were closing the distance towards the royal palace in a straight line, clearing out the approaching undead.
“It’s coming out!”
As soon as she heard the nine-tailed fox’s harsh words, Eunhyeon gave her orders.
“Everyone! “Stand by!”
The expedition members’ steps, which had been moving forward furiously, all stopped.
As we maintained tension without breaking ranks, the terrain changed.
Coo goo goo
The ground moved, causing a rough vibration.
The roads of the capital cracked in various places, and something reached out from the huge cracks.
A skinny joint with no flesh whatsoever.
Yet, it maintained the shape of the fingers and was not an ordinary human hand.
Due to the death energy, the bones without joints moved in unison.
The skeleton’s fingers looked thin and weak, but their size easily exceeded that of an ordinary human or skeleton.
Huge skeletons that appear to be three or four times the size of an average man.
Three giant skeletons emerged from the cracked ground and blocked the path of Eunhyeon and the expedition team.
Although it was nothing more than a skeleton with only bones and a thin skeleton, the amount of dense death energy flowing from that gigantic skeleton was on a level different from that of the ghouls it had dealt with so far.
Elvin rushed towards one of the three spheres.
“We will take care of one.”
Derkin, who followed him, said briefly and pulled his bowstring towards the Giant Skeleton on the left that Elvin had rushed towards.
After checking the actions of Elvin, Derkin, and Alice, who had already started taking action, Eunhyeon spoke immediately.
“Riod! Master! “Deal with the remaining ghouls!”
“Sure.”
“I get it.”
The swords of the two swordsmen immediately flew towards the ghouls that continued to flock in.
“Erin, come with me and clean up the one on the right.”
“Huh!”
Eunhyeon looked at the remaining giant skeleton in the exact center and asked the nine-tailed fox.
“Would you like to?”
“… “Are you testing me?”
The nine-tailed fox’s eyes narrowed as it felt as if it had been provoked.
“Good night. “Immature.”
“Eh? Huh?”
“Look carefully. “It shows how poor your magic is.”
“Uh? No. Why… Huh?”
Erin was embarrassed.
Why all of a sudden?
“I didn’t mean it that way…”
She was so busy fighting that she couldn’t hear, but when she checked Eunhyeon’s wry smile, she seemed to have been talking to him about something.
“All right. Well then, Gerard! Gumiho’s escort… !”
“There’s no need for that. Gerard. “You take good care of that priest.”
“Yes! All right! Miho!”
Gerard, who heard the snorting nine-tailed fox, immediately took his place to protect Anies and guarded his surroundings.
“Please do me a favor. Let’s go. Erin.”
“Uh, yes.”
Erin quickly got over her embarrassment and followed Eunhyeon.
Red eyes glowed from the giant skeleton’s skull and turned towards Eunhyeon and Erin.
As they cut down the ghouls, they recognized the two people approaching at high speed as enemies.
The Giant Skeleton raised its bony but huge arms.
The bones that have been condensed with necromancy and morale are already a force of violence of such enormous mass that it cannot be compared to even a gigantic demonic beast.
Eventually, the Giant Skeleton’s arm, raised to its highest point, swung downwards.
In an instant, the huge bone fist reached right in front of Eunhyeon and tried to crush her head.
[Arms of God]
[Aegis]
Kwaaaaang!
The goddess’ shield, nicknamed Absolute Defense, blocked the Giant Skeleton’s fist.
As it collided with the colorless and intangible transparent shield manifested by the power of the goddess, a heavy roar was heard and the aftereffects of the impact were scattered in all directions.
The tremors of the air scattered in all directions starting from the collision, to the point where all the team members around were shocked and stiff.
In a very short moment, Eunhyeon retrieved Aegis, which had defended against the Giant Skeleton’s attack, and swung his sword.
[Siete Swordsmanship]
[Imae Nando (魍魎亂刀)]
Eunhyeon’s countless slashes rained down on both legs of the giant skeleton supporting the floor.
A terrifying swordsmanship that leaves only an afterimage where the sword passes by.
And the giant skeleton lost its balance as the bones of the skeleton that were cut off along with it and the sagging morale could no longer support it.
Erin, who was already in position, stared at the head of the giant skeleton that was starting to fall forward, and aimed at the area she should be aiming for.
The exact center of a huge skull with a pair of red eye lights.
She pushed the Levante forward to pierce that one point.
[Erin’s unique sword technique]
[White Snake]
The moment when the fox fire condensed on the blade shimmered with pure white light emitting a flame of ‘purification’, adding to the heat.
Released from Erin’s blade, it is launched forward.
The moment when a thin solid line drawn in the air hit the exact center of the giant skull’s forehead.
Quaaaaang!
The magical power of the divine beast that had been condensed in the launched solid line was released, creating an enormous explosion.
“That’s it!”
A voice that does not suit a battlefield full of urgency.
But Erin screamed with joy.
A technology that captures and manifests pure white fox fire, whose purity and power have been increased through one level of refining, rather than the typical blue fox fire.
It was a moment when I was able to confirm her unmistakable growth, so how could I not be happy?
“Hyuna! Saw!? Success! “It was a success!”
“Huh. “You did really well.”
Hehe!”
Eunhyeon praised the power of the technique that instantly exploded the giant skeleton’s head.
I was very proud of Erin’s growth.
It was the moment when she was about to be held in Eunhyeon’s arms, her eyes shining brightly as she begged to be loved.
“… !”
Eunhyeon paused and turned her head.
“Hyuna? Why that…”
Erin couldn’t finish her sentence either as she turned her head to follow him.
The place where the two couples focused their attention was on the nine-tailed fox.
To be precise, she couldn’t take her eyes off the pure white sphere floating in the palm of her hand.
“That…”
Erin muttered inadvertently.
A pure white sphere that is gradually becoming smaller rather than inflating in size as it consumes the enormous amount of magic flowing from the nine-tailed fox.
But as the size got smaller, the presence of the sphere seemed to get bigger and bigger.
In Erin’s eyes, that pure white sphere was like.
“It’s like the sun…”
It was as if she had transformed the sun in the sky into a small shape.
Eventually, the nine-tailed fox threw the small sphere on its palm towards the last remaining giant skeleton.
The moment it hit the target, Eunhyeon immediately shouted, imagining the aftermath of damage it would cause upon release.
“Anies! “Spread your blessings!”
“Eh?”
“Entire! Gather towards Anies!”
Anies belatedly saw the pure white sphere thrown by the nine-tailed fox and cursed in horror.
“Oh, come! “Fuck!”
The team members, who were each engaged in an intense battle, were startled by Eunhyeon’s urgent cry and stopped their actions and flocked towards Anies.
Anies hurriedly prayed to his beloved Vesta.
[Goddess! Help me!]
[Vesta’s Blessing]
[Divine Protecter]
And as soon as that prayer came true, a huge storm swept through the capital.
[Barbarian witchcraft]
[White Flower Uprising]
