Chapter 181 – Allies and Outcasts
[You have entered the S-class dungeon ‘Blue Mage Tower Hertue Fortress’!]
[The dungeon will be cleared by defeating the S+-class boss monster ‘Experiment No. 3E-7697’!]
As they entered the rift, they saw tall spiers and wide open barriers.
A huge tower in the center that glows blue.
Numerous chimeras swarmed around them.
The appearances were all different, but as if there was a separate leader, the monsters camped in formation.
“Blue Magic Tower Hertue Fortress? Is this also a place you know, Estrote?”
The name of the dungeon was unusual.
Like the ‘Barclas Mark Abbey’ that was cleared last time, it was not referred to as a mountain or a forest, but had its own name.
Estrote usually knew the origins of these places, so I asked her.
“The Blue Mage Tower is part of the Wizard Corps. The wizard corps are blue, red, green, and white, and this dungeon belongs to the Blue Mage Tower.”
The Wizard Corps is one of the 7 representative corps of the Allied Forces.
It was a legion composed of a small number of wizards and the majority of the artificial creatures they created, but Estrote informed them that they were monsters from the Blue Mage Tower.
“Then is the enemy a wizard?”
“Right.”
Estrote nodded.
Still, it’s only an S-class rift, so there won’t be any Ex-class enemies.
These are only a small part of the magician corps.
I said let’s clear it quickly and leave.
I felt magic and sensed where the boss monster might be.
Top of a tall spire.
It was a place strongly protected by a magic circle.
It will take some time to break that magic circle.
“Host! I will dismantle the magic circle. In the meantime, stop the chimeras coming in.”
“Okay.”
The operation was built quickly.
Estrothe was the one who knew the magic tricks best among us.
Having lived for over 200 years, she is proficient in orthodox magic.
She decided to break her magic circle.
We decided to slay those chimeras encamped around the spire in the meantime.
After sitting on top of the barrier for a while and looking around the inside of the fortress, we flew again.
Top of the spire.
In order to form a shield there and destroy the magic circle blocking it, I landed in search of a nearby fault.
The central aisle of the spire.
From here, Estrote decided to dismantle her mold by reading her spell that formed her magic circle.
There was a way to break the magic circle by force, but destroying the basic spell was a more efficient way.
Ayeek!
The chimeras, noticing the intruder, flew into the sky.
Some enemies climbed steeples with pitchforks.
We must stop them while Estrothe analyzes her magic circle.
Nayeon Shin gave buffs to everyone, and Wolyoung Hong and I fired arrows of red flames from a distance.
Enemies that came close were cut into pieces by Lee Yu-na and dropped down the spire.
[You have killed the one-eyed red giant Wyvern (S+ class monster)!]
[You have killed a winged ogre (S-class monster)!]
[You have killed a six-legged spiny lizard (S-class monster)!]
…
Enemies coming from all directions were burned, sliced, and made to fall from the spire.
Under the tower, Chimeras were darkly crowded, and enemies with destroyed manastones poured over them.
“Done!”
A cheerful estrothe voice.
Analyzing the magic circle, she grasped the inner mold.
As she lit her red eyes, she shot her demonic energy, destroying the mediators of the magic circle, and the shield protecting the spire burst like a soap bubble.
Whoop-
The air rising from inside the spire.
The mana accumulated within him radiated out, shaking his hair and collar.
After covering my eyes for a moment, a scream rang out.
Big wwala rock! Kiek!
A strange-looking monster emerged from within the spire.
A blue magic circle is engraved on the six eyes, horns and wings of the devil, and the body of the lion.
A sign hanging around his neck.
‘3E-7697’
That guy was a boss monster.
The strangely long snout of the winged lion made a grotesque cry.
“Estrote, does that guy look like a mix of demons too?”
“It seem to be like that. Mad mages made chimeras by mixing them regardless of race.”
Estrote frowns at the Chimera.
Seeing the chimera with the body of a demon mixed in, he is displeased.
At this point, I don’t know who the devil is.
It was called the Allied Army and the Demon King Army, but the other side was stained with more madness.
The fact that it is an army of monsters touches the skin.
Still, it was good for me that the boss monster came to meet me.
It saved me the trouble of finding it inside the spire.
Seeing the Chimera exuding ferocious magical powers, I also activated [Disgust against non-milking subjects].
Live soaring.
He couldn’t withstand my attack for long.
She had been [Nursing] Milking party members in advance, and was wearing all the buffs intact.
Even an S+ rank boss monster unilaterally pushed it and tore its mana to shreds.
The Chimera, which kept sharpening its teeth even after cutting off its limbs, lost its energy and collapsed only after breaking the magic stone in its heart.
[Experiment No. 3E-7697 (S+ grade boss monster) has been eliminated!]
[You have cleared the S-class dungeon ‘Blue Mage Tower Hertuye Fortress’!]
[Clear reward will be given!]
[The rift closes!]
…
The allied forces opened a rift and entered the system world, but the dungeon clearing method was the same.
The rift closes when you catch the boss monster.
Clear rewards are also given.
Reading the system message, I turned my head.
Dispersing power.
Still, the chimeras under the spire did not completely lose their energy.
Only the gate leading to the real world has disappeared.
The boss of the dungeon is the medium that opens the rift.
If I caught him, it seemed that the space magic that connected the dimensions would be released.
Understanding the dungeon clearing method at first glance, I polished my sword and put it in my inventory.
Cleared the S-class rift.
But there were still many places left to protect.
I came out of the gate with my party.
The cracks in the peaks were disappearing.
Judging by the dissipation of mana, it will close within a day. There will be no more monsters coming over.
He ordered Jeong Yun-hwan and his men, who were guarding Taeyoung’s guild, to kill the monsters that had already crossed over.
And we moved through [Creating a Rift] To break the next Rift.
The target is the naval base in the southern part of Jeju Island.
First of all, it was planned to tour from important bases in the provinces and remote areas.
The safety zone in Seoul is being blocked by the Korea Hunter Association, so there’s no need for me to step in.
*
District 32, southern Seoul.
This place, which was called the best safe zone in Korea, was now attacked by numerous monsters and was a mess.
I decided that it was only necessary to block the safe area, so I placed hunters, but monsters from all directions were rushing into the 32nd district.
“Didn’t you say that you should set up a main defense base and deploy hunters?”
“I beg your pardon? So you’re saying I’m wrong?”
“Former Senator, it’s not like that…”
“We must protect the citizens! People come first!”
Jeon Yong-gyun was ignoring his objection as if desperate.
An emergency shelter where the Constitutional Commission gathered.
The lawmakers here tremble with anxiety and criticize each other.
“What the hell is the weak president of the association doing? Does it make sense that monsters are flocking to the safe zone like this?”
“The whole world is in chaos right now, Senator. Not just a safe zone…”
“Then shouldn’t you have handled it better? Really, how did the country get to this point?”
Monsters here, monsters there.
There was nowhere to run.
In fact, it was a success story.
The hunters who followed Jaehoon Hong demanded that the area be abandoned, but it was the Constitutional Commission that ignored their opinion.
This was the safest area in Korea, and the largest number of citizens lived there.
It is a political vegetable garden and a home for economically wealthy citizens.
It was a city that was not good for defense because it was easily exposed to monster attacks, but it believed that it was a safe area and held on here by attracting hunters.
Could it be that even if the Allies or something came in, it would be dangerous to this place?
That was the thought.
However, the allied attack was on a global scale, and not just a few high-grade cracks that appeared for a short time, but all grade cracks from S+ to F were constantly occurring.
Not only were the undefended areas occupied by monsters, but even the thoroughly defended areas were being attacked by enemies.
I should have given up the safety zone and preoccupied good points to defend.
They realized it belatedly.
A crisis experienced only after an incident has occurred.
Until now, it was safe, but now I was trapped in the 32nd district in southern Seoul, where I was most anxious.
Aww!
Aww!
Pew! Cooong!
As if experiencing the apocalypse personally, the cries of the monsters vibrated from the sky, and the sound of buildings exploding as the hunters and monsters fought reverberated widely.
A shelter that keeps shaking.
Slanted cracks on the building and falling dust.
Members of the Constitutional Commission had to shudder and scream whenever the ceiling cracked.
“Still, aren’t the hero and the saint here? It should be safe here, maybe.”
One of the legislators laughed.
The hero and the saintess who said they would go to defend the nearby stronghold were extremely stopped and left in the 32nd district in the southern part of Seoul.
They are the best party in Korea.
If they couldn’t keep the shelter, no one in Korea would be able to keep it.
He took comfort in leaving the strongest hunters as escorts.
In fact, if they had blocked the surrounding bases in advance, so many monsters wouldn’t have been concentrated in one place, but it was safe to have the hero and the saint by their side.
In fact, on the ground where the battle unfolded, they were slaughtering monsters one-sidedly.
Only monsters can hear screams.
Kwajijik! Patter!
It was then.
A hole formed in the ceiling, and debris poured down.
The beak of a bird of prey stuck in a hole.
Black blood spills onto the floor.
“Hehe!”
“Aww!”
The legislators, without saying anything first, fell off the beak and retreated to a corner of the shelter.
A monster appeared even breaking through the high defense of the shelter ceiling.
Pajik, patter.
The beak was missing above the ceiling.
A hunter with a sword descended from the new hole.
“Is everyone okay?”
“Warrior!”
“A warrior!”
A holy sword that shines brightly.
The hunter who appeared was Sihoo Lee.
As if the battle had just ended, black blood flowed from the blade of the sword.
“It’s an S+ class monster, so it broke the ceiling just by falling here. I’m glad no one was hurt.”
The identity of the monster is a chimera whose magic stone was destroyed by Sihoo Lee.
It fell helplessly to the ground, but its beak was so sharp that it pierced the ceiling of the shelter.
“Bar, how is the situation outside?”
“Not good. The monsters keep coming, so you don’t know when the battle will end.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Ishihu had a firm expression.
It was an open area, so it was difficult to defend against monsters.
I’m doing my best to block it, but my hands are lacking.
As soon as I made sure people were safe, I tried to leave again.
“What about the hole?”
A crack in the ceiling pierced by a dead monster.
Sihoo Lee thought about how to stop it.
It was urgent to move them to another shelter, and this place was at least safe.
If it’s not for that gap.
“We must cover it with a tent!”
“No! Didn’t you see the monster’s attack power? You have to block that with a defensive item!”
Members of the constitutional committee talking loudly.
Sihoo Lee frowned and looked at their behavior, then moved his gaze to the hunters guarding this place.
Come to think of it, there were other hunters who guarded the constitutional committee.
They were personal bodyguards.
Who am I worried about
Even at this moment, the outside is a hell where life and death come and go.
Sihu Lee left the shelter, entrusting the defense of the place to the bodyguards.
