Chapter 358 – Erosion
#358.
Under the statue of Martina, the divine and beautiful goddess of life, a bloody battle between humans and monsters unfolds.
Chew! Kwajijik!
The paladin’s sword cuts the monster, and the monster’s sharp claws tear the priest apart. Her blood flowed into a river and turned the holy ground red.
“Kup!”
Kwaaang!
Guardian 2nd seat, Gail Brave, swung a massive greatsword and repeatedly pulverized monsters.
Its power was strong enough to make the monsters explode, but it wasn’t enough to calm the waves of monsters that surged endlessly.
He asked Alexander Balderk, who had just cracked open the skull of a monster and was breathing heavily.
“Suho 6 seat. What did His Holiness the Pope say?”
“… They told me never to set foot inside the Holy Land. The cardinals are of one heart and one mind. It looks like you hid something very valuable.”
Alexander, whose rebellion against his high-ranking position had grown as he had recently been hit and run with a saint whose position had declined in the church, shook his head.
Gail Brave pointed out his attitude in a steady voice.
“Guardian 6, refrain from unnecessary words. What do you think? Do you think he can hold out until support comes?”
“Well. Seeing that the offensive has decreased a little, it seems that there is a fight going on outside as well, but I don’t know when it will arrive.”
“What do you mean?”
“I have to catch that woman. I don’t know if she really is a woman.”
The direction Alexander Balderck pointed was the place where demons were pouring out.
At the center of it was a woman.
Her face was obscured by her mask, but her gray hair, which hung down to her hips, and the flesh and giddy curves revealed through her tattered clothes made her gender known.
Of course, since he is a monster, we cannot rule out the assumption that he imitated a woman’s body in moderation, but in any case, it was certain that he was the culprit behind this situation.
The demons centered on the woman, constantly baring her teeth towards her holy ground.
Kwagwagwang!
Gail Brave, who once again swung his great sword and blew away the monsters in front, spoke.
“Suho 6 seat. I will be guarding this place, so go to His Holiness the Pope and ask for his opinion on dispatching the detached troops. A woman who controls monsters, simply called the monster queen. You must kill that woman.”
“Nice to say that. Come right away.”
Aleksander Balderk wasn’t meant to run errands, but he had no choice but to come because he was so busy that everyone couldn’t even look at him.
The 1st seat of guardian had to guard the side of the pope, and the 2nd to 5th seats each had to defend against monsters attacking from four directions.
Alexander left his battlefield and hurried to meet the pope.
***
Gaon was able to reach the Imperial Capital after 30 minutes of running after exiting Halo and contacting Lougiena.
Chorin pointed to one side and said.
“Miss Gaon. Look over there!”
“… They are demons.”
A plot slightly skewed east of the center. There was a huge crack in the sky, and countless monsters were wriggling under it.
The sacred ground of the Healing Church is not even visible because it is covered by the swarming monsters, regardless of the land or sky.
The aspect of the fight is the monsters trying to invade the holy ground and the church trying to protect it. And it was made up of the forces of mankind surrounding the four directions.
Among them, the northern part was the place where the party, as well as the forces ruled by Louisiana and the 2nd prince gathered.
Gaon glanced at the west where Hirencia was located, then headed north.
Although she was worried, she wouldn’t be in danger as long as the duke was with her.
Now, it was important to quickly join the party and deal with the monsters.
Soon, they reunited with their party.
Gaon briefly exchanged greetings, left the party behind, and entered the simple barracks. There, Louisiana and the 2nd prince were engrossed in the meeting, watching the holograms showing the movements of the monsters.
The two of them frowned at the commotion, but when they found Gaon, they made a splash.
Ruggiena jumped out with tabi and greeted him.
“You’re here!”
“You contacted me. Are there any injuries?”
“I’m fine, of course. Rather, come here. It’s good to understand the situation first.”
“Yes.”
As she followed Lujiena to the front of the map, her second prince also patted her on the shoulder with a smile on her face.
“Welcome. Gaon Kyung. Suddenly, I feel relieved.”
“Thank you for welcoming me. Let’s go right into talking about monsters.”
“Don’t do that. As you may have seen on the way, they are currently surrounded by monsters in four directions and are in the midst of subjugation. However, the number was insignificant. At the center, the Demon Queen is holding out. It seems that the rift is also maintained by this person.”
2 When the prince pressed something like a remote control, her map flipped over and a woman’s figure was revealed.
Wearing her mask and ruffling her gray hair, she made it possible to guess the off-white color of her even when her face was not visible.
In particular, the clothes close to rags exposed the body nakedly, giving a strange impression.
However, apart from that, the bizarrely colored marbles embedded in the right arm and abdomen, which were completely attached to the tentacles and fused, gave off a grotesque feeling, eliciting an instinctive sense of rejection.
Gaon felt a sense of deja vu.
‘I think I saw it somewhere.’
That gray hair that seemed to have been burnt out and only ashes remained, and a body that perfectly met the criteria for being a swordsman. At the same time, she was accustomed to her low figure, which was also attractive as a woman.
However, no matter how much she thought about it, the fog in her head would not dissipate.
As Gaon stared blankly at the picture of her monster queen, Lujie Na, who was standing next to her, stabbed her in the side.
She was startled and looked into her eyes and she said.
“Is it that good?”
“Yes?”
“Is that monster queen or something so good? Are you excited to see her naked like a prostitute? Shall I dress like that later? Huh?”
“No, what are you talking about? I was so excited. Calm down.”
“Joy! Then why don’t you watch it in moderation? It will just pierce a hole.”
There is so little that humans and animals can know about each other unless they speak.
If the man he loves stares at the naked woman’s body for dozens of seconds, she will inevitably misunderstand it as a woman.
As if it wasn’t just Roujiena, all of her lovers were staring at Gaon with their ax eyes open.
Gaon, who flinched at her fierce gaze, cleared her throat a couple of times to change the subject, then spoke to the second prince.
“How about the Order? I couldn’t see it at all, but are you all right?”
“Hmm… Well, it shouldn’t be a problem right now. The power of the church is very strong. If the church is defeated without even a hand, the empire has no hope.”
“I’m glad then. But we can’t last forever, so we need to apply as soon as possible. Do you have any plans?”
How many monsters there are, and how powerful they are. Also, I don’t know about the monster queen, but it’s clear that nothing good will happen if I continue the war of attrition like this.
It is necessary to reduce the damage to the church by providing support as soon as possible.
With the remote control, the 2nd Prince reloaded the picture of the monster queen that Rougiena had just removed.
“As I said before, there is a high possibility that this monster queen is holding her rift. Even if that’s not the case, dealing with it could cause confusion among the monsters. So, how about sending a detached unit?”
“It means that only the monster queen will be ambush and eliminated separately.”
“Right. Perhaps the church is thinking the same thing. I think it would be better to break through the wall of monsters and join the church, then join the guardians and eliminate them. In each defense except here, we will send people to participate in the detached unit. That’s enough to win.”
It’s not enough to win, but it’s a tremendous amount of power that can crush the monster queen before it can resist.
The monster queen never thought that she could handle all of them.
If she had been that strong, the monsters would have already destroyed the sacred ground and spread in all directions.
After the meeting ended, the selection of personnel for the detached unit began in earnest.
“In the detached corps, Louisiana, Rivera, Isabella, and Chorin are participating. For the rest of us, please deal with the monsters here with His Highness the 2nd Prince. No objections are accepted.”
Speed is the key to this operation. Of course, those with low mobility cannot be together. Originally, Chorin should have stayed, but her healing ability was irreplaceable, so she had no choice.
The rest of the party clearly showed resentment, but only nodded silently to see if they respected Gaon’s decision.
This feeling now will be the foundation for future development.
Gaon believed so.
“Lugiana. She said they were going to meet in the south, right?”
“Huh. It was talked about infiltrating through the open road after pouring bombs from the mage tower. On the way, join the Duke in the west.”
“Thank you for the explanation. Go now!”
The western side is gathered around the Duke of Chevrons and the nobles who have joined their sphere of influence.
Of course, if a detached team were formed, the strongest force, Duke Austin Chevrons, would participate.
Normally, it is common to leave an heir in consideration of the future, but for some reason, I had a hunch that Hirencia would also participate.
Because the holy sword she possesses is especially powerful against monsters.
Gaon suppressed her excitement at the thought of seeing Hirencia and moved west with her party.
In fact, it would be better to go directly south to save time, but since the current formation was formed in a circle, it was safer to go west, since I had to go back anyway.
Time passed like that, and when they arrived in the west, they saw the duke and Hirencia waiting in advance.
Behind him were two 9-star knights who seemed to have been selected from aristocratic families. In the case of this detached unit, since mobility is important, magicians are almost excluded.
Gaon greeted Hiren Sia, who still boasted of her radiant beauty, with her eyes and opened her mouth.
“Long time no see. Be ignorant. I’m sorry, but I’ll skip the courtesy. Would you like to go right away?”
“Of course. Let’s talk as we go.”
“Yes. Then I will take the lead.”
Normally, the blunt personality of the duke was difficult, but it was good at times like this.
Gaon looked around and kicked the ground.
The existing party, as well as the new ones, followed well without lagging behind. It is natural as it was carefully selected.
For reference, Chorin is currently flying with the help of Isabella. Her stilts, fashioned from her feathers, carried her effortlessly into her sonic world.
And not long after, they were able to see the place where the huge turret had been set up.
The duke clicked his tongue with a disapproving face, like an old-fashioned man who only insisted on analog.
“Is that it?”
“Yes. It’s a new weapon developed by the Magic Tower. It will help clear the way.”
“I just hope it doesn’t cause any weird problems.”
Wizards are usually curious and eager to explore. Among them, there were many eccentrics, so they often caused accidents.
Even that new weapon was not used for the first actual deployment this time.
So, in a way, it was natural for the duke to show distrust.
Gaon shrugged his shoulders and approached several Mage Tower masters, including Lee Inkel, who came out to meet him.
