Chapter 31 (1/2)
“Team 5! Go up!”
At Baek Seoin’s shout, team 5 of the suicide squad jumped up. However, there was one member who was too late.
Puakack!
The wyvern’s swinging tail was like a train travelling at full speed, comparable in both its size and power.
The member was crushed like a mosquito. The protect order from his armor and his 2-star Endurance stat were useless.
Fighting an apartment-sized monster was similar to fighting a calamity.
Only when you looked up until your neck felt like it was about to break could you see its face and flaming jaws.
To humans, fighting was looking at each other, gathering your spirits, and bas.h.i.+ng into each other. However, what they were experiencing now were feet that fell down above their heads like a landslide. When the steep cliff turned around, its tail would come forth like a tsunami.
That was why the role of the commander was very important.
“Team 1! Team 3! To the left!”
The suicide squad that was near the wyvern couldn’t see its overall shape. All they could see was one leg and the tip of its tail.
Because of this, the existence of a commander who stood at a distance was crucial. And Baek Seoin was the right man for the job.
Baek Seoin grit his teeth as he performed his role as a commander. The reason for gritting his teeth was simple.
“f.u.c.king b.a.s.t.a.r.d…”
It was because the wyvern was his sworn enemy that killed his parents. His anger had become even colder and sharper as he carried out his commands.
“Team 7! Jump in! Left foot!”
Team 7 charged in at his orders. The members of Team 7 lashed out at the wound left by Choi Hyuk’s blade. They were all armed with blunt weapons. However, when they hit the wound, it only let out a slapping sound, it didn’t seem like it actually hurt the wyvern.
“Kuaahhhh!”
Except for when Chu Youngjin hit it with bloodshot eyes.
Bang!
The sound his iron mace made when it hit was different. Sc.r.a.ps of its flesh exploded out.
And at its impact, the wyvern momentarily flinched.
Jung Minji had thoroughly resolved herself for this expedition. She had sent the strongest of her elites, Chu Youngjin, to the suicide squad. Chu Youngjin, who activated the unique skill [Berserker], was able to double his Power and Speed.
However, it was still far from being enough.
[Kualaalaak!!]
Stomp! Stomp!
Shocked by the sharp pain, it stomped its feet like lightning. Baek Seoin’s orders couldn’t match its quick movements. 3 members of Team 7 became blood splotches at its feet.
But, the bigger problem was that the wyvern charged and attacked the main army. To the army, it was as if a fortress had suddenly fallen from the sky.
Baaaannng!
The large wyvern was swift as well. The moment one foot contacted the ground, it rotated its body and cleared its surroundings with a swing of its tail.
Cras.h.!.+
In an instant, more than 100 people became plastered onto the ground.
“Charge the Ice Cannons! Fire!”
Bang, bang, bang!
Light beams shot out of the Extraordinary Dragon Cannons.
Crackle, crack!
The wyvern was, for an instant, frozen from head to tail.
“Team 9! a.s.semble the Extraordinary Dragon Battering Ram!”
Baek Seoin frantically ordered. The members of Team 9 each took a barrel-like object from their Handy Bags and a.s.sembled them together. A long, thick spear was formed after connecting 10 of these barrels. The 10 members of Team 9 stood on either side of it and held it up.
[Dragon Hunting Weapon – Extraordinary Dragon Battering Ram], a spear made to slam into a dragon, was prepared. It took 30 seconds to fully complete it.
Choi Hyuk had taken action to gain that time. He was the only warrior who could clearly see the wyvern’s movements up close.
[Kualaak!]
The Wyvern of Destruction tried its best to smash the ice that covered its body. Crack! As the ice started to crack and fall apart, Choi Hyuk jumped onto the ice.
Bang!
On top of the shattering ice, Choi Hyuk madly charged. Avoiding the avalanche of falling ice, Choi Hyuk stepped and jumped as he made his way up.
And just as the wyvern was about to lift its head and shake its body.
Craack!
A long, thin blade of karma swept at the wyvern’s neck. Because of his insufficient strength, he wasn’t able to cut the nerve, but it was definitely painful.
[Kuaaaaaah!!]
As if hit by lightning, the wyvern jumped up and took a few steps back.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
One step, two steps, each step crushed a few tens of people, but the wyvern did retreat away from the main army.
And Team 9 who held the Extraordinary Dragon Battering Ram charged forth and slammed it into the wyvern’s right heel.
Boom!!
At the same time, the magic implanted in the Extraordinary Dragon Battering Ram exploded out. Instantly, the wyvern’s right foot was pushed back. It wobbled. However, the thing swung its tail to regain its balance and, instead, shot flames at Team 9.
Blaaaze!
“Uack!”
“Keahhh!”
One member was unable to avoid the flames and let out a wretched scream before turning to ash. Even the members who avoided the flames caught on fire so they drank a Recovery Potion and rolled on the ground.
[Grrr!]
The Wyvern of Destruction stared at the suicide squad who had spread out to avoid its flames. It was 40 minutes into the fight. During this time, they made it wobble and cry out so it seemed to be injured but… the Wyvern of Destruction was quite unscathed. Didn’t humans cry out in surprise when they were poked with a needle? It wasn’t very different for the wyvern.
The wyvern was quite annoyed and angry.
Thud! Thud! Slaamm!
It charged forward and ran through the suicide squad. It was unbelievable that an apartment-sized monster was able to move so quickly while swinging its tail. Baek Seoin didn’t even have the time to call out orders. Even the blocking attempt from the Extraordinary Dragon Cannon came too late. The suicide squad scattered to avoid it while the support troops switched the cannons to stealth mode then spread out and hid.
Grit.
Baek Seoin ground his teeth.
[Kuaaah!]
The wyvern cried out.
But, even during this time, Choi Hyuk was faithfully attacking the Wyvern of Destruction. He was with Lee Jinhee, making their way up its back.
“Boss. Do I really have to do this?”
“You said you wanted to conquer an apartment-sized monster.”
“Ah… d.a.m.n… that…”
“Hold tight.”
Choi Hyuk didn’t even bother to listen to the rest of her excuses. He raised the Predator’s Blade extended with karma and sliced the wyvern’s thigh.
[Kuaaahh!!]
It slapped its thigh with its tail. However, Choi Hyuk and Lee Jinhee had already hidden inside its flesh that was dug out like a trench.
“Uack! I almost became a flattened bean!”
“Just hold tight and keep slicing. If we keep doing this, we should be able to slow it down.”
“My sword probably won’t even slice it well. Boss, you should just do it.”
“If I stay here, the ones outside are all going to die. And look.”
Choi Hyuk raised his blade to show a blade of karma that was as dim as a candlelight.
“I don’t know if it’s because we’re inside the monster but it’s unstable. If you understand, good luck!”
Choi Hyuk didn’t wait for a reply and ran down the wyvern’s body.
“Uahhh…”
Fortunately, since Lee Jinhee was experienced in parkour, she was confident in hanging on.
‘Wait? If I didn’t know parkour, would I not have been dragged here in the first place?’
With mixed feelings, Lee Jinhee stabilized her body with her two feet and started to carve the wyvern’s flesh. She first needed to create a stable foothold.
“Ah d.a.m.n… The blade doesn’t even cut. Its. Flesh. Well.”
Stab! Stab! Stab!
She let her anger out on the wyvern but it only resulted in her hands hurting more.
The main army thought optimistically of the suicide squad’s fight since, from the beginning, their intention was to hold the wyvern back, not to kill it. Everyone besides Choi Hyuk thought that this was the case. Although there were times when the fight would splash onto them, it wasn’t to the point where they couldn’t handle it. It was still acceptable.
“Pus.h.!.+ Soon the Weakening Barriers will become nullified!”
Kang Dongsoo shouted.
1 hour and 40 minutes had pa.s.sed since the announcement had popped up. There were still 20 minutes left before the Weakening Barriers would become nullified. Though the Wyvern of Destruction wasn’t affected by the barrier, they had to at least kill more of the 200,000 monsters before the barrier lost its effect.
This desperation united them.
It was the same for those kings under Jung Minji who didn’t want to spearhead the operation.
“b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!”
Even the extreme self-preservationist, the Pig King Ma Dongs.h.i.+k, stood on the frontlines with a s.h.i.+eld and axe splitting monsters’ heads. The Student King Min Kyungchul charged forward with the elite troops and broke through the enemy lines. The king who used to hide in the a.s.sembly area and whine to Jung Minji supported their backs. They even created a retreat route for Min Kyungchul who headed deep into the enemy lines.
All of them had become warriors who were used to fighting. They fought together as one. The past 30 days might have helped them differentiate when they should be political and when they should be wildly fighting.
“d.a.m.n it! You’re telling me I have to fight again after doing this s.h.i.+t? f.u.c.k, just wait and see what happens if you forget your promise! f.u.c.k!”
The Pig King Ma Dongs.h.i.+k loudly mumbled to himself so others could hear. With an “Urk!”, he pushed back a Bladed Ghost and embedded his axe in its head. Even 2-star monsters became weaker inside Weakening Barriers.
“Hey, hyungnim, are you a tsundere? Why are you like this when you were eventually going to do it anyways?”
It was the Slave King Song Simin who was shamelessly pa.s.sing by. Song Simin held a large s.h.i.+eld and behind him stood Yoon Girim with a determined expression. She held a two-handed sword that was as long as a spear.