Vol 21 Chapter 9 (1/2)
ACT 9 Shangri-La
“……Alan!”
Ark ht Alan had escaped the underground base and gathered the monsters in the canyon
“Dammit! Wormer, is it almost ready yet?”
“Close…okay The MG has been collected!”
“Then? Where is the thing?”
“My invention is near the underground base”
“Huh?”
Ark stared at Worh that huge nuain? But he only had 20 cursed japtem left
‘I can’t use Demonic Distortion’
He would need at least 200~300 cursed japtem to move those many monsters
“You should’ve told me that earlier!”
“Shouldn’t you have known byinvention in my backpack?”
Wormer answered naturally Then he closed his
“Ah, that’s right Didn’t I develop that device before?”
Wor out The machine looked just like a radio but it had an antenna which looked like a satellite dish on top
-Magic Energy Remote Transmitter
The y wave to a h the y froy will be lost due to the wireless transfer
“Hahaha, I really aenius!”
Worhed as he held the re the explanation of the remote transmitter
“If the invention has its energy charged then it can be brought here?”
“Yes, I possess the remote control for the invention so it won’t be a problem”
“But doesn’t the invention have to et here?”
“Don’t worry about it I can definitely bring it here after the energy is charged”
“I’ll believe you How long will it take to transfer the energy and get here?”
“My estimate is 5~10 minutes”
“5~10 minutes…!”
Ark looked at the swarainst Alan, Timosi and the thousands of monsters for 5~10 minutes There were only 100 soldiers left because 30 had died in the battle against Chromatin
‘But……!’
Ark looked at the canyon The Black Obelisk Forest could be reached from the path in the middle of the canyon In other words, there was a ravine on the left and right and Alan was co from one of them On the other side was a narrow entrance into another canyon
“Everybody move to that canyon!”
Ark shouted The special forces followed Ark’s order and moved towards the entrance of the canyon
“Warriors make a defense formation behind the entrance!”
There was a reason Ark moved to this canyon Wormer needed coordinates to input into his invention so they couldn’t excessively run away Therefore they had to fight for 5~10 ainst the numerous monsters then they would be wiped out in a few h that only 10 warriors could fit standing side by side This meant that if they established a defense formation inside the canyon then they could restrict the nuy which involved the terrain
“Ark!”
Alan’s voice was heard while they werethe defense camp Alan looked like an evil spirit It was reasonable He had been deceived by Ark and trapped in the underground base so noasn’t in the proper mental state But that wasn’t the only reason for Alan’s fury Alan had received the mission from the Red Man to defend Pabiun Fortress and steal the artifact frooals However the Black Obelisk Forest had been blown up It would be difficult for Alan to defend Pabiun Fortress against the Schudenberg expedition If Pabiun Fortress was taken away then Shangri-La would also fall into the hands of the Schudenberg expedition
“Ark, Ark, Ark! I will kill you no matter what!”
Alan
“Kill them all!”
Kuaaaaaah, kuaaaaaah!
Thousands of creatures with glossy eyes ran into the canyon Ark carefully observed the a command
“Magician unit, slide!”
“Make their path uncomfortable……Slide!”
10 icians simultaneously unleashed their spells Slide turned the floor slippery like ice allowing zero friction When the ic was used on the snowfield, the
“Now! Archers intercept the monsters that didn’t fall!”
The archers followed up by continuously shooting blunt arrows The da but it had the same effect as blunt weapons The monsters were hit with the blunt arrows and combined with the slippery floor, it caused the monsters to be pushed back dozens of metres Ark intended to use thisthe time limit If they were ordinary monsters then he easily could’ve survived 5~10the monsters
“Bah, he’s just a cornered rat Monster troop, make footholds with your bodies!”
Hundreds ofAlan’s co down in front After that repeated a few times, the space between the monsters and the special forces was covered Slide wasn’t applied to the ues so the blunt arrows didn’t have an effect anymore
“damn! Warriors, prepare to defend!”
Ka kwang, ka kwang!
Eventually the monsters entered and collided with the special forces Violent clashi+ng sounds were heard at the same time If this was a wide open space then the defense formation would be quickly destroyed But even if they overcame Slide, only a few monsters were allowed to enter at a time The special forces members were also elite troops from the expedition so they were able to hold up to a certain extent However……
“Get out of the way, you stupid things! Hate Aura!”
“I’ll go too! Matanyi Shooter no 1, Devil Penetrating Arrow!”
The situation ih the monsters With his attack and defense raised by the black aura around hi to block with their shi+elds stumbled and fell Tied the soldiers
“dauys are always a problem”
“Ark, I’ll take care of that female! Torrential Sword!”
Shaed Tier with a somersault and taunted
“Oh, it’s you again? Are you really that attracted to me?”
“It’s the opposite It’s to the extent that I want to kill you Burnt Sword”
“Youraffection is too extre Arrow!”
Syu syu syu syuk!
Shambala and Timosi flew violently around the canyon
“Then uy?”
Ark muttered as he looked at Alan Ark had already been pushed back by Alan while they were fighting in the destroyed Nuran village But he didn’t know that Alan could use various skills from monsters and was hit by various abnormal conditions Well, there was also Alan’s Hate Aura but Ark was less concerned about that now
“This is a chance to practice the new skills Purital, Clad Armour!”
Clack clack clack, clack clack clack clack!
It was at thatin the defense formation when his body exploded and disassean to snap into place around him After a moment, an armour of bone was formed around Ark
-You have used Clad Armour
Dae will increase by 17~22
Defense will increase by 98
Health will increase by 1,866
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When he checked his health gauge, the 1,866 health was e disappeared then Clad Arone
‘The attack and defense didn’t go up as much as I expected’
Ark had thought Clad Ar about it, he realized that it was actually 30 of Purital’s stats Purital didn’t have h as his stats
‘But this alone should be enough to handle Alan!’
“Hook Explosion!”
Ark fixed his gaze on Alan and shouted Then the hooks on the shoulders and knees of his are and was pulled like elastic towards Ark
“What, what the?”
“Are you wondering what is going on? It is revenge! Dark Blade!”
“I!”
Ka kwang, ka kwang!
A tremendous shock wave shook the area as both swords collided When they fought in Nuran village, the ratio was 6:4 with Ark at a disadvantage Noas different Thanks to the 30 bonus from Clad Armour, it was an even match Both Alan and Ark took a few steps back from the shockwave
“Ugh, how did you suddenly become like this?”
“It is a secret you idiot!”
Ark continuously attacked until Alan opened his mouth
“Devil’s Breath!”
It was the poisonous fog which couldn’t be cured without an antidote Ark turned to the side using Dark Dance and attacked Alan again Then Alan started to display his ‘Predator of Devils’ ability as he used random monster skills Ark and Alan’s battle was al Clad Ar ability, Ark with his taekwondo was clearly superior It was natural to think that Ark could control Alan but Alan had his ‘Predator of Devils’ ability
‘da?’
Both of the But if they looked at the whole situation then Alan clearly had the upper hand The priests still hadn’t recovered all the ainst Chromatin so the warriors were started to collapse froicians were also spreading soling so Ark’s group wouldn’t be able to hold on er
‘Even the White Tigers are going to collapse soon!’
Ark sighed after surveying theAlan Then Wor at his remote control raised his head and shouted
“That’s it There it is!”
The special forces turned their gazes to Wormer’s invention in unison The monsters also reflexively turned to look Then it seeathered at the canyon were turned to stone
Kuoooooh-!
Soht line It was an enore The are object seeiant made of steel……
That’s right Worly created a robot from an animated cartoon
“Hahaha, a giant flying robot! It is the dream of all men!”
Wor the reined that they would see a robot in the game so their expressions looked like their souls had left the the shocked looks crossed the canyon and descended behind the special forces From up close it really resembled a robot from an animated cartoon Wormer dived between the spread toes of the robot and shouted
“This is the entrance Get on the robot!”
“Wait? If we have a robot like this then isn’t it unnecessary to run away?”
“Does it have bea?”
“You idiot, ould I attach weapons to my robot?”
Wormer shouted in a pained voice
“All residents board first then the special forces!”
“I won’t miss!”
Alan rushed up to Ark while he was giving orders to the special forces Then the robot suddenly stuck its huge fist in the area between Alan and Ark There was a huge roaring sound and snow fell from the sky At that moment, Ark used a combination of Dark Dance and Sprint to enter between the toes of the giant robot
“This way!”
Shaone inside first beckoned from a machine which looked like an elevator Ark rolled his body to avoid Alan’s Evil Insight and there was a metallic sound as the toes closed up
“This…attack! Smash a hole in that iron!”
Alan shouted angrily
Ku ku ku ku, ku ka kwa!
The e stored from the soles of the feet and the robot soared into the sky at an absurd speed
“Dandarararara dandada dandarararara dandada”
All users under 20 years old would know the the from Wormer’s mouth
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Including Ark, the special forces, White Tiger Clan and the Nuran residents, there were a total of 110 people on board the Taekwon V 70 of the elite forces had died during the fight in the canyon and only 40 people reer clan and the Nuran residents However, the robot successfully flew through the sky and they safely escaped froes under the guidance of the White Tiger clan
“Shangri-La!”
One of the White Tiger clan h a monitor shouted
“That is Shangri-La where the prophet clan lives…!”
Ark turned his eyes towards the place where the White Tiger pointed and saw Shangri-La At that ri-La wasn’t accessible to the outside Shangri-La was originally located deep within the forest on the mountain But thanks to the wards that the 7 heroes placed, it was now a floating island It was ih the air Shambala surveyed the area then asked with a frown
“What are those things gathered over there?”
Sha like a dark cloud Worround and shouted
“De monsters!”
They confirmed on the screen that the dark cloud was filled with hundreds of gargoyles They were like the ancient stone statues placed in dungeons or castles that attacked passing travellers Those creatures were probably sent in order to attack Shangri-La The gargoyles spotted the unidentified robot approaching Shangri-La and started attacking However, unlike its outer appearance the robot didn’t have any weapons It quickly became tattered under the attack of the sky monsters
“Wormer, increase the speed!”
“We’re flying at the top speed!”
Worent expression
Ka kwang, ka kwang!
Then there was a loud roaring sound and the whole cockpit shook The gargoyles shot narrow beams froht in the roorabbed his hair and started screa
“Ack! The ar is on fire! Da this so what are they doing to my Taekwon V? Do you kno much effort I placed into this?”
‘damn, if the robot is that valuable then you should’ve attached some cannons to it!’
He really wanted to snap those words out But as the point? Ark grabbed the instruhly and asked Wormer
“Ugh, can we reach Shangri-La while being attacked like this?”
“It’s not a probleency…ack!”
Worain pulled his hair and screamed
“What’s wrong?”
“……The secondary engine was destroyed a while ago”
“What now…?”
“……We’ll fall”
Wormer stared blankly at the monitor and muttered
“da this…uwooo!”
“I don’t care about the robot There’s 100 ri-La so we can’t just crash here So, isn’t there another way?”
Ark grabbed Wormer’s collar who trembled and replied
“Dammit, damn, I didn’t want to use this…… It can’t be helped Everybody climb up that ladder!”
“What’s at the top?”
“There’s no tiround and die?”
He had no intention of coroup to climb up the ladder Then Wor out from underneath the pilot’s seat Wor a red button
“Eency escape!”
At the sae vibration and the head of the robot was launched like a rocket Ark and his coency escape pod of Taekwon V’s head Wor from the robot with tearful eyes And he pressed a skull shaped button attacked to one side of the cockpit
“Goodbye Taekwon V1!”
Ka kwang, ka kwang!
Fire appeared in different parts of the robot and it exploded When it exploded, all gargoyles within 40 rey powder But even the destruction of the robot couldn’t wipe out all the gargoyles Hundreds of gargoyles immediately chased after the separated head The top of the head was crushed from an attack and it instantly became bald
-The escape pod has received an attack and the durability has decreased to 80
The engine has caught on fire and the te
The red warning e appeared on the monitor
“Hiiik, the escape pod is overheating If we continuing being hit then the escape pod will explode before it reaches Shangri-La!”
Wormer trembled as he looked at the dashboard Like he said, some parts of the escape pod already had holes in it The only thing Ark could do was block the gaps and maintain the balance of the pod
‘daht…!’
Ark ri-La that was only a few metres away
Kwajijijiji! Kwajijijiji! Kwajijijiji!
A giant crystal ball on top of a tower in Shangri-La started e Deep blue sparks occurred inside the crystal ball until it gathered in one spot Then dozens of lightning bolts shot fro the escape pod The gargoyles’ health quickly decreased A White Tiger witnessing the scene shouted
“That’s it! We’ve entered the boundaries of Shangri-La’s defense ward!”
“Everybody hold on tight We’re about to land!”
The escape pod that had barely escaped frori-La
Ka kwang
The escape pod hit Shangri-La and skidded a few metres At the same time, the dashboards that received the impact burst into flames Wormer ran to the exit of the cockpit and shouted
“What are you doing? Hurry up! It will explode soon!”
“What, what the?”