478 Scripted Event Sunclaw Kingdom Conquest 3/?: Rescuing the Lost Heroes (2/2)
Eifert's sword was thrown away when he fell to his knees, and his right leg was burned and inflicted with a strange curse that made his body lethargic.
The grotesque monstrosity approached Eifert as it slowly moved its tentacles towards him.
”Hiyaaaaa!”
Haruko appeared out of the darkness, raising her long katana, which was covered in azure flames, unleashing hundreds of consecutive slashes upon the grotesque monster.
Flash! Flash!
”Grryyaaaa!”
The blazing slashes pierced the flesh of the grotesque aberration and cut it into pieces, Haruko grabbed on to the lethargic Eifert as she kept running through the forest.
”Haruko… thanks, but my sword…!” said Eifert.
”Sigh, you're such a baby…” muttered Haruko, rushing towards the left and grabbing on Eifert's sword.
However, another monster in the form of a wolf covered in dark armor appeared behind Haruko.
”Graaaaprehend.
”Ugh…! W-What is this?!”
Haruko tried to pierce the darkness, but it was impossible, as many techniques and spells as she released over it, it would not even falter.
And as she did… the creatures were closer and closer.
”Is this… the end?” she thought.
”We never had a chance… everything is hopeless… Marnet-sama, where are you?” wondered Eifert, praying to Marnet, the Demigod of Canine Beastmen and the father of them all.
”No… Eifert, let's fight… to the end!” shouted Haruko, wielding her katana and releasing blazing Aura from her body.
”It's hopeless for me… you might have a chance, but I am done for, my leg is broken at this point, and it is burned as well. To make it worse, I was cursed, and I have become extremely slow… Use me as bait so you can win sometimes. If you can run around the barrier, you might find some opening on it and escape” said Eifert, with a mild smile, the mask covering his face cracked, revealing his handsome appearance.
”Eifert… I would never…! No! I will never leave a comrade behind…” muttered Haruko.
”Gggrrryyaaaaaaaa!”
”There they are! Capture them! Gahahaha!”
”Gyahahaha! They shall become fine vessels for Geggoron-sama!”
The monstrosities not only were overwhelmingly strong but were even capable of speaking and communicating with each other. Due to their connection with Geggoron's main body, they received direct orders from him.
”Haruko… You can't… you must run away, your life would only be wasted in here, don't be foolish!” shouted Eifert.
”No! Eifert, let us fight, to the end! Like true warriors!” said Haruko, as her sight was greeted by the monstrosities finally emerging from within the forest's darkness.
”Haruko, don't be foolish!” shouted Eifert, as Haruko rushed towards the monsters.
”Hiyaaaaaaaa!”
Haruko began to unleash dozens of techniques, one after another, defeating many monstrosities in a berserk frenzy, her body was completely covered in black blood and sweat, her muscles became stiff, yet she forced them to move through buffs and skills. Her Aura faltered, but she drank Mana Potions for it to forcibly recover.
Eifert could not stay watching, he used all of his capabilities to unleash spells and abilities while being tied to Haruko's back. Even if he could not walk anymore, Haruko forced him to fight.
The monsters died one after another… but more and more appeared until the pair was surrounded by hundreds of them.
Haruko felt that she had enough Mana for a few more techniques, and she would be done for. Meanwhile, Eifert had already run out of Mana.
”Gyagyagyahaha! You're done for!” shouted the monstrosities, rushing towards the pair, jumping over them!
”Hiiiyaaaaaa!” shouted Haruko, releasing her last techniques. Slashing blue blazes pieced the monstrosities, opening some space for her to move.
But her body could not move anymore, her muscles were too stiff, she fell to the ground, gasping.
”Aghh…!”
”Haruko!”
The monstrosities glanced at the despairing pair, their wide and deformed mouths laughing eerily.
”Gygygygy! Capture them and convert them into believers of the great Geggoron-sama!!!” shouted a monstrosity with the appearance of an ominous bug with twelve sharp legs.
A giant made out of fleshy muscles extended its large hands towards the pair.
”Don't worry, it will be quick! Don't resis-”
Clash!
A thunderous sound filled the entire world. Even the monstrosities became frozen as they moved their grotesque heads towards the origin of the sound.
Gigantic, sharp claws covered in countless eyes, mouths, and sharp fangs alongside a hard dark-colored armor-like exoskeleton suddenly broke apart through the nightmarish barrier made by Geggoron himself.
”…Eh?”
”W-What is that?!”
”T-That's not… Geggoron-sama!”
Although the creature was grotesque, even more, frightening than the monstrosities, it had the soothing voice of a mature woman.
”Knock, knock~ Geggoron, I've come to pay you a visit!” it said.
Clash!
Another claw appeared, breaking apart a large hole in the Nightmarish Barrier, as a large group of people began to rush through the gaps… A pair of giant wolves rushed towards Haruko and Eifert, the monstrosities glancing at the two with fright.
One was a wolf above ten meters tall with three heads, covered in dark and gray fur. It had large horns in each head, alongside the third eye in their foreheads. Dark spikes decorated his entire body. It ran through the ground like a crazed hound, releasing an Aura of eternal darkness.
The other was a wolf of almost the same size as the previous one, with a single head but whose body was covered in bright, golden fur, it had large golden horns and shining yellow eyes. It flew through the skies with long and feathered white wings, releasing an Aura of brightness.
”It has been long since we had a war!” laughed the three-headed wolf.
”Indeed! Let us not disappoint Master!” said the golden wolf.
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