Chapter 58 - Lunatic Wave 4 (1/2)

Chapter 58 - Lunatic Wave (4)

“Since we are going to do this…..We have to be as discreet as possible.”

“I’m not sure what you are trying to say.I said the possessions of the guests would be damaged during the heat of the battle, but I never said I would do something myself.”

“What?”

The lord had hardened his heart.He finally convinced himself to go along with Artpe’s suggestion, yet Artpe had given him such a shameless answer.

When the lord was about to answer him, an enormous merchant ship that was docked near them started to sink

This was happening despite the fact that the monsters were still being held back at the 1stbarrier walls!

“You······.”

“Amazing!I never expected to a sea monster that can attack from long distance would make its appearance!”

“There is no way anyone would believe such bull….hoohp.”

The lord was using his reasonable part of his brain to tackle this issue.However, he shut his mouth when Artpe gave him a sharp look.Mycenae acted as if she had already stopped listening to the conversation.She started mounting her ballista on the wall.

“Ee-yah.It is an incredibly strong monster.That, that and that….Those boats are all sinking.”

“Customer, it looks as if you are enjoying this more than anything I’ve seen you do before.Am I mistaken?”

“I...it is a terrifying monster.It’s a terrifying monster.Yes, a monster….”

Everything could always be justified by using force.The lord was holding back tears.He knew the truth, yet he couldn’t reveal the truth.Artpe ignored him as he used his Mana Strings to sink the ships in order.

He made holes in the hull of some ships, and he capsized others.Artpe possessed the Read All Creation ability, so he could clearly see the internal structure of the ships.He was able to easily sink a ship by lightly swinging his Mana Strings.

“W...what the hell is going on······.”

“T...the attacks are coming from unexpected places!Everyone be prepared!”

“The ships are all sinking….. How are they doing that!”

The soldiers and knights had been busily running around on top of the wall when they caught sight of the sinking ships in the coastal waters in front of Frate.The sight boggled their minds.

What would happen if a monster with such overwhelming power attacked them instead of boats? Strangely, this particular monster was focused on sinking ships rather than killing humans!

“The ocean is already crawling monsters, so we can’t run away through that route.However, they are specifically targeting the ships…...”

“The Lunatic Wave came much earlier than expected…..It will be hard year.However, we gained something when they sunk all our ships!Isn’t that right, lord!”

“Lord!”

Everyone on the 1st barrier wall turned to look at the lord.He knew the dirty and evil truth, so he didn’t have to fake his bitter expression.He raised his voice.

“We’ll activate the 2nd tier barrier wall!Everyone aside from the members manning the 1st barrier should all come with me!”

“Yes, sir!”

“We will follow our lord!”

The fighting spirit of the humans were boiling upwards.The lord had a heavy expression on his face.It was as if he was asking himself, ‘Is it really alright to do this?’

However, it was true that they had gained more time by following Artpe’s instructions.The extra time was precious in defending against the monsters.The lord let out a bitter laugh as he lowered his head towards Artpe.

“Magician, may I leave the 1st tier of barrier walls in your care?”

“Of course.You should withdraw everyone from here.You should divert them to the 2nd and 3rd tier barrier walls.No, it isn’t just the barriers.Don’t you have a lot to do within Frate?”

“The fact that you are here during a crisis makes me feel very reassured…..Then I’ll leave this all to you.”

They had gained a lot of time thanks to Artpe, but this didn’t change the fact that they were still in a desperate situation.The lord hastily gathered all the soldiers and knights.They left to activated the 2nd tier barriers.

This meant the only ones facing the ocean on the 1st barrier wall was Artpe and Mycenae.No one else had stayed behind.

“Huh?”

Artpe was flustered as he mumbled to himself.

“He really took everyone!?”

“That’s what you get for bluffing and acting high and mighty.”

Mycenae grumbled as she loaded and shot her ballista.It pierced several monsters that surged up from the surface of the water.However, there were so many monsters that one could hardly notice the loss of these monsters.

“Anyways, you’ve already spoken those words, so you have to take responsibility.This might be obvious, but I cannot hold them back by myself.”

“Still, I never expected him to pull out everyone….”

As it was noted before, the 1st barrier wall was low in height.Since the Lunatic Wave had started not too long ago, the monsters they could see were small fries.However, monsters that could easily jump over the barrier would show up soon.

This was especially true for monsters that had the upper body of a human, and the tail of a fish.

When these monsters surged out of the water, their lower body changed into human legs.The merfolk were the greatest threat during the Lunatic Wave.When the merfolks made their appearance, it was fair to assume that the 1st tier of barrier was useless.

“I have to cover this large area by myself…... Whatever.I’ll do it.”

He had been unable to break the habit of bluffing.It had carried over from his days as the Four Heavenly King.He could blame no one, but himself!

Moreover, it wasn’t as if he didn’t have a plan he could use for this scenario.Artpe admonished himself as he vowed to become a little bit more humble in the future.Then he activated his Mana.

“Customer, it isn’t too late to talk to the lord…..”

“No, just wait.”

Artpe had an aggrieved expression on his face as he placed a hand on top of the barrier wall.He activated his Read All Creation ability, and he was meticulous in finding out the exact structure of the barrier wall that was separating the ocean and Frate.Mycenae had no idea what he was trying to do, but she was getting more and more anxious.

“Customer, there are so many monsters gathered at the base of the wall that they’ll form a mountain.”

“Just wait.”

“Customer, I caught sight of mermen and mermaids in the distance.”

“Just wait.”

“Customer······.”

“It is done.”

When Mycenae thought the barrier wall was going to fall in its entirety, Artpe was able to confirm the structure of the barrier wall.We succeeded in gathering all the information.When he raised his head, his frightening purple eyes flashed.

“Customer, that monster is about to cross over the barrier….”

“They won’t be able to come over now.”

As he confidently made the declaration, he activated a single magic.It was aimed at the point of contact between the barrier wall and the ocean waters.Basically, Artpe’s magic would be applied when the monsters tried to climb over the wall.It was the Hyper Rubbing spell.It had developed during the fight with the Demons, so it had reached an overpowering level of 49.