Chapter 233 (1/2)
Death Mage 233 – Time is needed to protect one's reputation
Monster raes In the world of Lambda, these were disasters that were feared more than earthquakes or tsunamis
It was a phenoeon and were released to the outside world, and during such events, monsters became more ferocious and loyal to the instinct that commanded them to harm humans
Thus, ra as there were hu of different races, they would forle horde that advanced upon places inhabited by humans
Depending on the class of Dungeon in which es and cities, but entire countries
Thus, huainst the possibility of es since ancient times They would make coeons, and at the same time, they had conducted research into them as well
The research had shown that the higher the class of Dungeon, the longer it took for a raes did not occur very often in the modern era
It was i whatsoever
And yet, there was a group of youngfor their lives, with the sounds of Dragon's howls, Giants' groans and trees being felled behind them
“Why?! Why are there Dragons, Giants and all kinds of other monsters?!”
“Who cares about that! We need to get back to the city before the gate closes!”
“Where did those Dragons coons are supposed to live in mountains and valleys, aren't they?!”
“Isn't it a eon?!”
“There's no way!” said one of the young men
The truth was that it was indeed awas norly denied this possibility
There were no Dungeons around the city of Morksi that would spawn Rank 8 Thunder Dragons and Mountain Giants Of course, Dungeons were things that appeared spontaneously, so it wasn't entirely ieon to have appeared
But there had been no precedent of a eon immediately after its appearance
“I know soe occurred right after a Dungeon appeared near so women
Indeed, the exception to the nor's will or under so spontaneously
Exaeon that Vandalieu had created near the city of Niarki in the Hartner Duchy, and Fitun's Labyrinth of Trials
“What the hell?! What are we supposed to do about that?!” the younganything with their current strength
“Shut up and run! This is co Goblins!”
The young men and women were rookie adventurers who had come out on a commission to hunt Goblins They were not very capable, and wouldn't have been able to slon any of the ons and Giants
Of course, because of this, they had been in a shallower part of the Devil's Nest, so this hy they had been able to escape despite their weaker physical capabilities
“Coe froeon!” one of them shouted
Once ain Thus, hiding in Dungeons to escape fro adventurers
However, the unlucky adventurers could not execute this plan
“The closest Dungeon is close to that horde of monsters!”
“Where's the second closest Dungeon, then?!”
“It's way further than the city! We won't make it!”
“shi+t, we're done for!”
But at that roup ofthe horde suddenly screeched and turound
“Huh?”
The young adventurers turned around for a moment, but i and faced forwards oncefrorasslands
Several other large ht down, beco e directions; Ogres and Trolls broke through the obstacles and began chasing after the young adventurers
But at the exit of the forest, an old woman with a crooked back and very hoarse voice called out to thesters over there! You must hurry and leave!”
She had likely been hunting Goblins here, just like the leather ar a spear
“You need to get out of here too, old lady!” one of the adventurers said to her
“D-don't worry about ! I'll make sure to take at least one of theet back to the city!” she shouted back
The young adventurers fell silent for a moment as they looked at the old woman, whose hood had been dra over her face, but in the end, they ran past her
“We're sorry,” one of the young women said to her
This decision couldn't be helped; they wouldn't have been able to escape while carrying the old woman with them
A smile appeared on the old wo wo! But I hope that they will overcouilt and powerlessness they felt today to becohters in the future!” she muttered to herself
With that, she began walking towards the approaching horde of monsters
“I won't call this an atonement, but I must fulfil my duty! I did expect that the enemy would strike when Vandalieu was not inside the city, but I never i! But it matters not!” she told herself “Come, beasts! I will not let you into the city! I'll send you to a different place –”
A Troll's club crushed the old wo blood… no, just flesh, into the surroundings The huge volu around covered the Troll as well, but then, the Troll vanished like mist
The other Trolls looked around, bewildered by the sudden disappearance of their brethren, but they disappeared in the same way in the next instant
With the tiiven to the adventurers succeeded in escaping to the city of Morksi
Elsewhere, Thunder Dragons suddenly stopped heading towards the city and Giants began fighting each other Old adventurers, adventurers ounded legs and other adventurers eren't well-known succeeded in escaping to the city as well
The battle between Vandalieu's side and Hajie attacks from Hajime Fitun's side
“'Lightning Beast assault!'” shouted Haji
The heroic spirits who had taken possession of the bodies of the Flame Blades fired arrows and cast spells as well
They were equipped with far better equipment than Vandalieu and his companions had anticipated As Vandalieu may have heard news of them if they purchased equipment in the city, they had obtained it in Fitun's Labyrinth of Trials
“Let's probe things out first! 'Air Point!'” shouted Gordon Bobby, unleashi+ng a thrusting er than his own body height
The range of this martial skill was normally not very far, but perhaps the ability of the 'Mountain Breaking Strong Spear' Bobby controlling the body was displaying itself; the attacks could reach their distant targets with ease
“Melissa, Doug, I' on you for now,” said Vandalieu
“No probleis' Melissa
Her barrier repelled not only Gordon Bobby's 'Air Point,' but the other arrows and spells as well However, the lightning beasts ran around the barrier to target Vandalieu and the others
“I guess I' beasts!” said the 'Hecatoncheir' Doug, trapping the lightning beast with a telekinetic fist
The invisible fist crushed the lightning beast, erasing it from existence
“Cois' and 'Hecatoncheir?!'” one of the heroic spirits asked
“That's right, and the other two are… They were supposed to have been reincarnated as Elves, but they've become black, those da that aside, the other Dark-Elf-looking one is 'Venus!' And the other is… Isis?! Why is she in the form that she had in her previous life?! anyway, that huion! Deal with them just as I told you! But don't chase them down too far!”
Hajime Fitun was surprised by the fact that Isis was in the form she possessed in her previous life when she was supposed to be a mass of flesh made of flesh mannequins entwined around each other, but decided that it was likely to be Legion's new form
“Yes, sir!” said Gordon Bobby, continuing his attacks, unfazed by the fact that the previous attacks had been repelled with ease
The heroic spirits continued firing arrows and throwing their short spears, but not using any martial skills
“… Considering that he's not surprised by our abilities, I suppose it has to be Haji, who had been teleported here by Gufadgarn's ate
Hajihth Guidance with, but Doug was perplexed
“Is that really Haji reincarnated, but it's hard to believe,” Doug said “Even if you ignore his punk hairstyle, he's way too different I last saw hih that o years ago, he's changed too much!”
“… Yes, is' Melissa
The two of them had worked with Hajied drastically since then
He had been a fair-skinned, indoor-type, sensitive young man, but he was now a boy with tanned skin and well-developed muscles
On top of that, his bloodshot eyes and hter as he commanded his subordinates was very different from how he had been in his previous life
“I'h it looks like he isn't aware that they were tough,” said Isis
“Just what drove him into a corner so badly?” Kanako wondered
Melissa and Doug looked at Isis and Kanako with incredulous expressions
“… Maybe it's so to do with the fact that he was fatally wounded by an explosion and then finished off with an acid attack?” said Melissa
“We're just as guilty of using him as a disposable pawn as you, so I can't really blauys are the ones responsible for it, aren't you? Especially you, Kanako!” said Doug
“Well, it was a long tio, wasn't it?” Kanako said casually
It had been less than three years since she had put an end to Hajiin
“Th-those damn bitches!” Hajime Fitun muttered
They were now close enough to see each other, and he could tell what Kanako and the others were saying by reading their lips
Anger instantly rose to his head, and at the sa
“C-Co in anticipation for battle?” one of the heroic spirits asked
Hajiinal owner of this body”
Fitun had taken over Hajime Inui's body, but it wasn't that Hajime's soul was asleep It had been sed by Fitun, continuing to exist as a part of him
That hy Fitun had acquired the knowledge from other worlds that Hajime possessed, but at the same time, he now shared the trauma that Hajime suffered from
I got complacent because I'm fine around ordinary wo the two people who killed Hajime in his previous life… damn it, Hajime Fitun cursed to himself
He had overcome the trau face to face with the people who had created it was greater than he had expected
Meanwhile, Vandalieu and his cost themselves in confusion inside Melissa's barrier
“The others are strange in various ways as well The people around hi Arm' Gordon, aren't they? … They're far too skilled to be D-class adventurers, and Gordon was supposed to be an axe-user, not a spear-user,” said Melissa
“You're right Their ood; maybe around C-… no, better than B-class but a little short of class,” said Kanako “And the way Gordon's using his spear doesn't seem like he learned those skills in a hurry”
“Are you serious? Is it even possible to i
“That would norh it wouldn't be out of the question if Hajiuided theenius-level talent, with the divine protection of a God and a perfect place to train,” said Vandalieu
“In other words, it's pretty much impossible,” said Melissa
As Vandalieu said, it would be alo from a D-class adventurer to someone with the ability of a B-class adventurer in the space of just over aB-class adventurers And even Vandalieu's adventurer friends, Kasim, Fester and Zeno, had taken years to hone their skills
“Gordon's improvement is completely impossible,” Vandalieu added “I don't knohat his Status looks like, but… he's alh several axe-technique-related Jobs, like 'Axe Warrior' A little over a h time to become a master with a spear after that”
“Is it possible that he was just hiding his ability?” asked Doug
“I find it hard to i that clever,” said Vandalieu
Vandalieu and his coe circu the Flah the barrier to try and learn the cause of those circumstances, but… she shook her head after a few moments
“It's no good They won't make eye contact with me It seems like it will be ie to randoh,” Kanako said
In the next moment, the titan shi+eld-bearer of the Flame Blades screamed and stepped back His face had been healthy and filled with a hunger for battle a o, but it was now completely pale
“What did you show him?” Vandalieu asked
“It was only a few seconds long, but it was a piece of art that enriches the heart,” said Kanako
It seemed that she had shown the titan shi+eld-bearer a memory of the pictures drawn on the roofs of Talosheis
“I thought that if it ell, I could pull him over to our side, and in the worse-case scenario, it would crush his desire for battle But it seems that it didn't work,” said Kanako
Before she even finished speaking, the titan shi+eld-bearer let out an angry roar and began throwing stones with a sling, using the 'Long Throw' martial skill It seeer
However, even with an increased range due to the martial skill, the stones were broken by Melissa's barrier just like the arrows and spells, so they didn't reach Kanako
“Attacks like these don't really faze ht?” said Melissa
“Ah, sorry about that But the response was a little strange,” said Kanako “It was similar to when I used Venus on people withfrom Natanisan?”
“No, not in particular,” said Vandalieu as he shook his head while also recalling the Thunder Dragons and Mountain Giants that he had been using to help the people who had been late to get back to the city “
“Ignoring theabout that shi+eld-bearer being able to use 'Throwing'… It's likely that so has been done to him with the 'Marionette' ability,” said Kanako