Subscriber of the Gods Episode 25
Episode 25. The Center of the Battlefield
Ethan carefully collected the byproducts of the manticore.
As with the previous Black Scorpions, the byproducts from these mighty monsters had many uses.
‘You can’t take it outside, but you can use it to gain other abilities.’
Manticores in particular have a powerful venom. It runs in their blood and their teeth.
These poisons had endless uses.
As I was collecting the manticore’s byproducts, a loud noise erupted from in front.
“Now is not the time to be doing this.”
“The situation up front is dire.”
The Royal Knights, who had been pushed here by the Manticore, spoke with anxious expressions.
“What happened?”
Ethan jumped forward and asked.
“It’s not just the manticores that show up.”
“Did anything else appear?”
“Yes, if it had only been a pack of Manticores, we could have dealt with it right away, but then the Cockatrice King showed up.”
Cockatrice King.
Ethan frowned slightly.
‘It’s an incredibly dangerous road, perhaps because it’s the road to catching the Fire Dragon King.’
The Cockatrice King was not one to be taken lightly.
‘It’s annoying, though.’
I know plenty of ways to deal with the Cockatrice King. It wasn’t hard to break the stone he used either.
“The Cockatrice King is strong, but I don’t think he can handle it from the front. Is it because of the Manticore?”
“Yes, originally this didn’t make sense… … .”
“The Cockatrice King brought not a cockatrice, but a manticore.”
This was a situation where something unnatural, something that should not have happened, had occurred. Ethan quickly moved forward with the Royal Knights.
“Please take good care of this place, Yatro.”
“Don’t worry, go and come back quickly! We’ll definitely guard this place.”
* * *
“Where are the priests!”
“The priests are now petrified!”
It was a total mess.
Cockatrice King is the highest level monster among monsters.
That guy happened to show up with a manticore.
Normally, such powerful monsters would not appear at the same time.
This was because monsters that were not the same entity were hostile to each other.
But as if they had formed an alliance, the Cockatrice King led dozens of Manticores and attacked.
It’s a recapture force that’s supposedly going to capture the Fire Dragon King.
I could handle something like the Cockatrice King, but the problem was those Manticores.
The manticores appeared to move at the command of the Cockatrice King.
“This is no ordinary Cockatrice King!”
Besides, the Cockatrice King was no ordinary Cockatrice King.
It was an exceptional individual even among the Cockatrice Kings.
It was recognizable at a glance because its crest was a deep purple color.
“I’m using petrification!”
Petrification in particular was an extremely annoying ability.
It had a single eye on its crest, which periodically turned any living creature in the vicinity to stone.
If you had mana, you could resist this, but in this place, only about ten people, including the princess, could resist the petrification.
The rest were helpless against this petrification. Priests and magicians were especially vulnerable.
With the wizards tied up, it became difficult to hunt the manticores, and eventually several Royal Knights tried to somehow control them, but ended up getting defeated instead.
“Keep calm.”
Leah’s eyes lit up.
Dozens of Manticores against the Cockatrice King. These monsters are definitely a burden.
But we shouldn’t be tied down here.
I had to move forward as quickly as possible.
The sword in Leah’s hand emitted a bright blue light.
“I will take the lead.”
“Yes, princess!”
We just need to deal with that pesky Cockatrice King first, then deal with the rest of the Manticores.
Leah stepped forward with a strong stomp.
“Qui, eeeeeek!”
Cockatrice King immediately turned the surrounding area into stone with his petrification ability.
Leah swung her sword.
Since she had the black bullet ability, she was able to deflect the bastard’s petrification ability.
Of course, the Cockatrice King was not petrified because he was immune to his own abilities.
The angry Cockatrice King rose high from his spot as his own petrification was blasted away from him.
“Squeak!”
Then he slammed his front leg down. Leah didn’t dodge. She grabbed the sword with both hands and leaped forward, striking the sword.
Kagagagagak-!
Sharp claws and swords clashed.
Just as it seemed like balance had been achieved, the Cockatrice King’s claws were shattered.
The Cockatrice King began to glow, screaming in pain.
“shield!”
At her command, the shield bearers raised their shields, but the power of petrification was stronger than expected.
The power of petrification began to penetrate the shieldmen’s defenses and turn the soldiers between them to stone.
“Kwiiieik!”
“Damn it! The Fire Dragon King, that monster must have been sent by him himself.”
Princess Leia was convinced that the Fire Dragon King was afraid of their coming.
“Then I will definitely take care of it and go.”
He put strength into his sword-holding hand and drew it from top to bottom.
“Frost Sword.”
Then a shock wave filled with cold air shot out in a diagonal direction.
The Cockatrice King’s body was split in two by the shockwave that was fired.
“Kwiiieik!”
As he died, the Cockatrice King roared.
Thinking it was her last desperate attempt, she exploded her mana.
Then he started to slash the fallen Cockatrice King one after another.
Her power, the Frost Sword, stacked with each strike. And when the power stacked five times, it could completely freeze the target.
Ss-sss! Ss-sss!
After five slashes in an instant, the Cockatrice King’s body began to freeze.
Princess Leia then stomped on the frozen Cockatrice King’s head, crushing it.
Clang!
“The Cockatrice King is dead! Clean up the remaining monsters!”
Kukugugu-!
“Oh, princess!”
One of the knights ahead of Princess Leia shouted in a serious voice.
“A flock of cockatrices are coming!”
“Cockatrice?”
Could it be that the sound just now wasn’t a final struggle, but a call to a comrade?
If we have a cockatrice coming, it will be too much to handle since we haven’t even finished dealing with the manticores yet.
Their weapon isn’t just petrification.
If the Cockatrices spew venom while all the priests are incapacitated, the damage would be unimaginable.
She had to make a decision.
Should I retreat temporarily, or should I use the things I was planning to use to defeat the Fire Dragon King, even if it means going a little too far?
While I was pondering, a group of cockatrices quickly joined in. However, they passed by without attacking Princess Leia.
“… … !”
They also know it instinctively.
That Princess Leia is the strongest human here.
In that case, it would be natural to attack the weak first. Here, the weak were those who had already been petrified.
They are very vulnerable to attack.
If you are attacked in that state, you will all be blown to pieces and die.
That should never have happened.
“Keeeeeek!”
“no!”
She hurriedly unleashed all her power.
The sight of the fresh blue frost and the frost all around was like something sent down by God.
Boom-!
When I stepped hard on the ground, frost remained there.
He swung his sword with that force, but missed the manticore in front of him.
The moment when she decided that she had no choice but to take the damage and stop it, as she swore at him.
Kyaaaaang-!
The manticore’s body flew backwards.
“Ugh, ugh.”
At the end of it all was Ethan Wickes.
Ethan, who had been hastily throwing his sword, Denalicus, and sending the manticore flying, looked at Princess Leia with a look of relief.
Then he ran straight towards the manticore in front of him.
Kwak-!
He pulled out Denalicus from the manticore and immediately swung his sword.
I stabbed and stabbed the red dot that was visible, taking advantage of the speed unique to Whikus’ swordsmanship.
Thanks to the giant’s power, the speed that was already fast became even faster.
It would usually be hard to adapt to suddenly gained power, but who is Ethan?
He was a man famous for his control in Mepan.
Swish-!
Ethan displayed his Whicus sword skills to perfection.
Starting from the first form, he quickly moved into the fifth form, stabbing the Manticore’s vital point with splendid swordsmanship.
“… … !”
Everyone was surprised.
How can you attack by piercing the manticore’s hide so easily?
The Royal Knights, who had been blankly staring, came to their senses a moment later and began rescuing the incapacitated people.
Princess Leia also swung her sword at the cockatrices.
The situation, which had been dangerous, was quickly reversed just by Ethan joining.
Ethan, who had been following the monsters’ scourge and stabbing the manticore’s weak point, spun around and stabbed the vital point under its chin.
Kuung-!
As the giant manticore fell, the cockatrices flailed around, gaping wide.
“It spits poison!”
“Everyone hold your breath!”
When the poison is sprayed, you have to step back. But then you can’t stop the cockatrices’ movements.
Normally, I would not have hesitated to back down, but not now, when there were so many people I had to protect.
Ironically, because there were so many people to protect, the movements of the strong were inevitably restricted.
Then Ethan leapt forward. He didn’t care if he held his breath or the poison would seep through his skin.
It’s poison, we can detoxify it later.
The important thing right now was to hunt the cockatrice.
‘The situation is the worst.’
Before even reaching the Fire Dragon King, he was tied up by top-tier monsters.
The situation at the front and rear was not good, and the balance was not right. Even the situation of the strong men deployed at the front was ridiculous.
It’s a shame that the strong men who should be fighting on the front lines right now are tied up and protecting their allies.
But that made Ethan’s heart boil.
Ethan originally liked difficult games.
The more difficult it was, the more fun it was.
It made my heart race knowing that I could do something that others couldn’t.
‘There’s nothing more fun than turning the worst situation around.’
If everyone else could beat it, I wouldn’t be this interested in the game.
It is meaningful because only you can break it.
My head was spinning.
What to prioritize and what to discard.
I instinctively moved my body to find the answer, wondering what action I should take right now to choose the right answer.
‘chin.’
He poked the red dot on his chin and immediately pulled out the sword.
Then, he took down one cockatrice after another by targeting its weak points.
A cockatrice falls with a groan at the end.
“There are seven left.”
Ethan’s eyes lit up.
Although his stamina had already declined to the point where it could no longer be maintained, he did not stop.
The adrenaline kept pumping.
“rush!”
At that very moment, Princess Leia gave the order.
Thanks to Ethan’s unhesitating response, those who had been turned to stone were able to be pushed back.
Moreover, the strong can now fight without the burden of having to protect themselves.
“Follow Ethan Wickes!”
Ethan was at the center of the battlefield.
fantasy,
