< Chapter 76 - Ultimate One #2 >
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In addition to his own army of children, the black dragon Malekith had many servants.
Gamor Khan.
The leader of the Black Hand mercenary band and one of the infamous Five Evils of the South, he was a towering figure, nearly two meters tall, but was considered average among the Borg.
Among his subordinates, there were dozens of those greater than him.
Of course, bigger isn’t necessarily better, but considering the ecology of the Borgs, where the biggest one is usually the leader, it was quite a novel thing.
Stiff brown fur and black mane, sharp fangs protruding from the mouth, and red eyes.
The man wearing a gold necklace with a purple gem around his neck frowned and said.
“Pink…bomb?”
“Yes, here.”
Jacques, who was with the mercenary group as a staff member, held out a piece of paper a little smaller than the palm of his hand.
It was large enough for a human like Jacques, but by Borg standards it was so small that Gamor Khan nodded instead of accepting it.
It was meant to be read.
“This afternoon, I will take the Ultimate Five – Shield Sword Grand Order. Rogue Master Pink Bomb.”
A preview of the Log Master.
Although Gamor Khan lived in the south, it was not as if he was completely unaware of news from the royal capital.
Moreover, Jacques, who was originally a thief, was very interested in the Rogue Master.
“It is true that a Rogue Master named Pink Bomb has appeared in the royal capital.”
“Really?”
“Yes, he is the real Log Master. He has the Moon Crystal and seems to have a few other treasures. At this point, I have to assume he is real. He robbed a place with over a hundred guards, so it must be true. Hmm······.”
As we talked about the Log Master, Jacques got excited without realizing it.
But Gamor Khan still spoke with a frown on his face.
“No, is your name really Pink Bomb?”
What the hell is that log master’s name Pink Bomb?
What kind of penalty game is this?
To Gamor Khan’s reasonable question, Jacques blushed and answered, even though it was none of his business.
“That… yes, that’s what they say.”
“I wonder how thick the skin on his face is.”
If you’re going to be shameless enough to go around using a name like that, shouldn’t you have some kind of iron plate on your face?
“Anyway, does it seem real?”
“I think so.”
Since Jacques had never been to the capital, he didn’t even know how the Pink Bomb sign came to be, but he still didn’t think that the notice was fake.
“Because there’s no one in particular to send it to.”
That’s right.
Few men would have the nerve to send such a fake letter as a joke to Gamor Khan, the leader of the infamous Black Hand mercenary band, and sending it as a curse would have been pointless.
On the other hand, if it was a real pink bomb, there would have been ample motivation to do such a thing.
“Because the captain’s weapon is real.”
Ultimate Five.
Shield Sword Grand Order.
The ancient dwarves’ secret weapon that raised the name of Gamor Khan to a level similar to that of the Ten Swordsmen.
“What should I do?”
“I think it would be better to prepare with the feeling that you have to lose first to get what you want.”
After concentrating the subordinates released around you, strengthen your defenses.
If the purpose of the Pink Bomb was the Grand Order, then it had to show itself to Gamor Khan whether it liked it or not, so this was more certain than sending out troops to search the surrounding area clumsily.
“Hmm, not bad.”
Garad Khan, who was quietly touching his chin, nodded and said.
“Gather the kids. We’re going into full defensive mode.”
“Yes, Captain.”
Unbeknownst to Gamor Khan and Jacques, this was almost identical to the plan that Master Kadar Bone of the Black Moon had taken to stop the Pink Bomb.
And sadly enough, the result was the same.
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“Okay, I’ll leave.”
Yuder, who was hiding in a tree overlooking a large rock tomb and looking around, spoke quietly.
This was because the Borgs of the Black Hand mercenary group, who had been searching all over Mount Damos, were gathering at the center of the main camp established by Gamor Khan.
“Cordelia?”
“Ugh, strangely, my ears keep tickling.”
Who would look at their own scars?
In fact, strictly speaking, it was not Cordelia’s scar but Uther’s scar, but perhaps because the level of shamelessness was different, Uther was fine.
“Anyway, let’s go.”
“huh!”
He gathers the men with a notice and has them take down the search net spread on Mount Damos.
While they’re waiting for the Pink Bomb, you get your hands on the Ultimate One.
‘After all, it’s Gamor Khan.’
Strictly speaking, Gamor Khan was one level lower than the Ten Swordsmen, but even so, it was clear that he was an incredibly strong man.
With the unique physical abilities of Borg and the immense defensive power of the shield and sword Grand Order, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a moving steel castle.
Furthermore, since they had many subordinates, even if it were just Uther and Cordelia, they could not guarantee victory in a head-on fight.
‘At this level.’
So, let’s get the Ultimate One and increase the power on this side too.
‘Of course, that’s not all.’
Uther smiled wickedly, and Cordelia, who was looking at him like that, pursed her lips for a moment and looked in agony.
‘You have such an evil expression, why do you look more handsome than usual?’
Is this the soybean pod?
In any case, the important thing was that the Borgs of the Black Hand mercenary group had disappeared before our eyes.
After unfolding his sword and confirming that all the Borgs around him had disappeared, Yuder jumped down from the tree silently and approached the rock tomb.
“Are you here?”
“Oh, it’s here.”
In response to Cordelia’s question, Uther placed his hand on a large rock and began to chant some spell while knocking on the corners of the rock in a certain rhythm.
Then, a yellow magic circle was drawn across the entire rock, and a large door appeared on the previously empty surface of the rock.
“Ohhh.”
As Cordelia clapped her hands in admiration, Uther shrugged and walked straight through the door.
Unlike the Black Hand mercenaries who were mindlessly searching Mount Damos, Uther and Cordelia had Utherwiki.
“Light.”
As the small lights that bloomed according to Cordelia’s order illuminated the surrounding darkness, exclamations escaped from the two people’s mouths once again.
“Endymion.”
Cordelia spoke without realizing it, and Uther nodded.
An ill-fated city that can no longer be found.
An underground city was spread out before my eyes, although it was much smaller than Endymion.
“This is the residence of the Black Horn Guild.”
Cordelia nodded at Uther’s explanation and pointed to a large building located in the center of the city.
“It must be there?”
“maybe?”
What the two were talking about now wasn’t the Ultimate One.
Of course, I thought the Ultimate One would be there too.
“Let’s go quickly.”
“huh!”
The underground city, touched by the delicate hands of the dwarves, was very beautiful, but it was already Uther and Cordelia who had passed through Frost Anvil and Endymion.
The two people who ran straight to the central building without taking their eyes off each other were able to find their target without difficulty.
This is because the closer you get, the stronger the ‘signal’ becomes.
“So this was it.”
In the large room located to the right of the entrance to the central building, there were many magical tools.
Most of them were crushed and broken by the weight of thousands of years, but among them, there was one that still functioned.
“Monster Attractor.”
So-called aggro generating device.
It was a machine that emitted a special magical signal to gather monsters, and was developed by the dwarves of Frost Anvil who took notice of the effectiveness of the sun flower in gathering monsters.
“You used this for city defense?”
“Oh, if we cover Mt. Damos with monsters, it will create a natural defense barrier.”
Of course, after a thousand years, the signal had weakened and was worse than before, but monsters were still rampant throughout Mount Damos.
Cordelia, who was looking at the cylindrical machine that was three meters tall and much larger than a person, suddenly smiled bashfully and said.
“So this is the first thing we do as lords? For the people?”
“That’s right, my lord.”
Sweep away the monsters of Mount Damos.
how?
By using the Black Hand mercenary group that is preparing for monster defense.
Of course, to do that, you had to be able to manipulate the aggro generating device.
But in general, it was impossible.
No matter how hard they tried, it was impossible for Uther and Cordelia to perfectly control the magical tools that the ancient dwarves had created with the help of the high elves of Endymion.
“but.”
“There must be someone who can do it.”
Uther and Cordelia looked at each other and smiled brightly, then stood in front of the device in a good mood, and Uther took something out of his bag and handed it to Cordelia.
“Here it is.”
“Then shall we do it together?”
“That’s fine too.”
The two shared another evil smile and grabbed the moonlight together, then held it up to the terminal located at the corner of the device.
Since both the Moonlight and the device were items made by the high elves of the Magic Kingdom of Magellan, they were somewhat compatible.
And so, if she was asleep in Moonlight, it would be possible for her to operate the device as well.
“balm.”
An artificial spirit created by the high elves of the Magic Kingdom of Magellan to manage the facilities.
She answered the two people’s calls.
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“Fight back! Tear me apart!”
At Gamor Khan’s shout, the Borgs of the Black Hand mercenary corps roared and charged.
Since they were already in a dense formation, it would have been better to defend their position, but it was a natural result for the Borg who were unable to think once the battle began.
But Gamor Khan didn’t really care.
Although they were taken aback by the sudden influx of monsters, there were a whopping thirty Borg mercenaries. Even without Gamor Khan himself coming forward, they could have easily trampled on dozens of miscellaneous monsters such as kobolds and fury wolves.
“Huh, they seem like rags.”
Gamor Khan snorted, spat, and looked around again.
I wondered why there were so many monsters in such a small mountain, but I was more worried about the pink bomb.
The men were scattered again due to the monsters’ attack.
Moreover, the chaos made it ideal for a surprise attack.
So instead of joining the battle, Gamor Khan remained in his position with his eyes sharp.
And that’s why I was able to discover it first.
‘Earthquake?’
This was no ordinary level. This kind of ground shaking could not have been caused by mere numbers alone.
“Captain! Here we go again!”
Jacques, who had been looking away, shouted loudly, and Gamor Khan turned to look at him. Sure enough, dozens of monsters with bloodshot eyes were rushing towards him.
But that wasn’t all.
What Gamor Khan felt was more than that.
thud!
The rough ground rumbled and Jacques fell on his buttocks, and Gamor Khan finally realized it. He let out a shout without realizing it.
“Rock Troll!”
Giant monsters with more than half of their skin made of rock.
As if responding to Gamor Khan’s shout, the rock trolls that appeared on the ridge roared simultaneously.
Even if they weren’t all that tall, they were probably 6-7 meters tall and they were rushing forward, jumping.
Ground shaking.
Now, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is almost like an earthquake.
“What the heck!”
With a cheap trinket, Gamor Khan drew the Grand Order.
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At that time, a bloody battle was taking place on the ground.
Cordelia was struggling in front of the moonlight attached to the aggro generator.
“So that means… it’s not that I forgot….”
[No, it’s okay. I’m just an artificial spirit. I don’t have any human rights, so it’s okay if I’m just left alone like trash.]
“No······.”
Why are you saying such harsh things? Huh?
Why is there an accent on the artificial spirit?
[I never expected you to talk to me, so it’s okay. Even if I wanted to feel my heart pounding, I don’t have a heart. And I never expected that I would go on an adventure with you two from now on.]
Cordelia groaned even more at Melissa’s words.
That would be the case, because Cordelia was the only one with a conscience who was limited to Yuder.
“Ouch. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. It was my fault. Okay?”
Melissa spoke in a very small voice, sobbing slightly.
[A little more… with all my heart.]
“I was wrong! I was really wrong!”
[······Will you talk to me more often in the future?]
“Yeah! I will! Definitely!”
[Hmm, if that’s the case······.]
It was at that moment that Melissa tried to apologize, showing a little bit of embarrassment.
“Cordelia! Quickly! The door is opening now!”
“Huh? Huh!”
Cordelia, startled by Uther’s voice coming from beyond the door, bowed her head in front of Moonlight and spoke quickly.
“Melissa, I’ll be back soon! Okay? Soon!”
[Now, wait a minute!]
“sorry!”
Cordelia shouted loudly and quickly left the room, then ran towards the direction where she had heard Uther’s voice.
A huge anvil located at the very center of the central building.
Standing in front of it, which was more of a symbol than a real Moru, Yuder was injecting magic power into the key sword to bring out its true form.
“Wow.”
Cordelia stopped right next to Uther and looked at the key sword with sparkling eyes.
As the name Key Sword suggests, the sword was shaped like a real key, which was very interesting.
“Can I open it now?”
“Oh, since there’s a key sword, the guardians will stay still.”
Uther smiled and looked around at the giant stone statues surrounding him, then held out his key sword towards Cordelia.
“Shall we open it together?”
“huh!”
The two people who shared the key sword amicably inserted it into the keyhole in the center of the large anvil.
If Scarlett had been there, I would have said something about a wedding cake, but unfortunately, there were only the two of them.
“I’ll turn it. Turn it? Turn it away?”
Cordelia, who was so excited that she was about to die, put strength into the key sword and turned it to the right, and at that moment, countless lines were drawn on the giant anvil.
Pure white lines of light drawn on a black iron anvil.
The shape of Moru began to transform along with the mechanical sound that made Cordelia’s heart pound.
“Ultimate One······.”
Uther whispered softly, and Cordelia swallowed dryly.
With sparkling eyes, he looked at the secret treasure hidden inside the moru and the fantasy weapon slowly beginning to rise.
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< Chapter 76 - Ultimate One #2 > End
