< Chapter 11 - Frost Anvil #2 >
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“They keep coming in endlessly!”
“Mr. Paragot!”
“Ahhh! Save me!”
The screams of the combatants could be heard through the cold, harsh gale of the Frost Anvil.
Mine Paragot stared straight ahead, breathing heavily.
A red light appeared in his eyes that had already activated demonization, and he witnessed the truth hidden in the raging snowstorm.
‘There are too many.’
Hundreds – no, maybe thousands more.
There were many different types. It was impossible to categorize them into several species. Among them, there were monsters that Paragot had never seen before.
“Mr. Paragot!”
The scream came again, this time from behind, not in front.
This is because the Winter Harpies, flying monsters, rushed in behind Paragot, who was standing in the front line.
“You bastards!”
As Paragoth lashed out with his right fist, a terrifying shockwave erupted, engulfing the Winter Harpies in the air.
The force was so strong that in a moment, both the snowstorm and the gale disappeared from the surrounding area.
bang!
The Winter Harpy that had been hit by the shockwave was turned into a handful of blood and scattered, and the few survivors ran away in fear.
But it only lasted a moment.
Soon a blizzard blew in again, and monsters also swarmed in.
“Fuck you!”
It wasn’t like this from the beginning.
It all started with a few snow goblins showing up.
It wasn’t strange.
The Frost Anvil area was a snowy plain, and snow goblins lived in the snowy plain.
But as time went on, things got stranger.
The snow goblins continued to increase in number as if they were migrating in packs, and later even the winter bears, predators of the snow goblins, appeared.
And now, several hours later.
“Lord Paragot! I can’t hold out any longer!”
The fighter’s sorrowful screams were real.
But that doesn’t mean I can leave this place.
‘I can’t get out!’
There were too many monsters.
It was like a wave of waves, endlessly pushing forward, so there was no way to escape.
“Lord Paragot! Lord Wilkeil!”
Paragot turned his gaze as he smashed the head of the Winter Bear that was closing in from behind.
Far away, surrounded by countless monsters, Vilcale spread its wings and rose up. Its red eyes glowed and it emitted terrifying magical power.
Quagga River-!
A strong red wave swept through Wilkale and its surroundings. In an instant, a huge open space with a diameter of at least 20 meters appeared, and its interior was filled with the blood of monsters.
“Cough!”
But Bill Keil wasn’t safe either.
Having consumed too much magical power in succession, she collapsed to the floor and vomited out dark red blood.
“Bilcale!”
Paragot kicked the ground roughly.
The monsters rushed at Wilkeil again, as if the very sense of fear had been paralyzed.
“Para··· Goat······.”
The horns that had been sprouting from between Wilkeil’s red hair gradually became smaller.
It was because the demonization was lifted due to excessive consumption.
“Wow!”
Paragot, who had struck down the monsters rushing at Wilkale with his huge fist, quickly hugged Wilkale’s waist with his left arm.
“I have to get out.”
It was impossible to hold this position any longer. I had to escape somehow.
“Completely release the seal on Shishiot.”
“then······.”
“He’ll run wild. I’ll buy him some time.”
Even though it was called the Devil’s Hand, it was not possible to perfectly control the demons it summoned.
Although most of the time the cooperative relationship is built through a contract, the other party is ultimately the devil.
There were also quite a few who tried to unilaterally use the devil’s hand.
Shishiot was a demon belonging to the latter category.
Because of this, the leader used the power he received from Asmodeus to seal some of Shishiot’s abilities, making him a slave to the Hand of the Devil.
“First of all, we have to live.”
“If Shishiot goes wild, he’ll kill us first.”
That was right. Paragot slammed his fist into the ground, sending another shockwave, and looked at the desperately holding out fighters in front of the Great Gate. He had brought in close to a hundred men, but there were only about thirty left.
“There is no escape outside.”
Because the monsters kept coming in endlessly.
If the number of monsters was greater than expected, even a Paragotra would be swept away and die.
Paragoth also knew that fact and spoke with heavy breathing.
“Go inside.”
Inside the Great Gate.
Go inside, seal the door, and release the seal on Shishiot.
“The door?”
Bill Cale asked in confusion.
Because the Great Gate was tightly sealed.
It was because of the giant seal that Count Hresvelg had newly installed to prevent grave robbers from invading Frost Anvil.
“I’ll open it. If I use all my remaining strength, I should be able to break the seal and open the door.”
Go inside, close the door, and break the seal on the Shishiot.
After fighting the monsters with Shishiotro, rest inside the door to recover your strength.
I was worried that Cordelia would feel strange if I lifted the seal, which was visible even from afar, so I didn’t touch it, but now was not the time to worry about such things.
“After recovering, we can seal Shishiot again. Shishiot will be tired from fighting monsters.”
“Okay, you’re right.”
Wilke also nodded. He took a deep breath and gathered all his remaining magical power, and Paragot kicked the ground roughly.
“Open the door! Evacuate inside!”
He shouted loudly and threw the Bill Cale into the air towards the fighters.
The moment the fighters flinched and took Bill Cale, he pulled his fist and focused his power on one point.
There was no technical name or anything like that.
Just a display of pure power.
The moment he struck, a red flash of light struck the Great Gate. The entire Great Gate, which was about twenty meters high, shook violently, and the golden magic seal of the Hresvelg Counts that had been spread across the entire Great Gate was shattered in an instant.
“Woooooo!”
Paragoth didn’t stop. He put his hand into the crack of the Great Gate that had opened slightly due to the shock, and opened the door with all his might.
“Koooo!”
It was a great gate that boasted immense weight as well as size.
Despite all my efforts, I was only able to create a gap large enough for two or three people to fit through.
“Hurry up!”
Paragoth was the first to jump in and shout, and the fighters quickly followed him inside the gate.
“Mr. Paragot!”
“Us too!”
“Ahh!”
The fighters who were standing at the very back to stop the monsters screamed, but Paragoth ignored them.
With the last of his strength, he closed the Great Gate while about ten combatants were dying in the fight.
thud!
The door closed with a dull thud. At the same time, Wilke completed the ritual of releasing the seal by making a hand gesture.
“Ugh··· gasp······.”
Paragoth breathed heavily and sweated heavily. This was because he could feel the strong magic of Shishiot, whose seal had been released, through the door.
“Para···Got······.”
Wilke called Paragot, covered in sweat.
In his eyes were a mixture of fear, dread, and relief at being alive.
Paragot said.
“Go inside.”
“in?”
“A little further in. It’s dangerous right in front of the door.
Now that the seal was gone, anyone with enough strength could open the door.
Whether they were monsters or rampaging Shishiots, they were all equally dangerous.
So go inside and hide.
Light a fire to drive away the cold, and eat something to restore stamina.
“You are right.”
Wilkeil nodded and ordered his fighters to move forward, then helped up Paragoth, who had fallen to the ground.
“Cordelia is probably already dead.”
“Yeah, he must be dead.”
Because monsters have swarmed in to this extent.
Probably eaten by monsters that gathered near Frost Anvil.
“I don’t know what happened.”
Why did monsters suddenly swarm me?
The sun flower was something of a legend.
That’s why the fact that monsters flock when the sunflowers bloom was not properly spread to the world.
To begin with, no one lived near Frost Anvil.
“Anyway, let’s go.”
“Yeah, I need to regain my strength.”
If you kill a few combatants and absorb their souls and vitality, some of your health will return.
It was when Paragot and Wilke were moving forward with similar thoughts.
At some point.
To be exact, when I entered a certain part of the hallway.
Paragoth had a gut feeling.
It was the same with Bill Cale.
“what’s this.”
Immediately after speaking.
Magical sparks shot up from the ceiling, walls, and floor.
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“uh?”
“huh?”
Uther and Cordelia looked at each other.
Because the pure white rings of light surrounded each other.
“Level up?”
“Oh, are there monsters caught in the trap?”
“Wow, is this the range of experience points gained?”
“Isn’t it just a little too close to the edge? We’re on the third floor right now.”
The magic circles that were installed in the hallway on the first floor were the joint work of Uther and Cordelia, so it was natural that they would share the experience points.
But Cordelia tilted her head again as if in doubt.
“Uh… But isn’t this type of indirect hunting not very efficient in terms of experience gains?”
But you leveled up in one go? Two people are already level 20?
“Well, I guess it’s Park Ri-da-mae. Isn’t it because it’s too much?”
That was the moment I said that.
“huh?”
“uh?”
Once again a ring of light surrounded the two.
Consecutive level ups.
Moreover, this time, three appeared in a row.
At this point, even Yuder couldn’t help but look embarrassed.
“what?”
“Could it be that something big has been caught?”
“I made it myself, but it’s not a magic circle that can catch big game.”
“I don’t know, maybe it was Silphi who got hit by the magic circle and went, ‘Eww.’”
At Cordelia’s claim, Uther’s eyes widened and he soon clenched his fist and said.
“There is a possibility…!”
“Oh, that’s my line.”
“What are you saying?”
“Anyway, it’s good to level up. I’ve been lacking in magic power lately.”
Because witching required as much magic power as it did a dramatic performance boost.
As expected of a character specializing in magic, Cordelia’s magical power grew significantly every time she leveled up, so it was truly a level-up like rain in a drought.
Moreover, the effects of leveling up did not stop there.
The Witch’s Book of Magic was structured so that the number of pages that could be opened increased at certain levels, and now that I just raised the level by one more, I would be able to open a new chapter.
When Cordelia was happily smiling, Uder’s expression softened without him realizing it, but soon he spoke in a serious tone again.
“I like it too… but I think it’d be better to hurry up a bit. After all, the monsters have entered the first floor.”
“Okay, let’s hurry.”
Cordelia agreed with Uther’s words and resumed her steps that had been paused for a moment.
“Ah, I think I know from here on out. Should I just go that way?”
“Oh, that’s right. If you go that way, there’s a secret passage that will take you to the 5th floor.”
Originally, they had to fight various monsters native to Frost Anvil on their way from the 3rd to the 5th floor, but the two of them decided to skip it all for now.
‘Just get the weapon and hold it.’
It will be much easier to catch it after obtaining the power weapon from the armory.
For the two rotten people, there was no option to pass by without killing the monsters that were a treasure trove of experience points.
“Power weapon doo doo doo doo doo~ cute~ doo doo doo doo doo~ inside the anvil~ doo doo doo doo doo~ Power weapon!”
“What are you doing?”
“What are you talking about? It’s a song of joy.”
In the original, I ended up getting a single Power Sphere in order to catch the giant white snake guarding the Sun Flower, but this time it was going to be different.
What could there be?
What can I pack?
“Cute~ Doo doo doo doo~ Power Weapon!”
Cordelia hummed and took the lead, and Uther smiled involuntarily and thought.
‘It’s cute.’
If I say it out loud, you’ll just growl at me, so I’ll just keep it to myself.
“What are you doing! Come quickly!”
“Yeah, yeah. Doo doo doo power weapon.”
“Doo doo doo doo doo.”
“Door door door doo?”
“Doo doo doo doo doo.”
“Yeah, doo doo doo doo doo.”
“Hmm, okay.”
Cordelia smiled broadly, feeling somehow greatly satisfied, and Uther chuckled again before taking a step forward.
And 30 minutes later.
The two arrived in front of the ancient dwarf armory.
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