#164
164. Mosaic Wars (3)
That night,
I was sitting on a chair in my room and contemplating.
‘This mission… … .’
He sighed.
The 36th floor itself ended in one trivial battle, but there were several things that could not be seen.
In deep fatigue, I decided to gather information one by one.
‘first.’
battlefield situation.
Church forces and forces on the other side are fighting.
I decided to name the troops on the other side ‘Lion Army’. Because their military flag had a lion with a sword in its mouth. anyway.
‘It’s ridiculously disadvantageous.’
The number and training of troops.
The effectiveness of formations, the skill of commanders, and the quality and quantity of asymmetric forces, including mages and cavalry. The morale of the whole legion, the outfitting gear. There was not a single dominant part.
Everything was a red flag.
If the chance is 4 times, it means that a similar situation will be repeated 4 times, and if the goal is not achieved within that time, the mission will be failed.
A mission in which similar situations are repeated and objectives are achieved.
This is called a loop. It was a type that was notorious for its high difficulty level.
Unlike other missions, multiple opportunities are given, but the difficulty of achieving it is ignorant.
‘I’m not sure.’
It may not be a loop.
What I saw was only a small portion of the field.
Perhaps tomorrow, the capture of the 37th floor will begin.
I had to get a definitive answer there.
If my guess is correct, I needed preparations for a smooth attack.
I won’t be able to sleep tonight I got up from my chair with a bitter smile.
the next evening,
[1 party home!]
Isel’s high-pitched voice shook the entire hall.
I don’t know how long I can hear that voice. After preparing for battle, I went down to the plaza on the first floor.
“You mean the bitch might not be dead?”
On the benches in the plaza, members of the first party were waiting in advance.
Jenna answered Belquist’s question.
“Yes, I think so. It’s strange. I went through all kinds of hardships because of the princess, but if it ends here, isn’t it futile? Besides, time and space don’t seem to have much meaning in missions.”
“then…….”
“Go back to the time when you were alive and start again! … isn’t it?”
“I feel the same way. I can’t die that easily.”
A heated discussion was taking place between the members.
I smiled and walked away. Kishasha, who had been squatting, alienated from the discussion, approached me.
“one!”
“Why are you alone?”
“Aren’t they talking about something you don’t understand?”
“You don’t even care.”
I lightly stroked Kishasha’s hair and intervened.
“Begin again.”
“Brother!
swish
I took something out of my pocket and threw it.
Receiving the item, Jenna blinked.
“What is this?”
“It’s a pocket watch. It’s an expensive item, so don’t lose it.”
“clock?”
This is what I asked Amkena for in the gift shop.
The purchase cost is 100,000 gold and low-level magic parts. Amkena was hesitant as it was an expensive item, but he couldn’t refuse my request.
“It’s portable. You’ll use it on a mission, so keep it safe.”
I muttered and looked at the gate in front of the plaza.
A faint light leaked from inside the space-time gap.
You have a few minutes to spare before entering.
“Go back to when you were alive and start over. Well done.”
“It’s thanks to what I learned in Niflheim, well.”
Jenna scratched her head shyly.
My head is working fine too. I spoke.
“There is a high probability that what you said is correct.”
“Then brother, what shall we do?”
“I’ll have to look at it again. How things are going. So you prepared a watch. Everyone gather around. I’ll explain briefly.”
The members huddled together near me.
I spread a 1m wide piece of white paper on the floor. On the paper, there was a map of the field we went through yesterday. central battlefield. And the hills and highlands spread out wide as if to surround it.
“It is here that we were summoned.”
I pointed south of the field.
Hills and plains were expressed as contour lines, and roads crossing the battlefield were also drawn.
In the middle of the southern road, the letter A was written with a red pen. It was the place where the battle with the church’s supply unit took place.
“It’s all black except for the middle and bottom. What do you mean?”
“You can’t tell just by looking at it. It’s a place we haven’t been to. If the same field comes out this time, we’ll have to fill the map. Perfect.
Jenna, if you’re right, the most important thing is, after all, information.”
The plain field on the 36th floor was extremely wide.
The places we figured out were at most a quarter, excluding the center.
Except for the south, where it was summoned, all areas were unknown. No, even the South didn’t look properly. It was because after dealing with the supply unit, he had focused only on the battlefield.
‘I can’t enter the battlefield.’
Because it is blocked by a transparent wall.
If the mission type of the 40th floor section is repetitive, and if Freea’s survival and the purpose of the mission are connected, there must be a way to enter the battlefield somewhere.
[excuse me… … .]
Issel is sweating at the entrance of the space-time gap.
Looks pretty laggy. When I winked, Isel couldn’t help but cry.
[Transmitting command.]
[Now Loading… … .]
I’m sorry, but be patient.
limited opportunity. I couldn’t get past it without an explanation.
I gave the party members the plan for ten minutes. We were able to enter the space-time rift only when Isel was weeping.
[The main dungeon, the current challenge floor is the 37th floor.]
[The door opens in 10 seconds. Get ready!]
‘The 37th floor.’
As I expected, Amkenna chose to climb the 37th floor.
Well, if I had sent it to a distant place, I would have been agitated to go upstairs.
At the same time as the summoning signal came, I looked at the members.
Pod!
A floating feeling swept through his body.
A gust of wind permeates the nape of your neck. The familiar scent of grass crossed the tip of his nose.
[Floor 37.]
[Mission Type – Unknown]
[Target – Unknown.]
The mission goal window is unkind.
I exhaled slowly. The field of view widened. Grass and rocks and hills.
It was the same field as the 36th floor. and.
“It smells of blood and iron.”
Kishasha sniffed.
“here is…….”
“okay.”
I laughed.
“You’re back for the first time.”
Climb up the hill to the north, and the sight of the battlefield will be reflected in your eyes.
it’s going to be the same The Church Army pushes the Lion Army with an overwhelming advantage. And after some time, Fria dies under the same circumstances. And his mission is complete.
‘If all opportunities are lost.’
Layers fall back, or stagnate.
Once certain,
‘We can’t be safe either.’
“Start.”
“Old write! I’ll go first!”
Jenna saluted me and ran to the hills to the north.
His role is simple. Knowing the time limit of the mission. In other words, it is to check how long you can endure from start to finish. He gave me a pocket watch for that.
‘accurately.’
Time limits are measured to the nearest second.
In addition, it records all events on the battlefield during observation.
So that it can be used as a milestone to measure the divergence point. At least Jenna won’t engage in combat this time around.
‘next.’
“Please.”
“Just trust me. We’re not a gale for nothing.”
Kishasha smiled and bared her fangs.
Kishasha fell down and ran across the plain like a beast galloping.
It will conduct reconnaissance by circling the field counter-clockwise. In this episode, Kishasha was also out.
“… … .」
Katio closes his eyes.
He was holding a rainbow-colored stone in his hand, and waves of blue-colored magic spread through his body.
‘This guy too… … .’
can’t write
It was because he was synchronizing the sights of Jenna and Kishasha.
The scene the two of them saw will be preserved in the magic stone as video data.
“There are only two left.”
“that’s enough.”
“Of course.”
Belquist laughed silently and drew his sword.
I smiled and untied the string of the scabbard. There was a procession of wagons loaded with supplies in front.
“Hey, didn’t you hear something strange just now?”
“Sound? I don’t know what you mean.”
“Well, you know. The rat is rustling…”
Sugak!
The heads of the two soldiers who were wandering around were blown at the same time.
Before the blood spewing from my neck even dripped to the floor, I spun my sword and jumped at the front of the wagon.
“What are you!”
Belquist jumped up and punched a hole in the chest of the soldier in front.
soaring blood. I don’t have time to hang out with these guys.
I ran with my sword drawn.
“Aww!”
“Sa-sa… It’s a monster!”
“Innomd! I, the Silver Paladin who acts on behalf of the goddess’ wrath! Kyle von Strauss…!”
After about ten minutes,
Countless corpses were scattered on the floor.
I shook off the greatsword, which was sticky with dark red blood, and turned my back.
Blue potion leaked out from under the wrecked wagon.
‘If we take care of this supply line… … .’
The church’s magic bombardment ceased.
In other words, to make free time.
“Hurry up.”
“I know.”
Without even breathing, we continued running.
to the next area. I went west over the hill.
‘Amkena has something prepared.’
I snapped my fingers.
[Master, ‘Han (★★★)’ requests to call a mount!]
[Do you want to accept? A ‘Summoning Stone’ is required for summoning.]
[Yes / No]
[Slide the screen!]
[Give wings to the master’s hero!]
[Teeling!]
[Summon ‘Gandalf (★)’ to the battlefield!]
[Summon ‘Saruman (★)’ to the battlefield!]
flash
A summoning door opened from the side, and two sturdy horses appeared on the plain.
gray and white horses respectively. It was something Amkena had prepared in advance when I was fighting the Unity Society, and that I had the horses I had captured in the dungeon of the week trained in her stable.
“Hee hee hee!”
I got on Gandalf.
As soon as the spur was applied, the horse neighed and began galloping across the plain.
Belquist was following behind, riding Saruman.
“Belquist!”
“what?”
“You exit to the left. Find out the boundary of the field!”
“Okay. Be careful!”
Belquist turned his horse.
After a while, the figure of Belquist moved away along with the horse.
‘The field is wider than I thought.’
I summoned a horse just in case, but it seems to be the correct answer.
I grabbed the reins and kicked Gandalf in the side.
“Hee-hee-eeing!”
He ran across the plains with his horse and raised his hand to his ear.
“Katio, what about the communication line?”
<It’s done. I’ll relay it now!>
“Connect Kishasha.”
The left side of my vision blurred, and a video came to mind.
The appearance of Kishasha running across the plains. But behind them, strange figures on black horses follow.
[Black Knight Lv.41] X 13
I wrinkled my brow.
black knight. These are the guys who intruded into the rear of the unit and turned the formation into a mess.
Those guys were chasing her at the same speed as Kishasha.
“Kishasha.”
<Han. These guys smell unpleasant.>
“Where did you appear?”
<There.>
Kishasha nodded and pointed to the right.
On top of the red rock hill, the Black Fort was located.
‘… … That’s it.’
Suspicious aura emanated from the entire citadel.
Through the slightly open door, a peach-colored stone statue peeped out.
You can tell right away. It was the most important object of the mission, the goddess statue.
<That weird thing isn’t one. I missed another day the first time.>
“That’s at least two. Can you get away with it?”
<Of course not!>
When I let go of my ear, the video disappeared.
The right side of the field is left to Kishasha. I had to look to the left.
Gandalf carrying me was crossing the western side of the plain.
Shortly thereafter, I discovered the second point.
Hundreds of people were walking in the distance. in the direction of the battlefield.
When I activated my mind’s eye, I was able to look at their clothes. He wears steel armor and wears a longbow quiver.
‘Is it the archers?’
elite archers.
If we wipe them out, we will be able to delay the annihilation of the lion army even further.
Gradually, the estimate of the mission began to be captured.
‘There is a delay point on the left and a fortress with objects on the right.’
then.
‘Simultaneous attack on both sides.’
When the information so far is put together.
‘… … It’s the worst.’
I bit my lip.
It was the highest level of difficulty among the loops.
Time is limited, troops must be divided unconditionally, and there are not one or two points to be occupied, and there are enemies pursuing us.
‘Is this also your intention?’
Did you make the game difficulty like this because you wanted to fuck me?
doesn’t care. I brushed my hair.
No matter what mission comes out, I will just break through and smash it.
‘They said I touched the wrong person.’
I held the reins tight.
Gandalf’s mane fluttered and the archers were approaching.
However, there is an endless cliff between the archers and me.
There is a crude rock bridge across the cliff. It was obviously unnatural terrain.
don’t stop
I spurred the horse once again.
no time to play Break through the bridge at once and go towards the archers.
Run from west to north and join Kishasha. This was the final goal of the second round.
Pak!
“Hee hee hee hee!”
Gandalf let out a mournful scream and collapsed on his side.
It was in the middle of running at dozens of kilometers per hour. I fell like flying out of the saddle. After quickly balancing in the air, it lands by scratching the dirt floor.
[‘Gandalf (★)’ has been reverse summoned!]
‘what?’
After a while, I was able to figure out the cause.
I brushed the dirt off my armor and looked across the stone bridge.
the other side of the cliff. Someone was standing by the stone bridge.
He wore a feathered hat decorated with dark colors and a black cloth jacket with wide sleeves.
A man whose face was covered with a mask raised a longbow.
[Danger!]
[Magic Shooter Lv.?]
