#275
275. Mission Type, Conquest (1)
A clear midday sky.
A black hole was drilled out of nowhere.
In a hole reminiscent of a black hole, gigantic shapes were wriggling.
“Um, what is that…?”
The mercenary looked up and sighed.
The expressions of the mercenaries who were besieging the prince in a stately manner instantly turned into bewilderment.
“your majesty!”
“Don’t panic!”
Freea, who had fallen, snarled.
The dimensional sword that was shining in his hand had completely disappeared.
Freea coughed and got up.
“Yosh, I have a request.”
“Speak.”
“Gather your troops, and move out of the ecliptic.”
“Yes? What does that mean…”
“They will raid all over Taoni, not just the Imperial Capital. Who else can protect the people if not us?”
Freea half-opened her eyes.
“Evacuate as many people as possible. This is an order.”
“Then, His Majesty…”
“Don’t worry. I have heroes.”
Seeing Yoshu’s gaze, I nodded.
Yoshu agonized for a moment, then bit his lip.
Also a mercenary. quick to judge
“I will do as you command. Elang, gather all mercenaries and gather all troops at the south gate! Prepare to escape!”
“yes!”
“Please, brother.”
Yoshu bowed to me and left the garden with the adjutant.
The hesitant mercenaries followed suit.
“Oh, it’s evacuation.”
The prince smiled.
“Do you think it will be of any use, Fria? Their swords do not reach the Harvester. It is meaningless.”
“If you don’t try… you won’t know, Your Highness.”
“I’m saying it because I tried it.”
“Your Highness has done it, but I haven’t done it yet!”
Freea aimed the broken sword at the prince.
The prince narrowed his eyes.
“Did you say number 17?”
“Yes.”
“Are you saying that I gave up after only 17 times?”
Freea gritted her teeth.
A trickle of blood flowed from between her pink lips.
“I will resist even a hundred times, even a thousand times… as long as this life is at stake. That is my decision, Your Highness!”
“You’re still stubborn. We’ll see how long your stubbornness will work.”
The prince grinned.
Then he leaned back on the seat of power.
Doo doo doo.
I looked back
The mercenaries’ troops were leaving toward the south gate.
[Human Mercenary Lv.???] X 2264
[The ally NPC ‘Mercenary Alliance’ leaves the field!]
Freea gave a self-deprecating smile.
“This scene… I’ve seen it many times in my dreams.”
“…”
“It was hell. It was a living hell. Under the black sky, countless people cried and ate their bodies. All I could do was watch.”
“Was I in that dream?”
“No, I was alone.”
“Then it will be different.”
Freea looked back at me.
“one!”
“say.”
“Help me.”
“I will.”
sereung.
I drew my sword and stepped forward.
The inability to act was immediately resolved.
‘First grasp the current situation.’
Even if it is infinitely close to reality, it is only a game after all.
I looked around again. what is and what is not.
‘Excluding Freea, all allies are only pure heroes.’
The mercenaries left the field to evacuate the people of the empire.
As soon as the occupation of the imperial capital was over, the citizens staying in the city were all evacuated. Well, should I say I’m glad I can fight without worrying about it?
‘Let’s see the enemy’s situation.’
I looked ahead
The prince was sitting on the throne, looking over me and Freea.
And next to it were two ancient servants standing side by side.
Took.
I lightly kicked the stone under my feet.
A stone that bounced like a water swallow hit the transparent wall and fell.
no access.
It seems that the prince does not step forward in the first phase.
If so, the only enemy to deal with is the upcoming series of fragments.
‘A message will appear soon.’
I narrowed my eyes.
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
Red letters appeared on Amkena’s control panel.
It doesn’t stop at three. Warning messages proliferated as if to cover the entire screen.
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
[War… … .]
The warning windows that covered Amkena’s screen disappeared one by one as if they were being plastered.
Complex warning message. It was a notification window that would only appear on a mission of extreme difficulty.
[Rett321: Look at the Mangem difficulty level. lol. What bug?]
[Andante (andant): It’s almost ruined, right? Already ruined?]
Words of ridicule that pop up in the chat window without fail.
I took a deep breath.
[Floor 80.]
[Mission Type – Complex]
[TARGET – UNKNOWN]
[Additional Goal – Survival of Special NPC ‘Priasis All Ragna’]
The mission type is complex.
It doesn’t tell you what to do.
‘Is it like this after all?’
I put my hand over my ear.
“Is reconnaissance over? Object status?”
<Nothing stands out. I can’t see the statue of the Goddess, nor any other special features.>
The answer came back from Roderick.
It was something that was prearranged. Search all over the field before and after the mission, in case there is anything that might help with the mission.
‘Is there anything?’
At least, it doesn’t seem to be there now.
then.
“Gather your troops to the imperial palace. It will be a defensive battle for the time being.”
<Is it farming?>
“yes.”
While the main goal is unclear, the sub-goal is certain.
Freea’s survival.
“The 5th floor mission, remember?”
I looked up and murmured.
“Uh, surviving thousands of goblins?”
“I think it’s similar to that time. I hold on until there is a variable.”
“It’s not a goblin over there.”
“Well, that’s up to us.”
Whoa.
I took a deep breath once again.
The heroes spread across the ecliptic were gathering.
followed by
[※warning!]
[‘Chaos’ begins to descend!]
oh oh oh oh
‘Something’ came pouring out of the black hole.
[Chaos Fragment Lv.113] X 795
“come!”
Debris in the shape of a huge mass of slime fell to the ground.
[Random attribute activated!]
[‘Chaos’ starts super-evolution!]
[Attribute – Immortality, Self-Evolution]
thud!
The enemy’s first army landed on the ecliptic.
As soon as they fell, they shattered like an amoeba.
[Contaminated Goblin Lv.53] X 519
What a profit!
Dozens of goblins per shard.
They flashed red eyes and approached the ecliptic.
[Contaminated Goblin Lv.53] X 1032
“That… what is it?”
Freea opened her mouth.
but. Things like slimes are turning into monsters.
[Contaminated Goblin Lv.53] X 2643
An army of goblins that had multiplied in an instant filled the streets.
“It’s a random trait.”
“Random traits?”
“They change the pattern every time they come.”
Let’s see.
This trait is immortality and self-evolution.
‘… … Such a bitch.’
I only picked the shit and got caught.
I spun my sword.
<Build your position!>
Roderick held out his command sword.
<The northern gate of the ecliptic is in charge of District 1, the southern gate is in charge of District 2, and the western gate is in charge of District 3. Alumni… … .>
“We take it.”
Roderick nodded.
The imperial palace consists of a palace in the middle and a fortress wall surrounding it.
There are one entrance each to the north, south, east and west. A party of three was enough to block the narrow entrance.
“Start building encampments!”
“Movement.”
From 150 parties to 155 parties.
The 7th raid, all made up of magicians, started chanting all at once.
A thread of magical power stretched out around the ecliptic, lifting up the remains of stone and wood.
“assembly.”
clap. clap clap clap.
As if putting together Tetris blocks, the materials were piled up on top of the walls of the imperial palace.
Stone and wood were carved, transformed, and shaped into ballistas and cannons.
‘It’s different from back then.’
If there is a magician, the fort construction can be done again.
The heroes waiting on the wall grabbed the weapon’s aiming point.
<Fire!>
Aaaaaang!
With a roar, artillery fire was fired toward the western avenue of the ecliptic.
Hundreds of goblins caught up in the bombardment were crushed to death all at once.
<Fire!>
Weiying.
A huge purple orb floated in the sky.
Elementalists’ A-class fusion magic, the 6th element. The magic bullet spread out in a strange trajectory and swept away the goblins on the northern road.
“Hmm, maybe it’s not as difficult as I thought…?”
Jenna scratched her cheek.
I shook my head.
“They don’t die.”
“yes?”
“Keep in mind. It’s an immortality attribute.”
The dust cleared and the landscape of the main street was revealed.
Corpses of goblins strewn across the smashed streets.
But soon, the remains of flesh and bones turned into liquid and gathered together.
“Kieeaek!”
[Contaminated Goblin Lv.53] X 2834
Even being revived wasn’t enough, the number of goblins was constantly increasing as fragments continued to fall from the sky.
<Fire!>
Papa papak!
A volley of archers covered the sky.
Hundreds of arrows lodged in the goblin’s vitals, but they did not give in and continued to walk.
“listen carefully!”
I groaned.
The eyes of the heroes gathered in the ecliptic gathered in one place.
“Cutting, penetrating, or explosive attacks are forbidden for them. They regenerate quickly. If you want to subdue them…”
I reached out.
Jigsaw Jigsaw! Dark red lightning rose from the fingertips.
“Kyaaak!”
Beyond the gates, a goblin was sucked into my hand.
Awesome! I broke his neck and reversed the joints in his arms and legs.
The goblin stretched out on the floor wriggling.
“Crush the whole body. Then regeneration will be delayed.”
“play……?”
“Yes, play. What I said, spread it to the others. If you don’t want to be killed.”
“Oh, I see!”
A young man with a spear jumped out.
Belquist murmured.
“Can’t cut or penetrate?”
“I’ll have to hit you.”
clap.
I sheathed the bifrost.
“We decided to take care of the alumni defense. We take the time to do it, and when there is something to do, we move right away.”
“Han! What should I do?”
Freea approached with quick steps.
“You… prepare the dimensional sword.”
“Dimension sword?”
“I’m sure there will be something to write about. When I give a signal, get ready to move.”
“I get it!”
“let’s go.”
I walked forward
‘If it’s an immortality trait… … .’
It’s better to block it from the front of the base.
It was because as time passed, the defensive formations inevitably had no choice but to retreat.
“Isn’t the castle gate closed?”
Jenna turned the pulley, but the wide-open gate did not budge.
This is also a limitation of the mission. It seemed to be a restriction to prevent trickery.
Whoo!
I ran out to the main street in one month.
The head of the goblins who were walking in a row met me.
“Is this the first time since the 10th floor?”
It’s a nice face.
Kwajik! I hit the goblin’s neck with the scabbard.
The goblin, whose head turned 180 degrees, fell face down.
wriggling wriggling wriggling.
‘He doesn’t die.’
Well, even so, goblins are the lowest level monsters after all.
It should be annoying, but immortality is not a big problem.
To me, and to the Taonian heroes who are defending the other direction.
But the real problem… … .
[※caution!]
[Some objects have started ‘self-evolving’!]
In the distance, several goblins that were making strange movements spurted blood from all over.
A pitch-black, tar-like solid broke through the green skin.
Eventually, the shape changed.
[Contaminated Orc Lv.54] X 18
“Ooh!”
The physique of a strong adult male.
A muscular body and an ax in his hand.
It was an Orc, a Tier 2 monster.
[※caution!]
[Some objects have started ‘self-evolving’!]
Evolution does not end here.
[Contaminated Lizardman Lv.59] X 9
[Some objects have started ‘self-evolving’!]
[Some objects start ‘self-evolving’… … .]
They continued to evolve by changing their shells several times.
Each time you break away from one level, the grade goes up.
yet.
[Contaminated Red Demon Dragon Lv.99]
thud!
Feet covered in red scales shook the ground.
The yellow eyes of the 10m tall body were directed at me.
‘Has it evolved to the highest grade at once?’
“Kuaaa!”
He roared, opening his mouth wide.
Commonly known as Red Dragon. It had never appeared in Taoneer yet, but it was one of the monsters rated as the highest risk in pick-up.
[※caution!]
[Some objects have started ‘self-evolving’!]
[Some objects are ‘self-evolving’… … .]
Besides that, goblins all over the main road squirmed and showed signs of evolution.
