Chapter 374 – Archmage vs Spell Eater

Chapter 374: Archmage vs Spell Eater

〈 This episode has a change of perspective in the middle.〉

“Stop that bastard!
Cover Nene!
Hold on until Ran catches Russo!”

“Hold on?
You can catch that bastard right here, kid?”

“Listen to me!
Focus on escape!”

Dig!

Alberic kicks the ground.
If you step on the air with Windwalk and leap, you can run through the sky and reach Nene!
That guy is aiming for Nene!
Damn!
The crossbow, the bow, and the ballista have flown in as well, so I’m out of my mind!

“Ahh!!”

Right!

Adolf’s long bow leaves the bowstring, and a long arrow, like an old gun’s arrow, shoots out.

“Whoup!”

Alberic also swung the shield of faith and hit it with the side of the shield obliquely, perhaps because it was burdensome to defend.

Tuong!

An arrow that glides neatly while the shield gurgles.
A decent shot blocked Alberic before he could jump.

“Balak!
Join us!
We have to stop him here!”

Although the beastmen’s special forces are blocking the archers appearing everywhere, it is very difficult to intercept them because they are at a numerical disadvantage.
Fortunately, the troops entering the melee range are trapped in Nene’s magic, ‘Dream Labyrinth in the Mirror’ and are wandering.
I.E. Incapable of fighting.

It’s okay for big attacks, such as long-established magicians, wizards’ magic, priests’ dispels, etc., As Stella stays by Nene’s side and assists with teleportation.
Stella is also a veteran soldier now.

Rousseau and the troops he guards are no problem since Ran ran.

The problem is that guy in front of us.

“What are you talking about?!
Blocking?
I have to kill you!”

A berserker, a mixed-blood giant who comes running with a thump.
He raised the corners of his mouth, revealing his teeth.

Empty! Boo-!

“Crazy!”

Ballack jumped vigorously.
When Alberic deflected Adolf’s arrow with his shield and tried to leap once again aiming for Nene, he jumped from a distance and brandished his axe.
An ax spear that flies like a fly swatter while holding the spear handle long.

“Joy!”

Wow!!!

Alberic’s sword of judgment and Balak’s ax spear collided in the air.

Udangtang!!

Rumble… !

“Nice… !”

Alberic sneers and confronts him.
However, there is no way that a sword wielded with one hand can repel the two-handed blow of a mixed-race giant… I thought so, but I accepted it anyway.

Thud!

Balak’s landing.

“Hoo…
Is this the right way?”

Balak’s admiration.

“Heh heh. Quite?
It’s just that he’s so big that he’s elated by being pushed out of the air!
Is that your bowl?”

Alberic’s sarcasm.
Balak’s forehead twitched.
Fortunately, I did not fall for the provocation.

Tak tok tok… Remembrance! Chuck!

“Whoa…”

The three of us standing side by side in front of Alberic.
I, Adolf, Ballack.

“… Change seats
Ballack, middle.
I am on the left, Adolf is on the right.”

“What?
Should the three of us fight one guy? (The three of us should attack one guy together?)
Do you have a good sense of humor?! (Don’t you have any pride, you fool?!)

“A lion does his best to catch a rabbit.
This is an order
This is what I say as the deputy commander.”

“…”

“Hurry.”

“Sheesh…”

Me and Adolf grumbled and switched places.
Ballak’s face is wrinkled as well.
Alberic provoked while holding a shield and covering half of his body.

“Lion?
Haha!
Are you guys a lion?
Even if your mouth is crooked, you should speak straight.
Lions are me, and you are hyenas.
If it’s a lion, like a man, would you stick to it one-on-one?”

“That’s really… !”

“Go to position three.”

“Camyu, you… !”

“Me and Van Dark, the two of us got pushed too.
In addition, a shield like foul play was added.
There is no carelessness in practice.
Are you stubborn, risking your life?”

“Chit… !”

“Although I don’t have to be arrogant, if it’s an order, I should follow it. (What should I do?)”

I hold the talisman in my left hand and my favorite sword ‘Nene♡Kamyu’ in my right hand.
Balak holding the ax spear wide with both hands.
Adolf holding a longbow in his left hand and holding an arrow like a pike in his right hand wearing an iron glove.
Three corps commanders stand side by side.
With these three, you can win.
They’re friends I’ve even worked with since my days as a centurion.
Various attack options, strength, tactics…
Everyone is confident

Alberic let out a deep sigh at the pressure.

“Whoa.
I was trying to save even a large-scale battle with a lot of spectators, but I never thought I would use it like this…
Inventory.”

I gestured in the air a few times,

Sereung.

The armor changed in an instant.
What?!
How does the armor you wear change during battle?
Is that also the power of the system?!
The goddess knight’s armor worn by Alberic was changed to a white and golden breastplate.

“The breastplate of justice…”

Flashes, and her armor shines.

“Shoot Adolf!
Hit!”

He gave the order and kicked the ground.
How not to give a chance to transform into Jago!

Wow! Bang!

Alberic slides and moves diagonally, dodging arrows by ducking only his upper body.

“The Belt of Truth, the Helmet of Salvation…”

Each of the artifacts that Alberic shouted emits their own light.

“That bastard, I got all the parts!!
Angelic Alliance Daaaaa!!
Hit it before collecting it!!”

Fucked.
The combination of the Open Machine Artifact and the Angelic Alliance had already been completed.
He was just hiding it.

Chuquaak!

Stabbing with a knife,

“Fire Arrow!”

Baaaaah… Puppy pup!!

Fires several magical fire arrows.

Pop! Puff! Kagagak!!

Alberic blocks with his shield and only backsteps.
Balak also stomps and runs forward.

Whoo-!

“Blink.
The shield of faith, the shoes of the gospel, and…”

Wow-!

Balak’s ax spear flew in, but Alberic rolled on the floor to avoid it.
I have no intention of responding at all.

Siuuung— Kwaaaaang!

Adolf’s sniper was also blocked in the air by creating a shield with a miracle.
Step back, step back.

“The sword of judgment!”

All six parts gathered in one place.
Another name for the Holy Sword Daily is ‘Sword of Judgment’.
It had the same name as the sword, so it was just called differently.
Alberic shouted as he raised the sword of judgment high into the sky.

“Come out, Angelic Alliance… !!!”

Brilliant light descends from the sky and surrounds Alberic, and all the artifacts Alberic wears emit light.

Flash—!

The light was so bright that all of us who followed him closed our eyes.
When we open our eyes…

“That… ?”

You said ‘combination’ artifacts, not ‘sets’, right?
It was the first time I had seen an artifact that changed its appearance like that.

Ugh… !

A wonderful longsword was shining brightly in Alberic’s hand.
The only difference is that it is translucent.
The spiritualized sword shone like it was made of diamonds.
Instead, the helmet, shield, belt, shoes, and breastplate that Alberic was wearing are all gone.
Thanks to that, Alberic is barefoot and wearing only a shirt and pants underneath.

Shook!

Balak’s left hand moved like lightning, and an invisible poisonous needle flew away.

“!”

Alberic went crazy and couldn’t react.

Ting!

With a light sound, the poisonous needle that touched Alberic’s chest bounced out.
It was just a thin shirt.

“Tch, it’s a transparent shield.”

“I’ve seen it.
It’s like Valkyrie armor.
That guy is like wearing invisible armor.
Everyone be careful.”

Shit.

Alberic revealed this.

***

Ran ran all the way in front of her.
The target is an old man wearing a gray robe, a large gray hat, and holding a cane.
It must be ‘Russo’, a member of the Demon King Assassination Special Task Force explained by the human queen.

“To be alone, great confidence.”

Rousseau, who falls behind, and puts forward the soldiers who cover.
He intends to protect the spirits of the soldiers near him and to continuously close the dimensional gate behind him.

Chunk! Snap!
Chuck! Chuck, Chuck!

Soldiers stretch out spears, and knights hold shields and swords to cover the front.
That’s a good formation.
Swordsman infantry in front, spearmen in back.
Fire support with magic at the back.

‘I need to look at the liver.’

Outside the gap between the windows, I tapped the tip of the spear with my sword and searched…

“Magic Missile!”

‘The other side is also checking the liver.’

Shu shu shu shu!!

Puff! Pop! Empty! Turton! Zeng!

He cut off dozens of green beams with his sword and deflected them with his shield.

‘Not yet.
He doesn’t know my characteristics.’

Ran knows Rousseau, and Rousseau does not know Ran.

‘The watershed is the point at which I see myself consuming a spell for the first time.’

If a wizard finds out that attack magic doesn’t work, there’s a good chance they’ll turn the battle around in a different way.
Buff or debuff battles, run away, join other fronts, or summon reinforcements.
As it is the opponent’s capital and the royal palace, the options are diverse.

‘I have to induce them to use the strongest attack magic within the range that I can handle.’

“From now on!”

Chuck!

“Poke!”

Whoo-!

Visor!

The human troops standing in two rows stepped forward and stabbed spears all at once.
Slash the spear blade down with the sword, backstep while blocking the left side of the body with the kite shield.

“After!”

“Under!”

Also the Royal Guard.
Along with the command, both sides advanced before they knew it, and surrounded the column in a crescent shape in perfect order.
If Michelle’s bodyguards had just rushed and surrounded each other with different armaments, these men were moving quickly while maintaining their formation with one row of shields and swords and two rows of spears.
This is a group battle.

“Fly.”

As the sight was blocked by the soldiers, the old wizard soared into the air.
I’m going to unleash a magic attack from above.

‘I was half surrounded because I was afraid that my allies would be attacked during the wide area.
Step back and I’ll shoot magic.’

If so, there is only one way.

Fault!

“Annit?!”

“Stay in formation!”

Advance.
The knights with their shields stabbed with their swords, and from behind, spears were thrust down at eye level.

“A firm oath.”

The protection of the black sun covers Ran’s body.
Body dyed orange.
In addition to strengthening his strength, the armor of divine power covers Ran’s body.
A buff that will fill in all gaps in your armor.

Zeng!

Hitting and receiving spears with shield and armor and moving forward.

Shu Shu Shuk!

The sword of the knights who strike.

Drool.

“!”

The dagger, which lost its RBI for a moment due to forward rolling, passed through the air,

Whoa-!

Ran knelt down on one knee and swept the knee high in front of her with a dark sword.

Kaga gak gak!

Scratching shin guards and knee pads.

Chin! Puck!

The sound of a knife digging into a joint.
The tip of the knife pierces the flesh, and it feels like it is caught in the bone.
I twisted my body, pushed the shield in my left arm forward, and twisted the sword in my right hand.

“Aagh!”

“Poke!”

A spear knife came in from the front and sides, aiming for the moment Ran stopped.

Damn! Snap!

The spear knife that penetrates the gap in Ran’s armor is blocked by orange energy.

‘It’s okay.’

It’s very brief, but once the enemy’s attack is blocked, your own attack works.
The knight with the sword stuck in his knee groaned and his legs broke.
This man is the core of the anti-siege strategy.

“Dragon Slaughter Taekwondo, Dragon Stepping.”

Kwajik!

“Aaaaa!!”

Ran stepped on the knife-pierced knee as if to slash it.
The sound of something breaking is heard, and the knight’s leg bends bizarrely.
Stepping on the knight’s leg, he plunged until his foot touched the ground.
With this one battle, Ran found a way out.

Shield Bash.

Tuong!

Push the front article,

Spaw!

Twisting and pulling out the sword, I rushed to the place where the fallen knight was standing.
Break through the enemy’s center.

“Oh, don’t come!”

Hung!

Ran took the place of a fallen knight with a broken leg.
A spearman behind him hurriedly stabs Ran, but he made the mistake of not stabbing him as he distanced himself from behind.

Bang!

Drop the tip of the spear and rush.
His lower body was also equipped with armor, so it doesn’t matter if the tip of the spear goes down.

Ting!

Feeling the tip of the spear brushing against his shin guard, Ran found himself in the middle of the enemy before he knew it.

“Surround!”

“Slow. Haste.”

Enemy knights and soldiers retreated around Ran, and the rest tried to surround them.
Russo knew that and tried to apply with auxiliary magic.
If there was one variable, it was that they didn’t know Ran too much.

“Dragon Slaughter Taekwondo, Earthquake.”

Jjoong!

As Ran stamped his feet,

Rurrrr

The ground shook and the heavily armed soldiers stumbled.
While moving to form a siege, those who moved quickly with acceleration magic were bound to be shaken even more.

“Dispel Magic.”

Dispel the slowing magic on yourself,

Kwajik!

“Aagh!!”

Smash down the left soldier’s foot with a shield,

Hooked! Tsuguk!

The knight on the right stabs and twists the silence followed.

“Knights, stick!
Spearman, widen the distance!”

The commander’s judgment was correct.
It’s a good tactic for those with spears to widen their distance and stab them from all sides.
It was just that the opponent was Ran.

Tuong!

“Aagh!”

“Rain, get out of the way… !”

“Take it!”

Shield Bash while taking the instep.
Bleeding from the instep of the soldier, the soldier was thrown off the ground, and for an instant, the left side was blocked by a meat shield.
Thanks to this, Ran was able to swing his cape and head to the right.

“Profit!”

Hooked! Kagagak… !

A knight trying to resist.
Rotate the knife as you plunge deeper into the silence followed.

Whoo! Poof!
Tuong! Caang!

Attacks coming from the left side of the body are blocked with a shield,

Fuck!

While kicking the knight with a forward kick, he drew his sword.
The front blocks the path with the flying knight,

“Yongsal Taekwondo, Baekdu.”

Woo-wook!

Lowers the upper body of a soldier attacking from the right side, pierces it, and launches it into the air with a side kick.
‘Baekdu’ is a representative technique that announces the start of an aerial combo.

“Infinite.”

Awesome!

“Heuk!”

Climb up and perform an aerial knee kick.

“Catch!”

Wow!

At this point, several soldiers discard their spears and draw daggers to tackle.
Grab the legs, bind the mobility, and stab them together.
That was definitely the thought.

Chin.

End the aerial combo and land right away.

“Dragon Slayer Taekwondo…”

Kuk-gung! Deed deed deed deed… !!!

The same technique Kamu just used.
If there is a difference, the scale is a little bigger.
The sucking airflow is unusual.
Air is sucked into the pivot foot that carries the weight.

“Waterspout!”

Oh oh oh…
Tuhwaaaaa!!!

After stomping, he threw all his might.
A storm of kicks sweeping all directions!

Hu Woo -woong – Tucqua Kwak Kwakqua Kwak Kwaka !!!

“Uhhhhh?!?”

“Oh, no… ?!”

“Aww!”

“A storm with a kick… ?!”

Ran in the eye of the whirlwind.
The surroundings are quiet, and the whirlwind that drove around him sent the flocking knights and soldiers into the air…

Bounce. Whoa. Thrown away.

Like magic.
Heavy knights and soldiers in armor… It floated up like a sheet of paper!
Floating up a few meters high, they were about to be slammed head first!

“Feather fall!
Fireball, ball, ball!”

Kwak Kwah Kwah… !

Whirlwind that drives.
To protect the soldiers, cast feather fall magic on the falling soldiers.
And Rousseau throws three fireballs larger than a man at Ran.

‘Not yet.
Not enough to swallow.’

Huong- Quaang!

A fireball was sucked up by the whirlwind created by the kick and soared into the sky.

Tuong— bang!

The second fireball that came through the whirlwind walked towards Rousseau and struck it with his shield.

Booung— Tup!

The third fireball is a right foot slam.

Kwak!

I stepped on it and it came off.

Roaring… !

Trampling on the fireball, Ran stepped forward.

“… This isn’t your average friend.”

“Hannah.”

Jjoong!

Ran leaps into the air and throws the soldier, who was slowly falling like a feather, at Rousseau with a rounds kick.

“Force Field.”

Turton!

A soldier being bounced off an invisible wall.

Hooked! Spaw! Kwak Kwak! Awesome! Kwagak!

“Ahh!”

“Cheuk!”

“Ouch… !”

“Sah, save me… !!”

Then Ran slaughtered half of the enemy troops who were slowly falling.
There were a lot of people who lost their weapons by floating in the air, and it was difficult to control them in the air, so they had no choice but to be defeated.
Even those who landed and straightened up…

Kukkoom! Blah blah! Puck! Carded… Wow!

“Ah!”

“Oops…”

Udang-tang-tang! Kung Tang! Chopsticks!

It was only to be knocked out by Ran, who immediately caught up with him.

“Reverse Gravity!
Lightning Bolt!”

Boo-woong! Kkwajijijik!!!

Russo has no choice but to use limited magic for fear of harming the soldiers around him.

“Dispel Magic.
The power of darkness.”

Gravity Reversal is a magic cancellation, and lightning magic is blocked with a shield with magical protection.

‘Shouldn’t I have just eaten this?’

Ran regretted that he might have been a little too greedy.
He did not know that he was the one who would put circumstances in his hands just because his allies were mixed.
Isn’t that the same Alberic who goes wild beside him and blows away allies?

‘I thought it would drop a meteorite.’

Rousseau falling backwards.
This time the order is long.

Taat!

Lan running forward.
Since the order is long, I am looking forward to this time.

‘Please, something other than the cloud of death.’

Poison clouds are troublesome because you get poisoned if you eat them.
You’ll get a buff if you eat it, but the damage from poisoning is much greater.
But the cloud of death will not write.
I told you not to do that because I showed you Dragon Oreum earlier.
In fact, Ran didn’t know, but since Camus had already destroyed the ‘Death Cloud’ fighter with the Dragon Slayer Taekwondo’s secret technique, ‘Yong Oreum’, Rousseau had no intention of using the Cloud of Death on Ran anymore.
I’m not an idiot who would do the same attack to someone who already knows how to break the magic.

‘Spell length, magic movement, hand seal… It’s a level 5 earth spell.
Then…’

It is expected.
Mouth is salivating.
What magic will you show me?

Rousseau stretched out his hands to Ran, breaking out in a cold sweat!

“Implosion!”

‘Done!’

Ran laughed softly.