Chapter 422

Episode 422 Like Ice (2)

I gave up hope of being rescued.

Food was thrown away and equipment was thrown away.

Even though he ran away like that, he had to helplessly watch his colleague who was caught up and dying.

Because that’s what survival is all about.

giving up and giving up again.

Deceiving yourself that it was the most reasonable choice in an unreasonable situation.

So I burned everything I had and used it as fuel to move forward.

But…

“…the enemy! A new enemy has appeared!”

What else do I have to give up now?

Damn I already know the answer to that.

“Jun, I’ll leave this place for a while.”

I hurriedly touched the baton and headed to the rear.

As soon as I turned my back, I saw a ranged unit running towards us from behind.

Enemies were following behind him.

“mister……!”

“Erwen!”

“There are about 10 of them! They don’t look like knights, but they use an aura! Mr. Gerrod is blocking them alone!”

Ventis Gerrod.

A supernatural magician belonging to Team 3.

He had a smiling face and was unnecessarily positive, so even though everyone criticized him, they liked him.

“Thank you for letting me know. Hurry up and join the main unit along with Akurava.”

“…be careful!”

Afterwards, when I passed by Erwen and arrived at the rear, he was lying on the floor, splattered with hot blood.

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!

Blood steaming in contact with the cold air.

‘Yeah… Another one died.’

Maybe if it wasn’t for this man, more people would have been hurt and died. My heart is beating tight for a moment

,

but this harsh reality didn’t even give me time to be sad.

Swoop.

Lift your head and stare at the front.

A dozen enemies can be seen over Gerod’s corpse.

As soon as I saw it, I remembered the conversation I had with the leader of Orculis in Noark.

[Human woman.]

[Awl-shaped red aura that seems to be specialized for daggers.]

[These are all characteristics of the Rose Knights.]

The Rose Knights.

A special unit under the direct control of the royal family that undertakes special missions such as assassination and infiltration operations.

Yes, the day they finally meet will come.

Dip drip drip drip—

the woman holding the dripping dagger stands still and stares at me.

It was similar to Amelia when we first met.

Eyes that show no emotion whatsoever.

And…

“You’re Baron Bjorn Yandel.”

A dry voice that would not be enough to express the desolate bottom.

“According to the information, he is a person with at least level 2 sword defense ability. The evaluation force is two levels higher than each of us, so deal with it carefully.”

As soon as the woman’s business briefing was over, they were ready to attack.

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this kind of feeling while looking at my enemy, but I truly got goosebumps running down my spine.

I’m not afraid of someone who doesn’t even know me screaming that he’ll kill me, but that’s not the case here, is it?

A professional trained solely for the purpose of killing.

pounding-!

The warrior’s heart beats as he intuits the arduous battle even though he has not yet encountered a single weapon.

But…….

Kwak-

So what?

“Did the Marquis send you?”

I asked while maintaining the readiness to respond immediately at any time, but the answer did not come back.

“…….”

That’s a bloody look in the eyes.

You don’t talk to the guy you’re going to kill, is that so?

Even the slightest expectations have disappeared from his thoroughly professional appearance, but I still want you to tell me at least one thing.

“How the hell did you know you were waiting here?”

“…….”

“Huh? Tell me. No matter how much I think about it, I can’t explain this one thing. Aren’t we pitiful?”

Despite the joking tone, the woman looked at me without changing her expression once and then quietly opened her mouth.

“…I was just waiting for someone’s persistent request, just in case, and the intelligence department also judged that the possibility of you really coming this far was slim.”

“It’s thin…….”

I laughed without knowing it.

Indeed, at the end of that difficult journey, how likely is it to complete the mission, be abandoned by the allies in the middle of the enemy’s sphere of influence, and still find a way out by one’s own strength and arrive here?

It was also an expedition that was first met a few days ago.

Even the word thin would not be enough.

“…why are you laughing?”

“I just thought you guys couldn’t win.”

Does it even make sense to have power like this on standby to block even that slim possibility?

Huge walls seem to squeeze in from all sides.

It feels like no matter where you go, there will be no exit.

“Then the conversation is a failure.”

Then the woman looked at me and muttered.

“failure?”

“Because a broken heart doesn’t look like that.”

Then, did you actually respond because you wanted me to be frustrated?

I said it like a complaint.

“That’s strange. I’ve been despairing enough now.”

“Then do you intend to die like this?”

“No, I’ll try as far as I can.”

“Yes, sometimes there are people like you. Never take death as an escape…”

The woman’s expression changed for the first time in my answer. It’s very insignificant, but it seems to be a little regretful somewhere. Should I do it?

Of course, we don’t know what it will be like in practice.

Maybe I was looking at it wrong.

But even if you look right, nothing will change.

“It seems that the conversation time is over now.”

i said

“…….”

The woman did not answer.

that each other knows

“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”

That there is no need for further conversation.

***

Essence Ball-Herchan for Aura Contrast.

Thanks to this, I was able to evolve into a knight’s nightmare, but that doesn’t mean I’m invincible.

Because there was nothing like that in [Dungeon & Stone] in the first place.

Beep-beep-beep-!

It’s not cut like tofu, but each time the dagger hits the body, small injuries pile up.

The divine power of the priest had already run out, so a heal could not be expected.

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「The character is poisoned by the royal mixed poison.」

「The character’s body value is over 700.」

「Poison resistance is over 100.」

「The poisoning effect is reduced by 70%. The wound area tingles, and the tingling sensation spreads to the surroundings

.

There was even a wound aggravation system, even natural regeneration was blocked.

Injuries that steadily increase like that.

Woo woo woo woo-!

He swings his hammer as if to drive away flying flies, but this time, he just crosses the air in vain.

Climb walls, somersault through the air, turn suddenly with braking abilities that defied the laws of physics, and more.

While avoiding all of my attacks, if I show even the slightest gap, I will cut myself with a dagger.

Of course, each of the injuries isn’t big… but

suddenly –

the body, which was still relatively slow, slows down more and more and the number of injuries increases.

If the terrain was a bit wider and dozens of people attacked from all sides, they would have fallen to the ground long ago.

“…Ugh!”

A body that stumbles and leans forward.

Immediately, a dagger was swung at his neck.

‘Yes now!’

As if I had waited, I raised my hammer and raised my foot.

But…

‘Ah, now you’re right!’

This shit doesn’t even work?

It’s like dealing with a machine, not a person.

It is a situation where the words, “What are you doing with the game?” are bound to come out.

「The character has cast [Soul Dive].」

「Soul power is regenerated in proportion to the amount of soul power consumed.」

First of all, I used [Soul Dive] immediately after the cooldown expired and recovered MP from running toward the floor.

And just at that point.

“We’ll help too!”

Reinforcements have arrived.

It was Lavien and Amelia who were supposed to guard the front line against the Noarks.

“What about the front? What happened to the front?”

Amelia answered my question.

“They have been in a standoff ever since they came out of the glacial eye border.”

Yes, you are recovering.

Waiting for the power to drain as we fight them. Well, I don’t know what the situation is, but I’m not sure that the Rose Knights are their allies, so it’s a wise decision.

‘Why did you have Nimiral in the middle?’

I raised my shield to protect my upper body.

thud-!

A dagger that bounces off as if blocked by an iron wall.

However, even after a while, pain does not occur in the lower body as usual.

Originally, it was like I was waiting, but I was stabbing the bottom.

Why?

I realized the reason when I saw the Knights of the Rose who vaguely spread their distance.

‘Ah, it’s thanks to them.’

Being wary of Amelia and Lavien standing on either side of her, she couldn’t stab her as easily as before.

Yes, Minkae is the national rule for Minkae to play against.

‘Hoo, but now I can afford it.’

I shouted so that Acuraba behind me could hear it.

Yeah, I’m a tanker and the commander of the expedition, right?

You have to fulfill both roles at once.

“Akurava, if you can, tell them to stay that way with the Noarks!”

It’s heartbreaking to give time to the Noarks, who were just about to hit, but there was no other way—

‘huh?’

But what is it?

Despite shouting loudly, there is no reaction from the Rose Knights. Not just ignoring her, but her expression as if she didn’t hear anything.

“Emily, is the voice control magic working?”

“Ah, it must have been written by the wizards who came down.”

“……Come down?”

no what does that mean?

Ravien responded by striking the dagger that was aiming for my shoulder instead.

“At the same time as the attack started from the rear, the priests and wizards used floating magic and all fled this way.”

“Escape? Could it be that there were enemies above?”

“yes. Priest Reuta Mamander was killed in a surprise attack.”

“I see……”

Somehow, only bad news comes out. It’s not enough that

the 10 people over there weren’t all enemies, and even one priest died. ……

‘Is it 19 now…….’

The expeditionary force that started with 30 has already decreased by this much.

Even if they succeed in returning alive, that number will be less than

half .

It blooms in this heart.

I gave up and gave up over and over again.

I didn’t draw a golden future and didn’t let it go.

I fought and shed blood for that future, which was like rolling in dog shit.

But why do irrational situations continue endlessly?

Right now I

want to swear, blame

, and

shout

.

Because it won’t be anger.

At least it won’t be like me at this moment.

“…Akuraba!” ”

Say yes!

” There will be something to do with great effort soon.”

You only have one chance.

***

It’s a ridiculous plan. If

you follow my words, everyone will die.

No one has ever said that.

“. …..all right. I’ll do as you say.”

Aqurava immediately carried out my instructions, and so did the other members.

Did you get some recognition as a leader during the last expedition?

If so, I’m a little proud of it somewhere.

It seems like my hard work didn’t go unrewarded at all. “Behel – Raaaaa Ah !!”

The support of the rose knights was even worse.

”

Yandel is dealing with more than ten enemies alone! Stop it somehow!”

The Noarks, who had finished their maintenance in an unfortunate situation, also finished the confrontation and started attacking in earnest.

And there was only one thing we did.

“Hold on!!”

To hold on somehow

. Buying time while maintaining the front line

in a situation where the holy power ran out and the support of the AD was

stopped

.

is already treated as a corpse.’

Accepting our annihilation as a fait accompli, Noark and the Rose Knights are engaged in an unspoken fight

.

Well, it’s a personal feeling anyway.

The enemy’s carelessness was a positive sign for us.

Thanks to that, that time finally came.

Deed de de de de de de dede

dedededededededededededededededededededededeedeedee The gorge shaking as

if there was an earthquake . Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

“The character has been exposed to [Frozen

Faith

]

. ”

“Damn it !

Pierce it!”

From this point on, an urgent cry erupted from Noark.

“…I will arrange it as quickly as possible.” It

was much more polite, but it seemed that the Rose Knights were embarrassed as

well

. I thought I was the only one here who calculated the time for the boss to arrive.’

Well, that’s why it must have been so leisurely.

[Geuuuuuuu]

Thousands of skeletons waving their arms over the rolling fog, and the elder lich Kariathea staring at us from the center of the fog with red eyes. ”

Yandel is all ready! ”

The ‘big one’ I asked for from the range dealer line is ready just in time.

So…

“Shoot it.”

Now

I have no choice but to try it. “James Carla cast [Piercing Light].”

“Erwen. Fornaci di Tersia cast [Synthesis of Elements]」

「Titana Acurava used [No. 1911 Faveler’s Broken Pocket Watch]」

「Versil Gowland casts a 3rd-class attack magic, ‘Destruction ‘Flame’ has been cast.]

「McKellie Raiders has cast the 3rd class attack magic, ‘Condemn’

. 」

Not just me, but everyone with at least one ranged skill was the same. I put all

my strength and pour out my skills as the cooldown and MP allow. Neither

Noark’s side

nor the Rose Knights’ side.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-

! Towards the exposed Elder Lich.

「The first soul box of the glacier wizard Karyadea has been destroyed.」 After that

, yes, the

firepower seems to have been sufficient.

The elder lich, who had restored

his shattered bones in an instant, stretched out his hand as he looked at us.

”

Kariadea, the glacier’s wizard, [Soul Extraction ]

I cast it.”

[Soul Extraction]

Exactly the pattern used in Phase 2.

I caught my breath and closed my eyes.

“Whoa…”

All I could say was that

. Isn’t it thrown?

「All characters within the range faint.」

By all means, I can only hope that a good score will come out.