Chapter 22:

Chapter 22:

A silver-colored body with eight legs–the spider-like creature carved out of metal was called an Iron Spider.

Kaaaaang-

With a loud bang, shreds of stone fell just above their heads. Fortunately, everyone was on the Gigant, so no one got hurt. But they couldn’t be happy about it either.This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.

The iron Spiders that had broken in through the wall were closing the distance by the minute. Iron Spiders were not that powerful, but their numbers were large, and the terrain was too advantageous for them.

“Get out of the way!”

Hannah, directly in front of Abel, shouted and raised her hands. And on the palm of Hannah’s Gigant, a blue gemstone had been placed. As they had seen in the mock battle the other day, Hannah’s combat skills could be better. However, she had her primary weapon.

Dismissal.

The jewelry suddenly shattered, and sparks flew out of it.

Hwareuk!

It burst into huge flames, consuming the spiders as they ran up the wall.

Aaaahhh!

“Kiiiim!”

The spiders writhed in terror. The ones in front were half-melted. It was an impressive display of strength in such a desperate situation.

‘How many more are there?’

Abel looked around as he completely crushed the spider’s head with his leg. Soon his face turned distorted.

“It’s endless.”

Although Abel had killed dozens of them alone, the number of spiders still seemed undiminished. New spiders kept joining them. Fortunately, there has been no significant damage on their side.

But complaining wouldn’t change anything, so Abel continued fighting and slowly descended the stairs. Descending the stairs and dealing with the frantic spiders was more than tricky. It was revolting. Then, at some point–

“Hyuk!”

Hannah, who was running right in front of him, momentarily lost her footing and stumbled hard. Abel immediately grabbed the Hannah’s Tito and stuck her to the wall.

Quang!

A thick leg slammed into the spot where Hannah had been standing. Daniel heard the sound in front and immediately swung his fist, punching the spider and sending it flying. The Tito hid Hannah’s expression, but Hannah spoke in a shaky voice, as if in shock.

“Thank you...”

“Can you keep moving?”

“Uh, yeah.”

“Alright, let’s try harder.”

Abel said and turned his head away. The situation wasn’t bad. Even though they were young kids with little experience, they showed great talents here.

Ioline and Daniel were attacking just as aggressively as Abel, driving the spiders back, and Charlotte, June, and Lian were effectively blocking the spiders from digging through the cracks.

May had wholly abandoned her usual laziness and was cutting a path ahead with Tania. Abel took one look at them, caught his breath, and shouted.

“Don’t stop running!”

Taking on the spiders was important, but they needed to keep their priorities straight. The top priority right now is to get down all the stairs and out of the tower.

Even if they were holding up for now, it would be challenging to keep fighting in a place like this, and there was no telling how long the stairs would hold.

Abel shouted whenever he felt the battle was getting too heated, and they were able to get a little further down.

Boom!

But it wasn’t entirely without damage. Daniel’s Tito was impaled by a spider’s foot and was spun into thin air. Abel hurriedly flung himself up, pulling Daniel’s Tito with him.

Kagga Gagak!

The spider didn’t give up and swung again, this time ripping of the Tito’s hand Daniel was riding. If Abel hadn’t stepped up in time, it wouldn’t have ended up with just one arm.

“Aaaahhh!”

In addition, the spiders attacked even more madly as if they could not miss this opportunity.

“Daniel! Hang in there!”

That’s why it is heavily ‘protected.’ Typically, there would be no way of knowing the location, let alone the existence of such an entity. But Abel was different. He had played the game dozens or even hundreds of times and remembered the location perfectly.

Of course, reality and games don’t match perfectly. So as soon as he stepped outside, Abel looked up at the tower, trying to locate it. And finally, his eyes found it.

‘Slightly above the middle.’

There was a huge number of spiders on one side of the tower. It would have been hard to notice if he hadn’t already known, but Abel never missed the slightest difference.

‘I only have one shot.’ He thought to himself, and if he were wrong, it would be a terrible mistake because there wouldn’t be a second chance. However, instead of hesitating under pressure, Abel drew more mana.

‘Just a little longer.’

Abel waited, wanting to throw the spear in his hand, but what he needed now was patience.

“Left! Aim Left!”

Before he knew it, the spiders swarmed around them, pounding on the Tito piloted by Tania and the cadets. How long can they hold out? Five minutes? Four? Probably not much longer.

Impatience grew. But Abel waited and waited because there was only one chance. Just a tiny little gap.

Kwang-!

Ioline’s Tito bounced backward. She couldn’t fight anymore now that her lower body was blown off.

Quajik!

Lian’s Tito was pierced by the head. The damage was getting bigger. And the spiders jumped on more aggressively, thinking it was almost over. It was at that moment that the spiders that were lumped together began to move.

Oooh!

Abel raised the mana from his whole body as soon as he caught sight of the figure

Although it was difficult to control it delicately due to excessive mana amplifiers, the fact that he had attacked with all his mana several times before was of great help. He grabbed the magic that was about to bounce in all directions and moved to one side.

Grrrrrrr-

The spear trembled uneasily, and blue sparks flew from the mana that had been pushed to its limits. He formed an image in his mind and envisioned a bolt of lightning piercing its target. At that moment, the Tito was merely a tool to shoot lightning.

‘Thunderbolt.’

The moment he inwardly called the name–

Kurrrrrrrrrrrrr

A spear sliced through the air with a thundering sound. The spiders scrambled back, but the spear had already reached its destination with a loud bang.

Aaaaaagh-!

One side of the tower collapsed instantly. The Tito, who had fired the spear, slumped as smoke billowed from his body.

‘Did it work?’

Grimacing at his pounding headache, Abel didn’t take his eyes off the tower. Eventually, the smoke cleared, revealing the point where the spear had pierced. And Abel’s face lit up. Then, the spiders, who had been charging at him aggressively, even at the risk of death, suddenly began to flee.

“Uhm!” A surprised voice came from behind him.

Abel barely managed to muster the strength to turn around, he found the group looking at him in surprise.

“S-raid! It’s a raid!”

The barrier has been released. Then a message popped up.

[Sudden Quest: Escape’ cleared!]

[No one died during the escape process! Additional rewards will be given!]

[The ‘Strong Supporter’ event will be held in a few days!]

Abel finally relaxed and smiled.

»————- ★ ————-«

In a hot sunny garden, Abel was staring at a middle-aged man with a fearsome expression. The extra reward of the quest was something he hadn’t expected at all.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

The Duke of Del Kior greeted Abel.

[To be continued.]