Chapter 314
Juniors ultimate magic [Elemental Disassembly] struck the Troll King.
It reduced the monsters magical defense to negative numbers. Now, it would take true damage plus additional damage from all magical attacks.
[Elemental Disassembly] lasts for about 10 minutes.
In game terms, thats 3 turns.
I have to settle this within that time frame...!
Organizing my thoughts, I shouted.
"Lucas! Evangeline! Go!"
Lucas and Evangeline, who had been waiting, gripped their weapons and lunged forward.
A longsword made of otherworldly silver and a lance blade attached to a cavalry lance emitted an eerie metallic gleam.
Standing behind those two knights, I emphasized,
"Drive your weapons in as deep as possible and then retreat!"
"Roger!"
"I wish these additional enhancements were permanent!"
The two knights charged like a gust of wind, splitting to each side of the Troll King.
Clang!
Thud!
They struck simultaneously with perfect timing.
As Lucass longsword emitted a dazzling array of lights and executed [Strike of Will], the Troll Kings thick hide was instantly torn.
At that moment, Evangelines cavalry lance burrowed roughly into it.
"Lets burn it all down!"
As Evangeline roared, a spirit scattering red light along the lances surface ignited flames.
The spirit on the lance was Ifrit.
Boom!
With a colossal explosion, the lance pierced through the Troll Kings back entirely.
Clink!
Simultaneously, Evangeline detached the lance blade attached to her lance.
She left only the blade stuck in the monsters belly and tumbled back like a flying squirrel.
"Argh!"
The Troll King screamed in rage, an agonizing moan escaping from its pierced belly.
It tried to nonchalantly pull out the lance blade with its hands, but--
"Thats not happening."
Seizing the moment, Lucas rushed in from the side.
The Troll Kings hands were together in front of it, trying to pull out the lance blade.
Thump!
Lucass longsword forcefully punctured and stuck through both of the Troll Kings wrists.
"Grr?!"
The Troll King let out a bewildered groan.
With a lance blade in its belly and a longsword through its wrists like handcuffs, it tried to twist its body to remove the longsword. But the sword in its wrists hindered its movementstruggling pathetically was all it could do.
"Mission complete!"
"We did as instructed, senior!"
Retreating to their positions, Lucas and Evangeline shouted. I lifted my hand high.
"Burnout! Lilly! Now! Fire everything!"
Almost simultaneously with my cry, the frontline fortress walls flashed,
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Boom-boom-boom!
A barrage rained down.
Hundreds of arrows imbued with explosive attributes showered like a downpour. At the same time, the attack-type artifacts installed on the walls unleashed attacks in unison.
These were N~R grade attack-capable artifacts that couldnt be installed on Crossroads walls, so we had them all here at this forward base.
As hundreds of arrows, with their tips blazing in crimson, and over a hundred artifacts unleashed their attacks all at once, the sight was rather magnificent.
Simultaneously, I shouted,
"If you have a means of magical attack, unload it all!"
Before my words even ended, Dusk Bringar let out another Dragon Breath.
Godhand conjured lances filled with magical power, and Bodyback hurled them with precision.
Our allies unleashed every magical attribute attack they had, and its power was,
Whoosh-boom-boom!
Absolutely overwhelming.
A giant column of fire soared, and a terrible storm of magical power raged along with a tremendous heat.
Evangeline, who had quickly run up to protect me, raised her shield.
"Wouldnt this much be overkill?!"
"No, that wont be the case."
Id be grateful if it could just die, but--
Even after focusing on magic attacks and depleting its magic defense, the Troll King had a ridiculous amount of base HP. And it was regenerating even as we fought.
Its not like all of our attacks landed at the same time, so a one-turn-kill was realistically difficult.
As expected.
Kwaduduk, kwajik--
In the midst of a horrifying storm of magical power, the Troll King moved, its flesh burning and regenerating.
"Kyahat!"
Chaenggang!
The scene of the beast pulling out the holy longsword that had been skewering its wrist came into view.
Blood vaporized in the intense heat, flying in all directions as the beast grasped the spear blade lodged in its chest.
-Nows the time.
"When I give the signal, everyone stop attacking at once, simultaneously!"
I shouted as I slowly raised my hand.
"Damien! And Saintess! Heal the beast with all youve got!"
Behind me, Margarita gulped as she cast healing magic. I trust Damien is getting ready on his own!
I stretched out my hand and shouted.
"Unleash the firepower! All of it!"
Boom! Boom! Thud-thud-thud!
Projectiles and arrows flew from the ramparts and pierced the monsters body.
Kwoooom!
Immediately after, a series of explosions and flames filled the area.
***
The monster wasnt dead.
Even after being torn apart by our concentrated bombardment, even as its massive swollen body was burning and shrinking, it continued to struggle.
It was still moving north.
Into human territory.
To annihilate humanity.
"Kyaha, heh, kehat...!"
With not a single part of its body intact, the Troll King continued to crawl.
With a boiling voice, for the first time, it uttered words.
They were simple.
"Human... kill... all..."
"..."
"World... burn... all..."
What for?
What was it that drove them to despise humanity to this extent?
As the Troll King crawled all the way to my feet, I pulled the pistol Agate from my coat and,
Bang!
Bang! Bang-!
Planted bullets in its head.
The Troll King stopped moving. It was over.
"Phew."
I took a brief breath and turned around.
The heroes and soldiers appeared dazed and confused. Maybe it was because theyd never encountered such an opponent before; their faces showed that they didnt know what to do.
This is when I need to go a little overboard.
"Weve won!"
I raised my arms high and shouted.
"Weve proven it again today! No matter what monster comes at us, we can fend it off!"
A familiar light returned to the eyes of my subordinates, replacing the previous despair.
The joy of victory.
Yes.
I hope you all can always live embracing just that joy.
"Heroes who saved the world once again today!"
I grinned and shouted again.
"Lets go home!"
***
[STAGE 13 - CLEAR!]
[STAGE MVP - Jupiter Junior(SSR)]
[Leveled-up Characters]
>Main Party
- Ash(EX) Lv.50 (1) (You can advance to the third job!)
- Jupiter Junior(SSR) Lv.58 (1)
>Sub Party 1 <Penal Squad>
- Kuilan(SR) Lv.52 (1)
- Tuesday(R) Lv.46 (1)
- Wednesday(R) Lv.46 (1)
- Baki(R) Lv.46 (1)
- OnTheRock(R) Lv.44 (1)
>Sub Party 2 <Shadow Squad>
- GodHand(SR) Lv.48 (1)
- BodyBag(R) Lv.43 (1)
- Burnout(SR) Lv.43 (2)
- Lilly(R) Lv.38 (1)
- Margarita(R) Lv.42 (2)
[Characters who are Dead or Injured]
- None
[Acquired Items]
- Troll Legion Fluid: 411
- Troll Legion Magic Stone: 179
- Troll Royal Guard Magic Core(R): 10
- Troll Sorcerer Magic Core(SR): 2
- Troll King Magic Core(SSR): 1
[Rewards for clearing the stage have been distributed. Please check your inventory.]
- Summon Scroll: Troll King <Player Skill>
- R-grade Reward Box: 5
- SR-grade Reward Box: 2
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