Chapter 584

Chapter 584

The addition of Lucas's party greatly boosted our forces, but there were hundreds of elite monsters. No matter how formidable Lucas's party was, facing this endless attrition, we would eventually falter.

'The priority is to escape!'

Any strategies or tactics could only be established once we had made it out alive.

With teleport scrolls rendered useless, we were forced to attempt a physical escape once more.

"The lowest floor is closest to the ground, so we should try to break through there to escape,"

Junior suggested.

Initially, Junior, Kellibey, Kellison, and other survivors who had been kidnapped had been trying to escape through this route.

It seemed the most feasible method under the current circumstances.

"Downwards, downwards, downwards-!"

We continued to flee to the lower floors through the passage Lucas's party had previously opened.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Mutant flies swarmed in from the floors above, but Torkel firmly protected our rear, and Dearmudin blocked the passage with his ingenious magic, halting their advance.

Occasionally, Bodybag would throw an Excannibal to strip the monsters of their barriers, and Burnout would launch explosive bolts as if she had been waiting, blowing them up.

As the distance between us and the creatures grew, I breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

'Maybe the escape will go smoothly...'

I regretted thinking that almost immediately.

It's precisely when we let our guard down that the enemies strike with a different approach...!

Swoosh!

As expected.

One side of the wall in the room we had just descended into suddenly opened wide as if a shield had been torn off, and mutant flies that had flown in from above invaded at terrifying speeds.

As our pursuers through the passage were getting delayed, they simply opened the door to the breeding chamber and flew in from outside, then opened the door to our room and came in again.

Their flight capabilities were infuriatingly agile.

Screech!

Mutant flies charged from the side, and we were all taken aback by the sudden change in direction.

All but one. Lucas, as always, was prepared for the worst.

"Excuse me, Bodybag."

Lucas charged towards the incoming mutant flies, snatching an object Bodybag was levitating with telekinesis.

It was an Excannibal.

As Lucas gripped the hilt of the demonic sword, a dark energy poured out, crawling up his wrist eagerly.

I protested in horror.

"Lucas, don't...!"

"Don't worry."

However, Lucas responded in a calm, collected voice.

"I'm not so weak as to be devoured by a mere sword."

The next moment, Lucas and the lead mutant fly collided.

Flash!

The monster was sliced down like a straw bundle.

Lucas held the Excannibal in his left hand and a light-infused longsword in his right, tearing through the monsters' barriers with the demonic sword and cleanly bisecting them with the light-infused sword.

In just a few seconds, the mutant flies that had entered through the side door were all slaughtered.

"Ha..."

Lucas, bending forward slightly, exhaled a long breath and said blandly.

"With the means to neutralize their defenses, they are nothing."

Everyone looked stunned at the protagonist's actions, as if he was playing in a different genre.

Lucas twirled the Excannibal, then turned to me.

"May I use this sword for a while, my lord?"

"..."

I hesitated but eventually gritted my teeth and nodded.

"If it seems even slightly dangerous, you must give it up immediately."

"Of course."

Lucas nodded cheerfully, reminding me of when he used to turn into a beast.

This demonic sword was as dangerous as his transformation.

But in this desperate situation, we couldn't afford to take it easy.

Lucas had already overcome the temptation of his transformation. I decided to trust that he could withstand the corruption the demonic sword offered.UppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

Now, the escape was nearly complete. And the lower floors were already swarming with mutant flies we had bypassed.

Clang!

Lucas, leading the way to the lower floor, crossed the swords in front of his face and glared ahead with his blue eyes wide open.

Fortunately, that wasn't the case.

Whooooosh!

Wrapped in the wind magic unfurled by Junior, our fall speed significantly reduced.

"Woohoo!"

Bodybag, her face turning red, strained with telekinetic magic, trying to pull us up.

Thanks to the cooperation of the two magicians, we descended towards the ground at a manageable speed, relief flashing across everyone's faces, except for Kuilan, who had already fainted.

Vrooooooom-

Just then, an ominous flapping sound rang in our ears.

Terrified, we looked up to see mutant flies descending around us. I couldn't help but spit out in astonishment.

"These damn flying monsters...!"

That's when it happened.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Familiar gunfire sounded, and the heads of the mutant flies surrounding us burst one after the other.

"What?"

There's only one person in the world with such insane sniping skills. I shouted the name of my sniper.

"Damien...?!"

Dadadadada-!

From a distance, the camouflage on Geronimo was removed, revealing its form. It had been hidden using the artifact [Steadfast Superstition].

And there, sitting on the hatch of Geronimo, was Damien.

Damien, without a moment to greet me, blinked and rapidly fired his sniper rifle with both hands.

Screeeak-

Thump!

Before the mutant flies could even react, Damien's sniping blew them away. The flies were shot down by long-distance sniping before they could even raise their barriers.

Thanks to Damien's covering fire, we were able to land safely on the ground.

As soon as we touched down, we formed a defensive circle, ready to face any remaining flies.

But.

"Huh?"

As soon as we landed, the mutant flies suddenly stopped their pursuit, turned around, and hurried back to their base the body of the King of Flies.

As I was about to pull out the Excannibal again, I awkwardly withdrew my hand from my inventory.

"What's going on? Where are they going?"

"Do we no longer need to deal with them...?"

The King of Flies was already a distant figure.

It was so huge that its speed seemed unreal now that we were no longer on it.

Tiredly, I watched the King of Flies move away.

And at the end of its path, the human defense line... The sight of Crossroad.

"...? Wait a minute."

I blinked.

"Why can I see the walls?"

Why was Crossroad visible to the naked eye from here?

And then it hit me.

Why was Geronimo here in the first place?

"Your Highness!"

As Geronimo approached, starting an emergency landing, Damien, standing at the hatch, shouted out a report.

"I'm here to report the current situation! Your Highness, it's been a long time since you started the infiltration operation, and...!"

Damien continued, his voice tense.

"Right after Your Highness entered, the King of Flies sped up drastically! Just like when it attacked the second defensive line!"

Just as passengers inside a fast-flying plane feel peaceful, we hadn't realized inside the beast, but the King of Flies had moved northward at an incredible speed after we infiltrated.

"The advance was much faster than expected! So, at this rate, within an hour..."

Damien, now close, shouted with a pale face.

"It'll reach Crossroad!"

Indeed.

The monster had made its choice.

Instead of wasting time chasing us, who were slipping away like eels, it decided to strike at our base, which was now sufficiently close.

To devour the great horse and end this game.

--TL Notes--

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