31 Episode Thirty: The Anomaly

At a time when Takt was being improved in his attitude to life by his new hero, Isla, Atu and other Dragontan dispatchers were also faithfully on duty with their entire bodies and spirits.

But the combat operations that were taking place in Dragontan that day were no longer more a hunt than a defense.

"Ah, Lord Atu! Goblin population about five! I'm from the southwest!

"Yes, sir. Okay."

Outside the city of Dragontan, in the guise of a temporarily stretched day, Atu had received reports from the scourge of Fawncavn.

How many times would you have repeated this exchange?

Though a little easy on the horizontal spear as he was about to drink the rare tea he found in the dragon tan because of it, Atu looks beyond the front to the end of the horizon with his inner face never on his face and prompted.

For a second.

A huge tentacle emerges from behind her and pierces her to the ground.

The creepy sound of crawling through the bumps and dirt sounded, and eventually the sound and screaming of bones and meat being ripped apart more than far away flowed slightly into the wind.

"Good hunting - yes, it's over."

"Oh, oh, thank you!

A scourge that falls with fear while showing salute.

Atu is relieved that he seemed a little frightened, but not repelled.

It is difficult for any other race to accept the devil. There should have been more confusion in the Dragon Tang about the acceptance of the Minoghura army if it had been...

There was one tease to it.

As a matter of fact, they have a certain misconception about Atu as well, so fear is not even disgusted.

The problem was that it was a little unintentional for Atu...

"Wouldn't that no longer add up to anything in terms of goblins?

"Mortar, are you old..."

Soon, Old Mortar stood beside the simple chair where she sat.

Atu, who replied without turning his gaze, glances across the horizon blurring over a cup of tea that has cooled down a little.

"But what about the Dragon Tang people who are the Octopus sub-people..."

Yes, this was why the Fawncavn humans were accepting Atu.

Regardless of the troops under the cane that guided them, they think of her as an octopus subordinate, even to the heads of Dragontan's defense forces, city organizations, and residents.

The first time I saw her touch arm, I was amazed at Pepe's "Sounds like an octopus!" It was an octopus subhuman setting that was electrically spread by the words, "but on the other hand, hateful. I can understand its usefulness, so Atu couldn't really sort out his feelings.

"It's a business belly... but it would be better than being weirdly repelled. Of course you will be baptized of your tentacles the day you say the same thing. Octopus."

"Ho ho ho! Such horrible things!

Old Mortar sat in the chair he had brought from nowhere, laughing greatly as he saw the gnawing touching arm in front of his own eyes.

As always, the scourge of Fawncavn is moving hastily around.

Some of the subordinations that Atu and the others brought in also seem to work well with such a dragon tan defense force.

Old Mortar, caned with both hands, asked quietly when Atu had a blurry feeling that he was quite good at practicing based on the actual battle, etc.

"Speaking of which, Lord Atu. What's the capability that's ever been seized?

"Goblin has" Outdoor Activities ". You're about to call it" Health Enhancement "by Orc," Phantom "and" Regeneration "by Hill Giant. I saw a stone golem the other day, so I would love to have a stone skin."

This defensive cooperation. The results had already been arguably the best in the current situation.

Barbarians are also less capable of combat and are easy to deal with if they are units with considerable power.

It is inherently treated like a miscellaneous soldier, but that is why I cannot say enough that the ability I have is not effective.

Rather, it had disproportionate capacity for them, and by taking them away, Atu had completed more enhancements than expected.

Old Mortar also remembers the details of its properties just by asking for its ability name, and at the same time rejoices that Atu, who had them, has elevated to a compositely more vicious being.

"No, it's bigger than I expected. Isn't this a pleasure for our king?

"Yes! Yes! You have also praised me for Takumi! You'll get more compliments when you get home."

"Good start - oh?

Old Mortar turns his sharp gaze toward the hill where he can see the front as he strokes his jawbeard.

As Atu gazed slightly carelessly at him, he suddenly discovered a small shadow appearing on the hill.

"You're a Hill Giant. Hmm, a lot of raids today"

Again, the karaki was unknown no matter how many times I tried it.

Barbarians suddenly appear.

It occurs in a different mechanism from the normal law, which was still a difficult question plaguing their heads today.

Initially I also thought of lines such as metastatic magic. But the investigation conducted by Old Mortar showed no sign of it.

The technique was that I couldn't even feel a piece of stupid magic.

The line of metastasis becomes very thin if we are to make him say no with the best knowledge and experience even in Minogula when it comes to magic.

If so, it is really instantaneous... if we are to adopt that theory, we will be ignoring the laws of polar physics, which is still a difficult phenomenon to think about.

More than magic exists, it's only a substitute for the laws of physics and so on.

It would have been good if we had said something about the extermination of the barbarians for the purpose of defending the dragon tan, and the seizure of abilities for strengthening the atu, but that is a word of stagnation about the investigation of the causes of the phenomenon of barbarians.

And the continuation of this situation meant a delay in returning to Tact, which for Atu could also be described as an intolerable suffering.

"But you're in trouble. At this rate, we can always go back to Takumi..."

"Ah, Lord Atu! Sorry! The hill giant! We are in a hurry to prepare the archers!

Here comes another dragon tan scourge who came earlier to tell Atu about the barbarian raid, this time with a more harsh look.

It's also naturally the Hill Giant they call the Hill Giant. Its combat ability value is 4.

In addition, it is a very powerful unit with enhanced abilities such as "Phantom" and "Health Enhancement".

A struggle is a must if you are a regular army, damage will not be spared.

On the contrary, even devastation can be easy if you lose your mind.

They are overloaded by the defense forces of a city.

"Yeah, I know. Archers are out of the way, so lower them. I'll go."

"But then! Oh, wait!

Rising loosely, she rushes out without the scoundrel beast man having to stop.

That speed was just mistaken for an early horse, and it had already reached a distance where the look of Hill Giant could be seen.

- And the extermination of the name Combat begins.

"Guh!?

"Hello. Die"

Enemy Enemy Best, Atu is slashed on its face with a holy knight sword in his own hand when he jumps up in front of a giant with a superhuman leap.

The giant crosses his hands to protect his steeple during the sudden raid, but the stiff sword rolled out of the stiffened Atu's slender arms slashed the tough Hill Giant flesh loosely.

"Ggaaaaaa!?

Hill Giant with one arm torn to the bone and a huge stick wielded with intense pain and anger.

Every time he strikes the ground, he crushes the ground with the guns and the intense sound of destruction. As he twirls it around, Atu shows the unique sword judgment of the Sacred Sword move.

The number of Hill Giants Atu has ever truncated has already exceeded one hand.

If you're a small- and medium-sized barbarian who said oak or goblin, you don't know how many of them are.

It's no longer even training, there's nothing to gain.

I tried to play with the intent to get the Sacred Sword moves I took from the Saint Knight of Qualia in my hand, but it doesn't even seem necessary.

Destroy it with a touch of your arm?

Tan, the air of ruin inadvertently filled his surroundings as Atu contemplated such an operation while flying gently and gently.

"Oh?"

"Gugi? Gowoo......"

The air seeps in, and there is more air around.

The ground is discoloured, and several plants that had grown hard in the wilderness wither away with rapid momentum.

The movement of the neutral attribute Hill Giant is clearly dull, with a distressed look on his face.

Atu, on the other hand, of the evil attribute, felt the power taken from his body.

"Are you old Mortar? You imitate the flavor."

When I looked behind Chirali, I could see that Old Mortar, far away in Dragontan, was activating magic.

Probably used The Land of Ruin, the military magic of ruin.

This magic that transforms a certain range of land into a cursed land is a very convenient magic for evil forces.

If used during combat against enemy states outside of the Evil Class, you can simultaneously strengthen your own armies and weaken them.

In addition, the effects of border expansion are also obtained by using them in the vicinity of their own borders during normal times.

In addition, it was a very user-friendly magic that cost less.

It was magic made possible by the ruin mana supplied by the royal palace of Minoghura, but has never had the opportunity to use it in combat before.

Probably about old Mortar's plan to see how you're doing while you're at it.

When Atu restores his motivation, which was falling to the ground, he quickly confirms his own physical abilities, which have only been enhanced.

"Gui, gugaaaa!

It was no longer Atu dodging the attack with a way of dancing that attracted her in a social setting, but inadvertently she stops moving loosely.

I don't know how he perceived it, but Hill Giant waved down a giant stick just for the occasion.

Gun and intense destructive sounds, giant eyes distorted to joy......

"Heh heh, light"

"Gi!?

Atu took it easy on Hill Giant to attack with one of its thin arms.

By correction by the cursed land, the difference in strength was no longer as open as heaven and earth.

The look on the face of the giant distorts into stunning and despair.

They've been playing since the beginning. There existed a reality up to despair.

"- That's a good look. Goodbye then."

Hill Giant who can't get out of the shock of his own full force being taken by a tiny creature.

On its face Atu releases a sword trident with all his might.

Lettered vertically, cut off to the chest, Hill Giant slowly collapsed from behind as it was, eventually lying on the ground sounding a huge earthquake with the gogogoons.

With a sigh of relief, Atu sees a Hill Giant corpse of immense mass.

In a few days, the wildlife will scatter, but it's obvious it's not good for appearance.

It is quite close to the city, and it would be better to serve it in the dirt as appropriate.

This task, which occurs every time with the crusade of the barbarians, can in some cases be described as a job that breaks more bones than the destruction of the barbarians.

I was thinking about that, but inadvertently the corpse's presence diminishes.

Atu's eyes open to surprise and he accidentally takes a few steps away.

"... Huh? Disappeared?

That incredible event never ended, and Hill Giant's body had disappeared from the spot as if he had used a trick.

This is a phenomenon that has never been confirmed before.

Alerted by the imminent threat, Atu develops all his own toucharms and takes care of the area.

... nothing has changed.

No, I see something like a little stone reflecting sunlight around where there was the body of a disappeared Hill Giant.

Atu moves one of the tentacles and picks up the object carefully.

"... gold coins?

It was a kind of money made of gold that she had never seen before.

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"You're no longer hands or feet to the extent of Hill Giant. - No, I wasn't the enemy of Lord Atu from the beginning."

Old Mortar welcomed Atu back after the battle in a good mood.

I guess there's also the joy that his own magic has succeeded in action, even though the battle abilities of the worshipping Atu are visibly elevated.

"You can't be named a hero if you seem to be taking a backward step to this extent. Well, it's also evidence that the seizure of abilities is going well... and, old Mortar, how about your salt plum?

Atu sits in a chair with a flickering answer to his rhetoric like that and asks about the progress he is supposed to make on the job he should have.

The orders given to Old Mortar are the investigation of dragon pulse holes and their development.

But as far as his condition was concerned, there seemed to be no problem.

"Fortunately, this is going well, too. No, you really have that kind of mysterious land. I'm not worthy of my age."

Dragon pulse holes are huge holes that, as its name suggests, poke around the land.

The magic that has been solidified by the dense mana that has been blown out there for many years has become a crystal-like mass and forested. Of course, the dragon pulse hole in the dragon tan is in the same condition although some magic crystals have been shredded for investigation.

When Atu saw the real thing, he was distracted by the fantastic sight.

There's no way old Mortar gets excited. Regardless, its true value does not appear to be of artistic value.

"Hehe, that's survival. Large-scale land improvements would be possible if pure mana of dragon pulse holes were available. With the magic of transforming a rough land into a rich land in an instant, Mynogura will develop further."

"Every piece of magic that can be used by the technology of Military Magic has terrible effects. When it comes to magic that specializes in land improvement, no, I'm looking forward to it now."

Flowers bloom on the topic and give thought to the future ahead.

It is no exaggeration to say that the status quo mynogura has obtained a very powerful card.

Although it is still under development, how much reflection will it bring to Minogula when it sprouts in the future?

I wasn't looking forward to it now.

"I'm sure I'll lose my temper, because only Visual is wasted. That's - Speaking of which, Old Mortar, I'd like to ask you a few questions."

"Oh? What is it?

Atu, who sensed the departure of Fawncavn's guards who were nearby in the middle of the conversation, decides to borrow the wisdom of old Mortar about the earlier anomalies.

It was a difficult phenomenon to judge, but there was no reason to ignore it. In addition, it can be published at this stage.

Leaving concerns unattended is a fool's deed. Tact will also need to report it later, but it would be a good idea to do some research here first.

Therefore, Old Mortar was chosen as the appropriate person for consultation.

"Do you recognize this?

Yes, it was the gold coin I got from Hill Giant earlier.

"Hmm? Take a look - this is money, right? And gold coins...... where did you get this?

"Dropped from Hill Giant"

"Heh? Doro...... hmm? Hill Giant did something like this?

"Yeah, it belongs to a nation you know?

There is usually nothing like dropping items from an enemy.

If that character originally had it, it would inevitably be available when it was destroyed, but it is nonetheless inexplicable that the body disappears.

The phenomenon of dropping items in fact even in Eternal Nation exists, but only legendary weapons and items that have a huge impact on the game.

I didn't see this gold coin as a substitute similar to them.

Atu observes Old Mortar staring at gold coins as Ji.

Apparently it doesn't feel very good.

"Hmm? Uh-huh. No, you've never seen or heard of it. Besides, the technology used for this currency... probably, but it's not from this continent. If you don't mind, I'll ask the Dragontan Wise Men and the like later, but the answer will be the same."

"Really? If so, it will come from elsewhere...... some concerns about that. The earlier Hill Giant, the body, suddenly disappeared. It's a different sign."

"Currency outside the continent to the barbarians who suddenly appear. And the sudden disappearance of the barbarian corpse -- it's a little creepy."

The look on Atu's face gets more rude.

Initially I thought Hill Giant was the currency he got from some pathetic victim, but apparently it wasn't.

If so, things will no longer be optimistic.

Because some kind of yarn hides out. If there is an unknown presence intervening there, the level of vigilance must be raised to the maximum.

And the body of the missing Hill Giant.

There was nothing there, but suddenly it appears.

And when it destroys, it suddenly disappears.

Only gold coins remain.

I remembered that the phenomenon was similar to something I had heard somewhere.

"Yeah. Now it's like, Earl Pea -"

For a moment, Atu's expression opens to amazement.

"Lord Atu?

"No way. That shouldn't be..."

Atu rises from the chair where he was sitting and closes his eyes with his own hand against his ear as he panicked.

At a time when Old Mortar thought that was a common way for her to communicate with Tact, her own Lord, the scourge of the defense forces rolls into the tent as she panicked.

"We have an emergency! A large group of barbarians is emerging! Oh, my God! Enough to fill the earth!

Old Mortar glimpses beyond the horizon jumping out of the tent with agility not commensurate with his age.

"Mmmm... this is!

There was a large enough group to loosely confirm even his vision, which had fallen slightly, hissing all over the ground.

= Message = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Sludge Atu has acquired the following capabilities through unit destruction:

Outdoor Activities

-No marching penalties in the open.

Health Enhancement

- 1.5x the unit's mobility

"Phantom."

- 1.1x the unit's fighting power

"Playback"

The unit recovers 5% HP per turn

- 10% HP recovery at unit break

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