Transcendent Warrior With A Dimensional Shifting Inventory 79
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Not only the castle walls, but also the buildings within the citadel had all been destroyed.
The roads were no exception.
Weeds grew menacingly from the cracks in the pavement.
“How could this be...”
They had no idea why the Silphir Citadel had fallen into such a state.
One thing was for sure: this place was no longer under the protection of the guardian.
Rustle-
The dragon horse followed behind Lynn.
If this place was still under the guardian’s protection, he would not have been able to enter.
The ruined citadel, now nothing but ruins, was filled with desolation.
“Do you think everyone died when the guardian’s territory disappeared?”
The princess answered Rebecca’s question.
“Let’s head to the palace first. There’s an altar to the guardian there. Maybe the area around the altar is still intact. There might be survivors.”
Screech-
A sickening sound came from behind them.
They turned their heads and saw a horde of goblins approaching.
They were wearing what looked like the equipment used by the soldiers of Silphir.
They stared at the women, their mouths watering in excitement.
Screech-
They didn’t come any closer, but howled.
It was a signal to the women.
To run away.
Catching and raping terrified women as they ran away was the goblins’ favorite pastime.
“You’ve picked the wrong people to mess with today.”
Rin and the princess brandished their swords.
And Rebecca,
Clack-
Loaded her rifle.
The firearms Minhyuk had Balin create weren’t just heavy weapons like Gatling guns.
He’d also made portable weapons like rifles.
Rebecca was an exceptional marksman who’d won first place in a rifle shooting competition hosted by the emperor.
She took aim at the goblins.
Bang-
Bang-bang-
With three gunshots, three goblins fell dead.
Kee-eeek!
The goblins were bewildered by the unexpected turn of events.
And then they charged at the women.
Rebecca continued to shoot at the approaching goblins.
Bang-bang-
Bang-bang-bang-
She was hitting every shot, but she couldn’t kill them all.
There were just too many goblins.
Eventually, dozens of them surrounded the women.
Swish-swish-
The goblins’ heads flew off as the princess and Rin swung their swords.
Swish-
Rebecca also began using her sword instead of her rifle.
When surrounded by multiple enemies and attacked from all sides, it was more efficient to fight with a sword than a gun.
She held two short swords in her hands and gracefully danced around, slicing the goblins’ necks.
Kee-eeek-
The goblins kept coming.
There had only been a few dozen when they’d first attacked, but more and more kept swarming in from the surrounding area.
“No matter how many we kill, there’s no end to them!”
“If we keep killing them, eventually there will be.”
The battle dragged on.
They were severely outnumbered, and as the melee continued, they couldn’t avoid getting minor and major injuries.
Swish-
A goblin’s axe blade cut deep into the princess’s shoulder.
Groan-
The princess let out a short cry.
The goblins thought they had the upper hand, and their expressions turned vicious.
But they were wrong.
Swish-swish-
The princess’s wound healed in an instant.
The potion pouch of Charon she was wearing automatically injected a red potion.
Thwack-
The princess’s counterattack began again.
The head of the one holding the ax was split vertically by the princess’s downward sword blade.
When the goblins realized that their wounds were being healed automatically, the atmosphere of the battle changed.
Thud!
The goblins turned and ran away in fear.
Bang, bang, bang-
Rebecca shot at the backs of their heads as they ran away.
Clang-
Clang-
Thump-
Minhyuk’s chest suddenly felt heavy.
Minhyuk could understand Chun-sam’s clumsy but sincere words because he had experienced similar emotions.
He suddenly thought of his deceased father.
It was the emotion he had felt towards his father, who was his only blood relative.
Flap-flap-
Chun-sam landed next to the fire.
Then, the scouts approached.
“Did you find anything?”
“We haven’t found any signs of survivors yet.”
Minhyuk took the cauldron out of the refrigerator.
The cauldron that made a pair with this one had already been installed in Astel Fortress.
He brought the magic stone close to the cauldron’s magic diagram.
Poof-
A blue curtain of light was created.
Through the teleportation gate, the soldiers who were on standby at Astel Fortress began to move to Silphir.
Thud-thud-
They walked out in a formation of five rows, in step.
Soon, thousands of soldiers moved to Silphir Fortress.
They began to search, following Minhyuk’s orders.
Minhyuk approached the princess and said,
“Guide me to where the Altar of Protection is.”
“Yes, your majesty.”
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Minhyuk arrived at Silphir’s royal palace with the princess.
“Nothing’s left.”
Like the other places, this place was also completely ruined, with all the buildings collapsed.
“The entrance to the underground is completely blocked by the wreckage of the building.”
The altar of Sylphid was located in the basement of the royal palace, just like Asdel’s.
However, as the royal palace collapsed, the boulders completely covered the entrance to the basement.
“If it’s blocked, we need to break through it.”
Minhyuk called the Dwarf Engineers to Sylphid.
And the excavation work began.
It was much more dangerous than general excavation work as it involved removing debris.
This was because it could collapse if not done properly.
However, the Dwarf Engineers skillfully carried out the difficult task.
Golems were also deployed to move heavy rocks.
And finally, an entrance was secured to go down to the basement.
Minhyuk entered the entrance alone.
It was the law of the empire that only the emperor could approach the Altar of Protection.
So the Altar of Sylphid was no exception.
Whirl, Whirl-
Minhyuk went down the circular stairs.
When he reached the basement, there was an elevator that could take him deeper.
And in the center of the elevator was a crystal ball.
It was a similar structure to the Asdel Palace.
Minhyuk put his hand on the crystal ball.
Just in case, he tried using the ring that operated the elevator in the Asdel Citadel, but it was useless.
‘How do I go down?’
It was then.
Thud-
A dull vibration was felt.
And at the same time,
Creak-
The elevator began to descend.
However, it was not operating normally.
It was completely broken and falling down.
If he fell to the ground with the elevator like this, it would be difficult to save his life.
But there was no need to worry.
Swooshhhhh-
A strong wind gushed out from Minhyuk’s armor.
As a reaction, Minhyuk’s falling speed gradually slowed down.
And he was able to land safely on the floor.
He was wearing special armor in case he fell to his death while flying in the sky riding Chun Sam.
It was an armor designed by Minhyuk and made by Vallin.
Using the upper-grade magic disk, they infused the effect of blowing wind into the back of the armor and the gauntlets.
It was impossible to fly, but it could have an effect similar to a parachute.
Anyway, it saved his life at that critical moment.
‘This is why I should always be prepared.’
Minhyuk’s eyes fell upon the Altar of Protection.
It had lost its glow, as its magical energy had been completely depleted.
Thud, thud-
Minhyuk headed towards the altar.
But then, all of a sudden,
Boom, boom, boom-
Along with the vibrations that shook the ground, something huge charged towards Minhyuk.