Part 2, Episode 156.
Batan
As he spat out the words and stretched out his hand high,
—!
As if answering his call, a black light descended like a pillar from the pitch-black sky.
The black pillar fell precisely upon Batan, spreading an ominous aura that even appeared to resonate with the darkness filling the sky.
“Damn it, stop it!!”
Did I sense something from that creepy aura?
Alterion shouted urgently and prepared his magic, but by then it was already too late.
[‘Batan’ cast the area-of-effect spell ‘Tenebra Deborum’.]
[Deep darkness engulfs a vast area.]
[Warning! This is an unmanageable attack. Avoid it.]
“……what?”
“uh?”
Just as the users, who had been staring blankly at the spectacular entrance, were about to say “uh-oh,” darkness spewed from a suddenly exploding pillar swept across the battlefield.
Infinitely black darkness, as if submerged in a swamp of darkness.
Eventually, the darkness lifted as if a curtain had been drawn, and hundreds of corpses lay in the place that was revealed.
[Hoho… … You’ve deployed a barrier in the meantime. Indeed, you deserve to be called the most talented mage in Elf history.]
“Ugh, this is….”
It was a good thing that the 9th Circle barrier magic Alterion belatedly cast blocked the center of the village.
If it weren’t for Alterion, they might have suffered near-total annihilation from that single spell.
The good news is that Batan also cast a wide-area magic spell he had prepared in advance.
Perhaps because they couldn’t cast such area-of-effect magic more than twice, no follow-up attack came flying in, but…
The problem was that the troops guarding the entrance had been annihilated.
[Hostile forces have entered the village.]
[If all elves and users are pushed out of the center of the village, the elf village is considered to be occupied.]
Grr- grr-
Tadadat.
The beasts of the abyss and intruders rushed in in an instant, as if burglarizing an empty house.
From then on, it was hell.
“It’s the Empress!”
“Damn it, block it!”
“I, I can’t stop it. How am I supposed to stop that monster!”
“Then are you just going to sit idly by? If we don’t stop them, everyone will die!”
The Empress, who stormed in with the invaders, has once again begun to give the users a nightmare.
As the brawl broke out, the elves’ destructive archery and magic could not display the same great power as before.
Because they are all tangled up together, they cannot use powerful magic.
Unlike before, now that direct interference was coming in, they could not shoot with peace of mind.
Still, class isn’t something to be lost.
Whoosh- Whoosh!
Bang! Crash!
“Grrrr—!”
“Cough!”
Even amidst the chaos, they killed enemies like ghosts with their excellent archery skills, but the problem was that the users in the front were being defeated faster than the elves were killing them.
The users remaining now are not even at the lowest rank.
In fact, since they are just ordinary gamers, they are unable to even hold out against the Empress and the invaders.
[Become servants and be of help to our great cause. You insignificant worms.]
Ding-
[Player ‘Karsha’ has become a servant of ‘???’.]
[Player ‘Wagent’ has become a servant of ‘???’.]
… … .
“Ugh, aaaah!”
“Fuck off!”
“Do not get stabbed by the dagger! If you’re going to get stabbed, kill yourself instead! I’m telling you, commit seppuku like those Kasin cult bastards!”
“Is that as easy as it sounds? Before I knew it, I got stabbed… Ow!
To make matters worse, as the battle continued, allies turned against each other and turned their swords against one another, causing the disparity in military strength to widen ever more.
-and…….
That’s a total mess.
I’m screwed.
I’ll stop here. There’s no hope for this.
Thank you everyone for loving Elanis until now.
The tragedy was so vivid that it was conveyed even to those watching on broadcast.
Naturally, the atmosphere in the chat window also became somber.
Then, at that time.
[Casts Signature Trait ‘Smash’.]
Kwagagaga-!!
A sudden gust of wind swept through the invading intruders.
[‘Eradicate Heresy – Judgment of Fanaticism’ is activated.]
Swish-!
And the Berserker’s horizontal slash that follows.
Due to Ast’s smash and her wide-area slash that seemed to tear apart space itself, a gap opened up between the enemies and allies for just a brief moment.
The monsters quickly filled the space again, but that small gap was enough.
[Elf Elder, ‘Alterion Elandriel’ activates the trait ‘Archmage’.]
[The casting speed of area-of-effect spells is greatly reduced, while their range and power are significantly increased.]
[‘Alterion Elandriel’ casts the area-of-effect spell ‘Blizzard’.]
[Due to the Archmage trait, casting speed is greatly reduced, while range and power are greatly increased.]
[‘Alterion Elandriel’ casts the area-of-effect spell ‘Vine of the Divine Tree’.]
“I’ll stop them! Everyone step back!!”
Because they had someone who could make the most of that tiny gap more than anyone else.
The magical power expanding from the hands of the High Elf’s only Archmage instantly transformed into all kinds of area-of-effect magic and rained down on the battlefield.
Argh! Ugh!
*Cough*!
[… … Tsk.]
Bataan clicked his tongue and withdrew his legion as he watched the invaders and monsters, who had been pushing forward with overwhelming force, meet a miserable death crushed under huge tree vines and blocks of ice.
[Flee. That guy’s magic is dangerous.]
Then, the intruders retreated without looking back, as if they had been waiting only for that order.
Although the monsters lacked reason and died off without hearing such specific commands, it did not matter.
From the very beginning, they existed to break through Mercury with their massive size.
Because it has already performed its role sufficiently.
[Charge again.]
As soon as the area-of-effect magic ended, Batan gave the order to charge again.
Then, the distance that had been barely created narrowed in an instant, and it began to be pushed back little by little.
The fanatic and Ast were putting in some effort, but it was difficult for just the two of them to stop the whole thing.
In the end, Alterion had no choice but to step forward again.
[Elf Elder, ‘Alterion Elandriel’ activates the trait ‘Archmage’.]
[‘Alterion Elandriel’ casts the area-of-effect spell ‘Wrath of the Divine Tree’.]
Area-wide magic poured down once again, but Batan remained unfazed.
[Even though he has reached the level of a Grand Mage, his mana is bound to run out if he pours out magic power like that. Keep charging.]
“Ugh…….”
It was just as he said.
Even a great wizard’s mana eventually has a limit.
Alterion’s hands trembled as he cast area-of-effect spells one after another, and his face grew pale. Cold sweat drenched his entire body.
At this rate, it wouldn’t be surprising if I collapsed at any moment.
[The leader of the hostile forces, ‘Batan’, activates the area-of-effect magic ‘Dark Eve’.]
[Engulfs a wide area in darkness, and takes continuous damage if swallowed by the darkness.]
[The leader of the hostile forces, ‘Batan’, activates ‘Dark Bloom’.]
[Darkness blooms like a flower, engulfing the area and inflicting massive damage.]
[Give up, Alterion. You have tried hard enough.]
A situation where you even have to fight Batan by deploying a barrier while unleashing a barrage of area-of-effect magic.
I feel like I’m going to collapse from exhaustion any moment.
However, he never stopped the magic even once.
“… … The difference in power is overwhelming. Even now, their influence is growing.”
Although balance is currently maintained, if you stop here, the equilibrium you have worked so hard to keep will collapse in an instant.
Then everything ends.
The residents of this place, too. The memories embedded here, the long traditions, and their precious homes.
Furthermore, the Great Mother World Capital.
Crunch.
“… … I will not stop, even if it means death.”
There are approximately 30 minutes remaining.
The moment disaster descends, even the invaders can no longer continue their invasion.
If we do that with that terrible disaster where there is no distinction between friend and foe, we will all end up happily destroyed together.
So, just until then…
Srrk-
Unfortunately.
“ah…….”
Regardless of his will, the limit arrived earlier than expected.
Magic power is no longer accumulating.
As the massive wave of magical power that had gripped the battlefield vanished, even the weight of the air changed.
The tree vines and ice that had mercilessly slaughtered the monsters disappeared, and the gravity that had felt like it was constricting my whole body also became incredibly refreshing.
[Kuh… … Hahaha! You’ve reached your limit, Alterion.]
Beyond my fading vision, I see Bataan bursting into a spine-chilling laugh.
I wanted to reach out and cut off that bastard’s breath right then and there.
However, not even a shred of mana gathered at his fingertips, so he merely rejected Alterion’s will.
And the result was disastrous.
Grrrr-!
The magic is over. Everyone, charge!
Kill him. And offer the village to him!
The balance that had been painstakingly achieved collapsed so easily that it was futile, and a tragedy bordering on a massacre unfolded.
“iced coffee…….”
A blurry view blocks the way.
As if telling me not to look at the residents and colleagues dying brutally.
At that moment, everyone instinctively knew.
…Phew, it’s over.
I feel a bit sorry for Alterion. It seems like he was pushing himself too hard.
Wow, even with Ast and the Berserker going berserk like that, they can’t bring it under control. Is this why they say there’s no escaping a group attack?
Seriously, what are they going to do about this over-balancing? At this rate, aren’t they going to take Elanis and immediately invade Lacsia?
That the fierce war has come to an end like this.
That resonated more deeply with the users at the scene than anyone else, and the majority of them stood there dejectedly with half-giving-up faces.
There were even those who dropped their weapons. Among them were members of the Babylonian guild.
At that, Ast gritted his teeth in frustration.
‘Damn it, if only the cooldown had finished…’
It was a lifelong regret that I had already used up one hit in the Nymph Village.
If I just hold out for 10 more minutes, I can use it…
It looked like they wouldn’t even be able to last five minutes at this rate, let alone ten.
[Parts of the Elf Village have fallen.]
[If the center is captured, ownership of the village is taken away.]
The place where Ast and the allies are currently located is the center of the village.
There is nowhere left to retreat.
If this place fell, it was all over.
[Time remaining: 29:31:34]
’29 minutes… … Damn it, isn’t that pretty long? You bastard Kaiser.’
Ast frowned after checking the remaining time.
In his gaze, another message window occupied a space.
[Kaiser: I’ll keep going until the disaster awakens. Hold on.]
At this rate, it looks like it’s going to be over before the disaster even wakes up, you idiot. Where on earth are you and what are you doing?
It was a message Kaiser left about two hours ago.
I sent messages but didn’t get a single reply, so I just let it slide, thinking that although I didn’t know what they were doing, they must be quite busy.
I was seething with anger, but I still thought it was a huge step forward that he at least sent a message before going silent.
Because back in the days of Demlok, it was a daily routine to disappear and reappear as one pleased without giving a word.
‘He is not a man who breaks his word, so he will come before the disaster awakens, just as he said.’ I thought.
Seeing how they disappeared like that in this situation, they must have something prepared.
That will certainly be a crucial key point in the fight against the disaster.
That is why I intended to hold out as he said.
[Warning! Most of the village area has been taken.]
[You are getting closer to the center of the hostile forces.]
I can’t hold out any longer. I don’t know what you’re preparing, but you really have to come now, you bastard.
But now it was the limit.
Grr-!
“Ugh, get away from me!”
Ast roughly shook off the mace that was clashing with the massive club of the abyssal beast and turned on the messenger.
It was to inform Kaiser of the situation and urge him on.
As the saying goes, speak of the devil and he appears.
Flash-
Suddenly, the sky shook violently, dark clouds rose, and a blue flash of light flashed.
It was lightning and a dragon.
“Look, look over there!”
“Is that…… a Thunder Dragon?”
“Wait a minute, if it’s a Thunder Dragon… could it be!?”
A skill that everyone knows by now.
It was the effect that appears when Brain Dragon Descent is activated.
And now.
There was only one person who would appear here using the Thunder Dragon Descent.
BANG-!!
The Thunder Dragon, which had been swimming leisurely through the dark clouds, suddenly roared violently and slammed down to the ground, revealing a man.
A martial arts uniform that looks as if it is burning black, and a black mask.
Crackling
Watching the man covered in the contrasting blue current, Ast muttered reproachfully with a dejected look on his face.
“You bastard, you’re late.”
-Oh, I’m an old man!
-Lizariza!
-hmm!
Kaiser.
It was the moment he joined the battlefield looking different from before.
Leading the Guardians who have become mascots.
