Episode 1095 Front Yard Battle (2)
An intercontinental spatial teleportation tunnel connecting Roafra to the ownerless land was activated.
I pray for a supreme victory!
Since the intercontinental spatial teleportation system is a strategic weapon that the international community must never lose, weapons and personnel have been deployed to ensure that it cannot be easily breached unless asymmetric forces arrive.
Members of Eon and their subordinates, such as Wintert, paid their respects to Verden with sincere reverence, showing loyalty and obedience. Thiswas one of the effects of many cities watching the outbreak of the battle on the Foltein Plains through the burn golems.
Kiiiiiiiing.
Verden, having closed the Delharun Gate, returns from the Eastern Continent to the Central Continent. A distinctive purple light illuminates the surroundings, and Verden’s body moves between those two fixed spatial coordinates.
Verden headed toward the Alliance headquarters.Verden’s magical clone.
‘… … Good, the replacement went smoothly.’
Verden removed the [Crown of Projection]. It is a special magical item that allows the caster to manipulate a clone created with
The role of Verden’s clone, which had disappeared from Roafra in the Eastern Continent, was naturally taken over by Verden’s spirit waiting in the ownerless land.
As a result, Verden’s sphere of activity has expanded significantly.
Since the extraterrestrial magical spirit body operates on the same principle as multi-magic computation, allowing for remote control while continuing all activities through the main body,even… … unlike during the previous Ant Labyrinth Auction, because this is a spirit body she manifested with her full power, she can exert power up to the 7th rank.
I thought it would be a little later to use this tactic.
Rank 7 Verden commanding from the front lines.Rank 8 Verden designing the battlefield from beyond the world.
As the entire continent came under threat from the undead due to Arkhand’s sudden invasion, Verden gained the opportunity to use a secret strategy.
Since both sides have played strong moves, ‘preparation’ is needed to play the next bold move.
Given the circumstances, a head-to-head clash severe enough to require Verden’s main body to step forward is unlikely to occur right now, making it the perfect situation to operate covertly using a diversionary tactic involving the spirit body.
The premise of a deception strategy is to deceive even one’s own allies.
To completely toy with the Xerion Empire, he had to deceive the World Alliance as well.Now, as he returned to the World Alliance headquarters after repelling Arkhand’s attack in Delharun, was the perfect timing to pull out a deception.
It’s all thanks to me.
A distinctive, sparkling sound is heard from the communication device.
It’s the first time I’ve put this much effort into creating a spiritual body, but it’s also the first time I’ve completely handed over control to someone else, you know? So I can’t say for sure, but since you have to maintain it using only your mental power without my magic, even if you’re fine now, the mental fatigue will be considerable over time. Even for someone like you.
I can handle it.
────Ahahaha, you’re just as confident whether you’re a Transcendent or not. Right, that’s how it makes helping you worthwhile.
Ignacia burst into laughter, then quickly lowered his voice to a serious tone.
────We’ve entered war. Judging by the way, I’ll have to make my move soon. H-h-this is the first time I’ve stepped to the front lines like this… …!
The seriousness was short-lived, however, as Ignacia expressed her anticipation in a voice filled with intense excitement. She was genuinely enjoying the era of fading peace.
I don’t know what kind of scheme you’re plotting, but handle it yourselves. Don’t disappoint me. Communication over!
Ignacia, who had lent his strength without even properly asking what Verden’s deception was, quickly cut off contact as if other things to enjoy were a priority.
Anyone who hears this would think I’m a warmonger.
Ignacia is in Gargant, yet she is also on the front lines. A transcendent being beyond the boundaries, traversing between the virtual and the real. In a sense, she was the freest being.
anyway.
Thanks to Ignacia’s magic, Verden was able to serve as both the leader of the World Alliance and an operative.Currently, fewer than ten sentient beings know Verden’s whereabouts. Although he had claimed to be the head of the World Alliance, Verden thought to himself that acting alone suited him best.
I have some breathing room sooner than expected. I might be able to directly intervene in the split plan.
The mission for the true form of Verden, who was not to be revealed on the surface, was predetermined. Assuming a false form with [Einber]’s
Toward the structures of the Command Realm scattered across the continent—toward the ritual hall of the ancient Xerion Empire, which was actually used in the First War of the Transcendents.
The King of the Dead moved.
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Platinum-grade adventurer, ‘Yoren’.
I am an adventurer.
Although he hailed from the Republic of Beldirn, it was the Principality of Liviant that joined the Adventurer’s Guild.Having surpassed the Gold rank this year at the young age of 20, he was brimming with talent in the martial arts. He did not yet have a title, but he firmly believed that one day he would make a name for himself as an adventurer.
Kwaaaaang!
My ears are ringing. The high-pitched ringing of my eardrums feels like it is tearing at my brain. My sense of smell has already lost its function due to the stench of blood, sweat, and corpse.
“Left!”
Someone shouted.
Yoren’s body reacted instinctively and severed the leg of the charging undead cavalryman. The horse of bone collapsed and shattered into pieces.The head of the skeletal rider, flailing on the battlefield, was crushed by the blade.
This place is east of the Mane Hills in the southern part of the Eastern Continent.
“Gasp, gasp……!”
How many did they catch?
I roughly counted up to 50, but quite a bit of time has passed since then. Yet, not even a single battle had ended.
The weariness of the war involving tens of thousands easily exceeded Yoren’s resolve.
Undead creatures with a danger level below Gold were no particular threat to him. He could easily defeat a group of that size even alone.
However, the hopelessness of the battle, with no end in sight despite repeated sword swings, and the threat of higher-ranking entities running rampant throughout the undead army, rapidly depleted Yoren’s physical and mental strength.
It was a separate issue from the state where the body and mind were strengthened by enchantment magic and the miracle of light.
Looking south from the relatively high hill, everything within my sight is stained pitch black.
Excitement surging wildly on the battlefield.Death licks the skin.
Yoren was in the middle of such a battlefield.
I am an adventurer… … .
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A decaying Triple-Headed Ogre advances with a roar. A rare, high-ranking species of ogre. Its massive size gives it a Mithril-grade danger level.Since it has become a zombie without vital points, its danger level is slightly higher.
The guy who took elemental magic with his bare body mercilessly swung his six arms and wiped out the Duchy’s knights in his path.
Thanks to magical armor and buffs, I barely avoided instant death, but without a miracle of healing, I wouldn’t know when I might die in this chaos.
Even if the light of the Luas religion is weakening the undead, their numbers are too high.
Just then, one of the fallen knights was trampled to pieces.
“───Haaah!”
Yoren pushed the horde of undead away with his shoulder and ran at full speed. As he let out a scream, the three heads attached to his torso turned toward him.A decayed body damaged by elemental magic.It could be slashed.Just as he leaped low and twisted his waist to close the distance as quickly as possible… another adventurer jumped in from right beside him and snatched Yoren away.
Whoosh.
Immediately afterwards, a rough hand tore at the empty space where Yoren had been staying.
The adventurers rolled in the mud.
“Ugh, what are you doing, Mr. Bardel!”“Do not forget your duty!”“But the knights…”“Yoren! It is meaningless to die without being able to save them. At least not here!”
Fighter, Bardel.
A Platinum-rank adventurer from the Principality of Liviant who has experienced various fierce battles. A man rescued by Verden four years ago when the city of Lorien was attacked by the Soul Tree.
“If you want to save the people, survive and eliminate at least one more!”
A hot light approached from the sky.
Boom!Bang!Boom!
The 3rd rank
Bardel barely managed to break his fall and parried the spears and blades flying from all directions.Wedges of white bones grazed his face and arms. The Grave Guards, massive undead creatures formed from clumps of bones, were making a grotesque cracking sound.There were too many of them to kill with a single blow.
“Damn it…….”
Separated from Bardel, Yoren let out a breath and fumbled to retrieve his fallen sword. A Triple-Headed Ogre Zombie spotted him.The damn footsteps were drawing closer. Just asYoren was about to rise to his feet to fight, a shadow fell behind him.
Death Knight
A high-level undead that cannot be defeated by a single ordinary Platinum-grade adventurer. The Death Knight gripped a Zweihander in both hands, emitting an aura that instilled fear in those who saw it.
Ah, I’m dying.
Yoren sensed death. At the same time, a voice echoed within his weakened heart. It was the whisper of a soul urging betrayal and corruption upon all life.
It was then.
An intense magical sword energy sliced the three-headed, decayed ogre in half. A blue afterimage followed. The sorcerer parried the Death Knight’s strike head-on and pierced the very center of the armor with his magic sword.As he twisted his body and raised his arm to strike, the Death Knight’s upper body split open.
‘With a single blow… …?’
Yoren sat slumped over and looked up at the young man with purple-tinged silver hair.
Cain of the Azure Sky.
Eon’s ninth phase immediately cast
National-level forces are roaming all over the land.
That means… …
It means that the upper echelons of the corps have gained capacity.
Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwang!
A series of explosions occurred under the gloomy sky. The firepower was so intense that the heat reached the ground, forcing Yoren to momentarily cover his face.The light of the highest caliber of fire had completely consumed the Empire’s undead air power.
The voice of the volcanic island’s Tower Master echoed across the battlefield, carried by magic. He had Andranov, a member of his Tower Elder Council, by his side.
The Magic Tower on the Volcanic Island has annihilated three Arch Liches and a horde of Undead Wyverns, regaining air superiority. There will be no further interference, so you may bombard to your heart’s content.
In response, another seaplane replied.
“Confirmed! Bomb the east immediately!”
As soon as the skies above the Xerion Empire opened, magic poured down from the fleet once again.The earth shook heavily.A sphere of gravity, reinforced by the magic of
Morning Star’s Yunia.
Eon’s Fifth Phase reduced over ten thousand undead to dust with a single spell. There was no distinction between high and low. Althoughthey were somewhat densely packed, it was a destructive power Yoren could not have imagined.
The battlefield is being cleared.
I felt my soaring heart and the breath rising to my chin settle down. As the chaos of the melee subsided, the undead front line collapsed moment by moment.
“Already…? There were so many of them.”
Yoren tilted his head at the atmosphere that seemed to be winding down the battle, then spotted the warrior. The senior adventurer stood on a hill, his gaze fixed to the south, the path of the subjugation force.
“Mr. Bardel?”“It is truly supreme power.”
Yoren, standing beside Bardel after climbing the hill filled with the remains of the undead, straightened his head. Then, without realizing it, he opened his eyes wide.
The sight of the undead legion, which had covered the world like a swarm of ants, being annihilated… … A dark golden radiance flashed in the distance. A shockwave of energy shook the space. Asword strike imbued with a verbal spell sliced through a massive, centipede-like undead creature, unknown even to adventurers, with twenty grotesque bony legs attached to it.
Kuguuuung… … .
The massive body collapses as if it were collapsing.
Yurion Hyros, the Oathbreaker who founded Highlandia, known as the Nation of the Covenant, in the high mountainous region overlooking the vast coast.Bound by an oath to such a Transcendent, the Knights of the Spell, Highlandia’s greatest military force.
“What do you mean twice? It’s about four times.”“It was hidden behind the hill and couldn’t be seen. And I said it was exactly more than twice.” “It’s the same thing.”“They are clearly different,Your Majesty.”“Vice Commander Leona.”“……I understand, Commander.”
When the commander of the Knights of the Word Spirit signaled for her to stop, the vice-commander Leona withdrew her firm rebuttal with a disgruntled look on her face.
Yurion saw that, laughed, and sat down on the undead centipede he had just dealt with.He tapped the bone with his sword.
“Judging by Adventurer’s Guild standards, he seems to be a special-class individual. Unlike Vendie, that guy called the Commander shows no signs of appearing. I wonder if he’s testing the waters, or if he’s looking down on me.”
Yurion closed one eye upon receiving the communication that Bendie had encountered an Imperial Commander.As soon as he was convinced that the engagement would end in a safe victory, he detached a Knight of the Word, skilled in concealment, to handle the front-line reconnaissance.Through the link of the covenant, Yurion was able to share the Knight’s vision.
“Just whittling down the Legion’s strength little by little with sheer numbers… A simple yet effective tactic. Especially against the Undead who value their lives. At this rate, we’ll spend all our time just taking control of the expansion.”
Yurion ordered the knight on reconnaissance to return and shook his head.
“This won’t do. Let’s use that.”“Are you going to ask the Saint for support?”“It would be a waste to use the Holy Lance. It’s not like we lack the resources.”
Yuri Ondo has decided to make a massive investment in this war of the Transcendents. What is the point of holding back at a time like this? He will go all out, just like Verden.
“Prepare the ancient artifacts. Grind them all up.”
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Verden had seen the ritual hall of the Xerion Empire before.It was the very place where Viola and Nosa were pursued and executed in the Kingdom of Estiria, and the space where the Grim Reaper was summoned.
While thoroughly reading through Draven’s life, I also memorized the locations of all those ancient ritual sites.
That must be the place.
Before long, Verden arrived at the nearest ritual site and lowered his altitude.Since the entrance was located only after passing through a rugged and narrow gorge, it was extremely difficult to approach or detect from the outside.Only ritual sites of this type were able to survive without being discovered by the Luas religion.
however…….
The presence of numerous dark mages.
There are passengers.
The wizards of the Glory of the Dead, not Verden, were gathered at the entrance of the ritual hall.
