Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 217
◈ 217. [STAGE 9] Jormungand (2)
How much time has passed.
Coogung, Coogungung…….
The shaking that felt like the world was ending and the whirlpool of earth and rocks ended..
When I finally came to my senses, I saw a blue sky..
We left the hill area and entered the plains..
If you go a little further north, you'll reach a forest area again, but you won't feel like you're thrown into the middle of a civil engineering construction site like before..
‘This bastard is not a giant snake.’
Jormungand, this bastard was a giant earthworm..
It was clear when I saw the pods shaking the ground as they diligently dug out the dirt and rocks..
You are working very hard on civil engineering work to make the rice fields called Continent fertile..
“Ugh, ugh…….”
My whole body ached from being hit by dirt and stones. I barely managed to straighten my stiff body..
Apparently, it was initially located near the center of Jormungandr's body..
After being caught in a landslide and falling helplessly, I was swept almost to the tail..
I raised my head and looked around. Is everyone alive??
“Ouch… … Are you okay, senior??”
Evangeline was standing right in front of me. Evangeline caught most of the stones and rocks that were thrown towards me..
Perhaps because of that, his entire body was covered in blood, and blood was flowing from his cracked forehead..
“Evangeline, it's okay.?!”
“It's okay, hehe…….”
Evangeline stumbled and looked back at me, then immediately started crying. White cheeks full of scratches.
“No, it's a lie. This hurts so bad…….”
“Drink the potion, quickly..”
Before starting the operation, ample potions had been provided to all party members..
While Evangeline took out her potion and drank it, I took out one of my own and sprinkled it on Evangeline's injured area..
Then, I looked for other party members and checked the situation..
It looks like they were all scattered because they were hit by a landslide..
I immediately opened the Properties tab in the System window and ran one of my properties.
[Map creation] was a feature that allowed the area to be viewed as a dot-shaped map..
It felt as if the entire surrounding terrain was being scanned, and a dotted mini-map appeared in the upper right corner of my field of vision..
I figured out the placement of party members on Jormungand through this minimap..
‘The loser... … Are there two people?.’
15Two of the people were unable to withstand the landslide and fell out of the snake's body. They were two officers from Raina's reinforcement party..
The good news is that they are both alive. Let's open the party member information window. Although both of them are at low health, they are not dead..
Since we each have potions and food on hand, we will be able to return to Crossroads..
‘In this case, the operation must be continued with the 13 remaining party members on Jormungand.…….’
Not only was everyone scattered, but the party composition was all mixed up..
It is questionable whether only in this way can partial destruction be carried out efficiently..
but.
‘I don't have time. If you don't have teeth, you have to bite at least with your gums..’
I wasted a lot of time on an unexpected landslide. Now, it would be too late to reorganize the party and even redeploy it..
I told the party members in advance..
If something unexpected happens and they are scattered, each person decides to take part in destroying the nearest nerve center..
I frowned, glaring at the minimap. Fortunately, the party members were evenly distributed across the three nerve centers..
Now we have no choice but to trust that each person can fulfill his or her role..
“Ugh! Evangeline Cross, full recovery! Just give me an order!”
At that time, Evangeline, who had finished recovering from the potion, raised her arms up and said, Yay! I stood up screaming.
I nodded to Evangeline..
“Okay, Evangeline. Old Man Kelly Bey, who had fallen at the end of the tail, and two magicians from the support unit stretched out on the other side. Pick it up.”
Here's me and Evangeline. There are five people left in the caudal nerve center..
I held the pickaxe in both hands, gritted my teeth and aimed at the point of destruction - the nerve center..
“From now on, it is a quick decision. We must destroy this first, then climb up the snake's body and help other party members..”
Evangeline nodded her head quickly. I also nodded.
“Let's move!”
“Yes, senior.!”
At the same time as Evangeline rushed out to retrieve the other party members, I vigorously lifted the pickaxe and struck it down on Jormungandr's nerve center..
ring!
The progress of its part destruction appeared in the system window..
[Jormungand - Part Destruction Progression]
-first center : 6%
-second center : 1%
-third center : 2%
It seems that he himself suffered some damage due to digging the ground ignorantly..
In particular, after hitting the rocky mountain with his head, quite a bit of damage was done to the center of his head..
‘Even so, there is a long way to go.’
I gritted my teeth, picked up the pickaxe again, and hit the center. However, the damage percentage did not change even after using the pickaxe a few times..
‘Please, at least pretend to be in pain, you snake monster.!’
Kang! Kang! Gang!
***
Jormungand. near the center.
“…….”
Kuilan looked down at Lucas blankly..
Lucas is unconscious and covered in blood..
“……Hmm.”
A little while ago, when I was swept away by a landslide of dirt and rocks..
Large rocks fell continuously on the heads of the punishment unit, shaking violently like leaves in a storm..
Kuilan remained motionless and thought he had died here. but it wasn't.
- Lie down, you idiots!
Lucas was blocking the front of the punishment unit..
Lucas was a knight who boasted the strongest defense power, second only to Evangeline, but he had no choice when he received a baptism of rocks with his entire body..
He eventually succumbed to his injuries..
However, thanks to this, Kuilan and the punishment unit were able to survive without major injuries..
“I really don't know. The commander here and the knight here. You went this far for us..”
Kuilan tilted his head and muttered..
“……Maybe I am a more important person than I thought?……?”
It was then.
“Hmm?!”
Lucas suddenly opened his eyes. Kuilan was shocked! made a sound.
“Sorry for talking nonsense.!”
“Pfft… … what? What is he saying now?”
Lucas gritted his teeth and raised his upper body. My whole body throbbed as if I had been beaten..
Kuilan made a loud noise and waved his hand at Lucas..
“Driver, are you out of your mind? I'm feeling pretty good?”
“……How much time has passed since I lost my mind?”
“It hasn't been that long. It's been a while since we came to our senses.”
When Lucas tried to get up, Kuilan quickly stopped him..
“Hey, how about resting a little longer? Because the injury is quite serious.”
“…….”
“I sprinkled the potion on you, so if you rest a little more, your condition will improve. I want you to lie down for a little while longer..”
“There is no time for that. From the lord's safety immediately…….”
“Ah, His Highness the Prince is over there..”
Kuilan pointed towards the snake's tail, and Lucas also looked in that direction..
Indeed, in the distance, Ash could be seen pounding the nerve center of his tail with a pickaxe. Looks fine.
Lucas let out a sigh of relief, and Kuilan grinned..
“To leave that precious prince behind to protect us instead, must we little bandits be so precious??”
“Don't say nonsense…….”
While muttering, Lucas took out his potion and poured it into his mouth..
“The lord was closely guarded by Evangeline. It's worth trusting and leaving it to you. On the other hand, if you were left alone, you would all die..”
“…….”
“If you are annihilated, there will not be enough manpower to carry out this operation, and the southern front will be destroyed. That's why I just saved it.”
“Well, even a functional and dry reason like that is fine..”
Kuilan, who grinned, stood up first..
“Then I have to work in line with the reason he saved me.?”
Kuilan shouted at his men..
“Hey guys! Have you come to your senses?!”
“Okay then, boss.!”
The bandits waiting next to Jormungand's central nervous center responded in unison..
Kuilan took out his pickaxe and draped it over his shoulder..
“How can you survive such a terrifying landslide? After all, I'm lucky.”
“Oooh!”
“Kuilan! Kuilan! Kuilan!”
“Now, let’s break it down one by one! Who knows if you break it and find gold or gems?!”
“Hey, let's go in.~!”
“Let's turn our lives around-!”
The five members of the punishment unit took turns striking together with their pickaxes while exchanging breaths..
As sparks flew, Jormungand's nerve center began to be chipped away..
“……It seems like there was a reward for sacrificing my body to protect him..”
Muttering, Lucas looked intently at the tail of the snake that Ash was picking, then turned his gaze to the other side and looked at the snake's head..
Above the snake's head, the shadows of two wizards crouched..
***
Jormungand. near the head.
“The scenery is amazing..”
Reina muttered as she looked down at the world passing by fearfully left and right..
“This is exactly what it feels like when you look down at the ground from the bow of an airship..”
“…….”
“Hmm, the wind is cool and it feels good..”
As Jormungand moved at incredible speed, the rushing wind was also ferocious..
But Reina was calmly facing the wind with her whole body..
Junior, who was squatting next to him, had a pale complexion, as if he was suffering from motion sickness..
“Ugh... … . Thank you for stopping the rock. Why did you come towards her head?……?”
It was Raina who protected Junior with magic from the rain of rocks and dirt..
I was grateful that they protected me, but when I came to my senses, the two of us were together towards the snake's head..
For Junior, who suffers from severe motion sickness, the violently moving snake above his head was extremely uncomfortable..
“That's right, I'm a wind wizard, and this is where I can gather the power of the wind with my whole body.-”
Reina smiled leisurely and waved her hand..
“On top of this snake, it's where I'm strongest.”
Tsukakkakak!
The blade of wind that swirled from Reyna's fingertips roughly scratched Jormungand's nerve center..
Junior opened his eyes wide. It wasn't for nothing. Indeed, Reina's magic was stronger than usual..
“It is the power of a magician to summon magic elements from zero base, but if the surroundings are full of magic elements, it is also the power of the magician to utilize them..”
“…….”
“A wizard who manipulates elemental properties must also be able to use the surrounding environment to his advantage. Since you are a user of the 3 attributes, if you can apply these skills, you will become even stronger..”
Junior glared at Raina with an expression of dissatisfaction..
“You're not acting like a teacher, are you??”
“When it comes to the wind attribute, it would be okay to act like a teacher. is not it?”
Raina grinned and grabbed Junior's fingertips..
“Come on, feel the wind. Junior. Use the rushing wind as your strength.”
Although Junior was scared, he followed Raina’s words. Because this kind of teaching could not be bought with money..
Kwaaaa!
The magic elements of the area were concentrated at Junior's fingertips, and the gust of wind that came out struck Jormungand's nerve center..
It was the most powerful wind magic Junior had ever used..
Junior muttered absentmindedly..
“Use the surrounding environment…….”
“Or, guide the battlefield to an environment that can be used. An elemental mage must always choose a battlefield and utilize it. Don't forget.”
Reina, who taught me, stroked the tip of her chin..
“By the way, this snake has high basic magic defense. Is it not for nothing that it is not a creature from the mythical era?…….”
Even though he was hit with stronger magic than usual, Jormungand's nerve center was holding strong..
It seemed that magic defense was not normally high..
“Hey, Jupiter's daughter. You can use the ultimate skill you boast about?”
“Yes, it is possible…….”
“Then show me.”
If you have Junior's ultimate skill, [Elemental Disintegration], which erodes the opponent's magic defense, you will be able to inflict significant damage..
Reyna grinned as she kicked Jormungandr's head with her toe..
“Let us two wizards rip off this monster's head..”
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