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History of the Greatest Estate Design - Episode 152

152fury. person running away (2)

“hmm?”

Blacksmith Workshop in Frontera Territory.

Solitas, who was busy working there, stopped working..

I put down the piece of wood and carving knife I had been painstakingly carving..

And I looked north, outside the workshop..

‘I just felt something explode.’

It's not close.

Beyond the northern border of the territory.

The distance was so far that humans could not feel it..

but he was a dragon.

‘Just a simple explosion? no. I felt the fluctuation of mana.’

Before I knew it, he was standing up..

I left the workshop with my senses focused towards the north..

Then, I could feel the reverberation of mana little by little clearly..

‘An explosion of mana. Magic. Pattern of mana fluctuation. Necromancer's necromancy. So, is it a corpse explosion? But it was much more powerful than a normal corpse explosion..’

As a dragon, he was able to almost accurately deduce the entire story of what happened several kilometers away..

Of course, he also knew who was in the direction where the explosion occurred..

‘Lloyd Frontera. Hmm, maybe I was involved in an accident..’

Should I help you?.

It's annoying.

Still, wouldn’t it be better to go?.

It was around this time that Solitas came up with the idea..

Suddenly, a stinging blow came from the workshop in the back..

“Hehe, tsk! When I was an apprentice, I couldn't cough even once before I finished the work my master told me to do, and I was only focused on my work..”

“…….”

Solitas turned his head and made eye contact with his teacher, the dwarven craftsman Corgidus..

The craftsman's stern eyes shined..

“Hey, have you done all the wood cutting I asked you to do??”

“Um, no. yet.”

“Then I have to finish it.?”

“…….”

“Concentrate on the course you are currently working on. Next is wood, then gypsum, then gypsum, then granite, then granite, then various metals. After you get used to that, I will teach you how to handle jewelry using pebbles the size of your fingernail. How short that period will be is up to you..”

“Um, okay..”

Solitas agreed with his father-in-law..

The father-in-law was right..

But it wasn't just that.

‘Javiel Asrahan. Does that person have almost the same level of senses as me?.’

His eyes turned to the distant street..

I saw a silver-haired knight rushing there..

It was Habiel.

was running towards the north.

‘also.’

That person must have felt the explosion just now too..

So you're probably running north.

Then I was relieved..

‘I felt it in the last fight too, but that guy was amazing..’

If such a monster were to join, there would be no need to worry about what happened in the north..

No, rather, the person I was worried about was myself..

‘Phew. Cutting wood. What is this? Is it so difficult?.’

I went back to the workshop and picked up the piece of wood again..

I tried my best to sharpen it, but the shape was terrible and crooked..

The more I looked, the more I sighed..

It was like this that I couldn't see when I would be able to craft real jewelry in a believable way and prepare for love and marriage..

‘But don't give up. Love too. Marriage too. And revenge too.’

Javiel Asrahan.

I'll pay for the shame of the past decades later..

Solitas picked up a carving knife with that sharp promise in mind..

♣

“Phew.”

Lloyd picked up the shovel..

I turned my gaze towards the south..

Workers were seen walking away.

Engineers and White Lancers were also seen retreating together from the last line, as if protecting the workers..

Suddenly, something from a little while ago came to mind..

‘Lord Blanck, you are stubborn..’

He said he would buy time here..

So I told you not to confront the undead mastodons head on..

He helped the workers escape and told them to run away together..

Naturally, Lord Blanck strongly objected..

I can't do that..

They are the king's sword and shield..

I can't listen to the advice to show my back to my enemies..

Did you show a firm fighting spirit with a straight face?.

So I typed the command and pressed it..

‘This is not a recommendation. It's a command.’

I deliberately looked with a straight face.

said strictly.

I have the authority to give orders.

Currently, the White Lancers are dispatched to the Count of Frontera by order of the King, and therefore the Count of Frontera has actual command authority..

However, he was the person in charge of this construction site..

He was entrusted with the command and responsibility of the scene by Count Frontera..

Therefore, the White Lancers who participated as workers on the scene?

‘Of course, it is my responsibility and responsibility. Moreover, since this is an emergency situation where an unexpected accident has occurred at the site and many lives are at risk, I have the emergency command authority to command the entire site. Also, at this urgent moment, wouldn't it be right to take proper action first before making pointless arguments?.’

quickly and accurately.

Clearly and clearly.

I said it without even taking a breath..

I looked into Lord Blanck's eyes..

Fortunately, that meaning made sense?.

Lord Blanck nodded reluctantly..

‘……It seems like you have a method in mind, but I hope you stay safe..’

With those words, he led the White Lancers and joined the rear of the workers..

Lord Bavaria and his engineers were also there..

Thanks to this, he is now left alone in the wasteland between the fleeing workers and the rushing hordes of undead mastodons..

No, correction.

Five baby mastodon siblings were also present..

“So, are there any children who are dissatisfied??”

“Puiaiaeang!”

“no one is complaining?”

“Puaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

The five baby mastodons seemed to be anxious, snorting loudly and dropping their over 2-meter-long body..

An apologetic smile appeared faintly on Lloyd's face..

“Okay, sorry. I'm not doing this because I want to, but I think I'll have to take care of you this time..”

“Puaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

“Uh, okay. okay. Don't lick your face. You haven't even brushed your teeth.”

“Puaeaeng!”

Lloyd calmed down the baby mastodons for a moment..

a sudden explosion.

And then a bunch of undead mastodons start running amok..

It was enough of a fuss to scare the kids..

But it's important now.

“So, from now on, you have to stay calm and move with me. okay? That way I can live, and you too can live..”

“Puiaiaeang!”

“Yes, yes. He's nice. Okay, I'm ready.?”

“Puuuueng!”

Doo doo doo doo……!

Before I knew it, the earth was shaking.

Looking to the north, I saw a group of undead mastodons running about 200 meters away..

I also saw Podong running a long way ahead of him..

“ruler! Podong, come here!”

“Podong!”

I got on Podong’s back when he arrived breathing heavily..

Podong's fur was all messed up, probably because he was delaying and grabbing a group of mastodons..

A fleeting feeling of gratitude and regret.

With that in mind, Lloyd raised his head..

The distance from the undead mastodon herd is approximately 100 meters..

It's important from now on.

At best here, a horde of undead mastodons will abandon the workers and rush towards us tenaciously..

Definitely need to make it like that.

That way, workers can escape safely..

Steeling his resolve, Lloyd grabbed the hair on the back of Podong's neck..

“Come on, let's go! depart!”

“Podong!”

“Puiaiaeang!”

Podong kicked the ground..

Five baby mastodon siblings followed side by side..

“to the west!”

ran.

I ran like that and turned my head back..

A group of undead mastodons running down from north to south..

I shouted loudly at them.

“here!”

I raised my shovel..

He pointed with a shovel at the five baby mastodons running side by side..

“Your brood is in my hands.!”

Lloyd's cries got louder..

“If you don't come running to save these bastards! What will I do! We're going to kidnap these guys! We'll take you to the slaughterhouse! And then? I'll pull out the horns and tusks! They'll take off all the leather and sell it at a high price.!”

He swung the shovel roughly..

I mobilized my shabby mind..

He even put mana into his voice..

“Can you hear me?!”

His loud shout filled with mana shook the wilderness..

It also reached the ears of the undead mastodons charging south..

Lloyd anxiously observed the movements of the group of guys..

‘please. Turn right. please.’

Suddenly, something mentioned in the novel Iron Blood Knight came to mind..

Mastodon.

Large herbivorous monsters living in the vast plains.

They said they live in large groups..

It is said that all cubs born in the herd are protected and raised through joint custody..

Like a buffalo running across the plains of the North American continent..

‘That's why they say that maternal love and obsession with the group's offspring is not a joke. What a joke it is that even after becoming undead, all of those instincts are not erased and some of them remain..’

It was when I remembered the setting in the novel..

Obsession and motherhood that surpass even death.

I thought I could use that powerful instinct..

That's why.

I made a plan in an instant..

Lord Bavaria and Corps of Engineers.

Lord Blanck and White Lancer.

They were evacuated together with the workers..

There was a hint of possibility that this could buy them time to escape..

“therefore! You bastards are here! Just like this! They will kidnap you, harass you, beat you, and sell you.!”

Whoa whoa!

I swung the shovel wildly..

The five baby mastodons who were running side by side were startled and cried mournfully..

“Puiaiaeang!”

It was that moment.

“……Quoo Ok?”

A pack of undead mastodons racing south..

Their run slowed for a moment..

Their heads have turned this way..

Beyond the blurry gaze, a trace of vague motherhood was revealed..

“……Quoook. quook!”

It's a baby.

Looks like there's a bunch of babies over there..

I can feel the young cubs crying over there, who have just been weaned and still need protection and care from their mother and herd..

It was from the moment I felt it.

“Quooooooo!”

Doo doo doo doo!

The entire horde of undead mastodons changed direction to run west..

He started rushing towards me with fierce anger..

‘It was good.’

Lloyd clenched his fists..

Successfully extinguished the aggro.

Now all that remains is to run away safely and evade the chase..

“I already thought of a route for that. Po-dong? Continue west like this!”

“Podong!”

crossed the wasteland.

Occasionally, if I felt like I was closing the distance between myself and a group of undead mastodons, I would fire a blast backwards..

But it was in the meantime.

Throwing, throwing!

“quook!”

One mastodon in the lead was hit by a blast..

From head to butt.

It was pierced in a straight line..

It fell down and exploded..

Throwing a bet-!

It was an explosion of corpses..

Thanks to this, their entire ranks were greatly disrupted, even if only for a moment..

Seeing that, Lloyd felt his skin sinking..

‘I'm glad we didn't fight head on. Good job forcing the White Lancers to retreat..’

Those guys seemed to automatically activate the corpse explosion magic when they became incapable of combat. However, if the White Lancers charged all at once without knowing that,?

He would have been caught in the explosion and suffered enormous casualties..

‘good job. Me from before.’

Lloyd continued to accelerate his escape..

How far west did they run like that?.

Eventually, a tall cliff appeared at the edge of the wilderness..

Lloyd pointed his shovel to one side of the cliff..

“Podong, over there! see?”

“Podo-dong?”

“A canyon on the side of a cliff.!”

Lloyd's point.

There was an entrance to a narrow canyon there..

It was a canyon that looked as if the center of the cliff had been cut vertically with an axe..

“Get in there! Just go through the canyon.!”

“Podong!”

Just go through the canyon..

Beyond that, there is a fairly large forest..

‘Hiding in that forest. I also made Podong smaller again. Then you can easily outrun those undead guys..’

Lloyd jumped into the canyon, remembering his wild plan..

But after running for a few minutes.

He had to realize that a huge obstacle had arisen in his plans..

‘what. Why is the canyon collapsed??’

Lloyd urgently stopped Podong..

I looked at the barrier in front of me in shock..

“this…….”

The canyon had collapsed..

The road ahead was blocked..

Soil and rock weighing tens of thousands of tons.

The cliffs on both sides of the canyon had collapsed, blocking the path..

‘Maybe because of the spring rainy season?’

It seemed like that..

Boom, boom, my heart was beating loudly..

‘If I do this, I’m leaving..’

From behind, a group of undead mastodons are running towards us, ready to kill us..

However, the canyon that was thought to be well-opened was blocked by a landslide..

long narrow passage.

Terrain with no way back.

It was like I was trapped in a dead end there..

‘damn.’

Cold sweat broke out..

But Lloyd didn't panic..

I didn't waste time making a fuss..

he immediately shouted.

“Everybody, stay close to the cliff!”

This is not a cliff you can climb.

I was able to realize this the moment I quickly looked around with my surveying skills..

‘It's sandstone. It is a stone that crumbles easily. If you try to climb a cliff clumsily, you're likely to fall and get hurt. Besides, the ground is still wet from the recent rain. If you're unlucky, you won't just fall, you'll cause a landslide..’

Then you will win the prize of being buried alive in an instant..

Therefore, it seemed better to give up trying to escape by climbing up the cliff, especially with a large and heavy animal like Podong or Baby Mastodon..

Lloyd finished the calculation in an instant and looked at Podong..

He spoke quickly and in an informal tone..

“Listen carefully from now on. The baby mastodons are being held well. And stay close to the cliff. Don't come close to me. Never until I tell you to come. Understand?”

“Podong?”

“okay?”

“kiss… … dong!”

“yes, nice.”

Always the most reliable child.

I pet Podong once..

And turned around.

The narrow road in the canyon that I have driven so far..

walked that way.

far away.

The leader of a horde of undead mastodons was seen charging along the curved path of the canyon..

“Quoo Ok!”

The eyes of those who discovered this place were filled with murder..

But Lloyd didn't stop..

I just walked away.

Directly towards them.

I moved my feet and lifted the shovel..

Three branches of mana collided.

A triple blast was fired into the sky..

Kwahahak-!

‘You can't fire blasts at them in this tight space. If that happens and a corpse explodes, you will win a landslide. therefore… … This is the best way to fight them.’

Triple blasting with full power.

The feeling of exhaustion right after shooting it.

I sat down feeling extremely dizzy..

I chuckled as I saw the huge crowd running wildly..

The resolution is over.

I closed my eyes.

I put myself into a trance..

At the same time, a clear notification rang in his head..

Ding dong.

[Assassin's Mind skill option ⑤: Rapid charge is activated.]

[Absorbs a large amount of mana from random nearby targets..]

It was from then on..

Kiiiiing-!

A horde of undead mastodons rushing down the canyon..

Lloyd sat down peacefully in front of him..

He became a black hole of mana and began to devour everything that came his way..