The best territory designer of all time - Episode 25
25fury. beasts of the underworld (3)
“Baron! A big, big, big problem has happened.!”
It was a sunny noon.
A private soldier from the territory came running in a huff..
Breaking all manners and formalities, he rushed into the Baron's office..
After a while, the tea cup the Baron was drinking from fell to the floor..
Clang!
“……what?”
The Baron's face became thoughtful..
“Say it again. what? beast ant?”
“Yes, Baron. Beast ants have appeared. Inside the tunnel that Master Lloyd was digging..”
“Then Lloyd?”
“Workers who were with him said he stayed behind. Shouting to everyone to quickly avoid…….”
“Alone??”
“no. Sir Asrahan remained with him..”
“…….”
After finishing the report, the soldier's face became tearful..
Beast ants living beyond the eastern mountains.
They were scary creatures..
Each individual was much stronger than a wolf..
That number was too many.
I knew no fear.
was organized.
In other words, once you were captured by those guys, you had to see that there was no way to survive..
It was especially hopeless when I encountered it underground..
“Lord Bavaria took priority in summoning his soldiers. They are gathered in front of the tunnel. With preparations to close the mine shaft..”
it was best.
If beast ants come up through the tunnel?
They destroy the hunting grounds..
The people of the territory will be massacred..
Not only people but also livestock here will be hunted and turned into meat dumplings. If you're lucky, you'll be paralyzed alive and stored away in storage, or you'll end up as tasty food for the larvae of a colony of ants..
To prevent such a situation, it would have been right to close the mine before it was too late..
But for some reason, the Baron was speechless..
“…….”
“Lord?”
“…….”
“Lord Bavaria, please make sure to receive the commanding orders from the lord.…….”
The soldier looked carefully..
The Baron's silence continued..
At one point, the Baron jumped up from his seat. I opened the office closet. He took out the armor stored inside and started putting it on..
“Me, my lord?”
But Baron Frontera still had no answer..
In the office, only the sound of the Baron arming himself rang out instead of an answer..
Clap, clap! coo!
He wore a brigandine lined with iron plates..
Knees wrapped in silver-glittering Pauline.
Wearing a demi-greaves and a besanite helmet.
He carried an iron-rimmed shield on his back and a dirty longsword hung on his armor waist..
From what anyone could see, it looked like they were armed for battle..
However, what was surprising to the soldier was that the person in question was a baron who had not held a sword for at least 10 years..
“Hey, my lord? now…….”
“let's go.”
“yes?”
“If you can't keep up, I'll leave you behind..”
Kwaang!
The Baron almost kicked the office door open and ran out..
Run down the hall, run to the stable, jump on the horse.
“under!”
kicked the horse's side.
All this time, there was only one thought in the Baron's head..
‘Lloyd, just wait a moment. Hang in there. please!’
The Baron's heart became more urgent as he accelerated towards the mine..
♣
Too doo doo! hiss!
Rough steps hit the ground..
A fierce sword strike split the space..
fell vertically.
Kwajak!
“Kieeeeek!”
The head of a beast ant was split vertically by the long sword strike..
Transparent body fluid splashed out with a scream..
But by then the longsword had already been removed from the head..
It was casting a calm, cool light as it searched for the next target..
Squeak! Kagak! deeply!
Turn your body and cut to the side.
Remove the bottom and block it..
Poke, pull and raise.
I thought I was going to raise it, but it moves forward like a gale..
‘One knife to the left, one knife to the right, a cut in the upper left, a side thrust, and then a slash??’
Lloyd stuck out his tongue as he ran through the narrow tunnel..
It had to be that way..
Javiel is charging two steps ahead..
As I watched this guy's swordsmanship, I was filled with admiration..
‘It's seriously awesome. That's the true skill of a knight..’
It was on a different level from Lord Neumann, whom I had competed with before..
There was no blockage in all movements..
It was as natural as water flowing..
Fierce and unstoppable at the same time.
Moreover, between the connecting movements, there were a huge number of subtle movements that were difficult to perceive with the eye. A fleeting flash. There was a brilliant mix of numerous fakes and fatal attacks..
In short, Javiel's swordsmanship was like an art in itself..
In front of that elegant and destructive sword strike, the beast ants were literally cut to pieces..
“……But! Aren’t you having a hard time?!”
Lloyd shouted as he followed behind..
Javiel glanced this way as he swung his sword earlier..
“It's hard.”
An answer without even a hint of confusion.
Just by looking at your voice, it doesn't seem like it's difficult at all..
But Lloyd knew.
‘I don't have much time.’
No matter how strong Haviel is, he is still human..
People have limits to their physical strength..
you can't fight forever.
If he reaches the level of a sword master, the limitations of his physical strength will be lifted thanks to the endless circulation of mana, but that is not the case yet..
Right now, I'm just delaying the fatigue with my shabby attitude..
Even that will soon reveal its limits..
“Are you still talking about the brilliant method Lloyd mentioned??”
skaak!
Javiel asked as he separated an ant blocking his path into three pieces: head, chest, and abdomen..
Lloyd frowned..
“yet!”
“When will it happen??”
“I don't know either. I'm looking for it as much as I can!”
“Are you still looking for it?…….”
“Stop talking nonsense and start exploring your career path. You have to move as much as possible to increase your chances.!”
Lloyd shouted..
his cry was true.
Even now, he was using his intermediate surveying skills to their limits..
With the optional function of the surveying skill, the soil quality within a 5-meter range from the ant tunnel passage was constantly monitored..
The goal he desperately seeks.
It was a layer of methane gas buried somewhere beneath the ant tunnel..
‘There definitely is. This is a place where bituminous coal veins are scattered here and there. So methane gas, there must be.’
Lloyd kept running..
With Javiel at the forefront, I ran through every corner of the ant cave..
I searched all directions while saving the surveying range of the surveying skill as much as possible..
How hard did you search like that?.
Finally something caught Lloyd's eye..
‘found!’
5 meters below the ground.
I could see some methane gas lurking there..
It wasn't the body.
stem?
That seemed like enough.
‘But there's no way to contact me here right now.’
My own oyster and methane gas layer stem.
There was about 5 meters of dirt and rocks between them..
It was so thick that it would take a year to dig it out with a single shovel..
However, the burrow was not wide enough to make the bellfish grow huge..
“Javiel! over there!”
Lloyd pointed down one aisle..
It was the direction in which the methane gas layer was connected..
“From now on, just run in the direction I point!”
“All right. but-”
“but?”
“Can we go outside??”
“…….”
The look in the eyes of a guy calmly cutting up ants and asking for them..
It was a look in his eyes that had already prepared him to meet his end here..
Lloyd stopped laughing in front of those calm eyes..
“why? Are you scared??”
“It's not that I'm scared.”
“then?”
“It's a little unfair.”
“I'm afraid I'll die in a place like this?”
“no.”
“Then, did you hide a pornographic picture under the bed in your dorm? I'm afraid I'll get caught?”
“Of course not. To be honest,-”
Javiel sighed and said.
“I'm afraid I'll die with someone like Lloyd..”
“omg.”
“Could it be the greed of a knight? I think sacrificing one's life for someone more worthy and respectable would be the most honorable death a knight can face..”
“Heh heh, that's why it's unfair that they are being killed hand in hand with a guy like me.?”
“That's an accurate summary..”
“okay? You're about to leave now.?”
“Aren’t we going to die here together anyway?.”
“It's just that the comrades on the underworld are going to show their true colors.?”
“I'm doing this because I think it will be less unfair if I tell this honestly..”
Kagak! chin! Squeak!
The swarm of ants was still rushing towards us..
From the front, a large soldier beast ant blocked the way..
Every time that happens, Habiel runs without stopping, cutting down the ants blocking his path again and again..
Of course, Lloyd followed breathlessly..
With the torch and steel shovel he held in both hands, he worked hard to keep in check the swarm of ants that were chasing him from behind..
Just like that, the two fought the swarm of ants with their bodies..
We quarreled with each other with our mouths..
“under! okay! If we're going to die already, let's have some palm time.?”
“What is palm time?.”
“Take off your rank insignia and say whatever you want! Tskcha!”
“That's good. Inhale!”
Kakang! Skak!
I jumped into the left passage..
I threw down my sword, raised my torch, and swung my shovel..
The war of words between the two continued..
“Then let’s start with me! You are unlucky as a human being.!”
“Why??”
“You're so handsome!”
“My face is something I was born with.”
“That's why I'm unlucky?”
“Have you said everything??”
“If you didn't do it?”
“Still, I will take my turn. It would be unfair if it was done unilaterally..”
“Wow. I'll try to save some time.?”
“That's right.”
“That's good. Because time is money, friend. Of course, you don’t have all three, but!”
“…….”
“Are you crying? huh? Why are you getting beaten up??”
“Suddenly I feel sorry for you.”
“Wow, why?”
“Now that I think about it, I think my nipples are better looking than your face..”
“Hurrell…….”
It was a more powerful blow than I thought..
Lloyd gritted his teeth and fought back..
“under! But what have you been doing with a face like that until now, so why don’t you have a girlfriend??”
“I have been devoting myself to training hard in swordsmanship, but.”
“aha. So she lived as a single person from birth.?”
“I'm sure Lloyd doesn't have a girlfriend either..”
“what?”
“As far as I know, yes. Besides, I actually-”
“actually?”
“I received quite a few confession letters..”
“what? confession letter?”
“That's right.”
Javiel still fights while swinging his sword.
An unknown confidence was visible in the guy's eyes..
Lloyd shouted back, blocking the ant's lower jaw with a steel shovel..
“how many?”
“Hmm, I think I have about two boxes saved in my dorm..”
“lie!”
“It's true.”
“Does that make sense? How many people does our territory have? I think I would need to receive confession letters from almost all of Youngjimin's female gender to accumulate that much.?”
“Hehe.”
“Don't ignore Solo!”
“Toothbrush when brushing your teeth.”
“…….”
“hello nice to meet you. Are you solo from Do Re Mi Fa??”
“…….”
“Are you planning to spend the night alone again today??”
“……You gorilla bitch, that’s it.!”
Lloyd shouted..
Pushed by the horse?
It wasn't.
Because we finally arrived at the destination we were aiming for..
Haviel, who was continuing the war of words, also seemed to have sensed this, and his expression changed..
“Are you here??”
“uh.”
Lloyd looked at the ground..
Below the ground visible through the surveying skill.
I could see a cavity extending about 1.5 meters below..
But the cavity was not just an empty space..
‘It is a methane gas layer. It's so big.’
The space visible through the skill was only a small part of the entire methane layer..
It was like finding Wang Geon (?) properly..
Lloyd said quickly..
“From now on, I will sell land here. Protect me all this time.”
“All right.”
This is the yard we have come to here..
The only thing we can trust is each other..
There was no reason or need to question it..
It was from then on..
Lloyd began digging frantically down the passage with his shovel..
Javiel protected Lloyd by keeping in check the swarms of ants attacking from both sides..
But it was the next moment.
“Quoaeouheook!”
A loud roar was heard from one side of the passage..
Then something big came, rumbling throughout the passage..
A head twice as large as that of other soldier beast ants..
Large enough to completely fill the aisle.
Longer and sharper upper jaw than a longsword.
‘queen ant?’
I guess it seemed like that..
But Lloyd didn't care.
‘Queen ants are not the goal anyway!’
This is not a game of Three Kingdoms where you win by just cutting off the monarch's head..
Even if you catch the queen ant, the rest of the ant colony will not be disturbed..
If you are unlucky, you will only incur even more anger..
For now, it was best to focus on the original goal..
“Block it properly! Until I sell it all!”
“All right.”
Javiel raised his long sword..
I blocked the way between the queen ant and this side..
Was he angry at that sight?.
The queen ant rushed forward.
“Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!”
thud! Cuckoo cuckoo!
It seemed as if it would completely crush the passage..
No, the queen ant actually rushed forward, forcibly crushing and widening the walls of the narrow passage..
But Javiel did not back down..
“Hmm.”
Take a breath.
With just one sip of breath, the mana in all directions is shaken. It's shaking. The focus is on him. Three stems gather in a triple circle. It is amplified. pouring out.
Wedge! kacang!
Long sword with triple circle rotation.
A pair of powerful chitinous upper jaws.
The two weapons collided with the intention of crushing each other..
The first clash was a draw.
Kaga Gagak!
“……!”
“Kuwok?”
Longsword and upper jaw confront each other with similar power.
Javiel's eyes widened as they held each other's weapons between them..
The queen ant bristled at the cilia growing in her upper jaw..
Baekjung land tax.
We were both surprised by the other person's strength exceeding our expectations..
The one who moved first was the queen ant..
“Kuok!”
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
A pair of large antennae swung around..
It was a bigger and heavier club than an ohamma or a baseball bat..
“……!”
Javiel quickly bowed down..
I used my momentum to raise my long sword..
The queen ant also swung her upper jaw in response..
It was from then on..
Javiel and the queen ant.
The two rivals and beasts unleashed all their attacking instincts on each other..
blocked, cut.
kicked, hit.
took, pushed.
I was pushed and hit.
I dodged it, then hit it up..
Rolled around, then ran over.
But the situation became increasingly unfavorable for Javiel..
‘Man, I'm getting tired.!’
Lloyd's shoveling became even busier..
This side was also exhausted..
However, Javiel continued to fight for his life, and it was even worse..
‘more! little bit more!’
If Haviel falls, this is the end too..
If this ends, the plan will also fail..
Then, beast ants will be released into the territory through the excavated tunnel..
‘Damn it, don't make the mine too strong!’
It's too late to break it down now.
Even if I tried, only some parts of it barely fell apart..
It was clear that such a collapse would not be able to stop the beast ants..
‘So you must succeed.’
Lloyd's shoveling became more fierce..
Every time his shovel danced, dirt flew everywhere..
Sweat continued to trickle down his neck and back..
And finally his shovel dug the ground to its target..
Pushusut!
‘done!’
Gas began to rise from the pit..
It was a methane gas eruption..
Lloyd quickly grabbed a shovel..
shouted at Javiel.
“men and horses! Come to first base!”
Javiel immediately responded to that cry..
He shook off the queen ant with his powerful sword and ran towards me..
I waited for him to come running..
We ran together into the opposite passage..
The queen ant was chasing me fiercely from behind..
I looked back.
I made eye contact with the queen ant..
At that moment, Lloyd chuckled..
I threw a torch at the queen ant..
The torch hit the queen ant's head..
It bounced in vain with a thud sound..
It flew around in the air behind the queen ant..
And then I encountered the invisible, transparent gas, methane gas..
Methane gas and flame mixed together.
A violent chemical reaction has begun.
1891 kJ of energy was generated per mole.
Throwing a bet……!
It was a huge explosion that engulfed everything..
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