# 163
163. Mosaic War (2)
The thick scent of blood flowed in the wind.
A fishy smell that would grab the nose of an ordinary person. But we let it go casually. It’s past the time to get tired of this.
‘Hmm.’
I looked down under the wheels.
Underneath the smashed carriage, a thick puddle of blue liquid formed.
The blue liquid turned purple as it mixed with the hot steaming soldier’s blood. Beside it, shards of grained glass glistened in the sunlight.
“It’s a magic potion. Hundreds of bottles.”
Katio smeared the liquid on his finger and said.
His gaze turned to the battlefield where the bloody battle was in full swing.
“I think it was being moved over there. Wasn’t it for the supply of magical power to the magicians?”
“Come to think of it…”
Jenna looked to the right.
I saw it as well. The magic light that had been coloring the sky in various colors was fading.
‘Is it to cut off supply?’
It seems that the side that uses magic is mainly the church army.
The direction of travel was from left to right.
‘Basically, the troops are less than half. The number of wizards is small, and the formation has collapsed.’
I gave a brief review of the battlefield composition.
in short.
‘I don’t have an answer.’
Because we broke the magic potions, the magic bombardment would end soon, but it didn’t seem like it would have a big impact on the general trend.
The church forces still had an overwhelming advantage. When it was first summoned, it was already in an aspect of defeat and retreat.
“Participating in a war? It must be difficult. No matter how much we say we are one hundred and one hundred, aren’t we like ants in front of a cart against thousands?
“Things like that happen, too.”
Bassrock.
I stepped on a piece of glass under my feet and broke it.
‘I need more information.’
I waited for the mission to be cleared.
After returning, it was necessary to refine the information.
If you compare it with the capture data of my room…
[Teeling!]
[Mission type has been changed]
[Mission type – Unknown]
[Goal – Unknown.]
An unfamiliar message came to mind.
Sudden change in mission type.
“…don’t you think it’s over?”
Jenna twisted her hair.
Kishasha looked up with bewildered eyes.
“Unknown? What is this? It says unknown.”
I got up at the wheel of the wagon.
The mission is not over. It’s not the navigation type.
‘I don’t see anything worth worrying about.’
Fields with a jumbled mix of rocks and meadows high and low.
Except for the battlefield in the center of the field, there were no conspicuous objects or mission-related things. If there were any, these supply units we just dealt with.
“…”
Everyone is looking at me.
waiting for instructions
‘It’s become a nuisance.’
Information is hidden.
it’s unknown
‘Is it to find the mission target on its own?’
I narrowed my eyes.
“Brother, how are you doing?”
“I’ll have to look around here a little more. What should I do?”
I brushed off my sleeves and fastened the scabbard to my belt.
“Get ready. I’ll go up a little higher.”
Just then, there was a gentle hill on the other side of the road.
It is higher than the hill I climbed at the beginning, and the viewing angle is wide. You will be able to see the situation on the battlefield at a glance. Whatever it was, it was clear that the battle over there was deeply involved in this mission.
Geared up, we immediately climbed the second hill.
Even in the midst of climbing the hill, the battle was going on moment by moment. The line of infantry collapsed, and the senior officers who seemed to be commanders fell one after another and died. The number of flags flying on the right has drastically decreased.
As we climbed to the top of the hill, the situation became more certain.
‘I’m seriously out of balance.’
The church army is making good use of the overwhelming number of troops.
While pushing the infantry in the front, the cavalry in the rear rushes forward to strike the flanks.
A classic and golden tactic that symbolizes rotation. It was a hammer and anvil.
‘The commander over there is pretty good.’
Training is fine too.
Thousands of troops were moving as if one body.
But in other words, the forces on the other side are not up to it.
Bang!
A huge fireball hovering in the air hit the center of the troops directly.
The soldiers in the center perished without even getting a corpse, and the ones nearby were less fortunate. Because it was on fire magic bombardment. This was also the work of the religious group.
“You can’t go there, are you sure?”
“Try it if you’re curious.”
Jenna immediately fired an arrow in the direction of the battlefield.
The arrowhead, which was spinning and advancing, was blocked by the transparent wall and shattered.
“That’s right. I can’t help but look at it.”
Jenna put the bow on her back with a bitter expression.
There is nothing you can do. except to see.
Of course, in this situation, it was also best to observe the situation.
So we watched the battle for tens of minutes.
‘I don’t have a sense of reality.’
Seeing it from a distance, it is.
It is like watching a large-scale war CG in a fantasy movie.
It didn’t feel particularly boring, and I even felt like I was in a movie theater.
I also thought it would be nice to have popcorn or Coke.
They say the most fun is watching the fight.
“what?”
After looking at it for a while, Jenna blinked.
“what’s the matter?”
“Looks like your hands went faint for a moment. Hey, like this!”
Jenna held out her right hand.
The translucent forearms were penetrating the sunlight.
“This, that’s right! A signal to return to the waiting room. This has happened before on a search mission!”
“Right. That’s what happened.”
I vaguely remembered.
Was it on the 6th floor? When conducting a search mission, there was a time when his body became transparent as a signal before returning.
Jenna let out a sigh of relief.
“Hwiyu, it’s fortunate. I thought I was stuck.”
“Archer, what are you talking about?”
“It means going back. It looks like you’re going back after the fight over there?”
Jenna pointed to the battlefield.
A long time passed and the battle came to an end.
The troops who were retreating were in the process of being killed in droves without being able to go anywhere because of the troops that intruded from behind.
“Uh, so…”
“He’s a strong person.”
Kishasha exposed her fangs.
The beast’s eyes were facing backwards.
I also focused my eyes.
I knew right away. Ambush the retreating force, they were clearly visible on the vast battlefield. Riding a black horse twice as tall as an ordinary horse, wearing jet-black plate mail that covered their entire body and wielding great swords, each one of them was like a tank.
I’ve seen
‘those guys…’ .
had a fight
The Black Knight blocking the entrance in the latter half of the escort mission on the 15th floor.
Dozens of black knights were blocking the retreat and driving the troops into a corner. movement beyond human beings. It can be seen from the same position. They were like us.
That number is about thirty.
‘Where did you appear?’
It didn’t seem like it when I first saw it.
“They must have a taste for fighting.”
Belquist grinned.
The Dark Knights were carrying out a one-sided slaughter while blocking the retreat of their troops.
A few soldiers rebelled, but were soon trampled to pieces like ants. The army of the Church pushed in from the front. The result is set. It was annihilation.
‘What the hell are you trying to show me?’
I checked my wrist.
The light penetrated the skin that had turned into transparent jelly. The body was gradually fading.
It was a precursor to a comeback. As Zena said, if they are completely wiped out, we will be able to return to the waiting room.
“Jenna, Kishasha!”
“yes?”
“say.”
“Look at the battlefield more closely. If there’s anything that stands out, let me know right away. I don’t feel good.”
The two nodded.
‘Strange.’
Even if it was a master’s intuition or a linked quest, there was no need to take this long.
I had an ominous feeling.
I also looked diligently, but the distance is quite far.
I could see the overall flow, but I couldn’t see the details.
Even with the power of the mind’s eye, it was this far. But Jenna and Kishasha are different. You will receive meaningful reports.
“one.”
When the general who rode a white horse and wielded a sword died and the army was reduced to a quarter, Kishasha opened her mouth.
“Did you find it?”
“It’s a human female back then.”
“What are you talking about. A human female?”
“I found a female who bothered me. Asking to save a human or something. The human woman of that time is over there.”
Kishasha pointed to the lower right corner of the battlefield.
I followed Kishasha’s slender fingertips.
Dozens of black knights and…
‘…!’
“brother?!”
When I woke up, I was running down the hill.
“Where are you going!”
“Han, you said it was blocked!”
“Then wait there!”
I shouted as if I was going to vomit, then sped up.
My hand was already touching the sheath of the belt.
‘Why is he…?’
Doubts bite their tails.
Even in the midst of connecting his thoughts, his steps gradually accelerated.
sprint.
Gathering the strength of his whole body to the root, he ran.
A whip-like wind hit my face.
‘I can’t understand…’
When did you understand?
I ran with my teeth clenched.
The battlefield, which had only been seen as a scene in a movie that felt far away, was expanding.
sound of spears. thick blood. Landing sound. desperate scream.
in it
“Pria!”
I raised my voice and shouted.
It was then that my shoulder collided with the transparent wall.
I swallowed the crushing pain and returned to my posture.
“Answer me! Freesis! Freea!”
Perhaps her voice was drowned out by the noise of the battlefield, she didn’t look back at me.
“Quaaaaagh!”
“Sah, save…!”
“I’ll surrender, surrender! Surrender! Jeevaal…!”
Nearby soldiers died like straw.
Begging and pleading were useless. Even more resistance. The Black Knights took their lives like machines.
Inside the encirclement, Priasis all Ragnar stood with a stern expression on his face.
Her silky silver hair was stained with dust and blood, and her white face was glistening with sweat and dirt.
The brief armor he was wearing was dented in places. Holding the half-broken sword in her right hand, Fria was screaming desperately.
“Didn’t you say surrender!”
“…”
“I’ll give you my life! So let them live! What you guys wanted wasn’t my life!”
The Dark Knights did not answer at all.
Chop. The hot blood that spurted from the severed neck stained Freea’s slender neck.
“Who the hell are you guys? Why do you hate me so much! I’m just… To save the people…”
Her golden eyes twisted and her voice mixed with tears.
“Why…”
Bang!
I kicked the wall with all my might.
But the wall didn’t even budge
.
I don’t know what it means.
“Hey! Can you hear me!”
“Who do you think I am! I won’t die easily!”
Finally, only one Freea is left on the battlefield.
Dozens of black knights surround her. Besides that, hundreds of infantry in the first line. Again, the rest of the infantry in the second line. Another third line.
“.. ..”
They’re all dead.
Freea kept her head down.
“This body… will lead the people of the imperial family…”
[Kill it.]
A boiling voice leaked out of the black knight’s mask.
[The witch Kill.]
[Kill the dirty witch.]
[The witch. The witch. The witch.]
[Kill. It hurts. Kill. It hurts.]
Thirty dark knights spoke in
unison
. ”
I lowered my hand from the scabbard.
The distance was 5m at the longest. But I couldn’t get over the paper-like wall in front of my eyes.
As a master, I knew best that there was no way.
“Tell me. Where is my fault?”
[Stained. Our pride.]
[The world we loved. We sold it.]
[If it wasn’t for you.]
What bullshit.
I frowned.
Priasis said with bloodshot eyes. exclaimed,
“What do you mean? What did I sell you! To whom!”
The black knights didn’t answer. I
just lifted up the greatsword, which was covered with sticky flesh and internal blood.
I smiled bitterly.
And
then I called out
quietly .
It wasn’t, but it was able to attract attention. My
golden eyes, which were stained with resignation and despair, lit up.
“…Han.”
I didn’t say anything.
It was over anyway. My body was bathed in light
. I don’t have it.’
Saying goodbye and
saying goodbye is ambiguous.
“You’re alive. I’m glad you’re alive.”
To me, Freea smiled with tears in her eyes,
and in the midst of countless knife cuts, Freea’s body was cut into pieces without a shape and disappeared.
[Stage cleared!]
[‘Han(★★★)’, ‘Jenna(★★★)’, ‘Kishasha(★★★★)’ level up!] [
Reward – 300000G Specter’s Fragments (Low Level)]
[MVP – ‘Kishasha (★★★★)’]
[Dring!]
[Notice – 4 remaining chances!]
Returned to the gap of time and space.
Except for Kishasha, everyone was looking blank.
Even though the distance was far, the mission so far You must have clearly seen that Freea, who was the main character of
‘….’
The remaining chance is 4.
There was no hint.
The last message convinced me:
‘Loop.’
I came out of the gap of time and space.