*Clank*
*Creack*
"Roar!"
The sound of monsters coming through the door woke everyone up, and they looked in front of them.
*Tap*
*Tak*
*Tap*
Many monsters, skeletons, humanoids, and demonized humans were coming through it.
"Shit, there are too many.(Commander)
He looked at his soldiers; everyone was ready to die with honor.
"Everyone, it's been an honor to be..." (Commander)
When he was going to make his final speech, something flew past them.
*Fwip*
*Tang* *Tang* *Tang* *Tang*
Four paper talismans stock themselves into the floor, walls, and the space between the monsters and the soldiers.
*Pin* *Pin* *Pin*
One by one, the horde of monsters couldn't move any further, as if an invisible barrier were blocking his way.
"Well, now that we have time, could you please explain what is happening?"
A calm voice sounded in the back, forcing the commander to once again look behind him.
He saw the intruder without any worry on his face.
"Sir, I think those talismans are part of a barrier, and I also saw that person throw them." (Mage)
(Of course it's a barrier, but why is he helping us?)
"Understood..."(Commander)
He responded to his mage and then focused again on the person. He was seriously wondering if he could trust this person, but...
*Pin*
*Pin*
*Pin*
...with the crisis in front of him and the suspicious person behind him that helped them deal with the Minotaur, it was really a no-brainer what he chose.
"We are currently in the middle of a monster horde, and to make matters worse, a group of demons were mixed in their ranks; thus, this fortress fell, and we are what remains." (Commander)
He perfectly told him the shorter version of the events that happened two days ago.
"I see..."
(Well, this is an interesting situation, to say the least.)
*Pin*
*Pin*
*Pin*
Isaac looked at the horde that was trying with all their might to destroy the barrier as they were speaking, then he looked at the remaining soldiers.
(Indeed, they looked awful, sleep-deprived, starved, and tired. They are at the last leg, huh)
"Is there any backup plan?"
*Sigh*
"It was already used..." (Commander)
He looked at the room behind me.
(Ah, I see, so that room was really an escape room, but then...)
"Unfortunately we..."(Commander)
He looked at his soldiers.
"...were not part of that plan(Commander)
His tone of voice sounded cold and angry at the end of his sentence.
(Internal strife, well, that's great, hmm. What should I do?)
{Save them, leave them, or fight with them?}
After 15 seconds of silence, Isaac spoke to the commander.
"I can teleport all of you to the destination of that teleporter."
Isaac pointed at the room behind him.
"What!?"(Soldier)
"Impossible!"(Mage)
"The link was broken; there's no way that you can do what you claim!" (Mage)
Immediately, the mages in the group denied his claim, but the commander just looked into his eyes.
There was no hesitation in those eyes; it was crystal clear, like he was saying that it was normal for him to say what he said.
"So, you don't want to go?"
He asked them.
"That's..."(Mage)
They knew it was impossible; once the link is broken, the teleporter will only teleport you randomly, and the distance is also random, so no one will risk going through it.
"Do you have a way?" (Commander)
The commander finally spoke, still with doubt in his mind but with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"Heh, yes, I have a way."
*******************************
In a fortress located at the peak of a mountain, orders were quickly given.
"Hurry up and put that barrier up! The horde will be here at any moment!"(Commander)
"Yes sir!" (Mage)
"Sir, the ballistas are ready, sir!" (Soldier)
"Good! Now gather your squad and station yourself at the north tower!"(Commander)
"Yes sir!" (Soldier)
The soldier ran the way he came.
(Shit, this is all his fault!. Why the f***k we didn't get the intelligence of this?)
As the commander was giving orders and checking that the fortress was up to standard to receive their "guests," an old mage ran directly at him. Surprise and joy were in his eyes.
"Commander, they arrived!" (Mage Cron)
"Old Cron, what is it? Who arrived? Is the horde already here!?" (Commander)
The commander became alert.
"No, no, the survivors of Fortress Harn!" (Mage Cron)
"Say what now?" (Commander)
He was taken aback by what he told him.
"Commander Braza is alive!" (Mage Cron)
"What!"(Commander)
_________________________________
10 minutes ago...
In a teleportation room exactly the same as Fort Harn, 51 individuals suddenly appeared.
"Ugh, I hate teleporters..."(Commander Braza)
He was gathering his bearings when suddenly the only door in the room abruptly opened.
"Come here, you freaking monsters! I will kill all of you!" (Mage Cron)
An old mage came blasting magic and swearing words at them.
"You filthy pieces of...eh?, Commander Braza!?" (Mage Cron)
When the old mage finally saw the intruders, he finally recognized the man in front of him.
"As lively as always, Cron" (Commander Braza)
"Oh, by the Goddess!, I need to tell Commander Thurn!" (Mage Cron)
With the same energy, the old mage left.
"Sir, we really..." (Mage)
"Yes, we are in the mountain fortress Gorn" (Commander Braza).
"Unbelievable..."(Soldier)
Everyone could not believe what happened.
******************
After sending the commander and his soldiers to their destination, with the help of a little bit of runic magic, Isaac walked out of the teleportation room.
*Pin*
*Crack*
*Pin*
*Crack*
"Oh, the barrier is actually breaking..."
Isaac saw a lot of monsters of all kinds attacking the barrier with all kinds of attacks.
"Hmm, well, let's do this..."
He pulled out a rune with the word holy on it and instantly crushed it in his hand.
[Holy Element element buff has been granted.]
"And now... spin the wheel!"
[Ting...ting...ting...]
[Earth Element has been buff by 200%]
"Oh, good then... [Boost] + [Rock Golem]"
Isaac slammed his staff into the floor.
*Rumble*
*Rumble*
*Rumble*
The whole fortress began to shake, and little by little, pieces of the fortress were clumping together. Even the floor on which Isaac was standing began to move.
(I will not get crushed, right?)
His concerns were unnecessary; the floor moved to the top of the golem.
Now a 120-foot-tall golem made out of blocks of rocks was standing in the middle of a moving horde with a tiny person on top of its head.
"ROAR!"
The golems attract the attention of many monsters, but as for the monsters inside the fortress, well, let's just say none of them survived.
"Let's go golem!"
"Roar!"
The golem, following his commands, slammed its arms at the ground.
*BOOM*
*CRASH*
The attack made two deep holes in the ground, and on the holes were what remained of the monsters—a pretty grotesque view.
(I need to get used to this. After all, the battle has just begun...)
It's been 2 hours since I began attacking the horde, and to be completely honest...
"Rawgh!"
*BOOM*
*CRASH*
([Crackling Lance])
*CRASH*
([Flame Pillar])
*FWA*
"Agh""Ghia""Rawr"
...it has no end.
In front of Isaac, the monsters were attacking his golem, some with their fangs, others with their claws, and the special ones with low-level magic.
Most of the monsters on the horde were weak in nature, but in large groups they became a problem, and in a horde they evolved into a catastrophe.
And right now, that was the problem...
"The monsters just keep coming."
(Hmm, they are coming from the north.)
Isaac looked at the mountain range that was visible from his view.
{It will be stupid to enter enemy territory without a plan, but what can I do?}
*BOOM*
*CRASH*
His golem hasn't stopped attacking the monsters, and because of that, its hands are covered in monster guts, skin, claws, and blood.
Another thing is that the horde stopped advancing to the south, and instead they came back and are focusing on taking my golem down.
(Hmm, this is no coincidence; according to the soldiers, the horde is manipulated by the demons.)
He looked down to see if there were any corpses related to them.
(But I haven't seen any of them.)
Then suddenly...
*Thang*
*Fwip*
Isaac, at the top of his golem, felted; his mind didn't have the time to process what happened, but his body reacted.
He tilted his head to the left.
*Zip*
...but it still wasn't enough.
A warm liquid rolled out of his right cheek. Feeling that, he put his right hand on his cheek and bring it right to his face.
"Blood!?"
*CRASH*
A giant pit was formed behind him, and in the middle of that pit, a black metallic arrow was stuck there.
[The Demon Miasma Infection has been nullified by the Holy Element Enchantment.]
(!?)
"Shit..."
*Thang*
*Fwip*
He sensed again...
(Not this time!)
{[Arcane Ward]}
Isaac extended his right hand forward, and a blueish film extended from his palm covered his body in 2 seconds, enough for him to see and hear the arrow.
*BANG*
But it wasn't the only thing he heard...
*Creak*
*Crack*
*CRASH*
...as if glass were shattering, his Arcane Ward was destroyed in front of his eyes.
(What!?)
*Zip*
*Thud*
The arrow continued its trajectory, and with enormous force, it impacted his right shoulder.
*Splat*
*CRASH*
Then he heard something crashing behind him; when he looked at his right shoulder, a giant hole was there.
Seeing the wound, his mind finally caught up...
"Argh!"
... and an intense feeling of pain was transmitted from his right shoulder to his brain.
*Clank* *Clank*
Isaac dropped his staff, and then...
*Thud*
...He fell on his knees.
(F*ck, f*ck, f*ck...)
{God damn! It hurt so f*cking much!}
[The Demon Miasma Infection has been nullified by the Holy Element Enchantment.]
[The Demon Miasma Infection has been nullified by the Holy Element Enchantment.]
[The Demon Miasma Infection has been nullified by the Holy Element Enchantment.]
Continuous notifications were ringing in his head, making his pain much worse.
Sensing his master's pain, Nayru quickly called Isaac.
~[Master! , [Are you alright!?]~
This call woke up Isaac; he immediately pulled out a [Healing Rune] out of his inventory, and with his left hand, he crushed it.
The healing was instant; by the time he noticed something, the wound and the pain were gone.
[I'm ok, Nayru; I was just distracted; don't worry about me.]
Nayru didn't fully believe his master, but if he wasn't calling for help, she would not interfere.
"How stupid can I be? I should have guessed that the demons in charge of the horde would have something to penetrate the magic barriers."
As Isaac was regretting his stupidity and ego, his golem stopped moving, and the horde stopped attacking in it. Also, the attacks against him stopped.
(Hmm?, the attacks stopped. Maybe they think I'm dead.)
"That can't be right, right?"
*****************************
On top of a mountain, a figure was hidden.
This individual was observing a golem and a mage that stopped moving. After a couple of minutes, the individual cancelled the skill that it was using and made a telepathic call.
"Report, the target has been neutralized"(???)
The voice of this figure was feminine.
"Understood, continue forward and wait for more instructions when you reach the capital."
The voice that responded to her was masculine and grave.
"Yes, sir"(???)
The communication between them cut off, and she was getting ready to move out of her position, but then something caught her attention.
*Fwip* *Fwip* *Fwip* *Fwip* *Fwip*
Although she didn't use her skill [Zoom] to look at the top of the golem, she clearly saw something launch into the sky.
"What!?"(???)
For the first time, she panicked. Due to her skill coldown, she was unable to see longer distances for a couple of minutes.
Fortunately for her, she didn't need her skill to see what was falling out of the sky...
*Hugh* *Hugh* *Hugh* *Hugh* *Hugh*
... because even the people on the fortress, located kilometers away, could see it.
Five massive pieces of incandescent rocks were falling out of the sky...
*Fwip* *Fwip* *Fwip* *Fwip* *Fwip*
...and unfortunately, the direction was her position.
"No!"(???)
She immediately used her mobility skills, trying to escape, but it was useless.
*BOOM!* *CRASH*
*BOOM!* *CRASH*
*BOOM!* *CRASH*
*BOOM!* *CRASH*
*BOOM!* *CRASH*
...the mountain range was changed forever, along with the territory around them.
*****************************
In a dimension filled with miasma and darkness, a massive castle could be seen from any direction.
This was the home of the race called [Demon].
In a room filled to the brim with papers, many demons were coming and going.
On a desk, a demon wearing glasses could be seen reading a report. Suddenly, an assistant came running.
"Lord Baltiz, we lost contact with Lady Azaret!" (Demon Assistant)
The demon on the desk stopped reading, and then his eyes looked at the assistant.
"Where?" (Lord Baltiz)
His voice was low and menacing as he asked the assistant.
"S.. sir?" (Demon Assistant)
When Lord Baltiz put his sight on him, he felt as if a mountain was hanging from his shoulders, head, and back.
*Sigh*
"Where did she was deployed?"
Lord Baltiz explains himself further.
"S..sh, she went to the Kafna Kingdom, sir."(Demon Assistant)
Lord Baltiz started to think...
(It is impossible for anyone in that kingdom to kill Azaret after all we have prepared for them for centuries. That means...) (Lord Baltiz)
When he finished his train of thought, he stood up and exited the room.
He walked on the castle for a while until he reached a grand room. On it, various demons of all kinds were arguing with each other, and others were relaying the information to other demons.
An old demon was seated in the center of the room, and when this old demon saw Lord Baltiz, he smiled.
"What brings you here, Baltiz?" (???)
His tone was calm but firm.
"Sorry for intruding, Lord Odan, but I have some bad news." (Lord Baltiz)
He bows his head.
"Hm...what happen?" (Lord Odan)
His voice was a little more serious, and due to this, the room turned silent.
"Lady Azaret is dead." (Lord Baltiz)
*HUM*
*CRACK*
A pressure so great that the floor, walls, and windows couldn't hold it started to appear, but as soon as it appeared, it vanished.
"She is not dead..." (Lord Odan)
His voice was filled with relief.
"I will prepare a team to rescue her immediately." (Lord Baltiz)
He straightened up and left the room.
Lord Odan just watched Baltiz leave the room with some doubts in his mind.
(This bastard! (This was his plan, isn't it?)
He looked at the room, and all of the demons just avoided his sight.
*Sigh*
He just closed his eyes before whispering under his breath.
"Be safe, my child..." (Lord Odan)
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