On a stone wall, cobblestone.
At the end of the West Gate, the stone passage continued with the impression that the tunnel was rigid and unsightly.
Wide, high ceilings. probably because it was an important route for dealing with the Elf country.
Between the blanks of two hundred years, there is a lot of dust.
At this rate it would be normal for a spider's nest to be stretched and a bat or a beast's nest, but there are no traces of that.
- The black dragon drifts like smoke around the area, caused by the evil dragon's temper.
"Ugh......"
"I don't want to stay long."
Even though it overlaps with poison-resistant miracles and magic, there is something sensually unpleasant.
I'm in the mood for it, and the outlook isn't very good.
"... you're afraid of encounters and traps"
"In addition to the traps of the demons, there is no denying that the traps set by the doomed brethren remain undeveloped."
Lu said, and Mr. Gerreyes nodded.
That's true. The Dwarves of Candleland at the time would have planted many more defenses than they were trying to invade the devil.
… not a simple alarm trap or anything, but a situation where you can even assume an immediate death level trap if you step on it.
"Lighting, but do you use fire?
"Let's not, there could be bad air"
Though it is Theory's fault that the light source should have magic lights and a regular fire so that one of them remains even if one goes out, there are concerns about ignition and lack of acid.
We decided to refrain from this occasion and hand out mana to pebbles carved with several other words of light in addition to the Moon.
Menel threw it into the shuttered lantern so that the amount of light could be adjusted.
The idea is to narrow down the light intensity and bring forward reconnaissance into view.
"What about the line?
"Menel, take the lead. Alert traps and demons. Mr. Gerreyes, follow that."
Good ears, led by a menu that can detect traps.
As a characteristic of the race, Mr. Gerreyes is able to see dark vision, excel at feeling underground, and grasp the internal structure of the "Land of Candles" at the time, next.
"Then me and Lu are in the center. Mr. Leistoff would like the tail, please."
Put veteran Mr. Leistoff at the rear of the line and ask him to be on guard against back-attacks.
I can use magic to maximize my power, and Lu, who has a high physical attack power, is placed in the middle so that I can reposition depending on the situation.
"The opponent is a demon. Some crawl through walls, ceilings, some have wings."
Everyone nodded, taking care not to get ambushed from unexpected directions.
Then when I walk out, I decide to supplement it with a whisper because Lu cares about me all over the place for a moment.
"Yeah, I'm not always paying attention to everything."
"Is that so?
"Yeah. It's impossible."
It's a fantasy to be seated, always unattended in all directions.
In fact, it turns out humans, those that are more forward than the rear, are perceptible, and tired if you keep your mind on enemy land.
That's why it makes sense to compensate for the direction of vigilance with more than one person.
"It's just that just placing it in the corner of your head will help you rebuild it faster."
When there is an unexpected surprise attack from various directions, if it is not heard that there may be an unexpected surprise attack from an unexpected direction, then there is a difference in response speed.
When you do something that you don't even assume at all, a person can stop thinking and become rigid for a moment.
To avoid that, I said it all the time... but think about it, Lu had never had an adventure like this before.
"Menel and Gerreyes are forward and foot, and Leistoff is behind us, so we focus on the top and the left and right.
All you have to do is put the ambushes in the corner of your head. I'm so tired, I keep an eye out and take a little pause sometimes. "
"Yes."
Re-explaining it plainly, Lu nodded with momentum.
He really swallows well.
The skill of the White Soldier War is improving, and you will soon get used to these stones of exploratory row.
――……
Then a straight path continued for a while, all silently.
Sometimes Menel turns his palms back and when he stops them all, he clears his ears or untracks them.
Although the installed bowguns and the like have already lost enough tension and become harmless due to deterioration over time, the same does not apply to pitfalls, spike balls, etc.
Menel discovers such harmful traps lightly, marking the activation point, dismantling the trick and rendering it harmless in a way he is accustomed to.
"It's time for the Stone Hall. From there, it branches out terribly."
Mr. Gerreyes said that with few words as he watched the work,
"What a surprise."
As I added, that's what I said.
I agree, I snort.
"Yep.... there was no demon raid (...)"
Not once.
Obviously, the dragon said he was found, but there's no sign of him coming out to intercept.
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"Does that mean that dragons and demons are not a single rock?"
"I can't say enough about that yet. Aren't we supposed to gather a few pieces around the Stone Hall and wait?
It's classic, says Menel, to semi-surround in a wide area and catapult with simultaneous fire.
Indeed, it is an effective hand to draw deep into self-defense and destroy the siege.
"Conversely, if there is no downpour in the Stone Hall -"
"Yeah, in that case, Lu's right."
Mr. Gerreyes said he would branch worse than The Stone Hall.
If we go in there, the demons won't be able to capture us, so it's impossible for any commander to decide not to break the power of the interception into the Stone Hall.
If that were to happen, it would be impossible for the Commander of the Devil to be unaware of our intrusion in the first place.
In other words, that proves above all that Valakhiaka, the Lord of that gaze, is not working with the demons.
Walking with that in mind,
"……… wait"
Menel turned his hands behind his back and stopped everyone.
Clear your ears gently across the aisle depicting a loose curve.
"What's wrong?"
"There's a noise. chatter and metal noise. And then the footsteps come and go."
Interaction in a whisper.
"……… Ambushed?
"I don't know, it just means there's something I can assure you of."
"The Stone Hall is right over there."
"Um, then this is, uh..."
Devil's ambush.
I wouldn't mind thinking so.
Everyone nods at each other and grasps the weapon.
"Me and Mr. Gerreys, let's put up a shield and hit one."
Put the big shield down from your back.
If we cover each other with this shield, which can cover almost the majority of our bodies, we will lift it even if we receive a semi-sixed projectile the moment we leave the aisle.
After that, let's look at the opponent's combat power and make an ad hoc judgment that if you go into it, it will sweep the magic, and then go back down the aisle to process it.
"Menel has been covering from the corridor, while Lu and Mr. Leistov are waiting. Look at the situation. Assault."
I will briefly announce the division of roles.
When we rearrange the line, we squeeze the amount of light in the lighting, dive into the footsteps until the end of the line and continue down the aisle.
…………
When I pause in front of the Stone Hall, I hold a short spear and stand one finger so that everyone can see me.
And the moment I stood two and three - me and Mr. Gerreyes set up a shield and started rushing forward.
Being in a large space diminishes my temper.
A vast cylindrical space blown through. At the wall, as if it were a screw hole, the staircase is stretched in a spiral, and a multi-way passage can be seen everywhere.
And then...
"Oh............!
"It's Dwarf, Dwarf is here."
"And humans... and elves."
"Didn't the land of flowers fall!?
"Are you okay, you're falling back?
"Are you hurt? Don't worry, brother, we're safe here."
Many voices echoed The Stone Hall.
"Oh, oh………………………."
Mr. Gerreyes' face was crooked.
"Huh..."
I, too, accidentally bite my teeth.
"What's going on with the battlefield?
"Come here anyway"
"Whoa, that would have been tough."
A lot of skeletons (...) and they were raising their voices (...).
Gather in a robust fence.
Put your armor together, your axe in your hand, your shield on your back, and be wary.
Perhaps half-baked with reason by his lifelong obsession, he ended up with the undead.
They continue to fight without understanding their current situation.
- It's already been lost, to protect their homeland.
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"……… Everyone."
Mr. Gerreyes tied his lips and breathed several times, vomiting and squeezing.
"Oh."
"Oh, it's Gerreise, isn't it?"
I thought you escaped.
"What about the people? Are you all right?"
"Why are you here"
Skeletons without eyeballs don't have normal vision.
It must be some kind of paranormal perception, identifying it.
"What if it slips out and you're back!?
"Hahahaha, it sounds like you're out of your mind"
"The captain will beat you to death."
"Jaw-dropping"
"Um, if you have any manpower, it's a hundred manpower. See, let's fight together."
The skeletons laugh at it.
Seeing that, who can blame Mr. Gerreyes for stumbling down his throat and not being able to say anything?
…………
I should return it. [M]
They grabbed me by the shoulder when I thought I was about to take a step.
Looking back,
"……… Lu."
Lu, there was Vinder Luv.
A serious look at all times. Rin's eyes are filled with light.
"Me. - I think I should."
I dropped Lulu off when I said so.
I don't have to get my hands on it. I thought so.
"Dae-jun?"
"Mr. Aulvangle?
"No, but not you, you must be in the throne room."
Lu stepped forward in front of the squeaky skeletons.
"My name is Vinderluv!
The Golden Rigidity long battle axe slaps the cobblestone.
Sounds clean.
"The last monarch of the Land of Candles, the one who inherits the blood of Aulvangle!
And the skeletons went out of their way to say what they had said.
"Last?"
"Not the last one, etc."
"As long as we're here."
"That's right."
"Look, behold, we're still in the mood"
"As long as we stand, the Land of Candles is not doomed."
"Yes, it's not doomed"
"It's not doomed."
I didn't answer the voice that went up from almost there, and Lu looked around.
"That's a brilliant fence. - That's a good one. I guess I kept fixing it and improving it."
There was a complex expression on that face that could not be said in a word.
I wonder what he thinks about this sight he has encountered in his hometown he has never visited.
"Ouch."
"We've done all we can."
"We can't let the demons break in from the West Gate."
"The Land of Candles will not perish."
"Yes, it's indestructible."
Many times it rises, a voice that denies doom.
"Really? - Yeah, but..."
Lu took those voices, and,
"But still! The Land of Candles is doomed!
I raised my scream.
It was a painful cry, like cutting yourself off.
"All the warriors are dead! Daijun, Aulvangle is dead!
The Land of Flowers withered unbroken, and the Land of Candles became the Iron Rust Mountains of dragons and demons!
And Mr. Gerreyes.
Both Menel and Mr. Leistoff.
Nobody said anything.
"Well, you can't be."
"Undoomed."
"The Land of Candles will not perish."
"Undoomed."
Just a groaning voice leaking from the skeletons.
"Let's know! Don't look away, you brave Dwarf warriors!
Lou's voice beats it even further. Many times. Many times.
... whenever the skeletons squeeze their voices too.
I felt their faces stained with despair.
"But..."
Breathe in and speak loudly.
"But the warriors!
Again, the "Golden Rigidity" long battle axe taps the cobblestone.
It sounds like a stretching spine.
"My grandfather Aulvangle rewarded Evil Dragon with an arrow and took one of those eyes! It is the place of a hero who also honors God!
Stretch out.
Lou's voice echoes in the Stone Hall.
"And I am. I, Vinder Luv, have asked you to carry on the feat! Along with the heroes of our time!
His back was…… no longer bent.
"Everyone, warriors! The Land of Candles is doomed! It sure is doomed!
But our grandfather, Blaze, and the goddess of lightning, GraceFeel! Hear it on the throne of the gods!
The faces of the skeletons who were leaning down are rising.
"- I swear here!
In the name of the good gods and the many ancestral spirits, he regained the Land of Candles!
A heated, powerful word that lights a fire in your chest.
There were no more cat-backed dwarves there.
"The furnace fire never stops!
"Mountain of Iron Rust" is a flame of courage that spreads from the lights, excluding rust, and is now "Mountain of Candles" again!
A king was there.
"Ooh..."
"Oh, oh..."
"Ah..."
Then Lu walks over to each and every one of the skeletons.
I took that hand and smiled and spoke with a crying face.
"So, that's it, okay. Easy.... well done guys"
Each time, one man and another, Skeleton returns to the ashes.
Soon after, in the Stone Hall, the sound of axes, shields, and armor falling on the floor continued to sound.