After all the rest, the troops slowly climb the stairs to the top floor. The height of the stairs was as long and steep as climbing a mountain.

The first floor of the basement, where we finally made it up those tough stairs. The first floor was quite different from the second floor.

Once inside the second floor, there is a huge gate that stands between them and the interior of the first floor. A very large gate, as big as a house.

“I'll cut you down. Please step back." ”

I don't get the feeling that there's some kind of magic trap in the gate, but in case you haven't noticed, Sahanna lifts her dagger.

Then swing the sword at the gate without any preparations.

A single glare drawn in oblique lines. The shooting produced a shock wave that vibrated the surroundings and cut the gate clean.

“... All troops, proceed to the second floor..." ”

As always, Sahanna gave the orders. But the next moment, she was startled and had to open her eyes wide.

It was surprising for her to have remained calm at all times, but I couldn't help it. It was because it was so unrealistic to see what was seen through the collapsed door.

The sand of Crimson Flame spreads wide across the horizon, and a gust of breathtaking sand blows out.

Desert-like landscapes that were dry and harsh, the troops immediately panicked and stopped their behavior.

You feel the heat of the desert with your whole body, and the sand glides through the sweat that flows like a waterfall.

“... What the hell. ”

The first floor of the basement was a vast desert, not the interior of an adult. I don't know what happened.

“... is it hard?... Give me a hug?”

Susan, walking perfectly next to her, asks. Shahan suddenly smiled as he remembered the memory he had held onto Cullen a long time ago.

“Haha... No, it's okay. ”

“Well, yeah. ”

Susan shrugs and takes another step.

That's how the army continued to march. Towards a miraculous exit from afar.

And then,

“… All troops halt!! Battle stations!”

Suddenly, a feeling of disgust seeps into her brain, and she hears Zahanna's cry. The knights who heard the urgent shout draw their swords and the wizards chant their hymns.

- Whoo-hoo.

I then feel an eerie low frequency of vibrations. One second, five seconds, 20 seconds, one minute... The vibrations get thicker and thicker as time goes on, and later, they shake the earth like an earthquake.

“ …! ”

After closing her eyes and examining the unseen enemy's condition, Sahanna blinked her eyes and swung her sword toward the desert ground.

At that moment, the swirling sand of the starry desert rises steeply, and a monster appears.

The upper half is human, but the lower half is the shape of a scorpion, Undead. A kind of chimera that combines an infamous desert scorpion with a human being with a hard crust around its tail venom.

“Kronos! Prepare for battle! ”

This time, undead Kronos, who holds a giant katana in both hands and wields its poisonous tail, blocks the way ahead of the troops.

* * *

“Ahhhh!”

A sharp sword possessed by a refined silver Mana is slammed against Kronos' crust. Kronos swings his tail back towards Aren, who swings his sword without defensive posture.

Aren calmly turns to block the tail attack from the front, and draws a sharp blade. From his shoulders to his hips.

“… huh. ”

However, this strike alone is not enough to defeat an ultra-high-strength crust.

Without any pain, Kronos throws out a cold smile and swings Katana in both hands.

No, I tried to swing it.

“ …! ”

Kronos sits on the floor. He looks around my crust with a trembling pupil, as if he didn't understand.

Still hard and without a scratch.

Nevertheless, the body does not move, and the inside is hot as a burst. What the hell...

“… Thrgh…”

Wonderful excruciating pain tears the entire body apart. The man snarls his belly with a strange groan, and finally puts his head to the ground.

“... Peace be with you. ”

Arlene reaches up and says it with an uncomfortable expression. At least before the Undead, they were originally the same man. I wanted to make my way as peaceful as possible.

He raises his sword slowly, putting it in his head. No more pain, no more serenity. Aren bows to the limp corpse and swirls to the other knights without resting.

“Phew...”

Sahanna was amazed to see such an arena.

’As expected, warriors are different. ’

It was a peculiar blow that I forgot I was in combat.

Mana, the warrior, was a 100% reflection of the legend of the warrior located at the headquarters of the undead and the Horsemen.

The Mana of Silver with the Warrior. Just by infiltrating the undead and the Horsemen, the Mana inflicts deadly internal injuries on the undead and the Horsemen.

‘I think the hero of this war will be that child. ’

Sahanna smiles, gazing at Arena in the middle of a battle from afar.

A fierce aura contrasted with its gorgeous appearance, it slaps the sword with its bloodied wrist.

A sword that resembles a pure white wave caused by a whirlwind. The gunfight rages and swallows all the Chronos in front of you.

All of Kronos, who were in the path of the brawl, collapsed powerlessly, producing a pick-pick-powerless sound.

Chronos is not a weak undead. More powerful undead than the Desknights, to say the least.

Dealing with the undead like an Orc.

Of course, it was the blood of a warrior.

*

“ … ”

And the time of day. Sahan scratches his head and looks at the battle.

Even though the battle is raging, how can he be so relaxed...?

“Protect the Healing Wizard! W-what's your name?! ”

“What does it matter now!... Ahhhh!”

“James, James! Hey, James, you okay?! ”

A down-and-out, vicious-looking knight slashes Kronos' tail and turns back.

I don't know how Kronos' tail, which is abnormally high in defense, was cut off by force without any skill, but he nodded.

“James is fine! ”

“Oh! Thank goodness! Stay in line! Protect James! ”

“Got it!”

“… Yes. Thank you."

He was surrounded. Not just by the enemy, but by more than a dozen friendly knights.

Perhaps he felt the power of his healing magic at the end of the battle to heal the wounded, and the knights surrounded him beyond necessity.

At first, I felt proud that this was the feeling of a protected healer, but the longer the battle lasted for an hour or two, I was honestly bored.

And because of the boredom, it was a moment of inner loading.

“… Ugh. ”

I can feel a vibration just below where he's standing.

“… over there? ”

Zahan calls knights to reinforce the barrier.

However, the voice did not reach those who were already engaged in violent battles with external threats.

“… damn it. ”

As Saehan utters his profanity, Chronos protrudes from under his feet.

He simultaneously moves his tail and Katana in both hands, aiming for his limbs and heart.

It was when Forgiveness was forced to use magic after being ambushed.

“... Hiya! ”

With a sweet high-pitched sigh, heavy gravity grips Kronos' body. Grade A magic called "Gravity" that instantly controls gravity.

The gravitational assault that tightens in all directions rapidly condenses Kronos' body, and eventually he dies pierced and crushed by his hard bones.

“Oh... Oh... good. ”

Fortunately, Sadhan, who escaped the crisis of using magic, habitually checked the caster.

She was floating in the sky, applying gravity magic to herself with proficient skill, and her face was...

“Ha, I'm fine... Huh? ”

Pocalor. She looks at the person she saved with a satisfied expression of my magical power, then looks surprised.

It's like he saw right through her.

“Wait, you...”

“ …! ”

The frightened water lowers its head and looks at Pocalor's neck, momentarily dumbfounded.

Nothing. A necklace to hang.

He looks back and forth in a hurry.

Luckily, the necklace was not far away, so I managed to put it on quickly before someone else found me again.

“… you! Khh... ugh! ”

Sahan casts a spell on her quickly before she opens her mouth. The black waves echo in a narrow range, and she falls to the ground.

Sahan hurriedly ran to her flat on the floor. It was an urgent situation, but it was more urgent for Saehan.

“… you, town!...... ”

With his eyes wide open, he shuts Pocalor's mouth to say something and whispers in haste.

‘Never tell anyone I'm alive. Never. If at that moment you're even a Mage, you're dead. I say it myself. ’

Pocalor's mouth was so light that even though it was light, he did not hesitate to threaten.

“… Let go! Hey, you didn't do too much! ’

The effect of the blackmail was correct, and Pocalor shot death with a frown on his face.

* * *

At the end of all the battles, the vast expanse of desert turned into a dull, gray joint, as if it were a wonder.

“… Huh! ”

“Kuaak! Kuaak!" ”

“Damn it...”

And the knights sat on the floor, saying one word at a time.

“…… Wow. ”

And I sat down on the floor with my forgiveness and tremendous elasticity.

Chronos almost died of the murderous heat in the desert that he felt for about six hours, rather than threatening.

Originally, the pure white robe worn by Sadhan had optional thermostats, so it didn't have to worry about hot or hot temperatures at all, but now the temperature of the artificially constructed deserts that were carried in the inventory felt like deterioration.

“Is that okay?"

Pocalor, who was next to him, laughs and looks at him. Somehow, he seems to be controversial that he has become a little stronger.

“… Huh. It's just too hot. ”

“Haha, really? But you know what? How was I? A lot has changed, hasn't it?"

Pocalor taps his shoulder, shining his eyes. Her actions were enough to draw attention, no matter how fragile the surroundings were.

“... Just be quiet for a second. ”

Sahan said in a voice that sounded like it was heard. I knew I shouldn't have let him find out.

“... Okay, but what about me? ”

Pocalor nods, whispering to her.

“It's changed a lot. In a good way. So let's split up like strangers. ”

He spoke to Pocalor in a low voice, then slowly and quickly ran to his supervisor, Ser Jinn.

Pocalor glances at him with an unsatisfactory look.

*

".. be careful."

"Hmm, yes. I've been poisoned blind."

"... really."

Sahan's eyes glaze over, caressing her arms. Serzin's arm, which had been poisoned, was almost halfway melted in horrific condition.

She was originally so agile that she wouldn't get hurt by Kronos, but she was injured because she flew to protect her fellow knights.

You managed to keep Kronos' tail close to the heart of his fallen comrade.

".. I'd like to keep it safe, but I don't want it to hurt too much. It hurts."

He quickly casts a sound protection spell so that people around him can't hear him.

Concerned by his concerns, Ser Jinn frowns as if trying to endure a full smile.

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