Chapter 252
3.
[The 『Gland of Corrosion』 has been destroyed.]
[The poison of 『Apophis, God of the Black Serpents』 is weakened.]
[User 『Seonghyun』 of the level 200 bracket has acquired contribution points.]
The message stating that the Gland of Corrosion had been destroyed.
At the same time, seeing the system message that Seonghyun's contribution had increased, the reactions of the users at the Spine of a Myriad Soldiers, where the most people were gathered, were varied.
The users who were diligently fighting at the Spine of a Myriad Soldiers for the sake of competition.
“What???”
“N-no, already...???”
“W-what did the ones who went that way say!?”
“They said they couldn't even get close???”
“Hmph.”
They let out an exclamation close to a sigh.
“Damn it.”
“Did we fail!?”
“Can we contact the attack team?!?”
“What do we do now?”
The groups hostile to Seonghyun were despairing, realizing that their plan had failed.
The act of attacking Seonghyun now was an act without any justification or cause.
It was a situation where they were bound to be criticized.
Their plan was to succeed at all costs to at least raise their status.
But even that had ended in failure.
Now that it had come to this, they had no choice but to change their plan.
To increase their contribution points with the overwhelming numbers of the alliance.
However.
“C-can we even clear this...?”
At someone's words, everyone turned their heads towards the Spine of a Myriad Soldiers as if fed up.
A giant dungeon.
No, a space so vast it could be called a field.
And at the end of that space, the Spine of a Myriad Soldiers was revealing itself without reservation.
Its form was like that of a noble king, as if saying, 'Come at me if you dare.'
They wanted to rush towards that towering spine right away.
But so far, no user had been able to reach it.
The reason was simple.
Countless bone fragments spewing from the spine.
And as those bone fragments slowly clumped together. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel✶fire.net They became different monsters and jumped into the battlefield.
And the users, watching the swarming bone monsters, gulped.
An enormous number reminiscent of a defense game.
A defense-type dungeon that those who had experienced the Fortress of the Past would have already experienced.
But some people's faces turned pale at the overwhelming numbers compared to that.
As more monsters than they had ever faced before came flooding in.
How could they not turn pale?
Although the difficulty varied by location.
They had already seen the message that the Demon King had cleared one side.
So everyone couldn't help but be intimidated.
This was especially true for the anti-Demon King alliance.
They needed to seize victory at this Spine of a Myriad Soldiers and absorb the contribution points.
But even that didn't look easy.
Meanwhile, one team.
To be precise, only one guild was burning with determination.
"Let's go!"
"Hoooo, show them our true strength!!!"
"If we get in the way, the guild master will have words!!!"
"For Yuna-nim and Seonghyun-nim, charge!!!"
None other than the Rapid Guild.
Among the ranking guilds, they were considered a small, elite group with few members.
But above level 200, they had as many members as other guilds.
So their numbers were considerable.
They weren't all huge star players.
But they were users who were known to be quite strong at that level.
That's why the other guilds here were on high alert.
And then they saw that news.
"E-everyone, charge!!!"
"L-let's not lose!!!"
"Uwaaaaaaa!!!"
"Kill them all!!!"
Watching the Rapid Guild, the other guilds also squeezed out their strength and fought the monsters.
Was it a blessing in disguise that the number of monsters was large?
The number was the problem; each one wasn't that powerful.
But if one was careless, they could be surrounded by monsters and die.
But as long as everyone was careful and acted as a team, it wasn't a big problem.
Seogeok! Seogeok!
Ppagak!
"Hoooo."
"It's a relief that they're simple and have simple patterns."
"If this many had tricky patterns, we'd already be wiped out."
The Rapid Guild team said so, clicking their tongues.
The defense mechanics were repetitive and somewhat tedious, but despite this, the Rapid Guild team had pushed the farthest ahead.
The problem was.
"We might get surrounded at this rate."
For now, the monsters were pouring out, and their attention was drawn to the guilds behind, so they were just passing the Rapid Guild by.
But there was a high probability that wouldn't work if the distance widened further.
If they were isolated and surrounded by these monsters.
They would hold out, but probably not for long.
Therefore, the Rapid Guild team slowed down a bit.
In contrast to their enthusiastic shouts just moments before.
"Draw aggro by shouting, and when the other guilds get closer, we'll increase the distance again."
The leader of the Rapid Guild team, Rooni, spoke so that only his teammates could hear, and they all nodded.
Though his body was massive, Rooni was a team leader with a remarkably sharp mind.
So no one had any doubts.
They would hold out like this, and if it seemed like the other guilds were catching up again, they would increase their speed.
Barring any variables, this method would be the most effective way to destroy the Spine of a Myriad Soldiers.
However, seeing the number of monsters increase over time, Rooni bit his lip slightly.
'If the other guilds aren't here, retirement is guaranteed. But if those guilds are too slow and this continues, is retirement also guaranteed?'
It was a situation that could be called being cornered, but.
For now, they tried to hold on.
At that moment.
-Caaaaaw---!!!
A roar that echoed throughout the entire area.
A bird of prey, no, it was a somewhat ominous and desolate roar to be called a bird of prey.
It was definitely the roar of a bird, but at the ominous feeling of that roar, the bodies of most users present froze.
Could it be that the Spine of a Myriad Soldiers has summoned a boss-level monster?
If so, they would have virtually no chance of winning.
The moment that thought occurred to them.
A giant black bird appeared in the sky, scattering ominous black waves.
And from atop that black bird, several shadows fell.
Seeing that, the users could only gape.
It was the first time they had seen them in person, but they had seen them quite a lot in videos.
The first two shadows to fall were a demon with crimson skin holding a greatsword, and the other was a skeleton knight that looked like black bones, wielding black darkness that menacingly emanated a navy-blue aura.
The two appeared, emitting a navy-blue and crimson glow from their eyes, and swung their swords.
Kwagagagagagaga---!!!
Kugwagagagagaga---!!!
A sharp, huge, and intense navy-blue sword energy left a long gash on the floor.
And the crimson sword energy, though not sharp, emanated a ferocious aura that would tear everything apart, and it tore apart everything it touched, leaving a huge scar on the floor.
At that, the monsters that had been in its path disappeared in an instant as if deleted.
And on that ground, the two shadows landed roughly.
Kwwaaaang-!
Kuuuwoong-!
The sharp-looking skeleton knight created a long hole as if piercing the floor and then came out of it, and the heavy-looking crimson demon created a huge crater and walked out of it with dignity.
As the two stood there, a giant bird landed, scattering black waves and sweeping away the surrounding monsters, and from atop that bird, an elegant witch who gracefully scattered wind and moonlight, clearing the surrounding monsters, looked around seductively.
All of them were famous familiars of Seonghyun.
Leonik and Balthar, Karisha and Serphina.
When the four of them appeared.
The atmosphere changed drastically.
Then, Serphina looked at Rooni and asked.
"Hmm, are you the one who belongs to the same group as our Lord?"
Serphina, with her goddess-like appearance.
At her sight, Rooni momentarily lost his senses and stared at her with a dazed expression.
He soon came to his senses and answered.
“...Pardon? Ah, yes, yes, that's right.”
It was a completely different side to the usually cool-headed Rooni.
But no one on his team sneered or found it funny.
Whether man or woman, if Serphina asked them like that, they would have been as flustered as Rooni.
As Rooni, seemingly enchanted by her beautiful appearance, swallowed hard.
Serphina said quietly.
“You've worked hard. We will help you.”
-Kuhahaha!!! It's been a while since I could burn with passion!
-Hahahaha!!! There are so many corpses to offer to our master!
-Kaaa-eeeeee---!!!
Simultaneously with Serphina's words, they all jumped into the battlefield, shouting as if they were pleased.
As Leonik, Balthar, and Karisha shot out as if fired.
Serphina, who had been talking to Rooni, said.
“Then, I wish you good fortune.”
With a very slight smile, Serphina disappeared, and Rooni could only stare blankly at her.
Of course, the other team members were the same.
The only slight difference was.
“S-she smiled at me.”
“Damn it, I'm so jealous.”
“Hoooo, I should have been the team leader...”
They were coveting the team leader position they had never wanted until now.
Just because Serphina had smiled at them slightly.
And so, the tide of battle changed in an instant.
The anti-Demon King alliance and the other guilds alike turned pale, seemingly even more intimidated than before by the change brought about by the mere addition of the familiars.
4.
Hexia's Central Castle.
Many figures were gathered, but at the center, a woman wearing a hideously distorted doll mask looked up at the sky.
There, what floated in the sky was none other than the distorted shape of a snake.
The Temple of Apophis, the God of the Black Serpents.
She knew that their new Lord was struggling in that place.
It wasn't that she didn't know the legend.
But the woman wearing the hideously distorted doll mask, Kalina, was not worried.
Kalina had helped with Seonghyun's leveling up until Apophis.
Because she was the one in Hexia who knew Seonghyun's power better than anyone else.
She wasn't particularly worried.
However.
“...Branch Manager, will the Lord be alright?”
“Will the Lord be able to reach the Corrupted Heart...”
"Only by reaching that place first can you claim all the fruits..."
"Hooo, this old man's heart is trembling too much."
A barrage of questions poured down on Kalina.
The executives of Over Palace's Hexia branch were quite worried.
They did not doubt Seonghyun's existence, but.
Common sense dictated that a disaster could occur in a place teeming with level 249 players when he was only level 200.
Worry was a natural response.
Therefore, Kalina did not blame the executives.
Rather.
"Do not doubt your faith."
She spoke to enlighten them.
And the executives, hearing Kalina's words, asked no more questions.
Kalina then looked at the emblem of the Temple of Apophis, the God of the Black Serpents, engraved in the sky and thought to herself.
'If he can seize this opportunity, he will surely advance further.'
May he fully claim his own power.
If he unleashes the power of the new monarch, he will take one step closer to becoming a true Overlord.
Kalina closed her eyes, offering such a prayer.
And as Kalina was praying.
Several messages appeared before Seonghyun's eyes.
[The 『Spine of a Myriad Soldiers』 has been destroyed.]
[The body of 『Apophis, God of the Black Serpents』 is weakened.]
[User 『Seonghyun』 of the level 200 bracket has acquired the highest contribution.]
[The 『Stomach of Decay』 has been destroyed.]
[The gluttony of 『Apophis, God of the Black Serpents』 is weakened.]
[User 『Seonghyun』 of the level 200 bracket has acquired the highest contribution.]
[The path to the 『Corrupted Heart』 is now open.]
The expected messages.
The moment he was about to move forward.
An unexpected message appeared.
“Huh?”
With those words, the broadcast ended.
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