Chapter 608
Chapter 608
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 608
Chapter Title: Scent of Spring
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For now, escaping takes top priority!
That massive fucking monster bastard was rampaging around, scattering death in every direction just by moving! Somehow, someway, I had to survive!
This felt exactly like that time we went to subjugate the ogre.
"Teeeeeeng!!!!"
Keeping my cool, I calmly scanned my surroundings.
The moment fear clouded my judgment, death would come knocking. Normally, I wouldn't flinch at shit like this, but fuck, that monster was way too goddamn huge.
Sasquatch or trolls? Fine.
I could rip their necks off solo.
But that thing? Fuck, just the part visible above ground was over 4 meters tall. Its mouth was big enough to swallow a drake whole. The size difference was insane. No matter what I tried, winning seemed impossible.
I couldn't die here—not with five wives waiting for me back in Isvant!
"Dejjaaaaat!!!!!"
Using my survival instincts honed to the brink, I analyzed the battlefield!
—Gaaaaah!!!
—Queeeeeek!!!
All around, people and drakes in total chaos were tangled up, thrashing wildly to flee. Even Lotte World on free admission day wouldn't be this bad, in my opinion.
Everyone shoving, stabbing, biting, kicking off the ground—but in this chaotic plain turned madhouse, no one was breaking free.
Our strike team had pushed way too deep.
The outskirts might've been okay, but getting caught in the middle like this? We were fucked, obviously.
"Kyaaaaaaa!"
—Kekeheeeek!!!!
Only the clustered soldiers kept any order; most adventurers just bolted wildly and got trampled by drakes.
"Uwaaaaaah!!!!"
We'd overwhelmed the drakes because we had the strike team organization. Lone adventurers rolled pathetically on the ground.
—Papapap!
I kicked off hard, sprinting while hunting for an escape route, but nothing.
Just bulldoze straight through?
Too many drakes and people. Fail to break through and trip, you're stuck. Jump? Miss the landing, you're fucked.
Normally, maybe, but with this massive clusterfuck of people and monsters going apeshit? No way those brute methods worked.
—Quiooooooo!!!!
One wrong move, and that monster bastard would end me.
—Thud!
From what I could tell, it wasn't a reptilian monster.
Definitely not a dragon. Basilisk? Heard the name, but unsure. Earth dragon, dirt dragon, death worm—names tossed around. If anything, it looked like a Giant Death Worm.
—Thud!
Mouth agape, it slammed its head into the ground like a sunken colony, slurping up an adventurer rubbing against a drake. Its long body let it hunt like that even anchored in its hole.
Around the monster, crimson blood bloomed everywhere; nothing lived but blood-soaked weeds in this pit of death.
"No, fuck!!!"
I freaked out again!
—Quioooooooo oooooooo oooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
The death worm roared, stretching long, ascending into the air, pulling free from its hole, then slamming its mouth into the dirt, burrowing inward with grinding noises.
"Insane!!"
Excavator performance on steroids...!
—Kugugugugugugu!!!
Earthquake-like rumble all around!
That was the death worm tunneling underground! Makes sense—no way a giant worm monster charges through dirt without quakes!
"I-it's coming!!! Comingggg!!!"
"Fuck off, move you bastards!!!"
The death worm's underground sprint ramped up the chaos. Everyone realized it was coming subsurface. No good spots to flee, though. People and drakes alike froze clueless; even the ordered soldiers scattered with "Disperse!!!"
And then.
—Quioooooooo oooooooo oooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
In the center of soldiers who hadn't scattered, the death worm burst through the ground.
"Kwaaaaaaaa!!!"
"Iyaaaaaaaak!!!"
"Aaaaaaaaak!!!"
In a flash, five or six soldiers got gulped down, crossing to the afterlife. The death worm swept around, repeated the drill, burrowed back, and tunneled off.
—Kugugugu!!
This bastard was seriously hunting now! It knew—this was its infinite refill buffet!!!!
"We're fucked!"
I strained to sense vibrations, dodging the death worm. But fuck, it felt like it was heading here!!!
"Warning, you fuckeeeeer!!!"
—Paat!
I unleashed Heavenly Demon Supremacy, launching toward a drake ahead. —Kugugugung!!! Not far from my spot, the death worm erupted, thrusting its head.
"Asura Blood Fist!!!!"
—Quehak!!!
Mid-air, I smashed the drake's temple. —Puk! It crumpled from the Asura Blood Fist. Dodged the death worm! Escape route... still none!
How the hell do I escape this insane clusterfuck!
Mad slaughter everywhere! Sudden giant monster devouring humans and drakes alike!!
«—What kind of bullshit monster is thiiiiis!!!!!!!»
Amid it, a savior-like voice rang out.
"Come die, you goddamn maggot bastaaaaard!!!!!!!"
It was the Isvant Lady.
From afar, crimson mana cloaking her massive greatsword, she hacked through blocking drakes like a maniac, charging in. Her aura was that of a heavenly general.
Unfazed by the giant death worm's presence, her charge was ruler material—true warrior, gambler.
Someone of the Lady's caliber could repel that monster!
"Daring to snack on my soldiers like this!!!! I absolutely won't forgive youuuu!!!!!!!!"
The enraged Lady bellowed curses, swinging her sword wide.
—Hwaruruk!!!
Crimson aura stormed like a gale, adding insane power to the heavy slash—like a burning meteor piercing the atmosphere.
Greatsword met death worm shell,
—Kwaaang!!!!!!
Unbelievable boom.
—Quioooooook!!!!!!!
Death worm's scream. Flesh chunk exploded visibly. Lady's attack landed solid. But the death worm whipped its head like a bat, smacking her like a baseball.
—Ppaang!
"Kyaaaaaaaak!!"
The Lady flew off with a cute scream.
"Home run, fucker!!!!"
Death worm that batted her burrowed back.
Mana-cloaked attacks work!
Injured, it'd be cautious now. Use this gap to carve an escape! As I eyed the best path and kicked off, a booming voice hit from behind.
"Kuh...! Ah? Aaaah!!!!! You're the barbarian warrior!!!!!!!!!!! Holding your ground amid the chaos while everyone flees!!! True warrior's exemplar!!!!! Model savage hero!!!!!!!!!!!"
No, you crazy bitch, misunderstanding!!!!
I was fleeing too!
"Come to my side at once!!!!!"
The disheveled Isvant Lady yelled loftily. Fuck, she spotted me! Busted! Can't flee now!
Knowing my face was the mistake, fuck!!!
"Uwaaaaaaaaak!!!"
Right then, from my hoped-for escape spot, death worm burst out, double-snacking an adventurer and drake, then dove underground.
Mom, fuck, this was already the death worm's master bedroom!!!
No escape!!!!
"Mom, fuuuuck!!!"
Stuck like this, better odds sticking with the Lady! Decision made, I spun and charged her!
"Milady! You okay!!!! Looks like we're totally fucked!!!"
"Too early to call it fucked!!!! But linking with a brave warrior like you means we got a shot!!"
The Lady yelled with her ruler's trustworthy gaze. This woman's just hyped! No real solution exists!
Clenching her fist, trembling, she continued resolutely.
"Holding alone without fleeing...! I'm already moved! True brave warrior! You're all I can trust now!!!"
Not just me!
"Not just me—the soldiers were real heroes too!!!! Until they got hit!!"
"Of course! Respect and condolences for their bravery!!! But no time! Must kill it or retreat forces, and spotting you was perfect!!"
What perfect!!
"We'll smash that goddamn maggot together!!"
Lady bellowed confidently. Madness-like fighting spirit swirled in her eyes.
"Ruining my finished work with this bullshit!!! Won't calm till I chop and stomp its guts! No forgiveness! Kill that worm with me!!!"
She's dead serious about slaying the death worm!!!! Can't join this madness!!!!
"Got it, Milady!!!!!"
But what guts does a mere semi-priest paladin hopeful have to refuse! Anyway, with her, we'll manage! Strongest here!
"As expected!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're the true warrior's model!! My eyes never lie, ohohohohohohoho~!"
Laughing in this? Not normal.
But weirdly, a chuckle-like sound leaked from me too.
"Heh, hehheheheh!!! With your might, Milady, butchering that maggot's easier than snapping a kid's finger!!"
"Kid's finger!!! Love the violent flair!!!"
Yelling loftily, Lady raised her greatsword.
Time to fight? Then a soldier dashed nearby. Eagle-eyed Lady snatched his nape instantly.
"Hup! Milady!"
"Soldier!!! By my command, gather as many as possible and retreat from here!! I'll handle slaughtering the monster!!!!"
"B-but Milady!!!!"
Soldier was terrified. Veteran or not, top boss ordering in this mess? No sane reply.
Lady's face darkened, bellowing.
"Did you take my command for shitttttt!!!!! I said go!!!!!!!! Obey!!!! As soldier, fulfill my order!!!!!!!!"
"H-hi. Y-yes, understood!!!!!"
Overwhelmed by her force, soldier bolted.
"Then, barbarian warrior!!! Feint operation with me!!!"
Lady aimed greatsword at death worm.
—Quioooooooo oooooooo oooooooo ong!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fucking bastard's appetite endless, nonstop gulping drakes and humans. Population thinning made escape angles emerge, slowly.
Not for me, though.
Already caught by Lady.
"Hit both flanks at once!!! Charge, barbarian warrior!!!"
"Yes, got it! Milady!"
We charged the plain together.
Never imagined teaming with the Lady.