Chapter 57
Chapter 57
Translator: Penny
Chapter 57
Beyond the ridge, a red, flickering shadow was visible.
A body large enough to wrap around the massive ridge.
First, two were clearly visible.
The dark red hide had currents of electricity flowing through it in places.
-Pioneer) Should I call them wingless dragons? Hmm, Earth Dragons?
I understood what the Pioneer meant by their description.
Too serpentine to stand on four legs. But the way it used those legs to approach definitely made it look more like a dragon.
A wingless dragon that seemed to be lacking in many ways.
Two dark red shadows visible in the distance.
The total number of Skaldmagras that came into full view was four.
The soldiers watching the two Skaldmagras emerging from the Forest of Bewitching Beasts showed fear in their eyes.
Riselinn was staring intently at me.
"The trap to perfectly capture the Skaldmagras is complete."
A sigh escaped Riselinn's lips.
"I thought at most two would appear, but from the moment four were confirmed, things got a little twisted."
Riselinn continued.
"We need personnel to reliably lure them. I want Yuseong to take on the role of controlling those personnel."
"You wanted to give me a hard time."
Riselinn puffed out her cheeks at my words.
"It's because you're the only one I can trust!"
"Understood."
Whether the mercenaries, Knights, and soldiers would listen to me was questionable.
Riselinn was in charge of commanding the mercenaries, so she naturally had to stay here.
Yunes didn't move with me.
Yunes said that when the Skaldmagras were lured to the trap, she would belong to the magic unit that would pour out magic with all their might.
I got up.
I walked towards where the troops were gathered.
"Is everyone ready?"
Everyone nodded at my words.
"Let's finish this quickly and have a drink."
Thinking about alcohol at a moment when life and death were on the line.
I thought it was fortunate.
People with a screw loose would do their jobs properly in this situation, rather than those who were terrified.
To lure the Skaldmagras, I naturally had to face them directly.
There were a total of thirty scouts.
I became the leader of the scouts.
"From now on, I'll speak casually."
This time, I had to be at the very front.
"It doesn't matter if you make noise. Skaldmagras are very sensitive to sound, so even if you try to minimize the noise, they'll hear it. The most important thing is to succeed in luring them with minimal damage."
I scanned the scouts.
"Everyone, move out."
I led the scouts through the bushes.
The Skaldmagras were about 60m in size.
Finding them, I took out the Holy Seal and unfolded the Veil of Secrecy.
Then I took out the Terminal.
['Visographica' is activated.]
[The number of uses has been reduced by 1.]
Each recording time was 30 minutes.
It would be enough time to finish a short battle, but I still had no idea how long it would take to subdue such monsters.
Whoosh-
A blue sphere floated up from the screen of the Terminal.
The sphere soon became transparent.
So it's going to wander around for 30 minutes and automatically adjust the shooting angle.
The two Skaldmagras were still standing still.
But that didn't mean they hadn't noticed the scouts.
Each of the four eyes on the two heads.
All of their gazes were fixed on the scouts.
"Mages, archers. Prepare to attack. But you don't need to attack with the intention of killing them. Just think of it as an attack to draw their attention."
These words were exactly what Riselinn had said.
Creak-
The sound of crossbows being drawn was heard in succession.
Mages holding staves drew magic circles in the air.
Whoosh!
The sound of magic being cast was also heard.
Having just skimmed through the books, I naturally had no intention of adding a spoonful of magic.
Thwack!
With a dry firing sound, a sharp arrowhead cut through the air.
The fireballs and arrows shattered like dust as soon as they touched the Skaldmagra's body.
I was told that it was Rank 3 magic, so it meant that it had the power to neutralize at least Rank 3 magic.
"Continue attacking while moving."
The scouts listened to me very well.
The Skaldmagras did not attack rashly, as the Transcendental Gallery seniors had said.
The Skaldmagras followed, maintaining a certain distance.
I didn't let my guard down.
The opponent was a Named Monster.
There would be aspects that exceeded my expectations in some way.
It was right after I had organized my thoughts.
Kroaaaaaaaak!
The Skaldmagra's mouth opened wide.
"……."
Suddenly, all the sounds in the vicinity disappeared.
Quiet silence.
A soundless space where literally nothing could be heard was formed.
I could understand what it meant for the Skaldmagra to swallow sound only after experiencing it.
Hearing sounds naturally has a big impact on combat.
The scouts looked bewildered.
"……!"
They looked at each other and mouthed words.
Skaldmagras swallow sound.
Everyone knew that fact, but most people were experiencing it for the first time.
Even the Rank Knight next to me seemed quite confused.
Even in the situation where the battlefield was crushed by silence, there were those who were trying to do something by moving their hands, but the anomalies occurred one after another.
All eight of the Skaldmagra's eyes turned black at once.
Hwaaaaaaak!
At the same time, ominous Demonic Energy spewed out from the Skaldmagra's entire body.
The Transcendental Gallery seniors said that these phenomena were the signs of the manifestation of Frequent Wrath, a characteristic of the Demonic Beast Skaldmagra.
The seniors' comments came to mind one after another.
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Pioneer) After swallowing the sound, they'll unleash a curse of mental confusion. It's a curse that makes you lose your reason and not distinguish between friend and foe.
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Sword of Light) You won't be very affected by that curse. You've raised your mental strength quite a bit with Mental Barrier skills above Rank 4, and you've also acquired resistance to dark attribute attacks that comprehensively include curses.
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Shrine Maiden) Hawaawaa, on top of that, if the Climber possesses the Holy Seal, it can be seen as a great countermeasure against the Demonic Beast's curse.
Perhaps because of the reasons listed by the seniors, my mind was definitely clear.
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How do you release someone who's been hit by Frequent Wrath from the curse?
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Absolute Monarch) In such large-scale subjugation operations, before departure, the troops will be instructed to consume 'Nuruha', a herb that is at least effective in preparing for the mental confusion attacks of Demonic Beasts.
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Absolute Monarch) Still, thanks to the effectiveness of Nuruha, most of them won't be so deluded as to attack allies.
It was as the senior said.
Everyone had eaten Nuruha before going into battle.
I also ate it just in case.
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Absolute Monarch) If you're hallucinating, you can wake them up when the medicine is working by hitting one place to awaken their physical senses. About half of them will be cured with just that.
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Absolute Monarch) But if they still don't wake up, you'll have to open their mouths and eat the herb one more time.
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Dragon King) Beltui- And if they still don't come to their senses, sometimes you have to cut their necks- and kill them. (≧∇≦)/
I also remembered the Dragon King senior's comment, which told me a very cute extreme remedy.
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Sword of Light) It's right to deal with those who are in serious condition that way.
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Dragon King) Beltui- Hoeeee, Sword of Light is agreeing, my heart is beating so fast.
It was as the Absolute Monarch senior said.
Two-thirds were fine.
The problem was the rest.
Those who were in a normal state struggled to subdue the soldiers who suddenly started rushing in like zombies.
I decided to do as the Absolute Monarch senior said for now.
I slipped into the gap between the two soldiers who were wrestling.
One of them was a spearman wielding his arms with a face full of anger.
This guy was the one who had lost his mind.
[NPC - Rank 3 Mercenary Dwight]
Without hesitation, I spread my palm.
I slapped Dwight on the cheek.
The sensation was clearly felt, but since I couldn't hear any sound, the difference felt bizarre.
About half of the crazy ones, twelve of them, came to their senses just by being slapped on the cheek.
I even fed the herbs to those who didn't come to their senses.
"Open your mouth."
Ah, even if I speak, no sound will be heard in this vicinity.
I immediately put the herb Nuruha into the mouth of the Rank Knight.
I had to alternately give Nuruha to men and women.
Fortunately, the soldiers who came to their senses helped me.
-Heavenly Demon) True Grass Foundation. In the end, you must extract the root cause. If you kill them, the sounds they swallowed will return to their original state.
Originally, I was going to fully lure the two visible in the distance into the trap and then engage in battle.
But the Skaldmagra's abilities were more of a hindrance than I thought.
The Skaldmagra's mouth was open again.
I couldn't hear anything, but I could sense that something was coming at me by the change in the flow of the atmosphere.
A sphere of electricity flickering in the air.
The Archmage senior said it was an Electric Sonic Boom.
In addition, they left this comment.
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Archmage) Just break through head-on, be sure to use Bodyguard Qi. Eradicate the sonic boom with Sword Qi.
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Archmage) You should be able to cut any attribute-specific sonic boom. Just find the right point.
I activated Bodyguard Qi.
[Magic Body Enhancement Lv.10 - Activates the skill.]
I brought down the raised sword vertically.
Lightning disappeared, sparking blue flames.
-Scum Sword Saint) If you kill them, the sounds they swallowed won't come back.
First, I have to kill the two in front of me.