Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 24

Night of Silence (1)

‘The Great Apostle…is trying to summon the devil. He will open the gates of hell and bring in an army of demons.’

The silver masked spellcaster said so with one of his arms crushed to the bone.

‘There will be no sacrifices.’

Dallon countered.

‘It takes 600 humans to summon even the lowest level demon. It takes more than that to summon monsters that obey him.’

‘How could something like that…?’

‘Did I ask you a question?’

Dallen’s feet slowly rose. The orderer immediately answered with his chin shaking.

‘His body is equivalent to 600 humans.’

‘…Right.’

Are you saying you’re going to go that far?

Dallen cut off the silver mask spellcaster’s head while swearing all sorts of things in his mind.

This is the story that happened during the day today.

‘It’s not that I don’t understand.’

This is a living world.

It is a world where all beings have intelligence and emotions and move based on their own judgment rather than the algorithm in the game.

Therefore, just like a cornered mouse biting a cat, an ambassador can also make extreme choices.

It was unexpected that such an extreme choice would open the gates of hell, even at the risk of self-sacrifice.

‘Is that why they tried to stop the troops from rushing in?’

Dallen nodded, remembering the pot-bellied commander with his jowls rolling.

It’s not surprising that District 7’s security captain is one of the traitors.

Even in the game to begin with, he used to hit people in the back like he was eating a meal. He was one of the common extra traitors.

Anyway, there wasn’t much time left.

It only required a lot of sacrifices, but the ritual itself to open the gates of hell wasn’t that difficult.

Summoning the lowest level demon can be done in just a day or two.

Even if there is a slight delay here, the monsters crawling out of hell will attack our defenseless troops, drunk with victory.

The attack had to be as fast as possible.

‘Now the remaining question is who will participate in the attack?’

From what I heard from the Silver Mask Spellcaster, some of the commanders in the Bronze District had already been captured by cultists.

The question was who it was.

There are more than a dozen commanders commanding hundreds of troops in the vast Bronze Zone.

Just looking at the security forces gathered in the camp right now, the number of commanders is around 30.

Even for Dallon, it was impossible to single out who among them was a traitor.

It’s not like I have a list of all NPCs in my head, but as this world becomes a reality, even nameless NPCs that didn’t originally appear have names.

In this situation, it was impossible to mobilize the entire army.

What is needed is a small number of combatants who can fight not only against cultists but also against hordes of unexpected monsters.

‘We need elite troops that can move secretly and that can be trusted no matter what.’

And as a result, the people who were summoned were the Silent Company Commander and the Elder Wizard.

***

“…So that’s how it happened.”

Elder wizard Felber, who heard the entire interrogation, touched his beard and nodded.

Of course, the full story he heard was one story, excluding what the original game was like and what the NPCs were like.

“I’ve heard rumors about cultists summoning demons, but I never thought I’d see it in this city.”

“I will prepare the company members immediately.”

Gawain said in a firm voice. It was the same with Felber.

“I’ll bring my friends who came with me too. “It won’t take long.”

Dallen nodded.

He stood up, tightened the loose straps of his armor, and equipped the hatchet, sword, and shield he had put down. He said.

“In the meantime, I will tell the situation to the District 8 security commander. “I’ll see you both again in an hour.”

***

Preparations were completed quickly.

The Silent Company were elites who were ready to go into battle at any time, and the wizards only had to show up physically and had nothing to prepare for.

3 o’clock in the morning.

It was a time when most of the troops, except for those on guard duty, had gone to bed to preserve combat power.

Kiyi- About

seventy people escaped the defense line by opening the temporarily constructed wooden fence.

First, the Silent Company, then the reinforcements of the Elgaia Magic Tower.

As he was the last to come out and close the wooden door, Dallon expressed his gratitude to the young commander standing guard inside.

“Thank you for your consideration.”

The District 8 guard, who had secretly opened the door for Dallon, shook his head as if asking what he was talking about.

“The District 8 security guard, no, all the citizens of District 8 have been indebted to you. “This is nothing.”

Dallen scratched the back of his neck. It feels a little strange to hear it so openly.

More than a thousand citizens were rescued from District 8 during the daytime rescue operation.

This young commander also had a dramatic reunion with his family. His eyes were still slightly red.

Dallon said hello briefly.

“I’ll be back.”

“I will remain strictly vigilant to prevent spies from causing division within the unit. “Please take care of the cultists.”

Dallen nodded. Then he turned around and walked out into the darkness.

A dark road without a single torch.

The Silence Company and the wizards who had gone before were already buried in the dark, but Dallon, who had been calibrated with his night vision skills, was able to see their backs from a distance.

As I walk along the deserted road, I get further and further away from the defense line where the lights flicker.

And just when you think you’ve gone far enough.

Blame—

Dallen started running.

‘The Great Master is trying to take time at any cost.’

He sent out the Silver Mask Apostle and numerous troops just to block the troops.

Even though if all the troops had been gathered together and fought a decisive battle in the mine, a better result could have been expected than the battle that took place during the day.

‘I don’t know which of the numerous demons he intends to summon, but in his opinion, this card is more valuable than the troops he sacrificed to buy time.’

Dallen’s brain spun rapidly. Is there any demon that can be summoned with a suitable sacrifice?

‘List? No, I don’t have the personality to get involved in something like this. Beljaibub? The current Great Daoist probably can’t handle the sacrifice he demands. Or…Clakaros?’

There were many things that came to mind. The problem was that there was not just one candidate.

To begin with, it is a game with over hundreds of named demons. There were many times more nameless demons.

Names that come to mind endlessly. Dallen shook his head to break his thoughts.

‘The important thing right now is not which demon we deal with. ‘The top priority is to stop the ritual that opens the gates of hell.’

Before he knew it, his new form was catching up with the Silent Company and the wizards who were ahead.

As Dallan got closer, the other party members also followed suit.

“Everyone in the company is moving to breaking news.”

“El Tehiltala—”

Soldiers wearing armor start running. The earth magicians used spells to move the sand and gravel under their feet to increase their speed.

Movement is more than twice as fast as the marching speed of a normal guard unit.

It took less than an hour to reach the mine where the cultists’ headquarters was located.

In front of the mine we arrived at like that.

“I think it’s here.”

Gawain said, slowly exhaling slightly.

A huge cliff rose in front of them.

A strangely shaped cliff that looks as if part of the mountain was cut with a knife and then moved.

At the bottom of the cliff was a cave with an artificially carved entrance.

Broken railroad tracks. Dried blood stains. Mining cars fallen here and there.

The entrance had a gloomy atmosphere, as if a ghost was about to come out of it, and was reminiscent of an old abandoned mine.

And the gloom wasn’t just due to mood. Dallen could feel an ominous feeling at the edge of his senses.

The five general senses and the sixth sense felt when those five senses enter the realm of the superhuman.

Another sense of magic that is completely different from both of them.

It was the sense of wizards commonly called energy or magic sensitivity.

“I guess that’s right. “I feel an ominous magic.”

Felber said as he slowly signed. Other wizards were also taking similar actions.

It seemed like he was preparing in advance so he could use the spell right away in preparation for any unexpected situation.

Everyone in the silence company also drew their weapons and lowered their posture.

A tense atmosphere. Breathing heard in the silence.

Meanwhile, Dallon quietly looked at the entrance to the mine and slowly walked out alone.

“Dallen?”

Sigh.

I pulled out my axe. But I didn’t throw it.

He slowly threw the ax back and forth and stood as if waiting for something.

“Dallen? What now…”

Snap.

And then I heard footsteps.

A humid sound, as if someone was stepping on a damp floor.

Dallen slightly tilted his head and looked at the mine entrance.

At the end of his gaze, a figure walked out from the shadow created by the main shaft’s supports blocking out the moonlight.

Slap…. Slap….

Footsteps covered in slime. The essence and blood seeping out from scratches and torn wounds all over the body.

Although his face was unrecognizable as most of his skin had peeled off, Dallon could tell who the man was.

From the belly fat floating between the torn off armor and the double chin with torn flesh hanging out.

The face, which was originally red, was now covered in blood and turned bright red.

Dallen felt bitter when he saw the District 7 security guard in such a horrible state that he spat on the floor.

At that time, the guard captain, who spotted Dallan with his one intact eye, stretched out his arms forward and shouted.

“Uh huh. help me. Those who betrayed the ship—oh my!”

Kwasik!

And before he could finish his sentence, a huge hole opened in his chest and he rolled his eyes.

“That’s disgusting. “A traitorous bastard talking about betrayal.”

“Gagging uhhh…”

A thick and massive forearm penetrated the guard captain’s chest.

The smooth reptilian scales that covered the entire hand and arm were soaked in blood and reflected the moonlight, making them shine.

“Your life is like a useless piece of trash.”

A thick hand that looked exactly like him slowly grabbed the guard captain’s head.

“Don’t worry. As a sacrifice, he enjoyed glory beyond measure.”

The moment the deep, low, growling voice like that of an animal finished speaking, the head of the guard captain exploded in his clumsy grasp.

Kwazijic!

White and red pieces falling down.

Dallen quietly looked at the large silver-masked apostle behind the fallen corpse with its head missing.

The guy looked at the wizard and the Silence Company with his vertically slit eyes flashing, and then said.

“The guests arrived just in time. “I am now able to serve you in a timely manner.”

Cooing –

behind him.

A heavy sound echoed through the entrance to the mine shaft.

Cooung –

A shadow of such enormous size that it puts to shame an apostle as large as Dallon appears at the entrance to the mine.

Kuung –

What appeared under the moonlight was a strange creature that seemed to have been created from dozens of human bodies stuck together.

The monster had its long tail hanging behind its back and supported its body on two legs as thick as a beautiful tree.

Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Dozens of mouths began to scream simultaneously.

“A monster from hell!”

Even the courageous Silent Company shrinks.

The monster, which had the arms, legs, heads, and torsos of dozens of humans mixed together in a disgusting shape, exuded a sufficiently intimidating feeling.

Even Silent Company Commander Gawain was watching him with gritted teeth.

In front of him, the only person who didn’t look any different from usual was Dallan.

Whirrick tuk. Whirrick tuk.

His hand was still lifting and holding the ax with a sullen expression.

The last remaining Silver Mask Apostle looked at it and chuckled lowly.

“As expected, you are a warrior whom the Great Apostle is wary of. It’s relaxing. “It makes me want to find out what he’s thinking inside his head.”

Dallen glanced at the Silver Mask Apostle without any response and then looked up at the monster again. Throwing and catching the ax did not change either.

“That’s the famous hatchet. “The ax that killed more than half of our Silver Mask apostles.”

“It’s not.”

“…What do you mean?”

“This isn’t the axe, I broke it.”

The vertically slit pupils behind the mask wavered for a moment.

“no. It’s true that I killed the spellcaster I met recently with this. “I thought wrong.”

“What do you want to say?”

“What can I say?”

Dallen’s hands blurred. The sound of fluttering and splitting the air was heard a little later.

The silver masked apostle hurriedly turned his body and raised his arm, but it was too late to avoid the axe.

Pow!

With the sound of a blade cutting into thick leather, he was thrown into an abandoned mine car, with fragments of his mask flying.

Dallen said, loosening his hands.

“I was just bluffing. “Being honest.”

He took a step. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I could use some strength.

I invested the abilities I gained from the last level up into my stamina, and since the battle at the upper level, the proficiency in the regeneration factor of dragon blood has increased significantly.

As a warm-up, that corpse monster was just the right amount.

Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~!!!

A corpse monster that screams when the Silver Mask Apostle falls.

The guy started stamping his feet in place as if he was going to attack me at any time.

“Silence Company! Charge—”

“Elle…”

In the face of the monster’s screams, the skilled combatants responded quickly.

Gawain shouted to charge and the wizards’ lips moved at almost the same time.

And about half a beat before that.

Quaaaang!

A pile of dirt bounced up from where Dallen was standing, as if exploding.

and.

Bwaaaah!

The lower jaw of the howling corpse monster exploded as if a lump of clay had been hit with a rock.

Tssssssssssssssssssssssssssss at

Dallen clings to what remains of his upper jaw and draws his sword with his right hand. He laughs.

“Let’s check how much experience the first hell monster we meet gives.”

It was the smile of a predator with the corners of its mouth curled up viciously.