The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 213
Episode 213
“Whoa whoa.”
Lawrence planted one of his greatswords in the ground, caught his balance, and breathed heavily.
‘Damn it…’
Behind him, about a dozen colleagues from the special exploration team stood their ground without letting go of their swords until the end.
In the deepest area beyond the colleagues, the bodies of dozens of injured and already dead colleagues were gathered, and among them, a red gem the size of a human body was floating in the air, emitting a magical light.
Lawrence bit his lip as he looked at that gorgeous red gem.
‘That was where it all started.’
A few weeks ago.
He and about 20 members of the special exploration team finally found a secret passage connected to Geumyeok.
According to plan, we would have set up camp and waited for the next team to arrive, but things went wrong.
Coincidentally, with the discovery, monsters poured out of the passage, and while dealing with them, I was caught up in a strange light and was sucked into Geumyeok.
‘If only I had backed off even then…’
But Lawrence quickly shook his head.
If that were the case, the expedition team’s situation might have been better, but the entire continent would have faced a major crisis.
When the exploration team, which had been sucked into Geumyeok, came to its senses, a temple was visible between the cliffs in the distance.
“What is that?”
And then, a light appeared in the vacant lot right next to it and people appeared.
“Aren’t you the leader of the 2nd Exploration Team?”
“How did Team Leader 1 get here?”
Starting with that, in just about ten minutes, a total of 100 members of the five special exploration teams gathered in one place.
Everyone was confused by the unexpected encounter, and the team leaders had no choice.
‘Is it too much to go back right away?’
The passage magic circle that appears to have spit them out has already disappeared.
Anyway, to go back, I had to find my way again.
But fate did not allow even that.
“Oh! “There’s a strange light over there!”
An ominous red light rose up into the sky from the temple, and at that moment, a chilling aura passed by everyone.
Eventually, they walked towards the temple.
The five team leaders were all experts or higher, and the team members were all elite experts or higher, so I honestly believed that no matter what happened, we could overcome it.
And what they saw there.
Whoa!
Poseok kwagwagwang!
A large Naga warrior over 5 meters tall appeared to be crushing the enemies by pulling out Auror blades from four weapons.
“Sha. I forgive you. “I won’t!”
Around the Great Naga Temple, there were piles of corpses of horsemen and imperial knights already covered in blood, but over a thousand imperial soldiers were still surrounding it.
Moreover, the demonic beasts that came out of the two activated dark gates were rushing straight towards him, so no matter how much they were cut down, their number did not decrease.
“Hey, there’s a lot of talk about monsters that will die soon.”
“When you die, I will put your body in my collection. “Be grateful to serve your Majesty.”
And there were knights and wizards talking in the distance.
“Kkekekeuk, the quality of the guardians has really dropped. “That would be enough for us alone.”
“I think the Count will be satisfied if I cut off that guy’s head and offer it to him.”
From the dark gate, two demons with small horns were walking out with a wicked smile.
“Uh, what should I do?”
Team 2 leader, who witnessed the unexpected scene, asked Lawrence in a trembling voice, and Lawrence fell into trouble.
Just looking at it, the empire has used some kind of trick to open the gate, and that Naga warrior is trying to stop it.
‘But even if we joined now…’
It was doubtful whether it would really help.
Among the enemies fighting in the arena, there are about 200 imperial knights who appear to be at least expert level or higher.
In addition, the demonic beasts that escaped from the dark gate were all using mana.
And the horned demons that appeared at the gate were emitting a force greater than that of ‘Master’, no matter how low they were held.
The biggest problem was whether the great Naga warrior would recognize them as being on the same side.
‘If I intervene now, the only result will be my death.’
That’s what his mind was thinking, but Lawrence’s hands were itching.
This is because his instinct, faced with a strong enemy and a battlefield where he can fully demonstrate his skills, longs for a fight.
But that was only when I was alone, and as the leader of the exploration team, I had no choice but to suppress my instincts.
“It would be better to wait and see for now. “I just want you to be ready to jump in at any time.”
“Yes, Team Leader 1.”
They were members of a special exploration team who volunteered.
Perhaps that was why no one spoke of retreating.
Some time passed, and the battle in the temple was already in balance.
“Shit. “Is this still a guardian?”
A demon with a thumb-sized horn on the left side of its head muttered while bleeding black blood, and soon its body was split in half, turning into black smoke and being sucked into the gate.
The other demons were decapitated and disappeared without leaving a single word.
And the corpses of the undead horsemen and beasts who did not back down even in a master-level fight were literally filling the temple floor.
But even so, the barrage of supplies did not stop….
“Hehehe cough. “Why don’t you stop worrying about it and just go away?”
Master Ezekiel, an imperial knight in black armor, was laughing and bleeding, probably from internal injuries.
As if the wound was not deep, the dark red auror blade on his sword was still burning fiercely.
On the other hand, Nema Do Tochi, the Guardian of the Great Naga Warrior, lost three of his four arms and his body was blinking and blurred as if it would disappear at any moment.
“Gun-mal.” not. Come on! Shaa!”
Behind his faded body, a red gem was twinkling pitifully, sending energy towards the guardian.
Clap clap clap.
McClanahan, the Empire’s 7th Circle necromancer, who was quietly watching the bloody battle from afar, clapped his hands in admiration.
“It’s that powerful even after three barrier stones are broken! I am truly qualified to become Your Majesty’s servant. Wouldn’t it be enough to have lost three arms? “You should also think about my hardships in having to reattach my fallen arm.”
Pubbung!
An explosion occurred as the body exploded beneath the guardian’s feet, and bone spears shot out from the floor and pierced his body.
“Sha! Approximation. does not exist. Disgraceful. “Human bastards.”
As if Nemado Tochi already knew, he activated his aura to block the explosion and the spear and took a slight step back.
No matter how injured he was, there was no way the man who was once called the Absolute could fall to a pack of hyenas like that.
But reality is cruel.
While he was away after being deceived by the tricks of wicked humans, three barrier stones were broken.
It was too much for him to maintain his form with just the power of the one remaining barrier stone.
The energy I had stored up so far was running low due to the previous battle, so I didn’t know how much longer I could hold out.
He hurriedly sent a signal to his descendants for help, but it seemed like he wouldn’t be able to make it in time.
‘Is this fate too?…’
Guardian Nemado Tochi turned his head towards somewhere with a bitter expression.
* * *
As our eyes met, something came to my mind.
Lawrence bit his lip, nodded, and shouted.
“charge! We must break through the enemy lines and protect the barrier stone!”
“Follow the team leader!”
“Wow!”
Led by Lawrence, who ran forward wielding a great sword, 100 members of the special exploration team jumped into the battlefield.
Unfortunately, there was no threatening enemy between them and the place where the final barrier stone was located, and the imperial master and necromancer who noticed something strange were caught by the guardian Nemado Tochi.
visor! Seokyeong.
The special exploration team’s Mana Blade cut through the demonic soldiers and beasts without hesitation and finally reached the small area where the power of the barrier stone was.
“joy. “Do you think it will change if a few of those rat bastards join?”
“If I had hidden quietly, I would have been able to breathe a little longer. “You’re stupid test subjects, tsk tsk.”
The two superhumans of the empire were not only not surprised by the appearance of the exploration team, but also did not seem to care much.
Even if there were 100 expert knights, that was not enough to change the course of this battlefield.
At that time, Guardian Nemado Tochi shouted with a strange expression on his face.
“Sha. Foolish. Intruders. certainly. Of guilt. price. will pay Shaa!”
Suddenly, his body turned into a red flame and burned with tremendous heat.
And his body, which had become a flame, was sucked into the final red barrier stone.
“Hey. Did you blow yourself up? “It’s no fun like this.”
Master Ezekiel stuck out his tongue with an innocent expression, and McClanahan frowned.
“Do you think you can escape my hand by throwing away your body like that? I will squeeze that soul and make it Your Majesty’s eternal servant.”
But their guess was completely wrong.
Goooooong paat!
The red barrier stone flashed and gave off an intense ray of light, which flowed right into Lawrence’s body.
In addition, a thin magic thread extended and pierced the bodies of the remaining members of the exploration team, and at the same time, a new barrier was formed around the floor with a radius of about 30 meters.
“this! “What have you done…!”
Master Ezekiel hurriedly drew his Aura Blade and rushed towards the barrier stone.
visor!
“Ugh! What are you?”
As soon as he stepped inside the barrier, he was pushed back and screamed fiercely.
“me? My name is Laurence de Ashton. “I am the new guardian who will take over the legacy of Nemado Tochi and protect this place!”
Wow!
Two arms rose from his shoulders, brilliant orange auror blades burning.
And the other members of the exploration team, who had been given the power of the barrier stone, formed a line behind Lawrence, burning with power that surpassed the level one level at a time.
“Come on, you dirty imperial dog!”
It was the second game and the beginning of a long struggle.
* * *
It has already been fifteen days since the battle began.
The battle, which had started with great momentum, had already shifted back to the Empire’s side.
Lawrence’s newly acquired guardian power was enough to protect the barrier stone, but it was not enough to defeat the enemy.
This is because his ability to manifest his Aura Blade was limited to ‘inside the barrier’.
If there had been enough time, Lawrence would have been able to realize and use the power of the Nema Do Tochi himself.
However, since there was no time to do so, the best thing for now was to manifest the auror with the assistance of the barrier stone.
The same goes for other members.
The only place where the power was amplified was inside the barrier with a radius of 30m.
In the end, they had no choice but to hold on inside the barrier, and the long battle, with no time to rest, exhausted them.
Although the Naga family had joined the battlefield a few days ago to ease the burden, more than half of them were already unable to fight.
And now.
Even though Lawrence inherited the guardian’s power, he was not invincible.
He had reached his limit, having not been able to drink a sip of water, let alone sleep, for nearly 15 days.
This is because the two superhumans of the empire who understood the situation harassed Lawrence so that he could never rest, even though others did not know.
On the other hand, Master Ezekiel had even finished treating the internal injuries he had suffered, and McClanahan was endlessly raising undead based on the overflowing materials (cadaveric bodies).
“Haaam. You are also very tough. Are you still fighting? If you’re tired, you should open your eyes a little, and if you’re hungry, you should eat. “Are you okay because you’re not human anymore?”
Master Ezekiel, who came out after a good night’s sleep in the barracks, stretched leisurely and said teasingly.
“If you woke up, let’s finish it off now. It took too much time. “It’s not a good idea to make the main unit’s horse commanders wait.”
“I know. But it’s not our fault that they stick out, is it? Let’s go easy. Let’s go easy.”
“I’ve put all my strength into it, so it won’t be difficult. “I will now transmit the gate.”
“Okay you tight bastard.”
Then, Ezekiel, walking around like a gangster, approached the barrier and said with a grin.
“Then try to block it well!”
The moment the long sword cut through the air, a dozen large circular mana blades flew like boomerangs toward the inside of the barrier.
“Ugh.”
Lawrence raised his great sword and hurriedly began to cut them down.
What Mana Blade is aiming for is his crew and the barrier stone.
There was no way the crew, who were busy blocking demonic beasts and undead, could properly block Ezekiel’s attack.
Ezekiel’s eyes, who had been so cowardly flinging his mana blade from just outside the barrier, flashed for a moment.
‘Gap!’
The dark red auror blade stretched out like a flash, aiming for Lawrence’s chest.
Lawrence hurriedly tried to block it with his fourth arm, but it was already half a beat late.
‘It’s over!’
The corners of Ezekiel’s mouth were torn up.
visor! Kudangtang.
“Oh sir. “What else?”
Thinking it was the end was a hasty decision.
Ezekiel was pushed out of the barrier again by something that suddenly intervened.
But there was no time to express dissatisfaction.
Chang! Chaejaejaejaejaejaejaeng!
Ezekiel had no choice but to hastily raise his long sword and block the rain of weapons.
‘What on earth!’
Ezekiel became angry as weapons imbued with golden mana and subtle divine power were constantly targeting his entire body.
“Fuck you. “Do I look like water?”
Quaaaang!
With an explosion that sounded like TNT exploding, dozens of weapons flying towards him broke and bounced in all directions.
His face was already covered in red tattoos.
(Continued in the next part)