Chapter 179
[Trantor Jjescus]
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HaHaHaHaHaHa.
Selene, a warrior of the Temple Guardians, ran across the icy passageway.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
The silence spread throughout the passageway spoke volumes about the fate of herrades.
Other members of the squad had sacrificed themselves to save her, a practitioner of memory maniption. Despite knowing that the enemy could consume souls.
I never imagined such monsters existed in this world! She recalled the sight she had just witnessed as she ran.
White skeletal structures rising several times the height of a cultist. Initially, she mistook them for giant creatures resurrected in skeletal form.
It didnt take long for her to realize that something had flipped the bones and carapaces of giant creatures. Among the bones stood the heads of herrades.
The first cultist she spotted was their leader, Krissian. He was impaled on the horn protruding from the monsters head. Below, a pointed snout resembling a theropods was adorned with what she presumed to be the legs of a squad member, twitching.
The surreal sight left her and herrades staring nkly. Soon, with eerie sounds, the twitching legs that struggled to escape stopped moving.
It was the sound of theirrades deaths that snapped her and her squad back to reality. The sharp ng of weapons being drawn echoed alongside savage cries.
It was the sound that apanied every hunt for monsters.
The Temple Guardians hade prepared with top-of-the-line gear to capture the demon with three heads. Demolishers capable of manipting matter to destroy it, Champion Shieldsbining psychic power and ether for exponential defense, Dragon Scale armors forged from the gagons scales, weapons honed with White Gagon ws, and more.
As one of the Empires elite forces, the Temple Guardians had the best equipment. And those who wielded that equipment? They were the best of the best.
If the enemy had been just the bone-flipped monster, they wouldnt have fallen so easily.
There was one reason the situation unfolded differently from their expectations.
Contrary to their expectations, it wasnt just one enemy.
As the giant monster rose to its feet, other monsters hidden beneath it emerged.
A creature with a human head and a spiders body, and another with a slender tentacle on a pink balloon-like body.
The spider creature absorbed the Champion Shieldposed ofposite energy. Whenever its hooks scratched the shield, its energy dissipated in clumps.
The bone-flipped monster targeted only weakened guardians. It was incredibly agile for its size.
Whenever it moved,rades were either impaled on horns or crushed under its massive feet.
And finally, the pink balloon monster. It didnt move as agilely as the others, but it possessed terrifying abilities.
It was the most powerful psychic user among the many monsters she had seen.
Though not as potent as the young priest Jason, it was enough to overwhelm those present.
Communication with the outside was nearly impossible due to the pink balloon monster.
Its immense psychic power flowing through its body blocked psychic abilities such as telepathy or soul-linking.
To the cultists, psychic power was like limbs.
Even though they were Temple Guardians, it was impossible to unleash their full potential with restrictions on psychic power usage.
Herrades struggled to avoid the monsters while attempting to counterattack.
However, such a counterattack proved futile as the number of standing members rapidly dwindled. The creatures seemed to move as if they hadpletely prated the characteristics and weaknesses of the Temple Guardians equipment.
The spider creature nullified the Temple Guardians shields, while the giant creature attacked. Whenever one tried to evade the giant creature, the pink balloon creature restricted the movement of the members.
Even when members wielding demolishers attempted to shoot, it was to no avail. The creatures always managed to avoid the demolishers, even if they endured other attacks.
They disyed a synergy beyond that of Temple Guardians who had trained for over several decades.
The result was a massacre.
Those who had always hunted monsters were now prey, ughtered in turn.
The spider creature gouged out cultists entrails with its hooked ws, while the pink balloon creature levitated the members with psychic power and then tore off their limbs.
And the sight of the giant creature swallowing the still-living cultists.
Perhaps Selene would never forget that sight until her dying breath.
When the group was reduced to only five members from twelve, Selenesrades shouted at her. They told her to flee, being the one who had mastered memory maniption.
To prevent the deaths of those present from being in vain, Selene had to survive at all costs. Knowing this, she abandoned herrades and fled.
Ive stored all the memories. If I can just deliver these to Jason!
She continued to attempt telepathy as she ran. As the distance from the creature increased, its power weakened. Perhaps if she went a little further, she could transmit these memories to herrades.
!
At that moment, amidst her sprint, she heard a sound. She quickly activated the Champion Shield strapped to her wrist.
Whos there?
Holding the faintly glowing gold Champion Shield, she looked around.
Thinking she might have misheard, the sound came again. Amidst the sound of wind blowing through the passageway, there was something mixed in.
Damn it! Whos there?.
Her eyes darted frantically. All she could see was her distorted reflection in the ice. The distorted faces of the cultists seemed to mock her, as if herrades wereughing at her.
You too will soon join us.
Temple Guardians learn not to waver even in dire situations against monsters.
But today, was it because of the situation or some unknown factor? She couldnt gather her thoughts like a rookie heading into her first battle.
Damn it! Who are you,e out!
She lost herposure, screaming like a wounded beast. In response, a sound seemed to echo as if answering her cry.
The sound was simr to the one heard when a g flutters in the wind.
Only then did she realize what the sound she had heard was.
It was the sound of a creature pping itsrge wings.
And unlike just a moment ago, the sound was much closer. Almost as if it wereing from directly above her head.
.
Her gaze slowly rose upward.
There should have been nothing there except ice.
But hanging upside down with green wings, a creature looked down at her.
Her violet eyes met the creatures gaze, and she reached for her de. Before her hand could touch the hilt, the creatures wings spread wide. In that instant of realization, she felt her strength drain from her body. The world she saw flipped, and a familiar ankle came into view.
Selenes mind plunged into darkness.
***
PreyEscapeBlockSess
[ZZZ ZZZ (Well done)]
Adhai, who had returned to tidy up the fleeing prey hiding outside, came back. A cultist torso hung from her back. Seeing her bloodied body, it was clear she had been hit with extreme force.
No apparent injuries.
She hadpletely mastered thebat method of rushing with psychic power enveloping his body.
Impressived.
I patted the head of thebat-trained Adhai and lifted the cultists body on her back with corrosive tentacles.
All 12 of the intruders here have been dealt with.
Although my tooth fairies had initiated the start of battle, it was my first time fighting directly.
Their abilities were as I had expected, but there were a few surprises.
The equipment is better than I thought.
My gaze shifted to the equipment the cultists had brought. Dragon Scale armor, Champion Shields, swords forged from Gagon, and even demolishers. All were high-priced weapons.
I picked up a weapon resembling a dart gun among the scattered weapons on the ground.
It may look unimpressive, but it was a powerful weapon capable of destroying even the toughest materials, as evidenced by the hole it made in the Ice Horrors carapace, which was broken by No. 26 with all its might.
Special defensive measures are required to defend against demolisher attacks. I dont have such defensive measures yet.
And this sword is quite expensive too.
The white weapon strapped to the cultists waist was a de made by shaving the ws of a White Gagon. It creates a psychic de that can strike enemies from a distance. It has the same effect as the Gagon w that Si-hyun Yujin drew from her palm during our previous fight.
People with such good equipment wouldnte here for no reason. I woke up the faceless beings attached to the carapace.
What brought you here?
T-Thats!
The five faceless beings struggled not to speak, but it was futile.
The faceless beings on my body were all reconstituted from Amorphs body. Just as my arms and legs obeyed mymands, they couldnt refuse my orders.
In the end, they spilled everything.
Their exnation was not lengthy, but it contained very important information.
What they came to catch, and who was leading them.
If I hadnt checked it now, it could have been crucial information that could put everyone in great danger.
The young priest is targeting me.
He was the one who argued for sending an Imperial gship and fleet tobat the three-headed demon that appeared on the called Saegil 08, which the cultists call PH-101.
When the n failed and he lost influence in the Imperial Council, he reportedly came here leading the Temple Guardians to make up for the failure.
What does that mean?
The yer who sponsored Muriel.
The one who judged him as a ck Gagon-ss powerhouse was the yer. And it was a yer with much stronger power than Muriel.
If the opponent is a yer, the ns Ive made so far need to be revised.
They must know about me.
If they are rankers over there, it was obvious what precautions to take when fighting against Amoph.
Its impossible to deceive them with parasites or faceless beings once the enemies join.
The original n was to lure the enemies into the joint where the Ice Horror was. The joint was so weakened that it could copse at any moment due to extensive damage to the walls and ceiling.
My n was to copse the walls and ceiling there and bury all the enemies under the ice above. Even if the enemies were strong, there was almost no chance of surviving under several hundred meters thick ice.
Would a ck Gagon-ss powerhouse survive depending on what psychic power technique he possesses? If he survives, I nned tounch a coordinated attack with the children to subdue him.
But if they consider me an enemy
Since they would know that I set a trap, the chances of them moving ording to my intentions are low. To deceive them, I need to think harder.
Its fortunate that I know now.
As soon as I heard the exnation, I slightly modified the original n and called PS-111.
A variable has arisen. Take the children and go to the location I mentioned first.
[Understood.]
It prepared to leave with No. 26 on his back and Adhai.
Big one, see youter.
[ZZZ (Got it)]
After bidding farewell to the children, I quickly moved to the nest. On the way, I didnt forget to put the auxiliary device on the ground to monitor the movements of the enemies.
The distance is getting a bit tight.
There were only a few minutes left until the remaining two groups gathered in one ce. The group attacked by PS-111 and the Mother of the Sky were moving around in extreme caution, so they hadnt joined yet.
If I stop by the nest and then go, itll be toote.
I have to attack from behind before the enemies join.
I stopped in the middle of the passage and pressed the auxiliary device against the ice, trying to link it to the nests substation under my chin.
The nest was expanding on its own, and this area was already stained ck. Although no spores had appeared yet, the nests mucus had spread here and solidified, so it was possible to send a signal at least.
Shell notice it right away if its her.
Feeling around the ground with the auxiliary device, I found a ce to link while the stem of the nest, which had just begun to spread, touched the auxiliary device.
I felt a part of my senses pouring onto the ground, and the wide corridor began to feel like my body. It was a sessful link with the nest.
Good.
I detonated a few spores inside the nest. In response, two objects lying in the marsh began to react. Soon, one of the objects started moving in this direction with the other.
The Mother of the Sky, who captured prisoners, must have read the signal I sent.
While maintaining the link, I double-checked the passages in this underground space. There was no sign of movement from the enemy yer and his group.
While keeping an eye on them, the Mother of the Sky appeared. She was holding a female cultist in her beak.
The lower part of the cultists neck, where I had broken the bone when capturing her, showed no movement. The Mother of the Sky must have known that the Imperial armor had life support functions, so she took such measures.
I carefully avoided the cultists gaze so as not to be detected. If No. 26 were present, it would be different, but without him, I had to be cautious with the soul link.
What happened? This wasnt part of the n, was it?
[ZZZZ ZZZ ZZZ ZZ ZZZ (The n changed)]
I exined to her the things I heard from the faceless beings. mes shot from her pumpkin-colored eyes as she understood my wavelength.
Hes here?
[ZZZ (Yes)]
We cant afford to miss him.
[ZZZ ZZ (Of course)]
We cant just let a yer, especially one who knows about me, go like this. We must capture him by any means necessary.
What are we going to do?
[ZZZZ ZZZ ZZZZ (First, take care of the subordinates)]
The subordinates brought by the yer are armed with weapons made from Demolishers and Gagons ws. They are formidable enemies who can inflict fatal injuries on me, so I cannot afford to becent.
Dealing with them bes extremely difficult if they are directlymanded by the yer.
So, we need to strike before they gather.
I looked down at the cultist captured as a prisoner.
Originally, I nned to use the cultist to instill fear by stripping her skin in front of the enemy. But the situation has changed, so I might need to slightly change the n.
If theyre yers, they wont fall for it naturally.
What about those who havent joined yet?
I reached out to the paralyzed cultist.
[Trantor Jjescus]
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