LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 139 - Siege of Leopold (4)
Chapter 139 Siege of Leopold (4)
“[Command the Android Legion to advance. Instruct them to attack the presumed ‘Ixis Kingdom Army.’]”
Floating in the air using a boost, Lacteon observed the battlefield and spoke.
The Android Legion did not show much power against the summoners.
This was because the weapon they had, the gun, displayed its true power when facing multiple weak opponents.
– Rattatatatatat!
“Aaah!”
“Raise your shields!”
The loud sounds of gunfire and screams echoed everywhere. The soldiers of the Ixis Kingdom Army hid behind their shields, trying to avoid the rain of bullets.
However, not all soldiers were holding shields, and it was impossible to dodge all the bullets within the attack range.
“Deal with those pieces of junk first!”
Unable to bear the sight any longer, Lee Doo-young stepped forward and shouted.
With Kim Jae-hyun suddenly gone, he, as the deputy guild master, had to lead the battlefield.
The high-level summoners of the Abaddon Guild began charging at the androids.
The elite unit of the Abaddon Guild, consisting of members with an average level of 90 and above.
The powerful unit, with five rankers mixed in, aimed their weapons at the Android Legion.
As they started attacking the androids, coated with defensive skills, the number of androids quickly decreased.
“[Detecting an attack on the Android Legion. It is deemed impossible for the current strength of the Android Legion to win against the target. Requesting support from the guild members.]”
“Understood!”
Upon hearing Lacteon’s words, Gil-soo stepped forward with the Shield of Radiance.
Che-rin, having exhausted all her magic to break the fortress wall, had moved to the Eastern Union’s base with an A-rank android.
“Everyone, gather around Brother Gil-soo!”
Park Cheol-tae shouted, placing his hand on the communicator in his ear.
It was a device created by Yeong-sik to facilitate smooth communication among guild members during noisy battles.
Salvator Guild members, receiving his message, quickly gathered around Gil-soo.
In the absence of Tiria, the responsibility of guiding the guild members fell on Park Cheol-tae.
“Brother!”
“Got it!”
Gil-soo nodded and raised his shield.
“Impenetrable Shield.”
As he uttered the skill name, blue magic began to emanate from his body.
The blue magic that condensed on the Shield of Radiance formed the shape of a shield.
A massive magic shield, large enough to cover Gil-soo’s entire body and more, appeared.
The guild members hid behind Gil-soo’s gigantic shield.
“Miss Ara, Tae-young, and Grandpa Hwang-hyeon will provide cover from behind. Brother Gil-soo, advance towards the Abaddon Guild members attacking the androids. Once the distance closes, the melee classes will prioritize targeting the enemy’s long-range mages.”
The guild members nodded at Park Cheol-tae’s instructions.
Gil-soo took a step forward towards the Abaddon Guild members attacking the androids.
“Iron Wall Step.”
– Boom!
As he stepped, the ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred.
Blue magic spread across the ground following his step.
The blue magic that spread across the ground formed a barrier around the guild members’ bodies.
It was a unique skill of the ‘Lord of the Iron Wall’ that provided a wide-area defense buff along his path.
– Clang! Boom! Ting!
Blind arrows, spells, and occasional minor attacks were futilely deflected by Gil-soo’s shield.
Normally, Park Cheol-tae would take the vanguard position with the guild members following behind.
However, with Gil-soo having awakened as the ‘Lord of the Iron Wall,’ there was no need for Park Cheol-tae to take the lead.
Gil-soo was no longer the weak tank he once was.
“What are those?”
A summoner from the Abaddon Guild, who had been scattered dealing with the androids, frowned.
He and a few nearby Abaddon Guild members turned their bodies towards Gil-soo.
“Ice Edge!”
The battle began with Ara’s spell.
Ice spikes formed in mid-air and flew towards the Abaddon Guild members.
“Damn it!”
– Clang! Clang!
They were seasoned summoners with extensive combat experience.
They wouldn’t be taken down by a probing spell.
“Kill them!”
The Abaddon Guild members who had been attacking the androids rushed towards the Salvator Guild, who had gathered around Gil-soo.
However, since they had been scattered to deal with the androids, the number of summoners attacking the Salvator Guild wasn’t significant.
“Where does this no-name guild come from?”
Yet, there was no particular tension among the Abaddon Guild members charging at the Salvator Guild.
They didn’t believe that anyone other than the elite units of Leviathan or Ha-nul Guild could be their match.
– Swoooosh!
“Ugh!”
Park Cheol-tae’s enormous greatsword, propelled by his booster, swung with force.
An Abaddon Guild member blocked his attack.
– Boom!
“Ugh! What insane strength…”
The already massive greatsword, when boosted, displayed power beyond imagination.
“But if you block it just once, a greatsword isn’t much to worry about!”
Such a massive greatsword took a long time to swing consecutively.
An Abaddon Guild member, with a broad grin on his face, moved to attack Park Cheol-tae.
– Click.
“Huh…?”
Boom!
A cylindrical barrel that had seemed merely decorative on the sword discharged a bomb.
The bomb hit the Abaddon Guild member directly.
Caught off guard by the unexpected attack, the Abaddon Guild member was swept away by the explosion and died instantly.
“W-what is that weapon?”
“Damn it!”
Faced with the Salvator Guild’s power, which far exceeded their expectations, they hurriedly retreated with anxious expressions.
“Kyaahaha! Where do you think you’re going?”
Jeong So-rim charged at them like a nimble beast.
Her spear, imbued with plasma, swung at a rapid pace.
A single graze from her spear could scorch the entire body, targeting the Abaddon Guild summoners.
“You crazy bitch!”
An Abaddon Guild member, equipped with a round shield and mace, shouted roughly.
Although the movements of the woman with the spear were unusual, he was also a summoner who had reached the ranker’s level.
He gathered all his magic and blocked Jeong So-rim’s thrust with his round shield.
– Sizzle!
“Ugh!”
The round shield, which had blocked the plasma, heated up. Enduring the pain of his burning flesh, he swung his mace at Jeong So-rim.
“Alright! Let’s do this!”
Jeong So-rim grinned and parried his mace.
Though she wasn’t lacking in speed, her strength was significantly inferior, causing her to stagger.
“Die!”
The Abaddon Guild member’s eyes sparkled as he seized the opportunity.
“Exhaust.”
At that moment, a boy with an arrogant look aimed a crossbow at him.
The Abaddon Guild member, who was about to swing his mace, clicked his tongue and deflected the crossbow bolt with his shield.
– Clang!
“A crossbow? What the…?”
It wasn’t a crossbow bolt he had deflected. It was a syringe filled with an unknown liquid.
“Ugh!”
Covered in the cursed liquid, he groaned under the weight of the debilitating weakness that overtook his body.
– Thud!
“Ugh!”
At the moment he was taken aback by the sudden curse,
Jeong So-rim’s spear flew in like lightning and pierced through his chest.
“Aaaahhh!”
His chest was scorched by the heat of the plasma.
“Damn it! These guys…! They can’t even buy me some casting time!”
Another Abaddon Guild member, who had been watching, grimaced.
The woman holding a black staff finished casting in a desperate voice.
A terrifying amount of magic gathered in her staff.
“Hellfire!”
A dark red flame reminiscent of Yu-na’s fire.
A massive dark red flame, ten meters in diameter, shot towards the Salvator Guild members.
It was a powerful strike, so intense that the androids in its path melted away from the terrible heat.
She smiled triumphantly with her staff still extended.
Though it had the drawback of a long casting time, her magic was powerful enough that even Kim Jae-hyun acknowledged its strength.
“Iron Wall’s Guardian!”
At that moment, a giant blue curtain appeared in mid-air, blocking Hellfire.
Hellfire, which seemed capable of melting everything in its path, was slowly pushed back by the blue curtain.
“H-how…”
She looked at the summoner blocking Hellfire with a pale expression.
A middle-aged man with a benevolent appearance.
He wasn’t on the ‘high-priority threat list’ she had received before the war.
“Ugh!”
Gil-soo squeezed out all his magic, pushing Hellfire back.
The enormous heat began to burn his body.
‘This much…!’
Compared to when he blocked the plasma blast of a mechanical monster, this injury was nothing.
“Raaaaargh!”
With his roar, Hellfire was pushed back by the curtain and deflected.
The woman’s face turned pale as Hellfire was repelled.
– Thud!
“Ugh…”
An arrow from Hwang-hyeon struck her forehead precisely, freezing her stunned expression.
* * *
“Those guys…”
Lee Doo-young’s face hardened as he watched the Salvator Guild members wipe out the high-level summoners of the Abaddon Guild one by one.
The momentum they exuded was on par with, if not greater than, that of the elite units from the top three guilds.
“Damn it…! Cease the attack! Gather here!”
With a frantic expression, he drew his greatsword and shouted to the guild members attacking the Android Legion.
At this rate, the elite unit of the Abaddon Guild would be defeated one by one.
It was at that moment.
*Screeeeech!*
“What, what is that sound?!”
A loud noise reverberated throughout the battlefield.
Turning his head towards the source of the noise, he saw a robot that looked like the one he had seen earlier.
Lacteon’s green eyes gleamed as he spoke.
“[Primitive communication methods are not allowed in the presence of this unit. Expressing sympathy for those of you without the equipment made by Master.]”
“What nonsense! Stop the attack! I said stop the attack!”
Lee Doo-young shouted, imbuing his voice with magic.
His voice, as loud as an exploding bomb, echoed across the battlefield.
*Screeeeech!*
But his voice did not reach his subordinates.
Lacteon’s body emitted an even louder noise, swallowing up all the sounds he made.
“Damn it…”
Lee Doo-young looked at Lacteon with a stunned expression.
The Elnote Continent was as advanced as the modern world in terms of recording and communication.
The communication crystal ball was a prime example.
However, in actual battles, issuing orders via communication crystal balls was rare.
By imbuing their voices with magic, they could communicate even during the chaos of battle.
‘To think he would drown it out with an even louder noise.’
Lee Doo-young glared at the mysterious summoners gathered around the man with the blue magic shield.
The man with the greatsword, like himself, was issuing commands accurately despite the deafening noise.
‘I have to destroy that robot.’
An army without leadership was merely a disorganized mob.
He had to stop this noise somehow.
Lee Doo-young drew his greatsword and took his stance.
“Bulk Up.”
– Crack!
Bulk Up, one of the basic skills of the warrior class.
Lee Doo-young was one of the few warriors who had pushed this basic skill to its extreme.
Having awakened the skill beyond its maximum level, Bulk Up granted him tremendous strength.
“[Detecting hostility towards this unit. Target identified as a melee class warrior. Engaging with beam saber and beam rifle.]”
Lacteon wielded a beam saber in one hand and a beam rifle in the other.
“…You’re really doing everything, aren’t you?”
Ready to fight Lacteon, greatsword in hand, Lee Doo-young wore a dumbfounded expression.
He had been uneasy about the robot’s appearance from the start, but to actually see it wielding a beam saber?
“Why on earth am I fighting an X-dam in the Elnote Continent…?”
He muttered with a voice full of frustration.
It felt like ordering Chinese food and getting a pizza.