In the field of vision, about forty soldiers in armor rushed into the passage.
"Lotte-senpai, they're coming!"
"Well, let's do a test shot first, then."
There is no magic attached to it, it is just a pure magic shot.
boom--
It hit the dome at the end of the passage accurately.
"Hey, what's that noise!?"
"Captain, it's too dark in here! The magic lamps on both sides are broken!"
"Ambush! There's an ambush! Prepare for battle!"
It seemed that he had received considerable training and was a formidable enemy. Lotte mentally reduced the maximum delay time by two minutes.
When the soldiers deployed their formation and had the shield guards guarding the front, a strong wind blew in the passage - the first trap set in advance, and the previous test firing was also to trigger the magic circle.
Was it a blessing that the passage wasn't plastered? A strong wind whipped up dust from the surrounding earthen walls, making it difficult for the soldiers to open their eyes. But the wind, barely strong enough to chase away children, wasn't enough to stop these heavily armored soldiers. At best, it only slowed their advance slightly, but that was enough. Lotte didn't expect the strong wind to do much good.
"Keep going! This is just a trick! The magic caster will destroy the surrounding magic circles!"
The leader's powerful voice came into his ears against the sound of the wind, and Shen Gan lowered his head slightly.
"Lotte-senpai, do you need me to help? If it's just the leader, it should be fine."
"No, that person is definitely quite powerful, and right now we're not forced to make a move for you, Fukagan—then go for the next one."
boom.
The magic bullet without any attributes flew out again. Unlike the last time, this time the magic bullet hit a position further ahead - to be more precise, the surrounding wooden boxes.
Although it is not impossible to directly use "armor-piercing bullets" to penetrate the shield character in front, even with magic potions to replenish magic power, it is impossible to fire a large number of bullets in a short period of time to make all these soldiers collapse. Moreover, if the enemy is forced into a corner and launches a charge within a distance of less than 200 meters, there is no other choice except to use "explosive bombs" to forcibly suppress them. However, just like using "armor-piercing bullets", it is impossible to fire a large number of bullets continuously to make all these elite soldiers collapse.
So instead of killing, it is better to use tricks to delay it.
The second magic bullet hit the wooden boxes around the passage - they were filled with kerosene, which was constantly leaking. The kerosene began to flow towards the soldiers under the strong wind.
"Then the third shot—[Fireball]."
Unlike the previous two times, the third time he used the first-level attribute magic "Fireball". The red projectile drew a straight tail flame in the dark passage, accurately igniting the wooden box filled with kerosene.
“BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM—!!!”
It was like lighting an oil barrel - no, it was like lighting an oil barrel. The wooden box filled with kerosene exploded instantly, and the spreading flames, blown by the strong wind, instantly pounced on the soldiers, like a python with its huge mouth open, about to swallow everyone in one gulp.
but--
"—Magic Shield, Ice Wall, and Landfill."
The magic caster of the opposing defender also responded. It was just an ordinary first-level magic, and it didn't take time to chant. A transparent "magic shield" and an ice-blue "ice wall" unfolded in front of the vanguard, completely blocking the invasion of the fire snake, and the sand formed by the "landfill" was evenly spread on the kerosene. In just a moment, the fiery red color that filled the passage was extinguished, leaving only smoke and scorching heat.
Perhaps the magic power of the strong wind magic circle was exhausted, the original sound of the wind gradually stopped, and the entire passage fell into an eerie silence.
"With so many magic casters, detecting the pits with magic won't work. So, fighting is the only option left."
Ruthie frowned slightly, opened the vial of magic potion and put it in her mouth. The sound of soldiers destroying wooden boxes could be heard from the other side of the passage. Up to now, she had only delayed for less than four minutes.
Filling Hela with magic power, Lotte began to hesitate between using "Armor-Piercing Bullet" or "Explosive Bullet".
"The wind has died down! Use up all your magic! The vanguards step aside to make way for the magic!"
""""yes!""""
The calm command voice once again reached her ears through the passage, but this time it brought her good news - the enemy had not yet discovered her long-range sniping ability, and by letting the vanguard move aside, she was giving herself the opportunity to finish them off with a single shot of the "explosive bomb".
He placed his right eye close to the scope to re-aim, then injected his magic power into Hela.
"Explosive bomb, refill."
Hela's jet-black gun began to glow with blue lines, as if drawing a magic circle. The dazzling blue light was extremely enchanting in the darkness.
"--"Light"!"
The passageway lit up with the metallic sound of armor clashing, and a blinding white light appeared at the exact moment the enemy vanguard moved aside and the magic caster froze as he adjusted to the sudden brightness.
Ruthie pulled the trigger.
The recoil generated by Hela in her magical state was minimal, at most just like being lightly poked by someone's finger. However, this did not mean that the magic released was not powerful enough. On the contrary, after a few tenths of a second, a reaction came from the end of the passage.
“Ah!”
"what!"
The five exposed magic casters were blown away without any resistance. If Lotte had not deliberately shown mercy and let the bullets explode at their feet, these five magic casters would have definitely died on the spot, instead of being able to survive after being healed by the healing magic like now.
"Damn it! There's a magic caster on the other side too, how the hell did they get in?! Forget it, two of us should carry the rear guard upstairs for treatment, and the rest of us should form a formation and charge!"
"""yes!"""
"Ms. Fukagan, it's time for a close combat!"
"learn."
"Lotte! The soldiers are starting to destroy the wooden boxes here too!"
"Yes, please!"
The sound of the wooden boxes collapsing and the footsteps of the heavily armored soldiers on the ground mixed together to form a symphony that accelerated one's heartbeat.
With one hand supporting himself on the wooden box and exerting a little force, Shen Gan easily crossed the bunker. With Shen Gan's strength of level 20, if they were in a dark and vast space, and these soldiers were all lightly armored soldiers, except for the leader who was difficult to deal with, it would only be a matter of time for the others to be defeated. But unfortunately, the light magic cast by the magic casters was still illuminating the passage, and these soldiers were all elite soldiers wearing heavy armor. With Shen Gan's strength, dealing with ten at most was already the limit - these people were at least level 9.
But even so, failure after doing it is different from not doing it. Since not going is also a failure, it is even more necessary to go. What's more, the people standing behind you are companions you have never had before, guys who can bring warmth and smiles.
The footsteps of the heavy armored infantry charging gradually accelerated, and by the time they reached the second half of the passage, a torrent of steel had formed, and even the ceiling of the passage began to tremble. There was no doubt that if someone stood in front of them at this time, they would definitely be smashed into a meat patty in an instant.
Seeing this scene, Lotte frowned, stood up and grabbed Shen Gan who was about to rush in front of the steel torrent.
"Lotte-senpai?"
There was a hint of anxious doubt in Shen Gan's voice. Now was not the time to be fussy.
"Leave it to me. I have one last resort. But before that, Fukama, go help Angelina clear all the obstacles at the exit. Once I cast my spell, run out immediately. Since Miss Ella is determined to help her, I must also give it my all."
As she spoke, Lotte took out three thumb-thick conical metal pieces from under her skirt. They were engraved with intricate red patterns. Even Fukada, who didn't understand magic circles, knew that they contained powerful energy.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Lotte-senpai."
"Yeah, trust me."
Without any further hesitation, Shen Gan jumped back into cover, chanted dragon magic to create hooks at his fingertips, and began to destroy the wooden boxes at the exit with Angelini.
Without any fear, Lotte lifted Hela from the wooden box, retracted the stand, and placed the fingertips of her right hand on the magic mark on Hela's gun.
This is the mark that can switch Hela between "magic" and "physical" modes. According to Ella, this is where Hela's semi-magical weapon is completely transformed into a magic weapon.
"Well then, I'll let you try out the magic that Miss Ella has given you."
Switching to physical mode, Hela emitted ominous dark red lines. Then, Lotte loaded a bullet equivalent to fifth-level magic given by Ella into the medicine chamber that would only be exposed in physical mode.
——'The Eye of Loki', a magical consumable named after the god of lies and trickery in Norse mythology, is a very common item in 'F.Wing', but in this world it is equivalent to fifth-tier magic. Of course, Loti doesn't intend to fire it at the Iron Torrent. In the face of fifth-tier magic, even they are vulnerable. Moreover, even if they are killed here, another wave of people will arrive. Therefore, what Loti has to do is to seal the entire passage, that is, to destroy this place and wait for the final main force, Camisia, to arrive.
Holding Hela in both hands and pointing the muzzle at the dome at the far end of the passage, Luti muttered softly.
"Don't blame me if you get hurt accidentally—hey!"
He gently pulled the trigger and closed his fragile eyes. While protecting his eyes from the flash of orange-red flame ejected from the cartridge, the bullet shot out from the barrel at high speed. The projectile emitting an ominous dark red light was extremely dim under the dazzling white light, as if it did not exist, and gradually approached the target - the ceiling directly in front of the heavily armored soldier.
There was no time to confirm whether it had hit her. Loti endured the huge recoil caused by Hela's physical mode and ran quickly towards the passage cleared by Angeline and Shen Gan. At this time, Loti couldn't help but feel lucky. If it weren't for the fact that Hela in physical mode did not consume any magic power at all, the previous blow alone would have completely made her unable to move.
"Hurry before the tunnel collapses!"
"Eh? What happened to Lotte?"
Angeline blew away the soldiers with her sickle and turned back to confirm with Lotte who was shouting.
"Don't worry about it, Miss Angelini, just deal with the people in front!"
"Got it, leave it to me~"
The three people's rapid footsteps and the temporarily deafening loud noise were almost synchronized. The entire underground space began to tremble at an extremely unstable amplitude, and the strange creaking sound continued to expand. Finally, as if it could no longer bear it, there were a series of collapse noises.
At this point, the blocking work has come to an end for the time being.
Chapter 65 Sparks Fly (Part 2)
* At 00:08 on February 11, 6187 Genesis, in the basement of Marquis Sepro's residence in Zeos City
An underground space as complex as an ant nest.
The only decorations here are the wooden boxes piled up randomly on the roadside, the magic lights emitting dim yellow colors, and the khaki walls around.
Tifarian swung the golden rapier that was as long as from her navel to her ankles - a length that allowed her to draw it out of its sheath easily - and the blood drops on it were thrown onto the inner wall of the passage.
Generally speaking, rapiers are just decorative weapons used in duels between nobles. They focus more on appearance than practicality. In fact, most people in the Kingdom of Barris only regard the rapier worn by Tifarian as an ornament, but that is completely wishful thinking. Tifarian has been using rapiers since she first became an adventurer. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a master of rapiers.
Although the rapier seems to have only a single attack method of stabbing, and the slender sword body can be easily broken by strong blows, but that is also a misunderstanding. The rapier is reinforced with a special structure during casting to prevent it from breaking when it is subjected to huge force. In addition, in order to adapt to the various complex situations that need to be faced during adventures, the rapier that Tifarian now holds is a type that has been improved many times. Whether it is stabbing or slashing, it can perfectly handle it. Not only that, the sword body also houses a magic circuit. Once magic power is injected, the magic inside will have an unexpected effect.
Tifarian said in a deep voice while slightly turning sideways to look at Ella while being alert to her surroundings.
"How far is it?"
"The second-to-last door is just around the corner, but..."
"but?"
Just in case, Ella looked along the "Terrain Search" again.
"Following this direction, after passing through the door ahead, you'll encounter a relatively large space in the passage behind."
Tifarian raised an eyebrow. A large space meant that she would be besieged. It would be fine if she was alone, as she had encountered such situations many times before. But the problem was that if Ella, a healer, was besieged, the situation would be very troublesome.
"...Is there no other way?"
"Yes, there is, but it's a long detour and I might not be able to make it in time."
"Tsk, is that all we can do? How many people are there? What's the strongest one's rank?"
Without hesitation, Tifarian asked. On the way here, she had witnessed Ella's detection ability. Whether it was someone hiding behind a box, waiting to deal a fatal blow when she passed by, or a trigger trap placed on the road, Ella could report it accurately. Not only that, she could even detect the enemy's level and the type of trap. If Tifarian didn't know that Ella had no connection with Serpro, she would definitely suspect that Ella had a deep connection with this underground facility.
You know, ordinary detection magic is simply impossible to achieve this. Not to mention being able to understand the other party's situation so clearly, even penetrating thick walls is impossible.
Gripping the Fire Arrow tightly, Ella began counting the points of light in the hall. Using the Fire Arrow to cast "Terrain Search" would allow her to detect at least units below level 50.
"Aside from one level 30 soldier and a few close to level 20, there are only a few dozen soldiers below level 10."
"...We've already reached this point, yet you're still deploying a large force to defend it? That's really troublesome. Let's change our route. Don't choose this one again."
"Eh? Aren't you going to keep going?"
"Are you an idiot? Even if I were to face a level 30 enemy alone, it would be difficult to defeat them, not to mention those ordinary soldiers. If you were a warrior or magic caster with sufficient combat power, it would be fine, but you're a healer—"
At this point, Tifarian couldn't help but think of Ella's fighting method of transforming her weapon into a giant hammer. It was indeed a powerful blow, but magic of that level consumed a lot of magic power no matter how you looked at it. In addition, Ella had been using detection magic almost continuously along the way, so the remaining magic power was definitely not enough to join the battle. To put it bluntly, she was a burden.
After understanding this, Ella thought for a moment and took out several bottles of magic potions from the storage.
"Is this enough?"
"...They're all top-tier? Can you handle this kind of load?"
"It's okay. I'm the Demon Queen, trust me."
At this point, the Demon Queen's identity has become a perfect excuse. "Holy Pestle Strike" is just an ordinary first-level magic. If it weren't for the huge amount of magic power stored in the Fire Arrow, it would be impossible to achieve the effect of a fourth-level magic. Therefore, the magic power she actually consumes is very little, only about 3 points of magic power at a time. As she is at level 19 with 190 points of magic power, she can cast it continuously until her arms are sore.
"Since we have so many magical potions——then let's continue."
Tifarian looked at Ella doubtfully, then focused all her attention on the corner ahead.
Heavy footsteps were heard in the passage, followed by the metallic sound of a key engaging in an iron lock. If I was not mistaken, it should be someone who came to check the situation and was opening the door - they had encountered several groups of such people before, but before they could react, they had been killed by Tifarian.
Ella shook her head and drove the uneasy feeling out of her mind. Perhaps because of her identity as a priest, Tifarian did not create a scene of blood spurting out when she attacked. She just made the enemy lose their combat effectiveness as quickly as possible, so she did not feel too uncomfortable. But after all, she had received training in this area when she was in the Holy Academy, so she should be able to bear it to some extent, probably.
Follow Tifarian step by step and slowly move to the corner of the wall, holding your breath and waiting for the moment when the enemy appears.
Tifarian gripped the rapier tightly in her hand.
With a creaking sound, the wooden door wrapped in animal skin was opened by the soldiers, and then the sound of hurried footsteps echoed along the passage.
At the moment when the soldiers were about to reach the passage, Tifarian took a step forward. Before she could hear the soldiers' screams, Tifarian had already killed two of them, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
Following Tifarian, Ella quickly ran out of the corner.
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