Chapter 309 Part 2
– Around 8:55 AM, above the Kim Kui Slave’s belly –
『What? What do you mean we don’t have enough stakes?』
『I’m exhausted!』
『Hey! Whatever you do, don’t stop tearing off this turtle’s shell!』
『You bastard! Next time bring a stronger shell!』
There are some scary lines being thrown around.
This almost feels like some of us are taking this too personal.
How do you do, I’m Goudi.
I’m on top of the Kim Kui Slave’s belly.
Right now, my friends and I are attacking the Tri-horned Lizards that are attacking us.
With our maces.
No, with our divine weapons.
Yes, this feeling is similar to offering a prayer.
Before I knew it, we had reached a state of ecstasy.
Ah.
It feels good to hit stuff with a mace.
Yes.
The mace is the best!
This is a divine weapon!
『Use your stakes to tear the turtle’s armor away! Don’t you know the laws of physics? The fulcrum, the point where you should apply force, the point of action of a lever! Keep this in mind!』
『Heave!』 『Ho!』 『Heave!』 『Ho!』
I think…
It wasn’t just this union who has chosen the mace as their main weapon.
The hammer team shares our enthusiasm.
They’ve begun hitting the head of the stakes they had driven into the sides of the turtle’s belly.
No way.
No way, no way.
Are you planning on tearing that much of this turtle’s thick armor?
How strong do you have to be?!
『We got this, hammer team!』
『Hmm? Is that the pickaxe team?』
I just saw a Dwarf carrying a pickaxe throw a stake as if he was throwing a light piece of wood.
Whoa, wasn’t that a little too risky?
『Looks like you’re having a hard time. We’ll lend you a hand, and we’ve brought some more stakes with us.』
『Uh-huh.』
『Well, will you let us join you?』
Before I noticed, the number of Dwarves had increased.
There are even some Dwarves wielding axes acting as bodyguards.
Oh my…
『C’mon, you slackers! Put more spirit into it!』
『Heave!』 『Ho!』 『Heave!』 『Ho!』
『Time to do some roadworks on this turtle’s belly!』
『Oooohh!』
『Oryaaaah!』
『Hyaaah!』
『Die, you damned turtleeeee!』
Whoa, that’s scary!
Why are there so many Dwarves like this?
– 9:00 AM, from the top of one of Twilight Castle’s walls –
『This is bad! We can’t stop that Breath attack!』
『Part of the castle wall has melted! The inside is in danger!』
「Throw in some wall spells! What’s going on with the Spirits?」
『We’ve already used up all of the Spirits that we have! We don’t have enough Elves!』
『Kim Kui Slave’s HP bar is at 40%!』
We’ve removed part of the turtle’s belly armor and already started to inflict some damage.
But we’re still far from being able to finish it off.
Will the castle walls be breached before that?
The walls of Twilight Castle are triple-layered.
However, the strongest wall is definitely this one on the outermost side.
If this wall gets breached, things will be getting very dangerous for us.
『Can’t we slit its throat somehow?』
『Yosaku says he’s going to try that! I’m going to give him a hand!』
『Ah! Headquarters members are on the front lines!』
『The commander-in-chief is coming to the front lines!』
『What are they doing?!』
Uh oh.
I guess Fiona just can’t stand it anymore.
That’s right.
She’s a fighter at heart.
Not even Giedre or Kaya would be able to stop her.
『Reina! I can’t stop Fiona! Can you help me?』
「I have troops to command here! Listen, it’s going to be tough later if we don’t let her vent a little! Just leave her be!」
『Please put yourself in my shoes!』
I purposely ignored Giedre’s shriek-sounding yelling.
You do something about it!
I’m no good at dealing with her!
– 9:10 AM, behind the Kim Kui Slave –
『Have we finished mopping up the remaining enemies already?』
『The Kim Kui Slave’s second group should be coming here soon!』
『We’ve received a message from the Survey Team! The second group should be arriving in 20 minutes!』
『Dammit! This turtle here still isn’t dead!』
No.
The first Kim Kui Slave will definitely fall.
Even the Summoner army has joined and is contributing to whittling down its HP bar.
If this isn’t enough to bring its HP to zero, I don’t know what else could be.
But the problem is that second turtle.
That thing is still alive and well.
And we’re severely worn down already.
Even in our brigade, there are no players with more than half of their MP bar remaining, not even those in the Support roles.
This fierce battle has dragged on for too long.
And yet, the second group…
According to the Survey Team, their current military force far exceeds what had been predicted before.
It’s not looking good.
『A request for a large-scale union came from HQ?』
『No way, are we retreating?』
『No! We’ve come so far!』
『No, we’re only falling back to outer wall for now!』
Oh, I see.
The only Active monster is that Kim Kui Slave.
『What do you think, Helga?』
「About retreating? I don’t think we’ll be doing that. This is Fiona we’re talking about. She’s most likely trying to regroup to set up some kind of counter-attack, right?」
『Do we have any chance of winning?』
Both Gavi and Lydia are exhausted.
No wonder.
Supporting the troopers as they attack is quite tiring.
Even if you want to get the timing right, you won’t always be able to make it in time.
For real…
I know those battle maniacs are getting results, but they’re being way too rash!
『The Kim Kui Slave’s HP bar is down to only 10%!』
That’s great.
This one will die soon.
But there’s a second group still on its way here.
I feel like I’m more exhausted than I thought I’d be.
If we were to be on the safe side, we would probably finish this battle, then retreat from Twilight Castle, and intercept the second group at the Spring of Mist, but…
I don’t think that will happen.
This is just a hunch, though.
There’s no reasoning behind it.
There’s no logic involved.
『No monster advance troops on sight! Keep moving!』
『Brigade, retreat! Make sure to recover as well!』
『I’m out of Mana Potions! Don’t you have any left?』
『That one was the last one. It’s gonna be difficult to fight in these conditions…』
Oh no.
I can also hear voices of anxiety.
Maybe a last-minute decision is required?
Stand our ground until the bitter end?
Or perhaps withdrawing?
Which one will Fiona choose?
– 9:15 AM, in front of Twilight Castle’s walls –
Still, this is a dreadful sight.
The Kim Kui Slave’s corpse is just too hard to watch.
Its stomach has been torn all over the place.
And the base of its neck also looks like it’s been hit really hard with something.
Sure enough, that turtle did cause a lot of damage until the very end.
But was there really a need to do that?
Actually, although we defeated the Kim Kui Slave, I have received no Level Up notifications whatsoever.
What about the Kim Kui Slave?
Its corpse is disappearing.
It seems to follow the same pattern as the Majins.
As expected, it dropped no items.
I really don’t appreciate that.
『Fiona, if we’re going to retreat, now’s our last chance to do so, isn’t it?』
『But, Giedre… I’m thinking that it would be extremely difficult to intercept them at the Spring of Mist.』
『You’re probably right…』
『Shinonome! How much can we repair out that hole in the castle wall in a short period of time?』
『We’ll just have to get it done it in time!』
No way.
It looks like this is going to be a siege battle.
『Any players who are currently suffering from stat penalties should evacuate now!』
『Understood. Are we going to hold the castle then? Kaya, can I ask you to take care of communicating the evacuation orders?』
『Roger that. We will proceed with the reorganization.』
The Production leaders have also started to move quickly.
But still…
Everyone seems to be extremely exhausted already.
『The Bow and Staff troops are to go to the top of the castle walls, with the wall troops as their escorts!』
『Time before the second monster group’s arrival has been revised to under five minutes! They’re a little faster than expected!』
Well then.
What should Summoners do?
Keeping the monsters in check outside the castle sounds good, but…
Right now, I want to prioritize the striking power needed to slaughter these monsters.
We can’t let Twilight Castle fall.
『Are we intercepting them here as well, Keith?』
「Yeah. Each of us should change our movement-oriented formations to a combat-oriented one.」
『Roger that!』
『Understood! Well, everyone, let’s go!』
I met Fiona’s eyes.
There’s no conversation.
Only nodding at each other.
Let’s do what we need to do for one another.
That should be fine.
Alright.
I’ll change my lineup as well.
Who will I choose?
Jericho, Goki, Senki, Shishiku, and Raibun.
This is a team that is completely focused on combat.
The surroundings are also becoming more frightening.
Everyone is switching out their Horse-types.
I think that more than half of the Wolf-types have been switched out as well.
And there are more Beast Ape-types now.
The same goes for Golem-types.
But the Summoned Monsters that can only be created via Fuse Monsters are the ones that stand out the most.
Chimeras and Nues.
Orthros also stand out among the Werewolves who they had originally teamed up with.
It seems like the Werewolves will be assuming their half-beast, half-human form to engage in close combat.
There are also some Mermaid-types and Fairy-types fulfilling Support roles.
Though there are less Hawk-types and Owl-types around, they are still going strong.
There are also a few Slime-types.
Well, I think it’s up to each Summoner to make their own decisions.
So, this is going to be a siege battle using this castle’s walls, right?
Let’s wear the enemy down to the very end.
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