The adventurers immediately tensed their nerves and scattered in small groups to prepare for battle. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info Although there is still a residual fear of the overwhelming and ominous magic in their bodies, they are professionals after all, and they understand that if they are restrained by fear, they will die if they are not careful.

But it is precisely because they know this truth well that they cannot forgive themselves for holding their weapons tremblingly. His hands and feet were cold, and all that was left in his mind was the fear of death and the imminent face of the enemy.

It can be seen that the aftermath of this magic has shocked them deeply.

"Don't waver."

A small but powerful voice pierced through the chaotic dust of the scene and reached the ears of the adventurers.

"It's not a threat to us. If it had been a magic that was hostile to us, we would have turned to ashes in an instant. Moreover, magicians simply do not have the means to cast magic from a distance, and the caster will inevitably be involved in it. We have nothing to say that this magic is not intended for, and there is no way that this monster-level magic will be cast a second time. ”

We don't know what the purpose is, but we don't need to be nervous.

Gargados's voice calmed down many adventurers, and when he saw that the tense shoulders of those adventurers began to loosen, Gargados put his hand on the hilt of the greatsword behind him and shouted to the adventurer who had just spotted the enemy first.

"Hey, Goering. How far away is the enemy you are talking about? ”

The man known as Goering was pressing his face to the ground and listening to the sound of the surface, and when he heard the call of Gargados, he stood up and wiped the mud from his face with his hand.

"There are still about ten minutes, although the footsteps are dense but not strong, it is estimated that they are wild dogs or wolves, and the number is probably more than a thousand."

"Time should be enough to prepare. But...... Beasts? At this time, there was a herd of beasts of this size, was there a beast tide? ”

If it were just an ordinary herd, Goering would certainly not be so nervous. Because so many adventurers present must be enough to cope. Although Goering's team is only A-level, his personal strength has already reached the S-level level. In particular, his ability to confirm the location and number of enemies by listening to footsteps even from a distance of several kilometers can be called superb.

Goering shook his head.

"No, this doesn't meet the conditions for a beast tide to occur. And I've spotted a few beast tides, and the characteristics don't match them at all...... I'm afraid it's a herd of beasts gathered by simple monsters, and as for the big one, it must be raised by vampires-"

Goering didn't finish his sentence, but the crowd around him understood what he meant and gasped. The monster that moves with high-level vampires.,It's always the only guy who can dominate beasts and belong to the behemoth.。

It is known as a city-destroying monster, and the degree of trouble and danger is far beyond imagination.

As a vampire's dependent, it is a pitch-black giant beast and can use more than two orders of magic, and it is a monster with superior individual combat effectiveness. If that alone isn't enough to be called dangerous, its biggest trouble is that it can use some of the Vampire's abilities, or inherit some of its traits. The power to confuse other creatures, the power of supernatural vitality - and the ability to transform those beasts into monsters.

Gargados grabbed a handful of hair with his hand and looked at the adventurers behind him.

"Tsk, there is only one person who can use faith spells in so many teams here, and almost all those who can use priest spells have been recruited. To deal with this undead monster...... Priest Clyde, you can assist as a priest, I mean help purify this monster? ”

Gargados's gaze moved to Clyde's collar, which was adorned only by the sacred verses written in copper-colored silk thread. Only the high priests were allowed to tattoo the seal of the Holy Spirit and golden patterns there. Therefore, Clyde is just a low-level priest, and if you divide it according to the strength of the adventurer, it is about C-level or above, and it is not the combat power that can be expected.

"Absolutely. I am the priest of the Privy Council, and it is my duty to purify evil and uncleanness. I will show you this level of enemy as a trial. ”

"That's pretty reliable. But the biggest problem isn't behind the beast...... Forget it, let's take it one step at a time! ”

Gargados wanted to talk about the high-level vampires behind this monster. But the sound of a bombardment of magic in the distance interrupted his thoughts, and since the main force should have already started fighting, it didn't make much sense to discuss it now.

After a brief exchange, the adventurers who had already established a countermeasure hid in the shadows of the ruins with bated breath, waiting for the appearance of their targets.

Finally, in the field of vision, which can barely be seen, complex black dots appear. The black beasts were the target, and judging from the aura emanating from their bodies, these beasts had already been demonized.

The arrow is on the bow, and the magic has already taken shape in the hand. But now is not the time to strike, you have to wait for the target to get closer. For enemies who are not very intelligent, attacking too early will increase their vigilance.

You'll have to wait for them to go deep into one-third of the range.

"It's amazing, thousands—how did so many beasts come together?"

"God knows. We have more than twenty experienced high-level adventurers on our side, and even if the number is doubled, it is not a big problem. However, if you are approached by the herd, it will not be easy to deal with us in this ruin, and you may even be at a disadvantage. ”

While answering Gargados's question in a serious manner, Goering pulled his bowstring and was about to give the order to attack, when he suddenly stopped all the people from preparing for the attack.

"Prepare to attack—no, stop! Stop them all! ”

Gargados, who was already fully in combat form, roared at him: "What's going on?!" You'd better convince me, or I'll cut off your ears and hang them on a tree to dry!! ”

"With your flat, useless-looking eyes, you can see that civilians are involved, you idiot!"

Goering scolded back unceremoniously. Although the two are not on the same team, and Gargados is above the rank of an adventurer, the relationship between the two does not need to be limited to such a thing as etiquette. It should be said that for them who are often on the verge of life and death, this is the correct etiquette.

"Civilians? Doesn't it mean that this place has long been uninhabited? ”

While the two were arguing, the herd had come to a discernible distance.

"Help——!!"

What can be seen is that there are two figures headed by two people.

The black-haired young man with a painful face was running wildly, and the priest of Wells, who dragged his fat body and followed at incredible speed.

Priest Wells cursed at the young man in front of him.

"Y-You guy!! Don't you have the slightest respect for the clergy?! ”

"Since you are a respectable clergyman, give me a sacrifice for others, stop and show me your respectable courage, and then lure these damned beasts away in other directions!"

", is that how respectful you are? You lead me away now, and I'll posthumously make you an honorary cultist. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so if you still have the fear of God in your heart, do it for me. ”

"I don't want to be angry. I care more about living in the present than after death, and I don't want this kind of thing! ”

"If you don't die now, do you want me to die——!"

The two of them, who were halfway through the run, seemed to see the adventurers lying in ambush on the side, and rushed straight towards them with the herd.

"!" The adventurers who had been hiding their aura let out curses one after another.

Gargados sighed helplessly.

"There's no time, poison bait, Will and Gusared. The plan remains the same, and a few of us will take care of the big guy. ”

"Understood." "Okay!" “……”

Ruthless thieves who don't speak much, warriors with veils wrapped under thick armor, and taciturn magicians. The members of the team nodded.

"Then the on-site command will be handed over to you, Goering, as a coward, you are best suited to hide in the shadows and control the overall situation."

Gargados smiled wickedly, to which Goering slapped him on the shoulder.

"Fuck off, hurry!"

Seeing Gargados and his squad rush out like arrows to meet the bloodhounds, Goering immediately instructed the rest of the adventurers on standby.

"Then Priest Clyde, please follow and support Gargados and their team. And you, too—sorry guys, borrow your priests. Javier, and Linna, the two of you stand at the far ends of the left and right flanks of the formation, overlapping the fire in a diagonal line to annihilate the herd, attacking and retreating to keep your distance, and be sure to reduce their numbers as much as possible before entering the melee. and your team to defend these two mages. As for the people of the other squads, they will be dispersed to deal with those monsterized beasts according to the configuration of the original squad, and we must accurately separate the beast from its dependents. ”

Calm and correct judgment, coupled with Goering's own considerable prestige among adventurers, the usually unruly adventurers did not raise their voices of opposition, and obediently followed the instructions and began to act.

Everything went smoothly as Göring had envisioned. The blood-headed hound can be handed over to Gargados and they can deal with it, which is also a monster that only S-class adventurers can deal with. The next step is to divide the battlefield and clean up the beasts......

"Hey, you. I said, what are you doing standing here alone? Goering shouted to the man standing by with his sword in hand, visibly at a loss.

The man's face was completely hidden in the shadow of the cloak, and it was impossible to see it.

"No, me, I...... I don't know which side to fight. ”

Most adventurers fight in squads, and it is really difficult to join the battles of other teams if they are alone, because it is difficult to cooperate.

Goering smacked his tongue in displeasure, and at the same time drew his bow and fired an arrow. The arrows that were fired swept through the air, plunging precisely into the skull of one of the monstical beasts.

It seems that he should be an adventurer who doesn't belong to a team, but judging by the fact that he rushed up and slashed without a weapon, this person was at least not the kind of hot-headed fool.

"Tsk, newcomer. Even the team didn't really owe you enough to accept this summoning order. Useless people in such a situation will only add to the confusion - what is your name? ”

"Alan."

"That's just right. Alan, you go to the aid of those two guys and bring them to the back of our team. ”

Alan hesitated for a moment, and after understanding that the "two guys" in Goering's mouth were referring to the civilians who had just run over with the beasts, he nodded heavily in understanding.

"Yes, understood."

"Wait, let's not talk about that fat ...... Priest of Wells, the other one could be a trap, a human bewitched by a vampire, or a cultist - or even something they had converted into a former human. So if you find something wrong, don't hesitate to kill it, you know? Even if we know that he is still human, don't hesitate, we don't have to take unnecessary risks. ”

"Huh? I...... Can't you subdue him? ”

Alan made a somewhat dumbfounded sound, which made Goering frown. Even as he spoke, he did not stop attacking, and pulled the bowstring in his hand again.

"To subdue a person, if the strength is not above it, it is empty talk. Considering the next battle, it is necessary to have enough spare power, and that strength needs to be at least three times that of it. If you are confident in your own strength, you might as well give it a try, short-lived adventurers often have short-lived reasons. And," Goering glanced at Alan's clothes. "If you like to hide your face under the ride, then hide your body a little stronger. …… Yours there, the necklace is revealed. ”

Alan looked at his chest with a shocked expression. I saw that in the gap between the leather armor, I could indeed glimpse the corner of the bronze necklace, which was only the corner of the necklace entity, and even if it could be seen, it was very reluctant.

The gaze in Alan's eyes grew cold, and she looked at Goering as if she were looking at a pervert who was looking at the gaps in women's clothes.

Ignoring Allen's surprise at him and losing his warm gaze, Goering calmly pulled the bowstring in his hand and shot the beasts, and after seeing his target fall to the ground, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Allen's chest.

Alan immediately clasped his hands in front of his chest and took a few steps back to distance himself from Goering, whose outstretched fingers were awkwardly pointing at the air in the air.

"Ahem, you guy," Goering faked twice, reasserting his face, "...... I said you were the Omen's Pupil, you can't hide it from me like this, after all, I have the ability to detect treasures in addition to being a scout, and I only need to know what it is at a glance. ”

"You, what you're talking about, I don't understand at all."

"There's no need to be so nervous, the people who can see through the value of that thing at a glance probably won't have more than a few people in the entire kingdom. I don't know what's behind you, but the magic item you're carrying is obviously not your current identity. Actually, for many people, it's just for the money, and even if they want to kill you, they won't hesitate to do so. ”

"You, you're mistaken, I'm just a mere adventurer, how could there be such a thing."

"Ahh Hawkers, you should be a reminder from a kind-hearted person, hide this thing a little deeper so as not to be seen and misunderstood by others, it is common sense that wealth is not exposed. Because an uncle like me can't help it when he's getting older. ”

Although Goering is older than Allen, he will never reach the age of being called an uncle. It was impossible for an adventurer of his caliber to be dazzled, and after understanding that Goering had only kindly reminded her, Alan bent down to thank him, and then quickly ran towards the place that had just begun to become a battlefield.

She clenched the sword in her hand, feeling the weight of the weapon in her hand, suppressing her beating heart.

What awaits her is a battlefield where monsters are fought.