Episode 170 East Tower
Serua and the others, using Iris' flying magic, were approaching the east tower. As expected, the main road was destroyed due to the Roka tribe's sealing technique being destroyed, and the cars that were probably running on it were left in a mess, either overturning or exploding.
However, there were some parts that were different from the road near the church to the south.
"It's strange. Injured people are being left alone."
“If I remember correctly, there are holy knights in the east tower, right?”
“I have a disturbing feeling.”
The area around the east tower is completely abandoned, and you can see people who have managed to survive huddled together. Adibara's disappearance could have been observed even from here. There is an atmosphere of despair.
As I was observing further, I could see the appearance of a holy knight among the group of people.
"Princess, would you like to ask the Holy Knight about the situation first? I have a bad feeling."
"I see... Iris-san, can I ask you a favor?"
“Of course!”
Iris is the one who controls the flight technique, so I rely on Iris for everything when moving. And Iris doesn't need to run away from the holy knights unless she appeals to herself as a witch.
With excellent gravity control and movement control, it landed next to the holy knights.
The Holy Knights readied their magic armor and weapons in response to the three people who suddenly appeared from the sky. However, Serua strongly criticized him.
"Hold back. I am Serua Noir Heiren, the next heir to the throne. Please be aware of who you are pointing your weapon at."
The royal family of the Faron Empire has a circlet as a characteristic decoration. It soon became clear that Serua's words were no nonsense. Even if you are a holy knight, pointing your blade at the royal family is an act that is not allowed. Above all, basically each country's Holy Knights are from that country. In other words, for these holy knights, the imperial family is someone they should serve.
In a panic, he throws away his weapon or extinguishes it, kneels down, and hangs his head.
The Holy Knight, who seemed to be the representative, apologized.
"I don't know you're a princess, so I'm sorry."
"Fine. Instead, explain the situation."
"Ha! My name is Rua Orgulea, and I am the leader of the Holy Knights who belong to the East Tower."
"Holy Knight Orglaia, what happened? Why are the Holy Knights in a place like this? And it seems like you guys are injured too?"
“Huh. To summarize, powerful monsters suddenly appeared in the east tower. We fought back, but we were attacked by surprise… and one of them was too powerful. , it was all we could do to retreat on our own.”
"Oh my god..."
This was enough information to make Selua blush.
In order to obtain the holy light that is the power of the royal family, the seal must be released from the guardians of the Roka tribe. And if even one person is missing, it becomes impossible.
"I never thought something like that would happen...Then what about you, Guardian?"
"I'm sorry. That monster appeared from the upper floor, where the guardian Hoyle was supposed to be. We were being pushed around, and we escaped through the exit of the tower..."
But we can't just blame the holy knights.
It is difficult to respond normally to the irregularity of monsters appearing from the upper floors of the tower. It can be assumed that he was unable to even prepare himself for a proper battle.
However, as a holy knight's mission, it was a failure.
Orglaia also regretfully apologized again.
"I'm sorry. I had to abandon my duty to protect my guardian and expose myself to shame like this."
"When did that monster appear?"
“Just before that earthquake.”
A monster appeared from the upper floor, and then an earthquake occurred.
In other words, there is a high possibility that Hoyle, the guardian of the east tower, was unable to maintain his technique due to the monsters. Enji says that her Roka compatriots won't be easily defeated, but she gradually becomes worried.
Sink also whispered to Serua in a panic.
"Princess, do you want to head to the tower now?"
"...That's right. However, even though the Holy Knight was attacked by surprise, it seems to be a powerful monster. Is it possible with Sink and Iris?"
"If I can get some recovery support from Iris-san, I can manage. If I'm stronger than my master, I'll give up."
"There are not many monsters stronger than Sword Saint. You can do it, right?"
"yes"
When the princess asked me if I could do it, I couldn't say it was impossible.
Sink also has pride as a man and as a disciple of the swordsman. He is also confident in his sword skills. And he has already made up his mind.
Then, when Serua looked at Iris, she was healing an injured holy knight. Seeing her shy girlfriend being praised by her holy knights, she realizes that there is no need to ask her again about her resolve.
In addition, Iris also instantly healed Orglaia.
"This...is a wonderful magic outfit. Thank you."
"Ehehe. It's not that bad!"
"No, this saved me. I can go to the tower again."
Now we have sufficient strength to storm the east tower.
The sword saint's disciple Sink, the healer Iris, and six holy knights. Unfortunately, Selua is out of the force, but she can prevent surprise attacks due to her crisis-sensing magical equipment.
An opinion was reached without even having to discuss it.
“Holy Knight Olglaia, let’s go right away.”
"But the princess..."
"It's fine. I can't talk about the situation due to the royal family's obligation to keep it confidential, but I need to go to that tower as well. This is an order from the royal family as the next heir to the throne."
"Ha! Ha! I'll definitely protect you! Everyone, you can do it!"
The holy knights also looked happy after hearing Orglaia's words.
After all, a holy knight is a protector.
And Selua is a princess in the Faron Empire. Every man dreams of a situation where a knight protects a princess.
"Let's go. To help Guardian Hoyle."
With Serua in the lead, they headed towards the tower.
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The east tower was surrounded by a strange atmosphere.
A frightening magical power that can be sensed, a strange fishy odor, and a scream-like cry. It doesn't look like it's the key to a sealing technique that further seals the Scarlet King's seal.
"Princess, please be careful. We will take the lead. Iris-san is also a valuable healer, so please stay by the princess's side."
"Okay. Iris-san, please too."
“Yes, it is.”
Olgraia and the other holy knights take the lead, maintaining a position that protects Serua and Iris. And then, Sink manifested his magical armor and joined the group at the back.
We're still at the entrance to the tower, but as we move forward, we'll need to keep an eye on what's behind us.
Sink is entrusted with this important role.
"Sink, I left it to you to take care of the back. Your magic armor has excellent response power."
"Yes. Definitely."
His magical armor looks like a normal sword.
However, its essence is the deformation of the blade. It reacts to Sink's thoughts and changes into various shapes. His sword technique, which allows him to change the distance and weight at will, has excellent responsiveness, and when he attacks, he becomes transformative.
First, he changed the shape of a sword with excellent speed.
Olglaia and the others, whose job it is to protect the tower, move around inside the tower on their own.
"Princess, first, head to the spiral staircase in the center of the tower. You must climb up there to get to the top of the tower. However, it is perfect for a surprise attack. There seem to be no monsters on the first floor. But please don't let your guard down.''
Olglaia warned them, but quickly secured a route to the stairs. Although he was killed by a surprise attack, he is also a Holy Knight after all.
However, when they reach the bottom of the spiral staircase, things change.
There was an unpleasant crunching sound.
Then, when they all looked up, there was a crack in the stairs.
"Get down!"
Someone from the Holy Knights screams.
However, without even hearing those words, Iris unleashed a lightning spell. A magic circle was instantly constructed, including time manipulation, and the lightning bolt blew away the stairs, which looked like they were about to crumble at any moment.
It even screams like a beast.
“Gigyaaah!?”
And of course the charred corpse that fell was that of a monster.
It was completely charred and I couldn't tell what type it was, but I could immediately tell the strain.
"As expected, it's of the fishman lineage... it's the same as the monster that attacked us."
"It seems so. What else?"
"not here"
"Iris-dono, your assistance just now was very helpful. I see that you have wonderful magical skills."
“Not that much!”
"That's not true. Honestly, it would make me lose confidence."
It would be cruel to compare a witch who has lived for over 200 years with an ordinary holy knight. Iris is now an Awakened Magician, so her status is comparable to that of an S-rank Holy Knight.
"Maybe this unpleasant smell is due to a fishman type monster..."
“Sink-dono, do you have any experience fighting fishmen?”
"No, I don't. However, my sword master has given me the stamp of approval that I can defeat a Disaster-class person on my own."
"That's great. Let's go up carefully from here... but it looks like it won't be easy from here."
Olglaia and Sink look up at the upper layer at the same time.
Then, I saw a large number of fishman monsters coming down the inner walls of the tower and the spiral staircase. There are many fishmen whose appearance is physiologically unacceptable. Serua frowned as she held her mouth as well.
“Wind magic is for fishmen! Attack them with Thunder Shot!”
It's unclear what the principle is, but fishman-type monsters often get wet on the surface of their bodies. Because it passes electricity well, it is known that wind magic such as ``Thunder Shot'' is effective. Also, fishmen reduce physical attacks by using scales or sliding on the body surface.
In other words, it's best to defeat them before they get close.
As the Holy Knights released magic one after another, Sink, who had never practiced magic, watched with bated breath. When he suddenly looked next to him, he saw Iris, who instantly deployed multiple magic circles and fired lightning strikes.
"Wow... there are a lot of them. It's a hassle so I'll do it!"
After saying that, Iris deployed a three-dimensional magic formation. Iris had also mastered this technique of compacting even the vast magic circle of the Forbidden Spell class.
However, seeing the sink for the first time was shocking.
My mind goes blank when I see the magic released.
Countless white flashes burst from the center of the descending fish-man monsters. The eighth stage of wind, ``Great Discharge'', was activated. The electric current that ran across a wide area killed off the fishmen one after another, dropping them.
"amazing……"
“We don’t have a job.”
Serua isn't an expert on combat either, but she can understand the enormity of this one-sided trampling.
However, the monsters must have grown tired of this trampling.
An extremely large amount of magical power fell down.
"nothing?"
Iris immediately reacted and released a ``Great Discharge'', but the monster with its great magical power repelled the electric shock. Then, the floor was destroyed and a giant body landed on the ground. The dust that flies up hides the huge body of the monster.
“Gugyogyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Along with a frantic scream, a cloud of dust blew up, causing everyone, including Iris, to cover their ears.
The monster that appeared was about the size of two adult humans. It was basically humanoid, but its entire body was gray, and its face had tentacles that looked like whiskers. Various parts of its body are covered with scales, and some of its ribs protrude from its abdomen. There were also multiple tentacles sprouting from its back, making creepy movements.
It was Doom Dee, a Ruin-class monster.
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