“Huck, it isn’t a rock. T-this is……”
“It is Kurak! These guys are Kurak! Run….kuaaaack!”
The engineer screamed before his body was cut and a fountain of blood spurted out. The one devouring the engineer’s upper body that was cut was a huge maggot called Kurak. That’s right. The huge objects that the Cyclops’ threw were the maggots Kurak. The Kurak moved had been thrown past the walls and attacked the engineers.
“This is……damn, the aims of these fellows are the devices!”
Ark shouted in an urgent voice.
“If the devices are destroyed then the fortress will instantly collapse. The Meow will protect the raccoons and lure the Kurak to the rear defenders. The Wolrang and attack unit will exterminate the lured Kurak. Hurry!”
“Nyaaaaa. This way you maggots!”
Hundreds of Meow clawed the Kurak and provoked them.
“Now’s the time. Attack!”
After the Meow lured the Kurak to the right position, the Wolrang and special attack unit lying in wait jumped out.
Despite being only level 300, the Kurak’s shell was hard as steel so its defense was enormous. However, they had received quite a bit of damage after being thrown 100 metres by the Cyclops. When the Meow, Wolrang and special attack unit poured their attacks then the monsters deflated like a balloon. But 10 more Kurak flew as the first ones were wiped out. One small part of the wall collapsed as the Kurak flew in. The thrown Kurak dealt damage to the fortress and attacked the engineers and the devices. The dual attack of the Cyclops and Kurak caused chaos.
“Concentrate all iron arrows on the Cyclops!”
Tu tu tu tung, tu tu tu tung!
Hundreds of iron arrows were shot from the walls. However, the iron flew over 100 metres and lost the power to penetrate the Cyclops’ thick skin and muscles.
Most of the iron arrows barely pierced the skin. Meanwhile, the Cyclops had thrown another 10 Kurak into the fortress.
The leader who was dealing with the Kurak shouted breathlessly.
“We can’t deal with the Kurak if they keep on coming in!”
“I know!”
Ark shouted angrily. Suddenly he heard Curio’s voice in his ear.
“Master, I’ve arrived!”
“Okay, Curio. Get started. This is a chance!”
“Sheesh, saying the same thing…..”
Curio grunted and muttered. Then one of the Cyclops suddenly winced. And it hit its own body like hitting a mosquito…..
Ark’s mana was sucked out and a message window appeared in front of him.
-Curio has successfully used Blood-sucking on the Cyclops.
* The secondary effect of skill absorption has failed!
* The secondary effect of skill absorption has failed!
* The secondary effect of Blood-sucking, ‘Confusion’ has been successful!
“It’s a success!”
Ark laughed and muttered. That’s right. This was Ark’s trump card against the Cyclops. Confusion was the secondary effect of Blood-sucking that Curio acquired after evolving! The Cyclops was the epitome of ‘strong but stupid.’ Their power was so strong that they could throw large rocks hundreds of metres but they were so stupid they couldn’t learn skills. And Curio’s Confusion had a higher chance of working the more stupid the opponent was. It was unnecessary to say but weren’t they easier to incite because they were stupid? So Ark attacked the Cyclops and made them move near the entrance of the valley where Curio was waiting. While they were focused on the fort, Curio used Blood-sucking several times until the Confusion effect was applied.
“Hehehe, these oversized but stupid monsters. Become the body of the high pureness vampire. Now! One eyed monster, let’s get started!”
Curio hit the head of the confused Cyclops with his wing and shouted.
-Roaaaaar!
The Cyclops shrieked and attacked another Cyclops. The Kurak it was about to throw fell and was stepped on. The Cyclops belatedly realized the situation and swung its fist. But Curio quickly flew around the Cyclops and sucked its blood like crazy. In fact, Blood-sucking wasn’t easy to use against general monsters. So the probability of Confusion being triggered wasn’t high. However, it was different when dealing with a 20 metres large Cyclops. There were a lot of places to bite and the danger was low thanks to its slow reactions. Moreover, their intelligence was probably in the single digits so it easy to trigger Confusion. On the other hand, if successful then they could get a large demon to work for them.
“There is no way you can hit this body!”
Suck, suck, suck, suck!
After a few times, another Cyclops fell victim to Confusion. Curio whose stomach became swollen from the blood laughed and raised his voice.
“Kekekeke. Now, these Cyclops. Feel free to run wild!”
The demons in the area fell into a state of chaos. The Cyclops under Curio’s control started rolling on the ground while fighting other Cyclops. The Cyclops randomly crashed into the valley while fighting and caused a hail of rocks to fall. The demons near the Cyclops were crushed by the huge bodies and falling rocks. The entrance of the valley was filled with screams and blood.
-Kuram, kuram, baradram!
In the end, it became a situation where the demons killed their fellow colleagues.
“Kekekeke. Good, good. I’ll have you guys fight and die among yourselves……eh?”
Curio who was flapping his wings and watching from the ceiling flinched. His eyes narrowed and he frowned until he raised his voice.
“Master, it is Alan!”
“What? Alan?”
Ark who was dealing with the Kurak along with the Meow and Wolrang suddenly raised his head.
“Where?”
“Near the place where the Cyclops are running wild!”
Ark leapt onto a wall and used Eyes of the Cat to look at the area Curio indicated. But even if he used Eyes of the Cat, it wasn’t easy to spot Alan from hundreds of metres away through thousands of monsters. Ark gave up checking himself and asked Curio.
“Curio, check it again. Are you certain it is Alan?”
“Do you think I wouldn’t recognize him? I’m certain! It is Alan!”
“Is there anyone else around him?”
“Including the Dark Elf and magician we saw before, there is approximately 100 people.”
‘The Dark Elf and magician is Timosi and Jewel, so the person they’re accompanying is without a doubt Alan!’
Ark’s forehead wrinkled at Curio’s answer.
‘Why did that guy appear?’
It had already been a day and a half since Alan and his troops entered the 60th floor. Yet Alan had never directly appeared on the battlefield. Currently the fortress was blocking the exit of the valley so there problems stopping Alan from conducting the problem. Wormer and the raccoons had also installed various traps scattered around the fortress so there was no reason for him to take a risk.
‘However, this is the first time that Alan appeared on the battlefield.’
The all-out assault of the demons wasn’t a burden on Alan. Just a little more and he had a chance for success. But he never expected that the Cyclops would become confused and started attacking each other.
‘He must be trying something different. Anyway……’
A cold smile spread on Ark’s face as he organized his thoughts.
‘……This is a chance!’
Ark knew that the current military situation wasn’t that good. His troops had tirelessly sneaked through the secret dungeon to install traps and they also constructed the fortress. They could barely concentrate on the battle and swing their swords because of their fatigue. But was that all? The demons continuous push meant that quite a few devices were damaged.
‘It might not even hold until the allied forces and demon reinforcements appeared.’
But there was a way to quickly reverse the military situation. It was Alan’s death! That’s right. The person commanding the thousands of demons was Alan. If Ark dealt with Alan then the person commanding the demons would disappear.
‘Of course, dealing with the demons still won’t be easy.’
He had confidence that he could win against Alan. After his encounter with Alan in Pabiun Canyon, he had gained all of his Animal King set as well as the legendary sword, ‘Shining Darkness.’ Alan wasn’t an opponent easily dealt with but Ark had confidence he could win. The problem was that Ark would have to reach the place where Alan was. Even if he managed to deal with Alan, there was a chance he would be killed by the demons. However, Ark and Alan’s importance was different.
If Ark died, there were still a number of users that could be left in charge including Wormer and Boramae. They had the ability to command the units if Ark died. However, the demons were different. Alan was a unique commander within the demon army. In other words, Alan’s death meant the demons would just degenerate into a group of monsters. No matter how tired the troops were, they could deal with the disorganized demons.
‘I have a lot more to gain from this gamble. So there is no reason to hesitate!’
“Shambala, gather 400 people from the coalition and have them gather in the back.
Ark shouted after quickly grasping the situation. Shambala sensed that the atmosphere wasn’t ordinary and quickly organized a detachment of soldiers. Ark left the defense of the Hell Door to the coalition members. Ark registered the people as a separate attack group and shouted.
“Demonic Distortion!”
Ark’s bag opened and black equipment flew into the sky. It formed a large pentagram and exploded before a message window appeared.
-You have used Demonic Distortion.
The released demonic energy from the equipment will distort the space, changing the location of allies and enemies.
Please designate an enemy target when changing locations.
“Curio!”
“300 metres to your 3 o’clock!”
“The demons 300 metres away at my 3 o’clock!”
Ark shouted after hearing Curio’s words. At the same there, the space warped around Ark’s group. Then Ark was sucked into think air and flew away to the specified place. Alan, Timosi and the Avengers immediately appeared in front of hi