While Dearmudin prepared the ‘operation,’ the battle continued. Instead of aiming for complete annihilation, our tactics shifted to suppression or stalling. If we could annihilate Cromwell, we would, but— Killing Cromwell, who had devoured tens of thousands of monsters and spewed out their powers in all directions, was extremely difficult. “Ah! Aaaaaah-!” The power output…

It was about Cromwell’s childhood. “Ah!” While sparring with a young demon, Cromwell slipped and fell, resulting in her first defeat. The tip of the demon youth’s sword touched Cromwell’s neck. Her first defeat ever. Though young, Cromwell’s talent was overwhelming, and she had never lost in a sparring match. Cromwell was surprised, but the…

The walls of Crossroad Castle were lower than the newly installed Knight Bringer walls on the outskirts. For this reason, most of the artifacts installed on the castle walls couldn’t be used in previous battles due to lack of visibility. This time, however, the situation was the exact opposite. To deal with the monsters that…

The monstrous creatures behind Hecate lunged with teeth, claws, and tentacles… Just before they could reach her, Hecate’s body was swiftly lifted into the air as if someone had snatched her away. Soon, the rest of the Glory Knights and Junior were also floating in the air. While floating, Junior looked down at the wriggling…

The Glory Knights are no longer able to fight as soldiers. However, volunteering as bait, Hecate thought. ‘Everyone else is in pain too.’ Not being able to move properly, not being able to fight properly, is the same for all the retired soldiers staying here. But there is one crucial difference between the other soldiers…

Typically, monsters instinctively prioritize attacking the humans in front of them. Thus, the soldiers on the walls serve both as defenders and a kind of bait. This principle has allowed Crossroad to endure as humanity’s last line of defense. Intelligent monsters, capable of tactics, have tried various methods to destroy the city. They have targeted…

Boom! The mages’ magical barrage struck Cromwell with full force. Waves of colored magical energy spread out, melting and crushing Cromwell’s entire body. “Graah…!” Cromwell groaned and staggered backward, hit by the barrage of spells for the first time. “Now is our chance while her defenses are down!” I extended my arm and shouted. “Pour…

Wriggle, wriggle… The tentacles sprouting from the massive reindeer-like Cromwell pulsated. ‘It looks like the parasites we saw before.’ The tentacles resembled the zombie parasites that Rosetta had extracted and shown. It was as if these parasites were enlarged and attached haphazardly without any design considerations. Snap. Snap. At the same time, the giant teeth…

“Aaaahhh…!” A desperate scream erupted from the Flame Giant King’s mouth. The special concentrated zombie cure had pierced through its eye and lodged directly into its brain. The giant parasite inside, allergic to the cure, must have been in immense pain. Unable to withstand the concentrated cure, the gigantic parasite burst out from the Flame…

For a while, the battle proceeded smoothly in this manner. After passing through three “party halls,” there was the Crossfire Zone, followed by the ballista and archer squad, and then a very formidable new fortress wall. The zombie monsters that arrived first tenaciously endured, but eventually, after passing this long defensive line, they fell and…