The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 402
403 – Intervention
“What is that?”
Although Raelan knew that the contents of the box were hatchling eggs, he pretended not to know anything and asked.
When I glanced at Raelan from the corner of my eye, he didn’t look the least bit agitated. It was amazing how he could remain calm and not panic even at this moment.
“I told you. “The Golden King’s lover.”
“To me, all it looks like is a big egg?”
When Raelan refuted, Belker twitched one corner of his mouth and muttered in a low voice.
“To those who do not know the value of gems, they are just ordinary stones.”
Belker turned his eyes to meet the gaze of the Golden King, who was looking down at him from the golem’s shoulder with eyes full of boredom.
“I think the Golden King clearly knows what this is and its value.”
“… .”
A sharp tension settled in the Golden King’s silence. As I was recognizing the spatial coordinates of my surroundings so that I could fight at any time, I heard the Golden King click his tongue softly in my ears.
I felt uneasy for a moment at that inexplicable reaction. I had a suspicion that it was really another hatchling’s egg.
When the Golden King seemed unwilling to continue the conversation, Raelan naturally stepped forward again.
“We know that it is a hatchling egg.”
“… “You know?”
Belquer narrowed his eyes and spoke with an expression of confusion.
“how… No, more than that, then why did you doubt it?”
“Because we have hatchling eggs.”
“… what?”
“That means what’s in that box are not hatchling eggs.”
“You’re talking bullshit. “Are you saying the egg in the box that has been sealed for hundreds of years is fake?”
“Okay, if you want to bet, I’m happy to oblige.”
Belker, who had an expression filled with suspicion and anger at Raelan’s words, rubbed his eyebrows, then swung his wand and took the hatchling egg in the box with his hand. Belker smiled as he brought the egg closer to his eyes and examined it.
“Hehe, the winner of the bet is――.”
Before Belquer finished speaking, the egg suddenly melted like liquid. As Belker was staring blankly at the liquid flowing between his fingers, smoke suddenly appeared on his palm, and soon took on a human-like shape.
As if looking at a hologram, a handsome man dressed like a young adventurer placed his hands on Belquer’s palms on his hips and proudly puffed out his chest and shouted.
-Captain! It’s here!!!
With those words, the smoke dispersed.
An awkward silence weighed on the air.
“… .”
“… .”
Tuk-tuk. Belker shook off his hand and looked over his shoulder at his colleagues with a leisurely smile.
“Arz, I think you said before that your dream was to become a dragon slayer.”
“… Yes, it was a dream. Dragons no longer exist in this world.”
“Fortunately, the opportunity to achieve my dream has come with the grace of the leader.”
As Belquer gestured, the man standing behind Estel took off his mask. The man with pure white eyes, number 1 of Confsion. Arz of Chaos stepped forward, unsheathing his dark red sword.
Raelan looked at Arz approaching and said without looking back.
“Nelson found Edio, who was hidden by the church under a seal.”
“… .”
“Anyway, would you please fulfill the contract? Well, even if I don’t say it, I won’t forgive the church for daring to touch the king’s property without permission.”
As Raelan finished speaking, the Golden King, who seemed as if he would never leave the golem’s shoulder, got down from the golem and walked towards Arz. After walking towards each other for a while, everyone was suddenly pushed back by a huge shock wave.
Kwaaang—!
The place where Arz and the Golden King were standing was caved in like a crater. It was just a minor collision. When Arz swung his sword, the ground turned over, the entire space itself was distorted, and the Golden King’s figure seemed to be cut off for a moment.
However, when the Golden King stretched out his arms to the left and right, the distorted space was restored and a huge invisible energy flew like the wind, crushing Arz and the members of Confsion who were standing behind him.
Cuuu!
The impact was so great that it caused the ground to sink, but it appears that the attack was blocked by the magic of the pontoon pontoon, and Confsion was only covered in dust and was not hit.
“There is no need to fight the Golden King now. “With Arz in front, we fall back!”
The air suddenly howled at Belker’s shout. On the Golden King’s back, golden wings made of magic fluttered as if they were creating a whirlpool.
Raelan approached me as another huge shock wave sounded. For some reason, Raelan’s gaze was higher than usual.
“… “It has begun.”
With those words, the number [10000] appeared above Raelan’s head. All of his colleagues around him also had numbers floating above their heads. It seems that the Goblin King sensed the conflict between Arz and the Golden King.
“The gates are open!”
Raelan gave an order to the shouts of Conrad, who was looking at the castle from a high place.
“The church is left to the Golden King. We focus on dealing with the approaching enemy from the barrier, and the coordinator stays where he is. “Lamine and I stop enemies from crossing the barrier, and Ross and Ellie, who are good at interpersonal combat, move fluidly and deal with the enemies!”
As Raelan climbed up the wooden fence with Lamine, he pointed to me and Ellie and warned them again.
“Look at the numbers above your head and match your speed with your colleague next to you. “Especially the two troublemakers, don’t get excited and get ahead of yourself.”
“… “As expected, it’s unlucky.”
I laughed at Ellie’s muttering and created a window of shadow.
***
The goblins living on the second floor of the labyrinth had many special characteristics. They have darker skin than ordinary goblins, have several times greater strength, and are armed with armor and weapons like humans.
Like a seasoned soldier familiar with the battlefield, he was accustomed to constantly firing arrows and repeatedly hitting and running to reduce the opponent’s stamina. Even as soon as the gate was opened, an endless stream of armed goblins continued to pour out.
Goblin corpses formed a mountain around the fence, but the goblins continued to flock around the fence, stepping on intestines and blood. But our defense was solid.
In particular, Conrad’s performance was outstanding. As if the title of Archmage was not a lie, he was able to assist Raelan and Lamine while maintaining his position. Thanks to this, the number of goblins we have killed so far is approaching 5000.
“It’s really endless… “If it weren’t for the Attuner’s purification magic, I would have suffocated from the miasma in my intestines.”
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Ellie didn’t look distressed yet, but she seemed tired of the endless number of goblins that came her way, no matter how many times she killed them.
The fence was completely surrounded. Although Ellie killed hundreds of goblins at once with her synthesis magic, she was quickly replaced by other goblins. I was a little tired of seeing the number not decreasing at all.
“But I think it’s better than that one.”
Ellie followed my gaze and turned her head towards the mountain. There, adventurers who had broken through the infinite maze gathered together and desperately tried to stop the goblins.
“… “I admit that.”
Even from a distance, you could tell that it was hell, and the endless flow of goblins and people who had just crossed over the portal mixed together to create chaos.
Fortunately, the people who were moved this way were relatively safe thanks to the barrier that drew the goblin’s attention. They probably thought we wouldn’t be able to hold out for long before they broke through, but they were getting further and further away from us, who were surrounded. It seemed like they were trying to use us as scapegoats to find a safe place.
But there was something they didn’t think of. The reason there were few goblins in the direction they were heading was because Confsion and the Golden King had swept away everything nearby. Even the fight between the Golden King and Arz is not over yet.
Kwaaang—!
In the distance, a giant reptilian hand appeared from the sky and struck the ground. The goblins crowding around seem to be out of sight, and seem to be launching massive attacks on each other.
“But would the Goblin King really erupt a volcano?”
I nodded to Ellie’s question as she created a water barrier to block the incoming arrows.
“It will definitely explode.”
“There are more goblins than us? “If a volcano erupts, it will actually be a loss.”
The number of goblins was far greater than the people who invaded the second floor. But the Goblin King will definitely explode a volcano. It is not an action calculated with thorough benefit. Close to male instinct.
Lost subordinates can be easily filled with the magic power of the Labyrinth. The castle was designed from the beginning to avoid damage from volcanoes. So, if not at a time like this, when would a volcano erupt again?
“…because you probably wanted to blow it up.”
“… .”
Ellie looked at me with an expression that seemed like she didn’t understand. For that reason, I am curious about the thoughts of the author who wrote the story. When I was feeling embarrassed and eagerly stabbing the goblin with my spear, Ellie and I felt something at the same time and turned our heads.
Enormous magical power is gathering in one place. Even the goblins who were coming endlessly without fear of death stopped for a moment and turned their heads towards that place.
Ellie, who sensed a familiar magical energy, murmured softly to my ears.
“Oppa Roel?”
As soon as those words were finished, a huge amount of magical energy was released, and countless goblins that filled the grassland were swallowed up in the light created by pure white magical energy.