The bright midday sky.
Suddenly, a black hole appeared.
From within the hole, reminiscent of a black hole, gigantic shapes were writhing.
“What… what is that…?”
A rcenary gasped as he looked up.
The expressions of the rcenaries who had been confidently surrounding the prince shifted to shock in an instant.
“Your Majesty!”
“Do not panic!”
Pria, who had collapsed, barked an order.
The dinsional sword that had been glowing in her hand had completely vanished.
Pria coughed and stood up.
“Yoshua, I have a request.”
“Speak, Your Majesty.”
“Gather the troops and move them outside the capital.”
“What? What do you an by that…?”
“Those creatures won’t only attack the capital but all of Townia. If not us, then who will protect the people?”
Pria half-opened her eyes.
“Evacuate as many imperial citizens as you can. That is an order.”
“And what about Your Majesty…?”
“Do not worry. I have heroes by my side.”
Yoshua looked at , and I nodded.
After a mont’s struggle, Yoshua bit his lip.
As expected from a rcenary background—quick judgnt.
“I will follow your command. Elan, gather the rcenary groups and assemble all forces at the south gate! Prepare to move out!”
“Yes, sir!”
“I entrust this to you, brother.”
Yoshua bowed to
and left the garden with his adjutant.
The hesitant rcenaries followed after him.
“An evacuation, huh?”
The prince smirked.
“Do you think it will matter, Pria? They cannot escape the black reapers. It’s a futile effort.”
“We won’t know unless we try, Your Highness.”
“I speak from experience.”
“Your Highness might have tried before, but I have not!”
Pria pointed her broken rapier at the prince.
The prince narrowed his eyes.
“You said it was seventeen attempts, right?”
“Yes.”
“And you’re giving up after only seventeen attempts?”
Pria clenched her teeth.
A thin stream of blood trickled from between her pink lips.
“I will resist, even a hundred, a thousand tis… as long as I am alive. That is my decision, Your Highness!”
“Still as stubborn as ever. Let’s see how long your obstinacy will last.”
The prince sneered and leaned back on the throne.
Thud, thud, thud.
I turned around.
The rcenary forces were moving out through the southern gate.
[Human rcenary Corps Lv.???] X 2264
[Allied NPC ‘rcenary Coalition’ is retreating from the field!]
Pria gave a bitter smile.
“This scene… I’ve seen it many tis in my dreams.”
“…”
“It was hell. A living hell. Under the black sky, countless citizens scread as they were devoured. All I could do was watch.”
“Was I in that dream?”
“No, I was alone.”
“Then things will be different this ti.”
Pria looked back at .
“Han!”
“Speak.”
“Help .”
“Of course.”
Sring.
I drew my sword and stepped forward.
The incapacitated status had long been lifted.
‘First, assess the current situation.’
Even if this felt close to reality, it was just a ga after all.
I scanned my surroundings once more. What was present and what was absent.
‘Apart from Pria, our forces consist solely of heroes.’
The rcenary corps had retreated to aid in evacuating the citizens.
The residents who had stayed in the city had already fled as soon as the imperial occupation was completed. It was fortunate that we could fight without worrying about them.
‘Now, let’s assess the enemy’s situation.’
I looked ahead.
The prince sat on the throne, looking down at Priya and .
Beside him stood two ancient beings, side by side.
Tuk.
I lightly kicked a stone at my feet.
The stone bounced along like a skipping stone before hitting an invisible wall and falling.
No access.
It seed the prince wouldn’t intervene in Phase 1.
This ant our imdiate targets were the incoming fragnt series.
‘A ssage should pop up soon.’
I narrowed my eyes.
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
Red text appeared on Anytng’s control panel.
It didn’t stop at just three warnings. The alerts multiplied until they threatened to cover the entire screen.
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
[War…]
The warning pop-ups that filled Anytng’s display began disappearing one by one.
A composite warning ssage—one that only appeared in ultra-difficult missions.
[Rett321: Look at this difficulty rating. LOL. Is this a bug?]
[Andante (andant): Dood ga? It already is dood.]
The chat filled with the usual jeers.
I took a deep breath.
[Floor 80.]
[Mission Type – Composite]
[Objective – Unknown]
[Sub-objective – Survival of special NPC ‘Priasis al Ragnar’]
A composite mission type.
It didn’t specify what needed to be done.
‘So, it’s like this.’
I touched my earpiece.
“Is reconnaissance complete? Any noticeable objects?”
Rodrick’s response ca back.
It was what I had expected. Before starting the mission, I had told them to scour the field to see if there was anything that could aid the mission.
‘So there’s nothing, for now.’
At least, nothing at the mont.
In that case.
“Gather the forces at the imperial palace. We’re going to defend for now.”
“Yes.”
The main objective was unknown, but the sub-objective was clear.
The survival of Pria.
“Do you rember the mission on the 5th floor?”
I muttered, looking up.
“Oh, surviving against thousands of goblins?”
“Think of it as sothing similar. We hold out until variables arise.”
“Those aren’t goblins.”
“Well, that depends on what we do.”
Phew.
I took another deep breath.
The heroes scattered across the capital were gathering.
Then.
[※Warning!]
[‘Chaos’ is beginning to descend!]
Uoooooo.
Sothing surged out of the black hole.
[Fragnt of Chaos Lv.113] X 795
“They’re coming!”
The fragnts, shaped like massive blobs of sli, fell to the ground.
[Random Trait Activation!]
[‘Chaos’ initiates hyper-evolution!]
Boom!
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