I Alone Resurrect Chapter 171
The Great Sanctuary of Krokta (3)
Several days had passed.
The assault team steadily advanced toward the main core, engaging in endless battles.
Maybe it was because the Badass Guild, which had been drawing the most attention at the forefront, was gone.
More ability users lost their lives than before.
Most of them were from China, Russia, and North Korea.
“Good. It’s better that their numbers decrease so it’s easier for us.”
The ability users who participated in the assault in small groups actually welcomed this situation.Â
The above three countries had come in large numbers, so the probability of them taking the items was high.
“It would be troublesome if those useless fellows take the items, as they don’t really contribute to our combat power.”
When they arrived at the main core, about 260 ability users remained.Â
Although the number had decreased from the initial 400, no one showed any signs of unease.
Everyone’s mind was simply occupied with the desire to quickly finish the assault and return to their homeland with the items.
With different thoughts in each of their minds, the meeting for the main core assault began.
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“The main core is right in front of us.”
Standing on a high rock, Jang Myeong-ho gazed at the assault team.
“The dungeon’s boss is on a different level from what we’ve encountered so far. Be careful of its magic. Anyone caught by it will not survive.”
Jang Myeong-ho’s words were sincere.
Although Jang Myeong-ho had come to this place with less than good intentions, he was still a ability users assaulting the dungeon.
The faces of the countless comrades who had fallen to the enemy were still vivid in his mind.
“The thing to be most wary of is the wide-range magic used from a distance. I can’t pinpoint the exact range, but I’ve confirmed that it can be used from at least over 3km away.”
“Are you saying the magic used at that distance is threatening?”
One of the ability users expressed doubt at Jang Myeong-ho’s explanation.
Putting aside the issue of whether magic can actually travel that far, magic attacks are generally not that fast.
For the ability users who can see and dodge even regular arrows, magic attacks from a distance should be difficult to be hit by even if they tried.
“The enemy’s magic is on a different level from the existing ones.”
“Explain it in more detail.”
“The most dangerous one is the large-scale magic that falls rapidly from the sky. An area with a radius of over 500m gets annihilated at once.”
“What?”
The ability users frowned at Jang Myeong-ho’s explanation.
“That’s an exaggeration.”
The area of a standard soccer field is around 7,000 m². An area with a 500m radius is 785,000 m², which is about a hundred soccer fields.
There has never been a magic attack with such a wide range.
Even if there was such a wide-range attack, the power would naturally decrease as the area becomes larger.
“I’m not joking. If the enemy deploys its magic, you all must scatter. Get as far from the center as possible. That is the only way to survive.”
As Jang Myeong-ho spoke seriously, the expressions of some ability users turned grim.
“Why are you only telling us this now!? You should have given us this information before the assault!”
“That’s right. This isn’t a joke, so why are you saying this only now?”
When the ability users protested, Jang Myeong-ho raised his hand to calm them down.
“Everyone, please calm down. In fact, there is a way to not get caught by the enemy’s magic. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have participated in this assault either.”
At Jang Myeong-ho’s words, the ability users finally subsided their excitement.
“What is that method?”
“In addition to the boss, there are also countless lizardman warriors at the main core. We need to quickly approach them and provoke a melee. If our forces and the enemy’s forces are mixed, the enemy will absolutely not be able to use wide-range magic.”
“That’s an obvious strategy. But won’t we be exposed to the magic during the approach?”
“That’s why we must scatter from here. If we run towards the shrine from all directions, only a few will be caught by the enemy’s wide-range magic.”
“In the end, it’s just leaving it to chance…”
“There’s no other choice.”
As much as they disliked admitting it, there was no other option.
Scattering was risky, but it was better than being caught by the magic all at once.
Jang Myeong-ho explained the detailed plan to the ability users.
“From here, each of you will move separately…”
Just as he was about to finish conveying the entire plan and start moving, a terrifying magical power began to be felt above their heads.
“Damn it! Scatter!”
Jang Myeong-ho shouted and started running forward first.
“What’s going on!?”
“The shrine is not even visible!”
The confused ability users shouted while looking around.
“Scatter immediately and be prepared for the magic! It’s coming!”
For some reason, the magic had begun.
Looking up, the sky seemed to be splitting open.
-Crackle!
A thunderous roar like lightning struck, and light fell.
-Boom!
The light that fell on the location of the ability users exploded in all directions, destroying everything.
The massive magical storm that descended, covering an area exceeding 500m in radius.
The terrifying magic that had killed hundreds of Chinese ability users in a single strike once again displayed its power.
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In the middle of the forest, there was a vast plain.
There, a gigantic shrine that seemed to be over 100m tall was built.
At a glance, it resembled the pyramids of the Earth.
“Grrr…”
In the center of the shrine, a lizardman frowned at the unfamiliar magical power he sensed.
This being was the High Priest of the Lizardmen, ‘Kosik’.
He was a lizardman several times larger than his fellow kin.
The elaborate chair he was sitting on seemed about to burst from the excessive flesh weighing it down, rather than muscular build.
“We must prepare for war.”
Human armies had come here before.
This time, the numbers were much fewer than last time, but they seemed to include stronger enemies as well.
“Send out the warriors.”
“Yes.”
At Kosik’s words, the lizardmen bowed their heads and disappeared.
Kosik leaned his massive body against the chair and grasped the staff beside him.
Slowly, the chair began to levitate off the ground.
“Is that where they are?”
Flying through the sky, Kosik reached the top of the shrine and gazed at a point in the forest.
“Foolish beings.”
He didn’t know what they were doing there, but it was a futile effort.
Tremendous magical power began to flow out of Kosik’s body.
“Die.”
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As the dust settled, the surviving ability users rose from their positions.
“Cough, cough…!”
“Ugh… Is everyone alright?”
Railar looked around and spoke.
“Damn it! Lizzy got hit.”
“Jamie! Pull yourself together!”
A single attack had killed or incapacitated many ability users.
The ability users from China, Russia, and North Korea, who were of relatively lower average ability, suffered even more severe damage.
“Sigh… Even though we were prepared, the damage is this extensive.”
It was unbelievable.
Although it happened suddenly, these were all elites.
The world’s top ability users had used every method to block the magic, but they could only mitigate the damage.
“There’s no time! We have to approach before it uses the next magic!”
The composed Jang Myeong-ho shouted.
“Damn it! Everyone, charge!”
“What a mess!”
Without even being able to fix their damaged armor, the ability users began running.
“I see the shrine!”
Running at high speed, the ability users soon spotted the gigantic shrine.
“Is this another battle of attrition?”
Countless lizardmen were pouring out of the shrine.
The number already exceeded two thousand.
“No matter how many there are, it doesn’t matter!”
The number of lizardmen was insignificant to the ability users gathered here.
It was only a minor inconvenience.
Although they had suffered initial damage from the surprise attack, they did not think they would be defeated by the enemy.
What was truly important was the dungeon’s boss.
“That must be the boss.”
The lizardman with an enormous stature was floating in the air, seated on a chair.
“We need to approach and take out the boss first!”
Since the boss was likely providing rear support, the assault team decided to quickly approach and defeat the boss.
“Kyaaa!”
“Keuruk! Kkak!”
The legion of lizardmen spotted the assault team and began charging towards them as well.
As thousands of heavy lizardmen charged at once, the ground trembled.
“Now! Everyone, use your magic!”
For the ability users with area-of-effect magic, this was the best opportunity.
Time for revenge.
The ability users gritted their teeth and used their strongest magic.
-Boom! Boom!
Explosions occurred in the lizardman ranks, flames swept through, and lightning blackened their bodies.
Hundreds of lizardmen fell in an instant, and their advance faltered.
“Don’t hold back your magical power! There may not be another chance like this!”
When the melee broke out, it became difficult to use magic, not only for the boss but also for the assault team.
The ability users were determined to pour everything they had into their magic.
The ground cracked, blizzards raged, and the advance of the lizardman legion was further delayed.
Seeing the sudden massacre, fear began to appear in the eyes of the lizardmen.
“It’s nothing special, right?”
“Let’s push through and take out the boss!”
Just as the ability users thought they had gained the upper hand,
-Croak, Kwari!
The boss at the top of the shrine raised his staff and shouted.
Simultaneously, the eyes of all the lizardmen began to glow red.
“Grrrr…”
Their eyes, drooling with madness, had cast aside both reason and fear.
They charged at an incredible speed.
“Damn it! They’re colliding. Everyone, be prepared!”
The lizardman unit and the ability users clashed.
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At the same time, Kang Hyeon and his group were having a barbecue party in the middle of the forest.
“Mmm… Looks delicious. Ah, I need to go get the salt.”
“Whoa! The meat color is perfect.”
Tired of the preserved rations from the dungeon, Kang Hyeon was handling and grilling the animals he had hunted in the forest.
“Kang Hyeon, is this really okay? This seems a bit…”
“What’s the problem? You saw it too, right? They don’t care about us at all.”
“But still…”
Over the past few days, the group had been living the sweet life, so to speak.
Four humans separated from the main force.
The lizardmen didn’t pay any attention to this small group.
The large armies had all charged towards the main force of hundreds of ability users.
Occasionally, they encountered small groups of lizardmen, but Kang Hyeon alone could handle them as a post-meal exercise.
“Hey, let’s eat quickly. It’s all done.”
Having rested well and eaten heartily for days, the group even looked a bit plump.
“Who knew that getting separated from them would turn out to be such a sweet deal?”
“Indeed. Oh, what’s this? It’s so tender and soft!”
Yoon Na-rae, who had eaten the grilled meat, exclaimed with wide eyes.
Normally, when eating wild animals, they would be tough and have a gamey smell, but she couldn’t detect any of that.
“How long have I been grilling meat? In this field, I’m better than most experts, you know.”
After the feast, the group sprawled out on the ground.
The warm sunlight filtering through the leaves, the chirping of birds, and the occasional refreshing breeze.
“Is this what it means to live the sweet life?”
Lying around the campfire, the group gradually felt their eyelids growing heavy.
“Alright, let’s take a nap for now, and then…”
Just as they were about to drift off to sleep,
-Boom!
An enormous explosion shook the ground.
“Fuck! What’s that?”
Startled, Kang Hyeon jumped up from his spot.
“It’s magic. Based on the distance and magical power, it seems to be a meteor-level spell.”
Yoon Na-rae assessed the sound and magical energy.
“Looks like our rest is over.”
Kang Hyeon shook his head with a sigh and stretched his body.
“Is everyone ready?”
At Kang Hyeon’s words, the group nodded.
“Yes.”
“We were getting bored waiting, so this is perfect timing.”
Satisfied, Kang Hyeon gave a grin.
“Then, let’s go.”
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