I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents Chapter 10

I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents

Chapter 10 

Defensive Battle (2)

While going down the stairs, the man walking in front of me suddenly stopped.

The man took out potion bottles from his pocket and held them out to me.

“Take this. These are the potions the captain ordered to give to you.”

There were a total of five potions.

“If they’re not enough, find me while you’re still alive or return to the castle on your own.”

“Understood.”

Unlike Riselin, the mercenary captain of Lukerna, the man spoke in an informal tone without hesitation, but I wasn’t displeased or offended. He just seemed to be taking the current situation very seriously.

[NPC – ‘Lukerna Mercenary Squad Attack Commander’ Ed]

Ed also handed me bandages.

I opened my mouth.

“Do you think we can drive those guys out?”

By rough estimation, the number of orcs seemed to be around one hundred and fifty.

Ed, with a noticeable scar above his right eyebrow, spoke indifferently.

“The fact that they’ve brought this many troops means the Orc King wants to completely destroy Kiklev. This isn’t just a simple probe or minor raid. In this situation, completely driving out the orc legion isn’t our role.”

Ed continued in a low voice.

“Our role is to strike and retreat while holding out. Killing all of them and beheading the Orc King is the role of the knights who will soon arrive.”

I couldn’t fully agree with those words.

Because I’m the only one who knows something that Ed or every soldier on this land doesn’t know.

This is the Pandemonium difficulty.

Preparation was complete.

I heard the voice of Riselin, the captain of the Lukerna mercenary squad, from beside me.

“Our role is to hold out. As we always do. Seong, let’s defend the formation together.”

Ed’s words from a moment ago and Riselin’s words were very similar.

A rational choice.

“I’m sorry.”

But such a choice is not the right answer for me.

“I’ll do it my way.”

“What?”

I passed by Riselin with her blank expression.

The answer I made was to fight.

I stepped forward strongly.

Fortunately, what the ‘Sparring Golem mk.2’ gave me wasn’t just pain.

The fear of this situation had died.

Hesitation had disappeared.

I took out the short spear for throwing from my inventory and held it in my right hand.

KWAAAAA!

I swung my arm towards the head of the orc directly in front.

The short spear pierced the orc’s forehead. The orc’s body collapsed to the ground. Instant death.

First one down.

SWISH!

I drew my straight sword and ran.

Fast enough to create a sound of wind passing.

[Concentration Enhancement Lv.2 – Skill activated.]

SWOOSH!

I dodged the orc’s axe falling vertically by flowing my body.

As I dove right under its chin, I saw the orc’s surprised eyes.

I stabbed the sword directly into its neck.

SKICK!

I kicked its abdomen and pulled out the sword.

SWOOSH!

Blood droplets scattered widely.

That’s two.

All the nearby orcs’ gazes focused entirely on me.

I utilized the trace amounts of mana settled at the bottom of my mana heart throughout my entire body.

Two orcs rushing simultaneously came into view.

Thick legs and arms with prominent muscles. Exposed chest muscles with no armor. Monsters.

I must hunt all these monsters.

[Magical Body Enhancement Lv.1 – Skill activated.]

The power spreading through my entire body.

There’s no reason to hide that power.

ROAAAAAR!

The shouts erupting from the two orcs’ mouths. And the trajectory of the spears and axes cutting through the atmosphere.

KWAK!

I twisted my entire body in an instant by twisting my toes.

Possible because of magical body enhancement.

A charge that momentarily exceeded the limits of my physical abilities.

Blind spot.

I entered the area of vulnerability where the two orcs couldn’t prepare.

I extended my right arm holding the straight sword.

Dragon Slaying Sword.

Second form.

Heart Roar.

The straight sword was stabbed into the abdomen of the orc slightly more diagonally forward.

While pulling out the sword, I then swung it horizontally.

The orc hit in the abdomen was additionally marked with a diagonal slash.

The head of the orc beside it rose together with its right arm.

That’s four.

KWAAAAAAK!

Another orc had approached in the meantime.

I didn’t see it.

I was too focused on the two I just killed.

A streak of lightning trajectory covered my vision.

CRACKLE! My right shoulder was struck by an axe.

Despite wearing armor, intense pain shot through my brain.

The strength in my right arm completely drained.

My body moved instinctively.

Our positions crossed. The orc’s body staggered and swayed sideways.

I instantly switched the sword-holding hand to my left hand. Successfully delivering a horizontal slash.

I twisted my body backwards and stabbed the sword towards the orc’s heart.

And then pulled it out.

[Level has increased!]

[Lv.4 → Lv.5]

[‘Strength’ stat increases by 5.]

[‘Agility’ stat increases by 4.]

[‘Health’ stat increases by 6.]

[‘Mana’ stat increases by 2.]

The accumulated fatigue vanished in an instant.

The shoulder pain that had been intense just before completely disappeared.

The rule that all physical wounds heal when leveling up was confirmed at that moment.

PHEW.

I regulated my breathing.

I saw the fallen orc corpses with their airways cut off on the ground and the red blood flowing from their bodies.

The thin puddles everywhere were all made of red blood.

“…….”

The movements of the orcs surrounding me had completely stopped.

What? Could they be scared?

***

Riselin, the captain of the Lukerna Mercenary Squad, was stunned.

Since reaching the autonomous city of Kiklev in the Ermein Empire, it had been a series of absurd situations.

First, the support troops still hadn’t arrived properly.

Second, the enemy orc forces were approaching one hundred and fifty.

Third, when the man who had thrown short spears and smashed orc heads and pierced their hearts said he would participate in the full-scale battle with her.

He might easily die.

Seong.

The young man who looked to be around twenty had introduced himself to her.

A strange name that sounded like an alias.

Seeing him calmly throwing short spears from the city wall and piercing orc hearts and heads made her think he could contribute, so she set aside her bewilderment and welcomed him.

But he deviated from the formation from the start and began killing orcs alone.

And quite skillfully at that.

The orcs who were initially rushing mindlessly had now suddenly stopped moving. As if time had stopped.

‘Seong has overwhelmed them.’

Riselin swallowed hard and readjusted her grip on her drawn sword.

KWAAAAAAAA─!

A massive orc’s thunderous roar broke that silence.

Not the Orc King, but clearly the commanding officer of this battlefield.

‘Orc Legion Commander.’

Riselin knew him.

The one called the Red Legion Commander who carried a red flag.

When the legion commander shouted loud enough to burst eardrums, the orcs regained their senses and began charging towards him again.

Seong, seemingly tireless, collided with them with a sword in his right hand and the short spear she gave him in his left.

“Everyone join in! CHARGE!”

At Riselin’s cry, the mercenary squad simultaneously raised their weapons and charged the orc legion.

They never intended to have a proper full-scale battle.

They just planned to hold out until the knights arrived.

But this guy named Seong had gone too far.

He might be capable.

Capable enough to make her have such a crazy thought.

As the war began.

【 Transcendent Gallery 】

Most of the Transcendent Gallery was still struggling in the debate of ‘Who became Delisa’s husband?’

Title: Could Corvin possibly be the man Delisa married?

Writer: User

– I don’t believe I could have lost to such a pathetic knight

ㄴ Absolute Monarch) Could it be Corvin… It must be one of the Seven Heroes. Maybe Voltas or Greven?

ㄴ Monarch, if she married one of the Seven Heroes, would she make her daughter a mercenary captain? Let’s think about this rationally.

ㄴ Sword King) That’s quite a plausible analysis. It could really be Corvin or Fordrain…

ㄴ Can you even comprehend a story about a monarch NTR’d by an ordinary knight who isn’t even a hero?

ㄴ HAHAHAHA

ㄴ At least if he were a knight, it would be understandable. Glad it’s not villager A.

ㄴ Sword of the Sewage) No, no. The more I think about it, the worse my mood gets, and all the levels I’ve accumulated feel worthless. Let’s stop this meaningless argument. ㄴ Looks like the palace of art is getting hit hard HAHAHAHAHAHA

ㄴ Oh, let’s stop HAHAHAHAHAHA

ㄴ Pioneer) It really looks like there’s nothing, so let’s stop.

ㄴ Climber HAHAHAHA Anyway, read this and you’ll be curious, so make sure to ask.

ㄴ If the answer isn’t revealed, delusions will pile up on delusions.

ㄴ We need a superhuman to end this infinite loop of delusion war FR

There were also posts on other topics.

Title: How the Climber can get 1st place ranking on the 2nd floor stage

Writer: Archmage

– Setting a new time record is practically impossible with Pandemonium difficulty. The only way is to kill as many as possible.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Yeah, go for kill count.

ㄴ These crazy guys are talking about 1st place score in a situation where living or dying is the main issue.

ㄴ Don’t try to understand the thoughts of hard conquerors with a commoner’s mind.

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) Moreover, I think it’s right to prepare the next trading partner in advance when the Climber’s inter-dimensional trading cooldown is over. Do it first come, first served. Since the main character brought up the topic, they get top priority.

ㄴ …Wow, is this really Heavenly Demon? A disguised Heavenly Demon? Seems too unlikely.

ㄴ Priestess) Hawa, it doesn’t seem like trading will only happen in the stage waiting room. The cooldown will reset after the exchange meeting, so it’s better to provide what’s needed in the 3rd stage.

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) …Why are you suddenly spouting such logical words? Doesn’t suit you. I’m saying we go first come, first served.

ㄴ Archmage) Following the Priestess’s words seems good

ㄴ Ice Queen) Freeze! I’ll also be looking for an opportunity! An opportunity to help the Climber…!

ㄴ Dragon King of Demons) Whew, Belvue- waking up from winter hibernation. What’s happening…? The gallery has become lively.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Go back to sleep.

ㄴ Dragon King of Demons) Belvue- you’re so welcome but so scary. Won’t sleep.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Die.

Today, the time in the gallery was flowing peacefully.