NOVEL NEXT Chapter 41: (2)
However, the harpies had also suffered injuries from the previous day’s battle.
“Kyaah!”
“Kiaah!”
Thud!
The harpies hit by the arrows couldn’t properly control their bodies and began to plummet. The number of arrows was too overwhelming for the small monsters to withstand.
“Waaaah! They can’t even come close!”
“The Allied Forces won’t be overwhelmed by harpies just because there’s no fortress!”
Perhaps because there were no large monsters like usual to intercept the arrows, the harpies couldn’t avoid them and fell in heaps. They were only a small fraction of their overall numbers, but still.
It was clear that as long as things remained like this, there wouldn’t be any problems with the defense. Unless something extraordinary happened.
“Stay calm. Don’t ignore the danger warnings.”
He had his arrow nocked, but he didn’t shoot toward the harpies. He waited. His aim was…
“To be cautious of that black mass.”
The black mass triggered the danger sense.
The harpy queen is a monster with exceptional intelligence to the extent of being able to blow up the fortress. She must have known that it would be difficult for her alone to face the Allied Forces against the harpies.
“That black mass! They’re bringing that black mass!”
“Target them first!”
“If we get hit by that thing, it’s over!”
And it wasn’t just him who was on guard. The entire Panielun Allied Forces were wary of that object. Thanks to that, it was possible to spot it before the harpies could drop it.
“The problem is that we have no fortress left to protect us. If that object falls into the soldiers’ formation in this state, it would be a disaster.”
But another problem is…
“Can I do it?”
He lacked confidence in his archery skills.
Considering the nature of Panielun, there would be countless people who are better at archery than him. The problem is that they can’t shoot arrows as far as he can.
Even if he tried to intercept that explosive object up close, the aftermath would affect the Allied Forces. So it has to be exploded from a distance, and the only one who can do that, as far as he knows, is him, the player.
Kwaaak.
Due to the extreme tension, strength involuntarily flowed into his hands, gripping the bow tightly.
He even considered buying a lower-grade archery manual at this point, but it was too late now. Besides, there was no guarantee that the archery level would increase.
If only they had stayed together like they did yesterday, Kaiyan could have bought some time using toys. But the harpies were spread out, and he wasn’t sure if the harpy queen had the ability to learn.
“Haah… Kaiyan, stay calm. You can do it.” Kaiyan reassured himself.
Uncle Jeff, Uncle Max, the old knight, and the 7th Special Unit.
And beyond them, the Panielun Allied Forces numbering over 500,000. The pressure of knowing that their lives were in his hands weighed heavily on him.
The situation was very different from when the fortress collapsed. It was a matter of whether he could do something or not.
This is something he can do. It’s just that a momentary mistake could lead to an unbearable situation.
“Activate Aura, Breath Control, focus.”
He summoned all the power he could use right now.
Fortunately, even if his power wasn’t fully transmitted due to the limits of his bow’s power, the skills would assist him.
If the limit of the power he could unleash with this bow was 10, with the help of the skills, he could unleash even greater power.
Kwik-
As he drew back the bowstring, the bow seemed to bend as if it would break at any moment due to his overflowing strength.
The distance the arrow had to travel was at least 300 meters vertically.
With intermediate archery, it was difficult to accurately hit the target at such a distance. But he had to do it. It was a must.
Thwack!
He released the first arrow. The target was the black mass.
“Shoot the harpies, and the mass will fall directly onto the Allied Forces. It has to explode in the air.”
Kwaaack-
The arrow, which had been flying powerfully, gradually lost strength and started to waver. No matter how high the power and skill were, the distance was too far.
“Just a little more!”
Kwak-
“Darn it!”
Perhaps it was due to the increased accuracy effect of the skill, he hit it, but it was a miss. The arrow scraped the side of the black mass and deflected harmlessly.
Unfortunately, it seemed that the impact was not enough to cause an explosion. The mass remained intact.
“Again!”
Kwik-
There was no time to be disappointed.
The distance had narrowed down to 250 meters in no time.
Assuming that it would be safe to detonate at a minimum distance of 150 meters away, he might have two more chances, but unfortunately, it wasn’t just one harpy carrying the black mass. There were dozens, at least.
“Phew…”
The fact that hundreds of thousands of lives depended on a single mass pressed heavily on him.
He didn’t boast about being able to save everyone. He just wanted to save as many humans as possible.
Thwack!
Another arrow was fired.
Since the target was closer than before, the arrow flew straight without any waver.
Puh-yuk!
“Great!”
Perhaps his earnestness paid off as the arrow hit the mass. Directly, too.
“Huh?”
But to his momentary delight, the arrow that hit the mass squarely deflected harmlessly. And then, as if nothing had happened, the harpy threw the mass.
“Kwaaah!”
Kwaeak-
The black mass rapidly descended.
Not only that, but other harpies that followed it also threw masses.
“Detonate it in the air!”
“The archers should aim for that instead of the monsters!”
Soldiers everywhere desperately shot arrows at the mass, but even if they were lucky enough to hit, the arrows simply deflected harmlessly. The power of the arrows was insufficient to explode the mass.
“…”
He lowered his raised bow.
He could have shot one more arrow, but it wouldn’t be enough to stop dozens of masses. He wasn’t even confident that hitting it would cause the mass to explode.
“I couldn’t do anything.”
A sense of despair and helplessness washed over him.
He never felt this way since encountering the player system. The past version of himself who couldn’t do anything when the village was destroyed. The current situation was similar to back then.
“I’ve grown so that I wouldn’t be like that again… Can’t I really do anything?”
He didn’t strive for this.
He worked hard in the hope that no one would lose their family as he did due to monsters. But he couldn’t do anything. He failed to protect the Panielun Allied Forces and the 7th Special Unit.
“I…”
As he bowed his head in extreme despair.
Paang!
With a loud noise, something was launched from the ground toward the black mass.
Kwaaang!
That something made the black mass to explode in one shot, unaffected by dozens of arrows. And it exploded in the air.
“Wow! It’s the Scarlet Knights!”
“The Scarlet Knights!”
Kwaaang!
Kwaaang!
As if it wasn’t over, the masses that were falling one by one exploded simultaneously with the soldiers’ cheers.
“….Who on earth?”
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