My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 228

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Episode 228

“Master. Will it be alright?”

“We have to trust him.”

Sir Isra declared he would hold the line.

Then trusting him is what I need to do.

Ingrid’s voice trembled faintly.

“It’s a Doom Knight. If it’s Grand Master level, even Iron Head…”

“My lady. Are you worried about his lordship?”

“What are you saying, you thief. There’s no way I’d worry about Iron Head!”

Anyone could see she was obviously worried.

“Let’s quickly finish off the ants and go help Sir Isra.”

A two-front battle.

The longer time passes, the more disadvantageous it becomes for us.

If we deal with the ants first, there’s at least some chance of winning through combined attack.

“If it doesn’t work, we’ll have to run.”

Hunting the Gate boss monster will create an exit after all.

We can just retrieve all the Death Warriors and escape.

If Executive Sofia is nearby, she could crush even a Doom Knight, couldn’t she.

One more thing.

For some reason, I felt like it was worth trying.

“Master?”

“Ah. Sorry.”

My thoughts wandered too far.

What’s important right now is dealing with the monsters in front of us.

“Hydraigon. Can you open a path?”

“Krararara!”

At my words, it flapped its three pairs of wings and its bright yellow body floated up into the air.

Like lightning striking down.

The Hydraigon accelerated instantly and reached near the guard ants.

[Lightning Wing]

Kwarrrrrung!

Hundreds of lightning bolts surged from its fully spread wings.

Thick lightning bolts fell over the heads of the guard ants.

Pazizik, the lightning that seeped into their carapaces thoroughly cooked their insides.

“Kiiik.”

“Kiiii.”

With a single wingbeat, over 20 giant ants buried their heads in the ground.

Without any preparation stance.

It delivered a wide-ranging yet lethal blow.

“Charge!”

When pressing the attack, you have to go without breathing.

Several Death Warriors climbed onto Predator – Rex’s body.

Thump, thump.

The beast charged at a speed comparable to the Hydraigon.

It pushed aside the corpses of giant ants that had become electric roasts and burrowed inward.

“Kill!”

The Death Warriors slaughtered the guards.

Even though they were the same A-rank.

The Death Warriors, strengthened by receiving full crafting bonuses, were a step above.

High-level techniques like Aura and Imperial Swordsmanship.

Sharing the [Heavenly Martial Body] ability was also significant.

“Krarara!”

After charging, the Hydraigon soared up and then.

[Lightning Breath]

It spewed lightning from all three heads.

Lightning mana slightly more extended than when released through wings.

Gray smoke rose in wisps from where the yellow lightning swept through.

“Smells good, doesn’t it.”

“Iron Head is risking his life to hold them back and you’re being so leisurely?”

“Hiiik!”

[Unique Technique – Eclipse]

[Typhoon X 20]

[Modified Technique – Heavy]

Guard ant corpses weighing over 100kg were caught in the wind and sent flying wildly.

A technique focused on pushing while minimizing lethality.

If they were in good condition, they would have planted their legs and resisted, but it was sufficient to push away the dead monsters.

A path revealed by pushing away the monsters the Hydraigon had felled.

[Blink]

After retrieving all the minions nearby, I leaped through space.

Once isn’t enough.

[Blink]

Using it consecutively made my eyes spin.

Ugh.

I feel like throwing up.

It reminded me of when I drank with the artisans after completing the Giant Armor.

Twice in a row is tough.

[Death Space]

Released all the magic-type undead I had retrieved.

Ingrid commanded the group of Skeleton Wizards to pour out firepower.

“Concentrated breakthrough.”

This was different from dealing with giant ants until now.

We need to prioritize taking down the boss monster.

Before Sir Isra falls.

With a time attack constraint, we had to break through via the shortest route.

“Krararara!”

A charge pouring out overwhelming firepower!

A huge hole was punched through the formation of guards much stronger than giant ants.

Krrrk!

[Death Warrior 1 has taken heavy damage.]

[Death Warrior 1 has been half-destroyed.]

[Death Warrior…]

The waist of a Death Warrior caught by a guard ant was severed in half.

If nothing else.

Getting caught in an ant’s mandibles guaranteed fatal injury.

Since it was undead, it just ended up with a severed waist.

If it were human, it would have been an instant death attack.

I immediately retrieved undead that were half-destroyed or heavily damaged.

What if the distance doesn’t allow it?

I’ll have to give up, what else.

[Death Warrior 1 has been destroyed.]

Crushed helmet.

The system confirmed the kill.

The Death Warriors suffered heavy casualties during the forced breakthrough.

If this were an open area, I would have flown on the Hydraigon.

“You come out too.”

[Death Space]

Thirty Tigris.

With Death Warriors getting torn apart, there was no time to worry about consumption.

“Uuuu. Charge!”

The Tigris raised their bone spears.

Crack!

Perhaps because their durability had been considerably worn down from the previous charge.

Several spear shafts broke the moment they pierced the guard ants.

Some cavalry collapsed, unable to fully absorb the shock to their bodies.

“I should give what’s due.”

The formation had stretched out while prioritizing the breakthrough.

A Skeleton Wizard that had been rearranging mana at the rear shattered with a crack.

The distance was rapidly closing.

“Kiiiii!”

The Giant Ant Queen shrieked something.

I don’t care.

Whatever you’re howling about.

“Death Warriors, clear the path.”

“Kill!!”

The guard ants blocking the front were instantly torn apart.

Predator – Rex also swung its long tail to knock away the guard ants.

A gap revealed in an instant.

“I’ve been waiting for this.”

[Unique Technique – Eclipse]

[Photon Ray X 3]

[Black

Chaos bullets exceeding the speed of sound pierced through the air.

“Krararara!”

[Lightning Breath]

The Hydraigon spewed lightning from its three heads.

Kwarrrung!

A massive hole was punched through the Giant Ant Queen’s torso.

Lightning struck inside with a 0.1-second delay.

The Giant Ant Queen was evenly cooked.

Its large head drooped downward.

[You have gained a large amount of experience.]

[Your level has increased.]

What kind of A-rank Gate is this?

It was even tougher than the S-rank Gate I had just cleared.

Ugh.

Let me get my bearings.

The fight isn’t over yet.

“Kiiiii!”

The giant ants lost their hostility and fled.

Phew.

It would have been incredibly tiresome if I had to deal with the rest of them one by one.

“Let’s go help Sir Isra.”

“Understood.”

I recovered as many intact undead as possible.

I called the Hydraigon and climbed on.

The altitude was too low for proper flight, but the Hydraigon was still the fastest option.

Whoosh!

As it moved its three pairs of wings, we quickly passed through the section I had run through with all my might.

“Lord. You have returned.”

Three Death Warriors were completely destroyed.

The Death Giants had also suffered various damages.

Sir Isra was barely managing to stand while staggering.

Still.

He had endured as promised.

【….】

The Doom Knight’s eye light flickered slightly.

“This is impossible!!”

The Scrawny Necromancer screamed with a cracked voice.

Fellow industry worker.

Let’s see who’s the superior Necromancer between you and me.

Let’s settle this once and for all.

* * *

Sir Isra had literally endured.

The Doom Knight and Death Knight were still intact.

They hadn’t even taken proper damage.

Only our forces had been consumed.

But you know what.

“I’m not confident.”

Confident that I’ll lose.

“Hydraigon. Focus your firepower on the Doom Knight.”

“Krararara!”

Bright yellow lightning rained down.

The lightning mana contained in each strand was at a level that couldn’t be underestimated.

The Doom Knight swung the long Aura Blade it had drawn in all directions.

The lightning was instantly dispelled.

“As expected, it wasn’t in perfect condition.”

“Great Lord. What do you mean?”

“A hierarchy fall alone couldn’t shake it this much.”

Even if Roan’s abilities were excellent enough to drop it to SS-rank level, it would be difficult to expect such a drastic decline.

The Doom Knight was an existence several levels above the current Roan.

It only worked because it was a spell used through the effect of [Black Blessing].

Otherwise, it would have failed due to the rank difference.

Strictly speaking, it should be considered as having fallen from SS to about S++.

“If it hadn’t done at least that much, Sir Isra wouldn’t have been able to endure.”

However.

Look at the current Doom Knight.

It was evenly matched in the power struggle with the S+ rank Hydraigon.

Its overwhelming output remained the same.

But it was merely scattering that power instead of using it properly.

“That Doom Knight isn’t in perfect condition.”

Whether that scrawny bastard lacked skill.

Or there was a problem in the Doom Knight crafting process.

I wasn’t sure which it was, but thanks to [Golden Ratio], I could see his energy was unstable.

That was the basis for leaving things to Sir Isra.

“I wasn’t certain at first, but now I can see it clearly.”

“Indeed. You have perceived it as well, my Lord.”

“Since when did you know?”

“After crossing swords a few times, I could feel it.”

As expected, physical fighters are different.

“Sir. Could you exert yourself a bit more?”

“If my Lord commands, a knight simply follows.”

I ended the two-front battle.

But if you asked whether we had the advantage, well…

It didn’t seem like we could defeat the Doom Knight.

“You said it was weakened, Great One.”

“Those tremendous specs don’t just disappear.”

It’s a monster that suppresses even the Hydraigon’s lightning attacks with pure mana.

Even concentrating all firepower, we couldn’t beat the Doom Knight.

Chaos Bullet or Aura Blade?

If they hit, they might damage the armor.

But they wouldn’t kill it.

That thing is undead. It won’t die even if you cut off its arms or legs, and it was fine even with its heart pierced.

“It doesn’t seem like it’ll offer its head.”

There’s only one answer.

Strike the Necromancer while the Doom Knight is tied up!

“It won’t be easy.”

“I suppose not.”

Death Space isn’t my unique skill.

The Necromancer must have prepared at least one way to protect himself when in crisis.

“Stupid fool. To think you’d come back instead of running away immediately.”

The Necromancer didn’t hide his relief and cackled.

“It seems worth trying. Someone of your level.”

“How arrogant. You think you can beat me, Juan Carlos, with necromancy?”

The Necromancer’s robes fluttered wildly.

An enormous amount of mana writhed.

It seems he wasn’t just playing around while leaving the battle to the Doom Knight.

“Awaken!”

[Animate Dead]

[Death Field]

Large-scale necromancy unfolded behind our allies.

“He enhanced Animate Dead with magic that expands the necromancy range.”

Thanks to the commentary from the top necromancy instructor, I immediately grasped the situation.

The royal guard ants we defeated during the breakthrough were reviving.

“Kehehehe. Face enemies on two fronts once again.”

The Necromancer burst into dry laughter.

Hmm.

Really?

This is actually better.

Heavenly Martial Body and Master of Magic, Spirit Eye, and Golden Ratio.

Maximizing these four abilities allows me to read the opponent’s capabilities.

Not as clearly as a status window.

But I can get a rough estimate.

“That Necromancer. He should have almost no mana left now.”

The large-scale necromancy he used by persistently targeting our rear from earlier.

And now.

He revived hundreds of dead again.

“Animate Dead is advanced necromancy. It has a time limit but can utilize most abilities from life.”

Advanced abilities like aura won’t work.

Still.

Being able to bring out physical abilities close to 100% of what they had when alive without special measures is a tremendous advantage.

Using high-level necromancy on a large scale consecutively?

“I just need to get past those guys.”

That scrawny bastard’s mana reserves had hit rock bottom.

It was clearly visible to my eyes.

Now this is worth settling the match over.

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