The defeat of the Emes Dimension.
That was a clear fact announced by the Chamber of Commerce.
“…?”
But Rakis tilted his head in confusion.
In front of him, the fortress of Emes was looming large, and everywhere he looked, it was lavishly decorated with Emes’s expensive materials.
However, that wasn’t the pressing issue at the moment.
Dudududududu!
The 7th Order monster, “Yatu”, which had been unleashed from the Han River Bridge.
The beast was charging towards the main gate, kicking up clouds of dust like a crocodile.
“Hey! Sto… Stop!”
Despite his desperate shout, there was no way it would stop.
It was not only uncontrollable from the start, but even if control had been possible, it was already speeding from the entry point of the Han River Bridge.
At this point, there was no way it could brake in time.
Anticipating the impending impact, Rakis clutched his ears.
And, just as expected…
Kaaaang!
An ear-splitting roar resounded in front of the fortress.
“This is bad…”
Just as he lowered his hands from his ears,
Kaaaang!
Kaang!
The fierce sounds continued in succession.
“Wh-What?”
Startled, he looked down at the ground again.
Whiiii…
Through the thick dust, the twitching tail of Yatu became visible.
“…Yatu?”
The beast that had been tasked with the charge.
However, instead of hitting the castle gate, it was lying crushed under a dozen heaps of steel, convulsing as if in a spasm, its massive body trembling.
And at that moment
Tududududu!
The sound of gunfire echoed.
Only then did Rakis realize.
The opponent he was facing was human.
“Damn it! Attack!”
Yatu’s advance had already been stopped.
The plan was off track, but there was no longer any option to retreat.
“Vanguard! Move forward!”
He pushed forward the elite Lizardmen, cloaked in Repulsion.
Tududududu!
Grrrk!
But they collapsed, emitting a burnt smell, under the hail of bullets.
Yatu had been brought along for situations like this.
With the Repulsion of a 7th Order creature, it should have been able to withstand most attacks.
But Yatu was now pinned under the H-shaped steel beams that the humans had thrown, completely immobilized.
Instead, it was only serving as a cover for the enemies firing their rifles.
“Damn it!”
But there was an even bigger problem.
The Wyverns.
Kaaaak!
Keeeee!
Thud!
Boom!
The crashes continued endlessly.
The anti-aircraft guns placed atop the fortress wall rained down bullets like a storm, while missiles launched from spinning radars relentlessly chased down the Wyverns.
Shoooo!
Boom!
A massive firework painted the sky.
Realizing things couldn’t go on like this, Rakis pulled the Wyverns back.
It was time for a bigger move.
“Go!”
Rakis sent out the Wyvern riders he had held in reserve.
Flap!
Each of them was cloaked in the Repulsion of an 8th Order being.
The riders shared their Repulsion with the Wyverns, deflecting incoming bullets as if they were nothing.
Shoooo!
Boom!
A sharp explosion.
And thick, acrid smoke billowed around them, but they remained undaunted.
They then continued their swift acrobatic maneuvers around the fortress.
Rakis gave the order.
“They’re pouring everything they’ve got! Make them exhaust every last bullet and shell!”
It was the wisdom of Rakis, a seasoned commander.
No matter how powerful the enemy’s weapons were, they couldn’t be infinite.
The plan was to gather the Wyverns and launch a concentrated assault on the fortress the moment the enemies ran out of bullets and shells.
Boom!
Bang!
“Grr!”
The Wyvern riders continued their dramatic performance.
Feigning helplessness under the humans’ attacks, they let out cries and staggered as if the bullets and shells that barely tickled them were actually harming them.
But…
“……??”
When the same situation continued for over ten minutes, Rakis began to feel a creeping sense of doubt.
“Don’t they know the meaning of ‘enough’…? Just how many bullets do they have left?”
As more time passed,
The act put on by the Wyvern riders began to turn into reality.
Kaaaak!
The riders began to fall one by one to the ground.
Each of them had a clean hole pierced through their bodies.
Rakis couldn’t believe his eyes.
“…Holy spears?”
Because those were Emes’s weapons.
Above the enemy’s fortress.
A one-armed knight and a short-haired human woman were high-fiving each other as they hunted down the Wyvern riders, with bundles of Holy Spears laid out beside them.
Grit.
Rakis bit his lip.
They had already taken down Yatu, the elite Lizardmen, and now the Wyvern riders.
There was no room for hesitation anymore.
Moreover, he still had one final move left.
“I’m sorry, but… when it comes to weapons, we’re a step ahead.”
Chaang!
He drew the weapon strapped to his back.
A spear radiating a brilliant light.
This too was an Emes Holy Spear, but fundamentally different from those of the humans.
Most dimensional beings did not use ranged weapons well.
As soon as a weapon left their hand, the power of their rank was lost.
Thus, except for Arcane wizards, most dimensional beings preferred close-combat weapons like swords or axes.
The Holy Spear of Emes was also originally designed more for holding and thrusting than for throwing.
But…
“It’s not an absolute rule.”
There was one exception.
When the performance of the item itself was so extraordinary that it could ignore all those limitations.
Rakis’s holy spear was an ‘Epic’ item that had been enhanced all the way to +3.
Everyone had mocked him when he spent his entire fortune strengthening the Emes spear, but Rakis had proven them wrong by integrating the spear’s abilities into his unique combat style.
Shreeeeek!
Gripping the Wyvern’s reins tightly, Rakis shot through the sky like an arrow.
Swish!
The spear flew like lightning and struck the anti-aircraft gun dead on…
Boom!
With an explosion, it was removed from the battlefield.
The anti-aircraft weapon was destroyed in an instant.
Whirl!
Folding the Wyvern’s wings, Rakis skillfully changed his trajectory and calmly retrieved the spear that had pierced into the enemy’s position.
Tududududu!
Shreeeeek!
The humans fired bullets, portals, and even spears, but none could keep up with Rakis’s flight speed.
Boom!
The homing missiles that tenaciously chased him were also sliced cleanly in two by his spear technique.
Bang!
Boom!
By the time Rakis had destroyed about half of the anti-aircraft weapons positioned around the fortress…
“…!”
Someone leisurely stepped out onto the fortress wall.
A large holographic arrow moved, following them.
[Seoul Representative]
Rakis’s face lit up with excitement.
That guy!
That’s the one.
It was the very desire to kill that man that had driven Sabros’s army all the way to Seoul.
“Found you!”
Rakis raised his Holy Spear high.
There was no need to drag this exhausting battle on any longer.
If he killed the representative, they could open a Gate Portal here in Seoul.
Soon, Sabros’s army would flood this place, covering Seoul in a dark wave.
There was only one chance.
Cold sweat trickled down.
His snake-like pupils narrowed tightly onto the target.
Whooooosh!
A concentrated strike with all his might.
He added one final word to seal it.
“…It’s over.”
Shreeeeek!
The Holy Spear shot out from his fingers like an arrow.
The deadly spearhead hurtled toward the center of the target’s forehead.
A precise throw with not a millimeter of deviation.
Rakis was about to marvel at his own incredible skill…
“…?”
The spear’s trajectory subtly veered off course.
And then…
“……???”
Instead of hitting the target, it slipped neatly into a portal that had opened right over the target’s shoulder, as if it belonged there.
A bewildered Rakis blinked his eyes dozens of times.
But
Zing.
Eight portals bloomed around the target.
Shreeeeek!
Suddenly, the Holy Spears began flying towards him.
Eight, no, sixteen, no, thirty-two… their numbers were gradually increasing.
“………???”
Rakis couldn’t understand.
Not a single thing had made sense since he’d set foot in this place.
When they had raided the Emes Dimension’s materials warehouse, it hadn’t only been stocked with construction materials.
Holy Spears.
By chance, that mainstay weapon of theirs had been sitting off to one side of the warehouse.
They were Rare items, with the attributes [Holy] and [Penetration] attached as sweet bonuses.
Naturally, they could be copied infinitely.
Dozens of spears were handed over to Kim Sol and Bedivere, who used their extraordinary strength to neatly hunt down the troublesome Wyvern riders.
But…
“Why is that one so strong?”
It was clear as day that he was the leader.
Every time he raised his voice, the Lizardmen on the ground, not to mention the Wyverns blanketing the sky, moved in perfect unison.
When he began systematically disabling the Cannons and anti-aircraft guns installed around the fortress walls, a genuine sense of crisis settled in.
It was at that moment.
“Wait, that’s……”
The glowing spear he pulled out.
Its appearance was so familiar that I risked stepping out in front of him.
And the result was…
“…This actually works.”
I received quite a generous gift.
—
[Emes Holy Spear +3]
Rank: [Epic]
Description: [A holy spear imbued with the blessing of the goddess Emes.]
Attribute: [Holy]
Options: [Penetration+3], [Acceleration+3], [Purification]
—-
Epic.
A grade I’ve never seen before.
Even all the options attached below it were dazzling beyond compare.
What?
I didn’t steal it.
Hadn’t that lizard thrown it right at me, practically begging me to take it?
Of course, he’d aimed it straight at my forehead, nearly killing me… but still, if someone gives something, you give something back- that’s just human decency.
“Pax, upgrade Simultaneous Shipping.”
[Understood.]
[Received 1,000 Mana Stones.]
[Simultaneous Shipping (3) activated.]
[You can now ship up to eight items simultaneously.]
[Remaining Mana Stones: 4,810.]
I immediately opened eight portals.
Whoosh.
Eight Holy Spears slowly emerged from the portals, their spearheads resembling the head of a white viper, with the shafts extending in a straight, unadorned line.
In other words…
“They’re perfect for making some skewers.”
The ingredients were abundant.
Wyverns and Lizardmen were lying around everywhere.
It was the perfect opportunity to make those lizard skewers I’d only seen on survival documentaries.
And so…
“Ship.”
Swish, swish, swish!
Swoosh, swoosh!
The blessed(?) skewers burst out furiously at one-second intervals.
A straight line of spears poured forth like a fountain.
It was no different from divine mechanical arrows.
Shwooosh.
But that wasn’t all.
Whoooosh!
The [Acceleration] option had been attached.
The Holy Spears, already flying at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour, began shooting forward even faster.
At this point, even the range limitation of my shipping ability was becoming meaningless.
The Holy Spears had far surpassed the designated range as they flew onward.
“……!”
The leader had a look of shock on his face.
He tried to twist and turn as deftly as he had when evading the anti-aircraft guns and Missiles…
“…Kaaaaah!”
But there was no escaping the relentless [Tracking Delivery].
And so,
Thunk!
Thud!
Thud!
Dozens of spears pierced through his body.
Slowly sinking toward the ground alongside his Wyvern.
His flight ended there.
.
.
.
As soon as his breath ceased, a familiar message appeared.
[Dimensional Account ownership has been transferred.]
[Previous account holder: Rakis, Balance: 3,374]
[You already own a dimensional account. The balance will be combined.]
After that, it was mostly trivial matters.
I gave the massive crocodile thrashing under the H-beam a taste of my spear…
[Previous account holder: Yatu, Balance: 1,667]
[You already own a dimensional account. The balance will be combined.]
Then I cleared out the loitering Wyverns and the swarm of Lizardmen as well.
Meanwhile, on the ground, Lancelot and the awakened soldiers from the Joint Chiefs of Staff headquarters had put on quite a show, demonstrating their capabilities.
It was necessary to distribute the spoils, but that wasn’t difficult to wrap up either.
The Mana Stones from Rakis and Yatu, whose lives I personally ended, were mine, and for the other monsters, the Mana Stones were automatically deposited into the account as soon as they died.
I just needed to hand over the Mana Stones recovered from the corpses scattered on the ground to the Joint Chiefs headquarters.
This amount wasn’t insignificant, and it would greatly contribute to strengthening their forces.
One way or another…
[You now have a total of 12,757 Mana Stones.]
My account balance had once again surpassed 10,000.
Whew…
The battle was over, and we had secured victory.
The bodies of monsters were strewn around us.
We were standing atop the fortress wall, overlooking all of it.
Yoo Seong-cheol asked me,
“What are you planning to do next? I assume…”
“Yes. I’m going to Incheon.”
It was an undeniable victory, but this couldn’t be the end.
The enemies had already established a base in Incheon.
Above my head, the red letters reading [Seoul Representative] were still floating prominently.
“They’ll keep targeting me, no doubt. So…”
I added,
“I think it’s time to try being the Representative of the Seoul Metropolitan Area.””
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