Hiding A Logistics Center In The Apocalypse Chapter 168

Hiding the Logistics Center in the Apocalypse Episode 168

Railroad (3)

Episode 168. Railroad (3)

Swoosh!

Hundreds of delivery boxes flying through the sky.

The battle that will determine the fate of Barnaul has begun.

Among them was a subspace portal.

The river of death that the living cannot cross.

But if they are spirits, they can easily move the portal.

Jiiing.

I immediately installed the new portal,

Aurel, who had finished all preparations, greeted me first.

“Okay, then let’s go, Jeonggyeom.”

“Finish it as quickly as possible.”

Leading the other Marquess warlocks, Aurel entered the portal straight away.

Soon, the portal in its delivery box will arrive safely at the dimensional core of Barnaul.

With this method, Aureol could also reach the core using the portal without having to cross the river.

To neutralize Barnaul's black magic once and for all.

and······.

"profit!"

Lupin also seemed to sense that something was wrong.

A situation where unidentified paper boxes are heading to the dimensional core.

Even Aureol disappeared without a trace.

Whirlyrick!

Whirl!

From all directions, nooses made of black magic flew in.

The black magicians' desperate efforts to stop the movement of the spirits.

But, despite all the effort, the cardboard box containing the portal was leisurely crossing the river.

Phew.

Phew.

Moving towards the dimensional core with an idea in mind.

That was the design that Barnaul had given to the vengeful spirits from the beginning.

In the end, since most of the spirits crossed the river safely, Lupin also had no choice but to change his strategy.

Swish!

Crunch!

Lupin reached out.

A long hand extended like a spear from the wide sleeve······.

“Cough!”

“Now, Elder······?”

Grabbed the warlocks by the scruff of their necks.

Then, he immediately greedily sucked up the black magic they possessed.

While the purple aura that the warlocks had been emitting faded like fireflies, a powerful wave of black magic began to surge around Lupin.

“······We’re going after you right away. Get ready.”

Hwaaaaak!

Lupin poured his black magic towards the river.

Then, the remains that had been buried deep in the river began to float up and quickly begin to assemble in the air.

Ta-da-da-dak!

Hit the button!

Bones that quickly form a round shape.

Because the speed was so fast, I could immediately recognize the shape.

"······ship?"

Lupin was determined to cross the river quickly.

Under his direction, the liches quickly swarmed around the ship.

On the other hand, the human warlocks of Barnaul were left sprawled all over the floor, exhausted and with their energy drained.

'······Is this unnecessary?'

The river of death that the living cannot cross.

Now that the battlefield had narrowed to that point, the living warlocks were no longer a viable force.

Lupin, a half-lich, planned to lead himself and the other liches to stop Aurel.

That must have been the plan, but······.

Wheaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

A beam of pure white steel flew in,

Kwaaaaang!

Parsak!

It struck Lupin's ship, causing a huge explosion.

“Whew!”

Perhaps because it was imbued with divine power, the impact was unusual.

Lupin's ship, which had been shaped by black magic, was immediately shattered into pieces, and the scattered bone fragments floated all over the place, only to sink towards the distant river.

“······Where are you going?”

I was still holding my position.

Because we needed to buy enough time for Aurel to approach the dimensional core.

Aurel, who could threaten the dimensional core of Barnaul, and the elders of Barnaul, who had been completely focused on him, have finally begun to show interest in me.

“That insolent bastard, how dare he······.”

Lupin is in a rage.

The thin facial skin covering the bones rippled.

“Hit!”

At the same time as the shout, the liches unleashed their dark magic.

The black magic line was dragged into the river like a fishing rod, and soon countless bone fragments were retrieved as if they were a large fish.

Ta-da-da-dak!

Ta-da-da-dak!

Bone fragments assembled in an instant.

But this time it wasn't a boat.

A bone drake raised its head, accompanied by hundreds of skeletons, and behind it, the ground shook as a gigantic bone mammoth emerged.

Dalgrak!

Dalgrak!

The swarm of undead rushed at us at breakneck speed.

The river of death that takes life.

There were countless corpses buried in the river.

In fact, it could be called the Armory of Barnaul without any shame······.

"shipment."

If it was an armory, I had one too.

Dalgrak!

Card dunk!

It rained undead gargoyles in all directions.

H-beams flew into the vast underground spaces of Barnaul, crushing the skeletons of Barnaul and spreading white light.

A lot of skeletons must have squeezed through the gap.

“It brings back old memories······.”

They couldn't break through the knights' phalanx.

Thick coats broke the undead's claws, and pistols flew between shoulders,

With each passing breath, Lancelot sliced through the undead's solid bones like tofu with his Aura Sword.

Dalgrak!

A fierce exchange of words.

White bone joints protruded in all directions.

Despite my sabotage, Lupin was unable to leave his seat.

No, I didn't think there would be any.

“······Just wait here. I will kill you no matter what.”

The glaring eyes of Lupin.

Swish!

The bastard stood up.

A round wave of black magic wrapped around Lupin.

To the guy who had become a kind of ball of energy······.

Kaang!

Paaang!

No attack worked.

I threw spears and beams, and even collided with a sledgehammer, but I could not break through its defenses.

“Is this it······.”

The power difference was clear from the start.

Even though I don't know his exact rank, he was definitely the leader of a higher level.

All the battles up until now have been fights to hold back Lupin, rather than overwhelming him.

Kururururung!

Lupin's dark magic wavered like a dark cloud filled with lightning.

And then soon,

Taaaaang!

It flew like a bullet across the river, releasing a powerful force.

All our efforts were in vain, as Lupin easily stripped us of our power with just one cast of black magic.

"still······."

It's not that there was no income.

Because it was Lupin who had originally planned to cross over by boat.

Likewise, the Liches that the bastard had tried to take away were no different from us, just staring blankly at Lupin as he walked away.

It's a shame we couldn't keep him, but for now, forcing him into a choice he didn't want was enough.

“Hit, hit!”

The remaining Liches resumed their attacks on us.

but······.

“Product recall.”

Swaaaaaaah!

I immediately sucked us all into the portal I had set up in advance.

Now that Lupin has flown to the core, there is no need to remain here any longer.

Lupin, who had used all his strength to kick the seat and leave······.

“······Come.”

We had already reached the other side of the river.

The black magic that Lupin emits has gathered into a ball and is flying towards him from across the river.

It was like playing catch, trying to block the bastard's approach once more.

***

“This is······.”

A small island in the middle of a river, reached by passing through a portal.

Right here was the dimensional core of Barnaul.

“What’s so big?”

It was a majesty worthy of a higher dimension.

A dimensional core the size of a building connected the ceiling and floor of the underground space.

The dimensional core in the middle, which seemed to have taken root both upwards and downwards, had swelled up like a large fruit.

That wasn't all.

It was as if he had been pierced, with countless metal rings running through his blood vessels.

There were lantern-like objects hanging here and there on the ring, and it wasn't long before I could recognize them.

“Life Vessel.”

It was like I was at a night festival.

Purple lanterns floating everywhere.

Each and every one of them was a life vessel for the Barnaul rich.

“······.”

Ss …

Meanwhile, Aureol was pouring all his strength into it.

Other Marquess warlocks drew a magic circle and surrounded the dimensional core,

Aurel also reached out and quickly traced the black magic circuit of Barnaul along the nerve fibers.

“Just a little······ Just a little will do······.”

Aurel barely opens his mouth, sweating profusely.

But contrary to his wishes······.

Wheaaaaaaaaa!

Kwaaaaaaaah!

Lupin, cloaked in black magic, flew in in an instant.

Kyaaaaang!

Kyaaang!

He threw dozens of projectiles at the bastard.

As if he were bulletproof, Lupin deflects the large meteorite without a problem.

Even though its speed was significantly reduced, it continued to charge towards Aureol.

Kagagagagagak!

Kim Sol stopped the guy from entering.

A barrier was placed over the Aegis, and lightning bolts shot out with each collision.

“Ugh······.”

A head-on collision.

But Lupin was ahead in strength.

Kim Sol's feet began to slowly move backwards.

And that wasn't all.

Swish!

Hwaaaaak!

Black magic emanated from Lupin.

This time too, a line of magical power stretched out along the river, and the assembled undead stepped onto the ground and appeared one by one.

They poured all their weapons in all directions using the ships, and the knights also stopped their advance, but that alone was not enough.

The undead that received the energy of the dimensional core had become several times stronger and began to surround the round island from the surrounding area.

In the end, what remains is······.

“Not yet?”

“Almost······! Almost finished!”

It depended on Aureol's work.

The dimensional core of Barnaul, surrounded by black magic and indestructible.

The only way left was for Aurel to overturn the black magic circuit contained within it.

one side······.

“Eww!”

Lupin was going crazy.

Because his own heart was being trampled before his eyes.

But Kim Sol doggedly followed the bastard's path and never avoided him even as her entire body was covered in wounds.

A situation where everyone is faithfully carrying out their roles.

While the knights of Camelot were fending off the undead that was coming from all directions, and I was opening a subspace portal to defend against the attacks coming at Aurel······.

Damn it!

The taboo on Kim Sol's shield began.

The barrier that Lupin had put in front of him had long since been broken.

“Die.”

At that moment, Lupin, who did not miss this, shot the black magic he had gathered like an awl.

“Okay!”

Only then did Aureol withdraw his outstretched hand towards the sky.

And the result······.

Thud thud thud thud!

The undead that had been closing in on the surrounding area began to crumble like blocks.

The black magic waves that had been extending from the dimensional core suddenly lost their strength, and the life vessels that had been hanging from the blood vessels fell to the ground like rotten fruit.

with a splash!

A life vessel falling into the water.

The river that had brought death was now bringing the end of life to them in Barnaul.

And the result······.

“Krrrrr······.”

Lupin sat down on the floor, clutching his chest.

Because his life vessel was also hanging on the core.

Aurel reversed the circuit and reversed the black magic that was spreading through the blood vessels, and as a result, Lupin was having his life force drained in return, drying up like a mummy in real time.

Of course, the guy who became Rich was already nothing more than bones.

“Crazy······I thought I was going to die.”

Kim Sol also cleared her mind.

Just as Lupin was about to deliver his final blow.

As expected, the Aegis was lying on the floor in front of her, broken into several pieces.

“······Is it over?”

Now Barnaul could no longer exert its power.

The dimensional core that was the source of that power was neutralized.

However, the expression on Aurel's face, who had actually delivered the final blow, was not good.

"what's the matter?"

“Something is strange. There is almost no black magic left in the core. And······.”

Aureol walked out slowly.

Then he looked down at Lupin, who was slowly losing strength, exhausted.

“······Lupen is not a black magician of this level. Considering his power, it wouldn’t have been strange if we were all swept away at once. Although his energy was strangely weakened, he continued his work······.”

The battle with Lupin lingered in my mind.

Lupin, who had a strong hierarchy that made attacks almost impervious.

But that hierarchy was colorless, as it was difficult to break through Kim Sol's defense.

“It is clear that there is still something left. Barnaul······.”

When Aurel started to mumble with an ominous expression······.

“Representative······!”

Jiiing.

Someone came over urgently from the subspace portal.

He is none other than Avalon's guard captain, Veron.

Together with the Paxman Knights, he was entrusted with the defense of Earth.

"what's the matter?"

“It’s a bit of a stretch. This is really the first time I’ve seen something like this······.”

Veron quickly relayed the news.

First, the giant enemy appeared from outside the Earth, not through the Gate Portal.

The second is that he is destroying the protective shield surrounding the Earth.

The identity is none other than······.

“It’s a huge dragon made of bones. Its attacks are almost impervious to it.”

It was a bone dragon.

Presumably considered to be Barnaul's last weapon.

As expected, Lupin, who had been lying down, started to let out an evil laugh.

“You fool······ You dared to touch Barnaul and think you could get away with it? The Earth will soon be tainted by evil thoughts. Filled with nightmares and pain······.”

Break!

He stepped on the skull of Lupin, who was spewing curses.

Now was not the time to just sit around and listen to that bastard's bad words.

"······let's go."

We went straight through the portal.