Chapter 60
By hunting the strong-looking entities among the inhuman forces attacking the eastern gate, their morale seemed to plummet, and one by one, the monsters began abandoning the battlefield.
The kingdom’s soldiers didn’t let a single one escape.
“Don’t let them get away! Leave none alive!”
【You have achieved an impossible feat!】
【You have achieved an impossible feat!】
Messages popped up in succession.
【Clearing Floors 44 and 45.】
【Proceeding to the scenario quest for Floor 46.】
Clearing two floors at once, I moved on to the quest for Floor 46.
【Defend the western and southern gates to protect the kingdom from the inhuman forces!】
Having moved from the north to the east, the next destination would be the south, and then finally the west.
“I’ll head over to support the southern gate now.”
“I won’t forget this kindness!”
After finishing an amicable conversation, I set off toward the southern gate.
As the tower’s floors ascend, the inhuman forces invading the walls grow stronger.
In other words, the monsters at the southern gate would be stronger than those at the north and east, and the final western gate would likely be hell itself.
Moreover, the 50th-floor boss monster would also be part of the inhuman forces.
I recalled an interview where Han Ye-rin, the first hunter to clear the 50th floor, mentioned that the 50th-floor boss was incredibly tough.
She said if her luck had been worse, she might not have survived.
Would that monster be that strong?
I glanced at Nika, who tilted her head quizzically, looking adorable.
“There’s no way a monster stronger than our Nika exists, right?”
【Exactly!】
Smiling confidently, Nika reassured me to trust only in her. She was so cute that I wanted to hug her right there, but the surrounding gazes held me back.
…Maybe later.
As we approached the southern gate, the sounds of battle grew louder.
The screams of the inhuman forces mixed with the cries of our soldiers echoed across the battlefield.
If hell existed, it would surely be here.
“Hold the line! Don’t let them break through!”
“We must protect our homeland!”
“Behind you are your families! Protect your families!”
Commanders were shouting encouragement and orders to rally the troops in a chaotic scene.
If we left things as they were, the gate would surely fall.
“Do you see that monster over there? Can you take care of it first?”
【Got it!】
Nika leaped out of my arms and flew toward the monster I pointed at.
In an instant, she approached and tore it apart with her massive claws, leaving the battlefield momentarily silent.
“Attack now!”
The commander’s shout snapped the soldiers back to their senses, and they began pushing back the inhuman forces.
Nika also targeted the strong-looking monsters nearby, slicing them down with a single strike, causing the enemy’s morale to crumble further.
Soon, cheers erupted from the battlefield.
The inhuman forces began to retreat.
【You have achieved an impossible feat!】
【You have achieved an impossible feat!】
【You have achieved an impossible feat!】
【You have achieved an impossible feat!】
Messages appeared in rapid succession.
【Clearing Floors 46, 47, 48, and 49.】
【Proceeding to the scenario quest for Floor 50.】
【A boss monster has appeared at the western gate!】
【Defend the kingdom from the boss monster!】
“Report! A massive entity has appeared at the western gate!”
“A request for reinforcements has come from the western gate!”
“We need to send soldiers to the western gate immediately!”
With no time to celebrate, a messenger urged us to prepare, and we quickly set off toward the western gate.
Trailing behind me were countless soldiers. Their gazes were overwhelming, but there was no other choice.
In times like this, hesitating would only spell disaster.
We had to face this head-on.
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“Where are the reinforcements?!”
“Th-they’re on their way!”
“This is bad! The gate is about to fall!”
“Hold the line! Hold it! The civilians haven’t fully evacuated yet!”
Screams filled the air as the situation grew more dire. The gate was on the verge of breaking.
The soldiers, pushed to their limits, were barely holding the line to buy time for the civilians to escape.
Then, a massive shadow loomed over us, and with a deafening crash, the gate was destroyed, and monsters began pouring in.
“The gate has fallen!”
“Even at the cost of our lives, we must buy time!”
Their faces were filled with despair, yet their determination to save even one civilian shone through.
Not a single soldier dropped their weapon.
Not one fled.
With the broken gate allowing a flood of monsters to surge in, soldiers fell one by one. Monsters soaring through the air wreaked havoc, destroying buildings in their wake.
“How is the evacuation going?!”
“It’s almost complete!”
Once the last civilians were safely evacuated, we had to hold out with the remaining soldiers until reinforcements arrived.
If we fled now, we might survive, but our honor would never recover.
As I contemplated the idea of dying honorably rather than living in disgrace, a massive shadow began approaching us.
“What is that thing?!”
“Aah…”
Just as despair began to set in due to the massive shadow, something appeared.
Something far more terrifying than the shadow itself.
With a single blow, it severed the massive creature’s arm and roared, causing the monsters attacking our soldiers to clutch their ears in agony.
Of course, our soldiers were also affected.
“Aaagh! My ears!”
“P-please spare me!”
“I don’t want to die!”
Ah, so this is to be our grave.
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I had planned to make a heroic entrance amidst this chaotic scene, but it completely backfired.
I never expected Nika’s roar to stun even our own allies.
Ahem, perhaps I tried to be too cool.
I wanted to make an entrance like a superhero, but I realized I had overdone it.
“Nika.”
【Yes!】
Thanks to our mutual understanding, she immediately grasped what I intended to say.
There probably isn’t a more convenient ability than this.
Nika began dismantling the boss monster, tearing off its remaining arm before dismembering its body.
After some time, she finished her dissection, and while she cleaned up the remaining monsters, our soldiers arrived to begin recovery efforts.
They treated the surviving soldiers and transported them to safer rear positions.
Even as they were carried away, none of them let go of their weapons.
“They’re admirable soldiers.”
Soldiers willing to sacrifice their lives for their country.
A nation that doesn’t disregard such sacrifices and rewards them appropriately while preserving their honor.
But why hasn’t the clear message appeared yet?
As Nika burrowed into my arms after finishing her cleanup, I gazed down from the wall at the soldiers dealing with the remnants of the enemy forces.
Still, no message appeared.
Could it be the typical “This is just the beginning” message, followed by the boss monster resurrecting?
No way, right?
【The boss monster has entered Phase 2.】
Of course.
The scattered pieces of the boss monster’s corpse gathered together, forming a new entity.
It had a half-human, half-monster appearance, with features combining human and beast.
“Now the real battle begins.”
Its dramatic line was unimaginative, but perhaps that’s the charm?
“Nika.”
If only her strike had been enough to decapitate it.
Some might say, “Isn’t it an unspoken rule not to attack during a transformation?” but who waits during life-and-death combat?
It’s common sense to strike when the enemy is at its weakest.
“Is it over?”
【The boss monster has entered Phase 3.】
“Don’t think it’s over just yet.”
Its floating head delivered another typical line, but I didn’t feel the slightest tension.
“…Nika.”
With another blow, the boss monster was shattered into pieces again.
And just as expected, another message appeared.
【The boss monster has entered Phase 4.】
“How many phases does this thing have?”
……
【The boss monster has entered Phase 12.】
“…….”
【…….】
No matter how many times we slashed, hacked, or shattered it, it kept coming back.
And every time, it spouted the same clichéd lines.
There’s a limit to everything—how does this boss have twelve phases? It’s enough to make anyone despair.
“So this is why the 50th floor was considered so difficult?”
By now, it wasn’t just tedious; it was downright boring.
Especially because of the boss’s repetitive lines every time it revived.
“Don’t think this is the end!”
I cut it down again, and yet another message appeared.
【The boss monster has entered Phase 13.】
I really hope this is the last phase.
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