The Greatest Architect

25. The Beasts of Jersey (3)

“Baron! We’ve got a big, big, big problem! ”

It was a sunny noon.

A soldier of the territory jumps up and down.

I jumped into the baron’s office in all manner of decency and disobedience.

A moment later, the baron’s cup of tea falls to the floor.

Chang!

“…… What? ”

The baron’s face became a reflection.

“Say that again. A beast ant? ”

“Yes, Baron. A beast ant appeared. in the tunnels that Master Lloyd dug. ”

“What about Lloyd? ”

“The workers who were with me said they stayed behind. Calling everyone to get out of the way…. ”

“Alone? ”

“No. Lord Asran is with us. ”

“ ……. ”

After completing the report, the soldier’s face became sad.

A beast ant living beyond the eastern mountains.

They were scary creatures.

Each of them was much stronger than a wolf.

There were too many of them.

I did not know fear.

It was organized

In other words, once it was captured, there was no way for them to survive.

Especially when I encountered it on the ground.

“Lord Bavaria has summoned his troops first. It’s assembled in front of the shaft. with the shaft ready to close. ”

It was for the best.

What if the beast ants come up through the shaft?

They destroy the hunting grounds.

The colonists will be exterminated.

Everyone here will be hunted down to become meat scouts, including livestock. If you’re lucky, you’ll be paralyzed alive and stockpiled in a warehouse, or eaten by ant colony larvae.

In order to prevent that from happening, the tunnel had to be closed before it was too late.

But for some reason, the baron had no words from Katabuta.

“ ……. ”

“My lord?”

“ ……. ”

“Lord Bavaria asked me to take Lord Bavaria’s command…. ”

The soldier glances at you.

The baron’s silence followed.

At some point, the baron stood up. I opened the wardrobe of the Oval Office. I took out the armor stored in it and began to wear it.

“My lord? ”

However, Baron Frontera still had no answer.

In the Oval Office, only the baron’s armed voice resounded instead of the answer.

Squeak, squeak! Cough!

You wear a sheet of brigandin.

You wrap your knees in a silver flurry of polish.

I reported Demigriv, wearing a Bethany helmet.

You carry a metal shield around your back and hang a long sword on your armor waist.

It appeared to be armed for battle, no matter who saw it.

It was a surprise to the soldier that the party had never held a sword for at least ten years.

“Hey, my lord? Now……. ”

“Let’s go. ”

“Yes?”

“If you can’t follow me, I’ll leave you behind. ”

Kuang!

The baron almost kicks the door open and runs out.

I ran down the corridor, ran to the stable, climbed on the horse, etc.

“Ha!”

I kicked the horse in the side.

All this time, the baron’s mind was filled with only one thought.

‘Lloyd, wait a minute. Hang in there, I promise! ’

The baron’s heart rushes towards the mine.

♣

Voodoo, shh!

The rough steps hit the ground.

A ferocious assault split the space.

It drops vertically.

Kwazak!

“Kieeek!”

A beast ant splits its its its head vertically on the long sod.

A clear fluid splashes out with screams.

But it was a long time ago that Longsod had been plucked from his head.

You find your next target and scatter a calm and cool light.

Skak! Kakang! Puck!

Turn sideways.

Remove the bottom and block it.

Stab, pull, and lift.

I want to push it up, but it advances like a thunderstorm.

One to the left, one to the right, one to the left with a knife to the side, and then a punch? ’

Lloyd sticks his tongue out as he runs through a narrow tunnel.

I had to.

Xaviel charging two paces ahead.

I was amazed when I saw his sword.

‘I’m serious. That’s a real knight. ’

The previous battle between the Neumanns was different.

There was no blockage in all the movements.

It was as natural as water flowing.

At the same time, it was fierce and coarse.

Moreover, there were a lot of fine glass movements that were hard to see with the eyes between the connection movements. This is a sudden flurry of surprising surprising mixes of fakes and deadly attacks.

In short, Xaviel’s sword was, in itself, an art.

The fierce ants were literally slaughtered in front of the seductive and destructive assault.

“…… but! Aren’t you tired? ”

Lloyd follows behind and shouts.

Xaviel glances at you with his sword.

“It’s hard.”

A breathless answer.

I don’t think it’s hard at all with my voice.

But Lloyd knew.

‘We don’t have much time. ’

No matter how strong Xaviel is, he is still human.

People have limitations on stamina.

You can’t fight forever.

If he has risen to the ranks of the Sword Master, Mana’s endless cycle will ease his stamina, but not yet.

Now I’m just slowing down my tiredness with Asran’s mediocrity.

It will soon reveal its limitations.

“Lloyd told you this was a hell of a way to do it, yet? ”

Skye!

Xaviel bites one ant in front of him, splitting it into three pieces on his head.

Lloyd frowns.

“Not yet!”

“When will it be done? ”

“I don’t know. I’m looking as hard as I can! ”

“I’m still looking… ”

“Don’t talk nonsense, just lead the way. We have to move as much as possible to increase our chances! ”

Lloyd shouts.

His cry was true.

He was still activating his intermediate surveying skills to their limit.

The optional function of the surveying skill was to constantly determine the soil in the 5 meter range of the anthill passageway.

The goal he so desperately seeks.

It was a layer of methane gas that would be buried somewhere beneath the anthill.

‘Obviously. This is where the Dragon Claw mines are lodged. So methane, I’m sure there is. ’

Lloyd continues to run.

Xaviel comes out of every nook and cranny in front of him.

Saves the range of surveying skills as much as possible and detects all around.

I wonder how hard you’ve been exploring.

Finally something in Lloyd’s eyes.

Found it!

Five meters below the ground.

You see some methane gas lurking there.

It was not the body.

Cane?

That’s what it looked like.

‘But there’s no way to contact them here right now. ’

confident oysters and methane gas bed stems.

In between, there were about five meters of dirt and rock.

It took me a long time to dig with a shovel.

However, the burrow was not wide enough to make the droplet larger.

“Xaviel! Over there! ”

Lloyd points to one passageway.

It was in the direction of the methane gas bed stems.

“From now on, just run the way I’m pointing! ”

“I understand. But…”

“Only?”

“Can we go outside? ”

“ ……. ”

The eyes of a calmly slicing ant.

I was already ready to face the end here.

In front of the sunken eyes, Lloyd stops laughing.

“Why? Are you scared? ”

“I’m not afraid. ”

“Then?”

“It’s a little unfair. ”

“Are you afraid you’ll die in a place like this? ”

“No, I’m not.”

“Did you hide any dirty paintings under your bed? You think they’ll notice that? ”

“Of course not. To be honest,

Xaviel sighs deeply.

“I’m afraid I’ll die with someone like Lloyd. ”

“Phew.”

“Greed as a knight. Perhaps it is the most honorable death a knight can receive. ”

“Haha, so it’s unfair for a guy like me to be handed a hand and die like that? ”

“This is an accurate summary. ”

“Really? You’re just leaving? ”

“You’re going to die here anyway. ”

“You want to reveal your true colors to each other on the other side of the road? ”

“I’m only doing this because I think it’s a little less unfair to be honest. ”

Karaoke! Tuck! Spatula!

The ants are still rushing this way.

A large army of wild ants stood in front of you.

Every time, Xaviel ran without rest, slaughtering and slaughtering the ants in front of him.

Of course, Lloyd followed behind.

With a torch and a shovel of steel in both hands, I was working hard to stop the ants from chasing me from behind.

Like this, the two fought the ants with their bodies.

We argued with each other.

“Ha! Yes! Why don’t we try palm time? ”

“What’s palm time? ”

“Anything you want to take off your rank! Heave-ho!”

“That’s good. Suck!”

KAKAKANG! Skak!

You dive down the left hallway.

You thrust your sword, raise your torch, and swing your shovel.

The preaching continued between the two.

“Then let’s start with me! You’re a human jerk! ”

“Why?”

“You’re so handsome! ”

“My face is a natural. ”

“That’s why you suck. ”

“Are you done? ”

“What if I didn’t? ”

“Still, I’ll take my turn. It’s just unfair to be one-sided. ”

“Come on. You want to save some time? ”

“That’s right.”

“That’s good. Time is gold, my friend. Of course you don’t have all three! ”

“ ……. ”

“Are you crying? Why are you being beaten? ”

“Suddenly I feel sorry for you. ”

“Huh, why? ”

“Now that I think about it, I think my nipples are more handsome than yours. ”

“Hurrah……. ”

It was more powerful than I thought.

Lloyd grips and counters.

“Ha! What have you been doing with that face so far that you don’t have a girlfriend? ”

“I’ve been working hard on my sword training. ”

“Aha. So you’re a single mother? ”

“Lloyd probably doesn’t have a girlfriend either. ”

“What?”

“As far as I know. Besides, I’m actually…”

“Actually?”

“I got my confession letter quite well. ”

“What? A confession letter? ”

“That’s right.”

Xaviel still fights with his sword.

I could see an unknown confidence in his eyes.

Lloyd shouts back, covering the bottom of the ant’s jaw with a steel shovel.

“How many times? ”

“Well, I think I’ve put about two boxes in the Great Hall. ”

“Lies!”

“It’s true.”

“Does that make sense? How many people live in our territory? Almost everyone in the territory who has a female gender needs to get a confession letter. ”

“Phew.”

“Don’t underestimate Solo! ”

“Toothbrush when brushing your teeth. ”

“ ……. ”

“Hi, nice to meet you. Are you Doremipa Solo?”

“ ……. ”

“Are you still going to spend another solo night? ”

“…… Gorilla bitch, that’s it! ”

Lloyd shouts.

By being pushed by a horse?

It wasn’t.

It was because he had finally reached his target point.

Xaviel, who was continuing the legend, changed his eyes to see if he had felt it.

“Is this it?”

“Huh.”

Lloyd examines the ground.

Underneath the ground, overlooking by a surveying skill.

You can see the cavity unfolding below about a meter and a half.

But the cavity was not just an empty space.

‘It’s a methane gas layer. It’s huge. ’

The area overlooking the skill was only a fraction of the entire methane layer.

How dare you?).

Lloyd said quickly.

“From now on, I dig here. In the meantime, protect me. ”

“I understand.”

This is our yard.

There’s only one situation we can trust.

I had no reason, no reason to question.

Since then.

Lloyd starts digging like crazy under the passageway with a shovel.

Xaviel defends Lloyd against ants rushing from both sides.

But it was the next moment.

“Quurrgghhh!”

On one side of the passageway, you hear an enormous peculiarity.

Something big came along, thumping all over the aisle.

A giant head twice as big as any other veteran beast ant.

A body full of passageways.

Longer and sharper upper jaw than Longsword.

“Ant Queen?”

It seemed like it.

But Lloyd didn’t care.

“The queen is not the target anyway! ’

This is not a triumphant triumph if you just cut the head of the monarch.

Even if you catch the queen, the rest of the colony won’t be shaken.

If you are unlucky, you can only cheat more anger.

For now, it was best to focus on the original goal.

“Stop him properly! Until I sell it all! ”

“I understand.”

Xaviel raises Longsword.

You’ve blocked the way between the queen and this side.

I wonder if he’s angry at him.

The queen charged in.

“Quurrgghhh!”

Kung! Kuku Kuku!

I felt like I was crushing the corridor.

No, the queen has actually forcibly smashed and widened the narrow passageway wall.

However, Xaviel did not back down.

“Hehe.”

Take one breath.

With a single breath, Mana waves from all sides. Shake. Focus on him. Assemble into three triple circles. Amplifies. Spills out.

Ca ‘keng!

A longsword with a twist in a triple circle.

A pair of super-strong chitinous upper jaws.

The two weapons collide against each other.

The first clash was a draw.

Kaga Gaga!

“ ……! ”

“Kuwok?”

Longsword and upper jaw were confronted with similar strength.

With each other’s weapons between them, Xaviel opens his eyes.

The queen struggles to find the mother growing in her upper jaw.

Backstop tax.

The user is surprised at the opposing Pokémon’s power beyond expectation.

The first to move was the queen.

“Cough!”

Whoo-hoo!

A pair of large antennae whip around.

It was a bigger and heavier club than a baseball bat.

“ ……! ”

Xaviel bows quickly.

The user raises Longsword to increase its elasticity.

The queen swung her upper jaw.

Since then.

Xaviel and the queen.

The two archenemies, the beasts, pour out all their instincts of attack on each other.

Stopped and cut.

Garage. Hit it.

I took it and pushed it.

I was pushed and punched.

I dodged it, then I pulled it up.

I rolled over and ran.

But the situation has become increasingly disadvantageous to Xaviel.

He’s exhausted! ’

Lloyd’s shovel became more busy.

This side was also exhausted.

But Xaviel’s life will only add to the struggle.

More, more, more! ’

If Xaviel falls, this is the end.

When this is over, the plan fails.

Then the beast ant will be released to the land through the excavated shaft.

“Damn, don’t make the shaft too strong! ’

Now it’s too late to bring it down.

Only a fraction of it can collapse.

It was clear that such a collapse would not stop the beast ant.

‘So we must succeed. ’

Lloyd’s shovel became more ferocious.

Every time his shovel dances, dirt splashes everywhere.

Sweat flows down his neck and back without rest.

And finally, his shovel dug its way to the target.

Pussy!

Got it!

Gas spills out of the pit.

It was a burst of methane gas.

Lloyd quickly picks up his shovel.

I shouted to Xaviel.

“Dude! Come here! ”

Xaviel immediately responded to the shout.

With a powerful dagger, you scattered the queen and ran this way.

I waited for him to come running.

We ran down the other aisle together.

The queen chases you fiercely from behind.

I looked back.

The queen met with her eyes.

At that moment, Lloyd laughed bloody.

You hurl a torch at the queen.

The torch hit the queen’s head.

Tak bounces off in vain with a sound.

He flew around the air of the Bangle Bang to the back of the ant.

And I met the invisible transparent gas, methane gas.

Methane gas and sparks were mixed.

A fierce chemical reaction began.

An energy of 891 kJ was generated per mol.

Yawn…!

It was a huge explosion that consumed everything.