The ground split open and there was a tremendous shaking.
“Watch your heads, everyone!”
Elia warned the unit personnel.
The tall trees standing nearby were falling violently.
Cocokong!
Everyone was in a state of complete chaos as they tried to avoid the cracked ground and fallen trees.
'Is this part of Keisha's training as well?'
Given Kesha's personality, this isn't impossible.
Stop time and cause earthquakes.
'This madman, he has prepared the final training to perfection.'
That was when Elia was thinking about this.
“El...what is this?”
Lennox pointed with a pale face at the gap in the cracked earth.
ripple-
Simultaneously with the earthquake, through the gap in the cracked earth, a huge crimson, blood-like light glowed.
Elijah's face froze upon seeing this.
She knew very well the truth about that crimson light.
Rather, she could never forget him.
Elia shouted to the unit members in an urgent tone:
"Back off, everyone!
Don't ever come near that light!"
That light was a portal that spewed out monsters ceaselessly.
Two months ago, that bloody gate had opened in the baron's fiefdom, and after that, it had been completely destroyed.
'But, why did it suddenly appear here?'
At that time, no portal had been discovered anywhere else except in Baron Triingen's fiefdom.
So, the Baron informed the other lands to ask for help, but no one believed him.
Because dangerous monsters only inhabited this front area after the war between humans and demons.
'Were the landslides and sudden eddies in the lake early symptoms?'
While she was thinking about it.
“Oh my god, is this part of Keisha’s training too?”
Yusar muttered in a tense voice, and Ilya shook her head vigorously.
"It can't be.
Humans can't open that."
This was different from the artificial portal Keisha had previously used to teleport monsters for training purposes.
“We have to quickly fire the emergency shell to inform Keisha!
Everyone, get ready!”
Yusar and the rest of the unit nodded in response to Illya's command.
While they were quickly taking out the emergency shells to ignite them, at that very moment,
HOOEEEEING!!!
A powerful black storm rushed from the gate, and the unit members fell backwards due to the strong wind.
Bang!
Soon, a huge, black monster's foot emerged from the gap in the gate.
It was a massive monster in the form of a demon, the likes of which they had never seen before.
'I've never seen anything like this even in the Baron's fiefdom!'
Elijah's face paled.
The condition of the rest of the unit was similar.
They were all paralyzed with fear, unable to move.
It was a high-level monster that could only be defeated if Keisha or Theo came.
“Quickly pick up the emergency shells and fire them!”
When Ilya ordered in an urgent tone, the unit members quickly picked up the emergency shells scattered around them and set them on fire.
At the moment when the emergency shells blazing fuses flew towards the sky, the monster waved its massive arm forcefully.
It fell-
The emergency shells that hit the arm fell to the ground helplessly.
The wicks had already burned out, so they could not be fired again.
The unit's eyes were clouded with despair.
Then, the monster quickly approached them and threw a punch.
“Get away quickly!”
"Ah!
Ah!
Ah!"
Elia shouted, and the unit ran away, crying loudly and with all their might.
The monster's fist forcefully slammed into the ground they were standing on moments ago.
Kwakwakang!
A horrific hole formed in the ground, as if a huge bomb had exploded.
If they had not escaped, their bodies would have been shattered into pieces.
Yusar gasped, grumbling with a shocked face:
“What bad luck, for time to stop in this particular situation.
Thanks to Keisha, we will all die here.”
Honestly, even if time wasn't standing still, it was impossible to withstand something like this for more than half a day.
The unit's personnel had completely lost the will to fight and were in a daze.
Even Axion, who usually didn't show any emotional fluctuations, was confused and nervous by the high-ranking monster he was seeing for the first time.
Also, even though this situation was extremely scary and desperate for her, she gritted her teeth.
Sitting in a daze of fear will only hasten death.
She had to lead the unit's members safely no matter what.
That was the task of the unit commander.
"Calm down everyone!
Keisha and Theo are definitely coming here!"
“But...”
“We are the Anti-Demon Forces, right?
If we join together, we can definitely survive!”
The unit members gained courage little by little from Elijah's calming words.
Illya looked back.
There were dense trees that had not yet fallen.
Ilya issued an order:
“Everyone run into the bushes!”
At Elijah's order, the unit all rushed towards the bushes.
The huge beast was unable to advance properly, as it was hindered by the dense trees.
Kojokong!
Bajijik!
The monster began to swing its fist, crushing the trees mercilessly, and Ilya Yusar quickly called out.
“Yusar, did you bring the dimension pocket with you?”
He nodded.
"Sure.
Do you think I'll try to put that thing in the Dimensions Pocket?
That's impossible."
He answered firmly.
“Even if we could get it in somehow, if it was that forceful, it would rip the pocket and come out.”
"That's not what I'm thinking.
What do you have in your pocket now?"
He replied:
“A few remaining bombs, emergency rations, and some basic medicine, that's all.”
“What about the huge rock I placed last time during the landslide?”
“Right, that one exists too.
Are you thinking of using that rock?”
Yusar's eyes widened, and Elia nodded.
“We will attack by dropping the rock from the top of that tree.”
Elia pointed to the tallest tree among the trees.
It was a tree taller than the monster.
“If we drop a rock that size, we can block his path and buy some time before he gets close to us.
If we're lucky, he might be slightly injured.”
When explaining it, Yusar looked at the tree and opened his mouth.
“It's a good idea, but it's going to take a long time to climb that peak.
We have to get there before that monster destroys it, right?”
He added in a worried voice:
“Moreover, getting that big and heavy rock out effortlessly is also a problem.
This is beyond our ability.”
Then, the unit members shouted in a panicked voice:
"Deputy Commander El!
He's getting closer and closer!"
The monster had already advanced, smashing through trees, until it was just steps away from them.
“I'll do it.”
At that moment, a voice was heard from behind Elijah.
When she turned around, she saw Axion standing there.
“I've climbed trees countless times since my childhood, so I'm confident.”
If it was Axion, who had the best physical abilities in this unit, he might be able to climb the tree before the monster arrived.
'Moreover, if it was him, he might be able to take out that huge rock and attack it.'
Because his power is incredibly powerful.
“Okay, fine.
Please do it.”
Illya nodded and then handed the dimension pocket to him.
As soon as Axion received the pocket, he climbed the tree.
His skill was amazing, almost like that of a monkey.
It wasn't long before he almost reached the top of the tree.
“Has that boy been trained in such things since he was young?”
Yousar was muttering this.
Kwakwakang!
A tree near them crashed with a loud bang, and the monster appeared.
With a nervous face, Elia looked up at the top of the tree.
Axion reached the top of the tree and put his hand in his pocket.
He took a huge rock out of the pocket and raised it with both arms.
His body trembled due to the weight of the rock.
He threw the rock with all his might towards the monster.
Kwang!
The rock directly hit the monster's shoulder, and its body swayed violently.
"This is it!"
Elia shouted in a cheerful voice.
Gooooooo!
The monster let out a painful howl and approached the tree where Axion was.
Axion was quickly descending from the tree.
The injured monster waved its fist at him.
"risk!"
He wrapped his legs around the tree trunk, then quickly took out the sword he had at his waist and waved it.
Qing!
Qing!
The monster's fist and the sword Axion brandished collided, creating a loud sound.
Its speed was so high that the sword could not be seen clearly.
“He is truly an amazing person...”
Yusar was muttering as he looked at Axion.
“That monster was injured in his arm as well, if things go well, we might actually be able to hold out until Keisha comes.”
"Don't let your guard down.
It's too early to feel safe."
Elia interrupted sharply.
Gooooo!
The monster raised its head towards the sky and let out a loud scream.
Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Gooooooo!
As if responding from within the crimson portal, more screams emanated.
At the same time, huge monsters successively rushed out of the gate.