Surviving as a Barbarian in a Fantasy World

Chapter 249: Fortress of Evil (2)

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Chapter 249: Fortress of Evil (2)

From the Kingdom of Denian to the holy sanctuary of Kalosia, and even the Elven sanctuaries, they had always been on the defensive.

But now, they were on the offensive.

Something about this change was exciting.

"We've tried various methods to break through the fortress, but nothing has been successful. That wall is incredibly strong. Look for yourself."

The archbishop gestured with his eyes.

The magicians of the magic tower loaded the magical ballista.

It was a much more powerful weapon than the ballista Ketal had seen at sea before.

The ballista was loaded and fired.

It flew swiftly and collided with the wall.

Kwagagagagang!

A loud roar echoed.

As the dust settled, the wall's appearance became visible.

The mercenary king frowned.

"...It only left a mark."

The ballista hadn't inflicted any significant damage on the wall.

At best, it had created a moderately sized scar, but even that was slowly being repaired.

The archbishop spoke.

"Long-range attacks won't penetrate that wall."

They had to unleash power up close to break through the wall.

For that purpose, they had brought a magical battering ram.

But there was another problem.

"It's difficult to approach the wall."

Hundreds of defensive weapons, similar to cannons, were positioned on top of the wall.

They were weapons created by the Demon of Design to protect the fortress.

Among them, black magicians could be seen.

When they got within a certain range, a barrage of attacks from the defensive weapons and black magicians would rain down.

Even the archbishop found it hard to block the bombardment.

Even if they managed to get through all those attacks, there were countless monsters wandering below the wall.

There were over a hundred of them, and each one was of the highest caliber.

With their current forces, they couldn't possibly break through.

"We're struggling to exert much power in that area."

The archbishop smiled bitterly.

Normally, in this land, divine power held absolute superiority over evil.

This was because the middle realm was the domain of the gods.

Demons, being outsiders, were overwhelmed by the power of the gods.

But that fortress was different.

Karvaraks had swallowed up the holy sanctuary of the gods.

He had transformed its nature and tainted it with evil.

Now, that fortress was a sanctuary of evil.

It was no longer a divine domain, so divine power couldn't hold superiority there.

They were completely blocked.

"We were about to request reinforcements because we had no other options."

But now, those reinforcements were no longer necessary.

The most dependable ones had arrived.

"Thank you for the explanation, but I prefer action over a hundred words. Let's give it a try."

The mercenary king massaged his arm and stepped forward.

He glanced at Ketal.

"I'll go first. You'll follow."

Ketal's strength was invaluable.

Of course, no top-tier superhuman could hurt that body, but just in case, the mercenary king intended to check it out first.

Ketal smiled and nodded.

"Whew."

The mercenary king took a short breath and stepped forward.

Ta-at.

His body sprinted toward the stronghold of evil.

As he entered the domain, the defensive weapons activated.

Kwagagagagang!

Shells, rocks, and arrows rained down all at once.

Each one carried more power than the magical ballista the magicians had just fired.

Their speed was also incredibly fast.

But the mercenary king's response was very simple.

He just accelerated his body further using mystic power.

Kwagagagang!

His body left afterimages as it charged forward.

The weapons' attacks struck empty space. Cain exclaimed in admiration.

"Fast!"

It was a speed that even a superhuman like him had difficulty tracking with his eyes.

The black magicians also cast black magic.

Amidst the barrage of weapon attacks, black thunder and flames poured down.

The mercenary king evaded all the attacks as he approached the wall.

But due to the overwhelming density of the attacks, there were some he couldn't avoid.

Two shells flew directly toward the mercenary king's body.

Ka-ga-gak!

The mercenary king drew his sword.

He skillfully deflected the shells with his sword.

"Ooh!"

Ketal exclaimed.

The mercenary king had deflected the shells' trajectories with his sword.

It was incredibly impressive.

Ta-at.

The mercenary king had already reached the base of the wall.

There, obstacles awaited.

[Uoooh!]

[Kaaa!]

The monsters guarding the wall rose and charged at him.

Each one was a firt-rate monster, far from weak.

"Annoying."

But the mercenary king calmly spoke and accelerated even more.

"Hmm."

Ketal stepped into the domain of evil.

Boom!

At that moment, the weapons activated.

They were designed to attack any enemy that entered a certain range automatically.

Cannonballs, rocks, and arrows all rained down on Ketal.

The Mercenary King leaped aside, avoiding them all.

But Ketal didn't dodge.

The attacks struck his body.

Boom!

And yet, Ketal's body didn't even flinch.

He wasn't pushed back, nor did he even stagger.

Unfazed, He continued to stride forward as he took the full brunt of the attacks.

[PR/N: AND HE STANDS THERE UNFAZED!!!!]

"W-what the...!"

"This is insane!"

The dark magicians panicked and unleashed their power.

Thunder, fire, and ice all battered Ketal.

But still, Ketal's steps never faltered.

None of their desperate attacks had any effect.

He walked leisurely towards the fortress wall, as if on a casual stroll.

"My god!"

"Such power!"

The observers outside were struck with awe and disbelief.

"Rise!"

Karvaraks, regaining his senses, urgently unleashed his power.

More weapons materialized.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Cannonballs and other weapons rained down on Ketal.

Their speed was so great that even the Mercenary King had to dodge.

He had successfully blocked the attacks earlier, but they had pushed him back several meters.

Now, dozens of such attacks were coming down simultaneously.

Ketal simply raised his hand.

As if flicking his finger, he struck the first cannonball.

Crunch.

The cannonball was crushed.

Hundreds of fragments scattered.

The fragments couldn't withstand the force of Ketal's finger and were flung in all directions.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Karvaraks's entire barrage was shattered with a simple flick.

The remnants of the attack flew wildly, smashing into the fortress wall.

Holes quickly appeared in the wall.

Karvaraks was stunned.

[Ugh, ugh!]

[Kaaah!]

Ketal had already reached the base of the fortress wall.

The monsters waiting there charged at him, but their faces were filled with fear.

Ketal didn't stop.

With a slightly faster stride, he swung his arms, tearing through the monsters as he moved forward.

And just like that, the monsters were shredded to pieces.

"...Uh."

"This is..."

The onlookers who had been gasping in awe gradually fell silent.

It wasn't that they had become accustomed to Ketal's power.

Quite the opposite.

"Is that... truly possible?"

A power that rendered them all meaningless.

They couldn't comprehend it.

The level of that power was beyond their understanding.

The Mercenary King was the only one who could accept it, though even he didn't have a calm expression.

He gave a bitter smile.

"As expected, the gap is enormous."

It seemed impossible even to reach.

Before they knew it, Ketal had reached the base of the fortress wall.

"It does look sturdy."

Now then, how sturdy was it really?

Ketal raised his fist with a look of anticipation.

Karvaraks panicked.

"Wait!"

"No."

Ketal swung his fist.

The force within his fist collided with the fortress wall.

A pitch-black wall.

The wall that Karvaraks had poured all his power into to protect the budding flower.

A wall so strong that even a legion of mages bombarding it would fail to break it.

A wall that even a group of top-tier superhumans couldn't easily penetrate.

Boom!

And that wall collapsed and crumbled.

The dark magicians on top screamed as they fell.

The weapons were buried under the debris of the collapsing wall.

"...Oh, oh."

The onlookers' jaws dropped.

They couldn't believe what they had just seen.

That wall that had tormented them for days.

That absolute defense they hadn't thought could ever be broken.

It had been destroyed in a single blow.

The fortress wall was now in ruins.

"It was fairly sturdy."

In the midst of the silence, Ketal cheerfully shook his fist.

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