A Legion Grows From My Smartphone

Chapter 64

"All children, move to the back! Block them!"

Orote, a large-built warrior who practically served as the assault captain, known as the strongest warrior.

He led his fellow warriors and charged towards the city, which was under attack by monsters.

"You bastard!"

Leading the charge, he sprinted into the streets, swinging his faintly glowing sword down on a monster that was attacking people.

"Ugh?!"

However, the opponent was not a mere beast.

The Assault-Type Legion Soldier, classified as medium-sized among the legion soldiers, had the feline characteristic of a highly developed upper body and muscles that were further enhanced through the legion's modifications. It evaded his sword and struck him with a powerful forepaw.

Its weight and size surpassed that of an average tiger.

Orote barely managed to block the impact emanating from its compressed muscles by summoning all his strength, narrowly avoiding being knocked over. However, the blow was strong enough to dent his shield.

"Argh!"

Abandoning his shield, he drove his sword into the forehead of the Legion Soldier, which charged at him, baring its sharp, gleaming teeth lined like a saw.

The magic-infused sword shattered its sturdy head armor, splitting its head wide open.

'What is this?'

Orote panted heavily. Though young, he was a seasoned veteran with considerable experience.

He had fought many large beasts in caves during hunts. However, the enemy he just faced, despite its beastly appearance, was distinctly different from a mere animal.

'This is terrifying.'

Even as he fought, even as it died, there was no cry or scream, only silence. And its gleaming eyes, devoid of fear of death, sent chills down his spine.

Realizing instinctively that the opponent he was facing was no ordinary foe, Orote felt a pang of fear.

"Orote! Over here, help!"

"Damn it! Ella!"

Gasping for breath, he rushed toward the urgent voice calling for him.

"Rel is trapped!"

"Wait, I'll get them out now."

Clicking his tongue, he exerted all his strength to lift the rubble trapping the child.

Though one of the child's legs was crushed, their life was saved.

"This is terrible..."

But they were soon surrounded.

Spider-Type Legion Soldiers, based on Cave Giant Spiders and covered in carapaces, moved their eight legs, dripping venom from their large fangs.

Despite being spiders, they were larger than humans and covered in a thick carapace like crabs.

'These creatures are the same.'

Gritting his teeth as he saw their glowing red eyes, Orote hid the injured child and the woman behind him.

"I will protect you no matter what."

He swung his sword with all his might at the charging spiders.

He slashed at the legs that sought an opening to strike, slicing the jaws that tried to bite him in half.

"Argh!"

Exerting superhuman strength, he grabbed one of the legs pressing down on him and slammed it to the ground.

The massive spider was lifted into the air and smashed onto the ground, writhing.

'I can do this.'

The mark engraved on his body was glowing brightly.

The Sacred Tree was with him. Everyone was together.

In the end, he cut down the last spider.

"Ahhh! Orote!"

"Ella!"

But while he was locked in a deadly struggle with the spiders, a Raptor's Talons swooped down from mid-air, snatching the woman and the child.

"No... No!"

The creature, part of the Flying Species that dominated the skies, carried her across the air, clutching her with six elongated legs equipped with talons. Then, with its coiled tail, it pierced her with its poison stinger.

The poison stinger, given the size of the Flying Species—equivalent to a bull—was practically a spear.

"Guh... Guh..."

The stinger, which had also impaled the child she was holding, was withdrawn, and the Flying Species discarded their corpses to the ground.

The lifeless bodies fell helplessly, shattering upon hitting the stone-paved battlefield.

Orote witnessed it all with his own eyes and despaired.

"Ahhhh!"

Letting out a furious roar, he charged at a nearby monster.

"What are you?!"

Kicking off the ground and leaping onto a roof, he drove his sword into the massive back of a Mining-Type Legion Soldier.

With a burst of Transcendental Power, he pierced straight through the head of the Mining-Type Legion Soldier, which was larger than a dump truck. Holding onto the hilt of his sword embedded to the grip, he steadied himself atop its staggering body, extracting the sword as the creature completely collapsed.

"Quickly... run."

He spoke with difficulty to those about to be attacked, urging them to flee.

Watching their retreating figures, he aimed his sword at the next enemy. Looking down at himself, he noticed that the mark on his body was glowing brighter than ever.

'Is this the growth Wight always spoke of? Is this what it means to face trials?'

Exhaling deeply, he slowly turned his body.

A new enemy appeared.

Standing upright with a straight spine, it had a slender yet agile and elastic body, equipped with four arms and a freely moving tail.

"You dare wield a sword?! Filthy beasts!"

He shouted in anger.

But the Higher Species Versatile Legion Soldier, sent specifically to deal with him, moved solely with the intent to kill.

Four swords and a prehensile tail moved in unison, targeting his vital spots with precision.

"Ugh..."

He managed to block all four swords, but the curved tail pierced one of his legs.

'To these bastards...'

Suppressing the pain, he stood his ground and tried to swing his sword.

But his body betrayed his will, beginning to stiffen.

"Ugh... Ah..."

The Black Veins spread from his pierced leg.

While the Purification of the Sacred Tree could cleanse airborne toxins, it could not counteract those injected directly into the body.

"Hah..."

Understanding the situation, he smirked instead.

At the same time, he grabbed the Legion Soldier's arm.

"You think I'll die alone..."

Even as the Black Veins spread to his face, he remained conscious.

Simultaneously, he overloaded the mark on his body with magic, pushing it into overdrive.

"You must... be the commander..."

And his body exploded with a massive impact, powerful enough to break through the Barrier of the Higher Species Legion Soldier.

Both figures were reduced to fragments, scattered across the battlefield.

"There are too many of them!"

"We can't... Argh!"

The Moonlight Fairies began to falter as the real battle commenced.

Though they displayed strength beyond the Legion's calculations, it was not enough.

The only sounds in the area were the screams and shouts of the fairies.

This was the site where the once-strongest warrior fought a desperate battle and perished, taking a Higher Species Legion Soldier with him.

It was there that they set their feet.

At least dozens of them activated the Core Engines embedded in their chests.

Their target was the City Center's Sacred Tree.

Protected by a special incantation, their mission was to destroy it.

'Destroy it.'

The command was given. Half of them, lacking tails, unfolded transparent wings from their carapaces and ascended into the sky.

Using Formative Power to twist the laws of physics, it was now possible to fly even with a body condition that would otherwise make flying impossible.

The others quickly pushed off the ground and sprinted across the earth.

"They... are coming! Great Chief!"

"Hold your positions. We are with the Sacred Tree. That is the only way to protect our people."

The Great Chief, who was seated cross-legged in front of the Sacred Tree with the others, gripped the Vajra in hand.

She was the only one who still had the ability to understand and decipher the long-lost shamanic spells of their ancestors, even if just barely.

'They are waves, plagues, and calamities.'

Taking a deep breath, she slammed the Vajra into the ground.

The targets were currently slicing through mid-air, holding elongated weapons like spears as they charged forward.

She now realized the reason why the countless Monsters rampaging through the city had not yet attacked this place.

They had been waiting for those who could break this incantation. And those were the ones now flying and leaping toward them.

"Die, Evil Abyssal Monsters!"

The incantation she unleashed erupted, and the concentrated magic shot out like an explosive projectile.

The Higher Species, which had stopped mid-air, resonated their Barriers together to block the projectile.

However, thanks to this, the Great Chief managed to buy some time. With this, they could hold out a bit longer.

'That is now the only hope.'

She bit her lip.

The last and only hope was slipping away through a very small opening.

They were going to seek help from the only faction capable of aiding them.

At this point, it was better to ensure survival first.

"Everyone! Just hold on a little longer. Those terrible Monsters won't be ignored by the humans on the surface!"

She encouraged those around her who were sharing their magic and strengthening the incantation.

This place was truly the last remaining hope.

"Gr... Great Chief..."

"Carlton..."

But that hope was now shattered.

The Great Chief turned her head, her eyes trembling violently.

A branch that had burst through the Trunk of the Sacred Tree had pierced through the chest of an Elder standing nearby, writhing as it did.

[Infection Power of the Legion. Even plants are no exception.]

"Ah... Ahhh..."

Before her eyes, the Sacred Tree was being crushed from within in real-time, creaking as it was destroyed.

What emerged from the Trunk of the Sacred Tree was another Sacred Tree, blackened and twisted.