[Title: Creepy Rift Size…jpg]
(A rift that swallowed half the village)
I braced myself, but I never imagined it would be this big.
You could see the rift from a damn far distance.
I’ve checked Rondel village a few times, and this was supposed to be a place with forests and buildings!
(The dirt road has completely vanished)
The rift showed up and swallowed everything.
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– It’s the end, yeah.
– I was gonna joke about it, but this is serious.
– Isn’t this on the level of the Great War?
– If monsters show up the size of that when the Wave hits, sure, there’s a possibility.
– Ah damn, the Great War has already hit my life twice, lol.
It was a post from a Knight Order dispatched from Adrian to investigate the incident.
The rift had already swallowed half the village.
Even beforehand, the monsters appearing had begun to alter the surrounding area to match the rift environment.
A kind of terraforming had begun.
[Title: Can we seriously stop this?]
(A completed four-in-a-row image)
Fuck, I was in a game, what a sudden disaster.
If it were before the Great War, I wouldn’t mind, but given the current military state, it’s 100% impossible for Adrian.
Even if we try to stop it, it’s obvious the empire will scatter to the wind. What do we do?
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– Is there no nearby country to help?
– There’s the Kellierhton Kingdom and the Frontia Republic.
– Both seem reliable.
– The Head of the Gallery made them strong after all.
– But aren’t their relations icy? Will they unite?
– But this is gonna need everyone on deck, right?
– Yeah, as soon as we act like we’re measuring angles, this time it’ll really lead to destruction.
– Elven factions, don’t back out now.
– (Noticing… Elf Con)
– Even gathering to stop it now won’t be easy.
The tone of the discussion naturally shifted to a serious note.
This had never happened before.
Seeing the situation of each country, I thought if that rift opened and the Wave hit…
“Adrian would be done for, wouldn’t it?”
It was no joke; it was a national extinction level crisis.
If we just watch, the entire Rondel village could undergo an exterior transformation.
Unlike the usual time to open the shop, I decided to pull out the hidden card right away.
It was none other than the entity I had promised help to while sharing blood.
One of the joker cards to be used during a crisis.
Head of the Gallery: Hey
I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire: Yep
I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire: I’m already there.
I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire: (a photo of the ruined Rondel forest)
Head of the Gallery: No way
It was the Head of the Gallery and I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire.
A gigantic rift appeared on the outskirts of Adrian.
Normally, rifts took a long time to trigger a Wave after their formation.
However, this rift attracted all the monsters in the vicinity immediately upon its appearance.
As if they were guarding the rift.
– Swish!
A monster’s head sail through the air.
The blood sprayed onto Erzebet’s body, sticking onto her clothes.
“Dirty.”
Though she was a vampire who went crazy for blood, her taste was a bit, no, very picky.
She wouldn’t touch anything but the Head of the Gallery’s blood.
Let alone the blood of these monsters, her standards had risen so high she wouldn’t give it a second glance.
“I want to end this quickly and receive the reward.”
That way, I could restore my image with the Head of the Gallery.
Didn’t I previously lose my mind and kidnap her due to the smell of her blood?
At times like this, I had to work hard stacking up the favorability points.
“That’s how… I too…”
Who knows?
Like that succubus or demon, I might even get to live with the Head of the Gallery.
– Swish!
Another head flew through the air.
One slash took off a head.
She didn’t have any special area skills or magic, but her abilities were tailored for one-on-one combat.
With overwhelming attack power and recovery capability, no one could defeat her in a fair fight.
The problem was that there were too many monsters in this place.
“Kyahhh!”
“Yack!”
What was a strength suddenly became a weakness.
Monsters began to overwhelm Erzebet from all sides.
– Gag!
The long claws of a monster pierced through Erzebet’s shoulder.
Her scythe attacks paused for a moment, and her body shook violently.
Just as the monsters were sure of their victory and were about to gloat,
“Wack!”
“Kyah?!”
“Surprised?”
Suddenly, Erzebet turned around with a deadpan expression.
With the reflex, the monster with the broken claws didn’t stand a chance.
The open mouth of Erzebet loomed closer.
– Crunch!
“Eww, gross…”
Even if her body was pierced or her heart pierced, she wouldn’t die.
She was practically immortal.
While she managed to hold back the monster’s influence single-handedly, that was all she could do.
“…There are just too many.”
The numbers were overwhelming.
Even after slaughtering enough to shower in blood, it didn’t end.
At this rate, it would just turn into an endless standoff.
Erzebet looked around at the monsters with a troubled expression, pondering what to do.
– Bang!
With a refreshing gunshot, one of the rushing monsters was sent flying.
“Huh?”
Just as she tilted her head in surprise at the sudden gunshot and turned around,
Some gigantic figures dressed as crows had approached, seemingly appearing from nowhere.
“Hello, blue scab.”
“Gallery Doctor?”
Aren’t these the doctors who once saved the city from the plague under the command of the Head of the Gallery?
Erzebet realized, tilting her head curiously.
On the waist of the Gallery Doctor was a bomb, in hand a shotgun, as well as various marketplace weapons.
“Could it be…?”
“That’s right. I’ve become a full-time employee now. My salary is stable.”
They had evolved from freelance Gallery Doctors combating the plague to officially being hired by the Head of the Gallery.
“And I also love the Head of the Gallery.”
They were the officially hired members of the Gallery.
Every day I had been thinking.
“Creating an armed force with modern weaponry.”
Honestly, it was something I had always wanted to try at least once in a medieval setting.
But, the inability to control them was a drawback.
I needed someone who wouldn’t betray me, someone I could command like units.
But humans are selfish.
Let alone a group where individuals would devote themselves to follow along.
“Wait a minute?”
They existed.
Not the church that worships me or my personal followers.
But those who could believe in me without being fanatical…
Excellent Doc: Mr. Head of the Gallery, are you calling me?
The Gallery Doctors.
“Military power? Good enough.”
Meeting the conditions of the Gallery Doctors, most were former knights or capable mercenary leaders.
“They’ll follow my instructions well.”
I had only added a basic salary based on the minimum wage and a performance bonus system, yet they followed my orders like it was their lives.
Moreover, there was a perfect safety net.
Dragon Dragon X: Here’s the scroll you asked for. It will take effect as soon as you sign.
Dragon Dragon X: Though I won’t be able to make more than this…
Head of the Gallery: Thanks, this is enough.
[Scroll of the Dragon Queen]
It has stronger power than any other scroll.
Only beings stronger than the Dragon Queen can ignore the contract.
There’s even a solid insurance in place.
Of course, the problem remained: Who would willingly sign a contract that puts their life on the line?
Head of the Gallery: Basic salary of 5000 Mana Pills and
Excellent Doc: What do you wish for? I can fulfill anything.
Head of the Gallery: I’m not done speaking yet.
Before I could even finish my words, the regular contract was accepted.
Thus, I acquired five Gallery Doctors.
“Isn’t that a bit few?”
But armed with modern weapons, it would be a different story.
Of course, I couldn’t use them carelessly due to the low numbers, but…
[Title: Please save me, Head of the Gallery!]
(A chasing pig-human image)
Please save me, I don’t want to die just yet, please!
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– No, that’s far from Rondel.
– Isn’t there a nearby hunter?
– (Author) Everyone is busy trying to stop the ones coming from the rift.
– (Author) They’re in a hurry, so now…
– No replies, just run away first;
– For real, you can only leave a message if you’re alive.
“Stopping the rift is being done efficiently.”
A soldier equipped in the medieval style is like a god.
Though it’s a mere hypothesis.
Whether it is true or not, I would soon find out as I could test it.
– Bang!
“Oink!”
The charging monster, a huge pig-human type, suddenly turned into a regular pig-human.
The medieval soldiers with modern weapons proved to be godlike.
As soon as they joined the fight to a battle struggling against masses, the tide shifted immensely.
– Wow, haha, that really cleared my insides.
– This isn’t a battle; it’s just a massacre, haha.
– They truly look like knights of a god.
– For real, I acknowledge that.
Clad in thick steel plates, wearing crow masks on their faces, they marched forward.
With a mere finger twitch, they claimed lives by the dozens.
“Ugh…”
Even emotionless monsters had to flee in fear.
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(Ambushing pig monsters image)
(A flood of monsters image)
We must win!!!!!
(The Gallery Doctor clicking their finger image)
(The previous pig monster)
Lololol
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– Upvoted 100 times.
– I’m a pig monster, and that’s me.
– The pig monsters don’t speak like that.
– Darian) …
– The unchosen dragon slayer upvoted.
– Now that I think about it, isn’t it enough just to send a hero?
– If it’s Hero Man, it’ll create a massacre drama while making the Head of the Gallery scream, right;
– Sending this guy is no longer a problem, lol, even I’d be scared if I were the Head of the Gallery.
Suddenly, I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire messaged me.
Looking at the screen, I could see her fidgeting while watching the Gallery Doctors.
She looked somewhat anxious and somewhat regretful.
“Do you really want to catch those monsters that much?”
While looking at the screen repeatedly, I didn’t understand her gaze, but I shook my head.
“But isn’t it necessary?”
The appearance of gunpowder in a cold weapon war changed the battlefield.
There was no duty for I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire.
Moreover, while she wouldn’t blink, it was a fact that she was sustaining injuries here and there.
“Isn’t it better to step in when the one-on-one fighting starts?”
If she stepped out in front of the gun, she might end up getting interrupted.
Head of the Gallery: No, it’s fine.
I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire: Is that so? But…
Head of the Gallery: You’ll get hurt for no reason if you fight. You’ve worked hard till now, just rest behind.
I expressed, as tactfully as possible, that I didn’t need her right now.
At that, I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire’s body seemed to twitch slightly, and her eyes sparkled.
I turned my gaze back to the standoff, no, the one-sided massacre.
“Refreshing.”
The term “one-person army” couldn’t have been more fitting.
Living steel plates.
The massive barricades armed with guns advancing steadily in formation.
It was hard to imagine the tide turning from here.
– Alright! Monsters, come on out!
– We’ve destroyed the village, so we must have a reward, right?
– How are you going to stop that? Haha.
– But what if the monsters get their hands on gunpowder, like the Head of the Gallery’s great magic?
– Huh?
– ???
Suddenly, one ridiculously off-topic comment popped up.
“What if monsters had guns?”
Recently, intelligent monsters had been appearing, but I hadn’t really thought about that.
But wasting time on such absurd assumptions was basically how we fans operated.
It was like debating if tomato-flavored tomatoes or taste tomatoes were better.
“Hm…”
If monsters, with physique better than humans, used modern weaponry?
“Then they might win?”
I wasn’t sure, but it didn’t sound like an easy victory.
The atmosphere might change compared to now.
But it was just speculation.
I was about to dismiss the thought as silly when suddenly the shotgun I had given to Gonic came to mind.
“Right, I need to find that too.”
Including the mission of deploying the Gallery Doctors, I also had to track down the missing shotgun.
Modern weapons are like Excalibur not wedged into stone in a medieval era.
It’s better to eliminate even the slightest threats.
Head of the Gallery*: Oh, while we’re normalizing the village, could you also look for the shotgun if it’s nearby?
As I was about to mention this again to Excellent Doc, I heard a familiar gunshot.
– Bang!
Another shot rang out.
“…Huh?”
The problem was that the sound wasn’t coming from the Gallery Doctors, but it was coming from right behind.
‘There shouldn’t be any Gallery Doctors behind me, right?’
Just as a thought crossed my mind that something felt off.
The Excellent Doc, who had been responding to my chat, suddenly swayed unsteadily.
