I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 458

The steel wyvern descended and began to spew fire at Selena’s party. It was at an incredible speed.

It was easily dozens of rounds per second, and the flying speed was several times faster than an arrow.

Tididididing!

The fire soon struck the shield surrounding Selena’s party. Since it was a shield Kadir had deployed with full intent, it did not break easily.

But that didn’t mean its power was low. Although it was very slight, cracks began to form on the shield.

Hwiuuung!

The steel wyvern, which had fired rounds while descending, drew a curve and smoothly ascended.

After ascending, it roamed the sky freely, ready to spray bullets at any moment.

"Why did that thing attack us?"

"Could it be because we woke it up?"

Selena’s party was confused for only a moment upon seeing the steel wyvern before quickly responding.

Regardless of their bewilderment, if they didn’t bring down that steel wyvern, it would lead to bigger problems.

They hadn’t expected a creature capable of flying freely in the sky to appear, but they were thoroughly prepared.

"Kadir-nim. The barrier..."

"I have already deployed it, so you do not need to worry."

Selena let out a sigh of relief upon hearing Kadir’s words. Then she looked around.

From far off in the forest, a thin membrane was slowly spreading, albeit faintly. They had prepared thoroughly for such an event.

No matter how strong that steel wyvern was, it wouldn’t be able to pierce the barrier Kadir had deployed with all his might.

Above all, what that wyvern was targeting was Selena’s party. They planned to lure it so its interest wouldn’t fade.

"I will aim for when that wyvern comes close."

"Yes."

Ash decided to protect the two mages rather than taking direct action.

Originally, flying monsters were the ultimate natural enemy for warriors, and facing them directly was inefficient.

Of course, an expert of Ash’s caliber could easily take down most flying monsters.

It was just that they hadn’t fully grasped all of that steel wyvern’s abilities yet, and protecting the mages was more efficient.

Hwiiiiing!

The steel wyvern displayed a unique flying ability. Most flying monsters glide as they please.

But that thing was, how should I put it... smooth yet rigid.

Vertical flight was possible, but it failed to show the flexible movement unique to living creatures.

"The weapon that bird fired is..."

"It was similar to what we saw with the hermit crab."

The party was well aware of the weapon called a ’gun’ through the hermit crab.

A weapon invented by the gods, which allowed even untrained people to unleash a certain level of firepower.

In other words, that steel wyvern was highly likely a weapon of the gods. This meant its research value was extremely high.

Tududududu!

The steel wyvern descended rapidly and sprayed bullets. Naturally, they were all blocked by Kadir’s shield.

Meanwhile, Selena glared at the steel wyvern with wide eyes.

Soon, she moved both hands elegantly and muttered softly.

"Magic Arrow."

Blue arrows formed above Selena’s head. Magic Arrow, a spell any mage could easily use.

The fact that it was easy to use meant its power varied wildly depending on the user.

However, if she only activated Magic Arrow, she wouldn’t be able to strike the rapidly flying steel wyvern.

"Target On."

In that case, she just had to guide it so it would hit without fail.

Magic Arrow and Target On, a guiding magic. Combining these two would ensure a guaranteed hit.

Manifesting two spells simultaneously was extremely difficult, but it was no problem for Selena.

Piiing!

As Selena stretched out her hand, the blue arrow shot forward rapidly, leaving an afterimage.

The target was precisely the steel wyvern. Since she had applied guiding magic, it would definitely hit.

Tudududu!

But that was a miscalculation. The steel wyvern took an unusual action.

Red sparks burst out in succession from its back, causing interference in the guiding function.

Kwaang! Kwagawang!

The arrows, having lost their guiding function, exploded in midair. Selena was taken aback.

The strength and weakness of flying monsters is flight itself. The moment they fly, they are exposed from all directions.

They cover that with overwhelming speed and freedom, but they are highly vulnerable to guided missiles like this.

Furthermore, unless they are apex predators like dragons, their defense is low. Even if they get hit, it’s barely a scratch.

But that steel wyvern didn’t get hit at all. It completely neutralized the magic’s guiding function.

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Meanwhile, the steel wyvern fired a powerful-looking weapon.

Instead of spraying bullets, it had fired a separately mounted missile.

It was quite large, and Kadir, seeing this, spoke up.

"That looks dangerous. It would be trouble if we got hit."

Kadir prepared a defensive spell other than a shield.

Just like the example of the ’Holy Grenade of Aris’ last time, that missile might be similar.

Moreover, since Kadir had witnessed the power of missiles with his own eyes in the capital of the Balkan Kingdom,

that missile was highly likely a different kind, but it was better to prepare in advance.

"I will step in."

Before that, Ash stepped forward first. She glared at the two missiles fired toward them.

Subsequently, she stepped out of the shield and leapt high into the sky. The distance to the missiles was still insufficient.

Tuung!

Ash performed the feat of kicking off the air once more. It was Void Stepping, which only masters could use.

She didn’t use it just once, but consecutively, reaching the missiles.

If she cut the missiles like this, they would surely explode. Therefore, she chose a different method.

Seueuk-

Ash’s sword and the missile made contact. It wasn’t the sharp edge that met it.

It was the flat side of the blade. As soon as the blade and the missile touched, Ash smoothly twisted her wrist.

The principle of redirecting force, subtly altering the direction of power. A technique that a certain someone who was only dirt-strong could never use even if he died and came back to life.

Ash redirected the other missile in the same way, not just one. It was swordsmanship close to divine skill.

Swiiiiik!

The two missiles had their directions altered and soared high into the sky. Before long, they would collide with each other.

Meanwhile, Ash grasped the position of the steel wyvern. It was still flying.

Chwaang!

With the intention of keeping it in check, she unleashed Sword Qi. It was at a much faster speed than the Magic Arrow Selena had fired earlier.

Perhaps because the Sword Qi had no guiding function, the wyvern did not spew sparks. It merely twisted its body and lightly evaded it.

’It’s a reaction closer to a living creature than a machine.’

Kwagawang!!!

The two missiles that had soared high into the sky collided with each other. Along with a deafening noise, a shockwave scattered in all directions.

Ash absorbed the shockwave directly with her body and descended rapidly.

"It would be best to proceed like this. The Ducal Lady and I will attack simultaneously, so Ash-nim, please block its attacks."

"Yes."

Having grasped its general capabilities, Selena’s party launched a joint attack.

Unleashing consecutive attacks when the steel wyvern used its guiding function.

Since both Selena and Kadir were outstanding mages, they could divide their roles.

Hwiiiiing!

Soon, Magic Arrows equipped with guiding functions flew toward the steel wyvern.

And the wyvern, as if it were natural, spewed red sparks to neutralize the guiding function.

But unlike just now, it didn’t end with a single shot. Kadir’s magic followed.

Kwaaaa!

Befitting his title of Mage King, a Magic Arrow far larger and more powerful than Selena’s was fired.

Considering its size and power, it should be described as a missile rather than an arrow.

The steel wyvern also didn’t seem to expect consecutive attacks, as it performed acrobatic flight to evade it somehow.

But that was its blunder. During that time, Selena had prepared her magic once again.

Kwajik!

In the end, the arrow pierced through its wing, and it began to spew acrid smoke.

Since its wing was damaged, it wouldn’t be able to fly anymore. The party thought so.

Hwiiiiing!

"...But that thing is coming this way?"

"Could it be a self-destruct attack...?!"

The problem was the steel wyvern’s reaction. It abruptly changed direction and descended toward the party.

A self-destruct attack following an urgent situation. The party was flustered.

"Kadir-nim! Quick, defensive magic!"

"Uh..."

Kadir faltered despite Selena’s request. It wasn’t because he was foolish.

It was because of the greed that had consumed his mind. As mentioned earlier, the steel wyvern was a ’weapon’ of the gods with extremely high research value.

The Ghost Ship was impossible to research as much as was known to the world, but that steel wyvern was different.

They had to capture it in an intact form somehow, but if it self-destructed, it would be meaningless.

Hwiik!

Fortunately, Ash stepped forward first. She leapt toward the wyvern descending toward them.

She hadn’t realized it when looking from afar, but coming close, its size was incredibly massive.Visit NovelPing for the full chapter.

An ordinary person would have shrunk back or been paralyzed with fear.

Chwaaaak!

That did not apply to Sword Master Ash. She cleanly sliced the steel wyvern from its head to its tail.

The part she directly touched was only the head, but with just a single slash, it was split in half.

Soon, the wyvern, split in half, crashed to the ground without even being able to self-destruct.

The two split halves narrowly brushed past Selena’s party and slid along the ground.

Chijijik- chijik-

The entire incident was over. The steel wyvern, split in half, only made static noises and showed no other reaction.

Selena’s party, after thoroughly preparing for any potential explosion, cautiously approached.

The first thing they had to verify was the identity of this steel wyvern.

"It doesn’t seem like anyone was piloting it separately..."

"Could a Mimic be driving it?"

Since it was a machine, there was a very high probability that someone was piloting it. Just like the Ghost Ship they had encountered last time.

However, even the place assumed to be the cockpit was split in half. It was difficult to grasp properly.

Still, they couldn’t hide their curiosity. The party examined it meticulously after taking precautions.

"A Mimic... is not to be seen."

"Was it moving on its own power?"

In the cockpit, only a complex-looking circuit board existed, and no pilot was in sight.

In the end, to grasp it properly, they had no choice but to take it away and conduct research on it.

However, the key issue was how to move such a massive thing.

It seemed they would have to contact Asella separately.

"I will go. Everyone, please guard this place."

Kadir left to meet the Hero, leaving only Selena and Ash behind.

As soon as Kadir left, Selena accessed the Gallery. There was one person who knew well about this.

[Starlight Lady: Hello, Grylls-nim! Are you busy right now?]

[Wild Grylls: Not particularly busy. What’s the matter?]

[Starlight Lady: (Photo of the split-in-half steel wyvern) Do you happen to know what this is? It attacked us as soon as we summoned it.]

[Wild Grylls: ...That’s a fighter jet. Is there no pilot inside?]

As expected. Grylls knew well about this machine.

[Starlight Lady: I checked earlier, but there wasn’t one. And what is a fighter jet?]

[Wild Grylls: It’s a flying machine used for combat in the place where I used to live. Seeing that its shape hasn’t changed, it seems it was steadily used in active service.]

[Starlight Lady: It seems to be an extremely outstanding weapon.]

[Wild Grylls: Yes. It’s expensive, and it’s tricky to pilot.]

Selena heard this and suddenly thought of something else.

[Starlight Lady: By any chance, are there other weapons besides this?]

[Wild Grylls: Well. Maybe a tank or something will appear later? Anyway, you said that was in the Forest of the Four Seasons?]

[Starlight Lady: Yes.]

[Wild Grylls: Could you tell me how you dealt with it?]

Selena explained to Grylls just as he wanted.

It had the ability to neutralize guiding functions, so they struggled quite a bit.

Still, since there were two mages, cracking it itself wasn’t difficult.

[Wild Grylls: I see. But you don’t know why it attacked, right?]

[Starlight Lady: It attacked us out of nowhere without even giving us time to talk.]

[Wild Grylls: That’s strange. You aren’t hurt anywhere, right?]

It was when Selena was focusing on her conversation with Grylls. The back of her head felt strangely ticklish.

Turning around with a sheepish feeling, she saw Ash staring at her with her head craned forward.

"Kyaaa?!"

"Why are you so surprised?"

Ash chuckled at Selena’s reaction and spoke.

"You’re talking to that person, right?"

"Ye-yes? Ah... yes. That’s right."

"The conversation seems to be getting a bit long?"

"Ahaha..."

Selena didn’t deny it and let out an embarrassed laugh. A subtle blush blooming on her face was a bonus.

"Hmm..."

Ash stared at that reaction meaningfully and muttered softly.

"Surely not...?"