Return of The 8th Class Mage Chapter 160:

Who on earth could have imagined such a thing?

“Are you the king of the gargoyles?”

Ian spoke, taking a step closer to him .

“They said that you were sealed in by the dragons . ”

(Krrr… . . !)

“How did you escape?”

(Krrrrrrr… . . !)

The entity did not seem to understand .

Is he no more than just a monster?

The entity that had ruled as the ancient predator?

“My queen . ”

(I’m listening . )

“Please look for Evantus .  I’ll take him on . ”

(Can you handle it?)

“Definitely . ”

(… . . Good .  Be careful . )

“You be careful, too, my queen . ”

The cave was spacious .  If Evantus has not been eaten yet, he will certainly be somewhere in the cave in one form or another .  Ian put the queen in charge of searching for him .

(Krrrrrr… . . !)

There was no more need to even think .

Ian, immediately, gathered mana .

Clearly, hostility was being detected from all around .

“I thought we could talk . ”

The king of the gargoyle drooled seeing that .

Although there weren’t any words, emotions were felt .

It did not appear as if it was setting up guards against the intruder .

The predator that put the entire world in terror at one time .

It was the easiness that only such an entity could demonstrate .

(Kkkkkkkk… . . !)

The king of the gargoyles split open the wings in a threatening manner .  Yet, Ian showed no sign of hesitation .  The size of the monster only neared the bottom of what he has encountered up to now .  The spirit of Reeses Rajendu, inside the repository of time, the dragon, and dra-dragons were bigger that this king of the gargoyles .

(Kaaaakkk-!)

Bizarre cries flowed out of the monster’s mouth .  It was in the sound range that simply went beyond the normalcy .  Perhaps, this sound was a way to summon all the gargoyles in the Soffits Mountain Range .

Kookookookoooo-!

Then the whole mountain range shook as if there was an avalanche in the mountains .  It was due to the fact that countless number of gargoyles was all moving at once .

‘Crying out loud, how many are there?’

 

It was impossible to even guess .  But one fact could be anticipated without much difficulty .  Should all those gargoyles descend from the mountains, that is, if they were to go out in to the world and go berserk… . .

‘Catastrophe . ’

According to the spirit of the dragon, this was a race of monsters that could not form any harmony .  However, that was only a necessary character when forming an ordered military force .  But to think that those monsters would go berserk and kill humans, its own kind, or any 3rd entity types without any regard .  That would be nothing short of a disaster for all of the continent .

“… . . At any rate . ”

Ian summoned many ice blocks .

It was certainly a classic battle to be cherished for the first time in a long while .

“Any reason to reduce the numbers . ”

‘The ancient predator’ and ‘this world’s strongest’ .

The two monsters began to engage .

***

“Aaaaah!”

Meanwhile, Craven, the youngest looking one of the small group that was guarding the entrance, shouted .  He was watching over the entire mountain range with the dra-dragon, and must have finally detected the gargoyles’ movements .

“They’re coming!  So many of them!  Like a colony of ants!   A colony of ants!”

How could he be so innocent?

He should know who that colony of ants will be attacking .

“Come down now .  Should protect our position . ”

“Yes-sup!”

Craven, the kid sculptor listened to Bertoldo, the tailor, closely .   Without questioning, he came down and began guarding the entrance of the cave .  Of course, he did not separate himself from the scruff of the neck of the dra-dragon .

“As all of you know, we cannot allow the gargoyles to advance .  At least until Sir Ian returns from his mission .  So, do not become overzealous and break the formation by moving forward individually .  For the most part, they will stop at the foot of the dragon statues . ”

The six ‘dra-dragon’ dragon golems were great shields on their own .  Not only could they not feel pain, they were also incredibly strong .  Even Ian would not be able to break them .  If such statues were to blockade the entrance then certainly almost all attempts to get through would be deterred .

“Half human, half dragon, young lady Honey and all of you fairies would just stop those that try to come into the cave…”

(Wait . )

Helenelia, the dragonian, interrupted Bertoldo .  Why did she as it wasn’t a half bad instruction?

“What is it?”

(What do you mean, a young lady?  Although, my façade may appear young, I more than likely have lived several life times of your lifetime, the human .  I advise you to speak with caution going forward . )

“Hahaha!”

Helenelia warned, taking a little bit of time .

Bertoldo laughed heartily in response .

The other masters also laughed loudly .

(… . . Why are you laughing?)

“Ah, I beg your pardon .  So, the young lady is how old this year… . . ?”

(I gave up keeping track, long ago already .  I’ve been living since almost two hundred years ago . )

“Two hundred?  Well then, addressing you as a young lady is appropriate .  I thought you were going to say much longer . ”

(… . . What?)

“If young lady is not to your liking, I will call you a young maiden . ”

Translations by AsianHobbyist Website .

(What nonsense… . . !)

Helenelia is over two hundred years old .

Bertoldo has existed much longer than that .

At the moment the conversation between the two fossils was about to drag on .

“Kaaaaak-!”

The first gargoyle came into the view .

Of course, that was only the beginning .

Then gargoyles began to swarm in from every direction .

Their number was as described by Craven .

It was truly as if a ‘colony of ants’ was swarming .

On top of that, they were the colony of ants, each individual one bigger than human .

“Everyone stand your position!”

A fierce battle also ensued outside of the cave .

***

K-wang!

The king of the gargoyles was covered with dust .

The opponent that he looked down on as a mere prey .

Unexpectedly, his resistance was much stronger than thought .