Episode 135
“I’ll finish off all five of you in 7 seconds.”
The battle began with Akirea, who was sleeping hanging on his back, handed over to Kassena.
Ganiaxa Bilid, who caught a glimpse of fear in the movement, placed his hand on the harp, but as soon as the boy’s eyes flashed, time and space disappeared from the world, and only the binary number 0101010101 unfolded frantically.
This… … hallucination?
Didn’t you see me as too easy?
“If you pluck that string, you’ll die.”
Billy was trying to shake off the mental illusion and unleash his magic by playing the harp. The next moment, he felt goosebumps running through his body.
What is this… … ?
Clearly, the fire arrow magic he had just tried to activate was aimed at him. If he had just plucked the string and finished calculating the coordinates, he would have been… … .
“Doums!”
Perhaps because he thought his colleague was hallucinating, Duums rushed forward swinging his mace fiercely… … Suddenly, sparks flew and the sound of rebar collapsing was heard.
“Humans really don’t have any sense of decency.”
Let’s go, let’s go… … Dozens of cogs were turning frantically on the surface of the gauntlet, which was unable to hold the mace and was being crushed into pieces of iron.
It was Eldwig.
He, the 5th ranked gold-rank adventurer, was also safe from the previous raid thanks to Rain’s help. That’s when he pushed the mace away and was about to go on the offensive.
“wait for a sec!”
The leader, that is, the leader of the Red Ilhong Adventure Group (Red Ilhong never gave the title leader to anyone other than the first leader), Cheongun Frehn, stepped forward with his blue hair flying.
“I think we misunderstood something… … I never dreamed it would be you, Eldwig. Really.”
He was a young man with the thieves guild’s signature tattoos drawn under his eyes, and as rumored, he was a handsome man.
“If I’m going to compensate for the surprise attack with money, I will pay as much as I can within common sense.”
Then, Eldwig’s unfamiliar voice came out as a mechanical sound from inside the optical helmet.
“What kind of ridiculous excuse is this for suddenly trying to take someone’s life?”
“I certainly have nothing to say about that, but shouldn’t it be seen as your fault for acting as if you were leading them in front of the prisoners?”
“What does that mean?”
“What do you mean… … “Didn’t you get a call?”
“I didn’t receive it.”
“They say a traitor is crossing this road right now, leading a group of prisoners. They say all adventurers should gather at the Far West Branch and set up a defense line? “The emperor put a bounty on it like no joke.”
Cassena and I could only exchange blank looks.
A traitor announced by the emperor… … .
I expected that things would grow within the empire, but I never imagined it would become this enormous.
“Ah, abba, ah-baat!”
It was exactly 11 seconds later that Aki, who was struggling like crazy in Kasena’s arms, burst into tears.
It’s grown by a whopping 4 seconds… … .
Before she got excited and pulled her tail out of her clothes, she quickly took Aki from Kasena and comforted her by patting her back, and the crying gradually stopped.
“And those two… … .”
Frenn, who was looking at the scene dumbfounded, spoke in a half-confident voice.
“Are you by any chance Prince Lane and Lady Kasena?”
Was our disappearance such a big event that even the adventurers knew about it? Kasena seemed very happy that Red Ilhong clearly knew her name.
“that’s right! I’m a Cassena page! And this is Lane Ludwig!”
As Kassena crossed her arms arrogantly and nodded with an excited expression, Fran sighed in vain.
“her… … “What Bart said was true.”
“Bart? “Bart?”
It was me who reacted to it. At that moment, a dizzying tremor arose in my heart.
“Bart of Black Iron? I know?”
“I knew him while exploring the 4th floor with the Moby Dick Adventure Group. “We broke up when we left the Moby Dick Adventure Group during the Sunspot incident.”
“Resign? why?”
It was incomprehensible.
These are the guys who were hoping that the Moby Dick Adventure Team would become a stepping stone for their growth.
“He said he was going to look for Confucius. “They said he would definitely be alive.”
I couldn’t say anything for a moment. I could feel her heart beating loudly. So much so that her voice wavered feebly.
Those idiots… … .
I told him not to worry, because he could do it on his own. But why did you throw away this great opportunity because of me? … .
“But it’s true that it wasn’t that he disappeared, but that he was escaping from love… … “Well, it’s late, but congratulations on your safe delivery.”
?
Duums shook his head next to him.
“Doums.”
Skyel, the archer of the Red Cross, also looked at me, Kasena, and Aki alternately and smiled slyly.
“Well, in the past, you could get married and have a baby even at the age of fifteen. “I heard that a woman’s body is best able to give birth to a baby in her mid to late teens?”
“Doums doums.”
“But if black and light purple are combined, does red come out? “Billid, does that happen when you mix paint?”
Kasena’s face was so bright red that she couldn’t even open her mouth, so I raised my hand to calm the wave of illusion.
“Wait, wait, wait… … “Now you are making a huge mistake.”
“Doums?”
“How could you become a gold-level adventurer if you don’t have this much insight? “How should we view this as our daughter?”
Then the Red Ilhongs tilted their heads, wondering why they were asking such an obvious question.
“Yeah… … “Because they look just like you two.”
Just when he was about to protest fiercely, a procession of beastmen appeared. The emotions that appeared in the eyes of the Red Ilhongs at that moment… … I got in the way.
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“wait for a sec. I can explain everything. “The beastmen are not the enemy.”
“What kind of nonsense is that… … “Then, is it true that Confucius was the traitor?”
The Red Ilhongs took a step back from me and took up a fighting stance again.
In an instant, the situation took a turn for the worse… … It was so absurd that it was astounding.
I thought they were having a friendly conversation, but they suddenly turned so hostile, and didn’t even listen to an explanation.
“Eldwig, why are you together? “Don’t you know the current situation?”
Lorenz asked cautiously, his face covered with confusion rather than hostility.
“It’s the leader’s order. I just follow. “Please guide the prisoners to the Far West Branch.”
“The leader’s order. Does that mean Prisvia participated in this? If this matter reached the Emperor’s ears, there would be no way for him to know what kind of conflict would arise between the Empire and the Three Kingdoms… … .”
“I don’t know what he’s thinking. “But I know that you are blocking his will right now.”
In a land where the logic of power rules everything, is the prestige of being number one in the platinum rating truly overwhelming?
They seemed to have no intention of listening to my intentions or Prisvia’s intentions, so they chose to keep increasing the distance between them.
As the figures disappeared into the fog of Trident Point, Fran’s voice was heard one last time.
“You two say you are not treasonous, but will the emperor know that?”
“… … .”
“I wonder what will happen to your two families in the empire because of this… … We don’t know. “I have no choice but to draw a line here.”
Actually, I was vaguely expecting it, but I knew for sure at this moment.
Adventurers will not welcome us. And only by overcoming those adventurers could he take the beastmen across the sea.
This is a lawless land where the sword is closer than the law, a land where power rules everything.
* * *
A large ship entered the dock of the Alliance’s Far West Branch.
Somehow, even adventurers who were famous for their arrogance and pride in their power had no choice but to fall to their knees, feeling a strange shiver.
The emblem elegantly embroidered with silver thread on the military flag fluttering heavily from the bow was the Hyeonmu (玄武) holding the Holy Grail.
“If it’s Genmu, it’s the Eijin family crest… … .”
“And the Holy Grail is only used by the family that was elected as emperor… … !”
If there had simply been an emperor’s envoy aboard this ship, such extreme courtesy would not have been shown.
Who is the adventurer? Aren’t they the ones who follow power, pursue power, and obey power…? … And this place, Trident Point, doesn’t exist.
People with powerful magical power and a brilliant reputation that brought them to their knees walked out from the boat, stepping on the plank that had been lowered to the dockside.
“It’s the Yellow River Affairs Ministry… … .”
“Former platinum 2nd place, Sagan Wolf Vlado and 6th place Leolen… … !”
The majesty of Raida Eijin, the crown prince who led them, was unbelievable for a 16-year-old, but in front of the majesty of the two, it was a blur.
Sagan and Leoren were beings with completely different human images.
While Sagan of the Madose family was ruthless and thorough as a northerner, Leoren, a descendant of Palace Keyes, was relaxed enough to be complacent in everything.
“Ah, I can’t believe I’m coming to this terrible land again.”
Leoren, whose fresh green hair was flying, yawned repeatedly and grumbled.
Siren was expressionless. The fluttering dark red hair was as scary as the blood that bursts out when an artery is slit.
The robes and leather boots worn underneath her were also dark red, and her appearance was all the more fascinating, yet she was the perfect son-in-law.
That was inevitable because Sagan’s mood right now wasn’t just bad, but the worst.
‘Not only was my beloved younger brother accused of being a traitor, but I was left in charge of taking care of it… … .’
This may be a test given by the royal family. Questioning the innocence and will of the Vlado family… … It was a time when the life and death of the family was on the edge of a knife.
“I received a call from the Griffin rider and was waiting for him to come.”
The deputy manager of the Alliance’s Far West Branch bowed his head politely.
“It’s still peaceful. “I guess the traitor hasn’t arrived yet?”
“Information is coming in one by one about sightings near the mouth of Third Finger… … .”
Then, with a squeak, the lidar came to a halt, and the corroded boards of the dock cried ominously under its weight.
“There have been so many sightings, so why are they still alive?”
At that moment, the deputy manager, whose eyes were wide, immediately got down on one knee and said.
“Accurate information has not yet been delivered to all adventurers… … ! “For now, we have only sent the current situation and orders to gather at the Far West Branch.”
The deputy manager (the branch manager is currently away to support the exploration of the labyrinth), who deals with adventurers who are as strong as they are fierce-hearted, was also quite capable, but what could he do in front of a prince who had two of the strongest warriors of the present era?
“If that’s the case, that’s fine.”
The Crown Prince, who was looking down at the Deputy Director with narrowed eyes as if measuring, eventually turned around, fluttering the hem of his coat.
“The fleet will arrive in an hour or two. There are five thousand imperial troops on board. “Be prepared to welcome it.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
At that very moment, blisters seemed to be bubbling at the mouth of the harbor where the swamp merges into the sea, and then a huge shadow appeared over the harbor.
In an instant, pure white confusion rushed through the adventurers’ minds.
“No, that guy… … !”
“A-Class Sea King Demon Beast Gillatin… … ?!”
“That idiot, the dock manager, forgot to close the barrier… … ?”
In the midst of the chaos, the Crown Prince and Minister of Affairs maintained their usual expressions. No, rather, I glanced up at that ancient monster as if it were laughable.
“Sagan, you handle it.”
“yes.”
A blade suddenly sprouted from the steel ring Sagan was wearing on his left thumb. When he cut his palm deeply with the blade, fresh blood flowed down.
The moment when the blood was sprayed with a stoic motion at the monster that was charging at him with its terrifying maw wide open, and the seal of blood limit was made.
──Disappeared.
The space where the blood was sprinkled was destroyed by an unknown force… … .
“His Royal Highness!”
“Avoid!”
“Back, back!”
Even when Guillatin, who had holes all over his body, fell to the dock without being able to control the momentum of the rush, Sagan’s movements were full of leisure.
I just walked again.
Following in the footsteps of the prince.
As the indescribable giant fell, a column of water rose violently, and soon water droplets flew like rain, pouring out a deep, fishy smell.
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
But strangely enough, the three people were fine. Not only them, but even the port area in the far west and the military ships anchored there.
The adventurers who stared at the scene blankly and realized what was going on soon felt their eyes shaking with awe.
that… … It was truly a state of art. There was no other way to explain it.
‘The holes in Guillatin’s body… … .’
‘Tearing exactly in half… … .’
‘It didn’t attack the dockside or the military ship… … .’
Guilatin’s body was cruelly torn in half, with blood and internal organs pouring out and a foul odor emanating from it.
Even though he defeated the A-class Sea King Demon Beast in one go, which would have been difficult for gold-class players, and would be a source of pride for years if he was lucky enough to subdue it, Sagan did not show any particular reaction.
It’s as if this result is as natural as the rising and setting of the sun and moon… … The adventurers swallowed their dry saliva.
‘This person is the sorcerer Sagan… … .’
‘The strongest battle mage of the current generation… … .’
‘Whether he’s a prisoner or a traitor, he won’t be worth a single punch… … ?’
fantasy,