Episode 199
600th floor.
A huge building located in a place that is not permitted to many people climbing the tower.
Nine Stars.
Inside the building where nine brilliantly shining stars reside, people who had gathered for the first time in a long time were having a conversation.
“An official letter came from the Four Emperors.”
At the center was Carmen Fallon, who served as a stepping stone connecting the Nine Stars and the Four Emperors.
Official letter from the Four Emperors.
With that one word, the noisy conference room became cold.
“… … “Except for the contact I had 100 floors below, it’s been a few months.”
Everyone nodded at the words of thief Berdonard Milano.
Sungkook, Carmen Fallon, and Cain Fallon.
This was the first contact made in a few months between the guild alliance, which the two were in charge of, and the Four Emperors, who had not been in contact since the War of Yeokcheon.
Just when you think it can’t be normal.
“They say that about a month ago, all of the Four Emperors dispatched to the 100th floor died.”
“… … what? “They’re all dead?”
“Huh, this is ridiculous- even if you killed them, what on earth did you believe in when you killed them-”
Carmen Fallon’s bombshell remark landed in the conference room.
100th floor.
Four members of the Four Emperors were dispatched to the goblin village located there.
They are composed of dragons, giants, demons, and elyos respectively.
The news that they had all died was enough to shock those who carried the heavy name of Nine Stars.
“But why did you tell us that?”
“He is like that too. “Seeing as you informed us of this fact a month or so ago, you must have something in mind from us based on this, right?”
As only the genius of geniuses gathered together, it was only after a short yet long time of one month that the Four Emperors contacted them that all of the Nine Stars realized that the Four Emperors wanted something from them.
And Carmen Fallon, who acted as a stepping stone and had already heard what the Four Emperors wanted, calmly opened her mouth.
“It was a word that came down along with the words, ‘Guild Yeokcheon is designated as the target of ‘cutting off’.”
“Ah, it’s full of troublesome things again~”
“Cut them in the bud? It’s been a while. “Except for helping during the goblin village, this is the first time in recent times.”
“That means we have lost a lot of talented people.”
Cut it in the bud.
At those words, Sword Saint Donnas Taylor walked back and forth on her creaky chair and shook her head as if she was tired.
The blunt thief Berdonar Milano also did not deny him, but expressed his doubts about cutting him off after a long time.
Donnas Taylor’s words, ‘There is no talent’ were enough to answer that question.
“Hmm, well, it’s okay for us to listen to the orders of the Four Emperors and later become gods or devils.”
“Then let’s say all Nine Stars join forces to cut this bud.”
“Like always?”
“Yes, as always.”
Despite Carmen Fallon’s suggestion to join forces, unlike during the last war, no one expressed sarcasm or displeasure.
Unlike back then, cutting them off was the decisive deal and opportunity that led them to open a deal with the Four Emperors.
“This is a list of key people in Yeokcheon. “Look at everything.”
“… … How many are there?”
“Didn’t you say it was a guild?”
The Nine Stars frowned when they saw the list of guild members in Yeokcheon handed out by Carmen Fallon.
A very thin list.
Of course, the number of people in it was very small.
It was around this time that some glares appeared, wondering if the investigation had been done incorrectly as the number of people was too small to be considered one guild.
“Look closely. “Because every single thing is unusual.”
As Carmen Fallon continued to speak, everyone’s eyes turned from Carmen Fallon to the list.
and-
“Hmm, it’s definitely not normal.”
“A dragon? “Why are there dragons?”
“Is there a goblin woman who survived the cutting down last time?”
“Hehe, it’s a spirit fox – I guess it’s not bad for an experiment. “I will take care of this child.”
“Goldrich?! “You damn bastard – he didn’t even listen when we asked him to sponsor us!”
Nine stars who saw the list couldn’t help but acknowledge Carmen Fallon’s words.
Balaur swordsman Hendrick.
The goblin downstream that failed to be cut.
The spirit fox, Miho.
Goldrich, Chairman of Goldrich Company.
Behind them are Ken, the lightning wizard, Puppet, the puppeteer, Halcyon, the Gold Rich Company branch manager, etc.
Even those who looked a little ordinary had abilities that would easily put a dent in a climber of the same class.
of course-
“It’s easy.”
“I see, most of them are still ‘buds’.”
“But Gold Rich, Puppet, and Halcion are under the protection of Gold Rich Company, so it won’t be easy to deal with them.”
“Then we can catch those that are easy to catch first.”
“I guess we can just target the dragon clan swordsman, goblin, and fox spirit first.”
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Nine Stars was Nine Stars.
Although they were great people to others, they were nothing but shabby people in front of Nine Stars and his power.
But there were things they couldn’t do either.
“Catching it is not the problem.”
“what? then?”
“Except for those who were in a position where we couldn’t catch them, they all hid themselves in places where we couldn’t chase them.”
The point was that there was a place where even Nine Star could not tread.
Those who had been happy or secretly smiling at the thought of hunting just now frowned at that fact.
This was the moment when a fun game turned into work.
“… … “Where did you hide?”
“The dragon swordsman hid in the tomb of a dead dragon, the fox spirit hid in the temple of the nine-tailed fox, and the goblin girl hid in the forest where the great witch stayed.”
“Damn it – these are all horrible places.”
“Then who is that lightning wizard?”
“We hid in Lightning Canyon, where lightning strikes all day, all year, all our lives.”
“… … “Just hide according to your abilities.”
They were all unusual places.
It was difficult for Nine Stars to chase down the guild members in Yeokcheon who had gone into hiding in places commonly called forbidden.
“The only answer is to monitor the surrounding area until they come out, and then chase them down and kill them.”
“Damn – this is so annoying.”
“The grave of the dead dragon is where ghost dragons reside. That’s why Cain decided to go.”
“Tsk – I’ll take charge of the Great Witch’s Forest. I want to take charge of the place where the fox spirit is, but… … “The temple of the nine-tailed fox is a little uncomfortable.”
“I will go to the Great Witch’s Forest together. “There are medicinal herbs and poisonous plants to collect there, so I want to process them together.”
“Then all that’s left is one more at the Dead Dragon’s Tomb, Lightning Canyon, and two at the Nine-Tailed Fox Temple.”
It was decided that Cain Fallon would go to Hendrick’s grave of the dead dragon, and that Merlin and Dan Joun would go to the Great Witch’s Forest.
When everyone quickly decides where they want to go –
“Wait a minute, I have to get out of this operation.”
Sword Saint Donnas Taylor voted against.
Carmen Fallon said with a sigh.
“… … Donnas Taylor. It’s a little difficult without you. And this incident was directly ordered by the Four Emperors. “No matter how much you are, you can’t just fall into it-”
But before she could finish her words, Donnas Taylor cut her off and killed her.
“The orders I received also belong to the Four Emperors?”
“… … I beg your pardon?”
“Not only did you receive the order, I also received it. You know those Taoists, right? They said they tried to touch them last time but failed. So this time, I was also selected. “They asked me to work with the demons to rob their base?”
Regardless of the killing, what Donnas Taylor said was valid.
The orders of the Four Emperors cannot be above the orders of other Four Emperors.
Therefore, considering the order first, Carmen Fallon thought that no matter how much she thought about it, there was no way Donna Taylor received the order later than she did, so she nodded.
“… … Then, let’s exclude Donas and pick the rest.”
The rest except Donnas Taylor.
Carmen Fallon, who had selected the remaining people among them, called out the names of those who had not yet decided on a destination.
“Berdonard Milano, thief. Sinchang Mermesh Callaty. Palace Jerominon. And there are four, including that saint, Carmen Fallon.”
There are four people left.
Since there was one less person than the original number of people who had planned to go in pairs, one person had to move alone.
and-
“I am in charge of the nine-tailed fox temple. “The charm of that place cannot pierce my honesty.”
One person was chosen to go alone.
Thief Berdonard Milano.
He was left in charge of the nine-tailed fox temple alone.
“… … “Then, Milan, you will be in charge of the Nine-Tailed Fox Temple alone.”
“Khahaha~! I’m going to Lightning Canyon! “Let’s have a contest to see if lightning is faster or my spear is faster!”
“Kalati, you’re not the only one going. “I will also go to Lightning Canyon.”
After that, the two people who would go to Lightning Canyon were also decided.
Shinchang Mermesh Callaty and Palace Zerominon.
Carmen Fallon sighed as the two people who had the speed to dodge and collide with the lightning in Lightning Canyon, where Ken was hiding, were determined.
“In the end, we ended up being siblings. Well, since there is a ghost dragon, this would be better. “Then let’s all go do our own thing.”
Bang bang-
After the number of people was decided, Carmen Fallon, who served as chairperson, broke up the meeting by banging on the table in the conference room.
One by one, each person is sent to the place they have decided to take charge of, and sometimes they prepare to go there themselves.
“… … Taylor, why aren’t you going?”
“Because I have different things to do than you guys~”
“Tsk, Taoists are not ordinary. Their country is even more shrouded in mystery. “If you were to invade a place like that, your life might be at stake, so do you really want to mess around like that?”
Carmen Fallon caught the eye of Donnas Taylor, who was still enjoying her time by bobbing her chair back and forth.
taoist.
Not only were they by no means weak, but they were also a mysterious place where even the way to their country was unknown.
Carmen Fallon couldn’t understand how relaxed she was as she went to invade such a place.
but-
“… … So what is the reason or purpose of targeting them? “You must have heard about it from the Four Emperors who gave the order.”
“Why should I tell you? We are not colleagues. “Business partner, non-business”
“If you tell me, I’ll tell you some information. This is information that only Cain and I know. “I’m sure it will be useful information for you too.”
“Hmm, what kind of information is that… … “It’s not bad.”
“Then tell me. “Why on earth are you targeting the kingdom of Taoists?”
An operation carried out by the Four Emperors by recruiting one Nine Star.
Carmen Fallon was curious as to why the Taoists were taken by the Four Emperors.
Therefore, she tried to find out the reason using the information she knew, and Donnas Taylor accepted the offer.
“Do you know how Taoists become strong?”
“I know that if you sharpen your Taoist skills, go from being a Taoist to a Taoist, and gain the spirit from there, you will become a hermit.”
“That’s right, and they don’t really intervene in the tower’s problems. Spending more than a lifetime just for training without coming out of the hidden layer between the towers. “They have a pretty long lifespan.”
“I know that too. But wouldn’t it serve the purpose of the Four Emperors if those strong enough didn’t climb the tower? “The purpose is to be able to decide where one can become a god or a devil.”
Squeak-squeak-
Donnas Taylor raised the corners of her mouth in a sneer and spoke, making an ear-piercing sound as she bobbed back and forth.
“It’s not?”
“… … “No?”
The purpose of the Four Emperors.
Cutting out the buds, eliminating those who have climbed the tower perfectly, and distributing the remaining positions of gods and devils only to the Four Emperors and those who follow the Four Emperors.
Therefore, Carmen Fallon thought that there was no way that Taoist monks and immortals who only practiced the Tao without climbing the tower could be targeted by the Four Emperors.
“Well, actually, the Taoist monks are the group that the Four Emperors regard as the most terrible. Do you know why?”
“I’m asking because I don’t know.”
“That’s right. because… … When their training reaches the end, they can naturally become gods without having to reach the top of the tower.”
“… … !!!”
Until I found out the truth about the Taoists.
And when Carmen Fallon learned the truth, she had no choice but to admit it.
“For those who take their place out of their hands… … “Of course, it would be natural for the Four Emperors to try their best to get rid of it.”
“that’s right. My story ends here. Then it’s your turn to talk, but… … “You know if it’s a boring story, right?”
Carmen Fallon erased her surprise as she looked at the handle of the sword, which was naturally held, unlike anything she had done so far, and smiled and answered.
“The country of Taoists… … “If you go to Yuldo Province, be careful.”
“what? Those kind of gurus-”
“Because there is information that there is a ‘ghost face’, the owner of Yeokcheon, there.”
“… … under! In the end, I guess I was helping you with your work. Is that why you meekly backed down? “It’s cute.”
A hunt for guild members in Yeokcheon, excluding Donnas Taylor.
But in fact, Donnas Taylor herself was participating without her knowledge.
It is also the most powerful and dangerous enemy.
The guild leader of Yeokcheon.
Donnas Taylor, who realized this, laughed and stood up.
However, Carmen Fallon’s story did not end there.
“And this is something only I know, but… … “Maybe Yeokcheon’s guild leader ‘Gwimyeon’ is Cha Jin-hyeok, the ‘Death Star’ we killed ten years ago.”
“… … what?”
Extreme astonishment and surprise.
It enveloped Donnas Taylor.
And Carmel Fallon finished organizing the documents by tapping them as if she was done talking and left the conference hall.
“Try well. Mr. Geomseong.”
“… … .”
thud-!
The seat left behind after Carmen Fallon leaves.
Donnas Taylor, who was left alone in the empty conference hall, stood there for quite a while, lost in thought.
