Episode 182 Flip the board (2)
Two days after that.
Soldiers on the outskirts of Calune were whispering as they saw the cult warriors packing up their belongings.
“Isn’t the meeting over?”
“There seems to be something wrong.”
The church is preparing to leave even though the Calunee conference has not yet ended.
Because this had never happened before, the kingdom’s soldiers couldn’t help but wonder.
Meanwhile, King Rokan VII and the two dukes are watching from the walls of Canburg Castle.
The dukes took turns asking Lorcan VII questions.
“Is it okay to leave it like this?”
“That’s right. In the current situation… “We have to resolve the suspicion somehow.”
“We must not lose sight of the denomination like this.”
The suspicions raised by the church on the first day of the meeting were ultimately not resolved.
Of course, it was from the two dukes’ point of view… … .
King Lorcan VII recalled that night three days ago.
‘What method is that?’
‘I told you. There will be blessings from all over.’
‘I don’t think you intend to belittle the god you worship… I think it would be complacent to just rely on God for the current situation.’
‘Then you will be punished?’
‘under… So what can we do?’
‘You don’t have to do anything.’
‘… … ?’
‘Just gather your troops as hard as you originally planned. Don’t show off that you’re helping us for no reason.’
‘What is that… … ?’
‘Weren’t you planning on gathering troops to fight the Snow King anyway?’
‘That’s true, but… … .’
‘Just do that. However, our denomination will withdraw.’
‘… … ?’
Cult leader Royce’s request that day was simple.
No, it wasn’t even a request.
Just do what the kingdom came to do.
What I was saying was that there was no need to do anything special.
This was not a bad proposal for the Kingdom of Kanburg.
The plan was to gather troops to fight against the Snow King anyway, and even if what the church was trying to do was wrong, the Kingdom of Kanburg would not suffer.
‘I’ll tell you the rest later.’
‘… … ?’
‘Then I’ll send you to the barracks. See you later.’
‘Hey, what a cult leader?!’
That day, with Lois lightly waving his hand, King Lorcan VII had already arrived at the barracks.
‘What is this?!’
King Rokhan VII thought that what he experienced that day might have been a dream, but it was not a dream at all.
“majesty?”
King Rokhan VII woke up from his flashback when he heard a voice calling him.
He opened his mouth to the two dukes.
“Don’t worry about the church.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
“You can’t force them anyway.”
“Even so, shouldn’t we resolve the misunderstanding?”
“I think it’s too late to clear up the misunderstanding.”
Those were the only excuses that King Lorcan VII could make.
“under… … .”
Seeing the two dukes with frustrated expressions, King Lorcan VII also sighed.
‘I should know something, so I should tell you or something…’ … .’
Since I didn’t know anything, there was nothing to tell me.
For now, I’m just doing the best I can with the current situation.
“How is the troop summons going?”
“A war order was declared, and troops from all over the country were called up. “In about two to three weeks, troops from each province will gather in Calune.”
“It’s okay. The question is when will the Snow King appear… … .”
“I hope you never show up.”
“It will appear someday… … . Dispatch rangers to the Baekchi Mountains. “You must not miss the Snow King’s movements.”
“All right.”
The two dukes bowed their heads deeply and stepped back.
After they left, King Rokhan VII, who remained alone on the castle wall, muttered as he watched the church leave Calunee.
“how… What are you thinking? “Cult leader.”
His eyes were full of questions.
* * *
Dominant Empire Black Frost Rat headquarters.
A report was sent to the marquis.
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[The Church of Telegraph ignores the kingdom’s request for help. Lead the warriors and return to headquarters.]
Two days later again.
Happy reports followed from the empire.
[Gathering troops to fight against the Snow King of the Kingdom of Kanburg.]
[The church ultimately refused to comply.]
[Currently, no special movements have been found on the part of the church.]
The Marquis rubbed his chin after reading the posted report.
“hmm… “Was I being too sensitive?”
I thought that maybe, as my subordinate said, there might be a third force involved in this incident.
‘Has the Church and the Kingdom of Kanburg really split?’
However, this cannot be reported hastily.
What is most disturbing is the third force.
What is their purpose?
And why did they interfere with their work?
Everything was in a labyrinth.
Therefore, the marquis decided to postpone reporting to the emperor and wait a little longer.
I hope that hidden things will come to the surface a little more.
Meanwhile, reports about the Kingdom of Canburg continued.
[The forces of the Kingdom of Kanburg gather around Calun. Current estimated force: 20,000.]
[There has been no movement from the church yet.]
[40,000 final troops gathered in Kanburg.]
[Kanburg Kingdom troops move north!]
As there was no change in the movement of the religious order even after two weeks of continuous reports, the Marquis was able to come to a conclusion.
‘really… ‘The church and Kanburg have split!’
I didn’t know who the third force was or what their purpose was, but looking at the current situation, their intervention was not a bad thing from the empire’s perspective.
In any case, the purpose of the Empire was to cause the Church and the Kingdom of Canburg to split.
Looking at what is currently happening, it seems that the rift between the church and the Kingdom of Kanburg has already deepened.
Even if a third force appears now, nothing will change.
‘The purpose has been achieved.’
The Marquis smiled.
He got up from his seat.
“I must see your Majesty.”
Not a progress report so far, but a final report.
Marquis Samuel departed for the Islands to give a final report that the objective had been achieved.
* * *
The time when Marquis Samuel headed to the Islands.
Hwioooo-.
There was a figure flying over the Baekchi Mountains during a blizzard.
Royce breaks through the dark clouds and arrives at the foot of the Baekchi Mountains.
Lois left the rest of the group alone and came out to the Baekchi Mountains alone, looking down from high in the sky.
Crumble-.
Crunch-.
There were numerous monsters beneath his feet.
But surprisingly, the monsters were maintaining their own order.
Kobolds, goblins, orcs, trolls, ogres, etc.
From small to medium sized monsters to large monsters.
The sight of predators and prey coming together was truly an unbelievable sight for anyone who knew the ecosystem of monsters.
Lois muttered as she looked at the enormous number of monsters.
“I understand that the human kingdom was destroyed by the Snow King in the past.”
Even he, who had lived for hundreds of years, had never seen such a large concentration of monsters.
Royce’s gaze, which was scanning the surrounding monsters, naturally focused on the barracks made of wood, at the very center of the monster army.
“I think that guy over there is the Snow King.”
I felt a strong energy inside the barracks.
‘Approximately between top tier and mid-level.’
It wasn’t much of a problem for Lois, but if that guy were to appear in the human world, it would be nothing short of a disaster.
Such monsters and countless other monsters.
Lois roughly assessed the monsters clustered around her.
‘Is it roughly 80,000?’
Even if they went down the mountain range like this, they were a force that could devastate most countries.
Nevertheless, the Snow King said the monsters were not moving yet.
‘I guess they’re thinking of gathering a little more troops.’
Lord of the Orcs.
A mutation that surpasses the limits of a species that is born with an extremely slim probability.
That was the Orc Lord, and his most primal instincts were neither appetite nor reproduction.
Just conquer.
A high-level desire to dominate the world.
Therefore, the Orc Lord instinctively knew.
Even more than now.
The more powerful monsters you embrace, the easier it will be to conquer them.
Lois smiled as she looked at the wooden barracks where the snowy Oak Road was located.
‘indeed… ‘Is his instinct to want to conquer better than his instinct to want to survive?’
Lois released the energy she had been hiding.
The energy of a dragon approaching zero level disperses the dark clouds.
Tsutsutsu-.
The intangible energy he possessed wavered like a haze.
An energy that is on a different level from that of an Orc Lord who only commands monsters.
The status of an absolute being who reigns over all living things.
Duddud-.
The energy of the Absolute descended on the Baekchi Mountains.
* * *
Barracks made of wood.
Grumbling-.
A bonfire was lit to warm the interior of the barracks, and on one side of the barracks there was a bed made from a large ogre bone.
The being lying on the bed covered with pure white snowflake fur was a huge monster reaching 3 meters in height.
Orcs’ distinctive protruding chin and pointed fangs.
A huge orc that could be mistaken for a troll, covering a dozen naked female orcs as blankets.
Drurr-.
The loud snoring sound suddenly disappeared.
After a while.
Flash-.
The Oak Lord opened his eyes as if he had fallen asleep and quickly raised his upper body.
Crrr-.
He forced his trembling body to stand up.
[This is… … ?]
My body was shaking as if I had a cold, and cold sweat was flowing without stopping.
He looked around the bed.
The females I thought were asleep.
But the Orc Lord realized that they were not asleep.
[faint?]
The females were not asleep, but fainted.
Crumble-.
The Orc Lord, breathing heavily, cleaned up the lying female and stepped out of the bed.
At that moment, the huge body stumbled.
Grrr?!
Never before in my life has my body been so helpless.
After a moment of confusion, the Orc Lord realized.
What is happening now is because the body is scared.
[This body… I, Kurt, was scared?]
Gritting his teeth, the Orc Lord picked up the beloved bottle standing on one side.
He walked through the barracks and went out.
A clearing in the wide-spreading winter mountains.
The garrison he created with countless orcs and monsters was as quiet as ever.
At the same time, monsters scattered everywhere came into view.
[…] … ?!]
Tens of thousands of his soldiers had fallen.
It was a sight that even the minds of an Orc Lord with high intelligence could not understand.
why.
who.
how?
[Is this possible?]
Just as Orc Lord Kurt was trying his best to somehow understand the current situation.
Kugeuggeung-.
The Orc Lord’s head turned upward at the strange sound coming from the sky.
With that, he could see and feel.
Fluctuating black clouds.
At the same time, an eerie and enormous energy resides within it.
Facing this, the Orc Lord naturally grabbed the great sword.
It was a survival instinct to overcome the fear of the unknown.
As a maddening fear tried to take over his brain, he shouted to overcome it.
Wow!
Lore, who made countless monsters tremble with fear with his powerful top-tier mental attribute power.
But now there were no monsters to be afraid of after hearing that cry.
Everyone is stunned as if they are dead.
Huh-huh-.
The Lore of the Oak Road became a wave and shook the nearby forest.
A voice was heard as if answering this.
[noisy.]
A soft voice came down from high above and weighed down the Orc Road.
Loud-.
The Orc Lord fell to his knees from the pressure pressing down on his head.
The guy threw himself down.
[Wow, that’s ridiculous!]
I tried to fight against the fear that was blackening my eyes, but everything was useless.
Even the Orc Lord, who was known to have surpassed the limits of his species, could not help the fear that had been instilled in the race even before he was born.
Crunch-.
While he was kneeling like that.
A voice that made him tremble was heard again.
[Leave here.]
It was an absolute command given to the Orc Lord.
[If you are still staying here when I come back… … .]
The Orc Lord lowered his head even further.
[This will be your grave.]
With those words, the suffocating fear lifted, and the pressure pressing down on my head disappeared.
However, the fear in the Orc Lord’s eyes did not go away easily.
The Orc Lord had his head down for a long time.
A few minutes later, he raised his head and stared at the dark clouds that Lois had left behind.
‘This way… ‘We have to get out of here!’
The fear he faced for the first time in his life paralyzed the Oak Lord’s thoughts.
Half a day has passed since then.
When the snowstorm started again, the stunned monsters woke up.
A huge shout rang out accordingly.
Wow wow-.
The Orc Lord’s scream-like lore spread throughout the legion.
The army was born at the cry of the monarch commanding the monsters.
Chwiik-.
Kiek!
An army of monsters starting to move in unison.
Lois watched the scene from above and took out the communication seat.
“Ah, this is Lois. “Twins, come out!”
[This is Khan! It sounds good!]
[This is Kani!]
Lois said, her eyes shining as she heard a cheerful voice coming from the communication table.
“The ugly pig has left us.”
[Okay, now it’s our turn!]
[Leave this to us!]
After a short communication, the communication seat lost its light.
Royce curled the corners of her mouth as she looked at the army of 80,000 monsters pouring out of the mountain range.
“Now, shall we start hunting down mobs?”
Tsupat!
After a short muttering, Royce’s new form disappeared.
One day when there was a snowstorm like that.
The ‘Snow King Army’, which terrorized the winter continent in the past, has returned after 1,200 years.
fantasy,
