How to Survive as a Player Chapter 149

#149

The sight before my eyes became dark. Sehyun took a moment to catch her breath and asked again.

“The fact that there are no precursory phenomena yet means that it has not yet been implemented. “Can’t we stop it?”

[The magic stone nuclear power plant prepared by the White Cloth Empire has already been activated. I’ve tried communicating several times, but the White Cloth Empire’s side is completely blocked, perhaps due to the tower’s influence. They are launching an airship and tracking its current location… Even location recognition is not possible. and… Unfortunately, this phenomenon has been going on since early morning.]

“Starting in the morning… .”

They said it had already been several hours.

[After the omen phenomenon occurred, it was too late. We must attack the tower immediately to maintain the barrier within time. As of now, the time you can endure is about… About 50 hours.]

It was about two days. Considering that the time limit for conquering the 85th floor, which had been rehearsed countless times, was three days, the time was extremely tight.

“Do it now… Are you telling me to handle it?”

A creepy energy passed through my whole body. Now the absurd reality became visible. He had endured everything up until now to get to this point, and even now, everyone was hoping that Sehyun would carry a big burden.

“… Mr. Fen. Do you know how many days it took to attack the 85th floor with 12 of my heroes?”

[…] I know it’s three days.]

“But now they’re telling me to break it in two days without any prior notice… . Let them make the mistake, and let us take responsibility for it… ? If this is the case, why did you propose an alliance? “There are more than ten losses that our empire has suffered as a result of being entangled with the alliance.”

Now that we don’t know how much the difficulty level has risen, telling us to beat the tower in two days without any rehearsal is the same as telling us to attack it bare-handed and without a single weapon.

Fan didn’t say anything. Only his scattered appearance conveyed the urgent situation. His long silence remained with an oppressive feeling.

“What if I can’t wake up… . If I don’t wake up, my heroes will… Should I take the lead?”

[…] No one will blame you.]

I didn’t mean to say that. Sehyun closed his eyes heavily and opened them. An inexplicable feeling enveloped his entire body. Feeling helpless and fearful, anxious and bewildered. Even the confusion.

“… Mr. Fenn wouldn’t know… . How much of a burden those words pushing on your back add… “You never know.”

Fan’s gaze sank deeply. Nevertheless, he made an earnest request.

[…] It’s all my fault. I also acknowledge that my arrogance and misjudgment led to this result. But for me… There is no way to overcome the current situation. All I can do is ask you a favor. For now, there is no one I can trust except you.]

Fan’s fists were clenched to the point where his bones turned white, making him swallow a hundred words. In the end, it was something I had no choice but to accept.

My jaw naturally tightened. Even if that was appeasement, we had to be together for now. Sehyeon let out a deep sigh and turned his back on the fan. However, before I could take a single step, the noisy screen became distorted and a harsh mechanical sound was heard.

The sound of the machine included a voice shouting urgently.

[Fen! The White Coat League nuclear power plant signal… Crackling.]

[Right now… Cheesy… Connect.]

[There are currently signs of abnormality in the barrier… Crackling… . There is a defect in the magic stone wave device… Cheezy.]

The communicated afterimage was strangely distorted. Even the appearance of the fan was barely maintained. Sehyeon’s eyes quickly turned to the door.

[Wait a moment… Crackling… !]

Sehyeon passed by the fan reaching out, opened the door, and ran outside. The world that had been so bright was now pitch black, as if there had been a total solar eclipse. I could see the vassals looking up at the sky through the magic fields that were brightening here and there.

[temporary… Crackling… That’s it. The current White Coat Empire… Cheesy… . With the location tracked… Crackling… Trying to make contact. Just wait… Crackling.]

no. In Sehyun’s opinion, this wasn’t temporary. There weren’t even any clouds. I didn’t even know what the pitch-black sky illuminated. I just got goosebumps and fear gripped my entire body to the point where it was difficult to breathe.

A strong arm was wrapped around Sehyeon’s waist as she collapsed due to lack of strength in her legs. Despite his grasping hand, Sehyun’s gaze did not fall from the dark sky.

“this… what… ?”

“This is the birth of a monster.”

Fetal movement. It was a terrible sound. But there was something else that was truly terrifying.

Kkkkkk-

The cries of a huge monster that came with tinnitus shook the world. His knees buckled helplessly as a terrible roar hit his entire body. A throbbing pain surged through her head like a pulse.

“evil… !”

Ruhak’s hands were pressed against both ears. Even with my hands clenching tightly, the screams hitting my eardrums did not die out. It felt like each cell was bursting.

It was different then. Compared to that brief moment, it felt like an eon. Something sprouting on the ground was trying to shake itself off and get up. The unusual omen of the shaking ground was informing everyone that something had begun.

The howling screams gradually disappeared into the silence. Instead of screaming, the sound of heavy breathing echoed in the room. The exhaled breath sounded like a whistling sound.

[Fine… Eun-ga… .]

The person who broke the silence was Fen, who opened his mouth with difficulty as if he was vomiting. Still, Sehyun couldn’t answer. It was a situation where all I could do was stand. All he could do was tremble in Ruhak’s arms and catch his breath.

However, even though he was shaking like that, his fingertips did not move at all.

“… Uh, how… It was… Are you… peel… .”

[…] Maseok nuclear power plant… Judging by the lack of response… I guess it ended in failure. Even the vital signs of many Imperial airships… As of now… Crackling… I can’t get caught… .]

Fan’s miserable voice echoing in the noise didn’t seem real. It was too sudden. Until yesterday, I was leading a calm daily life with a structured routine, but now it felt like a wall had been built in front of my nose.

It was erected so suddenly that I couldn’t even recognize what it was. I couldn’t see it, and I couldn’t even guess its size.

“hundredth… What about the empire… .”

The reality of having to consider her safety even in this situation was funny. Still, not even a hollow laugh came out.

Instead of answering, Fan floated another video in the air. The video that occupied one side of the screen was shaking violently. It was when I saw a terrible afterimage that I realized that it was a communication being confirmed through another video sphere.

The deep, ugly marks on the ground looked like giant handprints. The remains of the blown-up airship were strewn across the ground where a meteorite had fallen.

Covering the pile of debris were blood stains that could not even be recognized. The devastation seemed to have occurred in an instant, and there were no traces of any war. It was as if everything exploded unilaterally on the spot.

The deeply dug ground was soon filled with gushing sea water. Surviving airships existed on the sea water that covered the traces of the devastation. One of them was the White Coat Empire airship.

[…] It’s alive.]

I couldn’t even imagine what kind of expression or form the White Coat League would be watching the current tragedy. But at least I hoped it was guilt.

“… When this is over… I am with you and the White Empire… “I will hold you accountable.”

As I held my fingertips tightly, the trembling subsided. The image of Fenn, keenly aware of his responsibility, was now clearly visible. He stood there looking small.

[…] I will be prepared to take any responsibility whatsoever.]

Sehyeon swallowed his long words and turned his back on Fan. The sky was still pitch black. The message conveyed by darkness without even light was clear. death. And destruction.

Sehyeon looked at his heroes. The heroes had already made up their minds and prepared their minds.

“Please give the order to deploy, Lord.”

Euncheong spoke on behalf of the heroes. For the first time, it felt cruel to see that there was not even a sign of disobedience.

The fact that this heavy burden must be carried by our own heroes.

“… If not, just come. It’s okay, we’ll get through this together… “Don’t worry, come back.”

Euncheong just smiled. With the clanking sound of armor, Euncheong stretched out his feet and advanced.

“Thank you for Rod’s consideration.”

Now I feel sorry for those words. With the words passing by my ears, the sight of the heroes quickly disappeared. All that was left for Sehyun was the feeling of the armor that had barely touched him.

There was no one blocking the way to carry the burden. Earnest prayers for heroes spread throughout the empire. All the vassals were praying for their luck.

In my blurred vision, a message indicating an order to go to war was floating in white. And it also included news of Ruhak’s participation.

“Ruhak.”

Sehyun tried hard to maintain her cold vision. As this was an unusual event, it may have been natural for Ruhak to step forward. Two days at most. It was a situation where heroes and knights alone might not be enough to attack in time. Still, Sehyeon couldn’t hide his mixed feelings.

He was the strongest, but unlike other heroes, he was a vassal who could not be resurrected. Now that we don’t know how much the tower’s difficulty has risen, Ruhak has to risk his life.