#170
There was no explanation as to why it occurred. I had a vague guess, but there was no reason to reveal inaccurate facts.
I don’t know if it was the wish of those who wanted to live, or whether it was because of the relationship that Se-hyun himself developed by trusting everyone, but this provided everyone with the greatest alternative to counter the achievement.
I didn’t want to say it was a sacrifice alone. I didn’t want to think of it as luck or virtue. At least at that time, everyone had the same mindset, and this was the skill that was born from that.
Sehyeon’s gaze next shifted to the <Fear Block LV.1> skill. Sehyeon, who was looking at this carefully, quietly opened his mouth to everyone.
“Everyone, do you have fear blocking skills?”
“There is none.”
“They have similar skills.”
The first thing I answered was a fan. Unlike Fan, Baek Do-hyun gave a comprehensive speech. On the other hand, Jaeyoung Lee scratched his cheek as if he was embarrassed.
“uh… I was there from the beginning… . Well, there was both resistance and blocking. But in the beginning, the level was low, so it wasn’t of much use. Regular monsters were okay… There was that albino, right? “That didn’t work for him.”
“Jaeyoung, then you weren’t scared when you heard the ‘sound’?”
“uh… a little? I was a little scared. It’s not that it’s not scary at all. At first, my legs gave out and I sat down, but when I listened to it yesterday, my level increased a lot… . Uh, it was okay.”
When they were in an unnamed village, Se-hyeon and Lee Jae-young toured the tower for the first time. At that time, unlike others, Jaeyoung Lee had a very strong immunity to fear. He said that it was because the child had <Fear Resistance> at the time, but Sehyeon had a vague guess that Jaeyoung Lee must have other skills that make him highly resistant to fear.
And as expected, Jaeyoung Lee actually had strong resistance skills. What a ‘block’.
“I see. “Our Jaeyoung is amazing.”
“What can I do with this much…” . I have something even greater, shall I show you… ? Zenka told me not to show it, but I will show her brother.”
“I’ll see you when I get permission from Zenka. Are you okay, Jaeyoung?”
“huh!”
Lee Jae-young, excited, smiled and nodded his head vigorously.
As far as Sehyeon knew, <Fear Block LV.1> was the highest level of resistance skills. It was in a higher category than the <Fear Resistance> that Sehyun wanted to obtain.
It is difficult to obtain, and only a small number of people have it, so it was classified as a highly rare skill. Nevertheless, all of Sehyeon’s vassals originally had this <Fear Block> skill.
No, according to the strategy information posted by people, all the vassals of other empires also had this skill from the beginning.
Therefore, the value of scarcity was limited only to players. Sehyeon was able to know the reason through yesterday’s experience.
All empires have already lived in a state of exposure to the sounds of monsters, and as a result, the <Fear Blocking> skill appeared early on. This may be the reason why players did not feel strange every time they conquered the tower. Because this ‘sound’ is too familiar to them.
If so, all players would have to obtain this skill. As a means to counter achievements.
“What did the White Coat League say?”
Sehyeon turned off the status window and looked at the fan. Fan was hanging his head with a strange expression.
“He said something strange.”
“What are you saying?”
“Even if the others were nothing special, the White Clothed Empire was different.”
“You mean Tyra?”
“Her purpose was not to maintain the barrier. “They also don’t want this situation to continue.”
“Then why don’t you ask me what I wanted to cause this situation?”
“well. All I heard from her was that it was all for her ‘Dream of the Grand Duke’. “They didn’t tell me any more than that.”
The Archduke’s Dream. It was a word that appeared when something was forgettable. Now all I can do is laugh.
“You didn’t want to make up for your own mistake?”
“What is clear is that everyone listened to her and moved. “They all unanimously said that this was the means to save this world.”
“Now that I have failed. “If it’s such a great dream of the Grand Duke, shouldn’t it have succeeded?”
In response to Sehyeon’s sarcastic remarks, Fan said nothing. She had no expression and only her blue eyes were shining.
However, Fan soon said something incomprehensible.
“She told me her plan worked.”
“… What does it mean.”
“It would be quicker for you to meet him in person. Come visit me when you feel better from your travels. “I plan to stay here for a while.”
Fan lifted his sore knee and stood up. As if his purpose was to convey these words, he showed a faint smile for the last time and turned his back and left without any regrets.
Looking at his back, Sehyun had to think a lot. Did he really not know the plans of the White Coat League? There were many doubts about his actions. The fact that he, who staked his life on intelligence, failed to notice the movements of the White Coat League in advance also fueled suspicion.
But Sehyun immediately shook her head. Even if the doubt was real, this feeling was nothing but poison right now. It is not too late for him to meet and judge the White Coat Empire, Tyra.
“Hyung, do you want to eat first? “The frog over there brought rice balls.”
“Did you? “Then shall we all eat together?”
“Why, why don’t people who are a match made in heaven end up eating each other apart?”
“Baek Do-hyun, why are you grumpy again? “He got upset because he said he was not trustworthy.”
“Oh, is that so? I’m starting to get upset about the 8th place kid, ugh. “I looked after it.”
“Look, let’s follow Jaeyoung’s example.”
Seeing Baek Do-hyun giving him a look in his eyes that wanted to kill that thing, Se-hyeon got up from the bed and headed towards the heroes kneeling by the window. The heroes, who hadn’t even washed off the blood stains yet, were covered in burn marks here and there, wondering what had happened last night.
“Why are you all kneeling? From next time, sit comfortably with your legs straight.”
As I brushed the hair of the nearest Renshis, a face full of hurt appeared. From small scratches to tears and cuts, traces of the arduous struggle remained on the heroes’ bodies.
“Let’s go to the recovery room, everyone.”
This was when Sehyeon’s fingertips, which had been examining the status of each hero, finally touched Euncheong. Sehyun’s fingertips suddenly stiffened. The eyes that looked directly at Euncheong grew silently.
“Euncheong… ?”
Se-hyeon quickly touched Euncheong’s forehead. I felt the heat burning through my skin.
Euncheong’s body was hot like a fireball.
However, Euncheong just sat motionless with her eyes downcast. Sehyeon quickly opened the management window and checked Euncheong’s status. It was only after he saw this that I realized that I had been neglecting my heroes.
“Euncheong, look at me.”
Se-hyeon grabbed Euncheong’s cheek and made her raise her head. The silver eyes were dimly closed.
What Euncheong was experiencing was the agony experienced by retainers who were about to be promoted.
Originally, promotion was not such a painful process. At least that was the case when I was a member of the Heavenly Geum tribe. However, after all the vassals became Black Celestials, their promotions were accompanied by pain.
The higher the level, the more pain followed, and when I went from a knight to a hero, I suffered from pain that lasted a day. The current heroes were all people who had gone through terrible suffering.
And now, Euncheong was about to be promoted to legendary level.
“Euncheong.”
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“… Yes, Lord.”
There was also heat in his voice. Se-hyeon gently stroked Eun-cheong’s cheek and asked sadly.
“advancement… I want to?”
“Yes, definitely… .”
It will be more painful than when you were promoted to hero. Sehyeon had already experienced that pain through Ruhak. It was a pain he couldn’t bear alone.
I was struggling so hard, but I didn’t think Euncheong could bear it. If the promotion is rejected, the pain disappears, but if the retainer himself has made up his mind to be promoted, there is nothing Sehyeon can do.
“… okay. “I’ll stay with you, so let’s do it.”
As I wiped the area around her fire-like eyes, Euncheong’s eyes closed bitterly. Sehyun hugged Euncheong, who was tilting, and looked back at Ruhak.
“Ruhak, please ask for other heroes.”
“If you don’t allow it… “Why not?”
“Are you okay? “You probably won’t have much left.”
Ruhak’s promotion is also not far away. Sehyun’s words turned out to be a threat. It meant that if you stop now, you too will be ignored.
I knew what he was worried about. Ruhak did not like Sehyun being with him when his vassals were promoted. It was because, out of 100, they all became violent.
It was a situation where you could get hurt. In reality, it was like that.
One day, I felt sorry for a mercenary-level vassal and stayed by his side when he was promoted. On that day, Se-hyeon was strangled by the violently attacking vassal and was driven to the point of death.
Because it was a game, the complete circumstances were not known, but Sehyun thought it was a situation that resulted from low trust. Because the mercenary’s trust was low, and it was a time when the race had just changed, antipathy toward Se-hyeon was also strong.
From then on, Ruhak prohibited his vassals from observing their promotions. All I did was watch from afar once, when Ruhak was promoted to legendary level. At that time, Ruhak did not hurt Sehyeon.
therefore.
“now… “It might be different.”
Ruhak’s gaze rested on Euncheong, who was excited with fever, for a moment. However, Ruhak eventually had no choice but to allow it.
