◈ 095. [Side Story] Dalian
barracks. gymnasium.
“What, what happened?!”
“They say they’re floating!”
“Who and who?”
“The lord’s bodyguards and the new ones!”
“Wow crazy. Don’t you have leftover snacks from yesterday?! Bring it!”
… … The surroundings are noisy like a market floor.
This place is full of excited mercenaries who came to see the news that Dalian will be held.
“Dalian… … . It’s been a long time since I’ve had a non-real battle.”
“I’m still more used to Dalian!”
On one side of the gymnasium, Lucas and Evangeline, a duo of two SSR rank knights.
“… … .”
“… … gulp.”
“Can I really… … .”
And on the other side, a challenger – a party of 5 N-rank heroes.
Both sides stand with wooden swords and shields.
“Would you be okay without us… … ?”
“… … I think we’ll fight better without us. huh.”
Damian and Lily are watching with a lot of faces under the gymnasium.
me? I am in the middle of the gymnasium. First of all, it is a referee.
“The victory condition is complete suppression of one party.”
I looked around and raised my voice.
“Missing your weapon, being pushed out of the arena and being ringed out, being in a situation where you can no longer use your weapon, raising your hands, or shouting surrender. If so, it is judged to be suppression.”
The rule on the suppression side should have been this. More important safety issues.
“Use of skills is prohibited. It is also forbidden to cause serious injuries. Salcho is also prohibited, of course. As far as suppression goes. From my point of view, if there is a match, I will immediately settle the win or loss. Do you have any objections?”
Both nodded.
“Are you ready, miss?”
“That’s right, mister.”
Lucas and Evangeline didn’t even have a special strategy meeting.
The two have already teamed up and battled monsters. There were times when they mixed swords and spears with each other.
It would be more efficient to deal with the situation according to the situation rather than having a detailed meeting before the sparring.
On the other hand, the N-class party side.
“… … The above is the changed operation.”
Whispering whispers, we are in the middle of our last meeting.
“good. Do as you have trained, do as you plan. got it?”
At Dion’s words, the rest of the party nodded.
“Okay, Dion… … !”
“Let’s try it!”
Dion looked around at the party members and nodded resolutely.
“good… … let’s go!”
Five members of the N-rank party walked forward with spleen expressions on their faces.
“I don’t know what strategy they planned.”
On the other hand, Lucas and Evangeline raised their wooden swords and wooden spears with calm faces.
“I won’t finish it at once.”
“I’ll hit you so it doesn’t hurt~!”
Take it easy, Yonsuks.
I raised my hand up and then jerked it down and shouted.
“Okay, get ready… … start!”
At the same time,
Taat-!
The N-class party ran forward first.
Their party composition is simple.
three warriors. two thieves.
Warrior is an all-weather class.
You can use most of the weapons, and you can play the role of a dealer and a tank very well.
Although it has the disadvantage of ‘not being able to do this in the second half’, which is a chronic weakness of this hybrid class, it is a very powerful damage tank in the early stages due to its versatility.
And Rogue is a melee dealer.
If the conditions are met at medium to short distances, you can put an overwhelming burst of damage. But again, the problem is the harshness of this game.
Even if you get hit ten times, you die in one hit.
A thief, a melee dealer in light armor, must always walk a tightrope with risks equal to his dealing ability.
‘Let’s see how they fight?’
What strategy did you come up with to proudly challenge the main party? I watched the sparring with little expectations.
And the movements of the N-rank party were simple.
Taat! Tadadat!
Dion, the party leader, turned to Lucas.
The other four dove toward Evangeline.
“A dance that I’ve only heard about through rumors, please let me see it! Better knight!”
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Dion shouted, straightening the wooden daggers in both hands and slashing at Lucas. Lucas’ eyebrows twitched.
“I don’t ej*culate in my hand just because it’s a wooden sword.”
Booung-!
Lucas’s wooden sword cut through the wind and made a terrifying sound.
The wooden sword that was swung horizontally possessed ignorant momentum, as if it would split Dion’s waist in two.
Poof!
However, Dion didn’t catch it or throw it away, but just lay back on his back and narrowly avoided the wooden sword.
It just slides across the floor and rolls behind Lucas.
Dion let out a low laugh hahaha with a pale complexion.
“Haha, what! It’s much more avoidable than I thought, driver?”
“To bluff… … .”
Lucas twisted and gripped the wooden sword and straightened his posture.
“I’ll finish it right away.”
Meanwhile, the other four mercenaries were approaching Evangeline.
Evangeline smiled contentedly and fixed the spear and shield.
“Ehehe, did I look more dangerous? Is that why four people came to me?”
“… … .”
“You have good eyes! I’m four times stronger than that old man-“
To Evangeline, who was chattering with excitement, the four mercenaries rushed at her without delay.
Evangeline licked her lips and raised her shield forward. With a posture that seemed to block whatever attacks his opponents unleashed.
but.
The mercenaries had no intention of ‘attacking’ in the first place.
Quaang-!
“uh?”
A groan escaped from Evangeline’s mouth.
Three of the mercenaries who rushed at her did not even draw their weapons. Everyone grabbed their shields and launched a physical charge.
Shields collided with each other, making a dull sound.
As it was, the three warrior mercenaries began pushing Evangeline back.
“No, wait, wait! really?! Are you really going to do this?!”
Evangeline, who was pushed helplessly for a moment, was pushed to the end of the gymnasium at once.
If you are pushed out of the gymnasium like this, you will be ringed out. It is a suppression judgment.
Frightened, Evangeline gritted her teeth and lowered her stance. Her toes groaned as she pushed and she slowly came to a halt.
Even though three strong adult men pushed them away with all their might, Evangeline stood up with her shield on her face and endured.
“Huh-!”
Instead of stopping there, Evangeline started pushing the mercenaries in reverse.
Disapproval flashed across the faces of the bewildered mercenaries.
“Ugh… … ?!”
“What’s so strong… … !”
Evangeline began to slowly push the mercenaries away with unbelievable strength that came from her small body.
Right then.
Taat!
The thief mercenary who had been waiting rushed behind Evangeline.
It was the female thief who was the highlight of this party. She apologized with a sharp thrust of her wooden dagger.
“I’m sorry, lady!”
“Eww?!”
The dagger was aiming for Evangeline’s toe, and Evangeline, who couldn’t be shot, jumped up and dodged the attack.
And that was it.
“Eh?”
Evangeline’s body, which had lost its center of gravity, lost balance immediately,
“Uhhhhhhh!”
“Push away-!”
The three warrior mercenaries immediately pushed Evangeline back with all their might.
“Whoaaaagh! Wait, wait, wait-!”
Evangeline, who lost her balance, tried to hold on somehow, but it was impossible.
Kudangtangtang!
In the end, it rolled outside the gymnasium… … .
Evangeline rolled on the floor and straightened her body with a quick motion like a squirrel.
And when he saw me, he screamed.
“Wait a minute, foul play! Isn’t it foul play, is this?!”
“Yeah, no. ring out. You are overpowered.”
“Hey, where is this? Can’t you just give me one more chance, huh?!”
나는 절레절레 고개를 저었다. 승부에 그런 게 어디 있냐.
‘에반젤린에게 [실수투성이] 특성이 있긴 하지만, 그걸 감안해도 N등급 영웅들이 잘 해냈다.’
비록 2대5라고 해도, 메인 파티와 N등급 파티의 등급과 레벨 차이는 하늘과 땅 차이 수준.
그것을 순간적인 인원 집중과 기습적인 링아웃 전술로 극복해 낸 것이다.
이건 이 친구들이 잘 했어.
에반젤린이 머리를 쥐어뜯으며 ‘으아아-’ 비명을 내지르는 동안, N등급 영웅 넷은 서로 하이파이브를 한 뒤 몸을 뒤로 돌렸다.
이제 혼자 남은 루카스를 제압하기 위해서였다.
하지만.
“아~ 미안하다, 얘들아.”
반대편 연무장에 펼쳐진 것은, 썩 희망적이지 않은 광경이었다.
루카스는 한쪽 팔로 디온의 멱살을 쥐고 데롱데롱 허공에 들어 올린 상태였다.
두 손을 들고 항복 제스쳐를 취하고 있던 디온이 허탈하게 중얼거렸다.
“이 기사님, 너무 강해…….”
다음 순간, 루카스는 손에 들려 있던 디온을 연무장 밖으로 가볍게 집어던졌다.
쿠당탕탕-!
“크헉!”
가까스로 낙법을 취한 디온이 겨우 몸을 추슬렀다.
저벅. 저벅.
나머지 상대를 향해 걸음을 옮기며, 루카스가 낮게 으르렁댔다.
“다음.”
N등급 영웅들의 얼굴이 삽시간에 창백하게 질렸다.
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In the end, the remaining members of the N-class party were caught by Lucas one by one and thrown out of the arena like balls.
I laughed bitterly as I watched the N-rank heroes moaning on the floor.
‘There is a grade difference, but the level difference is also large.’
Lucas is currently level 37.
On the other hand, the average level of an N-rank party is in the mid-teens. In the first place, a confrontation does not take place.
‘Still, the first strategy with wit was fine.’
Of Lucas and Evangeline, Evangeline took advantage of the fact that Evangeline was more immature and made her ring out at once. The five of them then pincered Lucas.
The strategy itself was fine. It was a problem because Lucas was stronger enough to break the frame of that strategy.
“haha.”
Dion, who was sitting on the floor, smiled dejectedly.
In the end, it was Lucas who stood in the middle of the gymnasium at the end.
It was the victory of the main party.
“I should have guessed, but you’re no match.”
“It wasn’t bad though.”
Grab the hand of the winner, Lucas, and swipe upwards! after listening
After slapping the depressed Evangeline on the shoulder.
I came down next to Dion and smiled.
“Designing tactics tailored to the opponent. And the determination to put it into action.”
Dion scratched the back of his head. A shy smile hung on the corner of the young man’s mouth that resembled a chick.
“More than anything… … That wick that can attack an enemy bigger than itself without flinching.”
I looked around. The main party members and N-rank heroes were all listening to me.
I nodded heavily.
“That could be said to be the No. 1 virtue needed by those who deal with monsters.”
For Giant Killing.
You must be able to fight without backing down against an enemy bigger than yourself.
That alone is a great talent.
“I apologize for looking down on you and not using you properly, everyone.”
I raised the N-rank heroes hand in hand one by one.
“And I apologize in advance.”
I, who lifted Dion up last, wickedly raised one corner of my mouth.
“Since you have proven yourself useful, you will be forced to die from now on.”
“This is what I wished for, Your Highness.”
Dion smiled ambitiously even with an innocent face like a chick.
“If I was going to hide in a corner and live a thin and long life, I wouldn’t have become a mercenary in the first place.”
I didn’t expect this at all, but unexpectedly, the number of people who had been neglected before came into my hand.
Power level N.
The weakest party among the combinations I used in the game and here.
The second sub-party – It was the moment when the ‘Dion Mercenary Corps’ was called up to the first team.
