Simon and Toll cross the barricade and arrive at a secret hideout.
People were seated in a fairly large space in the sewer. You can already hear the survivors talking and crying babies.
Overall, the atmosphere here seemed heavy.
“everyone! I am here!”
Toll’s appearance completely changed the withered atmosphere. The survivors who were hiding looked up at Toll.
“Toll! You’re all right!”
“I thought you were dead! Do you know how worried I was?”
Survivors flocked to Toll with delight. Some of them had no choice but to look at Toll’s bag of food.
Toll happily handed his bag to the eldest man and asked to distribute it.
Then he took a step to the side and shouted.
“ruler! This hidden underground life is over! Someone from outside the walls has come to help us!”
Survivors burst into cheers.
“Finally, the Kingdom Army has broken down the gray wall!”
“As expected, Prince 1! I believed in you!”
“Are you the second prince?”
Toll averted his gaze.
“Haha, come to think of it, I was too distracted to ask for your name. Hope.”
jerk jerk.
Simon, armed with Pier’s original armor, appeared.
Everyone flinched at the peer’s intimidation on the outside, but they weren’t afraid any more than that, perhaps because they were living in the era of necromancers. Everyone waited for Simon’s words with their eyes shining.
[I was dispatched to eradicate the association after receiving Kizen’s request.]
Soon, Simon’s mouth opened.
[He is the commander of the 7th Corps.]
pop.
A terrible silence descended so that one could even hear the sound of water dripping into the basement. Simon quietly closed his eyes, probably expecting this situation.
‘Yes, this is reality.’
things that happen outside.
These survivors here are unaware of the heinous plan of the 1st and 2nd princes to leave them to die.
It is ironic that the legion who praised the princes who tried to kill them and risked their lives to save them could only be viewed badly as a sin of betrayal.
It was unavoidable.
In fact, I didn’t even expect much. It’s more important to get information from them and think about how to liberate Bell Heights… … .
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Simon opened his eyes in surprise at the sudden thunderous exclamation. People were rejoicing, raising their arms or embracing each other.
“7 Legion! The 7th Legion has arrived!”
“What did I say! Didn’t you say that the commander of the betrayal would come first!”
“Where there is an association, there is always the 7th Corps!”
unexpected reaction.
Wasn’t Shahed the place with the worst perception of the 7th Legion among the 4 kingdoms?
As Simon stood there, puzzled, Toll came over, scratching his head.
“Actually, I was locked up for 15 days with nothing to do, and we kept discussing! Who will be the first to come to our rescue? Among the many candidates, the most influential person was the 7th Corps Commander.”
He crossed his arms and laughed.
“It’s different from other corps commanders who only focus on their own work! I don’t know anything else, but when it comes to associations, there’s no one more expert than the 7th Legion of Betrayal! Of course, I also ranked the corps commander first!”
Simon shuddered slightly.
This is the change in public opinion Nephthys spoke of.
It wasn’t for nothing that she took the time to build an image as a ‘fighter of death’. This is the first time I have felt such a strong change in perception in front of people.
‘The association gave me trials, but at the same time it gave me opportunities.’
I thought the real irony was this one.
At that time, a little child walked away.
“Toll brother! Toll hyung picked the ghost princess first! Number 2 is the commander of the Corps of Betrayal!”
“Shh! Shh!”
Simon laughed inwardly.
Actually, I said in front of everyone that I would come up to the sunny side, but it was still true that I was worried.
But after this small but powerful experience, Simon thought he could have a little more confidence.
***
“This food was obtained with the help of the 7th Corps Commander! Let’s eat together!”
The survivors fed their starving stomachs with the food Toll had brought with them.
Everyone’s face was energized. They seem to be talking about this and that because their stomachs are full and they have hope that they might be able to go out.
Mostly young people or children came to help Simon and thanked him.
-Necromancers from other countries step out and give it to you, but what are the princes and ministers doing?
-This is why Shahhead couldn’t produce a corps commander. Mindset is different.
Simon listened to this and that, looking for a place where the royal family crest reacted.
“Father, please have some. You haven’t eaten anything all week.”
A middle-aged woman anxiously held out the bread Toll had brought. Simon stopped her and watched her.
The stubborn old man turned his head away.
“I will not eat the food brought by the Legion of Betrayal! I’d rather die!”
“father! Please stop being stubborn!”
These sights were unimpressive.
In fact, most of the people who welcomed Simon were young people, especially Toll, and nearly half of the survivors were glaring at Simon with hostile eyes.
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Without touching the food, he was looking at Toll and the young people who were delighted with the appearance of the 7th Corps with pitiful eyes.
Conflicts between people are felt through the skin.
“I don’t know how someone like that carries his face.”
“Uh, get out of our hideout!”
There were even people who timidly threw stones.
Simon knew very well that it was impossible to earn everyone’s trust. But there’s nothing to be hurt by something like this.
The important thing is to do my job.
Simon walked slowly and finally stood in front of a young woman sitting against a wall.
‘There is a wound.’
His body seemed a little uneasy because he was injured. It is an emergency measure with a bandage.
She opened her eyes and looked at Simon.
“Who, God… … ?”
Simon slowly lowered himself to eye level with her.
No matter how you look at it, it didn’t seem like a king or queen.
[Do you have the emblem of the royal family?]
“!”
Simon held out the emblem of the royal family that was hanging around his neck and showed it to her. Then the crest of her royal family was being drawn towards her.
She bowed her head and then took out the royal family emblem from her bosom.
“… … The queen gave me this.”
Listening to everything, it seemed that she was a lady-in-waiting to assist the queen.
It is said that members of the society broke into the place where the king and queen were staying at this time when poison gas was spreading, monsters appeared, and a gray wall was about to spread in the manor.
In response, the queen entrusted the royal family crest to the maid and told her to go outside and ask for help from her sons, and the maid ran to carry out the order.
It was after the gray wall had already spread out.
Subsequently, the infected humans turned into monsters and attacked the surroundings. The lady-in-waiting was unable to carry out her queen’s orders and had no choice but to preserve her life.
Simon, who had heard the whole story, nodded.
[Where was the last place you parted with the queen?]
“There is a red-roofed mansion where the King and Queen always stayed when they came to Bel Heights. It is also where the two of you used to live.”
she said with a hard face.
“I’m sure you’ll be there.”
***
I got all the information I could get here.
Detailed maps of Belheights that the survivors had, the most likely place for the royal couple to be, the places where the residents were taken by the society, and even additional shelters where a few survivors are expected to be.
The investigation is over. Now it’s time to cool off.
however.
[Why are you still following me?]
Simon came out of the sewer where the residents were.
And Toll, who came along, laughed and rubbed his palms.
“We can’t just entrust everything to Hope! If there’s anything I can do to help, I’m happy to help!”
[Don’t call me that.]
“haha! No matter how it looks, I’m holding on to this city! It will definitely help!”
After saying that, he came to Simon’s side and spoke in a quiet voice.
“… … I hope you don’t care too much about the reactions of some people.”
[do not care.]
“Obviously, people’s perceptions will change drastically when this work is over! I bet you! Now, look at the map… … .”
Simon and Toll looked at the map together.
Simon checked over six places on this map.
“I will show you the way! Step by step from the nearest place… … .”
[Attack six places at once.]
Toll’s eyes widened in embarrassment at Simon’s words.
“yes? Ah, um! Of course, that would be nice, but wouldn’t it be a bit difficult for the two of us? haha!”
[Not two.]
Squeaky.
Just then, a woman with pink hair, hanging upside down, came down to where Simon and Toll were.
[Brigade commander-]
“Heh heh!”
Toll gasped and fell to the floor.
Soon after, she landed lightly on the floor and reported to Simon in a dripping voice.
[You spread all the spiders in the location you said.]
[great job.]
Toll, who was gasping for breath while holding his heart in surprise, looked at Elizabeth.
A trumpet sounded in his ears as he saw her talking softly while looking at a map with her pink hair waving.
“… … and.”
She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.
Upon hearing the exclamation, Simon and Elizabeth turned their heads at the same time. Elizabeth laughed and clung to Simon’s arm.
[Oh my, it seems that humans are pretty.]
Simon said calmly.
[She is undead.]
In this way, Toll’s love was shattered in a short time.
Either that or not, Simon opened the subspace, took out a zombie, and tapped it on the back with the gray ring on his hand.
Black lightning immediately fell, and the size of the zombies shrank and turned into children.
[The Legion’s Hidden Card Appears!]
It was Prince, the leader of the zombie unit.
As soon as they appeared, the two people who finished the ceremony with a tuk-tuk handshake skillfully got closer.
[Prince, you lead the zombies of Death Land this way. Captured villagers may be subjected to human experiments. After checking this building, go to the final destination.]
[okay!]
Tool, who had been watching the strategy discussions with the Ancient Undead in awe, suddenly said,
“Ji, the dignity of the real corps commander! You’re gorgeous! Evil comes to mind! If I go out here, I will sing a song in praise of Hope to the whole world… … !”
[quiet.]
Simon interrupted Toll, then turned his head.
Elizabeth and Prince were already looking in one direction.
chuck! chuck! chuck! chuck!
Countless troops were flocking in the shadows of a dark city without a single light.
Along with the infected monsters, this time there was even a group of people wearing masks. Snap the hunting matchlock-like weapons in their hands! He made a noise and aimed.
“I-it’s them! Hope!”
Toll shouted, clinging to Simon’s back.
“They’re the ones who dragged the people of Bell Heights!”
Simon was able to guess their identities without difficulty.
‘The members of the society.’
I don’t know why, but I’m not being attacked by infected monsters. Simon waited patiently.
“The renegade commander who destroyed our central laboratory.”
One of them stepped forward.
Among the members of the society dressed in combat uniforms, it is a man wearing a white coat and a mask. Just looking at that gown made Simon feel a frown.
“How did you jump over the wall?”
[Is there any reason for me to answer?]
“Indeed, it is.”
He wiped his forehead and opened his mouth.
“One piece of advice. I admit to being caught off guard during the Central Research Institute incident, but entering here on my own is the worst decision. He is guarding this place.”
[He?]
The corner of the man’s mouth went up.
“One of the saviors is here.”
saver.
The Kilovanian, who pushed Nephthys’s right-hand man Jane into a corner and received Simon and Jane’s pincer attack, also revealed himself as a ‘savior’.
It means that at least that level of tycoon is here in Belheights.
“The savior of the Legion and Association of the Dark Union. No matter who wins, Bell Heights will be a mess here. It’s hard for you to go on a rampage and ruin my lab.”
he spread his arms
“So I propose a peaceful deal.”
transaction.
That it was a peaceful transaction.
Simon failed to manage his expression.
