How the Illegitimate Child of the Returning Sword Family Lives
Episode 241
Naga’s Forest (1)
‘I need to finish this job as quickly as possible and get things sorted out over there as well.’
Throughout the conversation, Bedok kept his eyes wide open in real time, trying to find his weak points.
If there had been any sign of weakness, he would have been bitten right away.
It was disadvantageous to have a long conversation with that kind of person.
The moment you consider it a subject of negotiation, it is the same as bowing down and going in.
“It’s okay. If we show weakness, they’ll just bite the back of our necks like hyenas.”
Theo said with a light laugh.
“And anyway, in a long-term war, it is not them but us who will have the advantage. If we knew the subject, wouldn’t we make a deal?”
Considering that the 8 Guardians of the Wolves, secretly manipulated by Pae-ryong, are currently being pushed back, they would want to join Ragnar’s hand.
Even if that is not the case, they may want to intervene or mediate in the disputes that will soon arise between the electors and gain vested interests.
But Theo was thinking of taming them first without giving them anything they wanted.
Who is A and who is B.
“Well, if that’s what you think, Sogaju.”
Leje shrugged his shoulders and said no more.
She also had no intention of taking their side.
“There isn’t much forest left in Naga, so let’s hear about the current situation. Scout, have you found out anything?”
The scout, who had been waiting quietly for the moment to report, answered while prostrating himself.
“It has been determined that there are already four forces that have begun intervening in the Naga Forest, and six that are monitoring the situation.”
“You said you already went there?”
“Yes. The Tower of Magic, the Suin Race Front, the Gentlemen’s Guild, and Mulligan.”
Theo’s eyes glowed eerily.
“These names sound familiar.”
“It is the place that sided with Troyvan during the Northern War.”
Julius shrugged and accepted the words.
Theo nodded.
It wasn’t a question he asked because he didn’t know.
It’s just because I’m so dumbfounded.
“It seems like they wanted to somehow repair the damage they suffered back then. Or… … they wanted to sabotage our work.”
All the electors who tried to help Troyvan and suppress Ragnar’s pride were driven out like beggars.
It was only after losing significant interests through the mediation of the Shipping Federation that they were able to let go of the North.
Otherwise, it was an inevitable choice as Ragnar, who had conquered the North and East, would be branded an enemy.
But now that we’ve met again like this.
I could never easily overlook the fact that they had initiated preemptive action.
Moreover, Mulligan is also related to Narcissus through marriage.
Genealogically, he was Wellington’s ‘maternal family’.
However, it was difficult to accept the intention behind the intervention.
“How much access has been made?”
“We have deployed our own special forces, each of which is proud of their own, but we believe that they have not yet infiltrated deeply.”
“Is Naga’s resistance severe?”
“No. It has been determined that Hilda, who is currently leaving, is being forced to wait for the Liberation Army to visit.”
“then?”
“A curse has spread throughout the forest.”
“curse……?”
“Yes. The undead are running rampant throughout Naga’s forest.”
This was so unexpected even for Theo that his eyes couldn’t help but widen.
Princess Plum asked.
“Let me explain in detail.”
“The forest of Naga is currently… … .”
The scout’s explanation was very simple.
-The ascension ceremony has already been held once.
-But the ritual failed, and as a side effect, it seems that a curse was placed on the entire forest.
-Currently, in the Naga Forest, corpses that died long ago are rising and walking around the forest. It has also been determined that an undead army has risen and caused trouble in the racial cemetery managed by the Naga tribe.
-The electors who were first deployed also fought several battles at first, but after seeing their comrades rise from the dead, they are trying to refrain from fighting as much as possible.
In simple terms, it means that the environment of Naga’s forest changed due to the failure of the ascension ritual.
No one knew which way the mysterious rampage would go.
Even Theo, who knows about his past life.
I have never heard of this phenomenon.
‘no way?’
However, there was something to ponder.
“Have you found the whereabouts of the former head of the household… … no, Hilda Ragnar?”
“Hilda Ragnar has been living in seclusion since her failed ascension ritual. We understand that she is currently replenishing her strength in some unknown location.”
‘Perhaps… … it may be the change that occurred when you gave me Garuda’s heart.’
It was known that in her previous life, Hilda had attempted the ascension ritual several times using Garuda’s heart.
As Garuda symbolized resurrection, she was able to quickly replenish her energy that had been weakened by the failed ritual.
But it’s difficult to do that now.
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So, there were few opportunities to challenge the ascension ritual, and the preparations for this led to rumors about her spreading widely.
“If now that Hilda is exhausted is the chance to obtain the Mystery, then it is… … It seems that it is not easy to approach due to the Mystery’s rampage. Understood. Let’s go back now.”
“debriefing.”
Just as the scout was about to bow his head and retreat,
“Your Majesty, the Silk Road Brotherhood and the Native American Protection Organization have sent people directly to us. What should we do?”
The six electors who are currently not intervening in the Naga Forest but are watching the situation closely while setting up camp around it.
He must have been terrified when Theo showed up in person with an army of tens of thousands of men.
The number of troops they brought was only a few thousand at most.
“No. Tell them that I have come a long way and am still recovering from the aftereffects, so I cannot meet anyone.”
“debriefing.”
Theo had absolutely no intention of negotiating or cooperating with any other force on this mission.
Because his only goal was to show Ragnar’s overwhelming power.
“First of all, I think we need to clearly understand the situation in the forest. We need to know Hilda’s exact location, and we also need to understand the mysterious state of her outburst.”
“You, really?”
“I will personally lead the advance party.”
* * *
“Yes, yes. I understand that it’s getting late now, so we need to move quickly to keep up with the times.”
Leje continued to nag at Theo, who was lightly packing his clothes.
“But why are there so few of them? If that’s the case, why did you bring so many troops?”
It wasn’t just Lejeman.
Ray, Erica, Holkus, and of course Kinkarnon were there too.
People who have been working together in the East for the past two years.
“Because things have changed.”
“what?”
“At first, the purpose was to prevent the other electors from checking us. But now, having more people is actually disadvantageous. So I’ll just hit and run as fast as I can. That’s why I selected the best people who work well together.”
“You didn’t just pick them because they’re easy to exploit?”
“I can’t say there isn’t a reason for that.”
“Anyway, it’s annoying… …!”
Leje looked at Theo with a complicated gaze, who was still leading by example despite sitting in the absurd position of a Heavenly Dragon.
I thought about telling her not to listen because it was dangerous, but I knew she wouldn’t listen, so I didn’t say anything else.
Theo had a kind of obsession.
The idea that one must step forward when something is dangerous.
I don’t know why, but I can’t say anything out loud.
“Then let’s move.”
After all preparations were completed, early in the morning.
Six inspectors left Ragnar’s camp.
There were two other people waiting there.
“Huh? Why are they here?”
“I asked you to do it.”
“what!?”
Leje was startled.
The two people waiting were Julius and Princess Plum.
“I don’t know if this is the right way to do it, but… … .”
“Still, it feels good to be back on the field after a long time.”
I accepted Theo’s request to join the advance party for this small operation.
An operation in which four out of the nine dragons were involved.
Ray, Erica, and Holkus also turned pale, wondering if they would be able to support them.
“They never said they would come out either!”
“You’re doing it right now, right?”
“This crazy guy!!”
Erica, who had been protesting, shut her eyes tightly.
On the other hand, Holkus did not hide his excitement as if he was very encouraged.
“You should have seen how frustrated Black Snow was that she couldn’t participate.”
Julius and Princess Plum each had second-in-commands who could represent them in an emergency, but Black Dragon did not.
It was because there were concerns that the intelligence agency would be privatized that no worthy successor could be produced, and it seems that this has become a regret.
“I should get you a gift on the way back.”
Theo laughed lightly.
and.
The operation has begun.
* * *
‘If you act based on information you got from a past life, you’ll be in big trouble.’
Theo came to that conclusion as soon as he entered Naga’s Forest.
The thick, deadly air flowing through the forest prickled my skin.
So much so that I couldn’t even breathe.
Even the mana stream connected to Theo was shaking here.
An environment of death where ordinary people could never survive.
I had no idea what kind of outrage had occurred here.
“This… … I don’t think it’s a simple curse. It makes me wonder if this is really the home of the Naga, the race of wise men.”
Even Kinkarnon, who had been almost silent until then, frowned and said something like that.
Certainly, I had a feeling from the beginning that this operation would not be easy.
“Something is coming.”
It was just then.
Theo turned his gaze to one side, following the vibration of the mana stream, and the vanguard also held their breath.
however.
‘There are more than one or two.’
Theo quickly gave a signal and ordered his men to retreat.
The troops appeared around the time when all the stealth spells were activated.
Phew!
Clunk, clunk-
Skeleton soldiers appeared one by one, accompanied by the sound of footsteps on grass.
But none of those aspects were ordinary.
There were guys carrying shields, guys carrying swords, and even guys striking swords on the left and right.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of the drums striking the bones was not very loud, but it was a sound that created waves of darkness just as loud.
Corps.
The sight of an army of skeleton soldiers marching was horrifying to watch.
But that wasn’t what caught the group’s attention.
A flag fluttering above the heads of skeleton soldiers.
It was because the flag, tattered with all sorts of filth, seemed familiar, as if there had been a great battle there during his lifetime.
Mulligan.
The mark of the great clan of the southern region was painted on it.
