#124
Episode 124
Sgail (7)
Jijijijik.
The place where Jeong-do went through the gate was in a gloomy cave.
It was a secret hideout of the Resistance whose coordinates were memorized. Jeong Do took a look around and breathed a sigh of relief.
‘Luckily it’s not too late.’
The inside of the hideout was just as he remembered, with no broken or messy spots. However, despite the relief, there were some people who muttered as if it was not fun.
<Is this the end? That’s boring. Then again next time.>
With those words, a load reward notification window appeared in front of me. From beginning to end, Hang-woo did whatever he wanted and then abandoned it.
<You have succeeded in loading a character of the highest level.>
<Mana increases by 10 and stats increase by 10.>
And two roulette cards appeared before my eyes.
Jeongdo loaded the wire from the album and soon the two roulette wheels began spinning rapidly. Jeong-do asked Yu-seon while the roulette was spinning.
“Yooseon. “Can you control my body if you want to?”
<… What kind of strange sound is that all of a sudden? There’s no way something like that is possible, right?>
“As expected, isn’t it?”
<What happened?>
“hmm. that is… .”
Do-do began to briefly explain to Yu-seon.
Loading the port. Hang-woo moved his body at will. Still, he never did anything that was harmful to himself until the end.
Yoo Seon listened to the explanation in silence and then opened his mouth.
<Hmm. Hang Woo-ra, the king of defeat. Confucius. I know what you’re worried about. Are you worried about what will happen if a character who can move Confucius’ body at will appears in the future?>
“Yes. To be honest, it was an experience I wouldn’t want to repeat.”
<How can you not feel that way when someone else is trying to control your body? But Confucius. In Jim’s opinion, there’s no need to worry too much. As I said before, the moment he is called by Confucius, he feels very attracted to Confucius. Just thinking about going against the will of Confucius makes me feel goosebumps.>
“But you said Xiang Yu?”
<That’s it. That person is a very special case. Normally you wouldn’t try to defy Confucius. Jim guarantees it.>
Jeong Do was relieved to hear Yoo Seon’s words. He thought that new restrictions had been introduced starting from the white level, but it seemed that Hangwoo was just an exception among exceptions.
‘but. It’s normal for there to be people with strange personalities among so many strong people.’
If you think about it, only very normal people have been selected so far. How can a person be strong but have a good personality? Even if we only look at Earth, let alone the universe as a whole, there were many people who possessed both great strength and broken humanity.
‘It would be a good idea to come up with a prepared plan.’
However, just because such strange people existed, it was impossible to seal the <Location Drawing> skill. I decided to consult with Winry about this matter, and for now, I focused on the roulette in front of me.
<Oh, it stopped.>
While talking to Yu-seon, the two roulette games came to a halt and presented Jeong-do with two options.
The reward selected in each roulette is:
“<Summoning Ochuma> and <Designating an enemy>.”
Although there was no talent, I was not disappointed by the degree. No, compared to things like “Self-Righteousness” and “Arrogance,” which at first glance look like bad talent, the skill that came out was much better. Jeongdo chose compensation without hesitation.
“Select <Designate enemy>.”
There was nothing else to do but choose. <Summon Ochuma> was a great skill, but since he already had the <Summon Red Tomb> skill, it was of course out of the question.
Moreover, for someone who focuses on attack rather than defense, the <Designate Enemy> skill had quite good synergy.
<You have acquired the skill <Designate Enemy>.>
It was at that time that Jeongdo checked the notification window and smiled with satisfaction.
Cracking.
Urgent footsteps began to be heard from afar. The sound of footsteps got closer and closer, and eventually a person appeared in a quiet space.
“Benefactor! You came back safely! “I’m so glad.”
Only the short-haired knight Zal smiled brightly and welcomed Jeong Do. Only her Zalman felt the flow of her mana suddenly fluctuating inside the hideout and came to visit her. And she rushed Zalman, the elder, and other people into the room.
Among them, the elder asked Do as a representative.
“I’m glad you’re safe. How was the operation?”
“I had a lot of trouble… Just to tell you the result, we succeeded in defeating Kelthaad.”
“Oh oh! Oh God!”
After hearing Jeongdo’s words, the elder shed tears and began to search for God. And the reactions of other resistance members were not much different.
Laughing while cheering or crying while cheering. It felt like a festival would break out right away if left as is, so Jeongdo calmed the atmosphere.
“It is still too early to be happy. “Where is the demon army now?”
“ah. Excuse me. I was so happy that I lost my temper for a moment. According to the most recent intelligence, the Demon Army was resting in the forest not far from here, but suddenly began to move busily.”
“Are they trying to invade here?”
“that is. Rather, it seems like the opposite. Intelligence says they seem to be retreating… “We were taken aback by the demons suddenly acting like that.”
“okay.”
Jeongdo nodded at Zalman’s answer. I had an idea of how things were going. Perhaps the demonic forces received news that the heavenly world had invaded the capital. That’s why they’re trying to rush back to the capital now.
‘Then now is your chance.’
Pursuing retreating enemy forces and reducing their numbers is one of the basics of war. If you thoroughly hit and run based on the Red Toma’s overwhelming mobility, you will be able to take out quite a lot of troops before the demon army arrives at the capital.
“huh?”
Just when Jeong-do made up his mind and was about to take action, a notification window appeared in front of him. And the moment I checked that notification window, I decided to completely revise my plan.
<Stabilization of talent <Patience-lv.3> has been completed.>
<As of the current time, <Patience-lv.3> is applied normally.>
“What a timing… .”
I looked at the notification window as if it was ridiculous. And as if she had made up her mind, she opened her mouth to the resistance.
“Maybe I am. “Do you have any effective painkillers?”
“yes? ah! Are you seriously hurt?! I’ll get it right now… .”
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“Oh, that’s not it. “I’m going to get sick soon.”
“… yes?”
The resistance members asked back because they didn’t understand what was being said, but they didn’t answer and took a deep breath.
Before I knew it, my hands were fiddling with the necklace.
* * * * * *
“Whew. good.”
Jeongdo remained alone in a quiet room in the hideout. Jeong Do looked at the objects in front of him.
Gags and potions.
The identity of the potion was, of course, a painkiller and recovery potion. According to the Resistance, it is a painkiller made from the kingdom’s secret recipe and is very effective and has no side effects. To that extent, it was a very reassuring statement.
“Write it. “If I didn’t get the <Swordsmanship> talent, there’s no need to go in such a hurry.”
But what can I do?
Coincidentally, I gained <Swordsmanship> by loading the equipment, and the enemy army is retreating. You can’t miss this golden moment just because you don’t want to get sick.
Jeongdo closed his eyes and drank the potion. As a cool refreshing feeling spread throughout my body, I soon felt my body’s senses becoming dull.
“Goes.”
Jeong-do took one last deep breath and placed the gag in his mouth. Then she took off her necklace.
A necklace given by Winry that stabilizes talent.
I had an experience where I took off my monkey mask once when I met a man, and I experienced hellish pain.
And it was still the same now. The reaction came immediately.
Phudduddduk.
“Errrrgh!!!”
Jeongdo let out a groan along with the sound of bones being dislocated. The body had begun to disintegrate. The pain was so much worse than he expected that he almost lost consciousness.
‘How is this even more painful than before… !’
Jeongdo fumbled with his hand and grabbed a recovery potion. And without even having time to open the cap of his potion, he slammed it into his body.
Clink!
As the potion bottle broke, some of the recovery potion soaked my body. The pain seemed to have subsided a little. Of course, it still hurt enough to kill me!
‘How did the saint tolerate this!’
Wouldn’t it be bearable if you had <Patience-lv.3>?! Could it be that the saint endured this pain only by rolling over her body?
She was a truly poisonous woman. To this extent, her respect for the saint was renewed.
However, Jeongdo was mistaken about one thing.
It is true that if you have the <Patience-lv.3> talent, you will be able to withstand physical collapse.
The reason why the saint was able to withstand the collapse of her body was because of Joan of Arc’s recovery skill, which she had loaded at the time, but the influence of <Patience-lv.3> was significant.
however.
At that time, the saint had at most one talent. I was only enduring the pain of <Saint-lv.3>.
As Patience reaches level 3, the number of stabilizing talents that Jung currently possesses is a total of 3.
<Production-lv.3>, <Handsome Man-lv.2>, <Swordsmanship-lv.2>
Since the talents were establishing themselves at the same time, even though I possessed <Patience-lv.3>, I was experiencing maddening pain.
‘that… But I can bear it now… .’
After being drenched in potion and writhing in pain for a while on the floor, his breathing began to become stable. Thinking that it was finally over, he settled down for an hour.
But did you say that words become seeds?
The moment I thought it was bearable, a notification window appeared in front of me.
<Talent <Handsome-lv.2> is activated.>
<There is a big difference in the current user’s body and talent. Forced adjustment begins.>
<The transformation begins.>
‘… what?’
What are you doing?
Although he couldn’t properly accept the notification window in front of him, the <Handsome> actor started doing his job without any mercy.
Phudduddduk.
“Eww!!!”
Jeongdo screamed once again.
Bones were broken and muscles were torn. Then the bones began to attach and the muscles began to regenerate.
The <Handsome> talent decided that their current appearance was too far away from <Handsome-lv.2> and began forced revisions! It was very unfair to the extent that he thought he was a handsome man, but the <Handsome> talent was merciless.
‘this… This is crazy.’
Was <Handsome> talent applied in this way?!
I thought he would just gradually become more handsome, but then he went through such extreme body modifications.
I wanted to give it up right away, but talent wasn’t a concept that I could give up just because I wanted to.
Grumbling.
How can appearance only refer to the face? The degree was that he was being forcibly made handsome from head to toe, down to every single muscle.
Full body plastic surgery that I never dreamed of.
At this moment, for the first time in his life, Jeongdo resented lookism.
“Turn it off!”
Jeong-do was about to lose consciousness due to the pain of being hit again by a car that had left him unguarded.
Faaat.
Blood-red energy rose from Jeongdo’s body.
<Dragon Blood Awakening>.
It was a passive skill that activated when the user fell into a near-death state. My body healed in an instant and the terrible pain disappeared in an instant.
“haha.”
However, rather than liking it, he burst into laughter. No, I tenaciously endured the physical breakdown caused by talent, but the pain of becoming good-looking triggers <Dragon Blood Awakening>?
In a somewhat dazed state, I opened my status window. And she checked the talent column.
Talent: <Communication-lv.3>, <Game-lv.3>, <Patience-lv.3>, <Production-lv.3>, <Handsome-lv.2>, <Swordsmanship-lv.2>
Still, it was worth enduring the crazy pain. All the talents were perfectly positioned in the talent window. Jeong-do closed the status window with indifferent eyes.
It went according to plan, but I didn’t feel very good. That’s because it hurt so much.
“… … .”
I needed a place to release my stress.
And there happened to be a suitable place nearby.
Let’s get there quickly before the rebound of Dragon Blood Awakening approaches.
With that in mind, I quickly moved my body.
* * * * * *
Pantanon, the commander of the suppression force, had just received an urgent message through communication magic.
There was news that the capital had now been invaded by the Elyos. Upon hearing the news, Pantanon immediately issued an order to the entire army.
“Retreat.”
Sugail’s sweep of the remnants was nothing compared to the invasion of Heaven. If the Resistance was not dealt with, it would only become a bit of a nuisance, but the invasion of the heavenly world could lead to the loss of leadership in this universe, so Pantanon’s decision was quite natural.
The Demon World Army immediately retreated, leaving behind the operation to eliminate the remnants of the Resistance. They had just left the forest and entered the wilderness.
At that time, the deputy shouted at Pantanon, who was leading the rhino quickly.
“Captain!”
“What’s going on? One o’clock is urgent. If it’s something minor, later… .”
“Someone is chasing us from behind!”
“what?”
Could it be that the Elyos are all this way?
Pantanon was startled and hurriedly looked behind him. Further back than the last cell of his army. There was dust rising from there. Pantanon strengthened his eyesight with mana and checked for anyone chasing him.
‘They are not Elyos.’
A man riding a red-maned horse and holding a sword was chasing his army. Although he was handsome like an Elyos, he did not feel the unpleasant aura that was characteristic of the Elyos.
‘Then you are the hero of Sgayl?’
Tsk. I have a busy way to go.
Panthanon steered his rhinoceros in the opposite direction. Although he was a stranger, there was a possibility that the guy who was chasing him might be a Great Dragon, so he planned to deal with it himself.
But Pantanon had no choice but to change his mind.
This was because I felt an enormous amount of mana being concentrated on the sword in the hand of the man on horseback.
“What?! this! Everyone spread out!”
Pantanon shouted in panic, but it was already too late.
The reason why Jeongdo endured that pain and achieved <Swordsmanship-lv.2>.
It was to use the magic swords of the Knights of the Round Table to their full potential.
Jeongdo was so angry that he swung the Excalibur he was holding with all his might.
Kwaaaaaaa!!!
Golden mana attacked the Demon World army, and many Demon World troops evaporated on the spot.
Pantanon, who had been hit hard by the sudden attack, gritted his teeth.
“You damn bastard! “Forget the thought of dying gracefully!”
but. Pantanon could not achieve his goal. This was because Jeong-do’s appearance had suddenly disappeared. The overwhelming mobility of the Red Toma. And this feat was possible because he had perfect knowledge of the surrounding terrain using the dungeon map.
“What is this…?” .”
Pantanon could only mutter that in absurdity.
After controlling the damage, Pantanon released his soldiers to search the surrounding area, but could not find any traces of Jeongdo. Pantanon was furious, but he had no choice but to bring his soldiers to the capital.
And the worst nightmare for the Demon Army has begun.
Kwaaaaang!
Taking a moment to rest, blue mana attacked the army.
Kwaaaaang!
As they passed between the cliffs, Silver Mana hit the cliff and buried the army.
“… … .”
Only then did Pantanon realize.
The fact that this road back to the capital will never be smooth.
