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A pursuit party spread across the entire mountain range.
It’s not easy to fool them and escape.
That’s why I headed beyond the mountains.
“As I said before, we can’t just break through the mountain range right now. We’ll have to stay here for a while.”
We left the exploration beyond the mountains to Deokchun and Mangu, but we also had to wander around a bit.
Because a pursuit force was spread out across the mountains to find us.
“I’m going to go all the way around the mountain range and go down.”
“Can you give me directions?”
“Roughly. I have memorized the constellations.”
“Oh. That’s the traditional way?”
As I climbed the tower, I learned a lot of different skills.
Making maps, making temporary sleeping places when camping, etc.
The same goes for predicting direction by looking at constellations.
There’s no GPS here, so we need to do something like this.
“I have a compass too, so let’s look at it together.”
“Well prepared.”
The magma fairy also brought a compass in case she moved away from the main force.
It’s analog, but isn’t it a method that humans have used for a long time?
“For now, we’ve left the mountain range.”
I came down from the mountains, avoiding their pursuit all night long.
Forced march.
It’s thanks to giving up break time and moving diligently.
I barely had time to catch my breath.
“I won’t be able to rest properly for a while. I need to rest now.”
“It would be easier if the search party went back. The main camp is under attack.”
“That would be the best.”
I glanced at the mountain range.
Occasionally, lights are visible.
Why did the numbers increase?
“I don’t think they have any intention of doing that. Maybe it’s because they have too many troops left.”
I also thought that in the beginning of the escape, they would search for us and then turn back.
Nyangpun and the other guys are attacking them, so they should also focus on the main camp.
It’s better for you than wasting your troops chasing after the two of us.
I don’t think that’s likely.
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What if the pursuit party chases us for days?
‘Not good.’
The joining is delayed that much.
Our delay in joining meant a power vacuum, which was inconvenient in many ways.
If they come out like this, we have no choice but to change our methods.
“There are two ways.”
“What kind?”
“The first thing to do is to go around the mountain range and join the group as originally planned.”
The most classic and least risky.
Instead, it may take a long time.
“The second is that when the other kids attack them, we also go in and join in.”
If the circumstances are right, it could be a diversionary operation.
Because it will be an attack from the front and rear.
but.
“It’s dangerous.”
It’s very dangerous.
Breaking through the search party is a problem, but even if you do, you’ll have to fight the main force of the worshippers.
If the timing is wrong and we get in first, we could be defeated without being able to put up much of a fight due to the overwhelming firepower and numbers difference.
Even if you make a small mistake, the consequences will be dire since you won’t be able to receive support.
In the worst case scenario, I might get caught and be turned into a piece of chaos.
That was his goal from beginning to end.
‘I don’t know how that method works, though.’
All I know is that the King of the Worshipers did something and then sent them through the portal.
There is no perfect method either way.
Because circumstances are constantly changing and the best method does not guarantee the best outcome.
“There’s no need to rush into a decision. At least three days. There won’t be any major problems until then.”
It’s clear that we’ve entered their territory, but we’re still close to the outskirts.
It takes time to advance to the royal palace of the worshippers.
“Let’s make it a rule to turn around and rejoin, and if it seems like it’ll take a long time, let’s attack. As time goes by, we’ll get closer anyway.”
“That’s a good idea.”
Do I have to choose just one?
Just mix it appropriately and you’ll be fine.
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That’s the end of the break.
“They’re coming down. Let’s go.”
It’s time to move again.
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The lights of the search party that were occasionally visible are coming down.
I headed forward without making any noise.
One day like that.
“Are these traces of people who lived in the past?”
I was able to enter the village, which is now an abandoned town.
Thanks to you, it became certain.
That people lived here before the portal was created.
and.
“Evil Eye! What is here!”
I felt like there were beings on the 99th floor that were different from anything I had ever seen before.
The place called by the magma fairy.
On the wall of a dilapidated, abandoned house, there was a drawing that someone had scratched by hand.
I don’t know what you were trying to express.
Because it looked like a scribble that was so difficult to understand that it was just scribbled on carelessly.
but.
-Sssssss.
Surprisingly, there is still some confusion in the painting, which is unknown as to when it was painted.
What kind of being could do such a thing?
“If you look at it from a distance, it looks like a painting of a person praying?”
As I was frowning and thinking, I heard the voice of the magma fairy.
I also took a step back at her words.
The curves that appear to have been drawn haphazardly begin to form a single shape as they spread out in distance.
Overlapping lines create shapes, textures and shades.
“…what’s this.”
A man was revealed to be kneeling with his hands clasped together.
A face distorted to an extreme and a mouth wide open as if shouting something.
The screaming man’s appearance was intoxicating, and the messily scattered lines were full of life.
A moment of swallowing at the unknown force.
-Slurp.
My eyes met the stuffed man in the painting.
Clearly the picture moved.
“Huh? It’s gone.”
The painting disappeared without any sign.
I stared at the blank wall as if possessed by something.
‘A monster?’
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no.
If they were them, they would have done something after revealing themselves, but they don’t just disappear.
-Tiring.
In a quiet space, a community alarm broke the silence.
* * *
I know that the tower is a place where incomprehensible things happen.
Because I have personally experienced and used phenomena, monsters, and systems that defy common sense.
Skills, powers, things like that.
It would be easier to think that the things seen from beyond the mountain range were like that.
“There is definitely something we don’t know.”
“I feel strange.”
The unknown is always mysterious and scary.
The first painting I saw in the abandoned house.
After that, a desert appeared out of nowhere and a tower towered over it.
‘There was a giant monster.’
I saw something crouching at the top of the tower spread its wings and fly away.
It’s not just a simple monster.
I’ve never seen that kind of monster before, and I couldn’t read any proper information about it even with my powers.
What should I say?
Should we say that the intangible power obscured some of the authority?
Judging by its size and features, it did look like a dragon.
‘It’s not a dragon.’
If that were the case, the Dragon’s Friend title would have responded.
Even the towers in the desert disappeared after a certain distance, and when the road entered the desert, there was nothing left.
At that moment, as we continued to move like that.
“This seems like a recent trace, Evil Eye?”
“It’s been completely powdered.”
We were able to discover another ruin.
Is it a religious building?
Or is it an observatory like an astronomical observatory?
It was a trace of a structure similar to Stonehenge in England, but the stone monument that was thought to have been in the center was broken.
The problem is that it collapsed recently, not in the past.
Traces of skill remain.
There is still moisture in the soil that was turned over in the aftermath.
He raised his head, feeling the dirt and debris with his hands.
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“They’re not after us.”
The pursuers had definitely crossed the mountains.
And yet we haven’t met them yet.
Successfully shaken off those guys?
Well, that may be true, but I thought differently.
“It seems like they are erasing some unknown traces.”
“There is something to it, that’s for sure.”
Rather than chasing us, they are focused on erasing the traces of the past that remain here.
What on earth are you trying to hide by doing this?
I was curious, but I didn’t think deeply about it.
Anyway, Deokchun and Manggoo will gather information.
“I’ll be in soon. Get ready.”
“of course!”
I’m going to focus on this for now.
Not long after crossing the mountain range, I received a call from Nyangpen.
Kingdom of the Worshipers.
They said they were heading towards the main camp.
‘Today, Nyangpun and the members enter the palace.’
I deliberately circled around and returned to the mountains.
It seems like we were advancing all the way to the northern part of the field, so the tracking is weaker than before.
Conversely, it was a good timing to attack.
-Ss …
Enter the mountain range without making any noise.
However, booby traps and magic circles left by the pursuers were visible here and there.
“Be careful out there.”
“This side has been released!”
The damage was done or the magma fairy disarmed the trap.
I took a quick look to see when he acquired such skills.
-Chiiik.
Flowing and solidifying lava, rendering organs inoperable.
right.
There is no need to figure out the structure in a difficult way to unlock it.
It’s a simple but effective method.
Thanks to this, the movement speed was also increased and we were able to reach the high ground faster than expected.
A cliff a little distance from the royal palace.
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The worshippers were visible above the clear view, as there were no trees.
“Wow. At that level, there must be thousands of people?”
Even at a guess, it’s easily over a thousand people.
Well, since it was the main camp, they could have called up all the troops they had and none.
In contrast, our power is.
‘Maybe a thousand.’
Even though I scraped together NPCs, I could barely fill up 1,000 people.
This is also too much.
Because I persuaded and gathered the hermits who were living separately from the people in the outskirts villages.
In other words.
‘I can never gather this much power again.’
When NPCs die, new ones will come in, but there’s no guarantee that they’ll join our side.
You never know where you might fall.
There are many uncertainties, but we have to face it at least once.
-Phew, pfft.
The trumpet sounds.
It is a spectacular sight to see the lined up worshippers slowly moving forward.
In contrast, the movements of climbers and NPCs were free.
It is disadvantageous to fight in a classic battle formation.
Since the number of people is different, the intention is to fight to maximize individual strength rather than to gain an advantage through formation.
To do that, we need to shake up the enemy camp once and for all.
Needless to say, that role is one that he’ll take on.
“Eww! It’s a balding man!”
A bald man running towards them alone.
Hitting a rock with an egg.
It looked like a moth throwing itself into a flame.
-Kwagagagagagagang!
The results were different.
Those guys all fall down at once like flying bowling pins.
“What an ignorant and amazing guy… … .”
The magma fairy looks as if her teeth are chattering.
Certainly, individual skills are superior here.
Most of the worshippers are gold level.
If you fight him 1 on 1, you can defeat him without much difficulty.
The problem is the elite unit.
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I’ve given them a few troubles, but they’re not enemies to be ignored.
“They’re starting to move too.”
The bald men and NPCs that were digging in like arrows began to get blocked.
Every time the bald man runs wild, he staggers but is not pierced.
Does that mean you’re attacking?
That’s not it either.
We pour everything into thorough defense.
Because there were already plenty of worshippers ready to attack anyway.
Even minor blows can accumulate to become fatal.
There is nothing more painful than having the feet of those who need to sweep the battlefield with their mobility tied down.
We also knew that, so we dug into places where there were no elite units and shook the enemy lines.
“now!”
“Ugh. Let’s go!”
The rainbow bridge was used at a time when the worshippers were making a large turn and reorganizing their defenses.
What’s the destination? It’s the direction where the bald man is running wild in the center of the battlefield.
And in that direction.
-Kwaaaaang!
There was a throng of worshippers.
The top of the palace is shattered and collapses.
Worshipers looking this way momentarily.
“Hey, hey, hey! That crazy guy!”
“Have you seen that blasphemous guy!”
The indignant guys scream with their necks turned red.
I clicked my tongue as I looked at those blushing guys.
It’s not good if your blood pressure rises.
I wonder if the magma fairy thought so too.
-Thud thud.
-Chiieek!
“What, what is it!”
“Eww! It’s melting!”
He poured magma out of thin air and screamed at the sudden falling lava rain.
If there is no blood pressure to rise, there will be no high blood pressure.
chuck.
After giving a thumbs up to the magma fairy, he jumped down.
[Man-geun-chu-hwan (S)]
-Kuuuuung!
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Knock knock.
I loosened up my body.
“I’ve been hiding for a few days, so my back hurts.”
Dozens of pairs of eyes staring at me.
It’s perfect as a warm-up exercise.
