Episode 216 New Power & Middle Class Balance (1)
‘I didn’t know these guys would move at this time… … .’
Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed.
The ones approaching outside the castle were medium-sized giants of 5m in size.
The number is seven in total.
Although there are not many, each one of them cannot be ignored.
This is because it was difficult for a single company of soldiers to handle a single giant.
Furthermore, there was no way to estimate the damage that would occur if it invaded the capital, which was the heart of the empire.
“I know that giants have strong territorial instincts… No, how did they get here? Even though the empire has been weakened by internal divisions, is it enough to miss giants of that size?”
Ellis muttered with an expression of disbelief.
“Probably… it came through that way.”
Jinhyuk pointed to the river flowing to the right of the castle.
A passage where a river and the sea meet and flow inland. Shipping.
As an empire with seven kingdoms, it also had transportation routes to transport various materials.
“You mean they came all the way here by boat?”
“I used a more outrageous method than that.”
If you look closely, you can see that the giants’ bodies were full of moisture.
no way… … .
“Into the water…?”
“Yes. From the main body where they are to here. We sent a separate team through the water.”
If you do this, you will be able to infiltrate deep into the empire without being noticed by the border guards.
The fact that the water was not very clear would also have been a great help in hiding the giants’ bodies.
I didn’t even know how they could breathe underwater… … .
Looking at the characteristics of the ‘guy’ who came up with this method, there was no doubt that he had found something ingenious.
‘The king of the giants… … .’
Jinhyuk looked back on past memories.
Oh Gracoon.
This guy is a minority force in the middle layer of the tower. As a king leading the giants.
He is the ruler of a race that is the only one to protect its territory even among the great powers of the Empire and the Murim.
‘At the same time, he is also the one who holds the key to this war.’
Anyway, the die was cast.
Not by the Empire or the Wulin, but by the hands of giants.
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“What on earth did the border guards do to miss seven giants!”
“Damn it. We’ll talk about that later. We have to stop it first!”
“Shoot! Shoot with everything you have! We can’t let them get close to the walls!”
An earth-shaking roar rang out along with an urgent voice.
thud! thud! thud! thud!
The sound of impact coming from the massive body reached my skin.
I feel pressure, as if a pack of rhinos are charging at me.
And at that very moment.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
Kwaaaaang!
Various magic exploded on the bodies of the giants.
Sparks and ice shards flew in all directions.
“Koooooo!”
“Oooh!”
The giants with huge wounds all over their bodies cried out.
However, it only stopped speeding for a moment.
The giants mechanically reached the moat just below the castle.
“Damn it! We’re already here!”
“No matter how big they are, this place is over 20 meters tall. They can’t climb up there easily… huh?”
One of the soldiers who was speaking took a deep breath.
Two relatively large giants grabbed both feet of the smaller giant.
It was soon thrown high into the air.
As if receiving a help, a giant jumped over the castle wall at once.
It is a place with a high concentration of archers, which is the weakest defense among the castle walls.
I don’t know if that was the intention or not.
The only thing that was certain was that it would be nearly impossible to stop the giant with the defense forces here.
“die!”
The giant roared harshly.
What followed was a one-sided massacre.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
The giant swung his large ax as if he could split a rock in two with one blow.
“Kwaaaaak!”
“My, my legs!”
“Save… save people!”
Soldiers armed with armor and shields were torn apart like sheets of paper.
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It was an attack that overshadowed the option of defending at all.
When the infantry was breached, the archers next to it were exposed to the giants.
Losing archers, who are the core of long-distance warfare, would be an invaluable strategic loss.
We must prevent the archers from being completely destroyed.
Especially if you don’t know how the enemy was able to get here.
“Everything was killed…and thrown away…everything!”
The giant swung his ax like crazy, muttering human language.
Arms and legs were cut off into pieces, and the air was dyed red with blood.
But right then.
Someone stepped in front of the giant.
“This is as far as I can go.”
Grumble!
A blinding blue glow appeared along the blade.
A person who handles Aurors.
The strongest weapon possessed by the Empire.
… … It’s a knight.
“Waaah!”
“It’s the Templars! Lord Melbourne of the Templars has arrived!”
“That’s enough. I’m alive!”
The soldiers who had been in hell just moments ago cheered at Melbourne’s appearance.
Melbourne, who had blonde hair and blue eyes, immediately stepped on the giant’s arm and leapt to where the neck was.
Melbourne caught the giant’s back and swung his sword in a natural, flowing motion.
however.
Kaaaaang!
The sword that was running without hesitation suddenly flew out of the air.
“Oh…you stopped me?”
An earthquake occurred in Melbourne.
It’s definitely true.
The giant countered the sword strike with an axe.
It is a characteristic of the race of giants that they are difficult to deal with just because of their superior physical specifications… … .
I never thought they would even have the means to counter aurors.
‘… … Dangerous!’
Melbourne instinctively felt a sense of danger and quickly tried to escape.
But it was already too late.
This time, I thought the ax was tilted to the side.
Kwasik!
With Melbourne’s sword, the body was shattered into two pieces.
“Lord Melbourne… was struck down by a single blow.”
“I can’t believe it.”
“What kind of giant thing is that? How can we beat that thing?”
It was an instant before the hope turned into a bubble and disappeared.
The morale of the soldiers plummeted at the fact that the knight died before he could last even a minute.
“Kkeuk…keuk! Humans…are weak. We…are strong.”
The giant let out a bizarre laugh and twitched the corners of his mouth.
He looked down at the humans as if intoxicated with his own power.
“Oh… those scum-like humans who have been harassing us for a long time. I will kill them all today and then eat the meat for a feast.”
The giant was filled with dreams of predation and enjoyed the increasingly terrified expressions of the humans.
After all, it is the natural order of nature that the prey is eaten before it even dares to attack the predator.
however.
A human being who had lost his head calmly approached the giant.
Even while everyone was shaking, he was walking without the slightest fear.
“Did I… hit you? Or… am I stupid?”
The giant tilted his head as if he was dumbfounded.
And then he raised the ax high in the sky.
Just like I did to the knight called Melbourne just a moment ago.
I also intended to rip off the opponent’s head.
Buuuuung!
With a terrifying sound, the ax headed for the man’s head.
but… … .
What the giant expected did not happen.
Kwaaaaang!
The ax, which had never stopped until now, was blocked for the first time.
And that too with just a thin dagger.
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“It’s not a bad weapon.”
Jinhyuk glanced at the giant’s axe.
A cloud that can withstand auras.
This is precisely why the giant could not be defeated even by a knight.
In addition, its original strength and speed were incredible, so of course the knight would not have been able to overcome it.
“Are the dwarves even involved?”
“Well, how do you do that…?”
“Why should I play with something obvious?”
This kind of advanced technology is not something that giants can do.
A type of blacksmith born only to dwarves.
Minority powers were caught up in the conflict between large powers and suffered losses.
In the end, it seems they united to create another force.
“All my questions were answered. Although it was a short meeting, I am grateful in many ways.”
“Just… don’t show off with something you blocked for a moment… Khuup!?”
What happened between the Giants and Melbourne was repeated.
The difference is that things have completely changed since then?
That’s it!
Kakak!
Cracks gradually appeared on the surface of the axe.
Uncheol, which had withstood the aura just fine, was being torn apart as it could not withstand the fangs.
A whopping blue grade.
It is no exaggeration to say that the combination of Blacksmith Orun’s unique abilities and the high-level phantom beast called Pentagris is the strongest.
“What on earth are you… human…?”
“Someone who is going to die soon wouldn’t know that. It was a long journey and they had a hard time.”
This is sincere.
How difficult must it have been to walk underwater for days and days?
Of course, he died before he could properly receive compensation for his troubles.
With that said, finally.
Suddenly!
The dagger blew off the giant’s head.
A huge head rolled over the castle wall.
It was a very vain ending for a giant who was so strong that his teeth trembled.
“Ooh, we’re not dreaming right now, are we?”
“Damn it. What kind of dream are you looking at?”
“Which knight order does he belong to? If he’s such a strong knight, I might have seen him at least once….”
The soldiers who were watching could not believe that what they were seeing was real.
Some were rubbing their eyes with their hands or scratching their heads.
The recently appointed Commander of the Knights Templar.
Or a top-level mercenary whose name is not well known.
Most people were convinced that the man who appeared in front of them was one of the two.
To that extent, the scene that Jinhyeok showed just now was beyond understanding with ordinary common sense.
But that was right then.
“Now, wait a minute! That person. He’s the criminal on the wanted list, right?”
Someone’s words caused a stir again.
“Yes. A player from outside the tower. He is the man who caused an uproar in the nobles’ meeting hall.”
“I heard that the bounty alone is the amount of money we need to save for the rest of our lives.”
“Then shouldn’t I catch it?”
“Catch it? How are you going to catch that monster?”
Yes.
No matter how big the bounty is, what can you do?
It’s a tree fruit that they can’t even dare to look at with their own abilities?
Moreover, he did not feel like pointing a knife straight at the benefactor who saved his life.
Above all, what is urgent now is not the arrest of criminals, but the giants who still remain, isn’t it?
The giant that had now reduced the castle wall to rubble was only one of the seven.
In order to deal with the remaining six, we had to immediately reorganize our strength.
but,
“Stay still.”
Jinhyuk calmly stopped them.
“What do you mean? Those guys who are still down there….”
“Who are the remaining ones?”
The raid is over.
Because another player, ‘Unknown’, has already stepped forward.
A player wearing a mask with a geometric pattern was seen floating in the sky.
[Elise activates her unique ability ‘Blood Lord’!]
like that.
The sky turned red.
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