Episode 222 Giant’s Citadel (1)
A huge white tree towering in the middle of the giants’ fortress.
[Paradise Lost of Dreams]
It is a 12-star barrier with an absolute judgment effect, and is one of the most powerful barriers below the 30th floor.
If you go inside, not only will things look upside down, left and right reversed, but even the movement of magical power flowing through your blood vessels will be distorted.
For knights and warriors whose lives depend on fine control, fighting giants in the barrier was tantamount to suicide.
‘Furthermore, we can’t even estimate the exact number of curses that cause confusion in our senses and abilities.’
This is just the list of big things.
The paradise lost of dreams where white trees are planted is probably synthesizing new curses at this very moment.
It is not for nothing that the giants within the fortress are said to be invincible.
‘But it’s worth the risk.’
When you conquer the castle, it is considered that you have conquered one floor.
In other words, humanity can gain 90 more days. When dealing with boss monsters, you could additionally obtain enormous rewards.
‘First, I need to slowly understand the surroundings of the fortress.’
Jinhyeok, who was hiding in the grass, looked around through ‘Cheonnajimang’.
however.
‘Look at this?’
Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed.
A large number of magical reactions were captured in the Cheonnaji net (天羅地網) used over a wide range.
It’s not just giants.
Empire and Murim were also encamped here.
In particular, the empire was secretly deploying troops from as far away as possible.
‘Why would you rather leave it to me, but were you planning this behind your back?’
I’m not sure why the words suddenly changed.
There was definitely something unsavory going on.
On the other hand, some very familiar figures were seen on the Moorim side as well.
Namgungcheon.
The best ranker in China, who led the Chinese guild, was at the forefront.
and.
Next to him is Baek Seol-lin, fiddling with plum leaves… … .
‘Cheonyuseong.’
Even the disgusting guy showed himself through Cheonnajimang.
I wanted to believe that it was not even one in ten thousand, but this proved that Cheon Yu-seong was with Moorim.
“Hmm. Is that Sword Saint also on the other side?”
Ellis muttered, resting her chin.
“There must be something going on.”
“What’s the situation… Just looking at it, the boss is so vicious that he ran away. Couldn’t you have been nicer to your subordinates on a regular basis? He always takes care of them, so they all ran away… Ugh! Ugh!”
Ellis, who had been speaking intently, suddenly started shaking her whole body.
Something filled my mouth.
A lump with an unusual aroma and taste.
I tried to spit it out right away, but Jinhyuk had already tightly covered my mouth with his hand.
“Dog poop is medicine for a child who talks nonsense…”
“Again… Ugh!?”
“Don’t worry. It’s not really dog poop. Instead, I added a lot of seasoning that I prepared to use at a company dinner.”
The imperial fish was so fresh and had a good texture that I brought some wasabi with me to make sushi.
When we added mint chocolate for dessert, a pretty perfect dessert was born.
This would be an appropriate punishment for tarnishing the company’s reputation with rumors.
“Ugh… Ugh!”
The back of Ellis’ neck turned bright red, and soon her entire face turned red.
But it was only for a moment.
“…….”
As a few dozen seconds passed, Ellis, who had been violently flailing her arms and legs, became quiet.
“Next. Anyone who has something to say. Please present your opinion without any hesitation.”
Jinhyuk smiled brightly.
As the CEO of Goinmul Corporation, he was always ready to accept employees’ complaints with an open mind.
“Yes, Master. I have no complaints against you. As a loyal subordinate, I will fight hard until my bones are worn out.”
T-Bone, feeling a sense of crisis, urgently rattled his subordinate.
He must have heard something from the sweet potato and the spirit beasts, but he is still quite perceptive.
“……I, too, am satisfied. Now, my lord, you have truly become the dark emperor’s best disciple.”
Wolyoung also quickly nodded.
“Good. I don’t think there are any more complaints. Now, I’ll explain what each of you has to do, so listen carefully.”
Jinhyuk began explaining the strategy in a soft voice.
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Coo! Coo! Coo!
A heavy impact sound rang out on the road leading to the fortress.
“Krrr…….”
A giant about 7 meters tall was patrolling, holding a two-handed battle axe.
The moment the mountain animals and monsters around them sensed the presence of the giant, they all ran away, so not a single sound of a bug was heard around them.
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That was natural.
The giant also took it for granted as part of his daily life.
as soon as.
until now.
“Crr?”
In front of the giant’s path, there was a human being the size of a snot.
Were you happy that you found an unexpected snack?
Saliva began to flow around the giant’s mouth.
There is no need to worry about this.
You have to eat it whole.
thud! thud! thud!
It was when the giant tried to close the distance at once by walking quickly.
Cold!
Suddenly, my body stumbled with a heavy shock.
A terrible pain penetrated my brain.
“Aww! My… my substitute! My legs!”
The giant wrapped his punctured leg with both hands.
“Hmm….”
Before I knew it, a bow was in the man’s hand.
“If you mix blood magic energy with red magic bullets, the pain increases almost twice. I didn’t know this would work even on giants with high resistance, but it’s amazing.”
Jinhyuk nodded as if he was interested.
“Kaaaa!”
The enraged giant limped over and grabbed his battle ax again.
Buuuuung!
A terrifying sound that seemed as if it would tear heaven and earth apart rang out.
however.
I couldn’t feel the taste of my hands cutting my flesh and shattering my bones.
Rather, I felt a completely different kind of pain throughout my body than before.
“Kaaaa!”
I thought dazzling golden waves were rising from the dirt on the floor.
Soon dozens of ropes tightly bound the giant’s body.
It is a crowd control skill based on the divine magic power of ‘Mandala’.
When the frost made of ‘glacier sculpture’ stuck to the soles of the feet, a rather decent temporary prison was created.
‘As the number of copied skills increases, the possibilities for use become endless.’
There’s still a long way to go… … .
When I saw my unique abilities and skills accumulating, I couldn’t help but feel proud.
‘It will become even more amazing in the future.’
Top rankers and residents… … If we go beyond them and copy all the abilities of the gods.
And if you can fuse skills of a higher level based on those abilities!
At that time, you will be able to face the guys on the last step of the tower once again.
As I thought that, my heart began to beat making a pleasant sound.
“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
“Don’t try hard. You’ll never be able to escape on your own.”
“What on earth? How can a human have this kind of ability…?”
The magicians of the Empire were giants I had met many times, but none of them had such a short casting time.
It’s a connection I wouldn’t even dare to approach.
“No more nonsense. From now on, I’m going to ask you a few questions, and I want you to answer them sincerely.”
“I have nothing to say. Kill me…!”
“Ho. Even if I die, I can’t sell anything related to my people?”
“That’s right. It’s better for me to die alone than to abandon everyone to save my own life.”
this.
I’m about to cry.
Is this what kinship is like?
Jinhyuk pretended to wipe his eyes with his fingertips.
Of course, there’s no way there’s any moisture around the dry, dry eyes.
“Well, that feeling. I hope it never changes.”
Jinhyuk took a step back and widened the distance a little.
And then they hung an arrow on the demonstration.
What’s a little unusual is that there is a blunt piece of metal instead of a sharp arrowhead.
It was an arrow that focused more on destroying something rather than penetrating power.
The giant clenched his molars with a determined look on his face.
As if there were no regrets even if I died like this.
however.
Pow!
The moment an arrow penetrates a part of the body.
The giant felt that the beliefs he had maintained were collapsing like a sand castle.
“Uh…uh…ah?”
There is a level of pain, but this went way beyond that line.
“Hmm. I guess it’s because I haven’t been shooting the bow very well these days. I hit in a really bad place. I was trying to aim for the head, but my aim was way down, right? I wonder if it will be different if I shoot again….”
Jinhyeok fired an arrow at the protest again.
“Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhki, wait!
Quack!
Make a sound once. I definitely think something broke this time.
“Cut!”
“I’m sorry, sorry, haha. I guess my hand slipped again. I guess it’s because I met Old Man Orun. My hand keeps slipping too.”
“Please, save me. I’ll answer whatever questions you ask. So stop now.”
At this point, nothing but despair remained in the giant’s eyes.
But it was too late.
The time for a peaceful resolution has already passed.
“Just now, it was the face of a corporal with a rank of 3, going to war. Why are you curling your tail now?”
Since the work was difficult, there should be compensation for it.
“I don’t plan on stopping until I use up all of this. If you have anything to say, then I’ll give you a chance to say it again.”
“If I have any arrows left….”
The giant’s eyes turned to Jinhyuk’s waist.
At first glance, the number of arrows remaining in the quiver seemed to be well over 20.
mother… … .
The giant closed his eyes tightly.
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As the sun completely passed over the ridge, numerous stars appeared in the night sky.
A garrison located west of the Giants’ Fortress.
Numerous torches were brightly lit in this place where the martial arts elite were located.
Security forces had also been deployed to prevent any leaks in case the giants came out or the empire’s special forces attacked.
If this were to happen, not a single rat would get through it.
Everyone was sure of that until a human doll appeared out of the shadows.
A man dressed in black appeared between the tents, avoiding the guards.
“Is it an intruder?”
“This feeling….”
“…….”
There were three people who reacted sensitively to energy.
Namgung-cheon, Baek Seol-lin, and Cheon Yu-seong, who were resting in their respective tents, flew in the direction where the shadow appeared.
There… … .
A boy with a young face was standing there.
It was Wolyoung, the best assassin of the Black Wind Society.
“Aren’t you… the one who was with Kang Jin-hyuk during the European Outbreak?”
Baek Seol-lin immediately discovered Wolyoung’s identity.
Nangong Cheon’s eyebrows were bent into an inverted shape.
“It’s Kang Jin-hyuk. That damn guy I want to chew up and eat up. Why did the guy who followed him come here?”
“I came to convey what my lord said.”
Wolyoung continued calmly.
“Tomorrow night. Some of the barriers spread across the giants’ fortress will disappear. It will be a golden opportunity to attack. The lord does not want you to miss that opportunity.”
“This is absurd. Are you telling me to believe that now?”
“Whether you believe it or not, shouldn’t you just see it with your own eyes tomorrow night?”
If the barrier is intact, don’t attack and that’s it.
If the barrier is weakened, you can pierce the gap.
There is nothing to lose either way.
Just one thing.
“Assuming what you say is true. Then why is Kang Jin-hyuk telling me this?”
There is no way that snarky snake would give such advanced information selflessly.
Even if no one else knows.
Namgung-cheon, who had been burned several times, was suspicious of everything Jinhyeok said.
“I don’t know the master’s intentions. The only thing that is certain is that if you don’t step forward, the empire will move.”
There is only one base.
There are two forces targeting this place.
One of the two is that thumb-sucking is bound to happen.
“Remember, the barrier will weaken at midnight tomorrow.”
After saying everything she wanted to say, Wolyoung tried to turn into a shadow again.
Then, as if something occurred to me, I glanced towards Cheon Yu-seong.
“And finally.”
A cold voice penetrated Cheon Yu-seong’s eardrums.
“You said you were going to hang me upside down in front of the lounge of the pre-medical department at Hankuk University. You also added that out of respect for the past, you would allow me one pair of panties.”
“…….”
Creepy.
Cold sweat ran down Cheon Yu-seong’s spine.
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