#121
Episode 121
Sgail (4)
“Whoa.”
Okay.
Jeong Do washed off the demon’s blood in the simple shower stall of his hideout. In fact, there was no need to even call it a shower room. It was just a small spring at the bottom of a canyon. Still, in a situation where he was avoiding the eyes of the demon world, this was a good thing.
<You have successfully loaded a high-level character.>
<Mana increases by 3, strength increases by 4, stamina increases by 4, reflex vision increases by 3, and mana sensitivity increases by 3.>
While the blood of the demons was washed away, the load time for the decoration was over. A notification that mana and status were given as rewards and a roulette appeared before my eyes. Now, as a conditioned reflex, I loaded the wires from the album.
<Hmm. Jang Mun-won’s season. I don’t have any specific memories, but I’ve heard of that name. I’m looking forward to it.>
Jeongdo also nodded, agreeing with Yuseon’s words. Although he was not as famous a general as Lü Bu, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, or Feiji, anyone who knew anything about the Three Kingdoms knew that Zhang Liao was as great a general as them.
And it was the same to an extent, so naturally I stared at the roulette.
‘If possible, the personality of the Seven Stars is good.’
Seven consecutive thrusts containing enormous mana. The feeling of crushing the demon army with his own hands was still vivid.
Although the Seven Star God personality was good, other rewards didn’t really matter. In particular, with the introduction of the <Skill Combination> and <Skill Refund> functions, it has become possible to combine similar skills or exchange them for tickets, so the concept of being a loser in load rewards has almost disappeared.
I looked at the roulette with a somewhat relaxed mind, and soon the roulette stopped.
<You have acquired the talent <Swordsmanship-lv.2>.>
“oh?”
<Oh?>
This was a reward I was not expecting at all. Jeongdo let out a short exclamation.
“This is popping up here.”
Among the Black-level characters you have loaded so far, is there any one who did not possess the <Swordsmanship> talent? No, not the Black level, but most of the Gold and Diamond level people had swordsmanship talent. Although it was a common talent, it was a talent that had no connection to Jeong Do.
But being common and being worthless were two different things. For now, he was a great talent.
‘I’ll finally be able to use the magic sword.’
Various magic swords that appear in the myth of King Arthur.
Excalibur, Clarent, Arondite.
These magic swords were magic swords with built-in skills that could unleash a powerful blow. The power was truly worthy of the word ‘awesome world’, but the magic swords were not being utilized properly.
The reason is the absence of <swordsmanship> talent.
The power of these magic swords plummeted if the <Swordsmanship> talent did not exist.
But now those worries are over.
Now that you can use three magic swords, which can be considered strategic weapons, it will be a great help in future battles. Of course, it will take some time for talent to stabilize.
‘Then let’s go.’
After finishing washing his body, he headed back to the Resistance conference room.
* * * * * *
Doo doo doo doo.
Members of the Resistance, including Jeong Do, were running through a wide wilderness. There was an opinion that the current hideout could be dangerous since it was discovered by the demon’s tracking magic.
It was an extremely reasonable opinion, and the Resistance quickly erased their traces and began to evacuate.
Did it take about half a day to run like that?
The wilderness ended and forests began to appear. And deep in the forest, there was another hideout of the Resistance. It was a place that had not been used for a long time, so it was very overgrown with bushes, but that made it a perfect hiding place.
The Resistance briefly finished cleaning the new hideout and then called a meeting again. This time too, Jeongdo was with us.
But there was a clear difference from then.
Jeong Do’s position in the canyon was merely that of attending the meeting as a guest or benefactor of the Resistance.
But now.
The eyes of all the people in the conference room were focused on Jeong-do. It was a sight that made it possible to see at once who this meeting was centered around.
“Can I look at the map first?”
At those words, someone stood up and spread a large map on the table. Jeongdo slightly bowed his head to the person who brought the map and then looked at the map.
“… … .”
As Jeong-do remained silent and glared at the map, the others in the conference room also became nervous and began to fall silent. The scene where Jeong Do wipes out his demons alone was enough to move the hearts of the Resistance. Everyone seemed to be anticipating what kind of ingenious strategy would come out of Jeong Do’s mouth.
However, I was actually breaking into a cold sweat inside.
‘I don’t know.’
I was intoxicated by the atmosphere of the conference room, so I asked for a detailed map like you see in movies… How friendly would humans living on modern Earth be with maps? It was also a map of another universe, not Earth, so there was no way I could recognize it. Even the symbols on the map were very unfamiliar.
The moment I tried to open my mouth despite the embarrassment of not being able to read the map even after staring at it for a long time.
A savior has appeared.
<Talent <Communication-lv.3> is activated. The skill <Dungeon Map> and Sguil’s Map are linked.>
‘Oh, now that I think about it, I found this.’
Dungeon map linkage function.
It was clearly linked in the previous Sky Island, and a map of Sky Island was displayed on the dungeon map. As at that time, the activated dungeon map displayed Sgail’s map in detail.
Starting from where I am now.
I was able to see Sgail’s topographical features and even newly built and collapsed buildings in real time.
Sgail was a very small universe compared to Earth. Considering the overall size, is it barely the same as the United States? Maybe it was smaller than that. Jeongdo looked at the dungeon map for a moment and then nodded.
‘With this, the terrain problem has been solved.’
Now, the next priority was to understand the strength of friendly and enemy forces. Do-do asked the elder.
“Are these the only members of the resistance organization here?”
“We may be the biggest, but we are not everything. “There are quite a few big and small forces.”
“Is it possible to unite them all?”
“… yes?”
The elder’s expression hardened at those words.
Unity of resistance forces.
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It meant only one thing.
“Are you really planning on starting an all-out war?”
Otherwise, there was no need to gather forces. And that is throwing away the advantages of the few. As he got bigger, he couldn’t properly use the Resistance’s unique hit-and-run tactics. The elder was shocked and stopped him.
“My benefactor. I fully knew the strength of my benefactor, but it was too reckless… .”
“Oh, don’t worry. “I have no intention of fighting the demons head on.”
In fact, it wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about all-out war at all. He could be said to be the strongest talent in an all-out battle between himself and Yuseon’s double <Command – Lv.3>. However, he soon gave up on all-out war.
‘Even considering <command>, the power difference is too large.’
There was a level difference in the combat power between the demons and Sguil that could not be covered by <Command>. Even if the fight becomes manageable with a decent level of command, that method requires too great a sacrifice. That’s why I came up with a different method.
“Then why on earth are you uniting forces?”
“It only attracts aggro. Only aggro. You should never clash. By the way, everyone… .”
Jeong Do looked around the audience and said with a grin.
“Are you confident about running away?”
“… yes?”
The Resistance couldn’t figure out Jeong-do’s intentions, so all they could do was ask questions.
* * * * * *
And two days later.
Arginine, a city located on the outskirts of Sgail, which was under the control of the demons.
A mysterious army appeared in front of the city.
The mysterious army introduced itself as the Sugail Liberation Cooperation Army and shouted at them to hand over the city immediately.
“Are you crazy?”
Ginska, a high-ranking demon who ruled the city, was dumbfounded.
Are you going to fight when hiding completely isn’t enough? She must have gone crazy after being on the run for so long. Ginska personally led the army out of the city with the intention of rooting out those damn remnants.
And as if anticipating that reaction, a black-haired man riding a red-maned horse came running out from the mysterious army, holding a spear.
And 5 hours later.
In Arginine, the outermost city of Sgayl, the head of Ginska, a high-ranking demon, was hung along with the flag of the liberation army.
* * * * * *
“Sugail Liberation Cooperation Army.”
Pantanon, the highest level demon, muttered as if it was absurd. A few days ago, a mysterious group calling itself that took over a city. Considering the power of the Sugail natives, something that could never have happened happened.
‘Has a great hero appeared?’
Otherwise, it could never have happened. However, the only Great Hero of Sgail clearly watched Kelsad’s actions with his own two eyes.
Could it be that a new hero has appeared? If so, it was quite a troublesome situation.
“okay. Suinal and Ginska are dead?”
“yes. General. We’ve just recovered the bodies of those two people. How do we handle it?”
“Just throw it to me like dog food. What do people who can’t properly dispose of trash know about corpses? “Incompetent bastards.”
Pantanon spat out the words as if he was annoyed at even mentioning them.
Actually, as I said, this was a pretty serious situation. High-level demons are quite rare talents even when compared to the entire demon world.
If it became known that they were dead, not only would the prestige of the Demon World be diminished, but there was a risk that the indigenous people of Sgayl, who were still resisting, would unite again.
Hope seen in despair.
It was clear that the natives of Sgail would see that hope and increase their power again. And it was a very annoying thing from the Demon World’s point of view.
Therefore, Pantanon, the highest level demon, stepped forward to crush that hope. Behind him, numerous large armies were lined up in rows.
Considering the force of the Sugail natives, it was an absurdly excessive force. However, the superiors ordered him to lead a large army.
This was a measure taken because there was a possibility that the great warrior could reappear. And there was another purpose besides that.
A solid example.
In order to clearly show what would happen if one dared to defy the demon world, the highest level demons led a large army and went to war.
No one here had any doubts about the annihilation of the liberation army.
but.
“So where have they all gone?”
“that… “It’s good for me too.”
When they arrived, there was not a single liberation army in the outlying city of Arginine. A city where not only the liberation army but also a rat can be found. It was like a ghost town.
“Maybe he ran away?”
“escape? At most, you recapture a city and then abandon it and run away? And even if you run away, you’ll get caught?”
The reason why the demons were unable to eliminate all of Sugail’s remnants was because they were a small guerrilla force. Moreover, even if those weaklings tried to fool around, it didn’t cause much damage, so they didn’t pay any attention to it.
But this situation was different.
They gathered together in large numbers. Of course, given its size, it is difficult to hide it completely. As he had led a large army, he was confident that if he went on a search, he would catch the tail. Of course it will take some time…
“Why on earth?”
Such a useless thing?
Is taking a city and running away worth the risk of being seen?
As Pantanon frowned, unable to understand the liberation army’s intentions, a demon rushed into the barracks.
“Captain! It’s urgent! “It is said that a military warehouse near the capital has been attacked and burned down!”
“under… “It was this.”
It was only after hearing the report that Pantanon guessed what was going on.
Seongdonggyeokseo.
This arginine was a bait.
A tactic to focus attention on this area and organize a separate unit to target the heartland at once.
“You got it.”
Bringing a large army here was a mistake in itself. I never would have guessed that the weak, weak army of Sgayl had the power to successfully occupy the city and attack a separate force at the same time.
“Captain. Instructions. Are you withdrawing to the capital?”
“no. So all we can do is play out as they intended. There are still troops left in the capital, so there is no need to worry. We will make sure to incinerate the remnants who escaped from here. “Start the search.”
“four!”
Under Pantanon’s instructions, the demons began to disperse. Pantanon asked as the demon who came to report was about to leave.
“But what happened to those reckless guys who invaded the capital? Did you catch everything? “What is the scale?”
“I… that is. “I haven’t caught it yet.”
“Ohh.”
Pantanon briefly expressed his admiration. I never would have guessed that they set up a ban in the middle of the capital and still haven’t been caught. The Sugail guys are pretty good too.
However, Pantanon could not help but harden his face after hearing the subsequent report.
“According to reports, there was only one attacker… It is said that two high-ranking demons died in his hands.”
“… what?”
Silence fell in Pantanon’s barracks.
* * * * * *
After capturing the outlying city of Arginine, Jeong Do rode at full speed toward the capital on a red horse.
It was an extremely long distance, but with the combination of Red Toma, <Gisin Dash>, and Bangcheonhwageuk, which improves the vehicle’s abilities, I was able to run like a beam of light.
They reached the capital in much less time than expected and Jeong-do hid in the capital.
‘It was successful.’
Jeong Do, who was hiding in the capital, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the demon army marching out. The Seongdong raid’s strategy had worked well.
It was safe to say that the Resistance’s role was now over.
The operation was simple.
Occupy a city ruled by demons and attract aggro. While the demons are marching out to exterminate them, he advances to the capital alone with his overwhelming mobility.
From then on, it’s a race against time.
You win if you kill the demon leaders first before the resistance is annihilated.
‘They will easily run away.’
Resistance members who have been living a life of running away since Sguil was occupied. They will take a lot of time.
The degree moved secretly.
The operation began half a day after the demon army had marched out. First, he invaded a nearby military warehouse and killed two high-ranking demons.
<You have captured the military warehouse. Points are given.>
<You have defeated a high-level demon. Points are given.>
‘good.’
With this, we robbed a total of three warehouses over two days. The capital could already be said to be a crucible of chaos due to the degree of chaos. And this chaos was exactly what Jeong-do wanted.
At least today was the day to settle the matter. The island moved secretly towards a large castle visible in the distance.
A being who can be said to be the leader of the demons that have taken over Sguil.
Kelthaad.
It was the castle where the commander-in-chief of this place lived, with a whopping 10,000 points at stake.
While the demons went to clean up the burning warehouse, Jeongdo quickly climbed over the wall.
‘I’ll go right away.’
I knew the entire structure of the castle based on the dungeon map. It was at that time that I was trying to run with all my might towards the place where I guessed the leader would be.
Shoo!
The sound of splitting the air passed through Jeongdo’s ears. To some extent, I lifted the window reflexively.
Kang!
The spear that secretly flew towards Jeong Do was blocked by Jeong Do’s spear. If I had been a little late, my head would have been blown. That’s how stealthy and fast the unexpected window was.
“This is a face I never thought of.”
‘strong.’
The man’s voice made me nervous.
The tip of the spear flying towards him contained terrifying power. Sensation has not yet returned to her blocked hand. It was such a heavy blow.
“The operation was good. You mean robbing an empty house? I never thought he would move alone and secretly. It was a good idea to wait just in case. “I almost got into big trouble.”
Surprisingly, there was someone who was aware of the operation in advance and was preparing for it. A man holding a spear walked trotting along.
“A long time. Calm down too.”
Samjeol Ramon.
He was waiting for a while.
