Episode 171 < Battle for Holy Land. (1) >
One.
There is someone who likens the sight of people losing their lives in war to ‘flowers falling beautifully.’ I can assure you that he has never been in the middle of a battlefield.
-Oooooh!
-Push the gate! Push it back!
-Crunch, rumble!
I thought something was going to fly right in front of my nose, but then, kwajik! Right next to me, a huge ax crushed a soldier with his entire armor.
The noise of flesh being torn apart. The sound of metal breaking. The groans of the soldiers. On the battlefield, life bubbled like bubbles rising from a heated swamp.
“-for a moment. “What’s going on?”
The Black Dragon Master said in confusion. He was not dismayed by the horrors of the battle. She was embarrassed at being suddenly transported to the middle of the battlefield.
“Princess, how did this happen… . There is none. Has anyone seen the quest window pop up?”
“does not exist.”
“doesn’t exist!”
“That’s unfriendly.”
The Black Dragon Master clicked his tongue.
“Are you telling us to figure out the situation on our own? Although his personality was a bit strange, the [Library Director] was a kind constellation… . ha. Everyone, let’s fly up and check the battle situation from the air. Then it will be much better.”
Blame it, the Black Dragon Master stepped onto the ground.
“huh?”
But her body did not fly.
The Black Dragon Master furrowed his eyebrows as if it was strange.
“… what. “You can’t fly, right?”
It was as she said.
We were able to fly freely up to the 31st and 32nd floors. It was also possible to observe beyond the horizon. Would you say it feels like you have become a transcendent?
‘From now on, it’s real combat.’
I understood the meaning behind the incident.
‘It actually went well. Whether it’s a skill or an authority, if you become comfortable with it, your sense of being a hunter increases. Even if an accident happens, even in the worst case, I can turn back time.’
I looked around.
Currently, we are no different from being invisible. Heads rising into the air and blood bursting freely passed through our bodies. It’s not a pleasant experience to have someone’s five and six organs passing through my body…
“There were not just one or two races involved in the battle, but many.”
If you just focus your mind, you can easily observe the situation around you.
“Pure race, fairy race, noble race… . It is a multi-ethnic alliance. Although they seem to be fighting, they are on the same side. Each race is in charge of a military unit. The pure race forms a shield wall and plays the role of infantry, while the fairy race plays the role of archers… . “The noble tribe is a cavalry force.”
I narrowed my eyes.
“Vampires are flying in the air. hmm. “I can’t see the Saegi tribe, but it looks like all the races that were slaves in Slimepolis have formed an alliance.”
“Then the enemy… .”
“yes.”
I nodded.
“In all likelihood, they are the Sanwa tribe.”
Oooooh!
The Allied forces shouted and gradually pulled their ranks forward. It was difficult to see how the battle was progressing because the soldiers were surrounding us, but I could feel that the situation was changing.
“I can’t do it. “If you stay here, there won’t be anything you can do except eat your friends with the corpses.”
The Black Dragon Lord took my hand.
“I’ll do some reconnaissance with Death King. If we disperse, it will be difficult to gather again, so you are waiting here. Death King. Is that okay?”
I realized what the Black Dragon Master was trying to do. Space transfer technique. The Black Dragon Master intends to conduct reconnaissance using his exclusive skills. This skill can be transferred not only to yourself but also to the opponent, but it has the limitation of [the opponent must agree to use the skill].
“yes.”
“good.”
Black aura leaked out from the Black Dragon Master’s body and grabbed my wrist.
“transition!”
The next moment, we were in the air. Looking down at the ground, thousands of soldiers were swarming around like swarms of insects. As the two of us tried to fall due to gravity, the Black Dragon Master used his skill once again.
“transition!”
Then the fall stopped for a moment.
“… “Are you going to use transference to stay in place every time you’re about to fall?”
“I can’t fly, so what? transition. What I realized after a long career as a hunter was transference. The more you use a skill as a trick, the more convenient it becomes. transition.”
“Wow, I’m really out of shape… .”
“Does Pom feed you? transition. “I’m busy using my skills, so you can take a look at the ground.”
“yep.”
We achieved the state of walking through the air with tricks and carefully grasped the situation of the war.
“what.”
I was immediately struck by a strange sense of déjà vu.
“The geography here is familiar… .”
“I know. “I also feel like I look familiar somehow.”
“It’s not a revolution, it’s a siege.”
As we expected, the tribe fighting against the Allied Forces was the Sanwa tribe. The Sanwa people camped at the entrance to a huge cave, which seemed to be the only wall and gate.
“… … “Isn’t that Slimepolis?”
A city steeped in the history of the great escape of slaves.
That place was being attacked by races that were no longer slaves.
2.
“They say it has become a sacred place.”
Geomseong said.
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“I heard the soldiers chatting back and forth in the barracks of the pure race unit. They say we will definitely recapture the Holy Land during this expedition. “Looking at what you call [this] expedition, it doesn’t seem like it’s the first time Slimepolis has been attacked.”
“iced coffee. That’s what I heard. “This is our 6th expedition.”
The viper raised his hand.
“I guess allied forces were formed several times over hundreds of years to put pressure on the Slime Empire. “I heard that almost the entire empire has already been destroyed, and Slimepolis is the only base that hasn’t fallen.”
“Holy place… . “It’s another troublesome word.”
The Black Dragon Master touched his forehead. It’s a very disgusting face.
“If I had to choose the three words I hate most in the world, I would choose terrorism, holy places, and heresy. iced coffee. In the early days of the tower, [This is truly a sacred place! This is the Tower of Babel, newly granted by God! ], and all kinds of heretics flocked in… .”
“It was a place called [Neo-Babylonianism].”
The paladin crossed his arms.
“To point out the truth, they were at least in the pharmacy department. “I remember the heretics running amok, shouting, ‘This is Lulue!’”
I tilted my head.
“Lulue? What is it?”
“I don’t know the details either. “It’s a city that appears in a novel, and it’s said to be sunken in the deep sea.”
“The tower isn’t in the deep sea, is it?”
Towers are everywhere and nowhere.
To put it bluntly, the tower seen from the outside world is close to a ‘mirage’.
No matter where you stand and look, you can see the tower’s shadow on the horizon. Whether you are looking at it from Seoul or Busan, Korea or Chile, you can see the tower anytime and anywhere.
As if tempting me to run away here.
“They are heretics who accept fiction as real. Don’t expect normal thinking. For your information, some of those heretics are still active under the Pantheon Guild.”
“to. Is it okay though? “They are mentally ill.”
“Understand why we continue to entrust the pantheon to the Inquisitor. Death King. “The only people who can control crazy people are people who are even crazier than them.”
“indeed… .”
The pantheon is more magical than I thought.
The Black Dragon Master sighed and looked around.
“It would be quickest to leave this matter to the Heretic Questioner… . Unfortunately, I was eliminated. “It’s really useful, but you never really need it.”
The battle ceased for a while.
The battlefield, which had been intense during the day, was quiet now that the sunset had set in the sky, just as the early summer air slowly cooled at night. The soldiers of the multi-ethnic coalition were cooking dinner.
“After all, it’s a holy place… … .”
“It’s natural that Slimepolis is considered a sacred place.”
I said.
“It is a land where the guardian gods of the seven races have all descended. It makes no sense to say that that road should not be considered a sacred place. “It will be a sacred place for all races, from the mountain tribe to the pure race, the vampire race, the Saegi race, the noble race, and the fairy race.”
Geomseong nodded.
“The Sanwa tribe is trying to protect this place, and the other tribes are trying to recapture it.”
“Moreover, the last remaining city in the empire… . “It will be difficult for either party to back down.”
The multi-ethnic Allied Forces have a history of being oppressed as slaves by the Sanwa tribe. It is a mixture of faith, resentment, and politics. This is not something that will be solved easily.
“Ugh.”
The Black Dragon Master groaned.
“That’s strange. Knowing this would happen, I told the vampires before I cleared the last stage. There is no such thing as God in this world, and even if there is a God, that is not me. Could it be that my teachings have been lost? ?”
“uh. “I also took similar measures.”
I was intrigued by the Black Dragon Master’s words.
“Where did the Black Dragon Master steal his points?”
“[Racial evolution].”
what.
I thought the Black Dragon Master was a saving hamster, saving up points and the like.
“You made a very big investment. “It’s unexpected.”
“…….”
The Black Dragon Master looked at my face quietly and sighed as if he was dumbfounded.
“… … “I secretly overheard what item you were choosing.”
“yes?”
“I took note of your choice. You may not know it, but you chose it. “I thought it would be a really good item, so I chose the same thing.”
“Eh. “Aren’t you following me too much?”
“Noisy. “What’s wrong with taking reference from popular people?”
“Wow, so shameless… . Vampires are intelligent bats. “I’m a bit curious about how it will change as it evolves.”
“I don’t know. “Maybe I’ll become a vampire?”
“Shh.”
The paladin raised his hand and pointed to one side of the military camp.
“It became noisy.”
We immediately fell silent. As the paladin said, a commotion was taking place at the Allied camp. The soldiers who were eating dinner hungrily devoured their naan bread and then gathered somewhere.
“Let’s go too.”
We clung to the Black Dragon Master and transferred. “I feel bad because I feel like a mother pig…” the Black Dragon Master grumbled, but this was the fastest method.
Military camp entrance.
Hundreds of warriors were lined up there. They were warriors from a race that was not a Saegi race, a vampire race, a pure race race, a noble race, or a fairy race.
The pure race commander spoke to them.
-Warriors of the wet land. What’s going on here? We are allies who have made a sacred covenant to avenge old grudges. Do not invade this place with swords or spears.
– Ugor.
The leader of the warriors bowed his head slightly.
-I am Gerkesa, the 73rd ranked warrior of the Fire River Council and the vanguard commander of this expeditionary force. My distant ancestors mined rock salt in Slimepolis. Rest assured, our sword has not yet been turned on you.
Designated tribe.
The tribe I was leading was riding a lion and looking towards the Allied camp.
-expedition? Didn’t the people of the Wet Land declare that they would not participate in this war?
-I just said that I would not join your expedition.
The designated tribe warrior spoke calmly.
-The council decided to participate in this war, albeit belatedly.
-What? Participated in war?
– Ugor. As one of the nobles representing the council, I have come to inform you of this decision. We inform you that we have no intention of surprising you or betraying you.
Hehe.
Indeed, it felt like 600 years had passed.
‘The way they talk has become very old-fashioned.’
Until the last stage, the distinctive pronunciation of the designated tribe remained. The pronunciation of ‘goruk’ at the end of every word. But there was almost no trace of that left in the warrior’s words now. The pronunciation also became more rounded, making ‘Gor’ closer to ‘Ugoeu’.
-no… Isn’t the problem with the way you speak now…? ?
Bae Hu-ryeong muttered shakily.
-You’ve grown a lot. These guys!
Yes.
The designated tribe, which had been at the dwarf level, nearly doubled in size. It was on a level comparable to or greater than that of pure race.
‘[Racial evolution] was done properly.’
Bigger than a human but smaller than an orc.
-Krrr.
He was even riding on a lion as big as himself. The lion sniffed his nose and glared at the purebred commander. Sun Injong was startled and took a step back.
-Do not bite.
The designated tribe patted the lion’s mane.
-This kid is a good friend. do not worry.
-no… What does it mean to go to war? Doesn’t joining the war without participating in our expeditionary force mean taking the side of the Sanwa tribe? Be clear. Are you a messenger who has come to deliver a declaration of war?
-I swear on the name of Kekerukker and Gorke, no.
Even so, Kekerukker, do you swear by Gorke’s name?
Little guy. In the end, you succeeded.
-We only went to war to prevent sins from being committed in the name of God.
-crime… ? A sin?
-Yes. You are doing wrong. The guardian gods never want us to destroy the Sanwa people. During the era of the exodus, when we tried to take revenge on the Sanwa, the guardian spirits turned away. The meaning is clear and vivid.
The designated warrior bared his molars.
-Any war beyond this is neither honorable nor sacred. Just as it was cruel for the Sanwa people to whip us, it is also cruel to take away the final resting place of the Sanwa people.
-what….
-This means that revenge is enough. Those who were bound in the same chains.
The Great Master of the designated tribe said.
-Stop fighting. We have come to end this old war.
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