Episode 24. Welcome, warriors! (3)
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4.
There is such a saying.
Above the running guy, there is the flying guy.
There is a saying like this:
Next to the hunter who uses a sword, there is a hunter who uses soldiers.
This is what Confucius said.
“Hey, what is that!”
“Huh? Looking at his clothes, he’s a hunter like us…?”
battleground. The hunters stopped swinging their swords vigorously and turned their heads. It was a dangerous thing to turn a blind eye in the middle of howling monsters. But fortunately, the hunters had time to look away for a moment.
I personally created some space.
“Hero!”
The general glanced back and shouted.
“Are you sure about this direction!”
The general’s body shook. My body also shook. After all, we are both riding the same horse. The general took the reins and led his horse, and I sat behind him.
Even though the ride quality was the worst, I felt relieved.
“I’m sure. If you keep going straight like this and turn right, there you will find the commander of the Demon King’s Army. There are some monsters around. Well, it’s okay. “Wipe it away.”
“Oh oh! All right!”
Because now there were a thousand soldiers behind the general and me.
“All troops, follow me!”
The general raised his baton.
“The warrior of the goddess protects us!”
“Oooooh!”
The soldiers shouted and followed the general. Break through one point! The soldiers who had been on defense until now pushed back the monster’s army. Goblins and orcs blocked the path, but fell helplessly.
“Hehe.”
It was the effect of the minimap.
I advised the general to deliberately aim only at locations with few monster forces.
“ah. “Let’s turn right here.”
“All right! “Hero of the goddess!”
Of course, it was not possible to gain the general’s trust with just the minimap. Should I say it’s thanks to repeating today? Several prior preparations were required.
When I acquired the technology, I also witnessed the general’s trauma… we’ll talk about that later.
‘Ability window.’
Now is the time to focus on the battle at hand.
First of all, skill. The skills I acquired were as follows.
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Name: Gongja Kim
Rank: E class
Skill (5/5)
1. I want to be like you (S+)
2. Returner’s Wind-Up Clock (EX)
3. Constellation of Swords (A+)
4. Goblin High Society (F)
5. Perseverance on the battlefield (B)
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‘The newly acquired skills are war-related.’
[Battlefield Vision], as the name suggests, was the ability to understand the battlefield. Is your team at an advantage or disadvantage? Where do you attack the enemy to achieve a breakthrough? I felt that intuitively.
In short, it allowed me to pass off as an expert.
‘Skills aren’t everything.’
I grinned and raised my sword.
It was no ordinary sword. It wasn’t even the dagger I used to commit suicide. A sword body that gently emits a sacred light. The hilt of the sword was engraved with the image of a lion with its mouth open. As the silver light pierced the air, soldiers here and there opened their mouths.
“It is the light given by the Goddess!”
“The progenitor’s holy sword… Ah, God has not abandoned the empire!”
“Long live the Aegim Empire!”
Yes.
This sword is the final puzzle for me to command the army.
It was an item chosen through the blessings of the Merchant God.
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[Lefanta Aegim’s Guardian Sword]
Rarity: Legendary
Description: ‘He who captures the Holy Sword will capture the continent.’ He said, “The progenitor’s holy sword.” There is a legend that the founder of the Aegim Empire was given a gift by a goddess. ‘He who captures the continent will be captured by fate.’
The founder decided on a successor and left. Did he commit suicide? Have you suffered treason? At a time when legend and history had not yet separated, his whereabouts became unknown, and the Holy Sword also disappeared. He left only one line of prophecy as a guidepost.
‘On the day when fate arrives, the person who captured the Holy Sword will also arrive.’
Those who own the Guardian Holy Sword receive absolute support and trust from those from the Aegim Empire.
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The effectiveness of the legendary item was amazing.
“Long live the Empire! Long live the warrior!”
“Goddess, please protect us!”
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“Attack! Wipe out those dirty monsters!”
The soldiers charged with full courage.
“Kyaa.”
In the eyes of soldiers, my skills and I are truly legendary warriors. The person who was really in command was the NPC general, and I was only an advisor… but it felt as if I was directly ruling over the soldiers.
I felt like I was flying.
‘It’s good. Ah, good. Would you say that seeing a scene like this alone makes conquering the hidden stage worthwhile?’
-It’s a dog waste item!
As I was about to fly, Bae Hu-ryeong went wild.
-It’s just a sturdy and shiny knife!
‘Tsk tsk. Maybe it’s because you’re a ghost, but your emotions are desolate. It’s a sturdy, shiny sword that can kill NPCs from the 11th floor to the 20th floor. all right? NPCs are not just tools that give quests.’
It was a simple change of idea.
‘They are beings used to complete quests!’
And this idea actually worked.
While other hunters were fighting and sweating like gophers, I ran coolly across the battlefield with the general.
“Um, what is that…?”
Every time we passed by the hunters, someone was taken aback. There were even people who were shocked.
“Why is he the only one who goes with the general?”
“Isn’t it an NPC?”
“and. for a moment. “It feels like you’re giving orders to a general…”
“No, look at your clothes. “You’re a hunter!”
“Who is that person…?”
A voice of surprise. A voice of doubt. A voice of envy and envy.
Common reactions when humans look up at other humans.
‘ah.’
I was drunk.
‘This is it. This one. Haha, it’s awesome.’
-···This idiot taught me how to be an Auror, but instead of training the sword I was told to train, I strengthened my hearing and eavesdropped on the chatter. It’s a zombie. amazing. You really are like a zombie…
‘What can I do with something that is honestly good!’
The assault was successful. The monster army fell one after another.
There were signs of a hurried attempt to stop this side, but…
“Sigh!”
On the left, skilled hunters led by swordsmen slaughtered orcs.
“Ahaha! Ah, what a touching day it is! New battle! A new era! “How much-.”
“shut up! “If you have time to talk, catch another goblin!”
On the right wing, members of large guilds, including the Inquisitors and Serpents, were active.
Both wings of the enemy army were destroyed. There were no spare troops anywhere to stop us from breaking through. Shut up! Shut up! The heads of the goblins were broken under the hooves of the cavalrymen, and the lungs of the orcs were pierced by the spears pierced by the soldiers.
“can win!”
“Follow the general! “Follow the warrior!”
charge. And then charge again!
Before we knew it, there was a hole in the enemy’s camp. We arrived right in front of where the commander of the Demon King’s army was. On the mini-map, the corps commander was marked with a particularly red dot.
-Go, go.
When I looked straight ahead over the general’s shoulder, I saw the Great Goblin wandering in the distance.
‘her.’
I laughed internally.
‘I wondered what kind of monster the enemy commander was, but was it a great goblin?’
Of course, it will be stronger than the great goblin I caught on the 5th floor. Because he has an army of over a thousand monsters. However, no matter how strong a goblin is, isn’t it just a goblin at best? If the horsemen charged and wiped them out all at once, there was no way they would be able to resist.
More than anything.
[Activates the skill.]
I have skills specialized for goblins.
-Purple! Pick!
The Great Goblin raised his staff and encouraged the surrounding monsters. Perhaps translated into human language, it would be ‘Stop those guys! ‘You idiots!’ I guess it means the same thing.
I scolded the great goblin.
“Rumble!”
In the perfect goblin language!
-Go, goreuk?
“Purrrrr!”
-Purple?
The King Goblin was visibly embarrassed. As the leader panicked, the nearby monsters also fell into confusion. Of course, while doing so, our troops were charging. The last hope that might have prevented our assault was lost.
-Purple!?
The Great Goblin was in a hurry. He seemed to realize that he had been tricked.
But it was already too late.
He loaded the Guardian Sword with aura and swung it vigorously.
“It was a good pick!”
The holy sword cut the goblin like cutting tofu. Damn it! The part that got blunt for a moment as the blade passed was probably the monster’s neck vertebrae. The goblin didn’t even let out a scream before her head flew off.
“Oh oh!”
The general shouted, slowing his horse.
“The hero has defeated the monster!”
It wasn’t said to me. It was the sound the soldiers were told to hear. The general put aura in his throat and tried to make his voice resonate even in the noisy battlefield.
The adjutants who were running nearby immediately realized what the general meant.
“The monster has been defeated!”
“The goddess’ hero defeated the enemy general!”
From generals to adjutants. From adjutants to regimental commanders. From the regiment commander to the soldiers under his command. The voice echoed again and again, and the echoed voice thundered through the battlefield.
“Oooooh!”
The regiments responded by waving their flags. cry. Cheers. On the battlefield where comrades fell and died and monsters rushed at them, the soldiers finally cheered.
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I got off the horse and suddenly looked around.
I made eye contact with one of the flag bearers. He appeared to have lost his left arm in the fight. With his remaining right arm, the rider was waving his flag. When our eyes met, the one-armed rider smiled broadly. And he raised his banner higher and higher.
Sunlight poured down on the scorched flag.
“Long live the Aegim Empire!”
We have won.
“Eliminate the remnants!”
“attack! attack! “Don’t let even one of them live!”
The tide has completely turned.
-Kerreuk, kerr…
-Grrr!
Monsters that were as ferocious as wild animals began to run away.
“uh?”
“Look at these guys.”
Then the hunters’ eyes changed. What if it was a fight between armies and armies? Chasing down scattered monsters is a hunter’s specialty. Hunters bared their fangs and clung to the goblins and orcs.
“Kill them all!”
The time for hunting has arrived.
The massacre did not last long.
After a while, a voice as loud and clear as the echoes of the battlefield rang in our heads.
[Stage clear!]
[Today, the 11th floor stage was cleared.]
It was a voice of victory.
[Notify everyone again.]
[Today, the 11th floor stage was cleared.]
There was a shout.
“Wow! “Is this true?”
“Aren’t we really too strong?”
“Long live the Black Dragon Guild!”
This time, it was not the soldiers but the hunters who cheered. Just like in the plaza a little while ago, some hunters threw their hats and some hugged each other.
Clear the 11th floor in less than a day!
It was an incredible feat and a furious advance.
[Measuring the number of people to attack…Measurement ended.]
[The number of people exceeded.]
[The top 10 players will be selected.]
The hunters looked up.
The list was being engraved in a huge light in the sky.
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[Strategy contribution ranking]
1st. Gongja Kim
2nd place. Sword Star
3rd place. Heresy Inquisitor
4th place. poisonous snake
5th place. Holy Knight
6th place. witch
7th place. Count (Count)
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A familiar name suddenly appeared.
However, as the list got closer to completion, the hunters started whispering loudly.
“uh? “Isn’t there a person in first place?”
“The Sword Saint is in second place?”
“If it’s Kim Gongja…”
It hasn’t been long since my name was released to the media. It was natural for people to be puzzled. But there was some confusion for a moment. Someone in the crowd shouted.
“Ah, the 10th floor conqueror!”
“that’s right! “The name of the person who conquered the 10th floor was Gongja!”
“A hunter who didn’t even get a nickname from TOP is in first place again?”
“Maybe he’s a reclusive expert or something.”
After hearing people whispering, Bae Hu-ryeong made a sullen expression.
-What the hell. What kind of hermit expert is a hermit expert? It’s just a trivial matter…
‘Now you admit that you have good skills, right?’
-I can’t admit it! I will not!
Bae Hu-ryeong turned around. I felt like I was upset because I didn’t practice swordsmanship. What will this ghost say… There was a strong tendency to place more emphasis on basic skills than skills.
I smiled bitterly.
‘I’ll practice swordsmanship before I finish the 20th floor, so let off some steam.’
-uh? really?
Bae Hu-ryeong perked his ears.
‘Yes. of course. Anyway, I’m going with Geomje and I’m not going to learn anything. This person has reached the 99th floor. Instead, you should beg me to teach you how to use a sword.’
-Of course!
Bae Hu-ryeong spun around in the air as if he had just died.
-Kya, now you finally recognize my true worth. I mean. Although the stage is slightly different from the tower you are climbing now, in our world, you climbed the tower with great difficulty. The 11th floor is just a light warm-up…!
iced coffee. easy.
This ghost is really easy to please.
How can it be this easy?
“Hero of the goddess.”
As I was watching Bae Hu-ryeong levitate, the general approached me. The general’s entire body was stained with the blood of the monster. However, a neat smile appeared on his face, as if he had just cleaned it.
“Thanks to you, we were able to win. “Thank you very, very much.”
“What. “We all worked together and won.”
“Ahaha.”
The general scratched his cheek as if he was embarrassed.
“I was worried for no reason.”
“yes?”
“A long time ago, an oracle came down from the temple. The Demon King’s army will arrive, but don’t worry, the heroes of this world will also be summoned someday… But I was skeptical. “It’s not their world, so do you think the so-called heroes will fight hard for us?”
The general smiled.
“But it was nothing more than old resentment. “I would like to thank you again.”
The general held out his hand.
handshake. Even though the world was different, the meaning of the act of holding hands was similar. Is it because humans have two hands, whether in this world or ours?
“I hope you continue to perform well in the future.”
“Let’s try.”
We shook hands.
[Measuring clear reward…Measurement complete.]
[Rewards are given to top players.]
At that time, light surrounded me along with the voice.
It wasn’t just me. Light soared from all over the battlefield. one two three four. A total of ten beams of light shot up into the sky.
[High-ranking players enter the 12th floor first.]
[The remaining players cannot enter the 12th floor until the top players receive their rewards.]
[Notify everyone again. Top targets…]
indeed.
The 10 people who contributed the most to the strategy will receive rewards first. I felt sorry for the hunter who narrowly placed 11th or 12th, but it is a fairly reasonable system.
The general spoke just before being completely enveloped in light.
“Please take good care of our empire.”
And we were summoned to the 12th floor.
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