Episode 30 Autumn rain is blood. (3)
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3.
[The 12th floor quest is given.]
As soon as I heard that voice, something fell through the window.
Fight, fight.
It was a raindrop.
Raindrops hit and slipped on the ornate windows of the throne room. For a moment, we were distracted by the rain on the window. I wasn’t surprised by the sudden rain shower. There was something else that surprised us even a little.
“Oh, oh…”
“It’s a nightmare… the rain of nightmares is falling again!”
The color of rainwater.
The rain pouring down the window was as red as blood. No, maybe it was really blood. The NPCs in the throne room with us, both military and civil servants, covered their heads and began to moan.
“Goddess, do not abandon us!”
“Well, what is it? “Why are they like this all of a sudden?”
The poisonous snake, tired from fighting the Sword Saint, looked around with difficulty.
“It is the devil…”
An NPC wearing armor muttered. He lay face down on the throne room floor, his shoulders shaking. His trembling seemed to be contagious, and his moans came out here and there.
“The empire is now over…”
“The devil is coming…”
“Your Majesty…where has our lord gone…?”
Among the NPCs, there was no one who did not have a dark complexion. despair. Resignation. Lament. Their facial expressions were no different from real humans.
The viper swallowed its saliva.
“Wow, these guys are funny. hey. This is all staged, right? “What’s going on again?”
“The quest has begun.”
I said quietly.
“I don’t think we’ll fight any more even if we stay still. “If it is difficult to cause further infighting, we have no choice but to attack directly.”
“What do you mean attack? who?”
“Who would it be?”
I glared out the window.
“He is the one who induced the internal strife by offering us various compensations.”
Laughter flowed in my head.
[The Demon King of Autumn Rain affirms your words.]
Shoot!
The rain became stronger. The sound of rain, which at first sounded cautious like knocking on the window, quickly became noisy. Dozens, hundreds, thousands of drops of red filled the window.
“······.”
I walked towards the window. I couldn’t see outside from here. The rain became so heavy that the entire window was stained red. I hit the glass window with the hilt of the knife and broke it.
Clink!
Bright red raindrops poured into the throne room. I could finally see the outside clearly. In the middle of the palace. Outside the throne room, the imperial palace was spread out. Beyond the imperial palace is a city. Beyond the city is a huge wall.
[The Demon King of Autumn Rain appears.]
It was beyond the walls.
-You poor things.
It opened its mouth slightly and whispered.
Yes. It was a whisper.
Just by whispering, its voice jumped over the barrier, the countless walls of the imperial palace, and finally flowed inside the broken window.
-If you summon humans from another world and place them in the middle ranks, how likely are they to become your shields? You call them warriors, but do you really think they are heroes for you?
It rained heavily.
-Try calling somewhere. Feel free to sing it to your heart’s content. What’s the reason you can’t call me? Summon thousands of warriors and tens of thousands of knights. They are also just humans like you. It is pitiful that your foolishness knows no end.
The voice rang out amidst the countless raindrops. echoed on the city walls. It rang through the walls of the palace. It echoed off the walls of the throne room. It laughed. It was a big laugh. The laughter echoed again and again, pounding my skull.
“Uh, ah…”
The NPCs lowered their heads even further. They were tearing out their heads as if they were in pain.
Fortunately, things were better for hunters like us. Unlike the NPCs, this was the first time we heard the Demon King’s laughter. It was bearable. If I had to hear that kind of laughter all year long, it would be a completely different story.
-Those who do not see humans as humans.
It was that time.
A map that only I can see. Mini map. Red dots began to appear on the map illuminated with the blessings of the War God. one. two. three. The red dots that began to appear slowly on the mini-map began to multiply in an instant.
Hundreds.
Thousands.
Tens of thousands.
Soon, everything beyond the horizon was painted red.
-Be swallowed up by your malice.
Lightning struck.
The sky and the earth suddenly turned pale, and the things between them were clearly revealed.
All the red dots on the map were monsters.
“······.”
“······.”
The hunters fell silent. An army of monsters that cannot even be compared to the 11th floor stage. A countless army was approaching from beyond the horizon.
-Kirrr.
-Kek, kek!
The monsters howled. I opened my teeth. I twisted my neck. Raindrops streamed down the goblin’s twisted face. To them, the bloody rainwater seemed to be holy water. Like knights on a great crusade, the monsters looked up to the sky and worshiped the red rain.
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“···I told you so.”
I held the hilt of the sword tightly.
“Now is not the time to fight among ourselves.”
And letters unfolded before my eyes.
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[Battle of the Imperial Capital]
Difficulty: A~SSS
Mission Objective: Champions! You fought bravely against the Demon King’s army and defended the supply route. Sensing a crisis, the Demon King himself participated. The Demon King can summon legions of monsters anytime, anywhere. The place the Demon King is aiming for is the heart of the Aegim Empire. This is Hakamnia, the imperial capital.
Fortunately, the Demon King’s power has weakened as he appears far away.
Stop the devil!
※However, if you lose the battle, the 13th floor will not be open.
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There was silence for a moment.
“···Weakened?”
The viper muttered inadvertently.
“That?”
These were words that represented everyone’s feelings.
“This… is unreasonable. How do I clear it? It wasn’t a quest designed to be completed in the first place. Even though it was a tutorial up to the 10th floor… the difficulty level is so different. “Something like this.”
“That’s it. Let’s calm down.”
I turned my back and looked at the throne room.
There were hunters. Behind the hunters, NPCs were in despair.
“We can do it. “The tower doesn’t give you quests that you can’t clear.”
“But, how do we defeat that number of monsters…?”
“So I’m telling you to calm down.”
I pointed to NPCs.
“We are not just hunters here. Did you make your own choice and forget about it? Viper. You are [Captain of the Imperial Guard of the Aegim Empire]. “If you are the commander of the SS, you must lead the SS.”
“······.”
“We hunters alone cannot beat this stage.”
okay.
“Convince the NPCs. Stand up. Take command. “Treat NPCs like you would treat real people, and somehow lead them to the battlefield.”
That’s how we conquered the 11th floor stage as well.
“We should not fight with each other. Mr. Geomseong. You are the knight commander of the Empire. The knight commander and the captain of the royal guard are fighting with their swords. “Would a country like that properly prevent invasion by foreign enemies?”
“······.”
“Did you think it was a benefit to receive the knight commander’s reward? A gain is a gain. But if you have your rights, you must also have your responsibilities. Like it or not, we have taken over the leadership [role] of the Empire, and now it is time to role-play.”
I turned my attention to the paladin.
The paladin was looking at me with a serious face.
“Foreign Minister.”
“hmm.”
“This is the throne room right now, but I can’t see the emperor. There must be an emperor somewhere in the palace. Please take the Ministry of Foreign Affairs civil servant NPCs and find the emperor. “If there is no boss, NPCs won’t follow you properly.”
The paladin nodded.
“i get it.”
“General.”
I looked back at the Heretic Questioner. The Inquisitor smiled brightly despite losing her right arm. Rather, he was watching me with an expression of interest.
“yes! “If you’re the general, it’s me!”
“I just hate hunters like you. I really hate it. I felt like I had to end things with you someday after seeing what you did earlier. But now, I cannot afford to lose you, who are as good as a general.”
“Ahaha. “I’m becoming more and more like Hunter Kim Gongja!”
“I said I would be entrusted with full authority, so shut up and listen to me.”
I said, looking at the map.
There wasn’t much time. The red waves were getting closer and closer to the capital.
“There will be a lot of soldiers on the walls. There’s no way you can be in a good state of mind when monsters are rushing in front of you like a tidal wave. “As the general, you should personally climb the castle wall and comfort the soldiers.”
“hmm! “It’s noblesse oblige!”
“Please defend the walls no matter what happens. “Once the wall is breached, this stage is over.”
“Do not worry.”
The Heretic Questioner smiled.
“I have never broken a promise since I was born. “I will protect it with my life!”
“okay.”
I looked at the crowd.
“Then I will go first.”
It was a time of war.
4.
Faaah! Pot!
As we left the imperial palace, the remaining hunters were being summoned one after another as latecomers.
“wow. “Where are we again?”
“It’s nice that it’s not a dirty port.”
Hunters looked around the streets of the capital as if they were sightseeing tourists.
“Ugh, is it acid rain? “What color is the rainwater…”
“Get under the roof! hurry!”
“hey. “They tell me to choose a role as a reward?”
“role? What is your role?”
Subsequent runners had no understanding of the situation. Is it because they arrived later than us?
‘Well, even the top rankers who rose to the 12th floor were suspicious of each other and fought.’
They even killed three people because of suspicion. Even more so, what about the successors! I couldn’t expect much from the hunters who had just entered a new stage.
‘There is no time to persuade the hunters now.’
Because even at this moment, the devil’s army is approaching.
‘First, block the attack with NPCs!’
I ignored the hunters and ran down the street. The streets were extremely crowded. But fortunately I had a minimap. We steadily took the shortest route to the castle wall.
“Gongja Kim.”
It was when I had just left the imperial palace. Someone appeared next to me.
“Witch?”
“Call me the Black Dragon Lord. “I don’t really like my tinnitus.”
witch. The second-ranked hunter suddenly appeared and ran alongside me. Did she carry an aura in her steps? The witch ran down her street as if she was slipping.
“How did you suddenly appear here?”
“···It’s my skill. Instantaneous transfer. “You can move anywhere you can see.”
It was a crazy skill.
-Hey, zombie. Die to this guy! It’s such a mess that it’s an instant fight! I don’t know about other guys, but if I’m going to die from this guy, I’ll admit it. Die quickly!
I ignored Bae Hu-ryeong’s words and asked.
“Then what do you do without going to the wall first?”
“I came to get you. “It’s natural.”
The witch replied expressionlessly. Even though she was running, she didn’t look tired at all.
“I saw it on the 11th floor. You have a sword that can be used by NPCs here, right? I don’t know what kind of sword it is, but if you have it, you can raise the morale of NPCs. “The person the soldiers on the wall need right now is you, not me.”
The witch looked at me.
“Agree.”
“yes?”
“Please verbally agree to teleport with me. Otherwise I can’t move you. “It’s a limitation of my skills.”
I was a little embarrassed.
“Wait. Even if it was only a moment ago, it would have been an S-level skill, right? Is it okay if you tell me all the restrictions like this? “It’s a secret trick.”
“That’s a strange thing to say.”
The witch wiped her forehead. Red raindrops were falling steadily above us. Her hair was also stuck to her white forehead because of the rain.
The witch’s black eyes looked at me.
“According to you, I am the prime minister of this empire. “Isn’t it natural for a prime minister to pull out his secret trick in protecting his country?”
“······.”
“I don’t have time. “It doesn’t matter if it’s roughly, so just agree.”
I nodded.
“I agree to use the Black Dragon Master’s skills.”
It was that moment. The witch stretched out her left hand and took her right hand. Kuuk. Her rain-soaked hands wrapped around me. Her long fingers intertwined with me as if to prevent me from slipping in the rain.
“uh?”
“-There is one more restriction.”
The witch whispered while holding my hand.
“transition.”
Faaah!
In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the top of the castle wall.
As expected, the castle walls were a mess. Even though an army of monsters was coming in front of them, the soldiers of the empire did not react. No, I couldn’t cope. The soldiers hid behind the walls, shaking and praying to God.
“It’s over…”
“Oh God. Please have mercy on us and take pity on us…”
“Hehe, hee… ugh…”
NPCs. However, they are no different from living humans.
Even if they seemed like an illusion, even the fear they felt was not an illusion. Even the faces they made of despair were not in vain.
“Black Dragon Lord. Thank you for having me. From here on, I…”
“Wait.”
The witch sighed.
“You can’t just show your inferior side to your juniors and get kicked out.”
“yes?”
“I didn’t sit still and become a guild leader.”
The witch took a deep breath.
And opened his lips.
“-Soldiers of the Aegim Empire!”
A black aura flowed from the witch’s body.
The black was a little darker than the red.
“Stand up! What are you doing up the castle wall? Are you under the illusion that the walls made of stone will automatically protect you? Don’t you know that the wall that truly protects our empire is not a block of stones, but only you, the soldiers of the empire!”
The soldiers crouching behind the castle walls raised their heads one by one.
“Prime Minister…?”
“It is the Prime Minister.”
Murmur.
To the soldiers, the witch seemed to be their prime minister. Someone recognized the Prime Minister, and the words he said were instantly contagious through the rainwater.
The witch nodded.
“Stand up! I command you to stand up. One day, the walls may collapse and our hometown may be destroyed. But as long as you stand up, the empire, our Aegim Empire, will not fall! Because you are the empire!”
It looked completely different from usual.
“Stand up!”
The witch was furious. No trace of the cold expression remained. With an enraged look on her face, the witch looked down at the castle walls, and whenever her witch’s gaze passed over the soldiers, the soldiers were dragged around by her witch’s gaze as if caught in a net.
“Rise, soldiers of the Empire! Aegim’s last wall! Warriors who are the empire itself! Grab your spear! Grab your sword! Until there is nothing left to hold, until there is no more hand to hold the spear knife! Stand up for the Empire and for yourselves!”
The witch clenched her hands.
my hand.
“God protect us!”
The witch raised her right hand upwards.
I realized what I had to do now.
Slurp!
A holy sword was pulled out from its scabbard.
I grabbed the hilt of the sword and raised it high. A barrier with red showers pouring down. In the center of it all, the blade of the holy sword shone brightly. White light broke through the rainwater and shone on the faces of the soldiers.
“The founder’s sword…”
“It’s a holy sword. “It is the holy sword testified by the goddess!”
and.
[The Guardian Goddess thanks you for your choice.]
[The guardian goddess wields her final power.]
There was light.
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