Chapter 164 – Expedition (2)
London, the capital of England.
Seo-joon and his party were able to safely arrive at London City Airport in London.
London City Airport has a very different feel from Italy.
As if history and tradition were important, the classic old atmosphere oozes out.
As if all Asians are not the same Asia.
Even in the same Europe, each country had its own characteristics.
And Soo-yeon shouted with excitement at such a uniquely British landscape.
“Another overseas trip!”
“Let’s go to where the queen lives!”
“Can we go straight to Buckingham Palace?”
Even Min-yul and Lee Ha-yoon were swept away by Soo-yeon’s atmosphere.
Seojun shook his head and said.
“I say it every time, but I didn’t come on a trip.”
But whether you listen to Seojun or not.
“I want to ride the London Eye ferris wheel!”
“I am Stonehenge!”
“They say that British food is not particularly delicious…”
They were gathering and talking quietly.
“…… uhh, that’s it.”
Seo-joon gave up the act of persuasion itself.
“Leave it. It’s because everyone is nervous.”
At least Seoyoon remained sane and stood next to Seojun.
At Seoyoon’s words, Seojun gently nodded.
It was because the situation was completely different from Italy.
The Great Monster of the End, Beserk.
It was because if Beserk appeared, he might not be able to return alive.
and.
‘Something… it’s different.’
It was the same that Seo-joon was also nervous.
The wave of magical power felt by none other than Chiron’s senses was quite different from the normal case.
I couldn’t quite define it, but I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that my mana was quite unstable.
And it was a sensation that I had never felt in Korea or Italy.
Of course, I wasn’t sure if this was because of Beserk.
However, being different from the usual case meant that there was something wrong.
‘It’s going to be okay…’
Seojun was a little worried, but quickly brushed it off. It was clear that even
the genuine Longinus spear that I had recently purchased
would not be able to ignore its power, no matter how much Beserkra it was.
“More than that, Mr. Seojun. What should I do now?”
“well. I haven’t heard anything else.”
It was then.
“Hey…”
A faint voice came from somewhere.
Based on the voice, the only information we could get was a young woman.
Seo-jun slowly turned his head in the direction from which the sound came.
Sure enough, in Seo-joon’s field of vision, he saw a neat and tidy woman with long blond hair.
And next to him stood a man with reddish-brown hair and a solid impression.
Seojun looked at the woman he thought was the protagonist of the voice.
He must have been in his early 20’s.
No matter how many times she was the same age as Suyeon, she didn’t look like she was in her mid-twenties.
The snow-white skin and the strange atmosphere around it were difficult to describe with specific words.
Sophisticated, sophisticated, yet classy.
These were words that could be mentioned as a first impression of her.
And the unique atmosphere made even the hesitant expression look strangely attractive.
As Seo-jun looked at him, her mouth slowly opened.
“Are you… the dream team from Korea…?”
fluent English.
Of course I didn’t understand.
What Seojun understood was ‘Korea’ and ‘Dream Team’. It was just these two words.
Of course, just by listening to it, I could roughly guess what the case was like.
Seo-joon gently turned his head to look at Lee Ha-yoon.
Seeing Seo-jun’s gaze, Lee Ha-yoon nodded once and raised his spirits.
Immediately, several small spirit bodies protruded from Lee Ha-yoon’s body.
It came slowly to each team member and seeped into their bodies.
It was only then that Seojun asked the woman in front of him.
“Who are you?”
“hot!”
The woman was startled and opened her eyes wide.
Then he asked again with trembling eyes.
“Ho, are you a member of the Jinrihoe by any chance…?”
Seo-joon let out a smile without even realizing it.
How come you say that every time you meet a foreigner?
It was a natural reaction since only the members of Jinrihoe could communicate without language barriers.
“It is not. You can think of this… as a soul interpreter.”
Seo-joon bizarrely finished the explanation because it was short.
Then Lee Ha-yoon made an unfair expression from behind.
And then he showed a hint that he wanted to explain… But honestly, what do you mean?
It was too complicated to hold on to and explain it one by one.
“Soul Interpreter…?”
As expected, he didn’t seem to understand properly, but Seo-joon didn’t care much.
“Who are you?”
“ah!”
The woman suddenly came to her senses and continued.
“Are you guys the dream team from Korea…?”
“yes. I am Kim Seo-joon, the master of Dream Team.”
At Seo-jun’s words, the woman said with a bright smile.
“Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Arya, King of the Commonwealth.”
And right after the word was heard.
“Eh?”
“Eh?”
Suyeon and Minyul’s eyes widened.
“The King of the British Commonwealth…?”
“That word…”
Lee Ha-yoon and Seo-yoon’s reactions were also not very different.
Between those reactions, Arya opened her mouth again.
“yes. I am the Queen of England.”
The team members looked at Arya in disbelief.
It was an expression I never imagined that the Queen of England would be so young.
Because the known Queen of England was not Arya.
“Then why did you send us a secret letter…?”
Arya nodded once and answered Seo-jun’s question.
“It is also me who called you.”
#
Seojun and his teammates couldn’t come to their senses for a while.
It was also because the Queen of England they knew and the Queen of England now were different.
Originally, the Queen of England was an elderly person who had been through cataclysmic times.
He wasn’t even a cataclysmic hero, but he was also a high-level player with skills comparable to him.
However, the aria in front of me was in her early twenties at best.
It seemed that something had happened.
And it didn’t seem like an ordinary situation at all.
I decided to listen to the situation after I moved to my seat.
So Seo-joon and his teammates got out of the airport.
Then, Arya boarded the vehicle prepared in advance and headed for the palace.
The famous Buckingham Palace.
It was also called the ‘Queen’s House’ because it was the residence of the Queen.
It is the first place that comes to mind when you think of England, and it is a place that can be called the heart of England.
Aria was in the front of the two cars.
The car that followed was driving through downtown London with Seo-joon and his party.
Arya sat down and stared blankly out the window.
Out of those windows, broken buildings were passing by here and there.
It was a miserable landscape that no one could see as the capital of a nation.
‘……’
Aria’s expression went darker and darker.
“Your Majesty the Queen.”
Just then, I heard someone singing an aria.
There, a man with a reddish-brown hair and a solid impression was sitting across from Aria.
It was none other than the man who silently stayed by Aria’s side at the airport.
“Robert.”
Count Edward von Robert.
The most representative thing that comes to mind when you think of England is the Queen, no matter what anyone says.
The pride of England and the existence that can be said to be everything in England.
And there were those who supported such a queen the closest.
It was the Royal Guard.
Robert is an order of knights that only the most outstanding members of the Royal Guard can enter.
He was a member of the Life Guards The 1st Order.
It wasn’t just a place he belonged to, he was the leader of the entire Life Guard Knights.
At Arya’s call, Robert modestly lowered his head.
Then he slowly opened his mouth.
“Your Majesty… can you think of it again?”
Arya opened her mouth with calm eyes.
“Are they not trustworthy?”
“……”
Robert didn’t answer.
Arya looked at Robert and spoke again.
“Or am I not trusting you?”
“I don’t mean that.”
Robert slightly raised his head and spoke softly.
Then, seeing Arya looking at her with complicated eyes, she couldn’t bring out any words.
Arya looked out the window again and said.
“I heard what they did in Italy. If… if that’s all true…”
Arya seemed to have high hopes for the Dream Team.
“Your Majesty…”
But it wasn’t Robert.
Of course, Robert was not ignorant of news from Italy.
I didn’t know the details, but I knew the general situation.
But the current situation in England was completely different from that in Italy.
Above all, the image of the Dream Team I just saw.
I couldn’t trust them at all, as if they had come to play.
Rumors are always exaggerated and exaggerated.
It’s just that I couldn’t directly comment on Arya, who had hope.
“Even if that is the case, I don’t think there is a need for His Majesty to personally meet you like this. Your Majesty is the pride of our British Empire. I can’t bend to mere Asians…”
“That pride!”
Arya screamed and looked at Robert.
Then he shouted again with fierce eyes.
“If I can save people, I can bend it a hundred times or a thousand times!”
“……”
Robert was momentarily at a loss for words.
In fact…
it was because Robert knew better than anyone else that Arya was right.
Even if the dream team didn’t perform as well as expected, I had to ask for help.
Paralysis of the country due to the rampage of the Distortion.
It was true that the situation was bad, but not to the extent that it was impossible to get through.
However, problems began to arise as most pro hunters turned their backs on Arya.
To be precise, the two heroes of cataclysm representing Britain.
They turned their backs on Arya.
The only thing left is the royal guards who protect the royal family.
And now even the guards were few and far between.
As Arya said, it was not the time to be proud.
Even if it meant holding on to the crotch of my pants, I had to pray and pray again.
However, Robert was a Knight Commander of the Royal Guard.
‘Your Majesty…’
He couldn’t bear to watch his master bow his head to someone else.
“……”
“……”
An awkward silence began to flow in the vehicle.
And just then.
Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwam!!
Suddenly, a large explosion erupted from the front of the vehicle.
#
“Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
“Even run away! Everyone run away!!”
Robert, who hurriedly got out of the vehicle, saw the situation unfolding in an abysmal way.
People running away breathlessly as if being chased by something.
A view of the devastated city of London.
In the meantime, something huge appeared.
“Koooooooooo!!”
Dragon Turtle.
As you can guess from the name, it was a turtle in the shape of a dragon.
However, it was only a turtle in appearance, and it was a monster that was treated as a subspecies of dragons.
Dragons are monsters that are considered to be the strongest race on earth.
Even if it was a subspecies, its strength was not easy to see.
The Dragon Turtle raised its huge tail and slammed it to the ground.
Aaaaaaaang!
Then, as if a small bomb exploded, the surrounding objects unconditionally exploded.
“your majesty! Come behind me!”
Robert drew his sword to protect Arya.
But Arya shook her head resolutely and shouted.
“I’m fine, so save the people first!”
“But then, Your Majesty…!”
“Come on!”
Seeing Arya’s determination in her eyes, Robert bit his teeth.
Arya was such a person.
A queen who cares more about her country and her people than her own safety.
Sometimes that stubborn aspect was frustrating.
However, isn’t it because of that appearance that he is loyal to Arya first?
“I’ll be right back… I’ll be back!”
Robert kicked himself, clutching at the hilt of his sword.
Then, he swung his sword at the Dragon Turtle.
The dragon turtle’s carapace is stronger than steel.
That’s why the dragon turtle’s hunting method was mainly focused on blunt weapons such as maces.
It was common knowledge that blades such as swords were difficult to deal with.
Awesome!
However, Robert’s sword split the dragon turtle in half with a single blow.
Edward von Robert, Commander of the 1st Knights of the Life Guard.
His skills were not lacking even if he was called the hero of the cataclysm.
“It’s the Royal Guard! The Royal Guard is here!”
“It’s Count Robert! Ooh we live!”
Everyone who found Robert exclaimed with a sigh of relief.
Despair revived with hope as the voice flowed here and there.
Robert grabbed the hilt of his sword and kicked at the still remaining dragon turtle.
Right then.
Roaring!
Suddenly, a fire with great heat attacked Robert.
Robert hurriedly raised his magic to protect himself.
Even so, the skin was ripening little by little.
“Keugh…!”
Robert could only endure it.
Robert struggled to turn his head to watch the flames shoot out.
“Kreurreu…”
There, a monster in the form of a wingless dragon was looking at Robert with eyes full of life.
Robert’s eyes widened.
“drake!!”
Drake.
If the dragon turtle is a subspecies of dragon.
Drake was a monster that was treated as a degraded version of dragon.
Of course, its strength was indescribable.
But that wasn’t the only thing that surprised Robert.
“Why is there an 11-star monster!!”
It was because Drake was an 11-star monster.
The grade of the monster was divided into a total of 15 levels.
However, in the world, 10 stars were known as the highest level of monsters.
This is because, starting with 11 stars, it has not appeared since the cataclysm.
So, it could be said that there were only grades, but there were very few professional hunters who actually faced 11-star monsters.
But what I see right now is Drake.
Kwoaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Drake let out a roar as if releasing his peers.
Wow!
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
After that, dozens of the same drake let out a roar as if resonating.
“Even run away!!”
“Quaaaaaaagh!”
The hope that spread among people quickly turned into endless despair.
Drake fired hot flames at the fleeing people.
Roaring!
“no!”
Robert hurriedly raised his mana and stood in front of him.
“Keah…!”
A terrible, raw pain erupts.
“I can’t handle it…!”
I couldn’t handle it alone.
If you go on like this, everyone will die.
“When will the Royal Guard…!”
But can the situation be resolved by the arrival of the Royal Guard?
Robert was unsure of the idea.
“Shit!”
Robert cursed involuntarily.
Even if there were only cataclysm heroes and professional hunters, the situation would have gone this far…!
“Kwoaaaaaa!!”
Before he had time to connect his thoughts, another drake was preparing to launch the flames.
Hijaman’s problem was that this time, the direction was where Arya was.
“your majesty!!”
Robert thought for a moment.
If you dodge like this, those who run away will die.
If you stay still like this, Arya will die.
In the midst of that weighing, Robert had no choice but to make a decision.
‘I’m sorry…’
I have to protect Arya even at the cost of my life.
It was just then that he was about to run to Arya.
Kwa–jik!
A terrifying sound erupted from somewhere.
decomposition sound?
It was before I even thought about it.
cooong!
Drake, who was about to release his breath at Arya, suddenly collapsed.
In that sudden situation, not only Robert, but even
Drake, who had been shooting fire at Robert, turned his head to look at it.
Inside Drake’s exploding corpse.
There was something strange embedded there.
“…… Spear?”
It was none other than a single spear.
Bewildered for a moment.
“Why did the car suddenly stop?”
A familiar voice came from somewhere.
When I turned my gaze, I saw none other than Seo-jun.
And behind Seo-jun, Seo-yoon, Min-yul, Su-yeon, and Ha-yoon appeared one after another.
“You guys…”
Seo-joon held back Robert’s words and slowly stretched out his hand.
Then, the spear Gungnir stuck in Drake’s corpse wriggled and returned to Seo-jun.
Soon after, the kind and cold Gungnir.
Seo-joon looked forward again and muttered lowly.
“Wipe it all away.”
at the same time as saying
The members of the Dream Team rushed out in front of Seo-joon.
