Episode 413 New Altar (5)
Sensing a bad feeling, Sert said with an uneasy expression.
“It’s kind of ominous…”
Her prediction was right.
Something unpleasant flowed from the eyes of the red-stained rabbit monsters.
Sensing danger instinctively, Heprion and Ira Sert took a few steps back.
Heprion’s face, which had been smiling as usual, hardened slightly.
“It seems to be a mental attack. Be careful not to approach them.”
Aira said as she hit them with a hemisphere-shaped shield.
“I know, but.”
Their number is more than a hundred, even if you catch a small number.
It is difficult to be wary of hundreds of monsters running around like arrows shot every time they hit the ground.
Mana flowed from Aira’s body.
“Earth quake.”
Koo Goo Goong—!
A small-scale earthquake turned the ground on which the monsters were standing upside down.
Her attacks did not end there.
“Bind.”
After entangling the bodies of monsters with mana, she manifested her magic again.
“Earth spear.”
Cha-cha-cha-chang—!
Hundreds of spears sprouting from the swaying earth were about to pierce the demons’ bodies.
The monsters that exuded red energy from their bodies released their restraints.
The three faces were stained with bewilderment.
It was a magic that the high elves used.
When a monster easily released it, they were quite taken aback.
“Hey. Melted mana! How amazing!”
“It’s not the time to be intrigued…!”
“Stand back. It seems that you should kill it with direct physical force rather than mana.”
At her words, Heprion and Sert took a couple of steps back.
“Icicle lance.”
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
A huge spear of ice appeared in front of her eyes.
one. two.
The number of spears, which had been increasing, quickly increased to the staggering number of fifty.
“A little while is fine! Block the monster’s movements!”
“Leave it to me, Ira!”
Heprion turned to the left of the monsters.
With one stomp, his new model shot like a comb.
“Grease!”
Basic magic that makes the terrain smooth.
It is difficult to expect a great effect in battle, but it was judged that it would work well at times like now.
His judgment was not wrong.
The monsters that went between the trees slipped due to magic in an instant.
Aira, who was looking for an opportunity, immediately fired an ice spear at the target.
The monsters whose posture was disturbed because they couldn’t balance were pierced by the spear.
– Khehehe!
– Snuggle Geek!
monstrous cries.
Heprion, who inevitably moved closer to the monster to divert his gaze, drool for a while.
“Mmmmm…”
His focus slightly blurred for a moment, then returned to normal.
Returning to its original position, Heprion raised mana to his entire body and checked his physical condition.
Woong-woong-!
There is nothing wrong.
Fortunately, erosion seems to be blocked.
Heprion laughed.
“I almost got hit!”
“Calm down. There’s about half left to go. Until Ray completes the main version, we must protect the temple.”
“There is only one more left until the altar is finally completed! All right! Let’s push ourselves a little harder!”
“I’ll try my best!”
When the three high elves are fighting again.
Dark shapes wriggled out of the Gate.
Kururuk— Kuruk—
Things like mud begin to clump together and take shape within a short time.
Sert, who said he was going to cheer up, made a face that was draining.
“…I want to cancel.”
In front of them, an incomparable number of rabbit monsters appeared with their eyes shining.
* * *
Halfman was treated with the highest courtesy in the Baybon Kingdom.
Even so, the kingdom’s food shortage, which had reached the point of being impossible to regenerate, was solved with the grain he brought.
Is that all?
Unlike the kingdoms, who were preoccupied with observing the situation, he found Baybon on his own despite his status as the head of a large merchant corporation.
There was no way the king, who had been holding on to the rotten rope as a lifeline, would not be happy.
Contrary to the king’s thoughts, however, Hafman was busy looking around the palace and licking his lips.
‘Shit. I came to see how desperate it is to say that the fire fell on my feet, and this is a complete ruin itself.’
It was empty.
Originally, it would be normal to have at least a modest welcome party welcomed by nobles.
There weren’t even a few baron viscounts in the lobby.
When the kingdom was in danger, the high-ranking nobles abandoned the country and fled.
As financial and food shortages came, the people lamented their situation, and Kerne Castle, which had a reputation as a good soil in the past, has now become a dwelling place for demons.
It was clear that if the monsters marched towards the royal capital tomorrow, this beautiful place would turn into a sea of fire in an instant.
“You made a precious person stand too much. You don’t know how fortunate I am to have you come when you’re busy with work at the top.”
King Baybon offered a chair with a friendly smile.
Then, as if he had never done that, Hafman sat down with a smile on his face.
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“Gwain is clumsy when it comes to talking about it. I’m sorry to you who came a long way, but would it be all right if I went straight to the point?”
“I am a merchant by nature. I’m good at roundabout, but I don’t like it very much. Please do as your Majesty is comfortable with.”
“I hope your young friend is understanding. Then I’m sorry, but I’ll bring up a heavy story right away.”King Baybon sighed lightly.
Like the leader of a kingdom, he exhaled carefully so that no one could hear him.
“As you know, our Baybone situation is not very good. After the nobles who were supposed to manage the land disappeared, the management of the land was entrusted to the remaining nobles. Not only that, but even the people are leaving the kingdom and migrating to live. Trade has been cut off, and the steps of the upper ranks have slowed down. There are overflowing with people who covet the kingdom and people of wine, and monsters are boiling right in front of them, so I don’t know what to do.”
Halfman silently nodded his head and listened to the story.
The situation was more serious than I thought.
“Have you asked for help from the neighboring kingdoms?”
“I was rejected without even thinking about it. Of course. In a situation where even the coalition of empires and small kingdoms is watching the situation, which kingdom will try to help? I understand their feelings. Had the same situation come up, Gwain would have acted similarly to them.”
King Baybon was very generous in his disposition.
Because of his generosity, he could become a good king, but not a sage king.
Halfman sat on the chair, straightened his back and spoke.
“You must harden Your Majesty’s heart. Immediately catch and execute nobles who abandon the kingdom, and put a bluff on the people who want to emigrate. They need them to stop the monsters. No, without them, even if we escape this situation, we will only fall prey to the surrounding kingdoms in the future.”
“How can we hold on to those who leave to protect precious things? As for the wine…”
Hafman interrupted King Baybon even though he knew it was rude.
His voice quietly echoed through the palace.
“What do you mean by precious? What are all the things I have to protect while abandoning my hometown and the place where my memories dwell? Your Majesty, please let their precious things become babes. Are you not in a position where you should and can do so? Be hard-hearted even for the sake of the remaining nobles and people.”
Halfman looked directly at the Baybon King sitting on the throne.
His white beard, which had been hit by the wind and waves of the years, trembled.
“Gwain… Gwain might have been missing a lot. In your opinion, can this Baben make this land overflowing with past glory stand up again?”
At his question, Harpman lowered his head.
“I am here to make it happen. Your Majesty will decide the rest.”
“A considerable number of nobles have already left. Even among the people, only the powerless remain.”
“Isn’t it because you thought of them that you didn’t hold on to those who left? If you are a majesty who thought of the happiness of each person, not the kingdom, they will surely become your strength again.”
“Are you thinking of causing a miracle? Those who leave again will not return…”
“Your Majesty, the fact that I sit here and have a conversation with you is a miracle someone has caused. So trust me. Baybone hasn’t fallen yet. There is land and there are people who live there. Above all, His Majesty is still alive. A lot has been lost, but there is still a lot left.”
King Baybon raised his head.
He looked at the half-man quietly.
When our eyes met, Hafman hurriedly lowered his head again.
King Baybon let out a small laugh.
“Awesome. I have never been shaken by just a few words, but with your words, I feel like I have regained my youthful energy.”
Feeling remorseful, he finally raised the diminutive old man from the throne.
If King Baybon, whom I first met in Daejeon, was the face of a person who had given up everything, now it was the look of a young man with ambitions again.
Huge mana spewed from the nogu.
The magician’s mana, which reached the level of the 6th circle, filled the battlefield.
Although the king who rose up had a small body, the energy radiating from him was that of a person who pioneered his limits in a certain state.
“Did you suggest making a deal with wine? good every A visitor to the kingdom of poor wine. I promise to treat you differently from the foolish merchants who are busy living their own way. If you want, Gwain will personally help you to establish a main altar in Baybon. instead.”
The small smile on the king’s face soon turned into a bright smile.
“Help Baybon. Right now, I can’t offer anything appealing to your company, but I’ll live my life thinking of everything you’ve given as grace. I’ll return everything you’ve done to Baybon by multiplying it. You have pioneered a small field in the study of wine and magic. Right now, only the humble heart of Guain is the down payment. I dare to swear to Mana that there will be no violating these words.”
