Chapter.9 Star Fall (3)
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I know how Andrei Gedreuts was thinking when he created this setting. Because he was a person with a special love for details. Perhaps they wanted to create a world rather than a game. NPCs that are close to taboos in terms of ethics or religion, created based on the behavior and mindset of real people. A world created so that each and every one of them is given the right to the world in this game and can grow and use it according to their individual capabilities.
Certainly, from the perspective of the player playing the game, if you create such a subjective and distinct living world, you will be more immersed in it. There were more than a few times where I wondered if this was a real game, beyond how good it was.
[There is nothing to look for from far away. Aren’t I the proof?]
‘It was quiet for a while. ‘Were you sleeping?’
[It’s similar. Maybe it’s because I’ve created something that can be called a real body, but it’s a bit difficult to remain in a state of consciousness. Hmm. You don’t need me now, right?]
‘Not yet?’
[Then sleep more. Also, when a stupid shell is in danger of dying, it shouldn’t be sleepy and unable to come out.]
A strange feeling disappears from the left arm along with a yawn. I heard you’ve been a little quiet lately, and there’s a reason for that.
‘Just by looking at Hyde, it is clear that there is some connection with reality. It’s not just a game. There is some purpose. It’s a game made before the destruction, but it runs without problems even in today’s world where almost all infrastructure is broken.’
My question is, if there was such a purpose, why did they make it so free? Why on earth? Why was the authority of the game handed over to the players and NPCs to this extent? If there was a purpose, the game would have to be pushed in that direction, but this… no matter how I looked at it, it was close to neglect. Inside the seed, we just watch as NPCs and players create the world as they wish. Where on earth can one find purpose?
‘If my guess is correct…. Auror is an insane technology that is close to the power to delete data. Of course, since the system control authority capacity, expressed as the ‘will’ of individual NPCs, is as small as dust compared to the size of the world, the ability to separate rocks and metals in front of one’s eyes is probably limited. But if you think about it differently, if a truly absurd hero is born in this world full of vitality and refines his individual will to the limit, wouldn’t GG itself be able to be reshaped? ‘You could literally split the world in two with a single sword?’
This is not something that should be viewed as a mere possibility. It looks like they were trying to maintain order by creating a mass of transcendent will like a dragon, but as far as I know, even in World 3, there is a hero who can cut down a dragon if it runs at him, risking his life, right?
‘Was it in the Cheonryuje clear video? Because the Galadrion Sword was tied to the final evolution of Edeorna, who ate the dragon. It’s safe to say that a dragon slayer’s auror is a system eraser, right? They even say that the principle of Aurors is to extract one’s will and become a separate entity from the system? Come to think of it, I think the reason high-ranking knights have high magic defense is because the capacity of individuals separated from the system has increased, allowing them to reject commands from those with lower authority than themselves? In fact, it is an entity outside the system. ‘What kind of game is it that you can’t even move NPCs at will?’
I don’t know. Gedreuts Why did that guy make this game? The more I thought about clearing the game, the more suspicious aspects of this game began to be revealed one by one. The more I learned, the more questions I felt.
“…I’ll have to look into it when I stop by the dome for research support. Because they have been researching GG since the group called DOM was created. “They must know something because they have invested billions of shillings into rankers and received exclusive rights to important information.”
The professor appropriately cut off the series of thoughts. As of now, the facts that can be known are limited, so even if we think about it further, it is nothing more than speculation after speculation. Auror is an unusual technology and its principles can be applied to magic. Let’s just remember these two things. All you have to do is put the ‘Suspiciously detailed GG’ item in a corner somewhere.
“Hmm… I guess I realized something. Let me know if you need anything. “It’s enough to show you one more time.”
“no. “It looks like you used up a lot of mental energy, and I apologize for asking you an unreasonable request while in enemy territory.”
After the fourth and final water shield, Ottman looked clearly exhausted. I guess it wasn’t just an empty statement that efficiency was low.
“Hehehehe! It’s okay. Actually, it’s good for water-type wizards to use some magic periodically. If water stagnates, it rots. And according to you… there’s no need to go into battle for a while, right? “Those strange mutes are filling the city.”
“Iknow, right. I will try to get through it if I can, but… if you have any spare time, can you use the distance seeing magic one more time?”
“Oh my… You’re pampering this old man too much. This isn’t that difficult, so practice next time and try it yourself. [Numa Aselai’s Blue Eyes]”
Pow!
Two eyeballs made of water floated on Otman’s hand with a spell. Ottman held one of them out to the professor and lifted one into the sky.
– takealook: There’s nothing that old man can’t do. From the water wall to the sinkhole water shield long-distance magic. Isn’t it too useful for a level 5?
– Jokass: Instead, there is no magic whose main focus is attack.
– Noru Drug: If you don’t use the ‘medium pressure’ attribute in the water method, you won’t get any damage lol
– Speed Wagon: I think it’s a position like a special soldier. A role that is all-rounder but cannot be the main force in battle.
The professor also agreed with what the people in the chat room said. Otman has done very well so far, but when an all-out war like this is about to happen, it’s a shame to use area-wide destruction magic.
‘Actually, all water-based magic is fine, but the attack power is a bit lacking. Even if Otman had the enlightenment of ‘medium pressure’, wouldn’t he be able to retire after putting heavy pressure on something like a very large water wall and squeezing it a few times? Even if you look at it in terms of wide-area suppression or utility, its killing power is worse than that of a tank.’
In comparison, flame-type fire wizards were overwhelmingly superior in killing.
There is no need for even the 5th rank. Even at tier 4, if you call a few fast-moving allies and cast [Blaze Step] on them and have them run away within the city, they can completely burn down the city with fire that naturally spreads in their wake. As the tier goes up, all kinds of strange effects are added. Things like Fireball, which is a basic magic, or Fire Rain, which can rain down carpet bombing if you have the right catalyst. This means that the flame wizard is an entity that exactly replicates the fantasy of a battlefield wizard that we think of.
“I can’t help it. “At the current level, it is difficult to break through head-on.”
“hmm? “Who are you talking to?”
“Oh, I’m talking to myself. I’m talking to myself.”
The professor grumbled lightly and held the eyeball that Ottman gave him in front of his eyes. An image as if shining from high in the sky appeared magnified on the retina of my eye, sparkling in blue.
The huge walls that were the pride of Pellas were broken and collapsed in many places, and the inside of the city was reduced to little more than half a ruin.
‘I expected this far. Before I could even get a proper name, I was taken over by an unintelligent level 87 mute. There is no way that the low-level mutes could have thought of leaving the facility and using it for defense instead of destroying it. Even if it is restored, it will be difficult to expect the same level of defense as before. Of course, it would still be much better than a garrison built from scratch.’
The problem was, contrary to expectations, the feast of high-ranking mutes that filled the destroyed streets.
Most of them were grade 6, which were created by familiar large monsters such as trolls and ogres being eroded by infectious agents, but there were also quite a few grade 5 and 4 mutes that were not simply infected but were created by mixing the characteristics of all kinds of creatures produced in the northern nest.
– Jokass: Does that seem like the main corps? This is okay for level 6 or lower infectious agents, but there is a limit to the production speed for level 5 or higher instances produced in the northern part of the country where the queen is located.
– Heungan Dumplings: Since we have already chosen a small elite strategy using elite individuals, the number of artificial wombs will be less than 1/4 of the other seeds, right? That’s like a white caterpillar, right? Tunnel bug? Do you think you’re going to dig a hole with that??
– Speed Wagon: No. NPCs are not idiots. It was during Turan that they saw tunnel bugs for the first time, so they just got hit, but now they have the information. There is no need to prepare. As long as you have one person with you, you can see that it is coming from 10km away.
– Heungan Mandu: Mute won’t know that. Can’t I just head like that?
– Muqaba: Salvation Church Insomnia Crab. I guess information is leaking here and there? This time, Seed Mute invested heavily in that area. Information warfare cannot be won. I’m sure you knew sooner than you that earth mages can sense tunnels.
– Gunpowder and blood: Strategically, the opponent has an overwhelming advantage. We are ahead in every aspect except volume. Speaking of espionage, it comes to mind that most of the warlock group is also in their hands. If a bug is planted in the head of an enemy official that turns the opponent into a limb, there’s no way it wouldn’t be used on the head of a rebellious ally.
“Oh, you guys really play games together.”
The reason the professor and his party stayed in this forest a day away from Pellas and practiced magic was not because they had time to spare. The ultimate goal of this journey of bravery is to assassinate the queen. If that was difficult, we planned to at least clear a path to the empty Pelas and create a bridgehead for our troops to advance northward, thereby at least avoiding the Roharam Church. In fact, the Pelas they were targeting was in that state.
‘….Should I really bypass Pellas and run towards the queen? Do you think it would be enough to just have a decent fighting type name? No, now that I think about it, if Pelas has that many troops, doesn’t that mean the queen has the ability to produce them? Of course, there will be troops to defend the nest. If you were to gamble, betting on Pellas would have the best chance. There’s not even a hole to dig into… huh?’
While looking around the city, hoping to at least hinder the enemy’s reinforcements, the professor noticed something strange.
“Thorn vines?”
I rubbed my eyes to see if I had seen something wrong, but it was clearly a thorn vine. I haven’t heard that the lord of Pellas Castle has a hobby of raising plant-type monsters, so it must have been a change that occurred after being taken over by Mute.
A thorn vine dripping with something like green oil on the highest tower of the central lord’s castle in Pellas, which is full of mutes.
The professor, who was looking towards the root, felt goosebumps rising from his toes at the afterimage that passed through his eyes.
“Oh Otman. Next to the camera!”
“camera?”
“Eyeballs! Just a little closer! Toward the spire of the Lord’s Castle!”
“You’re already close to your limit! Among the Mutes, some have good eyesight or good mana sensitivity, so if you get closer…”
“You must definitely check! “I don’t mind getting caught and retreating, so please approach me!”
“Uhm… I definitely warned you! “If we don’t check quickly and cancel the magic, our location may be detected!”
Tap, tap, tap!
Along with the familiar sound of making hand signs, the screen reflected in my eyeballs appeared more clearly.
‘….see!’
It was only for a moment, but it was clearly visible. In the highest room, a spire wrapped in thick thorns, there was something in the shape of a human woman. The woman with those thorny vines hanging down like a rich dress must be…
Crisp!
Just before the person in the silhouette appeared, the transparent eyeball in front of the professor exploded.
“this! Someone destroyed the medium for Wonkyeon’s magic. They say they detected this side. What should I do? Since we’ve only roughly figured out the direction, I think we’ll send out a scouting party first. Now that I think about it, hunting down those who are slowly escaping like this…”
“No, I’m withdrawing. “At least a day’s distance by power transfer.”
If what I saw is correct, there is no way we would just send a scouting party. As soon as those mutes know that the enemy is nearby, they will come in droves like bulls that have been hit at the front line and destroy the area.
– Jokass: Must be caught unconditionally.
– Heungan Mandu: Even if the whole party here dies, you have to catch that.
– Speed Wagon: Totally agree. The exchange rate will exceed 10:1 or even 20:1. Of course, we lose three hero-level NPCs given to hero units that haven’t even grown properly. 1.
– takealook: Isn’t something wrong? Even if you consider all the variables, that is a unit that can’t possibly come out, right?
There was also an uproar in the chat room where people were watching the same screen I was watching. It has to be that way. Even if this seed queen focuses on producing high-end units, that is something that will never come out.
“What on earth did you see to make you so nervous? Retreating more than a day’s distance? “Is he that strong?”
“no. “Far from being strong, he is probably the weakest among the mutes out there.”
“But why?”
“Because Mute is important enough to be collected and protected even during an all-out war.”
If that existed, it would explain why such high-ranking mutes were swarming in Pellas. Because he is the second most important object of protection after the queen.
Level 1 actually has the same level of risk as Named, but it is only differentiated from Named because it is not a unique entity but an entity that can be mass-produced. A class 1 mute of which only three species are known. Among them, it is the most important target that requires all the manpower and resources to be killed as soon as it is discovered and can turn the tide of the war even if it catches just one.
“Otman. “The wizards we sent back must have arrived in Tobrunn, right?”
“I guess so? “It was about three days away from Tobrunn, so considering the procedures, news would have reached the church by now.”
If so, wait. Until Senadis sends a priest. Wizards need special enlightenment to use communication magic, but priests can deliver news regardless of distance through a channel called God.
‘You shouldn’t rush in carelessly and cause alarm. You can’t let it escape. If absolutely necessary, we must capture that, even if it means bringing in reinforcements to enter the Western Front!’
The group that was resting nearby hurriedly packed their belongings and ran towards the way they came when the professor’s urgent tone came.
Crack!
“I heard you saw something important, sir. “What did you see that made your hair stand on end like that?”
“Chamber Maid.”
“If you’re a maid… a maid?”
“okay. “The queen’s maid.”
“Is that really that scary? Just hearing your name makes you look weak…”
“It’s scary. “If we can’t kill him, it’s safe to say we’ve lost this war.”
“What on earth is this guy doing?”
The professor recalled the silhouette he had seen on the spire.
‘Level 1 mute. Chambermaid.’
Although it has no combat power, it is an entity that is also called ‘Multi’ by anyone who has played 3 World or watched the clear video, and is considered the second most important assassination target after the queen.
“He gives birth to mutes. Endlessly. continue.”
Level 1 mute. The Chamber Maid was the queen’s artificial womb, born in the form of a mute. The queen’s alter ego that moves freely, roots down, sucks up nearby life force, and produces countless mutes.
What is incomprehensible is that this entity is completely contrary to the mute strategy so far, which is that it is a small elite.
‘No matter how great a chamber maid’s ability is, it is less resource efficient than a nest produced directly by the queen. Isn’t this an entity that crawls out from the general seed when the mutes are pushing for more resources and it becomes difficult to deal with them all in the northern part of the country where the queen is? ‘Why did it appear now?’
Chamber Maid is a mute that is closer to a production base than an entity. It is a completely useless unit for the current Queen, who is desperately poor, as she has to bear and give birth to her herself, and resources are at the named level until birth, and after production, she has to consume more resources to see its utility.
Because they were desperately poor, they chose a small elite group. They selected all kinds of special objects and strategically blocked them.
And we produced the final stage chamber made before the volume.
A contradictory situation in which no matter how much you think about it, the cause and effect do not match. However, since I confirmed that the chamber maid was positioned in front of me and the presence of the army guarding the bastard, I couldn’t deny the result.
In the current situation, the appearance of the Chamber Maid represented the worst situation humankind could imagine.
“I don’t know what kind of child he is, but… he created something from nothing.”
This means that the Mute side has the ability to carry out mass warfare. There are countless named and special objects produced so far. ‘ They are
always ahead. They are controlling the situation by being one step ahead of us.’
In the professor’s head, it seemed like he could hear the sneer of the dark side that had been manipulating the series of events through Turan Tobrun until now.
‘First, retreat and wait for the priest. There’s no way he wouldn’t have sent me. I’ve caught the 5th rank warlock, so I need to know the situation. ‘I’ll send someone as a signal trooper. First, listen to the situation, know what’s going on, and make a decision! Before that, you can’t even make a sound!’
All the while retreating to avoid the enemy’s pursuit party, all I could think was that a priest would arrive as soon as possible and establish communication with the church. Information was lacking. The situation on the Western Front, the movements of the enemies, the importance of the salvation church, or the importance of allies who are cleverly manipulated by Mute like Isaac. Greetings, etc.! There were so many things to know.
Until you know the big situation, it will be nothing more than the chess piece of the mute tactician who is currently moving the game. In order to turn the game over, you first had to be able to look down at the game from the same perspective as your opponent. .
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