Chapter.9 Star Fall (5)
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Did you say that the way a person views the world changes depending on how he or she makes up his or her mind?
‘Ah, Director Ahn, you were right. If I give up, it’ll be easy…’
I just let it all go. I didn’t let it go because I was mad, I let it go sincerely. The scale has to be so big that I can even think about controlling it in my hands. The opponent is God, so what can a mere Professor Park do?
‘okay. All this time, I was suffering from heroism too much. I thought that I had to do everything for it to work properly and that I had to know everything to solve it. Let’s go back to the beginning. I’m going back to the days when I was so scared that I would lose blood and die just by walking around! I am Jobb! I’m the one who can’t see through Mute’s mysterious plan! Hehehehe!’
– takealook: The kid’s eyes are delicious?
– Jokass: Wouldn’t it be like you? Honestly, what did the professor do wrong in this seed? It’s a miracle that the game got this far with a trash character that Gangenome created for laughs in the first place. Hey, look at the broadcast rankings right now. 5th place, 5th place. With a no-charge realistic random character, Goldman’s money-making Cider Pass Yeongtaeng has come up just below. As a joke, I wish I would stop searching all the time, but I can’t anymore. What do you do if you work hard like a dog? Seeds that are about to explode explode automatically. It’s at the level of a dog shit game.
– Noroo Drug: Wow, you put a brick in the chat window. Please give me a three-line summary.
– Jokass: The game has reached a point where it is too pitiful to laugh and enjoy. / Broadcast rankings prove that effort. / Fuck this damn game
– Noru Drug: ㄱㅅ
– Whale is flying: Maybe the developer made it like this on purpose? Just looking at it, I thought, ‘Oh, if I raise it like that, I’ll be able to push it all the way to the next world?’ I felt the same way, so I just screwed up the game with administrator privileges or something. If you are lazy and add additional options when creating a character, the balance will be patched and the seed will be so bad that you will never be able to break it. I think if I touch it a little, I can make it like this.
– Namba Three: Kingly. When all cleared, Gedreuts Company coordinates were provided in exchange for an empty check. I had no intention of clearing it.
– Highway Nacho Man: Let’s face it. The professor must have made good money as a broadcaster, and the reason his broadcasting ranking has risen now is because he is pioneering a new route that other rankers have not played at all. Perhaps, using this professor’s play as a stepping stone, new type rankers like Rabbit Gengdyu and Cheonryuje will be able to create a 3-world clear seed with a lot of new farming. I think it had some meaning.
– Heungan Mandu: ‘Use this professor play as a springboard’ hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
– Professor: I’m not dead yet, you idiots.
– Nutria Gena: What, the corpse speaks.
– Jokass: Standing in line with a number in the afterlife is no different from being dead.
‘Write it. These people pretend to comfort people, but then they scratch people’s insides. The change in attitude is just like Mrs. Kim making an illegal U-turn.’
Of course, that doesn’t mean you completely give up and don’t do it. It meant narrowing down the broader view a little. Because of Hyde, I was under pressure to somehow do well in this game, but since things had gone so wrong, I felt like I should just let things happen as they should. Then, my shoulders lost some strength. I remember clearly what I need to do right now.
“There Damer… Hmm! Monk Dimanus? “I saw Bishop Senadis reflected in the message magic earlier. So do you see us there too?”
“Yes… that’s right, but…”
Okay, good. It’s a two-way video call.
“Then, please make one more call. It won’t take long. “I just want to show you something for a moment.”
“Uhm… I don’t have enough divine power left, but it’s only for a moment…”
“Otman? I would like to ask you for a long-distance magic spell. “The observation location is the same as yesterday.”
“I understand.”
After a while, a halo of light poured out from the relic, and Senadis appeared with a somewhat displeased expression.
“Brother Dimanus, you know that the current situation in the capital is not normal. What I’m saying is tell the warrior the situation and return right away…”
“Bishop! “That’s not it…”
Senadis is looking down as he checks various documents with disheveled hair, probably because he’s very busy. I hurriedly intervened because I felt like he would hang up right away if I left him alone.
“Pay attention! Bishop Senadis, do you see this?”
“This voice is… Professor Hero. “What is this…?”
Senadis’ voice, which was filled with anger, calmed down as if melting snow when I held one of the far-sighted magic eyeballs in front of her eyes in the light.
“This is…”
“Let’s make this clear first. Can I give up on the mission I was initially given? Queen assassination. I really appreciate you valuing me so highly, but being attacked by an evil spirit with just one holy relic is a bit…”
“Yeah… of course. “I’m sorry, but I don’t think you can reach the queen with your current capabilities.”
The professor shook his head as if it was obvious. We were a hero’s party in name only, but the guy with the real ‘Hero’ business card is much more of a monster than this one. Comparing me to a guy who turns a hill into a plain with a single sharp stab of a knife, I feel a bit guilty.
Senadis looked quite surprised as he looked at the chamber maid shown in the image in his water droplet eyes.
“Oh my god…. does that mean it came all the way here?”
Eh? what. I was preparing because I knew I would have to explain for a long time.
“Do you know what that… is?”
“Only a few people in the church are aware of it… but it is an entity that has been appearing one by one in the northern and neighboring countries not long after the oracle came down. The magic tower temporarily gave her the name ‘maid’, and since she appeared with a considerable number of mutes, people were speculating that she was some kind of commander. “After listening to what the hero said, it seems like you know his identity?”
At the end of the sentence, ‘You? how?’ A question that omits doubt.
“Oh yeah. what. You know. “I also have a special and secret relationship with the Queen.”
As I spoke while tapping his head, Senadis nodded as if he understood.
“Isaac Mandalius’ test subject. I guess you found out about it through your connection to Mute. After all, you weren’t worthless enough to be used as a throwaway.”
‘Whew! This is so convenient!’
The setting was that I was connected to Mute as this wizard’s experiment. Although I was discriminated against a bit harshly because of this, there was no better way to convey the information I found out in reality to the NPCs. I just said,
‘That’s a first-class chamber maid’ without any basis. It’s a mute, but it’s like a factory that produces mutes. Actually, I know what the name is and I know how to fight~’ What if you say, ‘
You
…. How did you know that? There are still magicians at the Tower of Might. ‘Is this a fact you don’t even know?’
‘uh?’
‘This guy! He’s a spy for a monster!’
‘It’s the head of an evil spirit!’
‘Heresy! Heresy! Heresy!’
‘Kill! Burn! Tear! The light will burn you!’
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Even though the church and the royal family, who have become very sensitive because of the Insomnia crab, would immediately catch me and kill me, I
was asked the same question thanks to the frame ‘A unique case of regaining a human mind after being infected by a mute’ in advance. Even if it comes, ‘The infection agent engraved in my body heard it! The Queen spoke through the sacred collar!’ If you say that, it will be explained right away:
“The mutes called ‘maids’ are a production facility for producing mutes in places other than the northern nest.”
So, this kind of high-level information can be solved without any burden.
“If it is a production facility…”
“You can think of it as a half-queen. Although it is not possible to extract the characteristics of the ingested organism, the mute is based on the life information sent by the queen. “Because we can create it. If we leave it alone, in less than a month this area will be filled with low-level mutes, leaving no space for them to step foot.”
“So… Bright…”
Seeing Senadis clutching the rosary without realizing it, the professor continued,
“That’s why I’m going to grab it and go. Please cancel the return order.”
Because of this, he explained it to Senadis by using distance magic to communicate. The capital, King’s Land, where the headquarters of the Gwangmyeong Church is located, is in a dangerous situation. If you act individually and refuse the order to return, you will be arrested for strange reasons such as ‘impure thoughts’ after all is well. You can go. Even in the religious community, it is advantageous if at least one person is left out of the training. It is the same as in the military, when you go somewhere, you report and then leave. If you just leave without saying anything, you will be considered desertion or desertion.
“….Good.”
Finally, permission came from the bishop’s mouth.
“Considering the seriousness of the situation and the importance of the enemy target, we will acknowledge Professor Hero’s lone act and formally report it to the church. Brother Dimanus, we will also cancel the return order. Hero. Please help me by your side.”
Oh! The authority to act autonomously and one priest.
At that time, an attendant priest appeared in the light of the holy relic and quickly whispered something to Senadis.
“For now, I think the necessary conversation is over, so we will end the communication here. Outside. “It seems like the warrior squad sent from the Traveler’s Temple has arrived, so let’s go. Let’s go.”
“You seem to be very busy. Good luck, Latura.”
Whoa!
Before I could even finish the ritual, the holy object lost its light and Senadis’ video disappeared.
I finished the annoying report. I roughly knew the situation!
All the information and actions needed to move right now are done. Now, let’s put it into practice. The only thing left to do was to control the variables.
Voila!
The professor clapped his hands loudly to attract the attention of the dazed group members.
“Okay! All the complicated problems have been sorted out and we have had enough to rest, so let’s get moving! Our party is this way! To King’s Land. “The soldiers returning home are over there!”
“Uh… Professor? It’s because I don’t understand the situation, but where is this side and that side?”
In response to Aldrich’s blank question, the professor smiled and answered,
“Of course, this is where you walk into the middle of the swarming mutes in Pellas, and the other side is where you face the large army of mutes that is eight times more numerous than the soldiers from all of Roderick. no see!”
Needless to say, the faces of both sides turned black at the answer.
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Crackling. Crackling.
On the dirt floor where the bonfire had been lit, the group of six sat huddled together and stared at the map of Pellas that the professor was drawing with a stick. “ Let’s
keep it simple. Bait and a knife.”
“Attract attention and use that time to assassinate a prominent person… If it’s standard, it’s standard.”
“Actually, it’s complicated to not get caught in the assassination of a major figure, but if you assume that you will get caught, it’s not that complicated, right?”
The situation was roughly resolved and ‘Hero! Where are you doing this? Ahhh!!! King’s Land! Please save Rodrick!!!’ After putting the soldier who was making the same noise to sleep and sending him to the capital, the professor brought the group up to the hill and began explaining the strategy.
“First, let’s divide up the roles. Carl, so we need to decide who will act as the real assassin. ….”
The professor looked around at the group.
5th rank water magician. Versatile. Premature stamina. Old man.
Warlock soul mage. Not sure.
Hero unit troll. Sturdy. Unable to sneak attack. Good tenacity. Recently used black magic. Love. I’m learning something by sticking around.
Werewolf. Fast. Strong. Agile. Elastic, quiet, and moves quickly.
Monk. Talking walkie-talkie. Old man.
‘There’s no need to think about it.’
Sigh!
“Borka wins.”
In the first place, maintaining and moving secretly requires a great deal of physical strength. That alone excludes the three old men. Of course, Notum, who is the worst suited for sneak attacks in the world, is excluded. I am also well-versed in sneak attacks, but moving secretly requires instinct and Borka, a werewolf with excellent senses, was the perfect fit.
“The two wizards… Otman is a water magician, so I know something about him, but what can Aldrich do?”
“Hmm…. In essence, the skill of a soul mage is most valuable when it is in its mystery and secrecy.”
“Are you going to say that even in the Gwangmyeong Church dungeon?”
“Large-scale illusion magic weakening pain curse… If you join the assassination side, you can weaken the senses of enemies around the target without them noticing, and if you join the decoy side, you can induce confusion with illusion magic or trigger anger, causing a melee regardless of faction. “Maybe.”
oh. It’s more useful than you think. As a soul mage, I thought I wouldn’t be able to use much power unless the target was undead. You weren’t a funeral assistant, right?
“The area of activity for general black magic is more similar than you might think?”
“It’s not that they’re similar, we’re the original! “It means that the people who touch the corpse are fake!”
“Hmm… I’m talking about the origin, but there are quite a few types of black magic that are suitable for direct combat, right? Things like playing with cursed fire or summoning a poisonous swamp corpse beetle. “Isn’t it true that soul magicians also have magic that they use as their main magic, not just auxiliary magic?”
“…I can’t really say that.”
“Uh-huh…. The bell in the church’s basement….”
“I really can’t! “It’s a magic that cannot be used carelessly, and the moment you say it out loud, there will be a taboo reaction!”
“Tsk. Then, first of all, Aldrich, go to the assistant position….”
The professor wrote in the memo section of the system window, ‘There is something about Aldrich that makes him look strong at first glance. It was written, ‘Participation in direct combat.’
“Notum….”
“Gwa?”
“…go with Mr. Aldrich.”
His tenacity is similar to mine. Honestly, if I were to choose the most useless unit here, I would definitely choose Notum. It’s just that its brains are a bit too good compared to the average of the species, but its combat power itself is at the level of an ordinary troll. It’s overly useless for something that’s just called a hero unit, but recently it’s starting to show signs of growth.
“Geuwa. Ghostly old man. “Look at this.”
“hmm? Oooh! Notum! Yeah that’s it! You have subdued a wandering soul! “I haven’t even taught you about contracts yet!”
“Whoa? Subjugation… subordinate? no. I just talked to him and he followed me. Hehehehe soul is cute. “A small, fierce soul.”
“Yes, yes! At first, I was a weak and good soul like a small bird or mouse or squirrel, but I gradually got used to it…”
“That? This is the soul of an orc who died and was torn into five pieces. “It keeps trying to bite me while spraying out black smoke.”
“Ugh! Give it away! That is a vengeful spirit! hurry!”
“Guo Eok. Ghostly old man. I lost my hair because I like free stuff. “Buy good things with money.”
After the battle with the warlock, he stayed next to Aldrich and talked to him all day, asking questions, and he had already grown to that level.
‘I thought wrong. Naturally, I thought it was a warrior-type hero unit due to its innate strength, but that was just because it was a troll. The real ability was something else!’
Tiring-!
While I was watching Notum rolling around the little souls in his fingers, I heard a welcome sound that I hadn’t heard in a long time. I had turned off almost all system notification sounds to focus on the game, but when I saw this notification, it seemed like it was a very important notification.
[Information Update: Hero Unit – Notum: The troll you accepted as a companion had potential beyond your imagination. Surprisingly, this female troll succeeded in developing her race’s unique magical abilities without any guidance or help from her race! / Confirmed characteristics: Total physical ability Lv.2 (race) Self-healing Lv.3 (race) Superpower Lv.3 (race) Intelligence Lv.9 (Lv.3 reduced due to race penalty.) Soul Guide Lv.8 (Special)]
– Soy Sauce Gay Bar: Wow. He had a 9th level intelligence.
– Jokass: Is that the first thing you’ve said in such a long time? Nice to meet you. Dead.
– Soy Sauce Gay Bar: I died a few times.
– Jokass: Fuck.
-Speed Wagon: I don’t think it’s a damn thing. He’s a Dom. You must have had a hard time.
– Noru Drug: Oh, that’s right. You said you were living in a dome. Have you seen Professor Park? Are you really coexisting with a mutant on your arm?
– Namba Three: Professor, I heard there was a really big parade coming out of the dome. Didn’t you see it then?
– Soy Sauce Gay Bar: I… I don’t know anything! I don’t even know who Professor Park is!
– Speed Wagon: If that crazy person is like that, the embargo must be so strong. The atmosphere in the dome seems to be bloodier than I thought.
– Soy Sauce Gay Bar: Let’s talk about the crab game! His intelligence is 9 and he even has special abilities! and! Hero unit! Oh my gosh!
– Noru Drug: ….I guess you really went through a lot of trouble. The kid came back as an asshole.
– Nutria Gena: But isn’t 9 intelligence a high level? Aren’t the 5 judges there in the free trade zone far west of the blue line having an average intelligence level of 8?
– Jokass: Due to the racial penalty, the actual intelligence is level 6. Even at level 6, you can be considered a tactician in a fairly small country.
When I opened the system window that had been pushed to one side, chat room chats poured out along with Notum information.
– Professor: Someone who knows what a spirit guide is~
– Jokass: It is a magic trait.
– Professor: Not you~
– Noru Drug: Guiding the soul.
– professor: Do you want to go out?
– Speed Wagon: Spirit Guide. A representative shaman trait that appears in the shaman and prophet classes from the Eastern Great Desert and occasionally in the warlock class, but is mostly found among tribal shamans in the southern Great Forest. If wizards are 2.5% of all classes, shamans are close to 0.25%. There are no survivors among those who played, so there is not much data. First of all, it was confirmed that the troll leader shaman discovered in World 2 was a level 5 soul guide.
– professor: I am always indebted to you in many ways, Speed Wagon. The location of the BDSM shelter has been officially revealed, so if you stop by sometime, we will treat you with sincerity.
– Speed Wagon: …..
– Speed Wagon: Talk about business in a separate message. I understand first of all.
“oh. “Are you really coming?”
I just said it out of gratitude, but the response was good, right? I’ll have to go out and contact them.
First of all, Notum is confirmed to be a shaman. It is also a very rare troll shaman.
‘If the head shaman was a level 5 spirit guide, how talented is level 8 Notum? Intelligence isn’t just about being smart. If you think about it, didn’t you just learn the language of another race by listening to it? We have become able to speak like a dog after hearing a dog bark for several years!’
Notum is grinning as he plays with the soul that glows blue and then suddenly turns black and blazing in his hands. Even a person who didn’t know anything about soul magicians could tell that they were not at an average level.
‘This is an achievement only six days after the battle with the warlock. It’s not a complex of sorrows, it’s a complex of treasures!’
“Understand? Are you just going to stick right next to Aldrich and move with him? huh?”
“That’s right. Big little human. I have never suffered any loss from hearing this. “I listen.”
I wanted to leave him alone in a safe place, but if I did that, all kinds of negative characteristics such as [alienation], [racism], [passivity], and [refusal to fight] could develop, so I had no choice. All you can do is stick it next to you and watch it grow.
Note: Notum. Ordinary warrior. Potential max level shaman. Supported the assassination team with Aldrich.
“Okay then, let’s finish organizing! While Otman and I draw the enemy’s attention, Aldrich and Notum assist Borka and slit the ‘maid’s’ head! question?”
Sigh!
As soon as he finished speaking, Otman raised his hand.
“I don’t understand one thing… I’m a battlefield assistant, so I’m in a safe place, but what do you plan to do, professor, who actually receives the enemy’s attacks?”
“Uh… are you just planning on getting beaten up?”
The professor chuckled as he looked at Ottoman’s expression, which had become extremely serious. This old man thinks I am prepared to sacrifice my life.
“Trust me and just follow me. Because I have no intention of dying either. “To be honest, I’m not sure how I can beat that large army, but at least I can hold on to it alive… Even if I have that number of ships, it’s possible.”
“How?”
“Hehehehe. Aren’t you a wizard? “Just imagine.”
The professor tapped his head with his finger as he looked at Ottman’s face, which was twice as serious as before.
It’s unclear whether Berserk’s regenerative power can withstand the destructive power of a level 3 or higher high-ranking Mute… but if the method I’ve prepared works, there won’t be anyone in this 3 world who has higher staying power than me, at least in a vs. Mute battle.
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