Episode 230. Holiday in the Citadel (2)
[New video uploaded to ‘Hall of Fame’.]
The video everyone has been waiting for is finally up.
-Pigeon Chicken: Hey, it’s up. It’s really hot! Kang Jin-hyeok Giant Fortress Battle Video!
People clung to someone’s words like bees.
The war between the Empire and Murim was in full swing by the upper guilds and players.
Naturally, the reaction was bound to be stormy.
-Only 10,000 blind dates: Does it make sense to win against a giant with only strength?
– Red Pak Copper Folder: ㅇ. However, it would have been more advantageous if it had been attacked from a distance, but it seems to be deliberately only suitable for close combat. Why is that?
-jkccil5005: Wouldn’t it mean that the three major 500 can be cheap?
-Saeyoung Eonhwan: There must be a reason. The important thing is that no matter what field you fight in, it won’t work for Jinhyeok.
-Lee Saengmang: Yes. Recently, I’ve been looking for information on both the Empire and Murim side, and the sword masters and masters of each faction boasting there are nothing special.
-faclift: It’s nothing special. They are also very strong. You can break an earthenware pot with rice paste in your mouth. It’s just that the player Kang Jin-hyeok is out of the norm and nonsensical.
-Daram-i Cushion: Thanks to defeating Ograkun and the giants, I also gained 90 days. He is an attractive player that cannot be hated if you really want to hate him. Big.
-Fire trucks don’t stop: I can do it for my brother. ANG.
The comments started running one after another.
Now, every time a video is updated, the server is congested to the point where it has become an annual event.
It seems that the unusual rise in views will easily exceed 10 million views within today.
‘This one also has a good response.’
Jinhyuk nodded as if satisfied.
Lately, I’ve been busy inside the tower, but I’ll have to go outside the tower soon.
I had to go to the Awakened People’s Association and hear about the circumstances of Korea and the rest of the countries, including Kim Hee-woong and Lee Tae-min and Yoo Yeon-hwa.
But that was just then.
“Hey… do you really have to wear this?”
Alice approached with the most shameful expression in the world.
“Yeah. Everyone looks good. It’s good that the punishment is Halloween concept.”
A perfect combination of black and white.
The combination of a lace skirt, hat, and parasol made her look like a Western-style doll.
Thanks to his pointed fangs and red eyes, he is a vampire himself even without additional makeup.
“Jinhyeok-nim. I think this outfit is too empty.”
“My lord. I can’t help it because I’m defeated… but my pride as a swordsman can’t tolerate this.”
Andrea in a short black miniskirt and Wolyeong in a tailcoat expressed their displeasure with disapproving faces.
Keeping your whole body moving as if it were uncomfortable is a taste of seeing it this way.
‘Well, modern clothes must be unfamiliar to the two of them.’
Following the concept of a nine-tailed fox, Andrea had nine tails attached to the back of her skirt.
Wol-young, who modeled the mummy concept, had several white bandages on top of her tailcoat.
But is it because the originals are both great?
Even if you put it in Itaewon right now, it will catch everyone’s attention at once.
“Oh. And take one of these.”
Jinhyeok took out a jewel resembling a green four-leaf clover from the subspace inventory.
“what’s this?”
Elise opened her eyes wide.
“They’re called Fencia’s petals… They’re not expensive, but they’re a gift given through hard work. You can think of it as a kind of employee ID card given only to our company’s employees.”
“Really? You’re giving this away for free?”
“Yes. Everyone take one.”
Jinhyeok handed out Fencia petals one by one.
“Thank you… Jinhyeok-nim. I’ll treasure it.”
“Thank you, lord.”
Everyone opened their eyes wide in surprise at the unexpected gift.
“Once you’ve received everything, prepare to receive guests. In a little while, distinguished guests from the Empire and Moorim will come.”
‘The Lord’s Supper’.
This is a special event that can be triggered by a player who has gained a base.
In order for small and medium-sized forces to expand their power, they had to publicize their existence widely through these events.
Just in time, I was able to invite the great powers of the Empire and Murim. It is truly a one-of-a-kind situation.
More than anything, he will participate in this event.
That damn traitor.
“I’m already looking forward to how rumors spread that I bullied him well.”
Jinhyeok let out a smile mixed with anger and mischief.
“Whoops…”
Then the smile soon turned into a madman.
“You dare… You dare betray me? Huh? Okay. Very good. You’re a cosplayer wearing only a diaper.”
Soon, mad magic began to fill the room.
– He’s dead. that black guy. All in all, you look hateful to such an idiot. Even so, he was quite the budding guy, but it didn’t matter.
-If it were me, I would rather have bitten my tongue and killed
myself… I’m stabbing myself.
with each other having different thoughts.
The Halloween party on which the fate of the factions depends is a few hours away.
however.
“…!?”
startled
Jinhyuk’s senses caught something.
It was so far away and dim that I couldn’t be sure, but an ominous and unfamiliar aura passed through my skin.
“Ellis. Didn’t you feel something?”
“Huh? Actually, I got a little bit of a feeling that you’re the archevil… No, no, I didn’t feel anything. Really, I was just blanking out for a while. It’s real.”
Elise hurriedly shook her head.
‘Is it an illusion?’
Seeing Elise not reacting, maybe I was reacting too sensitively.
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‘Sedes’, one of the kingdoms belonging to the Empire.
As a holy nation that enshrines the goddess Ferris, this place was a sacred place that was no different from the home of the Holy Knights.
And in the catacombs where the paladins of the kingdom go to rest…
Something that should never happen was happening.
Again… again…
The sound of water drops falling on the ceiling echoed throughout the huge tomb.
“…Are all the arrangements finished?”
The man opened his mouth slowly.
A ranker who is an executive of the Mine Association and at the same time is in charge of the Round Table.
It was Gawain.
Then, an old man who was beside Gawain rubbed his palms.
“Chuckling! Yes. It’s a pity that not all the holy relics are gathered, but this should be enough to summon a pretty powerful demon.”
‘Cursed relic’, an essential ingredient for manifesting the demon king.
To that end, the players belonging to the Mine Association and the residents of the tower have been frantically wandering around the tower since the arrival of the tower of trials.
To fulfill your wish and survive the curse of the tower.
To conform to the laws of this world that has completely changed.
Until now, I have pursued my goal regardless of means and methods.
The result is this.
4 sacred objects and 3 semi-sacred objects.
If this is the case, it will be a perfect intermediate bridge in implementing their main plan.
“Okay. Then, let’s begin.”
“Kill kill! I see.”
The old man injected his magic power towards the holy relics in the center.
Then right at that moment.
Purple smoke emanated from the old man’s body.
Whoa!
[The holy relic responds to the magic of the target!]
[7 cursed relics activate the gate leading to the Pandemonium!]
[The number of demons that can be summoned is limited due to the poor quality of the relic!]
Red Status windows popped up one after another.
“Oh oh!”
“at las…!”
“The limbs of the great are coming.”
An exclamation escaped from the mouths of those who were watching.
I finally got what I wanted so much, so of course I have to.
Cuckoo Cuckoo!
It was then that the ground began to crack.
Chiyi!
Tremendous heat gushed from the cracked ground.
At the same time, the red lava brightened the dark inside of the tomb.
come.
From below…
something that cannot be described in words.
Quadduk!
Kwadeuk!
All the skeletons in the coffin began to be sucked down.
As if absorbing them all.
and after a while
“Kurereu…” What
appeared along with the lava was a huge flame skeleton well over 10m long.
Although the size was enormous, the magical power flowing from its body was completely different from the monsters it had encountered so far.
This is the blood relative of ‘Guntaper’, one of the higher-level demons.
A ruthless existence that can only be encountered in the upper floors of the tower has manifested here, so it created a tremendous ripple effect in itself.
however.
Suddenly, the Flame Skull reached out.
A white bone covered in lava and fear grabbed a man who was bowing his head.
Chii profit!
“Quaaaaagh!”
A player who disappeared as a handful of ashes in a matter of seconds.
“What, what?”
“Why are you suddenly attacking us!”
“Aaaagh!”
“Even… run away!”
Awe and exclamation turned into desperation and screams at this point.
You have to run away.
even for an hour. The only way to survive is to get out of here one step faster.
However, because of the narrow passage, only a small number of people could escape.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah!
A volcanic bomb swept away the players at once.
“Kurrrrr!”
The Flame Skull didn’t seem to care that the players had summoned him.
But even in the midst of that, only Gawain and the old man remained untouched.
No wonder.
It was because it was none other than two people
who sacrificed the idiots of the Mine Association who came here .
‘Now we’re almost there. All those who interfered with us will all be reduced to ashes as of today.’
The corners of Gawain’s mouth went up.
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Puff!
Puffup!
Colorful fireworks embroidered the sky of the citadel.
The gates of the castle were swung open with a massive fireworks display to celebrate the new owner.
After receiving the invitation, high-ranking officials from the Empire and Murim entered the castle one by one.
“Kueug. To think that I’m going through this kind of humiliation to a player who lives outside the tower…”
Count Hovier, the commander-in-chief of the fort attack, bit his molars.
No matter how important it was to secure free passage to this base, it couldn’t be a reason why a high-ranking aristocrat had to come to a party of lowly people with no roots.
However, no matter how much I complained, it would mean nothing now.
‘Damn it. Even if it wasn’t just an order.’
Hovier went inside the castle with a face to chew shit on.
Meanwhile.
Moorim’s people who received the invitation also reached the west gate of the castle.
A number of people, including Baek Seol-lin and Namgung-cheon, moved their senses to the extreme.
Among them was Cheon Yoo-seong.
‘…’
Chun Youseong looked around the castle with an uneasy face.
[In Moorim, even if no one else knows, you must come with Cheon Yoo-seong. If not present, entry into the castle is prohibited. – Seongju Kang Jin-hyeok Baek]
What was written on the invitation.
Undoubtedly.
The most savage demon in the tower was aiming for his neck right now.
But that was just then.
Someone very familiar with Chun Yoo-seong’s eyes was caught.
I don’t want to face the most.
At the same time, there was a person who inevitably had to face.
Even with that, she was holding a French maid outfit that looked quite generous in size.
“Ugh…”
Their eyes met.
A cold sweat ran down Chun Yoo-seong’s spine.
I don’t know why, but an unimaginably intense feeling of anxiety crept into my bones.
