1475 times. Do you also manage public scores?
The next morning.
As Archduke Kaiser Knauf said the airship that Elio rode took the lead.
The faces of the knights and musketeers aboard the airship were filled with mirth.
In fact there were several knights and musketeers who came up to Elio and said hello.
Elio later found out that it was because of public policy.
Even if it is the same conquest corps it receives more merit points depending on its role.
Elio asks ‘Will humanity perish? Even at the crossroads of ‘Will there be revival?’ one could not help but be surprised by those calculating public value.
Synclair spoke to him with a nonchalant expression.
He said “Surviving is important but how you live is also important. If you’re not a noble you can’t be treated like a human being. So we need to pay attention to managing our public scores. “Not everyone in the expeditionary force can receive a title.”
“Do you also manage public scores?”
“of course. “That’s how I learned marksmanship.”
Elio shook his head and then turned his gaze forward.
At first he thought it was a cloud.
But it didn’t take long for him to realize that it wasn’t a cloud.
With the body of a tiger and the wings of a bird it was Baarak a mid-level demon.
Then the observer on the main sail’s topcastle shouted.
“Something is coming from 1 o’clock!”
The observer only said ‘something’ as if he had not yet confirmed its identity.
Soon a bell was heard signaling an emergency situation.
Knights and musketeers rushed out onto the deck armed.
As the distance gradually got closer the observer shouted as if screaming.
“It’s Baarach! Baarak is coming like a cloud!”
The faces of the knights and musketeers hardened at the word Baarak.
This is because I encountered demons for the first time after entering the Abyss.
The airship’s speed slowed and it slowly turned to the right.
If a battle occurs with demons they prepare in advance to bombard them.
The distance with the Baarak people became closer and closer.
Finally the Baarak tribe flew 50 meters ahead.
However the speed of the Baarak tribe did not decrease at all.
With death radiating from his eyes he said ‘Kuhung!’ Anyone can see that roaring is a battle mode.
As the Baarak tribe approached without stopping the magic cannon spewed fire.
Quack! bang! bang! Kwaang-!
Elio watched without much expectation.
The Wyvern a high-level monster also withstood the magic cannon and the opponent was a demon.
If they were defeated by a magic cannon they wouldn’t even be called demons.
But something unexpected happened.
With the explosion of the magic cannon the Baarak tribe fell down.
It’s not only that the magical shell did not hit the Baarak tribe directly but the Baarak tribe caught in the explosion fell like leaves in a cold wind?
It seemed like the imperial army had replaced the magic cannonball.
In fact it wouldn’t be surprising if magic shells were improved in the six years since Exitium came out.
Sync Lair tilted his head and said as if he didn’t understand the situation in front of him.
“Why are demons weaker than monsters?”
“Could it be weak? It appears that the magic shell was replaced with another one. Take a good look. “Isn’t it exploding nearby instead of hitting the demon?”
“ah! “That’s right!”
“The flash is particularly red so it looks like Exitium was used as a magic cannon.”
“I’m glad we were able to save Exitium.”
“That’s right.”
Elio felt fortunate but strangely the magic cannon’s propaganda bothered him.
‘Why didn’t anyone tell me that such a new weapon was actually deployed?’
I had met with Archduke Knauf several times but there was not even a single mention of the new weapon.
Even if you are a knight of the North I think this is a bit too much.
‘Could it be that you still regard the kingdom as your enemy?’
Thinking like that he got a taste for it.
The Baarak tribe seemed to be confused by the unexpected human counterattack.
But that didn’t last long either.
They charged with hand-to-hand bullets as if destroying the airship was their mission.
Compared to the Baarak tribe that flocked in like a cloud the number of magic cannons in the airship was far too low.
As the Baarak tribe approached twenty meters away Elio took out his Void Sword and swung it.
He doesn’t really have any grudges against the demons but if they stop him from going to the Black Mountain he can’t help it.
Sword incarnations poured down from the sky like rain.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!
The Baarak tribe who had been hit directly by the incarnation of the sword paused for a moment.
Without missing that moment the airship’s magic cannon burst into flames.
bang! bang! bang! bang! Kwaang-!
The body of the Baarak tribe wounded and struggling was torn apart by the incarnation of the sword.
Some were engulfed in flames and fell screaming.
However the Baarak people kept coming in like moths to fire.
The Baarak tribe who approached the airship through the Cheonsan sword fighting and artillery barrage went berserk and went wild.
The Musketeers had to use Exitium to survive.
Puff puff poop! Pow!
Red beams of light shot out from the airship and spread out in all directions.
Two airships crashed in the attack of the Baarak tribe who had no regard for life or death.
As the Baarak tribe and airships mixed up Elio also jumped into the fray.
He cut down Baarak tribesmen approaching the airship with his Aura Blade.
He threw away both herbivory and Geomri and swung the Void Sword at random.
If there is a beginning there is also an end.
The number of Baarak people who had been coming in like a wave gradually decreased.
When Elio regained some time to look around he started by checking Synclair.
Fortunately although she was soaked in her own blood she was still holding her longsword.
When her magical bullets ran out she finally seemed to grab the sword.
Although she guarded her she let him out of her sight a few times.
So she was very anxious but seeing that she was still alive made her happy and proud.
She said ‘Grand Duke Knauf taught you well.’
In the first place Sword Beginners are no match for mid-level demons.
Still being alive may have been due to luck but it was also due to skill.
Finally the Baarak began to retreat.
Elio caught one of the fleeing Baarak tribe and asked.
“Who ordered you to attack humans?”
“The chief asked us to go.”
“Where is the chieftain?”
“He died.”
Elio frowned at the Ba’arak tribe’s answer.
If the chief is dead there is no way to confirm whose orders were given.
‘Tsk!’ Elio who clicked her tongue let go of the Ba Arak that was holding her.
The freed Baarak tribe ran away without even looking back flapping their wings.
Elio went to her stern and watched the rain fair following her.
There are a total of six remaining airships.
Her sighs flowed from Elio’s mouth as he checked her mistakes one by one.
The airships that followed carrying magic bullets and food were nowhere to be seen.
The Baarak tribe was not an opponent that could be defeated with only basic weapons.
‘Will I succeed?’
Belatedly she realized that Elio had been complacent.
With only twelve ships she attempted to conquer the Abyss the world of the evil god Shaitin.
The nobles of the empire believed that the Abyss was Ushas Undra’s dungeon so even if he did he should not have done so.
If you knew that the Abyss was the world of the evil god Shaitin…
But when I thought about it again even if I knew there was no way.
Everything she said about the Abyss was treated as heresy.
Perhaps the imperial army knew the dangers but believed in the new weapon and pushed ahead.
Synclair approached Elio who had returned to the bow.
“Master.”
“Oh yeah. “Are you hurt anywhere?”
“People are making an uproar that your supply line has been destroyed. Is this true?”
“right.”
“Oh my… how far are we until the Black Mountain?”
“It will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”
Of course that also happens when the direction is right but Elio didn’t say anything like that.
“Hmm! “I don’t know what food and magic bullets are like.”
“When I land on the ground I will secretly ask Archduke Knauf.”
“The ground is unstable. Can’t we just keep flying?”
“That won’t work.”
“why? “You can sleep while squatting on the airship.”
“I only know the general direction. You have to check the rest with your own eyes. What if you keep moving at night and pass a black mountain? Or what if you’re going in a completely different direction?”
“Ouch! “That’s right.”
Synclaire did not insist.
If something like that happens the conquest will definitely end in failure.
I’m glad it only ends in failure.
Wandering the Abyss while running out of food? He was dizzy just thinking about it.
As the sun set the airship descended back to the ground.
Archduke Knauf commander-in-chief of the conquest army came to visit Elio with his staff.
The staff was still unable to conclude whether the Baarak tribe’s attack was a natural phenomenon or the intervention of the evil god Shaitin.
However we had the same opinion on one thing.
It was ‘the deeper you go into the center of the Abyss the stronger the enemy becomes.’
“I’m worried that if things continue like this even Astaroids will invade.”
Everyone frowned at the words of a young staff member.
It was quite an unfair thing to say but since it was entirely possible no one reprimanded him.
Elio who thought of Exitium when he heard the word Astaroid asked Archduke Knauf.
“Your Highness all of the supply lines have been destroyed… will there be any disruption in the operation?”
Archduke Knauf thought for a moment and then turned his gaze to Count Keisa Coldwall.
Instead Count Kaysa Coldwall sensing that he was being asked to answer stepped forward.
“When Terradoc attacked last night there was a problem with the magic engine of one of the supply ships. So the load there was distributed to other battle ships. “We lost all of our supply ships today but we still have supplies left so you don’t have to worry.”
Elio felt fortunate but felt slightly uncomfortable about the screening.
I don’t even know why he didn’t tell me about such an important matter.
Soon the staff’s barrage of questions began.
As if they had made an appointment they took turns asking Count Lagoa about the Black Mountain.
“The black mountain is….”
Elio answered without hiding anything.
After the long question and answer Archduke Knauf and his staff suddenly left.
Elio who was trudging back to the barracks alone stopped.
I felt like I finally understood why a part of my heart had been feeling uncomfortable since yesterday.
He himself was an outcast in the conquering army.
Although he was a member of the staff he knew as little about the conquest army as ordinary knights and musketeers.
“Fuck that’s too much.”
Could it be that he feels sorry for Archduke Knauf?
Complex and subtle emotions that were difficult to express to others came flooding back to me.
I don’t know why a person who had a common disciple named Synclair and even came to the inn to give advice on the expedition team would ostracize him from the expedition team.
‘It’s all because of that young emperor right?’
At one point I thought ‘Did I take on Sinclair for nothing?’ And I regretted it.
This is because her relationship with herself does not seem to be of any help to her public reputation.
At that moment Synclair came rushing over.
“Is the meeting over?”
“okay.”
A wry smile appeared on Elio’s face as he remembered the atmosphere of her meeting.
Seeing her teacher’s expression Sync Lair asked with a surprised face.
“why? “Is there any bad news?”
“It’s not like that. “Sinkrare would you like to return to His Highness the Archduke right now?”
“yes? “Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
“It’s because the emperor seems to hate me so much. “If you stay next to me your public value will only be lowered.”
But Sync Lair stubbornly kept her mouth shut and shook her head.