◈ 353. [Side Story] Exhibition system (2)
The organized conclusion is as follows.
‘Breeding’ is a dark event that duplicates normal monsters to increase their number.
In addition, since the dark event was carried over from stage 11 to stage 14 without using it, the dark event applied to stage 15 is much stronger than usual. So
“… It is expected that it will eventually increase by about two times.”
Common Monster – Doubles for level 15 goblins.
Fortunately, elite monsters are said to be unaffected by this dark event.
The Goblin God King, the Goblin Amir, the Goblin Janissary, etc. come as many as the number originally indicated.
Even so, the conclusion is that the number of them is close to 50,000… It grew in unbelievable quantities.
I muttered this for the first time in a long time, running my hair through my hair with trembling hands.
“It’s X, fuck… .”
I’m not originally a person who curses a lot. The game’s difficulty setting is so rubbish that I curse. It’s easy… … !
But just swearing doesn’t clear the game.
In the end, it’s up to the player to loosen the shovel and wade through the mud. I opened my eyes.
“What can you systematically help with?”
“[Goddess Blessing] And the achievement shop is everything… .”
“Where is that anyway? Open up all the features of the Achievement Shop to the limit.”
Unfortunately, most of the achievement shop features are focused on dungeon exploration. There are almost no points that can be used in defensive battles.
Still, I intend to use whatever I can use.
“It seems like we used all the countermeasures we could in the city, and now… I will have to look outside the city.”
It was time to call for reinforcements outside the Crossroads. I instructed Ader.
“Request reinforcements from all cities and neighboring countries within three weeks that can send troops. If you help me, the 3rd prince Ash will not forget that grace.”
“yep!”
Ader was busy writing the document. It would hurt your hands to send an official notice to every city you can return to in three weeks.
“If we collapse, threaten to say that your city is next! got it?”
“Okay… By the way, aren’t you asking for support from the imperial family or older brothers?”
“Will those humans listen?”
The empire is now mired in civil war. I wouldn’t mind a ‘merely’ goblin mass outbreak.
Again, it hurts, but I am the one who declared the independent route.
More than anything, the past incident made me feel intuition.
Fernandez is an enemy of the monster front here.
Asking for reinforcements from Lark, who opposes Fernandez, and weakening his strength may have a negative impact on the future.
So, what can I do? I have no choice but to open my hands to other cities on the border and small city-states on the outskirts.
It was decided to request reinforcements from all neighboring cities and neighboring countries in the south, west and east. As a result, the range gradually widened.
After sorting out all the targets to send, it became almost like sending Happy New Year letters to the whole world.
“and… .”
After a moment of hesitation, he opened his mouth.
“Send an official letter to the heterogeneous autonomous districts as well.”
“yes? Are you requesting reinforcements for this heterogeneous autonomous region as well?”
“no. There’s no way we can afford to send reinforcements in the poor conditions of the heterogeneous autonomous region right now… … I’m just saying hello.”
It’s a real Happy New Year letter.
But because they are the opponents you have to approach at any time. Let’s connect the lines here.
“I want to maintain a good relationship with you. I hope that sooner or later we will have a chance to see each other face to face.”
I tapped the table with my fingers and let out a breath.
“Write it like that. Please do not write requests for reinforcements.”
“Yes. I see… … !”
“Okay, enough outside the city.”
I got up.
“I’ll have to go to the place where I’ll draw my strength for the last time.”
***
It’s already close to midnight.
The place I stopped by was the Lake Kingdom Dungeon. It was base camp. You should also draw on all the support that can be drawn from here.
Belldandi and the Holy Grail Expedition promised to join immediately.
“If the crossroads collapse, our elven village will be in danger. Of course I will help!”
“Thank you, Belldandy.”
The Holy Grail Exploration Team is a fairy princess and her bodyguard who are skilled at dealing with monsters. An all-around dealer party that can handle both short and long distance situations.
In addition, the elves are also the greenskins and Cheolcheon enemy faction. Inflicts additional damage when facing Orcs and Goblins.
Conversely, even if this side is hit, you receive additional damage.
Anyhow, it will be of great help. I firmly shook hands with Belldandi.
“And it’s a shameless request… … Can you ask the adventurers wandering around here to join the battle?”
“The situation seems really urgent. All right.”
Belldandi smiled briskly with tear-stained eyes.
“It depends on the fate of the outside world. I will try to ask for help as much as possible.”
I couldn’t even say thank you more, so I squeezed Belldandi’s hand with both hands. I’ll bring you the sunflower seed truck… … .
“Kuhm… ! Shall I give you some strength?”
Kelly Bay, who was watching from the side, showed off her biceps by walking her short biceps for no reason. I grinned.
“If my father-in-law goes to the battlefield, it would be like gaining a thousand troops, but… Still, I think making equipment here would be a little more helpful.”
Although Kelly Bay’s body’s combat power is by no means low.
It would be a bigger loss if this super-unique magic blacksmith got into an accident while standing on the front line. Please make me some weapons and armor here.
“I, too, can stand on the front line now, Your Highness!”
Hannibal, who was assigned as Kelly Bay’s assistant, jumped out. I shook my head.
“You come after your birthday has passed.”
I don’t know if it was the Korean age system, but this is the only age system where people age only after their birthday.
You are still 15 years old and the monster front allows you to participate from the age of 16.
Both Kelly Bay and Hannibal became sullen. It’s kind of funny that two of them are stocky and similar in height.
While I was there, I asked Kelly Bay for some kind of equipment. Not a small number of high-grade equipment, but rather low-grade equipment, even if it was ordered as much as possible.
Priority was given to ordering five sets of armor.
The other parties have roughly finished farming their equipment, but the Leper Slayers we joined this time had poor equipment even though it was a tanker party. you have to wear something
Then it was Grandma Coco’s turn to cut.
I headed to Grandma Coco’s magic workshop. Coco, as always, was boiling something in the magic pot.
“… .”
The old witch glanced at me with eyes as deep as a well. The huge witch’s mouth opened left and right.
“You must have an eye for plotting something, the young prince.”
“… .”
“What can I do to help?”
Taking a deep breath, I nodded heavily.
I decided to be the tyrant of this game.
For the sake of victory, I will become a transcendent being who ignores laws, justice, and principles.
To trample on the rules, stand on top of them, and defeat the monsters by using all means possible to circumvent them. I would do anything to save even one more person.
I said it grandiosely, but in the end, it means that I will use any trick that can be used.
“I need a teleport gate.”
“You mean the gate as you always ordered?”
“no.”
And in order to stop the goblin invasion on an unbelievable scale this time, it is necessary for this side to use a great trick as well.
“An oversized gate.”
Coco’s eyebrows curled humorously at my words. I added one more
“We need as many very, very large teleport gates as possible. Grandma Coco.”
***
I’m about to go back to Crossroads after finishing all my business.
A familiar person came to the base camp. I smiled brightly and waved at her.
“cotton!”
“ash.”
The dungeon merchant NPC was unknown.
Approaching her, I shook my shoulders.
I wasn’t the type to go around in a clean outfit, but now I’m anonymous… … It was a bit harsh.
His entire body was covered in green bodily fluids and blood. Seeing my surprise, Moo-myeong was embarrassed and swiped the blood from his cheek.
“Sorry about this. little… It’s the way to cut down the monsters.”
“Have you had a pretty fierce battle?”
“It always happens.”
I took a handkerchief out of my pocket and handed it to him. Moo-myeong accepted it with gratitude and continued talking after wiping his hands and face.
“It seems that the opponents of this ‘flood’ are the goblin army.”
“You already know.”
“Because my role is to stop the monsters. For the last 500 years, we’ve been keeping the monsters out of the lake as much as possible.”
Soon after, Moo-myeong added bitterly.
“It’s slowly getting out of hand.”
“… .”
“I plan to do my best to reduce the number of them this time as well. but.”
The unknown stared at me as I was sorting out my words.
“… ash. Do you know that the goblin legion enslaves the orc legion?”
“Roughly.”
Greenskin Alliance.
Orcs with superior physical abilities usually enslave poor goblins, but here in the darkness of the Lake Kingdom, the story was different.
The goblin corps led by Kali-Alexander defeated the orc corps in one fell swoop, and conversely, the survivors of the orc corps are being used as subordinates.
This was implemented in the game as well.
I remember the look of the big okrani cringing at the little goblins was pretty funny.
“It seems that the Goblin God King intends to send an orc army to stop me.”
“what?”
“It’s the way we came to fight against the Orc Legion a little while ago.”
Then, those green bodily fluids and blood that splattered on his body belonged to the orcs.
“They are not easy opponents. In particular, the Orc Emperor is not in the ranks, but he has formidable strength… … .”
I know.
Orc Emperor ‘Tantrum’ Daimark was a famous name in the game.
It was like a broken train that broke through the wall on this side with ignorant rushing power in a constant super-armor state that ignored stiffness or stun.
Is that kind of guy marking his namelessness?
It was a heartbreaking situation for me, who was expecting help from an unknown person in my heart.
Even though the Orc Legion is subordinate to the Goblin Legion, they possess strength that is second to none of the other monster legions.
If those guys are determined and cling to the unknown, it would be impossible to defeat them all and even block the goblin army, no matter how unknown.
“I am ashamed to be the watcher and watchman of the Lake Kingdom. There doesn’t seem to be much I can do to help you.”
“no. It’s not an ordinary task just to stop the orc army. Let’s wish each other luck.”
I said with a grin.
Then Moo-myeong rummaged through her arms and pulled out a green dagger.
“It’s embarrassing to call it a gift, but accept it.”
“This?”
It was a short dagger. The green blade seems to burn even in the dark.
“The sword that kills greenskins—[Gablisk]. In the ancient language, it means ‘a knife that peels off the green skin’.”
“Isn’t it nice?”
I got it and looked at the options.
As an SSR grade dagger, its attack power was normal, but it has [200% additional damage to Orcs and Goblins] as a special option.
“Isn’t that a useful weapon for you too?”
“Because I don’t use anything but this iron sword.”
Nameless tapped the old sword hanging from his back.
Well, that sword just emits a beam, so I guess there’s no reason to use a dagger like this. I carefully put the dagger in my inventory.
“I’ll write well. Thanks anonymous.”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t help more. I will work with you to organize the Orc Corps as quickly as possible and help you.”
“are you okay. don’t worry too much There are many ways to exterminate goblins… … .”
okay.
If you deviate from the rules and circumvent the rules, if you expand the scope of your thinking… … There are many ways to slaughter an enemy.
I will annihilate the goblins at all costs. certainly.
Moo-myeong looked at me as I made that resolution inwardly and said,
“Ash.”
said this slowly.
“Don’t go too far.”
“… what?”
“Don’t become a monster yourself to kill the monster. Don’t drink the darkness to defeat it.”
A nameless person approaching me whispered clearly.
“Don’t be like me.”
Through her disheveled white hair, her lake-blue eyes radiated a hollow light.
“You must remain human.”
I blinked in bewilderment.
no suddenly… … What are you talking about?
