◈ 075. [Free Exploration] Base Camp (2)
The Pied Piper.
The name is Crown.
‘Lake Kingdom’s court musicians, court jesters, and court wizards?’
You also have a lot of responsibilities. I muttered to myself.
This guy wasn’t a great NPC in the game.
Sometimes, even when they enter the battlefield, they don’t fight directly. It’s just commanding monsters or putting debuffs on the player side.
However, there are certain scenes that I remember.
The last stage of this game.
Appears in the first room of the last dungeon leading to the final boss.
Even so, we don’t have the ability to fight directly, and at the time of the final stage, our party is terribly strong.
It was an insignificant opponent who would fall down immediately if you let go of a few swords.
‘Yes, these white mask guys are also the ones who came out together then.’
These masked troops were the subordinates that accompanied the Pied Piper in the final stage.
However, at the point of the final stage, they are not big enemies.
In the later stages of the game, there are far more tougher and more terrifying enemies. I couldn’t even remember this man and his subordinates carefully.
But that enemy- now stands in our way.
‘Besides, what are you looking at me for?’
Did you call me a player now?
The ‘system’ of this world… … Does this man mean to understand?
I had so many questions, but I asked the most urgent thing first.
“Why are you against us? Can you tell me why?”
Crossbows and bows flashed in the hands of the white mask unit that surrounded us.
The protests are pulled tight as if they are going to be shot at any moment.
It’s a back setting, it’s a nabal, and first of all, avoiding the crisis now is the priority.
To my question, Crown unexpectedly gave a good answer.
“Your party is trying to explore this city and uncover the secrets of the kingdom. You don’t even know how terrifying darkness lies asleep inside… … . I’m just trying to stop it.”
Crown’s voice became heavy.
“We are the last defense force protecting the kingdom. The surviving remnants of this Lake Kingdom.”
The men in white masks introduced themselves like that.
“It’s a nightcrawler unit.”
Nightcrawler.
They are called night crawlers.
“We will incinerate anyone who tries to touch the darkness of this city. You are the only target.”
As Crown raised his hand, the Nightcrawlers pulled their ranged weapons even tighter.
The moment that hand drops, attacks will rain down on us.
‘Dangerous!’
As well as being completely surrounded. There is a level difference in level and equipment.
If you get that volley as it is, someone will die or, in the worst case, be annihilated.
‘Then I have to take out my hand and use it!’
I opened my eyes.
It was time to use the new skill he had acquired this time without sparing it.
[Use the Mystic Eye of Command.]
[Make eye contact with the target to use the skill.]
For an instant, the world slowed down.
In the light blue interface unique to skill use, I raised my head and looked around.
Making eye contact with each and every one of those who pointed their weapons at us.
[Target Acquisition: 12]
[Please tell me the command.]
The command shouldn’t be difficult. If that happens, the skill success rate will go down.
It shouldn’t be a big emotional burden. For example, kill each other. Orders like this are more likely to be resisted.
Then with a very simple command that helped us get out of the way!
“All of you… .”
He shouted, stretching his hands forward.
“Turn back!”
[Command Difficulty: Very Easy]
[Contrast the user’s intelligence stat with the target’s magic stat.]
[Determine the success rate. Initiate the saving throw… … .]
The next moment, a light blue flash came out of my eyes.
[Judgment completed!]
>Success: 7 bodies
>Failure: 5 bodies
[Executing compulsory command.]
Jureuk!
Perhaps because of overdoing it, a nosebleed came out. My heart felt stiff as if my mana had run out all at once.
How strong of a feedback is this for just giving such a simple command?
However, the opponents were all high-level NPCs, and that number exceeded 10. In a way, it’s natural for this level of recoil to come back.
5 people resisted, but still more than half of the 7 people were eaten by the magic eye of the command.
slap!
More than half of the Nightcrawler squad that surrounded us turned back in an orderly fashion.
Crown, who was about to put his hand down to give the order to fire, muttered in an absurd voice.
“What is this?”
The rest of the Nightcrawler corps members were clearly taken aback when their colleagues behaved strangely.
Without missing this gap, I cried out.
“run!”
My party members, who were also bewildered, suddenly came to their senses at the sound of my voice. I reached out into the clearing.
“Escape through the teleport gate!”
The corner of the clearing beyond the log fire.
A pile of stones in a familiar shape is piled up.
It’s a teleport gate. If you reach that far, you can safely retreat out of the dungeon!
“I will clear the way!”
Lucas ran out first.
puck! baek!
Lucas hit the back of the head with his fist and a sheath on the nightcrawler corps member who was standing around blankly and ran away.
After that, Damien Jupiter ran right after me, and Evangeline followed at the back.
“Is it mind control? This is pretty fun… … !”
Crown shouted sharply.
“Shoot, shoot! Don’t let them go-!”
Those who hadn’t been hit by the command’s magic eye opened fire first, and the rest of them regained their senses a beat late and picked up their bodies and raised their weapons.
Patter!
Arrows pour down like rain. Watching the bombardment of arrows rushing in, I shouted.
“Evangeline!”
“Leave it to me!”
Evangeline raised her shield and jumped up.
ping! Pingpibing! Ting-!
Evangeline took all the arrows pouring down like a shower with her shield.
If a shield was not enough, he swung a cavalry spear and kicked it out.
“Heng!”
Evangeline smiled triumphantly. Oh, well done, let’s use it!
Then I saw cannons aiming at us from the other side. The wick is already on fire. I exclaimed urgently.
“Damian!”
“yes!”
Damian pulled out a crossbow, not a horse gun.
It seems that in such an urgent situation, it was decided that a crossbow would be easier to handle than a horse gun that had a lot of recoil.
pop-!
The cannon fired and at about the same time Damian fired his crossbow upward.
Push!
Damian sniped the flying shells.
The arrow fired from the crossbow pierced the center of the cannonball exactly, and
Kwa-Kwang-!
The shell exploded in the air.
It was a ridiculous feat, but Damian did it with ease.
‘This side has a lot of scammers!’
I raised one corner of my mouth and smiled. It’s still a trembling situation, but somehow there was a clear way to get through it.
Now the teleport gate is right in front of you.
Just activate it and you can safely retreat and prepare for a counterattack!
Right then.
“It can’t be like that.”
Crown’s low murmur was heard.
“Block it.”
“yep.”
When I turned around, I saw two NPCs standing on either side of the crown spreading their hands.
Goooooh –
A huge amount of magical energy flowed from the two NPCs’ fingertips. I gritted my teeth.
“Is it a wizard… !”
The next moment, the magic shot from the hands of the two NPCs flew towards us.
One is wind and one is fire magic.
When these two attributes are combined, they create a synergistic effect, resulting in greater destructive power.
A direct hit would devastate the entire area with power incomparable to that of an artillery shell.
If you fall, you die.
“this?!”
Almost at the same time I freaked out.
“Huh!”
Jupiter turned around, sparks flying from one eye.
Flashing –
Quguagwaguagwang-!
Thunderbolts shot from Jupiter’s hands.
Jupiter blocked fire with the thunderbolt in his left hand and the wind with the thunderbolt in his right hand.
The two magics were offset by Jupiter’s magic before they met and synergized.
“Heuk!”
At the same time, Jupiter, who received the magical power of the two wizards, vomited blood. I opened my eyes wide in surprise.
“Jupiter!”
“Keugh… ! I can’t last long, Your Highness! hurry… !”
Kugoong! Kururureung… !
As the gusts of wind and fire intensified, the lightning bolts were driven helplessly.
Blood flowed from not only Jupiter’s mouth, but also from his eyes and nose. I looked ahead and shouted.
“Damn it, open the way!”
“yes!”
The NPC guarding the teleport gate was pushed away by Lucas with his sword.
I hurriedly put my hand on the teleport gate and activated it.
‘quickly!’
A mound of stones rose up and spun around, eventually forming a magic door.
[Teleport Gate]
– Please select a destination.
> Manor House Backyard
> Lakeside Ferry
> Dried
Drainage > Hidden Back Alley
> North of Outer Castle
I urgently chose the manor house backyard.
Gee-ing!
The gate opened with a magical sound.
Damian, who helped Jupiter, entered the gate first.
After that, as I pushed myself into the gate, I stared back.
The Legion of White Masks- The Nightcrawlers realized they couldn’t stop us, so they didn’t attack anymore.
Just stand still and watch us.
In the meantime, Crown was staring at me with his hands behind his back.
I don’t know what the face behind the mask is thinking.
The smiling face engraved on the mask is just terribly unpleasant.
“Let’s see, you flute-blowing bastard.”
It was ‘Let’s see’, the proprietary line of 3rd-class villains, but I can’t stop doing it.
“I’ll be sure to come back and fix it.”
Grinding my teeth and thrusting my index finger, I threw myself into the gate.
I saw Lucas and Evangeline running behind me.
As I was sucked into the magic passageway where the teleportation started, I touched my aching forehead.
A new enemy arose.
***
[End of Free Exploration!]
[Level Up Character]
– Ash (EX) Lv.22 (↑2)
– Lucas (SSR) Lv.36 (↑1)
– Evangeline (SSR) Lv.38
– Jupiter (SR) ) Lv.40 (↑1)
– Damian (N) Lv.30
[Dead and Injured Characters]
– Jupiter (SR): Severely
Injured [Equipment]
– Cloak of Scream (SR)
[Acquired Item]
– Gargoyle Corps Magic Stone: 72 Dog
– Golden Gargoyle Magic Core (SR): 1
– Golden Armor Fragment: 5
– Golden Room Key: 1
