◈ 079. [Side Story] Team 8 of the Aegis Task Force (2)
Team 8 of the Aegis Task Force.
Its five members are:
[Sub Party 1 (5/5)]
– Lv.35 God Hand (SR)
– Lv.29 Body Bag (R)
– Lv.28 Old Girl (R)
– Lv.25 Skull (N)
– Lv.22 No. Out (SR)
“All of them are codenames.”
After checking everyone’s names, I briefly expressed my impressions.
“Can you tell me your real name?”
“I’m sorry, Your Highness.”
God Hand lowered his head.
“We have enough chess pieces without names. I forgot my real name.”
“What good. I was brought under your command because of your ability, not your name.”
Manipulating the system window and checking the stats of the five, I nodded.
“Shall we see what your team can do?”
“Gladly. Every single hair on our head is subordinated to Your Highness.”
No, I don’t need a haircut… … .
Anyway, first team leader. God Hand.
“I am a metalsmith. An iron wizard, to be exact.”
God Hand picked up the chain that had fallen on the floor.
“I can smelt any metal containing iron into the form I want.”
“Hoo.”
The chain disintegrated into iron powder, and in the next moment it turned into dozens of thin wires, and those wires were tangled together to form a spear.
God Hand, who lightly swung the spear in his hand, gently set the spear down on the floor.
Before I knew it, the spear had changed to the shape of a chain again.
“I can create different weapons depending on the enemies I encounter at the moment.”
“indeed… .”
I nodded.
“You must have supplied the metal on site and provided it to the team as weapons?”
“You are correct.”
They are basically special agents. Activities in enemy territory are basic.
God Hand’s ability to create weapons even if he entered it with his bare body would have been very useful in this respect.
God Hand then pointed to his subordinates.
“I will also introduce the abilities of the team members.”
The hooded team members of Team 8 were all elves with green hair, brown eyes and long ears.
And they all look young.
The situation of the elves was so bad that even these children had to sacrifice their lives for the entire race to survive.
“Body Bag is a telepath. I can lift heavy objects freely and lift all 5 of us into the air and move them. I even throw the weapon I refined at once.”
A female elf body bag with breasts still on her cheeks bowed respectfully at me.
Be a flamethrower. It will be extremely useful.
“The other three are all archers. However, even if they are archers, their specialties are different.”
God Hand introduced the remaining three in turn.
“Old Girl is an agent specializing in close range shooting. He uses dual crossbows and is an anti-personnel specialist. He also has a lot of experience hunting monsters.”
I don’t know why ‘Old’ was included in the code name, but he was the youngest agent out there.
Old Girl smiled broadly and waved at me.
Unknowingly, I waved my hand and suddenly came to my senses. what?!
“Skull is a long-range sniper. Uses a great bow. With the skill to hide the noise, the covert operation is unmatched among us.”
Skull, the only N-grade character among the five, bowed his head insincerely.
The young boy’s face was clearly marked with dark scars from knife cuts. It seems you’ve been through a lot.
“And burnout… .”
God Hand, who was about to introduce the last agent, Burnout, hesitated for a moment.
“… He’s our team’s firepower agent. It uses a specially designed installation type ballista. I still can’t properly control my abilities, but if I become more proficient, it will be of great help to Your Highness.”
Last Agent Burnout.
All the other team members had their muzzles off, but this girl was still wearing them.
The tips of her light green hair were charred black as if they were on fire, and her brown eyes were also overflowing with red energy.
I took a rough look at this child’s abilities through the system window and swallowed dryly. If this guy grows up properly… … .
“And please accept this.”
God Hand took something out of his bosom and held it out to me.
“It is a ‘leash’, our oath of allegiance.”
Let’s take it. It was like a small switch.
“What is this?”
“This is the activation button for the bomb necklace.”
God Hand showed his neck. Around his neck was a necklace that looked like it had been molten and hardened.
The red jewel on the necklace sparkles dangerously.
Looking closely, all five are wearing this necklace.
“It is a tool to remotely ‘determine’ if captured alive by the enemy.”
“… .”
“If you do this, you will trust us a little more.”
“No, I already believe… .”
“Your Highness will.”
God Hand glanced behind me.
“But not everyone else.”
Looking back, it was definitely what he said. Lucas and Evangeline were clearly wary of the new sub-party members.
“Anyway, I know roughly what your abilities are.”
It’s a pledge of allegiance, but I didn’t take it, so I took care of the bomb switch. What can I not use?
“However, it seems that you have been fighting mainly in person-to-person combat, but the main enemy of the monster front here is a monster.”
“… .”
“Are you good at killing monsters?”
“I apologize for telling you, Your Highness.”
God Hand smiled faintly for the first time today.
“We are the monsters.”
A cogwheel that abandons morality and ethics and moves for the sake of the nation.
That is the Aegis task force.
And among them, the 8th team who was willing to throw away for their own kind.
A long time ago, they had strayed from the human path.
“And I haven’t met a monster stronger than us yet.”
“You will have to prove that.”
I slowly got up.
“You will have to hunt monsters soon.”
The five members of the task force all stood up after me. I smiled and nodded toward the crossroads.
“let’s go. I lived and died, but I have to eat at least.”
***
Shortly after returning to the Crossroads.
All 5 members of the sub-party were accommodated in the remaining rooms of the Crossroads Mansion, and only Lucas Evangeline and I entered the drawing room.
It was for an upcoming meeting.
“They are criminals, sir.”
As soon as the door closed, Lucas let out a strong voice.
“That’s also a high treason plotting treason!”
“What is it?”
Treason is also the most common reason for the execution of criminals in the Empire.
Because in a broad sense, it’s the best crime to blame.
“Are you sure you want to hire them? You never know when they will betray us!”
“But the bomb necklace switch is also on me.”
Be careful not to press it by mistake. I put it in my inventory for now.
“Lucas, I don’t think you felt it during this free exploration. The fact that we alone are getting more and more out of our strength.”
“… .”
Perhaps remembering this free exploration, Lucas kept his mouth shut and couldn’t refute.
NPCs in white masks… … Nightcrawler Squad. I almost got knocked down by them.
As you go deeper into the dungeon, unexpected threats appear. We need to reinforce our power as soon as possible.
Not only free exploration, but also the defense battle stage right in front of you.
Now that Jupiter, who was a core force, left due to injury, he is on death row and is in a situation where he has to use whatever he wants.
“What do you think, Evangeline?”
When I asked, Evangeline murmured and touched her chin before slowly opening her mouth.
“I think the skills of the Aegis task force are trustworthy. However, using an elf is definitely risky.”
“Is there a problem with being an elf?”
“Among the people of the Empire, is there anyone who likes elves or other races? It may adversely affect your reputation as a lord.”
Humans and other races have been fighting for generations, and the tribal war ended only a hundred years ago.
The rift of hatred and conflict carved into the people of this world must be much deeper than I thought.
“Do you hate elves too?”
“I’m the kind of person who doesn’t have any thoughts. I neither like it nor hate it.”
Shrugging her shoulders, Evangeline glanced outside the drawing room.
“It doesn’t seem to be separate from that.”
“Doesn’t it look bad?”
“Death to save the entire race… … It’s a heartbreaking story.”
Evangeline nodded at me.
“If you have to ask which one, I’m in favor. Wouldn’t it be enough if we stop monsters together no matter who we belong to or what race we belong to?”
I nodded and looked back at Lucas.
“Okay Lucas. Let’s do this.”
“Yes sir.”
“Immediately, the success of this defensive battle. And to break through the white mask guys during the next free exploration. For now, I will appoint those five friends only until then.”
“… .”
“And if those friends aren’t very good in the real battle, I’ll think of another way, just like you said. how is it?”
Lucas silently shook his head.
“I can’t argue with what the lord decided in the first place. I just follow the will of my lord.”
Aren’t you often tackling for saying that?
But any organization needs brakes. The opposite opinion is also valid.
There’s no reason not to use those five, but it’s true that there’s no reason to trust them too much.
‘What’s certain is that it’s the power we need right now.’
In the immediate defense battle, the new sub-party will be a useful force.
‘Anyway, he played a funny prank.’
I took out the official letter from the capital and read it again.
I sent reinforcements to appease them, and they sent death row inmates, and all of them are of different races, and they are affiliated with the Aegis task force.
‘What kind of intention did he send it with?’
I carefully checked the name written on the signature line of the official document.
2nd Prince Fernandez ‘Amber Keeper’ Everblack.
The elder brother of this body, Ash, and the Minister of Government who is responsible for the internal affairs of the Empire.
‘This is a character that has never appeared in the game… … .’
Folding the official document straight and shoving it into my bosom, I closed my lips.
‘I have to be careful.’
Attack to the true ending.
Not only the monsters, but also the will of humans from all over the place began to intervene.
Everywhere is a rough road.
‘Breaking through that would be the taste of strategy again, though.’
But honestly, I want to wake up more comfortably!
***
That night.
The prisoner convoy kicked them out of the city after I scared them.
The captain of the convoy begged me to go after confirming the death penalty, but I immediately kicked the person who lied to the imperial family because I couldn’t let them into the city anymore. get out!
Aegis Task Force Team 8 continues to stay at the manor house.
Nominally, he is the most important prisoner, so he is kept in a prison inside the mansion… … is the setting
‘Where should I put it later… … .’
Of course, I am the commander of the front lines here, and I am also the lord of this city.
You can cover your eyes and keep taking it like Aung.
It is clear that there is a problem. Where will they stay in the future and how will they be called?
Contemplating, I stood in front of the door of the room where the Aegis task force team 8 was staying.
I knocked softly and pushed the door.
“grow. entered… … .”
And I opened the door a little bit.
“It’s a bed, it’s a bed! It’s a bed-!”
“How long has this been a proper lodging?!”
“Fluffy! Fluffy fluffy! Fluffy!”
… I saw the task force members jumping and playing on the bed.
I’m frozen.
“The rice was delicious too!”
“It was delicious, it was delicious!”
“I don’t know how long it has been since I had a proper meal!”
“I want to eat more! Won’t you give me a snack?”
After making such a noise, the special task force members started a pillow fight with a squealing sound.
I was watching it in a daze.
this… What the hell is going on?
“omg?”
Then one of the task force members noticed my presence.
“That Highness?!”
“what?!”
The next moment, five of them tumbled and tumbled under the bed, and in an instant sat down on one knee in front of me.
“Are you here, Your Highness?”
God Hand spat out in a powerful voice. No, even if you come and put your voice down.
“Even if you pretend to be serious, it’s already too late… ?”
“I don’t know what you mean.”
God Hand answered in a dry voice. However, there are pillow feathers on the head.
“We are the Aegis task force. As a heartless killing machine with no emotions… … .”
“No, no.”
I waved what I was holding in my hand. I had just warmed up the leftover food in the kitchen.
“Do you want to have a late night snack or not?”
The eyes of the little ones wearing the masks of task force members shone like beasts.
