325. Whose side are you on? (6)
And the horse stumbled. There was also a horse that was not worthy of being called the Horse of the Demon World and fell down.
The Jin that exerted pressure in the first place was set up by the human world to hunt down heroes. Of course, during the battle, an unfortunate event may occur, such as the amulet that can be free from the influence of the jinn held by an ally, being damaged or lost altogether, so it is not set so strong that a person can die, but in any case, an ordinary person who tries to enter there with his bare body can be said to be a suicidal person. It has reached a certain level.
Milan, who was lying flat on the horse as if he was being crushed by crazy pressure, gritted his teeth and raised his head. The veins in the whites of his eyes popped out as if he had exerted a great deal of effort.
“What is this unpleasant pressure?!”
“I think the thing that makes the air so crazy heavy is gin….”
A crackle. The sounds of teeth grinding were also mixed in with the words the others spoke, as if they were trying to hold on somehow.
“…Just looking at it, it looks like it was installed in preparation for a battle with the captain, right?”
“Then getting rid of it might help.”
Although their bodies were so heavy that they were almost suffocating, there was no reason to lower their morale by mentioning the dark reality, so the members of the Lofty Knights did not care and acted lightly.
A voice that was no different from usual cut through the air several times heavier than usual.
“The captain will be safe, right?”
“Of course it is. First, let’s get rid of this damn Jin and find the leader. “In my current state, I won’t be able to fight properly even if I meet an enemy.”
“good. Everyone heard it, right? Destroy everything that appears to be Jin’s mainstay! “A tree with a stone tower stuck in it, a tree with paper attached to it… Just destroy anything that looks suspicious!”
“Breaking things down is our specialty!”
“…Everyone stop moving.”
To run out without a plan to go anywhere.
The fellow cubs, who had no idea what to do, shouted excitedly and tried to rush forward. Cleter, who hastily called them over, frowned.
“But this is enemy territory and we are inside the camp for now, right? “It doesn’t seem to be the type that makes you lose your way or locks you in a specific space, but you may encounter enemies, so you should personally refrain from moving.”
“Oh, that’s right. Then, let’s divide the number of people appropriately and go around. “Be sure to call out when you encounter an enemy.”
“Is your voice trying to reach me?”
“Hmm….”
Milan looked back at Cleter.
Again…. Cleter’s brow furrowed in dissatisfaction as he read that there was no suitable solution from the past where he had already experienced similar things several times and from his gaze as if looking for a solution.
‘…Whenever something gets stuck, they turn to me first.’
But what can you do? In this organization with no answers, I am the only one who is prepared and smart. In the end, he sighed and gave them the answer they wanted.
“There are two communication stones that I stole when I was gathering herbs before leaving, right? If you include the ones originally given to us, there are a total of three, so keep them connected and move. “We’ve already registered each other.”
“good! “Then it would be perfect if we split into three teams!”
Milan tried to roughly count the number of players with his fingers, but realized that his arms could not rise properly due to the pressure. Instead of wasting his stamina by struggling for no reason, Milan divided the number of people by calling them by name.
Then he held the horse’s reins tightly and nodded.
“See you later then!”
I wonder if it’s okay to do it roughly like this… but I guess this is fine.
Cleter was already too tired to try to catch each and every one of his wildly reckless companions, so he just rode on without worrying about anything else.
….
Most of the suspicious things that were visible could be dealt with without getting off the horse.
There is no way the place that the horse’s hoof trampled over was intact in the first place. In short, even though everything that looks suspicious is being handled one by one under Jin’s influence, the speed is fast.
Maybe that’s why, as time passed and more things broke, the pressure weighing down my entire body seemed to gradually ease.
‘Maybe it’s just because I’m used to it, but whatever.’
There is nothing wrong with thinking positively.
Thinking like that, I turned my head to find something else suspicious—
“Ah…!”
My body suddenly felt lighter.
A sense of freedom that takes your breath away. Jin has disappeared. Cleter paused for a moment to adjust to the sudden lightness of his body, as if he could fly, but turned his head when he heard a voice in his arms.
– This is Milan. During the battle with the Primiro Knights, they discovered a stone tower and succeeded in tearing it down. I guess this was the key.
“…what?”
Aside from the fact that they took down Jin, it’s the Primiro Knights?
Cleter’s face hardened, as he was well aware of their skills and spirit.
– They succeeded in breaking down Jin’s core. Hasn’t the pressure gone? Seeing as they were talking about the wedge that keeps the main axis from collapsing, and muttering that it couldn’t have collapsed that easily, it looks like there were other things that protected this core, but I guess we broke them all down while digging through them.
“No, that’s not it…”
That’s not why I asked back. His eyes were shaking with confusion, but he quickly calmed down for a moment and asked again.
“Do you need support?”
– no. There aren’t that many to begin with? The condition is not very good either. I guess they fought a battle before they met us.
“But just in case, I’ll go first. “It’s in the northwest direction from the starting location, right?”
– that’s right.
Okay then.
Pop. Communication was cut off as if there would be no rebuttal. Milan, who was looking at the quiet communication desk, scratched his head sheepishly.
“There’s really no need to come…”
In front of me was the Primiro Knights. To be exact, the Knights of Primiro, who were injured and not in good condition.
They are not like this. It’s been like this since we first met. Seeing the corpses of demon soldiers lying around, it looks like they’ve already been through a battle.
‘I won, but I won… I won with a lot of damage.’
Even though he was supported by Jin’s environment, it seems like the opponent was quite strong or was supported by evil. In that situation, we appeared quite fresh.
At first glance, the Primiro Knights are at a disadvantage, but they have a vivid look in their eyes, as if they are not the knights who once ruled the South.
At first, the other side had the means to avoid being influenced by the Jin, and this side was weighed down by the Jin and could not be free, so it might have been worth doing something… But the Jin suddenly threw down their weapons when we discovered the stone tower during the short skirmish. …I couldn’t reach it, so I ran over and knocked it down myself. In the process, fighting broke out again and some time was wasted, but in any case, we succeeded in achieving our goal.
‘It was just difficult to discover it, but once the camp was broken, it was our victory.’
Putting aside for a moment the fact that it is quietly hidden in the shadows in a far away corner, you would not have found it if you hadn’t instinctively looked there… Anyway.
Even if it is coincidence rather than skill, the result is ultimately the defeat of the Primiro Knights. It was understandable that they had to bow down to avoid annihilation, but even so, their eyes were brightly shining.
Milan opened his mouth with a shocked expression, trying to ignore the deadly stinging sensation on his skin.
“You… are you going to keep fighting? “If you decide to quit here, I can just move on.”
Our captain takes priority over the Primiro Knights, who are not much of a threat.
If you just close your eyes, it will be a good thing for both of you because you will live and you won’t have to waste time on useless things.
But is there any way for things to go well in this world?
“Anyway, we have been reduced to a place of shame.”
“….”
“There is no difference between dying in a fight or living here and losing.”
The Primiro Knight sneered lightly and threw away the other person’s outstretched hand.
When Stigma Primiro left the empire, leaving behind the knights, they lost their affiliation. Their position in the current empire is ambiguous. They are not as powerful as ‘Heroes’, nor are they particularly numerous. Since it is an order of knights who ‘abandoned the empire’, it is accompanied by suspicion and surveillance.
It was natural for it to be reduced to a card that would be used roughly and thrown away.
‘I wouldn’t know if the power was intact.’
Many people have already been lost in the battle with the demons. Even if I return alive like this, there will be nothing left. In that case, it would be better to die here fighting.
“It looks like support will arrive soon, but let’s get this done before then.”
So, in order to gain some honor, the Primiro Knights took up arms again.
***
Deon Hart from the past Eight Years’ War reappeared on the battlefield.
Its red eyes, sparkling with madness, shine brightly and cut the enemy to pieces. The lips, which rose in a deep curve, let out an obvious laugh that did not suit the situation.
Other people’s attacks to save the unfortunate ally were in vain. As if he was only targeting one person, he dodged everything and hacked at his target. Only when he could no longer recognize what was once a living person did he throw away the body and turn his head to find another prey.
“Ugh…”
Fear crawled up my back.
I had heard something about Deonhardt during the Eight Years’ War, but who knew it would be this bad.
The melee heroes retreated when they saw their comrades whose faces were now unrecognizable, having felt all the pain they would ever feel before dying. No matter how much one was prepared to die, no one wanted to die like this.
‘…This is dangerous.’
Alethea, who was watching, let out a deep sigh as anyone could see that they were paralyzed by fear.
Apart from the reason she was able to calmly read the situation, her hands that were stroking her face were also clearly shaking.
‘I should have told you to refrain from attacking the face as much as possible.’
I wonder if the owner got angry when I touched the face of this national treasure.
…even the jokes I told myself couldn’t drive away the fear. She redirected her thoughts.
‘Since the melee heroes have frozen, the only thing I can trust is the ranged heroes.’
However, this battle is initially based on the premise that melee heroes play their role. Even if it’s not necessary to kill him directly, melee heroes should at least tie Deonhardt’s feet.
The movement of the melee heroes became passive, wondering if they would be the next target. In such a situation, the long-distance attack directed at Deonhardt was nothing more or less than a rather annoying attack.
Kaga River! After hitting the flying weapon, Deon stopped for a moment and looked around.
“It felt like they were only attacking me from earlier…” “
….”
“What are you doing if you’re not coming?”
The relaxed look characteristic of a wild beast was reflected in the slightly curved eyes.
Combat has become much easier. Even though I knew it was dangerous due to attacks coming from all directions simultaneously, I had no choice but to keep jumping upwards to avoid it, but now that I couldn’t even get my feet on the ground, I was given time to rest.
‘I should have done this a long time ago.’
It’s so useful, except that it’s an unwilling combat method.
The surroundings fell silent. If I even made a sound, those bright red eyes might have been fixed on me, so even the sound of breathing was silenced, and only the sound of rain and leaves shaking in the wind lingered in the space.
‘But…’
Feeling a sense of discomfort, Deon turned his head to one side.
The battle between the Primiro Knights and the demon soldiers has long since ended. It almost ended in self-destruction. It is clear because I checked it myself when there was a lull a few times in the middle.
So, it would be normal for everything to be quiet….
‘What’s all this fuss about?’
Deon caught a faint commotion coming from afar.
An extremely familiar voice and a cry asking something about the boss. His red eyes blinked in confusion as he instantly realized who the owner of the voice was.
‘…Crazy dogs…?’
What, why are our kids here?
Did you not even listen to what I said? I don’t know why I came to the place of death and in what spirit.
Damn you guys. Anger soared based on worry. The moment Deon frowned.
“…ah.”
The extreme pressure that had been weighing on my body disappeared.
