Episode 222. Giant’s Citadel (1)
Giant white tree towering in the middle of the Giant’s Citadel.
[Paradise Lost in Dreams]
A 12-star barrier with an absolute judgment effect, it is one of the strongest barriers below the 30th floor.
If you go inside, not only the upside down and left and right sides will be reversed, but even the movement of the magic power flowing through your blood vessels will be distorted.
For knights and Murims, whose life is fine control, fighting giants in the barriers was tantamount to committing suicide.
‘Besides, I can’t even estimate exactly how many curses there are that confuse my senses and abilities.’
This is only enough to list the big ones.
The phantasmagoric Paradise Lost, where the white tree is planted, must be synthesizing a new curse even at this moment.
It’s not for nothing that the giants are said to be invincible within the citadel.
‘But it’s worth the risk.’
Attacking the fort counts as attacking one floor.
In other words, mankind can earn 90 more days. If you deal with the boss monster, you can get additional huge rewards accordingly.
‘First of all, I’ll have to slowly figure out the surroundings of the fortress.’
Jinhyeok, who was hiding in the grass, scanned the surroundings through ‘Cheonrajimang’.
however.
‘Look at this?’
Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed.
A large number of magical reactions were captured by the heavenly earth web used in a wide range.
Not just giants.
Empire and Murim were also camped here.
In particular, the Empire side was secretly deploying troops from as far away as possible.
‘Why were you planning something like this behind the scenes while you were doing something about entrusting it to me?’
I’m not sure what caused the sudden change of words.
There must have been some nasty plot behind it.
On the other hand, there were also very familiar figures on the Moorim side.
Namgungcheon.
The best ranker in China who led the Chinese Guild stood at the forefront.
and.
Next to him is Baek Seol-lin, who is fiddling with plum leaves…
‘Chun Yoo-seong.’
The disgusting Wensu also showed up through the Cheonra Mang.
I wanted to believe that it was not even one in 10,000, but this proves that Chun Yoo-seong is with Moorim.
“Hmm. Did that Sword Saint join the other side too?”
Alice muttered with her chin resting.
“Something must be wrong.”
“What’s the situation… It’s obvious that the boss is so vicious that he ran away. So why didn’t you be nice to your subordinates? Because he always pampers them, everyone runs away… Eup! Ugh!”
Alice, who had been talking hard, suddenly struggled with her whole body.
Something filled his mouth.
A lump with an unusual scent and taste.
I tried to spit it out right away, but Jinhyeok had already closed his mouth tightly with his hand.
“Dog poop is medicine for a kid who talks nonsense…”
“Again… uhm!?”
“Don’t worry. It’s not real dog poop. Instead, I put a lot of seasoning I prepared for this dinner party.”
The wasabi I brought with me because the imperial fish was so fresh and the texture was so good that I thought I would make sushi or eat it.
Adding mint chocolate for dessert on top of that made a pretty perfect dessert.
If this is the case, it will be an appropriate punishment for tarnishing the reputation of the company with rumors.
“Eup… ugh!”
The nape of Elise’s neck burned bright red, and soon her entire face turned red.
But it was only for a short while.
“…”
After several tens of seconds, Elise, who had been shaking her limbs violently, became quiet.
“Next. A person who has something to say. Give your opinion without hesitation.”
Jinhyuk smiled brightly.
As the representative of Goinmul Corporation, he was always ready to accept complaints from employees with an open mind.
“Eh, Master. I have no complaints against the Master. As a faithful subordinate, I will fight hard until my bones wear out.”
Feeling a sense of danger, T-Bone hurriedly rattled his lower crown.
He must have heard something from Sweet Potato and the Spirit Beasts, but he was quite quick-witted.
“…I-I’m also satisfied. Now, the lord has truly become the Dark Emperor’s disciple.”
Wolyeong nodded hastily.
“Okay. I don’t think there are any more complaints. Then, I’ll explain what each of you should do from now on, so listen carefully.”
Jinhyeok started explaining the operation in a soft voice.
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Cooung! cooong! cooong!
On the way to the citadel, a heavy impact echoed.
“Kurereu…”
A giant of about 7m was patrolling while holding a two-handed battle axe.
As soon as they sensed the presence of the giant, all the wild beasts and monsters around them ran away, so they couldn’t hear a single grasshopper sound.
It was natural.
Even the giants have taken it for granted.
as soon as.
until now.
“Cre?”
In front of the giant’s path, a human with the size of a snot stood.
Were you glad you found an unexpected snack?
Saliva began to flow profusely around the giant’s mouth.
There is no need to worry about this.
It must be eaten bone by bone.
thud! thud! thud!
It was when the giant tried to shorten the distance at once with quick steps.
sour!
Suddenly, with a heavy shock, the body staggered greatly.
A terrible pang of pain penetrated to the brain.
“Kwau! My… my substitute! My legs!”
The giant wrapped both hands around the holed leg and held it.
“Hmm…”
A bow was clutched in the man’s hand before he knew it.
“If you mix blood magic with red magic bullets, the pain increases almost twice.
Jinhyuk nodded as if he was interested.
“Kuaaaaa!”
The enraged giant limped and grabbed the battle ax again.
Whoops!
A terrifying blast sounded as if it would split the heavens and the earth apart.
however.
I didn’t feel the taste of the meat being cut and the bones being shattered.
On the contrary, I felt a completely different kind of pain all over my body.
“Kuaaaaa!”
I wondered if dazzling golden waves were rising from the soil on the floor.
Soon, dozens of ropes tightly bound the giant’s body.
It is a crowd control skill based on the divine magic of ‘Mandala’.
In addition, when the frost feet made of ‘glacial molding’ stuck to the soles of the feet, a fairly plausible temporary prison was created.
‘Since the number of copied skills increases, the number of things that can be used becomes endless.’
I still have a long way to go, but…
I couldn’t help but feel proud when I saw the unique abilities and skills that were gradually accumulating.
‘It’s going to be even more amazing in the future.’
Top rankers and residents… if they copied all the abilities of the gods beyond them.
And if you can fuse skills of a higher level based on those abilities!
At that time, you will be able to fight once again with the guys on the last floor of the tower.
As I thought so, my heart began to beat with a pleasant sound.
“Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
“Don’t try. You can never get out of it on your own.”
“What the heck… what is it. How could a human
have this ability…” The wizards of the empire were also giants he’d met many times, but among them, none of them had such a short casting time.
It’s a connection that I don’t even dare to approach at all.
“No more noise. From now on, I’m going to ask you a few questions, and I hope you answer them honestly.”
“I have nothing to say. Kill…!”
“Hoho. Even if you die, you can’t sell things about your own people?”
“Yes. I’d rather die alone… than abandon everyone else to save my own life.”
this.
I’m about to shed all my tears
Is this kinship?
Jinhyuk pretended to wipe his eyes with his fingertips.
Of course, there’s no way there’s moisture around the dry, dry eyes.
“Where, that heart. I hope it doesn’t change.”
Jinhyeok took a step back and opened up a little distance.
And put the arrow on the string.
If there’s something a little unusual, it’s that there’s a blunt piece of metal instead of a pointed arrowhead.
It was an arrow that focused more on destroying something rather than penetrating power.
The giant clenched his molars with a determined face.
As if there would be no regrets even if I died like this.
however.
Fuck!
The moment the arrow penetrates a part of the body.
The giant felt that the beliefs he had been protecting were collapsing like a sand castle.
“Uh…uh…ah?”
There is a degree of pain, but this has gone far beyond that line.
“Hmm. Maybe it’s because I haven’t been shooting well lately. I got hit in a really bad place. I tried to aim for the head, but the aim went quite low? Where, if I shoot again, will it be different…
” walked on
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Wait!
Kwadeuk!
sound once Something must have broken this time.
“Cut!”
“Sorry, sorry, haha. I think my hand slipped again. Maybe it’s because I met Old Man Orun. My hand keeps slipping too.”
“Sa, save me. G… I’ll answer any question. So stop now.”
At this point, nothing but despair remained in the giant’s eyes.
But it was too late.
The time for a peaceful solution has already passed.
“It was the face of Corporal No. 3 who was going to the battlefield earlier. Why are you curling up your tail now?”
As long as you put in the work, you will have to pay for it.
“I’m not going to stop until I’m done with this. If I have something to say, I’ll go and give it another chance.”
“I, if it’s the remaining arrow…”
The giant’s gaze turned to Jinhyeok’s waist.
At first glance, the number of arrows remaining in the quiver seemed well over 20.
Mother…
The giant closed her eyes tightly.
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As the sun completely crossed the ridge, countless stars fell in the night sky.
A garrison located to the west of the Giants’ Citadel.
In this place where the elite of the Murims settled, numerous torches were lit.
In case the giants came out or the Empire’s detached troops attacked, the guards were also placed without gaps in the water.
With this, not a single mouse would pass through.
Everyone was so sure until a human doll appeared from the shadows.
A man dressed in black appeared between the tents to avoid the guards.
“Is it an intruder?”
“This feeling…”
“…”
There were three people who reacted sensitively to it.
Namgung-cheon, Baek Seol-lin, and Chun Yoo-seong, who were resting in their respective tents, flew in the direction where the shadows appeared.
There…
stood a boy with a youthful face.
It was Wolyeong, the best killer of the Black Wind Society.
“You… aren’t you the one who was with Kang Jin-hyeok during the European Outbreak?”
Baek Seol-lin saw through Wol-young’s identity at once.
Namgungcheon’s eyebrows curled into an inverted shape.
“Kang Jin-hyeok. You mean that damn guy who wants to chew and eat it up. Why did the guy who followed him come here?”
“I came to convey what the lord said.”
Wolyeong continued calmly.
“Tomorrow night. Some of the barriers spread across the fortress of giants will disappear. It would be a perfect opportunity for an attack. Your lord hopes that you don’t miss that opportunity.”
“That’s absurd. Are you telling me to believe that right now?” “If you believe
or not,
you can check it with your own eyes tomorrow night
.
” There is nothing to lose either way.
Just one thing.
“Assuming what you said is true. Then why is Kang Jin-hyeok telling me this?”
There’s no way that snarky selfless person would tell you such high-level information. Even if no
one else knew.
Namgung-cheon, who had been burned several times, was suspicious of anything Jin-hyeok said.
“Master’s I don’t know too much about it. The only thing certain is… if you don’t step forward, the Empire will move.”
There is only one stronghold.
There are two forces aiming for this place.
One of them is bound to suck your fingers.
“Keep in mind. The time when the barrier weakens is tomorrow midnight.”
Wol-young, who had said everything, tried to turn into a shadow again.
Then, as if she remembered something, she glanced at Cheon Yoo-seong.
“And finally,”
said Cheon Yoo-seong in a cold voice. “You said you would hang it upside down in front of the break room of Korea University’s premedical department. He added that he would allow you to wear a pair of underpants, thinking of
old times
.
”
A cold sweat broke out.
