Chapter 490,
Chapter 137. Everyone had good plans (1),
but Suagh-!
As Joshua swung his sword once, the bodies of five wizards were cut in half. Other wizards nearby tried to escape, but died without even screaming in agony from the sword of ‘Jane’, the black knight next to them.
30 minutes have passed since entering.
During that time, they killed more than two hundred administrators and wizards, and unluckily cut down more than thirty of Kingelo’s members and prisoners who witnessed the scene.
Draka and the reinforcements from the 2nd Mage Tower had already entered the underground drying room.
First of all, we haven’t encountered it yet because the drying ground is so wide and Joshua’s party has excellent stealth to subdue Kingelo, but it was only a matter of time before they were eventually discovered.
Instead of moving on, Joshua and Jane waited for the other Dark Knight to shake off the blood.
“Mon is here, 2nd rider.”
At Jane’s words, Joshua turned his head. The dark knight called Mon has been watching the losing side instead of moving with them for the past 20 minutes.
The reason Joshua instructed Mon to follow Jin was no different.
It was because I wasn’t sure. Is Jin really aware of the existence of the blueprint for the 2nd Mage Tower?
“What was it like?”
“They didn’t take the shortest path to Area 17-19. He seemed to be paying close attention to the actions of the Kingelo members.”
“Didn’t you hear what my brothers were saying?”
“Because the 12th Horseman was on high alert and the Jiple reinforcements were constantly being added. More than anything, Murakan’s senses were sensitive.
Not everything is possible even for the dark knight.
It was impossible even for the Dark Knight to get close enough to hear Jin and Murakan Deepus without being noticed here. At least, the reason I could get a glimpse of the movement was because Mon was the Dark Knight.
You are not using the shortest path.
Joshua shook his head, reflecting on the fact.
“Anyway, it would be better to assume that the youngest has definitely recognized that the ship blueprints exist in the 2 Magic Tower. My ominous hunch turned out to be true.”
“I am of the same opinion. Even if you weren’t aware of the 2 Magic Tower at all, you would have noticed when you saw Kingelo’s terror. The 12th Horseman is a sharp and insightful person, so I can’t miss it.”
“From now on, I will have to actively use the youngest. Even Kingel will send the real ones who are not involved in the terror to the 2nd Magic Tower.”
“Even though it’s a problem for not sharing the information of the 2nd Magic Tower with the 4th and 12th Horsemen from the beginning.”
“There is nothing wrong with that, Sir Mon. Sir Jane. It wasn’t because I didn’t share the information about the 2 Magic Tower with my younger siblings just to monopolize the ball.”
Joshua sincerely decided that drawing Jin and Deepus’ attention from inside the building would be much more helpful in obtaining the blueprints.
If only Kingelo hadn’t come out this way.
“Right. The real problem is that our information was leaked to Kingelo. I can only think of Jonah Runkandel or the Nameless King as the only people who can break through the boundary between the three of us and extract information. It seems unlikely that an unknown person intervened in this matter.”
“Chief Kingelo may have used a special power or there may have been an intervention by the demons. Right away, the Prophet didn’t even give us the location of the ship’s blueprints that way. without leaving any traces. without anyone knowing.”
Morn and Jane answered that, but in fact, it left traces of the use of many humans in the Prophet’s locating the ship’s blueprints. His prophecies and magic always use living humans as catalysts.
However, the two dark knights did not know that.
“We will check the leak route through the Prophet later.”
Joshua pauses in thought.
‘Whatever the path of information leakage is, what is certain is that it has become a competitive structure with Kingelo. And the youngest… must be thinking of taking advantage of the gap between me and Kingelo to rob the 2 Magic Tower.’
For now, let’s tune in to the rhythm of the maknae.
Joshua concluded that.
‘It might have been a good thing. Anyway, my original plan was to infiltrate the 2nd Mage Tower alone without Kingelo, so joining the maknae and Murakan Difus could be rather helpful. And besides, the youngest and Kingelo anyway. I wouldn’t have this.’
Joshua reached into the inside pocket of his undercover suit and touched an object.
It was the key. The safe of the 2 Mage Tower that Sandra Ziple was wearing around her neck.
Before infiltrating the Sota Desert, the Prophet checked the location of the 2 Mage Tower’s safe and its contents, and even copied this key perfectly.
– Without this key, it is impossible to quickly access the safe of the 2 Mage Tower. There are hundreds of fantasy barriers and boundary magic. It won’t activate if you have the key.
-Are you sure?
-When have I ever told a lie?
-In that case, why not copy the blueprint itself?
– You sound incompetent again. It wouldn’t have been impossible if more materials had been given. He didn’t know how to thank me for making an infiltration route and a key with the scarce materials and giving me the location of the safe. Do you think a dead Rontelgeuse Lampen or something could have done something like this?
-…what?
-Did you think I wouldn’t know that you were relying on that demon? I just turned a blind eye to what the orphan was doing because it was pathetic and ridiculous. This time, make sure you succeed and bring back the ship blueprints and stuff.
I remembered the conversation I had with the Prophet before departure.
‘I didn’t know the Prophet knew about Lampen, but it doesn’t matter now. The maknae will find out the identity of the Reiki Orb, and if it’s as meaningful as my intuition, then I can take it away.’
From some time on, it wasn’t enough to scratch his ego with sarcasm and show signs of betrayal, but the Prophet was definitely Joshua’s greatest weapon.
‘In addition, if the leader and other special abilities of Kingelo had superior or equivalent powers than the Prophet. Not only the operation time, but also this key must have been stolen.’
He was still the one with the highest chance of stealing the items from the 2nd Mage Tower.
When his thoughts were organized, he again felt relieved that the situation would move according to his calculations.
“Sir Mon.”
Joshua said with a lead sword.
“Tell me, 2 riders.”
“Now stop babbling and move quickly. Sir, please draw Jiple’s attention from now on.”
They had already killed more than 200 administrators and over 30 wizards, but Joshua and his party were still on an infiltration mission. There have been many deaths due to terrorism.
Joshua meant to stop stealing and start destroying.
Even one person is a black knight.
The Black Knight was a whale if the Kingelo members, who were running amok at the construction site and below the level of the assault captain, caught it. The catch fish couldn’t overcome its presence.
“Sir Jane and I will head straight to the 2nd Magic Tower. After the destruction, join them if possible, but make survival and escape your top priority.”
“Okay.”
“And tell us the route the youngest party traveled. It’s time to put my hands and feet together with him once again.”
* * *
Pause.
Jin and the others, who were running in full swing, stopped at the same time. It was because he sensed strong energy and an explosion out of nowhere, like an awl protruding.
Although the terror continued, it was a change that anyone who reached the stage could feel.
“What is it? Was there a guy with this kind of energy among the things that Kinzelo caught? At this level of vibration, it seems that a couple of areas over there have completely disappeared?”
“4 District 11, Mr. Murakan. This is where Joshua and the Black Knights used to be, so it may be that a battle broke out between them and the Observers who came to support.”
“…No, I don’t feel any magical powers, second brother. If an explosion of this magnitude was caused by magic, the flow of magical energy within the drying yard must have changed.”
“Then Joshua could have really attacked District 4-11.”
“As I expected, Joshua might be leaving one of the Black Knights at the yard to play tricks.”
“Is the Black Knight really pretending to have hit District 4 and 11 and then taking advantage of it to go to the 2nd Mage Tower?”
Originally, I would have asked if that was an excessive guess. However, Difus decided to trust Jin after seeing Joshua’s decision to continue the mission earlier. At least for this mission.
“Anyway, from now on, the Jiple reinforcements will be flocking there. It means that the optimal moment for us to enter the 2nd Mage Tower is imminent. Let’s wait for a while to see if the vibrations are moving away or getting closer.”
The vibrations were receding at a rapid pace.
“I think the black knight is right…”
Jin, who had said that far, suddenly held his breath and put his index finger to his lips. Seeing that, Murakan and Dipus also hurriedly killed their presence.
A distant scream was heard.
Currently, Jin’s party was near District 17, and they, like Joshua’s party, had come all the way to this place and had killed most of Ziple and Kingelo. In particular, none of the wizards who came to support from the 2nd Mage Tower were spared.
In other words, there were very few people left alive around Area 17, so no one should be able to hear footsteps running at breakneck speed, unless it was the newly arrived reinforcements.
‘The footsteps are too quiet to be called reinforcements. And footsteps are too fast. It’s not like magicians, but warriors who have been trained to the limit, running at full speed.’
Someone is massacring the remnants near District 17 and coming toward Jin’s group.
Difus and Murakan felt the careless rushing footsteps as if they were no longer rough.
and after a while
While hiding in the pipe at the entrance of District 17, the party was able to confirm that the two figures disappeared as fast as light.
“Joshua and the Black Knight…!”
Dipus spoke first.
There was only one black knight. He had goosebumps all over his body at the fact that the youngest child’s prediction was correct this time as well.
“Oh kid. It’s as you said.”
Murakan also whistled curiously, but Jin, unlike the two of them, had a rather stiff face.
“This may not be something you will like very much, Brother Difus.”
Difus carved a question mark into his pupil.
“why?”
“Leaving one dark knight to draw attention and in the meantime, it fit perfectly to enter the 2nd Magic Tower. Doesn’t it look like we’re headed for the 2nd Magic Tower?”
“Mmm.”
“If you’re running at full speed, that obviously means you have to go that fast. This is also close to the way to the 2nd Magic Tower, but there is another shortest route. In other words, Joshua should have used a different route. Not this way.”
I heard and saw it.
“According to what you said, Joshua was following us and figuring out our route.”
“Isn’t it possible that the kid is just running fast and not thinking about it?”
“Murakan Didn’t you say something seemed to be following us?”
“Ah, it did. I thought it was a little long.”
“And me and Deepus hyung-nim also felt that way, right?”
There was silence for a moment.
“…after that. Joshua didn’t know, but if it was the Dark Knight, he would have been able to check our movement route from a distance. Then why? Of course, the purpose of checking the movement route was to enter the 2nd Mage Tower without our knowledge, right? There is no reason to inform you on purpose, right?”
When Difus spoke as if he was frustrated, Jin thought for a moment.
“Well, he must be doing this because he has some confidence. What it was… I honestly can’t remember right away. I guess it’s our turn to be taken to Joshua this time.”
