Chapter 706,
Chapter 179. Inescapable Trap (5)
“…Are you saying that the damage to the empire is that much?”
Casimir said in a trembling voice. I had just received a report from Jet.
Even Jet couldn’t believe it when he saw the numbers on the report.
About 30,000 military personnel, including knights and wizards, died.
Civilian casualties are approaching 800,000, and more than 50,000 civilians and aristocrats have been taken prisoner…
Jin and his colleagues also checked the report and raised their foreheads.
It was only three days ago that the army of chaos led by Difus hit the territory of the temporary alliance.
In just three days, so many innocent people were injured or taken to Hufester.
The numbers written in the report didn’t feel realistic at all.
“They said it was the result of our defense, albeit a little, thanks to the technical equipment we provided to Lord Amela, Lord Quawl. Without that… it would have been even worse, Your Highness.”
Jet said in a heavy voice.
three days ago.
It wasn’t only Difus and Joshua who attacked Lutero’s magic federation and empire.
Lionel, Stam, and the unidentified knights of the ‘Mausoleum’ were also attacking royalties at the same time.
The same was true of Kingelo’s domain, the Land of the Beasts.
On the other hand, it was relatively better thanks to Orgal’s dimensional movement through the steel door, but cold Joe was captured along with more than 5,000 beastmen.
“The reason why we were the only ones not attacked is… unknown.”
As Lata said, only Tikan among the allies was spared from being attacked.
“It might be a ploy to break the solidarity of the temporary alliance.”
“It might have been burdensome to play Tican. Even in the federation, when they attacked Drakkar’s headquarters, they only hovered nearby. If the purpose is massacre and hostage supply for the purpose of creating despair, this place is not suitable.”
Unlike Tikan, a small island nation, the territories of other allies are very wide.
This was the reason why they did not properly respond to the sudden invasion of the deity. It was like attacking near Draka’s headquarters, suddenly appearing in Milkun Kingdom, attacking the area near Yuca Yuca Market, and moving to the other side of Mithra Desert in an instant.
“…or maybe they just think of us as food for last, saving us.”
When Jin opened his mouth, his gaze gathered.
“Imperial Zipline Kingelo. Only 80,000 prisoners were taken from the lands of the temporary allies. Our Bamal Alliance also has no choice but to go to Hufester to save them, so maybe Rosa is trying to supply despair while watching us suffer at that time. I think so.”
The spots of despair on the magic map created by Veradin were growing.
It is not only applicable to areas directly hit by the army of chaos.
Due to this incident, the fear of the general public, which had been suppressing the whole world since the war of Gleec, had grown out of control.
Refugees were pouring in from all over the place. Even the Drakka headquarters, which was considered the safest land, had civilians leaving, so there was no need to mention other areas.
The land they are trying to find is Tikan.
The frightened crowd did not believe the explanation that Tikan was by no means a safe place.
“If it’s as Gongja Jin expected… the evil god and the 4th horseman will be waiting for us, digging an unavoidable trap.”
The order of the world is collapsing.
The alliance now had to be shown to the people. The fact that the alliance has enough strength to oppose the evil god.
I had to go to Hufester to rescue the captives and get rid of the invaders.
If it wasn’t for that, the fear and despair that covered the world would continue to multiply, and all of it would be used to complete the bust.
“Isn’t that Zephyrin?”
“You also came with Zipple’s sogaju.”
Lata pointed out the window.
A steel door had just formed in the distant air, and Zephyrin and Beradin came out together. They went straight into the conference room.
Veradin had a calm face as usual, while Zephyrin was very haggard.
She helped Orgal and guarded the entire land of the beasts, and had recently been scouting the vicinity of Riccarton and had come to Tikan.
“Ah, as soon as my master regains some strength, he treats you like this… You will definitely go to hell when you die, Jin-kyung.”
Riccarton reconnaissance was Jin’s opinion. Orgal has the best mobility among the allies and has the knowledge and power to respond to variables, so it was natural that he should be in charge of reconnaissance.
“Why didn’t Orgal come in person?”
“You mean that now? You’re tired of going through high school just now, so you sent me instead, right? In the meantime, be grateful for the Beradin Ball here so that the travel time on the zipline side is not wasted.”
“Don’t let that happen. When you get back, tell Orgal thank you.”
When Jin obediently expressed his gratitude, Zephyrin narrowed his eyes for a moment. It was expected that he would be sarcastic, saying that it was definitely a burden that we would have to solve together anyway.
“The sun will rise in the west.”
“Did the reconnaissance in Riccarton have any results?”
“As Sir Well expected, all the captive humans were gathering in Riccarton.”
“What is the treatment of prisoners?”
“It is obvious. Being whipped and dragged somewhere. The owner said they looked like they were undergoing some kind of torture in turn.”
“Torture…”
“Not all captured prisoners were tortured at the same time. The forces of chaos dragged at least thirty and a hundred people into a certain building. After a couple of hours, they took the next person.”
“Are you increasing the level of despair by torturing and killing between thirty and one hundred people during that time?”
“I don’t even know that. But Lord Beradin, after hearing this, seemed to understand something.”
When Zephyrin finished speaking, Beradin opened the map.
In Tikan, the remaining energy of the sun god could not be used properly, so the map was much softer and more unstable than in Drakka.
“Let’s all take a look at Riccarton.”
Veradin pointed his finger at Riccarton.
“Jinna continued to observe the map from that day on. I looked at Riccarton in particular… As everyone sees now, the spots of despair are getting smaller.”
After the incident, Jean and Beradin expected only that the spots of despair in Riccarton would grow and deepen.
However, what Veradin first confirmed was the opposite. Rather, the spots faded each time the prisoners arrived at Riccarton.
“But this phenomenon changes on a daily basis. It decreases during one day and grows again the next day, but the concentration is always thicker than the previous day. Do you know what this means?”
“It means that after giving hope, you’re causing despair again.”
“okay. The Garden of Swords is probably in the process of taking 30 to 100 prisoners every couple of hours and doing mind manipulation or something. First give hope, then defeat it again. In this way, you are maximizing the despair you can get from captivity.”
“Is Riccarton the only place that Zephyrin Orgal and you have confirmed is the alleged torture place?”
“There were no prisoners going anywhere other than Riccarton.”
“Even on my map, there was no area where the total amount of chaos suddenly increased except for Riccarton. Although there has been an overall uptick.”
“It is more certain. The entire alliance must assemble their forces and go to Riccarton as soon as possible.”
“I guess so. But I said it as quickly as possible. When are you thinking?”
“In two days. No, even tomorrow if possible.”
At Jin’s answer, Beradin and Zephyrin shrugged their shoulders at the same time.
“Two days or tomorrow. that’s too fast Don’t you need to watch a little more? You also need to be prepared for pitfalls. Even if it’s an obvious and unavoidable trap.”
“I think so too, Jin-kyung. For now, the army of chaos has stopped raiding royalties, but you don’t know when it will appear again.”
“Of course, we cannot predict the cycle in which the Army of Chaos invades the Inse with large-scale teleportation, so we do not mean to wait forever. But I think it would be good to watch the trend for at least 15 days.”
Jin looked at the two and shook his head.
“No, the reason why the evil spirits stopped the invasion was confirmed right before you arrived. We weren’t playing while you scouted and checked the map…” * *
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The top floor of Riccarton Castle.
Illina was sweating as she pressed her hands all over Dipus’ upper body. As if forced to stop bleeding.
[shit! If you are like this, what are you going to do to me? The only thing that fails is Joshua, that idiot alone is enough.]
Difus snorted at Ilina’s angry voice.
[Don’t blame me, Prophet. If you knew the information about this fire in advance, this kind of setback would not have happened.]
Fire.
The eternity attached to Dipus’ body was still eating away at his body.
Illina came here from the Garden of Swords three days ago to turn it off.
Illina couldn’t put out the fire at all.
[Besides, you’ve been working hard for days since you came to turn off the lights.]
[Hey, Dipus Runcandel. It is impossible to get rid of this fire right away unless the family head directly steps forward…]
Rosa was currently unable to move due to absorbing despair.
[Ha, that’s it. Fighting with you would only be disrespecting the patriarch. Anyway, now that the fire is calming down a bit, it should be resolved soon. The invasion has also stopped because of this… so be careful from now on. The despair of having to listen to the family head has become smaller than expected.]
[The parasite attached to the mother is climbing all the way. Did you know that Hester checked the remaining dimensional gates in the Scholl Empire earlier?]
Illina’s eyes widened at Dipus’ words.
[What is that…?]
[Hister must have found out why we stopped the invasion and went back. You didn’t know that at all… Think carefully about whether you have the right to curse Joshua for being incompetent.]
