Chapter 126 Changes Left Behind by War (1)
Hector’s Star.
People looked up to Edwin Hector.
There was no doubt that he was a hero bestowed by heaven to save the fallen kingdom.
Is that why?
Edwin Hector also believed in his victory.
Until I ran into Roman Dmitri.
Awesome!
Pooh.
Blood spattered.
The being that came out of the darkness cut down Hector’s soldiers with one stroke and then disappeared into the darkness again.
The soldiers screamed and searched for Roman.
However, as soon as they broke away from the ranks even a little, the touch of darkness overtook them without fail, and the number of soldiers decreased one by one.
looking at it
Edwin Hector could do nothing.
His spirit existed in space as if floating, and he could only watch the soldiers dying.
Only then did I know
that this is a nightmare
I had to get up quickly, but no matter how desperately I tried, the massacre in front of me was not over.
‘The variable in my plan is that I did not anticipate the presence of an extraordinary being called Roman Dmitri. If I could turn back time Could I have completely crushed the southern front against Roman Dmitri?’
no.
It was impossible.
Looking back now, Roman Dmitri showed a step forward when fighting the Great Warrior compared to when he first faced Butler.
I couldn’t figure out how that could be possible.
What is certain is that Roman Dmitri’s limits could not be looked into like an abyss, so victory could not be guaranteed.
People called themselves the greatest talent.
Edwin Hector was also confident, if not conceited, but a single failure destroyed everything.
‘I plunged the kingdom into the pit of despair.’
If the.
If it hadn’t been for war.
Wouldn’t there have been a little more time in Hector’s kingdom?
As Edwin Hector’s mind sank deeper into darkness, the massacre in front of his eyes was repeated endlessly.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Mind collapsed.
I couldn’t overcome the responsibility of defeat.
then then
Edwin Hector checked the face of a soldier killed by Roman.
‘The royal family provided ample food as a reward to the soldiers who applied for this expedition. That soldier volunteered for the war even though he couldn’t even use his sword properly to save his old mother. And he died a miserable death.’
My heart ached.
I don’t think it’s Roman’s responsibility.
He must have practiced his own justice, and since he was a loser, this pain was his responsibility to fully bear.
I came to my senses.
In the abyss of despair, he remembered that there were people he needed to take care of.
‘The kingdom of Hector faced the worst situation. But that doesn’t mean Hector is destroyed yet. There are people who only look at me, so I have to find a way for them to live.’
anger.
The darkness has been pushed back.
A bright light hit my eyes.
yet.
“… How much time has passed?”
Edwin Hector opened his eyes.
* * *
About a week.
In the meantime, Hector had a lot going on.
The people involved in the war were silent, but Hector fell into despair at the news from Cairo.
“Captain Butler was attacked by the devil in Cairo.”
“It was a complete defeat from start to finish. Cairo’s devil single-handedly slaughtered thousands of soldiers, and when that wasn’t enough, he cut down the knight commander Butler and pierced the gates of the rear camp. It’s a fight we couldn’t win in the first place. We thought Hector’s Star was the best talent in the world, but the wide world was full of monsters we didn’t know about.”
“The kingdom of Hector is over. We went all out for the war, but we didn’t get anything.”
Horrible rumors circulated.
Roman Dmitry.
The name shook the continent.
With such a shocking performance, people were talking about the birth of a really great swordsman in the Cairo kingdom.
the problem is.
The victim of that achievement was Hector’s kingdom.
As soon as Edwin Hector came to his senses in the situation of the kingdom in despair, he called the leaders and went to visit the king.
“How is your body?”
“it’s okay.”
“Stupid boy. I never told you to risk your life. I did not want you to solve the problem at the cost of my son’s life.”
“… sorry.”
Edwin Hector bowed his head.
Abby’s heart.
It was warm.
But Edwin Hector couldn’t afford to waste time on human emotions.
“father. Did you hear Jackson’s report?”
“heard.”
“Three days ago. A strange sign has been discovered in a village in Hector. It was the first village where poor harvests began, and there were reports that the land was dry and crumbly, turning black and dying. It seems to be the curse of the necromancer.”
Curse of the Necromancer.
It was a sensitive issue.
Edwin Hector felt his heart sink as soon as he received the report from Jackson.
“At first, I thought the bad harvest that came to Hector was a curse from God. However, if the same phenomenon as the Necromancer’s Curse had occurred, the bad harvest that had plagued the Hector Kingdom might have been artificially created. It is no ordinary black magic either. Hector has worked hard on a curse that affects all over the world for years, and as soon as the war is over, the true nature of the curse is revealed without any regrets.”
“… Does that mean there were forces waiting for us to attack the Cairo kingdom?”
“yes.”
I can’t be sure.
but.
There was a force that deliberately brought Hector’s kingdom to the edge of a cliff.
As soon as he woke up from the hospital bed, Edwin Hector checked numerous data and came to a conclusion.
“In the meantime, we were just someone’s puppets. Cairo Kingdom is no different. It is clear that the forces behind the shadows deliberately took advantage of the two kingdoms fighting. But now I can’t afford to think of revenge. We need time to solve the current problems facing Hector Kingdom and to clearly and thoroughly figure out what the forces behind it are.”
“We have no time.”
“I know.”
I figured out the problem.
Even if he knew that it was a necromancer’s curse, it was not an easy problem to solve.
If it was a curse that spread all over Hector.
At least the high priest had to step in.
With Hector’s power, it was impossible, so to solve the problem, something was needed to turn the situation around.
“When I was young. The lord of the pagoda in the sky made a suggestion to me. They said they would give me a lot if I gave up my princely position and entered the mage tower. I will sell my time to the Magic Tower in the Sky.”
“… Edwin!”
Everyone opened their eyes.
Edwin’s words.
It meant giving up the throne.
Knowing that, everyone tried to stop him, but Edwin Hector had already made up his mind.
“It only takes one year. It is the only way to solve our problems.”
they knew
The moment a solution is presented in any way.
The fact that Hector’s kingdom had no other choice to survive.
At the time when the Cairo Kingdom was celebrating, the Hector Kingdom made a decision to let their hero go.
* * *
The war is over.
People went back to their own lives.
McBurney, who was an instructor at the Southern Training Center, lived in a bar after arriving in the capital unlike the others.
“Big.”
widely.
put the bottle down
It’s a drink I’ve been drinking for a while.
At the Southern Training Center, I didn’t drink because I thought I had to stay alert all the time, but now I couldn’t stay sober.
lead the war to victory. In the process of nongonghaengsang (論功行賞), McBurney received a huge reward.
It was enough money to live on for the rest of my life if I saved it, but such material rewards did not make McBurney happy.
“Send me back to the battlefield? McBurney. Calm down. At least you are being called a war hero thanks to Roman Dmitri, but you lost all of your subordinates without being able to protect the Southern Training Center. The results show how useless you are on the battlefield when you are only one-armed. But who will trust you and follow you? So spend the rest of your days comfortably with the money you received from the royal family. That’s what suits you.”
A word from a senior commander.
It was a cruel reality.
He was not unaware of his limits, but in the face of reality, he could not help but drink.
Beep beep.
I drank.
No matter how much I drank, I never got drunk, and my mind became clearer.
‘I must die on the battlefield.’
Ten years of life spent on the battlefield.
He has had many colleagues over the years.
Looking at their deaths, he survived desperately, and at some point people called McBurney a veteran warrior.
A person of ability who rose from a commoner’s status to the position of a centurion.
But his mind was not whole.
The mental strength worn out by the continuous war could no longer accept everyday life.
whenever
I wanted to die on the battlefield along with my comrades.
It was the end McBurney wanted, but he was so humbled by the order of his superiors not to send him to the battlefield.
‘Yes, what can a one-armed swordsman do?’
recent.
I heard Roman’s rumors.
Beginning to be called a hero of Cairo for his exploits on the southern front, he showed an overwhelming move in the conflict with the Castro family.
He was such a great person.
At first, I thought it was great from the attitude of getting trained with soldiers, but now it has risen to a position that I dare not approach.
suddenly.
His subordinates were envious.
Serving someone like Roman as his lord and showing blind trust was the life McBurney wanted.
‘There are already talented people under Roman Dmitri. To him, a one-armed man like me, who has lost his fighting ability, would not even come into his eyes. McBurney This is real. You have already lost your value as a warrior, and you have to accept the reality in order not to repeat the same results as at the Southern Training Center.’
My throat is burned.
I tried to drink again.
But then.
widely.
“Long time no see.”
A man sitting right next to him.
The moment he confirmed that he was Roman Dmitri, McBurney couldn’t believe his eyes.
* * *
My heart raced.
Roman Dmitry.
idol of oneself.
why is he here?
At that time when his head was getting complicatedly entangled, Roman spoke to the main point.
“I need outstanding talent for my future plans. McBurney. I think you are such a talented person who fits my plan. Ask directly. Don’t you want to follow me to Dmitry?”
Moment.
thump thump.
It felt like my heart would explode.
A rope came down from the sky.
It was the situation he had dreamed of, and there was no reason for him to refuse.
but.
“… Thank you very much for your suggestions, but as you know, I am a one-armed prosecutor. From the moment I lost my sword-wielding arm, my worth as a swordsman is zero. What can a man like this do for Roman Dmitri? I am worried that someone like me, who is not valued even in the Cairo Kingdom, will hold on to Roman Dmitri-sama’s ankles.”
I didn’t like to refuse.
The heart accepted Roman’s offer over and over again.
Even so.
I had no choice but to say no.
arrive in the capital
The people in the unit that I belonged to for a very short time spit out the words to be discharged quickly, what the hell are you going to do on the subject of a one-armed man.
that was the reality.
he is not a hero
He lived fortunately before his death, but he did nothing of his own.
“It doesn’t sound like a rejection to my ears. Am I wrong?”
“… .”
McBurney was speechless.
New world.
The criterion for accepting talented people by Roman was the value of the future, not the present.
Roman said.
“Have you ever heard of a left-handed sword?”
On the other side of Baek Joong-hyeok’s memory.
Roman recalled the memory of a Moorim master who showed impressive performance.
