Episode 57. Our pride coincides. (1)
─Stop the demon lord summoning ceremony. (In progress)
Defeat the Demon Corps Commander. (0/10)
Is it after the investigation?
A new quest objective.
As I watched, I gradually began to understand.
‘There was a reason I was desperately blocking it.’
To successfully complete the demon king summoning ceremony.
It seemed that the Demon King’s army was desperately blocking the way forward.
Knowing that fact, I guessed the reason why the Demon King’s army rushed in.
He probably didn’t know that the defense line would collapse so quickly.
“Is there any way to quickly evacuate the survivors?”
Harkon asked the Shadow Mercenaries.
“well.”
well?
So, there is a way or there is no way.
Kichi was talking about something else and our eyes met.
I was angry and then urgently called someone.
“…Alkari. I need a portal portal. Heeep.”
It was an old man who offered me a potion if it was an alkali.
If it can manifest a portal, it must be a mage-type class.
‘Looks like you’re well versed in potion manufacturing.’
The more you use, the better.
It wouldn’t hurt to have a conversation once in a while.
“I didn’t step out because the ruler was there, but if you need my help.”
Alkari looked at me and raised her magic power.
Anyway, I didn’t come out because I was there.
You are seriously misunderstanding.
‘Of course, it must be manifested.’
Even if it’s not as good as the magic tower portal.
I was also able to manifest portals.
Even if it’s some kind of high-ranking magic.
just look at the moment.
It was because of Grandfel’s talent to understand the process of search and interference manifestation.
It is not difficult to manifest a portal if it is backed by magic power.
but.
‘I have to save my mana.’
In the previous battle with the Demon King’s army.
It means that a considerable amount of mana was consumed.
Who knew?
I never thought there would be so many survivors.
“…thank you. Knights.”
“no. We are in no position to be greeted.”
“Thank you again. Adventurer…?”
I looked at the girl bowing her head at me.
…Please be humble.
It means don’t take gratitude for granted.
I barely nodded my stiff head.
‘Did the rest fight against the devil?’
The survivors who were hiding were all elderly and infirm.
Those who cannot fight properly.
You must evacuate to a safe place quickly.
‘But there is no need to add confusion.’
The fact that they fell into another world.
Because the survivors didn’t realize it yet.
It’s a safe and familiar place for them.
Needless to say, there is only one place.
“I will set the coordinates to Yusra Kingdom.”
Alkari summoned a portal without noticing.
Because the distance between the coordinates and the number of users of the portal were quite large.
It seemed that a considerable amount of mana was being consumed.
Alkari drank the potion like water.
Harkon gave instructions to several knights, including Yeshica.
“You will join the survivors after they have settled down.”
The movement of survivors was swift.
Is this also measured by contribution?
I checked the shiny quest window.
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─Current contribution: 32700p
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…It was a tremendous rise.
Harkon said to me.
“kyung. no matter what you think I think we need to make a quick deal and rescue the other survivors as well. There’s no law that survivors are only on these streets.”
“I am of the same opinion.”
“Well, I said something useless to you.”
Because I knew that when I do good things, contributions follow.
That there is no reason to object.
Of course, before that, a quick conclusion…
So, I’ll have to finish subjugating the demon lord.
‘It’s a demon king summoning ceremony.’
I searched my memory.
The words of the Akkshan demon hunters passing by.
But no distinctly helpful memories came to mind.
‘I don’t know if it’s just a devil, but up to the devil.’
A whopping 10 years and 2 years ago.
It is said that the historical background is different.
But one thing was certain.
That every ritual requires a sacrifice.
Just as the [Exorcism Ritual] requires a sacrifice called a devil’s item.
I’m sure the demon lord summoning ceremony also requires a sacrifice.
‘…for a moment.’
It seems absurd because I think so.
The street scene looked different.
A street where blood and corpses never ceased.
I turned around and looked at the devastation once more.
It was like a line drawn with blood and corpses.
“…!”
The straight line led to the main street of Frost.
‘Could it be that this corpse and blood are sacrifices.’
I sorted out my thoughts around there.
Because that was just a wild guess.
But even if the speculation turns out to be true.
There will be no change in my actions.
He knelt down and closed the eyes of the dead body.
ignoring them.
It is meaningless to stop the demon lord summoning ceremony.
Yes, because the pride in my heart said so.
‘Besides, if my guess is right…’
It wasn’t me who was in a hurry, but rather the other side.
That’s the proud act of collecting the body.
It wasn’t enough to interfere with the demon king summoning ceremony, so it was no different from playing a game.
I opened my mouth.
“I’m sorry, but I have no intention of matching the rhythm.”
If you’re scared, you’ll die.
*
AAU.
The branch was busy.
The appearance of the Demon King.
It was definitely a different situation from the time of the evil.
Seong Hyun-joon of the Korea branch searched for USB.
“please. please. Have something…!”
The days when Arcana was just a game.
It was the USB that Cosmo used.
Do you have any working files that you have backed up?
Seong Hyeon-jun began to search through the folder, desperately hoping.
“It was unheard of and unheard of, but the demon lord is different.”
Senior Yoon Soo-gyeom was the same.
He also started looking through his work notes.
Then, all of a sudden, I found it.
“…I found the car. senior!”
“what? Look where you are.”
“There is no specific information. Here is the concept.”
“okay. Right. My memory wasn’t wrong!”
Devil.
Boss monsters that will appear in Arcana in the distant future.
Because that point was really later.
Even in the backup files found, only the basic concept existed.
Where is this anyway?
Let’s think of the old days when we only sucked our fingers.
“that’s right. The concept was taken from a demon that exists in reality.”
Unless the concept has changed.
The demon king who appeared in Frost is also a reality.
So, it must be the demon king that exists in legends and tales.
At least it let out a sigh of relief.
“thank god.”
“Good thing. So the question is, what kind of guy is the Demon King?”
“Ah, you have to figure that out…!”
Tak-!
Seong Hyun-jun hit his forehead.
At that time, Su-gyeom Yoon found something in the notebook.
“…I found it too.”
“uh? What is it, senior?!”
“The Demon Lord Raid Stage Composition Concept.”
What is the stage configuration?
That was information that might be really helpful.
Yoon Su-gyeom clicked his tongue.
“But this is just a concept.”
“But in case you don’t know!”
“okay. I don’t know anything else, but there is a high probability that this concept will remain.”
“Look, look. A demon king summoning ceremony?”
There was a reason for Yoon Soo-gyeom’s conviction.
It was because there was a familiar word at the end.
Sung Hyun-jun’s eyes widened.
“…the contribution system! Senior, can this be it?”
“that’s right. There is also a contribution system for ongoing quests.”
“But the quest’s goal is to recapture Frost.”
“Yes, but in a big way.”
Yoon Su-gyeom displayed a map of Frost on the monitor.
The walled city of Frost.
Yoon Soo-gyeom drew a circle with his finger along the wall of Frost’s castle.
“Maybe recapturing Frost might be treated the same as stopping the demon lord summoning ceremony. Why do you think the whole city of Frost is the site of the demon king summoning ceremony?”
“…yes? What do you mean?”
Seong Hyeon-jun looked at Yoon Su-gyeom’s notebook again.
Then I realized that those words were not useless.
Seong Hyun-jun carefully opened his mouth.
“Then, you mean that the summoning ritual for the demon king can succeed or fail depending on the progress of the players in the quest to recapture Frost? What do you mean?”
“There is a high probability of that.”
“If the demon king summoning ceremony succeeds…?”
“Like when it was bad. I can only hope for a miracle.”
But miracles are called miracles because they don’t happen often.
Besides, unlike the giants, they were two people who knew the strength of the demon king better than anyone else.
Seong Hyun-Jun let out a sigh mixed with words.
“I hope that anyone can contribute a little more.”
“So who is the current contribution leader?”
“Well, among the players who have revealed it, it is the unification of the world.”
Click— Seong Hyeon-
jun continued.
“Unification Master Liu Junchun. Contribution 1800.”
“…One thousand eight hundred?”
“I can’t shake the feeling that something is missing. I don’t know.”
When I checked the numbers, somehow my anxiety intensified.
rattle.
Yoon Su-gyeom trembled and asked again.
“Then, what if you expect players who haven’t been revealed?”
“…Then it must be Lee Ho-yeol, right?”
“Yes, if it’s not Lee Ho-yeol, that’s a really serious bug.”
Lee Ho-yeol’s performance!
It was inexplicable even from the developer’s point of view.
Wouldn’t it break down Frost’s castle wall, which boasts incredible durability?
Lion Heart Knights and Shadow Mercenaries.
Aren’t most players commanding those who can’t even have a conversation…
“How far have they advanced by now?”
Smoke rising from the frost.
Because of that, it was difficult to film Ho-yeol entering Frost.
Even the screen of VBC, which was filming Ho-yeol’s every move, showed only smoke.
Yoon Soo-gyeom shrugged.
“well. I don’t know.”
Just to help a little bit.
We have no choice but to do what we do.
Yoon Soo-gyeom continued to speak.
“Let’s keep watching. AAU has face. Shouldn’t we at least uncover the demon lord’s identity? How long will you not be able to hear the sound of lupine on your salary?”
“Still, Lee Ho-yeol must have earned about 5,000 points, right? Hey, is 5,000 too many? So even 3,000 points…?”
“Uh huh. Is it time to think about that?”
*
If my guess is correct.
As much as the steeply rising contribution.
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─Current Contribution: 50900p
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It meant that there would be disruptions to the demon king summoning ceremony.
Of course, it wasn’t long before the speculation was confirmed.
“…Something big is flying? Oh, it’s so annoying.”
I buy it with the words that it’s annoying.
Anyway, wasn’t it the shadow mercenary?
Regardless of their personality, they are a group that is sure of their skills.
He couldn’t have been wrong.
by the way.
‘…is it flying?’
I laughed to myself.
‘Yes, I’m afraid he’ll die because he’s scared?’
It’s not even about running, it’s about flying.
It must be that the demon lord summoning ceremony was interrupted and the poop rope was burning.
It’s worth it to roll your head.
I’m thinking so…
What is that.
It’s not a metaphor, it means that it’s really flying right?!
Flutter-!
the sound of flapping wings.
At the same time, Frost’s acrid smoke clears.
What appeared was a huge bird.
It made me wonder if there were birds living in hell that they would look like.
It was to the point of causing a phobia of birds that had no appearance.
The guy’s red pupils stared this way.
I could intuit.
That the giant bird was the commander of the demon corps.
– Stop the demon lord summoning ceremony. (In progress)
Defeat the Demon Corps Commander. (0/10)
The blinking quest window proved him.
You mean you have to kill 10 guys like that?
It wasn’t just me who noticed that.
More than anyone else, he was waiting for the appearance of the demon corps commander.
Because Harkon was there.
“your majesty. I will definitely complete the mission.”
Goooo—
Harkon’s sword began to radiate sword energy.
Harkon’s sword was shining with a light he had never seen before.
sword.
Did you say that it gets darker as it grows and takes on its own unique light?
‘You’ve reached that level.’
Grandfell’s talent.
Thanks to that, I was able to grasp Harkon’s growth.
So, naturally, my heart felt reassured.
My comrades are so strong.
Of course, the hell demon corps commander was flying in the sky.
You must be looking for an opportunity without coming down.
However, I had no intention of waiting like I thought.
Even if you can’t give wings to Harkon.
I can let go of the stairs.
But before that, it was necessary to restrict the guy’s movements.
I raised my horsepower.
Magic suitable for breaking those wings. At the same time
, I was in the middle of selecting a magic
that could save the maximum amount of mana… .
Kurreung—!
A ghastly sound was heard.
At the same time, the sky darkened for an instant.
the air flow changes.
Dark clouds hung over.
‘…This.’
Lightning crackling in the dark clouds.
This is magic I’ve never seen before.
No, to be precise, it was a [skill].
I opened my mouth.
“Jesse Heinness.”
as if responding to it.
[Punishment] This demon corps commander.
It fell on the boy’s head.
Support support position—!
Its power was on a different level from that of Count Ascura.
As if he had a grudge against the demon corps commander.
The amount of mana consumed was not taken into account at all.
It was the most emotional and wild expression.
I shamelessly judged that skill.
“There are still many shortcomings.”
…that’s not enough.
The only thing lacking is my level.
So I didn’t hesitate.
I have to do something…!
That means you can pick up and eat even soybeans.
I immediately descended the stairs.
“Sir. I will return after completing your Majesty’s mission.”
Soon, Harkon stepped on the stairs and flew into the sky.
