Episode 384 Disaster (10)
Several kingdoms have been captured by the dark forces.
Starting from the northern part of the small kingdom alliance and marching all the way to the northwest, even the kingdom established by the savage tribes was almost in their hands.
At that point, the small kingdom union was excited.
I only knew that I was being manipulated by the dark forces, but there were many unexpected benefits.
They extorted supplies from the kingdoms defeated in the war, stole their territories, and planted their own flags.
As a result, the beautiful royal capital has been transformed into a barren land, and the liveliness of the market has long since turned into the weeping of the people.
The goods that the defeated country has to handle are taxes that have been squeezed out of the people.
The people, whose lives became difficult, rose up as bandits with batons, and the guards who were supposed to be in charge of public order only lowered their heads and remembered their hometowns in the past.
Under the circumstances, not one or two kingdoms feared destruction.
Although they were inviolable and united with each other, it was not enough to confront the small kingdom alliance and the dark forces that had already grown as they grew.
The coalition of small kingdoms, which had grown stronger by absorbing other kingdoms, had grown so large that it could no longer be called a small kingdom.
* * *
King Deogard of the Kingdom of Celia called the nobles and held a meeting.
He, who rarely lost his composure as a king, opened his mouth without hiding his dark complexion.
“What should I do?”
Just a casual questioning tone.
But what that word meant was by no means small.
Now that mighty kingdoms begin to perish en masse.
What should they do to avoid being destroyed?
Deogard was asking about it.
“Umm…”
The nobles drool and shut their mouths.
They couldn’t be pointed.
To wage a long-term war, the dark forces’ financial power and intelligence are overwhelming, and to fight an all-out war, the soldiers of the coalition are at stake.
I couldn’t even think of a way to win, let alone a way to hold on.
In the silence of the Great War, someone opened their mouth.
“How about inviting the Holy Son?”
Deogard gave me a self-deprecating smile.
“Are we forced to rely on him again?”
“I apologize, Your Majesty. Our power will never be an opponent of the coalition. I’m sorry to the Holy Son, but if he doesn’t take care of it, our country’s name will change overnight.”
country name is changed
It meant the end of the kingdom soon.
Deogard sighed.
That doesn’t mean he doesn’t know that it’s a lifeline.
But you can’t live by relying on that one person forever.
The kingdom is originally something they protect.
The previous king said so, and it was passed down to his own generation.
As if trying to calm his wavering heart completely, the noble continued his words.
“It would be fortunate if the Alliance forces headed north, but if they turned east, it would be our kingdom’s turn soon.”
“You’re crazy enough!”
“I’m sorry, Marquis. But I have to finish my words for now. Your Majesty, please lose face. People are trembling with anxiety even at this moment. If the Son does not come, the life of the kingdom will be extinguished at once by a light wind like a candle in a lamp. please. Please bear the shame for the sake of the kingdom, for the people, and for the sake of Your Majesty yourself.”
He knelt down and put his head on the floor.
It was too much of a courtesy for an aristocrat with high self-respect.
The Marquis was silent, and the nobles under him bowed their heads as well.
Deogard clenched his fists, then relaxed his hands.
After being silent for a while, he nodded his head.
“…you are right. I almost forgot the most important thing in my preoccupation with myself.”
Deogard rose from his throne.
He got up and made eye contact with the nobles one by one and spoke in a friendly and soft voice.
“I am grateful that there are so many loyalists who think of the kingdom. Will you share this time that may be my last and may be the last of the kingdom?”
All nobles fell on their knees.
“I am willing to join you!”
“There will be glory in Celia!”
The king smiled at him.
“Send a letter to the saint.”
* * *
On the fifteenth day, Elisa and Ray returned to the altar.
Then, there were quite a few unfamiliar faces at the altar.
“human? Why are humans here?”
“Explain Serien.”
“There are complicated circumstances. I don’t know the detailed and sweet back story either.”
Aira was the first to run toward them.
She approached with her long white hair flying and inspected all over Ray’s body.
“Aren’t you all hurt? I am not relieved to hear that Elisha taught.”
The high elves opened their mouths as Aira looked at him with worried eyes.
Heprion and Sert were no different.
“Ah Aira-sama…”
“Oh my God! Even that child fell in love and became a perfect girl!”
Rey carefully separated Aira.
Unlike before, when something was impatient, he smiled softly and stroked his hair.
“I’m fine, so don’t worry.”
“Ray…”
“How about an altar instead?”
“…the situation is not good.”
Behind Aira’s body, the corpses of dozens of monsters caught my eye.
Perhaps the gate had opened once more.
Elisa crossed her arms and smiled mischievously.
“What do you mean by worry? Go and solve it. Grab your own weapon and wield it to your heart’s content.”
determination and spirit.
It was the sword and the way he learned from Elisha.
I threw it away because I got Iriel.
And I was able to take her only because I abandoned her again.
Ray silently walked towards the altar.
“Are you trying to entrust the altar to a human? Even we couldn’t find a single mana line. Do you really want to see the world perish?”
Aira coldly sighed at the young high elf’s words.
“Shut up Hans stinking snout.”
“Ira, aren’t you also blinded by love and overconfident in humans? Where did you in the past who hated humans go?”
“I’ll tell you in advance, but I still hate humans. But he is an exception in every part of me. I will warn you. Please watch your mouth. If you utter one more word in front of me, I will cut off your tongue.”
Aira knew it because she had been watching it from the side.
Thanks to Ray, I found the fourth and fifth points.
Is that all? The previous point and mana line were also found by him, so he was able to reach the fifth point.
Even so, the high elves’ eyes were not good, so naturally her nerves were sharpened.
As the atmosphere was about to become more and more violent, Heprion intervened.
“Come on, don’t fight, let’s leave it to you!”
“Heprion, why are you defending humans?”
“I understand your feelings! At first, I also thought there was no need to entrust it to Ray-san, breaking with tradition!”
Heprion pointed at the monster.
“But I’ve changed my mind! If it hadn’t been for the information on the mana lines that Mr. Ray found out, the gate wouldn’t have been able to close quickly when it opened recently, and the damage would have increased even more! He said he found two mana lines in less than three hours! On the other hand, what about us here? I haven’t even been able to find a single mana line for over 15 days! A difference of this magnitude is worth ignoring tradition! Besides, isn’t it quite romantic that humans, not us, solve the altar’s problems!”
“I can’t admit it. I will take it off right away.”
As Hans tried to move, Heprion moved one step ahead of him.
“oh! That’s embarrassing! If Mr. Hans enters the skill event, I won’t stand still either! Do you want to see the altar burst?
Serien took Heprion’s side.
“You always lack faith, Hans. It doesn’t make sense to believe in humans in the first place, but he’s a little different. If you can’t trust humans no matter what, try trusting us.”
Aira and Heprion Serien supported him.
While they were arguing, Ray had already climbed to the altar and pushed the high elf who had occupied the place first.
Soft mana pulled him away.
In the meantime, the high elf fell off the altar.
When Ray pushed mana, the altar reacted and sucked his mana like crazy.
Pressure where there is no room to breathe.
The altar’s manajin, which was powerful enough to make him vomit blood due to mana depletion and steal his consciousness, was activated.
‘I got it.’
I got mana again through the path of Elisha.
‘Discard.’
Without hesitation, I threw the sword she gave me to the altar.
first and second.
third and fourth.
After passing the points, the fifth mana line was caught.
Ray carefully touched it with mana.
Like touching a small sprout that has blossomed in the shade.
The first and second mana lines were vaguely revealing their presence, like the spring breeze.
The third and fourth mana lines emitted intense mana like the heat of summer.
The fifth branch was surrounded by a lot of mana, like autumn in the harvest season.
‘The sixth mana line.’
Among the countless mana places, Ray tapped a thin mana wire.
Woong-woong-!
The altar’s mana vibrated.
This was the sixth mana line they couldn’t find.
* * *
The high elves who tried to separate Ray from the altar flinched.
The resonance of the altar.
It was a signal that he had touched the mana line.
If up to the fifth mana line is the line that protects the altar, from the sixth line onwards it is the line that composes the mana line.
Therefore, there is no choice but to resonate at the altar.
Woong-woong-!
The altar burst out crying again.
It was a celebration of finding a new spot and stepping into it.
“This is much faster than I expected!”
“Eh, does Elisa-sama’s… teaching… work…?”
“…I didn’t even know that my weapon would be this good.”
Hans frowned.
“I wonder. Where did humans get this level of ability?”
At that, Serien exclaimed excitedly.
“From now on, call me Human-sama with respect! What about a trivial high elf!”
