Episode 411 New Altar (3)
Rumors that the Baybon Kingdom was cornered spread all over the continent.
Among them, there were kingdoms that were willing to help, but there were also some kingdoms that dreamed of aggression by taking an opportunity.
In an instant, the Baybon Kingdom turned into a good prey to eat.
It was not a small kingdom alliance that would sit idle at that good opportunity.
The coalition stopped advancing towards Celia and quietly watched the situation.
I took a step back and just watched in silence how they responded.
If Baybon Kingdom were to be pushed back by the monsters, they would stand up for themselves.
* * *
Kingdoms were born that looked at the monsters that appeared in the Baybon Kingdom with a curious look.
That was the case with the Lessian Empire.
They paid enough attention to a monster in a form they had never seen before.
The Empire has had an experience of ignoring the Wyvern in the past and being severely beaten.
That’s why I had no choice but to overreact to the word monster.
The emperor and the royal nobles each discussed their opinions, and the result.
The Lessian Empire took a contemplative posture, just like the small kingdom alliance.
The other kingdoms, which only knew that Lessian would intervene, did not recklessly step forward as if they respected the Empire’s judgment.
Now, the plate has become too big for small and medium-sized kingdoms to step forward.
If you try to eat a little bit of the Baybon Kingdom for no reason, and you end up hating the Alliance and the Empire, the loss will be greater than the benefit.
As the situation progressed, tension rose and even the mediocre reinforcements could not reach Baybon.
Did they say that the thirsty man dug a well?
It was not enough that the border was occupied, and Baybon, who had been pushed by monsters right in front of the royal capital, offered a large reward and asked for help from neighboring countries.
However, there was not a single kingdom that reached out to them.
It was a kingdom that even Lessian and the Union were reluctant to touch.
Whatever the reason, there might be a hidden reason why the giant powers do not touch them.
The only thing left for the Baybon Kingdom without any reinforcements was destruction.
The nobles who fell into despair abandoned the kingdom and fled, and the surrounding kingdoms that continued trade also threw out the top.
Funding was exhausted and manpower was in short supply.
Even the food to feed the soldiers seemed to be running out soon.
If I continue like this, I will not be able to fight the monsters and the royal road will be taken away.
When even the king of Baybon Kingdom was about to give up his kingdom.
Carrying so much grain that it stretched over the horizon, a half-man top appeared in front of me.
The harpman, who usually languished in the office, grinned in front of King Baybon, carrying a leather pouch on his back.
“Your Majesty, let’s make a deal.”
* * *
Inside the wooden temple, Soonbok muttered with a dejected expression.
– He’s such a crazy bastard.
In front of Sunbok’s eyes, there was a wooden board with twenty-five magic circles superimposed on it.
If you use that woodblock well, you can easily erase at least one kingdom from the map.
No, not only one kingdom, but also the neighboring small kingdoms could be swept away by magic and disappear.
Even the high elves marveled at Ray completing the left board.
After more than a week, Heprion, who was able to use sentence formulas to some extent, gave a standing ovation.
“great! Now it’s better to classify them as a different race than humans! It seems rude to compare Mr. Ray to them!”
“I can’t believe it…”
Sert opened his mouth as he touched the seat.
Seeing that, Soonbok hurriedly stopped her.
– Where are you taking your hand! If you accidentally activate the magic, it’s all over! When you say nice things, put your hands away, little elf!
Sert, who has lived for hundreds of years, was treated like a kid.
Startled, she withdrew her hand, and Soonbok blocked the seat with a huge body.
– Except for my brother, don’t even think about touching this plate! If you come any closer, I’ll put a spear through your head!
he was sincere
That would be the case with twenty-five overlapping magic circles.
Even with the simple release of mana, the Ikkajit Temple would disappear without any form.
What if it manifests as magic?
More than half of the elven village and nearby kingdoms would be blown away.
If that happens, the gate and everything will be over.
What does Gate matter when you’re not alive!
Ray, who had just eaten his third pill, approached, loosening his swollen shoulders.
“Don’t make a fuss. Only one is complete now.”
– Brother, don’t overdo it. You are the hope of this middle-earth.
“What is the grandiose hope? I’m just helping out for a bit.”
There should be a degree of help.
What if the assistant (補助) surpasses the master!
Now, Soonbok’s gaze at Ray was no joke.
If at first they had only yielded to his power, now they fell in love with its boundless power.
Spirits are beings that like magic and mana.
That’s why they like to sign contracts with great races and like old places.
But Ray had it all.
It wasn’t enough to overlap more than twenty magic circles with a human body, so mana flowed around, as if mana was infinite.
In other words, it had all the conditions that the spirits had no choice but to like.
If the door to the spirit realm opens here in the middle world, he will be able to monopolize the love of the spirits.
Ray shuddered as if Sunbok’s sticky gaze was terribly uncomfortable.
“Clear your eyes. get sick.”
– Spirits do not get sick.
Ignoring his answer, Lei called out to him while holding the wooden board that would become the right board.
“Hey, Soonbok.”
Subok lowered his head.
– Tell me, brother.
“The other high elves are going to die from enduring in front of the temple for several days. You go and help the elves.”
– It doesn’t really matter to me… but I don’t know if they will be happy with my support.
“There is nothing more futile than dying proudly. I know you will die if you just go and come back.”
– How long can you last? Would one month be enough?
At Sunbok’s words, Ray slowly shook his head.
– …three weeks? migration?
Ray held out an index finger.
“one week. A week is enough. In it we complete the second altar.”
Heprion and Sert, as well as Aira, were terrified at those sudden words.
They just now understand and accept that it is a sentence formula.
Even if they think about it, there are still many parts that are still lacking for a long time to use it skillfully.
He looked at them with a worried expression, as if his thoughts were no different from Subok.
– But brother, they still don’t know how to use sentences properly. At least that white-haired elf is quite good, but there is something a bit uneasy about entrusting a part of the altar…
“I can’t postpone it any longer. There are more gates than a week ago and they are wider. Honestly, I wonder if I can get rid of the gate again just by fixing the altar now. So, we cannot increase it beyond now.”
It’s good to have time.
However, the more time they are given, the greater the damage will be.
The axis monsters will increase, the number of gates will increase, and the number of monsters will increase unpredictably.
If that happens, the time will surely come when he is in a hurry to stop the monsters flowing out of the gate.
Soonbok said with a serious face.
– …It’s my personal opinion, but it seems that this middle world is becoming more and more demonic.
“Magyehwa? A place so rich?”
– It is not that the Demon World was also a Demon World from the beginning. Rather, it is said that there were many places that were peaceful and rich in resources. When God’s attention is cut off and a crisis comes, living things become ugly in order to survive even a little longer. Monsters, of course, will become monsters regardless of whether they are of a different race or human. That’s what the demonic world of peaceful middle-earth is like. Where God does not interfere. A place out of the reach of God. A place where living things lose their reason and become monsters because there is no blessing. In the spirit realm, it is called the ‘Pandemonium’.
It’s a place where you become a monster.
It was a word that somehow felt a lot.
Even at his words, Ray shook his head.
“This is not yet the Demon Realm. No, even if it becomes a demon world, people will live somewhere. I want to save those people.”
– …I understand what you mean…. A week, right?
“A week is enough.”
At his steadfast attitude, Subok meekly raised a giant.
It hasn’t been long since I signed a contract, but I can believe it for some reason.
His words had the weight of a thousand gold.
The word spoken is the one who keeps it.
It’s an unfounded belief.
Maybe it will take more than a week though.
For some reason, it seemed that he could keep his word.
Soonbok smiled awkwardly.
– No matter what happens, I will watch over you for a week.
* * *
As Soonbok left the temple, Aira approached.
“Are you really going to be okay? I don’t think we’ll be much help…”
“It’s okay. It’s the sentence formula that becomes the main axis, because I just have to do it. Instead, I’ll ask for a small magic circle.”
“You can leave that much to yourself. Twenty-five axes. To be honest, it feels far away… Let’s try it.”
As Aira rolled up her hands, Heprion and Sert also came closer.
“I will set up a ceremony to inject mana! Don’t worry about that, Mr. Ray!”
“If it’s about preserving woodblocks or strengthening magic circles… please leave it to me…!”
Ray nodded.
Twenty-five magic circles entered the left and right boards.
If you add even one small magic circle, there will be over 50 of them.
The woodblock must be strengthened, and preservation magic must be applied to prevent it from deteriorating easily.
Also, to withstand the huge flow of mana, several layers of protective magic had to be applied.
If he touched them one by one, it could have taken twice as much instead of a week.
furthermore.
Ray struggled to correct his blurry vision.
My physical condition hadn’t been right since before.
His mind reached its limit because he had been clinging to the completion of the seat without taking a break for a long time.
It seemed that if I let go of my tension, I would fall into a daze.
He tightened his grip on the wooden board.
“I will only focus on the magic circle that acts as an axis. If there’s a problem somewhere else, I’ll take care of it. Mistakes are not tolerated. If it leaks mana…”
When all their gazes gathered, Ray spread his fists open.
“It will probably explode in a grand way.”
