Chapter 36
my death (3) ========================== 5.
The white light subsided.
The moment I opened my eyes, I was already back in the middle of the battlefield.
A fairly familiar sight entered my sight.
-Kirr, Keeek! Monsters howling strangely.
The soldiers who fight against him and bleed.
Thousands of monsters rushed in to capture the port.
11th floor stage.
Also known as Supply Route Shootout.
The first battle to protect the Aikim Empire was unfolding.
"thank you! You have come to help our empire, warriors!”
The appearance of the general NPC who came to greet us was no different from the last episode.
They wore the same armor, had the same facial expressions, and uttered the same lines.
“Heroes! Come help us and save the Empire...”
But until there.
The same thing as the last episode was just that.
From the moment the hunters responded to the general's words, everything changed.
“Black Dragon Gathering!”
A single cold voice cut the battlefield.
The owner of the Black Dragon.
witch.
Now, as in the battle of a castle gate that only I can remember, the witch shouted with an aura.
There was something in her voice that instinctively grabbed people's attention.
“From now on, the Black Dragon will take command of this war!”
A witch hails the battlefield.
“Thousands of moons! vigilante corps! Take the left wing and break through! Manshinjeon and Sangryun are on the right wing! Our Black Dragon will break through the center.
If anyone has any dissatisfaction with the command, let them know after the battle is over! If you can afford to chat now, get another orc!”
The world has changed.
“Ooooooooh!”
The shouts of the hunters were evidence of change.
The giant guilds moved in harmony.
Was it because of the information that the 11th floor stage was a group battle from me? There was no hunter who was foolishly bruising like the last episode.
“Guys, follow me! If there is a cub who dies before me, I lose that bastard first!”
Cheonmumundo led by a poisonous snake.
“What the hell is that… no.
no.
Everyone, back up Tianmumun! We need to help those wild boars not go out and get isolated!”
A vigilante group led by a paladin.
“Ahaha! Each action is a summary death penalty, folks! Move thoroughly as a team!”
A pantheistic evangelism led by a heretical inquisitor.
“Everyone is full of blood.
We'll help you slowly, don't overdo it." Sangryun-do led by the Count.
There were no gaps in any guild.
Everyone was faithful to their respective roles and broke through the battlefield.
A hunter specializing in combat took the lead and swung his sword, and a hunter specializing in assistants chanted magic skills from behind.
Daeha! Like a rough river, the Hunters pushed and pushed the army of monsters.
"Oh oh···!" General NPC exclaimed.
Were you moved by the sight in front of you? “It is clear that God has not yet abandoned the empire! Look! Aren't the heroes who crossed this world pushing the monsters without hesitation? Soldiers of the Empire! Should we stand still? All soldiers, follow me!”
The officers shouted and rushed out.
I took a step back and watched it.
“·················ogue.”
okay.
Again, what people need is a small hint.
Even if I change even a little, if I move a little more secretly, the scenery unfolding on the stage changes so much.
At that time, the mastermind said softly.
- It's a zombie.
are you okay? 'Yes? What?' - This will make you less visible.
The mastermind furrowed his eyebrows.
- Is there another kid like you who likes to stand out from others? You're crazy about getting people's attention.
If this is the case, doesn't the interest in you pouring into you a little less than in the last episode? 'What.
Probably so.' I shrugged.
'But it's not a bad feeling either.' - Whoa? boy.
Have you grown up a bit though? 'What is growth? I'm still planning on taking care of what I can bring, right?' Suddenly, I felt a gaze behind the back of my neck.
I turned my back to see the old swordsman staring at me without a word.
it was black "Huh." I was a little perplexed, so I asked.
“What are you doing there...
old man?”
“I am watching you.”
The swordsman answered in a tone that seemed to be natural.
“Did I tell you before? After watching for five days, I will decide whether to kill you or not.
So, I'm watching." "···Huh.
Well.
You really don't want to watch 24 hours a day, 5 days, do you?" “What a strange question.
Of course I intend to.”
Oh My God.
what is that Are you a stalker? “No, you have to catch monsters too! The quest rewards will be given in the order in which they contributed to the battle!”
"Hmm." The swordsman turned his gaze and swung his sword lightly.
cha ah ah! A blue aura scratched the front in an instant.
As many as twenty goblins could not even scream properly and their hairs flew away.
A fountain of blood bloomed in the middle of the battlefield.
Swordsman looked back at me leisurely.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be sharpening my sword every now and then.”
“·················ogue.”
“Don’t worry about yourself, just do what you have to do.”
Truly a nobleman.
The old man was at a different level for a long time.
"Ugh.
This is true.”
I shook my head and turned to the Black Dragon Witch.
On the way, the Black Dragon guild members stopped me, but I stopped when I saw the sword castle following me.
Eventually, realizing that we were approaching, the witch directly beckoned us to pass.
"What's up? Hunter Gongja Kim.
Besides, even a criminal.”
The witch narrowed her eyebrows and became nervous.
“I am busy leading the guilds right now.
Are you out of your mind? I would appreciate it if you could finish the task within 30 seconds as much as possible.”
“I don’t really have any business.”
said the old man sullenly.
“I was just chasing after this young man.”
"What? What's that again...
No, it's okay.
take no interest! I don't have time to worry about you now.
It's a request, so if it's not something important, get out of the way.
Oh, there! 4 teams!”
Even in the midst of giving the sword-seong a face, the witch gave orders to the guild members in a hurry.
“Don’t come forward stupidly, stay in place! If you don't want a spear stuck in your ass, stay still! What is Team 12 doing? You think we're here for a walk!? Hunt straight!”
“Sin, sorry! Black Dragon Lord!”
“If you have time to apologize, swing your sword once more!”
He looked really busy.
I hurriedly told the business.
“Black Dragon Lord.
I have a reward for clearing the 10th floor.”
“There will be.
So what?" “This is the mini-map reward.
In my eyes, the battlefield looks like a mini map at a glance.
Enemies and allies are marked with dots.
Of course, you can also see where the enemy commander is.”
“·················ogue.”
At last the witch turned her gaze and looked straight into my face.
"Really?" “What am I going to do with lying? It’s salty.”
“Then come to me right away, what have you been up to?”
Bump! The witch took my right hand.
“Say it! Where is the boss monster!?”
This man's true nature is revealed when he is unconscious.
"Well.
There it is.”
I pointed my finger in the direction indicated on the minimap.
“It’s hard to see because it’s surrounded by monsters, but over there—.”
“Sing back that you agree to the use of the skill! hurry!" “Uh, I agree to the use of the Black Dragon Master’s skill.”
"transition!" Paaah! The next moment, the witch and I were floating in the air.
In other words, it was falling.
The sky in the middle of the battlefield.
Below, the army of monsters and the army of humans were busy fighting.
The witch shouted as her black hair fluttered in the wind.
"where!?" "excuse me!" The wind was so strong that I screamed loudly.
"The direction I'm pointing in-." "transition!" Every time the witch called for a teleport, we quickly approached the location of the boss monster.
I hugged the witch a little more from above.
It didn't mean anything.
If you just hold your right hand, you might fall from the sky.
The witch quietly cooperated to make sure that even the witch understood it.
And he still frowned and cried.
“Are you a little confident in using a sword!?”
“It’s enough to catch the boss here!”
“Then I’ll send it over to the monster! at once! Understand!?" “Yeah!”
I knew very well what you were talking about.
"transition!" When the last transition was over, we flew right above the boss monster.
just ten meters down.
A giant goblin holding a colorful golden wand was squawking at the surrounding monsters.
Other than that, I would be commanding a corps.
“Gongja Kim!”
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
I covered my whole body with an auror and screamed.
Did you hear our voices? The great goblin who was commanding the monsters tilted and looked up.
- Knuckle? The great goblin met my gaze.
But it's already too late.
The blade cut right into the crown of the great goblin.
His body was split in two.
Even though the name was a boss monster, the great goblin could not even resist.
He just stared at me until the end as if it was unfair.
Seriously, if you look at it, it would have been unfair to think that it was only me who died twice.
-Keruk....
-Kuuuuuuuuuuuuu...? The monsters who suddenly lost their boss looked at me.
It happened so quickly that I didn't seem to be aware of it.
I laughed out loud.
"Why?" Gently trampling the corpse of the great goblin.
“Are you going to cut them in two too?”
Only then, the monsters screamed belatedly.
-Keeeeeeeeeeeeee! - Crumple! Cree!? The goblins and orcs, such as bastards, dispersed in confusion.
As soon as one ran away, six of them ran away, and as soon as six ran away, thirty ran away.
As if dominoes were collapsing, monsters began escaping from all directions.
“Ah!”
Beside her, the witch clenched her small fist.
“Good job, Gongja Kim! Oh my gosh! The stage was cleared in less than an hour! Probably less than 50 hunters died! Maybe 30 people didn't die...
Ah! Can't get any better than this!”
It was the first time I had seen a witch so excited.
The reason why he was expressionless in the last episode...
was it because the hunters died quite a bit while riding in the ice in the beginning? Are you happy now that the damage is so small? 'You are a surprisingly simple person.' Those who mourn or rejoice depending on how few victims are.
I smiled.
“Come on, I was so excited.
Calm down.”
“People are supposed to be excited when they are excited! I will praise you again.
You did a really good job, Gongja Kim! Since I attacked the tower, I have never cleared a stage with as few sacrifices as today.
I'm proud of you!" The witch smiled brightly.
He didn't raise the corners of his mouth slightly as he did when he spoke at the castle wall, but he smiled broadly from the bottom of his heart.
“Even though I would have wanted to monopolize the clear rewards by myself.
Really...
I'm glad the new hero is someone like you.
Did you sigh?”
“·················ogue.”
“From today on, all the press and reporters in the tower will run at you, so prepare yourself!”
pure favor.
'that's right.' The witch reached out to shake hands.
'That's it.' As I took the hand, I thought.
'Of course, I'm glad that ordinary people...
just get attention from so many people.
It feels so good.
Being respected, jealous, jealous, and treated as a hero by those people.
Everything is so amazing that it makes you feel good.' But.
'It's not as good as being recognized by these people.' people who have worked hard.
Even if I can never say that I've accomplished my best in life.
Those who can say with certainty that they lived their lives to the fullest.
A swordsman who reached the apex with a single sword.
A witch who established the greatest power in the world called the Tower.
Countless other people who live really hard.
'I am···.' He grabbed the witch's hand.
'I want to live a life recognized by these people.' Not only that.
'I want to protect these people.' So as not to be mistreated by the Demon King.
Without insulting or blaspheming those who have lived hard...
nor ridicule.
Neither consistent with a cold sneer, nor timid with mean craftsmanship.
I just genuinely acknowledge them...
and want to be recognized by them.
no.
I want to be respected by them.
Even if it's an impossible dream.
'I want to live like that.' In a slightly changed world.
I also wanted to change a little bit more.
That was my deepest desire.
-boy.
The spirit behind murmured.
- You're a bastard worth watching.
Not long after, a voice announcing that the 11th floor was cleared rang out.
Huge letters appeared in the sky.
+ [Attack Contribution Ranking] 1st place.
Gongja Kim 2nd place.
3rd place witch.
Inquisitor of Heresy (異端審問官) 4th place.
Viper (毒蛇) 5th place.
6th place of the Holy Knights.
7th Count (伯爵).
Sword Castle ㆍ ㆍ ㆍ + As the world has changed, the clear ranking has also changed subtly.
Geomseong, who achieved 2nd place in the last round, slipped all the way to 7th place.
On the other hand, the witch, who was in sixth place last time, jumped to second place.
[The top attackers enter the 12th floor first.] [The remaining attackers cannot enter the 12th floor until the top attackers receive their reward.] [We inform everyone again...] And finally hear it come.
The voice that opened the 12th floor of the demon.
“With this momentum, I don’t know if I’ll be able to clear the 20th floor any time soon.”
Said the witch with a slightly recalled face.
“Anyway, I guessed that at least 5,000 people would be sacrificed...
A good start.
very." no.
If left alone, on the 12th floor, you will have to make a terrible sacrifice.
Above all else, he loses the Count, who is essential to interacting with the outside world.
If trade routes with the outside are cut off, the tower's economy collapses in an instant.
chaos will come Instead of 5,000, there could be 50,000, or even more than 50,000, the number of victims to reach 500,000.
'therefore.' therefore.
'I carry.' A dazzling light enveloped us.
6.
When I opened my eyes again, I was there.
Empire's audience.
In the last episode, the marble floor stained with blood was still white.
"Five?" “Ummm.”
Hunters were summoned one after another.
The expressions on their faces looking at me were different.
There was a hunter who smiled broadly saying, 'I thought you were coming first', and another hunter who disassembled, saying, 'I'm sure we'll win first place again this time'.
Same as last round.
“Gongja Kim Hunter! Awesome!”
It was as if the heretic inquisitor rushed to him and praised him.
“I will cooperate with the Black Dragon Master like that! Ahh.
Is it possible to know the location of the boss monster as a reward from the last stage? Perhaps it is.”
"Wait." However, unlike the last episode, the Inquisitor could not continue to praise me.
I raised my hand and stopped him from speaking.
The Inquisitor tilted his head.
"Yes?" “I have something to tell you first.”
Hunters looked at me.
The witch remained the same with a slightly recalled expression.
The viper with a face with frown furrowed eyebrows.
The paladin with a grim expression.
The Count pays the debt.
While the other hunters looked at each other with different expressions-.
'The sword?' I first checked the behavior of the old man.
“·················ogue.”
The swordsman stood alone in the corner of the audience.
It was quiet.
Even when our eyes met, there was no reaction.
Just looking at me with my arms crossed.
'done!' It was very different from the one that was fired from scratch in the last episode.
'Now that's it!' The conflict that erupted in the beginning of the 12th floor is no longer there.
i got rid of He succeeded in putting an end to the hostile relationship for a while.
He said as he felt his heart pound.
"yesterday.
I have something to tell you.”
“Yesterday?”
“Please.”
I answered the Inquisitor's question.
“If I ever ask you, please listen to me just once.
That's what I said.”
"Ah.
Yes! Of course I remember!”
“Please, listen to me now.”
I looked closely at the Hunters.
The guild leaders were pricking their ears to the word of a request.
“Five days to go.
Please stay here without doing anything for just five days.”
“·················ogue.”
"then." I took a deep breath.
and opened his mouth.
“I will clear the 20th floor within 5 days.”37.