Episode 60
60. Episode 60
As soon as he heard Yu Seo-ah’s report, Se-un moved towards the castle gate.
Other people must have heard the news too, because they stopped working for a moment and gathered around the gate.
As I approached a little closer, I saw a group of people outside the gate that had been destroyed by Seun’s attack.
The number was approximately 60. No, it seemed to be more than that if you include those who were hidden by the walls and couldn’t be seen.
“What are your demands?”
“There hasn’t been much talk yet. He just said he has no intention of fighting and wants to talk to the clan leader.”
“But why did you call me?”
“Up until now, the direction of the clan has been decided by Seun. I respect that as well. It’s the same now.”
“Thank you for thinking so.”
If a player comes to a castle that already has an owner, one of two things will happen.
First, they request annexation because they find it difficult to occupy the castle with their own strength or because they have no intention of fighting.
Second, you can capture the castle day by day against an exhausted clan while conducting a siege.
Typically, both of these cases are done when there is not much time left in the tutorial.
‘It’s too early now.’
That means that the clan had no intention of waging a classic siege from the start.
Is it the former or the latter?
Actually, I didn’t like either of them very much.
Even if they reach out and request a merger, it would only create an unstable variable rather than an advantage of increasing the number of troops.
With that thought, Seun crossed over the broken gate.
Then a handsome man came forward, representing the clan.
“Oh! I see you’re the clan leader! You look so handsome! Haha!”
“… … .”
At the representative’s appearance, Se-Woon’s expression hardened and became even colder.
It’s not that the man did anything wrong. It’s just that Se-woon knew the man’s true identity.
‘Charles.’
Before the return. By the time we reached the fourth chapter of the tutorial, Seun’s clan was already close to being annihilated.
More than half of the players were dead, and those who remained were not in good condition.
In that situation, taking over the castle through a siege? That was an absurd goal.
That’s why Seun’s group chose to join another clan.
The clan I chose then was ruled by that man, a guy named Charles.
If I had to describe Charles in one word… … .
‘dissembler.’
Yeah, he was a hypocrite.
At first, he felt sorry for Se-un and his group and welcomed them warmly, but after that, it was hell.
Seun’s group was treated like slaves and had to do all kinds of dirty work for the clan.
Even when a siege was underway, you had to stand at the front and be the target of arrows.
Other clan members were also influenced by Charles and ran wild with Seun’s group.
Because of that, as soon as the tutorial ended, Seun had to escape from there and hide for a while.
It’s the same now.
Charles was extending his hand to Se-un with a friendly smile.
“My name is Charles McGregor. The tutorial has just started, and you’ve already taken over the castle. You’re really amazing!”
“… … .”
The guy didn’t stop talking, but Se-woon didn’t say a word in response.
The same goes for handshakes.
When Se-woon didn’t take his hand, the boy’s expression stiffened for a moment.
It was a fleeting moment, but Se-Woon didn’t miss it.
“Haha, I get it! These tutorials are so hard to trust, not only monsters but also people. Especially, wasn’t the third tutorial just too much?”
“What’s your business?”
“… … Haha. I spoke a little too long. I really like you and want to be close with you, so please understand that.”
Se-woon’s cold reaction made Yoo Seo-ah, who was next to him, feel uneasy for no reason.
But Se-un’s attitude did not change.
Charles.
Even if we set aside any ill feelings, we still needed to be careful because we knew the identity of the sword that the guy was hiding behind his mask.
“We are all sick of the player-to-player combat in the previous area. We don’t want to fight any more of those pointless battles.”
“It’s a meaningless battle… … .”
“Don’t you think so? It’s hard enough to fight monsters, and now you want people to fight each other! How cruel is that?”
As Charles continued speaking, Se-Woon’s memories from before his regression naturally came to mind.
The way the guys treated their ‘slaves’. They would beat them because they were bored, and they would even feed them raw monster meat to see if it was edible.
If the players they encountered did not come under them, they immediately drew their weapons.
Those guys, they say things like that.
It’s so absurd that I can’t even laugh.
“So, if you will allow us, we would like to merge with your clan. Aren’t you all tired of occupying castles? We will take care of the dirty work.”
“Let’s discuss it amongst ourselves first.”
“Oh, good! By the way, I look forward to your positive response.”
When Se-woon didn’t respond, Yoo Seo-ah, who was listening to the conversation from the side, answered on his behalf and grabbed Se-woon’s arm.
I understand how she feels.
Although she is used to the tutorial now, she was originally an overly good-natured person, so she would have agreed to Charles’ words of wishing for peace.
“Mr. Se-un, what do you think?”
“Of course, it’s a rejection.”
“Well, if it’s Mr. Se-un, then he probably has something in mind, but still… … .”
“Check the public ranking.”
“Public ranking?”
Yu Seo-ah looked puzzled for a moment, then immediately checked the rankings.
Since he had done this before, he wasn’t particularly surprised when his name was written proudly in first place.
Of course, it was just a change from the clan ranking to the overall tutorial ranking, but for her, Seun was always number one, which was still the same.
As she read the rankings, it wasn’t long before she realized why Se-woon had asked her to check the rankings.
[ 10th place: Charles McGregor 365,120 points ]
“10th place… …?”
“Yeah. Do you think there’s a way to raise the points like that?”
“Find something special like Seun-ssi, or… … . Ah, the third chapter of the tutorial.”
“That’s right. Player hunting.”
Charles.
He was the one who hunted players ahead of everyone else in the third zone. He said that he only targeted players weaker than himself.
“Ha, but like Seun-ssi… … .”
“The hungry ogre was almost completely defeated by me and Kang Han-cheol. Or maybe the pacifist was wandering around like me, looking for hidden pieces?”
“… … .”
Se-woon’s guess may have been wrong. Like Park Jeong-pil, something may have changed with Se-woon’s return.
Maybe. Just maybe, that guy Charles had a change of heart and got lucky and found the hidden piece, earning him high public service points.
However, I had no intention of taking the variable with that kind of ‘what if’ feeling.
After thinking it over, Yu Seo-ah nodded and agreed with Se-woon’s thoughts.
“Okay, just like Se-un said, there’s no need to worry unnecessarily.”
After finishing the conversation, I stepped forward towards Charles again.
The guy was waiting for us, grinning broadly, as if he thought we would naturally accept his offer.
“Have you decided? I’m sure you won’t regret it! After all, the more people, the better, right?”
“It’s a rejection.”
“……yes?”
Se-woon could see that Charles’ smiling face was subtly breaking at Yu Seo-ah’s rejection.
It wasn’t visible because of the bangs, but her face was so red that it seemed like her blood vessels were bulging out.
“I can’t trust you. I can’t afford to put my people at risk for unnecessary anxiety.”
“… … Haha. This is really. This isn’t the answer I was expecting. You won’t regret it, will you?”
“Yes, there is still a lot of time left until the tutorial ends, so it would be better to find another way.”
“Unfortunately, we have no intention of finding another way.”
“yes?”
Se-woon took a step forward and blocked Yu-seo-ah’s path.
Charles took a step back, and then stepped forward, surrounded by the people who had been waiting behind him.
“It’s much easier to attack players who are already tired from fighting than to engage in a classic siege.”
“Did you intend to do that from the beginning?”
“Of course! I originally planned to go into the castle and kill them all at once. Well, I guess that doesn’t matter.”
Sling-
Charles’s men each took out their weapons.
The weapon was stained with blood, indicating that it had not been properly maintained, but it was not the green blood characteristic of monsters.
Red blood. It was clear that it was the blood of the player who had been hunted and buried.
“The castle gate is already broken, and everyone seems busy repairing it. We’ll take care of the castle.”
“… … As expected, Se-un was right.”
“Seun. Are you talking about that guy over there? But somehow his name seems familiar… … . Hmm, that can’t be right.”
After a moment of hesitation, Charles pointed to Seun.
“Let’s do it.”
“let’s go!”
“I thought I was going to die from the pain!”
“Let’s all eat well today!”
Charles’ men began to move. The gate had collapsed, so there seemed to be no obstacle for them.
At that moment, Se-Woon shouted someone’s name.
“Strong iron!”
fault!
Someone jumped from the top of the wall.
Because of its huge size, it cast a wide shadow below, causing Charles and his men to naturally raise their heads.
When they sensed the danger.
-Player Kang Han-cheol uses ‘Open War’.
Kwaaaaaaaang-!!!
Kang-cheol’s fist was already hitting the floor.
“Ugh!”
“Hey, what is that!”
“What kind of skill is it that makes it so strong!”
The power and range of Kang-Han-Chul’s ability, ‘Opening’, are determined by the caster’s strength.
Even without that, Kang-cheol’s strength was comparable to that of an ogre, but when he jumped from the top of the wall, he was subjected to the force of gravity and acceleration, so the ground shook violently as if an earthquake had occurred.
The floor cracked and sharp rocks protruded.
Of course, the opponent is not a monster, but a player.
Although the number of casualties was not that many due to the quick response, this alone was enough to hinder the enemy’s movements.
“It’s obvious that this is a one-time attack! There will be no follow-up attacks! Everyone move!”
“It’s a bit annoying, but it’s okay!”
With that shout, Charles’ men moved across the cracked, jutting ground.
1m, 2m, 3m.
Having grown up fighting countless monsters and players, it wasn’t long before they were able to cross the Broken Land, and by the time they reached the end.
Shhh-
I was able to see Se-woon smiling while placing both hands on the floor.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[ Lava ]
– One of the vision magics of the Fire Tower, it creates boiling lava. However, it only creates lava and has no physical power, so it is not very practical.
Bugurur-
In Seun’s hands, the solid lava was seeping into the cracks in the earth created by the strong iron.
Chain attack.
As the power of his clan members grew stronger, Seun began to think of various attack methods he could use with them.
If you can properly launch a combo attack, you will be able to produce power that is much stronger than what Seun can produce now.
And the attack we’re showing off now was one of them.
After pouring lava into the cracks in the broken earth created by strong iron.
-The power of ‘Breeze’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
Phew!!
If you blow wind through it.
-A link between player Kang Han-cheol and the ‘Boiling Battlefield’ skill!
Kwaaaaat!
It was possible to recreate a volcanic disaster called a fissure eruption.
fantasy,
