#90
90. Niflheim (2)
With a unique sense of floating, his eyes were covered with light.
‘Nippleheim.’
The castle I built with all my heart and soul over the past two years.
Rescue is known. However, seeing it through a small cell phone screen and seeing it with the naked eye must be completely different. The light that obscured his vision gradually faded.
<Call is complete!>
Liddell’s voice rang out.
I opened my eyes. The first thing I felt before the scenery was the sound.
“Landgrid 07, go to number 5 of the 3rd floor hangar!”
“All right!”
“Hrist 14 goes to number 8, Hrist 09 goes to number 11!”
buzz buzz.
The sound of airship operation mixed with people’s voices echoed.
Jenna opened her eyes wide.
“There are… so many people?”
“It’s amazing.”
Aaron muttered.
This is a dimensional rift on the 5th floor in Niflheim. However, it was different from Taoneer’s facility. The ceiling was hundreds of meters high and there was no end in sight, and countless airships and people were moving in an area that could easily exceed a thousand meters.
<Emit the stairs. Descend carefully!>
clap clap clap.
Steps rose from the balustrade and extended down.
Passengers went down the stairs frantically looking left and right. Among them were two people who had been laughing at Jenna. I also went down the stairs.
<I am here. We have our next departure soon. All trainees who used this box, fighting!>
“Where do you want to go?”
A man looked back and asked.
<When you go outside the passage, the instructor in charge of guiding you will be waiting for you. You can follow.>
The stairs began to rise as the last person touched the floor.
Landgrid 07 then turned and moved into a hangar on one side of the wall. She will finish her maintenance there and after she refuels she will begin her next flight.
“If it’s outside the aisle… where is it?”
A curly-haired woman in leather armor scratched her head.
People around me have similar reactions. The 20 cadets just walked around in one place and looked around. I sighed and moved my feet. the man asked.
“Do you know the way?”
“You see it over there.”
I pointed to a circular aisle that extended out into the distance.
Preoccupied with the spectacle, no one seems to have found it but me.
The group started walking down the aisle. I said to Jenna right next to me.
“Don’t look away. If you lose your way, you’ll get in trouble.”
“of course!”
“Aaron, you too.”
“yes.”
There are at least a hundred other people staying here besides us.
Combat and auxiliary positions on expeditions and dispatches, and technicians in charge of airships. He is wearing a black uniform. It was the conquest of Niflheim. They passed by looking at us like cows and chickens. Being dispatched from other waiting rooms isn’t particularly rare.
After exiting the dimensional gap, a square appeared.
The size and splendor of the facilities vary greatly. A middle-aged man standing in front of the railing looking downstairs turned to us.
“You guys are the 7th class recruits.”
The man said in a dull voice.
He had short, gray hair, and a gold medallion hung from his black uniform. It was a mark that symbolized the instructor. It’s a different impression than seeing it on a liquid crystal, but I remember it.
I recalled the man’s information.
‘Elderkin. Rank 114.’
The man’s mouth opened.
“I am Elderkin Brach. I am a senior instructor belonging to Niflheim. Follow me.”
Elderkin turned his back and walked away.
The dumbfounded people came to their senses one by one. A long line formed in a row.
‘Is there anything special?’
I continued to think while walking in the back row.
As expected, they don’t seem to know my identity.
I don’t feel bad. If she had greeted her with a fanfare as soon as she arrived, she would have been quite confused. At her side are also Jenna and Aaron. Her raucous welcome was a no-brainer.
‘Hmm… … .’
I looked up.
The sky was not visible. In Taoneer, the connection of the Master could be known by the twinkle in the sky, but it seemed not to be the case here. If it was natural, it was natural. Even the number of floors in the waiting room reached the 13th floor.
About a month left until I go back
After I disappeared, you’ll know enough about what happened.
“Brother, look at that. That strange machine.”
Jenna grabbed my collar.
As I followed the tip of my index finger, I saw a rectangular object wrapped in glass. It was descending along a line attached to it.
“It’s an elevator.”
“lift?”
“It’s something that goes up and down carrying people.”
“There are all kinds of strange things here.”
Other trainees are gathering in the aisle next door.
They followed the lead instructor and joined us on our way. The line gradually got longer. Aaron murmured, looking down the railing.
“How big is this place?”
“There are four more dimensional rifts that you went through. This is only a very small part of Niflheim.”
The female instructor walking beside me laughed.
Aaron nodded his head bewildered.
Cadets and instructors gathered in the wide hall in front of the lift.
When the instructor pressed the button on the wall, the elevator doors opened all at once.
Elderkin said.
“One at a time. Line up with Oh and get on board.”
“What is this machine? Where is it going?”
“I’ll explain later.”
“The old man is unkind…”
puck!
Elderkin’s new form seemed to blur, and blood and broken teeth splattered from the man’s face.
The man collapsed without even screaming. Elderkin looked at the man wriggling on the floor with impassive eyes.
‘… … fast.’
I couldn’t even see it with my mind.
It was not surprising. For advanced instructors, at least level 70 or higher. The four of them standing next to Elderkin were also formidable. Even if all 100 people here rushed at me, I couldn’t win.
Jenna narrowed her brows.
“I didn’t see it. That man, he’s so strong.”
“You’re stronger than me.”
“Better than your brother?”
“Wouldn’t it be natural?”
I might have eaten it in Taoni, but I was only a 3-star, level 20 kid.
just a possibility.
“So don’t be shy and squat down.”
“I guess so. They’re scary people.”
Elderkin kicked the man with his toe and threw him into the elevator.
The recruits became quiet, like mutes who ate honey.
“We board one by one.”
Five elevators are prepared.
The three of us got on the elevator in the middle. Finally, as Elderkin boarded, the door closed. I muttered to the standing elderkin.
‘Status window.’
[Beep!]
[You cannot see the hero’s status window.]
Sure enough, there are protective measures in place.
Well, it doesn’t matter if you can’t see it. Since the specs are rough.
I moved to the corner of the elevator.
Behind the elevator, through the glass walls, the scene of Niflheim was reflected.
Dozens of diverse facilities. Brick-paved streets and roads. Heroes of different ages and genders. Countless people were coming and going in the plaza I had decorated myself.
The number of heroes in the square on the 5th floor alone is hundreds.
I recalled the impressions and names that came to mind.
‘I don’t know.’
I ended up laughing.
There are over 20,000 heroes belonging to Niflheim alone.
No matter how much I was, I couldn’t memorize everything.
The elevator started moving.
The scenery of the 5th floor plaza moved upward.
The elevator stopped operating only when it reached the second floor.
We walked along the brick-paved path, guided by Elderkin.
‘The second floor of Niflheim.’
The summoning station and training center are located here.
I looked over the walls surrounding the road to the left and right. Several high-rise buildings stretched high. Jenna and Aaron burst into exclamations. By the time the two of them got tired of the surprised look, a wide parade ground appeared.
“Let’s stand at the parade ground in line with Oh. The warden is coming soon, so be quiet.”
“That bastard’s five and ten…… Ugh!”
The complaining woman sat down.
The woman tried to get up, sweating profusely, but her body did not seem to move.
‘Is it coercion?’
It was a high-level skill for killing that Elderkin possessed.
Elderkin looked down at the woman and entered the building outside the parade ground. When he disappeared, the poor-looking young man spat.
“Bosho. Can I really become stronger by following your words?”
“You won’t regret it. As long as you follow the instructions carefully.”
The female instructor chuckled.
“Elderkin-nim told me to line up with the five, but he doesn’t want perfection either. It’s okay to be quiet and comfortable.”
The four instructors withdrew to the rear of the parade ground.
I turned my gaze to the tall podium in front of me.
‘To think he could do this even outside the Earth.’
I smiled bitterly.
It was something I had already experienced several times in school and in the military.
And after a while
<Nice to meet you, sir.>
A voice echoed throughout the parade ground.
A woman in uniform was standing on the podium without a sign.
<The main building is called Eccle Pardisa, the head of the training center in charge of all training in Niflheim.>
A woman with blue-black hair tied back is wearing a gold coat over a black uniform. At her waist was her blue sword. Judging by the impression, he is in his late 20s, but the exact age is unknown as the hero does not age.
‘That guy… … .’
9th in the sequence.
It was a high-class manpower belonging to the 12th floor, located right below the 13th floor, five people.
<From now on, gentlemen will receive proper training to carry out their missions from us. But don’t force it. You can go back without doing anything. We will do our best, but you guys choose whether or not to get an education.>
Jenna tilted her head.
Eclat smiled meaningfully.
<You guys are just guests. Just like me at one time.>
“What is that sister talking about?”
“Okay.”
It’s just a rough estimate.
Eccle pointed to the man in the front.
<You.>
“You mean me?”
<How many airships are there in your territory?>
“There are two, but…”
<There are a total of 427 airships in Niflheim. There is a difference of about 210 times.>
The man’s face turned red.
“What do you mean! Are you kidding me?”
<If you compare power in detail… … .>
Eclair’s mouth twisted.
<There is a gap of about 3,000 times.>
“…”
<As you know, gentlemen are expected by the Master. but.>
Eclair said.
<Is the Master meeting your expectations? Are your Masters excellent enough to be willing to give their lives?>
“what…….”
<I asked if you could compare your master to Loki.>
‘It was like this.’
I thought it was going well for some reason.
<What fate awaits you who return after completing your education here?>
Eclair continued.
<Out of 100 of you, 80 will become chess pieces and die in vain. And the remaining 10 will be worse than that, and disappear as mere sacrifices. This is your fate. You become toys to play with, and are thrown away like garbage without any honor.>
People were just whispering, and no one answered properly.
<But this place is different. If you prove your worth, he will give you a worthy reward.>
Eclat closed his eyes and opened them.
<Whoever you were or where you were, He doesn’t care. Just as I, who was once an enemy of Niflheim, is now here.>
That guy wasn’t originally from Niflheim.
When I failed to capture the 80th floor and lost a lot of power, he was the hero of the guy who had been in a cooperative relationship and immediately stabbed me in the back. It was also the vanguard. Of course, his waiting room was shattered.
And Eclat was captured alive.
Siris demanded that he be executed, but since he needed to replenish his power, he accepted it with his life.
<Top 3 out of 100 people gathered here. I will grant them permanent residency in Niflheim.>
Eccle fluttered his coat and said.
<Of course, Niflheim takes all responsibility.>
