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Episode 22. Trials (2)
“Listen up, men!”
Someone’s majestic voice.
The entire procession turned their attention to the owner of the voice.
“From now on, we will be in a situation where we don’t know whether we will live or die. Reikart is currently occupied by the Fire Dragon King!”
The person giving the speech was a beautiful woman.
‘Are you a princess?’
Rijkaard was a huge city, so large that it was called the second capital.
Naturally, many people lived there, and there were many villas and mansions for the nobility.
The city was suddenly taken over by the Fire Dragon King.
He burned the city and even ate the people.
Of course, I couldn’t just sit still in the kingdom.
“Many of those who volunteered for the recapture force probably have family or friends there. The captain I saw right now is one of them. My younger brother is there right now.”
Originally, the leader of the recapture force was supposed to be the commander of the royal knights of the kingdom.
Nevertheless, the commander of the Royal Knights became the vice-captain, and the princess became the captain.
The Iron-Blooded Princess, Lea Martinez.
‘One of the seven great plagues.’
The trial that Ethan entered was an incident related to the Fire Dragon King Zigmund, who was called one of the Seven Great Calamities.
It was an incident where the Fire Dragon King appeared out of nowhere and indiscriminately committed massacre and destruction, completely destroying the large city of Rijkard.
‘I heard that the one who sorted out the situation was the recapture captain. Who would have thought that recapture captain was a princess?’
These catastrophes weakened the continent’s power.
It was almost destroyed, but no literature or information remains to this day.
Most people live without even realizing that such a catastrophe has occurred.
‘This is information you can find out by doing the Moon Follower quest.’
It doesn’t come out in detail, but rather in fragments.
‘They said the road to Rijkaard itself was rough. By the time they arrived, a third of the people were already dead.’
Rijkaard said it was on fire.
‘I don’t know the exact results though.’
Even Ethan, a veteran of Mephant, was not completely aware of these catastrophes.
But one thing was certain.
‘The goal of the quest seems to be to relieve Princess Leia of her grudge. What exactly is grudge?’
The goal of this recapture force is to reclaim Rijkaard.
So, if we just recapture Rijkard, will the princess’s anger be relieved?
“So I know what you are thinking. We will definitely retake Rijkaard and protect our beloved families and friends.”
“Whaaaaaaaaaaah-!”
As soon as the speech was over, the troops were redeployed again and advanced.
The front was made up of strong people, and the back was made up of relatively weak people.
Ethan was, of course, at the back.
Thud thud thud-.
Everyone seemed nervous and didn’t say anything.
Cookies are coming!
Then there was a loud noise from ahead.
“It’s a black scorpion!”
“Everyone, prepare for formation! Black scorpion ahead!”
A loud noise was heard from ahead.
“If you say black scorpion, you mean that large monster?”
“I think he’s the Fire Dragon King’s subordinate.”
“I came here anyway.”
Among the weak men stationed at the back, there were many who had never fought properly.
Although those who participated in this recapture force had basic skills, many lacked experience, and many became very nervous just by hearing the sound of fighting in front.
If you get that tense, you won’t be able to fight properly when you need to.
“Hey. Are you okay?”
The man in his 30s who had asked Ethan why he had come to the recapture party earlier asked Murin.
Ethan was just staring blankly into thought, and I thought maybe he was just as nervous as everyone else.
“I’m fine.”
Of course, Ethan wasn’t nervous.
I was just concentrating. I heard that a black scorpion clearly appeared in front of me.
If so, it certainly won’t only appear in front.
“Now is not the time. You need to focus! You could die if you’re not careful. I’m saying this because you’re young. If a black scorpion appears, you need to run away at all costs. It’s a monster that we can never catch with our skills.”
Boom-!
“Wedge charge!”
Up ahead, it seemed like the fight with the black scorpion had already begun.
“The black scorpion is a monster with a level of over 50. It’s a large monster, so even if it’s the same level, its power is different. If you get stung by its tail, you’ll be skewered and die. So run away unconditionally. You have to live to get revenge.”
Murin said with emphasis.
“But don’t worry too much. All of the people assigned to the front are strong. The Iron-Blooded Princess in particular is said to be incredibly strong.”
As he spoke, a loud noise came from behind him.
Kugugugu-.
Cracks began to appear in the ground, and then it shattered with a “kwa-kwa-kwa!” sound.
“Huh!?”
“Uh uh… … !”
The people at the back were confused.
What emerged from the ground was a black scorpion with a smooth body.
A huge size of over 4 meters, and a fierce, sharp-looking tail.
The inexperienced soldiers were frozen in place by the sudden appearance of a large monster.
Monster aura.
Although slightly different from Peer, powerful monsters have their own unique aura.
“Run away!”
“Run this way! Never fight back!”
Then someone shouted.
He was the adjutant and fourth-ranking member of the Royal Knights, who was in control from the rear.
The troops in the rear were just as important as those in the front, so the fourth-ranking member of the Knights Templar was directly controlling them.
“We’re dealing with them! Run away!”
At those words, those who could move began to run forward.
Excited by the movement, the black scorpion began to move forward.
Although it had a heavy body, its speed was extremely fast.
Boom-! Boom-! Boom-!
The scorpion charged forward at a terrifying speed.
“Fuck!”
The Royal Knights’ adjutant clicked his tongue.
When you encounter such a large monster, your body often becomes frozen.
It’s not because of a lack of will. It’s because of the aura that the large monster emits.
He shouted again loudly to save some people.
“Get moving! You can’t die before you even get to Reichart!”
But the black scorpion was faster than expected.
“You. Run away. What are you doing now! Let’s run away!”
Murin shouted at Ethan.
But Ethan didn’t budge.
The man, who thought she was too scared to move, tried to drag her away, but his timing was too late.
“Damn, I’m going to die like this. I’m sorry!”
He had no choice but to run away alone.
“I will take revenge on you… … .”
Then Ethan started running forward.
Not in the direction you told me to run, but to the black scorpion.
“… … !”
“Wh, what are you doing!”
The Royal Knights who had been running ahead frowned.
I never thought you would completely lose your mind.
That would definitely be a death knell.
“Everyone, run back! Move your bodies somehow!”
Ignoring Ethan who was rushing at the black scorpion, the Royal Knights’ knight shouted to the others once more.
Meanwhile, Ethan approached the black scorpion within close range.
The black scorpion’s tail glowed and shot down from above as if it was shooting.
Those who thought that the young soldier would die by being impaled on the tail closed their eyes without realizing it.
“… … !”
Boom-!
But the sound heard was not the sound of a human body being pierced.
“What, what is it?”
“I, a scorpion!”
Ethan’s sword collided directly with the gray scorpion’s tail.
I thought it would just get pushed away, but it was the black scorpion that got pushed away.
“Squeak!”
The scorpion backed away with a threatening sound.
“Run away!”
Those who were unable to move at Ethan’s voice began to move.
Ethan looked back at the black scorpion, leaving behind those who were running away in panic.
“Long time no see, Scorpio.”
Ethan slightly raises the corners of his lips.
He easily dodged the scorpion’s attack to the left.
“… … !”
“… … !”
Ethan’s movements were so quick that the Royal Knights running towards him stopped in their tracks.
Other people also had blank expressions.
“Oh, how.”
The scorpion swung its tail again as if it was in pain.
“I know you well.”
Ethan moved quickly.
* * *
Black scorpion.
Ethan knew a lot about black scorpions. That was because he had caught black scorpions in the desert while constantly gaining experience while hunting.
It is easy to hunt because its weakness is clear, and it also gives a lot of experience.
Although the other monsters in the desert were annoying, if you just collected and hunted black scorpions, you could level up explosively there.
That’s why Ethan could catch a black scorpion with his eyes closed.
‘Besides, this body. It’s not a sick body.’
Perhaps because he had entered the ordeal, Ethan’s body was quite healthy.
‘Of course my skills remain the same.’
[LV 55]
The technology was still there.
He was able to use all the techniques that Ethan could use, including the Heuryu Acupuncture, the Whicus Sword Technique, and the Breath of Hercules.
‘Moreover, the weaknesses are more clearly visible.’
At the same time that Ethan had a perfect understanding of the Black Scorpion, the monsters’ calamity was activated, revealing numerous weaknesses of the Black Scorpion.
The black scorpion swung its tail faster than before, as if it was under the influence of medicine.
If the previous attack was aimed at a single point by striking down, this time it was an attack that swept over a wide area.
Swish-!
Ethan jumped slightly on the spot and jumped onto the tail at the right time.
“It’s ironic. Your biggest weakness is in the tail you use most.’
Ethan focused on the tip of the tail.
There was a bright red dot stuck in exactly one spot.
‘The entire tail is a weak point. But the fact that there’s a red dot so thick on that one point means that it’s a weak point among weak points.’
Then, you can inflict a lot of damage.
‘There’s no point in dragging it out. There are so many people behind me now.’
I have to go to Rijkaard with those people.
No matter how weak they are, they will be absolutely necessary to recapture the great city.
Boohoo-! Boohoo-!
The scorpion tried to shake Ethan off by wagging its tail, but Ethan bent down and held on tightly, not letting go of its tail.
The scorpion, which had been wagging its tail continuously, seemed to have given up and began to charge fiercely at the humans in front of it.
‘now!’
Ethan raised his body, grabbed the sword in reverse, and stabbed the tip of the tail.
He mixed the Whikus swordsmanship with the Heoryu acupuncture technique and hit the target with great accuracy.
Phew-!
“Kwiiiiiik!”
The scorpion that was charging started to glow, then started to burn from the tip of its tail, and soon its body began to disintegrate in an instant.
Ethan, floating in the air, landed safely.
“Phew.”
As soon as the black scorpion died, exclamations and cheers erupted from the surroundings.
“Wow!”
“I killed the black scorpion!”
Although he liked the reactions from those around him, Ethan didn’t forget what he had to do.
‘I absolutely have to get this.’
-I got the flesh of a black scorpion.
-I got the venom of a black scorpion.
-Obtained the hard outer shell of a black scorpion.
It was imperative to pack some by-products for later.
fantasy,
