Episode 133-EJ(3)
‘This is the worst situation.’
Varun gritted his teeth. Of course, Varun’s thoughts were a bit different, as who wouldn’t think that way in this situation? This is because the battle, which seemed like it would go well as planned, went completely wrong due to the intrusion of bugs.
‘They were aiming for this. It’s clear.’
Varun’s eyes saw the tragic scene of the clash. The merciless black monsters attacked people at random, and many people were sacrificed to stop them, relying on their hard shells to attack them.
The Arin people were barely holding on. The experienced people led the newcomers and somehow held on to their positions.
But Luke’s soldiers were different. They didn’t have much experience fighting bugs, and they knew less and had less.
One glitch, who only had a scratch on the blade of the spear that stabbed him, was seen crushing the screaming soldier and biting the arm of the soldier next to him after wrapping his foot around the spear pole and breaking it with force.
‘If only they all made the right choices!’
Although he had been fighting as an enemy just before, Varun gritted his teeth upon seeing it.
If Luke, or the other tribal leaders, had made the right decision, things could have been different. Arrows and spears aimed at each other could be aimed at the bugs.
If that were the case, there would not have been such meaningless sacrifices. Varun, who tried to prepare for the fight against bugs by reducing damage as much as possible and absorbing residents, could not help but resent the wrong choices made by the enemy leaders.
“Each person is precious. Look at the killing intent of those monsters. Do those monsters discriminate between people and races? “They just want to eat everything alive on this earth.”
Varun vented his frustration to those around him. The tribes that Varun absorbed also had constant personal grudges and bickering, but such trivial things did not dare to disturb their unity in the face of such an overwhelming scene.
“Hotch. Can you afford it? “We have to stop those bugs first.”
“Fortunately, nearly half of them headed toward Luke. “It might be possible if we gather the warriors together.”
“In the end, it’s for the good of all of us, so please give us a little more strength.”
Varun, transformed into a bird, flew to the warrior commander fighting on the other side. Varun was planning to help Luke’s soldiers who were being slaughtered by bugs, if possible.
It was absurd to think about what they had done, but it was the fate of those who were looking at a wider and further perspective.
‘Rather, we may be able to use this as an opportunity to cause internal strife within Luke’s forces.’
It was not a simple mission or judgment based on emotion.
Varun, whose leadership traits had suddenly changed to dominance traits, was confident that he would be able to use this opportunity to destroy the forces that Luke had gathered.
The reason Luke was able to bring so many tribes under his command was because he proved his immense power. If that force is broken, the bond will naturally be broken.
‘In the same sense, that side is also important.’
Varun’s eyes turned the other way when he saw the troops being brought together even in the midst of a fierce fight.
There, fortunately, there were people who had managed to survive and were seen coming here, shaking off the pursuit of bugs.
“Faster! Run faster!”
Just before the bugs collide with the tribes of the grasslands. The kingdom’s delegation, running desperately, had not yet reached a safe place.
They were brutally killed by several enemies who caught up with them one by one, starting with those who were slow on their feet, and they had to use that sacrifice as an opportunity to run forward somehow.
“sh*t!”
Leo, the head of the guard, gritted his teeth in frustration. Even though it was his duty to protect them, even though the stragglers were dying one by one, there was nothing he could do other than run away.
If you stop walking even just a little bit, you will be swept away by that huge wave and die.
“I-I can’t run anymore!@#$%.”
“It’s not possible! “I followed right behind you!”
Meanwhile, the head of the delegation, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, stumbled over with a deathly look on his face. The Vice Minister, who had less physical strength than both Leo, a knight, and Lihar, a wizard, seemed to already be at his limit.
“You must live.”
Leo threw away his heavy armor, gritted his teeth, and dragged the deputy minister’s body. Even if I can’t protect anything else, I must protect this person. If he couldn’t protect it, he thought there was no reason for him to be alive.
‘this.’
But even if you did that, you quickly reached your limit. Even as the bugs slaughtered Luke’s soldiers who attacked without knowing what was happening, their pursuit did not stop.
If we continue like this, we will definitely not reach our destination and will be overtaken. Leo had to make a decision as he watched the Vice Minister trying to catch his breath. I don’t know how much I can drag on my own, but I tried to buy time by throwing myself into it.
“leader!”
“This is my mission.”
Lihar and Deputy Minister shouted in horror, but he glared at Glitch, who was running at the front with his sword. After that, about a dozen, and after that, hundreds more came, but they did not retreat.
“uh.”
But it was then that someone passed him on a horse running at full speed. Long, tightly tied hair fluttering in the air.
Leo, who made eye contact with her for a brief moment, froze in place with a sigh.
‘Run?’
Unlike Luke’s soldiers, Lyena did not charge on horseback. Arriving at the target point between the delegation and the bugs, Riena immediately jumped from her horse, pulled out her sword, and landed on the ground.
And immediately, he swung his sword and cut the body of the rushing glitch in half, and the golden light that exploded was a sacred and brilliant light that was different from the divinity they knew, but similar to it.
‘Who is it?’
In the short time that other paladins arrived and bought time, Leo could not take his body away from Riena, whom he saw for the first time.
Holding a pure white sword that seemed to be made of ivory, she cut down enemies with a single blow and ‘protected’ his path with powerful slashes.
Moreover, his outfit was as bold as his outstanding skills. Looking at the pure white skin exposed here and there, he felt his eyes spinning and swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
There were quite a few female warriors among the tribes of the grasslands, but the atmosphere was clearly different.
“Why are you standing there blankly!? “Hurry while they stop us!”
Now that even Leo was mesmerized by the low-quality physical strength of Vice Minister, Lihar became irritated and grabbed his shoulder.
Although the delegation was wiped out except for a few key figures, the rescue operation involving the Holy Knights was successful, and they were able to join the Arryn people who were in a completely devastated state.
***
-It looks like it ended well though.
“It’s hard to say that it ended well, but it did end.”
I smiled bitterly when I saw Lee So-yeon react calmly to the news I told her. Because I saw how many people died.
Of course, like local leaders like Varun, we now had to calculate our profits and losses in such a situation. Me too, and Lee So-yeon are so used to that kind of thing now.
‘We killed all the bugs and won the battle, but we failed to destroy Luke’s army.’
From Noble mtl dot com
It’s unfortunate and frustrating, but a major problem that involves the lives and interests of countless people has not been resolved all at once.
This is because they failed to capture or kill the enemy Luke and his main army, who fled while fighting the bugs.
“But I got everything I got…”
However, when viewed objectively. We have seen all the benefits we can see. He won the war, minimized damage as much as possible, ensured the safety of the mission, and, crucially, saved many of those who were about to collapse and be exterminated through a desperate fight against bugs, greatly weakening Luke’s power.
Among them, I expected that the envoy’s attack would be the biggest benefit. I feel sorry for them, but the danger of bugs was probably embedded in their bones as they were already on the verge of death.
If they just convey this information to their home country, there won’t be a fight with them like Luke’s forces did. When Luke didn’t recognize the power of the bugs and made foolish decisions until the end, I got so angry that I almost smashed my keyboard and mouse.
‘Anyway, if you don’t know this much, does that mean there are no users in the other world?’
It was quite stressful for the local people on the screen who did not have a wide area communication network such as the Internet and had no idea about the bug, but it also provided helpful evidence.
The point was that there were no users in that world. If there were any users who knew about the existence of the bug, word would definitely have come out.
In that case, there may not be the picture-within-a-picture-within-a-picture thing you might have expected.
-It will be easier for us. Because it provides all information about bugs.
“Yes, but. No, it has to be that way.”
On Earth, things were different. As Lee So-yeon said, users informed and shared information about bugs, and those appointed as guardians were able to fight properly based on that information.
‘It’ll work out okay, right?’
Bugs have suddenly become a problem that the whole world has to worry about, even on this planet where I and the people around me live safely. Users and guardians appear regardless of nationality, and the same goes for bugs.
Inevitably, pitting residents against each other for a better direction is an act that can no longer be tolerated in this world.
Because all information is shared with the world without any shortage.
However, people like Luke naturally exist on this Earth.
It would be absurd for those who cannot properly cooperate on the climate crisis to join forces to respond properly to the bug.
[Guardians as soldiers?]
[User information control. [The war of nerves between international powers still remains]
My eyes naturally squinted as I read the article titles.
While I acknowledged that what some perceived as a major disaster seemed like a sweet opportunity to others, I couldn’t help but feel annoyed.
“Let’s say the people on the screen can make that choice because they don’t know much about it yet. I don’t understand what people in this world do. “People who know how horribly they prey on people.”
-I think so too, but I don’t think it’s shocking enough to change the world yet.
“It’s not enough impact. “It’s still the case that words come out only after someone dies while wasting time.”
I laughed and just stared blankly at the screen.
I thought the best thing in my power would be to take good care of the residents and protect the surrounding villages. I was sure that was enough for my topic.
However, things in the world do not always work out as intended. So what should I do when that time comes? He would definitely have gotten more achievements and items and become stronger than now, and at least it didn’t seem like he would just sit still and look at the screen like he does now.
Because I never wanted to recreate the horrible scenes I saw on the screen around me.