Episode 88 – Encroachers (8)
‘I never thought this would happen. Was the human world originally like this?’
Le Thai, who had stayed until just before leaving, was also surprised every day. Moreover, if it is a different race that has had no contact for quite a long time, what the Arin people are showing now cannot help but be shocking.
The actual guardian deity, the game world opened by the guardian deity, and all the various abilities and resources brought from the game world.
In particular, Kherson, who had seen in person the being known to be the incarnation of God, was already completely influenced, to add a little bit of exaggeration. In particular, I was very moved by Varun’s statement that he made it his mission to fight against bugs and did not care about anything else.
Status and race are not important. Here, they were all comrades fighting against monsters.
“Jung, are you really planning on settling here? There are only humans here. “We’d rather build a house around here and live by ourselves.”
“You never know when and where those black monsters will appear. It’s safe here where the wall is being built. And…they won’t be against us. So we just have to acknowledge and accept them. “Are we now in a position to distinguish between cold and hot?”
Kherson’s wife, who looked like a short human woman, said she was anxious, but Kherson shook her head.
It was natural to feel anxious when surrounded by unfamiliar, different races, but Kherson believed in the faith they showed. It may seem strange, but as long as they worship their guardian deity as a true god, they will not be hostile to those who fight together.
“I already received strength from Him.”
Kherson looked down at his hands. The feeling of touching the blocks collected in the game and actually installing them was an amazing experience that even Kherson, a blacksmith and miner with many years of experience, was impressed by.
The desire to further increase this power was also stirring in one part of his mind.
‘First, build a wall. ‘It’s for us too.’
Kherson was put to work building the wall after awakening his architect skills. In fact, I was able to make use of my career as an architect in a dwarven village.
“Please take care of me. “It will be a great help.”
Morin and the existing manpower that had been deployed to build the wall welcomed Kherson grandiosely, regardless of whether he was of a different race or not.
The transporters, who were also in the role of architects because they were in a position to pile stones every day until they were exhausted and had such a close relationship, willingly accepted Kherson as one of their members.
“Did the dwarves also build castles?”
“Rather than building a castle, there were many cases where villages were built by digging into the bedrock of a mountain range. There were also cases where there was a village inside the mine. “This is…amazing.”
Kherson, who climbed the stairs created during the construction process and climbed onto the wall, was amazed by the open meadow spread out in front of him.
It was a different landscape from the area where dwarves lived.
‘If we’re not careful, isn’t even this place going to be trampled by them?’
That’s why my heart became heavier. The enemies were already multiplying, and it was a certain fact that they would come.
Kherson, who had already lost his hometown to an unexpected attack once, could not help but have sinister thoughts.
“We won’t sit still.”
At that time, Maureen understood what he was thinking and nodded, pointing somewhere with her hand. There, a group of men and horses that had left the village were running toward the north.
“We need to hunt them down as much as possible and search to see if there are any other survivors.”
“If it’s what he wants, of course I will do it.”
When Kherson was meeting with Maureen. Rakum was summoned together with the warriors who were farming the essence of monsters in the underworld.
Instead, other warriors were sent into the underworld. They were learning how to use the skills they had acquired in Dark Blood’s hunting mode.
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Understanding the meaning, they armed themselves with determined expressions. He was looking at the monitor with a serious look on the other side of the screen and was trying to use them to keep the enemies that had appeared in the north in check.
“Except for Riena, these people here are the strongest warriors he trusts. “It’s actually like that.”
Proficiency is literally a skill level, and it increases as you gain experience. It was natural for those who started receiving investment before others to get ahead.
And now it was time to show off the power that had been built up.
“First, establish a base there and hunt down the enemies.”
A group of 10 warriors and about 100 soldiers set out. The first thing to do is to create a base.
For that purpose, several miners and transporters who could change terrain were also brought in.
‘It won’t be difficult. ‘It’s the same as the usual monster hunting.’
Rakum, who was to lead them, tried to control his nerves. It sounds grand, but in reality, it’s no different from what you’re used to doing. Whether in the game world or now, all you do is fight against monsters.
‘It’s your chance to prove it.’
The same was true for Shura, who moved together. While Liena, the strongest warrior, was not summoned, Shura used this opportunity to burn out his desire to catch up with Liena, the warrior he admired.
“There are about 1500 points remaining.”
He was watching all this.
Having decided to dispatch residents to fight against the enemies, his mind was now filled with thoughts of somehow earning points to activate a new game. Because it seemed difficult to properly prepare for this situation without something new.
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‘What can I do with this game?’
I looked into the game that was scheduled to be newly activated while watching the residents set up a base in the place where they had previously rescued the dwarves and watch the surroundings.
It is a tower defense game, a common genre. If you go to the game world, you will probably fight against the same crowd of enemies.
The question that arises here is what we can really gain from the game.
What I wanted was to be able to build the defense towers that appear in the game there, but I wasn’t sure if that would actually happen.
‘Are you saying it’s not time yet for them? Even after gathering so many troops?’
I zoomed in on the screen and saw the monsters swarming in the nest. There were probably hundreds of bugs. Besides, maybe that nest isn’t everything.
But even with that many troops, they haven’t made any moves yet. As if waiting for the right moment.
So we had to fight them before they got ready and burst out.
“—.”
I’m probably not the only one who knows that fact. As I watched, I saw Rakum, who had been given command by Varun, moving with a small number of troops.
The intention to scout the surroundings is clear. Without even riding horses, they crossed the forest path and began to approach the bugs’ nest.
No enemies have approached them yet. On this screen, where there were a lot of bugs, it was impossible to point them out with the mouse, so the best I could do was just watch, prepared to destroy the desktop.
‘Of course I will find it.’
The moment they witnessed the hive, a nest of bugs that they had not been able to properly observe just before because of their encounter with the dwarves. The bugs also raised their antennae and discovered their allies.
As if they were sentries, a number of glitches wandering around quickly crawled on the ground and thrust their chins towards them.
“Points… I need to earn them…”
I watched their battle with a nervous heart.
Since you need points, it was essential to battle against enemies who could most definitely receive points.
[Achievement achieved: Kill 10 hive defenders]
There were actually achievements at stake as I expected. The armed residents still easily defeated sentinel-level glitches based on their skills, equipment, and investment value.
‘Just do this a little more.’
Perhaps once the base is completed, Varun will invest more troops to fight. I don’t know how far the number of enemies will increase, so I have to keep fighting.
It was my job to help with the plan.
“–, —.”
The next day, Varun dispatched additional troops as expected. A base was roughly created by digging the ground and building a wall.
The main strategy of the friendly forces was to stockpile supplies at the base and continuously send troops to stimulate the enemy’s sentinels to attack and capture them.
‘Is it true that this will continue to happen?’
Dropping chainsaws on the enemy’s stronghold from time to time, I watched in suspense as hundreds of troops commanded by Rakum gathered together to provoke the bugs.
When soldiers shoot spears or arrows made from mutant bones, they can pierce the shell of bugs or glitches and cause damage.
In the meantime, if a stronger bug appears, the warriors step in and kill it.
As I watched Shura and Larsen’s coordinated attack, tearing apart and exploding the bugs that were attacking them with their huge, strong heads, I was convinced that they were gradually learning methods and tactics to deal with the bugs.
In the first place, they experienced many battles with monsters in the game.
‘Why is it quiet?’
However, the bugs in the hive were not responding even though the sentinels they sent out continued to be eaten by their allies.
It was a contrast to the first attempt to deal with the friendly forces by sending a large number of troops.
“–, —.”
It’s a good thing for us to earn points and time, but it’s also true that we worry about it for no reason. Varun, who heard the local news reported by Rakum, was also seen pondering with a serious look on his face, as if he was feeling it.
There is a possibility that the enemies are hiding something from the allies who are circling around and continuously firing jabs, but if you think about it the other way around, isn’t it also possible that they are in a state where they are ‘unable to step out’?
“—.”
In the end, it seemed that Varun, the tribal leader, had made a decision. If you have to fight anyway, you decided to rush in when the enemy is unable to exert proper strength.
‘In the end, another war.’
I laughed bitterly when I saw so many people carrying weapons. Can not help it. If it is my duty to help them, then their duty is to fight.
Since most of the time and resource problems were solved through the game, they were able to carry out wars that would otherwise have been very risky with ease.
‘no. There is no need to go all the way to Riena.’
I was against Varun’s idea of dispatching Riena as well, and picked her up and put her back into the Dark Blood world.
This was a choice I thought a lot about. However, in the end, from the perspective of having to manage numerous residents and the entire tribe rather than just training Liena, becoming too dependent on Liena is extremely inefficient.
Although Riena is strong, she is still just an individual. So while they fight, I play games with Riena and continue to grow them. It’s more efficient.
“–.”
Varun looked blankly at Riena, who was taken back to the sky before his eyes, but then nodded.
As the person who had the strongest faith in me, he always respected my choices and considered them first.
“It makes me want to give you something else.”
In reality, I have never had a single conversation with him, but I also have a lot of trust in him. Like the symbolic sword he wears, I chuckled at the thought of giving something as a gift to the man who has become the actual focal point and controls the tribe.