thousand eyes
“Explain.”
“The grass and trees have dried up and the air is stuffy. The priest also checked and said it seemed correct.”
“good night. Guide me. Kurman ball. Please give me a signal.”
“yes.”
‘Oh!’
Hyeon-jun was surprised, but tried to remember the movement of the mana while trying not to show off. The dense mana spurted out from Kurman’s body and led the mana around him to the sky. And it exploded into flames.
pop!
Lights and explosions erupted. No matter how far away you are, you can’t miss it if you’re in the forest. I wondered how he was going to signal, but I knew right away.
The Central Army followed the adventurers’ guidance and moved in silence. And I sent a report and found those who were waiting. Gunter’s party members. Everyone seems to want to get out of here as soon as possible. Of course, in front of them, the grass and trees are dry, as if they have been sucked in water, and the air feels dusty and difficult to breathe.
“Looks right, but it’s out of bounds. I must go further.”
“Isn’t that too big?”
“yes. It was too big.”
At the words of Kurman, who explored the surroundings of Manaro, Dvan’s mood changed. Before, he acted stiff but felt relaxed, but now his sharp momentum came out like a spear with a sharp edge.
“Take the priest and go back to the village.”
“yes.”
Gunther Party’s bald head must have been the platoon commander. After answering that, he immediately put the priest in the center of the formation and quickly started moving away.
“Wait until the adventurers retreat. Rest in peace.”
“yes!”
When Devan spoke, the soldiers answered and sat down. I was told to rest in peace, but I sat down at a neat angle, put my shield on my lap and rested my spear on my shoulder. Then drink water from the canteen or chew on a small piece of jerky and sit quietly without saying anything.
‘If that’s relaxing, then what’s just resting?’
No matter how you look at it, it seems like you’re resting inconveniently? Hyeonjun saw that and decided to just stand there. I’m not particularly tired, and there are people who take a break like that, but it would be more difficult to sit comfortably and rest.
“Brother, once the battle begins, you must never leave my surroundings.”
“yes.”
“You must be around me. If Tantares dies, you must treat him right away.”
‘… Come to think of it, yes.’
“All right.”
He was so preoccupied with swordsmanship and magic that he forgot about parasites. Stay next to Bahanus. Hyeon-joon had it firmly entered in his head. Immunity? Would you really believe that! Even Tahman’s power couldn’t completely stop it!
“Did you say Jun?”
“yes.”
Suddenly, Devan spoke up. Hyeonjun was a little surprised, but answered without expressing himself.
“Jun solved Scanden’s problem, right?”
“you’re right.”
‘Damn it, I knew it!’
When Hyeon-jun couldn’t hide his embarrassment, Devan said with a smile.
“Ha, did you think you wouldn’t know? There will be no nobles in the Southern Kingdom who don’t know you.”
‘Damn it!’
“I’ll look forward to it.”
“… yes.”
Hyeonjun tried to adjust his expression and said calmly. I felt like I was sitting on a cushion of thorns all at once. But on the other hand, there is also something reassuring. If you knew Hyeon-jun, you would be well aware that he had the temple of Karios on his back. In addition, here are Bahanus and the other priests of Verbine. It will not be able to harm Hyun-joon.
‘Seeing this, the reward I received after doing the quest in Scanden was very large.’
The reward was obviously the favor of the temple. Back then, I cursed at the goddess for giving me something ambiguous as a reward, but now that I see it, it was literally a divine move. As much as Hyun-jun has the ability, no matter how much he buys himself, he will have no choice but to come out someday, and he will naturally catch the eyes of the nobles. It is better to receive the strong protection of the temple like this.
It may not be possible if he is just an outstanding adventurer, but Hyun-joon is already far out of the category of an adventurer. There is no foundation, no political insight. There is no knowledge, no money, no girlfriend.
A guy who doesn’t have anything just jumps out of his skills and wanders around defenselessly, and if he doesn’t snatch it, he’s an idiot. Without the protection of the temple, the work would have started immediately the moment he showed his ability to a nobleman, and he would have had no choice but to become a nobleman’s property without even knowing himself. Or maybe it was buried in a quiet place.
‘It’s thrilling. always new temple is the best Now it has become a body that can’t live without a temple.’
It’s not a joke. It’s real. Hyeon-jun himself now knows very well that the aristocrats will not leave him alone if there is no shrine. It was uncomfortable for the temple to keep mistaking Hyeon-jun as a righteous and courageous person, but now he feels the need to actively accept it and strengthen his relationship with the temple. If the temple properly empowers you, you will be able to gain mighty power that will not envy those of nobles or royalty.
Even the influence of the king of the Southern Kingdom will diminish in other countries. But what about the temple?
‘You can borrow the halo anytime, anywhere where there is a temple.’
Of course, there will be temples in the Empire and Sahat as well. What if there is a temple in the northern snowfield or eastern mountain range? Although each temple may have a different disposition, they will not reject him. Hyeon-jun laughed inwardly as he faced the situation and thought deeply, realizing what it meant to be protected by a temple in a world where gods exist.
‘As long as I avoid assassination attempts in a remote area, avoiding people’s eyes, I won’t lose my life in the dark world in the near future.’
If that’s the case, you shouldn’t get close to the nobility and don’t support Chuck. If you are deeply involved with the nobility, the temple loses its justification to intervene. Right now is perfect. Kang Hyeon-jun, a commoner who is skilled and protected by the temple of Karios, is the safest. Then, build up strength under the temple and fly up at once. He has the mighty power of the shop, and he has talents he didn’t even notice. By accumulating karma, you will be able to become strong enough that nobles and royalty do not dare to touch you. Time is on his side.
“Get ready.”
“yes!”
Hyeonjun suddenly came to his senses at Dvan’s words. It seems that quite a bit of time has passed.
The soldiers jumped up, holding spears and shields, and lined up in rows. Hyun-joon saw that and thought that the regular army was amazing, but they are the elite among the elite. Do not dare to think of me as a soldier. These are those who served as soldiers, putting their names on a family for generations, starting with their grandfather’s grandfather. They are no different from members of the family, and marriage takes place with the permission of the head of the family. He has no title, but in fact he can be regarded as a semi-nobility. If they lose their lives in the battle that is about to take place, Lord Taxis will have their name and valiant death sung for them, even with great influence.
“depart.”
The soldiers, who formed a close-to-perfect formation with the magician Kurman at the center, began to move in sync. It looks like Dvan is in the lead, Bahanus and Hyeon-Jun stand behind him, and the soldiers and Kurman are walking in formation at the rear.
After moving a little like that, Kurman sprinkled mana again.
“A little to the right.”
Devan followed Kurman’s words and changed direction. Although he was a little thin, Kurman, who seemed like a good-looking man, also lost his expression, and when he narrowed his eyes, a vicious spirit like a snake came out subtly.
Seeing that the knight sings with a ball, he is also a nobleman. Just because you’re laughing doesn’t mean you’re an innocent person with a flower garden in your head.
The trees disappear as you move forward. It is not that the trees are dying because of Tantares, but that only the stumps remain after someone cut them down. Soon, they found an area that appeared to be the gnoll’s colony. A shoddy house made of wood and even a fence erected. There are even buildings that look like blacksmiths. It seemed to be seated very well. But they don’t show signs of being used for a long time, some houses are in ruins, and there’s no soot or ashes in the places where they might have started a fire.
And Dvan, noticing a small hill beyond and a burrow digging beneath, stopped.
“Lord Kurman, how are you?”
“It’s on the inside. There are many. There are also a number of unusual ones.”
“Can you pull it out?”
“It can be done with great force, but the cave may collapse. For now, let’s follow the old ways.”
When the oyster collapses, it is the human being who is in trouble. Tantares has already scattered a lot of snow outside, and if the burrow collapses and is isolated, the snow will multiply endlessly until it is dug up and killed for sure. Tantares will not be able to grow properly and will die, but the damage that will occur in the meantime, and the huge wave that will occur when the parasites spread after Tantares dies, will not be able to handle it.
“I will smoke.”
At Dvan’s words, the soldiers quickly dispersed and destroyed the play house and fence and piled them up in front of the entrance of the den. Gather everything you can get your hands on. 30 soldiers moved quickly without even playing around, and a small village was demolished in an instant with that terrifying labor force. Soon enough wood and hides were gathered, and the soldiers began forming formations to surround the entrance.
Bahanus stood side by side with the soldiers at the front of the entrance, and Hyeonjun stood behind them at the right flank. Contrary to Hyun-jun’s expectations, Devan stood behind Jin-hyeong. And when Devan nodded to Kurman, Kurman’s mana wriggled again. This time, the mana spread widely, and soon it clung to the things piled up in front of the entrance, and a huge fire broke out.
‘tremendous. This is the power of magic!’
The fire caused by the magic disappeared quickly, but the fire that was transferred gradually increased in size and started to burn roaringly at once.
And when Kurman drew out the mana again, the wind blew and was sucked vigorously into the entrance.
“Get ready!”
Devan shouted loudly, and for a moment only the sound of sparks and the sound of the wind could be heard.
And Hyeon-jun drew his longsword and prepared it at the sound he heard from inside the cave. It’s coming. great chatter!
“Cheung!”
From inside, the three-eyed, no, countless-eyed Tantares’ play jumped out at once, dodging the blazing fire, and leaped toward Bahanus. Bahanus was standing in formation, but at the moment Tantares’ game rushed at him, he struck the shield half a beat faster than the expected collision, cut off the tempo, and hit his head with a spear. The tremendous power contained in the shield stopped Tantares’s glow in the air like a cartoon, and the spear that was thrown didn’t pierce the head, but completely shattered it.
However, they are constantly pouring out of the entrance. In that brief moment, more than ten games of Tantares came out, and no one knows how many more will come out.
And they started crashing into the shields the soldiers lifted. Soldiers clad in armor and holding large shields defended their positions, skillfully reducing the shock, and the moment they lost their power and were about to cling to the shields, Dvan shouted sharply.
“Push!”
“right!”
It was an order that accurately struck the gap in the moment when the body stopped, and the soldiers pushed their shields at the exact timing without stuttering. The gnolls of Tantares stumbled back or even fell over the shields pushed by soldiers who were supposedly weaker than themselves. Indeed, it was because he could not balance the attack made at the exquisite moment.
And the soldiers took a step forward and unleashed their spears, mercilessly attacking the defenseless Gnoll of Tantares. I thought that the leather was too tough and limp to cause serious damage, but I stabbed it in the head and chest, and if it didn’t work, I smashed it hard with a spear in places like the knees.
“In place!”
“under!”
And as soon as Devan’s horse fell, he returned to his original position, raised his shield, and firmly formed his formation. Bahanus? In front of him are five bodies that have already lost their shape. Bahanus did not swing his spear horizontally to maintain formation, but he stabbed and struck his spear like a branch with the mighty power of using divine power. Then, inserting a spear into the groove of the shield, it was unbelievable that it came from that great power and speed. Showing a sophisticated spearmanship, he struck and killed the gnolls of Tantares. It is like holding a spear with both hands.
‘I have nothing to do.’
Seeing that, Hyeon-jun stepped back to the center with a little distance. to secure a wide field of view.
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This process was repeated once more, rushing back to Tantares. And the moment they were driven to the left in the next attack, Hyun-jun’s new model was fired.
Hyeon-Jun stepped on the hill, crossed the soldiers, flexed his body in the air, and fell behind Tantares’ noll, splitting his head with his longsword.