39 – World 11. First Hunt (5)
‘Gathering troops…’
If troops were to gather to attack Fritton Fortress, 100 or 200 would not have gathered like this.
“How many are there?”
“If you just started gathering, it wouldn’t be until 1,000. But over time, at least 4,000 to 5,000 will gather.”
I was serious about the number 1,000.
‘Is it possible?’
As I recalled the objects in my subspace one by one, I thought it might be possible.
At that time, Karina, who carefully looked at me, who was in trouble, asked.
“Mr. Lee Seong-min. Are you thinking of visiting?”
“Isn’t it better to strike first than to wait for them to come in from there?”
Rather, when I asked back, Karina nodded meekly.
“The thing is, it’s not that simple. If it’s enough to rally troops, it’s highly likely that at least a third-level entity is in command.”
“Step 3?”
“You can say that it is about 10 times stronger than the 2nd stage evolved object that Mr. Lee Sung-min was dealing with just now.”
10 times?
“Of course, if you have Lee Seong-min’s abilities, you can win, but keep in mind that other thugs will attack you as well.”
“How many levels of evolution do the beasts have?”
“Step 5. Currently, there are only four 5-step evolution objects, but when they appear, the whole kingdom is in an emergency.”
After hearing the story, it seemed that the 5th stage was regarded as some kind of disaster.
“Here?”
“There will be no five steps. I hadn’t heard of Stage 5 appearing before. Probably step 3. Worst case scenario, there could be four stages.”
To put it simply, it meant that if you go now, you will see a 3rd or 4th level evil foot.
‘It’s safe to fight in the fort.’
It was undoubtedly an advantage to fight across a wall rather than bumping into each other on flat ground.
Besides, I’m the only one who can fight properly here right now, but there were well over 2,000 people in the fortress.
However, I wondered if I could catch them on my own, and the war itself would be much easier.
While I was thinking about it, Zepin, who had been watching from behind, approached me.
“The fact that a second-level entity is roaming around is itself unusual. Shouldn’t we go and check it out?”
“It’s good to check, but if you go and get caught, things will get serious.”
The answer was not from me, but from Karina.
“Even if we are assembling our troops, they won’t attack right away. It will probably take two or three weeks, so try hiring someone who is confident in stealth.”
“How about doing it now?”
“Convince Lee Seong-min.”
Then Zepin’s head turned to me.
I thought for a moment and then said it without thinking.
“To be honest, it’s not that hard to find out.”
Just fly on the magic carpet.
Karina seemed to think similarly, and brought up the story of the rug.
“Oh, I guess I can ride the rug.”
“If you’re a carpet, do you mean the one who rode all the way to Fort Fritton?”
“that’s right. However, the beasts that have fused with the birds will fly straight away.”
And then it seemed to me that looking at me meant you had to make your own choices.
Also, there was no need for everyone to rush together to find out.
“Me and Zepin. Let’s go together like this.”
“What about your companions?”
“It won’t be long, so rest.”
If you look for it high in the sky, there is a high possibility that it will end soon.
First of all, we’re going to see if the troops gather like Karina said.
“Summon Pet. The magic carpet.”
Phuong!-
Zepin looked surprised when he saw the magic carpet that suddenly appeared in a cloud of white smoke.
Obviously not feeling the need to explain, I jumped on the rug first and told Zepin.
“Are you going to keep watching?”
“Ah, yes. I will ride now.”
“carpet. Let’s go up.”
Soon after, Zepin climbed onto the carpet, and I gave the order and went upstairs first.
After climbing upwards for about 1 kilometer, I was able to look down at the wide expanse of scenery below.
There were mountain ranges, there were great rivers, and even the poorly polished dirt roads were easily visible.
‘But the vicious people…’
I couldn’t find them at once, perhaps because they were dark green in color.
It would be difficult to find them easily if they gathered in the mountains or forests and covered themselves with tentacles.
This situation reminded me of my original ability.
‘If only my abilities were intact, I would have been able to find them long ago.’
No, I couldn’t find it, so I can perfectly grasp even the numbers.
However, since there was none, I decided to move little by little, thinking that it was just a pity.
“Let’s go forward little by little.”
Zepin looked down at the rug and stretched it slowly moving forward at my direction.
After moving like that for about 5 minutes, Zepin shouted.
“Tea, I found it.”
Zepin, who had found it, pointed to one place.
Turning my head there, I saw something hidden in a thick forest near the cliffs of a mountain range.
Upon closer inspection, it was confirmed that the human form of the beast and the animal form of the beast were gathered in one place.
‘Is that human form fused with a dead human?’
Not only that, but there were also those who turned dark green all over the place.
I wondered if it was probably a stage 1 or 2 evolutionary entity.
‘Well. I should also know what characteristics each evolution has.’
Originally, I was going to ask Karina, but soon after I noticed Zepin’s existence, I realized that it was not necessary.
You can ask Zepin.
“What is the difference between each of the evolutionary beasts?”
“······I’m asking now too, but why don’t you know?”
“It’s okay if you don’t want to tell me.”
Should I ask Karina?
While thinking, Zepin sighed and gave a brief explanation.
“A normal individual among the beasts is simply fused with a corpse. From there, when it evolves to the first stage, its entire body turns dark green. Stage 2 increases in size. In the third stage, it grows bigger and becomes grotesque.”
Listening to it, it seemed that there would be a distinction between 1st and 3rd stages.
“Phase 4 has something plausible at that size. As expected, it seemed to make the part that you want to need. That’s why even four-legged beasts with wings appear.”
“If you had wings, could you actually fly?”
“Yes. So when a stage 4 flying object appears, it causes massive damage.”
“What about step 5?”
Finally, when asked about step 5, Zepin was silent for a moment.
“I’ve never seen a 5th level… but I’ve heard that it has a size and shape similar to that of a human. Instead, I heard that the face or appearance changes slightly depending on the form of the previous four stages.”
What do you mean by face or appearance?
“Simply put, if the 4th level was like a boar, it means that the 5th level also has a boar-like face. In fact, it is said that there is such a guy among the 5th stage objects.”
One of the five-stage individuals, of which there are only four, had a wild boar face.
‘There are about 5-600 of them gathered below that.’
I looked more closely.
I saw relatively large ones, but there was not that much difference from the 2nd stage object I dealt with a while ago.
But Karina said that there would be at least a stage 3 entity.
‘I can think of it as 5 to 600 animals from 0 to 3.’
I conveniently decided that normal objects were level 0, so I thought I could wipe them out by myself.
Of course, even if I were, I wouldn’t be up to Zepin later.
‘I have to go back once.’
I thought and said to the carpet.
“Let’s go back. To that place.”
The carpet naturally turned around and headed to the place where the party was.
He spoke in a worried tone, wondering if he knew that Zepin was also going back.
“It’s in the early stages of the invasion, but I’m worried.”
“worry?”
“Yes. If you raise an army, the damage won’t be easy. Conversely, even if you ask the player, they won’t move easily.”
From the stories of the players I’ve heard so far, it seems that they never participate in anything that could lead to death.
Well, it’s not really incomprehensible.
Which player wants to die and connects?
As expected, I wondered if there would be a minority of players who thought they would save the world and get rid of the fog of death at this point.
Most of them seemed to be trying to make a better life with the power they gained here.
‘Gather those players and save this world…’
From here on, it’s my imagination, but Karina seemed to have suffered a devastating failure in the previous regression.
Then this time, because of me, the phone was a blessing and things were going well.
To be honest, if it wasn’t for me, Karina would have been working hard on raising her physical level with Hayden’s help.
Of course, I wouldn’t have gotten a job either.
‘It’s arrived.’
Also, since I hadn’t moved very far, I quickly arrived at the place where the party was and got off the carpet as soon as it hit the floor.
Karina asked with a surprised face if she didn’t know I would be back so soon.
“You came back quickly. Did you find any?”
“yes. There were between 5 and 600 of them.”
Of course, this number didn’t seem to help.
Even if you include the players who ran away hard, there were 10 of them.
What’s more, Karina and Ren hadn’t grown up yet.
“What are you going to do?”
Still, when I showed my concern, Karina asked what to do, and after thinking about it, I said.
“I plan to deal with it myself.”
“Can we go together?”
“together?”
Karina must have known that she wasn’t much help.
Still, when she asked if we could go together, I looked at her wondering.
“Prevent the evil tribe’s invasion plan. This will definitely be counted as an achievement. It means that you can raise the protection level. As Lee Seong-min knows, protection level is important.”
“Important though.”
Is it possible?
I thought for a moment.
The Summoner, now my job in the game, and the Warlord skill I got here.
If you use this, it might be difficult for the party to fight from the front, but it might be possible to support them from the rear.
Thinking that far, I decided to call everyone together.
“Get everyone together.”