319. Time Attack (3)
Before Zeto explained the plan, he previously explained to me about a boy named Biryu who was sitting in the blood religion’s military position.
‘Biryu must be a very cautious person. He pursues perfection. Even though I know better than anyone else that it is impossible. That’s why he tends to try to control every little element. However, due to lack of experience, such factors end up overreacting.”
‘How did you find out all that?’
I asked that question as he was trying to figure out in detail a person he had never met.
‘I can see it. It’s like sitting across from each other and having a conversation. But the important thing here is that Biryu cannot see my face. He’s like that. He’s never been exposed. I plan to make the most of it.’
I was amazed but honestly couldn’t believe it.
The reason for my admiration was simple.
From what I had seen so far, I thought he was the type of person who could succeed in a reckless plan that had a high probability of failure by crushing it with overwhelming force, but he only achieved the best results based on detailed calculations.
He always went one step further from the ‘best’ and pursued only the ‘best’ results.
It sounds like a fairly idealistic story, but the meaning changes if you never fail.
Ideal and reality coexist.
What was unbelievable was the plan he revealed after that.
This is because there were too many variables in these urban battles, where it was easy for each side to miss each other’s movements, rather than a vast battlefield.
After hearing his plan, I asked another question.
‘Isn’t the risk too big?’
‘There is a risk. If Biryu is more ignorant than I thought, he will send his troops to find the missing unit. Also, if you’re neither stupid nor smart, you might get impatient and order an immediate attack.’
‘If that happens, it will cause harm to those who enjoy the festival…’
‘The problem is that there is no chance of that happening. We must not get lost in our goals. Biryu is a boy whose brains are unusual for his age. You can tell by looking at what he has done and his position. So it’s more obvious what he’ll do.’
He was unfazed and unmoved even in situations where a massacre could have occurred.
‘He will gather his troops in one place. He must not be noticed by the government, so he will gather inside the building, and since there are many people, the building must be large.’
‘There is only one building like that around the square.’
‘Then it will come to a conclusion there.’
I caught sight of the blood wizards buzzing under the floor.
According to his words, people gathered here.
When I sent a spirit to check, the number was around 100 people. It seemed incongruous with the strength of the guys I had figured out before.
‘What are you going to do after they gather together?’
‘I told you so. Biryu won’t be able to see me. He’s going to do a surprise attack. ‘He does it in a way a bastard could never expect.’
The unpredictable method of surprise attack he mentioned was so extraordinary that even I, who was listening to the explanation, could not have expected it.
I shook my head once, got out of my thoughts, stepped on the boards on the floor, and stood up.
The board bent with a creaking sound.
It was a building that had not been maintained for a long time.
This part was especially worn out and had cracks that could easily break.
It seemed like they had all gathered together, so it was time to put the plan into action.
“…Whew.”
I took a deep breath, lifted my foot, and stomped hard on the floor.
ㅡQuad!
Soon, with the sound of a board breaking.
ㅡKudangtang!!
The body falls to the floor.
“What kind of guy are you?!”
When one of the blood wizards saw me standing up in the dust, he shouted.
In an instant, I was surrounded by over a hundred blood mages and raised my palms.
“……”
I pretended to be scared and trembled.
[What’s going on? ]
Soon, a boy’s voice is heard from the crystal ball held by one of the blood wizards.
“Well, there’s a guy who broke in here.”
[What are you talking about?! Did you break in? ]
“You don’t have to worry too much. He’s already a poisoned rat. He doesn’t seem to be particularly armed.”
[ He could be a wizard. Hurry up and tie him up. ]
At the boy’s voice, blood spurts out from the palms of the blood wizards who were surrounding me.
Cludly.
The blood stream wrapped around me in an instant, binding my arms and preventing me from moving.
[ Is this a guy you’ve encountered before? ]
“No, this is my first time seeing him. He looks like a gentleman.”
A blood mage holding a crystal ball approached me.
“Why did you come here?”
“hahahaha, so many people gathered so I came to see if there was a party…”
I mocked his question.
ㅡWow!
Then he immediately punches me in the face.
I felt a tingling sensation in my cheeks and remembered the conversation I had with Zeto.
‘Get caught by these guys?’
‘Yes, I won’t die. Biryu is a cautious guy.’
‘Really…?’
‘It’s okay to bet.’
Just as he said with a confident smile, they didn’t try to kill me right away.
“It looks like their movements were exposed while they were gathering. Should I kill them?”
[ Wait, I want to find out some information. Depending on what kind of guy he is and how much he knows, the plan will have to be modified. ]
“Well, I don’t know anything…! I’ll forget everything I saw just now, so please let me move on quietly…”
[ Ho-oh, you’re telling a funny story. There is no way to erase their memories, so the only option is to kill them. Does your guy want death? ]
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“……”
Silence at appropriate times.
Open his mouth, pretending to be shocked.
Acting is also very tiring.
‘Please act like you’re scared. Until they are reassured that Kerap is not in danger.’
‘After that…’
‘Just bite the bead.’
‘Beads? Won’t my teeth fall out?’
‘It’s not that hard.’
‘Oh, it’s soft. ‘What are you trying to do with these toys?’
‘Volk, that’s not a toy…’
At that moment, someone taps my shoulder and I wake up from the flashback.
As I quietly lowered my head without saying anything, one of the blood wizards frowned as he glanced at me, as if he thought this was suspicious.
“Sir, I think it is right to kill this guy. Killing him and obtaining information through blood would be a faster way.”
[ Can you be sure you will get the information you want? ]
“There are so many people gathered together. One person will probably get some decent information.”
[ If that is what you mean. Since you don’t have much time, you’d better finish it quickly. ]
“Just leave it to me.”
The corners of the mouth of the blood mage who was holding my shoulder drew an arc.
I can feel the deep murderous intent from this guy.
There was no separate guard.
The other blood mages were just talking among themselves and weren’t very interested in me.
This should be enough.
“……”
I bit down on the bead I was hiding in my mouth.
ㅡPush!
Then, smoke rapidly spews out from the bead and vision becomes blurred.
I left the rest to Zeto and went straight to find a soldier who could ride a red horse.
“Is there smoke coming out? Should I say it’s a ‘ninja’ type thing…”
When I realized that my bonds had been loosened, I waved my hand at the smoke that filled the area.
“Oh, has it already started?”
Howol suddenly appeared in front of me and tilted his head. The transfer through the inverted orb seemed to be successful because she could see Howell.
Then, I answered Howol’s question by adjusting her clothes.
“…If we had to be honest, it would be more accurate to say it was the end rather than the beginning. Let’s go, leave that to Zeto and Volk, and we have to find a soldier who can drive a red horse.”
***
ㅡPow!
Smoke comes out with a rather frivolous sound.
“What! This is…!”
The blood wizards of the blood cult who were present at the sudden smokescreen raised their arms and took a defensive stance.
Some of them thought it was an attack and set up barriers.
ㅡsssss…
Not long after, the smoke subsided, and only then was I able to see him.
“…Blind?”
[ Are you blind? ]
Biryu heard the blood mage’s muttering and asked urgently.
However, no time was given to explain everything in detail.
It was a strange thing.
The gentleman who had been visible until just now had disappeared, and the one who appeared with the smoke screen was none other than the ‘blind man.’
Mid-colored hair visible above the pure white bandage.
This appearance was seen only by the blind man.
“……”
Soon, the blind man wrapped in blood smiles.
I could immediately tell what that smile meant.
ㅡFit!
With the sound of something sharp passing quickly, the veins that bound him were cut.
No one there was able to solve the bloodbath technique.
It wasn’t like someone swung a sword.
The blind man’s arms were still tied.
Then whose sword attack was it that cut off the bloodbath technique?
“Volk, you can be noisy now.”
The blind man, who was soon released from his bonds, dropped a small piece of crystal from his arms and said so.
“I thought I was going crazy waiting.”
The unidentified piece of crystal seeped straight into the floor, and at the same time, a silver-haired boy appeared from the entrance on the other side and answered the blind man’s voice.
“Obviously, just a moment ago, someone else…”
“Did I see it wrong…? What about blood clotting techniques…?”
“What… What…”
Because so many unexpected things happened all at once, the believers of the Blood Cult were confused as it was difficult to understand how the situation was going on.
There is only one thing that can be said.
ㅡSereung.
The blind man in front of him had to be killed at all costs.