96 – Invasion
[12 Hours, 47 minutes and 28 seconds until ‘Lancelot’s invasion.]
The exact time of the invasion floated in the air.
I don’t know if this is good or bad.
It’s certainly nice to be able to prepare for war.
The falling countdown creates tension.
It’s me, but it doesn’t have a big impact.
I could feel the uneasiness of the people of Haeundae.
As if to forget that anxiety.
Everyone worked hard to prepare for the war.
“Wow! Wow that’s heavy! Someone call me some yogurt tea!”
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“Move over there, and those who have spare hands, go over here!”
“Close all the way! If this place collapses, everyone will die!”
Cleaning the weapon.
Provide medicines and food.
Set up traps and barricades on the way they would attack.
Even in relatively large villages, personnel and equipment are limited.
Even if you prepare every day, there will inevitably be a lacking part.
Within that, you need to prepare as efficiently as possible.
Still, the will to live shone in everyone’s eyes.
My party and I also participated in the strategy meeting.
“With the arrival of Lee Ji-hoon and other people this time, a lot of changes have taken place in our strategy.”
Noh Kyung-woo, standing in the center of the table, said.
If there is nothing special, he seems to be in charge of the strategy meeting.
Looking at the way he spoke and his posture, he seemed surprisingly familiar.
Maybe he was leading the meeting originally.
Of course, it wouldn’t have been a war.
“Originally, we had a very defensive war. I couldn’t even think of attacking the boss.”
“Then how did you deal with Lancelot?”
“I’ve talked about it for a while before. Boss did not strike first.”
“You said you stayed quiet throughout the war? All this time?”
Noh Kyung-woo nodded his head.
“Bosses do not engage in war unless they are attacked first. We don’t know why. It could be something to be able to afford, or it could be something to explore. Maybe there were restrictions that we didn’t know about.”
I remembered Lancelot and the demon from the previous quest.
Monsters appearing in quests are also subject to the system of destruction.
Just like us, they also have to play within the set rules.
‘Maybe there’s a restriction that you can’t attack first.’
It’s a fortunate story, though.
At the same time, it had nothing to do with us.
“I can’t just sit still. This war will end only when the boss is defeated.”
The clearing condition of the quest is to ‘defeat Lancelot’.
If you don’t intend to fight forever, you need to defeat him.
Even if he doesn’t attack first.
We have to fight him somehow and defeat him.
If you think about it that way, it’s also a slightly absurd quest.
I can live if I stay still, but I can’t clear the quest.
There’s a high chance you’ll die if you attack him, but you can clear it if you win instead.
‘Honestly, who would risk their lives against such a bastard if it weren’t for us.’
A composition that seems to test a person’s courage.
He was still a gloomy writer.
“For this purpose, we decided to form a separate boss attack team. The members probably already know about it.”
Noh Kyung-woo’s eyes alternately glanced at Yuri and me.
“The members of the boss strategy team are Lee Yu-ri, Lee Ji-hoon, and… Han Eul-sol.”
At the sudden nomination, Eunsol, who was sitting sipping yogurt, opened her eyes wide.
“Uh, me? Isn’t it Hyena or Eunbyeol?”
“In a public setting, respectful words… No, that’s okay.”
Noh Kyung-woo explained with a sigh.
“The strength of Yoo Hye-na’s ability is her mobility. However, it is not suitable for boss fights because it does not have a decisive attack method. Especially for this boss who is a knight type. Not to mention the healer Kim Eun-byeol.”
Of course, it would be nice to have heels, but this is not a game.
Eunbyeol’s skill is not an all-rounder that replenishes her stamina by simply saying ‘Heal!’.
‘You can’t attach a severed head or arm. It takes a long time to treat serious injuries.’
It is inefficient to leave a rare healer standing in front of a boss.
We are not the only ones fighting.
‘Besides, if you get targeted by the boss… Eunbyul-san could die with a single knife.’
Hye-na and Eun-byeol should be separated from the boss fight.
This was the common opinion of Mina and I.
Before personal feelings.
These two are talents that cannot be replaced by anyone else.
“Because of this, you two act as a kind of guerrilla unit. I hope you will freely move around the battlefield, treat the wounded, and support those who are being pushed back. There will be no separate command.”
“Yes!”
“Okay.”
A unit based on Hyena’s mobility and Eunbyeol’s support ability.
The fighting power of these two is far ahead of that of ordinary people.
It will definitely make a significant difference to the flow of the battlefield.
“That’s why, among those who remain, I am a competent person. In particular, I picked him as a person with the ability to not get in the way during the boss fight.”
“Why, why me?! I also have Kyung-woo and Mina-oppa!”
“I have to serve as a relatively underdeveloped rearguard, and the leader must assume overall command. As a result of that exclusion, Kim Eun-sol was the only person left.”
“Are you dealing with litter?” ….”
Well, should I say it’s a reasonable staffing?
Considering that Noh Kyung-woo didn’t like us, it seems like he excluded personal feelings.
‘It’s surprising that he is assigned to serve as a rear assistant.’
Rear assist may seem safe.
In reality, you can’t even earn coins, and you have to do chores.
If you were in a position like Kyung-Woo Noh, it would be better to lead by Mina’s side.
It was a strange decision.
“Hey, I’m afraid of that monster too.”
“If it was that strong robot, it wouldn’t die instantly. Help the two of you and do your best.”
“Wow, look at how cold it is for me.”
After that, we also started a meeting on where to deploy each unit.
Actually, nothing seemed to have changed much from last time.
Because all of the newly added us were organized as individual units.
At most, there is only a change that eases the burden on other units a little.
Except for those of us who have to fight the boss.
It is a war that is our victory as long as we block it somehow.
“Honestly, I don’t think I’ll be able to clear the boss once because it’s my first time clearing a full-scale boss. But as long as we live, we have another chance. A precious healer has also been added this time, so please prioritize not dying. Let’s live and see tomorrow.”
The meeting, which had been quite long, ended with Mina’s last words.
The participants in the meeting hurriedly dispersed as if they were busy.
Anyway, I’ll have to tell others about the outcome of the meeting.
There are some units that have undergone slight changes.
It will soon be a war.
Everyone will want to prepare a little more.
‘Then, shall I lighten my body?’
It’s unreasonable to suddenly become stronger.
I plan on just warming up before the fight.
“Hey, brother Jihoon.”
Then someone called me.
When I turned my head, Eunsol came towards me with a gun.
“It’s been a long time since we’ve had a boss fight, so why don’t the three of us work together at least once?”
“Breathing?”
Is there even a need for that?
We’ve already seen each other fight and shared opinions.
In the first place, Eunbyeol’s main focus is robots.
The basic combat method itself is simple.
To be honest, I’m closer to helping Yuri with me.
Eunsol continued her words with a slightly uneasy look.
“Um, I was wondering if I might be a hindrance to you two. Ah! Of course, if you’re busy, you can’t help it.”
“No, of course it’s fine.”
I’ve forgotten that he’s so bright, and he rides around on such a ruthless robot.
Eunsol is still a minor child.
In a big fight like this, even facing the boss will make you feel uneasy.
“Then, shall we call Yuri and try it together?”
“Oh, yes! But I don’t have anyone to deal with, so will it be okay?”
“That’s why Yuri is also called.”
“Yes?”
Ah, Eunsol still doesn’t know what Yuri is like.
‘Originally, you learn while being hit.’
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“Hot! Whoa!”
“The motion is still too big. Match the opponent’s fast movement, move delicately like countering. Like using her own body.”
“But this is a robot.”
“Alphaim?”
“Ahhh!”
The former reincarnation knight personally beat the yogurt robot to the extent of being kind.
What Eunsol is riding is a large robot.
Attitude and strength are good, but on the contrary, speed and delicate technical skills are poor.
Yuri patted Eunsol lightly, dodging the attack with flexible movements.
‘I don’t know if it’s light for that big robot to fly. It must be from Yuri’s point of view.’
This is almost at the level of playing with it.
“Oh, it hurts! Live a little!”
“It will hurt more if you get stabbed by the boss sword.”
As you know, Yuri is a knight just like the boss this time, Lancelot.
The weapons they use are the same, and both have top-notch swordsmanship.
Besides, I even tried to deal with the boss myself.
There is no teacher like him.
‘Even though it’s hard, it’s better than dying.’
Actually, just because she uses a robot, Eunsol’s combat power is not extremely high.
Maybe a bit better than Hyena and Eunbyeol, or about the same?
However, the opponent is Lancelot, who is more powerful than Yuri.
Most of the fighting will be me and Yuri, but there’s nothing wrong with being careful.
“Jihoon oppa! Please save me! My sister is trying to kill me!”
“Hey! What can you do to save me? They fit together.”
“…… Hey, be gentle with me.”
Anyway, the three of us lightly worked together.
I don’t have anything special, but I do plan simple strategies.
“When I step out of here, my older sister and older brother pout! Do!”
“Hmm, if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be okay to go from both sides like this?”
“Oops! Are you a genius?”
……Yuri has become quite round too.
All of them are skilled at fighting.
We quickly got used to each other’s movements.
“Huh! It feels like my fighting power has increased 53 times!”
Eunsol sucked the yogurt.
There is a war tomorrow, so I did it moderately, but it seems that it was quite difficult for Eunsol.
“Good job. That’ll be enough for tomorrow’s fight.”
“Wow~ Thank you, sir!”
You can tell that you are still young in your bright smile.
If it wasn’t for a world like this, there wouldn’t have been a fight like this.
“Lee Ji-hoon, you don’t look very tired, do you?”
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“Hey, do I have time for that?”
“Sheesh! The cute taste is gone.”
As I went through destruction, I became much stronger.
That’s also much faster than normal players.
If you get tired like this, the time called episode 96 will cry.
Seeing the two of us arguing for a moment, Eunsol tilted her head.
“Are you two dating?”
“No, not at all. Evil!”
I answered without thinking, and a fierce kick came flying.
“…I don’t care for a guy like this.”
“If you’re going to answer that in the end, why did I get beat up? Isn’t that right?”
“Does that mean being beaten?”
“Ah! Ah! Surrender!”
I was beaten a few times by Yuri for saying more.
Seeing that, Eunsol muttered as she scratched her head.
“Umm, I guess I can’t.”
“Huh? What do you mean, Eunsol?”
“No, nothing!”
Eunsol jumped up and she shouted.
“Yes, we must survive tomorrow!”
Looking at Eunsol shouting again with a serious face.
We both smiled at the same time.
“Tell me the obvious.”
“Only behind us.”
After we matched our breathing like that and took a little more rest.
[0 Hours 0 minutes 0 seconds remain until the invasion of ‘Lancelot’.]
[Zombies start attacking the base.]
[Players join forces to stop the invasion.]
The war has finally begun.