118. Luna
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After the march, many dignitaries flocked to Doyun at the reception.
“It’s been a while, Apostle Han Do-yoon. Now, we should say hello.”
“Oh, how are you!”
“This guy is my student, a spearman from the Roxborough family branch…”
Countless people stood in front of him, bringing their students, acquaintances, and juniors.
For an apostle, the “hero team” is the second most honorable thing next to becoming a hero.
The fastest growing boss monster killer in history. Legion Commander Slayer. One man siege weapon, etc.
It is Do-yun, who has been strongly mentioned as a candidate for the next hero, wearing a modifier that is as good as a hero.
In addition, the turmoil in this march was a powerful wedge for those who watched him.
‘The eight-month-old apostle beat the hero Elisabeth.’
Again, for ordinary apostles, joining the ‘Hero Team’ is an honor that will never come again.
And the man in front of him was a person who became certain that he would become the next hero because of this incident.
That fact was enough to turn the eyes of many high-ranking apostles who were aiming for success and fame.
“Apostle Doyoon Han. You may have heard of Poison Sword Master, who is famous in the East. This guy next to me…”
“I came from the Holy Land. I know you don’t have a healer on your team. Just in time, the first-class saintess of this monastery has to leave her training…”
“hello. I’m called Honma in the south…”
Each of them was not a person to make a fuss about in the market. They were nobles whom everyone would recognize by name anywhere on the continent.
However, as if they were begging for Doyoon, they raised their voices and appealed to each other without waiting for each other.
‘If the event ends and today’s events spread across the continent, then there will be no real chance.’
‘No matter what happens, I have to get results here…!’
In addition to requests for joining, there were simple friendship requests from nobles and large merchants.
However, Do-yoon responded moderately and passed it over. To him, everyone was just a talented person.
Of course, it is possible to extract profits through socializing with them, but Doyun did not do that.
‘Those who follow me for profit rather than will are not helpful at critical moments.’
It was Doyoon’s theory of dealing with people.
In the end, at the moment of the last war ahead of destruction, the only people who kept his side were his colleagues who shared their will.
These are useless people who will take care of themselves and their interests first if the war intensifies.
However, Doyoon looked at them and regretted again that the Lion King was not here.
“Sado Doyun. I have a very cute daughter and precious wine in my family. Come by later, let’s talk…”
“Sorry, but I don’t think I have time for a while.”
The aristocrat who offered the proposal was embarrassed by the very firm refusal.
“Hmm, hmm! Now, who has amassed enough fame and wealth, what the hell is he so busy doing?”
As the duke of a country, he felt that his position was being ignored and expressed his displeasure.
He was a person with the underlying mindset that if you have enough money and fame, it is natural to play and eat.
‘I didn’t even expect it.’
The ugliness of the aristocrats, who have been through a lot for over 200 years.
Do-yoon, who hadn’t expected it in the first place, replied with a sociable smile.
“It is a war.”
“ah.”
“I am an apostle, I will be better.”
The major he has accumulated so far was not for the purpose of playing and eating.
He was truly an ‘apostle’, looking only at war.
It was only then that the duke realized his ugliness and blushed at Doyoon’s answer and the surrounding gazes that followed.
“Huh, hmm! yea, that’s right. Now the wires will be noisy again… Good job! I’m on my way!”
He left in a hurry like a man who needed to pee.
After that, there were no unreasonable requests for socializing to Do-yoon. Everyone knew that the situation of the recent war was unusual.
‘The Demon King’s army is reborn.’
The frontlines have been quiet for decades.
Because the wire pushed to the point where it could be pushed reached the celestial extreme large wall of Muspelheim’s castle wall, and the Demon King’s army was stagnant without being able to penetrate it.
However, Doyun, a one-man siege weapon, raised the front line quite a bit. The battle line moved north to near the border of the Holy Stone Barrier.
The Demon King’s response to this was the Great Battle of Metapolis. And this led to the participation of Verde, who shot Heineken, and he died.
The Demon King’s Army, which has faltered due to the death of the corps commander and considerable loss of power, but they are still in good health.
Rather, the Demon King’s army will be driven more strongly in the future, and recently its movement has begun to be captured.
‘There won’t be any corps commanders coming forward for a while… but since the front line has risen significantly, the Demon King’s Army will respond strongly.’
The corps commander does not step out. It turns out that we can kill the corps commander inside the Holy Stone from this side, so they will induce a fight outside the Holy Stone if possible.
Above all, the corps commander had to pay a huge cost just to enter the barrier of the Holy Stone.
As long as there is no clear opportunity to intercept Doyoon like last time Heineken, they will be quiet for the time being.
‘Someday, the day will come when the alliance will advance outside the Holy Stone.’
When that time comes, you will have to fight with the stronger demon army and stronger corps commanders.
‘Before that, I have to be strong.’
Now, Doyoon has grown to a level where he cannot enjoy much fun through training.
To become stronger, he had to run wild on this battlefield.
War clouds began to roll over the continent again.
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Do-yoon visited Winnie’s workshop with Dok-go Moo-yeong and received growth consulting from them.
“Growth stagnated?”
“Yes.”
Hearing this, Winnie tilted her head.
“Aren’t you in your 8th month?”
“you’re right.”
“I heard that Elisabeth won at the march not too long ago?”
“It was a fluke…but let’s just say that.”
“But identity?”
Winnie openly wrinkled her expression, as if she was dumbfounded.
“In the eighth month since I crossed over, I beat a hero of the middle rank, but my growth is stagnant? her. You are becoming stronger and faster than any other boss monster killer.”
Dokgo Moo-young also helped with this.
“Besides, soon the war will be active again. Wouldn’t you go through real battles there and grow quickly?”
“It is, but…”
Doyoon reduced his words. All of them were right.
However, he was feeling strangely impatient.
‘I have a bad feeling.’
It seems like something really big will happen in the not-so-distant future, like I have to get stronger right now. I had such a feeling.
However, Dokgo Moo-young and Winnie, who did not know this, were just curious about his impatience.
“Selfish jerk. Can you get some rest?”
“…Do you still have Dragon Heart?”
Do-yoon used the right of wish to leave Gyo-ryong’s dragon heart to Winnie.
Since it was a heart that was corrupted by demonic energy after being corrupted by a legionnaire, it could not be consumed right away.
“it? We are almost done.”
“Are you done? Then with that…”
“But you can’t eat now.”
“Yes?”
“What is your toughness level?”
It is very rude to ask for status window information.
However, Do-yoon and Dok-go Moo-young could see that this was a necessary question for Do-yoon’s growth, which had been the subject so far.
Doyoon readily replied.
“It’s level 6.”
“You have to raise at least one level there. The energy of the Dragon Heart is so strong, the reaction will be severe.”
7 level.
A horse is only one level, but even 6 levels is a fairly high level. It would definitely take a while for Doyoon, who is now level 6, to raise that one.
“…do I really have to upload it?”
“The fact that the heart was contaminated with demonic energy is too big. I finished the purification, but it’s not complete. Your body won’t be able to handle the reaction. If it was someone else, I would have told you to take level 8, but you lowered it drastically because you have a dragon heart inside your body, strong anti-magic power flowing in your blood, and aura.”
In the end, it was a step back. It means that in order to grow into a dragon heart, you have to grow up on your own and increase your strength.
Soon after, Dokgo Moo-young spoke as if he had remembered something.
“Ah, do you have any points left?”
“I have to leave it.”
After hearing the conversation between the two, Winnie asked back.
“Ah, there must be a point. But it’s not something I’d recommend…”
You can raise stats with points, but this is an extremely inefficient method.
He’ll need all the points he’s earned from corpsloads to raise his toughness to level 7 right now. Because raising stats is that difficult and worthwhile.
In the first place, it was impossible because about 2/3 of the True Name Searcher had already been used.
However, Dokgo Moo-yeong’s words did not end there.
“Among the perks sold at the point shop, there is a ‘point replacement system’.”
“A substitute?”
“Old man, that’s not very good… hmm?”
Winnie, who was about to ask again, stopped talking as if thinking about something.
Then he said admiringly.
“ah…! That’s right! There’s nothing like that for you!”
“what is that?”
Dokgo Moo-young and Winnie began to explain.
“The point replacement agent is a perk that changes all the points you get for a certain period of time into growth.”
“But no one writes. The efficiency is atrocious.”
Because the substitution efficiency is so low, you really have to stir all over the middle of the battlefield to get meaningful points with it. Of course, it’s only possible if you’re at least the highest level of an apostle.
However, for an apostle of that level, it must have been a long time since he had already raised his potential to the limit.
In the second half, the difficulty of growth soars to the extreme. When you reach the highest rank, you won’t be able to see any fun with that level of growth.
“But you are different.”
“Do-yoon. You’re technically overspec. That’s why right now, the power I have is that of a warrior, but my body is still only 8 months old.”
Of course, even in terms of body specs, there is a vast difference from the same 8-month-olds, but compared to the potential of his new servant’s body, he was still at the rookie level.
“If it’s your weapon, you can get a lot of points on the battlefield during the duration of the perk, and unlike the top level apostles, you’ll be able to grow significantly with that amount of points.”
Doyoon nodded. Certainly, it was the way that suited him.
But Winnie said in a bitter tone, as if she didn’t like something.
“…then you’ll run rampant in this war too?”
“I can’t help it.”
“…”
Doyoon turned away from her complicated eyes.
Do-yoon also knew that she had a crush on Do-yoon. I knew her concerns too. Whether in the past life or this life, this is a situation that has happened many times.
But this time too, he was only running for a mission.
“…Then, since the conclusion has been reached, let’s end the story here.”
Dokgo Moo-yeong, who read the awkward atmosphere, ended the conversation.
Do-yoon decided to be introduced to the upcoming battlefields by Dok-go Moo-yeong, and went out with him to Winnie’s workshop.
Only the two of them are men, Do-yoon brought up a secret topic.
“Inspired. Is there anyone who can teach Luna?”
It was Doyoon’s trouble recently.
Luna’s body is growing steeply by herself. But there was no one to teach her.
Even though Tiamat had shadow magic, he hadn’t learned the most important skill as an assassin.
“If it was Luna… would you raise her as an assassin?”
“Yes. Because I was born with a lot of her blood.”
“Assassin is such a precious position. Hmm…”
Dokgo Moo-yeong touched my chin.
However, Doyoon was able to notice that he was ‘pretending’ to be worried. He wasn’t worried, he was watching Doyoon’s notice.
After a while, Dokgo Moo-young carefully opened his mouth.
“…how about Elizabeth?”
“Yes?”
Doyoon asked what he meant.