142. Holy King
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Doyun welcomed an urgent guest from early morning.
Dokgo Moo-young, who came with an urgent message, said with a hard face.
“An invasion of unprecedented scale has begun.”
Doyoon nodded. The war that had so far tickled his intuition had arrived.
“There are very few survivors, and their mental state is very unstable. So it’s difficult to figure out the details… Five days have passed since the invasion began, and many forts along the straight line toward the capital of Muspelheim, including the Metapolis Fortress, have been captured. The enemy has already broken through about half of the front.”
“…Is that so.”
In fact, the speed of advance was so staggering that it was shocking.
The reason the grasp was delayed for five days was probably because the bases in the front were wiped out in an instant without even time to send a call.
Doyun guessed the size of the enemy based on his experience of fighting them for hundreds of years.
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Judging by the firepower, it was clearly an army that included a corps commander.
‘If the mental state of the survivors is very unstable…’
Gnome. Or the bitch. At least one of them must have been involved.
“So, an emergency meeting of the warriors has been called.”
“I want to participate too.”
Do-yoon kept getting the feeling that this war would be really serious, and in the end, it happened.
Enemies are advancing at breakneck speed. And although the alliance still couldn’t figure it out, it must have been an army that included a corps commander.
It is a great war that Do-yoon must take part in.
‘I’m not a warrior yet…’
Now that I’ve built up that much influence, I’m sure attending the meeting isn’t an impossible request.
However, Dokgo Moo-yeong’s answer was beyond Do-yoon’s expectations.
“The agenda for Enoch’s participation in the meeting has already been passed.”
“…already?”
To Doyoon, who tilted his head, Dokgo Muyeong continued his explanation.
The vote on the bill was unanimous. It is said that there were 4 votes in favor.
“Yes?”
Four total votes?
Dokgo Moo-young, Heineken, Brudet, Ray…
“…Why only four gardens?”
“Elizabeth has lost contact, and the Lion King is still confined.”
Deciding to leave Elisabeth’s affairs unanswered, he used the word ‘contact cut’ in front of Do-yoon. Dokgo Moo-yeong’s work was clear.
“What about the Seongwang?”
“That is…”
After a moment of hesitation, he opened his mouth.
“The King Seong refused to attend the meeting.”
“…why?”
The meeting of the warriors is the most important and prestigious meeting where all the leaders of the alliance gather.
However, to think that a hero with the same level of strength as the Lion King was missing in such a place.
The time is urgent, and the great war is imminent.
“The King Seong is such a person. The reason why he was given the title of the wisest king, Seongwang (聖王). It is because he is a king who thoroughly thinks only of his country.”
“…You refused to leave the country for the sake of national defense?”
“Yes. He never leaves the country unless it’s a meeting of warriors. The defense of Labyrinth is completed thanks to one of the strongest, the King. A meeting of warriors has now been held, but it is judged that the current situation is not serious. They refused to attend for the well-being of their country.”
Do-yoon felt his back hurt. Does being the wisest king have such a meaning?
Of course you can’t blame it. Just as the absolute value of Do-yoon and the Lion King is the well-being of the union, the value of the Seong King is only Labyrinth. All beliefs deserve respect.
However, Do-yoon did not take this seriously.
‘Even if it’s someone else…’
King Seong, he must strive for the well-being of the union. There was a reason it had to be.
Doyoon’s clenched fists were filled with strength.
“So, for now, the warriors meeting is held with 5 warriors. Of course, high-ranking figures such as generals and elders of the military also participate.”
“The removal of the hero is no different from the number of people we usually hang out with.”
“…I apologize.”
Elisabeth was Do-yoon’s judgment, so it’s okay.
However, two of the strongest members of the alliance did not attend.
In front of Enoch, the man who made the union possible, Dokgo Moo-young lamented the current shabby situation.
Doyoon thought for a moment.
‘It’s a fight without a Lion King or a Holy King…’
Through experience, Doyoon was able to roughly guess the opponent’s strength.
Tremendous marching speed. And the condition of the unimaginable survivors.
Soon, he came to a conclusion.
‘It’s impossible.’
This fight can’t be won
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“Are you really not going?”
Doyoon climbed into the carriage and nodded.
“Didn’t I say that this meeting of the warriors would be divided into 1st and 2nd rounds anyway? I will attend the second round.”
This warriors meeting is divided into two parts.
Do-yoon clearly predicted what would happen in the first meeting.
The size of the enemy army he predicted was hopeless. Perhaps this war will decide the fate of the alliance.
And in the face of that overwhelming force, there is probably only one response the Alliance can take.
Instead of participating in such an obvious meeting, Doyun took a different route.
“I will come to meet the King Seong.”
In this war, we must gather all the strength of the alliance. It is absolutely necessary to bring the king into battle.
“…I understand your heart, but it would be a waste of time.”
Labyrinth is right behind Lockenmeyer, a country facing the frontlines. In other words, if Lockenmire is captured, Labyrinth becomes dangerous.
Therefore, when there is a war, the sage king never leaves his country. Labyrinth’s defense is complete with his presence, and he must protect Labyrinth.
There are only two cases when a sage king leaves the country. It was only when the meeting of the brave was held and when the front lines near Lockenmeyer were invaded.
The two strongest members of the Alliance, the King Seong, do not even listen to the Lion King when it comes to defending their country.
His belief is only for Labyrinth and the people.
In other words, the Holy King will not leave Labyrinth this time either. I can’t listen to the Lion King, but I can’t listen to Doyoon’s words.
Dokgo Moo-young felt sorry for Do-yoon while trying to stop him.
‘If it is possible to convince him, it would be perfect, but…’
It is impossible. King Seong had never given up on his country in history.
However, Do-yoon didn’t mind and got on the carriage.
“See you later.”
The carriage started.
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Doyun, who was crossing the wasteland in a wagon, remembered Dokgo Moo-young’s words.
‘Now that the war has begun, the King Seong must have already locked the borders.’
Labyrinth is a small country. but sturdy
A small area actually worked to their advantage. Thanks to that, we were able to build high walls around the country and achieve 100% self-sufficiency in everything from food to industry.
Because of this, Labyrinth was a country that could theoretically endure even if it was besieged and defended.
Even in Enoch’s generation, Labyrinth was a strong country, but not to this extent. All of these were achievements made during the reign of the King Seong.
Not just a simple weapon, but a person called the most sage in the history of Labyrinth. That’s why he was a holy king.
Do-yoon was really curious about what kind of person King Seong would be.
‘A genius in martial arts born of royal blood in Labyrinth.’
The people of Labyrinth are made up of a race called ‘Wonwangjok’.
Having inherited the blood of the monkey king of the mythical age, they are characterized by excellent physical abilities and high loyalty to the country and king.
Hecleos, who was born with the strongest body in history, was also a member of the original royal family from Labyrinth.
‘Come to think of it, he completely forgot that he was from Labyrinth.’
He was not bound by origin or king. was a free spirit.
Coincidentally, the King Seong.
‘He said he would use the formula.’
That was another reason why Doyoon went looking for him.
At the cradle, the martial arts instructor saw Doyun’s Hekleos ceremony and said, ‘It’s like the martial arts of the King Seong.’ Recently, Ray also expressed the same sentiment.
Of course, people don’t know that the Holy King’s martial law is Hecleos’ style. It was unknown to the world.
‘Does King Seong himself know?’
If he knew the identity of my martial art, why didn’t he announce himself as the successor to Hekleos? It would be a huge benefit in legitimacy and the like.
‘…I don’t like it.’
Doyoon’s eyes tightened. His fingers dug into the wagon post he was holding.
‘Hecleos hoped that one day his disciple would make a name for himself on the continent.’
So, Do-yoon harbored negative feelings towards King Seong.
How he inherited the Hecleos formula is second.
To Do-yoon, why did King Seong hide it? That was important.
Also, unlike Hecleos, who was for the sake of the union, he did not like his behavior of ignoring the crisis of the union.
Of course, we respect the beliefs that value our country.
However, the means to protect one’s beliefs are also the power of Hecleos, and the subject who succeeds him ignores the crisis of the union.
If Hecleos sees it, he will not be able to contain his grief.
‘I guess I need to talk to my junior.’
What if I can’t speak to him?
What if he ignores Hecleos’ wishes and refuses to lend aid to the Alliance?
‘…If that’s the case.’
An urgent situation. If the sage king does not voluntarily cooperate, there is no way to force him.
But, Enoch Roosevolnik.
A member of the staff who had a great influence on the development of the Hekleos style.
As a man who was Hecleus’ irreplaceable, best friend.
As a person who is the brother-in-law of the Holy King and a teacher.
‘I’ll be able to squeeze a few of them in.’
Due to Do-yoon’s personality, who becomes needlessly emotional when connected with an old relationship, it seemed difficult to just let it go.
Doyoon clenched his fists. The gauntlet made of dragon armor made a soft friction sound.
It was a sound of restrained anger and murder, different from the sound of gangsters’ joints.
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The fort at the forefront fell again.
With his back to the blazing fortress, a knight swung his sword.
Seeing-
The sharp blade of the sword cut through the air, no, the ‘territory’.
“Well.”
Dealing with the last rat.
The knight who brushed off his sword nodded his head, no, his helmet in satisfaction.
At that time, an imp approached the knight who was retrieving the sword, and his amber eyes suddenly turned red and opened his mouth.
[Ahh. Microphone test.]
A disparate voice as if fingernails were scratching an iron plate.
Something was controlling the imp’s body and speaking.
“Listen.”
[Do it right, damn it. Because of the people we missed yesterday, we noticed from the other side.]
“Frivolous.”
The knight, clad in full body armor and wearing a thick helmet, ignored the imp and turned around and headed towards the army.
There, countless imps were swarming in front of the burning fortress and devouring corpses.
“Just advancing this far without being noticed is a great achievement. Do not fret, for this war is our victory anyway.”
The imps looked quite different from when they fought Doyoon in Lockenmire.
His muscularity was more ferociously swollen, and the demonic energy and curses he spewed out were much thicker.
Above all, her amber eyes were savagely bloodshot as if she were radiating desire, and the cargo hanging between her crotch was stiffly enlarged.
Even if it was a little devil that ate the dregs of the soul from the bottom of hell, it was hard to see it as normal.
The red-eyed imp followed the knight and asked.
[Did you catch them all this time? Didn’t you miss it?]
“of course.”
He proudly nodded his thick helmet.
creak. There was an unnatural, hollow metallic sound.
“Not a single life has gone outside my ‘territory’.”
[The gnome’s territory. It’s fucking cringy.]
“…This is the path that the greatest swordsman in history has walked.”
He turned and looked down at the imp with a presumptuous stern expression.
“Be courteous to the swordsman, Satan.”
A person who speaks by manipulating an imp. He is one of the current Demon King’s army corps commanders.
[Don’t look down, fuck you.]
It was the great devil, Satanas.
[And what about swordsman, headless bastard. That swordsman’s title was Geomwang (劍皇).]
“You know. I also competed swords with him 100 years ago. Geomhyun is the new title I gave him.”
[How dare you.]
The knight stopped walking.
“me.”
Between the joints of the armor, thick demonic energy rose.
As if he had been waiting for that question.
100 years ago, instead of the head cut off by the mighty warrior, the floating helmet was knocked off.
“I am.”
The current leader of the Demon King’s Army Corps who has been newly resurrected and has obtained the power he longed for during his lifetime.
he muttered with confidence.
“It’s the current state of affairs.”
It was the Death Knight, Lancelot.