83. before the storm
“…Are you satisfied?”
Doyun tilted his head to the side and said to Dokgo Moo-yeong and Heineken.
Heineken’s spear, suddenly extended, passed by Doyoon’s temple. Doyoon tilted his head to avoid it.
“…”
“…”
Heineken removed the spear and looked at Dokgo Moo-yeong.
Dokgo Moo-yeong was frowning disapprovingly with his arms crossed, wondering what he didn’t like.
“…tsk. OK, that’s it.”
He turned his head around.
“…I’m sorry, Doyoon.”
Heineken averted Doyoon’s eyes and apologized.
“Please explain.”
“For Master’s permission, I needed to test you.”
“Are you passing?”
“of course. It was great.”
In fact, neither Heineken nor Dokgo Moo-young knew that Do-yoon could avoid it so easily.
No matter how much he adjusted his strength, the last one was a sharp blow that even a veteran apostle could not avoid, let alone six months old.
Of course, if I hadn’t avoided it, I would have stopped attacking, but that didn’t happen. Do-yoon had a premonition of Heineken’s attack even before he stretched out his spear.
‘Really… It surprises me every time I see it.’
Even if Doyoon was not [Paewangsinjang (霸王神掌)], he was already an apostle who did not fit in the slightest with the tag of being 6 months old.
“What was the test for?”
“…Do-yoon.”
He looked at Doyoon with meaningful eyes.
“Come into this battle.”
Heineken’s explanation continued.
At the forefront of the alliance, there is a place called Metapolis Fortress.
This was one of the most important points of the alliance that existed 100 years ago, which Doyoon was familiar with.
However, just yesterday, contact with the Metapolis fortress was suddenly cut off. The fortress is under attack.
The fact that the enemy even spread a communication barrier meant a full-scale offensive aimed at capture.
“Master was against bringing you in to the end. It’s a very dangerous battlefield. I’m worried about the fall of that great fortress… It’s going to be a great battle like you’ve never experienced before. Those participating this time are also famous apostles with at least 5 years of experience.”
“You are too early!”
Dokgo Moo-young, who was turning his head to the side with his arms crossed, shouted Pak.
“Even Doyoon, your reputation and strategic value are enormous. Fame has skyrocketed in the past three months. Even the tsunami trainer died at your hands! The enemies must be impatient because they can’t kill you. This is crazy!”
Doyoon also nodded.
He, too, decided that it was premature to step out on the battlefield himself.
It was too dangerous a battlefield for him now that his body and mana had not fully matured.
“But why…”
“…”
At Doyoon’s question, Heineken lowered his head.
Dokgo Moo-young shut his mouth and turned his head again.
After some silence, Heineken answered.
“…In that fortress, there is a person that must be saved.”
“Who are you?”
“…my younger sister.”
Doyoon opened his eyes.
“I have told you often. Although she was of the royal blood of Billen, she was a distant wife in the order of succession to the throne. She is my sister.”
“Ah, so…”
Have you ever arranged a wedding for yourself like that?
Of course, it was right for Billen to marry the new dragon king candidate, but he had lingering attachments to his sister’s life to the end.
‘…No, wait.’
Doyoon looked at Heineken with suspicion.
Heineken also noticed the meaning in Doyoon’s gaze.
“…right. I am also the blood of the royal family of Billen before the country was taken over by the Demon King’s army in a coup.”
Doyoon raised his eyes at the completely unexpected answer.
indeed. Was his high-level spearmanship from the royal family?
‘Despite the laws of the world, sex is different…’
Perhaps, he was an illegitimate child. So it must have been kept a secret until now.
If it was known, the coup regime, that is to say, would have been run away by the Demon King’s army.
‘Come to think of it, Heineken’s coup is…’
Was it also a kind of vengeful nature for his blood relatives?
“The Union believes that a high-ranking official from the Demon King’s Army, ‘Underworld Gardener’ participated in this battle.”
Underworld Gardener. He is also known to Do-yoon.
As a Necromancer, his most terrifying power is erosion.
After the fort is captured by the underworld gardener, it turns into a nome’s domain as time passes, and the people of the fortress become undead and attack their comrades even in death.
The biggest strategic point like Metapolis will fall to such a guy? It was a terrible situation just imagining it.
‘This…’
It was a reaction that recently made Doyun famous and raised the front line.
The Demon King’s army, feeling threatened by Do-yoon’s activity, launched a large-scale offensive.
“It means you need my help.”
“Although it is said that Metapolis is not going to go smoothly, the Demon King’s army has completely made up its mind. We cannot rule out the possibility that it will be captured by the time reinforcements arrive. If that happens, there will be a siege, and the 49-day deadline cannot be met.”
49 days deadline.
“I have the highest purifying item. Even if that child becomes undead, I can save it as long as it does not exceed 49 days…!”
However, if the siege starts, the war will prolong by years, and the opportunity is lost.
“If the fortress has fallen… Doyun, I need you.”
However, if Doyoon stepped forward, the siege could be finished in one day.
In no time, you can rescue his sister.
“…”
Why is Do-yoon so worried about Do-yoon’s safety, even though he doesn’t like it so much? I could tell if Heineken hadn’t dried up.
How can you tell a disciple to abandon his younger brother?
The clan was slaughtered by the Demon King’s army, and now it’s the only remaining bloodline.
Perhaps her survival in hiding was the result of Heineken struggling.
“Do-yoon.”
Billen’s warrior. Prime Minister of Billen. White Tiger of Billen.
“Please.”
Pantera’s guild leader, talent hunter. The best spearman on the continent.
“I can’t live without him…”
He bowed his head. he trembled.
“Please… just this once… help me. please…”
“…”
Doyoon couldn’t speak.
Even Dokgo Mu-yeong did not dare to see the disciple’s shabby appearance.
There was an uncomfortable silence in the waiting room for a long time.
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Do-yoon, who decided to join the war, was explained the operation.
“They didn’t just invade the Metapolis Fortress. Numerous other bases were also invaded simultaneously.”
“It may be that the purpose is to retreat the entire front line, which has been pushed back, by making gains elsewhere while concentrating the forces of the Alliance into Metapolis.”
“okay. But I can’t be sure.”
Because of this, the warriors spread out one by one and, after arranging other fortresses, storm into Metapolis.
Heineken is the only hero heading to Metapolis right now.
In a word, it is not a problem unique to Metapolis, but a large-scale militant operation spread across all fronts.
Literally, it was a battle of a different scale than before.
“I am unable to participate in the war because of other things. The Lion King is currently in hiding, but originally, he and the Holy King never leave his country unless it is at the meeting of the brave. One is out of control… and there aren’t many warriors available.”
Perhaps Dokgo Moo-yeong’s ‘other work’ is related to the Lion King.
‘By the way, who is the uncontrollable hero?’
Was there anyone like that?
“The enemies will expect the strongest Brudet-nim to come to Metapolis, except for the Holy King and the Lion King.”
Heineken’s special skill, [Dragon and Tiger Sangbak (龍虎相搏)] doesn’t have much meaning without a commander on the battlefield.
‘Of course, there is no possibility that the corps commander will come.’
During the last 70 Years’ War, the number of times a corps commander appeared on the battlefield inside the Holy Stone Barrier was less than four.
To that extent, having a corps commander enter the inner side of the Holy Stone Barrier would be an enormous burden for the demon king.
The moment the corps commanders step into the Holy Stone next, it will surely be the time to attack Muspelheim’s celestial lazi wall.
‘This battle will be a battle with several high-ranking officers right below the corps commander.’
It means that there are many tricky enemies like the Tsunami Trainer.
Heineken’s true value will never be shown.
Even so, the reason Heineken went there was, of course, because of his sister.
“You must fight in secret. If you say you are going, the military will go wild and oppose it.”
Then, destroy only the castle gates, and leave the battlefield with Sophie’s skill.
Of course, the most ideal case would be a situation where the fortress had not yet been captured and Doyun would not even step out.
‘I don’t feel good…’
Doyoon definitely thought he would come forward.
It was his sense.
“The departure is in two days. Even for that short period of time, do your best to increase your survival rate. It’s said that I’m going to fall right away, but it’s a battlefield where you don’t know what will happen.”
“Yes. All right.”
There’s not much you can do in two days.
One of them is armed.
Because of this, Dokgo Moo-young and Heineken were sent away, and Do-yoon came to the Skeletonia branch of the alliance’s management headquarters like this.
Do-yoon opened the door to the building and entered.
The lobby was hectic with people coming and going. He was in the middle of preparing for a sudden war.
He headed to the counter and handed in the seal.
“I am Han Do-yoon from World Tree.”
All eyes were on him.
People waiting at the counter whispered.
“Oh… is that a human siege weapon?”
“Are you really human? Does that make sense?”
“Well, the first boss monster killer was also human… Monsters don’t discriminate between races.”
The receptionist, who looked at his face for a moment, also spoke with a businesslike smile.
“What are you doing?”
Doyoon has been incredibly active on the battlefield for the past three months.
Some of the balls were replaced with money, but he had just been hoarding all the balls for about two months.
Even though it was only two months, his achievements in changing the shape of the front line by himself while capturing countless fortresses were enormous.
And now, Doyoon tried to use some of the points he had accumulated along with that feat.
“Treasures of Muspelheim apply for long-term rental.”
At that, the murmur stopped.