Apostle of the Mischief (4)
After sending Tyrone away, Elesis moved to the office and sat down on the sofa without delay and gestured to Chris.
Chris, who was hesitant about sweat remaining, reluctantly touched his forehead, and the scenery sent by Illesis’ familiar came into his mind.
The guy got a little ahead of Tyrone and guided them to where the uninvited guests were.
In the meantime, Tyrone, who summoned and wore the eyes of the main god, hid himself in the shadows and followed him.
The sun is still up, but the combination of epic items and assassin class abilities will allow you to keep an eye on them without being seen.
Chasing his familiar, Tyrone soon stopped on the roof of a building.
Where he looked down was the largest inn in Vector.
Even though Vector is a mining town, its location is good, so quite a few travelers usually go through it.
Therefore, at least a dozen people were going in and out of the inn.
Lying on the roof, Tyrone carefully examined them one by one.
Illesis’s familiar lands beside him and pounces on his head.
“Elesis. Can you dry him off? Ugh, wait. Is that guy dating me?”
Chris and Illesis, who could not wear the main god’s eyes, stiffened their bodies at Tyrone’s words.
Tyrone had never left the mainland of Breton before meeting Chris.
So, the only faces he knew were those of the Breton Empire.
Grabbing the familiar by the beak, Tyrone muttered as if talking to Chris and Illesis.
“The guys Illesis found are players belonging to Breton. There are some faces I know, but I don’t know almost all of them. It was probably replenished after the war. uh huh?”
Tyrone, who had been talking calmly, raised one eye and adjusted the main god’s eyes.
Eventually, he speaks with a puzzled look on his face as if he had seen something he couldn’t see.
“The holy mark of the bust god? All of them have Argal’s crest engraved on their bodies?”
“Have you become a follower of Argal? Be fast too.”
Chris clicked his tongue lightly, recalling Elgar’s words.
I’ve heard that the prime minister was interested in the bust, but I never thought he would move so quickly and aggressively.
Well, considering the ability he showed through Elgar’s avatar, it was understandable.
Illesis, who was maintaining a connection with his familiar, asked anxiously.
“Then shouldn’t we arrest you right now?”
“If we fight these guys like this, the city will be destroyed in half. Of course there will be a lot of civilian casualties.”
So far, Tyrone has found about 13 players.
Even if no party escaped his eyes, it was no different from the total military power of a small kingdom.
Even if we fight them now, Chris and the others won’t lose… Vector will surely be defeated.
After a moment of thinking, Chris shook his head again.
“wait. If your purpose was to cause mayhem in the city, you don’t need to find a place to stay. The players must have maximized the damage by scattering them instead of gathering them in one place. You won’t have to worry right now, so keep watching for now.”
“That’s right. okay.”
Tyrone, who received the order from Illesis, gave a small agreement.
As Chris unfolds a map of the city, Illesis mutters disgruntledly.
“To think that players from the Breton Empire sneaked all the way here… What do border guards do?”
“This is not a wartime situation, and it will be difficult to fully grasp the movement of the border. If you’re at the level of players, going over the mountain secretly won’t be a problem. Besides, like you said, you used a disguise spell? Wouldn’t it be hard for the garrison to notice the guys who came in with their intentions?”
If that was impossible, there would have been no reason for Breton to occupy the coast in the first place.
Of course, if construction was done to move the tank, it would be easy to hand over a few people.
Tyrone, who had been keeping an eye on them, said a few more words.
“It seems that they are disguised as a small guild. The acting is so gruesome that I can’t even watch it… Right now I’m replenishing my travel supplies.”
“Could you eavesdrop on the conversation?”
“It’s hard before the sun goes down. But I don’t think I’m going to start working right away, so I’ll try to relax.”
“Oh oh… … .”
Chris admired Tyrone for some reason, feeling very trustworthy.
I guess I didn’t smoke very much when I was in the Imperial Inspection Department.
The uninvited guests seemed to believe firmly in their disguise spells, completely unaware of Tyrone’s surveillance.
Chris and Illesis, ready to run out at any time, had an ominous imagination. Finally, the day was over and Tyrone’s report came in.
After monitoring them for over half a day, he quickly came to a conclusion.
“These guys are using this place as a simple stopover. I’m digging up information about the lord, but I think I’ll be leaving early tomorrow morning.”
“Is there a different destination? Then why did you bother to come to Basilonia, the enemy country? How many things are there to do in this small country?”
“I don’t know. But they were collecting things that were only used for exploring ruins. Vector is a mining town, so it’s easy to get things like that.”
“Tools for relic exploration? ah… … .”
Chris seemed to know about their plans.
However, there is still insufficient information to be certain.
Illesis, who was next to me, suggested with a sullen expression.
“Why don’t we just ambush and wipe it out right now? With the support of that woman named Luana and Elgar-sama, the job wouldn’t be too difficult.”
“no. It’s too dangerous to drag Elgar-sama in already, and above all, I don’t know the opponent’s strength.”
Chris didn’t think he would lose.
No matter how many stars they have, they will be much weaker than the Black Flag chief.
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Moreover, his Epic class, Theophobic, has abilities optimized for dealing with players.
However, it is unknown how effective the Blessing of the Blessings will be.
If they exert even half the power that the Black Flag chief showed, he may not know it, but Vector here is doomed.
Chris, who quickly organized his thoughts, decided on a policy for this case.
“If you leave it alone, it seems like it will leave on its own, so let’s leave it alone. After they leave, keep a distance and pursue them. No matter what, we cannot neglect the players belonging to Breton.”
“How long have you been back here and are you leaving again… … .”
While Tyrone complained pointlessly, Chris called Baren and told him about the schedule from tomorrow.
When something happened involving the Breton Empire, Baren expressed his willingness to actively cooperate, unlike before.
“okay. Don’t you need support from other lords or players? After I convey the circumstances, His Majesty the King will issue a convocation order.”
“How come your posture is completely different from usual?”
When Chris pointed out Varen’s change of attitude, he laughed bitterly.
“I can’t let the villagers who don’t even know the subject dare to trample on the territory of Basilonia. If you need support, just drop the word.”
The people of Basilonia seemed to really hate Breton.
but. Having been invaded by the Bretons for several generations, it is likely that hatred and resentment towards them will be imprinted in their genes.
Wasn’t the reason why Chris got Vector in the first place was thanks to the people of Breton?
Baren would feel like he was being compensated for his hardships.
Rejecting his offer, Chris went to his bedroom and went to sleep.
However, I wasn’t particularly tired, and I couldn’t sleep easily from the excitement of hitting the Breton players in the back.
After all, he stayed up all night with his eyes open, and as soon as the gates opened the next day, he chased them out of the city.
Tyrone was the first to pursue, and Chris and Elesis followed him.
The players who left the city tightened their loose vigilance.
Thanks to this, Chris and his party had to follow them much more carefully and cautiously than before.
It wasn’t long before the guys, who were moving quite fast, left the main road and entered the forest road.
The place they are heading to is a remote mountain area a little far from Chris’s estate.
A land that was abandoned by everyone because the road was unnecessarily rough and there were no resources.
It serves no purpose other than being an occasional shelter for criminals.
said Tyrone, struggling through tall grass and vines.
“Aren’t these kids lost?”
“I don’t have too much hesitation about that.”
“But what the hell are you going to do in this valley?”
As soon as Tyrone’s grumbling was over, the restless players stopped.
He flinched, wondering if he was talking too loudly, but fortunately he wasn’t spotted by them.
The man who was moving in the lead among them looked back at the party and said.
“Come here! This is the place Argal told me about.”
“Is there really a treasure in a place like this?”
One of the players who was tired from the rough mountain road grunted, and the leader shot him.
He, who seems to have a higher status than the others, criticizes them without delay.
“Are you still a believer? How dare you doubt Argal’s words.”
“My, when did you say I doubted Argal-nim’s words? I just thought we might have come to the wrong place, so I did it.”
The man who was intimidated by the eyes directed at him quickly made an excuse.
Not only the leading man, but most of the other players were in an atmosphere of reprimanding him.
When Chris saw that, he was convinced that they had become followers of the Evil God.
There is no reason to be so strict about it if you are not enshrining the body.
After a little friction, they soon scattered all over the place and started looking for something.
How long had it been since Chris and his party hid themselves far away?
A voice filled with joy erupted from among the players who were busy moving.
A door appeared in the place where a simple rock had been located just a moment ago.
It was probably hidden in some way.
“I found it! Here!”
“Oh, this is the ruin that Argal-nim has prepared for us.”
“Worship and praise! Who could have doubted Argal’s teachings?”
The players who rushed to the place where the sound came from immediately raised a prayer of thanks.
Chris had to resist the urge to plunge a knife into the back of their heads as they knelt down and closed their eyes.
Tyrone, who was looking at the door while wearing the main god’s eye, suddenly swallowed a saliva.
“Hmm. Things are going pretty badly?”
“Isn’t there a pattern similar to the entrance to the ruins where we obtained the Shield of Faith?”
When Chris, who was next to him, answered without even looking at the correct answer, the two of them stared blankly at him.
“how did you know?”
“They should have guessed it when they were buying things for the ruins. Apparently, the evil god is trying to give gifts to his followers.”
Although Chris and his party obtained the Origin Epic from the previous ruins… However, it was not that he was guided by the evil god.
From his point of view, it’s like having his warehouse robbed by some thieves.
Originally, like Breton players, it would be standard to receive the location of the ruins from him and find them.
Illesis, who noticed the situation belatedly, raised a question in a slightly skeptical voice.
“But can they win the Origin Epic with their skills? The guardians of the ruins we met were much stronger than the average players.”
“No matter how much you do, are you going to send out all the believers who came after being guided by the evil spirits as corpses? Now that I think about it, Helyudon looked after me a lot.”
When Chris said that, Illesis immediately convinced.
Helyuon, who was guarding the shield of faith, misunderstood the sentence engraved on the back of Chris’ hand and placed the circumstances in his hand.
Had he been sincere, Chris might have been dead a long time ago.
It’s impossible to accurately gauge their skills, but coming out with the Origin Epic is no different from a certainty.
Understanding that, Tyrone insisted, eyes shining with greed.
“Let’s hit them right back when they come out. Before I can properly use Origin Epic.”
“That’s natural. But I have to think about when to go out.”
Chris gave an unexpectedly ambiguous answer.
Tyrone’s eyes widened at his words.
“What is there to worry about? You can’t just let them go.”
“Hey, kid. Would the prime minister infiltrate more than 10 expensive players into enemy territory just to get one origin epic? There won’t be only one or two ruins of the bust… If you’re like me, they’ll tell you to wipe out all the ruins around you.”
“ah… You are right.”
Tyrone, who admitted the wrong answer, became a little more excited than before.
Chris watched the people enter the ruins, trying to calm the excitement and anticipation that surged without rest.