Episode 266
69. Disaster always comes at the same time (3)
“But can we really be like this? Without a separate search?”
George said, waving his legs dissatisfied.
There were a total of seven people in the spacious room. All of the Illuminati, including Artel’s princess Ishtar Arhalten.
The reason they gathered here, at the Breath of the World Tree, Artel’s manor dormitory, was purely because of the message of Baek San-woo.
We ask that everyone be safely gathered in one place until the situation is settled.
It’s not that he doesn’t understand the concern, but George wonders if it’s right for them to just leave them alone in the current situation.
“It’s strange. walking around alone If it was like the original, do this, do that, there would have been a lot of talk.”
After Camila, George Madeleine was the longest-lived white mountain cow.
Even if they started out in a bad relationship at first, now Baek San-woo is George’s best friend.
The last time we had a fight over a trivial matter, it was so close that it was quickly released as if nothing had happened.
“Isn’t Sanwoo-sama thinking about everything?”
“That’s right.”
However, unlike George, who seemed a little nervous, the two Artel, who were drinking tea at the table, answered leisurely.
“This is also a request Sanwoo told us. If you need a mountain cow, I will call you anytime.”
“that… … That’s right.”
“I don’t like it either. He must have been hiding something.”
Byron, who had been exercising with his jacket open in the corner, intervened.
The muscles that grew bigger and bigger moved freely.
“Byron, do you think so too?”
“There’s not one or two things he hasn’t told me before, but at least he’s always told me the right things about the people we know.”
It was the same with Illyana Noel.
Baek San-woo uses all the personnel to increase the contact point with Artel.
They actively occupied the back alleys using the Dreamers and Illuminati.
He said that it might kill people, but he was reluctant to put it in.
In fact, the Illuminati certainly blocked the way, cutting off contact between the hunting guild and the smuggler guild.
In the process, he also subdued Cortes, one of the hunting guild’s powers.
“Certainly we are a lot stronger than we were back then.”
“perhaps… … Even so, you may be dealing with an enemy you can’t handle.”
“So, why do you want to carry it alone? What, Amodea and Tergogh fought because they could handle it?”
George’s voice grew louder and louder.
In fact, as Camila, who was guessing at some level of the story, I thought that it was time to tell my friends about it.
She stared for a moment with Illyana, who had heard her story with her.
I opened my mouth with difficulty.
“Hey guys, I have something to tell you… … .”
It was then that a loud bell rang that seemed to tear the eardrums.
Ding Ding Ding Ding-!!!
A sound that lifts people’s minds. For those who knew the meaning of the bell, their senses had to be chilled.
“… … ?!”
The first to react was Ishtar. She jumped up from her seat and hurriedly ran to the window.
The red light that is painted over the sky at sunset.
“this… … Why all of a sudden?”
It was the alarm bell to inform the residents of Nakwon Island to evacuate.
* * *
It didn’t take long for residents and students to receive a 24-hour evacuation order.
A very clear sign of an invasion.
The Great Fleet of the Liberation Front was not enough to annihilate the monitoring fleet of the Holy Empire, but plundered and buried all the ships it encountered along the way.
Reports from all over the continent and warnings from Sanwoo Baek, the hero’s guide, appeared just in time.
There was no doubt about the situation.
“How about the defense force? What is the available army!?”
“Actually, the police department is not going to be of much help. We will select only volunteers as much as possible and keep them on standby.”
“Let the professors who have been away for a while announce the return of all of them!”
The situation at the central meeting was a mess.
It was the first time except for a few hundred years ago that the liberation front had launched a large-scale attack.
None of the three deans had experienced that time.
The Elder, who will serve as a focal point for the deans, was absent again this time.
“Where the hell did The Elder go? … !!!”
“Maybe he went to check the seal of the Demon King.”
Dalfner Raituves answered with a serious face.
“Then we should send a messenger quickly to convey the matter!”
“Irkan! calm down! You have to be calm.”
Artemis, the dean of the Arin Faculty, calmed Irkhan Bradamante, who was very excited.
“We cannot wait for The Elder. If the last place where the Liberation Front’s fleet was confirmed was the Yuzef Islands, it would take less than three days to reach Paradise Island.”
“Then what do you mean… … !!”
“We have to gather as many troops as we can to stop it. The enemies will have to land here anyway. Fortifying the island is our top priority.”
In fact, the most menacing enemies of the Liberation Front were the commanders of the corps called Cassais, Cerberus, and Ariados, and Gaelum, who led the Liberation Front.
The rest were nothing but monsters and demons at the level that students easily defeat in the dungeon.
“If the three of us and the professors work together, Gaelum wouldn’t be too much.”
It was an optimistic statement.
However, as Artemis said, it does not mean that the odds are not at all impossible.
“Then what do you want the students to do?”
Professor Kehlyn Morris, who had a confused expression in the corner, said.
The 24-hour evacuation order was issued to both residents and students.
However, at the time when Paradise Island was being invaded on a massive scale, just over a hundred professors in total were not enough.
“no. It’s not just about getting hurt. Isn’t the premise itself different from the fact that two or three people almost died in the dungeon?”
“There is no other way! So you think a hundred faculty members can defend this vast island?”
“that… … But… … !!”
Even the professors were confused by the biggest emergency ever.
At a point where opinions are mixed and it is not easy to come to a conclusion.
A still young voice echoed through the conference hall.
“Students must fight together.”
The professors turned their heads in unison. Although he did not pay attention to the shocking news, Baek San-woo has been here since the first meeting was convened.
“Why is a student here… … !?”
“Hey, don’t you know that friend? The Baeksanwoo of the Eastern Federation! A hero who is the guide of the hero and the apostle of light!”
Thanks to his several performances already, Baek Sanwoo’s reputation was already widespread among some professors.
Unless it’s the professors who don’t really care about the outside world.
Not a single person would fall over the fact that Baek San-woo, who was only a student, was here.
He was already too special to be an ordinary student.
“Sanwoo student, do you have a different strategy in mind?”
When Irkan Bradamante asked, the black-haired boy’s eyes lit up.
“First of all, the deans and professors should disperse into the faculty and gather the students. from 1st grade to 4th grade. After collecting all the grades, you can evacuate, leaving only the volunteers.”
“Volunteer… … ?”
“The last heroes of mankind who will protect Paradise Island against the invasion of the Liberation Front.”
If they choose to evacuate anyway, they will have to mobilize to become a pitiful scapegoat, let alone power.
Rather, it would die pick-and-pick and resurrect as an undead, possibly lowering the morale of the allies.
“And we’re going to divide the island into three sections to form a defense. Arthur Faculty Building, Central Terrier Square. And Jujak Palace in the eastern part of Nakwon Island.”
In the final scenario of the main story, it was a defensive line deployed to repel the main forces.
If you have to fortify along the coastline, you can’t even respond to the enemy’s large fleet of fire, and you’ll just be wiped out.
In that case, it was strategically right to block the deep part of the island tightly.
“Gee, what do you think of blocking at sea like last time? It’s dangerous for us too… … Considering that the enemy’s power can be buried as it is!”
One of the professors said, but Baek Sanwoo cut it cleanly as if it wasn’t even worth listening to.
“Are you going to die together? You forgot the last time the corrupted Artels came. Even with just one ark, I struggled.”
“Ugh… … !”
“Besides, it is effective to repel it from the ground, even from a fragmentary point of view. From the moment they board the ship, the students of Arthur’s Faculty will be useless.”
“It’s just as the Sanwoo student said. In addition, the defense against the approaching enemy fleet can be intercepted with the defense technique that it puts on itself.”
Let’s raise Baek San-woo’s hand to the forbidden city of Ecclesia Bell.
The professors, who seemed to have different opinions, put their hands down.
“I don’t have much time. We have to move now.”
“That’s right. The three of us will be dispersed to each department, so the professors will even proceed with the quick evacuation of the residents, and the operation department of Nakwon Island will closely monitor the amount of food and materials and report it!”
Dalfner Raituves said in a determined voice. In this situation, there is no law that can be judged.
Only by moving quickly and efficiently can we prepare for a large-scale invasion of the enemy.
“All right!”
“Then disband! After confirming the wishes of the students, let’s meet in the Central Terrier.”
Drooling-!!
The professors all stood up from their seats. Before they were also professors at Paradise School, they were a warrior, an archer, and a wizard.
Like the heroes of the past that are hailed as legends. He was determined to bury his body on this island.
“Please, may the heroes be with us.”
Leaving behind the sound of someone murmuring, the professors left the conference hall.
* * *
“Chairman… … !! What is this!?”
The deep abyss of Paradise Island. Galloper, the head of the Shadow Brigade, who became the Elder’s limb and handles all kinds of illegal things, exclaimed with great contemplation.
liberation front.
I heard that they were advancing towards Paradise Island.
“Chairman!!”
“I’m going to lose my hearing.”
But Siegfried, the owner of Paradise School and the only great hero, replied as if nothing had happened.
“What are you so afraid of?”
“What! This is the Liberation Front! Those who haven’t moved for hundreds of years have led a fleet and declared war on Paradise Island!”
The shadow brigade he led was not only in the back alleys, but also deeply connected with the intelligence guilds of each continent.
Originally, he was a former hunting guild leader.
In order to check the status of his wife Karjou in real time, even if it is unavoidable, he has no choice but to maintain contact with the information guild.
“Galloper, you still don’t know me well. Have I been wrong about anything I’ve ever done?”
“Uh, no.”
“But now, why don’t you trust me?”
The Elder’s eyes fluttered in the darkness.
“no way… … The Elder, you?”
“Be patient and wait, your wife’s life will be fine. I’ll give you permission to secure her.”
“… … !!!”
Galloper immediately fell to his knees.
Because it was The Elder who had not given permission to bring Karjo to the end.
Galloper could see clearly that something terrible he could not have imagined was on the verge of happening.
Because Siegfried was not one to untie his leash easily.
“Hey, what should the Shadow Brigade do?”
“I told you to bring your wife, but I did not order the dissolution. The Shadow Brigade, as always, have it ready to move at the same time as the command.”
“I will do as you say.”
Until I tell you to bring in a student named Lorna Aztel.
Galloper was curious about what the Elder was drawing, but now even that has faded in fear.
Does it mean that even the full-scale invasion of the Liberation Front was made in his hands?
From the moment he acknowledged that, Galloper lost his will.
He had done all sorts of dirty things, and he had gone through terrible battlefields, but it was madness that simply broke even his convictions.
“It’s good to go back.”
“thank you.”
Galloper, who has been granted eviction permission, flees and flees.
Siegfried sat cross-legged again and closed his eyes.
“Ego… … If so, I wonder how you will respond now.”
with a single slurred word.
The corners of the Elder’s lips rose slightly.
“Player Baek Sanwoo.”