315 - - one of those who take risks

The expedition to the "Coma Hole" ended up leaving not two weeks but a month later.

As for the main reason for the delay, it seems that within a few days, the news of the rejuvenation by the mirror of God had spread not only throughout the central region but also to the major figures in the six surrounding countries.

This naturally led to a rush to secure the sacred artifacts and a struggle for control of the expedition.

The council of the chiefs in the west side of the central region was the one who fought them off head on.

One of the advantages of the border towns is their thoroughgoing on-the-spot approach.

Although the influence of the home country and the various temples is certainly great, the direction to take is basically decided by the town leaders.

In order to survive on the front lines, there is no time to wait for someone far away to make a decision.

Because of this ingrained mindset, when push comes to shove, they can easily disregard the wishes of others.

Of course, there are times when aid is cut off, but as long as the town and its people remain, it can be rebuilt again and again.

It can be said that the border towns have survived robustly because they have been able to make such choices quickly.

Thor, through Dadan, was the one who first brought the city leaders to his side, anticipating that they would be the first to do so.

And the former heroes, who have an unparalleled sense of smell for survival, intuitively realized this without needing to be told.

If they did not do something about the critical situation they were facing now, there would be nothing left to do.

Therefore, they were united in their efforts to eliminate unnecessary interference.

However, the Mayors' Council is not a monolithic body.

As long as each one of them was born in a different country, they inevitably have their own feelings toward their homeland and their fellow countrymen.

The one who suppressed them was the legendary dancing princess, Aniella.

A generation before the former heroes, she was well acquainted with the chiefs of each town and owed them a great debt of gratitude.

This person was now watching us. There was no way we could do anything rash.

It was also significant that the High Priestess of the Crown of Water of the Temple of Healing had pledged her unconditional cooperation and participation.

Although there are not many border towns in the Sourin tribe that bear their names, it is said that there is always a healing temple in every town because of their healing skills.

The spread of the words of the leader of the Sorin Clan has led to the stopping of many outbursts of violence.

It would have been a quicker story if the situation had been quieted down, but the situation is the same in the six neighboring countries as well.

The next step was taken by the rulers of the home country to increase the number of participants in the expedition and to gain achievements.

For this purpose, they sent a large number of candidates to participate in the expedition.

The original plan was to carefully select about 50 people from each of the eight border towns, each of whom was close to the Kongo class, for a total of about 500 people.

However, the number of applicants was so large that the number eventually grew to 2,000.

The extra time was spent in narrowing down the number of applicants.

Of course, some of them came to Dadang only for the benefit of rejuvenation.

The priests who played an active role in this were Zazam, Nenemimi, and others who belonged to the Temple of the Court.

By using , the true intention of their participation could be easily detected.

This saved time in the selection process and saved Thor's .

In addition, the chiefs are forced to be serious because of the agreement that the number of participants will be reduced for border towns where there are fugitives in advance.

There were countless other things that needed to be decided and taken over, but we still managed to get things in shape in one month.

It is recorded that in the ancient times, the Central Kingdom had tried to reach the "Coma Hole" many times with its army.

However, none of them could achieve great results.

The more people gathered, the more monsters attacked in packs.

Moreover, even if they were defeated by joining forces, they could not gain skill points.

It is impossible to reach the big hole, or even to see it.

But a long time has passed since then, and people have learned many things from their experiences.

They have faced the monsters in small numbers, and have developed their skills without letting up.

And now, although their bodies are young, warriors who have studied for decades have gathered here.

Thus, the final battle for the future of mankind has begun.

Each of them will be ineffective even if they launch a sortie from the border towns surrounding the "Coma Hole".

For this reason, the planned starting point was chosen to be the city of Rummelera, which is the most central part of the city.

This was a strategy aimed at a single point of attack.

Fortunately, the miasma that had covered the swamp had faded considerably after a month's passage of time.　

The blue-striped snakes and the spiders hiding in the mud have also become much smaller and are no longer an obstacle.

After a day of exploring the wilderness beyond the swamp, a large group of adventurers set up their tents to form a stronghold beyond the swamp.

And on the second day.

On the mountainside of the mountain range where they had arrived, they were met by a horde of gigantic earth dragons.