CH 231

. Holidays at the Citadel (3)

the fort's boudoir.

Tables lined with various kinds of food were lined up.

Stop making joint noises and move quickly. Dalgrak. Master told me to hurry.

Dalgrak!

Everything, dalgrak...

T-bones and ancient soldiers wore bow ties and often walked to listen to the guests.

Is the food good in your mouth?

Jinhyuk smiled at the high-ranking officials sitting on both sides.

" ????!"

trembling

Namgungcheon tried to reach out with the sword on his waist.

Being in the same room with Jinhyuk itself would mean unpleasant.

Then, Sullin Baek intervened quickly.

It's more palatable than I thought. Thank you for the hospitality.

Well, I'd appreciate it if you could think of it that way, but the person over there who ate up their guild seems to think differently from Sojour Baek Seollin. Haha.

What, what!? It's not your fault that the Chinese Guild has become so small...!

Okay. I'm not here to fight.

Ah, that's right. I didn't even want to fight this much, but I wonder why he's so hot-tempered. The goblins in the tutorial field would be more patient.

Ugh, ah ah ah ah!

Namgungcheon bit the foam in his mouth.

However, the worst did not happen thanks to Sullin Baek and the rest of the Moorim.

That's enough provocation. Why did you invite us here? You really didn't call for dinner, did you?

Are you thinking of digging in the main topic even before the main dish comes out yet?

Anyway, they are friends with no dining etiquette.

It's a bit early, but I'll tell you that everyone doesn't seem to be interested in meals anyway. As you know, both factions want free access to the castle. The strategic location is so important.

This is what everyone knows so far.

So, you must have accepted the invitation close to notification.

I'm going to give both sides a chance. The one with the higher toll. I'll let that one get the right of way through this citadel.

"A price competition? Did I say price competition now?"

Hovier jumped up from his seat.

It was so ridiculous that his thick jaw trembled.

What's wrong?

Of course! Weren't you on the side of the Empire during the power selection war? Of course, you'll have to surrender your last name to us. The price. What kind of bullshit is that?

Hovier spit on his neck and spit.

Then at that very moment.

The smile disappeared from Jinhyuk's face, which was constantly smiling.

First, if you spit in front of food one more time, I'll make sure you never tease that spout again.

Juu... snout. No, what are you doing now?

This is my castle...

tsutsutsu!

A cold life rose.

"You must be polite to him," he said.

Huh!

Hovier, who had never touched a sword except for courtesy.

Of course, there was no experience exposed to such a vicious energy.

Rumble!

Hovier's body trembled like an aspen.

The exciting appearance had long since disappeared.

Instead, only a terrified white pig remains.

Heh heh. Player Jinhyuk Kang. It seems that our count has made a mistake. If you calm down and tell us what you want, we will humbly accept it.

One old knight quickly rectified the situation.

Albert Mecker.

He is the commander of the Knights of the Iron Cross, and at the same time he is in charge of assisting the commander in chief, Hovier.

'It's Jinhyuk Kang... .'

At first, Elbert was also planning to use the title of Empire to suppress Jinhyuk's spirit.

No matter how strong a player is, the opponent is ultimately short.

It is by no means comparable to a giant power.

However.

' At best, I thought it was a wolf cub, but I was completely mistaken.'

A young age, not yet 30 years old.

Yet what does it mean? What is this oppression?

It's like dealing with an absolute monarch who has crossed countless deadly lines and is worn out.

It is difficult to even breathe in the stinging force that is transmitted to the skin.

If such a person gets really angry and draws a sword... .

'It's too much for us.'

Only the knights who came here to escort the Count were over 30... .

It will be this way that will bury the bones if you run into them carelessly.

Ah, Sir Albert. Now interest...

I know. Sir, Count. First, let's listen to the suggestions from player Jinhyuk Kang.

When the situation calmed down, Jinhyuk took out two white sheets of paper on the table.

You get one chance. Write down the best of the things you can offer each other and submit it to me.

You mean don't look at the liver in the middle?

Yes. That's what I mean.

That's enough to say with this.

Then, please enjoy the rest of your meal slowly. T-Bone and the rest of the friends will guide you to bed. Oh! And you'll see me for a moment.

I, I haven't finished eating yet.

Cheon Yoo-seong, who had been pointed out, hurriedly leaned back.

It was a movement that felt a strong will to move even 1cm further.

Let's go to the rooftop and eat together. There is an outdoor terrace where you can enjoy the moonlit night. If you push one person out, neither mice nor birds will know.

Oh, I don't like it....

Cheon Yoosung shook his head with a face in terror.

I'm sorry, but I don't have a choice. The condition I'm borrowing you for today is the condition I put on Moorim.

Oh, that can't be! Is that true?

I'm sorry. If I refuse, I'm threatening to block the entrance...

Seolin Baek blurted out the end of her speech.

great.

Now that I've gotten Baek Sullin's consent, the long-awaited time for revenge has come.

It feels like my fingertips are thrilled with how much torture I have to torment to death from punishment.

'If you put on a maid outfit and get 100 million views on the view tube, you'll see it, and if it's not enough, you'll have to buy one for each view.'

It seemed that the accumulated people so far would be relieved a little.

It was when Jinhyuk, who had made the decision, was about to get up.

Creepy!

The feeling I had felt the other day passed through my heart once again.

An eerie and alien sense of incongruity.

'Maybe this... .'

Jinhyuk raised his head.

And at a moment where it could be said that it was almost the same time.

[Damn Seongju! enemy! Space movement coordinates were stamped in this fortress!]

The white tree, the tangrasil, shouted through the telephony.

Again, the reverberation of this mana was a phenomenon that appeared due to spatial movement from a very distant place.

surprise attack.

A very strong one is coming too.

'If you're trying to sting, you're just stabbing me when it hurts the most.'

A situation in which Tangrasil's barrier does not function properly due to one battle.

Because of this, the barriers of Tangrasil could not block this anti-magic.

The rest of the people in the rest of the inner room felt the same thing.

What the hell is this...!

Is he the one with a swollen liver? Is there anyone who is arguing with this member?

Seollin Baek and Cheon Namgung drew their swords.

Sir Count. We'll take you behind us!

Yeah, yeah. Don't touch a single hair on my body.

The knights of the Empire also summoned titans and protected Hovier.

1 second. 2 seconds. and 3 seconds.

Aww!

A roar resounded throughout the castle.

[Gate is activated!]

with a red status window.

The ground was cracked.

Soon after, from the deep abyss, a skeleton covered in flames and lava appeared.

Hwareuk!

Whoops!

The beautiful garden began to turn into a sea of fire in an instant.

Creep...

From the mouth of the flaming skull, dark red dreads flowed out.

Jinhyuk frowned.

shit. After all, this guy is coming.

I expected something unusual would come, but I didn't know that such an out-of-standard monster would appear.

'Is the mine association using a shortcut?'

Those who had not yet obtained some relics, including the 'urn that eats filth' stolen from the psychiatric ward, must have used the next best solution.

After killing time like this, you're probably thinking of getting a Hidden Piece that will break through the 15th floor where the Wailing Witch is.

'Because you can bind me, the Empire, and Moorim at the same time... Of all the numbers that can be placed, it must have been the most efficient number.'

Jinhyuk took out his longbow, 'molar' from the subspace inventory.

You can't do this to deal with that guy.

Elise!

Jinhyuk called Alice.

Yeah! I'm here.

[Mana injected into 'Braham's Ring' is relieved!]

Jinhyuk broke the seal of Alice one step further.

Chunkyung!

As the prohibition was lifted, Elise's height increased by about 5 cm.

I'll give you a mission from now on. Listen carefully.

Well, if you don't do this, it will become a sea of fire. So what should I do?

There must be someone who opens the gate and binds the flame skull to the real world. Find him and eliminate him.

To inflict a fatal wound on a flame skeleton, you must first deal with the necromancer who brought him to this floor.

It must have been hiding somewhere around here, supplying mana.

We'll have to get rid of that damn demon, but the odds will come.

And.

Only one of them can track the faint demonic energy.

Since the seal had been dismantled one step further, the mana detection power would have risen incomparably with the previous one.

Can you survive without me?

You should try to use as much time as possible. If possible, do not exceed 30 minutes.

If you do, the entire base you have worked hard for may turn to ashes.

That was then.

It's true that something like this happens at the celebration of becoming a Seongju... After all, it's an event like you.

Cheon Yoosung clicked his tongue next to him.

How come it looks like a cool face?

I can't. It's a sad face that the auspicious event was ruined.

I See that corner of your mouth going up?

'You are really dead. See you when we're done.'

Jinhyeok bit his molar and ran away from his seat.

Elise flew out of the citadel. Wol-yeong and Andria also followed Jin-hyeok and prepared for the upcoming battle.

Whoops!

kwaaang!

Tangrasil's tree trunk temporarily blocked the movement of the flame skull.

But it was only for a short time.

As the volcanic bombs scattered all at once, all the plants were engulfed in flames and began to burn.

Koooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

It was as if the devil who appeared from hell was reenacting a scene from the book of Revelation.

Jinhyuk, who was sitting by the window, protested against the 'molars'.

Pants!

A red arrow made of mana burned fiercely.

'Whoa... .'

Breathe in calmly and wait for the best time.

Mana, who had been running wildly along the blood vessels, subsided after a certain moment.

It is now!

[Lv8 'Red Magic Bullet (赤色魔彈)' is activated!]

A red flash of light flickered.

[Lv11 'Glacier Formation' is activated!]

And a blade of ice that was split into hundreds wrapped around the flash.

[Lv9 'Daylight' is activated!]

Finally, a dazzling brilliance overshadowed them all.

A sniper that combines three skills.

A huge mana stretched out towards the flame skull.