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Minhyuk led his soldiers up to the high ground overlooking Gaon Gorge.
The moon in the night sky was big and bright.
Looking down from the high ground, he could see the enemy camp at a glance.
“They definitely don’t know we’re going to attack tonight. If they did, they would never have set up camp like that.”
At General Drake’s words, the princess tilted her head and asked,
“What do you mean?”
Minhyuk understood what the general meant.
The sight of an army of 200,000 lined up in a single file along a valley with dense bushes reminded him of the Battle of Yiling in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Yubi, who knew nothing about military strategy, lost his entire army to a surprise attack by Ruxon when he deployed his troops in such a way.
“If we set fire to the valley right now, we could annihilate the enemy forces without breaking a sweat.”
As Minhyuk pointed out the crux of the matter, General Drake was inwardly impressed.
It was like a cat catching a mouse while simply backing up.
In any case, if they used fire attacks tonight, they could finish off the enemy without exerting much effort.
They didn’t have to kill with swords or bows just to earn return time.
During the process of retaking Tamryn Fortress, they had burned some goblins to death.
Even so, they had earned 10 seconds of return time for each one.
So, if they set fire to the valley and burned the entire 200,000-strong army to death, they could easily earn 2 million seconds of return time.
Converted to days, that was 23 days.
‘But that’s definitely not a good choice.’
Killing one enemy soldier earned them 10 seconds of return time, and that was it.
However, if they took that soldier as a subordinate, they would continue to earn return time in the future.
Even if they just captured a small beast, they would earn 10 seconds, and they would earn another 10 seconds if they healed its wounds once with the potion that Minhyuk had supplied.
Right now, Minhyuk had to choose between two options.
Completely wipe out Melbeck’s army and earn 23 days of return time right away.
Or, just kill King Melbeck and his followers and bring most of the remaining soldiers under his command.
‘This is a no-brainer.’
The ultimate goal of conquering Melbeck was to increase the number of soldiers who followed him.
But if he killed them all tonight, when would he get new recruits and when would he train them?
Thinking only about the small, immediate benefit of 23 days of return time and wiping them all out was as foolish as killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
“It’s a waste to kill them all.”
At Minhyuk’s words, General Drake nodded.
“That’s right! If we conquer Melbeck, they will automatically become loyal soldiers of the Asdel Empire!”
The princess also nodded in agreement with that idea.
Now, their objective was set.
Instead of an all-out war, they would aim for a precision strike against the king of Melbeck.
However, there was no way to confirm where King Melbeck was staying in that long camp that stretched for dozens of kilometers.
“How about using the Kunaz spy to find out King Melbeck’s location?”
At the princess’s suggestion, General Drake spoke up.
“It’s not an impossible method, but if we make a mistake, we could end up giving them a reason to suspect something is amiss.”
If a scout whose job it was to provide information about the enemy asked about the king’s location, it could arouse suspicion.
If that happened, everything would go awry.
Hmm-
As everyone was racking their brains trying to think of a good way to find out King Melbeck’s location, an officer approached and reported to Minhyuk.
“Commander, a suspicious person has come looking for you. He is requesting to meet with General Drake.”
Upon hearing those words, one person came to the general’s mind.
There was only one person who would come looking for him in this remote location, outside the territory of Gaho.
“Is his name, by any chance, Tarman?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
General Drake’s friend and once a great commander of Melbek, Tarman, came to visit.
Minhyuk instructed the officer.
“Bring him here.”
“Yes, sir!”
After a while, the officer brought a man in.
Just in case, the soldiers had him tied up.
His face was clearly visible under the moonlight.
It was indeed Tarman.
“Tarman!”
“Long time no see, Drake!”
General Drake ran to Tarman and untied him.
Tarman asked the general.
“Have you met my family?”
“Don’t worry, they’re already safe.”
“Thank you.”
Tarman was on his way to Fort Tamirn alone to meet his family.
Then he discovered the Asdel expedition moving and followed them.
He was worried that his letter might not have been delivered and that the expedition would fall into a trap set by the King of Melbek.
So he risked his life to show himself before the Asdel soldiers.
General Drake explained the situation to Tarman.
The beast, its jaws working furiously, began to attack the other guards.
Only then did King Melbeck regain his senses and shout,
“Mon, monster! Kill it at once!”
The guards drew their spears and swords and charged at the beast.
But they were no match for it.
With lightning-fast reflexes, the creature dodged their attacks and continued to tear into their skulls.
“Your Majesty, it’s dangerous! You must flee!”
The concubine turned to King Melbeck and cried out.
But the king was already running away, leaving her behind.
“Your Majesty!”
She called after him, giving chase.
Crunch, crunch-
The beast, having dispatched the guards, turned its attention to the fleeing king and concubine.
King Melbeck ran with all his might.
If he could just reach the narrow passage ahead, the bulky beast would not be able to follow.
But then,
Swish-
The concubine overtook King Melbeck.
Her running speed was astonishing.
King Melbeck looked back in horror.
The monster was hot on their heels.
‘That wretch!’
King Melbeck reached out and grabbed hold of the concubine’s windblown hair.
Then, with all his strength, he yanked.
Screech-
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She stumbled and fell.
The king stepped over her and resumed his flight.
“Your Majesty!”
The concubine cried out after him.
But that was her last scream.
The monster bit her head off.
King Melbeck, who had sacrificed the concubine to gain time, safely entered the narrow passage.
‘I made it!’
But then someone suddenly appeared in front of him.
It was a muscular figure with flaming red hair.
“Who are you?”
“Are you the king of Melbeck?”
At Minhyuk’s question, the king was startled and shook his head.
“No! I’m just a wandering adventurer!”
Minhyuk checked his finger.
He was wearing a ring that formed a pair with the ring of the Kunak spy.
It was proof that he was King Melbeck.
“You’re the king.”
BAM-
Minhyuk stabbed King Melbeck’s head with a dagger.
Thanks to Tarman’s information, it was incredibly easy to kill King Melbeck.
Minhyuk took the ring and entered the underground space.
Since he had come this far, he wanted to confirm Gaon’s true form.
Creak, creak-
The beast that had been chewing on the concubine’s skull approached Minhyuk.
Information about it appeared before Minhyuk’s eyes.
It wasn’t a horse, but a donkey.
It wasn’t a legendary steed ridden by the God of Creation, but just a 30-second trash monster.
Swish-
The One-horned Donkey’s neck was severed by the greatsword that Minhyuk swung.
‘What the hell.’
He hadn’t had high expectations, but to be honest, he was a bit disappointed.
The true form of the grand legend was just a lousy donkey.
Still, he went deeper into the temple, just in case.
And unexpectedly,
He found the real Gaon, who looked completely different from what he had expected.
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