Chapter 128

Episode 128:

The Mercenary King’s words shocked me greatly.

I had no idea that the Sword Master had the power of authority.

These days, a lot of things that couldn’t be known from the original work alone come out.

Nox’s existence and powers are the same.

The world was so harsh that I doubted whether I could survive.

“So what did you call me for?”

“Could you please wait a moment?”

When the mercenary king was captured and taken away by the count, William was contacted.

I have something urgent to tell you, so can you come now?

With nothing else to do but self-discipline, I immediately came to see William.

“Are you feeling okay? “They say this attack was very dangerous.”

“It turns out it’s okay. “Is that all that matters?”

“no. “The business begins now.”

As he brought the car in front of me, he spoke of the North.

“Monsters are strange. That number has decreased so much. “As they say, almost none.”

“what?”

I couldn’t help but frown at the idiotic sound.

The North was a place overflowing with monsters, so much so that it was called monster heaven.

It was difficult to imagine that there were no monsters in such a place.

“I guess he hid himself.”

“no. “This might be better than saying it in words.”

He took out a communication device and put it down in front of me.

Light came on from the communication port, revealing the forest.

-....

But the strange thing is that no sound comes out of that communication port.

“What are you looking at?”

“Don’t you know where this is?”

He held out the communication tool closer to me.

As I accepted the communication port and looked at it, I couldn’t shake the feeling that the sight beyond the port was very familiar.

“This is... the North?”

“yes. that’s right. It’s the North. “You recognize me as expected.”

William nodded and spoke toward the communication port.

“Slowly look around.”

With a rustling sound, the sight of the communication port began to change.

I couldn’t say anything as the transmission beam roamed the mountains and illuminated the surroundings.

‘What is this...?’

A lot was different from the northern part I knew.

The forest was destroyed and burned to the point that it could no longer be called a forest.

In some places, not a single blade of grass was visible, and in other places, the ground was sunk in like a sinkhole.

The mountain range is no longer what I know.

The place where so many monsters had disappeared seemed more appropriate to be called the Land of the Dead rather than the Monster Mountain Range.

-....

The person holding the communication port did not say anything the entire time he was wandering around the mountain range.

He moved quietly as if he didn’t want anyone to notice.

-...!

Then, the gang members began to quickly hide themselves.

“What...”

Before I could say anything, William covered my mouth.

He placed his index finger on his lips and signaled to watch quietly.

I nodded and looked at the communication port.

Boom –

the ground shook.

The gang members were hiding in a thicket of bushes.

While holding my breath, the communication port quietly illuminates one place.

‘Giant.’

A monster so large that it would not be strange to say that it was a small hill was approaching the area where the communication port was headed.

The sound when his feet touched the ground was as great as his huge body.

Except for Reid, they were monsters called apex predators.

Even ogres won’t invade its territory, and above all, giants don’t feel fear.

They were born as predators and have never been afraid.

The giant was a monster that felt no fear even until the moment of death.

‘Why are you scared?’

The Giant was being chased by something.

It wasn’t wandering around looking for food.

If that were the case, there was no way I could have overlooked the person right in front of me.

“Are you saying it’s because of the author?”

“You’ll know when you see it. “At least they are enemies.”

“I’m going crazy...”

He covers his face and thinks about something.

I could sense his worries.

I began to question whether it was okay for me to continue to stick with him.

To that extent, Ahar’s appearance was shocking.

Just making eye contact made me feel fear.

“Stop useless thoughts. Because all of that is meaningless. “He saw your face.”

“...Why on earth did you fight with a guy like that? “I thought you were a reasonable person.”

William asked lamentably.

At those words, I sat back on the sofa and looked up at the ceiling.

What should I answer?

To be honest, I had no idea Ahar would become that strong.

I didn’t know it would be that crazy.

I don’t know what happened in the north, but what I felt from Ahar was similar to Nox I met in the forest, but not lacking.

The madness actually got worse.

“I couldn’t help it.”

“...?”

“Why did I fight with that guy? “Because it had to be that way.”

How much should I tell him?

Anyway, he can’t leave me now.

Now that you’ve become Ahar’s target, you probably don’t know that escaping from me is dangerous.

Because you’re not stupid enough to not know that it’s safer to stay by my side and under the Count’s protection than to move away.

“That guy’s name is Ahar. He was born in a small village and lost his parents to monsters. I was at the academy until last year. You figure out the rest yourself. Then you will understand why I say this.”

“What is that...?”

“Still, I’ll tell you this. “That guy wants the destruction of the continent.”

“....”

He studied my face as if trying to figure out whether I was joking or not.

Then I let out a deep sigh.

“driving me crazy.”

That’s the same for me too.

Ahar had become stronger than expected in that short period of time.

Looking at him made me wonder if I was doing well.

The urge to become stronger faster filled my head.

‘I need to go see Count Warrug.’

As I was deciding my next move, William opened his mouth.

“I will look into that separately. “If what Raymond said is true, there would be no use running away.”

“Were you planning on running away?”

“Until just now.”

William shook his head.

I raised my hand and pushed aside the fragments of the communication port lying on the table.

Blood was on the table.

“Wouldn’t it be better to treat your hands?”

“Later. First of all, this is important.”

He was confused for a moment, but then he seemed to have gathered his thoughts and became serious.

“I will report next. “I looked into Knox, which you asked me to look into last time.”

“That means there are results.”

“yes. As expected, it was like that. He is the leader of a secret group that has raided this place several times. And the secret society’s name means Teris Silent Night. Teris’s job includes gathering information to cover up murder cases. “You can think of it as the same as regular underworld organizations.”

“Hmm...”

“The only difference is that they only act on the orders of the emperor and the commander-in-chief.”

“Even if you are an emperor, what is a commander-in-chief?”

“yes. He is the emperor’s man and an important figure who moves the empire’s forces. “You can think of him as the commander-in-chief.”

Besides that, I found out a lot about William.

It seemed like he had already gotten over the shock of Ahar.

“It is said that their power is equivalent to that of the knights directly under the marquis or duke. “The leader of Teris is said to be a wizard of at least Circle 8.”

I had some idea of Nox’s power.

There was no way they would let the Count and the Mercenary King Goi go unless they were of that level of skill.

Personally, I think he might be the archmage of the 9th circle.

“And this time, I heard that some of them were beheaded for failing in their mission. Of course, it is said that it was carried out in secret.”

“Right.”

“It is said that no reprimand was given to the leader of Teris. Even the Empire would not be able to treat someone of that level of skill carelessly.”

“You had a hard time investigating.”

“no.”

I got up from the sofa.

William also stood up and bowed his head to me as if he had nothing more to report.

I turned my back on him and left the slum.