Chapter 198 – Durin and the War (1)
Aris expressed concern.
“Zion. Servi is a very cunning woman, and she must have planned something evil. Would you like to check people with your truth?”
“Good.”
I used Jinrian on ordinary people on the street.
「Name: Doner
Race: Human
Infected state. Ignore weakened luck.”
「Name: Tochi
Race: Human
Infected state. Ignore weakened luck.”
「Name: Gocheolsu
Race: Human
Infected state. Ignore weakened luck.”
「Name: Heedong
Race: Human
Infected state. Ignore weakened luck.”
All humans seen here, regardless of age or gender, have an ‘infected state’ and ‘weakened disregard for luck.’ It is assumed that the entire city was probably infected.
‘What are you infected with?’
Tiririririn
“I cannot inform you due to the destructor’s interference.”
‘It’s connected to the Destructor. Thank you for letting me know indirectly~ Then what is ignoring weakened luck?’
“Ignore weakened luck: Zeon’s luck cannot help those around him.”
‘Even if I’m safe, my wife and her subordinates could be in danger?’
「Correct answer.」
‘Fuck… I’m fucked. The Destructor threw the bait and I took the bite.’
If the people around me who protect me are injured and someone with ‘ignoring luck’ appears, I too will be in danger.
“Let’s get out of the city. People are infected with something and have weakened luck ignore. “Let’s come back with more soldiers.”
“All right. “My lord.”
We turned and headed towards the gate.
Jump, jump, jump, jump
Suddenly the surroundings became quiet, and the only sound was the sound of us walking. Before we knew it, all the citizens were looking at us.
“What?!”
The infected person, whose name was Donner, pointed at us with his right index finger and let out a sharp scream.
“Kyaaaaa!!!!!”
Following him, all the infected people around us pointed their right index fingers at us and started screaming.
“Kyaaaaa!!!!”
“Kaaaaa!!!!”
A few seconds later, the ground shook and the infected, regardless of age or gender, rushed towards us like hordes of zombies from all directions.
“Shibaaal! It’s a trap! Get out there and cover me!! “Just kill the infected people!!”
At my command, my subordinates surrounded me and advanced to the gate, killing the infected indiscriminately. When a girl who appears to be 10 years old runs towards her screaming, Libre kicks her with her foot, causing her to explode. Calere swings the pink greatsword mercilessly and destroys the infected like breaking rocks. All the other subordinates move forward little by little, defeating the infected with a hundred per day. However, there was no end to the infected people rushing in like a flood, and the streets and squares leading to the castle gate became crowded with hordes of infected people.
“Aris! Throw a space aura forward!”
“I understand!”
As Aris rushed to the front of Pabababat and swung her longsword horizontally, a long, half-moon shaped auror flew in a straight line, separating the upper bodies of the infected from the lower bodies in its path. After a few seconds, a path of red corpses heading to the castle gate was created.
Haha! You can’t defeat my wives with these lackeys! Run! Run!”
We ran to the gate, stepping over corpses. Although the castle gate is firmly closed, it can be easily destroyed with one of three items: Aris’ Space Sword, Calere’s Destructive Sword, or Kasha’s Heart Punch. The infected try to block the corpse’s path, but they cannot stop my army of strong men.
At that time, I heard someone calling from afar.
“It’s more dangerous out there! Come this way!”
When I looked in the direction where I heard the sound, I saw someone waving a white flag that said ‘shelter’ on top of the church steeple.
「Name: Go Gil-dong,
Race: Human”
‘Am I infected?’
“I am an ordinary human being.”
The status window can’t lie, so I know it’s not an infected person. But there is no clear evidence that that person is on my side. There’s something strange about the situation that just looks like a trap.
‘Oh no. Do you believe that? Roll it?’
“Hurry and come to the shelter! It’s safe here!!”
An urgent shout was heard again. I have three warrior-level wives and subordinates made up of strong men, so honestly, I’m not scared even if I encounter a swarm of infected people outside the castle gate. However, it feels uncomfortable to just ignore that person, and I wonder what they have prepared for him.
‘Should I ask Kasha?’
“Kasha. The human over there is asking you to come, what do you think? Should I ignore it and leave, or should I try to contact them?”
“What can happen to you darling while we are here? If that’s a real shelter, we can find out what happened here. If it’s a trap, all you have to do is hit it.”
“Hmm.”
“And what if I come next time and this place is empty? You should get it while you have it! Kyahahaha!”
“That makes sense.”
Now that I think about it, I think Durin and Servi are watching us from somewhere.
‘Kasha is right. Let’s play to your rhythm a little more.’
“Go to the shelter!!!”
At my command, my men turned their heads and cleared a path to the shelter. Calere and the Knights take the lead, slaughtering the infected and creating a red carpet for me to walk on. Nur’dah, the first sword of the Empire and the father of Calere, also passionately separates the infected.
Haha! My daughter Kalere is Zeon’s wife! Long live Zeon!”
We got closer to the shelter through a weaker attack than before.
“Darling. Infected towards the shelter are less aggressive. It feels like something is driving me to a shelter?”
“Kkekekeke. See how the shelter is advertised as a trap. The bastard who controls the infected is an asshole. “Seeing the tomb site in such a miserable state, it’s clear that it’s Durin.”
If my troops were unremarkable, it would have been difficult to notice because they were too busy blocking the attack. Because my troops were overwhelmingly strong, I was able to analyze the battlefield from a broader perspective.
The shelter was surrounded by iron bars around the church. As we approached, armed men opened the iron door and shouted urgently.
“Come here quickly! Quickly!”
“Infected people will come in droves! “There is no time!”
‘Under. Just make a movie.’
As soon as my troops passed through the iron gate, the infected people screamed and swarmed like bees, just as promised.
“Kyaaaaa!!!”
“Kaaaaa!!!!”
Like a scene from a movie, just as the infected person’s hand is about to fall, the gatekeeper slams the iron bar shut and locks it. In an instant, the infected surround the iron bars and reach inside.
I asked Go Gil-dong a question.
“Can’t they get over the bars?”
“That’s right. There is a slipping spell on the iron bars, so you can’t climb over them.”
“They seemed intelligent earlier? “Isn’t that climbing up a ladder?”
“Infected people mimic the host’s daily routine and behave normally, but are unable to try new things. And when the opportunity arises, they infect others.”
“What are you infected with?”
“When we dissected some of the infected people, we found parasites in their brains.”
“Okay. “
‘It looks like there might be some setup holes, but let’s just say so.’
When I entered the church, there were about 200 people sitting there with dirty looks on their faces. All are ordinary human beings who are not infected.
“Mr. Go Gil-dong. Do you know when and where the infection started?”
“Actually, I am a knight and swordmaster of the Count Drales family. It started with Durin and Servi.”
‘Uh? ‘You just tell me everything?’
“Durin is my academy classmate. “What happened?”
“Durin has been acting strange about three months ago. His eyes became red, he became more aggressive like a wild animal, and he occasionally ate raw meat. A few days later, Serbinim and some of the employees’ eyes also turned red. They seemed to repeat similar actions every day. “Others didn’t notice, but I like observing and have a sensitive personality, so I was able to detect subtle changes.”
“So did you tell someone else?”
“Actually, I didn’t say anything. I didn’t have a particularly high rank in the Count’s Knights and I didn’t want to cause trouble. I think that was the root of the problem. “After a few days, Count Drales’ eyes also turned red.”
“How are you safe?”
“Phew…”
Mr. Go Gil-dong took a long sigh and then continued his story.
“It was the middle of the night while I was working with my colleague Mycol. That day, I really needed to pee. So, after going to the bathroom for a moment, I came back and saw that other fellow knights were attacking Mycol. I felt something off, so I hid and watched, but when they put something in Mycol’s mouth, Mycol convulsed and went limp. And after a few seconds he stood up and said:”
“What?”
“Go Gil-dong went to the bathroom, so he’ll be back in a little while.”
“You’re infected.”
“It was then that I realized that something evil was spreading, and I ran away.”
“What happened after that?”
“I explained the situation to the priest of this church and tried to prevent it somehow… But as you can see, the entire city has been infected.”
“Aren’t infected people easily detected because their eyes turn red?”
“I thought so too, but at some point, infected people started appearing whose eye color did not change. And even infected knights with red eyes seemed to return to their original eye color. It is thought that the infectious agent has evolved.”
“So something like that happened.”
“Please rest here. “I think it would be good to discuss ways to escape tomorrow.”
After saying those words, Mr. Go Gil-dong walked away from me and helped the poor refugees. He brings potatoes to a boy who looks hungry, puts firewood into the brazier where the old people warm the fire, and instructs the young people to do work. Mr. Go Gil-dong seemed like the spiritual leader of this shelter.
I told Kasha what Mr. Go Gil-dong said.
“Kasha. What do you think of Go Gil-dong’s story? “Can you believe it?”
After Kasha thought for a bit, she answered.
“Darling. Stories can be made up. You can make it feel real by using the current atmosphere, the speaker’s gestures and facial expressions, the speaker’s subsequent actions, and cleverly mixing the truth. If the other person is a perfectly prepared play, it will be difficult for Darling to know the truth.”
“That’s right. Could it be that everyone in this shelter is an actor?”
“I can’t say no.”
I looked around and made up my mind. You can find out whether the people in the shelter are smoke or not after brainwashing them.
‘Okay. There is a sure way, so there is no need to go the hard way.’
I gave an order out loud.
