Chapter 233 – The Secret Weapon
A story I heard the other day suddenly comes to mind.
The soldier said that he happened to run into Young master while cleaning the barracks and had a chat.
He seemed to have a friendly and well-matched personality than I thought.
The real son of the Grand Duke of Siberia was friendly with a mediocre soldier.
It was hard to believe.
The Grand Duke of Siberia was fair, but by no means friendly, in some ways a truly aristocratic person.
The people of the territory respect the Grand Duke, but on the other hand, they are afraid of his power and dignity.
Princess Carol, who admires her, is also a figure like a miniature version of the Grand Duke, so of course I assumed that her son would not be much different.
“Okay. Special 5 minutes. Ask if you have any questions.”
“…?”
“Aren’t you curious about me?”
When the squad members, who were overwhelmed by the bare-handed beast lower body show, kept their mouth shut, Gongju-in spoke up.
It was a mischievous tone, as if this awkward silence was more painful than the bloodstains all over her body.
The squad members left only those words and turned their backs to stare at the princess as they walked into the darkness.
Of course, there were plenty of questions. It was because all the people of Yeongji were curious about the sudden appearance of Young master.
But at a time like this, in a place like this, so suddenly?
“…”
At first, no one spoke out. We just roll our eyes at each other and try to figure out the situation.
“It’s forbidden to be careless, but it’s too hard. That’s why mistakes that you wouldn’t have made happen. Let’s have a chat to relieve tension.”
“Yes… Yes. I see.”
“Aren’t you really curious about me? There are all sorts of rumors that the guy from where he used to eat came back as the heir.”
However, if the hwadu was thrown again with such a casual tone, their vigilance was bound to break down a little.
There seemed to be no need to worry if this situation might not be a trap of some kind, and when I talked to Gongja, it would come out like, ‘You really said to do it haha you’re fucked’.
“I’m sorry, but are you really the grand duke’s biological son?”
“I don’t believe it, but my mother said yes. So Carol is a distant relative of mine.”
“Oh oh…”
Someone courageous was the first to cross the line.
It was a somewhat confusing question whether he was okay or not, but he didn’t seem to care at all.
Rather, he answers with a smile as if he had asked the question well.
It was only natural that a rain of questions began pouring in on him.
“I heard that you left the territory ten years ago. May I ask where you have been?”
“I’ve been around a lot, but the one I stayed the longest was the Seoul ruins. I served there for over 5 years.”
The Seoul ruins are a famous place in many ways.
In the first, it was widely known that the long and fierce battle had ended in victory.
The second reason is that the former commander of the unit is the current emperor, Eleonor Greypoint.
“Five years in that battleground? Besides, on the frontlines while hiding your identity… Oh my God.”
“The guy who retired there said he was brave enough to stay strong for three years.”
“Hey, didn’t you see it earlier? I’m going to be afraid of someone tearing the middle brother with my bare hands.”
“Then you must have seen His Majesty there as well. You weren’t His Majesty yet then, were you? Have you talked to each other?”
The princess raises the corner of her mouth and smiles as if asking a funny question.
“Talking? I’ve talked about it a lot. In the early days of my military life, I was out of sight and robbed every day.”
“Wow, I’m tired.”
“That… Is a valuable experience. How did it feel to eat kusari for His Majesty the future Emperor?”
“What, it was like shit. To be honest, if you weren’t even fucking pretty, you’d crash into it a long time ago.”
“Whoa… Young master. Such dangerous words.”
“No one is listening, so what does it matter?”
“Well, it is.”
The giggling princess.
The squad members also burst into laughter.
“You say she’s pretty, but even if you ask about the women she always takes with her…?”
“I just did my duty as an Imperial nobleman.”
“You’re talking about a three-year-old concubine…”
“It’s not a concubine. Anyway, they’re all my girls. Are you envious?”
“Honestly, I’m envious.”
Is it because of the comfortable atmosphere, like a conversation over a drink at a bar?
After talking, it was easier to approach than I thought.
It was definitely what he said. It felt like the tension was released from my body as we were having a casual conversation.
He was certainly used to leading and leading people.
It is unclear whether it was because he served for a long time as a leader in the hunting unit, or if it was a natural disposition inherited from being a nobleman.
There were countless questions.
The situation inside the Siberian family that was hidden above the clouds. The reason why the princess was dug out of the family register. The battle scene of Eleonor Greypoint, who single-handedly subdues the ancient beast.
Do the nobles know what happened to the old emperor who lost his position?
During the few minutes of marching along the dark creek, stories that could be used as snacks for a lifetime were pouring out.
To the extent that I felt great regret when Gongju-in sent a stop signal right in front of my original destination.
“Power off.”
The target point was a terrain protruding from the coast toward the sea, that is, a cape.
The boot-shaped lump of land extends nearly 100m like a spear piercing the sea.
Dozens of meters in height. The cliff cut by the waves was steep, but the top was wide enough for a few people to pass through.
It is the place where you can get closest to the sea while stepping on the land. Unless you’re afraid of the beasts that simmer beneath the surface.
“How is it? Is there a signal?”
“Yes, Gongja. If it’s this close, it’s certain. Alpha and Beta are both nearby. They are within range of strategic magic. Shall we send the coordinates to the headquarters?”
“No, I can’t use magic anyway.”
“You can’t… Use magic?”
Said the princess, sniffing him.
“I was suspicious earlier, but now that I’m here, I’m sure. Doesn’t everyone smell?”
“Are you talking about the smell? Come to think of it, I think it smells a bit.”
“Hmm. I’m not sure because I’m buried in the smell of the sea.”
“It’s certain. There’s something like methane gas mixed in the air. It looks like they secreted it.”
“Isn’t that dangerous?”
“I guess so.”
Covers the entire beach with the gas secreted from its body. It would be impossible if it weren’t for Alpha and Beta, the largest of the ancient beasts.
It wasn’t toxic yet, and it didn’t stink like real methane gas.
I knew instinctively that if these things touched fire, something dangerous would happen.
For example, when it burns, it emits deadly poison that indiscriminately kills surrounding creatures and curses the ground.
Dangerous.
This gas was the product of hundreds of years of evolution by beasts in preparation for the magic of the Siberian princes.
As long as we don’t know how far these things have spread, isn’t the power of the Archduke sealed?
At the very least, it would end up being a war of attrition, prepared for an enormous sacrifice.
Compared to the sweaty squad members, Gongju-in shows a relaxed attitude.
“No problem. Subjugation here is enough. It’s about gas. If you remove the source, it will disappear soon.”
“…I will report to the headquarters first.”
“Oh, and you brought another walkie-talkie?”
Gongju-in accepted the walkie-talkie connected directly to headquarters.
He soon starts communicating with the connected headquarters. It was the voice of a strange woman.
Neither Princess Carol nor Commander Lute.
When your squad members are wondering about a mysterious voice…
“…Yes. Yes. We can leave now. Please do as I said before. Come to the creek. All the beasts have been removed. Be careful, oh…”
-Thud!
“Your Highness, you’ve just arrived. Are you hurt anywhere?”
“No, they’re already here. Please come slowly.”
“You have to be able to bear being worried. This much is okay.”
Mouth gaped open.
Before the princess could even lower the radio, a piece of armor fell from the sky.
In the middle of a pit of dust and pebbles, something rises.
Surprisingly, it was a human that flew fiercely as if it had been put into a catapult and fired at a long distance.
Under normal conditions, the shock that would have left the body crippled made it perfectly fine.
He even starts talking to the princess as if this is nothing.
What is common sense?
It was the squad members who were in confusion.
“How are they?”
“I’ve been luring them with miasma from a while ago, but it’s useless. I don’t want to come out of the water. I guess they’re not going to move until they disturb us.”
“Then we’ll have to stick to the plan. Honestly, I doubt if this is the plan.”
“Ah. Don’t believe me? It’ll be fine.”
“Are they sure they’re nearby?”
“Sure. It’s not common for guys who can blow gas to cover the entire coast. This smell is proof.”
“It makes sense.”
Seda and the princess move to the end of the cape protruding deep into the sea.
The sea looks calm at first glance, but countless beasts are hiding in the water.
The squad members jumped up and down at the dangerous act of entering the beast’s mouth.
“Young master! Come back. It’s dangerous!”
“It’s okay. You guys wait there. Detect if there are any beasts escaping and report to headquarters.”
“Young master!”
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Catastrophe in Siberia.
The twin beasts, now called Alpha and Beta, watched from below the surface as the two approached the edge of the cliff.
They are two human beings who came after rejecting the dissuade of their subordinates.
One dark-haired male and one armored female.
A stretched out hand could shatter them, but the beasts did not dare to act.
A little while ago, their stomachs were rumbling, and an unknown impulse was pulling them in.
An intense urge I’ve never felt before.
An unbearable voice telling me to run right in and eat the human in front of me.
But Alpha and Beta did not yield to that voice.
They were cleverly aware that it was the black man’s work.
That man is an unknown threat. The price of belittling and rampaging against humans has already been paid hundreds of years ago.
They overcame their wounds and grew up.
If she still couldn’t find out about that man, she was even thinking about stepping down, swearing at the future.
“Doesn’t he do anything even after coming here? I was pretty scared.”
“Your Highness, then…”
“Yes. Take it off.”
“It’s just taking off the helmet. Don’t talk strangely.”
However, the moment they heard the female voice hidden behind the helmet, the judgment of the two beasts was disturbed.
A hateful voice that I will never forget even in my dreams.
It was because they were the voices of a mad scholar who collected the first beast disease bearers as samples and treated them as inferior to beasts.
-Kururuuuuu!!
As Seda took off her helmet to reveal a bare face that resembled her ancestor, Alpha gave a low roar and Beta trembled with rage and hatred.
When the two giant creatures move like islands, the entire sea is rocked and shaken.
However, even at this point, they did not lose their temper.
That man died a long time ago. He is a living being only in the memory of a thousand years ago.
Human lifespan is long, about 200 years. It was not unknown that that human female was not the scholar.
Named them arbitrarily, defined them as diseases, tortured them, and injected them with all sorts of drugs.
That female and that female are different beings.
Alpha and Beta succeeded in suppressing that urge.
Until I started counting and started ringing the bell used to call the shepherd dog.
– My daughter, my daughter, my daughter
“Experiment Delta. Experiment Epsilon.”
-Gurgling
The two beasts twisted their bodies at the intense sense of incongruity.
A thousand years passed, and the names of the twin beasts were settled as Alpha and Beta.
Only one human has ever called them Delta and Epsilon. There is only one woman who has already died.
But now that name was called by that female.
-Grumble
A scene from a thousand years ago. I felt like I was back in a narrow test tube.
Memories of the past passed through the minds of the two beasts, who felt very unpleasantly nostalgic.
‘The woman’ would ring that bell once a day, and she would throw them something like fodder and say,
“It’s time to eat.”
-Kuaaaaa!
-Quaaaaa!!
Alpha and Beta. No, Delta and Epsilon couldn’t stand it any longer.
They have avoided direct surface appearance for hundreds of years.
Even when approaching relatively shallow waters, one of the two was always hiding in a safe place.
Then they finally emerged out of the water.
-Pushhee hee…
Raise your body
The two gigantic bodies created a roar like a gunpowder warehouse exploding.
The water rushes like a rock thrown into a small pool.
Hunks of meat quickly attacking between small waves breaking countless times.
Tentacles are elongated, flexible and powerful, boasting tremendous strength because they are used to swim in the water.
Tentacles, which were countless and regenerated quickly after being cut off, split like a spider’s web, spread out, and shot out towards the princess and Seda.
The thin ones are the size of a human torso, and the thick ones are gigantic tentacles like large oil pipes.
If you touch even one of them, the size of a human body will be easily crushed.
“Is it coming? I’ll cut it with a single knife.”
Seeing this, Seda grabbed the sword without hesitation.
The princess squeezed her hand and dried it.
“Ten seconds from now.”
“…Your Highness?”
“Permission to use power.”
“What is that…”
The princess muttered as she watched the attacking tentacles, and it happened.
-Queek?
Everything has stopped
Tentacles for a pre-emptive strike. After that, the bodies of the two beasts were preparing for the follow-up. In the meantime, hundreds and thousands of baby beasts that were planning to send buckets to other villages.
They all stopped in place.
I can’t even stand still
– Booooong!!
Splitting the seawater, splitting the air, two huge beasts and countless babies rose up into the sky.
A huge hand seemed to hold them tight.
It was neither magic nor technology. He only lifted them up by primitively using his magical energy.
It was like a child’s play.
However, if it were done with transcendent magical powers capable of splitting the sea and launching a huge beast like a mountain into the sky.
It becomes a disaster
“…What?”
Count opened his eyes wide.
Right next to the princess, in a place where no one had been before.
It was because there was a sign of a person that was not felt even in the slightest.
Even Seda, who senses the enemy’s presence as sensitively as Kang Ji-ah when it comes to battle, did not notice.
It has green hair and a mysterious appearance like the spirit of the world tree.
She was a woman who was once called the master of the empire.
The woman who shook her hands and feet with unbearable anger.
The emperor opened her mouth.
“Where do you dare to point a pitiful piece of meat?”
“Dare to touch my only… The only meaning in this world.”
“I will not leave a single piece of meat behind.”
Let her squeeze her outstretched palm.
Beasts as huge as mountains were crushed like tomatoes.
“Cover my fountain. You ugly creature.”
