Chapter 439 – Chapter 44
Puck! Bang!
“It’s an attack! Take cover!”
A gunshot resounds as the heads of a man wearing luxurious blood-red clothing and the surrounding guards explode.
However, as the woman in shabby clothes calmly gave orders, the believers scattered in an orderly manner and hid in their own way.
The sight of him concentrating on defense without even looking in the direction from which the bullet came was too passive, but even though it may seem like this, it is a preparedness plan made with countless experiences.
“It happened again this time.”
“Damn. Now I even changed my clothes.”
The real high-ranking people were women, and men were only assistant managers.
The Special Agents of the Guardian Corps, who sniped from afar, fired several more shots, but were unable to penetrate the enemy’s defenses.
“Captain. We are searching from the sky.”
“We haven’t discovered our location yet. Let’s get out as quietly as possible.”
After seeing the deformed flying monsters, they secretly escaped using the forest.
‘We can no longer lower the pollution concentration.’
… Okay… Crunch…
“Captain…!”
“Pfft… Increase the power speed! We have to at least get out of the pollution level!”
However, at the same time as the attack, they must have released monsters that are good at searching, and everyone became urgent when they heard crying from afar.
There is a power escape scroll, but since the concentration of pollution destroys the teleportation wavelength, you must use it outside its influence unless you want to fall from thousands of meters in the air or get stuck underground.
‘Now the only answer is all-out war. I can only hope that we negotiate well.’
While fleeing, the captain was worried that an all-out war must be waged before the concentration of pollution gets any higher.
The problem is that the status of the Guardian Corps is not what it used to be, but that could only be left to the higher-ups.
“Wow!”
“Damn it! We’ve been discovered! Everyone runs while maintaining retreat formation!”
It has been 10 months since we lowered the pollution concentration and helped the resistance group to disrupt the foreign media alliance.
Thanks to the weapons sent by the Kingdom of LuciArcanel, they had an advantage in the beginning, but as the enemies responded, the sabotage was stopped and the western kingdoms were completely destroyed.
The brief peace suppressed by the Guardian Legion was coming to an end.
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Ujijik!
Rick Hauter, Grand Master of the Guardian Legion of the West Continent, smashed the table with his fist and broke it.
“They say it’s too late after that!”
He cried out to the kings and religious leaders who were connected to the magic video above the video sphere.
“The enemy has mobilized all the resources it has accumulated so far to cause the collapse of the western region! We have managed to lower the pollution concentration so far, but this is too much!”
Rick has been shouting for months that we must desperately prepare for war.
However, the kings who were defeated by the Kingdom of LucyArcanel in the war led by the Guardian Legion looked distraught.
-Who said that foreign media associations are ignored? Didn’t we say we were preparing too?-
-I only trusted your words and started a war, causing great damage, so it will only take that long.-
Rick swallowed his sleep and trembled with his helpless arms.
‘It’s my fault.’
I should have checked the circumstances of the Kingdom of LucyArcanel more.
Even if I had to take the risk, I should have met Kaicent early.
We had to let them know that they were not dangerous.
Rick, who had inherited the characteristics of a Western continenter who gets upset when the power of other races grows stronger, lamented his impatience.
And as if trying to turn his lament into grief, the religious leaders opened their mouths.
-I heard that the Foreign Media Alliance is attacking the Kingdom of LucyArcanel.-
-They are all the same dirty species anyway. If they fight among themselves and defeat the remaining winner, they will be able to bring justice to the West Continent once again. –
The Guardian Corps takes an oath of strict secrecy, but its targets are foreigners and commoners.
This is because everyone in the vested interest group is forming a scrum to exclude members of the different species, and there is no reason to keep them secret.
If we had to keep it secret, it would be the headquarters and secret base that would cause major problems if it became known to the outside world.
In other words, other than that, agents of the Guardian Corps can also pass on information to the kingdom and church they serve.
It hasn’t been a problem so far, but this time it’s a different story.
“The Kingdom of Luciarkenel gathers different species, but as long as the queen has a strong will to establish a centralized system, the power they can have is at the level of civil servants.”
-Such trivial things are not a problem.-
-The important thing is that different species come together.-
-A group is a power in itself. I’m worried about what kind of strange knowledge they will come up with when they come together.-
Rick defended Lillian, but the eyes of those with vested interests who tried to ostracize Lee Jong were resolute.
In particular, the will to prevent the birth of an emerging power that would completely shake up the existing trend was blatant.
Even though most countries on the Western Continent participated in the war, they were defeated.
The reason is the number of the strong.
This can be said because Akinaya was originally famous and had a fortress-type territory that no one could argue was the last bastion of the Harlot Kingdom.
However, the defeat of the militarily strong Western Allied Forces was a different story.
In addition, didn’t the Jute tribe come out at the end and attack only the Confederate Forces?
It means that there is a person strong enough to subdue the legendary Jute Tribe 1:1.
‘If it’s that strong, it will be a two-way plan.’
‘The survivors will also be in tatters.’
‘Then hit the remaining side.’
The kings who have never reached an agreement with each other, but have unified their opinions with just a glance to see if they are in the king’s position for nothing.
The religious leaders probably had similar thoughts and supported the kings.
‘Wrong. I’ve already made up my mind.’
They plan to move after the kingdom of LucyArcanel falls.
Even if we tell them what happens when the concentration of pollution increases, those in safe places will not feel threatened.
‘In the worst case scenario, you would think that you would need support from the Eastern Continent.’
At that time, they will become vassals of the Haint Empire, but since they are across the sea anyway, their power to rule the region will be maintained.
‘In that case, at least the rear must be stabilized.’
“… I understand. Furthermore, I plan to prepare for the next two months and attack the base of the Foreign Alliance. At that time, if I attack the rear of the Kingdom of LucyArcanel, the Foreign Alliance may have an advantage, so attacks or provocations are prohibited during the war. Please give it.”
Fortunately, this time everyone accepted it without any major problems.
‘If the war ends… Hehe.’
‘Recently, I heard that the crops of the Kingdom of LucyArcanel are being sold at high prices on the black market.’
Of course, no matter which side wins, they develop the intention to attack the wounded winner without stopping.
After that, Rick tried to get at least some support, but all he got was a few additional relics that could purify the contamination.
‘It’s karma.’
Due to his hasty actions, he fought against people who should not be his enemies, and the combat power of the entire Western Continent plummeted.
As a result, the power of the Kingdom of LucyArcanel became known, and even in situations where they should have worked together, they were divided.
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-… It happened like this. I’m sorry…-
Rick, who appeared through the video sphere, apologized to Lillian, whose stomach was greatly swollen.
“I roughly expected that to be the case, so it’s okay.”
But Lillian accepted it calmly.
It wasn’t because she was her lover, but because they expected it to happen as their power was revealed.
“We plan to end this war once and for all. To do that, we need a unified command system. If we form an allied force, everyone will say the same thing, and it will be a long-term war.”
Rather, she considered it fortunate that other countries did not enter the war.
This is because they can drag on the war slowly, claiming it is taking place in someone else’s land.
“What do the Guardian Corps plan to do?”
-Of course I plan to help.-
After the Allied Forces were formed, their scale limited their ability to carry out auxiliary tasks or coordinate opinions between forces.
It would be better to support the Kingdom of LuceArcanel, currently the strongest nation on the Western Continent, when it attacks the Foreign Alliance.
“Still, I’m glad I received confirmation that they won’t attack the rear.”
-But when the war ends…-
“I am already anticipating that arrangement.”
When the war is over, they will attack immediately the next day or the day after.
After all, this kingdom is a country that attracted a different species, so there will be no guilt.
“Rather, I will warn you not to get involved in that war. If you join the friendly army, you will be called a traitor, and if you join the enemy… It will be the day when the Guardian Corps disappears from the Western Continent.”
-…-
‘Is there something I don’t know?’
For a moment, Rick was tempted to think that he should try to come up with a two-party plan like other kings.
However, feeling a sense of crisis that he could not defeat the foreign media alliance with this mindset, he shook his head.
“Oh, and thank you. I received the by-products you sent. He was hard to find around here.”
-To defeat the foreign media coalition. And it was because he decided to believe in the promise he had made before. –
Lillian declared that she would not expand her territory and would be content with the present.
If the enemy attacked, they would occupy the enemy’s territory in the process of counterattacking, but they also promised to return it all when the war was over.
Because Rick believed in Lillian’s promise, he supported the monster by-products to reach a deeper level of Origin.
Charlize obtains the remaining ingredients and manufactures them herself with great care.
Since all the materials cost an astronomical amount, she had to pour all of her personal assets into them, so failure is unacceptable.
-Be careful. Origin-specific crystals produce a strong magical response during the manufacturing process. I don’t know what tricks the Foreign Press Association will pull.-
“There is no need to worry about that. We can 100% identify spies from the foreign media alliance.”
-How can you do that!? Please share that secret with us… !-
“I’m sorry, but this isn’t a secret, it’s a talent. You can’t gouge out someone’s eyes.”
To be exact, it’s the priest himself, but there’s no need to tell you this.
After dealing with the foreign media alliance, we will have to fight the entire Western Continent.
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“Went inside!”
‘Damn it! Damn it!’
A simple-looking woman dressed in plain serf clothes delved deep into her back alley with a sharp look in her eyes that did not match her mood.
Her guards came running after her, but the woman, accustomed to the narrow and messy back alleys, shook off their pursuit.
‘How on earth did you get caught!? Clearly the gatekeeper was completely fooled!’
She was a spy who brought in a lot of information for the foreign press union using her country-woman appearance.
She was originally a high-level spy who was only deployed on important missions, but she was mobilized when all the spies who had been hiding to obtain information on Isilid, the capital of the Kingdom of Lucien, were caught.
Serving the God of Shadows, she can create an optical illusion and escape the sight of her opponents if she is in the shadows of any location.
With this power, he never got caught or chased down while asking for a lot of information that the foreign media union wanted.
But her myth was shattered in vain.
It would be less unfair if I knew the reason, but no matter how much I think about it, I don’t know why I got caught.
‘First, hide and look for an opportunity!’
The woman closed her eyes, clinging to the shadowed wall, taking advantage of the opportunity when her pursuing eyes disappeared.
Then, even in broad daylight, her body merged with the surroundings and became difficult to find with her eyes.
“You go over there! You follow me!”
“Yes!”
Crash!
In an alley divided by a three-way intersection, the four guards were split into two.
‘Now!’
The woman who came out of the shadows ran towards the way the guards came.
Using her divine power just before the main road, her skeleton was distorted, and she took on a different appearance, and she succeeded in escaping by hiding in the crowd.
“Pfft!”
“You probably haven’t escaped far yet! Search the area!”
However, right after that, the guards who had split returned to the direction she had fled.
As if reading a woman’s behavior a few beats late.
‘Do you know my location? Let’s wait for it to calm down and then retreat. Something feels strange.’
You can see the guards moving in groups of four to catch her, but since her appearance has changed from simple to sharp, you wouldn’t think she is the same person.
Look. Turning her head like that, she couldn’t find herself…
‘Eye contact?’
At that time, she made eye contact with one of her guards and saw her guard leading her companions towards her.
As if she knew that he was her spy.
‘Run away… !’
The woman backed away and tried to run back down the alley.
Thump!
“Oh?”
“Can you excuse me for a moment?”
Another group of guards appeared behind her and began to surround her, grabbing her shoulders.
“Do you want to follow me quietly? Or do you want to get beaten up and dragged away?”
A man with a rugged mercenary look lowers his upper body and chants in a creepy voice.
‘How on earth did you get caught?!’
In the end, she was taken away by her guards. Until the very end, she did not understand why she had been caught.
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“Thank you for your hard work. Then, please go back to normal work.”
Kaicent, who was giving orders through a communication device in the castle, smiled with relief after confirming that the spy had been caught.
“There are a lot of spies these days.”
-Because they will be desperate too. By the way.-
Artemis responded to Kaicent’s self-talk and scolded him for his indecent behavior just now in a scolding voice.
-The method of giving orders to subordinates is still sloppy. She missed out on something she could have grabbed because she was respecting the person taking orders.-
“Ugh…”
-Even if you have the ability to see the line connected to God, it is a clear mistake to catch it now.-
“But… It’s still uncomfortable to give orders to others…”
A Kaicent who has the ability to see the line connecting a priest and a god because he was born with the blood of a demigod.
With that power, she was able to take away her priest’s line and use it as her own.
-By the way, what are you going to do about the foreign media union line?-
“To get rid of them all. I tried to connect once, but they tried to pollute our minds.”
If you take away the foreign media union’s line, you can use it infinitely, but it is not worth the side effect of mental pollution.
“Ah. Here we are again. Haaa…”
Kaicent, who discovered another line in the distance, sighed as he had to give orders to his subordinates.
-Master, you are the person who will become the national emblem of this country. If you are not used to giving orders, not only your master but also his wife will be caught and humiliated, so brace yourself. –
Kaisent is trained by Artemis as a future national secretary.
As a result, all spies from the Foreign Press Association were arrested while hiding in Isilid and were forced to spit out information.
