Chapter 170 – Flooding
Stifling silence.
Even adventurers who were strong enough to go anywhere could not easily open their mouths in that silence.
It has to be that way.
A hole was made in the sanctuary.
What that means is that a hole has been opened in the invasion route to another world that Bright God had worked so hard to block.
Soon, an invading army from another world will appear in this world through that hole.
Naturally, a war will break out between the invading army and the defenders opposing it.
Will you join the Guardian Army and fight bravely? Or will you become a coward and run away?
Adventurers’ eyes have deepened as they face choices that cannot be easily made.
“You look like you have a lot to worry about. Then, let me ease your worries.”
The adventurers’ eyes were all focused on the guild leader.
The guild leader spoke with his usual sly smile so that the adventurers could feel at ease.
“Rest assured. Because the labyrinth has not fully ripened, and the passage has been opened. I will leave the subsequent explanation to the hero. Hero, take it now.”
“Thank you.”
The guild leader takes a step back while handing the microphone to the warrior.
As if the warrior was representing her, she took a step forward and raised her microphone.
“I am the hero, Elysia Brave. The situation is urgent, so I will leave out the rhetoric and just get to the point. First, let me tell you why the hole was opened, which is what you are most curious about. It is God’s will.”
Roaring Roaring Roaring
“Please don’t worry. Because Bright God did not abandon us. Rather, he did it to protect us.”
After saying that, Elysia hurriedly pointed to her saint, Iris, before the adventurers, who did not understand what she meant, opened her mouth.
“Last night, an oracle came down to the saint. According to the oracle, she said that the number of monsters in the labyrinth rose sharply due to the tricks of the immoral people who betrayed this world.”
“God predicted that if we continue to leave it as is, it will no longer be possible to conquer the labyrinth, and the labyrinth will explode with monsters.”
“To stop him, God opened all the doors on the remaining floors except the door on the top floor of the labyrinth, which faces the other world. “Like creating a waterway before a dam collapses due to an uncontrollable current.”
Phew~
After finishing his long speech, the warrior took a deep breath to put an end to his words.
Then he spoke with a sad expression, as if teaching the adventurers who were looking at him a grim reality.
“Monsters of enormous scale will flood along the waterway created by God. “Here in Lemumuni.”
Most of the adventurers sighed.
Because of that, he realized what was going to happen.
Some people gave me anxious looks, as if asking me to tell them that it was a lie or a joke.
However, the warrior shook his head resolutely.
“Many people will lose their lives. It will be torn apart by the monster’s claws, and it will melt painfully in its stomach.”
The adventurers’ eyes, which were once full of fear and selfishness, were instead filled with anger and determination.
The warrior appealed to them.
“Someone has to be the embankment at the end of the waterway to stop the flooding. I, Hero Elysia Brave, will gladly sacrifice myself to become your dyke. However, I cannot stop the flooding by myself.”
The warrior bowed his waist.
Her big breasts bounced and bounced loudly, but no one had any lust for her.
For that, she looked too noble, beautiful, and courageous right now.
Everyone waited for her next words with eyes full of respect and reverence.
As if responding to the wait, the warrior shouted as he pulled out a pure white holy sword from the scabbard on his belt.
“So please lend us your strength! To protect this place, Remumuni!”
Oooooh!!!
Adventurers who respond enthusiastically, raising their weapons like warriors.
There was no trace of hesitation or fear in their eyes.
“… I think I know why Por hates heroes so much.”
“That’s right.”
The warrior’s every word and action contained the power to strongly attract people’s hearts.
The power was so strong that even Jun, who had heard of the hero’s negative side through Fortuna, almost responded to her appeal like other adventurers.
I didn’t really feel the power of this ability, so how could this be?
“It’s thanks to the protection my father gave me. Due to the influence of divine protection, beings in this world are instinctively drawn to the hero.”
“I see. That’s right, stop worrying now, Rebecca. Put your hands down.”
“No shame, dear. “Stop without even realizing it.”
Rebecca closed her eyes tightly and lowered her hand, as if she didn’t know what to look at.
It seemed like it was a shame to bring up negative aspects and get caught up in the atmosphere.
‘You don’t have to do that.’
Jun had no intention of reprimanding her.
She knew that the reason she didn’t get caught up in the atmosphere was because her superpower-thinking was functioning properly, otherwise he wouldn’t have been any different from her.
“I guess it’s not just invasions from other worlds that need to be prevented.”
I felt that way when I saw the warrior skillfully giving orders to people and the adventurers giving those instructions without the slightest politeness.
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A hole was made in the sanctuary.
Don’t worry, it’s God’s arrangement to prevent the labyrinth from bursting. However, since it can be dangerous, we will declare martial law to prepare for it.
The above proclamation was widely spread throughout Lemumuni by the guild.
Naturally, many people were confused.
How can one remain calm when it is as if war suddenly broke out while they were living peaceful days?
However, despite that, there were almost no problems due to confusion.
Of course, hoarding occurred, and absurd rumors were spread, but that did not last long.
As a labyrinth city that never knows when an invasion force from another world might attack, Remumuni was very well-equipped with a preparedness system to deal with such situations.
Well, the castle walls were designed to confine enemies that appeared from the inside, and weapons such as cannons and ballistae were even installed to face the inside rather than the outside, so of course that level of preparation must have been made.
Anyway, the guild, which stabilized society in this way, evacuated helpless civilians, mobilized combat personnel including adventurers, and commandeered material resources with the help of the council, church, and merchant union.
For reference, when problems related to the labyrinth arose, all decision-making authority of Remumuni was transferred to the guild.
‘Carol, are you okay?’
Jun smiled bitterly, remembering the head receptionist who had not even seen his shadow for the past few days.
Since she was in charge of almost all the guild’s administrative work, it was clear that she would be almost dead by now due to the work that had multiplied several times.
Aren’t you going to collapse before I even call you Mr. Jesu? Then what about Harry, who is so eagerly waiting to meet her?
‘I feel like I want to go and help.’
“Adventurer, this is the last material in this warehouse.”
“Yes, I will bring it and bring it.”
This side was busy moving this way, so there was no time for that.
Jun moved the huge wooden box pointed by the merchant into Dowonhyang, left the merchant’s cries for him anxiously, and left the warehouse and started heading toward the guild.
After being mobilized as a combatant, he took on the role of transporting supplies conscripted by the guild.
Considering Dowonhyang’s enormous storage space and ability to move through instantaneous movement, it was a very natural arrangement.
In fact, he alone moved the load that would have taken thousands of people all day to move in just a few hours.
When they actually saw the ability that they had only heard about through rumors, many merchants made an uproar, saying it was a revolution.
After that, Gapman suggested that he take all the wealth in the world with him, but he bothered him so much that he was sick of being a merchant.
“But this might be good. Lick, lick, lick”
“I agree. “Omul”
Fortuna and Dohwa are smiling and happy while eating the lollipops and high-quality bean jelly given to them by the merchant.
When Jun did not respond to any offers, the merchants launched a barrage of gifts around him.
Thanks to this, the sweetness never disappeared from Fortuna and Dohwa’s mouths.
“You guys may have gained weight.”
“Heng. “Por doesn’t gain weight, so it’s okay.”
“The same goes for notebooks.”
“Ugh~. It’s good to eat, but you have to leave Rebecca’s stuff.”
On the battlefield, there was no better deterrent than the bomb.
However, even within Remumuni, where so many people gathered, there was not a single bomb expert alchemist as unique as Rebecca.
Because of that, Rebecca had to make bombs almost all day without rest at the guild’s request. She also lived with a sweet tooth in her mouth because making bombs was dangerous and required a lot of concentration. 〉
Her body isn’t set in a certain shape like Fortuna and Dohwa, so I’m not sure if she’ll have a good body.
While she was thinking about random things, she arrived at the guild.
The inside and outside the guild were crowded with people.
Since she didn’t want to go through the trouble of moving between people, Jun used teleportation and went straight to the sanctuary.
Then,
Gooo~
A huge pit reminiscent of a blue hole came into view at a glance.