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The best territory designer of all time - Episode 28

28fury. double circle (3)

“Podong!”

There was a hole in the mud wall.

Podongi stuck his head out through the hole..

He smiled brightly at Lloyd, who was sitting in front of the wall..

Lloyd opened his mouth in disbelief..

“Podong… … this?”

“Podong!”

“Really, it's you?”

“Podo-dong! Podong!”

Podong nods his head vigorously.

In Podong’s small, round head, recent events came to mind..

♣

Until a few days ago, Podong was so bored..

Lloyd was focused on mining development work all day long..

Bells also used to be away all day because he was mobilized for construction work..

But he had nothing to do.

I had to spend my days rolling around in my room every day..

It was good at first, but it just wasn't worth it to keep going like that..

Boredom that makes me shudder.

In the end, I ran out of Lloyd's room..

He said he walked around the mansion looking around..

Then, I ran into a woman who was tending flowers in the flower garden of the mansion..

Lloyd's mother was a Baroness..

The Baroness was very happy to see her..

And he said this.

‘I am so grateful. Recently, I was worried because a few mice kept ruining my flower garden. Are you related to them? If possible, could you please visit them? Please do me a favor and ask those kids not to ruin the flower garden..’

……It was a request..

Of course I accepted it..

I was in a situation where I had nothing to do anyway..

After accepting the request, he excitedly ran to the grass..

It was from then on..

Podongi searched for a group of rats near the mansion for several days..

I finally caught a group of rats and met the leader of the group..

On the spot, I made a polite suggestion to the leader of the rat pack..

‘Podong! Podo-dong? Podong!’

The suggestion was that the Baroness's flower garden should not be used as a playground..

But the leader of the rat pack answered:.

‘Squeak! Take a picture? Squeak!’

The answer was that I didn't know what you were talking about..

In other words, Podong did not know the mouse’s language, and the mouse did not know Podong’s language..

It was an unfortunate breakdown in negotiations..

It was also the beginning of a war(?).

Podong declared war on a group of mice..

Every time I saw a group of mice, I ran bravely..

They pressed down with their stomachs, bounced them off with their buttocks, and hit them with their heads..

Every time that happened, the mice were busy running away in a panic..

It was the same today.

Podong chased the leader of the mouse group..

But the mouse captain was quicker than expected..

It seemed like he would be caught, so he kept running away..

Podong also chased after him diligently..

I passed the mansion garden, ran down the driveway, through the village, reached the foot of the mountain, and came to a tunnel under construction..

And somehow, I passed through the mine shaft and ended up in the ant cave..

‘Podong?’

I entered a place I didn't know.

I also missed the mouse captain..

I tried to walk away from there.

If I hadn't heard a familiar voice nearby, I would have gone back to the mansion..

‘Phew! Whoop!’

To be exact, it wasn't a voice, but a breathing sound..

But with that alone, Podong was able to understand whose voice it was..

‘Podong!’

The person who summoned me to this world.

The person who allowed me to exist like that.

It was Lloyd's breathing..

‘Podong! Podo-dong!’

I raised my voice in joy..

But there was no answer back.

Lloyd was still breathing heavily somewhere nearby..

And every time, I could hear the sound of digging with a shovel..

‘Podong?’

Podong tilted his head..

and thought.

It looks like Lloyd is digging nearby..

Then he said he could go and help..

‘Podo-dong! Podong!’

I worked hard to figure out the direction the sound was coming from..

It wasn't far. It was right across the aisle from where I am now..

It was from then on..

Podong also started digging a hole..

I dug the dirt hard in the direction from which Lloyd's voice was coming from. He twitched his plump buttocks and moved his rice-like palms until they became sweaty..

And finally, it appeared here, in front of Lloyd..

“Really, you're right.?”

“Podong!”

“…….”

A soft, soft texture that touches your cheek as if to greet you..

There was also a peculiar pungent smell..

Lloyd could feel it..

Podong was really right..

“Huh, how did you end up here?.”

That's what I said, but I couldn't be happier..

It was a moment when I thought everything was over..

My dazed mind was waking up little by little..

A fist-sized hole made by Podong coming in..

It was thanks to the air flowing there..

‘Of course, I still feel like my head is breaking..’

Hypoxia still persisted..

Considering that the air was coming in through a small hole, it was only enough to prevent the condition from getting worse..

‘But it's still better than dying.’

Lloyd wiggled his fingers..

Fortunately, it worked out the way I wanted it to..

He said to Podongi.

“Podong? I have a favor to ask.”

“Podong?”

“Will you bite my nose? Come to your senses.”

“Podo-dong?”

“are you okay. I won't die from that.”

“Podong?”

“Really? hurry.”

“Podong!”

Podong, who was riding on my shoulder, took a stance..

I got up on my feet and put my hands on this cheek pad..

And I bit the tip of my nose..

“Podong!”

Twajak!

“……Ouch!”

It stung a lot more than I thought..

My whole body suddenly shook and I flinched loudly..

But thanks to you, I came to my senses.

“Thank you so much!”

Lloyd smiled at Podong, who gave him a pat on the shoulder..

And I struggled to get up..

I almost crawled on my knees and approached the wall..

I put my face into the hole Podong made..

I took a few sips of air flowing from beyond the hole..

Things got a little better..

‘That guy needs to be saved too.’

Lloyd turned around..

I crawled to Javiel, who had fallen far away..

Javiel was completely stunned..

Fortunately, he didn't stop breathing..

I dragged him away, groaning..

I grabbed his collar and pulled his upper body up..

I put my face into the hole..

For a moment, I could see his complexion improving..

‘So let's get out of here now..’

We didn't know when further collapse would occur..

If another collapse occurs in this situation, you will definitely die..

Lloyd, who knew that, struggled to get up..

I picked up the steel shovel I dropped..

Because of the penalty for using the potential explosion option, I couldn't use the shabby mind technique..

Instead, I still had the strength to move even a little bit..

He stabbed the wall with a shovel..

Kuuk.

The tip of the shovel head dug into the soil about 1cm..

That was enough.

In that state, Lloyd leaned forward..

Put all your weight on the shovel.

Coogoo soup…….

The shovel head dug deeper into the soil..

Deeper, deeper, without hesitation, until the end.

And finally pierced through.

Poseok!

The shovel, which was slowly digging into the soil, suddenly plunged in..

The shovel head broke through the 30cm barrier and escaped through the other side..

‘done!’

Lloyd leaned forward with even more force..

His body became a mass weapon(?) carrying his weight..

Cooung!

I hit the barrier with my shoulder..

I pushed the dirt with my whole body..

Finally, the wall was torn down..

“Whoa, whoa!”

I was crushed by a pile of crumbling dirt, but it didn't matter..

Lloyd took a deep breath..

More oxygen seeped into his lungs than he could barely breathe through the small opening..

I feel more energetic.

“So can you please open your eyes now?.”

Lloyd grumbled and carried Javiel..

Maybe it was because he passed out, or maybe he was just exhausted, but it felt much heavier than before..

But Lloyd took his steps step by step..

‘In times like these, take a calmer step. Surely. Take away the unnecessary power. Strengthen your back and lower body.’

That's the trick to carrying and moving heavy things when you're tired..

You should not just try to move it by force alone..

Then it spreads quickly..

The heavier it is, the less hasty it is..

The more difficult it is, the better you become.

It was Lloyd who carried numerous bags of cement and bricks on his back during the days when he went to and from the labor center every morning in Korea..

‘Compared to carrying a load full of tiles and bricks all day up and down the 4th floor of the villa, this is about as good as it gets.!’

I clenched my teeth.

I only focused on walking.

Thanks to Podong taking the lead, I was able to not worry about finding my way..

I put all my mind into taking a step and checking the floor of where I was going to take my next step..

How long did it take to walk like that?.

An unexpected message began to appear before my eyes..

Ding dong.

[We are overcoming our physical limitations through unique techniques in extreme situations..]

[That special experience is having a big impact on.]

[New skill options have been opened.]

[Skill Exclusive Option ③: Power Saving Mode - Even in a state of extreme exhaustion, you can maintain the use of the Assassin's Mind technique, even if only slightly. The mana amplification rate at this time is fixed at 10% of the usual amount..]

‘omg? What is this again?.’

Lloyd blinked..

It was an unexpected skill option created..

The effect was immediately felt by the body..

Kiiiiing…….

Double circle of mana surrounding the heart.

It was a circle that was asleep due to exhaustion..

But it woke up and started spinning..

The rotation was only about 1/10 of the normal rotation..

But that was enough.

It gave Lloyd, who was now extremely exhausted, strength like sweet rain during a drought..

‘Mana is absorbed again.’

Even if you didn't intend to, the dark mind law was activated automatically..

A small amount of mana was drawn from the surroundings and absorbed..

The absorbed mana was turned into a circle and supplied to various parts of the body..

New vitality arose.

‘you can do it. I can escape!’

Lloyd's steps gained strength and speed..

I walked like that for a long time.

Still carrying Javiel on my back, I never stopped..

Meanwhile, the surroundings began to change..

The number of luminescent mushrooms living on the walls of the ant cave gradually decreased..

But the oyster didn't get dark.

far ahead.

Because the light from the torch flickering there illuminated this side..

“excuse me! This is Master Lloyd.!”

I heard someone shout.

Many urgent steps running towards this direction.

A hand hurriedly approaches and reaches out to support me..

Among them was the Baron's.

“Are you okay? Where are you injured??”

A devastated voice asks while grabbing my face with both hands..

Lloyd stopped laughing..

I didn't have the presence of mind to answer..

lived.

The tension was relieved by that feeling of relief..

A smile came out of nowhere.

My eyelids were closed..

‘Whoa. It was a tough day.’

Even when I was living in a goshiwon, I would act like this when things were so hard that I was exhausted..

Lloyd fell into the Baron's arms as if he was falling apart..

It was the end of a long and tiring day..

♣

time has passed.

Meanwhile, Lloyd fell into a deeper sleep than anyone expected..

Even after a day or two, I didn't open my eyes..

Other than the muscles and ligaments damaged by overuse, there were no major injuries..

There was no sign of illness..

Youngji's doctor said that it was just the body resting, and that the tired body was recovering through sleep. That's how I consoled the Baron and his wife..

The Baron and his wife often stayed in Lloyd's bedroom..

I stayed by Lloyd's bedside as long as time allowed..

Especially the Baron.

It was the Baron who had led the charge against the beast ants the previous day..

He was the one who worked harder than anyone else to clear the way down to the underground ant tunnel..

Even though one of his arms was broken in the fight, and his body was boiling with fever in the aftermath, he refused to take a hospital bed and tried to stay by Lloyd's side..

The Baroness's sincerity was no less..

She took care of the affairs of the estate on behalf of her husband..

He personally visited the soldiers who were injured in the fight against the beast ants, praised their efforts, and patted their wounds..

Meanwhile, warm rumors were quietly spreading throughout the estate..

It was a rumor about Lloyd..

It was said that when the beast ants first appeared, this idiot master made the workers evacuate first. For their safety, I stayed behind with Haviel. As if that wasn't enough, he went into the ant cave, defeated the beast ants, and even rescued the knight Javiel..

There were also witnesses.

Workers at the moment of evacuation.

They were soldiers who witnessed Lloyd carrying Javiel at the moment of rescue..

A master who risked his life to protect Young Ji-min..

A young master who carried his loyal knight on his back without giving up until the end..

The men in the estate clenched their fists as they heard the story, the maidens felt their hearts pounding, and the tender-hearted old men blushed..

Meanwhile, the Baron and his wife called Javiel, who woke up first..

I asked the young and faithful knight what happened in the anthill..

While listening to the story, the couple was sometimes surprised, sighed, and sighed..

As usual, everyone waited..

I sincerely looked forward to it and hoped for it..

I hope their master wakes up.

I hope you wake up quickly and healthy..

It was about the fourth day since the accident occurred..

Lloyd opened his eyes..

[Everyone in the Barony of Frontera is deeply moved and praises your heroic courage and initiative..]

[As a bonus for this great social achievement, you will receive a special large amount of RP..]