History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 282
282fury. The responsibility is mine (2)
Skak!
A flash of light fell vertically..
Fast as a thunderbolt, fierce as a tempest.
A blow aimed precisely at the top of my head..
In front of him, Javiel reacted indifferently..
“…….”
moved half a step to the side.
The difference is just a piece of paper.
The sword strikes were carried out at narrow intervals..
At the same time he held out his sword sheath..
Sigh.
It was a simple stab, not fast or urgent..
On the surface, it was so gentle that it made you yawn, and there was nothing special about it. It was just a basic of basics..
However, King Alicia was frightened by the counterattack..
“……Inhale!”
Her eyes widen in shock.
Javiel's scabbard completely dominated the field of vision..
‘It's blocking all directions.’
It was just a sword sheath that was gliding towards my solar plexus..
But she was able to recognize the numerous changes contained in that simple movement. She could feel it. she could have guessed.
No matter what counterattack you do.
The path of that scabbard will change..
It will eventually neutralize all of your counterattacks..
On the other hand, if you choose to step back and avoid?
‘Tsk!’
The king quickly retreated..
I recovered the sword I struck down..
Added momentum to the inertia of the movement of the tip of the sword.
Whirling, whirring!
The sword flashed in front of her body, spinning twice..
A red aura bloomed in a flash..
The seven branches of aura increased like a whip..
Javiel's sword scabbard was wrapped from all directions..
No, I almost got caught up in it..
Tskak!
In an instant, the scabbard disappeared..
As if the image of being stabbed in just now was a lie..
The seven auras suddenly grabbed the empty space where the scabbard had disappeared..
“……!”
King Alicia's gaze wavered for a moment..
At that moment, Javiel's voice was heard from the left..
“It was a sharp and quick counterattack that countered my counterattack. It's great. However, I would like to point out that you still have a tendency to react too much to the opponent's movements and rely on technique..”
“Pfft!”
When did it approach from the side?.
Alicia was shocked and spread her seven-pronged aura to the side..
Bye bye!
A torrent of immense power that can cut and crush any material..
Seven branches of violence swept over Javiel's whole body..
But Javiel's expression was still calm..
The same was true for his scabbard movements..
“It is still the same now. If it were me-”
Tonta ton-!
Leisurely yet ordinary movement of the sword sheath.
Stirring motion as if chasing away flies.
All seven auras flew out at that simple and unremarkable response..
There wasn't even an Auror-like shield on Haviel's scabbard..
Javiel's strict teachings continued..
“I would have responded in this way.”
Tsuquaaaa-!
The ordinary scabbard suddenly changed..
Like a tsunami that sweeps over everything.
Like an absolute disaster that cannot be resisted.
As if trampling and overwhelming everything, the space and time here and now..
‘Die.’
I felt it instinctively.
It was creepy.
cut? sting? strike?
It was a blow that cannot be defined in words like that..
If I had to express it, would ‘crushing’ be appropriate?.
But King Alicia was not intimidated..
No, on the contrary, he responded even more like a wild animal..
“……Taha!”
Attracted the seven branches of aura.
Condensed into one in an instant.
Burned a huge auror like a great sword..
I faced Javiel's sweeping blow head on..
Two overwhelming forces collided.
……!
Shock waves swept everywhere.
Inside, Alicia held on desperately..
In order not to be pushed away.
In order not to be swept away.
Just to overcome.
Manahart has been completely opened..
I squeezed out all the strength of my whole body..
And finally, I made it through.
“You are great. If you fully realize the movements you made just based on momentary sense and instinct rather than technique, Your Majesty will definitely grow to the next level..”
As if the snow suddenly melted at some point.
the storm calmed down.
The tsunami is gone.
The space where overwhelming black energy swirled has become peaceful..
In the space where the aftereffects of the black energy were disappearing, Javiel was smiling happily..
The sword was held against this side with an ordinary scabbard..
At that moment, Alicia felt.
“…….”
Ah, even if I hold on to it for the rest of my life, I won't be able to get over the interest..
For example, is this what it feels like to hit the wall of genius?.
Actually, I grew up hearing people call me a genius..
Among such geniuses, is there another genius on a different level?.
‘This is so unfair.’
She smiled bitterly..
However, I did not give myself up to a bitter sense of self-destruction..
‘If you can't overcome it, you can follow along at least in the same way..’
If you do that, one day you will see your own path..
No need to try to get over it.
Just follow your own path and you will be fine..
Then you will arrive at your own answer and conclusion..
So now is the time to shed more blood and sweat rather than to be mired in the immediate differences..
“dare. Growth will be taken care of by you, so don't stop sheathing your sword..”
Tsukagak!
I pushed my sword further..
Javiel also willingly responded to the king's movements..
At the same time, I was secretly impressed..
‘Your Majesty has already completely surpassed the level of an ordinary sword master..’
It wasn't like this when I saw it before..
It wasn't like this when I fought Bone Dragon..
What I felt while helping the King with his special training these days was that the speed at which the King's skills are growing is no joke..
‘People often think that sword master is the destination that all swordsmen reach..’
There is no higher level than that.
Grandmasters only exist in theory.
The growth of a swordsman ends when he reaches sword master..
That was the common perception of the world..
Therefore, when discussing the superiority or inferiority of a sword master, the period of time spent as a sword master was usually compared..
How long have you been a sword master?.
How many times have you used the Auror Sword?.
The usual method of distinction was to divide superiority and inferiority through skill level..
But the king in front of me?
It was different.
Just like yourself.
He was a being that surpassed the world’s evaluation and perception..
‘Still growing. And that too at a fairly fast rate..’
Pure obsession and enthusiasm for swordsmanship.
A determination to believe that one's own growth will lead to the growth of the nation's military power..
Isn't that the secret to the king's amazing growth?.
‘If you do so, I will do my best to help you grow..’
Javiel made a promise to himself..
People like this need help.
Even if it means surpassing yourself, you have to do it..
No, rather, I should be truly happy when the day comes when this person surpasses me..
With that promise, I held the sheath of my sword tightly..
I took the king’s sword with sincerity..
But it was that moment.
“…….”
I felt an unfamiliar explosion from somewhere..
It was quite far away..
It was deep in the ground..
To be exact, it seemed to be in the direction of the shaft construction site supervised by Lloyd..
That's why Javiel felt puzzled..
‘blasting?’
I thought so at first.
Did Lloyd use blasting?.
What happened on site?.
I thought about that for a moment.
But no matter how I looked, it wasn't.
‘It's different from blasting..’
It was much stranger than that..
Somehow I felt a cool vibe..
It was far away, but I could definitely feel it..
It was a heterogeneous and destructive flow of mana..
It was definitely strange.
and it was dangerous.
The moment I realized that fact.
Javiel sheathed his sword..
“I truly apologize, Your Majesty..”
“……uh?”
Kagagak!
When Javiel suddenly withdrew the sheath, the king's sword flew forward..
Thanks to this, the king had to urgently stop the sword..
“I'm sorry. What do you mean, that?”
“I feel like I need to go somewhere urgently..”
“in haste? Come back?”
“That's right, Your Majesty. I think something happened to Lloyd. I will offer the rest of my apology when I return. then.”
“for a moment……!”
The King's Urgent Call.
But before that, Javiel was already kicking the ground..
I left the training ground in an instant..
Suddenly, the king was left alone..
“What is this.”
It was absurd.
I was doing well in special training, but suddenly something like that happened..
Running somewhere without our permission?.
However, King Alicia did not express her anger or rebuke Javiel for his rudeness..
Instead, there was concern on her face..
‘I think something happened to Lloyd Frontera.?’
Could it be that the author felt something he did not feel?.
Was he the first to sense the danger facing Lloyd Frontera with the sense of a grand master?.
“Lord Maldini!”
Something seems unusual..
The moment I felt that.
The king summoned the captain of the guard.
“As of now, I am imposing martial law on the entire capital. All citizens will be required to stay only in their residences or designated evacuation locations, and all guards and royal garrison troops will be required to respond to an emergency alert..”
“……majesty?”
Was it because the order was so sudden?.
The captain of the guard showed an uncharacteristically confused look..
But King Alicia didn't care about such trivial reactions..
“Implement it immediately. And you will lead the royal guard to the excavation site for the palace repair work. as soon as possible.”
It's a situation where a grand master like Javiel's face changed and he ran away..
This must be proof that something urgent has occurred..
But I couldn't just let go..
King Alicia, who gave a pumpkin-like command, immediately kicked the ground..
It was headed toward Lloyd's construction site..
♣
Sigh!
My whole body fell vertically..
Naturally like bungee jumping.
Unstoppable like a waterfall.
It fell straight down the shaft..
Meanwhile, Lloyd's eyes lit up..
‘now!’
I picked up a shovel.
stabbed forward.
Each and every one!
The head of a shovel scratched the wall of the shaft and sparks flew..
Thanks to this, the falling speed was slightly reduced..
And Lloyd stretched out a hand..
grabbed the ladder.
Quatuck!
For a moment a weight rested on my shoulder, but I ignored it..
I could bear that much..
This is not the time to be struggling like this..
I used my elasticity and launched myself into the horizontal hallway next to the ladder..
I ran as soon as I landed.
“omg! Phew! omg!”
There was a chill everywhere..
I could feel the temperature plummeting in real time..
What is the actual temperature here?.
minus 30 degrees?
Or minus 50 degrees?
maybe lower than that?
I couldn't figure it out.
However, even though I was protecting my skin with care, my face and hands were tingling..
It was especially severe when passing in front of the refrigerant injection room, where the heart of winter was racing and a storm of cold air was pouring out..
‘Sigh!’
Is this what it would feel like to cover your entire body with liquid nitrogen?.
I ran through the cold that felt like my limbs would become paralyzed..
went further inside.
Makjang, the last part of the tunnel.
I returned to the work crew there..
“as… … Roy… … De, de, nim? this… … This is... … Mson… … Is it work?……?”
The work foreman asked with a face that had turned completely white..
He had a look of cold and fear..
The moment Lloyd saw that, he felt relieved..
‘thank god.’
Everyone is not dead.
It was holding up pretty well..
He took a quick look at the situation..
Finally, everyone was able to realize the secret to surviving this bitter cold wave..
‘It's thanks to Podong.’
Podong was hugging all 20 members of the work team..
It was protecting everyone with its large size and fluffy fur..
Thanks to this, everyone was able to avoid freezing to death..
It was the same with the bells..
“Bell! Drop by drop! Bell!”
Bang-gi, who had no fur, was clinging to Po-dong, his whole body trembling..
When I saw that, I felt sorry..
‘sorry. I was scared, anxious, and scared of coming here, even if just for a moment..’
So I hesitated for a moment. I was worried.
I felt sorry for that, so I comforted them..
“You've waited a long time. are you okay. It'll turn out okay.”
“Podong!”
“Bell!”
“And the foreman? You may be very surprised, but I have to tell you the current situation first..”
Lloyd briefly informed everyone of the situation..
The foreman was shocked..
“raddish… … that… … We now... … Da, zu, dying… … Is that true?……?”
“no. That won't happen.”
“Well, then…….”
“I have to get out of here. You must hurry. However, if you try to leave all at once, you will not be able to pass safely in front of the refrigerant injection room. So, I will carry each person one by one..”
“…….”
“it's okay. Don't look like that. Don't you all see that I'm fine even though I came here? Who is that person over there? Your complexion looks the worst. Come here. Now, cover this with a blanket. I brought large work clothes, so put them on quickly..”
A worker who was being held by Podong was carried on his back..
At the same time, he activated the dark mind technique..
Most of the warmth was shared with the workers on their backs..
‘Ugh.’
When I shared the warmth, my skin instantly felt like it was being cut with a knife..
But Lloyd didn't care..
‘are you okay. It's just a lot of pain. You just need to have enough mana to avoid getting frostbite. Still, it doesn't die. Because there is a praise option.’
I believed that and endured it..
He smiled at Podong, trying hard to hide his green lips..
“Podong-ah?”
“Pff… … Podong?”
“I'll be back soon. Until then, embrace these people well. Even the bells.”
“Podong!”
“Bell!”
I kicked the ground while listening to their answers..
The longer we delay, the more dangerous it becomes for everyone..
Because I have to hurry.
‘you can do it!’
ran.
In the meantime, I thought that I couldn't use Baeul-i's volcanic eruption, and I pondered over my regrets..
‘This is a closed tunnel with only one entrance. If something like a volcanic eruption is used incorrectly, the atmospheric pressure will change suddenly and the tunnel will collapse. No, even if the mine shaft is intact, people will not be safe. This is because your entire body is hit by the shock wave of an arrow explosion in a small space..’
Internal rupture is a given..
It would be an instant win..
Therefore, the bold attempt to push out the cold through volcanic eruptions was abandoned..
‘So this is the only way left. If you wait for the rescue team to arrive, it will be too late.’
I ran with determination..
I desperately passed in front of the refrigerant injection room..
The entire body of the worker on his back.
His entire forearm hugging this neck.
I felt like I was shaking like an aspen tree..
The more I did it, the more warmth I gave him..
Conversely, I felt more cold..
‘That’s right!’
Feeling like your whole body is being scratched by an ice blade.
Pain as if the ear is being torn off.
In the meantime, I kept running..
I passed the refrigerant injection room and arrived at the shaft..
I grabbed the ladder and climbed the vertical passage that seemed so far away..
Finally, I came out through the ground entrance..
The worker he was carrying was carefully put down..
“here! Come on blanket!”
The work standby team on the ground came rushing in..
When I saw that, I turned around..
Leaving behind the warmth of the sun, I jumped into the chill-filled shaft..
Passed through the refrigerant injection chamber again..
went into the dark.
carried the next worker.
I ran, giving him warmth..
I came up to the ground, enduring the harsh cold..
I handed over the workers to the people on the ground and threw myself back into the bitter cold..
The same process was repeated.
three people.
four people.
five men.
Every time he ran through the cold, one person survived..
Each time, his body quickly became tired..
To protect workers carrying.
For sharing the warmth.
I had to use my weak mind with all my might..
I had to extract all of Manahart's mana and distribute it to the workers..
That's how ordinary workers could survive the cold..
did it willingly.
But it wasn't without a price.
It was a situation where most of the mana was distributed to others..
Carried an adult man on his back using only his pure muscle strength and stamina.
In that situation, I had to run down a tunnel where the air was stale..
40I had to climb a vertical shaft ladder that was over a meter long..
One wizard and six royal guards rescued from the first refrigerant injection room..
After that, the work team members.
I carried countless people as big as me, ran and climbed ladders..
This had to be done in a harsh cold spell that even surpassed that of the polar regions..
“her… … Huh... … ! Whoop……!”
Lloyd's complexion became increasingly pale..
Beads of sweat appeared on my face and then froze..
Even the act of lifting my hand to remove it became difficult..
Lloyd bit his lip..
‘little bit more.’
You can't give up just because it's hard.
It happened at a site for which he was responsible..
So the responsibility is also yours..
Must be responsible until the end.
With only that thought in mind, I mechanically ran and ran again..
In the meantime, I used up all the energizers and potential explosion options..
Thanks to this, we were able to get nineteen workers out..
And finally, the moment I passed by the refrigerant injection room to pick up the last 20th worker, the foreman..
He also reached his limit.
‘Just a little more, just do it.’
I couldn't move my legs at all.
Even though the dark state of mind is in power saving mode,.
My physical strength has dropped to the bottom..
Because I'm so exhausted, I'm drowning in it.
My legs didn't listen.
‘Damn it. please. a little.’
I hit my thigh with my fist..
Please move a little more.
I just need to bring one more person out..
I have to come out with Podong and Baulgi too..
He hit my leg again and again as if I was pleading..
Every time, my heart pounded, boom, pounded..
Maybe that was why.
thud! Cooung!
The heart of winter, which had been running wild earlier, spewing out a storm of chills..
The royal body beat more violently in time with Lloyd's desperate heartbeat. I opened my eyes. Lloyd's presence was felt more clearly..
And suddenly I thought.
I wonder what it would be like if that person and I became one..
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