Chapter 167
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1010th of the month. Double 10th Festival. It is a national holiday commemorating the revolution that led to the establishment of the current Republic of China..
This day is a national holiday celebrated by most of the 53 countries on the mainland, excluding non-Han independent countries such as Uyghurs and Tibet, and is also a day of great celebration in Taiwan..
"Wow, it's huge outside.."
"This is my first time seeing such a large-scale parade other than at an amusement park. Disneyland is no match for it.."
The city streets are closed to private vehicles and are filled with colorful kites, parade balloons, and citizens waving national flags..
60 years of threatened independence from the continental mainland. The pride of the Taiwanese people, who were able to proudly declare that they were an independent nation due to their collapse and division, was very high..
To the extent that they invited celebrities from around the world on a large scale to celebrate the Double Tenth Day, their biggest holiday period..
"Don't panic. A banquet of this magnitude, a knight of the Lion-Hearted King, should know how to enjoy it leisurely.."
Leon looked at Harina and the other drivers who wanted to open the limousine window and cautioned them. Beatrice laughs at that sight..
"It's natural for young knights to want to enjoy the festival. Didn’t Your Majesty say the same thing??"
"He often earned his travel expenses by going to jousts or serf festivals. I mean, they are of a different class from these little kids.."
If you think about it normally, latte is an old-fashioned remark that starts with~, but since the subject of the comment was Leon, anything seemed plausible..
"Me, Your Majesty?"
"What is it."
Hari raised his hand and Leon allowed the question to be asked..
"I think I know roughly what a joust is, but what is a serf festival??"
"Hmm, good question. Lord Spinner is planning to make it popular someday.."
Yappy here? Hari was feeling anxious for no reason..
"To explain this festival, we must first look at its origins. Sir Gratas, a giant slayer and Holy Grail Knight who compiled “How to Kill Giants with Serfs.”──"
In the past, it was when the Kingdom of Lionheart launched a continent-wide Night War..
In a time when there was no empire yet, barbarians and devil followers overflowing from all over the chaotic continent, and even horse people flocking from the east..
By defeating so many enemies, serfs naturally arose, and their number was close to the total population of the Lionheart Kingdom..
It was to this extent, even though it was possible to kill prisoners on the battlefield without taking them..
"So Sir Gratas changed his thinking. He wanted to not just kill them, but consume them as an offering to the gods.."
That's how it started, hunting down giants, a strong fighting race whose numbers were threateningly increasing on the continent at the time..
Sir Gratas personally charged the serf soldiers and drove the giants to extinction, and left behind many other achievements..
The result is the Bible inherited by Leon, “How to Catch a Giant with Serfs.”.
"It is the Serf Festival that spread like a trend throughout the kingdom in commemoration of Lord Gratas' feat.."
"Uh... well, then?"
"Please tell me no...."
Ha-ri and Jae-hyuk deny reality. Suho spoke the truth in a trembling voice..
"Is this a nationwide festival of wasting serfs??"
"That's right."
God... no, Ariana, oh my god.
The three people recalled the battle to elect the knight commander, where they were given only a dagger and made the giants commit a suicide charge..
This was done on a national scale.?
Leaving the three devastated people behind, Leon turned his gaze to Cheon So-yeon..
"Cheon So-yeon, if you had a good idea, I would have told you to prepare it. Do you have a good idea??"
He made Soyeon participate in that crazy act.?
"yes."
I prepared it again?!
"Hey, Jim must have organized the local serf festivals. Have you come up with any new ideas outside of them already??"
"I think it would be a good picture if it was a war of serf generals.."
"serf war?"
Leon seems interested in those words. The three knights looked with wide eyes at their classmate and knight commander, who had come up with a terrible idea..
Anyway, Cheon So-yeon shyly presented her idea..
"In Korea, there is a 500-year-old ballistic missile called Daejanggunjeon. Hang a serf there and explode it in the air with fireworks.──"
The three people who heard the detailed story trembled..
'what? Is Cheon So-yeon crazy??'
'Soyeon is scared these days... Maybe I'm being too blind······.'
'It's not just blindness, it's not blind faith.?!'
If you look at it that way, it was Cheon So-yeon who was the most active and ruthless when capturing the giant as a serf. He is not the leader of the pantheon for nothing.!
"Uh, how do you feel? We created a unique method by combining it with local culture. I would like to ask the Japanese side as well.."
'Don’t combine local culture with something like this! Lionheart is enough!'
'To become a knight commander, one's character must be broken like that.?'
If the serfs had heard, they would have trembled, but Leon simply tapped his knee with a satisfied expression..
"good night! Good! It's easier to understand than saying that Sir Spinner will hold a competition to update the maximum overclock using the converted serf Netrunner! Ah, Bice, what did you say you prepared??"
"It's a shame, but I've been enjoying watching zombie movies lately... so participants are armed with special weapons and do zombie survival.──"
This side also had a plan that went awry..
"hmm···! I guess I'll have to work hard on this too. Sir Vulcan, he will do the same thing he does every year, throw the serfs far away, so Lionheart's pride is at stake.!"
'Please don't get upset about something like that.!'
'Everyone is crazy!'
I felt like I wanted to escape this crazy space, but the limousine just kept going along the set path..
"By the way, Your Majesty, there are many other invited guests besides us..'
"This season is said to be an important national holiday in this country. It's not unusual to invite distinguished guests from all over the world.······."
"It might be an intention to restrict our actions.."
Distinguished guests from all over the world gather together to enjoy a banquet. From what I heard, it's quite different from before..
"joy! This is not a pantheon that would hesitate over something like hostages.."
They had already confirmed that President Zhao was Yue Chong's minion and had extracted that information. The operation will proceed as scheduled..
"Lord Yapi and Princess Park Yong-shin will handle everything on their own. Yes, that too is waiting.."
"Is the problem the response at the banquet hall?."
"You have to be careful. The demons of pleasure and corruption are not demons with exceptional fighting skills, but······."
"I know that they use such dirty tricks.."
The reason Leon was able to defeat Dotradon, the Lord of Pleasure, on his own was because their type of demon was weaker than the demons of wisdom and chaos..
However, the devils of pleasure and corruption use all kinds of dirty and evil tricks rather than just their fighting skills..
In some ways, they were the most threatening demons, such as taking on human skin, performing sabotage behind the scenes, and corrupting the country's high-ranking officials..
"On this issue, it is inevitable that we will collide head-on. Even though I knew that, I couldn’t help but visit this island myself.."
"Of course. How well do you know about Grand Duke Quay??"
"I'm not sure. After the Lord of Wisdom fell, the princes fled to the Demon Gate.."
Akasha, the Great Duke of Slaughter, is a representative example. The one who was marching towards the Sky Kingdom in the East, not towards Lionheart, escaped through the Demon Gate when the monarch fell..
In addition, Grand Duke Glacier fled from Vulcanus, and Grand Duke Gangyok and Grand Duke Wisdom died at the hands of Leon..
"If you think about it, you are the only survivor among the demon princes who participated in that war.."
Grand Duke Quay also heard the rumor from Leon. Because they were the ones who corrupted the empire through the Jewel of Wisdom and the Church of Pleasure..
However, he did not appear on the battlefield easily, and Lionheart's knights continued to chase the Great Duke of Corruption in vain..
"After he escaped from Your Majesty's world, he came to my world. And it took less than fifty years to destroy our world.."
Beatrice was the most powerful magician in the world, but she had no time to do anything to resist Quay..
When she was born, most kingdoms had already fallen..
She has had to fight against demons since she was about the age of elementary school on Earth..
"He exploits people's weaknesses and deceives them. Many generals, great kings, and nobles were corrupted by this guy. If only I had more time······."
"Is it impossible to resist the artifact given by the Queen??"
Soyeon Cheon pointed to the earrings on her ears. It is a holy relic created with the power of dreams that once trapped even the great Duke of Slaughter Akasha..
Beatrice distributed artifacts that protect this spirit in the form of bracelets, necklaces, and earrings to all the knights of the pantheon..
When asked if Archduke Fallen could not do it in a similar way, Beatrice shook her head and denied it..
"Even though the output of that artifact is low, there is a prototype that was distributed to key people in a similar way. Even moderately high-ranking demons were blocked, and even archdemons had high resistance.······."
It did not work on the fallen Grand Duke Quay. Beatrice cautioned again and said.
"It shows the target what they want most and extends a hand that they cannot refuse. So be careful. The contract of corruption he gives me."
* * * *
The grand banquet hall of a five-star hotel in the capital city of Taipei.
The place was full of politicians, famous celebrities, and influencers invited from all over the world..
Each person entering this banquet hall was provided with traditional attire in advance, and the colorful attire such as hanfu and cheongsam seemed to show off that Taiwan is the center of Chinese culture..
"It's easy to move around. I also like the flashy ones.."
"It's my first time wearing a China dress. Hmm... I might be more embarrassed than I thought.."
Hari turns around and looks at the red silk cheongsam. Not only Hari, but also the participants in the pantheon, Beatrice, and Leon have all changed into the traditional clothes of the Chinese people..
This was partly because the dress code for this banquet was the traditional Hanbok, and just as Korea dresses state guests in hanbok and takes commemorative photos, Taiwan seems to have a similar trend..
"Although we came here to hunt demons, it is a place to clearly show off our national pride. As knights of Lionheart, you must show an attitude worthy of it.."
It was time for Leon to warn the pantheon believers. From afar, President Zhao visited Leon with his entourage..
"your majesty! were you here?"
President Zhao looked somewhat haggard. Even though he must have been paying attention to his condition as he celebrated the national holiday..
"President Zhao. Your complexion looks bad.?"
"Oh, yeah... I haven't been able to sleep lately.."
Leon patted President Zhao on the shoulder and comforted him with a smile..
Of course, the reason he is haggard is because he went through a process of repentance during a nightmare over the past few days..
Information was released through a medium planted by Beatrice, the priestess of dreams and death..
I was never able to find out whether there was some kind of ban on the identity of Grand Duke Quay, but thanks to the telegrams he knew, I was able to place 'martyrs' at important points..
He won't know it until the end.
Because Beatrice’s dream even manipulated his memories..
"By the way, the weather is nice today."
"yes? Oh, right? It's a good sign that the weather is so nice on the 20th Lunar New Year.."
"Yeah it's definitely a good sign."
Why did President Zhao feel afraid of that smile?.
"Come to think of it, where on earth is Lord Vulcan?──"
At that moment, a group entered, loudly kicking down the door of the banquet hall..
"What, what, you!"
"expenses! what are the expenses──!?"
They quickly entered the banquet hall and took over the hotel. With so many VIPs, it's hard to believe that the banquet hall, which must have been heavily guarded, was taken down so quickly.?
There wasn't even a gunshot sound. Among the guards, there must have been hunters from a large Taiwanese hunter guild hired for today.!
The center of scoundrels. Among them, hidden behind hoods and cloaks, a man stepped forward..
"Hello everyone. This is a precious day, but there are many examples.."
The man's attitude was polite, like a gentleman. But those who know know. The more polite a person is in a dramatic situation, the more crazy he is..
"this guy···! I know where this is!"
At that time, a group of groups confront the intruders. They are not part of the Taiwanese military or police..
"Lanfang Guild Leader!"
Taiwan's leading S-class hunter Lan Fang and his guild members were hired by the Taiwanese administration to provide security for this banquet..
They are not the ones to be scared of terrorists.!
"I don't know where these bastards came from, but they made a mistake.!"
The Lanfang guild leader was the first to jump towards the man who appeared to be the leader, holding his sword..
They decided that in order to prevent the VIPs from getting hurt, they had to quickly catch the leader first..
"die!"
Lanfang's great sword was imbued with thief-like magic. A blow that can cut down even large monsters in one blow. It hit the man──
-Kyaang!
A crashing sound as if a piece of steel had been struck. At the same time, the robe was torn and the hidden figure was revealed..
"······!"
It was armor. An item called ‘heavy armor’, which is quite unusual among hunters who value technology and speed..
Unless it is a drop item with excellent performance, it is avoided because it is heavy and dull.······.
'He easily blocked my blow.?'
What was even more surprising was that it was strong enough to block a blow from an S-class hunter without any damage..
"Hehehe, I had the honor of testing a prototype of an item to be offered to the great Lord. An unbeliever's sword will not be able to damage this armor.."
The man lifted a large mace. Lanfang, who had not thought that the terrorist Naboorang possessed the legendary armor, was hit with a mace with a dumbfounded expression on his face..
"Hehe, I'm glad it's sturdy.."
The man who overpowered the guild leader with one blow spoke to the hesitant guild members..
"It would be best not to move a single fingertip. I bickered once to set an example, but······."
The men come forward all at once from behind the man. They each turned over their robes and revealed the terrifying means they possessed..
"artillery, bomb!"
"Wow, crazy people!"
The terrorists were all wearing bomb vests..
-Kikluk! Banquet hall suppression completed. Proceed to the next phase.
and at the same time.
-Wow! They are terrorists!
-What, what! Why is there a terrorist here?!
-cosplay paper?
All over Taiwan.
Thousands of terrorists appeared throughout major cities..
""Because the gods want it!!""
They were fanatics..
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