Chapter 59
59Wow, I will not tolerate such atrocities.!
The Jeju Island Gate occurred a week ago. The one who won the bid for the gate was the Firebird Guild, head of the guild Lee Yong-wan..
Lee Yong-wan brought in Golden Iron from the Golden Lion Guild to clear the red gate, and the Phoenix x Golden Lion joint attack team set out to attack the red gate..
There is one principle in attacking the red gate..
If you cannot attack, be sure to request support..
And when requesting support, the association has the authority to forcefully mobilize 'hunters' to the red gate where a dungeon break is imminent..
During a dungeon break, it is almost the only right of requisition that the association has, as it is a red gate that basically causes damage to the level of virtually blowing away a city..
Even this was not accepted by the large domestic guilds, so a condition was attached that the ‘failure of the attack’ should be a fait accompli..
This is why the association sent Manager Kim Jin-soo and Ha-ri as scapegoats for the failure of the strategy during the black gate..
"So, are you planning to mobilize me and my baggage??"
When Leon rolled his eyes in displeasure, Manager Jinsoo Kim answered cautiously while sweating profusely..
"Of course not. The Association wishes to maintain cordial relations with His Majesty. In the first place, we are not yet at the stage where we can issue a mobilization order.."
The emergency mobilization order required the previous guild to declare failure. The problem is that there is a hunter who escaped, but it is unclear whether it was a failure or not..
"I have to meet him first. Where is the returnee??"
"I am receiving treatment at the hospital. They say they're almost speechless right now.……."
"It doesn't matter. egg plant."
Leon went straight to the Jeju hospital where the surviving hunter was taken. The association employees, who received information about Leon's visit by radio in advance, bent their waists to 90 degrees when they met him..
"This way, Your Majesty.."
The injured from the Phoenix Guild and the Golden Lion Guild were crowded into a four-person room. Everyone's condition wasn't that good, but the surgery is going on without anyone in serious condition..
"This is a hospital."
Beatrice, who followed Leon to the hospital, was impressed by the district's modern hospital facilities..
It is kept clean to prevent infection, and numerous nurses and doctors are on hand to provide treatment..
It's quite a sensational sight for her. Why didn't she think of this in her own kingdom? No, she wouldn't have been able to... says.
"Hmph, isn’t it barbaric?."
"This facility?"
"That's right. Even if soldiers injured in battle are treated, how can commoners also receive treatment?."
It was not a class-discriminatory implication that commoners were not eligible for treatment..
In the Lionheart Kingdom as well as most other countries, commoners eat blessed crops and never get sick..
The act of curing illness is repeated with every meal. At least there were no bacteria in the mouth, so the concept of dentistry was unfamiliar to me..
When commoners received healing services, it was usually due to accidental trauma, and since there was no concept of a god of medicine, the gods of life and abundance took over..
If you're a little sick, why do you need a doctor and why do you need hospitalization when you can just come to the temple, pray, eat the food prepared by the priests, and then go home?.
This is only necessary for soldiers and knights who have suffered emergency trauma, such as reattaching a torn off arm, or suffering internal injuries..
Even that is solved by the priests of life and abundance dispatched to the battlefield..
"……Your Majesty's world is a unique case that cannot even be put on a scale.."
"Well, I know. Therefore, the burden that represents all the gods is the Red Fortune of this world.."
"Hehehe……."
The Queen did not make much of a difference to this arrogant and worthy God King. She herself is now the god of dreams and death..
"There are a lot of rude people."
"That's because they administered sedatives. Please wait a moment……."
"There's no need for that.."
Leon approached the queen..
"Is it my turn to step forward??"
"please."
Beatrice awakened her sexual powers. She is the priest of Fl, the deity of dreams and death. Even though she is a novice director with no experience, she is not incapable of intervening in each person's dreams..
"It won't be difficult. Create a new space in his dreams. It was definitely you who created the repeated world within that gate.."
Born with the talent of a dream demon, she has maintained a world that repeats itself thanks to the devils' tricks. In that respect, what you are doing now is more familiar than you might think..
"Phew……."
What kind of irony is this? It's amazing that the memories and experiences of the terrible repetition become so helpful only after being freed from them..
Beatrice entered the unconscious Hunter's dream, where she was able to examine the Hunter's consciousness..
[……This is.]
Beatrice, who soon emerged from the dream and regained consciousness, immediately testified to the scene she had seen in her consciousness..
"He is a knight in green armor. He carried a huge one-handed hammer and shield, and claimed to be a knight protected by the goddess of life and abundance.."
"hmm… Demera?"
But maybe not. What guarantee is there that there will not be a goddess of life and abundance in other worlds?.
"Can you tell me the knight's name??"
"Geobrick. I think it's called Geobrick the Magnificent. and… Guardian of Gerhan. He's the mighty knight of Montreal.……."
"……!"
At that moment, Leon’s eyes widened..
"your majesty?"
"Let us leave immediately. I will go out myself.."
When Leon immediately announced his intention to participate, the complexions of Manager Jinsu Kim and the association staff brightened..
There were four S-class members and most of the attack team had lost contact. If you were to send someone in that situation, you needed at least a comparable force..
Naturally, other large guilds in the country will expand their efforts, and the power they are sending is also questionable. But if it's Leon…….
'This person is not driven by profits and losses..'
Moreover, its strength is well-known. Maybe even compared to the world's biggest monsters, it's on par or even better..
"Shall we call the troops in the headquarters building? You can arrange a charter flight right now."
Leon happened to be in Jeju Island just in time to purchase horses for the knight cadets..
It was very unfamiliar for a hunter attacking a gate to purchase a horse, and there was no need to bring soldiers..
Since troops would be needed to attack the gate, Manager Jinsu Kim was able to bring them in using the association's private plane..
"No, we will not be taking soldiers to this gate.."
"Why... Joe?"
In response to Manager Kim Jin-su's question, Beatrice, who witnessed the scene in Hunter's dream, gave a guess instead..
"Because mediocre skills are meaningless.?"
"That's right. Therefore, the minimum level is nautical engineer or higher. At least you have to have enough strength not to get caught and die.."
"It would only be Hari and the three of them, including me. It was a mistake not to bring Sir Yappy.."
At the very least, it is not enough for B-level cadets with mediocre skills compared to those at the soldier level, including Koo Dae-seong and Kim Do-han..
"The sooner the better. It would be better to join quickly rather than wait for Sir Spinner.."
Is there a need to hurry that much? Faintly aware of the seriousness of the situation, she headed to the gate with Leon..
* * * *
"……."
"What the hell is this?……."
What I saw as soon as I entered the gate were traces of a terrible fire..
Burned traces of human habitation. It was an act of complete destruction that did not leave even a single blade of wild grass behind..
Ruthless massacre and merciless destruction. Hari gritted his teeth after witnessing the symbolic ‘execution platform’..
"you are so mean……."
Human skin peeled off and hanging.
The sight of children, men and women of all ages and skins peeled off on execution tables raised eyebrows..
"Wow!"
Suho could not bear the nausea and vomited. Jaehyuk patted Suho on the back..
"……."
Cheon So-yeon had seen all sorts of things while clearing the gate, but this was her first time at such a terrible execution site..
Although they did not show it by frowning, Leon and Beatrice calmly looked around..
"Some time has passed since the execution ground was erected. Are these hunters??"
"Probably not. That being said, the overall height is relatively small. Koreans generally have strong kidneys.."
Additionally, traces of people staying there until recently were discovered. This is because many footprints walked through a field that was reduced to ashes..
"After implementing the clear night strategy, I killed every single one of them. The intention is not to leave a single seed on this land.."
"You know very well.?"
"When I killed the orcs, I did something similar to their few green spaces.."
Leon rode his horse, leaving the executed victims behind..
"It's been a while since the work here ended. We'll trace back and find out what's going on."
Leon takes the lead, followed by the queen and the cadets..
I'm not used to it yet, but riding a horse was much faster than walking..
"your majesty."
While walking on horseback, Beatrice asked:.
"Tell me."
"It seems a bit rushed. Lord Yapi also did not wait. Do you have any guesses??"
"hmm… Jim was inconsiderate.."
The way to ride a horse. Leon started talking.
"As I said before, half-baked skills are dangerous. The reason is because the ‘Holy Grail Knight’ is here.."
"Holy Grail Knight… Are you talking about Lord Geobrick??"
Beatrice recalled the knight in green armor she had witnessed in the Hunter's consciousness..
Geobrick the Magnificent. He claimed to be a knight of God, and his military power was clearly of the realm of human magic..
"The Holy Grail Knight favored by Demera, the goddess of life and abundance. A Holy Grail Knight three generations before Jim. That dance was an article that was passed down to Jim's generation.."
Leon doesn't know much about him either. The Holy Grail Knight basically has a long lifespan..
One generation usually starts at least 200 years ago..
"Lord Geobrick was 800 years ago, 500 years before Jim was born. At that time, I sent out troops to subdue the barbarians and ascended to heaven.."
"s, ascension?"
"It probably means he passed away, sister.."
Leon did not deny Suho’s guess. Originally, great saints did not express death as death..
Their death is an ascension to paradise led by the gods themselves..
"But Sir Geobrick did not come to paradise.."
"……The soul didn't arrive.."
"I traced the energy of the holy object, but I couldn't find him or the subjugation army anywhere.."
Beatrice saw Leon personally ascending the fallen trainees to paradise..
So, at least in Leon's world, I learned that the afterlife exists and that souls favored by the gods gather there..
Speaking of the Holy Grail Knight, if he was the most favored saint of his time, how could his soul not reach paradise??
"I have three guesses. First, is Lord Geobrick actually alive?."
It is quite possible. Holy Grail Knights do not inherently have a fixed lifespan..
They ascend to heaven when they fall on the battlefield or when they give up their positions and fall into the arms of the gods..
"Second, was his soul lost in the middle? finally──"
"defection……."
Grail Knight Geobric. That he who was favored by the goddess was actually a traitor?.
"If we attack this gate, we might be able to figure out the truth. However, it involved the most powerful Holy Grail Knight. If there is a battle it won't be a human fight."
Therefore, only humans who could survive the aftermath of the battle were selected. This is because it is not yet large enough to handle the consumption of troops..
The further back the traces went, the darker the cadets' faces became..
"Again……."
"I stood it up as a show of pride."
This is because, as an example, all the corpses put on the execution platform had terrible appearances..
Burned corpses, villages unilaterally trampled and devastated, traces of massacres without the ability to resist..
Growling, especially noting their peeling skin..
"I can't accept this. How can you commit such atrocities? These people are mortal sinners who deserve to die.."
Hari nodded in agreement to Leon's words..
'As expected, His Majesty is also angry at this tragedy..'
At first glance, Leon is a discriminator and steeped in authoritarianism, but in essence he is a just person..
Even though there were some cultural differences, Hari considered him a just person worth following..
"Hari Han. And the rest of the cadets listen.."
The cadets' attention is focused. Although they were tired of this tragedy, they focused on Leon's clear words. Knowing that he is the standard bearer who will lead them out of this hellish place..
"No matter what happens from now on, you can only follow the King. Do not overestimate your eyes and thoughts. Do you understand?."
"Oh, I see.."
"I will just follow your Majesty's path.!"
Why do I make such an obvious request? The cadets looked confused, but Leon went ahead without saying another word..
How much higher did it go up like that??
-Wow!!
-Save me!
Another tragedy approaches.
The smell of sulfur and burning flesh, the sound of a song flowing through the wind.
"your majesty! It's a village! People are being slaughtered.!"
Knights and soldiers on horseback were one-sidedly killing naked people. Those who resisted, regardless of age or gender, were slaughtered and those captured were beaten mercilessly..
-asleep! I'll kill you!
-Hahahaha, get down, you lowly things.!
Anyone can see this is a massacre. Anyone can see that it is a scene of one-sided slaughter. Leon was enraged in the face of a horrific massacre in which those who resisted were cut off in even more horrific ways..
"This, this trash…!"
"your majesty!"
Hari was moved to see Leon so angry. I can trust and follow this person’s righteousness.!
"Our team is in danger! Charge!"
"I will follow you to any extent!"
Although Hari was clumsy, he grabbed the reins of the horse. Same goes for other cadets..
They had no doubt that this was the moment to save the civilians who were being mercilessly massacred and establish justice. If we are with this lion-hearted king, we will be able to deliver justice..
-Gradually!
The horse's hooves pound the ground. The lion King Heart, who had summoned the lance, ran at his full speed, so fast that no one could catch up with him..
So much so that clumsy jockeys and racehorses can't keep up..
"You're too fast! I can't keep up!"
"That's how angry you are! Like when I met an ‘orc’!"
The cadets are excited and trying to catch up. At that time, Suho tilted his head and said.
"……Uh, the direction doesn't seem right.?"
"huh?"
In response to Suho's question, Ha-ri also looked straight in the direction Leon was heading..
The direction in which Leon charges furiously with a roar of anger... They were residents who stood up to the massacre..
"In Lionheart... … ! Glory to you ahhh!!!!"
Quang, the moment of clash... The three civilians who were being massacred were pierced with lances like skewers..
your majesty?
It's not in that direction.?
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