I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 189
leader
“The righteous bastards are running away! Shall we pursue?”
“No, let’s end it here for today.”
Saihan shook his head and dismissed the opinions of his subordinates. They all have puzzled expressions.
"but… Wouldn't it be troublesome if they regroup and come back?"
Originally, the time when the enemy could inflict the greatest damage was when the formation collapsed and escaped. The enemies have a lot of masters, but there was a secret weapon on this side, so if you chased it, you could have done a lot of damage.
However, Saihan did not order a pursuit. The reason is that he is reluctant to expose his secret weapon.
“Bring them back. I did it because I had an idea.”
nod
The subordinates by his side nodded and hurriedly ran to call the people he had summoned.
after a while
“Congratulations on your victory. I heard about it from the leader, but the resourcefulness of the military is amazing.”
“It's because the head of the family cooperated. I really appreciate it.”
"hmm… … .”
What his subordinates brought was a group of people dressed in yellow. In front of them, a middle-aged man with a brown beard, rare for Asians, was stroking his chin.
“But… … . If you called us, you must be in need of strength again, right?”
Suddenly, the middle-aged man's eyes flashed. Unlike the last time when they exchanged friendly greetings, this time, a wild life is blooming.
Sensing the momentum, Saihan flinched.
'As expected, they are the masters of the boatman family, who are said to be the bravest among the three major families.'
“Huh! In fact, the family head must have been disappointed that no chase order came out.”
"hmm?"
When he cleared his throat and opened his mouth, the middle-aged man also looked puzzled.
"Then you're saying that there's a separate purpose in not chasing Jeong Do-maeng's miscellaneous things."
"of course."
Saihan nodded and began to explain the ploy.
* * *
Time passed and it was late at night.
In the barracks of the Cheokmadan, which was defeated by the Demonic Cult for the first time, there was only silence. There were many injured, and it was partly because everyone was tired.
The place where they just built their barracks is deep in the mountains. Only the occasional chirping of grass insects and the sound of guards walking were intermittently heard.
But then!
slither.
Shaaaaa.
I couldn't hear it well because it was buried in the surrounding noise, but I could hear the sound of something being pushed or poured out little by little. The source of the sound is underground.
[Is it correct to sell?]
[No doubt. This will be their rear.]
[Good job. Call the masters who will now rush in.]
[ancient!]
The middle-aged man in yellow looked around with a hearty smile. Surprisingly, the place where they are is underground, several tens of meters below the barracks of Chuck Madan!
Furthermore, a huge cavity was created in the ground so that a large number of troops could gather. The aisle leading to the joint is also quite wide. If you are a master, you can even practice divine law.
They completed a tunnel of this ridiculous scale in just one night.
Originally, digging a tunnel required skilled experts as manpower was also required. The ground may collapse suddenly, and if the dug soil is not handled quickly, it is easy to be discovered by the enemy.
Crucially, you cannot know the direction in the ground. In other words, if you frantically dig up the soil, there is no way to know whether it goes down or up.
But how could they have built such a huge tunnel in such a short time?
This was their family's ability.
The middle-aged man in yellow was the head of the Sagong family, one of the three major families, and his name was Sagongheonwon.
slippery
The ground around him began to stir and widen the dirt passage.
* * *
By the time they finished the tunnel. Even on the ground, there were people watching them.
'You're here!'
Julius sang with joy in his heart. His predictions were spectacularly right. There was no way he had the ability to handle that much soil.
'It looks like they're dealing with the White Tiger's sacred weapon.'
Among the four divine beasts, the attributes of the white tiger are earth and metal! Using the power of divine magic, it was possible to build a giant earth overnight and dig a tunnel.
If Julius caught the enemy off guard by attacking from the sky, they counterattacked using the ground instead.
'And if you have this ability, there are powerful offensive means besides simple defense.'
That was the tunnel. If the enemy doesn't notice, there are few tactics as useful as this.
'But if it's known in advance, it's rare that it's useless!'
Julius smiled and gazed at the ground.
rustle
His senses accurately picked up the secret footsteps tens of meters below. Noticing that the enemy had begun moving, Julius bent down and put his hand on the ground.
The moment that light motion is over!
Pod!
Smack!
“… … !?”
One master who diligently moved his steps in the ground tens of meters died as it was.
"what?"
“Are you enemies?”
The masters of the Demonic Cult, who were moving under the ground, were silently confused. However, this is not the end of the mysterious attack.
Papapat!
“Ouch!”
"omg!"
As if an invisible blade sprouted again, the two fell to their deaths. The dark tunnel was soon filled with the thick smell of blood.
“A mysterious attack? What does that mean?”
Upon receiving the report, the staff member stared at the ceiling of the aisle with an absurd expression. Suddenly attacked in a tunnel dozens of meters underground?
“One true! The number of dead already... omg!"
Pod!
At the moment, a line of blood was drawn on the neck of the subordinate who was reporting, and he died as it was sprayed with blood.
“… … !?”
For a moment, Sagongheonwon felt a terrifying life in the ceiling.
"this!"
After checking, there was no reason to hesitate. he soared to the ceiling.
Wow!
The dirt and piles of stones he passes through become mushy and are pushed in all directions. Other masters of the boatman's family followed suit.
bang!
Sagongheonwon broke through tens of meters of soil and stones and soared to the ground.
chin!
“You are that Saekmo-man! Did you do this raid?”
As soon as he came out, what he saw was a smiling Julius.
“The moles you were looking for have popped up. Didn't you just walk on the ground for a bit?”
"profit!"
Sakongheonwon stretched out both fists forward with an angry expression. The masters of other boatmen also extend their arms sequentially and add strength to it.
Shaaaaa!
Surprisingly, it wasn't even the sea, but the waves arose. The earth shook and a mountain of earth rose several tens of meters high. This is how the giant Saturn was created!
“I will personally bury you alive!”
The mass of the pile of soil that rose to the height of the small hill was enormous. There is no way humans can survive if they are buried here.
Shaaaaa!
seok
However, Julius' response was simple. Slightly sweep the sword from left to right. A blue line is drawn lightly in the air.
Shaaaaa!
The pile of dirt weighing hundreds or thousands of tons collided with the trajectory of the sword that Julius had drawn.
And the result...
“What?”
Whoops!
The pile of dirt bursts like an explosion, then collapses and scatters in all directions.
“Ugh!”
Sagongheonwon felt awe as he felt the masses of soil and stones, which had been moving according to his will, get out of control.
“How can this… … .”
This was space cutting. A well-done severing sword, not unfinished, cuts through everything. The combined power of the masters, including Sagongheonwon, is blocked. It was cut in pieces in the middle.
Shaaaaaaaa!
“Avoid!”
The weight of the piles of dirt that fell out of their control was enormous. If not, they will be buried alive too!
And as they fled, Julius' sword did not miss them.
wickedness.
His sword circled in the air. And all the bodies of the enemies who entered the circle were torn apart.
“… … !?”
“Damn it… Get back to the ground!”
In an instant, about half of the masters were killed, and the Sakongheonwon ordered a retreat with fear-stricken eyes.
Coincidentally, the power that Julius temporarily cut off also returned.
“Honorable name!”
Wow!
They all dived back into the ground. While swimming in the ground, Sagongheonwon returned with a cool expression.
'I have to inform the headmaster! I haven't heard that Saekmokin is such a monster!'
As far as he knew, Julius was at a level that could easily be overpowered if two of the three great families stepped forward. I never dreamed that this would happen.
'Even the masters in the ground are instructed to retreat... … .'
“Are you going to hunt moles again?”
“… … !?”
The voice of Julius could be heard clearly in his ears. At the same time, a warm feeling passed over his chest.
Chew!
"This… … .”
Sakongheonwon, whose chest was pierced by an invisible sword, stared at the ground with his eyes wide open. All around was the dirt he dug up. How was he attacked?
“I hope this… A legendary land... … .”
He couldn't even open his mouth after that.
What Julius unleashed was the sword of his heart. This is different from before.
Papapat!
“Aagh!”
The sword of the heart that suddenly appeared from the ground was not limited by distance or space. As soon as Julius caught sight of it, he was immediately pierced by the sword.
This was proof that Julius had reached the beginning of the sixth stage.
If the 5th stage expands the range of control over the surroundings, the 6th stage is the stage where the restrictions of distance disappear at all! He could send his sword anywhere he wanted and slay his enemies.
Chew!
“Ah!”
"phew… … .”
Killing the last master who jumped to the ground, Julius let out a sigh. Although the sword of his heart was convenient because the restrictions of his distance had disappeared, the force was consumed so much that even he sweated.
'As expected, the stage learned through simple acquisition, not training, is not perfect.'
During his one year of training, he did not simply learn the player's knowledge. He was able to learn the next secret level left by Sharnos the Great while fusing the two divine weapons.
Originally, player aptitude was required to learn level 5 or higher, but according to Hwangryong, the limit was lifted as the four gods were completed.
[So, in order to answer your question, first of all, diligently collect the sacred treasures.]
“… … .”
“Waaaaaa!”
After thinking for a moment, Julius was awakened by shouts.
“The one entrusted to the military seems to have succeeded as well.”
He started walking in the direction from which the shouts had been heard.
* * *
"indeed… If the enemy has that ability, it's very likely that they'll dig a tunnel and surprise them next time.”
After hearing the explanation, Jegal Nebula agreed with a slightly excited expression. The biggest weakness of tunnels is that they are useless if you know them in advance.
Placing masters in the vicinity where the enemies will pop out is enough to stop them. Alternatively, simply pouring boiling oil over the entrance to the tunnel and setting it on fire can almost completely knock out enemies.
“I will prepare a way to block the tunnel right away.”
"for a moment!"
“… … !?”
Julius stopped Zhuge Nebula from rushing out.
“It's easy to block the enemy's intentions beyond knowing. But after that is the problem.”
"ah… … .”
He immediately understood what Julius was saying. The purpose of the Chuck Demon Corps is not to defend, but to destroy the Demonic Cult. Even if the attackers are defeated this time, if there is no way to break through that huge Saturn, the situation will not improve.
“Didn’t the enemies make a hole for themselves?”
“You mean to use the tunnel backwards.”
"yes."
Here, Zhuge Nebula showed an expression of concern.
“But the enemy will be fully aware of that. I'd like to hear what your lord will do... … .”
Julius's opinion was to deal with the raiding enemies and immediately launch a counterattack into the tunnel! However, as mentioned earlier, the weakness of tunnels is that they are useless if you know them in advance.
If you lose contact with the raiding enemies, they will know that something is wrong, but will you accept them?
However, Julius' solution was surprisingly simple.
“Isn’t it enough to covertly deal with the guys who made the tunnel?”
“But they must be underground?”
“I have a way to fish them out.”
“… … !?”
* * *
According to Julius' boastful words, the boatman's masters who had dug the tunnel were wiped out in an instant. It was destroyed so quickly that there was no time to announce the news below.
And through the tunnel, the masters of the Cheok Madan pour in like a wave.
“Waaaaaa!”
"Military! Jeong Do-maeng tried to counterattack through the tunnel!”
“What!”
Saihan, who led the tunnel plan, was so surprised that he jumped up from his seat.
“Because of what the boatman’s head is doing! Why don't we block the tunnel up!”
"That is… … .”
Of course, those who had already been annihilated could not return. Digging a deep and wide tunnel for a perfect surprise attack became poison.
Even if they tried to fill it with soil, without the power of magic, it would be impossible for them to have the ability to fill such a large tunnel.
"nice… … .”
Blood flowed from the lips of the sage. He hurriedly searches his arms.
'There is still one silk pouch left by the religious leader. This is enough to reverse the situation!'
Chaechaechaeng!
Perong!
A fierce battle was already taking place inside the fortress, but Saihan opened the last silk pouch.
"This?"
Sa Yeo-han's expression changes every moment as he reads the note inside. He turns his head in the direction of the headquarters of the Demonic Cult with a shocked expression.
“Chief!”
squeak.
“… … !?”
Before Sayahan could react otherwise, his neck separated from his torso. Julius broke through the escort in an instant and killed him.
'Looks like this guy was the boss. He looks like he's trying to trick something, so I killed him, but he should have tried interrogating me?'
Julius takes care of the remaining escorts and stares at the silk pouch and note that have fallen on the floor.
'This?'
After reading the note, Julius looked at the decapitated corpse with a slightly surprised expression.
“This guy was a soldier of the Demonic Cult.”
The content of the note that fell on the floor was also surprising.
[The military has worked hard. My personal feeling is that I hope you never have to open this last pocket. … (syncopation)… ]
In the end, the leader must have given this third note in anticipation of the death of Sai-Han. But more importantly, that wasn't it.
The contents at the bottom of the note were not written to Sayeohan. At the bottom was a short text with a detailed map.
[To the Crown Prince of the Western Continent... … .
You did a good job getting here. If you have any questions about me, let me come alone to the place written on the map. Then I will answer you honestly.]
“… … !?”
* * *
“It seems that the rest of the group has fled towards the headquarters of the Demonic Cult!”
It did not take long to settle the battlefield.
In the first place, judging by the number of masters, there were more cheaters, and the masters of the three great families, who were the trump cards of the Demonic Cult, all lost their lives at the hands of Julius, so it was a natural result.
Julius quickly summoned the leaders. They give their opinions as if they had waited.
“Wouldn’t it be better to quickly regroup and strike the main group of the Demonic Cult?”
“The morale here is at its peak. I'm afraid I'll miss a good opportunity if I can't keep this momentum going.”
Their opinions are swift!
Everyone was courageous as they hadn't suffered much damage yet. Julius also agreed with the idea.
“I think it’s good to hit right now, too.”
“A wise choice.”
Hearing those words, the leader's face turned bright. The headquarters of the Demonic Cult, which had not been invaded for two hundred years! Capturing it was a great honor in Moorim.
"But I don't think there's any need to reorganize the battle lines."
“… … !?”
“What do you mean?”
The intention soon became clear.
* * *
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