My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 141
#141
Talent Recruitment (1)
“Wow, did you really destroy Rohan? I thought it was just an empty cart with lots of noise, but it seems that wasn't the case..”
The strong sun shining down, the scorching desert, the boiling atmosphere..
On a stony mountain in the southern desert, deserted by people due to its extreme environment, a large man covered in a robe looked at the horizon and thought quietly..
“Yes, you should do at least this much. Wasn't he almost disappointed because they were so incompetent?.”
As he muttered to himself, those standing behind him, also wearing robes, bowed deeply and bowed their heads..
Of course, if you opened your mouth without permission, your head could explode, so no one answered..
“Then, we can move on to the next step. For the time being, the attention of those on the continent will be focused on the north, so we will be able to proceed more comfortably..”
He was looking at the horizon and finally turned around..
While he was walking towards the cave on the side of the rocky mountain, a sudden gust of wind blew around him..
flutter flutter—
Hems of robes fluttering wildly.
And the gap between the big hood in the lead widened for an instant..
The colorful flame pattern tattoo that went up to the neck was revealed and then disappeared..
“Tsk, what a shitty environment..”
Clicking his tongue lightly, he roughly adjusted the hem of his robe and disappeared into the cave as if nothing had happened..
To the cave where the 'seed of madness', which was the decisive factor in turning this continent into chaos, is hidden..
***
As time passed, the situation in the Principality of Rohan gradually worsened..
It was now only barely able to protect the vicinity of the capital, and its function as a nation could already be considered to have been lost a long time ago..
The good news is that the Azerion Empire is gathering troops to move north..
As the principality was holding out so far, troops began to quickly gather on the relatively weak northern border, concentrating their forces elsewhere..
As insanity continues to occur even in the vast mainland of the empire, sending troops was quite unreasonable for them.···.
However, it was an inevitable decision because it would be even more difficult if the Principality of Rohan was allowed to disappear completely..
‘Are you saying that the elites of the main church led by the cardinal have already departed? They said they would gather as many refugees as possible into the capital and hold out until help arrived..’
Although the empire said they were rushing as much as possible, it was inevitable that it would take a lot of time for the army to move..
Of course, sacrifices are bound to increase as time goes by..
It was the best method for the main church that wanted to reduce the number of victims as much as possible..
‘Heinrich... won't be able to come forward for a while. Even so, the Continental Allied Forces and the warrior party are busy, and the hero, who is the only opponent of the Immortal King, cannot be absent..’
It might not have been possible if a small number of powerful entities had invaded, but recovering a land covered in numerous monsters was a task that was bound to take a long time..
Even if he did come forward, it would only be possible after the gates of the Rohan Temple were restored and movement became smoother..
And while the continent was engulfed in chaos and upheaval,.
Finally.
[Hmm—I didn't know it would turn out like this. No matter how many times you catch them, they have a knack for popping out from nowhere and causing trouble..]
Immortal King Hans has appeared again in the Outerica dimension..
‘But these days, it seems like every time I leave my desk, something happens..’
Of course, it may have been my mood, but the current situation, including the invasion of the Upersh Clan, was so big that I couldn't help but be concerned about not being able to respond right away..
‘For the time being, I think we should avoid bringing Avatars to Earth as much as possible. Now, “object projection” can be maintained for an hour..’
Now that the continent is in chaos, no one knows what will suddenly happen and how..
In particular, it seems like those cockroach-like pledges from Yeokcheon have started to move in earnest, so it was always a good idea to be fully prepared in order to run the ‘home theater’ smoothly..
‘···No, thinking about it makes me angry? Why do I have to worry so much about them??’
He just wanted to peacefully portray 'the devil seeking to conquer the continent and the hero who stands against him', but the incident kept getting bigger because of them..
Still, he was somehow able to put it together well so far, but he couldn't help but be concerned about the fact that there were variables that weren't under his control..
‘Once I'm done with this, I'll have to take down these guys in more earnest. This time, Hans will have to step forward as well..’
He didn't really suffer much damage directly, but rather he only remembered catching them like catching rats.···.
it wasn't that important.
just now.
The fact that they are interfering with your work is important in itself..
‘Phew... But for now, let's start by creating a base in the northern mountains..’
The moment Hans, who had made up his mind, was about to summon the executives and give them orders..
Banshee Queen Olivia, who had not been summoned during the raid on the Great Temple and was still concentrating on her work, brought back some fascinating information..
[We conducted an investigation focusing on the most likely locations, comparing those previously handed over by the King... and information obtained from recently captured officials.···.]
An elite unit that attempted to infiltrate Talaria under the orders of the person who moved the Eupersch Clan, and Oldman, the head of the Tulk Kingdom's branch of the Oath of Reverse Heaven..
And the results of the previously ongoing investigation into them..
She succeeded in narrowing down the scope by gathering all the information she could, including newly acquired information and existing information..
What followed, as always, was a thorough investigation using ghosts..
[While proceeding like that, I was able to find out that among the people the girl was already watching... there was someone involved.···.]
What happened after that went smoothly..
[Azerion Empire, the city of Tovea near the capital···.]
It was one of the imperial territories surrounding Geron, the capital of the empire located in the center of the continent..
As a transportation hub, it is a place that is close to a large city..
[There is a high-ranking official of the Oath of Reverse Heaven who moved the Upersh Clan...···.]
Due to her obsessive persistence day and night, the suspects were finally caught in her sight..
[Hoo—good job, Olivia. It just so happened that they were hiding in the empire.?]
[So it is... King···.]
Even if it wasn't, it was annoying, but I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to stop by there briefly before heading to the northern mountains..
Since the empire and principality are in close proximity, there is a high possibility that they are related to the people who did this..
···Maybe it's that person.
[How dare you be so arrogant and try to hide behind and twitch your fingers. I guess I'll have to take them out myself this time..]
Just like that, Hans, the immortal king who was preparing to the fullest,.
started to move.
***
“Something is strange. It's definitely weird.”
A young man with dull blonde hair was pacing around the ornate room, muttering to himself..
Then he shook his head here and there, as if something wasn't going well, then sat down on the armchair and took a deep breath..
“Phew—no, you're probably overreacting..”
An evil organization that dreams of overthrowing the world, 'The Oath of Reverse Heaven'’.
Andrew Weaver, an awakened person from Earth who belonged there, sank deeply into his chair and gently closed his eyes..
He was in charge of monitoring the movements of various places under the orders of his high-ranking executive, Syana, but his nerves had recently become sensitive due to various disturbing signs detected with his unique skill, “Trajectory Observation.”.
‘How on earth did this happen??’
First, Clan Eupersch suddenly started showing strange movements shortly after heading to Talaria..
Since observing the Precious Blood was beyond his abilities, he was unable to directly see the fight between them and the Brokoslak Clan..
‘But it's clear something's wrong.’
That's because the reinforcements that Shianna would have sent disappeared without a trace..
Even they were unable to find out any information as to why they had become entangled with a high-ranking being that they could not observe..
‘While heading to Talaria, we suddenly lost track of things. ...By any chance, Brokoslak's blood was there??’
As if there was a black curtain hanging before my eyes, I couldn't understand anything clearly, so everything was full of doubts from beginning to end..
How the fight between the two clans ended, who is still blocking his gaze in Talaria, and what happened to those sent by Syanna?.
There was nothing to know.
‘···It's been a long time since I felt this helpless. No, this is worse than before.’
In the past, even when the level of unique skills was low, I did not feel this helpless..
In the first place, not only did I not have much to do with beings of that level at that time, but even if there was something I couldn't see, I acknowledged my shortcomings and quickly gave up..
However, now that I have invested a huge amount of karma and strengthened my skills considerably, I run into this situation at the moment when my confidence is high and my ambition is burning.···.
“It's very... irritating..”
And that wasn't the only thing he couldn't understand..
An unknown barbarian active in the Iron Citadel in the northern part of the Tulk Kingdom..
When Andrew first learned of the existence of the party that had visited the Northern Mountains, he suspected that they had been on some secret mission and had brought along a strong man hiding within the mountains..
Whether the target was a dwarf, the ostensible target, or a completely different being, only then would the abnormality detected in the “trajectory observation” be explained..
‘But that wasn't it. It's true that they received a request to rescue the dwarves and headed to the mountains. The strange thing is that barbarian..’
The time to go and the time to come are too different to say that you have grown after going through trials..
So much so that I doubt if it's the same person..
Even now, isn't his status still blocking his vision and making it blurry?.
‘There was a time when he disappeared from the Iron Fortress, perhaps because he was away for a moment.···.’
It was only assumed that he also moved somewhere through the temple, but his exact whereabouts could not be traced..
‘There's definitely something to that savage. The clash of magical powers observed in the northern mountains is most likely that of the Immortal King and the dragon. But someone who visited the mountain range at the same time suddenly became that strong? And while using the power of the dragon?’
It was difficult to see the savage named ‘Harley’ in person, but he was steadily gathering information through rumors spreading around him..
That's how we were able to find out that he was actually a 'dragon', a very rare species.···.
‘No, it smells like something. The difference between entering and leaving the mountain range, the gap between them. What is the cause??’
It was a leap of faith that lacked basis and logic, but his extremely developed intuition continued to remind him of a sense of incongruity..
However, no matter what assumption you make, unless there is information to support it, it is just a meaningless guess..
Well... who would have expected that the barbarian would have joined forces with the Immortal King, the scourge of the continent, to hunt down and eat the bright dragon?.
It's a good thing I don't listen to crazy people..
“Okay, let’s skip this for now. Because it's not an important issue right now..”
I was concerned about it because it was tied to orders from the organization, but since it was not directly related to it, there was no need to dig into it..
I felt uncomfortable leaving it like this, but there was a really important problem..
“It is certainly. These guys, it's not a coincidence. Exactly the oath of reverse heaven... They are tracking us..”
That was the exact movement of the immortal army..
Andrew, who had sensed something abnormal some time ago, reported it to Siana..
Since it was a matter directly related to me, I was keeping a close eye on the situation and keeping an eye on them.···.
‘They're moving their area of activity through the west to the center..’
The intuition that I had always prided myself on as being sharp was constantly ringing the alarm, and a growing sense of anxiety sent a chill down my spine..
However, Andrew took pains to analyze the situation objectively..
‘They're approaching the central area, but they're still coming from the outskirts. I'm in the middle of the empire, so it'll take a while to get here..’
It is true that something unusual was detected, but it was not a matter of urgent action right now..
Even though the place he is in is not an underground organization like other branches, it is a noble residence of a decent empire..
‘···Still, it can't stay like this. I guess I'll have to tell Siana and come up with something..’
Although his instincts continued to warn him of unknown ominous events, he prioritized rational thinking and calmly sought a future response plan..
I just assumed that the emotions I was feeling right now were just an overreaction..
‘Tsk, I guess I should stop going out for a while and buy some. It's going to get boring for a while..’
After forcibly scolding himself, Andrew opened the whiskey on the table and poured it down his throat..
When strong alcohol that seemed to burn my esophagus was added, I felt at ease and the sense of crisis slowly subsided..
Not knowing that it was already too late to be careful.
Around the mansion where he is hiding.
Ghosts were flocking in one by one..
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