31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 328)
Meanwhile, Yeba and Ishii were waiting for snowfall in the ice fortress at the mouth of the glacier..
“Yeva, what happens to us??”
“Shouldn't we think about what to do??”
“Okay, should I run away??”
“It's possible?”
“ha….”
They sighed until the earth disappeared.
“I never thought things would become this complicated and this big... If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have brought Kang Seol to the garrison..”
“If it weren't for the snowfall, I would have died a long time ago... . It's just that we got caught up in bad luck..”
“Snowfall, is it really Jeonja??”
“yes? You think so too, right? I doubt it... Can the transference be that strong??”
“I saw Jeon playing troll.?”
“no….”
“so do i….”
The more I thought about it, the deeper my worries became. I had doubts about Snowfall's identity, but I couldn't ask it honestly..
After all, Yeba and Ishii were on the periphery of this war and were also the weak..
“this… What will happen if it continues like this??”
“With Emon... I'll fight fiercely with the glacier maw..”
“The fight will escalate?”
“are you kidding? of course! I think one of the two will be completely swept away this time.….”
“Who do you think will win??”
“of course… It's Emon….”
“Yeah, right?”
“You saw it, you too… It's bustling. I couldn't bear to deal with it..”
Although Bronn and his forces joined, the mole army that occupied the fortress was also only a small part of Eamon..
In other words, the conclusion is that the more all-out war is waged, the more disadvantaged the Glacier Maw is..
“…So, who do you want to win??”
“First of all, it's not Emon..”
“me too… In times like this, what is the right thing for a federal member to do??”
“A good member of the Federation should escape from here and report the current military situation in Hygeltongue to the Federation leadership..”
“But why don't you do that??”
“Because we're not great!”
“answer.”
“I don't think I would have believed it in the first place... Let's at least keep proper records. Because later on, you might be accused of being a traitor..”
“Good idea!”
Yeba complained..
“But if you think it would be nice for Glacier Maw to win... I'm weird?”
“uh… Still, wouldn't it be better to have a troll that mixed words? It's not particularly strange….”
It was then.
“Open the gate! hurry!”
The castle suddenly became noisy.
“Should we go? Ishii?”
“Why don't you go quickly??”
pot-!
They climbed up the wall and looked at the people approaching the castle, climbing the snowy mountain..
“…oh my god.”
“Hey, what is that?….”
When I recaptured the fortress, I felt like a triumphant general..
However, I really thought that the dignity of General Triumphant would only come out in situations like the present..
The number of Glaciermaw troops approaching the fortress was numerous, but the energy they gave off was very creepy..
“this… Glacier maw… The loser of Hygeltongue….”
“…Ishii.”
“huh?”
“Would we believe the feds if they told us what we're seeing now??”
“Won't he hit Yeba on the head with the document?.”
“I guess so?”
Sabak… Sabak…
The leading giant troll shouted..
“Scholar is back! open the door!”
Even though they couldn't understand a single word of what he said, Yeba and Ishii shivered at the sound of his voice..
“Ishii… Maybe this fight….”
“I just had the same thought..”
A war for the supremacy of Hygeltongue is at hand..
As time passed, the outcome became increasingly unclear..
* * *
Bronn, who was sitting on the throne, looked around at those gathered in the hall. He was divided into left and right, talking about one agenda..
“Now is the time! Now that they are unprepared, we must advance immediately to where Irizard is and put an end to it.!”
“This is a decision that brings a sigh of relief. Things are not that simple. The number of moles has increased to unprecedented levels, and some of them are powerful enough to be ignored..”
“If there's anything that changes with time, it's your words.….”
In the midst of a war of words, Bronn raised his hand to stop the discussion..
“…….”
He looked at Burtul and asked a question..
“Brutul.”
“yes.”
“Wouldn't you know best, how does Emon's military compare to ours now??”
“equal or slightly superior.”
“It's okay to be honest.”
“…Emon still has the upper hand.”
This is Burtul, who has been fighting against the moles even after Bronn's death. I knew the scale of Emon..
“what? Even though there is this scholastic system, those moles have the upper hand.?”
“Scholar, calm down. Even in the last expedition, the forces were similar. What more can I say, since the expedition ended in failure? Emon's power would have grown enormous without checks..”
“Okay…”
Bronn diagnosed the current situation accurately, just as Brutul honestly assessed it..
“If you hit it, it's destruction..”
“hey….”
“No, I'm not talking about the destruction of Glacial Maw. It's ruin for both sides.”
“…….”
“Without a single corner, both Emon and the Glacial Maw are annihilated..”
“that… If you don't stick together….”
“No, there are very few variables. Since they are a numerous race without a strong base, the battle will inevitably take place in a snowy field..”
“…….”
“It's not easy to attack one side or the other in a situation that's as obvious as fire..”
Burtul asked..
“Father, do you have any thoughts??”
“Must have overwhelming power.”
“…yes?”
“Only by pressing down with overwhelming force will the damage caused by war be reduced..”
It was obvious.
But how easy is it?.
Burtul replied with a frown..
“However, there is no way to increase power that much in a short period of time.….”
“You will meet frost demons.”
Kangseol was quietly listening to the story and then looked around at what Bronn said..
‘I expected that, but... As expected, the reaction is amazing.’
The scholastics were the first to commit evil.
“Bron! Are you crazy! The frost devil!”
As Skola gained momentum, the other trolls did not give up and attacked Bron..
“Bronn, you banished Frostghost. they won't help us.”
“It's clear that he had some ill feelings towards us. Perhaps he will wait for the simultaneous destruction of Emon and then aim for hegemony in an instant..”
“Have you even forgotten why you kicked them out in the first place?!”
Snowfall waited quietly until Bronn spoke. For a moment, the trolls' cries stopped and Bronn spoke..
“There are people here who have experienced death. Those guys would know. Hey you.”
“yes….”
“What is beyond death??”
The designated warrior shook his head and said.
“…there was nothing.”
“Yes, that's right. there's nothing. At least in the deaths I experienced….”
He spoke slowly..
“We took root in this cold land. We are not afraid of death, but we should be afraid of a worthless death..”
The value Bron mentioned is survival..
“Survive, other values are secondary..”
Scholar laughed..
“Hahaha! Survive... Bronn, will they obey your wishes? We know very well that this fight will decide the future, but in the first place, the Frostmaw and we….”
“So I'm thinking of crashing into it..”
“…what?”
“How do they feel, whether they can shake off the curse of the heroic spirit, and whether they can look at the same place as us?.”
Burtul shouted..
“father! They are crazy about killing! They are the ones who killed my mother and your companion.!”
“…….”
“But how can you say that?….”
The snow fell silently.
‘There was such a secret story… Is that why Frostmaw was banished??’
Brutul deserved the heat..
However, Bronn's thoughts after experiencing death seemed to be different..
“Brutul, it was I who hated Frostmaw more than anyone else..”
“…But why?”
“Just as I was given time to change my mind, they were also given equal time. So this time….”
Bronn closed his eyes..
“You might come to a different conclusion.”
“…I will go too.”
“…you?”
“Yes, I don't think I will accept the results until I see it with my own eyes..”
“…good night. Me and Schola and Burtul.”
Sigh…
Bronn looked at the snowfall..
“From great lords to humans.”
Yeba and Ishii asked Kangseol when Bronn's finger pointed at them..
“What is he saying now?”
“They say you guys are going on this itinerary together too.?”
“ah… I see… … . Eh? We too?”
gulp…
Ishii and Yeba swallowed their saliva and froze..
“I will go out to negotiate with the Frostmage..”
Scholar laughed while looking at Yeba and Ishii who were very nervous..
“what? Hahaha! It's too bad the humans came back alive.!”
Yeba asked Kangseol.
“What is he saying now?”
“Please take care of me in the future. If anything happens, just trust yourself..”
“what? me again….”
Yeva smiled awkwardly.
“Thanks troll! It's reliable!”
Scholar looked at the snowfall.
“hmm? What are you saying??”
“They say they can't stop themselves, at least not with death..”
“Tsk tsk tsk! indeed! These guys are unusual.!”
Bronn and the expedition team set off towards the Frostgwart's residence the next day, with a small misunderstanding that did not need to be resolved..
* * *
Wow…
Crash…
“Scholar, just suck it up. If you eat all the food by yourself, what are you going to do when you come back??”
“Weren't you attacked by frost demons? You won't fight until your stomach is full.”
“If you go with the intention of fighting, something will happen that will force you to fight..”
“If you don't intend to fight, you won't be able to respond when something happens that requires fighting..”
For a moment, Skola and Bronn looked at each other..
“Phew…….”
“Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk….”
“…It's still the same.”
“Yeah, I guess we got along pretty well, seeing as how we communicated even though you were a wet baby..”
Scholar tapped Yeva and Ishii on the shoulders..
Tuk-tuk…
“Hehehe!”
“Bah, a rebar just fell on my shoulder.!”
Skola pretended not to hear their fuss and said,.
“If the frost demons make a futile effort, this scholar will at least avenge them..”
Although the repeated journey was a bit tiring, any accidents that might have occurred during the expedition were prevented because Kangseol, who often went on long-distance expeditions, was in the group..
After spending quite a bit of time, not including the time I was trapped in the unattended cave while trying to avoid the blizzard, I was able to reach the Frostmaw's camp located deep in Hygeltongue..
Crumbling…
A huge white wolf was tied to a small stake and growled as it looked this way..
“Oh, that stake is fine, right??”
“I think if you run at us, you'll just be picked out.….”
“hey! Don't be ominous.”
It wasn't just wolves.
From snowy eagles to bears and snow leopards.
I felt like I was at a zoo..
and.
“Ugh… What is that?”
“With leather… Looks like years old….”
The skin and flesh of the monsters were separated and placed here and there. It was an environment filled with the scent of death..
Yeba and Ishii froze, but the rest of the group headed inside without paying attention..
“stop….”
The giant troll looked down at Bronn..
“Bron… Is it Bronn??”
“Yes, I came to meet Bram..”
“Hehehe… I'll tell Bram.”
The gatekeeper troll licked his tongue and disappeared. And after a while, he brought the group into the camp with a gesture to follow them..
Seup…
Snowfall took a breath and felt something foreign..
‘This….’
He stiffened his countenance and informed Bronn..
“Bron, there is a customer who came first..”
“…okay. I also took charge of it.”
The size of the garrison was enormous..
I thought it would be some kind of village, but it turned out to be comparable to the Glaciermaw troops stationed at the fortress..
I heard a voice greeting the group from inside..
“ah… Bronn, my brother. I was waiting. I definitely thought you would come.”
“Bram… Considering that, I'm a bit disappointed with the reception... There are other guests besides me..”
“Giggling... Leave it alone, it comes to me as it pleases like you..”
Guests who arrived first.
They turned back and looked at Kang Seol and the others..
Although they had guessed the snowfall in advance, Yeba and Ishii seemed to have encountered unexpected people here..
“two… mole….”
Bram looks just like Branca..
It has such a huge and hideous body..
he said with a smile.
“Say hello, this guy is called Jakcha..”
Burtul clenched his fists..
Kang Seol recalled the conversation she had with Burtul..
- One of their generals, a guy named Jakcha, attacked the castle together with the great sorcerer Krom. Although we were outnumbered, I thought we would use the terrain as a stepping stone to repel them without difficulty.….
Mole General, Jakcha.
‘This is not an ordinary guy. That power too….’
He must have inherited Irizard's power the most, and he radiated energy to the point where I thought he was the strongest among the moles..
‘Then the guy next to me….’
It must be Grand Shaman Chrom..
Snowfall looked closely at the staff that Chrome held in his hand..
Apparently, the head of the staff had a blue crystal with a white bird engraved on it..
‘found.’
Kang Seol grinned and made eye contact with Chrome..
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