31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 86)
Everyone in the conference room fell silent when Kang Seol said that he was going to retrieve Xiamen..
Oh Yeon-hee asked in astonishment..
“Well, that means….”
“I'm going after them..”
“It's too late. It's already been over a week since Nobira was attacked..”
“You've probably already crossed the border..”
snowfall told them.
“does not matter.”
“Okay, are you thinking of crossing the border? Why??”
“Just as you protect Kongori, which is yours, I must protect mine. What's the use of keeping it when it's been taken away?.”
Sigh.
Snowfall put on her hood again. Karen, who was next to her, also put on her hood again and walked out with him..
“I have to take it back.”
Squeak.
thud.
Since there was no one holding the door, Snowfall exited with a thud..
The hall was engulfed in silence, as if a storm had passed..
“That guy is crazy. He thinks he can do something.”
“Why, I was cool.”
“Would he be able to say something like that even if he came back as a corpse? We'll see..”
“You think it makes you look cool to say something like that to someone who is going out on a limb while eating tangerines in the living room.?”
“…What did you say?”
“what? I heard?”
“with me now….”
bang-!
Oh Yeon-hee hit the table..
The impact cracked the decorative part of the table..
“haha… Was it too loud??”
“Don't be self-respectful.”
Oh Yeon-hee gathered her mind and spoke to Han Yeo-myeong..
“This seems to be disrespectful to Yeomyeong..”
“…….”
“It seems that it was impossible to attract a snowman. Please blame me for making a hasty decision..”
“…it's okay. Noeul, let’s go.”
“Uh, huh….”
One person led Han No-eul by the hand and left the conference room..
“Brother, it hurts….”
“Sorry, then I'd like to go back to the dorm first.?”
“Yes, I will.”
Han Yeo-myeong realized that she had been holding Han No-eul's hand tightly without realizing it and let go of her hand..
And then I ran towards the road where the snowfall had probably disappeared..
“About one person?”
“Isn't that one person?”
More and more people recognized him in Kongori..
Is it thanks to Snowfall’s advice, or is it thanks to the power hidden in the black hand?.
His growth rate was far ahead of other transferees. Federation members also acknowledged that one person's level was different from that of other transferees..
He was suddenly raised as a symbol of Kongori..
Did it make him arrogant?.
It wasn't like that..
He was happy just because his younger brother Han No-eul was able to secure his survival in a slightly safer place..
Han Yeo-myeong, who chased all the way to a deserted alley, finally found Kang Seol..
“omg… Huh... . brother!”
“did you chase me?”
“yes! that's right! for a moment! Please stop for a moment.”
For Han Yeo-myeong, the determination to protect Hanno-eul.
Only that remains.
But why was Kang Seol summoned? What he wants is here in Kongori..
Kang Seol was staring at the faces of the people who followed him..
‘A lot has changed.’
The young people who came to him at the time to ask for help were not here..
The equipment he wore was high-end, and his momentum became sharp, as if he had overcome some fairly heavy adventures..
“why?”
“Today's work... sorry. It's my fault. Even though I thought you hated this kind of thing….”
“It can happen. But it doesn't mean I haven't gained anything. Thanks to you, it became clear what to do..”
“ah! Are you saying you are going to look for that Hamun??”
“Yes, I think so..”
Han Yeo-myeong looked straight into Kang Seol’s eyes and said,.
“Me too, I will help too..”
“yes?”
“Please let me help too. You saved me..”
snowfall understood him.
But I couldn't accept the request..
“Mr. Han Yeo-myeong, you can't help me..”
“I… I got stronger. I'm not who I used to be.”
Snowfall glanced at Karen..
Karen realized what he meant and stepped forward..
“Hey, that… I know you are confident, but what the owner said is true. you can't help him.”
“You can try it.”
“Okay, I'll try it..”
pot-!
Karen's new form became blurred and appeared behind about a dozen people..
“Wow!”
sreung-!
One person used his black hand to quickly stab me..
“hmm?”
Karen flinched for a moment at the abnormally fast speed of the sword, but then she too drew her sword and responded..
Kaaaang-!
“It's an interesting power, that power.”
“Don't ignore me, I'm coming!”
“good!”
Caen-!
Kaaaang!
Caen!
One person attacked Karen in an instant and attacked her. In a fight between swordsmen, I didn't use my abilities because I didn't want to kill my opponent..
‘If I stick without using my abilities, I win.!’
One person was full of confidence..
The demon-possessed black hand was a tremendous power possessed only by one person, allowing the same swordsmen to outsmart each other by several moves..
Kaaaaang-!
However, the faces of the one or so people who kept getting angry continued to darken..
In fact, Karen, who receives his attacks, is in a more relaxed situation..
‘Why? why….’
One person swung his sword without knowing why..
Because if the tip of this knife even grazed the hem of Karen's clothes, she could prove that she had changed..
but.
Pak-!
“Whoop….”
Karen's foot took advantage of the opportunity and kicked at least one person's chest..
“Sorry, it hurt.?”
“it's okay. Let's go again. Haha!”
Keying-
Kaang!
But no matter how many times I tried it, it was the same.
I couldn't reach the black Karen..
It seemed as if the real person called Karen was an illusion and only a sword remained in place to deal with her..
As long as it wasn't touched, it was no different from an illusion..
Powok-!
My vision turned upside down with a dull sound..
“Ugh….”
Clang…
Karen lightly kicked him in the lower body, causing him to fall..
“It's over?”
“…lost.”
“Speed is useful, but the rest is not. Sword, I never learned it?”
“…yes.”
“The movements are obvious and the attacks are light. No matter how fast you are, it's easy to block if you don't have that much impact..”
No proper swordsmanship skills and low strength.
This was on the game board, so to explain it in more specific terms, it was like that..
“It's true... I don't think I can help..”
“Didn't you say you were protecting your younger brother? Why do you want to follow me??”
“I don't know, me too. just… I'm anxious.”
“I feel like I'm falling behind?”
“yes, maybe.”
The overturned view shows a clear sky and snowfall..
“That's correct. You're falling behind..”
“yes?”
“What would you do if I told you I was here to harm your sister??”
“that….”
can't stop.
Han No-eul will be murdered by Kang Seol before her eyes..
“That's the anxiety that's eating away at you. Neither the alliance nor the safe haven are of any use. If you don't become stronger.”
“how… what should i do?”
“Remaining here won't help you. It might be a good idea to go somewhere far away from here..”
“But then my younger brother will be left alone..”
“I can't do anything about that. then.”
As Kang Seol was about to leave, one person stood up, took something out of their arms, and handed it to him..
It was a small statue.
“what is this?”
“It's something that lets us know where each other is, bro. I guess… I don't think I'll be able to stay in Kongori..”
Snowfall put it in her arms and waved goodbye..
“See you again. You must stay alive until I get to you..”
“yes! I will definitely do that!”
* * *
As soon as Kang Seol broke up with Han Yeo-myeong, he chose and purchased two sturdy horses..
“uh? Can you ride a horse? You don’t have to teach me?”
“I had a talent that I didn't even know about..”
“where are you going?”
“well….”
If I went to Novira like this, it seemed like only traces of the looted city would remain..
‘Where should I move to chase them down?.’
After thinking for a while, Kang Seol decided on a career path..
“Go to Gulia Fortress.”
“A fortress near the plundered village of Wiggletong.?”
“I remember?”
“Kibo said it. I was shocked because the bread was so delicious. Shocking things tend to stay in our memories..”
Jamard said something from the shadows..
“It's a memory trick only my stupid brothers would use..”
“I'm saying that because you haven't tried that bread. Oh, trolls don't eat bread??”
“Trolls have similar eating habits to humans. Just add that they also eat other races..”
“eww… I hate it so much.”
“I don't necessarily like this part of the race either..”
Since there was no carriage from Kongori to Gulia, Karen and Kangseol had to travel on horseback..
The good news is that the road is well paved, so there is little room for problems..
They rode slowly, heading north..
“But, why are you interested in that one person or something??”
“I have something to use in the future..”
“Are you that weak? Those hands were unusual though.”
“That hand. That's what I'm saying too.”
“aha… So that's it. Although he was somehow interested in me, I didn't like him because he was the type of person who kept telling me about his younger brother..”
Jamard spoke again..
“You're just like anyone who speaks Karuna Taryeong..”
“That and this are different! We're twins!”
“I don't know what's different.”
“Anyway, master. But if you go to Gulia, there is a way.?”
“First of all, it is the closest base to the trolls, and we can see if Gulia has any plans to intervene in this matter... Something like that.”
“What if you don’t have it? What if there is no such plan??”
“What can I do? The only way is to go alone?”
“Kahaha! It's crazy, really.”
At that time, I heard Jamard clear his throat as if he was hesitating..
“hmm… Hmm… I have something to say.”
“what to say?”
“This is what happened.”
“Nobira?”
“okay. Nobira's work. I think I know why this happened. Where are they now?.”
“…What are you talking about?”
Jamard continued, tracing his memories..
“Rock Fang was also once part of a tribal confederation. Well, we ended up leaving midway due to a disagreement..”
“so?”
“Tribal federations are spread across the continent. In fact, they do not visit each other often. What is the use of those who are at the end and the end gathered together??”
Kang Seol found Jamard’s story quite interesting..
From a troll's perspective, it would be harder to not find the troll's story interesting..
“That's why the Great Tribal Conference was created..”
“Great Tribal Council?”
“It's like a meeting between a nearby large tribe and other tribes in the area..”
- What you really mean is that it feels like some kind of women’s club? lol
- Next is about the smoking situation on my veranda.…
- Women’s Association President Jamard hahaha
snowfall asked.
“One of the major tribes near Nevenia is the Sulfur Skull Tribe.?”
“hmm? Did you know??”
“Oh, because it's famous.”
“okay. The power they have is bound to be absolute to the tribes near Nevenia. Anyway, what I want to say is this. A long time ago, at a great tribal meeting, this incident was discussed..”
“what?”
“It was something planned by Asongi, the successor to the Sulfur Skull. Of course, it was dismissed at the time..”
- Why say that now!
- Maybe my memory got blurry because I didn't eat delicious bread.?
- Ah, then there's nothing I can do..
“open the map.”
Wow!.
Kang Seol followed Jamard’s words and unfolded the map. Jama Degas continued his speech while looking at the map..
“Now, where they are is probably… It'll be here.”
“This is Yognatun Volcano.?”
A volcano located not far from the border.
Yognathun was still an active volcano. This is also the reason why there is no civilization around the Nevenian border..
“here is… That's where Purga is.?”
“Yes, one of the places where the primordial god Pruga resides..”
Primordial God Purga.
He is the god of sulfur and is said to resemble a giant fire monkey..
That power, which has been passed down since ancient times, was a disaster itself..
Therefore, no one went big enough to anger Purga, and Yognatun Volcano was burning alone, not allowing anyone to approach..
Jamard spoke to Kang Seol in a confident tone..
“The Sulfur Skull's intention is to take advantage of Purga by sacrificing the people he kidnapped..”
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