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100. Practical 3rd, Gate Strategy (4)

#100. Practical 3rd, Gate Strategy (4)

“There are three knights 200 meters ahead. I can’t tell what type they are.”

Cynthia took charge of the team and led the team members.

There were three types of knight mobs in this gate: Regret, Lament, and Despair.

Among these, Hantan is an extremely difficult monster, and each time you encounter it, the clear time is slightly delayed.

No matter how quickly you kill and move on, it’s still the same.

“It seems like they haven’t recognized us yet. How about taking a detour?”

Yoon Joo-dong gave his opinion.

But Cynthia immediately shook her head and said,

“No, if we take a detour, it’ll be later. We’ll just force our way through like this. We have to deal with the Knight of Lamentation before we leave.”

Cynthia, with Illien’s help, discovered that they were now halfway through the gate.

And the point that the lamenting knight is blocking is the only path leading to the boss room.

Even if you take a detour, you will inevitably encounter them.

Cynthia and her men approached the group of knights of lament, maintaining their formation.

Three.

It’s not a lot or a little.

If only it weren’t a lamentable article.

“Intruder. Excluded.”

The three knights who recognized Cynthia drew their swords from their waists with their eyes flashing red.

They were wearing iron armor and approached Cynthia and her group with agility despite wearing heavy full plate armor.

Card ddeuk-!

At the forefront is Cynthia Hana.

The rest were all in the rear, so Cynthia had to take all the attacks from those three.

‘Once I’ve decided to do it… I have to show it perfectly!’

This role was brought upon Cynthia by herself.

Since I did that, I had to show trust to everyone. Not only Jo Won, but also the judges and even Han Sung Jin.

I had to prove it by showing something more than perfection.

‘To do that… I need to easily deal with three Knights of Lament!’

Boom!

With a loud roar, one of the Knights of Lament flew into the wall and crashed down. This was because he was directly hit by Cynthia’s bow. Unrivaled Strength – Cynthia used the transformation to temporarily increase her strength and attack.

“Ah. Judgment. Mistake. Error. Needs correction. Intruder. Strong. Retreat. Request reinforcements.”

The knight of lamentation grumbled and muttered a few words in a mechanical voice before turning around and running away. It was an action unbecoming of a knight.

That’s why the article on lamentation was difficult.

These guys are crazy guys who run away if the number is wrong and bring other knights with them.

Cynthia held her breath and jumped quickly.

Cynthia, who was floating high in the air, used her magic to create waves in the air and jumped again. She was able to partially replicate the technique of airstepping, which allows her to step on the air. This was also thanks to Cheonmu Peak.

“Giggle?”

He blocked the path of the two knights of sorrow who were running away like that.

As Cynthia blocked the two, a huge blast of flame flew in from behind. It was the magic Na Hye-ji had cast, Flame Circle. The ring-shaped flames spun at incredible speed and flew towards the knights and Cynthia.

‘Ugh…!’

Cynthia held her breath and blocked the knights’ escape route so they couldn’t escape.

And I was hit by the flame circle that Na Hye-ji shot out along with the knights.

‘Hot hot hot!’

My skin felt like it was cooking in the heat, but it didn’t actually feel cooked.

Of course, it was strange that he, who had endured even Joo Se-rin’s flames, would be injured by this much fire.

“… … .”

And the other crew members looked tired as they watched Cynthia like that.

Before, he would at least ask if I was okay, but now he doesn’t even do that. He just looks at me with a blank expression.

I wanted to say something, but I’m speedrunning right now.

Cynthia pushed aside her curiosity and spoke to her crew.

“Now that things are sorted out, let’s go.”

Cynthia, who had finished off two knights who had been hit by magic with her fists, shook off the blows and stepped forward.

They had just passed the path leading to the third watchtower of the Citadel of Regret. According to Illien’s report, the path leading to the third watchtower was the boss room, the only path leading to the royal palace.

To get to the palace, you had to go through this road.

So, he stepped forward with Jo-won to head to a place beyond the path blocked by the Knights of Lament.

at that time.

Kookoogugugugugu- Boom!

Huge vibrations and loud noises.

Those two sounds are heard at the same time.

Cynthia’s vision was turned upside down.

***

“It really blew up.”

I was monitoring the situation through a drone that was filming the inside of the academy.

I had to go observe Cynthia’s exam, but something felt fishy, ​​so I was still waiting inside the shrine.

‘Since Sia’s test is conducted inside the gate anyway… it’s the same whether you look at it from here or there.’

If I could see it in person, I would have been willing to take the risk and go see it, but since that wasn’t possible, I stayed inside the shrine for now.

And that has just been proven to be a good decision.

-Kwakwang Perverbung! Kkieeeeee-

In the video, there were several explosions and buildings were collapsing.

People’s screams and uncontrollable control.

There was no separate Abigail Hwan.

The problem wasn’t just the explosion. Several cracks were forming in the air, and monsters were jumping out of them.

The heroes were at a loss, calling for help somewhere, and at the same time, throwing themselves into the effort to save those in danger.

“Even though I messed things up, it’s only to this extent… I can’t even imagine how big it would have been if things had gone as planned.”

The start of the terror attack was slightly earlier than originally planned.

By me.

“Thank goodness Cynthia was in the gate. It happened at just the right time.”

I planned this from the beginning.

Because the most important thing to me was my life and Cynthia’s safety.

I leaked misinformation inside the Academy to ‘watchers’ who may or may not have been there.

Through some kind of code that only the people watching can know.

This is why they brought forward the ‘execution’.

After predicting when Cynthia would enter the gate, I revised the time of the crime and relayed it to them.

It was okay if they weren’t there, and even if they weren’t, Cynthia’s safety was guaranteed to some extent, so it wasn’t so bad. From the Academy’s perspective, it wasn’t so bad since it was just a lightning strike early.

The parties at the scene must be dying.

‘Then… I guess it’s time for me to step forward.’

The viewers. And the sun and moon.

The two have been holding hands since before. If the Korean viewers had really stepped up, it would certainly have been related to Ilwol Yoonga as well.

I left the shrine.

It may be a decision that puts oneself at risk.

It’s a law that if you want to get something, you have to take risks.

***

Explosion and collapse.

And screaming.

It is a rare sight in 21st century modern society.

But Joo Hyun-oh has seen this kind of scene an awful lot.

When was it? It’s been so long that I can’t quite remember.

Joo Hyun-oh, who closed his eyes and was lost in thought, went back in time to recall old memories.

Oh, it just occurred to me.

‘When I was in my 20s… I was dispatched to the Middle East.’

At a time when he had not yet been designated as the next head of the Jeokryung family.

It was a time when I was competing with other candidates for the position of head of the household.

I’m sure I’ve seen a ton of these scenes back then.

It was a time when the smell of something burning was constant and screams continued day and night.

It was a memory that I felt would remain a lifelong trauma.

“This brings back memories. I never thought I’d see something like this again.”

Joo Hyun-oh closed his eyes for a moment, lost in old memories, and then opened them. When he opened them again, the sky was dyed red.

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The final stage of red consciousness.

The embodiment of the mind. Bringing the imaginary world held in one’s heart into the physical world.

A type of illusory spirit magic that changes the present world through the spirit held by the head of the Jeokryongju family.

A huge wave of magical power slowly eroded everything around it.

The sun changed from yellow to red.

The blue sky turned crimson.

Giant crows were circling around, singing death songs.

and.

A red karma that would destroy everything appeared on the earth.

Fiery Hell.

The hell of flames, which is in charge of the first level of the Eight Great Hells.

“How dare you invade the school my daughter attends. Your crime will not be worth your lives.”

Joo Hyun-oh gave his sentence to the intruders and monsters.

“Wash away your sins by suffering as much as possible and disappearing.”

As long as he was in this position, all other powers were meaningless.

One-man army, Joo Hyeon-o.

The demon once known as the Middle East’s butcher has resurfaced after decades apart.