Unleashing the Fluffy Terror

Regardless of his worries, the rabbits were showing immense affection toward Tae-hyun.

"Good..."

'Wait, just to control some rabbits...?'

Tae-hyun wore a dumbfounded expression. He felt the consumption was far too high for a mere rabbit-controlling skill.

Even after consuming Luck for various other skills, Tae-hyun's Luck easily exceeded 4,000. He could gather every single rabbit in the vicinity and still have plenty of capacity left!

'Hmm, should I gather more first? But the real dilemma is what to do with them once they're gathered...'

Rabbits were everywhere around here, and even back in his own territory, they were overflowing. Gathering them was fine, but how to use them was the problem.

'Monster drops? No, they're too weak to be useful as monsters...'

He had often lured monsters to unleash them on enemies, but doing that with rabbits was tough. They were just too weak. A single AoE skill could wipe them all out.

'In the end, is it just for ruining crops? Sabotaging the farming around the enemy territory...'

To think that using an Authority skill would only yield such a lukewarm effect. It was disappointing, but there was nothing he could do. Tae-hyun decided not to dwell on it and move on.

'It's not like this is my only means of attack anyway. I have the dark mage NPCs too...'

What Tae-hyun was really pinning his hopes on was the undead army. Compared to that, these rabbits were merely a supplementary measure!

But Tae-hyun did not know. He had no idea what this terrifyingly massive horde of rabbits would actually do!

The Guild Alliance had their reasons for being bold, even if attacking inside the Magic Tower was extreme.

'Even if the Magic Tower puts a bounty on us, only a few guild members will have to take the fall anyway.'

'It's not my problem, so who cares.'

They weren't the first players to PK or start a fight inside the Magic Tower. It had happened a few times before, and each time, the Magic Tower or the Erangs Kingdom responded by docking contribution points or placing bounties.

But this time was different.

An unprecedentedly harsh response from the Archmages of the Magic Tower!

The Guild Alliance was shocked.

Indeed. Tae-hyun, furious at losing his chance to level up by defeating Edaor, had unleashed his silver tongue.

"Respected Archmages, this is not just an insult to the Magic Tower, but an attempt to assassinate me, the successor... What absolute wickedness... Judging by their actions, they probably worship the evil god Sadiq!"

Thanks to that, the situation had escalated massively.

Complaints from the former guild leaders. Su Ning replied firmly.

The current goal of the Guild Alliance!

It wasn't the elimination of Tae-hyun... but the unification of the Auston Kingdom.

Aiming to become the first player to obtain a kingdom, not just the first to obtain a territory!

It was an ambitious and massive plan. But the guild leaders believed it was possible.

Although the Auston Kingdom was the Guild Alliance's main territory, their members weren't exclusively there. The Erangs Kingdom had the Magic Tower, and kingdoms like the Salz Kingdom, Espa Kingdom, and Atali Kingdom each had their own advantages and characteristics. Players usually settled down accordingly.

'These bastards, seriously...'

Su Ning repeatedly told himself to endure.

Who was it that had panicked and agreed that they 'must interfere!' when Tae-hyun was about to succeed in his raid last time? And now they were backing out.

'Just you wait. We might be allies now, but soon I'll draw all the rankers to my side and kick out trash like you.'

Su Ning felt a surge of anger again. It was laughable to see these fools, who hadn't even experienced Tae-hyun's wrath firsthand, acting so smugly about facing him. They needed to get beaten once to snap out of it!

'Wait, actually, isn't ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠this better?'

Su Ning paused.

The Guild Alliance was massive, but internally, the former guild leaders were constantly keeping each other in check and fighting for dominance. If they made a mistake while trying to deal with Tae-hyun in this state?

'Stupid fools... you're digging your own graves!'

Su Ning clenched his fists. If their opponent was Tae-hyun...! He could already see the future.

"Fantasy Craft..."

"Ah, shut it."

Silencing Cain's muttering, Tae-hyun looked around.

The current group consisted of Tae-hyun, Cain, Lee Da-bi, and a few members of the Power Warrior Guild. Plus, the easy marks... no, the mage players including Baha and Baher.

'Additionally, Evangeline, the dark mages... and finally, the rabbits, I guess.'

He still didn't quite know how to use the last group, but he had gathered an incredibly massive number of them while traveling around.

"...Why are there so many of them?"

Lee Da-bi pointed behind them with a flustered voice.

A swarming sea of rabbits!

"No, this is a bit..."

"It's scary!"

The Power Warrior guild members were each pulling a large cart. Wooden carts hand-crafted by Tae-hyun himself!

Naturally, they were packed full of rabbits. There were so many rabbits that he had to call the guild members to do this.

"Is there really a reason we have to carry them all the way like this?"

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"Hmm... To be honest, I'm not sure if this will be of much help either..."

Tae-hyun wasn't confident about how much help they would be. Even if the rabbits ate up all the crops, it would take a while for that to deal any direct damage.

"Well, still, it's better than nothing, right?"

Since he had spent Luck and Holy stats to cast the skill, he had to use them somehow! That was closer to his true feelings.

"Alright, let's load them up quickly. Is there anywhere else we can put them?"

"U-Um, we can create pockets using magic..."

"Excellent! Pack more in! Keep 'em coming!"

"They told us to report anyone suspicious of being Kim Tae-hyun. But with so many people passing by, how are we supposed to find him?"

"Stop grumbling. Finding him might actually be easier than you think."

The Guild Alliance's bandit players, the brothers Neure and Neupe, were lying in ambush along the road leading to the Auston Kingdom.

The order from the Guild Alliance was simple:

The ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠bandit class had many advantages in looting and PVP. While it made entering kingdoms or major cities difficult, the Guild Alliance more than made up for that drawback.

In that regard, Neure and Neupe were extremely proud of having joined the Guild Alliance. It was the largest guild in Panon, after all!

"Easier than I think? That Kim Tae-hyun guy is incredibly good at disguises. Our skills won't be able to see through it..."

"Tsk. Listen here. Your big brother has read over a hundred detective manga. Just think about Kim Tae-hyun's characteristics. No matter how well he disguises himself, we can figure it out."

"?"

"First, does Kim Tae-hyun travel alone, or does he move in a massive crowd?"

"Ah...! I think he usually travels alone or in a very small group."

"Exactly. So those guys moving in a huge crowd over there definitely aren't Kim Tae-hyun."

Neure pointed down.

On the road, dozens of people were moving, pulling carts. They looked exactly like merchants!

"But even for Kim Tae-hyun, fighting alone might be too much, so he could have gathered people, right?"

"If he did, they would have met up secretly! Moving in a giant pack like that just looks blatantly suspicious."

"I see...!"

While they were talking, one of the dark mage NPCs spoke to Tae-hyun.

"My Lord Tae-hyun. It seems someone is hiding over there."

"If they don't attack first, let's leave them be. We're in a hurry."

There were plenty of players hiding on the fields looking for PVP. Unless they actively attacked first, there was no reason to waste time fighting them.

As the younger brother marveled, Neure continued his explanation.

"Honestly, if it were Kim Tae-hyun, I bet he'd travel by sky. Why would someone with a flying mount bother walking all this way? The guild brass are totally clueless."

"You're so right, brother!"

"Man, if it weren't for this guild mission, I would've raided those carriages and made some pocket change."

As they walked, Lee Da-bi asked Tae-hyun.

"But Tae-hyun, isn't it dangerous to just walk openly along the main road like this?"

"That's why we're all disguised."

"No, even with disguises, our numbers are..."

"Moving in a group of this size is common in Panon. I didn't see the need to split up. It wouldn't change much anyway... If we run into them, we'll just fight our way through."

Contrary to the Guild Alliance's expectations, Tae-hyun was fully prepared to fight if they crossed paths. The dark mage NPCs from the Magic Tower were his greatest asset right now! To utilize that power, he needed corpses.

"If we meet them, we fight. If we don't, we'll go find them ourselves. Ah, there's a city over there. Hey, bring out the carts."

Salmaran City. One of the Guild Alliance's cities in the Auston Kingdom.

Tae-hyun stopped the group in the nearby forest.

Rustle, rustle—

"Alright! Go!"

Like a tidal wave, the rabbits packed inside the carts began to rush out at an incredible speed.

"Eat everything in sight and keep moving!"

With that final command, Tae-hyun stopped controlling the rabbits. From here on, the rabbits would act on their own.

"Good. Shall we go attack the city now?"

"Can I record this and stream it?"

"...Do whatever you want."

Tae-hyun raised his right hand. He could see the Guild Alliance members emerging from the city.

"Charge!"