Chapter 6. The Beginning of the Capital's Destruction (1)
Chapter 6. The Beginning of the Capital's Destruction (1)
- Is this even possible?
- I've never heard of this route in my life.
- Michael Garcia officially said that as long as it's not a stretch, the story is all prepared.
- If that's not a stretch, what is?
- Right?
- It's possible. They said this series has the highest level of freedom ever. Maybe it works if the NPC is convinced?
- Convincing (Physical)
- Aha!
Indeed. Fists are always close by.
Hwi-i-i-i-ing!
Sura's sword grows faster and faster.
Chivalry flows through his entire body, and this power puts direct pressure on Darhan.
In an instant, the forms of the Sura Sword Technique clash.
"Hup!"
"Not good enough."
The reason Sura is pushing this hard is that this fever time ends quickly.
'The full HP recovery effect from leveling up is really good.'
In the Ancient Booklet series, leveling up instantly fills all gauges to 100%.
Mana, health, and stamina, which were at the bottom until just a moment ago, were restored to full HP thanks to the level-up Sura had been holding back.
Above all, the sword of Lunans held by Sura was a cheat item even without enchantment effects, just based on raw attack power alone.
Thanks to all these reasons, Darhan, one of the continent's top 3 powerhouses according to Roland, was clearly being pushed back.
'Rush. Agui. Kwaedo. Bunswae.'
Sura unleashes the forms of the Sura Sword Technique without a break.
Sura was spamming attacks like a madman right now, but in reality, he didn't actually intend to kill Darhan.
He was only using the Sura Sword Technique right now, not the Sura Pacheon Sword Technique, after all.
'I just need to beat the hell out of him.'
He saw the Tusus questioning if such a route even existed.
But Sura, on the contrary, didn't understand those Tusus.
'No. Kill them all. Join them. Make them a subordinate. There should be plenty of methods besides that, right? Why is it impossible?'
It was true, though.
There was even a method to join Dear Friends and then report them to wipe them out.
As a fan of Ancient Booklet in his own way, Sura thought that the method of making him a subordinate was definitely possible.
Ancient Booklet had high freedom even in the 7th series, not just the 8th, so it would be even more possible in the 8th.
"Damn it."
Darhan, who had sustained lacerations from the rushing attacks, disappears for a moment.
At that moment, Sura awakens all his senses to find Darhan.
'Behind!'
He quickly turns his body to block the attack of Darhan, who appeared from beneath his shadow.
- He even blocked Darhan's 'Shadow Attack';;
- Wow, if you don't know that, you just get hit.
Having blocked the attack, Sura immediately unfolded a form of his sword technique.
- Sura Sword Technique. 4th form. Pilsal.
His will of Pilsal heads toward Darhan's hand, which is gripping the sword.
Darhan, who hadn't expected even his Shadow Attack to be blocked, allowed the attack while he was briefly flustered.
"Keuk!"
His ring finger and little finger on his right hand were severed.
True to his nickname, the Prince of Massacre, his fluster was truly brief, but it was a very long time for Sura.
"Do you want to do more, or do you want to die?"
Even as he said that, Sura immediately shook his head.
"No. Let's get hit some more. If you get beaten to death, you'll think about being a subordinate, right?
Should I cut off all your fingers? Oh. Roland! Give me the potion Uban gave us!"
"Here!"
Even seeing him drink the potion, Darhan couldn't attack.
The first reason was that he realized this human had enough skill to toy with him, and the second was that he couldn't exert 100% of his ability due to his severe injuries.
"That feels like living. Assassin bastards are no good. They have no guts. Even if one arm is cut off, you should swing your sword with the other. Back in my day, during the Jeongsa War, I swung my sword even when one arm was a rag."
- Yes, yes, Manager Su. I heard your "back in my day" order well~
- Hey, Mr. Su! Stop talking nonsense and go carry some bricks!
In reality, assassins are the ones who have the most guts because they die if caught, but Sura ignored that.
Aren't they dirty and cowardly assassins? It was fine to be ignored a little.
Sura's sword is once again overlaid with Chivalry and begins to shine.
"It hurts a lot. Think of it as affection, Subordinate No. 1."
- Does No. 1 mean there will be a No. 2?
- ??? : Are you talking about World War I? ???: World War...?
- In the midst of that, Roland is feeling sad at the mention of No. 1 lol
- Ah lol, No. 1 is Roland lol
"Sura! I'm No. 1!"
"You're my friend. How can I put you on the same level as things like that!"
"Uheuheuk!"
Leaving the moved Roland behind, Sura unfolded a form. Darhan struggled to block it, but lacerations were left on his body in an instant.
"Keuk...!"
"Look at you, enduring the pain like an assassin? Prince of Massacre? Let's get you deposed today. I am your Robespierre."
- Mentioning Mr. Guillotine Robespierre lol
- Mentioning the guy who loved the guillotine so much that he ended up on the guillotine himself lol
"Don't talk nonsense!"
In an instant, Darhan's atmosphere changes.
A dark light begins to wrap around him, and his body bulges, tearing his clothes.
The tattoos all over his body and numerous scars are revealed!
Roland's neck shrinks at the terrifying appearance, which anyone would find scary.
But Sura didn't care.
"Oh? You even have tattoos? What are those scars on your arm? One. Two. Three. Are you a 3rd grader, you bastard?"
- Look at Sura, cracking jokes since earlier lol
- He's doing that on purpose lol
- Sura's comedy form is insane lol
[Suhansu : Even though he says it's a side job, he's more in his main job mode than anyone else.... Please understand that my friend's jokes are low-quality.]
"Shut up!"
Darhan's fingers had grown back at some point.
His body rushed in an instant and pounced on Sura.
Pang!
A shockwave even occurred for a moment due to the speed and power, but Sura let most of the force flow and faced Darhan's face.
"You think I haven't seen guys like you who rush with strength? Guys who act up with internal energy? A time or two? Recite that you're dead. It's good that there are more places to hit since you got bigger, hey."
"You bas-tard!"
When Darhan used his strength while their swords were locked, Sura definitely started to be pushed back.
But Sura intentionally let himself be pushed back, and using that force, he turned his sword and stabbed it into Darhan's neck.
"Keuak!"
"Wow. I figured it wouldn't go all the way in since you transformed. What is it? Demon power? Things like Garuan?"
"Do not insult Lord Sorana! How dare you compare her to the likes of Garuan!"
"Where do you get off, you dirty demon bastards. In front of Lord Lunans, everyone is just a bug."
- You speak the truth, Champion.
"Of course, Lord Lunans."
- Since when were you such a devout believer....
- Our streamer, who attracts women even when he's just sitting still....
[Suhansu : They're playing well. Playing well. I'm managing the streaming.]
- Our manager is sobbing lol
"Hap!"
Darhan, who knocked away the sword stuck in his neck with his hand, distanced himself for a moment.
"Appear. My friend."
Then, Darhan's shadow rises, and some form appears, soon turning into a black human figure.
"Shadow clone?"
"Yes. It's a shadow at the same level as me. To think you'd make me bring this out."
"...It's a 2x event, huh?"
"You... you piece of shit bug!"
Seeing the one person and the shadow rushing at him, a vein bulges on Sura's forehead.
"Hup!"
A tremendous amount of light is instantly imbued into Sura's sword.
Sura, who dodged the attack of the rushing Darhan with footwork in an instant, slashed his sword straight down from the shadow's head to its crotch.
Pak!
The split shadow turned into black smoke and disappeared.
"I told you. I'm going easy on you."
"...."
"This won't do. You look like you have too many hands, let's cut them all off and start. You look heavy, hey."
"Uh... Sura."
"Hm? Why, Roland."
"Isn't this too much."
"Hey. Roland, you're surprisingly kind? It's fine for assassin bastards. This sticks, right? Besides, you stopped the bleeding with the potion Mr. Uban gave us. He won't die."
"He won't die, sure.... But we'd need to get to the capital's cathedral to have a priest treat him!"
"That's perfect. That's the way we're going."
At Sura's thumbs-up, Roland is aghast.
After about 15 minutes of confrontation, Darhan had both arms severed and lost consciousness.
"Roland, go pick up the bag Darhan was carrying over there."
"Ah. This? Heave-ho!"
When he tried to lift it, he heard a clinking sound.
"Hm? Is that the sound of money?"
When Roland rummaged through the bag out of curiosity, he saw several pouches, and when he opened them, sparkling gold coins appeared.
"Heo-eo-eo-eok!"
"We're rich, Roland!"
"Oh? But it's Darhan's?"
"He's my subordinate, so wouldn't the subordinate's money be mine?"
"...Is that so?"
Saying that, Sura, who was looking at the chat window for a moment, pressed pause.
"No, why are you like this, Elderbook Specters."
- Is Sura a demon?
- Satan. As of today, you are disqualified.
"Why are demons even coming up. Assassins should all die."
- No, why do you hate assassins so much?
At a Tusu's words, Sura told the reason.
"When I was in Murim, there were a few times I almost died to assassins, and above all, my lover almost died to assassins.
Ever since then, I really hate them. I wiped out all the 3 major assassin groups in Murim except for one."
- What about the one place?
Sura shrugged his shoulders.
"I made them my subordinates. Well."
- Oh!
- But a lover? Oh. This is a story I'm hearing for the first time.
At the reaction of the Tusus, who liked other people's love stories to a surprising degree, Sura hesitated.
"Oh? Did I not tell you this?"
- Yeah. You didn't.
- What is this. I want to know too.
"Well. I can't meet her anymore, though. Namgung Suyeon. There was someone I really loved."
Then, the Tusus' reactions were all the same.
- Is she pretty?
At those words, Sura nods.
"Yes. Like the top-tier girl group leader-level looks these days?"
At those words, the Tusus were indignant.
- Do I watch this broadcast to feel this kind of envy?
- Do you know what's annoying? Even if that's a setting, seeing Sura's face, it feels like it wouldn't be a lie.
- I feel self-loathing because it feels like that bastard would have a pretty girlfriend in reality too.
"Hey. I don't have one now. I don't even have the heart to date for a while."
- He says he won't date. We can't date, though.
[Suhansu : You son of a bitch....]
"For reference, Su-han doesn't have a girlfriend currently."
[Suhansu : Why are you saying that, you crazy bastard!!!!]
- Brother, how about me (dangling)
- Oppa, how about me (dangling)
[Suhansu : Ah, I really hate it, really]
At Su-han's chat, Sura laughed for a moment and then unpaused.
"Roland. Let's go to the capital quickly first. Let's cover Darhan with the cloth in the bag. Then they won't say anything.
Ah. Take his arms too!"
"Ugh... okay."
Roland carried Darhan's bag, and Sura shouldered Darhan.
Like that, the two headed to the capital again.
"Wow. Roland. This place is really big."
"Don't act too surprised. Sura. People here might look down on you as a country bumpkin."
"So what. It's true that it's cool."
Finally, Sura and Roland arrived at the capital. They decided to go to an inn to get a room and also to threaten Darhan.
"Since it's the capital, there are many inns, Sura. Just the ones I know of are 4!"
"Oh. There really are a lot. That means there's that much demand."
"Let's go to a place I know well. It's a pretty decent place."
"Okay."
The place they arrived at through Roland's introduction was a 3-story inn, no less.
"...Wouldn't it be expensive, Roland?"
"Hm? We have a lot of money, don't we?"
"...That's right!"
The two were thinking of Darhan's money pouch, and the Tusus who saw that scene shouted that they were worse than the Demon Duke and that Satan was unemployed.
"Welcome. If you're staying, there are plenty of rooms, so don't worry."
The innkeeper welcomed the two.
"Give us the best room!"
"Hmm! It's a bit pricey, is that okay?"
"It's fine."
When he handed over the money he had taken out from Darhan's in advance, the innkeeper's eyes lit up.
"Hoho! There was no need to worry. I'll give you the best room."
While going up to the 3rd floor under the innkeeper's guidance, the innkeeper started a conversation.
"Come to think of it, you two. Is there a reason you came to the city?"
"We have business at the cathedral."
"Oh! It looks like you came to pray to the people of the Throne of the Eight. I serve Lord Adrin. I used to wield a sword quite a bit in the past."
- Sura : Heartwarmed
- Sura, who thinks the sword is the king of all weapons, is a thumbs up lol
Actually, while Sura was making a heartwarmed expression, the innkeeper's words continued.
"Would you mind if I told you about what's been happening in this city recently?"
"Yes, yes. Is something going on?"
"There is a trial of the followers of Garuan Mafras scheduled for today. The evidence is clear, so they say it will be processed quickly without any defense or anything like that. The execution ceremony will probably follow immediately."
"Ooh, an execution ceremony. Do you want to go watch, Sura?"
In the medieval era, events were rare.
Perhaps that's why the execution ceremony was considered a plaything for the masses, so Roland's eyes were shining like this.
Meanwhile, the Tusus were also recommending going to the execution ceremony.
- I recommend going. I can't spoil everything, but it's a city quest.
City Quest.
It was a quest that occurred every time they visited each major city.
"Okay. Let's go, Roland. By any chance, when is the execution ceremony?"
"Since it's lunchtime now... it will probably be around 3 PM. There will be a lot of people, so I recommend going early."
"Wooh! Let's go once, Sura."
At that moment, Sura pointed to Darhan, who was on his back, with a nod.
"Let's resolve this before we go."
"Hmm! Let's do that!"
The two, who had arrived in front of the room the innkeeper was guiding them to, greeted the innkeeper and went inside.
"Wake up."
Chwa-ak!
When he lifted the water that had been provided in one corner of the room and doused Darhan with it, Darhan slowly twitched his eyes.
Sura, not satisfied with that, slapped Darhan on his wet cheek.
Chwa-a-a-ak!
Darhan's cheek turned red in an instant.
"Oh? You're not waking up?"
"I... I'm up."
"Informal speech? This bastard."
Chwa-a-a-ak!
Darhan's head turned again. Right now, Darhan had his arms severed and his legs restrained, so he couldn't even resist.
"I... I'm up."
"Yes, yes. You have to behave. You're my subordinate now."
Sura, who watched Darhan for a moment, pondered how to make this guy submit.
'Bone-Separating and Joint-Dislocating Technique? I don't know if that's implemented. If it's the Bone-Separating and Joint-Dislocating Technique, it's better than most torture, you know.'
He thought of the Bone-Separating and Joint-Dislocating Technique, which causes tremendous pain immediately when hitting blood points in Murim, but he didn't think it would work since this wasn't reality but inside the Ancient Booklet game.
Just in case, he tried to hit Darhan's blood points, but since there was no reaction from Darhan, it seemed like a failure.
'Then I have to find a weakness.'
Sura, who was examining Darhan here and there for a moment, discovered something strange.
"What is this? It looks luxurious."
It was the dagger Darhan was wearing at his waist.
Due to his profession, he possessed various weapons, but this dagger stood out because it looked particularly good.
Darhan twitched his mouth, but soon closed it and didn't say anything.
Sura tried to crush Darhan's foot to force his mouth open, but unexpectedly, the answer came from Lunans.
[Oh? This is.... A Divine Relic. It's a Divine Relic of that bitch Sorana whom this guy follows.]
"...Hey, is this a Divine Relic?"
Darhan's expression crumpled.