The Game of the Greatest Black Mage-Chapter 338

Chapter 338

4.

The dinner continued until quite late.

When Seonghyun and Yoo Mina returned home, it was quite late in the evening, past 11 PM.

Although it was late, their mother Lee Nakyeong, who was waiting in the living room without sleeping yet, said as she saw the two coming in.

“Are you just getting in~?”

“Oh my, I told you to sleep.” 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

“Exactly. You should have slept.”

“No~ The drama was fun~”

At Seonghyun and Yoo Mina’s words, their mother Lee Nakyeong bantered unnecessarily and said that.

The two couldn't help but know that she waited for them despite saying that.

Since they played until late in the evening.

Both were a little exhausted, so they headed to bed as soon as they washed up and came out.

Usually, Seonghyun would have dried his hair before lying down.

Perhaps he didn't have the mental strength for that.

Seonghyun also lay down on the bed right away to soothe his fatigue.

“Huu.”

Although it's tiring.

Still, it was quite fun.

Even while attending college, having a dinner with that many people wasn't common.

He was just grateful to the staff and the owner who worked until late at night.

Seonghyun tried to sleep with such thoughts.

Suddenly, he recalled what Ahn Yubin had said towards the end.

“Can we hang out together next time too?”

Of course, after that, Ahn Yubin mumbled something about hanging out as a team.

But at twenty-two years of age, there's no way he wouldn't know what that meant.

Aside from the rumors about seeing ghosts, he had been excellent in appearance since childhood.

Isn't Seonghyun someone who has often received such goodwill?

As long as she was being that open, there was no way he wouldn't know.

Well, they didn't decide how to hang out.

‘I can just set a date soon.’

Let's not worry too much about it for now.

If he worried unnecessarily, he wouldn't be able to do other things.

Didn't he have a lot to do after waking up early tomorrow?

Since there was also a new matter in Badia.

Like that, Seonghyun tried to sleep with a strangely pounding heart.

Although he tossed and turned a bit not long after.

Since he was so tired.

He was able to fall asleep soundly again.

Like that, the next morning.

Seonghyun, who woke up just like yesterday, felt refreshed and continued his morning routine as usual.

A daily routine no different from usual.

And the moment he entered Eternal World like that.

As soon as Seonghyun logged in, he could see a note written in urgent handwriting on the bulletin board.

『To the square.

-Wisel-』

“......?”

What could be happening?

As soon as Seonghyun saw that, he headed to the square.

0.

Not long after the giant palm print appeared on the plains between the city of Badia and Wirun territory.

That news reached the capital of the Rieskan Kingdom.

Since it was a time when there was a change in the war that had been no different until now.

Naturally, it was a serious matter.

But the gravity of it was proceeding much deeper and differently.

The Sword Saint, who originally shouldn't have participated, also declared his participation and appeared at the state council hall again late at night.

As expected, the state council hall was in a chaotic state.

It was inevitable.

“Hasn't our operation been discovered?”

“Is it really okay to carry out the operation tomorrow as planned!??”

“If the operation is discovered, the damage will be immense.”

Watching those clamoring noisily like that, the Sword Saint’s annoyance soared.

He had thoroughly hidden troops near Badia to continue a full-scale war.

But that palm had appeared two days before that.

Thus, this state council was held now.

It was understandable that the Sword Saint was annoyed.

The palm of disaster appeared as if saying they were in the palm of its hand.

Due to that, tremendous human casualties did occur.

However, the Sword Saint’s annoyance was not for that reason.

‘All the corpses and blood have disappeared...’

That was the fact reported only to the Sword Saint.

A strong individual appeared and devastated the battlefield?

It didn't matter.

If only he could obtain the bodies and blood.

It wouldn't have mattered at all.

But since he couldn't even get that.

His annoyance was bound to soar.

Where did all those corpses and blood disappear to?

There were idiots who said they were crushed and disappeared, but that wasn't the issue.

That was why a somewhat worried thought arose in the Sword Saint.

‘If the bodies all disappear in tomorrow's war too...’

Because that would be a truly great loss.

He worried with a disturbed expression.

But he shook his head belatedly.

‘I don't know what kind of bastard it is.’

But it's fine.

“I will deploy the Marod Knights.”

The Marod Knights.

Among the knight orders directly operated by the Sword Saint.

It was a knight order that belonged to a fairly strong axis.

However, because their temperaments were cruel and rough.

It was a knight order that was rarely sent out unless it was a special mission.

Consequently, although it was a knight order perfectly suited for this kind of war.

The officials who heard it couldn't help but be startled.

“The Marod Knights!??!”

“Huh!? I-if you go that far, won't all-out war be unavoidable!?”

“There is no way the Vallian Empire will stay still...”

“Even the Demon Star might rise up...”

Everyone spoke with concern.

But there was no way that would reach the Sword Saint’s ears.

Sneering that they were all cowards without exception, the Sword Saint said.

“If the Demon Star steps up, I just have to step up too.”

Watching the Sword Saint babbling arrogantly, the officials gathered here felt a headache coming on.

War is not simply about the strong winning.

From supplies to this and that, significant economic problems are bound to arise.

He was basically saying he would do the fighting, so you guys clean up the mess.

Resistance was bound to arise.

But everyone had no choice but to follow the Sword Saint.

‘It can’t be helped.’

‘If the Sword Saint has drawn his sword like that...’

‘We have to clear up the old war anyway.’

‘The losses are already shimmering before my eyes.’

They exchanged such conversations with their eyes while looking at each other.

But it couldn't be helped.

Since they couldn't stop the Sword Saint who had already decided.

Shouldn't they try to block it somehow?

When they were lost in such deliberation.

The Sword Saint smiled fishily and repeated inwardly.

‘If I send the Marod Knights made up of demons, I won't have to worry about the corpses and blood disappearing immediately.’

Since they would be able to send them to the Demon Realm right away.

There would be no big problem in producing weapons imbued with demonic energy.

Thinking up to that point, the Sword Saint waited for the next day to come as soon as possible.

Full-scale war.

Thinking of the damage the unprepared Wirun would suffer.

“Know that, and I will proceed with the operation as scheduled.”

Saying that, as the Sword Saint left, one of them frowned and sent a message somewhere, and since there were no mages present, no one could detect it.

Afterward, the contact gradually flew towards the Serul Spire in Septem Arcana.

And Wisel, who had received a new name at the top of that spire, crumpled his face.

The date and time written briefly in code.

“The Sword Saint has gone completely mad. I must inform him quickly.”

Muttering so, Wisel hurriedly left a note on the bulletin board located in Wirun.

1.

The Wirun Territory of the Vallian Empire had been quite lively for the past few days.

And for good reason, they had achieved a tremendous victory in the war three days ago.

“Hahaha! The alcohol tastes good!”

“Alcohol drunk after victory is bound to taste good hahaha!”

“Tell me about it!!!”

The NPCs enjoyed drinking happily from the daytime like that.

And the users were similar.

“Wow, is that the palm print?”

“Crazy, I can't even see it all from the castle wall...”

“The depth is no joke either...”

“If you get hit there, you'll die instantly.”

Users were also enjoying the palm print, which had become like a tourist attraction, to the fullest.

Naturally, just as users flocked to Wirun like this, quite a few people could have flocked to Badia as well.

But why was it?

A few users were chattering about Badia.

“I heard that when users try to enter Badia, the soldiers are refusing mercenaries?”

“Suddenly? Wasn't the atmosphere originally welcoming anyone who wanted to enter?”

“That's what I'm saying. They said it started right after they lost that war.”

“Is there no war this week?”

“Sssseup, maybe?”

“Ah, I came to see the war, so that's a shame. I should participate as a mercenary for the Wirun side at least.”

“That would be good. Haha.”

It was news that Badia had stopped accepting mercenaries after losing the war.

Although the users were disappointed, they could just side with Wirun.

So they weren't that disappointed.

Also, since a huge number of users had flocked due to the news of a large event happening soon.

The entire city of Wirun was bound to be boisterous.

Since it accommodated quite a lot of people.

Since various news were spreading widely.

That news even reached the NPC soldiers of Wirun.

However, the NPC soldiers tilted their heads as if something was strange about that news.

Because they thought there was no way the warlike soldiers of Badia would do that.

“The Badia guys aren't accepting mercenaries?”

“What are they plotting?”

“But those guys prefer a head-on fight rather than some scheme, so it is strange.”

“Not accepting mercenaries.”

That story naturally reached the upper echelons as well.

But they couldn't obtain any notable information.

Of course, the upper echelons also felt a strange current, so they could have urgently ordered an investigation.

But they didn't.

Why? Isn't it the usual WWE?

Because of that, they largely thought it wasn't a big deal and let it slide complacently.

Hasn't it been a war going on for a thousand years?

It was stranger to think that it would change overnight.

Around the time they were neglecting it like that.

The soldiers on top of Wirun's castle walls could see something strange from the direction of Badia far away.

Badia's soldiers pouring out from within the castle walls.

And they could see knights bursting out from the outskirts of those castle walls.

“Destroy Wirun!!!”

“Destroy Wirun!!!”

“For the Rieskan Kingdom!!!”

“Uaaaaah!!! Slaughter them all!!!”

Knight orders sprinting on warhorses while shouting like that.

Wirun soldiers urgently saw that and rang the alarm bell.

Deeeng——! Deeeeng———!

“It's a surprise attack!!!”

“Badia is launching a surprise attack!!!”

While shouting that, a few soldiers examined the faces of the enemies and shouted, turning pale.

“The Marod Knights!?”

“Those crazy bastards are here!?”

“D-damn it, block them!!!”

“Block the castle walls!!! If they get in, it’s over!!!”

Everyone shouted like that, their complexions turning pale.

It was even more so because the Marod Knights were notorious even in the neighboring Vallian Empire.

Because they were guys who were extremely vicious and rumored to be dirtier than bandits rather than knights.

They tried to block them somehow.

But they couldn't stop their charge with the hastily gathered personnel.

In a hurry.

“S-strangers, help us!!!”

“P-please participate as mercenaries!!!”

“Please help us!!!”

They tried to put out the urgent fire by calling the users who had applied as mercenaries in droves.

The users also quickly went outside the castle walls at the urgent news and tried to face the knights.

Puwuaaaaak——!!!

Chwaaaaaaa———!!!

There was no one who could stop the charge of the Marod Knights standing at the vanguard.

As if to show that they weren't knights for nothing, the users trembled upon seeing that spectacle.

“Th-they’re strong!!!”

“B-block them!!!”

“Kuhahahaha!!! The brats are walking in on their own!!!”

“Let’s slaughter them! Slaughter!!!”

Shouting so, the Marod Knights swung their swords madly and slaughtered the users.

And then.

Kkihihihihihi———!!!

A world-overturning wail tore through the sky and appeared there.