Chapter 121
Chapter 121: The Duke, Bastro (3)
TL: Nadu
Editor: Lesurous
‘I didn’t have a proper defense skill so this is good . ’
There were definitely things which he couldn’t take care of with just equipment .
On top, after Muyoung reached his 2nd metamorphosis, most of his skills were fixed to be above B rank .
He was talking about all other skills besides the ones given by the Masters of the Darkness .
You could definitely call that a blessing .
Just by learning them, they all became B rank skills unconditionally .
Even in the past, not many had this .
Unless they had crazily high intelligence like Queen of Frost Wind, Kim Hannah .
‘Intelligence is related to skill proficiency . ’
Just because it was high, didn’t mean someone got smarter .
Instead, it became easier for someone to use their skills and it helped in raising their proficiency .
You could say that it allowed people to read the skill’s structure itself .
Occasionally, it allowed people to entirely remove the repelling power that skills had .
Fortunately, Muyoung’s intelligence wasn’t on the low side .
However, you couldn’t say that it was on the high side either .
A value that wasn’t even 300 .
It was hard to say if he had the intelligence to maintain a skill higher than a B rank .
‘Through this opportunity, I might be able to learn a bunch of skills . ’
Muyoung thought of it optimistically .
By killing devils with noble status’, he could earn crystallization .
By gaining all of their skills like this, he could be able to complement parts that he felt slightly lacking .
At least, there was nothing to lose by learning them .
Of course, by learning the skills once, you couldn’t get rid of them easily .
There was also a possibility for it to become a matter of eternal regret if he was to learn a wrong skill .
However, something like regret couldn’t be possible for Muyoung .
The numerous experience and information he piled up for 40 years .
It was because those times weren’t just wasted .
The present after returning from the future, there was no one else who spent as much time as Muyoung in this place, the Underworld .
Likewise…
Achievement Effect -> Devil Hunter (B++, The chance to earn a crystallization after hunting a devil increases . )
Muyoung nodded his head .
When someone hunts, there should rightly be something left .
It was an effect worthy for a hunter .
“Are you going to join forces with the fire tars?”
Bae Sungmin asked .
Although he died and became a lich, like a lich, he also had some of his intelligence left .
Every now and then, he made suggestions like this .
However, Muyoung shook his head .
“Joining them comes later . ”
Even if he tried to join forces with the fire tars, it was doubtful whether they would accept Muyoung .
No, it was more likely for them to not accept it .
He couldn’t think all fire tars were like Ogar .
However, to fight against Duke Bastro and his close to 10,000 devil soldiers, the fire tars help was essential .
So, even if they didn’t want to, it was best to make them cooperate .
“We will cut the enemy’s supply route . ”
Devils also needed to eat to survive .
Although he said supply route, it was just them hunting monsters and drinking water from a lake . What would happen if those disappeared?
Furthermore, the devils were currently excited as they were influenced by the red moon .
‘Even if this is to the extreme, it should be that much of an effective solution . ”
This was one of the tactics he created to manage Devil’s Long Night .
Since cutting the supply route in a battle was the basic among basics, there were some parts that were in common .
On top, fire tars could live for a long period of time without eating .
Even the dokkaebis and other species could live off the food supplies they stored for a few months .
‘The one who is more in a hurry loses the battle . ”
Since there was no better or easier place to assassinate someone than during a battle, it should be very rare to find someone with more battle experience than Muyoung .
And after watching numerous battles, he made one conclusion .
The more of a hurry you are in, the more mistakes you will make .
A small error would greatly help to produce an irrevocable result .
So… Muyoung was planning to steadily suffocate his enemy .
Muyoung’s gaze deeply sunk .
The fire tars gathered in a place near a Poom tree .
The fire tars were a type of species that were unable to live without a Poom tree that gives them a sense of stability . It was an obvious reason .
If not, they would be eaten up by the flames they produced themselves .
And Bastro and devil soldiers were threatening the Poom tree .
Even the fire tars that were hostile towards each other joined forces for this occasion .
“Vice-chieftain Ogar, has the great chieftain not made a decision yet?”
And so, those fire tars that gathered were a surprising number of eight hundred .
The five fire tribes gathered .
Compared to the devils, the numbers were quite small but their strength could definitely not be ignored .
As they were all, one by one, a top predator .
And as a chieftain who ruled over one of the five tribes asked Ogar, Ogar silently just shook his head .
“For our victory, the chieftain is still thinking . ”
“Don’t we just need to crush the devils?!”
“That’s how the ‘Sharp-edged Feather Tribe’ was annihilated . Did you forget already?”
“A fire tar’s enemy is only a fire tar . ”
They were in sharp disagreement .
The fire tars were strong . Even humans and devils tried to avoid the fire tars .
However, they didn’t just avoid them because they were afraid .
It was because nothing could be earned from meddling with the fire tars .
Basically, the fire tars only lived near a Poom tree and the Poom trees were normally apparent near the outskirts where the devils’ influences were low .
There was no reason for others to meddle with them if they could save so much more time by going around a bit .
Of course, you couldn’t say they weren’t scared at all of the fire tars’ counterattack…
‘There is no answer like this . ’
Ogar inwardly let out a deep sigh .
Even when he looked at it, the fire tars were too arrogant .
Without wanting to advance, they were just stagnant .
A fire tar’s only enemy is a fire tar?
Ha, they could only be helpless at invasions because they say stuff like this .
They couldn’t properly face the reality as it was .
They didn’t know a thing about what was going on in their surroundings .
How could they if they kept their eyes and ears shut themselves .
It was also the result of them living in one territory for a long time .
There weren’t real enemies and so they stagnated .
‘In that sense, Muyoung, was a better man . ’
It was surprising how fast he was getting stronger each day .
He was also fearless in taking up challenges .
He seemed somewhat crude but his mentality itself was extremely great .
Because he had that sort of mentality, Ogar was drawn to Muyoung .
On the other hand… how were the fire tars?
“The devils are no match for us . ”
“We just need to bring one warrior for every hundred devil soldiers . Simple . ”
“It’s obvious that the great chieftain gets easily scared in his old age . In the past, chieftain truly made everyone shudder by moving numerous territories . ”
They didn’t know .
The great chieftain gained insight as he aged .
He realized that it wasn’t everything to just thoughtlessly face a problem .
Among the fire tars, only the great chieftain knew how to win most effectively .
Thump!
Afterwards, everyone turned their eyes to the Poom tree .
As if he was bonding, the great chieftain who sat near the Poom tree and was lost in his thoughts finally moved .
A physique that was 1 . 5 times bigger than other fire tars .
He had an x-mark scar on his forehead and hair that were burning furiously .
He slowly opened his mouth .
“We will leave the Poom tree . ”
“…the Poom tree?”
“Nonsense!”
Of course, there was a strong resistance .
The Poom tree was like the fire tars’ mother .
For them, it was a sacred place .
Even if they were to leave it, it was hard to promise that they would find another Poom tree .
“If we were to get our hands tied to this place, we will lose . ”
However, the great chieftain was firm in his opinion .
It was the conclusion he made after considering the enemy’s size and number .
If they were to fight in a limited area near the Poom tree, the fire tars could never win against the devils .
“Are you scared? Great chieftain!”
“I’m disappointed . For you to desert the Poom tree for mere devils!”
“Shut up . ”
Blaaaze!
The blood that dripped from his clenched fist instantly burned in flames and evaporated .
Everyone tightly closed their lips .
Overwhelming .
He had the vigor to rule over everything in his surroundings .
They once again remembered the legend of how the great chieftain made everyone shudder by moving numerous territories .
“You guys don’t know the terror of the devils . ”
He slowly rubbed the x-marked scar on his forehead .
It was the only scar on the great chieftain’s body .
“Hauress, he played with me as if I was a toy . ”
He spoke the Demon God’s name .
He ground his teeth .
He also knew of the Bastro who invaded his territory right now .
And because of this, he made the critical decision to leave the Poom tree .
At the same time, everyone couldn’t help but be surprised .
The great chieftain was a living legend to them .
Their confidence level about their fire tar origin shot through the roof .
Secretly, the fire tars thought that they could face against Demon Kings and Demon Gods when they worked together .
But, for that scar to be from a Demon God .
It was the first time Ogar heard of this as well .
“If the current devil soldiers were led by Bastro, they are even a match for me . But, is there anyone here who can be a match for me?”
Only silence filled the surroundings .
Of course, there were no fire tars who could be a match for the great chieftain .
The great chieftain turned his body as everyone became quiet .
“If we get our hands tied here, it’s impossible to even win . However, we aren’t running away . We are going to move a bit wider and crush Bastro . ”
The great chieftain showed strong will .
Unless a miracle happened, there was no way for them to win right now against them .
And he wasn’t that thickheaded to rely on a miracle .
Just, he waited for the opportunity .
The 800 fire tars were overwhelmed by just the great chieftain .
In the end, everyone started to move and leave the Poom tree .
To move two steps forward they moved back a step .
‘Muyoung…’
Ogar looked in the direction where Muyoung and his territory was located .
The fire tars left at once .
During that time, he didn’t know what the devils would do .
If Muyoung was caught by the devil soldiers, it would hard for him to fight against them with just the strength he had .
However, at this current situation, there was nothing Ogar could do to help .
Unless something changed the situation .
But, no matter how hard he thought about it, a plan to overcome this situation didn’t come to him .
*
They burned the forest .
They dried up the water and got rid of everything that could become a food source .
Five thousand soldiers were divided into 50 units and each acted uniformly .
They killed every monster and burned their flesh to ashes or buried them deep in the ground .
They were planning to remove everything the devil soldiers could eat up within their active radius .
“I think the devils have noticed . ”
Arand spoke .
This also was within his predictions . He couldn’t avoid the eyes of 10,000 devil soldiers .
“It seemed like cutting off their food supply was effective but the devil soldiers are extremely agitated . If we don’t quickly evacuate, there won’t be anyone left from the 5,000 soldiers . ”
Arand spoke as if he was in a hurry .
Muyoung gently closed his eyes .
There was an effect .
Now, the devil soldiers will move to defend themselves .
He was divided on if they should fight or not .
However, with their fighting power, they weren’t a match .
Still, if there was anything they were more exceptional than the devils at, it was their delivery of information .
The uniformed operation system which Muyoung personally made, operated, and built!
He needed to use it to the max .
It was basics to use favorable points to the max to face an unfavorable situation .
‘It’s the way for the weak to win against the strong . ’
He wasn’t well versed in strategies and tactics but he had some knowledge .
He witnessed numerous battles with his own two eyes and he also saw that many turnarounds .
There were even a few heroes who won a fight that was never winnable .
Muyoung thought of their moves .
‘Fighting them is the worse move . ’
It was no different than suicide .
However, it wasn’t like there was no way for the weak to fight against a strong opponent .
First, with the finished system, he was going to delay as much as he could and start a speed match .
Fighting at a place he wanted and putting his enemy off their guard .
The main gist was making them feel as if they could win but not letting them .
An opportunity would definitely come if he made them as impatient as he could .
Muyoung opened his eyes .
“Don’t retreat and set up a stronghold . I will lure the enemy . ”
No Comments Yet
Post a new comment
Register or Login