Chapter 113 Elizabeth (3)
“Don’t worry. We won’t bump into each other until the last day.”
After that, Miller left. He said he was going to gift an item to the officer who came by earlier. He seemed busy moving according to his plan.
‘Then let’s get going.’
By the time it started to grow dark, Yoon-seok quietly left the barracks again. He decided to believe Miller’s words that there was no battle until tomorrow. He made it seem as if he wanted to receive as many rewards as he could and clear the mission with the best conditions. That would be the goal of every challenger, including Miller, but Yoon-seok didn’t fall for it.
He came here to find out about Elle’s past. So, he was going to prioritize the goal, even if he lost some rewards.
Thudddd.
Yoon-seok, who hid his flag and left the military, ran through the plains full of blood. He went a little further than the plains until a rugged mountain range appeared.
‘Do I have to search all over here…?’
Yoon-seok, who searched the wide plain in less than 10 minutes, stopped walking and looked forward. The entrance of the mountain range…if the information he heard from the soldiers was right, they said somewhere in the mountains was the base of the Trejan Cult.
‘Let’s go in for now.’
Yoon-seok moved his body into the mountains without hesitation. The ground was muddy as if he was in a swamp, and the sound of wind hitting the trees around him felt somewhat creepy, but Yoon-seok wasn’t scared of these things now.
‘If I’m unlucky, I won’t be able to find her until it’s over.’
After digging through the mountains by spreading his senses as wide as possible, it wasn’t long before he realized that there was no reason why the Holy Trinity Cult wouldn’t march over the plains in full force. This was just the beginning.
With the plains in between, the heathens were trying to block the advancement of their enemies as much as possible, and before the Holy Trinity Cult started to march over with hundreds of thousands of troops, they were looking for their base. For reference, it had already been four months since the search continued in their fallback state, so there was a high probability that they were well-hidden.
‘Maybe I should have left Avatar on back then…?’
It was regrettable to think that his wings would’ve enabled a more extensive and rapid search. Of course, he could use b Demonify} to gain wings, but it wasn’t appropriate due to its one-minute time limit. However, Yoon-seok wasn’t one to regret what happened in the past.
Yoon-seok quickly came up with a countermeasure.
‘Well, if I don’t have wings, I’ll have to run.’
Of course, his definition of running was a little different than normal people’s.
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Thump.
Yoon-seok leaped high into the sky. Then, he condensed Skywrath Energy in the air and used it as a stepping stone to run through the air as if he was crossing a stream. He was distracted because he had to continuously control the energy, but it would be a hundred times better than going through the mountains directly.
Poof! Poof!
After the sun completely went down, the sound of punching through the air was heard through the mountain range until the next morning.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“No, it is our leader who did all the hard work. Thanks to you, I’m going back alive.”
Seven days have passed since the mission began. The 10 challengers who chose Proficiency returned to the Tower after their mission, and their disappearance in this world was simply resolved as a death.
“Hey, Miller. We should have a drink together tonight.”
“Yes, if I’m still alive tonight.”
“Hahaha! You’re exaggerating.”
A lot changed over the past seven days while Yoon-seok was searching for their base every night. The confrontation was still ongoing, but should he say that at least the ‘Red Wolf’ mercenaries Miller named had undergone significant changes? After their first encounter with intermediate officer Lebuck Triman, Miller was on a roll building ties with the other senior executives.
The group of challengers who consistently contributed during the war also played a part, but the most influential factor was his skill. He received a badge two days ago and even had a solo meeting with the saint tomorrow, who was said to be hard to meet.
‘I think he’s making progress.’
Yoon-seok, who cleared two additional tasks in his last mission, could roughly guess. He wasn’t sure, but besides the useless honor, Miller would have taken the real reward.
‘Am I still in the same position compared to him?’
He participated in the battle without being left out. He did his part, and after that, Yoon-seok spent all of his remaining time wandering around the mountain range. Unknowingly, Yoon-seok was already accepted as a very unusual character among the challengers.
“Are you leaving again?”
A challenger, the elf woman who chose the only difficulty, spoke to Yoon-seok as he was about to leave the barracks. Unlike her delicate impression, she was a wizard who dealt with elemental magic of terrifying power.
“Yes, I think there will be additional assignments outside.”
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Yoon-seok made the excuses that he had always made so that the other challengers wouldn’t bother him. However, today, this woman was a little different from usual.
“You don’t even know my name yet, do you?”
“…”
Yoon-seok was stung by her sharp words. However, as if she didn’t expect him to not know, the woman looked blank for a moment and soon came to her senses.
“My name is Shiori Mobilla.”
“I am Choi Yoon-seok.”
“I know that. It hurts my pride, but… anyway, the proficiency challengers have left, and there are fewer people now, so why don’t we stay and talk to them properly today?”
There was no malice. At first, the Judgment Sword identified that she had more good character than evil. This conversation was also a consideration for Yoon-seok, who seemed like an outsider. But frankly speaking, this kind of consideration was just cumbersome.
“I’m not interested in making friends.”
It would be the same even if he didn’t have the goal to investigate Elle. He was here for a mission, not for fun. Of course, he knew that there was teamwork involved. However, it also meant that they should at least be at the same level. After a few battles, Yoon-seok realized even if all of them died one day, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to clear the mission independently.
“…Okay, do whatever you want.”
When Yoon-seok cut down her attempt, Mobilla didn’t repeat herself. She looked somewhat offended, but if he didn’t do this, he would be bothered again and again. Yoon-seok headed for the mountain range, feeling relieved.
‘Let’s get this over with today.’
There was no significant gain in the seven-day search. He searched high and low, but he couldn’t find any clues directing to the base. It was to the point where Yoon-seok felt a sense of respect for the rangers of the military unit who came to the mountain range whenever there was a battle.
Yoon-seok decided to do something different.
‘I’ve been thinking wrongly.’
It wasn’t a place to look for in the first place. It was so thorough that even captured prisoners didn’t know the base’s location because they used teleportation. Honestly, he wondered if they were based here right now.
‘If I can’t find it, then they’ll have to come out on their own.’
Yoon-seok first activated King of All Swords to make his stats grow.
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「 To Lady’s Commandment, the range of Judgment of the Ruined Monarch is increased by 10 times within the realm.」
The basic range of Judgment of the Ruined Monarch plus the added traits was 20 meters in radius. Then, multiplied by 10.
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