Breaking Wings (1)

Uninvited guests came to the impromptu farewell party Ethan had prepared.

First, the old man named Leg, newly hired as a swordsmanship instructor, quietly appeared in the basement.

“Ahem, ahem. What are you all doing here?”

“How did you know to come?”

“Just… there was a good smell.”

The mansion’s basement is quite deep.

Moreover, when the thick door on the first floor is closed, it’s designed so that most noises don’t escape.

‘What kind of nose does he have, is he a dog or something.’

But he couldn’t tell him to ‘get lost’ here.

So he just let him join.

There was more than enough jerky and alcohol anyway.

But then.

“What are you doing here in the dead of night… oh?”

Sir Recid, who had been following the old man day and night to become his disciple, naturally joined after sensing the old man’s presence.

• Clatter!

  “What’s that sound?”

  “Ahaha…”

  Teacher Yuria, who had come down to the storage room for a late-night snack, was discovered and naturally sat down.

  “…Since you’re here, why don’t you join us?”

  “Sh-Should we?”

  Somehow, the farewell party had turned into a drinking party for adults.

  “Hey, doesn’t the owner drink?”

  “No, someone needs to be able to carry you all up if you get drunk, right?”

  “Wahaha! You really are a hero. Such thoughtful consideration is ingrained in you, isn’t it?”

  ‘Well, to be precise, it’s because of this body…’

  When he suddenly opened his eyes inside <Isilium Legend Maker>.

  He had entered the body of a 16-year-old Ethan.

  Although his original body was an adult, this one wasn’t yet, and.

  He couldn’t gauge how much he could drink.

  ‘If I drink carelessly and get drunk and say something like “Your world is a fake world made of data fragments in an electronic game~”…’

  It’s perfect for being treated like a madman.

  So Ethan didn’t touch the alcohol.

  While everyone drank wine, he alone sipped juice.

  ‘I wonder if the kids are sleeping well?’

  They’re in their growth period, so they need to sleep well.

  He hoped they were all having sweet dreams.

  Of course, contrary to Ethan’s wishes.

  “Golems and automatic magic bullet launchers deployed in each position!”

  “Uncle Oros said that people have gathered on the opposite hill.”

  “Let’s go deal with them right away!”

  The children were bustling about to protect the house.

Only long after darkness had fallen.

The Silver Wings began to move in earnest.

The captain of the Silver Wings, No. 1, admired Serdin as he looked down at it.

‘Even the capital of the Republic can’t light street lamps due to mana stone depletion, but…’

The fact that the main streets of Serdin, not even the capital of Etrion but just a free city, were as bright as day was both amazing and hurt his pride.

Compared to Heikel, which has been in constant turmoil before and after the revolution.

The Etrion royal family has stably ruled the country for generations without major incidents.

‘I can see why he came here. With the city so wealthy, it would be good for securing large funds.’

Count Kaidel never moves carelessly.

Whenever he takes action personally, definite results always follow.

Both before the revolution and after.

If the Count succeeds in securing funds necessary for the revolution in Serdin and.

If he can rally the scattered remnants of the citizen faction throughout Heikel and raise the torch of a new revolution.

‘This is dangerous?’

It really seemed like he might succeed.

That can’t be allowed to happen.

The Silver Wings are the wings of the Senate Speaker.

Although the Senate Speaker is shameless and greedy, the moment he falls, the Silver Wings will be broken too.

He arrived at the hill opposite the white mansion and checked his personnel.

“No. 2.”

“Yes, Captain.”

“Is that it?”

“Yes. Please don’t get too close.”

Clank. Clank.

A monster was slowly led by chains.

Its eyes were covered with a blindfold, chains were inserted in its mouth like a bit.

Not only its hands, but chains were tightly wrapped around its arms, pressing them against its body.

It wasn’t ordinary chains, as dense purple letters that couldn’t be recognized were written all over the black iron chains.

“To think this is the weapon provided by the Senate Speaker’s collaborator. I still can’t believe it.”

“Me neither. Isn’t it tremendous?”

A huge body that seemed to be over 2m tall.

The sharp teeth visible between the chains resembled those of a wild beast or shark rather than human teeth.

He recalled the contents of the last communication with the Senate Speaker.

• They say it can destroy a small village without leaving a trace if it rampages.
• Is it okay to use such a thing in the middle of a foreign country?
• What does it matter? There’s no risk of being caught, and even if we are caught, what can Etrion do?

  That was true.

  Even if Etrion becomes enraged and tries to attack the Republic, they’re too far apart.

  To reach the Republic, they’d have to pass through the Forbidden Forest or go around through Ligrion and the Holy Spirit Realm, but they wouldn’t let an army pass through.

  ‘That man really has a good head. That’s probably how he rose to that position.’

  No. 1 always kept his guard up against such a Senate Speaker.

  He tried to grab the Senate Speaker’s nape to avoid becoming a discarded card.

  “Have you found out the identity of the collaborator?”

  “I checked focusing on the likely suspects. After all, only those guys can create such monsters, right?”

  According to the Silver Wings’ intelligence network, only places like Sergaphilt’s Strategic Weapons Bureau handle such modified humans.

  However, the results of the Strategic Weapons Bureau’s Biological Department are still at a low level of modified humans and chimeras.

  There’s a high probability that this one’s origin is not the Sergaphilt Strategic Weapons Bureau.

  As No. 1 expected.

  No. 2 said with a dejected laugh.

  “So we thoroughly searched the Strategic Weapons Bureau, but the collaborator wasn’t from there.”

  “Right, if they could mass-produce things like this, would they have left the weak Republic alone?”

  The Sergaphilt Senate will do anything for money, after all.

  “Then who and where did our pot-bellied one join hands with?”

  A dysfunctional country busy trying to stab each other in the back.

  The Silver Wings were fitting as a special unit of such a Heikel Republic.

  “Well, let’s find out about that gradually. Release the restraints.”

• Click! Rattle!

  When they removed the blindfold and loosened the chains.

  The monster jumped up and down, enjoying its freedom after a long time.

  However, thanks to the artifact they brought to suppress it, they could quickly calm its excitement.

  “Kurururuk!!”

  “Whoa whoa~ Calm down. No. 5, feed the button to it.”

• Crunch!

  The button, the only trace of the target.

  They had heard that if they feed it this, it will cling to the target until death.

  “Krararak?!”

  The monster reacted.

  And.

  “Kahahahak!!!”

  It pulled out the black spear on its back.

  Then leaped and flew fiercely towards the mansion.

  However.

• Thud!

  “Kurururuk?!”

  The monster that hit an invisible barrier slid down.

  “What…”

  “Is it you?”

• Tssapat!

  No. 1 turned his head at the unfamiliar voice.

  And at that moment.

  He witnessed three of his subordinates being shattered into pieces and spilling onto the ground with the sound of wind being cut.

  Under the faint moonlight.

  A swordsman wearing a neat, somewhat familiar blue uniform pointed his rapier at No. 1 and said.

  “Insolent ones who dared to covet His residence?”

Three skilled members of the organization became pieces of meat without even reacting.

And to a single young child at that.

Of course, the thought ‘What the fuck is going on?’ came first, but.

No. 1, who didn’t get the position of Silver Wings captain by playing card games.

He calmly ordered his subordinates.

“Ha! It’s just one brat! Deal with him immediately-“

“Who said I was alone?”

When the owner of the voice shook their greatsword, blood splattered.

‘That direction was where the rear standby team was…’

Thud. Thud. Thud.

A beastkin girl appearing from the darkness with glowing eyes.

Along with her.

“It seems not everyone has gathered here. When I searched with detection magic, they’re quite scattered around the mansion.”

A magician walking in the air with the moon at her back.

And.

“Tell me the location! I’ll go take care of them!”

A creepy girl with fox ears and a tail that wasn’t real but seemed like her body.

The Silver Wings were instantly overwhelmed by monster-like beings.

Their main duties were information gathering, assassination of key figures, arrest and torture of citizen faction remnants.

Not monster hunting.

That’s why.

“Captain, we’re surrounded.”

“Do you think it’s correct to say we’re surrounded by just four?”

“But…”

Of course, he didn’t misunderstand No. 2’s thoughts.

Each of them was skilled enough to easily annihilate about two Silver Wings teams.

Should they retreat now.

Or should they continue the mission trusting in the monster.

At the moment No. 1 pondered for a split second.

• Crack crack crack!!!

  Ice walls rose around them, blocking their retreat path.

  “I’ll ask again. What vile intentions made you come here?”

  “……”

  “It doesn’t matter if you don’t answer. It’s probably not worth even a speck of dust anyway.”

  Greg took his stance and.

  Leaped.

  “Atone with your death.”

  The blue blade moved too fast for the eye to follow.

  “Kahak!”

  “Kyaaah!!”

  Two more executives were instantly taken down.

  No. 3’s right arm.

  No. 4’s left thigh was cleanly cut off.

  ‘Typical Heikel-style swordsmanship.’

  Heikel-style swordsmanship is a style built on the premise of fast speed.

  It maximizes destructive power by utilizing fast speed and acceleration techniques to maximize the power at the moment of cutting.

  Therefore, there is a clear method to break it.

  No. 1 couldn’t not know the method to break it.

  He was also a soldier of Heikel, after all.

  ‘If I just press down with strong force once, he won’t be able to gain speed.’

• Clang!

  As he barely blocked Greg’s strike that flew in.

  He immediately counterattacked.

• Clang! Clang!

  The opponent was still a young child.

  He couldn’t help but be overwhelmed in strength by No. 1, who had served in the military his whole life.

  ‘This is manageable.’

  Thinking so, No. 1 shouted urgently.

  “No. 5! Call the monster here right now. Hurry!”

  At the same time.

• Pheeeeeee!!!

  He blew the whistle hanging around his neck with all his might.

  ‘I’ll shake up the rear all at once.’

  As the signal rang out.

  The standby teams surrounding the mansion from all directions rushed in.

Based on the head of a deceased demon worshipper, with oral structures from various monsters.

The right arm from a lizardman.

The left arm from a minotaur in the labyrinth.

The lower body combining that of a werewolf.

A tactical weapon with tremendous attack power and defense.

As well as regenerative abilities.

That was the ‘monster’ provided to the Silver Wings by the Senate Speaker’s collaborator.

Just as it was about to turn back upon receiving the artifact’s signal.

• Thud!

  Something fell in front of it.

  Soon, it slowly rose from the cratered ground.

  “Where are you going in such a hurry?”

  “Karararak?”

  Ponya blocked its path.

  “You fight me, you ugly thing!”

  “Kurururuk!!!”

  The monster accepted the challenge.

  Soon Ponya’s greatsword and the monster’s spear clashed.