episode_0481

Not long ago, he wouldn’t even talk to me unless it was absolutely necessary, but now he’s reacting like this just because he’s called by his first name.

‘A middle school kid who started dating for the first time in his life…’

No.

Wouldn’t middle school kids be less innocent than this?

By the time you’re in middle school, you’re at the age when your curiosity about the opposite sex is at its peak.

I couldn’t help but be taken aback by Dang Soso’s reaction, which was not only cute but also felt pure.

Even though something like that happened, I still wondered if it was possible for people to change so quickly.

Perhaps because of that, he instinctively sensed that I had figured out why he had been caught up in the story because I was silent.

The coughing itself stopped, but instead, a strangely embarrassing and face-warming silence began to slowly encroach on the surrounding air.

And… those who are dating someone for the first time or who are not used to the act of dating themselves cannot endure this kind of silence.

Was this not much different from Dang Soso, a cool-headed career woman herself?

It may not have been easy to do so, perhaps because of the shame that had taken over his face by now, but Dang Soso chose to take the initiative and break the silence.

-I understand what you were thinking when making such a suggestion.

“Then…?”

-I definitely think it’s a valid opinion. In the current situation, if there is a problem with the teleport terminal in Hanoi, those sent for the expedition will also be left behind.

Yes, that’s exactly what I wanted to say.

Because the Magic Tower Alliance came out more docilely than expected, the Sacheon Group did not even think about transporting supplies through sea routes.

But in such a situation, the existing supply system is destroyed?

The moment that happens, supplies will have to be sent by sea, but how much time will it take to accomplish such a task in a situation where we are not fully prepared and can be said to be on a zero base?

Also… how much of a guarantee will there be that those stranded in Vietnam will be safe?

‘In the worst case, as soon as you become isolated, an attack of misreading may begin.’

It is virtually certain that the group called Odogmun has fallen into the hands of warlocks, but from the perspective of the warlocks who control Odogmun, there is no reason to let the elements of anxiety creep into their living room.

There would be no reason for them to hesitate since they would just have to give orders to the members of the Five Dog Clan below them without even having to step forward themselves.

-For now… I’ll tell you to step back and help the Magic Tower personnel in retaking the terminal.

“Yes.”

-I don’t know if it will help.

“It will definitely happen. I can guarantee it.”

Even if I didn’t know anything else, I could confirm that one part.

The strength of the 1st Magic Corps?

I admit it.

According to common sense, it is the first sword of a force that is considered the strongest in this world, so there is no way they would be weak, right?

So, I admit that they are incomparably strong… but they are only strong and not experts in poison.

And currently, the teleport terminal they were heading to was filled with all kinds of poisons created by the Sacheon Group, which had invested all its resources in order to fight against the five poisons.

‘It felt like all sorts of things had been thrown into it, starting with a poison that disrupted the nerves by causing hallucinations.’

Among them, there were even several types of poisons for anti-magic users aimed at the black magicians who were behind the Five Poison Gates.

I only heard about such a thing from a local branch office, so I don’t know the detailed performance or effects, but if it has such a grand name, it must be effective in some way.

···Even if the opponent is a wizard.

‘If this happens, the timing of joining is the problem…’

In the case of the 1st Magic Corps dispatched by the Magic Tower, they had already headed to Hanoi, while in the case of those mobilized by the Sichuan Group for this expedition, they were just beginning to move.

Therefore, unlike the people from the Magic Tower, who are likely to have already arrived at the scene or are nearby, it will take quite some time for our personnel to join there.

Still, if I were to point out one thing that is somewhat comforting in this situation, it would be that the movement speed of martial artists is far superior to that of wizards.

So… that’s what it means if you exclude teleportation magic from the options.

That’s because, unlike wizards who can only float and fly using fly magic or run faster than usual with buff magic wrapped around their bodies, the martial arts people had a light attack that was created from the beginning with the premise of long distance movement. .

In addition, when it comes to Chureoeshinbeop, one of the secret martial arts of the Sichuan Tang Dynasty, it boasted such overwhelming performance that I wanted to learn it if possible.

Of course, I didn’t see it used in person, but I saw it through a video that was filmed during an attack targeting my party’s headquarters, and a person turned into some kind of lightning and flew away.

The speed was also at an incredible level, befitting its appearance.

So, if the elites of the party currently dispatched to Vietnam make up their minds and start running… they will probably reach their destination, the teleport terminal, in about an hour or two.

It will have to be reached, but there is no guarantee that nothing will happen during that time.

“Mr. Helena.”

Needless to say, it was because I was concerned about this that I called Helena, who had been chewing the corner of her lip with her teeth, as if she couldn’t control her boiling nervousness even though she had done everything she could right now.

“···What’s going on?”

“What if, really what if.”

“Please don’t judge me for no reason and speak calmly. Because I don’t care.”

Deb Show, who doesn’t look like he has anything to do with anything at all…

As soon as I was facing Helena’s sharp eyes, those same words came to my throat, but instead of saying them out loud, I continued to say what I had originally meant to say.

“If Helena was in a position where she had to collapse the teleport terminal for some reason, what methods would you use to achieve your goal?”

Maybe I didn’t like the content of the scenario that started with IF that came out of my mouth?

Helena was wriggling her eyebrows vigorously for a moment as if she was protesting why she was asking all these questions when I was already feeling like I was dying of nervousness, but then she opened her mouth with a sigh.

“···First of all, it would be difficult to use something like a bomb.”

“Why?”

“To the eyes of those unfamiliar with magic, teleportation terminals built around the world appear to be just fancy buildings, but in reality, they are more like fortresses in case of emergency.”

“In case of emergency…?”

“There is no guarantee that the place where the teleport terminal is built is always a safe place, right?”

Well, I heard that the security in Hanoi, which was one of the topics of our conversation just a moment ago, is quite unstable.

“So, in the case of teleportation terminals, they are covered with all kinds of magic so that the wizards working there can be protected in case of emergency.”

The explanation Helena added was that the cost of building a teleportation magic circle was much higher than that of building it.

“Even though it is fully automated, each area is modularized, so in order to neutralize it, you have to find each and every one and cut off the circuit.”

“Ah…”

“Well, even if you take the trouble, if a problem occurs continuously in the defensive magic circuits that protect the terminal, the magic AI linked to the terminal will react, so such an attempt will ultimately end in failure. There is a high possibility on this day.”

I didn’t fully understand it because it was full of technical terms, but I knew it was difficult in reality.

“So does that mean it’s impossible to take down the terminal?”

“It’s not impossible. Because there is no way.”

“What is the method…?”

“It’s a bit of an ignorant method, but it artificially induces a magic storm situation.”

Magic storm…?

What else is that?

As I was feeling such doubts inside, I wonder if it even showed on my face.

“A magic storm is a phenomenon that occurs when magic power is excessively concentrated in one area. Of course, in the case of mana, which is the base of magical power, it does not stay in one place but tends to flow continuously, so it is a phenomenon that rarely happens…”

Instead, Helena explained that once it occurs, it is a phenomenon so terrifying that it completely wipes out the area without leaving even a speck of dust behind.

“The research results showing that it is possible to artificially induce a magic storm phenomenon by generating all of the teleportation magic circles within the terminal and maintaining them for a long time have once heated up the alliance. Of course, not only was it literally a theory, but the prerequisites on which the theory was based also made so little sense that it was buried.”

I thought to myself when I heard Helena say that this was barely possible, not only because of a huge amount of magic stones, but also because many wizards had to sacrifice their lives. Who, unless they were crazy, would participate in such an act?

‘···I think this is the correct answer?’