episode_0010

This applies equally to battles and games, but if you go into battle without knowing the strategy, there is a high possibility of failure even with enormous capital or combat troops.

For example, in the past, when there was no agricultural knowledge, what would it have been like if someone had attempted to grow tropical fruits such as durian in Korea? It would have taken nearly a year to find out that durian was impossible to grow in the Korean climate.

The simple fact that durian cannot be grown in the Korean climate must have been realized only after digging the ground, spraying fertilizer, and enduring the hardships. This is despite the fact that it is common knowledge that if a modern person was next to you, they could tell you with just one word.

This kind of information can either drastically reduce someone’s time consumption or overwhelmingly lower the difficulty of the strategy.

Leos’s easy capture of the mantis-type mutant monster Liard also follows this logic.

The man had experienced countless Red Gate battles, and not only had a thorough knowledge of Liard’s behavior patterns and abilities, but also clearly knew their vulnerabilities.

Leos caught the Redgate mutant monster on his own because his colleagues were in the way and he didn’t want them to get hurt. He was nothing more than a living strategy book for mutant monsters.

“Wow…what is this…”

Hericia looked at Lyad, who had fallen to the ground, and muttered.

“No…did Redgate mutants really die this easily?”

The woman asking the question knew that of course it was not the case. It was a huge creature, over 3m tall, so it was ridiculous to kill it so easily. However, I asked this question because I couldn’t believe it when I saw it being slaughtered in less than a minute.

“In the first place, you don’t die easily. When I first encountered him, I fought for over 5 hours.”

Redgate’s mutations are limited in number. Since there are not an overwhelming number of individuals, it is inevitable that you will encounter them frequently, and in the case of Liards in particular, the frequency of appearance was very high.

That was the reason why I gave him the difficulty level of low level. Because we meet often and attack him often, it has become very easy to kill him regardless of his strength or size.

Leos twisted his sword into Lyadl’s abdomen as he fell to the ground. In any case, he could have been pretending to be dead, so I killed him to make sure.

“Crunch…Cruck…”

Sure enough, the guy let out a short sigh as if he was still alive. Only after the creature stopped moving did Leos urgently enter the cave and ask Hericia.

“You said there was a Bendict inside that place, right?”

“Yes, that is the location confirmed by distance.”

As Leos hurriedly ran, he realized that his hands were clammy.

– Benticed. Don’t go crazy after you get out of prison. Then, one day, I will meet the owner properly and die.

– Brother A. I survived even after meeting my brother, so who would kill me?

– Don’t talk nonsense.

– If I’m in danger, wouldn’t you be able to help me? If you listen to my brother’s story, even monsters are easy to shoo away! People can just break an earthen pot with their fists, so what’s there to be scared of when you’re next to your brother?… Ah… Ah! Brother, my ears! My older brother pulled me and my ear was torn! Argh…!

Spending time in prison with a big idiot wasn’t that bad. At the time, I thought he was just a stupid guy, but now I miss him a little because he acted stupidly without second thoughts.

‘Did he die? Or is he alive…’

Since the Liard killed by Leos was in front of the cave, it was determined that he may have already finished hunting and was resting. That’s why Leos hurriedly walked inside.

“Ha…”

Leos sighed in despair after reaching the depths of the cave. A big, stupid guy I met in prison. Rather than dying, he was seen suffering and looking at his head like an idiot.

“What are you doing?”

When Leos asked a question, Bendict quickly stood up, raised his sword, and shouted.

“Who are you! How dare I break into the cave where Bendict is located! If you come any closer, I’ll kill you!”

Seeing him raising his sword in a panic, Leos also raised his sword.

“Let’s have a fight?”

Only then did Bendict see Leos’ face and immediately threw the sword to the ground. A strong body expression that shows that there is absolutely no will to fight.

“Brother…Brother, are you here!”

The guy started to approach Leos with a growl, but quickly ran back to where he came from, picked up something, and came back.

“Brother, please eat some tofu.”

“Why tofu?”

“You said that before. Brother, where I used to live, it was customary to eat tofu when you were released from prison. Why did you say you were eating it…? Well, I don’t remember that much, but I heard you have to eat it anyway?”

Leos looked at Bendict’s face. He was a big guy, with a skinny face. It was obvious why it was like that without even looking at it.

It had been about two weeks since the Red Gate rampaged in earnest, and there was no way they would be able to find food since they were trapped in a cave like this.

‘What a fool.’

I was so annoyed. If I was hungry, I would have eaten the tofu I brought with me, but why did I wait until that food looked like that without eating it?

“Please eat quickly. If it had been a day or two later, I would have eaten it.”

“I should have just eaten it.”

“Ah… given the current situation, I don’t think I’ll be able to get it again if I eat it.”

“Ha…”

Leos was about to hit the guy’s head when he pulled his hand back. Even though he was a prisoner who committed murder, the reason I had affection for him was because of this idiotic part of him.

“Eat.”

Leos took out beef jerky and various edible items from his inventory. Then Bendict shouted loudly with an moved expression.

“Tongue…Brother! Are you giving me all of this? No matter how stupid I am, I know how important food is in situations like this! That Bendict. You can’t receive something this precious without doing anything right. I will at least clean your feet, which are dirty due to the long journey. No, but since there is no water around, I can even use my mouth…Aaaah! Tongue…Brother! My ears are tearing!”

Leos pulled Bendict’s ear, who was talking nonsense. For a while, the man stroked his ear as if it was hurting and started eating various foods. Leos spoke quietly to him.

“Eat a lot. Because there is more food.”

“Hehe, thank you, brother! I will never forget this grace!”

Afterwards, Leos also held the tofu that he had carelessly wrapped in plastic in his hand. Perhaps because it had been stored for a long time, the tofu started to smell bad. The taste was obvious even without trying it, but I just took a big bite. Bendict, who was looking at that scene, smiled brightly and spoke.

“Congratulations on your release from prison, brother!”

I answered, looking at the cave ceiling.

“Okay, it’s finally out.”

Even countless disciples turned away from me, but funny enough, former inmates and community addicts are following me. Those who foolishly trust, believe in, and follow me even though I have not done anything right.

It was completely different from the betrayal of the students I had taught with all my might.

As much as revenge on the Empire, I had one more goal. I will protect them as long as I can.

Now I will live only for myself and the people around me, not for the empire.

*

Following the empire’s summons order, all former gatekeepers began to flock to the empire one by one. Among them, the girl Sirna spoke.

“Doesn’t it seem like it’s been a long time since Bellin disbanded?”

“Yes…that’s right.”

By order of the Empire’s shadow group Kelthasar, Velin decided to hide his identity again and pretend to be a spy among the former Gatekeepers. Among them was Kozaric, a former colleague.

Kozaric spoke with great vigor.

“It’s been a long time since I think about it. After Leos molested Velin, the Gate Management Headquarters was immediately disbanded due to public criticism. If that person hadn’t done that, we might still be active. Isn’t that right?”

Belin was silent for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and spoke.

“That’s right…the memories of that time were terrible…”

“Belin, you’ve been through a lot. Don’t worry, if that person appears around you, we will kick him out. Got it?”

Sirna spoke while stroking Velin’s head, and Velin just nodded.

In addition, several former gatekeepers began to gather, and they all stood in front of Kel’Thazar.

“Everyone is welcome. I am Kelthasar, the new head of the Gate Management Headquarters.”

Kel’Thazar introduced himself while hiding his affiliation with the Imperial Shadow Corps. The current situation the empire is in. Then, the former gatekeepers briefly explained what to do, and only after all the explanations were finished did Kelthasar speak.

“Do you have any other questions?”

Sirna raised her hand and asked.

“I heard that a temporary team of gatekeepers was formed before us. Where are they now?”

“That’s a good question. If you are team 2, the guys you made first are team 1. Team 1 is comprised entirely of knights, and they have great practical experience. They are being deployed to the field to quickly calm public opinion.”

“If it’s on site…”

“It means that they are destroying the Red Gate.”

“Even if the Red Gate is cleared, won’t it be possible to seal it? Even when we were active, the Red Gate was completely sealed by Leos.”

“It is possible for us to seal the Red Gate, which has some weak mana energy. However, if the energy is strong, you cannot seal it, but you can kill all monsters and prevent it from being re-summoned for 24 hours. If you quickly attack the Red Gates, many places will become safe zones for 24 hours. We dispatched engineers to test how many areas could be made safe in one day. First of all, I told them to clear out only 10 at first.”

“10?”

Sirna thought there was less than expected. That’s because when Leos was at his peak, he once destroyed 20 Red Gates in one day. Those who act as a group can only attack 10.

‘I had a useless thought. No matter how talented that person is, what can he do? He’s a bad person who molests his students.’

Sirna shook her head and composed herself. Kelthasar, who misunderstood her meaning, responded with a smile.

“Yes. That means targeting as many as 10 of them. It would be time to come soon. If the knights come and tell you the strategy, you should follow it.”

-smart…

A knock on the door was heard outside. Kelthasar ordered urgently.

“Come in!”

I was looking forward to it. How many Red Gates did the so-called knights of the empire clear in 24 hours? It took longer than expected, so I probably cleared out at least 20. That’s what I thought.

-dump

As soon as the door opened, the Terepian, covered in blood, fell to the ground.

“Leo…Leos…”

He muttered like he was screaming.

“You…must…bring him…back…”

However, the man was unable to continue speaking and passed out.

The former disciples were whispering and talking.

– What…what happened?

– Didn’t you just say that person was Leos?

– What are you talking about? There’s no way Leo’s name would come out of a knight’s mouth.

– You’re not dead, are you?

Anger began to well up in Kel’thasar’s eyes as he looked at Terepian. Then I spoke to the aide standing next to me.

“Immediately bring all the materials filmed by the people involved and those around them. I need to check what happened.”

There must have been some mistake. Large-scale raids or air raids. Unless something like that exists, damage close to annihilation is impossible.