episode_0034

‘Oh, this is true.’

He scratched his head. It seemed like his position within Jang Ah-hyeon’s faction would be quite difficult.

The same goes for Jang A-hyeon, and Nakajima also seemed to have lost his favorability towards himself due to a quite complex incident that happened today.

If we speak systematically about dating games, wouldn’t the likability rating be close to zero and a red warning light would come on?

Aside from Nakajima, isn’t Jang A-hyeon a bit too much? I understand that she is superior, but what are you talking about? What does it matter where you come from? .

Wait, Florida, USA?

“… Are you saying that Gideon’s backing is the U.S. government?”

“It took longer than expected, but you got it right. Yes, that’s right. Did you know that government agents from various countries are hiding inside Ellada? Each country is investing their life and death in people who will represent their country.”

“For your information, I have already received a proposal from the German government. Well, I refused, but hehe.”

Muriel laughed exaggeratedly, tapping the floor with her spear.

She seemed to have chosen a spear as her weapon. It was an iron spear with the tip in the diamond shape of a playing card.

‘… I didn’t know.’

I really didn’t know. It was a little unfair. To be honest, aren’t you pretty talented? Why didn’t the Korean government contact him?

I felt like something had been ignored, and I felt a little jealous.

“For reference, Tania was the first to receive a proposal from the U.S. government. Since he was my member, I refused, so Gideon Gray, who was in the second plan, was chosen.”

“I see.”

Come to think of it, Tania hasn’t said a word yet. Despite his blunt appearance, he seemed to be quite taciturn.

“Now that I think about it, Muriel, you chose a spear instead of a sword?”

“Yeah, it’s cool, right? I like windows. I’ve liked the Trident Spear since I was young.”

That’s a rock band. Nakajima muttered softly with a dissatisfied look on his face as Muriel wrapped her arms around his neck.

Han Sejun also forgot what to say due to that absurd reason.

“Eolle? Why is your expression like this? Hey, did you really think I decided for that reason? It’s not like that hehehe.”

After that, Muriel’s story unfolded at length. It was just a trivial story. It has a better grip than a sword, it’s longer so it has the advantage of reach, and since your ability is complex anyway, it won’t have much of an impact on your choice of weapon, etc.

In conclusion, it was a story without much nutrition.

“But isn’t the window nice? Then, a woman who uses a spear is also cool. So, I am… .”

“Ugh! Stop!”

Han Sejun quickly interrupted her. Jang A-hyeon also coughed slightly as if she heard the news, and a little of the drink she was drinking was flowing out of her nose.

“What is it? It’s not a strange story. What’s wrong with you?”

Muriel was complaining that she didn’t know what was going on. Nakajima also widened his eyes as if he was surprised by the reaction of Han Sejun and his group, but he didn’t seem to know the reason. Tania still had an expressionless expression.

“So this is… . ah! It’s because of translation magic.”

The red dragon-shaped badge on my chest came to mind. It’s because of this.

My guess is that she probably spoke something like Spear Woman or Spear Frau… .

“Ah, so… . Well, that’s it. If what you are trying to say is translated into Korean, it will be very… Because it sounds strange. In a really bad way.”

Do you think you understood? Han Sejun was sweating.

“Ah, I knew what it was. Is it similar to the finger V that is a swear word in the UK?”

“… Is it similar?”

” is annoying. Then you have to say at length that she is a woman who uses a spear as a weapon. Korean is inconvenient.”

Han Se-jun swept his heart, leaving behind Muriel’s dissatisfied, protruding lips.

Jang Ah-hyun was also wiping her spilled drink with a tissue, her face red. If coffee gets on your clothes, it won’t come off easily. I hope you’ll be okay.

When Han Sejun came to his senses and looked up, the orange sky was gradually turning dark blue.

The sun, which was emitting its heat in the sky, shyly lowered its head beyond the horizon and the still weak moonlight rose in the darkening sky.

The street lights on the streets of Ellada emit daylight, illuminating the colorful sidewalk blocks.

Neon lights are also turned on in the cafeteria of the annex. Their hair fluttered in the sudden wind.

The clean, fresh, yet slightly sweet air tickled his lungs. There were quite a few trees planted in Ellada. Maybe that’s the fault. Han Sejun thought that way.

“Now that I think about it, I haven’t heard the reason for gathering like this yet. What’s going on? Can’t you tell me now?”

“Oh, I see. It’s already about time. What we gathered today is related to the upcoming midterm exam.”

“Midterm exams?”

Nakajima asked back. Tania, who had been quiet, also showed interest and focused on Jang A-hyun’s face.

Come to think of it, it is already midterm exam season. April is almost over.

“It is said that there is a high possibility that Dean Northmund will not be in Ellada for a while. So what I found out is that the test method is… .”

Her words were shocking. It is said that Professor Northmund is so busy these days that the midterm exam method will be changed at the request of GDO.

He said that instead of the original method, where the dean scores overall movement and sense while sparring with instructors, the method is changing to one in which students spar with each other and multiple instructors score points.

Since the decision has just been made, the details of the scoring method are still unknown.

“How do you use the sword or wooden sword you received today?”

“It would be impossible. We haven’t taken any weapons classes yet.”

“I see. As expected, our water owner is amazing, isn’t he?”

Jang Ah-hyeon responded to Muriel’s words with a light smile.

In fact, he wasn’t the only one who found out. The information that can be obtained from Taesung Group is also information that is well known to intelligence agencies in each country. Therefore, most of the heads of each faction would also know this.

But I didn’t need to say that to them. Jang Ah-hyun herself must always be seen as a high and great person by them.

“But what is going on that requires the Dean to be away for so long? Do you know that?”

“… Sejun, I guess you don’t know. No, most people on the planet don’t know. This is due to GDO’s desperate information control.”

She was silent for a moment. At this moment, everyone was watching her and waiting for her next words.

“The news always reports only hopeful content, but humanity is currently in a very difficult situation. We are gradually being pushed out by monsters.”

“What?”

“We are winning at small gates that are opened intermittently in each country. The media usually only focuses on these things. However, in large-scale battles where battle lines have been formed, they keep collapsing. There are only a few cases where we win.”

“That’s impossible… .”

Han Sejun received her words with a trembling voice.

*

“Damn it!”

I nervously swung the great sword. The white magic blade that bounced from the great sword flew into the sky like a sword.

─Kuuu!

Egypt fell and the Suez Canal was blocked. Due to the blockage of Suez, which has a significant impact on global logistics, world oil prices and prices of daily necessities began to rise sharply within a few days.

GDO’s information control is already pushed to the brink. Citizens around the world are probably already feeling something uneasy.

Every day, the media puts out advertisements saying “The world is safe”, puts me in the spotlight, and reassures people.

We desperately try to control information and variables, but we are gradually reaching our limits.

And the global coalition forces and I are now standing on the battlefield to recapture Suez.

─Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

─Bang, bang, bang, bang!

The roar of bullets being fired from all directions, a resounding explosion, and even long-distance support artillery fired from a self-propelled artillery battery beyond.

Fighter planes fly in the sky, desperately fighting against monsters.

That very day, the day when gates opened around the world. African countries collapsed like sand castles to monsters, and most of them disappeared into extinction.

And in that place that became the Dark Continent, monsters continued to be born and grow, forming a huge army.

The large army of monsters began its advance several weeks ago. The march of destruction that seeks to erase the entire world.

─Bake!

The pitch-black giant monster beyond let out a roar. At first glance, it looked like it was dozens of meters tall.

It is a mid-level monster trampler. Below them, countless armies of cockroaches, including Slasher and Todd, were rushing in.

“Bombardment! Keep shooting!”

“Support, support bombing is needed!”

I felt like I was going deaf. The explosion of sound that felt like it was hitting my auditory organs made my brain tremble and my vision became blurry. But in a hurry, I shook my head and tried to come to my senses.

This is not the time to be like this.

Chain lightning was fired from the left hand holding the staff.

─Keee!

A huge wave of lightning flowed out and burned the monsters to death. The lightning bolts that hit the slasher chained together and oxidized dozens of monsters, but they continued to flick their tongues in search of their target.

But even so, the number of monsters that filled the Sinai Plain did not decrease.

It was like a tsunami hitting the land, with countless people clinging to it and scooping up the huge waves that covered the land.

─Bake!

The trampler roared again. The biggest problem with this damn thing is that it is a dark-type monster.

Unfortunately, it was impossible to locate the core inside the monster, which was over tens of meters long.

A rain of bullets and artillery fire pours down, but it only penetrates the body made of abyssal water.

“Damn it!”

They tried to find the trampler’s inner core using mana sensitivity, but they were having difficulty as their mana was confused by the waves of low-level monsters that covered the plains.

‘It’s not even close, and it’s impossible to find the location of the magic stone that far away!’

At that moment, someone looking into the distance shouted.

“What is that!”

The distant horizon rises and the sky becomes black.

Just as dark clouds are gathering, black clouds are approaching this way, blocking the sun in the sky.

“Ah… Ahhh!”

“Haha… This is a joke, right… ?”

“Amy… I’m sorry I couldn’t go back.”

An army of wyverns covered the sky. A mid-level monster, a swarmer, can also be seen.

Their sharp, ear-piercing cries make the soldiers drop their weapons, cover their ears, and lie down.

‘Unbelievable.’

Even I had no choice but to hang down my raised greatsword in the unrealistic sight of the world being dyed black.