episode_0040

Leos simply posted a post on the Interrunner.

Information related to Redgate Vortex

[LEO]

[Title: About the Redgate vortex transition phenomenon]

[Text: After the Red Gate vortex first occurs, after a certain period of time, it spreads to the surrounding area and creates a new Red Gate. A similar principle to how cancer spreads. The more red gates there are, the faster the transition occurs. The only way to prevent it is to remove the source. There is only one way to seal the Red Gate.]

ㄴ Fuck… we’re really screwed. Are we going to fall behind now?

ㄴ Leos, what should we do to survive?

ㄴ Is the center of Redgate Whirlpool safe?

There were many comments, but Leos ignored them. Nevertheless, once again, Leos’ points began to accumulate at an overwhelming rate as he took first place in the most popular article.

Current points: 7,200P

‘I just need to collect 2800 more points.’

The reason I bothered to reveal a little bit of information is, of course, because of the point.

The value of high-level artifacts was demonstrated to an extent by the already produced Spirels. As Leos had to move forward in earnest, he wanted to create one more advanced artifact as much as possible before starting his activities.

[The number of views has exceeded 300,000.]

[Point Bonus +100]

[There were more than 1,000 comments.]

[Point Bonus +100]

[Recommendations exceeded 10,000.]

[Point Bonus +200]

I don’t know what the standard is, but one thing is certain: points accumulate exponentially as the number of views, comments, and recommendations increases. Leos checked the points increasing faster than before and reorganized the plan again.

‘Craft one more high-level artifact, then leave.’

I also worried about whether to release additional information. From Leos’s perspective, in order to become a popular post, he had to reveal special information that others did not know. But eventually I decided to quit.

‘The value of information changes in real time. ‘You can earn an overwhelming number of points by uploading information at the moment when people need it the most.’

Leos wasn’t posting to help people. Clearly, for the sake of your point. And the reason he was trying to earn points was to increase the survival probability of his colleagues by producing advanced artifacts.

‘If the information related to the Redgate vortex transfer had been posted before the transfer occurred, it would have been buried without much response.’

Leos has a lot of bullets. Whenever a problem arises, it is a bullet called information that can be converted into points. He turned off the interrunner and checked the equipment one last time before speaking.

“Hericia, Bendict, are you all ready?”

Bendict spoke while pounding a huge bag.

“Yep brother! You can run out anytime!”

Leos took Bendict’s bag and put it in his inventory.

“I’ll take it out if you need it, so just tell me. It’s not a place where you can afford to carry around such a huge and heavy load.”

“Thank you!”

As Bendict began to walk forward with a much lighter body, Hericia also looked at Leos. She was carrying the heavy luggage, whining, as if there was not enough space even after putting it in her inventory.

‘I guess they’re all related to artifacts.’

Leos thought so and put Hericia’s luggage into his inventory without saying a word.

“Ah…Thank you…If you put Bendict and all my things in there, there won’t be much free space left in Leos’ inventory…”

“Advanced inventory. Don’t worry about the capacity and get out.”

“Yes? A higher rank? Really? What kind of inventory is the upper level? Can I take a look around for a moment? First time with advanced inventory…”

Hericia was surprised and approached Leos, but Leos pushed Hericia’s head and forced her to move outside.

“I’ll show you later, so just move. Everyone is waiting.”

“Ah…are you the assassination squad people you mentioned back then?”

“Okay.”

When Leos, Bendict, and Hericia all went outside, a group of assassins were already waiting outside. Leos spoke while looking at Rakarte, who was slowly approaching.

“As expected, I knew the location of the bomb shelter.”

“Of course. Of course, because I thought you might care, my subordinates and even I have never been around here except today. I don’t want to be misunderstood for no reason. Today was the day I was leaving the bomb shelter anyway, so I went out to see him off. I wanted to quickly say hello to my colleagues who I will be working with in the future.”

Faron was on guard and searched behind Rakart, and Rakart looked at Faron and shook his head.

“Faron, if you react that way, wouldn’t they also have animosity?”

“Sorry.”

Faron removed the sword from his hand and left his body completely defenseless. Only then did Rakart trudge forward as if he was satisfied and stood in front of Heresia and Bendict.

“Nice to meet you! I’ve already heard your name! Lartkar, leader of the assassination team!”

“Lakartes.”

“Yes! Nice to meet you, Custard!”

When Hericia strongly pinched Bendict’s back from next to him, Bendict let out a scream.

“Ahh! What’s wrong!”

“Are you doing that on purpose? Why do you keep forgetting names that are only four letters long?”

“I’m sorry Larkat!”

“Just stay quiet.”

“Are you now ignoring me because I’m not smart!”

Looking at Bendict and Hericia bickering with each other, Rakart smiled and asked Leos.

“You have interesting guys as your colleagues. I thought it felt similar to you.”

As Leos remained silent and did not respond in particular, Hericia noticed him and walked forward.

“Nice to meet you. I heard a brief story from Leos. You used to be in the empire, but now you’re plotting a coup?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll tell you in advance, if Leos becomes dangerous, we will take him and run away. Thanks to me, Bendict, and Master Leo, we were able to save our lives. In order to repay that favor, we will act for Leos when he is in danger. Even if we go together as a group.”

“Great.”

When Hericia reacted in a dazed way to Rakarte’s unexpected reaction, Rakarte spoke.

“I don’t say anything about speaking honestly. It’s better to talk openly and honestly like this, rather than people who just spit things out and then stab you in the back.”

And Rakart walked a little closer to Hericia and whispered.

“And those who speak honestly like this do not abandon those who are with them. I know that too.”

“Didn’t you hear what I just said?”

As the Empire’s assassination corps had a tremendous reputation, Hericia deliberately spoke strongly in an attempt to suppress them at the beginning. However, Rakarte nodded with a happy expression and offered his hand.

“Please take care of me in the future. We will also prioritize Leos’ safety. As you honestly said, if we are to express our true intentions, Leos’ ability to seal the Red Gate is absolutely necessary. I promise. I decided to protect Leos even if it meant giving up my life.”

“…”

Hericia silently stretched out her hand and nodded. Rakarte’s expression was too serious to say it was a lie.

“Eggplant.”

With Rakarte in the lead, all the killing squad members around him began to move forward. The vagabonds near the safe zone glanced at the man, but the man did not show any reaction and continued walking.

“Can I just leave them alone? In some ways, it can be a military force.”

“Paron. You shouldn’t think in such a hurry. Vagrants flock to the safe zone. They are the ones who fled here because they were afraid of monsters. Not fit for fighting. If you say you’re coming on your own, you might not know it, but even if we bring it, it’ll only end up being an extra-strength force.”

“I was short-thinking.”

“Don’t worry. As time starts to pass, there will be people who will come and fight with us. Here, only those who have been abandoned by the empire exist. Once you make up your mind, you will become a great troop.”

At that time, the extermination team members moved to the front, followed by Leos and the others. Tedre and Theon came running from behind.

“Well…we’re going together!”

“We’ll help too!”

The kids were almost killed by the executioners while eating grilled monster meat. Rakarte looked at them and spoke.

“We are going to a dangerous place. There is no power to protect you there.”

“But…”

“If it’s safe, don’t worry. During your time here, you have become friends with the vagabonds, so they will help you.”

“…We just want to be helpful.”

“Then stay here and become closer to people. If there are any suspicious new arrivals, report them. Can you say it’s important?”

“…Yes…I will definitely do it.”

As Tedre and Theon began to retreat, Rakart shouted loudly.

“Tedre, Theon. Take care, I’ll be back with you guys soon.”

Faron looked puzzled at Rakarte’s unexpected attitude, but then nodded and spoke.

“You seem to have suffered a lot.”

“What?”

“Didn’t you show off your friendship to other vagabonds to prevent them from feeling bad about you?”

“Well, it depends on how you accept it.”

Leos thought as he looked at Faron and Rakarte.

‘I don’t know what’s going on.’

A murderer who killed hundreds or thousands of people under the orders of the Empire. For a leader of the assassination team who had been so widely regarded, he was full of unexpected aspects.

‘It could be acting, though.’

Leos thought to himself, and decided to stop judging. Anyway, it is true that they are needed.

The ability to manipulate public opinion alone is a great power that cannot be dispensed with. They even possessed a vast amount of key documents and information about the empire, making them indispensable for confronting the empire.

Leos walked slowly and stopped when he saw the red gate in front of him.

“Leos, what’s going on?”

As Rakarte spoke, Leos took out a small mace and spoke.

“From now on, we will seal the Red Gates one by one.”

“Why?”

“If you leave it unsealed, red gates will continue to form around here. If you leave it unattended, it will become full of monsters and red gates, like mold spreading.”

“It’s serious… If you seal it, will it no longer spread?”

“Yes. Red gate transition begins in earnest only when the number of unsealed gates exceeds a certain number and falls within a certain range. From now on, we will create a safe zone and use it as a base to build a position. We will have our own land that is not owned by the empire. The safest land in the world, and one that no one can invade.”

Lacarte wanted to ask for detailed figures about the certain number and range, but soon decided to quit. Because I knew how important information it was.

‘Probably, Leos knows enough.’

The man highly valued Leos’ knowledge of Redgate. In a world like this, information is also a weapon. Leos knew information in overwhelming detail that even the Empire could not properly understand. Acquire it with your body and actually destroy it, not only information but also experience.

‘However, can we deal with the empire with this much force?’

Unlike before, when I was excited, as the situation began to approach, with Red Gates everywhere, I began to feel uncertain about whether I would be able to deal with all the countless troops of the empire. Lacarte thought that perhaps they were nothing more than moths jumping into a fire. but.

“ came out. Step back.”

As soon as the mutant monster came out of the Red Gate, Leos ran forward with his mace, and then strongly kicked the ground, changed direction, and hit the mutant monster hard on the right side of his chest.

A mutant monster that is in pain with a crunching sound. Eventually, when strong energy began to converge from the guy’s mouth, Leos rushed at the guy as if he had been waiting and pushed him straight into the gate. Stick the mace into the mouth of the mutant monster that forcibly entered the gate and apply strong pressure.

-Quaaa!

With a huge explosion, a storm of intense mana began to swirl everywhere.

“Leos!”

Hericia entered the Red Gate and shouted urgently, but Leos spoke quietly while drenched in the blood of a mutant monster.

“Red Gate sealing completed. Move to the next target point.”

Rakarte burst out laughing at the sight.

“Faron…Did you see that? He killed all the monsters inside the gate at once using the mutant monster’s energy.”

“…”

Faron recalled the previous situation over and over again as if he couldn’t believe it. I can’t even figure out how I was able to survive that huge explosion.

-gulp

Faron realized that his body was shaking without realizing it. Eventually, Faron calculated the time it took Leos to start the battle and be sealed.

“30 seconds…”

“What are you saying, Faron?”

“It took exactly 30 seconds for Leos to kill the mutant monster and seal the Red Gate.”

“You’re a monster.”

After shaking off the blood that was on his body, Leos moved to the next location. Leos thought as he looked at the blood quietly dripping.

‘Each time we seal the Red Gate around the vortex, we will become safer, but it is actually bad news for the empire outside the vortex. Every time we seal it, they will have a new Red Gate. But what happens to them is none of my business.’

*

Kel’Thazar eventually killed the mutant monster alone and looked around with blood dripping. Countless corpses. The knights are lying dead on the ground as many as the monsters.

He shouted, looking at the monsters that were still flocking towards him.

“Report how many Red Gates have been temporarily sealed and how many people have died… immediately!”

“The lower and middle grades have been completely sealed, but as you know, the upper Red Gate cannot be sealed except by Leos. By advanced standards, all internal monsters have been killed and temporarily sealed for 24 hours… 15…”

In fact, mutant monsters did not appear properly in the lower and middle classes, so even if they were sealed, it would be meaningless. Therefore, Kelthasar asked again.

“How many people died while temporarily sealing 15 upper Red Gates?”

The driver answered in despair.

“500…”

“500 people…? That much?”

“1,500 people….1,500 people died.”