Successor of the Tower (5)
-This station is Baektap, Baektap Historic Site. The exit door is on the right. The gap between platforms is wide, so please be careful when getting off. I will tell you again. This station is… … .
A train station where many people board and disembark.
However, most of the people on the platform were wearing the uniform that symbolized Ragnar.
Normally, it was a place visited only by scholars studying the traces of ancient civilizations, but now the smell of coal was already tickling my nose.
“Ugh! It feels so refreshing to finally get some fresh air.”
Shelford stretched out his body, releasing the stiffness in his muscles.
He then let out a hollow laugh as he watched Theo get off with blank eyes.
“What kind of training are you doing that makes you so tired? It’s not like I swung a sword on the train.”
“There is something like that… … . I want to have an iced Americano to wake up a little.”
“Huh? Ice Americano? Why on earth would you drink such dirty water? That’s an insult to coffee!”
“I don’t want to hear that from someone who eats pineapple cheese pizza.”
“What are you talking about? Pineapple is so delicious and fragrant when roasted in an oven!”
Theo, perhaps tired of arguing any longer, eventually nodded, saying that what Shelford said was right.
『In the end, I couldn’t do ‘quick time entry’. Haha! Unlike swordsmanship, magic isn’t easy, right?』
‘I thought I could do it somehow with the talent I acquired through Dragon Blood, but it’s definitely difficult.’
『Ragnar’s talents are actually mostly focused on martial arts rather than intelligence. You have developed that talent to the extreme.』
‘Still, I’m glad I got at least a hint.’
“Okay. Give it a try.”
If it is difficult for the body to enter the time zone of the conscious world, why not make the body’s nervous system perceive the same as the conscious world?
Theo was experimenting with this idea.
Lordbroke shook his head, saying that it was not an easy road.
“Then everyone, thank you for your hard work.”
“Are you going?”
“I have a lot of work to do.”
Theo and Shelford looked back at the dragon as they said goodbye.
Deungryong gestured towards Nazariu and Jirima.
Wellington was keeping a close eye on them.
“You should go back to headquarters and report your return. I heard that the Baek Gap Yonggi Unit is also gathering to begin a large-scale operation. Please take note.”
Theo and his companions’ eyes lit up slightly.
All members of the Baek Gap Yonggi Unit are called together.
Considering their characteristics, which were scattered across various places by group, it was definitely not an easy task.
“Then see you next time.”
‘next time?’
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Denglong gave a meaningful greeting to Theo and left.
Wellington and Theo’s gaze also briefly passed each other. It was a prayer for each other’s good fortune.
Slurp-
And the beings that secretly follow behind them.
‘You really are following me around a lot.’
Theo scratched the back of his head, watching them disappear completely.
Agents of Black Snow.
It didn’t seem like the Dragons would show their weaknesses easily, but it was clear that they would desperately look for an opportunity.
He turned away, as it was nothing he cared about anymore.
“Then let’s go back now.”
Shelford, Arin, Ray, and Cassandra nodded and moved together.
Cassandra’s hand, which was holding onto Ray’s sleeve, tightened.
From now on, it was a completely new world to her.
* * *
“How long do I have to keep this hanging like this?”
After quite some time had passed since leaving the station.
Nazariu grumbled, holding up his handcuffed arms to Wellington.
Having been restrained by magic for the past four days has been starting to make my stomach ache.
Wellington looked at Denglong, wondering what to do, and Denglong gave a curt reply while still walking ahead.
“When you were blatantly plotting against us, now you’re acting like nothing happened?”
Jirima’s expression hardened.
It wouldn’t be surprising at all if Dengryong took Nazariu’s life and pressured Matap using this incident as an excuse.
So this time, I sent a signal to Nazariu to bow down.
“That’s true. We were just going to cause trouble and get out right away. People don’t always go as planned.”
He didn’t even eat the seeds.
Rather, he just smacks his lips and says, ‘Ugh’, as if he feels sorry.
Jirima’s face turned pale.
“But nothing has happened yet. So you have no intention of holding hands again?”
Deungryong looked at Nazariu for a while without saying anything.
Nazariu scratched his cheek as if he was embarrassed.
“No matter how handsome I am, it’s embarrassing when you stare at me so blatantly.”
“You have such a shameless face.”
“Oh, I feel embarrassed even if you praise me too much.”
“But the monarch is Mujira, worthy enough to rise to the top of all wizards.”
Deungryong chuckled while holding onto his backpack.
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“Yes. That’s how we are. We trade what we need from each other, but if we show any weakness, we quickly stab each other in the face. That’s why we have a relationship where we can never trust each other, and we can’t get too angry. That level of distance is just right.”
The dragon sent a signal to Wellington.
It means to let go now.
Crunch!
Wellington looked a little displeased, but soon released both Nazariu and Jirima from their restraints.
“Oh my! I’m finally going to live. Anyway, you thought well, old man. If we all live well together, that’s peace. Isn’t that right? Hahaha!”
Nazariu laughed, stretching his arms exaggeratedly.
“But you will have to take care of the aftermath of them.”
“That won’t be a problem. Already.”
Nazariu’s senses were sharpened.
Not far away.
The presence of Heukseol, hidden in the darkness and ready to move in this direction at any moment, was detected.
“I’m not a living person.”
The moment one corner of Nazariu’s mouth curled up, the heads of the agents in the darkness suddenly separated and blood poured out.
And dozens of people, wearing robes turned inside out, fall from the sky onto where the agents were.
The six-pointed star drawn on the hood shook particularly loudly.
Star of David.
The elite of the Magic Tower have finished their work in various parts of the North and have joined forces here, their final destination.
“Surely… … All this time… … I was… … moving… … around… … in a foreign land… … The reason… … was… !”
Cleve appeared covered in blood and looked at Denglong with a resentful gaze.
Harming friendly forces. Bringing enemy forces into your territory. This was tantamount to rebellion.
But Deungryong didn’t say anything and just waved his hand lightly.
A cold wind was created, cutting off Cleve’s remaining breath.
Wellington just looked at her with a complicated gaze as she sagged helplessly.
“Okay, then let’s start the deal.”
Deungryong looked at Nazariu while holding his backpack again.
Even though he was mixed in with the best magicians, he showed no fear at all.
“I heard that the Magic Tower has had relations with the descendants of the old dragon kings for a very long time. Is that right?”
“Before that, can you confirm that the items we will receive are safe?”
“This is it.”
Wellington stepped forward in place of Denglong and took out a book from his bosom.
It was a grimoire that contained the spirit of the devil.
The raw material that will become the material of Paracelsus.
“As expected. It’s refreshing. The goods are reliable.”
“Then tell me now. Where is Naga’s nest located?”
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* * *
There was a huge military camp at the coordinates that Dengryong had taught us.
Paralock!
Several flags symbolizing Ragnar were fluttering powerfully across the sky.
“big.”
Just looking at that, Ray swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
It felt like a heavy, indescribable atmosphere was already beginning to weigh on my shoulders.
“After all, the main players in the war, Ragnar and Troyvan, are all considered great families in the Empire. It’s only natural that the scale of the war is considerable. But this… … is more than I imagined.”
I had heard from Denglong that Ragnar had issued an order for general mobilization in order to crush Troyvan as soon as possible, but this seemed to be more than that.
‘The size of the army is much larger than in my previous life. Did chasing Ed away without much damage cause such a butterfly effect?’
It was at that moment that Theo, questioning his thoughts, was about to head to the entrance of the barracks with his party.
Doo doo doo doo!
Suddenly, from afar, a large cloud of dust rushed toward us with the sound of horse hooves shaking the earth.
A corps of heavy cavalry armed entirely in black armor.
‘Black Iron Age?’
A striking force that forms one of Ragnar’s two major mountain ranges along with the Baekgap Yonggi Unit.
“Wh, what the hell are those guys?”
“Hey! Get out!”
The group tried to ignore them, thinking they would get out of the way on their own, but when they ran towards us without even turning around, we hurriedly rolled to the side on the ground.
Especially young Cassandra was held tightly in Theo’s arms.
“You little shits! What the hell are you doing! There’s a kid here!”
Despite Arin’s protests, the heavy cavalry circled around Theo and his party.
“Oh my, who is this? Aren’t you the great Baek Gap Yong-gi-dae? You were so small that I couldn’t see you. Sorry, sorry. We naturally expected our knights to come down from the sky riding on a white dragon! Isn’t that right, guys?”
“That’s right! What the team leader said is true!”
“Hahahaha! When you’re running this fast, how can you have time to look around? If you don’t want to get hurt, you should just avoid it yourself!”
A smile spread out from under the heavily pressed helmet.
Crack!
Arin gritted her teeth and glared at the one who seemed to be their leader.
“Pattaya. Do you really want to die?”
“Hey, don’t stare at me like that. I told you, it was a mistake.”
“If we make a mistake, is it okay if we drop a magic bomb on the Black Iron Corps camp in the middle of the night?”
The impression of the branch office called Pattaya has cooled down.
“Even if it’s a joke, we should still keep a line between each other, right?”
“Line? Who crossed that line?”
Arin and Pattaya stared at each other for a long time.
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The same goes for other Black Iron Troop members.
The gaze looking down at Theo and his party while holding a lance was full of murderous intent.
Of course, Theo and his group were no pushovers either, and although they were small in number, they showed that they were by no means lacking.
“… … .”
“… … .”
It’s been like that for a long time.
Pattaya was the first to back down.
“Yeah, yeah. What’s the point of fighting a war of nerves with the sparrow chicks? We, who are generous, should make concessions. Come on, kids, let’s go.”
“Hey! You… … !”
Arin got angry and ran out again, but the guys had already disappeared into the barracks, leaving behind a huge cloud of dust.
“Knock knock knock! Ah! Those kids, for real!!”
Even Shelford didn’t say anything, but he looked very angry.
Ray was also indignant as if it was his own work.
On the other hand, Theo found this situation a little confusing.
‘Originally, the Baek Gap Yong Gi and the Heuk Saek Iron Gi were not on good terms, but this is too blatant. Is something going on?’
The answer to my question came after I met Julius.
“There was an armed clash with the Black Iron Troops on the front lines a few days ago. There were quite a few casualties.”
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
