Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint - Chapter 259

EP.259 The Kingdom of Steel and Faceless People – 8

In traps, you must hide the danger until it is about to fall. It is only after the prey is caught that the traps reveal their cruel beasts.

Because of that, Sieghrund’s trap had a few things he needed.

The lighting that fills the control room is the best trap to trap the ancestors of vampires, but it has no physical force by itself. It is the most fragile and coarse net in the world. Tyr isn’t the only member of our group, so if any of them respond, we’ll be torn apart in an instant.

That’s why Sieghrund prepared two things to completely subdue us.

One is Tian Tong Aimeder. An artificial angel who protects the military. An incarnation of light that becomes most powerful under brilliant lighting.

Another was the troops hidden in various places in the workhouse.

You shouldn’t find out that it’s a trap. Therefore, the troops cannot be left outside. If you treat the smelter as the middle of enemy lines where you don’t know where troops might come from, it’s hard to fall into a trap.

So, Sieghrund hid the elite troops inside the smelter where the laborers were confined. It was easy to hide. It’s because it’s enough to pretend to be a laborer without strength.

The operation was successful. The trap was triggered and they ran straight ahead. It was a very difficult timing for us.

But they were in the same trouble now as we were in the trap.

“The obliteration sequence worked?! This was not in my plan…!”

If left as it is, the entire smelter will evaporate.

But the chance to defeat the enemy is only now.

If you let the smelter evaporate, you will fail to achieve your strategic goal, but if you go to stop the annihilation device, you will have enough power to deal with this side.

The military dilemma.

Are you aiming for a tactical victory or achieving a strategic goal?

When those who have to choose one of the two are confused.

As if adding confusion to them, Historia stood in their way with firm determination. The feet of the soldiers stopped.

“Chief of Historia…!”

As General Yuk blocked the narrow passage, a murmur spread from the middle of the troops.

That troop is a direct unit dispatched from the headquarters. It is common sense to wear Historia, the idol of generals, the daughter of the military.

However, the agitation is short-lived, they are also elite. They quickly regrouped and faced Historia.

Captain Toruk, who was leading the troops, clenched his fists and stepped forward.

“is it. Collection of Historia. I didn’t know you would betray the military.”

“… back off. I don’t want to hurt you.”

“Aiming for the smelter. From treason to terrorism. Both Lancart and you are desperate to go to Tantalus. Are you insane?”

“It was to reduce the fighting. If we hadn’t attacked the Forge, it would have been an all-out war. then.”

“Did you believe we would lose? The army of the kingdom!”

Historia shut her mouth. The exasperated Captain Thoruk took a few deep breaths to calm himself.

“It is treason to protest and desertion. An immediate disposition is warranted, but the current situation is urgent. I will make you a proposal.”

Captain Thoruk raised his chin as if they had an overwhelming advantage, and suggested.

“Surrender immediately and subdue the enemies of the military. If so, I will spare my life. Not only your life, but also the lives of those you want to save.”

To choose the most efficient way at the most fatal timing. Should we call it an army?

Now, the regressor is bound by Aimeder. In the pouring light, Tyr’s power weakens and his range of activities greatly shrinks. At this moment, if Historia sticks out there, the game will tip.

But there’s no way. Could Historia betray us…

“Is that the captain’s discretion or the command’s judgment?”

hey. Historia. Why are you worried? why are you asking?

“It is the command’s decision. I’m against it, but if it’s the command’s order, I’ll follow it. Because they are soldiers of the military.”

“…”

Historia slowly looked away and turned to Shiati. A cold calculation was contained in that gaze.

no no? You’re not thinking about betrayal in that short amount of time, are you?

“Stop talking nonsense! I will die if I surrender!”

Shiati’s cry was desperate, but without much force. And it was completely contrary to my opinion. I would rather surrender than die. Even if you roll in dog poop, your life is precious.

Oh, of course not now. It’s not dangerous enough to die. It gets a bit dangerous if Historia sticks over there, but…

“Ria.”

“day off. I’m worried…”

“Are you planning on taking our corpses this time?”

A single word was enough to turn his spirits around.

Historia trembled as if she had been electrocuted by lightning. Whether it was languid or sharp, or of a different kind, the eyes, which had always been sunken, widened. The tightly clenched hands tremble pitifully.

“You uh…”

The taboo of the military. Historia’s Nightmare. The incident in Hameln was significant. At least it left an indelible mark on those who witnessed it.

“You can’t solve anything just by pulling it out of the river. It was the mind, not the body, that sank at the bottom of the Historia River.”

And one of them has now become General Yuk and has become a person who holds and shakes the fate of the military. The deaths of those children only slightly changed me and Historia, but in the end it changed the military.

Will the children who died be satisfied with that fact… I don’t know.

“…it’s falling behind. Don’t leave me alone when I die.”

“Good job then.”

Historia looked at me with frightful or fearful eyes, then ducked away from me. In the end, Historia, driven out, took a step forward. Rather than charging at the enemy, it felt like running away from me and Siati.

‘Chit. Things have become difficult.’

Captain Toruk, who clicked his tongue inside, spoke to Historia for the last time.

“To think that someone like you was swept away by petty feelings and made a foolish choice. Are you sure you won’t regret your choice?”

Not a choice. The world does not call the path we had to take after being driven out a choice.

Being strong does not make it hard to be sensitive. Historia was so strong that she was lonely. The world looked like a handful of clay. I had to live by controlling my strength every moment in a daily life where I felt like I would be crushed at any moment if I squeezed hard. She hoped her friends would come close to her.

But no one listened to her wishes. The girl at that time did not know that in order to get closer, you had to approach first.

“…Among regrets, there are no new regrets.”

All that remains now is an all-out war. Captain Toruk realized that.

However, he did not tremble in fear even in front of the military growth castle. It was because he was a soldier, but it was also great that he had no reason to be afraid.

‘The plan has gone awry, but this is my assumption. Sijo was incapacitated. When Chun Tong cuts the boy and Ling Gue binds the musketeer. The rest can be easily overpowered. If we subdue them, both the progenitor and the musketeers will surrender.’

“When the balance is more tilted, you don’t even need to negotiate. This was your last chance. It’s a pity, Director of Historia. Everyone attacks…!.”

“Hey you generals. You seem to be misunderstanding something.”

There was a crunch and the sound of something collapsing.

The sound wasn’t very loud. It stood out a little in a noisy control room. But the visual effect was amazing.

The light is leaning in one direction.

The color that shows when the sun goes down was being reproduced indoors. Gradually, the slanting color became dark, as if night had arrived.

“What…!”

“It’s true that the balance weight is tilted, but it’s not tilted that way, right?”

Even though I was confused about the obliteration device, I read that the type of trap in Sieghrund’s mind was light. That a stomachache will come.

If so, there’s no way you wouldn’t be prepared. I just need to turn off the lights.

The principle of lighting is simple. If you draw a thin piece of alchemy steel and make it hot, light will come out from there. Most of the officers did not know how to use combat alchemy, so it would have been easy to produce lighting at the Alchemy Steel Refinery.

But if you ask if that’s enough, it’s not.

“The improvised lighting was an amazing move. But no matter how bad it is, what if you put it on a barbed wire in a hurry?”

Immediately after my words, Aji ran from the left side of my field of vision to the right.

On the other side, the regressor and Aimeder are fighting fiercely, and on this side, Historia is confronting countless humans. However, as if it had nothing to do with him, Aji walked as if he were taking a walk with calm movements. The humans were speechless for a moment at the absurd sight.

“Mung Tea! Mung Tea!”

Dozens of barbed wire were stuck in Aji’s mouth as he walked like that.

“What if a dog on the street bites you?”

sigh.

Only one dog is tearing through the barbed wire. The size of the barbed wire Aji was dragging was absurd compared to Aji’s size. To put it bluntly, it was an unreasonable sight, as if a fish was swimming leading the entire net.

Every time you take a step, the building creaks and the lights hanging from the barbed wire explode. Aji nervously flailed every time the barbed wire was pulled tight. The torn barbed wire swayed violently, dropping the lights to the floor. The lights that fell from all directions exploded.

A princess with a tool in her hand came out from behind such a child, with short steps covered in black soot.

While walking, the princess, surprised to see the troops, stopped abruptly. Only then did the stopped time flow again. Captain Thoruk looked at Aji and the princess alternately, then held out his longsword toward Aji through the barbed wire.

“Stop that right now!”

Captain Toruk shouted. Generals and officers, including him, took the lead and charged toward Historia.

In the first place, since they knew the subject, they didn’t think of defeating Historia on their own. Instead, they thrust themselves into the narrow chasm between Historia and the entrance, planning to break through.

But they didn’t know my fraction. It was because they thought that they could break through Historia intact.

“Ouch!”

“Suck!”

“Cheak!”

It was just one breath. Historia stepped on the walls, ceiling, and floor in order. Rather than treading lightly, it was more like a rubber ball bouncing wildly and hitting it in all directions.

When Historia, who left her footprints on the walls and ceiling with an explosive blast of energy, landed back on the floor, no generals stood on their feet in front of her. The officers who jumped in were hit one by one and were pushed to the ground.

The general, who had been kicked in the chest and was shattered, gnashed his teeth.

“damn…! I don’t have time…!”

“Stop talking nonsense! You two tie your feet!”

The lights go off whenever Aji walks with his claws in the ground. The more you do, the darker the inside of the control room becomes. No, before we knew it, it was already blurry as if the night was getting wet.

I gave an additional 10% of my stake for that. Because of you, the time has come to think about defaulting on debt.

“Chun Tong is over there, so all we have to do is join forces and fight!”

It’s the same for us.

As the light gradually faded, Aimeder stood out even more in the control room. Aimeder, who had been pushing the regressors without any margin, gradually became clearer as it got darker.

ruler. Brilliant light moves dazzlingly. And there are animals that go crazy when they see such a toy.

“Nyaang!”

The unbearable butterfly jumped on top of Aimeder.

It was a secret and powerful surprise attack. It was all the more lethal in that it stemmed not from hostility, but from pure curiosity and hunting instinct.

The butterfly’s forepaw pressed Aimeder down. If it had been scratched with claws, Aimeder, who was made of light, would not have suffered much damage. But the butterfly’s goal was to catch the halo, and because of its romantic action, the halo was dissipated in an instant.

Thanks to the butterfly, the regressor got a moment to catch his breath.

“Okay, if it’s this…!”

The regressor took out Jizan. After fixing it round and round, the regressor lifted Jizan over his shoulder and threw it away. Towards the light on the other side of Aji who hasn’t fallen yet.

The barbed wire hanging over the solid concrete wall is no different from a cobweb in front of the weight of Jizan. Jizan hit the barbed wire, and the stone and steel walls swayed like waves. Stones and pieces of steel rained down, and many of the lights were broken or shattered by the impact.

Aimeder, who had shaken off the butterfly before the regressor retrieved Jizan, took advantage of the gap and stabbed the blade of light.

[He jumped up well. Yes, it’s a light trap. It was unpleasant after a long time.]

A ray of light was sucked into the darkness. The movement, which was like a beam of light, noticeably slowed down. The lights disappeared and the remaining darkness took shape and held on to the angel’s blade.

When it gets dark outside, the vampire wakes up. Tyr, who had regained his senses, stood in front of Aimeder. Tyr tilted his head as he saw Eimeder, who was much faster and more powerful than before.

[However, it is a strange thing. Even the angel of the Holy Hwangcheong couldn’t be revived so easily. What on earth did you sacrifice?]

Aimeder did not answer. Instead, he stretched out his arm.

The light from the lamp was sucked into Aimeder’s body. The blurry form of the butterfly’s attack was reconstructed in an instant. Tyr muttered calmly as he looked at Aimeder’s appearance, which had been restored to normal in an instant.

[Even not answering is the same. okay. I won’t ask anymore.] 『

Destroy .』

Come on, fellow countrymen. Are you coming to your senses now? This is no longer a trap. It is the tomb in which you will be buried.”

It’s already much better this way. Even if Yeong-gwe, who is looking for an opportunity, participates in the battle, the same is true. The tilted balance weight has now reached the point where it rolls on its own.

If you’re a commander, you’ll feel that fact. Although I won’t show weakness in front of the enemy.

“But do we know how to give in!”

“no! No need to give in! Instead, we can all be winners! Let me make a suggestion for you!”

I raised my hand and pointed behind him and shouted.

“If you turn around right now and save the workers who are still dying! We will help you on a humanitarian basis!”