The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 263

Episode 263

Chang! Chat!

“Catch them all! “It’s a public achievement!”

Wow!

A plain filled with monsters.

Although the number of people coming in like a flood did not change, the attitude of those who greeted him was quite different from the first time.

In the early stages of the wave, passive responses were made, focusing on long-range weapons on the castle walls.

The players also formed a formation on the castle wall and systematically eliminated the monsters.

But now, a month has passed and the monster invasion has reached its end.

Most players were facing waves of monsters on the plains rather than the castle walls.

“This is the last wave! Did everyone check the contribution rankings? “We need to aim for a last-minute twist!”

The guild leader, who was ranked high, encouraged the guild members.

“It’s a linked scenario. “If you want to catch up in the next scenario, you have to at least make up your contribution!”

There were some who burned the last flame together with their colleagues.

Geumyeok in the west.

This was happening in the fortress in front of the monster forest.

“Wow, did you all take some medicine? “It’s really flying around.”

Jake, who was watching the battle from atop the castle wall, stuck out his tongue.

“I guess it’s because I know this is the end. It’s enough for us to protect our territory, but aren’t they being evaluated in some way? “I’m glad that the soldiers feel more comfortable thanks to this.”

In fact, the reason the players were able to run rampant like that was because superhumans, including Raoul and Jake, were stationed in the fortress.

If a monster of a level that is difficult for them to deal with appears, they will appear without fail and take care of it in an instant, so what is there to worry about?

Soldiers who were initially anxious to survive have now regained their composure.

Maybe that’s why I often saw waiting teams making bets all over the castle walls.

“Who do you think will be first today?”

“I bet on the regular guild. “Because I was first yesterday too.”

“Well, wouldn’t today be a little different? “There are a lot of spirit-type monsters, so Oracle will have the advantage this time.”

After each wave, the contribution to the day’s battle was posted throughout the castle.

Guilds and players who achieved good results were rewarded directly by Raoul or the fortress commander, and they even had the privilege of being able to participate in the next wave wherever they wanted.

Since there were scenario rewards, it was natural for players to rush into battle.

“Is the exploration team ready?”

“Yes Master. Josh assembled the team without any flaws. “It is said that the composition of the ranger and trapper wizard has been completed.”

“Right. “Josh is trustworthy.”

Josh, a rookie mercenary who wasn’t even an expert when he first joined the First Guild.

But now more than two years have passed.

He grew up to be the vice-captain of the 1st Combat Team and a master, standing at the center of the guild.

“I heard you spar often these days too? “How about a good win rate?”

“Uh-huh! Master, this is Jay! Jake, the Master’s left arm! “It’s as if I raised Josh on my back. What are his chances of winning?”

Jake jumped up and down as if he couldn’t believe anything.

Of course, Raoul knew, but he only asked once.

Among the masters of the First Guild, the most skilled is Philip.

Next up was Jake Pierce Kane’s trio.

They have already reached the intermediate level of Master, and Josh has only just entered the beginning level of Master.

Of course, there was a difference in skill…

‘Even if you become a master, you can’t let down your guard.’

Although the stages are divided by the level of handling Aurors, the actual difference between victory and defeat is because various factors are applied.

Anyway, by now each fortress will have an exploration team including the master being prepared.

And they were planning to enter Geumyeok as soon as the monster wave ended.

‘Then I’ll do it too.’

Raoul looked at the monster forest and called out to Kane.

“Did you find it?”

“Please take good care of the territory while I am away.”

“Yes, please leave it to me, Master.”

Kane also became a Master and received the rank of Viscount, but his attitude remained the same.

And there was no one other than Kane who could perfectly play the role of Raoul.

Recently, a middle-level telekinetic person was born among the guild members to help Kane. Although he did not have an army of weapons, he was at least imitating Raoul.

“Anyway, the barrier of the Geumyeok area has been weakened, so guild communication will be able to be used from within. So, if there is anything important, please contact me right away.”

“All right.”

“And…Bernard.”

“Yes Master.”

“I guess you’ve prepared enough supplies, right?”

“yes. As you said, we have stockpiled all the materials needed to build a few forts and even the materials needed for various facilities. “I also requested a transportation quest from association president Kim Il-woo.”

“good. It’s going to be incredibly busy in the future. “Please take care of me even though it is difficult.”

“Of course it’s something I have to do. “Don’t worry about supplies.”

Raoul patted Bernard on the shoulder.

“Then shall we get started?”

This is a pioneering work in the realm of gold that no one has succeeded in doing so far.

* * *

「15m ahead. 5 Blue Saber Tigers discovered.”

“Stand by at the scene. I’ll take care of it and go.”

Shasasasak.

A group of people crossed the bush.

If it had been a normal reconnaissance activity, they would have been as discreet as possible and moved slowly, but they were running boldly.

Crumble.

Kyaaa!

Thanks to this, the ‘Blue Sabel Tigers’, tiger-like monsters with blue fur, who were beyond the bushes, noticed the intruders.

A group of huge saber tigers, each as tall as an adult at shoulder height, rushed at the group with two pairs of ugly fangs shaking.

“joy. “Big cats!”

Suck! Push shoo!

The man in front raised two Auror blades.

The yellow auror blade cut off half of the Sabel Tiger’s neck in one go and pierced one between the eyes.

Whiiing!

And the steel arrow imbued with mana spun and flew, piercing another Sabel Tiger.

“shot!”

The invisible blade of wind cut into the whole body of another Sabel Tiger.

And the person who first discovered the Sabel Tiger fell from the tree and cut off the Sabel Tiger’s life with two daggers.

The time it took for the five Blue Saber Tigers to be annihilated was only about ten seconds.

It was too one-sided for a medium-sized monster that was difficult to deal with unless it was an expert or intermediate level knight.

“clear. “Collect the loot and move on.”

At the command of Josh, the leader of the group, two men holding daggers began dismantling Sabel Tiger, while the archer climbed a tree and guarded the surroundings.

And the wizard extracted magic reagents, including Sabel Tiger’s blood.

‘It’s all smooth sailing up to this point.’

Josh was relieved as he looked at the map displayed as a hologram.

Geumyeok.

A forbidden area where humans are denied entry.

The level of monsters that appeared was no joke, befitting its notoriety.

This place is full of high-level monsters that can’t even scratch skin unless you’re a knight who knows how to use the sword.

How can you enter a place like that with only six people?

Three years ago, this would have been something he could never have dreamed of.

Moreover, the mission given to him was not simply reconnaissance.

The real goal is to secure an access road to the inside of Geumyeok based on the map delivered by the master.

To do this, he had to not only check the types of monsters living around him, but also organize the ones he saw.

Wouldn’t that enable later teams to clear the forest and clear the road?

Perhaps that is why the people who accompanied them were also the best.

There are three expert senior ranger knights directly under Sir Pierce.

A class A trapper hired through the mercenary guild.

A 5th circle wizard from the First Mage Tower.

Josh, the master, is leading the group, so there shouldn’t be any problems as long as some monsters don’t appear.

The cleanup was completed while I was checking the map for a moment.

“From now on, we move forward slowly. “The distance to the target is short, so if anything unusual happens, report it immediately!”

“Yes sir.”

Map sent by Raoul.

A bright red line drawn there.

The point marked ‘Player Line’ was not far away.

Tadadat.

Six figures emerged from among the bushes.

“The maze barrier is clear.”

The wizard who was riding on the knight’s back got down to the ground and said.

Even if he didn’t say anything, everyone had already noticed.

That’s because the mark carved into the tree in front of them was carved by Josh himself just 30 minutes ago.

“Is destruction possible?”

When Josh asked, the wizard shook his head as if it made no sense.

“This will be difficult even if the tower lord or the great wise men come. It is literally ‘God’s barrier’. Structurally, it is similar to the ‘Cursed Forest’ of the Free Cities in the Kingdom. Several levels of overlapping magic circles are organically connected…”

“Stop. The theory has been explained. “What is your opinion?”

Josh asked the mercenary trapper and he sighed.

“It is impossible to lift this. Because it is not recognized in the first place. “I’ve been to many dungeons, but this is the first time I’ve seen a maze like this.”

Josh nodded at his words.

“okay. “Now that the confirmation is over, let’s start the next task.”

We have already attempted to enter beyond the red line on the map five times.

I wanted to find a way until the end, but no matter how stubborn I was, nothing would change.

“Find and mark the exact border and find terrain nearby to set up a base. “There will still be monsters nearby, so split into two teams and move.”

In fact, just getting this far was an incredible feat.

The Ashton family sometimes sent scouts to the monster forest, but they only hung around at the beginning.

But haven’t they already been in the forest for three days?

‘But in reality, this is only the beginning. How big of a forest are you talking about?’

A map given by the master.

The area of the monster forest displayed there was said to be larger than the size of the entire Ruben Kingdom.

If we could really pioneer this large land.

‘Could it be the Master’s goal…?’

However, Josh soon shook his head and swung his sword to cut down a large tree.

It didn’t matter what the Master’s goal was.

Just by being able to follow behind him, his life was already a success.

* * *

‘…hmm. ‘There isn’t much left.’

Raoul put his back on his back and walked lightly through the forest, as if he had gone for a walk.

As I was walking alone in the forest like this, memories of my past life came flooding back to me.

At that time, in the Geumyeok opening scenario, I headed to the eastern elemental jungle rather than the western monster forest.

This is because the place where he was active was not the Kingdom of Ruben, but the Kingdom of Marcus, located in the east of the continent.

‘It was an error in judgment.’

Not all Geumyeok are the same.

Bae Do-hyun, who had entered with the pride of being the highest ranked player, had to experience frustration for the first time.

‘Who knew they would show up?’

I wasn’t lucky and couldn’t think deeply.

I was confident that I could have achieved a different result now, but…

‘There’s no need to go there.’

When considering the difficulty level of the four major areas and the rewards that could be obtained, the top priority was, of course, the monster forest.

Kerring.

Kuweek!

Raoul walks comfortably, as if taking a walk, inhaling the rich mana of Geumyeok.

However, the screams of monsters were constantly heard nearby.

Whirring.

And after the screams stopped, the neatly organized monster by-products were floating in the air and disappearing into subspace behind Raoul’s back.

‘I’m bored. Are there any interesting people out there?’

Even though I was walking through Geumyeok, I didn’t feel any tension at all.

This is because the hundreds of weapon armies he had spread around were wiping out, slaughtering, and even organizing the monsters.

It was a sight that would not be strange for anyone to call it the ultimate in automatic hunting.

And Raoul also arrived there.

Red line on the map shown as a hologram.

It was a point called the player line.

‘Well, there won’t be any problems now.’

Raoul crossed the invisible border without hesitation.

And after walking a long way through the forest, a new scene unfolded before his eyes.

A small plain that appears after a dense forest.

Among them, an old castle that was old, broken, and on the verge of collapse was welcoming Raoul.

(Continued in the next part)