The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 84

Episode 84

Gugugugugung!

The entire palace shook violently as if it would collapse.

“your majesty. “You must leave!”

Maverick, Commander of the Guard Knights, advised with a stern expression.

However, King Thaddeus II of the Kingdom of Leuven, sitting on the throne, did not seem to have any intention of doing so.

The sight of him sitting weakly on the throne with a pale face showed that he was not in good physical condition.

‘Haa, how come…’

Kugugung. Clink!

The vibration rang out again and the vase fluttered and shattered.

“Cough. What about him?”

“You are stopping a monster that has been released from its seal. There is no time!”

“What happened to the crown prince and the princes?”

“We are already evacuating. Your Majesty, please…”

But both the king and the knight commander knew that was not true.

Shortly after the incident occurred, the Crown Prince led his troops to protect the royal palace basement. Nevertheless, the fact that the seal was broken….

Where did it go wrong? I thought I could sufficiently block it, but the enemies broke through the palace’s defense net as if they were laughing at that.

‘Ah, what should I do with this…’

But Thaddeus II’s thoughts did not continue. Unable to endure the chronic illness and extreme stress, he lost his mind.

“Hurry and serve His Majesty!”

The royal knights hurriedly walked away carrying the fainted king. The face of Maverick, the leader of the Guard Knights, was severely distorted.

Rolling~. bang! Kwakwang!!

Outside the window of the castle where the flames were rising, loud vibrations and crashing sounds continued.

* * *

Closer, closer.

Ten knights were galloping down the wide open street.

“Kwieeek!”

Upon hearing the sound of the horseman, the surrounding monsters and horsemen rushed forward.

Sigh! Wow.

Unable to stop the knights’ sword energy, their bodies were cut off and rolled around on the floor.

The knights who ran along the main road, soaking the monster’s blood, finally arrived in front of the large castle wall.

“that’s interesting. “How come there aren’t any monsters here?”

As Jake said, not only were there no monsters near the inner castle walls, but there were not even any signs of battle.

“There are no soldiers on the walls. What would you do, Master?”

As they approached the gate, no one appeared. And like Philip said, there was no sign of popularity on the castle walls.

“It’s a barrier.”

Ravel’s voice came into Raoul’s head.

“A barrier?”

“Yes. It’s a large-scale defensive barrier that blocks the inside and the outside. When I looked at the structure of the magical power, it seemed to surround the entire castle wall.”

That said, it seemed like the one who activated the barrier was an ally. No matter how great the Imperial Hounds are, it would be impossible to secretly install a magic barrier that surrounds the entire huge castle.

Raoul got off his horse and approached the castle gate. And the moment I lightly touched the gate, a system message appeared.

-[Caution] This area is an area where a forced scenario is in progress.

-You cannot log out in forced scenario areas.

– Powerful monsters and NPCs that go beyond the scenario level appear in the forced scenario area.

-Some monsters and NPCs in the forced scenario area are given the [Invincible] effect to the player’s attacks.

-[Warning] Forced scenarios are not affected by the player’s arbitrary play.

“Did you check? “This feels like a warning message to Raoul.”

“I know.” This

is a situation I have already experienced enough in my past life.

The [forced scenario] that runs through the entire game called Connect was a part that players could not touch.

Compared to PC or console games of the past, it was similar to the story progression shown through video in a situation where the player could not control it.

Of course, unlike past games, in real-time virtual reality game connect, the operation itself was not impossible even if a [forced scenario] was in progress.

Naturally, many players challenged themselves to change the forced scenario.

The result was, of course, a failure.

As stated in the message, monsters outside the standards could not be dealt with by players using tactics, and important NPCs were protected by the system.

“What are you going to do? I think it would be better not to go in.”

“Could you possibly open the barrier?”

“Hmm. I’m thinking of going in. “Just a moment…”

Ravel touched the barrier, injected mana, and spoke again.

“I think it will be possible in a little while.”

After hearing Ravel’s words, Raoul turned and headed towards where the knights were.

“Entering. “You’ll have to climb over the wall.”

“Are you sure you don’t mind? “I wonder if there will be any problems later…”

When Philip asked carefully, Jake put his hand on Philip’s shoulder and said with a carefree expression.

“Ah~ Captain, you’re really worried. I’m sure the Master has his own thoughts. And who cares about that in this mess?”

Despite what he said, Jake just wanted to see beyond the castle wall.

‘When will we climb over the capital’s walls again?’

And Raoul didn’t seem to mind at all either.

“Let’s think about the rest later and go in first.”

Just in time, a small crack appeared at the top of the castle wall. Raoul climbed the castle wall by stepping on telekinetic steps, and the knights followed, pressing their hands into the gaps in the wall.

After Raoul and the knights threw themselves into the crack in the air, the area in front of the castle wall fell into silence again.

* * *

Chang~! Pow!

“Stop it!”

“Hold on! “Reinforcements are coming soon!”

bang!

Marco, the white commander of the Royal Guards, used his strong tower shield to push back the large silver wolf that was charging at him.

Cough.

The wolf that fell down the 8-meter-high castle wall stumbled for a moment, probably from shock, but then slowly stood up.

But Marco had no time to care whether the wolf would wake up again or not.

On the stairs in front of him, dozens of such wolves were waiting for an opportunity, and fireballs flew out with a roar from under the castle wall.

Pow.

When the flying fireball was blocked with the tower shield, so much heat erupted that it made it difficult to even breathe.

“Keep shooting! “Even if it can’t pierce leather, it can still cause damage if it hits a vital spot.”

Tung~ Tung~.

The archers and crossbowmen on the castle wall were constantly firing arrows, but honestly, it was doubtful whether they would cause much damage.

“Hueup Hueup.”

Next to Marco, White Commander Jackson was breathing heavily behind his shield.

“damn. “Are reinforcements really coming?”

He grumbled, but in reality, no one knew what would happen.

The thousand commanders and knights had long since left their posts to recapture the capital, and the only thing the most senior commanders could do was hold out and hold on until the knights returned.

Push!

Wow~.

A spear fired from the castle wall next to the stairs pierced the wolf’s body. Perhaps because it was slightly overlaid with mana, it pierced the leather, but did not inflict fatal wounds.

However, when another spear flew and hit the body, the wolf, unable to avoid it, let out a pitiful howl and fell down the stairs.

‘It’s really gross. How long can I last? Even if the monsters hadn’t invaded the castle, something like this wouldn’t have happened…’

As of now, only D-rank guys are rushing in, but there’s no telling when a C-rank or higher monster will attack.

And his anxiety soon became reality.

“It’s Blood Fang!”

Between the D-rank monsters Silver Fang (Silver Wolf), Blood Fang (Blood Wolf), a monster with red fur that looked like it was covered in blood, was wandering up the stairs.

As if he had already fully confirmed this side’s capabilities, he asked, ‘Can you guys stop me?’ He slowly approached me with an arrogant expression.

“Keep calm and push it away! “If it breaks through, everyone will die!”

The white generals of the Royal Guards were all sword users or higher who could handle mana.

Even if Blood Fang was a C-rank top monster, it wasn’t something that couldn’t be stopped if one was determined.

The problem is that they are too tired. Although they said they were using mana sparingly, most of them were already close to mana depletion.

‘He seems like a clever guy.’

It was clear that he was probably waiting for this to happen.

The guy who had been loitering around suddenly increased his speed and rushed towards Marco.

Deep. Sigh!

The white generals’ spears pierced the Blood Fang’s torso, but because their bodies were instantly turned into blood, there was little actual damage.

And the blood-red nails swinging in the air came right in front of Marco’s eyes, tearing his shield like a piece of paper.

‘That’s it.’

The moment when Marco had a premonition of the end and closed his eyes tightly.

Shaaeak~ Cheolpuk!

A hot energy passed over Marco’s head and cut the Blood Fang’s body in half from top to bottom.

Blood Fang, who had turned into blood and spilled on the floor, tried to return to his wolf form again.

Hiss.

A dagger flew from somewhere and destroyed its core hidden in the blood.

‘…?’

A somewhat young-looking voice came from behind Marco, who was startled.

“Let’s get rid of the monsters first.”

“Yes Master.”

And knights in pure white armor jumped down the stairs and walls and began slaughtering monsters.

“Who is in charge here?”

Raoul and the First Knights appeared.

* * *

‘hmm. ‘What is it?’

After hearing about the situation from a white leader named Marco, Raoul was once again at a crossroads to make a choice.

Before Raoul’s eyes, sparkling quest windows were lined up.

〈Scenario Urgent Quest: Sorting out the C-grade gate wave〉

〈Urgent Quest: Retake the castle〉

〈Urgent Quest: Defend the castle walls!〉

…

〈Urgent Quest: Let the royal family escape!〉

「Wow~ There’s a lot to do?」

Ravel also looked surprised as he checked the quest window with Raoul.

‘Well, this much is natural.’

In the [Forced Scenario] area, there were a variety of quests to choose from as a large-scale event was taking place.

There was no rule that said you had to choose just one, but due to time limitations and the excruciating difficulty level, most people ended up focusing on just one quest.

The rewards were quite generous, so it seemed like many players would take on the scenario quest, but not many actually participated.

‘If you’re unlucky, you’ll likely die in one hit.’

It was in this [forced scenario] area that absurd events such as A-grade monsters suddenly appearing while performing a C-grade quest or a group being massacred by scenario NPCs that appeared out of nowhere occurred.

The reason why Raoul took such a risk and set foot here was because there was something he had to check and he had enough insurance just in case.

‘I never thought they would pay me this as compensation.’

[Instant Resurrection Ticket]

Grade: EX

Effect: Resurrects the player immediately if he or she dies. Players can respawn at a pre-designated checkpoint or on the spot.

Additional effect: Invincible for 1 minute after resurrection. All wounds are healed and cooldowns for skills and items are reset.

This super-magical item that was kept in Raoul’s inventory was the #1 personal reward item in .

There were reviews saying that the resurrection ticket was effective even for hardcore players and NPCs, and it was something that was officially acknowledged by the management.

‘I can’t blindly believe that it will really work, but…’

It was true that I felt a little more at ease.

After a while, Raoul, who was looking at the quest, finally made up his mind.

‘I guess I’ll have to go there first.’

(Continued in the next part)