Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1289
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1290 times. The wave has passed, so what is there?
next day.
Elio and his party said goodbye to Mount Parton and headed toward Mount Petra.
Baron Howard Solon, who was walking with his back to Mount Parton, muttered inadvertently.
“I was secretly attacked around here last time.”
“It’s not? “It was a desert there, right?”
In response to Crea’s rebuttal, Baron Howard Solon spoke as if explaining.
“Of course, the direction is different, but in terms of distance, that’s it. When I got to this point, a magic bullet… … .”
As he trailed off, Crea looked around with a nervous expression.
Then Baron Howard Solon laughed, shaking his shoulders.
“Puhaha! Why are you so surprised? Anyway, what kind of idiot would do the same thing again? Moreover, the mercenary group that was targeting us died on the spot.”
Crea said with a straight face in response to Baron Howard Solon’s teasing.
“That’s just in case. Plus, there’s something a little strange about it.”
“What’s strange?”
“A magic gun. That day, dozens of magical bullets flew in at once, right? “Is there any mercenary group with that many magic guns?”
“It’s the Abyss. Of course there is.”
“Of course?”
“The imperial army has not yet advanced, but the Southern Kingdom army is guarding the mine. “The magic gun was probably smuggled out from the Southern Kingdom’s army in the Abyss.”
“is it… … .”
“It’s famous for military supply managers to secretly sell magic guns.”
That’s true.
Military supplies managers could easily steal magic guns if they wanted to.
All you have to do is manipulate the numbers in the ledger, so it’s like swimming with your feet on the ground.
They manipulated numbers and reassembled magic guns outside the unit using stolen parts, or they discarded intact magic guns – for reasons such as damage or unrepairability – and sold them on the black market.
It was an open secret that ‘the number of magic guns smuggled out was greater than the magic guns received by mercenaries after participating in the kingdom’s civil war or territory war.’
Crea glanced back at Mount Parton.
I feel a little creepy, perhaps because of the memory of the last sneak attack.
‘Well, we still have the Saint and Count Lagoa… … .’
There is no reason to be afraid as there is Count Elio Lagoa, a one-man army, and a saint who can heal any wound.
Consoling herself like that, she took a bold step forward.
Elio has thin ears.
He immediately released his spiritual energy in the direction of Mount Parton and checked for abnormalities.
Due to the influence of Chaos, the spirit was disturbed before reaching the halfway point of Mount Parton.
But just checking that distance was enough.
That’s because that’s the effective range of the magic gun.
After traveling for a full day, the shape of a dark mountain appeared on the horizon.
This is Mount Petra.
The mountain was so large that it stretched across the horizon.
It was different from what I saw on the Ebrima Plain.
“Wow! “Isn’t that a mountain range?”
At Elio’s words, Luna Mylus nodded and let out an exclamation.
“The mountain is not high, but it is really wide!”
Although there were no rugged mountain peaks, it was so wide that it was difficult to see everything at a glance.
“I think I know why the southern kingdoms couldn’t monopolize Mount Petra.”
Elio shook his head excitedly.
If it was that big, even the Londinium Empire would have been unable to control it.
Elio and his party set up camp on a plain overlooking Mount Petra.
While Baron Howard Solon and Tyne Rock were setting up three tents, Fabian must have noticed and set up a cot and a table.
Crea hung the pot on the bonfire Fabian had lit.
At some point, cooking became Crea’s responsibility.
Her cooking skills were excellent, but more than anything, she loved cooking, so it came naturally.
Elio just took out the food ingredients Crea wanted from Mahadam.
Paladin Almet Harev, who was watching Elio from the side, asked quietly.
“Excuse me, how big is Lord Lagoa’s subspace warehouse?”
“why?”
“Not only the tent, but also tables, chairs, beds, and even ingredients… … . “It feels like there is no end.”
“It’s not as big as I thought. “Is it about as big as a warehouse in the Yeongju Castle?”
“her! “Do you have a warehouse in Yeongju Castle?”
The paladin’s mouth opened wide.
The commonly known size of a subspace warehouse is 1 meter wide, 1 meter long, and 1 meter high.
High-ranking wizards carried magic books, jewels, and rare alchemy ingredients in them.
Miscellaneous items such as tents, beds, tables, etc. cannot be placed.
‘No, even if the space is large, who would put something like that in a subspace warehouse?’
Anyone would try to fill it with only expensive and rare items.
But it’s filled with household goods.
Almet Harev could not help but be surprised by the size and purpose of Count Lagoa’s subspace warehouse.
After dinner, the group chatted around the bonfire and dispersed one by one.
The night of the Abyss after the wave was completely silent.
The first watchdog was Tyne Rock.
He picked up dry tree branches nearby and piled them next to the campfire.
‘This will be enough for the night, right?’
Any other time, I would have picked up just what I needed, but not anymore.
This is because, except for the Holy Knight who only followed the Saint, everyone was like family.
He stared at the burning campfire with happy eyes.
I can’t believe the luck that has come my way.
When I was first assigned to be Howard Solon’s escort, my eyesight was dark, but looking back, it was truly heaven’s care.
As a result, he learned the swordsmanship of Count Elio Lagoa.
The level of becoming a sword master, which used to be far away, now feels so close that I can reach it if I stretch out my hand.
He is not just a sword master in appearance, but a real sword master.
The small heavenly circuit (小周天) learned from Count Elio Lagoa brings out the full power of reiki.
My heart fluttered at the thought of demonstrating abilities approaching those of a true sword master.
‘huh?’
When he heard a faint sound from afar, Tain-rok stood up.
According to my experience so far, anything I encountered in the Abyss was dangerous.
Tin-rok, alert, silenced the sound of his footsteps and melted into the darkness.
After a while, Tain-rok returned to the campfire and a wry smile appeared on his face.
I looked around the campsite but couldn’t find anything.
“Well, the wave has passed, so what’s going on?”
He threw a tree branch into the bonfire, then took out some beef jerky from his pocket and chewed it.
***
The area between Mount Parton and Mount Petra.
Immediately after the chase team returned, Helldog, Viper, and the mercenary leader Slaughter gathered again.
The Helldog mercenary leader said with a stern face.
“Looking like adventurers are going to Mount Petra… … It looks like they’re trying to get to the frontier through ‘Valley of the Skull’. “Let’s make a surprise attack on Mount Petra.”
Then the Viper mercenary leader shook his head.
“That’s not possible. Not only the southern kingdom but also famous mercenary groups are gathered in the mine… … . “If you make a fuss there, you’ll be caught right away.”
“It’s okay because in the Abyss we don’t care about other people’s business. “Who is going to chase us when it’s none of our business?”
“You never know. If it wasn’t a magic gun, you wouldn’t notice it even if you saw it… … . Do we have a lot of magic guns? “If you hear that sound, you’ll think the imperial army has invaded the mine.”
At those words, the Helldog mercenary leader said, ‘Grunt!’ A groaning sound came out.
It’s not that it wasn’t, the sound of that magic gun would have turned Mount Petra upside down.
But there was no better place than Mount Petra.
“So what do you want to do? Do you think we’ll have a chance if the adventurers go into the outback? As I said before, our Helldog mercenary group will not enter unexplored lands.”
“I know. But you can’t do anything on Mount Petra. It’s too dangerous for us. “Not only are we investigating the cause of the commotion, but there may also be people targeting our magic guns.”
“But there is no other suitable place besides Mount Petra. “Once you enter an unexplored land, you don’t know when or where you will return.”
At that time, mercenary leader Slater, who had been listening silently, opened his mouth.
“The entrance to the unexplored area is okay. “If you can’t even go through the entrance because you’re scared, you’ll have to kill the mercenary.”
Helldog mercenary leader nervously looked back at mercenary leader Slaughter.
“Are you saying we should go into the unexplored territory first?”
“There are limits to stepping behind. If I follow you for a long time, will I get caught someday? How about we go through the ‘Valley of the Skull’ first, build a fire net, and wait? “I don’t think monsters will be hanging around anymore since the wave is over.”
Although this makes sense, the Helldog mercenary leader did not easily agree.
“And what if they don’t come to ‘Valley of the Skull’? “Isn’t everyone struggling in vain?”
“Is that thing hanging on your shoulder a rock? “They have surveyed unexplored lands, and if they are heading to Mount Petra, they will naturally pass through the ‘Valley of the Skull’.”
“No, sir, there is no guarantee that even if you investigate an unexplored area, you will all go to an unexplored area. “What if I just looked to see what was there?”
“Why don’t we just wait a day and stop when he doesn’t come? Are you going to live there?”
“Who said you live there! “Where are we going to find them again?”
“I heard you’re coming to ‘Valley of the Skull’.”
“What if you don’t come?”
“and.”
“If I don’t come, will you take responsibility?”
“How much will you give me when I come?”
At that moment, the angry Helldog mercenary leader shouted.
“Don’t speak informally, you bastard! Do you think people don’t speak informally because they don’t know how to?”
The Viper mercenary leader, who was watching, was nervous because he knew that the unruly Slater mercenary leader would go on a rampage.
But surprisingly, mercenary leader Slaughter did not blink even after being criticized.
“Then do it.”
The Helldog mercenary leader paused at the unexpected reaction.
I was expecting a fist fight, but why did it just end up in words?
Heldog mercenary leader quickly calmed his excitement due to the extremely calm attitude of mercenary leader Slater.
It also helped that my stomach loosened after cursing.
“Hey, you shouldn’t talk.”
The Helldog mercenary leader turned his head with a resigned look.
A heavy silence fell over the mercenary leaders.
The Viper mercenary leader, who had been racking his brain for a while, cautiously sighed.
“Don’t you think mercenary leader Slaughter’s opinion is good? If you avoid Mount Petra, which is like a dragon rare, the place across the ‘Valley of the Skull’ is perfect… … . Oh, of course, assuming that those damn bastards are going to an unexplored place.”
Then, Slater, the mercenary leader, added his final words.
“I said I was going.”
Viper mercenary leader was not offended by the informal remarks of mercenary leader Slater.
That’s because you know what the other person is going to say.
The Viper mercenary leader turned his attention to the Helldog mercenary leader.
The Helldog mercenary leader nodded, pretending not to be able to win.
Even though there is no other obvious way, just opposing it is because it is out of character.
So the three mercenary groups decided to pass through the ‘Valley of the Skull’ ahead of the adventurers.
***
Crea, who had been dozing in front of the bonfire, lifted her head up with an eerie feeling.
‘what?’
I pricked up my ears, but all I could hear was the sound of the wind blowing across the plain.
‘iced coffee! ‘Be surprised.’
Eventually, she hit her head with her palm to try to get some sleep.
sparkle-!
Just then, a meteor crossed the night sky with a long tail.
Maybe I woke up to see that.
Crea quickly prayed that no trouble would happen to the current group.