Chapter 73 Summoning
The face of the konjac monster was imitating a human, but it was clumsy.
The facial features couldn’t stay in place, or rather, they changed positions, floating over the face without knowing where they were.
“Hmph!”
Kang! Cough! Wow!
However, his fighting sense and killing intent were strong enough to properly block Frontier’s repeated attacks. In the meantime, his eyes were clearly following Bartello.
‘Are you really looking at Bartello with those eyes?’
When this thing first attacked Bartello, it had no face. That’s why I thought his facial features were just a mere imitation, but his eyes were following Bartello.
In other words, are those fake eyes really eyes? So how did you target Bartello when you weren’t mimicking his face?
‘Just as a test.’
Frontier manipulated Adae. Heukcheon gathered behind him and produced a sharp dagger.
Hissing-
Kyaang!
However, the konjac monster stretched out its claws to block the attack, which would have been made at a perfect angle. At the same time, the eyes that were following Bartello did not move.
‘He’s not the kind of guy who perceives his surroundings with his eyes to begin with. Hearing… or is it tactile?’
There is no tremor in his eyes as he casually blocks a complete attack from behind.
Although those eyes are looking at Bartello, they are probably just an auxiliary device for this monster to recognize its surroundings.
“this guy!”
As the confrontation continued, the imperial knights with weapons attacked the konjac monster.
“Boo—”
After confirming that, the guy made another strange sound and stepped back. The movement of the body was as fast as the attack speed. However, it could not be said to be a human movement.
“Chase!”
At someone’s words, the knights all rushed to kill the monster.
Hiss!
However, the monster immediately jumped up, flew through the air, and shouted,
“What?!”
“has disappeared!”
It was literally hidden in thin air and was invisible.
It wasn’t a trick or something that went out of sight at high speed. It became invisible in an instant.
‘Invisibility!’
The life that had been swarming just now has completely disappeared, no mana is felt, and not even the slightest sound is made.
Ajie, who was watching, narrowed his eyes.
‘This isn’t magic. There is not even the faintest smell of mana. Is it the pure power of that monster?’
I didn’t use an invisibility magic, but I actually became transparent. In addition, since mana and life disappear, this is closer to concealment than transparency.
‘With this ability, I was able to go to the emperor’s side.’
At this point, it’s impossible to track him down. The emperor’s safety comes first.
One of the knights said to Frondier that he had thought the same thing.
“Thank you very much for your help. From now on, we are here—”
But the knight stopped mid-sentence.
fault!
Frondier, who was looking around with strange eyes, suddenly jumped up from the ground and hissed
!
Push!
When I struck the air with my sword, the monster that had just disappeared appeared there again.
The guy fell to the ground with his back impaled on Frondier’s blade. Frontier pressed his body onto the guy’s back.
“Did you think you could do something crazy like that and get away with it?”
Everyone looked at that with surprised eyes. The same was true for Ampere and Agi.
They all thought the same thing.
‘How did you find it?’
Even Ajie could not find the monster’s complete concealment, so he prioritized the emperor’s safety. The knights who had been chasing the monster just a moment ago also felt nothing.
Everyone thought it was the best decision to give up tracking the monster and assist the emperor.
Of all the people here, only Frontier has found his location.
While they were amazed at Frondier’s detection ability, Frondier was shaking his head while subduing the monster.
‘Even if it becomes invisible, it becomes visible again when attacked.’
I don’t know the principle, but the monster’s invisibility is removed when it takes damage. Moreover, the blow that had just been struck in the back was received quite defenselessly. The guy who defended so well.
‘It looks like we’ll have to put all our effort into maintaining it while it’s in hiding.’
It is the ability to hide all life and mana, including appearance. If it could attack in the meantime, it wouldn’t have shown up in the first place.
“Bub bub buh…”
The monster remained still for a moment immediately after being crushed under Frondier. As if he couldn’t understand his situation.
And only now was he struggling to escape from Frondier’s oppression.
‘Can’t this guy feel pain?’
Now, the monster’s back is pierced by Frondier’s sword. The sword has penetrated the guy’s body and stuck into the ground, so it is physically impossible to escape unless something is done with the sword. In the first place, an ordinary person would be unable to move because of pain.
‘There’s no blood flowing, so I don’t even feel like I’ve been stabbed.’
As it looks like konjac, there is not a single drop of blood on its pierced back. Just as I don’t bleed, I don’t feel any pain? So, is it possible that he is still struggling and trying to break free of his restraints?
‘…No, then why did you block my attack? If you don’t feel pain or bleeding, you want to ignore Bartello and try to
come
to
Bartello
. !!!”
Suddenly he started screaming.
It was only a few seconds after my back was pierced by Frondier’s blade.
‘what? Is this an attack using sound? Some kind of curse?’
Frondier was very nervous, but there was nothing special about his body. Although I looked around with my eyes, there were people covering their ears to the noise, but there was nothing particularly wrong.
In other words, it was literally just a scream.
‘What the hell is this guy?’
And in the meantime, the imperial palace knights came around him.
They judged that they had succeeded in completely suppressing Frondier and took the monster restraints.
“I will arrest you.”
“yes.”
Frondier retreated and the knights subdued the monster with skillful moves. It was done with skillful movements by several people, immobilizing the monster.
Meanwhile, Frondier watched as the monster was locked in a restraint. Since this is my first time seeing him, there is a possibility that even the restraints may not have worked.
…But the guy couldn’t resist much and was trapped in the restraints, and only
after looking at it for a long time did Frondier slowly disarm his weapon.
“Frondier.”
Ajie approached Frondier.
“How did you know his location?”
Ajie’s question was what everyone around him was curious about. How was it possible to immediately and accurately find a monster that had completely disappeared?
However, in response to Ajie’s question, Frondier bit his lip slightly.
“…I see.”
Frontier’s eyes rolled down to the right as if he was thinking about something. As if his thoughts were in that direction.
“That guy is something you don’t normally find.”
“What do you mean, Frontier?”
Frondier found the monster with his sixth sense.
His power to sense everything supernatural allowed him to accurately pinpoint the location of the hidden monster.
Frondier originally considered this sixth sense to be similar to the sensing ability possessed by other highly skilled people. It’s actually not much different. In normal times.
However, even Azier and Ampere could not determine the location of that monster, and only Frondier felt it.
There is only one thing Frontier can guess.
“That monster is a creature from another world.”
Frondier who obtained the mana of Helheim.
If only he could sense it, then he was not a monster of this world.
* * *
Bartello Terst.
The current emperor of the Terst Empire.
Bartello is one of the people who participated in the war against monsters under the orders of his father, Edmund, the emperor of the time, and stands shoulder to shoulder with the current Zodiacs.
Although his military power is less than that of the Zodiac, Bartello is worthy of the title of a famous warrior in that he used excellent tactics to drive out monsters and build a barrier to stop the attacks of monsters.
Edmund, who was emperor at the time, worked hard to rebuild the honor of Edezion, the previous emperor, who had been stigmatized as an incompetent king.
By actively hiring people like Ampere, who were famous only in the North and whose skills were not proven at the time, and even if they had personality problems like Heldre, they did not spare any efforts to fight against monsters, eventually helping humans stop the invasion of monsters. succeeded in
Of course, contrary to Edmund’s intentions, Edezion’s honor was never restored. It was just that Edmund himself was praised.
Bartello can be said to be a good emperor who overcame the weight of his highly praised father and grew on his own.
‘Compared to that, the exit from the game was very quiet.’
As Bartello grew older and weaker, he gave up his position to a later generation a little faster than other emperors. High probability to the first princess, Elysia.
In this world, Elysia is discovered by Frondier to be behind the monster attack and her status as princess is taken away, but it is originally up to her to become the next empress. For now, Saleh is scheduled to become emperor.
Therefore, Bartello exerts considerable influence during his time as emperor in the game, but his exit is truly quiet and trivial.
Since he voluntarily stepped down from the position of emperor, no one can say anything, and in fact, his body has become much weaker, so there is no need to wonder.
It’s as if all the players don’t even remember, let alone wonder, Frondier’s exit.
What if the emperor’s abdication, which seemed natural, was actually intentional?
It would not be irrelevant that an unknown monster is currently trying to kill Bartello.
‘Is it now difficult to send Bartello off as naturally as in the game?’
The enemy wants to eliminate Bartello somehow. It looks like he originally wanted to end it quietly, but since that doesn’t work, he tries to kill Bartello using even strange monsters. That means Bartello is an important person.
However, trying to kill Bartello is not that easy. His death will herald a huge shakeup of the balance either way. That’s what the emperor’s position is like.
The issue of life and death is different from the cases Frontier has dealt with so far.
“Why am I the first to arrive?”
The first of that wave.
Ridwi von Urfa appeared in the presence of the emperor, the imperial knights, and Frondier.
“It’s been a while, matriarch Urfa.”
Frondier looked at him and smiled and nodded.
“When I heard the news, I rushed over and why was I the only one there? “Where are the other guys, what are they doing?”
“Everyone will be here soon.”
Frondier laughed bitterly at Ridwi’s description of ‘the others’. The only one who can say something like this is Ridwi.
The other guys that Ridwi talks about are ‘Zodiac’.
An order was given to convene all members of the Zodiac here today.
“okay. Are you the only one who can find that strange monster? “Are you staying with the emperor because you’re afraid that those same guys will come again?”
“yes. For now, yes.”
“And since you’re not the only one capable of protecting the emperor, why did you call all the other Zodiacs?”
“That’s roughly the case.”
Ridwi scratched his head in response to Frontier’s answer. Lidyu looked around at the imperial palace knights for a moment. Those who would be guarding the emperor until the Zodiacs arrived were extremely tense even though the enemy had not yet arrived.
Ridwi clicked his tongue at the sight and looked at Frondier.
[Frondier, that’s what I roughly heard.]
That voice was heard by Frondier without even moving his mouth. It was Ridwi’s magic that could not be intercepted by anyone.
[You understand how being the only one who can see him is perceived by others, right? You’re a bit of a brainiac.]
At those words, Frondier lowered his head. To others, this action may seem like nothing more than a downward gaze, but of course, it means ‘affirmation’ towards Ridwi.
[You have already become a person of interest in the imperial palace. Since he is the only one who can see the monster, it is not a matter of nodding his head.] Since
Frondier is the only one who can identify and respond to monsters, Frondier stays by the emperor’s side.
It would be nice if it could go down to such a simple story, but the story is not that simple.
[You are now under suspicion.]
Ridwi’s voice continued.
[I am suspected of being in cahoots with that monster. If you can be by the emperor’s side, you are in the best position to kill him.]
Frondier also feels it.
That is also why the imperial palace knights are on high alert. I’m afraid that Frontier will suddenly change his stance and attack the emperor. No matter how much you don’t show it, it’s noticeable.
[Be careful. The same order must have been given to all of the Zodiac.]
─For now, Frondier is the only one who can find the monster that attacked the Emperor. Cooperate with him as much as possible.
─However, if Frondier tries to harm the emperor in the slightest, cut off his head without hesitation.
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