Stuck in The Tower

Episode 781:

A chase party spreads across the entire Jiuda Mountains.

It’s not easy to fool them and escape.

That’s why we headed beyond the mountain range.

“As I said before, we can’t escape through the mountain range right now. “I’m going to have to stay here for a while.”

Although we left the exploration beyond the mountains to Deokchun and Mangu, we also have to wander around a bit.

Because a chase party was spread out across the mountains to find us.

“We’re going to go all the way around the back of the mountains and go down.”

“Can you get directions?”

“Roughly. “I memorized the constellations.”

“oh. “It’s the traditional way, right?”

As I climbed the tower, I learned a lot of miscellaneous skills.

Making maps, making temporary sleeping quarters when camping, etc.

The same goes for predicting direction by looking at constellations.

There is no GPS here, so we have to do something like this.

“I have a compass too, so let’s look at it together.”

“Good preparation.”

The Magma Fairy also brought a compass in case it moved away from the main unit.

It’s analog, but isn’t it a method that mankind has used for a long time?

“For now, we’re out of the mountain range.”

I came down from the mountain range, avoiding their pursuit throughout the night.

Forced march.

This is thanks to me giving up my break time and working diligently.

I barely had time to catch my breath.

“I won’t be able to rest properly for a while. “You need to get some rest now.”

“It would be easier if the search party went back. “The main base is under attack.”

“That’s not the best.”

I glanced at the mountain range.

Occasionally a light is visible.

Somehow the number increased further.

“I don’t think they have any intention of doing that. “I guess it’s because there are troops left over.”

At the beginning of the run, I also thought that they would search for it and then return.

Nyangfun and the others were attacking them, so they should also focus on the main base.

It might be better than wasting troops chasing the two of us.

From the looks of it, it doesn’t seem likely.

What if the chase team chases us for several days?

‘not good.’

Joining is delayed accordingly.

Delaying our joining meant that there would be a vacuum in power, so it was an uncomfortable situation in many ways.

If they come out like this, we have no choice but to change our methods.

“There are two ways.”

“Like what?”

“The first thing is to go around the mountain range and join the group as originally planned.”

It is the most standard and at the same time carries the least risk.

Instead, it may take a long time.

“Secondly, when the other kids attack them, we go back and join them.”

If the circumstances are right, it could be a diversionary operation.

Because it will be an attack from front and back.

but.

“It’s dangerous.”

Very dangerous.

Breaking through the search party is a problem, but even if you break through, you have to fight the main force of worshipers next.

If the timing is wrong and we enter first, we may be defeated without much effort due to the overwhelming firepower and number difference.

Since you can’t receive support, if you make even the slightest mistake, the consequences will be dire.

In the worst case, I might get caught and be reduced to a chaotic mess.

That was his goal from beginning to end.

‘I don’t know what that method is.’

All I know is that the king of the worshipers did something and sent him through the portal.

There is no perfect method either way.

Because situations are constantly changing, the best method does not guarantee the best results.

“There is no need to make a hasty decision. At least 3 days. “There won’t be any major problems until then.”

It was clear that we had entered their territory, but we were still close to the outskirts.

It takes time to advance to the worshipers’ capital.

“The default is to turn around and join in, and if it looks like it will take a long time, let’s attack. “Anyway, as time passes, we will become closer.”

“That’s a good method.”

Is there a need to choose just one?

Just mix it properly.

Rest ends here.

“They are coming down. let’s go.”

It’s time to move again.

The lights of the search party that were occasionally seen are coming down.

I headed forward without any trace.

One day like that.

“Are they traces of people who lived in the past?”

I was able to enter the village, which is now an abandoned house.

Thanks to you, it became clear.

Before the portal was created, people lived here too.

and.

“Evileye! “What’s here!”

I had the feeling that there were different beings on the 99th floor than those I had seen so far.

A place called by the magma fairy.

On the wall of an abandoned house that was falling down, there was a drawing that someone had scratched by hand.

I don’t know what I wanted to express.

It was so difficult that it looked like scribbles that had been scratched off haphazardly.

but.

-Ssssss.

Surprisingly, confusion still remains in the painting, which we do not know when it was painted.

What kind of being could do something like this?

“If you look at that from a distance, it looks like it’s a picture of a person praying, right?”

As I narrowed my brows and pondered, I heard the voice of the magma fairy.

I also took a step back at her words.

Curves that seemed to have been drawn randomly take on a single shape as the distance increases.

Overlapping lines create shape, create texture, and express shading.

“…what’s this.”

The figure of a man kneeling while holding both hands was revealed.

A face that is excessively distorted and a mouth wide open as if shouting something.

There is a sense of madness in the screaming man’s appearance, and the disorganized lines are full of vitality.

The moment when I swallow my saliva from the unknown force.

-Smurf.

I made eye contact with the man stuffed with a painting.

The picture clearly moved.

“uh? has disappeared.”

The painting disappeared without any sign.

I looked at the empty wall as if I was possessed by something.

‘Monster?’

no.

If they were them, they would have done something after showing themselves, but they wouldn’t just disappear.

-Tiring.

In a quiet space, a community alarm broke the silence.

* * *

I know that the tower is a place where incomprehensible things happen.

Because I have personally experienced the effects of phenomena and monster systems that defy common sense and have used them myself.

Skills, powers, things like that.

It would be convenient to think that the things seen across the mountain range were also like that.

“There’s definitely something we don’t know.”

“Why do I feel strange?”

The unknown is always mysterious and scary.

The first painting I saw in an abandoned house.

Afterwards, the desert that appeared unexpectedly and the tower towering above it.

‘There was a huge monster.’

I saw something crouching at the top of the tower spreading its wings and heading somewhere else.

It’s not just a monster.

I’ve never seen that type of monster before, and even with my authority, I couldn’t read the correct information.

What can I say?

Should we say that the intangible power obscured some of the authority?

Just looking at its size and features, it looked like a dragon.

‘Not a dragon.’

If that were the case, the dragon’s friend title would have responded.

Even the tower in the desert disappeared after a certain distance, and when we entered the desert, there was nothing left.

As we continued to move like that.

“These look like recent traces, Evileye?”

“It’s very powdered.”

We were able to find another ruin.

Is it a religious building?

Or is it an observation deck like an astronomical observatory?

It was a remnant of a structure similar to Stonehenge in England, and the monument that was believed to be in the center had been smashed.

The problem is that it collapsed recently, not in the past.

Traces of skill remain.

There is still moisture left in the soil that was turned over in the aftermath.

I looked up from feeling the dirt and debris with my hands.

“They’re not targeting us.”

The chase party had clearly crossed the mountain range.

Still, we haven’t met them yet.

Successfully outrun them?

well. That may be true, but I thought differently.

“It looks like they are erasing traces of unknown origin.”

“There is something holding me back. Are you sure.”

Rather than chasing us, they are focusing on erasing the traces of the past that remain here.

What on earth are they trying to hide?

I was curious, but didn’t think much about it.

Deokchun and Mangu will gather information anyway.

“I’ll be in soon. “Get ready.”

“of course!”

I’m going to focus on this now.

Not long after crossing the mountain range, I received a call from Nyangpun.

A kingdom of worshipers.

They’re heading towards the base.

‘Today, Nyangfun and the members enter the royal castle.’

I deliberately turned around and returned to the mountains.

Perhaps they thought we were moving towards the northern part of the field, but the tracking was weaker than at the beginning.

On the contrary, it was a good time to attack.

-Sssssssuk.

Enter the mountain range while hiding your presence.

I could see booby traps and magic circles left behind by the pursuit team.

“Be careful out there.”

“This has been lifted!”

Avoid it or the Magma Fairy disarmed the trap.

I took a quick look to see when I learned that skill.

-Chi Ik.

Spilling and solidifying lava, rendering the engine apparatus inoperable.

right.

There is no need to figure out the structure in a difficult way to unlock it.

It’s a simple but effective method.

Thanks to this, our movement speed increased and we were able to reach the high ground faster than expected.

A cliff a little distance away from the royal castle.

Because there were no trees, worshipers could be seen above where the view was open.

“wow. “If that were the case, there would be just over a thousand people, right?”

Even if we take a rough guess, the number easily exceeds 1,000.

Since it was the main base, they would have been able to bring in all the troops they didn’t have.

On the other hand, our power is.

‘There must be a thousand people.’

Even though we collected NPCs, we could barely fill 1,000 people.

This too is unreasonable.

This is because they persuaded the people in the outlying villages and the secluded people who were living separately to gather them together.

in other words.

‘We will never be able to gather power on this scale again.’

When NPCs die, new NPCs will come in, but there is no guarantee that they will stick to our side.

I don’t know where I will fall.

Although it was full of anxiety factors in many ways, it had to be faced at least once.

-Puuuuuu.

The trumpet sounds.

It is a spectacular sight to see the worshipers lined up slowly moving forward.

In contrast, the movement of climbers and NPCs was free.

Fighting in a standard battle formation is at a disadvantage.

Since the number of men is different, the intention is to fight so that each individual’s strength can be maximized rather than benefiting from the formation.

To do this, it is necessary to shake up the enemy’s lines significantly.

Needless to say, he will take on that role.

“Ugh! “He’s a hair loss man!”

A hairless man running towards them alone.

Hit a rock with an egg.

It looked like a moth throwing itself into the flames.

-Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-gang!

The results were different.

They fall down all at once like bowling pins flying away.

“Ignorant and awesome guy…”

The magma fairy looks disgusted, as if her teeth are shaking.

Clearly, individual skills are superior here.

Most worshipers are gold level.

If you fight one-on-one, you can easily defeat it.

The problem is the elite troops.

I’ve picked on them before, but they’re not an enemy I can ignore.

“It’s slowly moving over there too.”

The hair loss man and NPCs who were digging in like arrows started to get blocked.

Every time the hair loss man goes on a rampage, it stumbles, but it doesn’t break through.

Does that mean you are going to attack?

That’s not it either.

Pour everything into defense.

There were too many worshipers to attack anyway.

Even minor blows can become fatal when accumulated.

There is nothing more painful than being stranded by those who should be using their mobility to sweep the battlefield.

We knew this too, so we dug in to places where there were no elite troops and shook up the enemy lines.

“now!”

“Ugh. let’s go!”

The rainbow bridge was used when the worshipers made a sharp change in direction and reorganized their defenses.

The destination is the direction where the hairless man is running rampant in the center of the battlefield.

And in that direction.

-Quaaaaaang!

There was a plethora of worshippers.

The top of the palace shatters and collapses.

Worshipers momentarily look this way.

“Hey, me! “You crazy guy!”

“Did you see that blasphemous guy!”

The indignant guys raise blood in their necks and scream.

I clicked my tongue as I looked at the guys with red faces.

It’s not good if your blood pressure rises.

Did the Magma Fairy think so too?

-Patter.

-Chiiik!

“What the hell!”

“Aaaah! It’s melting!”

Magma poured out of the air and people screamed at the sudden rain of lava.

If there is no blood pressure to rise, high blood pressure does not occur.

chuck.

I gave the magma fairy a thumbs up and jumped down.

[Mangeunchuhwan (S)]

-Kuuuuuuung!

Ttudeuk.

I relaxed.

“I’ve been hiding for a few days and my stomach is sore.”

Dozens of pairs of eyes staring at me.

It’s perfect as a warm-up exercise.