Vol 12 Chapter 8 (1/2)
ACT 8 Red Man’s Counterattack
“That Wiguriht”
Overlooking the world tree Yuzuria…
A big, burly Nakujuk laughed and muttered
“He’s been so arrogant since he sed the heart of the world tree”
He was a Nakujuk warrior called ‘Kuranka’ In fact, the original chieftain of the Nakujuk was Kuranka But while he ay, Wigurima sed the world tree’s heart and stole his position Thanks to that, Kuranka had been demoted from a chieftain to an escort However, their past wasn’t the reason why Kuranka didn’t help Wigurima
“They’re all perfor to your will”
Kuranka spoke towards thea white mask! Ark had received <the resurrection=”” of=”” the=”” netherworld’s=”” world=”” tree=””> quest which was a Lore quest The boss of that kind of quest wouldn’t collapse so easily Yes, originally there were supposed to be Kuranka and 10 guards in order to suppleurihting all of theinal intention But the one who stopped this fro and controlled the Nakujuk was the Red Man The Red Man nodded and replied
“Everything will be done according to the prophecy”
“Kukukuku, noe can accomplish the Nakujuk’s 100 year desire And the Netherworld will be in our hands……”
Kuranka made a smile of satisfaction as he stared at the Red Man
“But ill you do about Jewel’s group? Do they have any value any theion of the Netherworld?”
“……The Hers to holds quite a considerable power inso they still have some value I’ll leave it just in case”
“If my Lord says so……”
Kuranka looked dissatisfied but bowed politely Then he looked at Ark and muttered in a tense voice
“But what is that guy doing?”
Ark was pacing in front of the bud while holding Yuzuria The Red Man h and contempt
“He’s probably savouring his joy now that he’s reached this point He came all the way here to revive Yuzuria after all What else would he be doing?”
It was at that ti, Ark suddenly pulled soic circle using the oddly glowing sand The Red Man’s eyes became distressed as he saw the scene
“Oh, t-that is Magaro’s Diuy…stop, stop it!”
“Huh? What are you…huk?”
Kuranka had tilted his head to one side with confusion But then Ark finished the ate appeared Then Ark, Shaate and it slowly faded away
“T-this……stupid! He took Yuzuria away? What nonsense……no way……did he detect …”
The Red Man was unable to hide his confusion as hehis body violently
“He……he wants to restore Yuzuria in the Baran clan’s territory! I never thought he would co all the way here I have to stop him or else it will disrupt my plan Gather the troops It isn’t that easy to restore Yuzuria There is still time Catch him and recover Yuzuria’s Heart!”
“Yes, I’ll gather the troops!”
Kuranka hurriedly ran away
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“Kekeke, I caood”
Ark sate In fact, Ark had intended to resurrect Yuzuria right there in AgeironNo, he thought that he had to resurrect it thereBut he noticed so the informationfor Yuzuria’s Heart It stated that ‘the necessary conditions needed to be in place’ in order to resurrect the world tree If Yuzuria’s Heart had been attached to the bud then he would’ve ignored that information But he becaurima sed Yuzuria’s heart In other words, didn’t it eiron as long as the necessary conditions were met?
‘Of course it is limited to the Netherworld and there has to been the fullbut……’
The place protected by the world tree received enormous additional effects Popo was only a seed yet didn’t he still bring huge benefits to Lancel village? If he resurrected Yuzuria in Ageiron then the benefits would go to the Nakujuk
‘Aood for the Nakujuk? There was still time before the full moon rose completely Meanwhile I have to make preparations to resurrect Yuzuria at Haman Fortress Perhaps the necessary conditions in the information …’
Ark could already guess as required to revive the world tree It probably referred to ‘Sacred Soil’ And Ark knew a place with sufficient ae……the place where Popo was planted and the fields were sprinkled with Sacred Soil Now that Lancel village’s food shortage problem was solved, it shouldn’t be a problem to take some Sacred Soil In addition, the effects of the Sacred Soil had been increased thanks to Ark using Miracle Nursing on it in the past The effect was sufficient enough to raise vegetables
‘If I resurrect Yuzuria at Hae benefit’
Yes, Ark hadn’t been aware of the Red Man’s presence or his plan He just thought about the way to get more money and came to that conclusion
“Ah, Ark nyang!”
When Ark showed up in the centre of Lancel village, Jana who had been in thefleards him Then she noticed Lariette and pricked her ears
“What is this nyang? There’s a different girl this ti!”
“Noisy, I have no ti around!”
Ark pushed Jana and ran across the square
“Nyang! He pushed ”
Jana then raised her eyebrows and shook her tail
“Nyang nyang nyang, but Jana doesn’t hate a bad ”
And a suspicious look started to grow on Jana’s fans’ faces
‘Isn’t a bad man too mainstream?’
‘Shall I try it once?’
Anyway, Ark paid no attention to things like that Froainst time He had to resurrect Yuzuria while there was still a full moon in the Netherworld It hadn’t taken as ht so there was 2 hours left He had to move the Sacred Soil and then make preparations to revive Yuzuria
“Galen ajusshi+!”
“Oh, Ark? You have comeYour store……”
“I didn’t coather people!”
“People? What is going on?”
Galen asked and Ark explained the situation in the Netherworld as quickly as possible
“You mean the Netherworld where Bona and the children are from? I understand The Baran clan are already valued custoe In addition, you’re the owner of the Sacred Soil I’ll iather the Sacred Soil from the field How much do you need?”
“Around 2x as h”
“Then that’s around 3~4 fields I’ll prepare it now”
Galen ireatly i the Sacred Soil so they obeyed without any coe wagons filled with sufficient amounts of Sacred Soil
“Then I’ll take this and go”
“I wish you success”
Ark finished the preparations and drew the ic circle
‘Wait, don’t I have to use several kilograons? Aie, it doesn’t matter The poill be useless once the Netherworld rises anyway……’
Ark e gate in a corner of the village Then he entered the gate and Haman Fortress appeared
“Ark, what happened?”
JusticeMan and the rehabilitation members rushed towards hiroup who fought against the Nakujuk had already returned to the fortress A them was Bul-kkun They had instantly resurrected in Haeiron
“What the hell? Didn’t you say the Netherworld would rise if you were successful?”
“Did you fail?”
“No, I’ll begin now”
Ark grinned and explained the circuhed and slapped Ark’s shoulder
“Hahaha, as expected from Ark Who else would think of that in such a situation? Okay, there’s nothing ht away!”
“Ohhhh, we get to see the resurrection of the world tree with our own eyes?”
Beseutyu and the elders raised their ar afterwards and started shovelling They needed to make a proper soil bed in order for Yuzuria to plant soularly raised his head to look at the full e fullthe hillside
‘There’s still 40 minutes left The current pace is sufficient!’
Ark started to feel e black shape was seen in front of the full rew larger Ark narrowed his eyes at it before they suddenly widened after a few moments
“D-Draken…?”
Yes, the shape revealed in thethe northern mountains It wasn’t a few like before There were approxi! In addition, there werespears and swords
“Drakens?”
JusticeMan burst out in surprise as he lifted his head
“There’s so many Drakens…! W-why? If they had these many Drakens then why hadn’t they been used in the war so far?”
It was incomprehensible to Ark and JusticeMan There was no time to consider the reasons
“Commander-nim, the Nakujuk have started to advance in the canyon!”
“What, what the?”
JusticeMan juuard said, the Nakujuk were advancing into Kurata canyon The Nakujuk had begun an all-out assault just as the resurrection of Yuzuria was in sight
“Everybody hurry up If Yuzuria is restored then considerable benefits will be applied to us We have to restore Yuzuria before those guys arrive!”
“U-understood! Hurry!”
The Baran clan frantically shovelled the dirt at JusticeMan’s command Thanks to that, they completed the soil bed before the Draken troops arrived at Haman Fortress Ark took out Yuzuria’s Heart and ran towards the soil bed And just as he was about to put it into the ground!
Biiiiiik-!
Suddenly a huge black eagle flew over Ark’s head In its wake, lightning struck down in front of ArkAn intense shock wave spread around the area Ark was hit by the shock wave and was blown several round Thanks to the impact, Yuzuria’s Heart tumbled out of his hand
“Ugh, what, what the?”
Ark wobbled as he raised his body Then somebody started to walk out of the cloud of dust The red hair like blood fluttered around as thethe white mask walked forward!
“……Red Man!”
This was the first time he had seen the Red Man close up He had red hair while his whole face was covered by a whiteoff his red chain armour In the centre of his armour was an embossed pattern shaped like the Indian God Indra When the Red Man stepped closer, the chain armour rocked and Indra twitched like it was alive
‘What, what the? Why is this guy suddenly here……?’
Ark took one step back froht that the Red Man held an i Global Exos entrance exaure out his identity several ti contact with hied now
‘Why on earth would the Red Man appear here?’
“……I will be taking back Yuzuria’s Heart”
“What?”
Ark asked with a stupid face
“Ha, what’s with this guy?”
“He jumped in alone? What a bold bastard”
“Hahaha, I’ll smash him before the others come!”
Bul-kkun and Ddeok-dae suddenly rushed towards hi their swords But the Red Man disappeared as soon as the swords were lifted
“Take this…eh? Huh? Where did he…huk!”
Bul-kkun had been looking around with confusion when he suddenly sucked in a breath What the hell? He didn’t kno but the Red Man suddenly appeared close to Bul-kkun’s side Bul-kkun freaked out and retreated But it was too late as so sound like a bo was heard
Ka kwang!
“Heeeeeok!”
Bul-kkun’s body flew back severaltowards Ddeok-dae before Bul-kkun even hit the ground Ddeok-dae flinched and raised his shi+eld However, the Red Man just struck Ddeok-dae’s shi+eld with his palain and Ddeok-dae flew back several metres What the hell just happened? Ark couldn’t understand the situation Regardless of their levels, Bul-kkun and Ddeok-dae were for skills and their hobby was fighting against others Although their levels and stats rade But those tere defeated with just one touch Moreover, the ‘Guardian=assaulter’ had the highest defense aroup yet they still lost 30 health and were stunned from one attack
“T-that bastard…!”
“Everybody, grab him!”
The rehabilitation members and the Baran clan flocked towards the Red Man But at that moment, black shapes fell around the Red Man like bombs
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
It was Kuranka and the Nakujuk on the Drakens Wind blasted through the Fortress as hundreds of Drakens landed Thanks to the , everybody’s field of vision was limited There were occasional screams from the Baran as they collided with the Nakujuk
“Huhuhu, slaughter all of them!”
“Stop them There will be no future for the Baran clan if Haman Fortress is taken!”
‘da?’
Ark fumbled around in the dust as he searched for Yuzuria’s Heart He didn’t kno this happened but the ent problem was to resurrect the world tree It didn’tas the world tree was revived If he failed then everything would be finished
‘T-there it is!’