Volume 49 Chapter 7 part2 (1/2)
[V49C07] A Head-on Match (part 2)
The users of the Her an appearance in a broadcasting studio
“We had to risk our own lives ere fighting against Bar Khan With corpses and ghosts running about everywhere, there was no such thing as a safe zone”
Boeht—A man in his late 20s with a cal an interview on the CTS Media channel Han Seung-bin, a forra the script
“I myself play Royal Road but I have never joined these kinds of large battles, so I’m very curious; did you ever want to just flee?”
“No; I never once thought of such a thing We could not afford to lose this war For the peace of the Versailles Continent, I mean”
Beside hi for their turns The next intervieas Arkhy the battle
“Bar Khan was revealed to be er than it was initially predicted; what do you think was the most important factor for your victory?”
“We won because ere the Hermes Guild, simple as that We could have avoided the battle, but we chose to face thee to users, even though we knew that ould be at disadvantage”
From the monitor screen that had been set up in front of the host and the guests they could see the co in real-tiht in a rush, ar: Wow…soht in the Valkis Castle only because they wanted to nac: I don’t care how they won Ask the down
-DefenseStat3: For the peace of the continent? What rubbish It was the to destroy the Northern Continent
-WoongDingWoongDing: The Heraions
-JohntheSkeletonWarrior: I’doet conquered
– Keru: Don’t worry The Haven Ee crisis now They could collapse very soon
– Cale Cult, too!
– No_Study: Grass Porridge is the way to go The Haven E sun now
“…”
Fro monitors, the Hermes Guild users confirmed that users had already lost their interest in the battle against Bar Khan It was quite the opposite of the result they had expected, which was to take back their leadershi+p over the Versailles Continent by defeating Bar Khan
‘But why? The vieere so generous with their cheers and praises whenever Weed was on adventure!’
There were some important difference between the Eh both were powerful forces that had swept the whole continent into chaos Because of the Her of the situation, there was very little daion had inflicted on common users, nor were there many people who had actually seen the undead army in person The Her this whole mayhem, but that would put them in a rather ridiculous position because he wouldn’t have revived Bar Khan if it hadn’t been for the Shadow Army of Palma in the first place
‘We did all the hard work, but Weed is snatching all the fame from us’
The users who had participated in the battle against Bar Khan were unhappy, but Lafaye and other heads of the guild were pondering over the situation seriously
“We didn’t expect things would go this badly…the users of the Central Continent are so willing to ht as well assudom have all joined their side”
It was fortunate that they succeeded in driving off Bar Khan and his are to the Second and the Fifth Legions The Haven E power to control over the other users They lost their dodos were not better in the areas where the Desert Warriors’ laid theirthe Empire’s hands and feet cut off by the enened by the Eoing so far as to holding festivals for celebration
Those lords were just trying to find a way to secure their livelihood, but from the Hermes Guild’s point of view, it felt as if there were traitors throughout the entire territory With so doreat sense of crisis
“Overall, Weed and the Arpen Kingdoy too clever for us to handle It seems every step they take is based on an exhaustive prior planning”
“Indeed, that looks like the only possible explanation The ene their limbs with such meticulous precision”
“I suspect Weed hi fire Cult, and as their users are voluntarily seeking to do their part, it is difficult for us to respond to their quick actions in time”
Since the Her of how the Grass Porridge Cult worked Recently they started to suspect if this all had been all part of Weed’s grand scheme
The expression on the faces of Bard Ray and other users who had lost their lives fighting Bar Khan was also quite grinant about the fact that he did not even get to finish Bar Khan by his own hands after such a desperate fight
“We’ve always thought the Haven Edoht the to sneeze at”
“I don’t think it can be called a proper fight There are si co that strategy and popularity are part of their power, noe need to addom is indeed a formidable enemy In addition to that, in terms of the abilities to manipulate media and turn the public sentiment to their favor, their competence surpasses ours by far”
“But what about our own th?”
Soave another light sigh
“Right now, tootheir backs on us”
“But for what reasons? We’ve lowered the taxes over the Central Continent and relieved many restriction measures, haven’t we?”
“Because they just don’t trust us that much”
“…”
The lords found thereed to those user-friendlyand had been intending to get back to the original state once Weed and his Arpen Kingdoet far eous to us as this war continues Should we suffer a few more defeats and lose all our troops, then…”
Lafaye did not finish his sentence, but everyone knehat that would mean; the Herladiator thrown into a pit of beasts with his limbs cut off
It was not very fair to put the bla abilities had been less than perfect since the conquest of the Central Continent, but that wasbeyond their predictions Only after taking so to realize that any other person would have just as e Cult
Bard Ray thought to hiht…could it have had any effect?’
For a Black Knight, there were quests that involved suspecting and lowering the loyalty of his subordinates and the residents He had actively cleared those quests in order to ith, but now the E its influence even before the actual loss caused by those quests starts to take effect Bard Ray asked the people around him in a heavy voice
“Who has the solution to this current situation?”
Lafaye kept silent for a long aze; but as no one spoke out, he opened his nedly
“The ion If we let theions in the Central Continent and fall back…ould be able to divert their attention elsewhere”
“…You call THAT a solution?”
Arkhym asked, his brows raised; to him it sounded like an extre of the tiuild had put in order to take control over the Central Continent
“This is the most effective and safe way The popularity of Weed and the Grass Porridge Cult would not last forever After they get hold of the major lands in the Central Continent, the coht each other, so we’ll just have to build up our strength for several ion over which we have the most secure dominion”
“…”
The heads of the Hermes Guild understood his intention, but nobody was able to step forward and openly agree to this suggestion Withdrawing their forces would ive up their territories, so their protest would be severe As the Hermes Guild had been funded by a lot of external sources, it was also very important to be careful not to offend their investors
“This is the best option in my opinion, but it will also be quite impossible to execute”
Lafaye shook his head, ady; this was indeed a plan that was very difficult to carry out, even with his influence and Bard Ray’s resolution
“The second best solution is to buy so our war effort on defense”
“Would buying more tied in the defensive e’ll have to do everything we can to ruin the reputation of Weed and the Grass Porridge Cult, such as spreading ru and media manipulation”
The ato it had felt like the whole Versailles Continent was in their hands, and suddenly they found the the possibility of defeat
“We haven’t even had any proper fight yet…Can’t we just resolve this through battles?”
Boeround At this proposal, a flame sparked in the eyes of the other Hermes Guild users as well
Battles!
As the ones who had spent all their lives chasing after strength and power, they sietting beaten and da if we asse shon”
“Absolutely right We’ve already defeated Bar Khan, let’s go up right now and fight Fight, and show theain”