Chapter 72 - EPISODE 72 – ROTTEN WATER (1) (1/2)
Jude and Cordelia did not know much about the wild lands.
This was because the opportunities to visit the wild lands were rare in Legend of Heroes 2, and even if they could, the area they could visit was very limited.
In addition, they were involved in an incident that was not covered in the game because they had to thwart the barbarian invasion, which can be called the central event of the early scenario in Legend of Heroes 2.
Therefore, it was no exaggeration to say that it was an encounter with the unknown, that despite being rotten waters, Jude and Cordelia did not know the beginning, the process, and even the results of the events that were happening at the present time, as they were in the middle of thwarting the enemies’ plans with their own hands.
But even so, Jude and Cordelia were rotten waters.
Though they may not know of the events that were happening, they still knew about the characters who were involved.
“It was Madgar who made it rain.”
“Mid-ranking demonic human of the Devil’s Eye, a shaman.”
“She was originally from the Angry Bull tribe. She was abandoned once by her master who was a great shaman, but she met Haraken and gained the power of the demons, becoming a powerful demonic shaman.”
“Her aggressive nature is viewed favorably. She’s success-oriented and cautious. She has a lot of doubts due to being abandoned once by her master.”
“She has a personality that prefers to handle everything with her own hands.”
“She’s too confident.”
“An arrogant personality.”
Having spoken so far, Jude and Cordelia looked at each other, and Cordelia said in bewilderment.
“Crazy b*stard, did you memorize Madgar’s personality rather than her stats?”
“Hey, of course I memorized her stats. But I’m surprised you know a lot too?”
“I’m as rotten like everyone else is.”
“You’re perfectly rotten. Are you oil now?”
“Stop that oil nonsense.”
“Yes, Madam.”
T/N: Recap in case you forgot – ‘rotten’ refers to ‘rotten water.’ And ‘oil’ refers to someone who’s higher than ‘rotten water.’ All of these just refer to people who have played a game for a long time. ‘Oil’ refers to fossil fuels, which have been around for a very long time, so Koreans ended up using it as a related slang to rotten water.
After the two rotten waters finished ‘complimenting’ each other, they looked towards the front, or more specifically, they looked down the ambush point.
“They came.”
Jude said in a low voice, and Cordelia held her breath.
The two were lying down on top of a high peak, and not on Moonlight Hill.
There was a high peak overlooking the path that led to Moonlight Hill, and the path that led to Madgar’s main camp too.
Waiting for them since morning was worth it, as they were able to confirm that the warriors of the Angry Bull tribe really came.
‘As expected.’
‘Sure enough.’
Madgar was situated in the middle of the warriors’ ranks.
She was easily recognizable from afar because of her helmet made of a beast’s bones, and her skeleton staff.
After their confirmation, the two crawled and moved a little further down from their original positions, before they looked at each other.
‘Madgar really came.’
As she was originally from the Angry Bull tribe, Madgar knew well about the wild lands.
So she obviously knew about the Essence of the Blue Moon, and of the location of Moonlight Hill.
Madgar was skeptical and had a personality that preferred to handle important matters on her own.
That was why Jude and Cordelia had thought.
It was highly likely that Madgar would come to take the Essence of the Blue Moon.
And that prediction had become a reality.
So Cordelia gestured to Jude with her eyes, and Jude nodded his head.
‘Let’s go as planned.’
It was their contingency plan in case Madgar herself came here.
A smile spread over Cordelia’s face, and the two quietly stood up from their spot.
They hurriedly moved to get ahead of Madgar and her group.
***
Madgar’s eyes narrowed when they arrived on Moonlight Hill.
Moonlight Hill was a place where animals did not enter, but there was no indication of any human presence around the hill.
‘Indeed, it’s a trap.’
For the cornered Gentle Snow Breeze, her only hope was the Essence of the Blue Moon.
But if the place was so quiet, Madgar couldn’t help but think that there was a trap.
“Master Madgar?”
“Wait.”
Madgar stopped the warriors of the Angry Bull tribe, as she looked at the only path up the hill, and she soon giggled.
“How shoddy.”
Although it seemed like they tried hard to hide it, Madgar could see the traces of a laid trap in the middle of the pathway.
While it was clean up and down the hill, there were footprints in the middle of the path.
“It looks like they’ve set up traps in the pathway.”
At Madgar’s words, her aide and the warriors were surprised and looked at the pathway.
Madgar kindly pointed to the footprints in the middle of the path and said.
“Perhaps they’re waiting in ambush up the hill. But that’s just a foolish act. We don’t necessarily need the Essence of the Blue Moon.”
Her aide tilted his head as he was unsure of what Madgar meant, but it was only for a short time.
He soon opened his eyes wide in admiration.
“Ah!”
“Yes, our purpose is to keep Gentle Snow Breeze from getting the Essence of the Blue Moon. We don’t have to get the Essence of the Blue Moon. And even if the Essence of the Blue Moon is right there, the Gentle Snow Breeze tribe cannot get it until the Fantasy Moons rises.”
In other words, she meant that they could just encircle the surrounding area without having to go up the hill.
“Even if they get the Essence of the Blue Moon, they eventually have to come down the hill to return. We just have to wait. We don’t have to go up the stage they made.”
“Oooh…”
All of the warriors of the Angry Bull tribe admired Madgar’s explanation.
They liked battles, but not all battles.
What the warriors of the Angry Bull tribe liked was a winning battle.
Madgar looked at the pathway and the hill beyond it again, and she scornfully laughed as she said.
“Wouldn’t it be nice to see how patient they are? Spread out and take a rest!”
“Yes, master!”
The warriors who followed Madgar went to their positions to monitor the entire Moonlight Hill, and afterwards, they began to rest, such as sitting down or putting down their weapons.
‘You’ll be the first to run out of patience.’
Time was on Madgar’s side.
It was no exaggeration to say that the difference was like heaven and earth for those who would win after tonight, and those who would lose their last hope after tonight.
“Foolish ones.”
Madgar smiled again before she sat in a comfortable position and began meditating.
And an hour passed…another two hours passed…
It was sunset at last.
Madgar slowly opened her eyes and frowned as she saw the spreading sunset in the sky.
‘They’re more patient than I thought.’
Perhaps they were thinking of moving at the moment when the Essence of the Blue Moon appears.
Madgar gazed at the still quiet Moonlight Hill, before she gestured with her jaw to the warriors as her eyes squinted.
It was almost time for the Fantasy Moons to rise, so a battle in any form would begin soon.
A few minutes passed.
When darkness spread over the sunset and the curtains of night unfolded.
The moonlight flowed down.
Light came from the two moons that floated between the starlight, and the evening primroses on the hill opened their buds all at once to greet the moonlight.
In addition…
The warriors of the Angry Bull tribe, who were watching from below, unconsciously exclaimed.
The water droplets among the blooming evening primroses seemingly soared up, and soon after, a concentration of blue light appeared in the center of the hill.
“The Essence of the Blue Moon.”
An excited voice flowed out of Madgar’s lips.
They were far away from it, yet she couldn’t help but be distracted.
The moonlight’s essence was visible in the center of the blue light.
A beautiful and unique blue jewel was floating in the air.
“Ahh…”
Madgar quickly opened her eyes, after letting out an exclamation again.
Because now was the perfect time for those who lie in wait on the hill to reveal themselves.