Chapter 31 Part5 (1/2)

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Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wasn't an idiot. He had no intention of leading the weakened undead giants in the fight against one of the 12 generals. That's one of the reasons Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had sent for his elites.

But there was something he had to do beforehand: helping these elites pa.s.s through the spatial wall (which was naturally formed by the flow of mana) that blocked them from entering the Giants' domain.

”There's a way to solve that issue while s.c.r.e.w.i.n.g over the Imperial Army.”

”Stealing the magical device they brought into the mountain range, right?”

”Yeah, exactly.”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo shared Rem's vision, who was watching the movements of Metafel's troops from midair, and replied as he surveyed every nook and cranny of the land.

That's right. There was a way to screw over Metafel's troops, as well as getting his own troops into the vast area without getting lost.

It involved stealing the artifact that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo a.s.sumed the Archmage created. He had formulated this idea when he'd went through the enemy troops' memories.

[We'll be the ones who strike first... I like it.]

Then, those partic.i.p.ating in the battle spoke. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo snorted and replied.

”Ha, of course. We were attacked. You're not planning on waiting until they're at our very doorstep, are you?”

[Of course not!]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo said provokingly, and a Giant... the level 7 Sealed t.i.tan Zombie hit the roof as if saying 'are you kidding me?'. He was so powerful that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wondered why he wasn't an elite.

'If I put in a bit of effort, then I think I can turn them into elites like the Pauls... I've been a bit worried about the 'sealed' part of their names. There's something hidden within them. I don't know if it's something they've lost or forgotten, but I'll need to put them through various stimuli to find out.'

That was one of the reasons he was bringing a level 7 onto the battlefield, but... he looked back at the two other level 7 Giants standing side by side (from behind the third level 7 Giant) and shook his head.

Although they had regained their intellect, it seemed as though they were fundamentally quite stupid, as they suggested a frontal attack when Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had suggested that they attack the Imperial Army.

”As I said, we're not going for a frontal attack. We'll attack while they're still careless, and we'll leave once we get what we want. You have to run away when I say so. That's the way we can win against them.”

[Giants do not retreat!]

[Your words dirty the t.i.tan's Pride!]

Yeah, he knew this would happen. The success of this entire operation relied upon how well he could convince them. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo sighed and said.

”Sure, feel free to do that if you'd like to exchange your entire tribe's fate for a moment's pride, but you'll lose.”

[Keuk!?]

”You won't even get the opportunity to prove your t.i.tan's Pride, and you'll even lose the t.i.tan's Heart to them. They will leave, mocking you, the once brave Giants.”

[Are you looking down on our, the Giants' will!?]

”You're the ones looking down on the Giants' will. If you want to win, follow my orders.”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo activated his High Rank Command skill. He himself wasn't aware of this, but when the Command skill had reached the high rank level, he became able to show his dignity and strength to those who aren't even his subordinates.

Therefore, they couldn't take him lightly, and they instinctually felt daunted by him. It was no different from forcefully engraving his dignified appearance straight into their minds.

[Keuk, I guess we have no choice...]

[I'll respect your decision this time.]

”Yeah, thanks a lot,” Lee s.h.i.+n Woo replied and his goblin fire subsided. He'd already told them this before. Whenever Lee s.h.i.+n Woo convinced these d.a.m.n, rotten idiots, they would look like they were convinced, but then ten minutes later, they'd forget what he'd told them!

[Master, the enemy is moving.]

”Alright. Although, they're moving extremely slowly...”

The enemy's compa.s.s not only released the mana's interference on s.p.a.ce but also taught them where their ultimate destination... the frozen t.i.tan's Heart was.

The mountains were dangerous, so they were going around in circles, but they would eventually enter the Giants' domain.

”We're going too. We can't just let them do as they please.”

[Got it.]

Now that the level 7 Giants would listen to him, albeit for a brief period of time, they and the rest of the Giants followed him swiftly. Perhaps because they were the original inhabitants of these mountains, they were extremely fast, even though they were now zombies. It was quite fortunate for him.

”Rem, keep reporting on the enemy's movements.”

[I understand.]

After a few hours of surveillance, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo knew how large Metafel's army was, their location, as well as their level distribution.

And until he'd acquired all this information, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had been looking down on Metafel. That's because Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had destroyed the Metafel's corps, which had been led by the level 6 Corps Commander, Vitas in the past. Moreover, Metafel was only level 7 himself!

'SSeup, it'll be hard.'

However, Metafel wasn't an opponent he could take lightly. Although he'd only seen him through Rem's eyes, Metafel was frighteningly strong, and even though they were both level 7s, he was sure that Metafel was much stronger.

Moreover, there was a level 7 elite among his direct subordinates, as well as two level 7 elite Corps Commanders leading his troops. In other words, he was facing one highest rank level 7 elite as well as three mid rank level 7 elites!

'And there are all sorts of undead exceeding level 6, especially the magic division. There's also the level 4 or 5 knights that command the elite level 3 troops...'

The size of that force was 50,000 strong. It was such a considerable amount of troops that one would naturally say 'as expected of the Mercenary King'. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo marveled at the fact that s.h.i.+no Rendu had actually gotten past this and had made his way all the way to Metafel himself.

”Metafel's troops are currently exploring the mountain range, and are divided into dozens of groups.”

”He split his troops because the land wasn't suitable for moving a large number of troops, right?”

”Yep.”

To be honest, there weren't that many vast open plains in the mountains, like the one he'd saved the Giant in. Most of the roads were dangerous and narrow, so it was difficult for even two horses to walk through. If that weren't the case, then Lee s.h.i.+n Woo might have had to capitulate earlier.

Then how did the Giants move around through the mountain range? The question was pretty meaningless, as wherever they set foot became a road. Even the lowest level Giants were several meters tall, and with that overwhelming ma.s.s and their stats, they could make even the most dangerous roads into safe ones.

”Good. It's going just as I'd planned. They're exactly where I want them.”

Metafel's troops were divided in a way so that hundreds could move at a time. Of course, Metafel himself was in the center of his troops, but it was impossible for him to systematically respond to every single issue nearby.