Main Character Hides His Strength

21. Maestro Frontline (1)

The land of the Horsemen, called the Magic System, lies far north, on a land where ice and fire coexist.

Since birth, the Demons have been sinful and merciless people who worship only power and deceive others with virtue.

Horses usually stay within their own spirits to fight their own order, but sometimes when an absolute one of the Horsemen appears, they invade the continent in groups.

Hatsunius Max, known as the true king of the horses and the warrior chosen by Messin centuries ago, became the first disaster described in the Prophecy of Disaster itself, uniting the demons with powerful power and evil plots.

However, it wasn't just humans and other sects who secretly looked at the democracy of the Horses.

An armed group of Iron Knights and storm front forces marched into the northern continent, the entrance to the Horse System, and they built numerous fortresses in chains at the border of the Horsemen's system to prevent the Horsemen from invading.

The point where this machinery and the human race collide is called the front line in the world.

“ ……. ”

Kim Sung-cheol reached the front line.

We have defeated many demons and set foot here through the land of death where ice and fire coexist.

‘You're back here at last. ’

Kim Sung-cheol indifferently looked at the familiar gaze.

As always, it was a landscaped land piled up in an eerie silence.

Thunderous rumbles sound from the far north, and the ground shakes lightly.

The stench of sulphur sweeps through the wind's nostrils.

Kim Sung-cheol walked along the mountain slopes towards human territory.

“What are you going to do now? ”

Bertelkia suddenly asks a question.

Kim Sung-cheol replied walking forward.

“After a break, go back to the horse system and fight the demons. ”

Although there were many options, Kim Sung-cheol wanted to test the magical power obtained from Airfurt first.

How far have you come as a wizard to the Devil?

His theory was that he needed to know exactly where his limits and disadvantages were.

Kim Sung-cheol climbed to the hillside overlooking the frozen sea.

From a distance, it looked like one of the usual rocky mountains, but as I approached it, there were traces of people, such as scorched traces, firewood hidden under a gray cloth, and unusual iron everywhere.

As soon as Kim Sung-cheol got there, he found the hidden firewood of the sheep who live in my house and put iron on the floor to make a decent cooking table.

It was one of Kim Sung-cheol's longtime camps.

Not welcome by humans or demons, he used to rest on the front lines, creating several of his own hideouts similar to this one.

Of course, I also made my favorite dishes here.

He stands in front of the cave, blocking the entrance to the giant rock beyond the camp.

There was no sign of forced entry.

The little bugs, called magic dog dogs, run in a frenzy.

Kim Sung-cheol stood in front of the rock and took a deep breath, then grabbed the rock with both hands.

I didn't need a handle.

Puck!

The handle is where his fingers are stuck.

Kim Seong-chul put his finger on the rock and waited for a moment, then lifted up the huge rock.

“... I'm not surprised anymore. ”

Bertelgia snorts and stares at him shortly.

Bang!

The boulder blocking the entrance settles down a little further.

Heavy shocks that shake the ground lightly spread underfoot.

Kim Sung-cheol took a burning firewood from the cooking table and used it as a torch to enter the cave.

The cave was filled with all sorts of pots made of pottery.

They are Jang-cheol, made by Kim Sung-cheol, who beat the clay by hand.

He stands in front of the janitor with a large poisonous stone. He removes the stone and opens the lid.

Inside the Jangdeon, a root plant the size of a human child was ripening and ripening.

I drooled in Kim Sung-cheol's mouth.

“Th-this is Mandrago?! ”

Vertelgia, who had just followed me into the cave, was terribly surprised to see a creature inside the warden.

Kim Sung-cheol nodded.

“If you make kimchi out of this one, it's nothing special. ”

He put a bunch of pickled leaves from Mandragora's kimchi in his mouth and tasted the flavor.

[This dish scores.... 12 points!]

The score came out as a mess, but Kim Sung-cheol's taste was more exhilarating than any other delicacy.

“Hmm."

While he closes his eyes and savors the taste, Bertelgia mutters as he flees from the cave.

“Oh, my... I can't believe you made that weird food out of that precious...”

Kim Sung-cheol put rice in the lively cooking table and made rice.

I didn't need any other dishes.

He watched the landscape and emptied a bowl of rice with the pickled bread.

After eating his fill, he sits on a wide rock and closes his eyes.

A sulfur-infused wind blows from the palanquin, wiggling his hair lightly.

After a short break, Kim Sung-cheol woke up from his seat with his eyes open.

He heads straight for the horse system.

Entering the corridor through the magic system, the lower demons block his path.

An incompetent creature called an Imp.

A little head like a hairless monkey is filled with only appetite and malice.

“Kiiiiiy!!! ”

The Imps threatened you with a sharp skewer.

“Ugh... I hate those things. ”

Vertelgia has recently returned to its original size and has risen to a height so high that the Imps cannot reach it.

Kim Sung-cheol quietly reaches out his fingers, staring at the approaching Imps.

"Claire."

A flash of light flashes from his fingertips and hits the Imp's trunk.

“Kiiiiiy!!!!! ”

The Flashhit Imp died while his body was burning.

Then, the threatening Imps rushed to Kim Sung-cheol in unison.

Tsk! Tsk!

A deadly rusted skewer flew towards Kim Sung-cheol's body.

Kim Sung-cheol pointed out Yeongpu Glair, avoiding the spear in a way that was not difficult.

Gain -

Gain -

Imps that were pierced by the light are dying everywhere.

After killing ten Imps in a row, the attacking Imps finally stopped.

Kim Sung-cheol knew why.

‘You're starting to show up. ’

Bang!

Something protrudes from beneath the ground as it splits open.

The outside is about 5 meters.

It was a bizarre shaped demon with a male upper half on its head.

“Gyahhhh!!!! ”

Deep sea horse.

One of the gatekeepers guarding the entrance to the Magic System.

Kim Sung-cheol defeated the weakened Imps to summon him.

Deep sea horse species have fish level intelligence, but have strong strength and agility, and are notoriously notorious for their persistent vitality.

It was Kim Sung-cheol's judgment that the Royal Wizards, if they could magically kill this creature that could not escape the classics, could also cause a significant blow to Haesonius Max.

“Gyahhhh!!! ”

The deep sea horse roared as if heaven and earth were leaving, revealing only its upper half.

Those roaring Imps disappeared as if they had fled to the narrow, narrow cave where they were hiding. Only Kim Sung-cheol and the deep sea horse are left in the wasteland now.

The eyes of an empty fish stared at Kim Sung-cheol.

Soon, I struck a huge arm raised high in the sky.

Bang!

As the scale-covered fist hit the ground, the ground shook and rock debris spurted out everywhere.

“Hey, shouldn't we run away? ”

The voice of Bertelgia, which was stuck behind Kim Sung-cheol, suddenly said with a grassy voice.

“ ……. ”

Kim Sung-cheol only took a step forward.

“Ugh... I'm running out of lives with this guy. ”

Vertelgia voluntarily walked into Kim Sung-cheol's pocket, which seems to be the safest size reduction due to the feeling of not knowing Era.

‘How far will it go? ’

Kim Sung-cheol did not expect much.

He knows that his magic is under 200 degrees, and he also knows that the only magic he can do is in the third place.

Nevertheless, he faced the deep sea horse to see his limits with his own eyes.

Kim Sung-cheol started to move.

The eyes of the fish chased the trail of Kim Sung-cheol.

Kim Sung-cheol ran to the side and stiffened his finger toward the deep sea horse.

"Claire."

A spear-like beam protrudes from his fingertips and hits the arm of the deep sea horse.

Gain -

Smoke rises on the skin of deep sea horses.

But that was the end.

“Gyahhhh!!! ”

The deep sea horse roared and attacked Sung-cheol Kim with a crazy swing of his arm.

Bang, bang! Bang, bang!

The ground is swollen and the debris rises like fountains.

However, such a deep sea horse attack to Kim Sung-cheol was trivial.

He tried his only attack magic around the body of the deep sea horse, avoiding all attacks of the deep sea horse.

Arms, legs, torso, face, and eyeballs.

Gain -

The beam of light struck the eyes of the fish horse.

The fish's eyelids are rolled up from below.

As a deep sea horse, I lightly counteracted Kim Sung-cheol's attack by opening and closing my eyes once.

‘You're still too weak. ’

It was depressing news for Kim Sung-cheol that he knew, but couldn't even sneeze.

I need more magical power.

He looks back, thinking that way.

Far away, the deep sea horse roared and beat the ground.

Kim Sung-cheol doesn't know whether it's the roar of victory or just an extension of the threat by instinct.

“Hey, Bertelkia. ”

Kim Sung-cheol forcefully pulled out the Bertelgia in his arms.

“I can't hear you! I can't see!”

Bertelgia was blindfolded and blindfolded.

We don't know how it's possible to do that in a book.

“Come to your senses. ”

After Kim Sung-cheol rocked Bertelgia a few times, Bertelgia stayed alert and looked around.

“Huh? What about the fish head? ”

“There it is. ”

Kim Sung-cheol pointed to a deep sea horse roaring far away.

Bertelkia lets out a sigh of relief, falling down from the clutches of Kim Sung-cheol.

“I want you to stop playing such dangerous games. ”

“It's not dangerous at all. I have one more question. ”

“What?”

“Do you know of any Alchemy Quests that greatly boost your Magic Power? ”

“Alchemy quests? ”

Vertelgia, which was sagging, suddenly stood up, flapping to its original size and expanding.

And he said with a different voice, fluttering in front of Kim Sung-cheol.

“You're finally going to walk the path of the Creator? ”

“A creator or whatever. If only there was a quest to increase your magic. ”

This is not the time to cover the cold rice.

Kim Sung-cheol was willing to do anything to achieve his goal.

Even if it seems like an alchemist's quest has nothing to do with the objective at hand.

Bertelkia thinks over and over again and says in a voice she is not confident.

“Hmm. There aren't many quests you can do right now. ”

“Really?"

“Even if you created a level 5 annuity item, you don't have enough experience. For now, I recommend making all Alchemy items below level 4 once. ”

“How many Alchemy Items below Level 4? ”

“82.”

That's a lot of numbers.

“Hmm. I'll just take that back. ”

Kim Sung-cheol gave up coolly.

It was Bertelgia who was warm.

“Oh! Wait! The number of Alchemy Items below Level 4 you have created so far is 12 species. That means 70 more! ”

“That's too much. ”

“It's not much! It's not a lot! Living Alchemy is a shame you can achieve in no time! ”

“Hmmm...”

Kim Sung-cheol didn't seem foolish, but he thought he was going to do what Bertelkia said.

‘Successful craftsmanship increases your magical power and intuition. A little challenge a day in a moody mood wouldn't be too bad. ’

It was Kim's idea to use everything available.

And everything about alchemy is just a secondary goal.

Kim Sung-cheol was determined to find a man shortly after the battle with the deep sea horse.

Son of Altuzius and father of Sarah.

A man named Deckard.

I don't know exactly what level of wizard he is, but at least he will be.

The son of the mighty Altuzius.

Above all, the man is looking for a way to prevent disaster.

Probably desperate.

To find a way to sharpen and polish his strength.

Just like Kim Sung-cheol did eight years ago.

You said he was a mercenary wizard for the storm front. ’

The storm front.

The Iron Knights, along with the Biaran Tribe, are one of the three great forces in the north of the continent.

Unlike other groups, the Dwarf-made storm front has built powerful and organic fortresses around it to stop the Horsemen from invading the front lines. It is now called the Northern Most Powerful after defeating the fallen Iron Knights.

However, Kim Sung-cheol is not good with Dwarves.

Because he has a criminal record of stealing Arm Garaz from a temple that Dwarves worship.

‘At least I can't use my real name here. ’

Dwarves have a habit of writing the names of the beings who have sinned against them on a scroll.

The first line of the grudge was named Kim Sung-cheol.