The Grand Prince Has Run Away

As you climb along the steep slopes, the wall opens with a wide plain.

Regrets were new to the familiar landscape.

I fought my way through bloodshed at Polkin Gateway for nearly half a year at the beginning of the Apocalypse. For six months, the battle was endless, and many battles lasted days and nights.

‘Hmm. I thought I'd never see you again, but here you are. ’

As I approached the gate, I could see a long array of merchant procession. I was undergoing inspection. However, we were able to enter the gates without having to take a turn with the attention of a soldier who was already waiting.

As you enter the gate, you come out of a ten-meter underground passageway. There were iron gates and bars on every pass, and there was no room for guards beside them. These soldiers are tasked with closing their gates and bars in the event of an enemy invasion and surviving to their deaths.

Once you have cleared the gates, you come out of a vast desert blocked by high cliffs on all sides. In the sprawling urban area, there were 50,000 civilians living with 3,000 soldiers and 200 knights. It didn't matter, although there were fewer troops deployed than the world's largest fortified gate.

Polkin Gateway can stop a million enemies, even if there are only 500.

Honestly, how do you expect to climb a 90-meter wall? Moreover, a siege weapon can only be struck or shattered by a solid granite wall at least 60 meters thick, and most of the arrows below cannot reach the top of the wall.

Here at Polkin Gateway, no matter how many armies you deploy, you will never conquer them by official law.

“Master, welcome. I've been waiting.”

Three Bladers from the Berbe Parliament have come to meet us. They were tasked with overseeing the Allon Mercenaries. They were supposed to give me information about them.

“Who's Saint? ”

A brown-haired man who appeared to be in his 30s on my call came forward.

“It's me.”

“How many children are there now, Alone? ”

“About 50. ”

“Only 50 people? Quite a few?”

“Yes. When Aaron was leaving Kara, he secretly brought out a myeloid follower. ”

“What about the rest of your men? ”

“I was abandoned in Kara. ”

“No, why? ”

“Probably because you don't want to share the money you've raised. ”

Alone, this guy's got no real conviction. I used to think I had at least 300 men with me, but I only brought 50 men with me. I wasn't aware of the harpoon, but I didn't know it was this trashy.

Well, that's good. We can all burn the Underworld without a conscience. I hate being a traitor.

“Fine. Then you tell the buyer to go and unblock the west gate. When I'm outside the front gate and they come out, I'm gonna take care of Aaron on the trail, you know? ”

“Well, you know what? ”

“Why?”

“The plan seems to be difficult. ”

Saints began to explain why he was troubled by his anxious face.

Currently, Alon and his men are staying in an inn called the Refuge of the Travelers, and they are renting the whole place as a base. But the problem is that Alone mercenaries are very vigilant. It should be obvious that they are blocked from entering the west gate to the Kingdom of Robos, but since the second day, they will not even look at the west gate and refrain from going outside the inn as much as possible.

I smiled, Pic. Even though Alon is a scum, the veteran mercenary commander who has been working as a mercenary for a long time seems right.

“Heh. Rats. That was quick. ”

“This is no time to smile. If we don't capture Aaron alive soon, our heir to the Chamber of Commerce may not know what will happen. The Great Desert Bandits have no patience like the children of Allon. ”

“Don't worry too much. I'll get right on it. ”

“What are you going to do? ”

I pulled out the lumbar cord slightly.

“Taking out the garbage and making our home a beautiful blue mountain. It's easy to work with. ”

Saints are appalled.

“Master! You must never attempt to solve this with a knife. ”

“Why?”

“The Gateway Commander here will never stand still. If the Master has caused a great deal of bloodshed and the Gate Commander finds out about the incident, our council will never set foot inside Polkin Gateway again. That means we're doomed. So if you can, find another way. ”

“Really? Who the hell is the Gateway Commander? ”

“Earl Malthus. ”

As Earl Malthus, I know it well. He was one of the commanders who fought together during the Polkin Gateway defense in the Age of Doom.

Earl Malthus is a mid-level master swordsman and a forward-thinking enough to make his own sword a 'success’.

The problem is that he strangles himself on the rise to look like an obsessive-compulsive patient. That's why we never take bribes. It's because I think that bribery can get me on my feet.

Perhaps if I do so at Polkin Gateway in a great deal of bloodshed, the erl will have a long way to go. It will be a gold rush in the Earl's career.

Of course, it was I, Earl Malthus, whether or not I was angry, but I had to avoid doing as much damage to my client as possible. If word gets out that the client is down because of me, it's going to be very disruptive in the future.

“We're in trouble. Earl Malthus? ”

“Yes, so be very careful. ”

It's a difficult quest. There are too many conditions to block the client and the surroundings are not good.

However, Kaoyan Emergency Center is the first principle of friendly service. It provides a very clean and tidy experience for the customer.

I stayed away from Saints for a moment and spoke to Armida.

“Sister, how many times can you use space wizards? ”

My sister tilted her head.

“I don't know. 30 at the most? Eight cycles of magic, which is a lot of Mana. ”

Thirty times is a big deal. Human 8-Cycle Wizards can only use the magic to move space on a good day, but no more than 3-4 times.

‘Then the rest is twenty. Well, that'll work. ’

Earl Melthus is a rising topographer. When an accident is revealed externally, it flicks a furnace, but if it seems vague, it is buried. Send me a rough patch, make me an excuse, and I'll pretend I don't know you.

Later, I watched Alone Mercenaries' movements from afar with Armida's sister, watching the 'Travelers' Rest Area ’.

* * *

I've been walking the streets of Polkin Gateway for a while. It was a very familiar landscape with no scene of destruction. I accidentally stumbled across a tavern cellar and smiled. This is where I remembered making love to my daughter.

“Sarah, stop playing and come eat. ”

I heard a familiar voice somewhere. Oh, and by the way, her name was Sarah. She was 20 at the time, so now she's... I don't know.

[Sister, three of them are coming your way. I'll meet you as soon as I get to the range.]

Suddenly, I heard Armida's voice in my ears.

Right now, my sister is looking at the movement of Aaron mercenaries on the rooftop of a temple building in the center of the city, and if she sees anything unusual, she is supposed to tell me through ‘Doctor Delivery' magic.

I, on the other hand, covered the lower tube and went into the distance.

“Abdomen or backbone? ”

The three Allan mercenaries suddenly look at me, their legs twitching in shock.

I approached them, pretending not to know anything.

“Hey, are you mercenaries? ”

“Yes, yes · · · · · · · ·. ”

“That's great. I need to ask you a question. Have you seen any Aron mercenaries around here? ”

You shake the head of the sheep that all three mercenaries made.

“I didn't see it. ”

“Really?"

“Yes.”

“Oh, you bastards. Where is everybody? I heard you came this way. ”

A mercenary stepped forward in my words.

“What the hell is going on? ”

“Oh, that's the commander, Alon. He ate my money and ran away. What? Oh, I'm so pissed. If I catch these bastards, I'll rip their throats out. Yuck!”

I grabbed the back of my neck, pulled the yogi out, and the mercenary stepped back.

“Ahh · · · · · · · · · · ·. Is that so?"

“You really didn't see it, did you? ”

“Yes, I do. I've never heard of them. ”

“Really? Got it. Go away.”

“Yes, yes. ”

The three mercenaries turn together and take a quick walk back the way they came. Then I was chased behind them.

For a moment, a mercenary, driven by two fellow mercenaries, approaches me.

“You know what? ”

“Yes? Why? ”

“Why are we following you? ”

I shudder to look at a note out of my pocket.

“It's just a road. It's just a coincidence. Alone's kids are staying at an inn called the Travelers' Rest Area. They asked the travelers for directions, and they said we should go this way. ”

“Ahh · · · · · · · · · ·? ”

“Do you know where the inn is? They say it's this way. It's so complicated, I don't know where it is. ”

The mercenary points straight ahead. It was exactly where the 'Traveler's Rest Area’ Inn was located. What an ungrateful bunch.

“Really? Thank you. ”

“No. I'm glad I could help. ”

I passed them by, adding a fierce note.

“Oh, I can't seem to cover the fire because my eyes are spinning. You guys, if you're going this way, go back to the other way. If you get distracted while watching, we can go to the goal together. Because you're mercenaries, and I can mistake you for mercenaries. ”

“Oh, really? Okay, I'll be careful. ”

“Okay, then go. ”

“Yes.

The three mercenaries make their way down a narrow alley and begin to run away from the burinake. And shortly after they disappeared from my sight, I got a call from Armida's sister.

[Sister, they just went to the west gate. Seeing the line behind the Merchant Matrix, it looks like it's going straight through Polkin Gateway.]

I snorted.

Now those three mercenaries are dead. There are dozens of Verbe Merchant Guild Guard Defenders on the mountain pass just outside Polkin Gateway. Saints know the faces of all the children of the Allon Mercenaries, so they will be killed as soon as they leave.

But those three were also fortunate. At least I won't die by my hand. Rather than die for me, the Merchant Guild Guards have killed me a hundred times. They'd bury you in Goigo.

After sending a few of them this way, I went on a full-scale mercenary hunt. A bloodbath that harnesses the magical powers of Accident Death and his sister Armida.

* * *

An ambitious alleyway in the depths of the night, a mercenary with a sword at his waist, raises an unmanned companion and heads to a refuge for strangers. Perhaps his colleague drank alcohol to become bread at a nearby amusement park.

“Son of a bitch. The commander told you not to go out there like that, but you can't stand that bird. It's a speakeasy. You're crawling against a whorehouse? ”

“Mmm-hmm. Mmm-hmm. ”

“Shut up and shut up. Don't you know how many of our children have gone missing today? ”

“Hey, can you do some business? They were the only ones blocking the gate, so things got weird. They were all gonna get away anyway. Woof.”

“Anyway! Anyway, you're going to have a serious talk with the commander in the morning. The commander really didn't let go. ”

The mercenary who bruised his companion falls to the ground without joining his horse. The drunken mercenary who fell with him turned his head in wonder, looking at his fellow mercenaries trembling, he immediately snapped his neck again and bent forward.

With a proud smile, I turn to look in their pockets.

Then Armida appeared behind me with an angry face. The moment things get weird, it seems to be rushing to the magic of teleportation.

“Brother, what are you doing? ”

I told my sister.

“Why? You didn't use a knife? ”

“But that's not the client's request. What's wrong with you all of a sudden? ”

“Really? So it wasn't even your hand? ”

“Of course.”

“Oh, I see. I didn't know.”

“Brother, you did that on purpose, didn't you? ”

Armida looked at me with shrewd eyes.

I took out a bag of money from the corpse and put it in my arms.

“It's okay. It doesn't matter. And frankly, it's the middle of the night, so I can't let her go. The gates are all sealed shut. ”

“Even so. How the hell are we gonna deal with these bodies? ”

“Of course you should take care of it. ”

“Me? How? ”

“With magic.”

Armida blinks.

“Oh, right. Should we burn it? ”

“Well, that leaves a trail. It's gonna take a while. And the smell of burning corpses around it will vibrate. Just magically send it anywhere. ”

Armida's sister looks embarrassed.

“I didn't bring the coordinate book. ”

“But you're still memorizing the coordinates you use most often, right? ”

“Of course, there are a few. It's a bit of a place. ”

“Where?”

“The Celestial Hall of Chronos and the Celestial Hall? ”

“There you go. Send him to the Sacred Hall. ”

“But you're a sacred place, right? ”

“Holy to the humans, not to your sister. Isn't that where your sisters keep the knives and the books? ”

Armida rolls her eyes. Honestly, the Shrine is a sacred place for Humans and for Valkyries, but it's just a warehouse for supplies on the ground.

“Well, yes, but... ”

“Then what are you doing? Send it quickly.”

“Okay, just give me a second. ”

Soon, Armida sent the bodies to the sacred hall with a magic space move. The priests who will be opening the Holy Hall for the first time next year will be shocked, but that's all they have to do, and I just need to settle this quest quietly.

* * *

< Quiet blood loss at Polkin Gateway. > End

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