The World of Masks

Focus solely on running, ignoring the black notes heard from behind. The efforts of the knights who desperately confronted the assailant in the rear have been brought to life by the sound of the sword striking the eardrum.

"Shit! Shit!"

I can hear the cursing speech of the knight next to me. But the duc didn't even say a word. The feeling of helplessness that the knight felt was like the feeling of everyone here now. The capital and the royal palace were destroyed, and now we have to run away from one of the raiders. There is no shame, there is no insult. This one humiliation was more painful than the total amount of humiliation I had in my life.

"Him. Is he really a traveler?"

The young man running next to the duc whispers in the duc's ear. The duc tightly clammed his lips and did not speak another word. The young man's question was also the duc's question.

It's been two years since the advent of a group of travelers. It was certainly faster than the humans in their world, but they absolutely didn't have the time to be strong. Especially strong ones, the lords' knights are probably of all sizes by now. There can't be a traveler with the terrifying skills to take on such elite approximations and wizards' collaborations easily, and even counter them.

"So you lied about who you are? For what? '

Do you really think that when they came back to life, you were driving all of this into the hands of a single tourist?

'There's a chance.'

No matter how vicious the Grand Duke is, he can't go behind the scenes on such a massive operation. The duc had already cleared his head of the idea that he had planned and executed this devastation operation on his own. You can't do this alone. There must have been support from the Grand Duke. That's a lot of support.

'Then it must be intentional too.'

I have a feeling they let themselves go too easily. The duc, who was thinking of the bear, shakes his head.

"He is definitely suspicious, but there is too little information. Let's get out of here first."

The young man nodded and focused on running again. Soon after, I saw the front door. I noticed that the old iron gate, which had always been a strong defense of the palace, was curled up in disgust. His gaze is swollen again, but the group barely feels comfortable.

I don't know what's going on, but I haven't seen any raiders since I met that Black Raider. Perhaps he was the last of the raiders. It was time to pass through the front door, grasping the faint hope.

Bang, bang!

The Duke's body stops. Not on purpose. One of the knights following you grabs the duc and the king tight in his mighty arms.

"Grrrgh!"

The duc groans in a loud voice. The strength emanating from the trained knight's well-trained muscles was a great weapon by itself.

"W-what are you doing?"

My lungs and organs were constrained and I couldn't even spit it out properly. The duc turns his head desperately to look at the knight who captured him. And I was as surprised as my heart sank. There was no expression on the knight's face. There was literally no anger, no hatred, no joy, no hope, no enthusiasm. Like the faces of the attackers who put themselves in such great danger.

"Kill him now!"

The duc exclaims urgently. The knights panic when they are suddenly told to kill their colleagues. From the peculiar behavior of his colleague Chan, to the duc who ordered the assassination of his colleague. The knights couldn't keep up with the situation for a moment. However, the duc urgently rushed, and the other knights saw that the duc was being held captive. Eventually, a knight beside me took a firm decision and put a knife to his colleague's throat.

Screaming!

The knight's neck slides down into a deep ditch. However, I couldn't straighten out how tightly I was holding her. The duc shouts as he scatters the cowardly knight's body.

"Evacuate now!"

But it was too late. The lighter's flint was made of motif, and the spark that was mounted on the inside of the garment was almost close to the gunpowder on the ignition line. The duc felt threatened to somehow save the king and keep the king away from his arms. Don't. Unfortunately for the duc, the fire in the gunpowder is more important than the duc's.

Kuang!

There was an explosion at the front door. The explosion that consumed the duc, the young man, the nearest approximation, and the king, was set ablaze revealing his existence to the world.

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The knights and wizards stare blankly at the explosion site. You can see the duc's group escaping with their eyes wide open to explosions and flames as they lay down their lives. Everything they did was a useless struggle. A deep despair and helplessness rose from the hearts of the knights and wizards. I feel like I'm going to lose the sword I'm holding in my hands. I was filled with the desire to sit down at least now. In the midst of this chaos, the last hope that could fulfil the will was lost. Together with him, their intentions disappeared. It was too much to ask not to despair.

"No, it's going to be fine."

As the group huddles in the swamp of despair, you suddenly hear their voices. The other knights and wizards looked at the words together. Do you have any other opinions? They looked like baby birds hoping for salvation.

"Those who escort you and the duc are the most elite of us all. He would have protected her somehow."

With a firm voice, another knight wakes up, one by one, as he watches a fellow knight speak of hope for survival. Yeah, it's gonna be okay. After all, the people who followed me now were honored and respected by their colleagues. He must have protected it somehow. That way, the knights' muscles gradually regained their strength. If so, their purpose remains unchanged. Thoroughly stopping the human in front of you. We can't go now to check on the Duke's party's survival. 'It's going to be okay.' and the knights put their strength and will back into their weak hands.

It was when the knights and wizards started looking at Jack again.

"Khh, khh, khh!"

A suppressed laughter pops out of Jack's mouth, watching the shape of the Humans for a moment. He shudders to his body as if he was about to go crazy with something to enjoy.

"Hehehehe, hehehehehe!"

Eventually, I couldn't help but spit out the minerals as if they were exploding. The knights were nervous about Jack looking like he was broken somewhere.

Unlike its size and roughness, Jack's photons were not surprisingly long. However, the fluttering body has not stopped to see if there is still hope.

"Hehehe, you would have saved him somehow?"

You hear a small voice in the ears of the knights and wizards, as if it were really funny. They stare at Jack fiercely with their faces bent. He's laughing at their faith now. Their anger spikes.

"You heard me say I'm a traveler, right?"

I don't know what you're talking about. I frowned by myself. To be honest, it was a confusing situation whether or not the human wearing black armor in front of him was a traveler. Travelers can't be this strong, but there's no evidence to deny it. Moreover, even if I knew it no longer, it meant nothing.

"Travelers are usually created as quests when commissioned by humans around the world. The invisible spear opens before our eyes, informing you of the nature of the quest."

Jack comfortably lowered his sword and continued his explanation. The knights and wizards had heard some things about it. But why would he say that in this situation? The expression of the knights and wizards began to blend in increasingly awkward. But as if it didn't matter what their predicament was, Jack continued to speak in a laughing voice.

"And as soon as you complete the quest, a window will open informing you of the completion of the quest. Of course, it's invisible to you."

Jack hangs up again and smiles. A disturbing smile. That's what all the knights thought.

"I was clearly asked by the Grand Duke to kill the king. And of course, this was created as a quest. And by the way, when you guys were talking about how your colleagues would have saved the king, well, there was a spear in front of me."

No way. The knights and wizards' faces turned white. He was asked by the Grand Duke to kill you, and that was a quest. Once you complete the quest, the quest completion window will open. If that's the case, the window that opens in front of him now is...

"Hahahaha! Your colleague was guarding you, so you'll be okay? Your colleague was the best, so you saved him somehow? No matter how much humans want hope, isn't it too much? Enough with the jokes! The king you've been trying to protect is already!"

Jack gives a big smile to the knights and wizards who look stunned by frustration and devastation.

"Dead!"

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