You have selected the only difficulty level.

"Special challenges will be active.

Kill the pagans for 45 days. Mission will fail on death.

Blackened vision recovers color, and noisy voices are caught in sensitive hearing.

Is this the beginning? ’

The sound of metal rattling.

A squishy stench that pierces the nose.

Smells of nasty blood and spicy smoke.

Inside, Yoon-suk opened his eyes and looked around him.

“One, two, three, four, five, six…. ”

Dozens of people in large barracks to accommodate.

A man on the bed is swiftly counting the numbers, sweeping around.

“Twenty-three people in total.... ”

I thought that guy was a recreational being like Wellion or Kanna I saw on the mission....

The continued shout made me realize that it wasn't.

“There are fewer people than the average, but don't worry too much. It means there are that many talented people. Can we see which difficulty everyone has chosen? ”

He asked for the difficulty level to take charge.

Through this, I also realized Yoon-suk.

Twenty-three people in this barracks are all challengers.

“You look familiar. Are you familiar with this mission? ”

The man who was questioned by a challenger nodded without a worry.

“Yes, I heard more from a clan member who chose the only difficulty level. In the future, we will join the war here as one mercenary. ”

7 days of proficiency, 15 days of professionalism and 45 days only.

Naturally, the description that followed did not include general and apprentice difficulties.

The mission challenger will not be able to choose a difficulty level less than Skilled from the 10th floor anyway.

“For the record, I chose the only difficulty level. ”

The man who naturally created an atmosphere that led the situation first stated his difficulty level.

Then...

“The only one. That's good news. ”

“I won't be alone at the end of this mission. ”

A Demibeast with a giant double-edged axe and a Fairy Woman with a staff mutter.

“Have you chosen the only difficulty level? ”

In the man's question, they shook their heads, and the man seemed to finally understand.

“Somehow, not half as many challengers, that's why you're here. How hard is it for everyone else? ”

“… skilled. ”

“You've mastered fire and healing system magic. The difficulty level is specialized. Please take good care of it. ”

Is this how it's supposed to be from now on?

Or is it just that guy creating this atmosphere?

Not sure, but they opened up information as briefly as they wanted.

Yoon-suk kept his mouth shut until the end.

Then the man smiled softly and asked. Somehow, it was a smile that reminded me of my university days and representatives.

“You're the only one left. Can't you at least tell me the difficulty level? so that the people behind us can prepare themselves a little bit. ”

He spoke politely and the demands were justified.

I hid it because I didn't want to get noticed because of the difficulty last time, but I didn't think I needed to do it this time.

Yoon-suk replied honestly.

Well, not to mention the fact that he's from a duel.

“This is the only difficulty. ”

“… Are you sure? Ah... No, I made a statement. I'm sorry."

I only heard it through my own mouth, but I don't know how accurate the statistics are, but the difficulty of the mission performers is over.

Only 4, Professional 9, Skilled 10.

Given the reaction of the challengers, even though there are few, this luxurious proportion is very rare.

“Now, I'm going to bother you one last time. Soon an officer will come and ask you who the leader of the mercenary army is. Do you mind if I take that? ”

Some frowned, some tilted their heads.

However, he nodded most reluctantly at the man's aggressive appeal, saying that he knew a lot of information and would do everything in his power to bring everyone back to life.

That's when we were roughly done.

Boom, boom, boom!

You hear an explosion outside the barracks.

“Ambush!”

“Battle stations! ”

You can see the soldiers rushing somewhere past the barracks' breached entrance.

“Looks like it's begun. Everyone just calm down and wait. The person I just told you about will be here soon. ”

There is strength in a voice that is convinced.

Even the expressions of the man were relaxed, so those who were nervous naturally obeyed him.

“Who's the director here? Why are you still doing this here? ”

Soon after an officer in a uniform ran somewhere and saw inside the barracks, he hurried in and gasped for relief.

The man approached him as if he was waiting.

“I'm the director. Is something wrong? ”

“... Are you calling that a question? They're pagans! Those cursed bastards are here! ”

“That's right. We'll get ready for it. ”

Despite what the man said, the officer shook his tongue with an unfair look.

“Just in case someone's a mercenary. What's the name of this place? ”

“Red Wolf mercenaries. ”

The man replied immediately.

There's no way this mercenary group of challengers has a real name, and I think he made it up....

It was a sense of namelessness.

“Red wolf. I'll keep an eye on you. You'd better not be talking nonsense. Do you understand?”

The officer walks away with a long stretch.

“Now, you all heard the man. Let's get ready to go. The count has to be filled.”

The man said so, but there was nothing to do or tidy up. We're already ready to fight at any point in our quest.

However, a challenger asked him a question.

It was a fairy woman who chose the only difficulty level.

“Then why did you hate that officer when you knew it was going to happen? ”

I was also a little curious about Yoon-suk.

I wonder if they were different.

Everyone waits for his mouth to open.

The man smiled beautifully and replied.

“We're in a bad relationship. ”

“I don't understand. ”

“Lebuck Tsuliman, commander in chief of the Three Musketeers. The man I just visited is one of the special challenges of this trial. When this battle is over, they will come back to catch something. So I don't think you should do anything you don't want to do. All right, let's go! ”

The moment I followed the man out of the barracks.

Yoon-suk could truly enlighten me.

“ ……. ”

What war is in this world.

* * *

Wide plains carved across the horizon.

A mysterious black meteorite falls into the plain.

Not one or two, dozens and dozens of times.

Boom, boom! Boom!

This is what I heard in the barracks earlier.

A huge enchantment is drawn over the crater that collides with the ground, and the horses start pouring out.

“Aaaaah! God! ”

“Kill the filthy heathens! ”

Yoon-suk's barracks were located at a high place at the end of the plains.

That's why the waves of troops pour in from below at a glance.

“ ……. ”

The numbers seemed to exceed tens of thousands.

Some individuals are smaller than humans, but a few times larger individuals have gathered together to create an overwhelming presence.

‘I heard you killed...... ’

Different in size

The Horses are tens of thousands and the Humans are tens of thousands. Those two bump into each other at the edge of the plain.

Yoon-suk thought.

How many people are dying in a minute that flows here right now?

“It's been a long time since I've seen you like this. Is this the first time you've seen a war like this? ”

“Wow, that must be the sacred Legion of the Trinity that once existed! ”

Unlike Yoon-suk, challengers from other dimensions seemed quite familiar with this field.

As the boundary troops split apart, the time for direct combat with the horses is approaching, but they venture more sophisticated than tense.

The man shouted like this.

“Stay focused on staying alive. As you can see, we can't change the course of the world. The mission is to focus on survival and help the most important people possible. ”

His reasoning was that we are not the states of this mission.

This war was not enough to transform the game into fewer than thirty people.

“Stop it! Stop it at all costs! The paladins will be here soon! ”

Maybe it was an ambush.

Or is this what war looks like in this era?

I don't know, the war was a real dog fight.

The Horses are gathering and the soldiers stop them.

Command?

Someone yells a whale and waves a flag, but this chaotic barrel has no way of working.

“Soon it will be our turn. ”

“The support system is at the center of everything! ”

The challengers made their own progress, even though no one had asked them to. Proximity suits surround the perimeter and protect job families like wizards and archers inside.

Soon, the boundary collapses and the Horsemen reach where the challengers are.

“Flag of Energy! ”

“The King of the Jungle's Blessing! ”

Whether they were from missions rather than one-on-one combat, the support line challengers had one broad-spectrum buffet technology, and many of those buffs overlapped and took over the bodies of the challengers.

“Yes, this is it! Yirrrrrgh!”

“What a rush!”

“Is it because of the Horsemen summoned from Killian? They're not kidding. ”

The crumbs sweep away the fierce approaching tribe.

However, if you see a Horse that is difficult to solve on its own, do not overdo it, but borrow the power of the other challengers.

Magic bursts from the center of the formation when there are injuries or dangerous times…….

It was quite impressive

‘We're all used to the sum, even though we're not used to it. ’

Yoon-suk himself was a little awkward to fight with someone, but only delivered one person on the line that did not interfere with their harmony.

However…….

“What! How long is this going to take?" ”

“I think I'm running out of magic. I'm going into meditation, so I need someone by my side. ”

As the battle rages for more than an hour or two, the challengers slowly tire. The Horsemen who appeared as hypocrites became stronger and stronger.

Even though they were truly unique among the ordinary soldiers, they showed an unafraid status, but the limit was approaching.

“Just a little longer! It'll be over soon! ”

Once a man decides to take a position on the surface, he might have escaped if he hadn't constantly encouraged them as if he were really the leader of this group.

“Oh, I mean, one day! ”

“Said it would be over when the saint arrived. I should have been here by now... ”

When a challenger asked a nervous question, he also did not hide the question and replied.

Shhhhhhh!

A white light began to emerge from the floor.

It was happening simultaneously across this vast plains, not just in their vicinity.

Challengers were suddenly embarrassed by this, but the ordinary soldiers around them were different.

“She's a saint!”

“God, a miracle...! ”

Even with their arms and legs torn off and their bellies punctured, they kneel on the floor with tears in their eyes.

Soon, the sacred white light flashed like a flash, and when the light disappeared, many of them were long gone.

The challengers who seemed to be really finished sighed for relief.

“Another half hour and someone would have died. ”

“This is much more difficult than I thought.... ”

It's only day one.

Fight for 7 days on the lowest dual difficulty level, even if you are skilled.

They feared for the first time in a battle that exceeded expectations.

And the man in charge of the director's role brought them together and returned to the camp.

“Do you hear that horn? This is your return signal. Let's go back and rest. The next battle is tomorrow morning. ”

“Tomorrow morning... That's the best news I ever heard. Hey. You haven't made out with him yet, by the way? I'm a great man. ”

“Milerion Rohanden, please feel free to call me Miller. ”

After one battle.

Challengers took a favorable stance on Miller.

You must be good at this and know a lot about this mission, so it may be natural.

Well, there seemed to be some people who regarded it badly....

After returning, he posted a combat report to the military officers as the mercenary squad representative, took on some troublesome tasks such as bringing supplies, and said nothing.

“Wow, did you give this to me? ”

“Does anyone have any cooking skills? I'll take care of the ingredients! ”

The challengers returned to the barracks and spent time eating or chatting until the next battle. Some people looked around and learned information about the mission.

Just like Yoon-suk.

“Stop, stop...! Aaaah! Aaaah! ”

The battle is over, but there are screams everywhere.

There was the groaning of the wounded, but not all of them.

“Hahaha! Are you sick too? Does it hurt? ”

You can see a lot of tree pegs just looking around the barracks.

The chimes are tied together, and surrounded by soldiers with joyful faces.

“Upset? Then why don't you summon the Horsemen like before?" ”

Tuk-tuk.

You were the one who threw the stone. Some people tied it to their foreheads, stabbed it with their spears, or even burned it down.

Yoon-suk approached the soldiers with disgust.

“Who are these people? ”

“A pagan. But.... Who are you?”

A soldier who answered with the eyes of asking strange questions asked me the identity of Yoon-suk.

“A passing mercenary. I asked because it was strange that there were prisoners. Where I was, I only saw the horses. ”

“Well, maybe you don't know. These are the ones the paladins hid at the Summon Altar and captured and distributed to the Horsemen. Filthy heathens who can do nothing by themselves. ”

“If you're a pagan, are you referring to Treshon Bridge? ”

The soldier's eyes brightened with Yoon-suk's question.

“Do you think pagans have pagan names? Don't call me what the barbarians call me. ”

“I understand.”

Yoon-suk was so frustrated and turned away.

And that moment.

Screech-!

Tied to a stake, the neck of the suffering prisoner is slit.

“Who! Someone killed him! ”

The soldiers shout in fury.

Like a child who has lost his toy.

“ ……. ”

Yoon-suk left without hesitation.

And I continued to wander the army.

At the same time, the beheadings of the bound prisoners have spread from place to place.

When the tortured prisoners disappeared from everywhere. Yoon-suk returned to the mercenary camp and approached Miller.

“Oh, you……. ”

“I'm Choi Yun-seok.”

“Are you from Moorim? ”

Yun Seok nodded roughly when he asked Miller again. As expected, I wanted to ask you first after confirming that the pagans on this mission were from Trezan.

“Elizabeth Rowen, do you know about her? ”

“... Must be one of them. Either you've heard about this mission like I have, or you're a friend who's interested in history. But it can't be because he's from Moorim... ”

Miller's voice is stiff.

“How did you know? You chose the only one. Did you start with information like I did? ”

I don't know why, but his eyes were filled with vigilance. Yoon-suk shakes his head quietly.

“I've been walking around and I've heard stories about her. So I asked him once. ”

Did that make any sense?

“Oh, right. Maybe I should. She's a celebrity. ”

Miller frowns and smiles as usual.

“I'm a little surprised that her name came up. ”

“Why?”

“Liberation Witch Elizabeth Lorwen, she is the final objective of this mission. She's terribly strong. ”

“ ……. ”

Looks like El is the final boss on the 14th floor.