“Oohhhh!”
“Kahahahaha.”
“Just like I told you. This is Weed we are talking about. Only Weed could have adventures like this!”
The tavern Bart was in was rowdy with merriment. The tavern was crowded with customers who forgot about their beer and appetizers and instead decided to watch Weeds adventure on the large crystal orb.
Of course, Bart was watching with the crowd.
‘How is this any fun to watch? They got scared of some monsters, went through some dungeon and now they seem to be escaping in a group.’
But after a small amount of time had passed...
‘Huh, this is a bit exciting, it strangely pulls you in. It’s nail biting how close the refugees are skating with death.’
And a moment after that, watching Weed with just one companion and his underlings going forward to act as bait.
‘Oh! Such a decision…...’
The tavern became as quiet as a dead mouse. They watched the large crystal orb as if they were hypnotized, forgetting to even refill their beer. The crowd forgot about everything as they were swept up by the tension of watching Weed, Seo Yoon and his subordinates fleeing as the Embinyu army dogged their every steps.
Bart, having no knowledge or experience of the battle mechanics, could not gauge how well Weed fought. Besides the wolves, foxes and rabbits, he had no idea how strong other monsters were. He accepted, at face value of what he heard, the people’s praises for Weed’s greatness on the battlefield, of his prodigious skills, and his movements that no one could imitate.
He could just feel that Weed was planning something. The meeting he had with Weed was short, but he had come out with the impression that Weed was not someone who would jump in front of the whole army of the Embinyu Church without a plan.
“But, that woman wearing the mask next to him… She seems familiar… It couldn’t possibly be my daughter, could it?”
*****
“Torido, take the left.”
“Understood. Master!”
Torido called upon the Pure Blooded Vampire Clan. The vampires increased their levels as they attacked the Cultists. In a way, the Cultists were the best suited enemy for the Pure Blooded Vampire Clan as they had ‘pure’ blood.
The showdown between the Vampires and the Cultists was taking place everywhere. While there were also many Embinyu Priests, they tried to avoid the Vampires and only came after Weed. Killing Weed took priority before anything else.
Turning left, Torido was faced with a flowing river. This was the place where the Pyramid and the Lion Monstrosity stood towering over the landscape.
“Those who profane the Embinyu Church cannot escape!”
The Wyvern Knights joined in the pursuit, flying low to attack with their spears. And from afar, spells and arrows continued to rain down on them. The Embinyu army was getting closer and closer. From the other side of the Pyramid and the Lion Monstrosity were groups of Demons and Cultists, trapping them in.
They could no longer move freely, being completely encircled and isolated. The Embinyu forces were closing all possible escape routes. Because the Demons were so fast, they were too preoccupied beating back the Demons and Cultists to clear away from the Embinyu Church’s encirclement.
‘I failed to protect him again.’
Seo Yoon was prepared to fight till the end. No matter what happened, she decided to die first, fighting to protect Weed till the last moment.
“Don’t stop now, climb.”
Weed began to scale the Pyramid. As it was built as a Step Pyramid, Weed had little problem climbing up.
Seo Yoon had some doubts as going up was a dead end with very little advantage in terrain.
“Ah!”
Having had an epiphany, Seo Yoon climbed the Pyramid.
“We are vulnerable to the enemy’s spells and arrows up here.”
“Abandoning our escaping and choosing to fight till the end, it’s not bad Master.”
Torido and Van Hawk stepped onto the Pyramid’s stone and began climbing up.
The Demons, Cultists and soldiers of the Embinyu Church were still after them. They were harassed by the the Wyvern Knights with every step they climbed. But with Weed and Seo Yoon, who was awakened to her Berserker ability, the Wyvern Knights were not much of a hurdle. With a third of their numbers left, they were even more persistent in their attack.
Finally, Weed reached the capstone. It was the king’s tomb he built by pouring out his heart and soul. While he was the anointed lord of Morata now, before he was a vicious entrepreneur that tapped into his latent potential for business to ruthlessly exploit people without regret to build such an immense structure.
Seo Yoon, Van Hawk, and Torido arrived at the stones right below him.
“Impressive view.”
It was like looking from a mountain peak. Seeing from above, the Embinyu forces were swarming the area. The landscape was blackened by the Demons, Dark Paladins, Witch Doctors, Priests and Cultists crawling down below. Even the High Priest Belloni had left behind the flaming Citadel and was leading a personal force to the Pyramid.
“I guess with this, I managed to buy half the time I need.”