Northern Mountains (1)

The Hubert Company, located in Tarak, the Kingdom of Tulk, was prospering day by day.

Harley, who has grown up as the name of the Tarak mercenary world, and the power of the denomination behind him, was able to minimize the checks of other forces in the early stages of the business.

‘As I grew to a certain extent, my teeth started to fall off too.’

As Sanghoe began to grow in size, the interference from cancer continued to increase.

There were still no people who acted openly, but the threat posed in secret has reached a point where it cannot be ignored.

‘Nevertheless, we have prepared a way to respond this time, so it will be better in the future.’

During the recent honeymoon with Clan Brokoslak in Thalia, a number of vampires infiltrated Tarak.

Of course, unlike Talia, which was occupied by the clan, you had to always be careful and move only in the shade here, but the vampires of the clan that were strengthened were able to melt without any problems with the help of the superior.

‘Besides, the personnel dispatched to Taraq this time are the individuals who have been evolved by the 「Pure Blood」 focusing on stealth.’

Since they deliberately adjusted their direction and specialized in hiding their identity, at this point, it could be said that they were specialized in infiltration and crafting.

However, a sudden change came to Tarak, where everything was going smoothly.

Also on a fairly large scale.

‘…I knew that chaos was coming, so I preempted supplies such as food, oil, and weapons. This is more than I expected.’

In the office of the Chamber of Commerce, Hubert frowned as he looked at the urgently delivered documents.

For traders, information is life.

Because he was also very careful about setting up a system for collecting information quickly, he was able to obtain such important information right away…

“If it’s an incident like this, there’s probably no place we don’t know about.”

As a single merchant, if he knew, the others would have already begun to move.

And, as Hubert predicted, it was a work in progress in real time.

“Move quickly!”

“Check again to make sure you haven’t missed anything!”

Crack Crack Crack!

Doo doo doo-!

Unlike usual, in a chaotic atmosphere, the troops of the Count of Aonia, to which Tarak belonged, began to advance north in unison.

In addition, the soldiers from other cities as well as the central lord’s castle moved quickly towards the northernmost part of the territory, the steel fortress.

With such a large-scale move, of course, news had to be delivered to those who stayed in the city.

Wherever people gathered, such as mercenary guilds and bars, related stories quickly spread.

“Hey, did you hear the news? They say they are recruiting mercenaries on a large scale from the Fortress of Steel. The army is already on the move.”

“Ah, I heard. Are the monsters in the northern mountains showing signs of moving south?”

“These days, the undead is coming and going, so I’m still confused, but I really don’t know what will happen.”

“Ah, it must be a coincidence. Were the northern mountain range monsters hit once or twice?”

In order to minimize confusion, all information had not yet been released, so most people who did not know about the abyss thought that this commotion was only temporary.

Of course, some of them felt that this situation was not serious, based on various information.

“This…, I’m worried about what I heard from the Bjar party last time.”

“What? Do you have any information?”

“Not long ago, I met a party that had just returned from the mountains. I heard it then. Suddenly, I met a mutant and my party got hurt a lot.”

“A mutation? Isn’t that common when you catch monsters?”

“It wasn’t a normal mutation, it was that he ran like crazy as if he had rabies.”

However, they also did not have accurate information.

In addition, they also had the same thought that there would be a big problem in the field where even the military was mobilized.

Those who were possessed by the enormous rewards offered by the estate headed to the Northern Steel Citadel one by one.

“Hey, Harley! Did you hear the news? What are you going to do? I think we should go too.”

It was the same with the trio of Southern Warriors with Harley.

As the Hubert Company grew in size and hired many talents, they had more room to spare.

They only took on the boring security work in loyalty to their friends, but they came here from the South and preferred active missions such as hunting monsters.

“Hmm, the northern mountains…”

A bar with all kinds of noise.

Harley gathered her thoughts while fiddling with the glass in front of her.

He had never directly seen a monster affected by ‘madness’.

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Just as they were about to return to Tarak from the Iron Citadel after a one-time hunt, an abyss opened.

The monster that was affected by it appeared after a considerable amount of time had passed since then, so it was natural.

However, if we combine the information obtained through Hubert and the facts that Heinz II learned by moving the clan…

This was by no means an easy task.

‘That’s why Thalia Kingdom is also gathering troops to the western monster forest.’

Hans, Heinz II, and Halle all had the experience of walking freely in the monster forest, so it is difficult to feel it well, but it was originally a dangerous area that no one could enter.

In such a place, if monsters with increased aggressiveness and vitality pour out from being infected with madness, there will be considerable damage to the kingdom.

‘That’s why I sent the clan’s elite, including the true blood Phrygia and Obor there.’

They will go directly into the forest, separate from the soldiers of the Kingdom of Talia, to reduce the number of dangerous monsters through guerrilla warfare.

‘By the way, the northern mountain range is more than a monster forest.’

A huge northern mountain range that stretched across the entire northern part of the continent.

The place connected to the Tuulk Kingdom was only a part of them, but it was a dangerous place to the extent that the number of monsters continued to increase despite the fact that many mercenaries were hunting each time.

‘There’s no way you can’t be unaware of what’s going to happen in a country you’ve already heard of.’

The army of the Count of Aonia was headed there right away, but soon, reinforcements from the neighboring provinces will begin to arrive one after another.

Perhaps this will not be so easy.

‘Now, the stage of dealing with matters by passing information only to high-ranking officials is past. Perhaps the information will spread to the private sector as a result of this incident.’

About the resurrection of the Immortal King and the fact that the abyss has been opened.

There will be a lot of confusion in the future.

It may shake a lot of places, but it was absolutely necessary.

and.

The fact that the Immortal King’s notoriety spread widely was what he had hoped for.

‘Because I was aiming for that from the beginning.’

But what Harley needs to think about now is a different matter.

It’s about how to deal with a situation that is about to erupt…

He pondered for a moment, then opened his eyes and jumped up from his seat.

“Yes, let’s go! This body can’t fall into a place like that! Whoa!”

“Five! It should be like this!”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve relieved my stress!”

Actually, there was no need to worry.

If it’s vague, it’s not Harley’s style to bump into it!

In addition, if the Fortress of Steel really collapses, even the foundation of Hubert built in Thalia through the hard work will be blown away.

You’d be better off taking control of the situation yourself.

‘If it’s really dangerous, you can cancel the summons.’

Now, I wonder if Harley, who now has a really monstrous body, will ever be in danger.

So he proudly left the bar and crossed the street.

He had already become a celebrity of Tarak and was familiar with the locals, but the reaction of those around him was the same as before.

Without making eye contact, he slowly walks away.

‘Well, it’s inevitable.’

Harley glanced down at her body.

The appearance of the naked muscular upper body, the beast head helmet, and the tooth ornaments were the same, but there was a distinct difference from before—.

It was a engraving all over his body.

A colorful flame pattern that extends from the heart to the chest and under the chin.

A pattern of storms and lightning that started from the forehead and ran across the right eye to the cheek.

Even the beast on the right arm and the crossed ax pattern on the left arm.

The engravings were beautiful patterns that even looked artistic when viewed individually, abstractly embodying the concept of each element.

When it blended in with Harley’s ferocious body, it just seemed to accentuate his overbearing figure.

In addition, his actions in the past also contributed to his notoriety.

There was no such thing as going to the weak and harassing them, but those who challenged them mercilessly smashed them.

‘If I didn’t do that, I couldn’t help it because it would be too troublesome.’

It was a side effect of gaining fame.

In this barbaric mercenary world, fame was nothing short of power.

Since it was such a yard, it was natural for the mercenaries who flowed into Tarak from abroad to stab him.

Arguments, challenges, and even raids that bother them even when they see this body.

That was Harley’s solution.

Those who challenge themselves are thoroughly trampled down.

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Just to be overwhelmed by just watching from the side, so that he didn’t even think about showing his teeth.

In that way, Harley, at least in this Tarak, was able to establish herself as a person she didn’t even know and didn’t even dare to touch.

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Jingle- jingle-

Upon entering the mercenary guild with the three southern warriors, the usual scenery greeted them.

The clean and stylish interior and the mercenaries gathered in various places and chatting among themselves.

The topics of their conversation were all about the Northern Mountains this time.

Since it was a recruitment on an unprecedented scale, everyone’s attention was focused on it.

‘It seems that some people feel it’s dangerous, but overall, it’s a positive atmosphere. It’s something that hasn’t happened yet.’

Among those who sensed the crisis, there were some who escaped to the southern part of Tarak rather than not attending, but there were a lot of people who expressed their participation because the compensation offered by the estate was so great.

“Oh, Harley. It is our turn.”

After waiting for a while, it was finally their turn.

So, while the party is applying for quests one by one.

“I… Harley-sama?”

A young male employee sitting at the window looked up at him and carefully opened his mouth.

“Just today, there is a separate request for a nomination from Harley. I was going to contact you personally soon, but you came in person like this…”

“Well? What is your name?”

While working as a mercenary, Harley also received a lot of appointment requests, but the unit price was higher than the normal method for the client to select a mercenary to perform the mission.

The guild only provides connections in the middle, and the details are negotiated separately between the client and the mercenary.

As such, it was mainly used for tasks that required security, or missions with special difficulty.

“Hmm…, I was planning on heading to the Fortress of Steel right now, so I don’t really have any thoughts. Let me say no to that!”

It was the yard where I had just decided on a destination, but now that I have come to see another mission?

I’m sorry, but the timing for placing the quest wasn’t good, so I had no choice but to do it.

“I, that’s… Well, I don’t think you should refuse. The one who entrusted this task…”

Harley frowned slightly at the unexpected reaction.

It must have been the rule not to force a mission like this.

“What do you mean? I don’t have time, so tell me straight away, friend!”

“Yes, yep! The person who entrusted it directly is someone else, but the name registered as the client is…!”

The stiff, loud employee paused, glanced around, leaned towards Harley and whispered softly.

“Tarmin Aonia-sama…”

It was a name he hadn’t even expected.

“That is, you are the lord of this realm.”

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