SSS-Class Ranker Return

Chapter 214

coup (2)

“Corrupted monsters are gathering around the Duchy of Killamanta. They occupy the surrounding territory and are heading this way. For now, the teleport magic circle that connects with those realms has been sealed off, but his territory isn’t far from the capital, so he’ll come here sooner or later. You’re the only one I can trust right now.”

The emperor’s voice sounded lonely.

Although some power was given to the great aristocrats, it was already difficult to find the figure of Kaisman, who once ruled the empire with centralized politics.

The Duke of Killamanta, whom he trusted the most, had betrayed him, so it was hard to believe even Duke Justafe.

Moreover, since all the major troops had been sent to the forefront for the war, the defense forces of the capital were greatly weakened.

It was difficult to stop the enlisted soldiers and corrupted monsters of the Duke of Killamanta, who are becoming increasingly popular with only these people.

However, when I asked the other nobles for help, I couldn’t be sure who was the enemy or the friend. Because of this, Kaisman called Lokan.

Judging from the system of The Road, where users can ascend to the throne, it cannot be said that he is 100% reliable, but he had no other place to lean on at this point.

“Can you stop them and deal with the Duke of Killamanta?”

“I will do my best.”

Hearing a request like the emperor’s complaint, Rokhan bowed down and bowed down. He listened to his words.

[Stop the coup] [Quest]

Stop the ambition of the Duke of Killamanta who caused a coup using the power of corruption.

-Success conditions: Death of the Duke of Killamanta

-Failure conditions: the fall of the capital, the death of the emperor

-Success Reward: Absolute trust of Kaisman, no limit

It was kind of a deal. What will you gain after saving the emperor? As the success reward shows, he would be able to do anything.

No matter whether the imperial palace was robbed or asked for anything else, the emperor would have no choice but to comply, and he could even aim for the position of a duke, though not even an emperor.

If the Duke of Killamanta dies, the Duke’s seat will be empty.

Who among his marquis could rise to that position?

Even considering the faction, no one other than Rokhan was qualified.

After completing these calculations, Rokhan hurriedly got up.

There is no need to worry about the defense of the capital right now. No matter how much the key troops were raised to the front, the Emperor had a Guard.

If they consisted of a minimum master or a high master, they would be able to protect the life of the emperor in any case.

“I mean, it’s a fallen monster… … .”

After leaving the palace, Lokan quickly shook his head.

Should he turn some of the troops on the front line?

no. Considering that the number of fallen monsters would not be small, if the enemy noticed it, the front line could collapse at once.

So how about mobilizing users?

Although they will lose in the local battle, users who are free to move can send them back even if the enemies come and participate in the battle.

Corrupted monsters have good experience and drop items are better than normal ones, so they’ll be pretty attractive prey.

‘But the impact is not great.’

Therefore, it must be essential, but the opposite situation must also be considered.

If users stick to the Duke of KillamantaIf the coup d’état fails, they will be stigmatized as traitors together, but if they succeed, it will be a credit to the nation’s founding.

It was a temptation that could be tempting if you were a top guild who wanted to reverse the ranking.

So, it was not enough to organize an army with only users.

“first… … Quest activated.”

Lokan first activated the quest for the users. In the name of [Martial Law], he opened a quest to stop the coup.

Through this, news of the coup will spread quickly, but it is inevitable.

In order to hide the fact that the coup had taken place, he could have delayed it, and on the other hand, the Duke of Killamanta could have activated the quest first and took out the top users and guilds.

Naturally, the title was raised as a reward, and the experience bonus, drop rate bonus, and hunting a large number of corrupted monsters were adjusted to receive special rewards.

This was a pretty great reward, but Lokan was not relieved. If he is in a position to cause a coup d’état, he will not only be a baron or viscount, but even the title of earl or higher.

However, there is also the risk of failure, so the choice is now up to the users.

“If it’s a fallen monster… … I’ll have to find it there first.”

Next, Rokhan found the ‘Investigation Team’ in Taimura.

He thought that if they pursued the corrupted power, they would resist the ambition of the Duke of Killa Manta by turning the fallen monsters into private soldiers.

“Um, that’s it… … .”

However, the answers they got were somewhat surprising.

“So, I’ll wait and see”

To be precise, what Lokan wanted was not the strength of the investigation team. It was just to move the remaining forces of the dwarves, gnomes, and half-elves in their names.

However, the request was politely rejected.

They make excuses like this and that, but in the end, if you put it all together, they say that they want to wait and see the situation a little more.

The existence of fallen monsters is a threat, but now that war consumes a lot of troops, it means that there is no room or reason for sacrificing one’s own race for the sake of other races.

“all right.”

No matter how many times he asked and rechecked, he heard the same answer, and Lokan turned around, full of chill.

He offered to support some of the troops belonging to the investigation team, but that was not enough.

As for the investigative team he was applying for, there were only a few intermediate levels below the master’s level, and there weren’t many.

‘okay. These guys are probably the same.’

Although angry at first, Lokan soon regained his composure.

Is the Corruption Collusion only among humans? Corruption collusion must have taken root within them as well.

Given their opposition and the situation of war, it is no wonder that dispatching troops is difficult.

“I’m going crazy.”

Things were not going well.

Even if he gathered all the soldiers on the road leading to the capital, it was not enough to deal with the enemy, and even if he ran wild alone, it would only be possible to reduce the number of enemies.

If so, should we engage in guerrilla warfare in moderation and then hold a sit-down in the capital?

I don’t know how many users will gather, but no matter how much I thought about it, the interception was unreasonable.

“If only the Orb of Purification remained… … .”

It was Han that the Orb of Purification was broken while returning the ancient emperor. If there was an orb of purification, it would have been possible to bring the fallen monsters back to their minds and cause them to fight each other.

“wait ”

Then, suddenly, a thought occurred to me. It seemed like an interesting sight could unfold if done well.

“Hire mercenaries.”

Immediately, Lokan used a teleport magic circle to tour each city and hire NPC mercenaries.

Although it was a short-term job, it cost a lot of money, but I didn’t care. The tax revenues raised by eating the war bases were enormous, and even at this moment, large sums of money were continuously coming in.

Rokhan, who had hired mercenaries to the limit to their limits, touring each city, brought them all together to one point.

“Damn it, that’s a lot of money.”

If it had been in a previous life, I would have just bumped into it with my bare body.

If I only had the money to hire an NPC mercenary, I would have been prepared to die several times and smashed into the enemy several times. Or he would rather have attempted an assassination.

But now things were different. The conditions were different and the affordability was different.

Now, instead of overcoming the enemy while daring to change himself, he chose a method that maximizes the probability of success. Of course, in the end, you’ll have to jump on your own.

-Lokan: 1st line waiting.

Lokan, who had decided on the method, used some trickery. He manipulated the quests given to users to conduct small-scale guerrilla warfare.

It would have been nice to hit it with it, but obviously it wouldn’t. Because they know they have greater power in their hands than in the Corruption Wave.

Even so, the reason why he let them hit the ground as if he was heading to the ground was simple.

in order to be distracted.

Like a shepherd, to lead their main forces in the direction they want.

‘I’m here.’

And finally, they entered the field that Lokan had prepared beforehand.

Users and corrupted monsters who took the chance like a lottery of one hundred and fifty thousand gold. Their union confidently began preparing for an all-out war.

‘Yawang, Sura, and even the Dark Knight… … Look at these bastards’

Just as this place placed users on the first line, the rebels also placed users on the first line.

However, Rokhan’s expression on the other side was strangely distorted.

The Yawang Guild, the Sura Guild, and the Dark Knight Guild.

Several other guilds were mixed, but the ones that stood out the most were them.

It was inevitable because they were the ones who took the lead and stabbed the sword in Rokhan’s back in their previous lives.

The enemy will meet at the single wooden bridge. Even Lokan never thought that the bad ties in his previous life would continue like this.

‘okay. Let’s get it right.’

So he decided to hit it once and see.

It’s from a past life, so it doesn’t matter now, so I left it alone for a while.

But now that I met the enemy, there was no reason to hide my uncomfortable feelings.

“let’s go! Let’s put on a count, marquise, and duke!”

“Wow!”

As the distance drew closer, they began to get excited.

The memory of eating a small force that had been hiding in order to engage in guerrilla warfare several times made them excited.At the same time, the misunderstanding that the forces promoted by this side would be weak as they gathered the troops in the front had settled in their minds.

Rebel users and corrupted monsters rushed together.

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“Oh, what is this!”

“Enemy! It’s an ambush!”

However, before they could collide with the first line of the defenders, they stopped in place, looked around in amazement, and started to make a fuss.

It was the same for both users and fallen monsters.

“die!”

“Sa, save me!”

“Damn it. Wipe it all away!”

They even started fighting each other.

He sparingly poured out his combination skills as if he were an all-powerful supporter, and the rear seemed to have not yet recognized that fact, so he pushed them and rushed in.

And it caused the same reaction as those who ran before.

“You got it!”

This was the trap that Lokan created by hiring a large number of NPC mercenary wizards.

A magic circle of the spirit that instills illusions in the enemy and puts them in a state of confusion was exerting power under their feet.

The ‘Blood Offering’ effect was activated, and the blood they shed began to make the magic stronger.

-Lokan: First line attack begins.

“Attack on!”

“Be careful not to go inside! Only use ranged attacks!”

The defenders, who had been warned in advance, did not approach them. He just started to raise kills with excitement by pouring out his ranged attacks.

“bombing!”

It’s the same with Lokan. He was a commander, so pretending to be serious and touching his back didn’t suit him.

[Negative psychic effects are ignored by the effect of the title Fortitude.]

“Wheel Wind!”

Not only did the bombardment gnaw away the troops, but they went into the middle of the enemy camp and began to use their power.

The powerful mental magic was effective regardless of allies and enemies, but it had no effect on Lokan.

As the wheel winds, chains of annihilation, and bombardment unfolded alternately to knock down the enemies, other enemies came rushing over their bodies.

The enemy commander had not yet noticed the situation here.

No, you might have guessed it. If an ally suddenly attacks an ally, it can be expected that he has been betrayed or suffered a psychic attack.

However, he didn’t think that the magic would spread all over the area because Lokan was in the middle of it.

Therefore, rather than thinking that they were individually confused, more troops were sent in faster. It’s going to push the numbers out of the way without giving them casting time.

That very judgment drove them into the abyss.

“Frenzy manifestation! Wheel Wind!”

He created an environment for Lokan to properly accumulate kills.

The massacre of Rokhan has begun.