The Returner Wants Complete Victory

43 – 043. War (4)

After talking with James, I returned to Rick’s inn.

Originally, there were people gathered nearby, but now there were even more people gathered there.

And the people gathered were all armed with pretty good equipment.

I couldn’t help but admire Rick’s action and connections.

I went out in the morning and it’s already a little past noon, but this many people have already gathered?

As I opened the door and entered, I could see that the lobby, which was always empty, was filled with people.

For me, most of them were familiar faces.

One of them approached me and said.

“Hey, do you have any business? “No one is allowed in here right now.”

“Peña. are you okay. “You are my guest.”

“Oh yeah?”

The blue-haired woman who was trying to stop me calmly returned to her seat at Rick’s words.

“Are you going to listen together?”

“Sure, whatever.”

Rick naturally suggested we sit together, and since I had no reason to leave, I just leaned my back against the empty wall.

“then… . Uh-. “How much did we talk about?”

Ellie sighed pathetically at Rick, who was smiling goofily, and answered.

“… “The Martial Artists’ League and even our power vehicles.”

“Ah, that’s right. Well, then I think I’ve roughly said everything I wanted to say. Anyway, it is clear that we are greatly outnumbered, so if you have any opinions on what we should do, please feel free to share them.”

As soon as Rick finished speaking, opinions came out sporadically here and there, as if they had been waiting.

“Isn’t there nothing to do but be a guerrilla?”

“I don’t think we would care anyway, but when we fight Mad Dog, let’s just guess the timing and hit him on the head first, right? In any case, isn’t the game over once all the key executives are captured?”

“Is it okay? Do you know how far it is from here to the federation headquarters?”

“If I run, won’t it be within 20 minutes?”

“At that time, hundreds of flares will be fired.”

“Then what about the one lying in ambush nearby and attacking you right away?”

“I think I’ll get caught. “There must have been one or two surveillance posts here as well.”

“there is. “I saw someone heading towards the federation earlier.”

“Why are you saying that now, you idiot!”

Various opinions were expressed, but no plausible answer was found.

Since most of the people here were healthy people who went out to catch chimeras, it was only natural.

After that, the meaningless sound continued.

Let’s unite with Mad Dog, I’ll bite my tongue if that’s the case, let’s try it out first and then decide… .

I waited to see if a good opinion would come out, but it didn’t seem like that would happen even after talking like this for an hour.

I had no choice but to open my mouth.

“Tomorrow, around 3 a.m., Mad Dog will ambush the Martial Artist League. Instead of the sporadic local warfare we usually do, this time we will go into it fully prepared to see it through to the end. “No matter what you choose, the war will end tomorrow.”

In an instant, dozens of eyes were focused on me.

“I met James Miller earlier. “I made a deal last time.”

People’s expressions turned grim at my words.

Some of them even began to show murderous intent.

Why are they like this?

I hate him too.

“Everyone’s eyes are so cruel. “I can’t say anything.”

I said that and shrugged my shoulders.

Rick looked at me and touched his forehead.

“Everyone calm down. Because he’s not that kind of person. Sir, please don’t say anything that may be misunderstood. “Are you doing this on purpose?”

It’s not really like that, but it always happens that way.

“I will strike preemptively with magic. James Miller saw it and decided to respond. “Wouldn’t it be okay for you to plan your strategy accordingly?”

Still, it was a moment when I thought that if I had left it at this point, we would have had more constructive conversations than before, so I tried to stay away for a while.

“hmm?”

An abnormality was detected outside the building.

The once noisy outside of the building became eerily quiet.

Just as chirping birds become silent when a natural enemy appears.

Then, the sound of dozens of people walking at regular intervals was heard.

I wonder if I was the only one who felt strange, and before I knew it, everyone gathered in the lobby had also fallen silent.

Rumbling─

Someone opened the door roughly and entered the building.

Jongsu Park. He was the second-in-command of the Martial Artist League.

“All the moths that don’t understand the topic have gathered here.”

Park Jong-su, who opened the door and came in, said with a smile that made you feel bad just by looking at it.

Behind him, dozens of martial artist league members, including Kang Hyuk, were standing.

Jongsu Park glanced around the lobby with a relaxed expression, and finally fixed his gaze on Rick.

“I came here about a month ago… . Rick. “Do you remember what I said then?”

Instead of answering, Rick frowned.

“I definitely warned you to understand the topic. “But you’re trying to increase your workload unnecessarily.”

Rick’s students actually got angry at those words.

The atmosphere was so hostile that it wouldn’t be surprising if a battle had already occurred, with Rick just staying still and controlling himself.

“This is my final warning to my old master. Just stay calm like you have been doing up until now. “Don’t you feel sorry for your disciples who are about to die?”

Rick still kept his mouth shut and didn’t say anything.

Park Jong-su, who saw that, snorted, turned around and walked out of the building.

I tried not to come forward as much as possible.

“hey.”

I really don’t like this guy’s attitude.

“You seem to have a really good memory. “Don’t you remember what I said a month ago?”

At my call, Park Jong-su stopped walking and turned around to look at me.

“I told them all to get out of Kirnyu because I would give them a month. They say they will kill everyone they see. “Then why are you still making fun of me?”

However, despite my provocation, I could not find any displeasure or anger on Park Jong-su’s face.

“A wizard from Emur. I am personally grateful to you. “For creating such a great opportunity.”

There was a subtle sneer on his face as he spoke incomprehensibly.

“In return, I will kill you very painfully. “Look forward to it.”

Tak─

After finishing speaking, Park Jong-su closed the door and went out.

As if they had no intention of fighting right away, the sound of Park Jong-su and the alliance members’ footsteps gradually became distant.

What kind of confidence does this guy have?

Did you really think that you wouldn’t be attacked by coming as an envoy?

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I looked away in bewilderment and made eye contact with Rick.

“Let’s go pick the back of your head, right?”

The words came out without going through the brain.

But isn’t this right?

There is no law of war, so why is there any reason to send the enemy’s core forces in a graceful manner?

I picked up the window I had set up with the intention of going alone if Rick didn’t go.

It took a while for Kang Hyuk, who was holding the awakened blood demon, but if you don’t think it’s going to work, you can just let the core go berserk.

If you faint, Rick will take care of you.

“There’s no need to wait until dawn tomorrow.”

Fortunately, Rick seemed to have the same thoughts as me as he got up and grabbed his sword.

All of the people who followed Rick also took up weapons.

That was the moment I walked out the door.

─ Kang Hyuk!!!!

Wow!!

Along with James Miller’s shout from afar, a vibration so strong that it made the air tremble came through.

*

From a distance, I could see Mad Dog and the elites of the Martial Artist League fighting.

From the looks of it, it seemed as if Kang Hyuk had rushed in without hesitation as soon as he heard the news that he was here.

Rick and his students were taken aback by the sudden situation and were unable to make a decision.

I felt the need to quickly resolve the situation myself.

“James Miller will lose to Kang Hyuk. “It’s obvious that if you intervene right away, it’s going to be a disaster, so leave it alone for a while, and then use appropriate timing to intervene, Rick and Noah.”

People looked at me in disbelief.

The response was that it was difficult to imagine James losing 1-1 to Kang Hyuk.

The results will come out soon anyway, so there is no need to persuade them.

I immediately gave the following instructions:

“The Mad Dogs have a tendency to attack us if they intervene right away. “Let them take care of it, and we will hit Park Jong-su ourselves.”

Park Jong-su took a step back and watched the battlefield with a relaxed expression.

More than 30 troops remained around him to protect Park Jong-su.

There are more of them than expected.

Mad Dog’s side must have brought all of its elites, and the Federation’s side probably has troops guarding the headquarters, but is the difference in numbers this big?

Even so, I had no intention of avoiding the fight.

They are all elite, but from my point of view, that is the level.

“I will take on the role of Park Jong-su. The side guard is led by a team of four people: Ellie, Peña, Bryce, and Elliot. As for the rest, the Martial Artists’ Federation may send reinforcements, so let’s wait and see what happens.”

“What are you…” .”

“great. “Let’s do that.”

The moment someone was about to object to what I said, Rick immediately stepped in and interrupted them.

Then he nodded towards me with a stern expression.

When I looked back, my team members were gathered behind the four people I had called.

“Let’s go.”

I started moving without hearing an answer.

*

“You don’t listen to me and eat.”

Jongsu Park muttered as he looked at the neutral forces that had begun to move in the distance.

“Kang Hyuk!”

Pow!

At Park Jong-su’s call, Kang Hyuk kicked James hard in the stomach and widened the distance.

James, hit by an unexpected blow, staggered and took a few steps back.

His expression was filled with astonishment.

An expression filled with doubt, wondering if he was even watching.

“Get it sorted out quickly! “Rick and the Wizard are coming!”

Kanghyuk’s eyes turned red after hearing the command.

Then, an enormous number of slashes began to rain down that were difficult to even compare to before.

Since Kang Hyuk personally assured him, it won’t be long before he will be able to kill James.

In the meantime, you can capture Rick and the wizard with other members, then send Kang Hyuk, who dealt with James, to take them out one by one.

That was the moment I thought about it.

Rather than recognizing and avoiding it, it was a movement closer to instinct.

Park Jong-su, who felt a sudden flow of mana behind his ears and on his side, quickly pulled away.

bang! Quack!

Two explosions occurred in an instant in a place that felt foreign.

“Keuuuh─.”

Park Jong-su, who succeeded in pulling his face back, was unable to avoid the explosion on his side and rolled around on the floor.

“Lord!”

“Wizard! “He’s a wizard!”

Alliance members quickly covered Park Jong-su with their bodies and looked for the wizard.

“It’s over there!”

The expressions of the alliance members who discovered the wizard became astonished.

Is it that far away?

The wizard had not even entered the area where Mad Dog and the alliance members were fighting.

If you can launch a spontaneous attack that cannot be responded to from that distance, isn’t the gap like a bow on one side and a gun on the other?

It was so loud that you could feel the mana in the air concentrating just to create a single sphere of light. Wasn’t that magic?

Although the sample was small, the few wizards and scrolls they had seen had all gone through that process… .

The wizard standing far away licked his lips.

The alliance members who thought it was a spell chanting protected Park Jong-su, but Park Jong-su, whose senses were at 80, was able to read the mouth shape relatively accurately.

‘You should come, you idiot.’

A meaningless provocation.

But as if it were a chant, the space in front of my eyes contracted again.