Chapter 179 – Chapter 179 – An Island Drowned in a Swamp

Around the time when the capital of the Kingdom of Netia and Siren Island were devastated by the invasion of the Desire Empire.

There were also clouds of war on the island called Ramid.

“Is this the maximum force we can mobilize?”
“Yes.”

The female secretary answered the lord’s question.
A report was held in the lord’s hand, detailing the number of troops and ships requisitioned from Ramid Island.

“Ramses-sama’s decree sent out to the outside and the blood relatives are returning one after another, so there will be more than what is written in the report.”
“Hmm…”

A woman called Ramses brushed her own hair behind her with one of her hands. She had dark blue hair, just like Terry’s, and her eyes were blue. Her skin was also tan.

Ramses is also a blood relative of the same ancestors as Terris,

She is Terris’s only mother who rules La Mid Island.

“What is the mercenary country? What happened to the blood relatives dispatched there?”
“That is…”

The secretary bowed her head apologetically.

She “Sent a letter to the mercenary king asking him to release his blood relatives in exchange for reparations, but he has not received an answer.”
“…”
“Shall we send it one more time?”

The secretary cautiously asked the lord, who was in a bad mood.

“No, don’t.”

Ramses refused.

“She can’t move just because she sends more anyway. A woman who only cares about her own comfort can’t easily send the means to protect it. She’s a woman who doesn’t give away her collection even after she dies.”

All countries know that a pirate nation called Desire Empire was born, and that the kingdom of Netia is on the verge of being destroyed by that pirate nation.
The Kingdom of Netia is requesting help from each country to plan a counterattack, but the results are sluggish.

Rather than support, wait and see, prepare while watching.
Check how far their power is and come up with countermeasures.
All countries were just observing with that mindset, but had no intention of recklessly drawing their swords.

It’s a big deal if you touch it for no reason and see it as a waste. If you foolishly join the fight against the Empire with chivalrous spirit and get robbed, you will be embarrassed, and if the Empire uses this as an opportunity to invade, it will cause a national crisis.

Concerned about this, no country moved its military to fight pirates.
The Knight King State, which borders the Kingdom of Netia, only said that they would help, but showed no sign of moving their forces. Even the King of Knights, who worshiped the self-proclaimed chivalry, was only concerned about the safety of his own country.

The same was true of mercenary states. It is not enough to urgently summon mercenaries dispatched to prepare for a fight against the empire by rejecting the kingdom’s help, and it is also forbidden to go abroad.
Because of this, Ramses’s family members, who were working for the country, could not come out.

However, unlike the King of Knights, the Mercenary King did not stand by.

“I should just give up and do what I have now. What can I ask for from a woman who stretches out saying she doesn’t want to give it to me?”
“So, are you going to allow them to use this island as their playground?”

The secretary asked, slightly protesting.

“Are we going to have to bear the reinforcements sent by the mercenary king? Without any cost?”

Currently, outside forces are stationed on Ramid Island in addition to those gathered by Ramses.
All mercenaries,

They all came from mercenary countries.

“Why do we have to feed and sleep them for nothing in return? Why do we have to give them pears?”

The Mercenary King personally dispatched 10,000 elite soldiers to support the Nechia Kingdom.

Seolhwa is the result obtained through trading. 10,000 elite soldiers are scheduled to head to the place where the kingdom army has gathered sooner or later,

All support for this must be provided by Lamid Island.

“We’re not some stick.”
“The stick fits.”
“Lord!”
“Because through her eyes, we are no different from a vassal state.”

Despite the secretary’s opposition, Ramses calmly accepted the reality.

“No matter how valiant warriors we are, what will we do when we fall behind in our weight class?”

If my ancestors were alive, they would have gone mad.

How dare you let those who don’t even have blood on their heads into the land we cultivated. He would have criticized Ramses for not being ashamed. In fact, the islanders were not the only ones who were dissatisfied with the fact that they had to feed and put the reinforcements sent by the mercenary king to sleep.

Ramses knows that too.

“While we only have thousands, the other side can mobilize hundreds of thousands. If we are determined, we can end the history of this island.”

In front of the logic of power, nothing was useless.

“I received a letter like that, is there anything I can do about it?”

The mercenary king sent a letter to Ramses.

[Listen to the lord of Lamid Island.]

[I personally sent 10,000 elite soldiers, so take good care of them.]

[This is the way for your kingdom, this is the way for you, and this is the way for me.]

[Be prepared for what will happen if you neglect it.]

[I don’t know how much the descendents of warriors who are on the path of downfall can handle it. Ahahaha!]

It was full of ridicule and contempt.
The mercenary state was stronger than imagined, enough to make such a cheeky sound confidently. If even the neighboring country, which is bigger than the mercenary country, can’t do anything, the words have already been said.

And how can you disobey the words of the mercenary king when the mercenary nation is barely making a living by hiring blood relatives?
Wouldn’t it be great if the kingdom of Netzia hired blood relatives periodically, but in a situation where this was not even possible, Ramses had no choice but to bow his head.

No matter how humiliating this is.

“Their help is essential to destroy the Desire Empire.”
“Lord…”
“So, when we go together, tell the person in charge to take good care of our children so that we don’t quarrel. It really hurts when things go wrong.”

10,000 mercenaries from the mercenary country.
6,000 soldiers requisitioned from Ramid Island itself.
If they join the Kingdom Army, they will be able to gain an advantage in the fight against the Desire Empire.
If you do well, you will be able to enter the capital of the empire, Fox Island,

You will also be able to rescue Terris, the daughter of Ramses, who is being held hostage.

‘Terris…’

A lord sent a letter to Ramses.

He needs an instructor to train his son.
I heard that you are blood relatives who inherited the blood of warriors from generation to generation.
He believes that those blood relatives will raise his son to be a great warrior.
I will send you the money, so please send me a suitable instructor.

Since he had already received the advance payment, and the amount was so high that he could not bear to ignore it, Ramses had no choice but to accept the lord’s request.

So he sent his daughter Terris.

I thought it was better to live as an instructor than to live and die on a bloody battlefield.

‘Then, I’ll be back, mother.’

Who knew that would be our last conversation?
Who would have known that trouble would happen on that island?
Who would have known that her daughter’s best friend would become a madman who would burn the island and kill everything?
Who knew Terris would get involved in that madness?
When Ramses heard of her daughter’s disappearance, he felt all was lost.

He blamed himself for driving her daughter to death just for money.
He secretly dispatched warriors to find the body somehow, but they couldn’t find it.

He believed he would still be alive.
It’s just a disappearance, it didn’t lead to death, so he must be alive.
Even if it was a denial of reality, Ramses did not regard it as denial.

And then, a fox came.

‘Your daughter is alive.’

The pure white gumiho said so.

‘I live as a slave to the grid. You never know when you’ll die, so you’ll have to act right away to save it.’

Hearing this, Ramses sent a spy to the Isle of Foxes.
I found out that Gumiho’s words were true.

He immediately mustered troops to rescue his daughter,
He is scheduled to join the kingdom forces with reinforcements sent by the mercenary king.

If you attack alone, it’s almost certain that it will break in reverse.

‘Wait a minute, Terris.’

I’ll go and save you. I will definitely save you. I’ll free you from that demon.

So wait a little bit. Please stay alive until we arrive. This mother will be grateful that you are alive…

“Ugh?”

Suddenly the ground collapsed and Ramses fell forward.

It wasn’t the sound of hitting something hard, but the sound of something squishing.

“Ugh… What is this?”

Ramses, brushing the mucus off his face, frowned at him.
I almost vomited at the disgusting smell that was no different from fishy fish.

But I didn’t have time to worry about that.

“Why, why did the bottom become a swamp?”

The original floor material of the mansion is marble.
Because it is made of marble, the ground does not suddenly disappear, nor does it suddenly become a swamp.

But, what should we look at in this situation?
Why has the whole hallway turned into a swamp of brown slime?

Something dripped on Ramses’s confused head.

“No way…”

Just in case, Ramses raised his head,

“…”

The ceiling covered in brown slime caught my eye.

“Hey, lord…”

The female secretary was also in a swamp.
His head was already locked.

“Sah, save me…”

The secretary couldn’t continue her words and sank below.

“Sir, is there an intruder?”

Other than that, nothing else is explained.
There is no way that the mansion that was fine will be covered with brown slime out of nowhere.
Clearly someone has done this.

If so, who did this?
There was only one person I could think of right now,

“No, it can’t be.”

Ramses vehemently denied it.

“No matter how grid you are, you can’t do something like this…”

He became a monster, and he heard rumors that he used ignorant powers due to the influence of becoming a monster.

But is that power close enough to that of a god to manipulate reality?
Can I still do that anyway?

“Oh, we have to get out of here.”

First you have to get out of the mansion.
You have to go out and report this situation.
Ramses crawled out.

“Hurry up and let me know about this…”

The moment I said that,

A huge amount of slime poured over Ramses’ head.

●●●

Lamid Island turned into a living hell.

– What is this swamp? Papa, I can’t get out!

-Nu, someone save me! Please please!

– Go up the hill! Where there are no swamps, come on!

The entire island has turned into a huge swamp of brown slime.
The sudden appearance of the swamp shocked the residents as well as the mercenaries there.
Everyone tried to survive the unprecedented cataclysm, but it was to no avail.

No matter how high you climbed, the slime kicked up at a faster rate.
It took only a few minutes for everyone on the island to be swamped.

There was a man who laughed at the sight.

“Effect kills once.”

The black-haired man climbed the hill and admired the map of hell he had created.
The place where he was was also filled with mucus, but as if it were an area that should not be invaded, the mucus did not enter the place where the man was standing.

The man, Kang-lim, smiled happily when he saw the result he had created.

‘I’ll have to use this tactic in the future.’

To be honest, I didn’t think it would work, but it turns out it works?
Then, when the opportunity arises, let’s use it.
I wish I had the skills to capture all my enemies alive without spilling a single drop of blood.
Thinking so, Kang-rim lowered his gaze.

“Thank you for your help, Master.”

Beneath was Master, who sat down with a devastated face.

“Master, I will live as much as possible according to your wishes.”

Looking at Master like that, Kangrim said so.

“I’ll live as long as I can and make it my livestock, okay?”

At that, Master and Terris said nothing.

“My, what the hell did I do…Why did I do this…”

I only shed tears of despair and regret.

Let’s step back in time to see how this happened.