Chapter 672 – Elm (1)

Entrance to the Tower of Time and Dimension.

The knights in heavy armor with giant trees painted on them formed a sea of ​​people, mountains and people, and as they stamped their feet, dust rose from the ground.

“Stop!!”

The Seven Color Knights stopped all at once.
The dazzling epaulets and flags swayed, giving off enough light even in the dark.

This place, where you can easily find ruthless blades and hideous artifacts, is a kind of bridge to transport the magic stones that spring from the tower.

The man standing in front of them was looking down at the knights wearing the armor of the ‘Gita Tower’.

“First of all, entrusting your noble lives to me… I should bow my head and thank you.”

Only one commander on the podium.
Elm.

With the support of both the Hunter and the bishop, back. He, who had made a bloody oath by sharing a drink with the white hero Jeong Si-woo, bowed his head to the knights and janitors without hesitation.

“Eh, Elm Alliance Leader. Raise your head.”
“Chief Elm… I haven’t done anything yet.”

The knights and hunters were greatly embarrassed.
The fact that each of them has a different title indicates how diverse his honor is.

Elm raised his head and raised his voice slowly, so that even those far away could hear it.

“Not in this tower. You know better than I do how many people have fallen here. You know how dangerous this place is.”

Firstly. It calms the dissatisfaction of soldiers who are not convinced.

“However, now that the king’s ordeal has calmed down, casualties have greatly decreased. The by-products from it feed many civilians. Saving as many lives as possible is the duty of our Knights.”

Naturally inform the reason why you came here, and do not hesitate to talk about your shortcomings.

“I don’t have experience in attacking the tower, but I believe you guys will fully fill my shortcomings.”

The commander used to say the choice was sewage.
Although revealing one’s deficiencies is concerned about a drop in morale. None of the trees were disturbed by Elm’s words.

Who is the Elm standing in front of them?

A hero who has outstanding skills, a sense of justice, is not ashamed to come up from the bottom and learn from the people below him, and is willing to give up his life.
Even with insufficient experience, there was even a record of countless reversals on the battlefield.
It is now that we learn that the power of the World Tree is not enough, that even Mugung has died of old age, and that many heroes have passed away.
For the Knights and Hunters, Elm was a better boss than anyone else.

“In your place, do your best.”

If so, it will surely bring you a carefree victory.

“Yep!!”
“Yes!!!!”

A loud voice echoes across the forest.

Elm came down from the podium and went back to his seat with his face hardened.
Several Gukmok, Mage Master, and combatants who joined him quickly gathered, followed by a short conversation between them.

“Really. Will the king come here?”

At the words of Kim Soo-yeon, the national tree of Korea, Elm, who kindly loosened his stiff face, raised the corner of his mouth.

“It’s better if you don’t come. The king must be aiming for the tower. That’s what caused the ordeal.”
“Even so, isn’t it still premature to attack the tower?”

I haven’t been able to attack the top half yet.
The hunters couldn’t get ahead because the trigger only works when there is a king in the first place.

But that’s an old story.
Due to the ordeal, the tower’s condensed power almost disappeared. Even with the strength of the knights, they were able to conquer the inside.

“However, it does not attack.”
“Yes?”

Suyeon tilted her head at Elm’s words.
Saku, who was standing next to him, was startled and expressed his question before Suyeon.

“Eh? Didn’t you just say you were attacking, Commander?”
“If you can, you should, but now there is something else that needs to be done before that. It is also the reason why the elite corps turned to the border.”
“Then… What are you aiming for?”

Elm narrowed his eyes and swallowed his dry saliva.

“Keep the King in check.”

Prevent the king from coming to occupy the tower as much as possible.
The reason why I decided that Lee Si-heon was more dangerous than Flower was just a feeling.

The terrifying intuition nurtured through the pain of war was urging him.

“If the king…”

The identity of the king, which only a few people know.
Saku quietly closed his mouth at Soo-yeon’s muttering. It was a fact that Saku also knew that Soo-yeon cared about Lee Si-heon.

“Do you still think of him?”
“… No. I’m afraid to raise suspicion, but I won’t hesitate to point a knife at him.”

I bet you do.
Su-yeon, who is fair and has a clear sense of justice, also believed in Elm.

“Okay. You’re trustworthy. No matter what fight the king is fighting, he’s just a disaster for us.”

The main culprit who set off the ordeal and submerged Seoul.
However, the fact that he personally stepped up and helped rescue civilians means that he still has humanity.

The reason is that they poured their energy into a situation where all devices and artifacts were destroyed and could not be handed down.

“I have heard about Sungjeong well. Siheon Lee, I looked through all of his previous records. I think the conversation will work on the premise that you are sane. At least that’s how I see it.”

Interests are different.
In the end, someone has to die.

The moment we stop there and twist, we will lose everything we protect.

“All of us are the same, and we want to live. But… It is the weight of the commander that we must not hesitate. Even the warriors close to the king do the same.”
“… Are you teaching?”
“Do you like it?”
“No. Thank you.”

Elm smiled at Soo-yeon, who sincerely thanked her.

Still, neither Kim Soo-yeon nor Saku are complete.
There were many beings who would become giants in this world.

‘That’s my role.’

Buying time until they all grow up.
On the surface, it was said that the purpose was to subdue the king, but in reality it was not.

Deep down, understanding Lee Si-heon is all a lie for Soo-yeon’s sake.
I didn’t want to judge an existence I hadn’t met. That was also not to be the case.

Even so, the reason she opened her mouth was just to solidify Soo-yeon’s concept of justice.

His role was simple.

‘Completion of the warrior. And for the birth of another adversary.’

Elm has lived his entire life helping the poor.
Sacrificing for someone wasn’t difficult.

* * * * * * * * * * *

“It’s not easy.”

It was the first reaction that came out after looking around the whole area starting from the entrance of the tower.

‘There are too many of them. It’ll be a headache if it stays like this.’

It wasn’t unexpected, but there are far more than I imagined.
I hope there are no people at the second entrance I saw before…

-Brush.

As soon as I heard Taeyang’s presence, I immediately asked.

“That one?”

“It’s a bunch, a bunch. If you want to break through without a fuss, you’ll need at least three times your older brother’s magic power.”
“I saw Aori too!”

Taeyang and Aori on his back shook their heads at the same time.

“Tsk. Let’s take a quick look around the outskirts. Keep your hands to a minimum.”

If there is a personal hope, I hope that my survival will not be revealed to the world yet.

Disguise or concealment only works once or twice. At this point, it is clear that just looking at a suspicious person will identify me as me.
Who is one or two people who have enough skills to fool the eyes of wizards?
The World Tree’s response was natural. To be honest, I wanted to eat as possible.

– Clap.

“Oh, it moves. If you look closely, you can see a gap…”

Maybe it was shift time, the knights just gave up a gap.
The knights gathered and talked at the place pointed by the sun, and then began to disperse little by little.

I stared at it for a moment and was immersed in agony.

‘… If they came simply to attack the tower, there’s no way they would deploy troops like this at the entrance.’

I hadn’t even heard the information that Flower was aiming for the top spot recently.
Capinus and many other spies were subjugated and planted, and that was the only thing he could be sure of.

‘Then. They’re trying to keep me in check.’

Convinced, and judged.
At the same time, the knights began to move in unison.

Starting to tighten this place very slowly from a distance of several kilometers.
I was able to confirm it by expanding my sentiment in advance.

‘Looks like there’s a professional wizard.’

I thought I might have been caught. This would be real
Even if the opponent may not be, he seems to have planned to be carefully planned.

I immediately whispered to the sun.

“Take the aori and jump out.”
“… Yes? How far?”
“As far as possible!”

The sun started to run away by magic attribute.
Spreading the energy of magic attribute here, the siege tightened quickly.

Well -trained guys are very good at weaving and dealing with.
It is clear that it will reach this place in less than ten seconds.

There are two choices.

Here, put the opening and enter the tower. To flee with the next magic.

‘Even if it looks like, it is a priority to regain the crown.’

-Tadak!

Something is running very fast.
Stare at the black shadow slowly, then take a step back. I stretched out my hands left and right and scattered demonic energy.

-Thud!

Flash! A man flew in from the bush and swung a greatsword at me.

The knights who appeared leading the Shinsoo with unfavorable breathing.
It trampled the trees with great force and pushed in like a chariot.

The man in the middle…

‘Elm.’

Can you not know
He is an existence that reached the top in the shortest period of time in the human world.

“Khaaaaa!!!!”

Along with a loud cry, the greatsword approaches with the momentum to cut my body in half.
The spears of the knights and the magic flying between them are all aiming at me now.

-Pajijijik!

Right before the sword touched, he grabbed the surrounding space with his hand that burst the condensed demonic energy.

Black lightning shuddered and spread around, and a level of repelling force that could not be realized with magic hit the entire forest.

-Quad deuk!

“… !?”

Elm steps back, and the knights’ armor is ripped apart. The spells that were swept away by the demonic spells were broken and collapsed in vain.

The earth wind entangles, and the grass roots that have risen to the sky are pouring down.
After overturning the forest in an instant. I raised my head and faced him.

After releasing his presence and showing his true face, the opponent’s vessel finally begins to appear.

“You are the king, I heard the story.”
“… Elm.”

He looked at me through his helmet and said without any hesitation.

“It feels good to know that the worst catastrophe recognizes me.”

‘Tower’ reveals the appearance of the cut vines.

Of course, it was me. I used to lose my vitality and suffered a big injury.
Elite articles were riding a huge rotation by riding the forest on a new water.

‘There are quite a few faces I know.’

There are also soups like Kim Soo -yeon, and there were several Mada Tops that they met when hiding their status and watching the dynamics of the Top.
It would not have been easy to squeeze the power of the flower and war. It was the shape of all troops from the line where the front was not pushed.
Because of the injury, long -term war must be avoided, so the opponent can be stabbed quite well.

“I want to talk like a chimney… You are not.”

Enter a light confrontation state. After that, I felt the relaxation of the opponent in the line that did not solve the boundaries.

The tip of Elm’s sword goes towards my forehead. Our gaze fell in a straight line.

“…”

The clean command and operation are great. At least is it the most competent person in the new generation?
From the point of view, I will see it as a new generation, but that’s what they think.

Certainly, the decision of the rumors can be made in the short term.

But.

– Dig!

Only one.
If anything goes against Elm’s judgment.

That is that I have recovered enough injuries, and it is not impossible to get rid of them.
The moment I gave up hiding my identity, the leisure came back to this side.

“You want to talk?”

I asked him in a scratchy voice with demonic energy wrapped around my hands.

The magic power contained in his voice vibrated and made the forest shake. Under the intangible pressure, the horses backed away ungainly. The knights’ complexions had long since turned pale. I lower my hands and straighten my fighting spirit.

Then, the hallucination felt as if the ground was rotting into the place where my feet touched.
Above, the atmosphere rips with a roar.

-Purreung, Purreung.

The moment when even a well-trained Shinsoo turned into a frightened little pony.

Elmman was still calmly looking at me and gathering his spirits.

“Her.”

A smirk escaped from his mouth along with steam.

“He was a bigger guy than I thought.”

My feelings toward him were the same.