The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player Chapter 93

Episode 93

: In addition to the dimensional protection barrier stone, Gray gave a small magic communication tool as a gift.

It was Gray’s consideration as he guessed Raoul’s actions.

The gate outbreak occurred and each territory was in a state of emergency. Many of the academy students are anxious about the news from their hometown.

The academy was placed on an indefinite leave of absence due to the judgment of professors including the president that it would be unreasonable to continue studies as is.

Both Raoul and Gray would have to leave the capital a lot, so a communication port was essential.

“Please don’t overdo it. Now that Raoul is exposed to the Imperial Hounds, he will have to move a little more cautiously. If you need help, please contact me anytime.”

“thank you. “If we get any clues about them, we will contact you first.”

After finishing the interview with Gray, Raoul returned to the mansion and thought about the future.

‘Because the work in the capital has been roughly completed…’

Now, the time was approaching when activities had to be carried out outside the walls of the capital city of Turium.

There will probably be some big news coming soon. If you can take advantage of that opportunity, you will be able to lay a minimum foundation for the future.

Player Guild.

No matter how much you prepare, it will not be enough to deal with a large guild that will be at the top.

Because they weren’t just a group of players.

Corporate politicians and even the government.

In order to deal with people who had a huge power behind them that ordinary people could not deal with, they also needed a corresponding background and power.

‘Don’t think that things will go your way this time either.’

Raoul made a firm determination with his golden eyes shining.

Within a few days, Raoul was able to hear the news he had been waiting for.

Kane, who visited Raoul’s office at dusk, reported.

“We have compiled information from the royal family and each noble family.”

The total number of territories in the Kingdom of Ruben is approximately 170.

Most of the information about those territories was found out only today.

“First of all, those who are more than self-made are resolving this gate outbreak on their own. “At least no family has officially requested support.”

“I guess so. Even if it’s rotten, there won’t be a place in the Viscount’s family that doesn’t have at least an order of knights.”

I don’t know why, but the level and number of gates that appeared this time seemed to be determined by population density.

In the capital city with a population of 1 million, 60 gates up to grade D appeared, but in the lordly castle of a small baron family with a small population, there were places where no gates appeared at all.

First of all, the E-level gate was at a level that could be dealt with by soldiers rather than knights, so there was no way that even self-made knights who existed in the knights would not be able to deal with it, even if there was damage.

“The problem is the barons, and nearly half of the 120 baronial fiefdoms have requested salvation from the royal family or influential families. About 20 places where the situation was not good gave up their territory and escaped through the portal. And there are more than ten territories that have been completely cut off from news, so I guess…”

The monsters pouring out of the gate were nothing short of a disaster for small fiefdoms of the baron’s level.

In most cases, the standing soldiers were not transferred, and it was common for there to be less than ten knights.

In cases where gates appeared outside the castle, it was possible to hold out against the castle walls, but dealing with areas where gates appeared inside was almost impossible.

“What is the royal family’s reaction?”

“We know that the situation is serious, but we are reluctant to send our troops outside. As you know, the interior of the city has been cleaned up, but the gates outside the walls are almost untouched.”

Not only the royal family but also influential families will not be able to afford it at the moment.

If you have completely cleared the gate, the gate that could not be cleared will become stuck and turn into a dungeon.

Even if you clear out the monsters that have poured in, you will have to deploy troops at all times to manage the dungeon, as you never know when monsters might pour in again.

It will probably be difficult to focus on other things while stabilizing the territory for a few months.

The nobles who fled to the capital will want to regain their territory somehow, but there will be no place to lend a helping hand right away.

Even if they wanted to hire mercenaries, the mercenaries in the capital had already dried up. This is because the Gate Outbreak occurred and each noble family rushed to sweep away even the lowest level mercenaries.

Of course, it was Raoul who hired the most mercenaries. This is because the contract was extended with those who were temporarily hired when the situation arose.

So, the number of troops that Raoul can currently command in the capital is over 5,000, including 200 knights, 2,000 regular soldiers, and 3,000 mercenaries.

If things go as Raoul expected, many people will probably come to see him sooner or later.

‘Where should we start?’

Raoul spread out the kingdom map on the table and was lost in thought. According to Kane’s information, the situation of each territory was briefly displayed on the map.

At that time, Bernard came into the office with a knock on the door.

“Master Baron Gilathien has come to visit. What should I do?”

‘The bite is slowly coming.’

Raoul smiled and opened his mouth.

“Take us to the reception room.”

The full-scale harvest season was approaching.

* * *

Shhh.

The chilly wind penetrated through the thin leather clothes.

‘Is it already December?’

Vince, the vigilante leader of Medini Village, climbed on top of the wooden fence, wiped away his creepy body, and looked around.

Almost six months had already passed since that cursed day when monsters poured out of the gate.

As luck would have it, the gate appeared in a forest quite far away from Medini Village.

So the villagers enjoyed a comfortable night, not even knowing what had happened until the sun rose.

However, not long after the residents left the fence to go to work, they appeared.

Monster monkey.

It had about 30cm long fingernails and claws that looked like scythes, and its snout was protruding like that of a wolf and full of sharp fangs.

Cleverly, the guys hiding in the forest attacked the residents only after they had escaped the fence.

And that day, about 300 residents of Medini village lost their lives.

The 500 or so residents who were lucky enough to survive were forced to hold out by putting up wooden fences and locking them tightly.

And now, six months later, there are only 200 people left in the village.

‘You devils.’

The monster monkeys that settled in the forest rarely appeared during the day.

Although they were monsters, their combat power was not as high as they looked.

A properly trained adult could easily handle one animal.

So the villagers were able to somehow procure food while keeping the vigilantes in check.

The problem is at night.

When dusk came, those who took advantage of the darkness to approach the fence climbed up the fence with their claws and attacked the residents.

No matter how tightly a bonfire was lit on top of a wooden fence and security was set up, damage occurred.

Moreover, it was so clever that if a trap was set, it would recognize it like a ghost and hide from it.

As the number of metallurgy personnel decreased, the current situation was reached.

‘Whew. ‘How much longer can I hold on?’

There was still plenty of food. For some reason, the crops grew faster than in previous years and the yield was much higher.

However, it was difficult to adequately defend the fence with only 200 people.

They must have realized that fact, and at some point, the number of people wandering around the wooden fence increased even during the day.

It had been a long time since I had sent a request for salvation to the Yeongju Castle, but it was difficult to have high expectations.

This is because the outside survivors who were accidentally rescued informed the desperate truth that the lord’s castle was also surrounded by monsters and that the entire territory was infested with monsters.

I doubted whether I would be able to stop it if the monster monkeys in the forest attacked all-out today.

‘no. I’ll have to hold on and hold on until the end.’

His wife and son still remained in the village. As the head of the family, I had the responsibility to protect them until the end.

The sun was slowly going down while Vince was tightening his grip on the window and strengthening his resolve again.

widely. widely.

The bonfire on top of the fence burned with sparks, and as vigilantes carrying torches walked around the fence, pitch-black shadows crawled around on top of the fence.

Vince stared blankly at the dark field. Unfortunately, the clouds were blocking the moonlight, making the darkness even darker.

Sasasasak.

‘huh?’

It seemed like an alien noise could be heard among the sound of grass blowing in the wind.

Vince came to his senses and quickly took out a piece of firewood from the bonfire and threw it under the wooden fence.

Faaat.

Black things were crawling on the ground near a small burning firewood.

“It’s the enemy!”

With a shout, the arrow fired by Vince pierced the body of the monster monkey with a loud sound.

“Kwieeeeek~!”

And then a black wave began to surge towards the wooden fence.

Clink ding ding!

The sound of an emergency bell woke up the village.

“Clear the view!”

“Shoot your bow!”

The vigilantes on top of the fence hurriedly threw lit torches and piles of firewood outside the fence, while shooting arrows and throwing rocks.

Grumbling.

The pouring pile of firewood hit the monster monkey and brightly illuminated the area under the wooden fence.

“oh my god.”

The vigilantes sighed involuntarily.

Before we knew it, the area under the wooden fence was full of monster monkeys. It seemed like the whole place was covered with flocks of monkeys.

Usually, a small group would approach silently, ambush them, and quickly run away, but today they seemed to have made a complete plan.

‘damn. ‘How many are there?’

Vince was in despair at the number of people who were so numerous that he could not even count them, but he gritted his teeth and shouted.

“Wake! “You have to hold out until the waiting staff arrives!”

“You die this way, you die that way!”

“You damn bastards, fall down!”

Thinking that the vigilantes were not behind them, they became enraged and started fighting with the monster monkeys, stabbing spears and swinging axes.

Vince lanced the spear and pierced the head of the monkey that was stuck to the fence, then swung the spear pole and ripped the monkeys off the fence.

However, the creepy guys were endlessly climbing the wooden fence, and before we knew it, the 4-meter high wooden fence was covered with black monster monkeys.

“Grrr!”

Finally, the monster monkey on the fence jumped up and stuck its claws into the vigilante’s neck.

Push.

“Aaaah!”

Blood spurted out and the vigilante screamed as he tried to tear the monkey apart…

but it crackled.

The monster monkey’s snout bit his face cruelly.

Vince’s ax finally broke the monkey’s skull, but the vigilante was already dead.

“Ouch!”

“Ahh!”

The screams of the crew continued from the top of the wooden fence. Although the large cavalry and villagers came running from the village belatedly, it seemed only a matter of time before the fence was taken over.

“These guys! “You can’t pass through here!”

Vince held a spear in one hand and an ax in the other hand, stabbing and chopping the monkeys like crazy.

As a senior soldier who had served in the military for over 10 years, the corpses of monkeys piled up around him one by one.

But there were too many of them. There were even some who had already jumped into the village.

‘Is this really the end!’

That was when Vince, overcome with despair, desperately threw out his spear.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Grumble~ Quang!!

“Kwiiik!”

A barrage of arrows flew from somewhere and pierced the monster monkeys, and fireballs the size of heads exploded continuously from the bottom of the wooden fence, destroying the group of monkeys.

“Don’t leave a single one alive!”

Across the field, knights in white armor riding white horses were running through the moonlight.

The thing engraved on their armor is a golden falcon.

The First Knights appeared on the battlefield.

(Continued in the next part)