novelraw Chapter 79.2: Great War (3)
Chapter 79.2: Great War (3)
Translator: Dreamscribe
Even at this very moment, fierce battles were unfolding in every city and village across Arsilan.
The Heroes varied in age, but there was a particularly high number of university students and office workers. In South Korea alone, the number had already surpassed one million and was quickly approaching two million, so the impact was unavoidable.
[Due to the professor’s personal circumstances, today’s class is canceled. A make-up schedule will be...]
Some professors suddenly found themselves with many personal circumstances, and students also reported unexpected illnesses or unavoidable situations. Entire departments due to Arsilan Saga took an entire week off.
[Closed for business to save Arsilan.]
[Temporarily closed due to the aftermath of the Great War. Please find RealBearSoup in International City Marogo!]
Even self-employed shop owners who had set up businesses in International City Marogo went on vacation. While there weren’t that many of such shops, it was enough to become a trending topic on social media.
Various premium services were being introduced for the self-employed.
Ohsung Electronics even guaranteed remote work or early leave if one could verify their Arsilan Saga ID. It was a direct order from the chairman. Strangely enough, work efficiency didn’t drop; in fact, it reportedly increased.
Lee Hee-jin, the CEO of HJ Entertainment, Korea’s top entertainment agency, spent the war period alternating between the real world and Arsilan while staying at the office.
Thanks to her outstanding management skills and excellent talent selection, the company ran smoothly, but as CEO, there were meetings she had to attend and documents she had to sign.
She was paying close attention to a new group of trainees she was raising. They were individuals who had failed to debut despite long years of training. Some had spent long periods in obscurity.
It was considered a late age to debut as rookie idols.
However, after such a long training period, their stamina was at its peak, and their skills were decent.
While eating a nutrition block, Lee Hee-jin observed their movements with sharp eyes. The trainees, feeling as if a lion was right in front of them, tensed up and showed their best performance.
‘Not bad.’
Their movements were good.
They looked like excellent wa... no, idols. Their debut was scheduled to happen in Arsilan. Originally, they were to be acclimated to Arsilan after the Great War, but based on how they moved, the schedule might be moved up.
“Very good.”
When Lee Hee-jin praised them, the trainees finally let out relieved smiles. After she contacted someone, Soul Links were delivered to the trainees.
Were they finally becoming idols?
The trainees barely calmed their trembling hearts and equipped their Soul Links.
Kwaaang!
An eardrum-shattering explosion rang out from all directions.
“Coordinates 232, 112!”
As the fairy floating in the sky reported, the Hero positioned at the front of the cannon nodded and adjusted it.
“Reload complete!”
“Fire!”
Kwaaaah!
A massive magic bomb was fired from the cannon. It struck the giants advancing on International City Marogo dead-on.
Kwaaang!
A tremendous explosion erupted, and the giant’s upper body vanished.
“Nice!”
“Kyah! This is the power of Arsilan’s artillery unit!”
“We need more shells!”
When the trainees came to their senses, they found themselves standing in the middle of a battlefield. They had only received brief training in a daze. They were issued uniforms and moved to the walls of International City Marogo.
“Hey! What are you doing!”
“Huh?”
“A fa-fairy?”
WingGenius, rushed over and yelled at the dazed trainees. Her rank was Senior Soldier.
"Hurry up and move the shells!"
“Huh?”
“Huh? Huh? That’s your answer right now?”
WingGenius’s eyebrows twitched.
“Run, now!”
The trainees, without a moment to think, ran toward the shells. Perhaps because they had trained together for so long, their coordination was excellent. The way they carried the shells was no amateur effort.
“Over there!”
An officer who had been observing them closely called the trainees.
“The Demolition Controller needs personnel! Head that way.”
“Yes! Understood!”
As the trainee responded quickly and ran over, the officer nodded. For a newly connected rookie Hero, their movements were impressive.
“They’ll make fine soldiers.”
The trainees’ evaluation went up.
The Demolition Controller was HandGenius. As the trainees approached, HandGenius quickly issued instructions.
"Controller nim! Installation complete."
“Already?”
The broken cannon had been dismantled, and a new cannon was installed. Even with HandGenius giving only a brief explanation, the trainees had done an excellent job with the setup.
“Excellent!”
The trainees were receiving an unusual amount of praise today.
HandGenius looked out beyond the city wall. The enemies kept coming endlessly. There was no sign that their numbers were decreasing.
He had hidden a large number of bombs around the land surrounding Marogo.
HandGenius was waiting for the right time to detonate them.
Boom! Boom!
Not just giants anymore, enormous creatures like giant elephants were starting to surge forward, rapidly approaching Marogo’s city walls.
[Controller nim! Detonation order has been issued!]
“Understood!”
Receiving the communication, HandGenius immediately picked up the switch.
“Detonate!”
He shouted at the right moment and pressed the button. The trainees crouched in preparation for the explosion. But nothing happened.
HandGenius looked beyond the wall.
“H-here!”
A trainee handed him a telescope.
Looking through the telescope, he saw that the enemies had discovered the buried bombs and had dug into the ground. They had severed the fuse line drawn with a magic circle. It could still be forced to detonate using a cannon, but the power would be greatly diminished.
It was then.
“Huh?”
“What is that?”
A magic circle formed in the sky.
Kwa-ga-ga!
Black coffin-like objects fell from above.
As the coffins opened, bizarre beings dressed in black and wearing white masks emerged.
HandGenius blinked as he looked at them.
‘Mannerless Hero No. 1322’
‘Foul-Mouthed Hero No. 0356’
‘Hero No. 2312, caught in lewd behavior’
Those were their names.
The white masks opened to form mouths.
[O Ella, please forgive our sins!]
[We shall repay with our deaths!]
The voices came out like a song.
They were the Penalty Unit. Everything they said inside the masks came out in that kind of singing voice.
The coffins exploded, sweeping away surrounding enemies.
‘Hero No. 0323, who just stole a lot of socks’
No. 0323 grabbed the severed fuse.
[For Arsilan!]
He connected the fuse to his own body. Dozens of amplified magic circles appeared all over 0323’s body.
HandGenius nearly dropped the switch in his hand.
The switch, now connected to the fuse and magic power, was glowing bright red.
Everyone around turned to look at HandGenius.
“For Arsilan!”
Click!
The moment he pressed the switch, the world seemed to pause, the surroundings fell silent in an instant.
Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga!
The ground flipped over, and a tremendous flash of light shot up toward the sky. The city wall shook violently, and the Heroes standing on top were blasted backward by the shockwave. A giant mushroom cloud soared up, covering the sky.
The area in front of Marogo became completely empty.
The enormous enemies, who had been charging like siege weapons, along with the giants, all evaporated.
“Uwaaaaah!”
“Now THAT’s an explosion!”
“Insane!”
“Real fireworks are gonna feel boring after this!”
The Heroes’ cheers also exploded.
The trainees, barely clinging to the wall, trembled as they looked at one another.
“S-so scary.”
"C-CEO..., where are you. Sob...."
They hugged each other tightly and cried.
“What are you doing! Move!”
But the war had only just begun. At WingGenius’s shout, the trainees began moving again.
“…Well, not bad.”
WingGenius watched the trainees move and gave that evaluation.
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