Chapter 89: Offline Meeting
"Apparently, it isn’t just yet."
"The situation isn't very good."
"Can't be helped. Still, it's fortunate that we got additional supplies."
"That's true."
"Hoo... These damn monsters keep attacking endlessly..."
"What else can we do but keep our spirits up? At least we have the Cult Leader behind us."
"Right. We should stay strong as members of the Divine Cult."
They were wearing mechanical armor made of thick metal, working together to fell trees, uproot them, and compact the ground.
"It's falling!"
"Confirmed!""Be careful over there!"
"Pay attention!!"
The Murim White Troops were bustling around a wide open space.
They were using Sword Force to cut down trees, and using their Inner Qi and powered suits to compact the ground.
For some reason in this world, even trees couldn't be cut down with ordinary strength.
"We can't retreat!"
"Set up the palisades!"
"Hurry! Before the next wave of attacks begins!"
Monsters had been coming non-stop for days. They took turns standing guard and put all their efforts into defending their base, but it wasn't easy.
There were too many shortages. They lacked manpower and supplies. Even dealing with a single monster was difficult for an ordinary soldier.
"Hoo."
"What about the Cult Leader?"
"Still the same."
"It seems she's recovering her strength, so she probably won't take action directly for a while."
"She had no choice but to do so to solve the supply issue."
"Hmm. But the atmosphere is strange."
They seemed to know each other, but there was an awkwardness in the air.
Their gaze was directed at three women sitting together.
A woman with black hair and eyes, wearing glasses.
A Succubus Queen with blue horns and hair.
And their Cult Leader.
"I am called Keisha Winsler."
"I'm Selena."
"As I said before, Virdel."
Slightly apart from them, a red-haired boy, YongYong, was watching them with sparkling eyes.
"Ooh... This is...!"
Of course, he was also streaming.
ㄴBluadges... having an offline meeting?
ㄴOh my.
ㄴa mod socializing.... this is grounds for impeachment!
ㄴwhy weren't we invited!
ㄴcome to think of it, isn't YongYong an unofficial Bluadge too? lol
ㄴseems like the Oradge just threw it out there and forgot all about it lol
ㄴhe probably found YongYong unsatisfactory later.
ㄴYongYong can't even be a proper porter.
ㄴAbandoned YongYong.
ㄴBut it's true that he has the least presence there.
ㄴHow could a dragon fall so far...
ㄴshouldn't he at least be a Metal Dragon?
'Keisha Winsler', who came driving an Ego Ship filled with enormous supplies.
'Selena', who contributed to creating this place, 'World', and was researching it.
'Virdel', who opened a Dimensional Door and brought them here directly.
And SSS-Class Porter YongYong.
ㄴYongYong's too pathetic, isn't he?
ㄴThat's dragons for you.
ㄴthey’re just lizards who knows a bit of magic lolol
ㄴSomehow my common sense is being shattered.
ㄴDon't tease him too much. He's the only one who kindly turns on the stream for us.
ㄴSob! YongYong's the only one who plays with us!
ㄴlolol turns out he's a warm-hearted guy!
Unlike YongYong, who was showing intense curiosity towards them, the women each had their own thoughts.
To pay off my debt quickly... I need to stand out. The Oradge is clear about rewards and punishments.
Those chosen by Him...?
So these are the Moderators chosen after me....
"What about Him...?"
Succubus Queen Selena spoke first.
From her perspective, the Oradge was her main interest rather than the other Bluadges.
There seemed to have been some issue during the stream...
Why isn’t he here?
Though, that doesn’t mean the thought of talking to him privately isn’t somewhat scary.
"Who knows."
"..."
However, the other two didn't know his detailed whereabouts either.
"Then it seems we'll have to overcome this difficulty on our own."
Nod-
Everyone agreed with that statement.
"It's true that he told us to gather, right?"
Keisha's gaze turned to Virdel. Virdel sat there silently.
Nod.
When Virdel first appeared by splitting the air, it was so surprising.
I thought I was going to faint.
I spent days while barely getting any sleep, busy with management work after taking over the planet Debra with a single massive ship.
Just when I thought things were finally stabilizing and becoming livable, suddenly...
I was conscripted.
"Y-You say He is calling?"
Nod-
At the blunt words of the woman who appeared by tearing through the air, she hurriedly prepared and came over.
In truth, she knew she would be called up like this someday. She just didn't know it would be in this way.
-Planet Debra?
-Y-Yes....
-Hmm! It would be perfect as a logistics base, wouldn't it?
-Excuse me?
What was logistics?
Wasn't it managing, supplying, and supporting the personnel and materials needed for military operations?
Also, military operations?
Gulp.
But what else could she do? She had to do as he said.
That's what she had been doing after bringing Planet Debra to its knees with a massive space battleship.
-There will be a day when you see the light.
-This damn debt....
-Gyaaaak!
At some point, the Oradge stopped giving her separate instructions, but with such a large debt still remaining, she couldn't afford to rest.
And so, she had focused on turning the entire planet into a logistics base.
Now it was time to show what she had prepared.
3,000 Debrans.
100 small supply ships.
And countless requisitioned supplies.
This was just the first supply.
That was how she entered World.
On the other hand, Selena couldn't hide her anxious gaze throughout.
His summons!
Him, whose mere presence nearly turned her into an idiot when she faced his origin!
For her, who had glimpsed his essence, just keeping her mind together felt like her soul might leave her body.
If worse comes to worst... I still have him as well!
'IAmThePirateKing'.
If it's dangerous, I can ask the Pirate King for help.
That’s right. So let's calm down for now.
"Hoo...."
Selena's blue pupils gradually regained stability.
"Anyway, it seems he's entrusted this place to us for now, so we really do need everyone's help."
The other two nodded in response.
"First, Ms. Keisha, please take charge of all matters related to supplies. And Ms. Virdel, please handle fortress maintenance and combat-related issues. I'll investigate this place a bit more."
Virdel's ability to find them and bring them here accurately was not just due to her own capabilities, but also partly thanks to Selena's help.
Selena's cooperation was necessary to find the coordinates and connect them accurately.
"Hmm."
A small sound from Virdel.
The three women had something in common:
A subtle sense of competition.
To pay off even a little of my debt by impressing the Oradge...!
Although I contributed to creating World, I still can't do much. If so…
....
However, how could they forget? Exactly who the orders came from?
"Then I'll be counting on you."
"Leave the supplies and administration to me."
"Leave the Kaiju to me."
Under the unity of the Bluadges, a fortress began to be built centered around the silver lake Karlstein had discovered.
The temporary fortress, which had almost been lost to the Kaiju while Virdel was bringing the other two, quickly regained its vitality.
***Gurgle- Gurgle-
Kuee- Kiek-
The 15-meter giant body was gone, replaced by a 2-meter tall Kaiju with a starlight mane.
Prohiden was lying in a silver spring that had pooled like a pond in a huge cave.
Gurgle- Gurgle-
Kuee- Kiek-
All sorts of Kaiju were swarming around, and some of them were continuously spewing out small Kaiju.
Countless Kaiju headed outside the cave as soon as they were created, and even then, they tried not to go near the starlight-maned Kaiju.
That was how much they feared it.
However, Prohiden didn't care about them at all.
Prohiden was recalling what had happened before.
That power was certainly...
On Prohiden's side, an alien golden wound remained unhealed. But even such a wound wasn't Prohiden's concern.
The starlight-maned Prohiden revealed its purple eyes as it recalled Karlstein, the man in golden armor.
Yes. It might be better to leave it to him for now. Fate was flowing towards that bastard.
Being by his side would be the safest.
Moreover.
Even Prohiden couldn't guarantee hatching the platinum egg.
The 'egg' that absorbed not only Ether but also mental power completely.
Prohiden, who had been carrying that egg for a long time, was now reaching its limit.
Ssssa-
A faint purple mist began to rise from Prohiden's body.
Rather, now it was as if the restrictions had been lifted.
The platinum egg...
After cleaning up the surroundings and fully blooming its power, it could be retrieved again.
Of course, cleaning up the surroundings wasn't an easy task even for Prohiden. Even after finishing that, it would still have to overcome Him.
First, it had to steal 'that' from the Dimensional Tree clan.
There was still a long way to go.
Splash-
Prohiden scooped up some spring water with its hand and looked at it for a moment.
A bizarre world where the Silver Blood of the Dimensional Tree springs forth from the earth.
To adapt to the Dimensional Pressure of this place, it had to give up part of its injured body and shrink to its current size.
Splash-
The silver spring water flowed down and was being absorbed into Prohiden's body little by little.
Some of the spring water flowed to other Kaiju mothers nearby, creating countless entities.
Splash-
After stirring the water once more with its hand while soaking in the spring, Prohiden closed its eyes again.
The starlight mane became even more intense and dense.
It was an excellent place for recovery.
Splash-