A Genius Gamer, Reincarnated as a Hero - Chapter 198

A genius gamer is reincarnated into a famous hero episode 198

Desert Wind (2)

The Dalun Desert in the southern part of the continent is famous as one of the areas where the devil’s traces remain the most.

Of course, there was no ‘Great Devil’ level, and the afterimages of demonic beasts that were shameful to even be called demons and the land contaminated with demonic energy remained without purification, but it was enough for a demon hunting culture to develop.

Demon Hunter.

Just those words alone make something seem great and have weight. In fact, those who saved the Dalun Desert hundreds of years ago were also warriors who called themselves ‘demon hunters’, and they boasted such great skills that they even fought against mid- to upper-level demons.

‘The demon hunter saved the desert!’

As a result, in the southern desert, ‘self-proclaimed demon hunters’ who made hunting demons as their business began to mushroom. Their influence was so powerful that even hundreds of years later, to modern times, they stopped the movement of trains as they pleased and abused their power. I’ve gotten to the point where I can do it.

When demon hunters set out to hunt demons, and even solve the ‘red calls’ that occur a few times a year but are very dangerous, even quite a few nobles had to give up.

If you rebel here, you will be severely criticized by other nobles and politicians who are former desert demon hunters.

As such, the profession of demon hunter was considered one of the freest and most prestigious positions in the southern desert.

Among them, the ‘Desert Elves’ demon hunters, who are characterized by brown skin and unusually pointed ears, are particularly successful and form the power class of the Dalun Desert, and their influence is at a level that even the great nobles of the central continent cannot easily ignore.

“Rain, I’ll get out of your way.”

And when you encounter the real thing, you have to bow your head.

The desert elves spoke with a puzzled expression using a special telepathy that only fairies could understand.

‘what? Why on earth is Caladorn here?’

‘I don’t know! I know that the great nobles of the central continent, such as Kaladun, travel on private planes… … .’

Yes. One of the reasons why they were able to proudly block the train was because great nobles, who had higher authority than demon hunters, traveled on private planes.

But how could it be that Caladern, and even his direct blood relative, Foldon Knight, is on this train!

“… … .”

Harang understood their telepathy, but because it was annoying, he did not bother to interfere.

Hehehe… !!

The huge rock blocking the railroad was slowly lifted by the gestures of the elf wizards. Then, move to the top of the cliff and boom! It falls.

“Oh my gosh, thank you! Thank you, master!”

The train leader repeatedly bowed his head and expressed his gratitude to Harang, then quickly turned around and began preparing to move again.

“Hmm… … .”

Harang stared at the desert elves for a moment. They were lowering their heads to avoid Harang’s gaze, but since his status was Kaladan, they were watching him.

‘what? ‘I think you’re angry because we blocked the road?’

‘Oh, damn it. It’s annoying when human nobles start to get annoyed.’

“… … .”

In fact, rather than being angry at them, I was purely interested in the job of being a demon hunter, but now was not the time, so I returned to the train and sat down.

“Did something happen?”

When Kadalem asked, Harang shook his head.

“It’s no big deal. “They said they were blocking the road because there were signs of a red call ahead, but since it could happen at any time, I just asked them to get out of the way.”

“Oh, it’s Red Call.”

“Red calls should disappear as soon as possible, but it must be a pain.”

“hmm.”

Kadalem shook his head.

“well. That’s something you don’t know. Red call is a pus that blocks development, but at the same time, it is also a good business resource that feeds the southern desert.”

“… … Is that so?”

“Did you know that when it comes to desert demon hunters, the entire southern region gives in?”

“I know that, but… … .”

“It is said that the Dalun Desert had dense forests and valleys in the distant past, but the countries and tribes that occupied it were very weak and were always invaded by neighboring countries. Obviously, the city of Gadylt would not have survived the Southern War era and would have disappeared into history.”

Kadalem pointed out the window.

The train departed quickly, passed the cliff area and was heading toward Gadilt, the largest city in the southern desert. Harang’s eyes widened when he saw the scene.

“and… … .”

My first impression was that it was Egypt on Earth.

Giant pyramids and sphinxes. That alone felt awe-inspiring, but the scale of Astera’s desert was one level higher.

It was like a huge wall blocking the world, and the giant animal-shaped stone statues guarding both sides were three times larger than the Sphinx. It was even questionable how on earth a stone statue of that size could still stand.

“Gadilt, famous for having blossomed the most beautiful culture in the southern part of the continent, was almost destroyed 500 years ago. However, because the demons kept harassing us by opening Red Call, we were unable to invade from neighboring countries without permission.”

Gadilt, who was not invaded by humans thanks to the devil, developed devil hunting skills and gradually increased in size.

250 years ago, Gadilt started a mercenary business in earnest, hunting down demons from neighboring countries on his behalf, and Gadilt came to exert influence throughout the southern part of the continent.

“Gadilt has been a nation with a keen interest in architecture and art since ancient times. “If it had been destroyed during the Great War, the southern desert would certainly not have developed so beautifully and greatly.”

“… … Are you saying that this happened thanks to the devil?”

“okay.”

“… … .”

Harang couldn’t quite understand his argument. Even if that was true, he couldn’t believe it was coming from a colleague who once hunted demons with a warrior.

‘Didn’t you harbor hatred for the devil?’

As Harang was silent, Kadalem chuckled.

“Why don’t you like me because I support the devil?”

“no. It doesn’t really matter. “I wouldn’t know if I had been harmed by the devil, but right now I don’t have any ill feelings and I don’t think anything of it.”

“Ho… … .”

Kadalem stroked his beard as if slightly surprised by those words.

‘I thought you would hate the devil indiscriminately, but that wasn’t the case.’

Honestly, I was not just a little surprised, but very very surprised. Nowadays’ generation naturally hates the very existence of the devil. This is because the existence of the devil in history was portrayed so viciously.

Children who accept the education as is naturally loathe the devil, and pass this on to their children, naturally coming to hate the devil itself.

‘No matter what you see, hear, or learn, your own subjective opinion is so strong that you don’t have personal feelings until you confirm it yourself.’

Kadalem thought for a moment.

Harang’s talent is so outstanding that he will become great on his own, whether it be swordsmanship or magic, without any special training from him.

So there wasn’t much to teach, but I felt like I discovered another advantage of Harang.

‘If you have such a pure heart… … ‘It would be good to teach you in earnest how to control the power of gods and spirits.’

* * *

The train arrived safely in Cadilt. Harang immediately put on contact lenses and changed her cloak to a normal one to hide her identity.

This is because being seen for no reason would only hinder the quest.

It is enough to reveal your identity when necessary.

As Cadilt was built on a rugged valley terrain, there were a lot of stairs overall and the heights of the buildings were all different. It was impossible to see the entire city at a glance.

Coo! thud!

Here, a race of giants exceeding 3 meters in size stood out. In particular, since this was a military district, there were a lot of warriors.

Barbarian warriors wearing chains instead of armor.

They were drinking beer on the street, wiggling their massive muscles, or making a fuss after setting up a huge sword on the wall of a building, and when Harang passed by, they stared at him.

Because there were very few people here with fair skin like Harang.

Since Harang was not very tall compared to his human peers, he did not seem to fit in at all with the military district where warriors who specialized in hunting demons and beasts gathered.

However, it seemed like it wasn’t rare for a small person like Harang to pass by, and he didn’t really talk to me or anything. She just looked at me with a bit of curiosity.

“Where are you going?”

Kadalem walked around in broad daylight, drinking alcohol. That was the reason her face was always red.

“First, I plan to visit a guild in Cadilt that is famous for hunting demons. “I need to find out where the southern desert got polluted and what the current situation is like.”

“Good idea. Now, when you finish your business or need me, you can talk to this piece.”

“Do you have somewhere else to go?”

“It’s been a while since I’ve been to Dalun Desert, so I should go see an old friend. Have a hard time.”

Harang bowed his head. In any case, she had not yet finished Ka Dalem’s first homework, so there was no reason for her to continue moving with him.

“me too… … “I have to meet someone so I have to go for a while.”

“Does Avalanche have friends too?”

“Of course it is, you bastard! Rather, I’m not going to meet a friend, right? Anyway, I’m coming back.”

After Avalanche said that and left, Harang walked straight towards Ibliti’s guild hideout.

It was very difficult to find your way around this place where the buildings rise up like stairs and are uneven, and the map is in 3D.

Harang had no choice but to lightly jump to the roof of the building and check the view from a high place. At that time, a place where people were gathered was particularly noticeable.

“emergency! It’s an emergency! “We need reinforcements right now!”

“I will summon the demon hunters!”

“They say there was a red call from Abella Valley! “All warriors who are skilled in hunting demonic beasts, please gather in front of the south gate immediately!”

Abella? When Harang tilted his head, [Morning Star Eye] floated a map in front of him.

‘Isn’t this where the train stopped earlier?’

The very place where the Desert Elves blocked the train, saying a red call would occur, was Abella Valley.

‘Could it be that those hunters couldn’t solve the red call?’

The Red Call phenomenon is when part of the space of the Demon World is transmitted to Astera.

However, it is not completely transmitted from the beginning and appears in the form of a gate. If it does not go inside Red Call and destroy the core, the entire space will be engulfed in the environment of the demon world.

However, in modern times, most red call incidents are quickly resolved, but I had no idea that such an accident would occur in the southern desert, a place famous for demon hunting.

‘Wouldn’t it have been more dangerous if the train had been standing still?’

Harang grabbed his sword for a moment, but shook his head after seeing a large number of demon hunters rushing out.

‘I’m busy with my work right now, so I don’t have time to worry about anything else.’

But the commotion did not end.

About an hour had passed since a large number of demon hunters were gathered and left to stop the Red Call that exploded.

Harang, who was wandering around the demon hunter guild and the mercenary guild, turned his head when the emergency bell began to ring throughout the military district again.

“It’s an emergency! Damn it, there’s another red call!”

“what? What is Magic Tower doing? There was no sign of that at all, right? “Why didn’t you make a forecast?”

“Even the Magic Tower didn’t know! That’s not important now! “First of all, a 5-minute standby team was dispatched, but the number of people is ridiculously low!”

“We need support at the guild level!”

“While there are many warriors dispatched to block the wave of demonic beasts that occurred in the plains, too many red calls are occurring.”

“Damn, there’s a manpower shortage these days.”

“The number of demon hunters has increased compared to before, but the incidents are not decreasing at all.”

Harang frowned slightly as he saw the mercenaries running away, grumbling.

‘There’s something unusual… … .’

Even though it is a southern desert, there is something strange about the red call phenomenon occurring so often.

In the Central Continent, red calls were an extremely rare phenomenon, occurring only once every few years.

However, things did not necessarily get to the worst.

“Extra! Outside! “The Virgin of St. Benedis has come to Cadilt!”

Boys running around the streets started running around waving their hats! This was truly good news, as warriors were often seriously injured after battles with demons, including Red Call.

“Wow, you’re a saint?”

“I heard she’s so beautiful.”

“Where are you now?”

“You are in the central autonomous district!”

“He’ll be here soon.”

The military district became extremely excited at the news of the saint’s sudden appearance. Harang also gave her a few coins to buy and read her extra books.

‘A saint… … .’

She, who always stayed in Benedis’ cathedral and never moved even during special events, is suddenly visiting this hot country?

He felt strange.