Chapter 24

Chapter 24 – Chapter 3: Rescue #7

[Protagonist Correction Lv 2]

In-gong reflexively raised his hands and activated the skills window . Underneath Protagonist Correction, here was a passive skill that he hadn’t seen yet .

[Battlefield Protection Lv1]

[The hit rate of weapons launched towards the protagonist is slightly lowered . ]

'Heok, isn’t this the stormtrooper effect?’

The effect of Protagonist Correction was like the famous stormtroopers .

Stormtroopers were elite soldiers in the classic sci-fi movie, Star Wars . Among the numerous Imperial soldiers, they were especially famous for their accurate marksmanship . However, their hit rate tended to deteriorate when encountering the party of the protagonist .

It was like how protagonists don’t get shot in action movies .

‘Isn’t this the real Protagonist Correction?’

Perhaps his ability to learn skills wasn’t an effect of Conquest but was due to Protagonist Correction .

Anyway, it was a decent skill . He was nervous because it said ‘slightly’, but it was currently only level one .

‘Is there anything else? What effect will Protagonist Correction have when it levels up?’

“Hey! Shutra! What are you doing?”

Felicia’s sharp voice broke through In-gong’s thoughts . In-gong recovered his spirit and stood up . Right now, he was in the middle of a battle . It wasn’t the time for skills research .

‘Will I see the effect of levelling up?’

Or was it suppressed due to the effect of Below the King’s Flag?

"Prince!”

“Eh, eh!”

In-gong replied to Carack and looked around while picking up the dwarf dagger . After taking care of the blood ogre, the surprised Red Lightning tribe had changed to passive movements .

‘Okay, I should hurry . ’

The mini-map was still full of enemies . After a short time, the enemies started flocking in this direction again .

"Let's go! Retreat!”

In-gong gave an order to Carack who was swinging his axe .

He also shouted towards Felicia .

“These pigs! Return them to flames!”

"Return them to flames?”

Felicia heard In-gong’s words, laughed and raised both arms .

"The wind! Stir!”

Her command soon became a reality . Strong winds burst from Felicia’s arms and caused the flames to surround the Red Lightning tribe .

“Ohh!”

It wasn’t magic . In-gong was sure because he awakened magic power .

‘A spirit! It must be a spirit!’

The dark elves were elves who had been corrupted! On the Assenba Continent, there were few species born with a higher spirit affinity than elves and Felicia was a princess of the dark elves . She was a gifted spirit master before being an excellent magician .

'But how does it happen? Just like the wind . . . Heok!’

In-gong shook his head . It was a long shot .

'Spirit techniques are likely to be similar to an aura or psychic powers . I might not be able to awaken it like magic power . ’

In fact, the area of magic still wasn’t clear . Several more clinical experiments (?) were needed to determine the exact mechanisms .

‘But I need to be hit by a spirit technique to find out . ’

He would investigate spirit techniques later .

"Prince! A flare!”

This time it was Carack who interrupted In-gong’s thoughts . In-gong, who was running beside Carack, stared up at the sky and checked the signal . It was a yellow flash .

"A command to retreat!”

Chris was ordering a total retreat .

‘What is going on? Is Chris in danger?’

He suddenly thought of Caitlin . In-gong headed to the Jishuka Mountains with the orcs while navigating with the mini-map .

‘I have to widen the scope around the area!’

In-gong could look at the terrain in an enclosed space, but he could only grasp the movements of the troops moving in it by expanding the scope .

Thanks to the flames being controlled by Felicia, In-gong was able to rush up the mountain . In-gong didn’t forget to grasp the movements of the orcs on his side using the mini-map .

'There are approximately 60 . ’

It wasn’t easy to figure out the exact number, but there seemed to be 60 or so orcs following him up . Once In-gong reached a certain height, he turned and looked down at the Red Lightning tribe .

Flames and smoke blocked his view but he was able to grasp the movements through the mini-map .

‘There are troops in the centre and on the right . ’

Chris and Caitlin were in those places . Even the troops who pursued In-gong were reluctant to continue and turned towards those positions .

In-gong gritted his teeth . Chris and Caitlin popped into his head .

Blood-crazed beasts – the lycanthrope monsters .

However, that was a story that occurred in Year 516, four years from now . Chris was still 17 and Caitlin was only 15 years old .

“Caitlin . ”

He had to save her . No, he had to help . Perhaps the reason why In-gong could escape so easily from the enemy was because the enemy troops were all heading to Chris and Caitlin .

“Carack! Take your troops! Go and help Caitlin noona!”

If he had to help either Chris or Caitlin, it was right to choose Caitlin . Chris was much stronger than Caitlin and the lycanthropes with him were elites . He would be able to pull himself out .

“I understand!”

Carack immediately responded to In-gong’s command, but Felicia was different . Her eyes widened .

"What, are you going back?”

In-gong just nodded in response and ran after Carack .

"Let's go!"

“Ouh!”

"Ohhhh!"

The adrenaline had risen in the orcs after the battle, so they roared as they followed In-gong . Felicia stared after them with a bewildered expression before cursing .

“Hey! This bastard! Go together! Let’s go together!”

Instead of looking back, In-gong only checked the mini-map and ran . In no time at all, Felicia caught up to In-gong and called the spirit again .

"The wind! Open the path!”

She opened a path in the raging flames for In-gong to go through . In-gong thanked Felicia in his mind and pulled out a dagger . Red Lightning orcs could be seen in front of him .

“Carack! Pierce through!”

“Leave me alone!”

Carack laughed like a villain as he wielded the battle axe . Felicia sneered but she used magic and her spirit to block the enemy’s path while securing her allies’ path .

'Really skilled . '

In-gong was worried for Caitlin but his eyes were forced to go to the person next to him .

Felicia didn’t use any attack magic . She used fire and wind in an appropriate manner to control the battlefield .

This was magic and this was a magician .

As she moved among the flames, she seemed like a goddess of the battlefield .

'How the hell was she caught?’

Was she captured due to a moment of carelessness? Or was there a very strong orc among the Red Lightning tribe?

"Prince! Where should we go?”

Carack asked while bathing in the enemy’s blood . In-gong checked the mini-map and pointed .

"This way!"

Due to the flames, it was impossible to determine where his allies were . Therefore, he could only guess based on the movements of the enemies .

'I’m glad it is a melee . ’

The enemies were running around in a confused state . If it wasn’t a melee but a proper frontal battle, he would have suffered serious damage from bows and magic .

“Noona! Move those flames there!”

In-gong said while pointing to a giant blaze that was burning something unknown . Considering the circumstances, it was highly likely that Caitlin and her lycanthropes were beyond there . Piercing through was the shortest route .

"This is my command!”

Felicia shouted nervously as her hands moved .

“Tornado!"

A massive amount of mana was launched . The small winds that emerged from Felicia’s fingertips became huge . It got rid of everything in its path, including the flames .

“Thank you! Noona is the best!”

In-gong cheered while Felicia huffed with frustration . However, she seemed fairly happy as he could see a small smile on her face .

"Let's go! Carack!”

“Ouh!”

In-gong ran with Carack towards the vortex and Felicia hastily got rid of it . In-gong shouted as he jumped over the scattering winds .

“Caitlin! I came to rescue . . . !”

Kwang!

A sudden burst swallowed all the noise, including In-gong’s cries .

The bones and flesh of the orcs shattered, exploding all over the place . The source of the sound was the fist that destroyed the orcs and the owner of the fist was a young girl . She was surrounded by corpses that could barely be distinguished as orcs .

“You wanted to go and save someone?”

Felicia scoffed and Carack laughed .

In-gong looked at the girl instead of replying . Confusion flashed in the eyes of the girl covered in orc blood but that only lasted for a moment .

“Shutra! You’re safe!”

Caitlin Moonlight .

Even though she was young, she still laughed like a blooming flower .