NOVEL WEB Chapter 7
Chapter 7: George (2)
[George: Jackson Village Capture
Number of demon worshippers dealt with: 76, demons: one.
Like Crimson Village, it was a low-ranking demon. It was a demon with small limbs, fixed to the ground, that looked like an antlion. It seemed to be prepared for battle as if it knew we were coming.
It was conducting a strange ritual in the middle of the village, sacrificing the worshippers. It seemed to have prepared various things in its own way, but we easily defeated it because of the difference in power.
If we had been a little later, someone might have been seriously injured. I wouldn’t have been able to win if I had gone alone. That’s the reason to form a group.
This time, we captured three demon worshippers. Currently torturing them with my colleagues to get information.
They keep repeating the same things, closer to beasts than humans. I’d like to say that having a normal conversation seems impossible. For now.
I’ll continue to report the situation and share information. Let’s all do our best to return home.]
A strange ritual. Did demons do rituals in the game? I don’t remember well because it’s a game from 10 years ago.
When I was a kid who knew nothing, I really enjoyed and loved the game, even to the point of sending emails to the game company, but it’s been 10 years.
These days, they say even mountains and rivers change in a year, but this is a whopping 10 years. I don’t even remember the plots of animations or movies I enjoyed as a child, so there’s no way I’d remember the game settings.
Ah, I do remember Force Ranger Magical Power. The main character’s dad was the villain, and I remember him being super cool from the beginning to the end. But that’s all I remember.
━ …
That’s how memories are. In the end, only one moment remains in your memory far into the future. I should say it’s the most impressive scene.
also had such a ‘moment’.
It was the scene where a paladin who died protecting the villagers was called by the goddess, resurrected, and rose from the ruins.
This was the first scene of the game. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that I started the game because of this scene, which combined solemnity, beauty, and eerieness.
…I should have just seen it and thought ‘That’s fucking awesome’ and moved on.
Shaking off my late regrets, I continued searching for George’s posts.
George’s raid group had grown rapidly, becoming a group of over twenty people.
[George: Demon’s Eyes are everywhere
It seems we’ve been targeted by the demons living nearby. We decided to withdraw from Janson village for now.
There are a lot of weapons placed in Crimson Village, and we’ve temporarily built walls so we can do something similar to defending it.
We’re going to make the first move before they finish their attack preparations.
There are three villages nearby. They’re all similar in size. I guess we should assume there’s one low-ranking demon in each.
If you’re level 5 or higher, you can handle a village alone and even catch a low-ranking demon. There are four level 5s in our raid group, including me. It’s a fight we can definitely handle.
We’re going to divide into three teams and attack simultaneously. I’ll deliver the victory news soon.]
George actively led the raid group and fought against the demons.
His unconventional actions drew the interest of those who hadn’t paid attention to George before, and soon the entire community was focused on the raid group’s movements.
[Godori: George-hyung is awesome again today]
[Helbraun: At this point, it’s Sir George. No, should we call him Saint George?]
[Full Play: The atmosphere has definitely changed since George created the raid group. Everyone used to spend time on the community just talking about ominous things like ‘When will I die?’, but now it feels like there’s hope, which is good. I should go down to a village and defeat some demons when I reach level 5.]
There were people who praised George.
[Abraham: Anyone want to form a raid group together? I’m level 4. Let’s try attacking a village together.]
ㄴ [Brahmanda: Where are you?]
ㄴ [Abraham: In the mountains. There are a lot of maple-like trees.]
ㄴ [Brahmanda: Don’t you have a map?]
ㄴ [Abraham: Where do you get that?]
ㄴ [Brahmanda: How would I know, you idiot? I don’t even know where you are, so how can we form a raid group? Get a map first and then talk.]
ㄴ [Abraham: But what can you do even if I have a map? Do you think you can find your way here if I have a map?]
ㄴ [Brahmanda: What is this idiot talking about?]
ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: Ha…Abraham…! As a level 999 paladin in the game, I command you. You are ‘demoted’.]
There were those who tried to form groups but failed.
[Dinosaur Punch: Can’t we attach images to the community? If someone who got a map could just share it, everyone could join easily. Of course, since the civilization is at a medieval level, I don’t know how accurate the map would be, but it’s better than nothing, right?]
ㄴ [Samurai Jackson: I’ve looked around, but there’s nothing. I think either the function itself doesn’t exist, or it’s a function that unlocks at a certain level.]
ㄴ [One Bulls: We could do so much if we could just attach images.]
There were also those who tried to find new functions in the community. What was clear was that everyone was waiting for George’s victory news.
[George: Three Villages Capture Operation Successful
Number of demon worshippers killed: roughly over 200, demons: three.
All three were low-ranking demons, and they were moth, ape, and flower (fixed plant) type demons. I fought the ape directly, but I only heard about the others from my colleagues, so I don’t know the details.
Four members died. All were level 3 paladins. There were casualties, but we still achieved a great victory.
I became level 6. I definitely get more experience points from killing demons than worshippers. In the game, weren’t you considered a strong user only after level 7? Now I’m only 1 level away.
For now, I’m planning to cross the mountains and keep going up. It’s like playing a territory game. If I’m lucky, I might even meet other users.
If you want to join the raid group, send me a personal message. I’m busy with various things, so I can’t reply right away.]
George’s raid group continued to advance, defeating various demons and expanding their power. They received enthusiastic support from the community members.
[Close-Range Spy: (Unpopular opinion) I don’t know, fuck~
I don’t know where George’s raid group is, but it doesn’t seem like it’s near the imperial capital…
Isn’t that a really remote place? Like, the edge of the world or something?
Aren’t you guys being too reckless? You all have to come here and see. Do you know how many of these bastards there are? Do you know how big they are?
No one will believe me even if I worry like this~
Just don’t overdo it. What kind of strategy is this? It’s like hitting a rock with your balls.
It’s good to give useful tips, but don’t get the kids too excited.
Kids~ You can’t win~ Just don’t try to find out anything and live quietly alone in a secluded place~
This is ‘advice’ from a level 999 paladin in the game.]
Only Close-Range Spy was expressing concern, but no one was listening to him.
George, who was producing results, and Close-Range Spy, who was writing nonsense. It was too clear whose words people would trust more.
George continued to succeed, advancing with the raid group, and the number of paladins continued to increase, becoming a large group of over 40 people.
There were even posts saying that more than half of the users talking in the community were members of George’s raid group.
[George: Found a group of survivors
They’re not users, but residents of this world. It’s a group of over thirty people, led by some nuns.
I pricked everyone’s fingers just in case, but their blood wasn’t green.
We encountered them while raiding a mine, and they said they’d been hiding in the mine all this time. They said they were in a secret place and came out after hearing us fighting.
Oh, we defeated the mid-ranking demon that lived near the mine. It was leading five low-ranking demons. The worshippers it controlled were all bat-humans, who were more persistent than other worshippers.
I’ll tell you in case there are similar types of demons. If you encounter a demon with a lizard’s head and a bat’s body, keep burning its chest with ‘Holy Flame’ type skills. Otherwise, it won’t die and will keep regenerating.
It was quite difficult because it even used strange magic. It kept muttering and trying to do something even as it was dying. Because of that damn thing, we lost seven of our colleagues.
Pumopumo. GwiSeuTaBeuRo. Helbraun. One Bulls. Spotty. Jwojwojwojwo. Deulrongnallong.
These are the nicknames of the paladins who died fighting the demon. They were someone’s family, friend, parent.
And they were all paladins who were dragged into this world and users of the community. Please remember them.]
Some of the users who frequently appeared in the early community lost their lives, and George accepted the group of survivors who had been hiding in the mine.
Meanwhile, there was still someone expressing concern.
[Close-Range Spy: Haven’t you raid group bastards ever played the game?
The thing the mid-ranking demon was muttering before it died
That could be a coordinate transmission spell.
They called it a Buster Call in the game, didn’t they?
Did he interrupt the spell before he finished it? Or it’s going to be a real headache.
A mid-ranking demon is basically an executive, so if it sent the coordinates to its boss, we’re fucked lol]
It’s a bit creepy.
This post by Close-Range Spy was buried quietly with 0 comments, but it somehow caught my eye.
Is it because he was speaking seriously without his usual nonsense?
[George: I got some very important information from the nuns.
They said that to drive the demons out of this land, we have to close the dimensional gate that was used to summon them.
Then the supply of demonic energy, which acts like oxygen for them, will be cut off, and they’ll self-destruct.
They said the dimensional gate is open in the imperial palace in the imperial capital. From what I see, it seems like the only way to return home.]
The dimensional gate in the imperial palace. Thinking it was really important information, I saved it in my head and clicked on another post…
[Close-Range Spy: Hey you fucking idiot George!!!
Where are you now? You’re near Latria, right? Didn’t you hear the earthquake???
They’re all going that way!!! Even the ones who were hibernating are waking up and going that way!!!
Run, you idiot!!! Don’t just run, scatter!!!
I told you not to fuck around!!! I told you you’re all fucked!!!]