HBWnovel Chapter 33
Chapter 33
Chapter 33
“Uncle, uncle.”
Lee Ji-ah chirped.
Listening with one ear and letting out the other, Seo Woojin looked out the window.
Objects around quickly passed by, leaving them behind.
‘A train...’@@@@
After all, an empire is an empire?
Seo Woojin had also heard stories about trains before.
At that time, he didn’t have time to pay attention to such things, and he quickly forgot about them.
But he never had thought that he would get on that train.
A train in a fantasy world felt somehow strange.
‘Well, there have been several summoned Heroes so far. It would be more surprising if something like this didn’t happen.’
Of course, expecting the Heroes to have specialized knowledge in this field considering their age was difficult.
But what was needed was a small idea.
With just that, the world could change significantly.
The train the Heroes were currently on had a similar structure, but the operating principles were significantly different from those on Earth.
First of all, the power source itself was not electricity or coal but magic.
‘It’s even more surprising that there’s no tank...’
This world always lives with war in mind.
Every few hundred years, the Demon King descends and causes havoc.
Naturally, it seemed that military development should have taken place, but unexpectedly, it didn’t look like there was much progress on that front.
He imagined pouring frequent shots at the Demon King and sticking hundreds of Tomahawk missiles into him.
And eventually, a nuclear explosion!
‘Why am I getting a sudden chill?’
Suddenly, Seo Woojin shivered at an unexpected chill.
“Huh? Uncle, are you cold? That’s strange. They said they maintain a comfortable room with temperature and humidity control magic.”
Lee Ji-ah listed the advantages of the train as if doing a product placement.
“It’s not about that.”
Seo Woojin shook his head.
Certainly, the inside of the train was comfortable.
All sorts of magic seemed to be cast, and it didn’t seem like a lie.
“It seems faster than KTX, right? They say it takes only three hours to get to the western part of the Empire.”
The Empire’s territory is vast.
Maybe as vast as Russia or Canada?
To cross half of such a place in three hours...
It was an astonishing speed.
“Because it’s magic.”
Indeed, it was the word of magic.
Even things that didn’t make much sense, a simple “Because it’s magic” would make people nod in understanding.
“Do you know about that? There’s even a combat airship in the Empire.”
Lee Ji-ah whispered as if revealing a national secret.
“I know.”
Not only in the Empire but also in Sion.
That means that most countries operated it.
However, the problem was that it was quite different from Earth’s fighter jets.
“It’s just like a balloon.”
Most combat airships were early aircraft that floated with gas lighter than air inside the balloon.
Of course, in this world, they probably used a more sophisticated form of magic, making them faster and safer.
‘But that’s about it.’
Apart from the ability to fly in the sky, they didn’t have many advantages, so not many of them were in operation.
They were probably mainly used for reconnaissance or aerial bombardment.
“Oh, like the ones in those old movies?”
“That’s right.”
It seemed like they were talking about the ill-fated airship, Hindenburg.
Whether she imagined something from a fantasy game or not, Lee Ji-ah looked disappointed.
“But I heard that Vershine developed something quite groundbreaking a while ago.”
Irene, who had been quietly listening from the next seat, joined the conversation.
“Vershine?”
“It’s a superpower in the East. If you only consider military strength, it’s not much different from the Empire.”
I didn’t know there was such a kingdom.
“What did they make there?”
“They call it an Aerial Mobile Carrier.”
Just hearing the name makes my heart pound.
“Will it be okay?”
Seo Woo Jin asked worriedly.
Of course, he wasn’t worried about the knights.
No matter how pathetic those guys acted, they wouldn’t die at the hands of goblins.
Though they might get injured.
“We need to search a bit more, but...”
There was a high probability that the surrounding villages were completely devastated.
A tribe of this size wouldn’t be satisfied with raiding just one village.
“We should check the results of the other groups too.”
Currently, Seo Woojin and the Heroes were divided into a total of ten groups and were searching the surrounding area.
If you include 100 warriors and knights, there were over 300 people in total.
It was a waste to operate it all at once.
Therefore, they were divided into groups for the search. Even if they found the lair, they decided to attack later.
“Should we head back for now?”
Seo Woojin spoke to the other Heroes.
They identified the type of monster and even confirmed the presence of the creatures nearby, so there was no need to be greedy anymore.
However, the other Heroes seemed unwilling.
“No, what are you talking about? Why would we go back already?”
“Don’t we need to have some results, even if it’s just a little? If we go back like this...”
They opposed Seo Woojin’s words as if it were obvious.
‘You guys were just vomiting a moment ago.’
He couldn’t understand why they would proceed with the search in such a state.
“And you. Why do you keep trying to act like the leader? There are also A-class Heroes here. You’re just a D-class.”
It seemed like they didn’t want to listen to orders from someone of a lower rank than themselves.
Seo Woojin sighed inwardly.
“How would you like to proceed?”
Feeling that communication with them might be futile, this time I directed my question towards the knights.
At least they should be reasonable, I thought.
However, the knights seemed equally frustrated.
“We’re here to support the Heroes. So, we’ll leave the decision to them.”
Like Irene, they had already realized the fact that the enemy was goblins.
So, they probably wouldn’t want to retreat even more.
Because goblins were monsters that did not pose much of a threat.
The more the Heroes supported by their kingdom excelled, the more influence they gained in the international community.
Therefore, returning now as Seo Woojin suggested wouldn’t be pleasing from the knights’ perspective either.
“See? Shall we go a little further inside then?”
The Heroes still had furrowed brows.
They didn’t even glance in the direction where the corpses were.
It seemed like their minds were solely focused on going deeper to capture goblins.
“Well, do as you please then.”
Seo Woojin had nothing more to do.
He thought maybe experiencing some hardship would help them come to their senses.
Seo Woojin and Irene stepped back a bit.
There was no reason for them to take the lead in something they were not inclined to do.
How long did they walk like that?
Something appeared in front of the advancing Heroes as they pushed through the forest.
‘Goblin.’
About a meter tall with green skin.
And a foul smell.
It was undoubtedly a goblin.
The creature was dragging what seemed to be the loot from a raided village in a small bundle.
Seeing that, Seo Woojin scanned the surroundings.
He couldn’t help but suspect that this might be a trap.
Goblins were wicked despite their weakness and often set up these kinds of traps.
But Seo Woojin’s suspicions were in vain.
“These guys!”
“How dare you kill someone because you’re a monster?”
The Heroes who discovered the goblins rushed forward without a second thought.
“Wait a moment!”
Seo Woojin tried to stop them belatedly, but it was already too late.
No, even if he had stopped them, they probably wouldn’t have listened.
To them, goblins were nothing more than weak monsters they had defeated before reaching level 5.
And, unsurprisingly, the Heroes fell into the trap.