Chapter 129 – 129. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
129. Maehwa Swordsman reincarnated in the count family
We continued walking into the cave.
At some point, the cave gradually widened and began to overflow with warmth. We, who were thickly clad, took off our coats as we felt more heat than warmth.
I became much lighter, and YuRia returned to her usual maid outfit.
And as we went deeper into the cave, the surroundings began to lighten up. A soft, unknown light illuminated the cave.
“Plants… It grows.”
Yuria said as if she was surprised. As she said, grass grew on the floor of the cave. Inside, completely cut off from the outside.
I said it insignificantly as I stepped on the randomly growing wild grass.
“Because this is dragon blood. Even if there is not enough water or light, it can grow well because it has enough aura.”
“It’s a place wizards will love.”
“It is a very magical place. That’s why dragons built their nests here in the distant past.”
It’s not just advantages. The downside is that the number of monsters increases. This kind of massive dragon blood is difficult to manage unless you are at the level of an ancient dragon.
We went further into the cave.
‘It’s kind of like saying it’s a cave now.’
Grass and trees began to appear. And at some point, the ceiling became so high that I couldn’t even feel it.
I look up at the ceiling. The ceiling was at least 100m high. It looks like a stone ceiling, but it wouldn’t be strange if it collapsed.
‘It’s obviously a closed room, but where does the light come from?’
I didn’t know because it didn’t appear in the original. Since this was a dragon rare in the past, I can only guess that it was the work of dragons.
“The situation here is completely different from the outside.”
“If it’s winter outside, it’s spring here. A spring that lasts forever.”
Below, colorful flowers are blooming, and fruits are clustered on the trees. I picked a fruit that looked like a cylinder from a tree and chewed it. The unknown fruit was sweet and sour.
“It is delicious. How about YuRia?”
“Yes. Delicious. I’ve never heard of these fruits. Is it a fruit that only grows here?”
“Since it’s been a long time coming, I don’t think it would be bad to pick up fruits and seedlings.”
She began to pack fruit and seedlings thriftly into the shadows. I didn’t dry it. I really like this fruit.
‘Well?’
I wondered if something was moving in the tree, and it was a squirrel. A cute squirrel was on a tree branch looking at strangers.
‘There are not only plants, but also animals. Well, it’s natural that it’s a place like this.’
We rested for a while, checked the time, and moved again. The weather is always the same here, so check the time often.
‘There are more than 7 hours until the sun rises. 12 hours would be fine if you include the free time. Enough time.’
You can’t be fooling around. There is no perfect plan in this world, and variables can always happen.
We walked further inside.
And I was able to find a village carved with a stone wall.
The stone wall is 3M in size and surrounds the village, and crossbows are installed everywhere. The entrance to the village was firmly closed. It seems difficult to get inside unless you cross the barrier.
“Is this the Dwarf Village you mentioned?”
“Right. The Frost Hammer tribe.”
Dwarves and elves do not form a kingdom due to their small number, and act as a tribal unit. They are known to have a low reproductive appetite. The reason is probably their longevity, four times longer than humans.
“Can we enslave all the dwarves here?”
“The dwarves will resist, so I’ll have to kill half of them.”
One of the two purposes of coming to Hughes Snow Mountain is to enslave the Dwarves of the Frost Hammer tribe.
Dwarves and elves openly active in towns and cities are difficult to enslave, but wild dwarves and elves whose status is not guaranteed are different.
“I will infiltrate right now and kill all the Dwarves who might be a danger.”
“It’s going to be a little difficult to sneak in. Because that barrier is enchanted. I can’t just get over it.”
If you tried to cross the barrier, there was a high possibility of getting caught in the magic trap installed on the barrier.
‘The original Kyle comes here at a much later time than now.’
The Frost Hammer Dwarf in the original work receives Kyle’s help while fighting the group of Etty who discovered this place and comes to recognize Kyle. And the dwarves reward Kyle by making a special sword.
‘The entire Dwarf village was in danger of being destroyed by the Yeti, so they acknowledged Kyle. Originally, these guys don’t easily accept humans. It’s because the dwarves of the Frost Hammer tribe kill humans who accidentally visit this place.’
Not friendly to humans rather hostile. That’s why I live in a place like this.
‘It’s impossible to flirt with conversation.’
Create a situation like the original? That’s too dangerous Yeti are people we don’t see easily. And he didn’t have to be friendly with the dwarves. To be enslaved is better to be pampered.
“Master. Then what should I do?”
“We have to make them open the door.”
I raised my hand.
Grip support.
Thunderbolts gather in my hand and take the shape of a million thunderbolts. After collecting as much thunderbolt as possible, he shot a bolt of lightning toward the entrance.
Kurrureung! Bang! Lightning smashed through the door with a loud clap of thunder. However, the door was not scratched.
Expected In the original work, it is a barrier that withstood the attacks of the yeti group for over two weeks. If it collapses easily, it’s rather strange.
‘Because my purpose is to call out the dwarves. Still, it hurts my pride to not have a single flaw.’
It’s a barrier created by a dwarf with excellent skills after banging a hammer for several years, so I’ll admit it.
It was about a minute after attacking the entrance.
“Another fearless human has come!”
A dwarf came up from the top of the barrier and told us. It’s a very confident speech. They don’t seem to think at all that we’re going to lose.
‘Is it natural to have such a barrier?’
I looked at the dwarf with curious eyes. The dwarves in this world often look the same as the dwarves in cartoons and movies. He is short, muscular, and full of beard. He was wearing a steel helmet and armour, holding a shield in his left hand and an ax in his right hand.
It was quite fresh because it was the first time I had ever seen a dwarf I had always seen only in cartoons or movies.
“Since you came to our paradise, your fate has been decided!”
“We came here by chance. Let’s talk calmly.”
I decided to try and have a conversation. Wouldn’t it be possible to end it by having a good conversation with the dwarves with a 1% chance?
“Story? I have no intention of talking to you guys!”
“Why are you so hostile? If you don’t like it, we’ll step down.”
“Are you unaware of the wickedness of you humans?! When I go back, I’ll reappear with a bunch of soldiers! Our paradise is your grave!”
Looking back, I don’t think the chance is less than 1%.
“Are you the leader of this village?”
“Not! I am the warrior leader of the Frost Hammer Clan! Purex Gladida!”
I shook my head and let out a sigh. I thought he was the leader of the village because he came out so proudly, but he wasn’t.
“What. You were a little kid. Go and call the chieftain.”
“You cheeky human!”
The blue aura of the dwarf’s ax forms. The dwarf threw an ax with an aura at me.
Yuria, who had been watching the situation quietly, moved quickly. She snatched the flying ax out of the air and threw it back at the Purex.
But Ax couldn’t harm Purex. A transparent wall appeared and blocked the axe. It is a defensive magic that hangs on the barrier.
“Huh!”
Surprised, Purex hesitated. Purex’s face turned red. He seems ashamed that he was taken by surprise.
“This, about humans!”
The Purex went down the barrier.
Chunk. Cheeky. The sound of something being manipulated was heard, and a white magic circle was drawn on the barrier. I know what that is
“Harm. Yuria. It’s air blast magic.”
A mass of wind is shot from the center of the magic circle. Yuria and I each ran to the opposite side to avoid the attack.
The air mass exploded as soon as it hit the ground.
‘It’s shot in a straight line and the magic circle is visible, so it’s easy to avoid.’
This could be said to be an attack aimed at killing monsters rather than humans.
“Profit! You’re avoiding all of them! They are swift!”
Purex climbed over the barrier again. Unlike before, he was not alone. Roughly 10 or more dwarves came up armed and glared at us.
“How about this! Everyone shoot the crossbow!”
The dwarves raised their crossbows and started shooting at us.
We quickly took cover behind a tree. Papa papa papa! A crossbow bolt is stuck in a tree.
‘There are over 100 dwarves in the Frost Hammer tribe. All the Dwarven warriors over there.’
Elves and dwarves live a long time, so they don’t have much desire to reproduce, so their numbers do not increase. They themselves do not feel the need to increase their population.
‘If I kill them all, few Dwarves will be able to resist.’
Papa papak!
Crossbow bolts couldn’t penetrate trees. No matter how well a Dwarf made things, there was a limit.
When the shower of arrows stopped, I sneakily appeared. There’s not much the dwarves can do on top of the barrier.
“What about this? Your attacks can’t reach us. If you want to kill us, why don’t you come downstairs? Oh, are you frost hammer dwarves cowards that can’t come down? Well, since it’s a cowardly Dwarf tribe, they must be stuck in a place like this.”
I picked the fruit of the tree and chewed it crunchily. My leisurely action made the dwarven warrior chief Purex blush.
“Hey, man! I’ll go and kill you now!”
“Warrior commander! Calm down! A mere human provocation! Humans are a despicable species, and there may be some traps!”
“It’s fine if you don’t want to come down.”
In fact, provocations towards the dwarves were meaningless.
Because.
“We are going. Be well here, you dwarfs.”
Because the dwarves can’t miss us.
When YuRia and I turned around and started to move away from each other, it was the dwarves who became impatient.
“Catch! Grab it now! They’ll go back and bring the soldiers! Catch and kill! Open the door!”
“Yes! Open the entrance! Chase and kill humans!”
Woo woo woo woo!
I heard the door open. I smiled condescendingly.
‘Dwarf warriors have similar strength to knights, but… Those guys are different.’
Among them, only the warrior commander can properly use Aura. Since this is a peaceful place in the first place, there are no Dwarf warriors who train their bodies or hunt monsters even during normal times.
‘Above all, they believe in barriers and weapons more than warriors.’
I stopped running away and ordered Yuria.
“Yuria. Rather than killing them, let’s aim to enter the village.”
“Yes. Then you’d better turn around and go.”
YuRia and I moved busily.
“Human! Accept your fate!”
The dwarves are chasing us and shooting crossbows.
“Temporarily. It will be thrilling.”
I shot lightning at the dwarves. The dwarves were startled and tried to raise their shields, but the reaction was too slow.
“…… !”
The three dwarves were struck by lightning, were blown away, were electrocuted, shuddered and died.
“Bur, lightning? Is it magic!”
“Warrior commander! The purpose of humans is our village! They are trying to enter our village!”
“What?! No, no! Stop them quickly! Not! Close the entrance! Are there any dwarves inside?!”
“Uh… That is. Everyone jumped out!”
“Damn it!”
The dwarves are hurriedly chasing us.
“These dwarfs have short legs, so they run so slowly that they explode.”
Came inside the entrance. I took an item from my inventory and aimed at them while avoiding the incoming crossbow bolts.
“What is that!”
“This is Mr. Thompson! Die! You savage bastards!”
Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!
Thompson started firing bullets. The savage Dwarves, who didn’t know about guns, didn’t even raise their shields when the guns were aimed at them.
“Aaaaagh!”
Dwarves, including the warrior leader Purex, fell to the ground screaming.
No matter how good you look at the warrior leader Purex, it is about the level of an Auror Expert Intermediate level. The bullets fired at him from the front, and the small shield that barely covered half of his body had no ability to block it.
“After. Good job. Mr. Thompson.”
