103 – Endless (5)
The kingdom’s soldiers were flocking to the signal that the fire was going up. The soldiers here are half of the soldiers they should have been. Even that, I was embarrassed by the explosion that happened a while ago, so I couldn’t keep my discipline properly. The silver-haired man tilted his head and looked around. I caught a glimpse of the road leading to the corpses, and I could clearly hear the screams of soldiers heading out of the valley.
Bodies strewn about, as if someone was forcefully penetrating a blocked road.
The man chewed dry food and gestured to the knight next to him. Knights wearing pitch-black armor and emitting red eyes through the slit of their helmets. Compared to other demons, they were exuding stronger demonic energy, and the one exposed through the helmet was drooling.
“You chase the warrior.”
The armored group nodded and slowly walked forward. The monsters, who set their feet on the edge of the cliff, twisted their necks to measure the distance, and then jumped into the air at the same time. Unlike their slow preparation, the bounce was so fast that it seemed as if they were drawing their movements quickly with ink lines.
the adjutant asked.
“Aren’t you going yourself? He is a warrior.”
“Soldiers are coming. from over there Can you see?”
The adjutant nodded. The soldiers who pierced the horizon that touched his fingertips had faces full of faith that they could conquer this land. said the man.
“If this road is pierced, even if you capture the hero, you will not be able to gain an advantage. However, if we defeat that army here, we will have a chance to win on the battlefield. Because we still have the upper hand.”
“Still, there is no guarantee that the hero may suddenly turn around and join them, and that they will be able to catch them.”
The man grabbed the adjutant’s head. The adjutant, whose horns protruded slightly, blinked and shrank his neck. The man carefully stroked the adjutant like a puppy. Every time the thick metal gloves used to hold the sword brushed his hair, a sharp pain and fear permeated him.
“Am I in a position where I have to explain my intentions to you one by one? Can you guess what I mean before I speak?”
“Oh, no. sorry.”
The adjutant lowered his head, and the man lowered his hand again. He pursed his lips as he wiped his hands. Silver hair fluttered in the wind.
“Isn’t the direction they run away from that of the soldiers? That meant that someone in the hero’s party was in a situation where they couldn’t continue the battle after the operation a while ago. Since the hero cannot participate in the battlefield, the important thing for us is to defeat that unit that has pushed right in front of us. Everyone move!”
The man shook his head as he watched the soldiers move.
“There are only idiots. Only idiots.”
Then, grumbling in a small voice, he turned to the commanders.
*****
“sorry. mister… . Because I’m not strong enough… … .”
When the allies were fighting to the death, all the hero could do was apologize. I couldn’t do anything because my whole body was drained of strength, and I was tired just by maintaining my posture. The fact that she wasn’t asleep right now was the minimum preparation for an unexpected blind attack.
“it’s okay. Didn’t the hero-nim firmly capture Stauffen with his insolence? we won Now, their defeat has become even darker.”
Even though I said that, the warrior couldn’t reap an apologetic expression. It was because even while we were running forward, there was a heavy plosive sound and the screams of enemies in the distance.
bang!
“aaagh!”
“Uh oh oh! Please save me!”
“mom! Daddy!”
Over the wails, I continued to pay attention to make sure I couldn’t hear my party member’s screams. But when I went into the shade of the trees, the wooden beams were lined with pieces of organs and the heads of enemies, the floor was soggy that I couldn’t tell what color it was. waved
There were no living demons in the place presumed to be a campsite. Millet tapped the empty quiver lightly and drew arrows from the demons around her. Ashuria took a deep breath, straightened up, and looked at the hero.
“thanks. all.”
The hero said while scratching his cheek, unable to make eye contact. Lena laughed as she wiped the blood off her face, and Ashuria shook her head and said,
“You don’t have to be so sorry. Isn’t this the party we came together for? Since the hero defeated the executive, we will open the way back.”
The hero had tears in his eyes with an impressed expression, but when he realized that he was being held in my arms like a baby, he wiped his tears again. It’s just ridiculous to shed tears in this position.
Millet said while watching the hero wipe away his tears.
“How long are we going to rest?”
Ashria looked around and said.
“As fast as possible to the border… … .”
Lena, who was wiping the blood from her dagger, stood up and swung the dagger wide. Ashuria took up her stance, and Millet found a nearby tree and stomped her foot quickly.
And I threw myself to the side and wrapped myself around the warrior.
bang!
Black shadows slashed straight at us, and dust rose. I couldn’t hear a scream because of the roar, but I saw Lena bounce through the dust to the other side.
The shadow screamed as it stirred and scattered dust while holding the sword with one hand.
“AA AA AA!”
A horrifying voice resounded, like the screams of a tortured prisoner. Ashuria looked sideways at the direction Lena flew away with a puzzled face, and the monster did not allow Ashuria a gap.
He swung his black sword at breakneck speed and aimed for Ashuria’s head.
“no!”
Millet’s arrow aimed at the creature’s head and flew. At the same time as grabbing the arrow with the opposite hand, he raised his arm wide and lowered the sword vertically. Asshuria, who decided that she couldn’t block it, moved her body to the side, and Lena, who jumped out from among the trees, swung her dagger aiming at the monster’s neck.
Kang!
“Uh huh?”
A monster with flashing red eyes blocking Lena’s dagger with his teeth.
Rena blinked in embarrassment for a moment while keeping her feet on the monster’s body, and Ashuria punched the monster’s abdomen.
A heavy shockwave resonated against the black plane blocking the abdomen, and the monster took a backward step. Using that repulsive force, Lena jumped backwards, and the monster raised her sword again, pretending to aim for Ashuria, and charged at me.
“this!”
I leaned down, hugging the warrior tightly. Plants in the demon realm were mercilessly cut off with a single sword strike that passed over my head. As if he knew that I couldn’t fight back, he took a step forward in that state, aiming for my side with the hilt of his sword.
“Run away! mister!”
Then Lena shouted and threw the needle. The needle that pierced the monster’s cheek stopped his movements for a moment.
I used the gap to increase the distance and then looked around.
Millet gritted his teeth and fired an arrow, and the monster charged at Millet again this time. When Millet jumped up the tree and moved to another place, he twisted his back and jumped up as if he was aiming for it.
“Ugh!”
Ashuria blocked his path, sword and knuckle clashing. Thanks to Millet, she was able to bounce back to another location, but Ashuria’s body, along with her knuckles, fell to the floor and was stamped.
“Ouch!”
Dirt rises. Ashuria, who had been pushed back by force, was in no situation to cough or recover. She rolled to avoid the sword flying at her head.
The monster exhaled from his mouth as he squeezed the handle of the sword that had dug deep into the soil.
“mister… … .”
The hero was holding onto my clothes and making unspoken demands. Looking at his sword at my waist, he showed his intention to fight.
But the hero can’t fight now.
A powerless warrior is only a hindrance in this fight.
I can’t leave the hero alone and participate in the battle.
If the hero gets caught in an attack and dies, it’s over, and we’re fighting over a piece of luggage.
my role is,
to keep warriors safe.
“Please!”
When I turned around, the hero shouted in bewilderment.
“Oh, where are you going! mister! So, pause! You can’t go on like this!”
“I can’t! It’s an opponent you can’t fight while protecting the hero! We need to get as far apart as possible! Party members can fight with confidence!”
“Yeah, but… ! but… !”
The warrior tore my chest. Her face turned white, and her body tried to get away from me by force. I squeezed her body tighter and ran.
“Hero.”
She cried and looked up at me. I smiled at her and said.
“it’s okay. Everyone will be back.”
And I started running like crazy.
Until we can’t hear our party members fighting.
Worried that I might hear a worried scream,
He nodded his head as if nothing had happened and ran.
The hero kept looking back, and I, who had been running for a while, stopped breathing heavily.
It was quiet all around, and there was no sound of fighting.
I took a deep breath and put the hero down for a while, straightening my stiff back and checking the hero’s condition.
“Let’s rest for a while.”
The hero crouched down with a gloomy face. Seeing her hugging her knees tightly, her emotions were obvious. she said.
“I am a warrior… … . That didn’t help.”
“The hero is doing well enough.”
I mean, she shook her head.
“These are the people who believed in me and followed me, but I abandoned them. Because I am no help.”
I took a breath and shook my head. I understand the hero’s depression, but the trustworthy party members will definitely come back alive.
I chose my words while looking up at the sky to encourage that.
“Well?”
There was an unusually dark spot in the sky.
black dot.
A black dot was flying towards us. It crashed in front of us at a sharper and faster speed than the trajectory we had seen before, causing dust and a roar.
“AA AA AA!”
A dark figure was visible through the cracks in the dust, followed by a monster-like face with its mouth wide open. He was covered in armor, but his actions lacked humanity.
Like a beast, he bent his back, raised his head and howled, holding a sword in one hand.
A different existence than the monsters I met before. However, I knew the armor and the sword that monster was wearing.
“ha ha ha… .”
I laughed and shook my head.
He drew his sword and pointed it at him, taking a stance.
If you run away from the past, you will eventually meet this ending.
