133 – Village by the Lake
As we reached the middle of the mountain, the sound of the small mountain birds around us died down.
On the way there. Priyanian opened his mouth.
“…Wait a minute.”
“Why is that?”
“I think I heard footsteps.”
I slowed down a little, and then I heard an ominous sound.
Keruk…
Keruk…
.
.
“…Keruk?”
My impression of this sudden, damned sound was concise.
“f*ck.”
Dude.
The sound stopped.
“Keruaaak!!”
Soon, the bushes overflowed.
“Kareek!”
At least a dozen goblins began to surround them in all directions.
Sereung.
I hurried down from the driver’s seat and drew her sword.
As I stepped forward holding the horse’s reins in my left hand, Prianian shouted from behind.
“Mr. G-House! Dangerous!”
“You must keep your word. Miss Priyanian, protect the young lady and the priest!”
The moment the horse gets hurt, the carriage ends.
As if they felt it instinctively, there were more of them coming towards the horses than the wagons.
So, in this situation, the top priority has been designated.
“Wow!”
“Keruaaak!!”
As the attack began, the two guys in the front charged first.
The guy who slips off the left and tries to hit the horse’s ankle with a stone,
And the guy who speared me in the face from the front.
The first swing was to the lower left.
Chack!
“Keaaak!”
“Hee hee!”
The hand holding the stone flew away, and the surprised horse raised his front paw as it brushed his ankle.
Kwaduk!
As soon as my hooves stuck in the screamer’s face, I pulled the reins forward and threw the knife.
Kwaaak!
“Heh, hehehe.”
The knife was stuck in the goblin’s thrush that failed to target me with a wooden spear.
Chack!
Falled again.
The sound of thumping and collapsing was drowned out by the sound of the horses’ hooves.
First.
“Ker-aak!”
The one who rushed in a step late threw out a spear.
Without time to wipe off the blade glistening with blood, the blood-stained curve drew a semicircle.
Kwaduk!
As the arming sword split the wooden spear, it broke the collarbone and got stuck.
“…Oh my god.”
I heard the young lady speak softly behind my back.
“Kegeg…”
Second.
As soon as I tried to retrieve the sword again, the blade didn’t seem to come off at all.
It looks like it’s stuck in the bone.
“Keraak!!”
“Kerruk!”
As if they had seen me, the guys who had been running towards the back compartment were rushing towards the horse.
“Damn it, run away.”
Spitting out a double curse, I pulled out the dagger with the hand that had released the sword.
Then he shouted into the carriage.
“Weapons! Anything!”
“Receive!”
The leader’s Morning Star was thrown a little far away with an iron puck.
But there was no time to pick it up.
Because I took a moment to look away, and a wooden pole wielded by a goblin was flying at me.
Right!
The dagger that I unknowingly erected blocked the pole, but the splintered fragments could not be blocked.
Patter, and a piece of wood flew into Gambison.
The one who finally succeeded in attack let out a victorious howl.
“Kerrr-rh!”
Quack!
As I pierced the man’s wrist with the dagger in my hand, the goblin howled while throwing a spear that was cut in half.
In the meantime, I took advantage of the opportunity and kicked the stomach of another guy who was running towards me.
―Tooung!
“Keck!”
I heard the sound of bolts being driven into the face of the fallen guy.
I drove the dagger through the temple of the goblin wrapped around his arm.
Third.
While the guys around me hesitated, I looked around.
Due to the crossbow shooting, the number decreased compared to before, but there were still green chunks left on the bloody mountain road.
After hurriedly loosening the reins, I picked up the knife and picked up the morning star that Young lady had thrown and held it with one hand.
With both arms throbbing, the smell of incense came from the carriage.
Not figuratively, for real.
“We believe it is because he invigorates us!”
“Keraaak!!”
“Keek!”
At the same time as the prayer of vitality was heard, five of them charged at the same time in front of me.
-Tung!
One dead from the crossbow shot collapsed,
“Kerreuk!!”
One of the remaining four saw the mirage that the young lady had created and ran away.
Now we only have to break through the three guys running towards the horse’s head.
“What?”
As I pulled the reins held in my left hand, the horse moved forward.
And I let go of it and quickly ran forward.
“Keruk.”
Those who saw it talked as if they were full of energy, and then rushed at it in the same way.
But the result was different.
“Keru-“
Puong!
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One guy who was hit in the stomach by the morning star that he swung with all his might made the sound of a drum exploding and the bezel bounced off.
Fourth.
Hooung!
The sun, which drew a bloody horizon in the air, didn’t stop and flew into the head of the guy on the right.
“Ker-aak!”
I could see him gesturing to block the wooden spear horizontally.
Even though that desperate effort was overshadowed, the spearhead that touched the pointed part of the iron ball faded like cookie dough.
With the sound of the fruit being crushed, the man with the top of his skull missing fell to his knees.
Fifth.
“Next.”
The last guy standing in front of me compared the dripping morning star with the stone fragment he was holding for a moment.
“Keew!!”
Once he judged the situation, he quickly ran away, followed by Bolt.
The only sound was heard in the bushes, and the carriage moved forward again.
***
After that, after crossing the mountain road, we saw a huge lake in front of us.
The waves that were covered with sunlight like scales rippled, and the wooden fence surrounding the white village next to it.
The scenery of the lakeside village, our destination for the day, was very peaceful.
Not here.
Chack!
“!!!”
The tenth.
The decapitated corpse convulsed, spraying blood in all directions.
I kicked it and threw it into the bush, then picked off a few large leaves.
“If you go a little further, you can rest. You can come down this damn mountain.”
He said as he wiped the blood off his knife with a leaf.
“Mercenary, watch out-“
-Tung!
“Keeck!”
The prianian who shot the crossbow sighed and said.
“Even if the young lady said it, I didn’t expect there to be so many goblins.”
“It’s not usually like this. Today is just a little bit more.”
The young lady, who was looking around while holding the book she was reading with both hands, replied.
“…By the way, is it true that there are no more?”
“Yes! I can’t see you anymore!”
It was only after hearing the answer from Priest Rien, who was holding the incense burner, that I saw the young lady lower the book.
I said, shrugging my shoulders.
“I will check the injured first.”
All fine.
After sighing, I climbed back into the driver’s seat.
I felt a throbbing feeling, and my arm relaxed slightly.
“Aww.”
I just swung the morning star, and I must have overworked myself by pulling the reins.
“Mercenary, are you okay?”
The young lady heard the moans and asked, and the other two looked back.
“G-House, are you okay?”
“I am fine. It looks like there is too much power in the left hand.”
After answering that to Prianian, I moved the carriage again.
Multiple, multiple.
As I descended the gentle descent, I slowly clench my left fist and repeat the puff.
It was evident that only the muscles were surprised.
“Mercenary, I’ll check it at the inn in a little while, so don’t use your left hand for now.”
Priest Rien gave advice behind the scenes.
“Okay.”
It wasn’t only when holding a basketball that the left hand only helped.
With my right hand firmly on the reins and my left resting on it, I slowly drove the wagon towards the lakeside village.
“So. Two clients and two mercenaries?”
The vigilante who hit the spear on his shoulder asked with a rather curvy pronunciation.
The wooden fence in the lakeside village was quite strong.
The vigilante’s spearhead was a long black shortsword with a waist, so it was an armament more suitable for dealing with goblins than people.
“Yes. I came after receiving a request from Colhen, but the road is a bit far and I am tired after meeting monsters, so I plan to stay overnight.”
The vigilante shook his head and asked.
“Is there anything that goes against the will of the lord who rules this land? I mean, something like a polearm that goes beyond the permitted length, or a dangerous poison.”
The wrinkly face glanced inside the carriage.
I nodded.
“Sure, girl. We always play by the rules.”
“Go in. Don’t forget that our vigilantes are always there.”
The vigilante, who had a fairly long tongue, sighed again and sat down on the wooden chair, and the door to the wooden fence opened.
The first thing you see is a muddy floor, a drying rack for drying fish. And a low fishy smell.
Lastly, a sparkling lake greeted us in the distance, but I couldn’t see what I was looking for.
“Why don’t you go in?”
When the vigilante said something annoying, I asked two things.
The second best inn here, and the vacant lot.
Only after hearing enough answers from him did the carriage move.
After some distance from the fence, Priest Rien asked.
“Mercenary, why did you ask for the second best inn?”
“The first is usually a bribe or a close friend, but the second is often thought out by people.”
If you ask me, ‘What is the most precious thing in your house?’ I will answer right away,
If you ask ‘what is the second most precious thing’, you will think about it for a while before presenting it.
“But it will be a bit expensive.”
“It’s okay.”
I said as I moved the wagon to the side of the road.
“Earning money is not easy. Who is staying?”