Kill (1)
Right after the piglets were kicked out.
I look around the scene of the town all the way.
There were burnt bonfires everywhere, and pots and bowls made of baked clay were scattered around them.
Plus, half-burnt firewood and leftover grunt porridge. It was far from an orderly dining table in many ways.
＜… Would you like to have a campfire? This guest has very bad manners.＞
“… … .”
The parrot chatted in an awkward tone, but there was no room for a joke.
It was because the residents came out and took care of the aftermath.
Unbroken bowls were collected, food scraps were checked to see if they could be eaten again, and those that were impossible were dug into pits and pushed in.
It’s a move to keep the beasts from getting entangled.
As I was contemplating whether I should lend a hand to this, an old voice blocked my steps.
“I’ll finish it soon, so there’s no need for your help.”
“… … .”
“You are resting.”
It’s worth questioning since the size of the troops has drastically decreased, but the village chief shows a calm tone, just like before.
“… I guess I overestimated idiots. I didn’t know you would run away.”
“You have nothing to worry about. You stayed.”
“… … .”
“I am serious. The condition of the deal was the time to stay in the village, not to maintain the number of people. Besides, would it be of any help to be with those who do not like to fight?”
Thinking about it backwards, I knew that I would prefer the side with a large number, but the old man hints that he is satisfied with a small number of elites.
It’s a very embarrassing belief for me.
In terms of combat personnel, there were only five mercenaries, six ‘Team Manuvia’, and slobbers who hesitated and failed to escape in time.
“Wow… Is that a real axe?”
“… … .”
“You are brave at such a young age. How do you write it?”
Naturally, my eyes go to each of the nabbers.
I was chatting while pointing at the hatchet of a girl who was going to climb, the giant Toya helped me dig a hole, and Park Geon-yeong grabbed my head… He seemed to regret his earlier decision.
＜Ah, it’s a terrible relationship, but it’s not the worst. Im Seol-ha is a reinforcement system. Although Toya is half a penny, he is half a giant, and Park… what was his name?＞
“… … .”
＜Anyway, here’s one from OSSAM, so it’s not bad! Let’s take this opportunity to become close friends!＞
yes.
While the majority of those who witnessed the flying monster chose to escape to the south, a total of four remained.
These are Lim Seol-ha, Toya, Park Gun-young, and Lim Seong-min, a talented person belonging to OSSAM.
I don’t know why I decided to stay, but it’s true that I’m familiar with it. In fact, except for Toya, it was a combination I encountered in an organizational behavior lecture.
Of course, it’s not enough assuming you’re going head-to-head with a monster.
He belongs to a teenage family, and he is Nabal, so he must be a sophomore.
Therefore, I spoke frankly and without hesitation.
I didn’t want to lie.
“Soon the monsters will come. Since the one that flew over the village earlier is level 5, they will probably bring in over a hundred from the area.”
“Is that so.”
“yes. And they… I’m short of it. can’t stop In fact, the problem is with the guy above him rather than the 5th grade monster.”
“I wouldn’t have asked you to stop it.”
Chon-ro softly responded and continued.
It’s good that you don’t have to keep 4 hours, so please do as much as you can.
“I thought I would leave early if the situation didn’t go well. It’s better than dying at all.”
“Are you saying this? If we just help those who want to move out of the mountains, we will be satisfied.”
“… You? Do you have any plans to escape?”
“The head count alone is over fifty. Where will you go with the villagers?”
It would be meaningful if even a few survived, but this is also a personal opinion, so I hid it in my throat.
Sometimes the living can be more miserable than the dead.
“I’ll say it again, but you have nothing to worry about. Having lived a long time, I have seen all kinds of stars, but I don’t have to be happy about the good things and feel sad about the bad things.”
“Can anything get worse than this?”
“hehehe, at least it’s an opportunity to sort out human nature. It is only in miserable and desperate times that something is visible. You are like that to me, and those colleagues are like that to you. Isn’t the fact that you left behind important?”
“… … .”
“Are you still bothered? This is true, there are countless people who call themselves heroes these days, but you are the only one who truly deserves praise.”
At this, I frowned and turned my head away.
Not only did it feel like an insignificant maneuver to instill a sense of responsibility, but it was also because I felt uncomfortable on the other side.
In addition to the existence of the naked people, even the reward received from the goddess… it was all a problem
[Achievement Achievement: Relentless and Compassionate.]
[Reward: Acquire the ability ‘Break (破綻: Tear and explode)’.]
3 hours ago.
The achievement reward given at the end of the conversation with the village chief was insulting.
What did you mean by giving me an upper-middle skill (according to the parrot’s explanation)?
＜It’s because the moon goddess is from the Aztecs. How cold and merciful is such a high praise in the world?＞
“… Go scouting.”
＜Being annoyed at this parrot won’t change the harsh reality. You are the first male confessed to by a headless woman… oops!＞
When he picks up a stone and throws it, the bird’s head flies away into the sky with a fuss.
Just in time, the surroundings become cluttered and people’s eyes are focused.
Those who were going to leave were packing up and leaving.
* * *
Niger Suko, a.k.a. the Black Bat, a rank 5 monster, took a cunning approach.
Before the main force arrived, the reconnaissance party was divided into small pieces to surround the village, and some lower-level monsters were put in to check the power.
At most, there are four or five Achers, and I break the head of the last remaining one with the heel of my combat boots.
puck!
As a result, a groaning sound came out from the gap in the stone wall, and he immediately snapped his fingers to call the combatants.
To be precise, it is the evacuation personnel.
“Let’s go.”
“great.”
The mercenary commander, who once hated being told to stay for 4 more hours, was in a good mood, while Da-yoon Kim was clearly reluctant.
As I treated myself as a non-existent person, a lump of red hair fell from the air.
It is now a talking tomato, no secrets to others.
But just sitting on your shoulder and waving your beak… It didn’t sound like positive news.
Did the fire worm resume its chase?
＜No, what. It’s not like that… Things got weird.＞
“What. Just tell it as it is.”
＜Uh… He’s fighting.＞
“battle? with who.”
＜The Templar Knights.＞
“… The Templars are here?”
In response to unconscious responses, an immediate response erupts.
It was Team Manuvia.
“The Templars? Did the Templars come?”
“Is it true that there is a red cross on it? Ask if you saw it for sure.”
“Have you received permission from the Holy See? If this is-”
The flushed expression and fluttering muzzle are not surprising.
Because the Knights Templar had that much power.
There were 80,000 members of the ‘Order of Knights of the Temple’, a combat support department, and about 6,000 warriors (combat personnel), and a large number of people with high abilities were distributed, boasting a huge scale.
Of course, it was at odds with me.
poverty, chastity, piety, obedience.
If you get breathless from the moment you hear the four duties, it is because you have been burned by fanatics of various religions in your previous lives.
“Where are you?”
＜Six kilometers to the northwest.＞
“… Six kilometers to the northwest.”
However, personal feelings are enough to turn the situation around, so the initiative in the conversation goes to the parrot.
Whether the information was accurate, and if so, what to do next, everyone was hanging on two pairs of wings.
“So, has anything changed?”
＜I’m worried because there is. I’m sure they’ll hold on to you for a long time since they’ve brought in high-ranking powers from the Temple Knights. Then the battle will be different. Even three level 5s must have gone back to fire worms, all you have to deal with are two hundred lesser monsters and two level 5s.＞
“… It doesn’t seem like much has changed.”
＜different. There must be a tanker, he must have received a new ability, it is worth fighting if only using the terrain.＞
Soon after I secretly met Toya’s eyes, I didn’t hide my negative look even though I knew it would show.
Although he still had a crush on the giant, the battle was not fought with emotion.
what.
The opinion of the new head was slightly different.
＜Runner.＞
“… … ?”
＜Awakening Stone.＞
It took a while for a sense of skepticism to rise at the flapping of wings pointing to the inside pocket of the chest.
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My earlobes flutter at the ensuing persuasion.
At least it was worth considering.
＜There is a canyon two hundred meters from here. Even if the level of ranged dealers is low, the situation will be different if the tank can block the path ahead.＞
“The canyon is difficult.”
＜I know you’re worried about the baby bat’s ultrasonic attack. However, the aftermath won’t be as great as the sky is completely pierced.＞
“… Rather, the method of subjugation is the problem. Right now, there is a way to catch him floating in the sky-”
＜You can catch it with ‘Patan’. Because the skill is a throw (throw it and explode it) type.＞
Then, suddenly, a doubt welled up in my heart.
Giving the right skill at the right time was as if Koyolsauki, the goddess of the moon, had arranged it.
Did you play with it arbitrarily?
A slight suspicion quickly turns into an unpleasant feeling.
＜Hey, I can’t even pretend to do that. I knew it belatedly through the sight of the parrot I saw, and I lacked in deity. Is it really a coincidence?＞
“… … .”
＜Well, anyway, there seems to be a possibility. ‘Disruption’ is a normal skill, so in case of emergency, you can mix and use one of the specialized abilities… Of course, you can’t use it twice. you know?＞
Unfortunately, instead of venting my anger, my head worked hard on priorities and calculations.
Team Manuvia is the center, but Seolha Lim’s [Spirit of Light] and [Concretization], Gunyoung Park’s [Handwork] and [Penetration], etc.
It is to implement a virtual battle environment with the guys who were locked in the storage of memories.
And, as the parrot said, there was a possibility.
“… I’ll give up unless it’s a sustain-related attribute.”
＜Am yo, um yo. A tanker is a corpse without maintenance.＞
Soon I end the conversation with a brief notice.
In the meantime, a war of words was unfolding between Dayoon Kim and her thugs.
It is disgusting to see a hero talking about his duty in front of a migrant hopeful, so he calls in the giant who was standing there.
“Toya.”
“… Toya, called.”
“yes. Look at me for a second.”
It was time to spin the wheel.