Chapter 129
Chapter 24 Achievements (5)
-Keuheum, I heard that the strangers are raising their fever for the contribution.
-I don’t like what you’re doing, but I’ll do my best to see Sir Bennet’s face.
As long as it was a gold plate, it wouldn’t be as dangerous as before, even if it came across a general.
So I seriously considered Shamel’s proposal to go to the 8th generation with me.
‘I thought the commander of the 8th Battalion would be her disciple.’
If I had known of such a relationship, I would have looked for an opportunity to participate in the war through the 8th Battalion rather than going back to the 4th Battalion.
‘Where do you know now?’
Compared to when I left the 4th Battalion, it was a time when the cards I had and the situation around me had changed.
So we had to keep revising our plans accordingly.
‘It’s stupid to refuse.’
The thought of having to face Shamel for days and days had already piled up stress.
It is not possible to throw away additional contributions because of personal likes and dislikes.
‘The escort mission ended anyway, so I had to find a new one.’
As a result, I accepted Shamel’s offer.
However, it did not go straight to the 8th Battalion.
‘That phenomenon.’
Something that appeared on the edge of the map before the generals attacked.
That kept bothering me.
It may have been a mere optical illusion, but knowing that there are children who have escaped from the farm, it was hard to pass it off lightly.
Because of that, he had told Shamel to wait at the campsite.
Of course, what I saw might not be a survivor, but another general level.
Because I couldn’t see it accurately enough to distinguish the colors.
But it didn’t matter. It’s not a big problem as long as you can keep the gold plate on your own.
‘If it’s a monster, just kill it.’
The elemental magic that was consumed during the purification was also recovered, so I thought I could handle it enough.
So, I left the camp with only Yang Tae-ho accompanying me.
“Granie, in a word, is it an additional search?”
“Yeah, it’s because I don’t feel good. It may be cumbersome, but please suffer a little.”
We ran at a brisk pace and exchanged brief conversations.
“Ah, their lives depend on it, so it’s not about arguing over their hard work.”
“I think so too.”
Personally, I decided that it was better to work in vain than to remain uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Yang Tae-ho seems to have the same thoughts as me.
He followed closely behind me without complaint, and I picked up the pace.
I hadn’t run in a while, but something new appeared on the map.
It wasn’t too far from the place where I had glimpsed something.
‘It’s blue.’
It could be a straggler, or it could be another rescue team that started out separately from Shamel.
There was nothing to be sure of.
Even so, my hands were sweaty without my knowledge.
Perhaps because of that, the speed towards the blue dot increased.
Yang Tae-ho fell behind, but it was not a situation to wait for him.
The black dot was getting closer and closer to the six blue dots.
‘The rear of the valley must have been cleaned up.’
It seems that there were one or two monsters that were lucky enough to survive.
A swear word erupted. If I have to run for a hundred days, the monster will arrive first.
It wasn’t even a few hours since I became a gold plate, but this situation where I felt the limit again was funny.
‘How far do you have to go to be satisfied?’
I wanted to question the system that might be watching me even at this moment.
But, as always, the answer won’t come back.
There was nothing I could do now except run fast.
As I hurried myself through the woods, I heard a faint sound.
“Kieek, keee.”
I pulled out the javelin stuck in my back and jumped over the rocks in front of me.
Right after that, when the scenery beyond the rock came into view.
‘One hundred and fifty? Two hundred meters?’
I hurled my javelin at the monster, which was quite far away.
The spear fired at a faster speed than usual cut through the air in the blink of an eye.
And pierced the head through a monster that was trying to climb a large tree much thicker than my body.
It didn’t stop there and went further and got stuck in a tree a few meters away.
The tail of the short spear trembled because of the excessively strong force.
The monster’s body, which had been neatly pierced through the head, fell on its side and limp.
‘Now there are no black dots around.’
After resolving the urgent situation, I closed my eyes tightly.
It was because what the short-lived monster was holding in its mouth fell to the floor.
It was far away, but it wasn’t hard to see what it was.
It was obviously a human arm that fell limp to the floor.
The problem is that the size is obviously small.
The trail wasn’t all that.
‘f*ck.’
Torn clothes, crushed internal organs, and fragmented bodies were strewn about under the rock exactly where I was standing.
I couldn’t look at them for a long time because the dark red color they emit seemed to sting my eyes.
Would the results have been different if I had been a little quicker?
Could he have been saved if he had dealt with the general level quickly and searched the surroundings?
What if you raised the detection magic level more? So, wouldn’t the detection range have been widened?
Thoughts of this and that continued to bite the tail, and I threw myself a few questions accordingly.
And I know the answers to all those questions.
‘A useless idea.’
It would be foolish to assume what it would have been like if this had happened in the past.
Regrets may have their own value, but regrets are useless.
‘Let’s do what we can now.’
I let out a long sigh and left the pool of blood.
Then, he approached a tree so thick that even if he spread his arms out to the sides, he could hardly cover it all, and raised his head.
‘I was definitely climbing up here.’
Sure enough, among the thick branches and abundant leaves, there was the person I was looking for.
It was definitely a child holding on to the tree branches and poles with her two dainty hands.
‘one two… … .’
Because it was hidden by the leaves, only two children could be seen with the naked eye.
However, according to the map, six people are huddled in this tree.
As I looked at the two children who had found me and hardened, I noticed a broken tree branch.
It was not an exact straight line, but it was a trace that continued downward at regular intervals.
In addition to the distorted bushes near where I was standing, even the scratches on the base of the tree.
Traces left here and there showed how things were going.
‘It’s fallen.’
Apparently, the devoured child fell from the tree.
After that, he must have encountered a monster that was roaming the ground.
‘I’m too young to go up on my own.’
It could be that he was injured somewhere and couldn’t climb back up.
“Sah, it’s a person… … .”
“Don’t go down! It could be that the administrators are after you!”
By the time I figured out what was going on.
“Ah, ah, I thought you missed it!”
Yang Tae-ho has arrived.
After he slid down the rock, he looked back and forth between my feet and where I was standing.
And I only asked for one thing.
“The chaff on it?”
I gently nodded my head.
Yang Tae-ho, who was squatting in his seat, whispered in a small voice, gathering the traces scattered at his feet.
“I’ll have to sort it out before they see it, so I’m going to have to come back slowly.”
“There will be plenty of time to sort things out.”
The children were in a state of vigilance that they did not move even when they saw the symbol above my head.
It was a different reaction from the existing survivors who first approached after seeing the Palao symbol.
‘It might be more prudent as it’s a minority.’
It may be that the day is standing because they have gone through tougher things than the children who were hiding.
Whatever the reason, I had no intention of forcing the children down.
It is enough to make a hasty move and hurt a child’s heart once.
Of course, I can’t keep those kids up there forever, so I’ll have to convince them to come down.
After sending a chat message to Kim Yul, I surrounded the area with a large shield.
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Just in case, they prevented the children from leaving the area.
‘It would be difficult if I jumped down and escaped.’
There are only two of us, Yang Tae-ho and I. If six people run away in different directions, you can’t take them all.
While I tried to keep the children from escaping the area, Yang Tae-ho raised his shield.
He started digging with Kerax’s shield, and I looked up at the tree again.
“Ilena will come, so wait a minute.”
The child who explained the escape situation in front of Baron Volbita was Ilena.
At the mention of the name, the agitated child’s eyes widened after finding me.
After a while, Ilena arrived in Kim Yul’s arms.
“Judith!”
“Ilena!”
The children’s reunion was stained with tears.
* * *
A few days after the news of the victory that recaptured Kalom Castle rang out.
Sitting in the office, Belego’s chin began to quiver.
It’s because I’m really angry from head to toe.
“Ka, the survivors who escaped from Kalom Castle are all talking about the stranger. and… … .”
“and?”
“That stranger killed several generals during this siege… … .”
The reason Belego was so angry was simple.
Lately, I keep hearing the name of the guy I don’t want to see!
“So I decided to give the medal at the victory ceremony scheduled for next week… … .”
“aaa!”
Hearing the words that followed, Belego couldn’t stand it any longer and screamed as he swept it across the desk.
But instead of being relieved, the anger piled up.
The story that spread through the mouths of the survivors turned Kay into a hero before he knew it.
This is because as Kei’s name and major became known, even his past activities were revealed.
‘I never thought he’d be the first stranger.’
It was a fairly well-known story that reinforcements from another world could come over thanks to the gate built in the temple.
However, few people knew that it was Kay who connected the gate.
In fact, it was a story that even Belego did not know.
But now things have changed.
Everyone was aware of Kay’s achievements.
Kay, who had crossed the dangerously polluted land, visited the temple and had a meeting with the seven gods, and connected the gate to bring reinforcements.
Thanks to this, it is revealed that the stranger in the prophecy made by the apostle of Mepheroseta is Kei.
Almost all subspecies have come to know that it was Kay who shed light on the long war.
After completing the prophecy and finding the holy relic of the church, rescuing the survivors of the farm and taking part in the battle to recapture the castle that had been taken by the enemies, until killing the terrifying general-level monster.
It was quite a lot for a single stranger to accomplish in just a few months.
Given the situation, it was only natural that the demi-humans would pay attention to Kei after hearing the news.
Because Kay, reflected in their eyes, was becoming hope itself.
But Belego’s situation was different.
He felt his stomach churn whenever Kei’s achievements were praised.
It’s like praising a bully who robbed my safe in a bad way with a thin face!
I think the shoulder stabbed by Kei’s dagger still hurts.
Seeing that the guy who had left indelible scars on himself seemed to be doing well, he couldn’t help but feel tantrums.
“The guy who looks like he’s running around the width of his skirt… … !”
Everyone should know his despicable reality!