The goal of the raiders of the Casein Guild has changed.
The raid completely failed.
Now, please safely get out of the empire’s capital!
The basics of raiding are securing escape routes.
They, of course, figured out a way to escape.
“I pass through the alleys of the slums that I have seen in advance. They won’t come after you.”
“All right!”
The target of the attack was royalty, and the escort knights were also semi-noble.
There’s no way they know the geography of the empire well, and especially in the slums, they don’t know the way at all.
The chance of escape was close to 100%.
There were some injured by Leo, but they ran quickly and escaped like a normal person supporting them.
* * *
“Sir Hanson!”
“Lowering! Are you all right! I should have cleaned up faster and kept the degradation… .”
“I’m okay. Not a single one was hurt, and that’s not what’s important right now. We have to go after them!”
Thanks to Countess Ermeri, it was not difficult to extract information from the Casein Guild.
Conversely, it could have planted fabricated information like this time.
But apart from that, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to weaken their power.
They are pan-continental troublemakers, so at times like this, you should kill the numbers.
Two sword masters and one 5th rank mage.
That would be very damaging.
“Sir Hanson. I have a favor.”
“Tell me.”
“I’d like you to carry some.”
“… Yes?”
Hanson’s eyes widened.
What does that mean in this urgent situation?
However, Leo was serious.
“With my stamina, it is impossible to run after them. If you look at it calmly, it’s right to be carried on your back here.”
“that’s… It is.”
When Hanson admitted it with a shudder, Leo immediately assumed an uphill stance.
I’ve done it countless times, so the skillful posture came out right away.
Hanson was reluctant, but carried him on his back.
At the same time, he kicked off the ground and started running.
Should we call them raiders?
Even in their wounded state, they left little mark.
It was worth chasing when I followed the capital road, but soon after entering the slums, Hanson expressed his disapproval.
“Ugh. There are so many miscellaneous traces, I’m not sure where they went.”
He hadn’t received professional pursuit training, and his tracking ability couldn’t have been that good.
“It’s a slum… . Enemies got it right. It will be difficult to track from here.”
“no. Great. From now on, I will follow you.”
“You mean deterioration? But… .”
“left. Take the left fork here. Any more delay and you may miss it.”
“… All right.”
* * *
“left.”
“This time to the right.”
“left… not the one on the right. It cleverly left a double mark.”
Leo continued to give instructions while sitting on Hanson’s back.
At first, it was Hanson who was worried.
But soon, he began to trust Leo’s judgment.
It was because as time passed, traces of the assailants could be seen little by little in Hanson’s eyes.
That meant that the distance to the fleeing guys was gradually decreasing.
‘Did you have an expertise in tracking?’
When did you delve into other fields besides magic?
He is like an onion-like prince.
Of course, it was a little different from Leo’s point of view.
He had been shooting hard in the slums for the past few days.
Since he was born with the world’s strongest brain, memorizing geography was not a chore.
It’s not the first time he’s been here, and since he’s been to and from many times, Leo already had a part of the slums in his head like a mini-map.
Leo was already thinking of inferring the assailants’ movement based on that and outrunning them faster.
‘If I miss it, I can use the Frost Tracking Technique.’
For him, it is one of the absolute magics of the tracking arts world. There is frost tracking.
If the distance is too far, you can use this to chase it.
However, that method had to be stopped and used, so it was not suitable for enemies who were constantly moving.
Now, running and chasing with your own feet was the way to buy time.
However, the tracking took longer than expected.
The enemies had prepared a good escape route, but anyway, Hanson was carrying a grown Leo on his back, so the speed was not good.
As a result, they caught the assailants only after they managed to get out of the slums and even out of the capital.
[Ice Light]
-Giying!
-Jiing!
A beam of ice brushed past the legs of the assailants in the distance.
“Kuk!”
Surprised, they abandoned their comrades whose legs were frozen and the rest tried to run away.
However, Leo was faster.
[fairy walk]
– Phat!
Leo cuts them off with short-distance spatial movement.
[Waving Ice – Ice Wall]
As he spread his hands wide, mana gathered in the air and created a thick wall of ice.
“Kuh… . Prince Leo… .”
“Where do you keep going so busy? Throwing away even injured comrades.”
Leo said with a triumphant expression.
Hanson then arrived behind them.
In front is Leo and the ice wall he made.
Hanson behind.
The pursuers’ feet were tied.
The leader’s eyes sank deeply.
“… You’re following me all the way here.”
“Why. Did you know you wouldn’t be able to come? I did. You can be free when you come, but not when you go.”
“… … .”
Leo grinned.
At that time, the leader of the raiders looked up at the sky for a moment.
“You know what?”
“what?”
“Why did we choose our retreat route here?”
“Well? Isn’t it because it’s easier to escape when you go outside the capital?”
“Half right. And one more thing. Because they are prepared here.”
“preparation?”
It was the moment Leo questioned.
-Shu Shu Shuk!
Masked men appeared around them at high speed.
The number surrounding them was approximately 30.
The leader of the raiders looked at Leo.
“Originally, when we were being chased by the Empire, it was the troops we had with us to stop the pursuers. But… I didn’t know that there would be only two pursuers.”
“uh… .”
Combined with the existing raiders, the number is close to 40.
Among them, though injured, were two sword masters and one 5th-class mage.
I don’t know the skills of the newcomers, but if you think they’re only basic… .
Leo scratched the back of his head and said.
“Hmm. I’ll just let you go, so you’re on your way. Come to think of it, I was busy with something earlier, but I forgot about it for a moment. Enough… .”
“Strike!”
“… Damn it.”
Leo frowned.
* * *
[Waving Ice – Ice Golem]
[Waving Ice – Absolute Zero]
Leo continued to use his magic.
Summons a golem, half of which protects itself, and the other half attacks enemies.
“Hanson!”
“Lowering!”
“First, make protecting me a priority!”
With the golem behind his back and Hanson in front, Leo moved his mana without a break.
‘This really won’t be easy.’
The situation was the complete opposite.
At that time, Leo only had to take on a handful of strong players, but now the number has increased as well.
[Freezing structural formula – Hundred Swords]
[Waving Ice – Ice Golem]
bang! As I hit the floor, thorns of ice rose from all sides.
At the same time, the swords created above the head were fired towards the enemies.
Among the raiders, one sword master shook his head.
It was a man whose left arm was frozen by Leo.
“I am sick of it. I heard that he is a genius prince… Does it make sense to be so strong?”
“At least, I’m holding this in check, so we can prevail. I don’t know what would have happened otherwise.”
The answer came from the mouth of a 5th class mage.
He continued to check Leo so that he could not unleash powerful 5th class magic.
Attempting a little magic, it elicited Leo’s dispel and limited his casting.
Because of this, Leo had no choice but to fight with small attacks instead of a powerful one.
“I will also join. Because it seems difficult for the captain alone to surpass that knight.”
“I think the captain would have been angry if he heard that. I get it anyway. go.”
One of the sword masters hopped over and joined Hanson.
The mage once again focused on keeping Leo in check.
He admired it inwardly.
‘really… It’s a monster.’
His colleagues seemed to not appreciate Prince Leo because he was a swordsman, but he was different as a mage.
Even though he is an enemy, he was a person who was expected to change when he grew up here.
‘Of course, it’s a meaningless thought.’
Prince Leo dies here today.
* * *
Leo was on the verge of going crazy and jumping.
“really! A little! Little bit! Do it, you children!”
Every time he spoke with a short breath, ice magic was shot out one by one.
In addition to dealing with the assailants blocked by golems from the back, he also had to help Hanson in the front.
Even a sword master who had been watching from behind joined in.
No matter how great Hanson was, it was unreasonable to deal with two sword masters at the same time.
So Leo had to help him as much as possible.
If Hanson died here, he would die too.
“Hoo-wook… Whoop… .”
A harsh moan escaped Leo’s mouth.
Two sword masters in front, a number of Catsane guild members behind.
And in the distance, a 5th class mage.
Having to check these three places at the same time, Leo felt like his head was spinning.
Even so, the war situation was gradually pushed back.
If I continued like this, I would only waste time and die.
‘Are the escorts bringing reinforcements yet?’
What he believes in is his escort knights he left behind in the capital.
They know that he and Hanson have pursued the raiders, so they will bring reinforcements to help.
However, since it was a course through the slums and out of the capital, it was inevitable that it would take time for reinforcements to arrive.
I don’t know if I can hold out until then.
-thud!
– Kwajik!
And at that moment, an ice golem in the back collapsed.
“… Oh, damn it.”
A swear word came out of Leo’s mouth.
The balance I had somehow maintained collapsed.
Now, if more golems were knocked down one by one, it was their turn.
– Kwajik!
– Kwak!
And the golems collapsed one after another, and eventually the assailants came close to Leo.
an imminent situation.
“… … ?”
At that moment, Leo felt something shake the space.
Even at this urgent moment, it was a strange flow of magical power that caught the eye.
– Damn it!
With the sound of space splitting, the assailants aiming for Leo’s back fell all at once.
They were dead, twisted into grotesque shapes so that they couldn’t understand what had happened to them.
Seeing this embarrassing situation, the two sword masters hardened their expressions and quickly stepped back.
“Prince Leo. what are you doing… ?”
They also wondered if Leo had done something, but Leo was looking at the sky above them, not at them.
There stood a handsome man with black hair waving his robe.
“Prince Leo. What are you doing here?”
Mankind’s only 7th class mage.
Honorary Duke of the Empire.
Lord Bahelm was looking down at them, floating in the air with cold eyes.