132. Wasn’t it just a statue?
[When I made this guy, I put your hair in.]
[My hair? What the heck…when?]
[What’s the point? Ha ha ha ha ha.]
[……]
I stand in front of this Pegasus Golem.
I remembered the conversation I had with Humkarian when I was taking over.
Then, I stroked the mane of the Pegasus Golem.
The mane glided about what it was made of, but on the neck, only the touch of cold metal material was felt through the hands.
Surprisingly, however, the boy’s behavior was not very different from his normal words.
“Purrrrrrr.”
Isn’t it rubbing his head on my palm as if he were treating his owner?
I felt overwhelmed by its gigantic size, but at the same time, strangely, I felt cute.
“Shall I give you a name… at least?”
“Purrrrr!”
Are you listening?
He’s a chubby guy.
I stroked my chin for a while and began to think.
What should I build with?
I wish it would be easier to call.
I hope you like this guy.
“Hmm. Let’s just call it Pegasus.
“Hee hee hee!”
“Do you like it?”
“Hee hee hee hee!”
Subtly, the boy’s expression brightened.
It’s obviously a golem made of metal…
Oddly enough, I laughed too.
“I’m counting on you.”
“Purrrrr!”
The moment when I felt like I was first interacting with him.
“……uh?”
In my field of vision, I saw my face.
No, to be exact.
Pegasus’ field of vision…… It seemed like I could see it too.
“What is this…what is going on…?”
* * *
Whoa!
A bloody chill that cuts through the skin.
Winds and snow flurries incessantly.
In that terrible cold, it seemed like my mind was going crazy for a moment.
Even I, who has the energy of fire, is like this.
what about the others
“Aww…!”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa…!”
Seeing him shivering, I could feel the cold even in my breathing.
At least it seemed to be holding on thanks to Magmaros continuing to heat it up…
‘I don’t think I’ll be able to hold on for a long time.’
dump!
Scary to think of that.
A member of the death squad knelt on the floor.
“Are you okay?”
“Uh, uh.”
When I looked after him, he quickly brushed off his eyes, got up from his seat, and joined the march again.
However, regardless of who said it, it seemed that the loss of physical strength was by no means small.
Everyone must be grinning and enduring it.
I’ve come to a decision about it.
“How about defeating the troops?”
At my words, Atrum, the leader of the Neuer Order, took it seriously.
“You mean the troops…?”
“As long as our purpose is not combat, we may not need to move all the way. Of course, if we go through this ice valley, our movement speed will increase, but if we go ahead like this, the loss of combat power will not be negligible. Rather, time is running out. Even if it costs a little, why don’t some troops go round the valley and join them?”
As one of the leaders of this group.
I decided that this march should not be forced.
Each of them was not as powerful as Orhel or Magmaros, but it was different between having available troops in battle and not having them.
Right now, the choice of tactics is also changing.
So, from my point of view, it was concluded that it would be advantageous in the long run to manage their health if possible.
Of course, Atrum is the final decision maker for the Neuer Death Troops.
I waited for his answer because I thought I should acknowledge his position as the commander of Neuer’s death squad.
Exceeding authority was not helpful when managing a large number of people.
“……”
I waited for his decision without saying anything for a while.
Atrum examined the faces of the death squad members lined up behind him.
and……
“Sir is right. I was asking for a forced march too much.”
He nodded and agreed with me.
“As a commander. How about going down together? Anyway, it’s enough for me and Magmaros to go to the Thousand Year Ice Valley where the Water Spirit King was. I don’t think there’s any need to rush.”
“Are you all right?”
“Of course. We’re going to go down and take a break for a while.”
“Consideration, thank you.”
let me nod
Atrum turned to the death squad and shouted loudly.
“As of this time, we will stop marching and retreat down the valley!”
At the sudden cry of Atrum.
The members of the death squad hesitated for a moment, then answered in a loud voice.
“Yes!”
* * *
That’s how the withdrawal of the Neuer death squad was decided.
I now looked back at Diaz, Grendel, and Andrew.
“You also go down with them.”
“Me, you mean us too?”
“Euddeude… it’s okay!”
“Yeah, sure. Except for the numbness in my hands, I’m fine.”
Andrew doesn’t seem to need any persuasion.
I asked Diaz.
“Pico, are you still not feeling well?”
“……Yes.”
From the moment the temperature began to drop to some extent, Pico did not wake up from Diaz’s arms.
almost like hibernation.
I don’t know, but it didn’t seem easy for Pico, who was still young, to last long in such an environment.
“Probably in a place full of cold like this, it would be too much for that little body. Take me down well.”
“……”
When the story of Pico came out, Diaz had no choice but to give up.
And I looked at Grendel.
“Take care of Andrew. That guy is also in very bad condition. Unexpectedly, he gets cold a lot.”
“Ah, I see.”
That’s how most of the personnel retreated from Eoreumgol.
Me, Magmaros, Orhel, and even Kroyton.
Only the remaining four continued to break through the thousand-year ice valley.
“We’re leaving.”
* * *
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu…!
The more you go into the center of the ice valley, the more.
The sound of the wind was becoming more and more like a storm, surpassing the wind.
If he had led the death squad this far, at least half of them would have been frozen to death.
Thinking that it was good to send them down in advance.
We took one difficult step at a time.
Let the wind get so thick that it’s hard to even breathe.
Magmaros raised the energy of fire and raised his voice.
“No matter how much the owner of Ice Valley has disappeared for 2,000 years… To think that a storm raged like this without mercy.
Because the cold wind is so strong.
Magmaros raised his voice almost as if he was screaming.
However, when I heard the story, I suddenly had a question.
“Didn’t I say that the water spirit king died?”
“That’s right.”
“Did you say you didn’t know the cause?”
“Hmm. He said he didn’t know, but he’s guessing.”
“What guess?”
Magmaros covered his face with his arms from the raging wind and continued.
“Perhaps it has reached the end of its lifespan.”
“…Isn’t the spirit king immortal?”
“Who said that? The Spirit King is immortal.”
When Magmaros responded like that, I realized too.
It was.
No one had ever said that the Spirit King was immortal.
“The Spirit King only lives a little longer than other beings. Of course, to ordinary mortals, it seems like he lives an eternity. However, that is not the reality. Even the Spirit King will eventually die. Death It’s… it’s a much more terrifying existence than I thought.”
“Right……”
“However, General Trayton, who was the right hand of the Water Spirit King, is a bit different. He was an artificial creature. He was a kind of golem. So even if the Water Spirit King died, he would still be able to control the Spirit King’s power to some extent… That’s what I think is right here.”
Magmaros rolled his eyes as he watched the snow blowing in the wind.
“To see that it’s under control… This storm has too many rules. It feels arbitrary.”
It wasn’t too different from what I felt.
The storm changed direction from time to time and scattered snow.
Like a wild beast that has lost its reason and runs rampant.
I looked up at him to the sky.
“Then, we’d better send out a reconnaissance first. Just in case you don’t know.”
“Reconnaissance?…How…”
A view that cannot be seen properly because of the snow.
However, the direction of my gaze was correct.
and staring into the void.
“Wheeik!”
Let’s blow the whistle, after a while.
Whoa!
with the sound of the wind blowing.
A black horse alighted in a snow storm.
The eyes of Orhel and Magmaros who saw it for the first time widened.
“That’s…”
“Wasn’t it just a statue?”
* * *
Maybe the producer, Humkarian, didn’t know either.
Or maybe I just forgot about it and didn’t say anything, I don’t know.
Pegasus had one more special ability
[Share Sight]
Surprisingly, I was able to see what Pegasus’ eyes saw.
After several experiments, I was able to make it my own.
Now, it was possible to switch viewpoints quite skillfully.
Once I got used to it, it was a very useful skill.
Isn’t it like having an extra eye?
Eyes that fly freely.
To him, I came up with a trick on how to use Pegasus.
‘Let’s use it like a drone.’
In fact, the U.S. soldiers of the Earth I was originally from.
I’ve seen them use drones to get sights from the air, take advantage of high ground, and lead battles.
while training together.
At the time, I couldn’t help but be envious.
It was as if I had my own drone now.
No, it’s more comfortable than a drone.
In fact, Pegasus could move at will, at will.
like moving my body.
I got used to it as naturally as using my arms or legs.
I’m standing there
I focused on Pegasus’ gaze.
Then, a view from high in the sky came into my mind.
‘Every time I do it, it’s amazing.’
Even if you normally move as a separate existence.
Pegasus’s field of vision was clear whenever he wanted, like now.
Unexpectedly, in Pegasus’s line of sight, even a fierce snowstorm was filtering through to some extent.
Thanks to that, it was very suitable for reconnaissance.
Using that ability, I watched the depths of the Thousand Year Ice Valley.
more and more inward.
inside……
At some point, I went in quite deeply.
“……!”
I couldn’t help but be surprised.
“By any chance, this guy named Treyton is that guy? A guy who looks like he’s been carved out of ice.”
“A piece of ice? Oh, that’s right, yes.”
In response to Magmaros’ answer, I continued talking.
“My friend named Treyton is already split in two. And… there is an ambush. This… is a giant.”
Seeing me like that, the three of them were surprised at a slightly different point.
“That, you can see it?”
“A statue, no, with the eyes of a golem?”
“…Brother, surprise me in moderation. The vampire’s heart falls…”