Practice (3)
The Dark Truth Church was a group that worshiped the Dark Lord as a god.
That is why the monsters that originated from the Dark Lord were inseparable from them.
To counter this, the five children learned knowledge about monsters from Irvin.
It is safe to say that Irvin was the world’s foremost authority on monsters, so the children who received the lecture with elaborate pictures were learning to the level of being a tolerable mercenary.
“If it’s a goblin… … Aren’t they weak monsters?”
Frederick, who woke up, rubbed his eyes and inadvertently asked that question.
Of course, I shouldn’t have said that now.
“Frederick, do you remember what you said about monsters?”
“Never be careless. They are cunning, vicious, and will try to kill humans until the moment they die. I’ve seen a lot of people who said they were weak, said they knew it well, and went off their guard while facing monsters in front of them. You guys, never underestimate a monster just because it’s weak, and be vigilant until the moment they end their lives.”
The answer came from Claire, who covered her face with her messy hair.
He didn’t expect such an accurate remark, but at least it was helpful in the current situation, so Rowen nodded.
“Thank you, Claire. Tidy up your hair.”
“huh… … .”
Rowen looked away from Claire, who nodded sluggishly as if she had not yet woken up, and looked back at Frederick.
“Did you hear me? Besides, this is our first real match.”
“… … .”
At the word actual battle, tension circulated among the children.
It was different from when I caught wild boar through hunting. It was the monster that tried to kill each other, not the hunter and the prey.
It was certain that this time I would get my first real fight right.
Everyone looked nervous at that, but Frederick was excited and wanted to run away right away.
Rowen, who restrained him with his eyes, added a word in a still calm voice.
“If you’re scared, running away is the way to go.”
At the words that followed, the children exchanged glances with each other with puzzled expressions. In particular, it seemed that Frederick would protest at any moment, but Rowen took a step forward and blocked it once more.
“Our goal is to fight the goblins here? it’s not With no clear idea of what’s happened, the risk factor of us fighting them on our own right now is uncertain. If it were you, he would have told you to prioritize running away.”
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At Rowen’s words, the other children nodded slowly.
While Irvin was guiding the training, he always emphasized safety when watching Hazel do it.
Especially since this was an unexpected situation.
One of the things Irvin often said during training was to postpone the attack until the next time unless it was perfectly in his favor.
Isn’t that the case right now?
Rowen continued to keep an eye on where the goblin was as he spoke.
Thankfully, he still had his eyes on the warning trap and hadn’t thought about coming this way.
The number… … only five visible.
I don’t know the exact number because the view is blocked by trees, but it must be at least three times as many.
“I… … Brother Rowen.”
At that moment, Nora raised her hand and cautiously called for Rowen.
As Nora, who usually doesn’t show her opinion well, looked at her and lowered her head slightly as if embarrassed.
Still, it wasn’t a situation that would keep me waiting long, so Nora mustered up the courage to speak her own thoughts.
“Then, what if we make it so that we can fight in an advantageous way?”
“… … !”
At Nora’s words, all four children looked as if they had been hit in the head with a hammer.
They were faces that made me wonder why I hadn’t thought of that in the first place.
While hunting wild boars, they confirmed how strong they were. They clearly know what each other’s specialties are.
Then all that’s left… … It was to create an environment.
“First of all, let’s quickly plan and prepare. And be sure to remember If we feel it is too much for us to deal with, we must follow my instructions and run away unconditionally.”
When Rowen strongly asked with a firm face, the children nodded, and soon the five children joined a little closer and established a strategy.
* * *
dark night.
In the middle of the night when the moonlight and starlight are dimmed, even dim lights are naturally felt very strongly.
“Kit.”
It was a goblin with good eyes who sensed the change.
He summoned the goblins who were looking at the alarm traps and animal traps around him and pointed them to one side.
A flickering light from the other side of the forest caught the goblins’ eyes.
Without questioning who came first, the goblins moved forward through the brush, their movements so stealthy that the occasional sound could be thought to be wind blowing.
It wasn’t long before a large clearing came into view, and everyone showed excitement when they saw the tent there.
Still, it was a clever monster, so the one half a head taller than the others gave instructions with hand gestures.
Then, the small goblin stepped forward alone, entered the clearing, and looked around.
“Kyik! Key!”
The other goblins who saw them running and making loud noises rushed out into the clearing, smacking their lips.
What they found next to a campfire where only the embers were still alive was a piece of meat and a live rabbit.
It was a small amount compared to the 20 or so goblins, but they weren’t the ones who wouldn’t like the food in front of them.
“Kiaag!”
One impetuous goblin hurriedly stepped forward, followed by several other goblins, and it was the moment when the leader goblin stepped forward to say a word.
f*ck!
A sharp object that flew from somewhere pierced the man’s eye and killed him.
Those who came out together also lost their lives due to memorization that flew almost similarly.
“Kit!”
The leader goblin immediately shouted and gathered the remaining goblins together.
The goblins gathered in a circle let out a sharp sound as if threatening, but only silence still lingered around.
how much time had passed
“Keheuk?!”
One goblin suddenly coughed.
with a handful of blood.
Right after that, he shuddered as if his condition had deteriorated rapidly, and other goblins gradually showed the same symptoms.
“Kyik! Key!”
Realizing that something was wrong, the leader goblin hurriedly shouted and stepped back, and the other goblins braced themselves and tried to follow suit.
Push! Push!
However, the goblins, whose ankles were cut by the blades that suddenly protruded from the floor, collapsed one by one.
The remaining goblins didn’t look back at them and tried to run away, but were wounded by numerous stings that flew from somewhere.
In addition, when the blood that flowed from the wound hardened and stabbed the body again, they could only scream and stop their feet.
The number of goblins that escaped the clearing was less than 10.
Most of them were in poor physical condition, and the captain goblin also suppressed his sharp throat and ordered a retreat.
I came all the way here because I thought there would be something good, but I couldn’t lose all the goblins in a place like this.
“Kick?!”
“Kheuk!”
At that moment, as if they had been waiting, the shadows protruding from both sides decapitated the goblin.
Two more goblins were beheaded before the goblins fell, and the leader goblin screamed and ordered an attack.
It was a quick judgment that they would suffer if they stayed like this, and anger at the fact that it was a human being who attacked them.
However, the goblin leader slowly backed away.
They felt that they were at a disadvantage, so they tried to run away at least on their own.
He lowered his stance, quickly swept through the bush, and escaped leaving behind the screams of his compatriots.
“If you’re the captain, you shouldn’t run away alone like that.”
“Keeek!”
At that moment, I stopped at the sudden voice I heard from somewhere.
The captain goblin, who was looking around, soon opened his eyes.
It was because he met a pair of eyes staring at him precisely in this darkness.
Should I call it human?
Then, other signs landed silently around them, and four pairs of eyes of different colors emerged from the darkness.
The head goblin couldn’t come to his senses at the feeling he was feeling for the first time.
Yes, it was an overwhelming fear that could not be resisted.
“Kiyaaa!”
Still, he was a monster.
With the intent to kill humans as the driving force, the goblin leader rushed towards the first human who spoke.
What he was holding was a sword picked up after being used by humans.
If it was this, it would surely be able to cut off that human’s breath at once.
The guy confirmed that the human in front of him was a younger individual than he thought.
Shortly thereafter, his left ankle was torn.
A thick iron needle was lodged in the right calf.
A vein burst in his left hand and the skin was torn.
The liquid sprayed into his right eye took away his vision.
Even so, the swung sword… … did not reach humans.
The human, Rowen, lightly dodged the sword, stabbed the head goblin in the head with a dagger, and finished it off by driving the dagger into the heart of the man who was about to collapse.
“… … .”
A thick silence settled over the forest again.
The five children looked at each other and soon showed their joy without saying who said first.
“saw? saw? I completely poisoned only them!”
“I wanted to run wild more colorfully than this. I made sure to deal with it though.”
“Woo-wook, moving iron in the air is… … Even more difficult… … .”
“I, too, worked hard… … .”
“Well, wasn’t I the coolest at the end?”
The moment they heard that, the four children looked at Rowen in disbelief.
Rowen, who usually took on the role of a taciturn leader, made such a statement very unexpected.
Rowen smiled and shrugged.
“You all did well. I wanted to take this opportunity to pamper myself at least once.”
“ha ha ha.”
“Does Rowen oppa like things like this too?”
“Kuu, it’s embarrassing, but hyung is okay.”
“Yeah, they’re all great… … .”
The operation was a perfect success as planned, so the five children were very excited.
To the point where I forgot the depression I was feeling until now.
Because of that… … .
“I asked what kind of children are in a place like this… … I never thought I would see such an interesting sight.”
“… … !”
No one noticed that someone was approaching.
As they hurriedly turned their bodies in unison with a vigilant posture, the person who slowly emerged from the darkness gave out a voice that seemed to be amused.
“Well trained. All five of them are very coveted.”
A strange mask covering the face except for the lower rank.
A black robe that covered the entire body as well as the hair.
Without Rowen looking closely, he was dressed in a very suspicious outfit.
However, even the exposed face was difficult to grasp properly, and the voice also had a strange accent.
But one thing is for sure… … They were much stronger than they were.
“Who are you?”
“Oh, I heard that kids these days have no manners. I have no intention of threatening you. I just want to make a suggestion.”
It was a very polite tone, but none of the children let their guard down.
In the meantime, Rowen desperately sought a way out of this situation somehow, but there was no point in sight.
The initiative here was already held by that suspicious person.
Then what to do… … It was just a conversation mix.
“If you’re really going to make an offer, you want it done in a more proper place? If you secretly come to me in the middle of the night like this and tell me that, who can trust you?”
“Ah, that’s right. But I’m a bit busy. Before that, the little girl over there?”
“Oh… … !”
He pointed at Nora with a hand wrapped in a black glove.
Nora, who tried to slip into the shadows very slowly, was startled and startled.
“You can’t try to run away while we’re talking. I’ve already seen all your abilities. It was very interesting and fun stuff.”
Even their abilities have already been discovered.
He probably had a clear grasp of their strength by watching them fight the goblins.
It was just really frustrating.
All of his strategies to catch him off guard will be futile.
Rowen gritted his teeth and pondered for a moment, then took a step forward and opened his eyes to him.
“First, reveal your identity.”
“Hoo?”
Seeing this, he let out a sound as if he was interested in it, and then smirked and spat out a word.
“Have you heard of the Dark Truth Church?”