181 – Jack Dionel (2)
No matter how good you try to look at it, the Adela of the past was not very good.
He often started fights with his past self, gave strange orders that didn’t work, and said countless things that hurt his pride.
It was as if he was testing the limits of his patience.
[Aren’t you angry?]
But in the past, I never got angry.
No, as far as Adela was concerned, he didn’t seem to care what she did.
Because, having returned with all my memories removed, I was left with only the purpose of ‘saving Adela.’
[Because she is a young lady. This is an order given by the young lady. Is there any reason to be angry?]
[······.]
Then Adela began to open her heart little by little.
No, in fact, it was closer to losing her interest than opening her heart.
I was planning to play with me moderately and cut him off when he made a mistake, but he didn’t react no matter how much I insulted him, so I was close to giving up.
[It’s a monster! Prepare for battle!]
But after the first battle, that attitude completely disappeared.
He changed his mind after seeing me perform brilliantly in the first battle.
[Hey, Jack.]
After that, she started calling me by my name.
In addition, he often spoke to me first and made me a companion.
I started to become curious.
[How are you so strong? Since status is such a lowly topic, how do you deal with mana? From a fallen noble family?]
[······.]
However, I couldn’t give any answer.
Not only do I have no memories due to possessing this body with all of my memories, not just some, sealed, but I also know nothing about the life that ‘Jack Dionel’ has lived.
I simply possessed the body of a mercenary who was dying from ‘mana dehydration’ in order to achieve my goal.
As ‘Jack Dionel’, I knew nothing.
[···I don’t remember. Who am I?]
I answered that I don’t remember myself from the past.
Then Adela started to show interest in me with a more interesting expression.
Combining the keywords ‘hidden skill’ and ‘amnesia’ seems to have created quite a bit of interest.
[Jack, do you know how to do magic?]
After that, the number of times Adela spoke to me increased significantly.
She even asked me to teach her because she knew how to do some magic.
The more we fought together, the more I realized that my skills were extraordinary.
[That’s amazing. I can’t believe I can understand this problem at a glance. What is your true identity?]
[·····Well.]
In that way, Adela and I became closer and closer.
I, who was dominated by her strong unconscious mind that said, ‘I must save her Adela,’ felt instinctively drawn to her, and Adela, who admired her strength, also showed an attraction to me.
And the special environment of the ‘war of conquest’ brought us closer together.
In the name of her training and reconnaissance, she called me aside and we started dating.
[We will attack by dividing into three groups.]
But those days are short-lived.
The day has finally come.
The day Adela faced her death.
[Adela, take charge of Team 1 and dig into the left side of the cave. Since this is where the breeding ground is, monsters will pour in in an instant, so avoid her right away. In short, she just needs to attract attention and fall out.]
[Yes.]
[Team 2 takes advantage of the confusion and attacks head on. Then, our 3rd group will dig into the rear and immediately hit the Beast Lord. Team 2’s role is to hold out without losing as much power as possible until the Beast Lord dies.]
[Yes!]
So, without knowing what the future would bring, we planned a strategy and launched an attack.
Intoxicated by the successive victories, he assured that he would be able to kill the Beast Lord and take over this land.
[Go to war!]
And so the ceremony of death began.
If I had been possessed with my memories intact, I would have planned to prevent this from happening, but since I don’t remember anything, I left to carry out the operation with Adela.
The opportunity to save her without risking her life was missed.
[···That’s strange. Isn’t it too quiet?]
But even if there was no memory, the sense was alive.
Sensing something suspicious, I suggested to Adela that she retreat.
[We must run away immediately. This forest is not normal.]
[····? What kind of nonsense is that?]
[Can you see it? The mark here, the footprints here. And the traces of life scattered around? This is bugbear territory. We are now in the middle of bugbear territory.]
[····So.]
[···Don’t you know? The belligerent guys aren’t making any moves. This means that some powerful being is controlling them.]
Bugbear is one of the most powerful monsters.
But, there is a powerful being that controls such a group of bugbears.
Adela swallowed her saliva.
However, she prioritized the success of her operation over my warning.
[Even so, I can’t back down. If we don’t do it right, 2nd and 3rd trillion will be at risk.]
[······.]
[Besides, bugbears also have a minimum level of intelligence, right? He may have retreated after hearing rumors about us.]
···It was a stupid thing to say.
Bugbears are not afraid of humans.
[Think again. The priority now is to retreat and warn the second and third groups.]
However, I did not give up my will.
Because deep down in my subconscious lies the thought that Adela must be saved.
I didn’t let her put herself in danger.
[···Do you dare to disobey my orders?]
However, Adela used her authority to crush me.
Because she is a noblewoman who is more authoritative and arrogant than anyone else.
She was intimidated by the advice of her lowly status and did not want to run away, throwing away the opportunity to prove herself.
[I give the orders. If you protest any further, I will not let you go.]
[······.]
So I had no choice but to follow her.
Even though the concentration of mana in the air, traces left on the ground, abnormal smells, etc. Were full of red flags, I couldn’t say anything.
It is clear that if I say anything more here, I will be kicked out rather than staying by her side.
[Place explosives!]
So we came to Beastlord’s cave and installed mana explosives.
The purpose was to destroy the left side of the cave to expose the hatchery and then attack it to take out the monsters in the cave.
-Kwaaa!
The operation proceeded smoothly.
The cave exploded, revealing the hatchery, and we destroyed several eggs.
Then, a huge group of monsters began to come towards this place, so much so that the ground shook.
“Retreat!”
However, this situation was already expected.
In the first place, our goal is to attract aggro.
When the monster came to retaliate, it immediately fled to the place where the trap was set.
The angry monsters were caught in a foot trap chasing us and either exploded or became incapable of action.
[···Success! Now contact your father…]
However, it was only momentary to be happy about the success of the operation.
Adela’s expression became serious.
This is because the ground began to shake as if an earthquake had occurred.
However, this was not an earthquake, but a ‘monster wave’ in which monsters of enormous size came.
When enormous monsters run across the ground at once, the vibrations can be felt even from afar.
[Ah·····.]
And soon the sky turned black.
Whenever a monster wave occurs, the first monster to arrive is always a bird.
All kinds of bird monsters covered the sky, blocking the sun.
[Come to your senses!]
However, now was not the time to be mesmerized and look at the sky.
I shook Adela, who had frozen, to wake her up, and then shouted to the soldiers.
[Open the dimensional portal! Retreat immediately!]
[····Ah!]
Belatedly, a portal magician began to gather mana.
At that time, magic engineering technology to open dimensional portals had not yet been developed, so three magicians had to work together to open the portal.
[aaah!]
But an unexpected situation occurred.
While opening the portal, a magician was captured by a harpy.
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[What are you doing! What are you doing with your eyes closed?]
I immediately swung my sword and launched a swordstorm.
That alone tore apart the harpies wandering around.
[····Damn it!]
But still, the situation was getting worse.
The portal technique failed due to one spellcaster’s failure, and everyone panicked at the monster wave they encountered for the first time.
[Come to your senses! If this continues, everyone will die!]
I led them and moved to terrain that was advantageous for dealing with monsters.
The entrance is narrow and the terrain is hilly.
They moved there and quickly set up camp.
[Fast, fast, quick… Po, portal…! Open the portal!]
However, I was the only one who climbed the hill and blocked the entrance.
Most of the rest stay behind me and wait endlessly for the portal to open.
[Ji, what are they doing now! Help Jack!]
Then Adela became furious and ordered them to help me.
But when the danger of her death came, they did not even pretend to listen to Adela.
In the first place, the members of Group 1 were either new recruits who had just pledged loyalty to the Elmar family or mercenaries hired with money, so they were anxious to take care of their own lives.
[Damn it!]
In response, Adela gave up her command and stuck right next to me, helping to block the entrance.
He assisted me with the Adela family’s unique space control technique.
[Woah, it’s open!]
At that time, taking advantage of the time Adela and I had gained, the magicians opened a portal.
However, the portal was very unstable because two people opened the portal, which was supposed to have been opened by three people.
And jumping into the unstable portal was tantamount to suicide.
[You can’t go in! Throwing yourself into an unstable portal is suicidal!]
So, I quickly turned around and warned them.
Never step into the portal.
[Anyway, even if you stay here, dying is the same!]
But they didn’t listen to me.
By throwing himself into the portal, he threw away his only chance to survive.
This was the limitation of mercenaries who did not receive proper military education.
[···Jack. Uh, uh, what should I do… Ugh… Ugh… Oh, everyone…]
And just like that, everyone disappeared and it was just the two of us, Adela, who started hyperventilating.
I lost my composure due to the fear that I might die.
-Oh my! Sigh! Sigh! Suddenly!
However, I didn’t respond and just focused on cutting down the monster.
The performance I showed was comparable to that of the Sword Master.
Adela’s mouth slowly opened and her shaking eyes began to regain strength.
-Quaaang!
And then.
Dazzling light emanated from my sword and demolished the entrance to the hill.
In an instant, I used the power assigned to Jack Dionel and used my original power.
As a result, the ground collapsed and the road leading up the hill collapsed.
[····Jack, you, what are you…]
[No time!]
However, I snatched Adela’s hand and ran blindly.
In the meantime, Adela shouted at me in a tearful voice.
[I’m sorry. I… Ha… Ha… I ruined everything! hahahaha… hahahaha… I should have listened to you! hahahaha… hahahaha… Build up your pride─]
[Shut up.]
[······.]
[Save your breath. Focus on running.]
Excuses are just excuses, and now I had to focus on surviving.
I managed Adela’s breathing to help her maintain her condition, and eventually we were able to get quite far from the Beast Road’s cave.
[Crrrt
But it was not outside the realm of monster waves.
There is a pack of ghost wolves here.
[Kill them quickly before calling your comrades!]
Luckily, the guys here are the ones who fell away from the group.
If you deal with it quickly before calling in the group, there will be no problem.
Soon, Adela and I desperately rushed at the ghost wolves and cut them down, and it seemed like the situation was over.
-Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo…
However, the ground began to rumble again.
A ghost wolf had called the group.
Adela’s expression was tinged with despair.
[Come to your senses! There is still a way to survive!]
I shouted like that and ripped open the dead ghost wolf’s stomach.
The internal organs poured out and the ground was soaked with blood.
[Go in!]
Soon, I removed the ghost wolf’s intestines and entered the split stomach with Adela.
The ghost wolf was only about 4 meters long, so the two of us could easily fit inside it.
[Shhh.]
As soon as I entered the ghost wolf’s interior, I raised my index finger and raised it to my lips.
However, Adela, who was frightened by the pack of wolves approaching here making wild howls, was constantly trembling and breathing heavily.
If things are left like this, the dead wolf’s body will be found shaking.
-Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
There was less than 10 seconds left until the wolf pack arrived.
First, I closed the wolf’s split stomach.
The space filled with gooey blood and intestines was filled with darkness.
However, Adela’s body was still shaking, so I hugged her tightly.
I spoke to her in a soft voice so that she could find her peace.
[Adela···. I’ll promise. You never die No matter what happens, I won’t let you die.]
[······.]
Then Adela stopped trembling.
At the same time, a pack of wolves arrived here.
Angry cries were heard from all directions along with the sound of sniffing.
Adela’s body began to tremble again.
[Hmph!]
So this time I covered Adela’s mouth.
I don’t know why she did that, but she hugged her and kissed her.
-Sweet…
Then, surprisingly, she also began to respond positively.
As she hugged me, her legs became tangled and their tongues began to mingle.
We shared a passionate kiss in the wolf’s bloody stomach.
Wow
Really weird sh¡T