I Became the Hero Who Banished the Protagonist chapter 39

39. skirmish (1)

39. skirmish (1)

I took the rest of the party and Karin and ran like crazy to the mansion of the Grand Duke of Quenore. The Grand Duke of Quenore was also giving instructions to the soldiers and knights in front of the mansion with a very serious expression, probably feeling the shaking and movement from before. The Grand Duke left Karin in the care of his wife, who was with him in front of the mansion with a worried expression, and walked towards me.

“Illroy, welcome back.”

Even if it was serious, Archduke Quenor’s voice was calm. The one who fought against the powerful monsters in the north and defeated them all knew how to stay calm even in this situation. Meanwhile, my heart was beating restlessly on the left side of my chest from the inside.

“Just now, the Grand Duke… .”

“I felt it. very clearly. Illroy, did you feel it too?”

I nodded. It wasn’t good. It wasn’t a matter of a large army coming in or a sudden increase in monsters. A much more fundamental, fearful feeling. Archduke Quenor and I looked at the same place at the same time and hardened our lips.

“… What would you like to do? I will prioritize the command of the Archduke.”

If he did, he would be able to make a better judgment for the current situation. If there’s something I’m lacking in, please advise.

“I feel sorry for the residents, but the festival must end on the first day. We will issue an evacuation order and make arrangements for all residents to leave at any time within four days. lease!”

Archduke Quenor looked around and shouted in a sharp voice. While giving orders to the soldiers, Reese quickly jumped at Quenore’s call.

“Form an emergency patrol right now. The number of people is twice the usual number of people. Take special care to cover all patrol areas in unison, and be sure to pack plenty of flares. In addition, let’s maintain the highest level of alert from today until the war breaks out.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“And-.”

Archduke Quenore nodded at me.

“From now on, the warrior party is fixedly included in the patrol in the 1st patrol area. Reese, make sure you and Illroy are in command of Area 1 at the same time. The two of you are in joint command, but let yourself draw up the overall patrol plan, and rely a little more on Illroy for field command.”

“I will follow your orders.”

Reese gave a short answer and ran back to the hurried soldiers. The Archduke immediately looked away from Rhys and looked at me. blue. His strong eyes were gleaming.

“Illroy.”

“Yes, Grand Duke.”

“Please be careful so that we can scout. Stay alert. Above all else, we must prioritize our safe return. No matter how suspicious something is, don’t try to investigate further, just move on. It is enough to know that there is something different from usual.”

I nodded. There was a strange echo in the words of the Grand Duke of Quenore that moved people.

“We will conduct reconnaissance, and if we detect that the fourth disaster is approaching, we will send a request for assistance to the capital and at the same time issue an evacuation order to the residents.”

“It won’t be long after defeating the third calamity, and even the current king won’t have much to spare. I think it would be better not to expect large-scale support.”

“… Got it. But shouldn’t we do what we can?”

After saying that, the Grand Duke looked at me for a while, then raised one corner of his mouth.

“I don’t think I’m taking too much of the hero, but the situation is the situation, so I hope you understand.”

“Sometimes you talk like you didn’t pamper me, Grand Duke.”

When I replied playfully, Archduke Quenor burst out laughing.

“yes. I’m still smart enough to joke. Take care of Patrol 1, Illroy. Also, the warrior parties.”

Georg and Marianne nodded at the Archduke’s words, and Daphne swallowed dryly. I stared at our party. Now, we must prepare for a real war with them.

“let’s go. Everyone remembers what Patrol Area 1 was like, right?”

“Of course.”

“Yes.”

“Yeah. I remember.”

After checking the condition of my comrades, I grabbed the hilt of the holy sword for the last time. The Holy Sword immediately responded to my touch.

“[It’s okay, Illroy. Trust your colleagues, trust you. Don’t think about other complicated things for now, just focus on what the grand duke said.]”

I let out a long sigh and nodded. The pounding heart lost the strength to beat more and slowly regained its original heartbeat. Just as the holy sword said, for now, let’s only think about checking whether there are signs of disaster on patrol. As we rode out of the stable, Reese greeted us with everything ready.

“First of all, after looking around the area, the first priority is to go to the lake. I’ll check if the limit line has changed, and then I’ll look at it on the way back.”

The iron bars of the outer castle began to rise with a rattle. Leading by the patrol of District 1, where Reese and I belonged, the knights of Evernode gathered in front of the entrance. Reese looked back at the patrols.

“depart! If by any chance something happens, don’t act like an asshole and set off the signal flare first!”

“”Yes, I understand!””

I narrowed my eyes as I looked at the road leading to the patrol route. Perhaps because of my mood, it seemed that a more disturbing energy than usual remained at the end and lingered.

“I’m leaving, warrior. Would you like to take the lead together?”

I shook my head. It is said that the command authority belongs to both Reese and me, but if I stand in the lead with Reese, the chain of command may be broken and judgment may be slowed down. It would be far better to leave the leadership of the patrol entirely to Reese and his lieutenants, and I would stand at the back of the patrol and prepare for any surprise attack.

“Nope. I will make sure to be vigilant against possible attacks at the very end. We only help when the situation becomes overwhelmingly urgent. I would like to ask for your direction.”

Reese nodded without saying anything and rode on faster than usual. In an instant, the patrols left the entrance outside the outer castle and entered the coniferous forest.

“Could that vibration mean that the fourth plague was coming?”

Daphne, who was running a little ahead of me, asked. I creaked and nodded.

“yes. It must have been an earthquake that occurred while raising the body.”

“… I just woke up, but an earthquake happened.”

Daphne, the blood on her face had gone, let out a groan as she gripped the reins.

“Did Illroy feel that for himself?”

I frowned. Come to think of it, I not only felt the shaking, but I could clearly feel the existence of the giant. Is it that the existence of the original disaster can be felt so clearly? Daphne’s reaction doesn’t seem like it at all.

“[My mana changed your temperament, Illroy. To be able to better detect disasters and monsters.]”

You guys, there are a lot more small features than I thought. I glanced down at the hilt of the holy sword.

“[…] Apart from treating me as just a sword with various functions.]”

The Holy Sword replied as if it were absurd.

Reese in the lead slowly slowed down the ranks. As the wildly galloping horses fell silent, the forest became silent in an instant. To the point where you could hear the sound of the hooves of the patrolmen circling the 2nd patrol area from afar.

“It is quiet.”

Georg murmured. I nodded and looked around. Originally, the patrol area was quiet, but now it has gone too far. I couldn’t hear the rustling of grass or even the sound of small creatures moving. Not to mention, I didn’t even feel the smell of the monster. Rather than saying that something is lurking in the forest, it feels like the entire forest is holding its breath.

Then, Rhys raised his left hand and drew his sword.

“It’s not long until ‘Eyes of the North’. From here on, I will be as vigilant as possible and move forward.”

At Reese’s words, the soldiers prepared their weapons in unison. I also pulled out the holy sword and began to cycle mana to expand my senses. However, nothing happened until we reached the end of the forest, where our boundaries were blurred. It made me think that he had summoned all the monsters that existed in this forest to form an army.

And, the anxiety of the patrol was revealed in a concrete form after arriving at the ‘Eye of the North’.

“… Oh My God.”

Beyond the mountains, the sky was completely gray. The looming gray clouds gathered thicker, devouring the blue sky and casting shadows on the ridge. The air beyond was hazy and cloudy. Perhaps a blizzard that could easily blow a man away is raging from beyond.

The scenery that the crown of thorns showed me overlapped and came to mind. A blizzard raging under a gray sky. I was walking through Evernode alone. And, the disaster that came after trampling down the trees in this forest like matchsticks, the giant.

“[Illoi.]”

I came to my senses at the voice of the holy sword and looked away. My senses became sharper, and the chill of the wind touched me more clearly.

“[Calm down. Didn’t I tell you that it’s not the time to be so blank?]”

… sorry. I’ve never been so overwhelmed by momentum alone, so I must be a little distracted.

“[Carelessness doesn’t just come from arrogance. Be careful, Illroy.]”

The holy sword gave me a stern warning, and I shook my head vigorously and headed for the lakeside. Rhys, like me, was staring at the mountain range, hardening his face.

“It is heavy to report. The limit line came so close in just one night.”

“Perhaps it was when the earthquake happened that it was advancing.”

When I answered, Reese took off his glove, dipped his hand in the lake for a moment, then frowned.

“It is completely ice. The lake in summer has never been this cold.”

Reese shook his hand and turned his head. Just in time, the patrols that had finished patrolling the 2nd and 3rd patrol areas were arriving at the northern eyes one after another.

“Search Captain!”

“It’s not serious. I think the lake will start to freeze sooner or later. Have you guys ever encountered a monster on the way?”

The captain of patrol 2 shook his head.

“Nope. The forest was terribly quiet. I didn’t even see the white wolf I saw so often.”

“Three times?”

The captain of patrol 3 also shook his head and sighed.

“Nope. If we hadn’t run into monsters on patrol route 1 in the first place, there’s no way we’d run into them on the rest of the patrol routes.”

“What’s special about it?”

“There is not. Other than that, it’s exactly the same as usual. Damn it.”

“It is the same. I think I would have been more comfortable if I had seen something.”

Rhys bit his lip and turned his gaze to the other side of the lake. I looked at the patrol leaders who were starting to have a heated meeting again, then turned my head at the sensation I felt from the forest.

“Hero?”

Someone was watching us. I opened my mouth, holding on to the very faint but unpleasant sensation of piercing my skin.

“There is something in the woods.”

“… Yes?”

The crawler, ‘Lord’, was a monster with intelligence, and a monster that volunteered to serve under the fourth disaster, ‘Giant’. The name Lord was given to him by another monster. Among the monsters that served the giants together, it belonged to the relatively weak side, but it was not inferior to the other monsters when it came to acting stealthily and swiftly.

stupid humans.

Zhu clicked his wart-like claw jaws, creating a sound resembling laughter. Of course, to people’s ears, it would only sound like an eerie sound of grinding bones. Zhu heard the whispering of his own blood. kill them kill and eat

The time is near. It won’t be long before they move along with ‘Him’ and turn them into pieces of meat. No matter how much they struggle to survive, they will eventually be crushed under the feet of the approaching ‘him’ and locked up in eternal winter.

Click. Click.

It was a pleasure to see the corpses talking when they came to their senses. It was also fun to watch them come and go, then show up and kill them before returning to their nest. If so, how much more fun would it be to slaughter them to your heart’s content while freeing this bloody urge you’re holding back?

The Lord trembled softly on his hind legs and withdrew into the shadows of the forest. Even though they showed off their presence little by little, they showed no sign of noticing. In the woods, crawlers under the Lord’s command were waiting with their jaws clicking. yes. It doesn’t matter if you tease them a little. Because I had the confidence to escape.

After deciding to attack, Joo, who returned to his seat, stopped moving.

What? Surely they were there just a while ago?

Bassrock.

The Lord spurned his body following his instincts. but,

bang-!!

As it was, it was thrown away with a roaring sound. Zhu quickly regained balance and sharpened the blades of his front feet. Dare, what kind of guy is fearless-!

And then, the Lord’s body froze as it was in the appearance of the ‘Noob’ that appeared in front of his eyes.

“There’s a rat hiding there.”

A human with gray hair and blue-green eyes was holding his sword high. After that, the knights who seemed to have followed him prepared for battle and drew their weapons. how? Could it be that he followed the signs he sent out for a while?

“Looks like you’re an intelligent guy… .”

The human lowered the sword low. A white aura that was extremely ominous to a monster began to emanate from that sword.

“I need to talk to you for a minute.”

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Comment

  1. MrPojsomnoj says:

    Lake is an important milestone as when it will freeze, it will become a movable ground and as the lake’s water is heat storage, temperature will go a bit lower before limit.

  2. MrPojsomnoj says:

    Is a rat a common slang for the scouts/stealth user?

  3. OnePunchMan12 says:

    My only gripe with this novel is that it’s a little too slow paced… now we’re dealing with a mid boss? Comon

  4. huehue huehue says:

    Lmao torture and interrogation eh? 🤣🧐

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