EP.61 Behemoth
“I do not need.”
Duke Oller’s offer of sponsorship was rejected by Cloud without any hesitation.
The members of the Oller family, who had never imagined they would be rejected, were all perplexed.
“Warrior. Are you sure you heard my story?”
“You want me to be officially supported by the Duke of Ollaire?”
“I heard you right. Yes, none other than that, our Duke of Oller will be the backbone of the Hero. Are you going to refuse it?”
“I will decline.”
“Think again!”
Callion got up hitting the desk and interrupted the conversation between the Duke and the Hero.
“I understand that the Hero feels a burden. But we are of the Duke of Oller, and not of any other mischievous family. If it is beneficial to the Hero, it will be an advantage, and there will be no harm. So please reconsider.”
“There is no need to reconsider. My decision will not change.”
“…are you already receiving support from other families?”
Are you receiving support from a family other than the Duke of Oler? So, are you rejecting the offer of support from the Duke of Oler?
At Kalion’s words with such a meaning, Cloud shook his head.
“We are not supported by any noble families.”
“if so…”
“The royal family is no exception.”
“…!”
Except for the duke, the members of the duke’s family hardened as if struck by lightning.
Even though the Duke seems to have maintained his composure, if you look closely, you can see that the corner of his mouth is slightly stiffened.
“Don’t get me wrong. Because I have no intention of leaving the Prona Kingdom. I just don’t want to be in debt to the high-ranking people.”
“…haven’t you already received quite a bit of money from the royal family?”
It is said that he has not received any support since possessing it, but before possessing it was another story.
Cloud sighed.
“So it hurts. I also want to know how to pay it back… Anyway, I have no intention of creating more debt with sponsorship. So, stop talking about sponsorship and even talk about Behemoth. When do you think the other heroes will arrive?”
“The Hero again…”
“Stop it.”
The Duke stopped Callion.
Cloud’s notion of not accepting sponsorships seemed steadfast, and slurping further here will only result in antagonism.
The Duke stopped talking about sponsorship and answered Cloud’s question.
“I asked them to come as soon as possible, so they should be there within three weeks at the latest.”
“Three weeks…”
Cloud fell into thoughts as he tapped the table with his index finger.
He looked at the Duke of Oler and asked.
“Didn’t you say you stationed soldiers in front of the forest?”
“Exactly.”
“Then give me one soldier to guide me there. Get ready to move too. We will leave as soon as we are ready.”
“Hero, please wait. Are you saying that you are waiting for the other heroes at the garrison instead of waiting for the other heroes to join here?”
To Kalion’s question, Cloud answered by inserting a chair into the table.
“You said that the number of moster has increased rapidly. It wouldn’t be strange if it popped out at any time. Go quickly and reduce the damage. When the other Heroes arrive, let them rest for one day and send them straight to the garrison. If Gis or Lorrian hates me, call me by my name.”
“…I will do as the Hero wills. But even if you two are like that, Frillite-sama can’t do anything for us either.”
The prince of the kingdom could not force anything on Frilite, the hero of the Empire, without knowing the other heroes.
At Kalion’s words, Cloud smirked.
“Is she going to go right away? Rip it up somehow and spend the day sleeping. If I ask you, they will probably listen to you.”
After saying those words, Cloud left the table.
The atmosphere quickly became awkward.
Eri, Neria, and Ophelia cautiously got up and left.
* * *
A forest where the number of beasts and monsters has soared.
The forest was not far from the city of the Duke of Oler. It was only about two hours by horseback to get there.
“Are you a Hero Cloud? I am Randolph Ark, the commander of this garrison.”
Inside the commander’s barracks, Randolph reached out. The old knight with dignity exuded an atmosphere like an old-timer.
I grabbed his hand.
“Hero, it’s Cloud. But the last name is Arc? Is it the vassal family of the Duke of Oller?”
“That’s right.”
“For a task like this, the duke would not take the direct command, but hand it over to the vassal family. You seems to be fairly trusted.”
“I’m being over-trusted to the point where I’m overjoyed.”
Randolph smiled bitterly.
You probably know it too
The reason he received the command was not because of the duke’s trust in him, but because of the duke’s many intentions to take care of their own well-being.
If not for that reason, there is no reason why the direct descendants of the dukes should not appear on this battlefield where they can make a big name in the kingdom.
‘In terms of soldiers, an experienced old man would be better than a blue young man.’
From the point of view of a vassal family serving the duke family, you might wonder if this is correct.
“We just got here, so we don’t know the situation. I wish you could explain the situation in detail.”
I decided not to give him time to indulge in negative thoughts.
“All right. You may have already heard about it to some extent, but the situation in the field is another law. Let’s go out together. I will explain it to you as you go to the barracks where you and your companions will be staying.”
When we got out of the barracks, Randolph led us and started explaining.
“The number of soldiers mobilized is about 6,000.”
“It’s quite a lot.”
“More than half of the duke’s army was mobilized. It’s such an unusual situation. The problem is that the forest is so large that even this number cannot completely cover it. If you want to force it, you can do it, but…”
“The line of defense will be weak. Then there will be defense lines that can be penetrated one by one, and if that continues, it will happen.”
“There will be chaos.”
I’m glad it’s full of havoc.
The moment the defenses are broken, the massacre will happen.
A human army that is not united as one is nothing more than a mess.
“How are you dealing with the monsters who escaped in a direction without a defense line?”
“We are sending in the drivers to take care of it.”
“Did you evacuate the residents of nearby villages?”
“All five villagers near the forest evacuated safely to the city.”
“That’s good.”
I can fully focus on the Behemoth without worrying about the harshness.
As I was thinking about it, I saw Randolph looking at me with a look of surprise.
“Why?”
“…the atmosphere is contrary to the rumors I have heard. Also, I can’t believe the rumors. To be swayed by nonsense even at this age… It’s just shameful.”
“It’s embarrassing. It is true that until a few years ago, I was a salaried employee.”
“It’s a waste. then…”
It was a time when Randolph was in trouble with my self-abuse.
“Commander! It’s an attack by demons!”
A soldier on horseback reported the situation.
Randolph’s expression turned serious.
“Which line of defense did you wake up from?”
“This is the third line of defense. The number of demons is larger than expected, so we are having a hard time.”
“Okay. go straight. The warrior, please wait in the barracks.”
“No. We go too.”
“…may be dangerous.”
“Are you taking risks from the hero?”
Randolph thought for a moment, then nodded.
“All right.”
Me and my party got on horseback and followed Randolph and his volunteers towards line 3
It wasn’t long before I could see the soldiers fighting fiercely at the entrance of the forest.
The shield soldiers in a line blocked the monsters from the front, and the soldiers standing behind them stabbed or cut the monsters with their swords and spears.
The soldiers did their best to block it, but there were too many monsters.
The defense line was so precarious that it would not be strange at any time.
“Fortunately, we arrived on time. All troops! Joining quickly…”
Whipped the horse
Even as they approached the line of defense, the horse’s speed did not slow down, but became even faster. I got up from the running horse. Watching the timing, he sprinted his horse and ran.
– Hero!
By the time Randolph’s alarmed voice was heard, he had already crossed the line of defense.
It landed in an empty spot behind the group of monsters.
– Kreung…
Perhaps he was wary of the sudden appearance of humans, the monster only showed their sharp teeth and didn’t attack.
Thanks to this, I was able to check the status of the demons.
‘After all, it’s not an ordinary beast or monster.’
Either the muscles are abnormally enlarged, the horns are formed, or the integument is hardened.
It was strengthened in several directions.
Maybe it’s because Behemoth appeared.
‘If they are ahead of the number, they can even kill a knight.’
If you look closely, you can see the corpses of the knights torn in shreds lying on the floor.
Not many.
Estimated to be four.
Seeing the corpses lying around here, it seems they were planning to annihilate the hordes of monsters while the soldiers held out.
– Crer…
– Kung!
The demons began to move.
A wolf with large horns, a wild boar with large muscles on its front legs, and a tiger with its pointed fangs attacked at the same time.
I drew my sword.
[Strike]
With one breath, the necks of three animals were dropped. No matter how powerful the beasts were by Behemoth, my level was also different from before.
Lv.42
Strength: D(312)+(62)
Agility: D (301)
Durability: E (266)
Magic power: E(248)
My status checked when I came out of the dungeon.
These are pure stats excluding the effects of equipment or other accessories.
It was no longer necessary to use a single attack skill such as [Kill a Wolf] against beast monsters whose level and stats were far lower than mine.
Because even a multi-attack skill like [Rampage] was enough to kill them in one hit.
I dug through the monsters and swung my sword.
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.
.
.
“Neria, did you bring any towels?”
“Yes. I brought it. I will clean it.”
“Okay, I’ll take care of it.”
“Yea, I got it…”
“Hero, are you injured anywhere?”
“I was bitten and scratched all over the place. Numbers are thugs, gangsters.”
“Fortunately, it is a minor injury. I will treat you right away.”
The corpses and blood of dozens of monsters covered the floor. The hero and his party members conversed peacefully on the place that looked terrible.
The soldiers who saw the scene were terrified.
In particular, Randolph looked at the hero and was amazed.
He was the one who decided to dismiss the rumors about Cloud as nonsense. But, no matter how vain it may be, isn’t there a reason for being called an incompetent Hero?
He thought that Cloud, who showed a sober appearance, would be as weak as force.
But, far from being weak, he defeated the group of demons that had swallowed up even the knights alone.
Randolph asked Cloud carefully.
“Hero. Are the other Heroes doing this lightly?”
Cloud paused for a moment to wipe the blood off his body. He looked around at the corpses of monsters rolling on the floor.
“Huh.”
He replied as if it was natural.
Randolph was about to ask more, but then he shut his mouth.
He couldn’t think of what to say.
* * *
After arriving at the garrison, he spent time dealing with the monsters that were aiming for the defense line.
After about a week, the Gis Party arrived at the garrison. Contrary to what I expected to be annoyed as soon as I arrived, Gis did not appear in front of me.
Instead, someone else annoyed me.
“Yes. Adreana Salierre. I know you want to have a conversation. But do you have to come here at night?”
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Gis’s colleague came to my barracks saying that she wanted to have a conversation at dawn this morning.
Same with Neria and Ophelia and her.
Do all the kids with Gis forget that it’s a concept of time?
Please come in the morning. Fuck you cubs…
“The Pommel of your sword. Where did it come from?”
Whether she knows my heart or not, Adreana only said what she wanted to say.
Start year…
I sighed and didn’t answer, she continued.
“Did you inherit it from your mother?”
“That’s right. But what do you care?”
“…your mother didn’t explain it to you?”
“Explanation? I thought she was trying to say something… but she died before that.”
He lied in moderation to find out the intention of Adreana’s visit.
Then she clicked her tongue once, pointed to my pommel, and started explaining.
“Your pommel pattern. It is the emblem of our Salieri family. That pommel is a gift my father gave to the woman he had a crush on. Now do you understand why I came?”
Understood.
‘The owner of this Pommel is the illegitimate son of the Salierre family.’
But the real owner of this pommel died in a Colloseum battle, and I picked it up. Because of that, she mistook me for a half-brother.
If so, what I need to do is simple.
“Age is?”
“Twenty-four.”
“Sistet!”
“Damn?!”
I hugged Adreana tightly.
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Got snow
Not a drop of blood.
Imouto wife, yoinked!
Wtf?
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Lmao…?