199 – Warrior of the Sun (5)
Running on the battlefield was Chester’s first experience, but Chester was accustomed to swinging Anubis and slashing at the adversary.
In front of Anubis, not only their crude weapons but also their bodies protected by cloth as armor were cut in an instant.
It felt like cutting melted butter under the scorching sun with a hot knife. No muscles, no bones, no sense of resistance.
‘Is Urgo cutting people like this?’
If there was no taste of cutting, it felt like cutting an illusion that was not in this world.
Absolute confidence that there is nothing that he cannot cut and that there is nothing that can block his attacks arises. He seemed to know where Urgo’s indiscriminately terrifying attack came from.
After swinging it for a while, when Anubis flashed slightly, Chester, who realized that he could shoot lasers again, aimed at the right place.
A place where there are no allies, only enemies. When I fired a laser at it, a hell of melting sand unfolded again.
“Quaaagh!”
“help me! I hate it!”
“A leg! My legs are gone!”
A scream is heard.
Once the laser is fired, Anubis falls into a half-sleep. It seems that shooting lasers is quite difficult, and all functions are weakened.
The energy film does not form, the light is very weak even if it can explode, and the blade does not burn.
Of course, Anubis itself was excellent as a raw weapon, so it wasn’t a special problem.
In addition, Anubis could still use the decorations attached to Anubis when his function was weakened.
Chester swung Anubis while activating the function of the decoration when a spear flew from afar.
According to the trajectory that Anubis swung, the decoration scattered an energy film, and the energy film that formed in the air blocked all the flying spears before disappearing.
Chester’s discovery of the function of ornaments. It was the power that created this shield that could be fixed in the air. It has the defensive power to defend a large area, which Anubis, which is only a weapon for attack, cannot do. Chester called the tent.
In other words, the sun decoration on the back of the sword could be said to be a shield with the blade.
However, there are also disadvantages. Creating a veil consumes the power of the sun terribly, and if it is created even once, Anubis loses its light in an instant.
And the time it stays there is short. No matter how long it is, 5 seconds is the limit. Still, having a shield that can never be broken for 5 seconds during a battle where every second flies fiercely is to have a very powerful move.
Chester stirred the battlefield using two powerful powers: lasers and curtains.
He shoots lasers at a place where countless enemies are gathered, blocks the elites of enemies who are determined to die with a curtain, and then stabs them lightly to kill them. In an instant, the enemy was slaughtered.
The short word of the desert warrior, ‘That’s not the chief!’ Before he even finished, the achievement of defeating the wise warrior of the camel tribe taught Chester his skills.
Of course, the warriors following Chester also realized that.
If Urgo swept across the battlefield like a typhoon, Chester was like a well-forged spear.
I don’t care what is anywhere on the battlefield, and I’m going to go to the middle of the day.
If there is a building, it spreads the curtain, rushes in, and smashes it. The tent made by erecting wooden poles on the sand could not withstand Chester’s rush.
After breaking through the building, Chester swung aimlessly when he saw an enemy in front of him.
Anubis, whose energy shield had spread, mercilessly sliced through the foe caught in his blades, and Chester’s broad feet continued to charge, trampling the dismembered corpses of the fallen warriors.
On one side, Urgo literally became a hurricane and shattered everything, on the other side, Chester pierced everything, and the other warriors cleaned up every little thing that was left and trampled the village of the wise camel tribe.
Women will be captured and taken away as slaves, and children will be slaves as well.
And in a week or so, the village of the wise camel tribe will disappear beneath the sand, all evidence of their presence in the desert disappearing.
Since this desert was born, as have all the tribes that have been defeated in war among all the tribes that live in this desert.
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“Then the price will be like this.”
“… … All right.”
The slaves of the wise camel tribe were sold to merchants who came to the village a few days later.
In the desert, where it is difficult to find food, there was no way that we would always have slaves who uselessly stretch their mouths, not knowing when to stab them in the back.
The role of the slaves obtained in the war was twofold. Women are sold as sex slaves to increase the number of villagers, while other slaves are sold out.
This time I decided to sell everything. It hurts to see a lot of warriors die and quite a few women, but it was a decision made because none of the Scorpion tribes under the sand wanted the wise camel tribe to live with them.
It’s not just slaves that sell. Gold buried under this desert, found occasionally while living in the desert. They sell that gold too.
The merchants also traded with the desert, aiming for gold more than anything else in the desert.
“Then let’s finish the slave trade with this and go back to normal trading.”
After putting all the slaves in the cages, the merchants took out the goods they had brought and quickly made stalls.
The scorpion tribes under the sand gathered at the stall and looked at this and that.
Women look for simple trinkets, children for toys, and warriors for weapons.
“Oh my, it’s pretty. is it a gem? Are these jewels?”
“It is not a jewel, but I made it by carving stones from the river. It is very beautiful to be called a stone, so it is popular with people who have difficulty buying jewelry.”
“wow! This sounds amazing! Uncle, what is this?”
“That’s a flute.”
“This sword is good. The sword broke the other day, so I was just trying to get a new one. How much?”
“This is the sword I bought last time, would you like to compare the two?”
Merchants spoke the desert language skillfully and dealt with people. In the old days, a translator was needed to trade, but traders also knew that they needed to learn their language if they were to trade with the desert on a regular basis.
Chester and Monia also joined in and looked around.
It was impossible to see as a desert person, let alone an appearance that was so different from the people in the surrounding area, as well as Anubis on Chester’s back, which attracted the attention of merchants.
“There are many strange things.”
“Is this a spice? … Ugh! Smell!”
“Be careful. Oh, what a talisman. What amulet?”
After learning the desert language, Chester and Monia also learned languages outside the desert from an interpreter in the town.
When Chester and Monia spoke in an outside language, the merchants treated them in amazement.
“It’s a sacred big bird talisman, and it has the power to help you find your prey.”
“Hoo. Monia, how are you?”
“yes? It seems that the cutting technique was crude and broke the tree that was used as the material? Do I really need to live? Chester made it.”
“No, I don’t know what. This is not about looking at the value of things. Living with fun and memories. But if I were going to buy it, I would like to buy something else.”
The two of them looked at the weapons and when they saw a crossbow, they showed the merchant their crossbow.
“Hey, I want to know how to care for this crossbow, can you tell me?”
It was a soft requesting tone, but the merchant felt that there was a faint sense of command in it, and at the same time, it contained a certainty that he would not refuse.
‘It’s related to the nobility!’
He wasn’t even abandoned or kicked out of his family. That being said, the appearance of the two was too neat.
‘What, what is it? What did the nobles do to the desert!’
As the nervous colleague stiffened, a fellow merchant who was watching the situation quickly stepped forward and responded.
“Okay, let’s look at the crossbow for a moment. … … Yeah, that’s the kind I know. This crossbow… … .”
“Five. Thanks for the explanation. How much will it cost?”
When Chester tried to pay the price with some of the proceeds from the sale of slaves, the merchant shook his hand.
How to care for crossbows, replenishment of some broken bolts and arrows, and even items for managing weapons and tools.
After purchasing everything we needed, we continued to look around when Urgo approached us.
“Chester, the story is over.”
Saying that, he nodded and pointed at the man sitting in the shade of the cool carriage.
The plump, warm-looking man looked at Chester and Monia as he wiped his sweat with a handkerchief.
“The author will lead you out of the desert. Seeing my face, I decided to accompany you.”
“Oh, yes? Thank you.”
“thanks.”
The two thanked Urgo.
“yes. The merchants will leave today, so it will be until today. Be well.”
“You are.”
“See you someday!”
“yes. See you again someday.”
After greeting Urgo, the two approached the peddler who was resting in the carriage.
A banner with a golden thrush fluttered above the carriage as they approached.