293 – Foursome (5)
The moment he saw Urgo charging and throwing a kick, the knight laughed inwardly.
‘You idiot!’
Even though he is wearing shoes lined with iron plates, he is wearing plate armor. Your armor may be dented, but you won’t take any serious damage.
Just rush in and stab him like this.
The moment the knight thought that, Urgo’s kick pierced the armor and landed in the knight’s abdomen, sending the knight flying far away as if he had been run over by a charging horse.
“Huh?”
A colleague flies away and gets stuck, blood spurting from his mouth. Several knights stopped at the unrealistic sight that they could not understand and their minds could not keep up with.
And the next moment, the knights witnessed an even more shocking sight.
Isn’t the marble statue standing on one side of the garden being uprooted and flying towards us, dropping a pile of dirt?
The statue that Rex threw crushed the knights, and when the five or six knights who were swept away fell, the feet of their comrades who were swept away also tangled and fell to the ground.
“Hey, stop! Stop!”
However, the knights who could not hear the commotion in front of them continued to charge, and the knights who stopped because of their fallen comrades were swept away by them, and their fallen comrades tripped over their feet and fell to the ground.
While the knights were rolling around on one side, Chester, who had dug into the knights, stabbed one of them with his knife and pierced the neck of one of them, then grabbed the other knight’s helmet with his free hand.
“What is this… ?!”
Immediately after catching him, he pushes his ingredients into the forearm muscles of his left arm and strengthens his grip.
Then, the knight’s helmet collapsed like a tin basket, crushing the knight’s head inside, causing terrible blood and screams.
“Keuaaa!! Argh! Argh! Let go of this! Let go! Argh!! “You devil!!”
The bodies of the knights who witnessed the human head being crushed and integrated with the helmet by the force of their grip froze.
“That, that, that… ?”
“Are these people human?!”
On one side, Urgo sweeps, and on the other side, Chester presses. Meanwhile, Rex and Monia were excitedly throwing maces, statues, and wind arrows at the enemies.
Chester, who had thoroughly learned how to use his senses and body while being trained by Urgo, was running wild more brilliantly than before.
The knife in his right hand used his excellent senses to pierce through the human’s reactions, stabbing him at a time when he could never avoid it, and taking his life.
Chester’s left hand did not show as powerful and destructive as it did at first.
However, once he caught the enemy, he never let go of the enemy and used a grip strength that even a knight could not resist, grabbing the enemy at once and breaking their joints, subduing the knights.
The number of knights is large. However, the numerical superiority was easily broken thanks to Rex, who launched a powerful attack like a weapon, and Monia, who defeated the knights with invisible arrows.
If the enemy cannot take advantage of the numerical advantage, he can instead maximize the advantages of the few.
It’s really not much compared to the power of the majority, but if the minority is trying to defeat the majority, they must know how to make the most of the disadvantages of the majority and the strengths of the minority.
How many knights did they have to face? While dozens of knights were defeated or killed, Lorwan, who had finished interrogating Jesper, placed the dead body of Jesper in front of Monia and said,
“I found out everything I needed to know.”
“Really?”
“Warehouses for each type were set up throughout the territory and managed separately. It is said that they have placed knights in each place and they are guarding the warehouse. “The number is about six to eight.”
“That’s not a big deal.”
“That’s right…. ….”
Lorwan looked at Chester, who had killed the last knight and thrown him away, and said:
“I didn’t know that people would think the article wasn’t a big deal.”
“Tell me the location. “Let’s get around the warehouse as quickly as possible.”
“Do you know the geography of the territory?”
“Yes. “I vaguely remember it.”
“Good. Well, first of all, I heard that the grain warehouse is in a large building next to the central square of the village…….”
* * *
“The knights were in worse condition than I thought.”
“That’s right. I felt like I wasn’t using my strength well. “The response was somehow slow.”
“Could it be that that nobleman only ate himself and starved the knights?”
Perhaps it was because the condition of the knights was not normal, but although Chester and his party had thought they might be slightly injured, they actually fought and were able to leave the village unscathed.
The wagon carrying them was piled full of supplies from the village.
Not only did they simply collect supplies, but they also opened the warehouse and released the supplies inside into the village.
Then, not only the starving villagers, but also the knights who guarded the warehouse and the knights who survived in the mansion thanked Chester and his party.
After organizing the supplies and resting for a few days, I decided to move on, and Lorwan, who had become close to the knights, asked for this information.
“I heard that the knights are planning to defect to another country.”
“Exile?”
“Yes. “They lamented that it would be difficult to survive on this ruined land forever.”
“Knights going into exile as a group would be welcomed by other countries. “There were about 30 people?”
“It may not be a big deal in the Kingdom of Biend, but from a foreign country’s perspective, having a knight like that roll in would be as big of a deal as discovering a vein of ore.”
Everyone in the group laughed and enjoyed the ‘luxury items’ they had found from Jesper’s warehouse. These are not just simple supplies, but items that are not necessary unless you plan to use them for enjoyment.
“This is amazing! “Is this a cigarette that you can just put in your mouth and light instead of using a pipe?”
“It must be expensive.”
What Lorwan was interested in was the recently developed stick tobacco. Unlike pipes that require a lot of maintenance and care, it was a stick-shaped cigarette wrapped in paper that could be smoked simply by putting it in your mouth and lighting a fire.
Because of its convenience and the fact that it can be easily smoked for a short period of time, it was overwhelmingly more expensive than pipe tobacco, so there was cautious discussion among mercenaries who liked cigarettes, but no fool would dare to buy and smoke it.
Tobacco sticks were too expensive to pour out for a quick smoke.
“Did you smoke too?”
Chester asked curiously. I didn’t see Lorwan smoking during the trip, but I couldn’t understand why he was so excited about it.
“Oh, the pipe is broken. Besides, you don’t smoke? “Why isn’t it blooming?”
Because there is a general perception that cigarettes are good for the body, far from being bad for the body, it was unusual for me to not smoke even though I was fully capable of smoking.
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Even mercenaries found and smoked cigarettes with extra money because they said it strengthened their bodies and souls, and even during social gatherings among nobles, they all gathered in one room like tea time and chatted while filling the room with pipes. There was also something to share.
“It didn’t fit my body. “It’s too spicy.”
“Hmm. Is it because you have sensitive senses? Do you smoke Urgo?”
“In our tribe, it was only allowed to shamans for ritual purposes. So, I personally enjoy it a bit.”
Next, Lorwan looked at Senna and Monia. Then he took out one of the sticks he had and made a motion of gently handing it to me.
Monia, who was smiling with tea leaves, refused her cigarette.
“Many chefs don’t smoke, so I asked why, and they said that smoking dulls your tongue? I really hate that. So if you want to smoke, go out and smoke.”
“I see. “What about Sena?”
“I don’t smoke hops because I don’t like them, so I also have a little bit.”
“Who is Hope? Sheesh.”
Lorwan felt strangely disappointed when no one around him smoked, so he went out of the carriage, sat down on the supplies he had piled on the roof, and smoked alone.
Among the supplies Jasper had piled up, there were quite a few lighters, so he easily lit the fire using the lighter he had obtained.
“Good. “It’s more convenient than matches.”
While Lorwan smoked alone, the group organized other luxury goods.
Chester was a knife. A knife made by the same blacksmith master as the knife that Chester bought with the money he saved while working as a butler.
As it was made by the same craftsman as the knife I was strongly attached to, it felt great in his hand and I liked how it looked.
Senna also found a sword she liked, and her supplies increased to about three times what she first had, so she benefited in many ways.
Instead, as the supplies piled up to the point where even this large wagon could become a burden, the horses became increasingly fatigued and the speed of movement slowed down.
“We need more carriages or stronger horses.”
“Since it’s as grand as what I have now, it would be nice to have a wagon.”
Chester put away the knife he was examining and looked out his window. Outside the window, the large horse that Urgo had chosen was following the carriage.
“You just have to let that guy lead the way.”
“Take the cart. If there is certainty, more supplies can be loaded and movement speed will be faster. “If you can block both sides with a wagon, you’ll be safer while camping.”
As opinions seemed to be coming together, Monia smelled the scent of the tea leaves and spoke.
“Then, if I think I can find a wagon on the way, shall I get one?”
“Okay.”
“I agree.”
The sadhu carriage carrying many people and supplies continued to run along the road with a lot of noise.