It was a natural disaster in human form. An analogy is storm and fire. Dozens of gnolls disappeared as the two shapes swept across the battlefield.
All that was left behind was blood and fragments of flesh. No one has seen the speed properly. Even the knights were the same.
As the two went forward, Gnoll’s dismembered corpse rolled across the floor and flew through the air.
-Key, Kihehehe! Kihak!
The play in the center roared loudly with a grotesque cry. He was the leader of the group, with a different hair color and outfit than other gnolls.
– Kihiiik! Key profit!
– Kihik! Kihik!
The gnolls came to their senses at the cry of the leader. The gnolls in the center fell back all at once, and those in the back lined up in a line.
Several knights widened their eyes at the weapons in Gnoll’s hands.
“Iron, crossbow? The gnolls operate a crossbow unit?”
“What crazy! What idiot took that from you!”
A weapon that takes a long time to reload, but is easy to handle once loaded, and is extremely effective against humans.
Therefore, crossbows are generally prohibited from being possessed by the general public. It’s not an ordinary thing to be taken away by a monster by any chance.
‘It’s a crossbow to kill a knight even if a weak goblin is in his hand… … !’
There are not one or two such crossbows, but twenty. A situation where there is no way to avoid even if only ten targets are aimed at each person.
“danger… … !”
-Kihiiik!
Pipipiping.
At the signal from the leader Gnoll, crossbows were fired all at once. Twenty bolts rained down on the two of them.
Some screamed silently, while others closed their eyes, worried about the two knights who would become hedgehogs.
But again, the two articles broke expectations.
Wow.
The sound of dozens of pieces of iron colliding echoed. And at the same time, twenty bolts fell to the floor.
When most of them blinked their eyes, not knowing what was going on, someone muttered.
“I said I hit it all off… … ?”
The number of bolts flying at the same time was twenty. Even if each person only hits 10 pieces, it goes beyond what humans can do.
However, those two casually knocked out the bolt. Not even a look of surprise, not even a single breath was disturbed.
After shaking off their spears and swords, the two opened their mouths.
“I’ll take care of the ten guys on the left.”
“Then I take ten guys to the right.”
Shortly after the brief exchange of opinions, the two ran. The chief gnoll howled in fright.
– Kihiiik!
The sound of ‘stop!’ somehow seemed to be heard even by human ears. In unison, the gnolls stepped out to protect the shooter.
It was in vain.
“It gets in the way.”
Puhwaak.
As if tearing pieces of paper, Bruno and Ray broke through the group of gnolls. In an instant, leaving a straight line of blood, the two approached the crossbow unit.
– Kihi.!
squeak.
Before he could say anything, a ray of light flashed. With ten flashes, all the gnolls handling the crossbow fell off their heads.
The eyes of the two people who had dealt with the annoying crossbow were simultaneously directed to the leader.
-Key, Kiheee!
The boss, who was being targeted from the left and right, howled and ran backwards. everyone could see It is not a language with meaning.
‘scream.’
It was the scream of the leader who commanded the Five Hundred Nolls, just wanting to live. Knoll’s retro-jointed legs were indeed fast.
To the extent that even a decent human being could not catch up. However, the two knights are superhuman beyond the limits of ‘human’.
“Baby, where are you going?”
“… … .”
only once. Bruno and Ray, who hit the floor with the power to turn the ground upside down, rushed in. The moment the boss looked back, the sword and spear flashed.
-key… … !
Chow.
The boss split into three pieces without even finishing the scream. His neck was torn by Ray’s sword and his waist was torn by Bruno’s spear.
As the body of the leader fell to the ground, Bruno shook the spear once and shouted.
“Cleaning done!”
It was a light voice that seemed to have finished cleaning the attic. But no one responded to that light voice.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Monsters and humans all stood still as if time had stopped. It was so silent that you could even hear the sound of a needle dropping.
Even the gnolls couldn’t move when they saw the enemy right in front of them. After several tens of seconds, Bruno looked back at the Gnolls and murmured.
“Aren’t these bastards running away?”
Unable to understand what that meant, the gnolls flinched briefly, but still did not react.
Rey’s gaze turned to Luke.
‘My lord, what will you do?’
Luke, who read his gaze, slit his neck with his thumb.
‘Kill.’
Bruno and Ray looked at each other for a moment, then raised the sword and spear they had lowered. Only then did the Gnolls come to their senses and scream.
-Kie eh eh eh!
– On the key! Kihieh!
In unison, the terrified gnolls threw their weapons on the ground and started to run away. Some of them even threw the armor they were wearing.
The sight was spectacular. Although Ray and Bruno ran through the group of gnolls, there were only about a hundred of them dead.
Even though there were still more than four hundred, not all of them dared to fight.
-Kihiiik… … !
The last one disappeared into the woods with an awkward scream. All that’s left are hundreds of gnoll corpses and things they left behind.
Rey and Bruno identified the missing gnolls and returned to Luke.
“Hey, get out of the way. It’s so dense I can’t get in.”
Stunned by Bruno’s words, the knights and soldiers made their way. It was unintentional, but it was a scene reminiscent of the return of the triumphant general.
When the two returned to Luke’s side, Luke opened his mouth.
“Well then… … .”
In an instant, everyone’s mouths were focused on Luke. Luke grinned at the silence as if waiting for the king’s order.
“Let’s get ready and have dinner.”
* * *
After the battle, the way Luke and his party were viewed around him completely changed. In particular, the change in attitude of the Winslow family was worth seeing.
Before, if I felt the atmosphere of ‘I don’t like it’, now I was sending eyes full of awe.
Watching the knights keep looking this way, Bruno sighed.
“I will die of burden.”
“Didn’t you say you didn’t like the treatment before?”
“But isn’t that serious? His eyes look like they’ll cut open your stomach and take out your liver just by talking. There is no middle ground anyway.”
It wasn’t a joke, but all the eyes were bright, and it looked like he was expecting someone to talk to him.
Seeing that, Luke nodded.
“It just went well. Now, ask me something.”
“yes? me?”
“Everyone is anxious to hear what you have to say. I think it will blow you up if you just talk.”
“Sir Ray… … .”
“I don’t like it.”
Bruno glanced around, but Ray quickly refused. No matter how much their eyes change, they are the knights of the main family that they hate.
I hated being involved, either for good or for bad.
“As expected, you are the right person.”
“Ugh, what should I ask?”
After hearing the explanation, Bruno got up from his seat and headed towards Winslow’s camp. As Bruno approached, the knights jumped up and bowed their heads.
“Welcome, Sir Bruno!”
“What are you doing? Have you ever made me uncomfortable?”
“Oh, no. That’s not it.”
At the excessive courtesy, Bruno made a burdensome expression. But his twinkling eyes showed no signs of changing.
“Keuhum, first of all, the difference between the two families is so great, what happened? This side is less than fifty, and that side is not two hundred.”
“yes! That’s for a reason! First of all, the Winslow family’s property damage and military damage over the years… … !”
“That’s confidential, you madman!”
From afar, Beric hurriedly ran and sent the knights away. Pushing the backs of the regretful knights, Beric wiped away a cold sweat.
“Sir Bruno, this is troublesome.”
“I didn’t do anything! They are suddenly in an uproar!”
“Yes, yes, but please refrain from asking anyone other than me.”
“By the way, why are those chimps making such a fuss? To be honest, I’m going crazy with the burden.”
Beric sighed and looked sideways at the knights as he explained.
“You saw the fight with the Vindeln family just now.”
“It is.”
“Actually, this kind of treatment is not the first or second time. The Winslow family has so many places where monsters spawn, so they can’t use much force to request reinforcements like this.”
“By the way, thanks to our active performance, we were able to give some strength to our shoulders?”
“You’ll know when you look over there.”
Bruno moved his gaze to the place Beric pointed out. It was the place where the troops of the Vindeln family were located.
The knights, the soldiers, and all the fussiness seemed to be particularly weak.
“It’s like a sparrow with an arrow in its wing.”
“Usually we were like that. But now the position has been reversed. To the knights, Sir Bruno and Ray will look like goddesses’ apostles.”
In a word, it was a mixture of the awe of legendary skills, the excitement of having such a great person on our side, and the relief of resentment that had been suppressed for a long time.
To the knights, the two will look like idols.
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“Huh, now I understand a little bit. And about the question before… … .”
“That is as I said before. The Winslows are exceptionally weak, and usually send at least a hundred. That’s why I was ignored a lot.”
“Then, I ask you one last time, what was the group playing with just now? Do such raids happen often?”
Beric’s face hardened. Then he shook his head slowly.
“Absolutely not. I’ve never seen such a case in my life. Maybe Uncle… Even the Viscount has never experienced it.”
“You mean this is the first time this has happened in the West?”
“exactly. To be honest, something is strange. It is so strange.”
Beric whispered something into Bruno’s ear. After whispering for a while, Bruno returned to the party.
Luke, who had just scooped up the stew and put it on a plate, turned to Bruno.
“how is it?”
“It is as the lord said. They said Count Herning’s family sent magic tools not long after the number of monsters increased rapidly.”
“and?”
“It is said that this is the first time that such a large group has appeared. I had never heard of anything like this in my life.”
Berrick added a few words there. Every time Count Herning moves, something keeps happening.
I can’t bear to say it out loud, but I’m saying it’s too suspicious. Luke quietly stroked his chin, deep in thought.
‘There is only one reason why monsters are popping out in such large numbers. I lost my place.’
It is said that it was not a natural disaster or that someone was kicked out. That someone is usually a powerful predator.
But even that has its limits. Predators usually do not move from the spot once they occupy a territory.
But now, monsters keep coming out as if being chased by someone.
‘Not a predator. The elves are destroying the forest.’
The act of moving while sweeping a wide area. This is something that cannot be done unless it is a group of intelligent beings.
Then why is the elf doing such a thing? We don’t know why yet, but what’s certain is that the elves have come close to the human realm and are poking around.
And just then, Count Herning’s magical tools began to increase.
‘I can see the outline of this.’
At this point, I had a rough idea of what had happened. But there was still a very small piece missing to be sure.
Countess Herning. The last piece of the puzzle was there.