Chapter 18 – Second Summoning (5)
“Uhm…”
I woke up to the morning sunlight coming through the tent.
It seems like no monsters came near us, perhaps because Ellie’s skill wasn’t activated.
Thanks to this, I was able to get a deep sleep after last night’s military service.
Ellie next to me is sleeping comfortably, perhaps thanks to what happened last night.
I stroked Ellie’s head without realizing it.
Ellie’s pink hair felt soft as silk in my hands, regardless of what happened last night.
Perhaps because of my touch, Ellie’s eyes opened.
“Woke up?”
“Um… Good morning, Jinu.”
Ellie smiled and said with a smile brighter than the morning sunlight.
Wouldn’t it be a blessing from an angel to be able to greet you in the morning while looking at this smile?
“Yes. Good morning. Thanks to Ellie’s skill 〈 Divine Field 〉, I didn’t wake up once and slept soundly.”
“I should have used it like this even when I was on the Aslan continent.”
She says that when she was a game character, she was on guard duty as each person took turns.
Perhaps back then, it would have been difficult for her to think about using her skills like she does now.
“Then shall we get up? Let’s clean up and go to the lake to wash up.”
“Yes. Then I will prepare.”
As she removes the blanket that was covering her, Ellie’s breasts sway, expressing her magnetic enormity.
She was thrilled to be able to spend the night with this boy, and her sexual desire was aroused.
But she didn’t think she would be able to control herself if she did it again in the morning, so she held back.
After leaving the tent, we cleaned up the area and prepared to move.
I remember that there is a lake around here where Ellie washed yesterday.
After taking a light shower by the lake, she returned to the village.
When I arrived near the village, I could see a guard struggling about something.
What’s going on?
I think this is my first time seeing a guard behave like that.
“Is something wrong?”
Before entering the village, I asked the guard directly.
“Ah. Did Jinu come back? I was a little worried because he didn’t come back yesterday.”
“What on earth is going on that makes you worry that you didn’t come back?”
It is common for adventurers to go out of town to go on quests and then come back to sleep outside.
“A monster wave was discovered yesterday. I was wondering if I got caught up in it while on a quest.”
Monster wave?
Ellie had a question mark on her face as she heard the words for the first time.
But this is my first time hearing this too.
“What is a monster wave?”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have time to explain it. Could you please go to town and ask anyone, and I’m sorry, but please don’t disturb me.”
The guard pointed behind him with his thumb as if to tell him to go into the village.
Since he couldn’t just hold on to the guard who looked very busy, he decided to go in.
The inside of the village also looked hectic, unlike usual.
Ordinary people or merchants seemed to be trying to pack as much of their luggage as possible, and the adventurers looked as if they were preparing for battle.
Looking at it like this, what I can guess is that monsters are pouring into this village.
First, I decided to go to the Adventurer’s Guild and get the quest confirmed.
There were far more adventurers than usual gathered in front of the guild.
Each person holding a weapon and aligning themselves with Oh, which is not normally seen, almost looks like they are about to go to war.
We passed in front of it and entered the adventurer’s guild.
There was no one inside the guild except the people in charge who were packing their luggage.
“Mari. Can you check the quest right now? You look very busy.”
“Huh? Jinu, you’re safe. I guess you didn’t encounter any monster waves.”
“What on earth is a monster wave?”
Ellie handed over her loot she had collected to confirm her quest.
“Uh… A monster wave is when monsters that are usually found in the forest come down to the village.”
“Suddenly?”
“There are times when the quantity of monsters increases explosively. At that time, it is difficult to find food in the forest, so they come down to the village and attack.”
What is this again…
Monsters suddenly attack?
This is the first time something like this has happened in the five years I have been here.
“Does this happen often? This is my first time experiencing it.”
“No. But it doesn’t happen often. They say it happens about once every 10 years.”
Mari must be busy packing up her luggage, but she confirms our quest and explains it thoroughly.
So are people preparing for evacuation or war?
It is said that the number of monsters that come is more than 10,000.
It’s a real wave itself.
“But this monster wave is a bit unusual. It’s not the right time for it to happen already. Usually, we look at the foreshadowing phenomenon in advance and prepare for the monster wave before it occurs.”
“It looks like you woke up suddenly this time?”
“Yes. That’s why everyone is so crazy. I have completed the quest confirmation here. Even though it is only F-rank, it is amazing that you have completed 6 of them.”
A monster wave coming into this town.
This might be an opportunity.
“Do I gain achievements if I participate in monster wave suppression?”
“Yes. So, I am currently checking the adventurers participating in front of the guild.”
Maybe this is an opportunity to quickly raise your grade.
I spoke to Ellie as I left the Adventurer’s Guild.
“Ellie, let’s participate in the subjugation here. Let’s accumulate a lot of achievements and raise our grade quickly.”
“Yes. That’s a good idea. Are you going to participate, Jinu? I recommend you stay in the village.”
Hmm… I want to gain combat experience, but I think it would be better not to participate this time.
You could die from a blind attack in a melee among monsters rushing in, and Ellie can’t always help you like she did yesterday with the goblins.
“When I get stronger, we’ll fight together. I think I’ll just be a distraction.”
“It’s not a hindrance. I can fight thanks to Jinu-sama’s power. You can also see that I’m fighting alongside Jinu-nim.”
I feel bitter about not being able to fight yet, so it’s Ellie who comforts me with those words.
“Thank you, Ellie. Then I’ll be watching from the village.”
Ellie headed towards where the adventurers were gathered.
Well then, should I go up to the village wall and take a look?
Honestly, I’m not worried.
Even if the monsters around here attack in droves, Ellie alone will be able to wipe them out.
Just looking at the bow shown yesterday, it has such power even though it didn’t use all its power.
I guess I should just take a look around in peace.
The adventurers began to move as if they had completed preparations for interception.
She waved her hand at Ellie, who was among the moving adventurers, and when Ellie saw that, she bowed lightly.
Then, should I go up to the castle too?
As the adventurers left the village, I climbed up the nearby castle.
There are no signs of monsters coming yet.
Now that I think about it, that direction is the direction I found the stone tablet.
But has 5 minutes passed?
A few monsters started popping out from the forest, and soon they started coming out in piles.
There were many different types.
Starting with the basic goblins, it seems there are also orcs and werewolves.
Monster Wave As the name suggests, it looks like a large wave rolling in.
“Everyone prepare for battle!!”
The adventurer below, who appeared to be the leader, shouted.
I found Ellie standing among a group of adventurers.
The moment they found Ellie’s location, the adventurers began charging and collided with the approaching monsters.
I’ve seen him go as a porter in a party of 4 to 6 adventurers and catch monsters, but this is the first time I’ve seen him battle such a large number of monsters.
This would be a war in a real fantasy world.
Tanks at the front collide with monsters to prevent them from rushing in, and wizards at the back reduce the number of monsters with magic.
Also, use a sword or spear between the tanks to deal with monsters that attach to the tanks.
Could this be a world war?
While watching the battle, one of them jumped over the tanks and started charging towards the monster.
That pink hair visible from afar is probably Ellie.
Ellie spread the wings of light behind her to enter battle mode.
And the battle of Eli that began could not be called a battle.
Ellie uses Paladin’s skills and she slaughters dozens of monsters at once.
The monsters were just punching bags covered in blood.
By the way, there were a lot of monsters.
Where is it pouring like that?
I looked in the direction where the monsters were pouring in.
And there I saw the shape of something huge.
I think it’s the biggest monster I’ve ever seen.
What? This is my first time hearing that there are monsters like that around here.
I observed that monster closely.
The first thing that stood out the most was the monster’s front paw.
The monster’s front paws had huge blades.
The blade was shining so sharply that it was hard to believe it was part of the monster’s body.
Its lower body was moving using four legs, and its head had large feathers on the back of its head, like a triceratops.
“Kaaaaa!”
The monster came out of the forest and screamed loudly.
It was so loud that I instinctively covered my ears.
A monster like that seemed big enough to easily climb over the village castle.
It’s roughly the height of a 7th floor apartment.
The huge monster scratched its front paws at the monster right in front of it, and numerous monsters were cut in half by the single blow.
And then he started eating the monsters he killed.
I realized it when I saw that.
This is not a monster wave that comes down due to increased volume.
These are just monsters running into the village to escape from that guy.
Hey hey!
Can Ellie easily stop that? Since this is my first time seeing this monster, I can’t tell how strong it is…
Huh?
It feels like lightning suddenly strikes in her head.
Looking closely at that huge monster again, it felt somewhat familiar.
Uh…
“Ah!”
As I was thinking about it, a thought came into my head and I ended up shouting out loud without realizing it.
Yes. I know that monster.
No, only me and Ellie will know here.
“That’s Byhamos!”
That was Vihamoth, a high-level demon I had seen in the game.
