Chapter 577 – Side Story 80) Barbarian Knight (19)
Gaiden 80) Barbarian Night (19)
The survivors who fled from the pioneer base moved to the Dark City without rest. With over a thousand people moving together, the pace was very slow.
Kihehehehehe-!
Aaaaagh! Help me!
“Heeek…!”
“Black!”
“Fuck fuck fuck… Keuheuheuk!”
Intermittent monsters and people’s screams could be heard from behind. Every time that happened, people trembled with fear and shed tears.
There were more than 1,000 civilians without psychic powers. It was impossible for less than a hundred heroes to protect that many people.
Every time the monsters appeared, dozens of people were dragged away. It was obvious what would have happened to them.
“Damn!”
The fact that he couldn’t protect the people angered Henry.
His anger was directed at the Monster Lord who attacked people with monsters, the president of the Gizman Association who created such a Monster Lord, and himself who couldn’t protect people.
“What are you protecting…”
Henry wanted to save people being dragged by monsters. However, Henry could not break out of the ranks because more people would be sacrificed to the monsters if he left the ranks.
“I-I…”
“Stop thinking like that.”
“Ah… Lord Windline.”
It was the wind line that came to Henry who was about to indulge in self-loathing. He smiled softly and patted the boy much younger than himself on the shoulder.
“You want to save everyone, right? But Henry must think he’s too weak to protect people.”
“Yes? Oh, that’s…”
Henry blushed as if he was ashamed to read his thoughts. However, although he is smiling, he nods his head in the atmosphere of a serious wind line.
“Yes, that’s right. Until I got the Aegis… I thought I could protect everyone. But when I opened the lid… It wasn’t. I’m still weak and can’t protect people.”
“Whoops. You’re a monster hunter, but you’re a hero at the same time.”
“Yes? Me? Oh, no. How can something like me…”
“No. You have enough qualifications to be a hero. Because I thought what you’re thinking in the past.”
“Yes? Windline-sama…?”
Henry was surprised that Windline had the same thoughts as him. That’s because Wind Line was incomparably stronger than himself.
He easily dealt with [Dust. Chan. Face], Who had no idea how to deal with him, and he looked like the god of the wind.
He just couldn’t kill him because he didn’t know how to kill him yet, but Wind Line consistently overpowered him when he appeared. Because he dealt with [Dust.Chan.Face] In the sky, he and others could safely fight the monsters on the ground.
But that was because Henry only saw the current state of Wind Line.
Everyone is immature and weak at first. And it was the same for all existing S-class psychics.
“When I got superpowers, I wasn’t this strong from the beginning. I was very weak and the wind was only breathable.”
“Ah… Lord Windline…”
“That’s why I failed many times in the hero entry test.”
“Something… I can’t believe it. Windline-sama is falling…”
“Even after becoming a hero, it was the same. I wanted to save people, but I couldn’t because I was too weak. At that time, I thought the same as Henry. Why am I so weak? Am I… Not qualified to protect people? Like this.”
“Ummm…”
At Windline’s words, Henry let out a drool. Because it was exactly the same as what he had just before.
“Henry. Excessive self-criticism and hatred are poison.”
“Poison… Is it?”
“Yes. It is the poison that makes Henry’s soul sick. Henry has enough strength, ability, and will to save people. Henry can become much stronger than I am. But if you are sad and are about to give up now You’re not saving people who can be saved now and in the future.”
“…”
“And when it’s hard, look around you.”
“Nearby?”
“Yes. Can’t you see the people Henry saved?”
“Ah…”
Following the words of the wind line, Henry looked around and exclaimed. It was clear that he saved far more people than he did not.
“If you’re sorry for those you couldn’t save, be stronger than you are now. Save more people. And… Realize it.”
“What do you want to realize?”
“That you can’t save everyone alone.”
“…”
“Obviously Mr. Henry is strong, but he cannot protect everyone by himself. That is why there is a Hero Association and fellow heroes.”
“Ah…”
“I’m not asking you to stay in Dark City. Just because he’s not registered as a hero doesn’t mean Henry isn’t a hero. As long as he wants to protect people, Henry is a hero.”
“Persimmon… Thank you Windline-sama.”
“Let’s do our best together. I don’t know how many people we can save out of all these people… But we’ll do our best to save people.”
“Yes, I will. I will do my best.”
“Hehe. Then I’m going to stand up. I guess I’ll have to go scouting out where the monster army is.”
“Oh, then I’ll help you too.”
When Wind Line got up, Henry got up too. One of the functions of Aegis was flight, so he thought of helping him.
But Windline shook his head.
“I can come alone. And people will be relieved if Henry is here.”
“But… Yes, I understand. Please come back safely.”
“Yes, Thank you.”
His nodded Windline gave rise to supernatural powers and soared into the sky. Before scouting out, he took one look at the people.
“Uncle Uncle!”
“What must I do to become strong like you?”
“Ah, you troublesome little ones! Why do you keep clinging to me?! Get out of here!”
Hee hee! Mister!”
“Her…”
Looking down, he giggled at the destruction and children.
The children kept clinging to Destruction, as if they were not afraid of the tough-looking Destruction, and Destruction was annoyed by such children. But I didn’t push the kids out with force.
‘Actually, isn’t that guy a good guy too?’
If a bad bastard does a good thing once, ‘That bastard has a surprisingly good corner.’ I tend to think like this. Destruction was such a case.
I didn’t like him from one to ten wind lines, but I didn’t think he was a bad guy.
*****
People fled and fled toward the Dark City.
Kuweeeeek-!
And the army of monsters chased after him.
Henry, Wind Line, and Destruction led the death squad to protect people from monsters with all their might, but their numbers dwindled day by day.
The number of people who used to be over 1,000 has now been reduced to half. Also, the speed of the march was also slowed down day by day.
I had to abandon the pioneering base and run away because of the endless army of monsters. In a situation where their lives were at stake, no one took care of food, and the refugees had to suffer from severe hunger.
At least they filled their stomachs with the corpses of dead monsters, but it was impossible to feed these many people.
For several days, I couldn’t sleep properly at night, and I couldn’t eat properly. The pace of the march had to slow down.
“Sorry… No more marching is possible.”
“…”
“…”
No one could speak at Wind Line’s words. Even that destruction with a strong personality.
“When you have even a little bit of energy, you have to decide against the monster lord.”
In a situation where everyone was exhausted, there was no way to run away anymore. He had to decide whether it was porridge or rice.
“Keuhehehe… You’re going to fight those monsters? What a stupid idea.”
“What?”
“I agree. Let’s start right away.”
“…”
At Destruction’s words, Windline was furious, but he didn’t say much when he immediately voted for it.
“I agree too.”
“That’s right. Running away from here will only lengthen the pain.”
“If I’m going to die anyway, I’ll die fighting hotly.”
“You know? Maybe we’re better than we thought? Maybe we can win.”
Others also agreed to a final showdown. No one was against it.
Then, a hero carefully raised his hand and asked Windline.
“To the citizens… What shall I say?”
“…”
“…”
Silence again.
It was complicated. Who can say that they wanted to protect people, but couldn’t because they lacked their own strength?
“What do you say? What do you say? You have to tell the truth.”
At that time, it was Destruction who opened his mouth.
“D, Destruction-sama?”
“For a moment…!”
Destruction, who jumped out of his seat, came out without a second to stop others. And I started talking to people out loud.
“Now, everyone, focus! Attention! Focus!”
“…”
“…”
People who looked tired from the shouts that seemed to boil a train firebox looked at the destruction.
“You all know! If we stay like this, we’ll all die! So we decided to fight those fucking monsters!”
“What? Fighting?”
“Then they would all die…”
“Gye, can’t we keep running away? Maybe reinforcements will come from the Dark City?”
“Yes! Reinforcements might come! So you guys keep running!”
“… Yes?”
People’s eyes widened at the unexpected words. Destruction continued.
“Honestly, even when you’re there, you’re just a burden! So keep going, get off! Get off! Get out of sight! In the meantime, we’ll risk our lives until the last man standing, so just look ahead and run!”
“That, that’s…”
“We don’t need your opinion! We won’t listen! This is our one-sided notice! So you guys get out of here right now!”
“Uh, uh uh…?”
After saying that, it was Destruction that really started pushing people away. There was no way the powerless could withstand his power.
As the space between the death squad and the people widened, he suddenly used his psychic powers toward the floor.
Saaaaa-
The ground turned to dust and began to disappear. Soon after, a huge cliff was created between the society and the people.
“At this level, even the monsters won’t be able to get over it easily! Then, goodbye here, you fucking civilians!”
“Hey, wait!”
“Mr. Destruction! Mr. Destruction!”
People called from behind, but Destruction did not look back.
“…”
“…”
Destruction’s unconventional behavior left the gang at a loss for words. It couldn’t have been a really crazy act.
But in the current situation, it was definitely a helpful action.
“Huh… That’s absurd.”
“Why? What? Pick?”
When the wind line returned and let out a laugh, Destruction replied curtly.
“I really hate you.”
“Is this bastard suddenly quarreling? And bastard, I hate you too.”
“But… Thank you.”
“What? Is this bastard crazy because it’s time to die? What are you talking about all of a sudden? Are you crazy?”
“Really you… Tsk. That’s it.”
The wind line that kicked his tongue and turned his body, he muttered in a small voice that seemed inaudible.
“If you survive… Let’s have a drink.”
“…”
Destruction didn’t respond, as if it hadn’t heard him. However, it was clear that his ears were turning red.
*****
Soon after, the monster army led by the monster lord invaded the place where the death squad was located.
“Huh? Chuck! Did you give up running away!”
The monster lord laughed at the death squad lined up in a straight line above the head of the super-large monster [Giant.Gozzle.Kuto].
Numerous monsters flooded the ground, and flying monsters, including fine dust, covered the sky in the sky.
“Chuck!”
The monster lord burst into laughter all the time. He stiffened his face and pointed to the death squad.
“Attack. Kill them all!”
Oh oh oh oh-!
The monsters rushed towards the death squad.
