## Chapter 320 – The Great Bumblebee Incident
Even if the lives of adventurers were as insignificant as flies, dying in this manner was nothing short of an insult to humanity itself.
ㅡBuzzzzz!
ㅡWiiiiing!
The still-flying killer wasps carried fresh meat, obtained from various places, into the hive. They didn’t care whether it was a living person or a dead one.
Because they were monsters.
They had no compassion. Therefore, they had no mercy. The monsters were simply doing what was natural to them. Just like the cruel imperialists of the 19th-century Western powers.
“This reality… is this reality?! I can’t believe it!”
ㅡKkyaaaaak!!!
ㅡUwaaaaak!!!
ㅡSave meeee!!
The people still trapped in the hive, with only their heads exposed, were screaming.
I couldn’t accept this as reality, but at least the blade in my grasp existed as a clear reality.
ㅡThen it must be cut down.
The number of wasps was roughly dozens, just by looking.
Can I do it?
Of course, even if I could take down a dozen or so on my own, it would be impossible with so many. But I have Winia and Cloudie, whom I trust.
Then the independence of Congo might not be just a dream.
“Ugh, damn it… Sis, my stomach feels awful.”
“It’s definitely a gruesome sight. Kind of disgusting, too.”
“What should we do? Should we just retreat? And is Blackie’s head okay?”
Their mental fortitude was beyond comparison to mine.
In fact, Winia and Cloudie were born and raised in this other world, so they had higher defenses against ‘human death’ and ‘cruelty’ than I did.
It wasn’t particularly strange; they were simply born and raised in such a world, so there was bound to be a difference in their emotional responses. Their moral values and perspectives on events were different from those of my hometown, modern Earth.
That’s why they seemed so nonchalant even after seeing such a horrific sight.
“I’m fine. I’m sane.”
“Doesn’t seem like it at all?”
“Don’t worry.”
To achieve the independence of Congo, more than anything, we’d need cool-headed judgment.
First, we had to eliminate all the imperialists. Simply put, we just had to kill all the killer wasps and destroy the nest.
The spoils of war would be worth about dozens of silver, just by looking at them.
Since the number of wasps seemed to be a little over fifty, we would secure a defensible position as originally planned, then hit them hard with Winia’s fire magic, and then just eliminate any that charged at us.
“Winia. Let’s secure a position and intercept the wasps. There aren’t that many wasps. We can handle this.”
I constantly scanned the surroundings, looking for a good location. I wouldn’t be able to achieve the great task if I didn’t keep my wits about me.
Maximum concentration and judgment. I’ll make it count.
“Okay, Kat. Good idea. We can’t call ourselves warriors if we can’t handle this much. Right?”
“Yeah. And…”
“We have to save those people, too. That’s what you’re thinking, right?”
“I’m not exactly thinking about saving them.”
It would be impossible to worry about them while fighting. Their fate was just up to the heavens.
If I could help, I’d like to help as much as possible, but this wasn’t the situation for that.
There’s no such thing as unconditional happiness.
“We do what we can, and we have to seize the nest.”
I judged that destroying that nest would earn us a reward close to 30 silver. Plus, the belongings of the adventurers who were kidnapped and killed, and the additional income from the poison sacs of the other wasps, were just bonuses.
“Hmm, Blackie sounds sane when he talks like that. But is Blackie really okay? It seems like Blackie is a little weak to shock.”
“Hey, what do you take me for? I’m sane, so don’t worry.”
I came from an ethical world, so I had a low tolerance for horrific tragedies, but my mental strength itself was that of an indomitable warrior. My tenacity and mental strength, honed from surviving from the bottom, were already stronger than steel.
“Anyway, it’s the independence of Congo.”
“Con, what?”
I looked around and found a suitable place.
I immediately lowered my posture and took the lead. Winia and Cloudie slowly followed behind me.
ㅡRustle, rustle.
The wasps hadn’t noticed our intrusion yet, so there were no particular difficulties in moving. We moved slowly and carefully, and arrived at our destination.
It was a place where the ceiling was covered with vines and sturdy branches.
Even this much would block the wasps from descending vertically from the air, making it relatively easy to defend. Of course, they would eventually tear down the ceiling, but I thought it wouldn’t be difficult to annihilate the wasps in that amount of time.
“It’s a good spot. Shall we start?”
Winia, having secured her position, aimed her staff.
“Hmm, but where should I aim? I don’t want to just blast the nest with people inside.”
As she said, there were people alive and screaming inside the nest, so we couldn’t just attack it directly.
Wouldn’t that just be indiscriminate slaughter?
We had to avoid burning the nest for now.
“Can’t you do that thing you did when we caught the ogres?”
There was a spell called Fire Blast that launched several fireballs at once. We could use that to intercept the wasps in large numbers.
“I can, but it’s less powerful than burning the whole nest.”
“That’s enough. Leave the rest to me and Cloudie.”
“Then we’ll do as Blackie says? You okay with that, Sis?”
Cloudie nodded at those words.
“Alright.”
She already had her twin swords drawn, fully prepared.
Honestly, both Cloudie and I could one-shot the wasps, so there weren’t many practically difficult parts.
ㅡWhoosh!
At the same time, Winia chanted a spell.
The magic of fire, chanted at a very fast speed, instantly formed a crimson magic circle. It was a very cool one made up of all sorts of geometric patterns. Honestly, just like aliens are synonymous with dissection, magic circles are synonymous with magic.
ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!
When the incantation was finished, the magic circle, which had fixed its shape, rotated at high speed.
Andㅡ
“Fire Blast!”
ㅡBang bang bang!
ㅡBang bang bang!
ㅡBang bang bang!
Like cars exiting a tollgate, numerous fireballs poured out of the magic circle. They shot out like fireworks, aiming for the wasps that roamed the air.
They looked like red sperm heading towards an egg.
ㅡThwack!
Winia’s magical skill was considerable, so the fireballs had a homing effect, embedding themselves in the wasps’ bodies and heads.
ㅡKweeek!
ㅡTssssss!
The wasp bastards couldn’t avoid the fireballs that flew faster than their own speed, and they turned black and crashed to the ground upon impact.
Their muscles and internal organs were cooked instantly, rendering them unable to move.
“Ooh! Independence for Congo!”
ㅡThud.
Even so, the bastards still hadn’t found us. What a bunch of morons. That’s why you’re just wasps.
ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!!
The re-ignited magic circle spewed out a second attack.
“Winia is amazing as always. Should I learn magic too?”
Every time I saw something like this, I thought it might be better to learn magic than swordsmanship. A skilled magician was so dangerous that even a more skilled swordsman couldn’t guarantee victory.
“I told you, you’re too dumb, Blackie. Do you know how difficult this is?”
“How difficult is it?”
“You have to calculate the trajectory, the spell, the power, and the speed all in your head. So don’t talk to me now. You’re breaking my concentration.”
“Sorry.”
Winia, who had refocused on her magic, continued the spell. Only then did the wasp bastards realize our location and begin to turn towards us.
In addition, even the bastards attached to the nest were coming.
Although Fire Blast had inflicted considerable damage, there were still a lot of them.
“Hmm, Kat with magic… Kat, it’s better for you to just practice swordsmanship or mana training.”
“I know. I was just kidding.”
Although a magic swordsman was interesting, I was more drawn to a highly skilled Sword Master. Honestly, if I could just complete Space-time Severance or Heavenly Demon Death Beam, no magician would be my match.
“Anyway, they’re coming. Cloudie, watch our backs.”
“Okay. I will.”
ㅡBuzzzzzzz!!!
Despite Winia’s barrage, even more wasps flew in. Ha, even if trash gathers, it can’t beat the cleaner.
Today, I am Sesco Kim Kat.
Your attacks will not reach me.
ㅡFlash!
I stepped forward in front of Winia, who had stopped chanting, and raised my sword. I took a stance, determined to cut down the foremost bastard one by one.
Winia, who had retreated one step, focused on intercepting the bastards who broke through my guard rather than focusing on large-scale attack magic, and supported me if she had the chance. We had always fought like that.
Our teamwork was pretty good, so there was nothing to worry about.
ㅡBuzzzzzzz!!!
“You Belgian motherfuckers!!!”
The flying killer wasps were so reminiscent of the Belgians of the late 19th century. In fact, the two were the same in that they made meat dumplings out of humans and enjoyed cannibalism.
Come to think of it, they looked similar too.
Then they were the same bastards.
I infused my arms with strength and mana. Unbelievable power poured out of my dramatically trained body, and my mana-enhanced body felt as light as a feather.
Thus, Space-time Severance Swordsmanship.
ㅡSlash slash slash!
“I will make chocolate out of the blood of you imperialists! That is the price of your blood! I will not tolerate war or civilian massacres! You will pay the price!!”
ㅡSwing swing!
The clean swordsmanship, unleashed with anger, accurately cut the killer wasps in two, slaughtering them.
“Die split in half!”
The wasp bastards, who had set me as their target, stretched out their tentacles and tried to knock me down. Five bastards charged at me simultaneously from the left, right, and front. The ceiling hadn’t been breached yet.
Winia was covering the back and center.
Then there was nothing to worry about.
I took a step and slashed diagonally.
ㅡKweak!
One bastard was cut down as is, and a following thrust shattered the forehead of the bastard flying in from the right. Taking advantage of the gap, the bastard on the left approached. Inside the tentacles with dripping saliva, I could see a hard jaw and a blood-stained maw.
ㅡWhoosh!
I immediately spun around and struck the side of the head of the bastard who revealed his maw with the pommel. ㅡKeeit! The bastard’s head shattered with a bizarre sound, and bodily fluids splattered.
ㅡBuzz!
“You son of a bitch!”
And just then, a wasp bastard, who had gained a valid chance through the sacrifice of other wasps, aimed for my head. Complete proximity! I could see the bastard’s open maw and tentacles right in front of me!
If it were a human, I would have immediately delivered a knee strike, but the bastard was a wasp, so it was floating in the air. The bastard’s saliva splattered on my face. Looking at that seemingly strong jaw, it felt like it wouldn’t be difficult to chop up a human.
ㅡClang!
I simply pushed the blade forward, blocking the bastard’s maw from covering me. ㅡKigik! Gigik! The wasp bit down on my blade with its jaw and wouldn’t let go.
Of course, it couldn’t break steel even if it did that.
“Uooooooo!!!!”
I infused the power of mana, like a miracle. By burning the mana that surged from within my body, I unleashed a strange power that surpassed kinetic energy.
ㅡShwaaaak!
I had only pushed the blade at zero distance, but the action, combined with the power of mana, turned that simple pushing motion into a fatal blow.
The wasp fell to the ground in two pieces.
ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!!
A fireball shot from behind aimed at the other bastards. It was Winia’s magic, and ㅡShwazak! Wasp sashimi was being endlessly refilled in the rear. Today, Cloudie was the sashimi chef.
“It’s over.”
It didn’t take long to slaughter all the charging wasps.
