Chapter 122 – Tears
The battle that started late at night began to show signs of ending slowly around dawn.
It was a fight in which neither side could die. Because of this, the battle of attrition lasted for a long time, but in the end, the victory came over to our side without difficulty.
Considering the power of the allies, it was natural. Rather, shouldn’t we praise the enemies who endured this much? If the attacking enemies were ordinary monsters, even the fight would not have been properly established.
It just hurts to allow human casualties in the first surprise attack.
“Booooo!”
“Sick bastards.”
—Suddenly!
I swung my greatsword and neatly sliced off the head of the drake with its hideous tentacles.
As I kicked the horned head that was flowing obliquely with my foot, fragments scattered in the air and gave off a refreshing scent of blood.
Of course, using fists will relieve stress more clearly, but bear with it. If it was this guy’s weight class, it could cause unnecessary damage to the surroundings when regenerated.
So play now Aren’t there two or three more left? How do I kill you next?
Should I burst my heart right away? Or, it wouldn’t be bad to listen to the sound of wood cracking as each bone in your body is harpooned.
—Wriggling wriggling
But why can’t it play properly? Did the Heretic Questioner come?
I’ve been told not to approach this way if possible. After fighting, there was no need for command from the middle, so it was to rampage alone in the fiercest battlefield.
I tilted my head and brushed off the blood on my sword.
When I looked around, there were countless corpses of monsters forming a field. No more hostility was felt there.
If that all rots, the farming will be really good. It’s a little difficult because it’s in the mountains.
“Hmm…!”
So, is it almost over?
When you lift your head and inhale the cool air to take a breath, you feel a thrilling refreshing feeling flowing through your airways and lungs, and your cloudy mind gradually clears up.
When I asked why it couldn’t be reproduced, it must have been because I cut it with a sword. The sword that old man Eitri smelted had the properties of perm. I forgot in my excitement.
If I had known this would happen, I would have used the sword from the beginning. I smiled and shook my head. You shouldn’t be angry because of this. Because people become stupid.
I then looked back.
From the base near the top of the mountain in the distance, his subordinates were waving their hands and shouting something.
“Captain! The situation is over!”
“Somehow, the enemies didn’t come up at all from the middle. Captain, you went down alone and wiped them all out. Seriously, it’s a relief that someone like that isn’t an enemy.”
As we walked up the mountain, waving our hands to signify that we knew him, we began to hear slightly unfamiliar words from the men who were helping with the repair work.
“By the way, today they fight especially brutally. To be honest, it was a bit frightening.”
“Sir Ventus said that the captain was very enraged when he saw the corpse of Lord Hutton, who was killed in action. He said he would never forgive me with tears in his eyes.”
“Oh my God… The captain shed tears?”
How did the rumors spread in those days? It seems that the story was a little distorted.
First of all, I’ve never shed a tear, and the real cause of my anger is something I’m ashamed to say anywhere, so a corner of my heart hurts very much.
Of course, it’s true that I went blind when I saw the body of a subordinate in a car that was already angry, but…
To put it mildly, it wasn’t pure anger. It was obviously something mixed with impurities.
“Isn’t he a very respectable man? He’s so angry at the death of his subordinate. The Knights of the Black Lion have a great superior.”
“It is indeed, brother. It is like seeing the Grand Inquisitor in his youth.”
“May the heavenly blessings be upon him…”
Even while healing the wounded, the remorse of conscience deepened as I heard the voices of the priests looking at me and giving sincere compliments.
I hope the escape from last night wasn’t noticed. Even for the honor of the fallen Lord Houghton, that should never have happened.
I left them behind and hurriedly entered the command post inside the barracks as if running away.
Then Agnes, who was crossing her arms with an uncomfortable expression, got up first to greet me.
“Thank you for your hard work, Captain.”
“You too. You fought very bravely.”
Soon her eyes and mine met briefly, and we soon realized that we were thinking the same thing, and she feebly blushed.
… Somehow, Agnes fought a little too hard.
Thinking about it was just embarrassing, so I quickly forgot the mistake I made the night before and decided to work as hard as I could from now on.
As I sat down, the leader of the Knights of Ropes coughed and summarized the current situation.
“Kuhm! The enemy was strong, but thanks to the hard work of the reinforcements, the damage was very small. If it were only us, we would have been annihilated. We sincerely thank you, Captain of the Black Lion Knights.”
“That’s right. It was truly amazing. It was an overwhelming feat worthy of a champion of the Knights Competition.”
It was Sir Helga who was beside him, helping his superior. Come to think of it, those people were too.
No, let’s not think I opened my mouth as if nothing happened.
“…No. Because everyone fought together, we were able to easily defeat the enemy.”
“To be humble. The bowl is big as expected.”
Thus, a proper official position was exchanged between them, and a short meeting ensued.
As a result of hearing the story, it seems that the damage was not so great, except for the early part of the battle, which was also confused thanks to the presence of the members of the Celestial Church.
It is said that the restoration of destroyed facilities and the healing of the injured are in full swing in real time.
The servants and servants who were supposed to do the chores were all evacuated to nearby villages, so the knights had to do the work instead, but everyone said they followed without much complaint.
In particular, the priests were suffering greatly, and if they were repeatedly exposed to divine power within a short period of time, the healing effect would decrease and there could be aftereffects.
Somehow, there were few officers at the command post and there were no members from the Chunshin Church at all. Everyone seems to be passionate about their work.
After grasping the general situation, I nodded my head and opened my mouth.
“Then let me ask you one thing.”
“What is it?”
“The monsters that attacked last night. Were they similar to the ones that defeated them? They’re much stronger than normal objects, and they even regenerate.”
“…Exactly.”
Lord Fractal nodded heavily in response to my question.
I knew it. It would have been guys like that if it was enough to completely turn a knighthood into a rag. If so, it must have been tracked by some means.
However, it was a little strange that the head object he had mentioned earlier was not visible.
Did he decide that that was enough to finish off the weary enemy, so he deliberately sent his men without revealing himself? Or was there some other intention?
I continued to ask questions to clear up my doubts.
“Then where did the enemies start to appear? I mean, not normal monsters, but tentacles and oozing demonic energy. You have to know that first to subdue them completely.”
“Umm, it’s been about two weeks. They started appearing near the Argon Territory. Although they were a bit powerful at first, there weren’t many of them, and there wasn’t much trouble in eradicating them, so I just reported them to the upper management…”
At first, even though something unusual happened, it didn’t seem to have caused such an uproar.
Well, that’s why there must have been time for orders to come and go slowly.
But what is the reason why the quiet guys suddenly started rampaging?
Could it be that they are targeting the saintess and the others? Considering that the Eclipse guys were behind it, it was quite possible.
If so, the situation is rather serious. Maybe we should call in reinforcements too.
“You mean they suddenly started running rampant from last night? Then we’ll need to investigate further.”
“That’s right. Originally, it would have been impossible, but with reinforcements, it would be possible. In particular, with your strength, you should be able to deal with that tentacle monster.”
“Okay.”
The brief meeting ended with that.
I got up from my seat and took a walk outside, taking a deep breath. The difficulty of the mission, which I thought was a playing house, is getting higher and higher.
Tired.
There was a lot of work to be done, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t anything else to do right away. Would you like to sit for a while in a quiet place? Or should I visit Ophelia and ask her to heal her fatigue?
Then I saw that little guy. Earlier, she seemed to be struggling with something.
While I was wandering around the barracks thinking about this and that.
“Heavenly God…”
Ophelia’s trembling voice began to be heard from somewhere.
Seeing something strange, she drew closer and saw that the girl, alone in an empty closet, was sitting on her knees praying her prayers to the sky.
Tears were streaming down her eyes.
