Chapter 60 – 13. The Festival of Warlocks. (6)
The village, which was once swept away by the necromancer’s night attack, suffered considerable damage. The screams and cries of those who lost their families continued until early dawn.
The corpse, which started burning at night, continued to burn until the sun rose in the morning. The disgusting smell of burning corpses caused some of the villagers to vomit.
The villagers, who had already suffered a terrible incident, readily accepted the evacuation to the city. You don’t know that it’s dog death if you stay here. I would rather die in my hometown than only the old people who were born and raised here should die on the way, and I stayed until the end.
People who wanted to leave tried to pack as much money as possible. There were even people who wanted to drag their animals away, but the mercenary corps, of course, did not allow it.
“I’m just trying to hide for a while. I’m not leaving forever, just take the money and food.”
The old village chief went around the village and persuaded him. Still, there were quite a few people who didn’t listen, but if it wasn’t severe, the mercenaries were roughly tolerated.
Like that, close to 500 people left their beloved hometowns and took refuge. Immature children read the gloomy atmosphere and quietly held their parents’ hands and followed them.
Since most of the horses were bitten and killed by the ghouls, the mercenaries had to walk with the refugees when they left, as opposed to riding in a wagon.
Every time people rested, the blind saint and daughter-in-law asked Christopher to pray for God’s protection. They roamed among the crowds without proper breaks, praying incessantly, but they did not appear to be dissatisfied. Rather, it seems natural.
“You did well not to be a believer. If I had, I would have kicked the balls out of those bastards who were disturbing my peaceful rest.”
“Beauungsina, who told you to order it?”
As the bald, black-eyed Billy lay on his side and kicked in the air, tattooed Arnold giggled and said so.
The short break ended in the mercenary’s rude nogari. Hundreds of people started moving toward Hegel, the middle city again.
As if even the money-loving merchants were frightened by the warlock’s riot, the crowds roaming towns large and small were suddenly cut off from sight. Well, no matter how much they do, they probably wouldn’t risk their lives for a penny.
The pace of the procession was rather slow. It’s not just young people who are upbeat, it’s because there are all mixed up, including young and old with poor stamina. Although Rudra Danju rested as often as possible, it was virtually impossible for them to stand firm against such a sudden forced march.
The more that happened, the more the soldiers’ expressions hardened. Honestly, it’s best for them to go to the city with all their limbs intact and without fighting as much as possible. Of course, Danju’s heart is the exact opposite.
After walking and resting all day, the group stopped at sunset and decided to camp there. In fact, it was more like homelessness than camping.
Allen-The mercenaries also had only one bed and one rug. Of course, there was no firewood around to light a campfire. It was best to bring a torch stick to light the surroundings in the village.
The cool breeze that blew from the barren sandy plain was bitterly cold. Still, thanks to having experienced the bitter cold of the dungeon once, he was able to endure this much cold by wearing one or two of his clothes.
After gathering people in the middle of the group, it seemed that the mercenaries surrounded them. Each mercenary has one watchman.
“Everyone, keep your senses straight and stand guard. You can access it by digging under the ground like yesterday, so check the ground from time to time.”
Yesterday I couldn’t see the ground properly because of the stone wall, but today it’s not like that.
Fortunately, because of the black magician, the thieves are invisible during the day and at night like extinct animals. Their lives would be too precious, so they wouldn’t even come close to it. … Or you’ve already gone through it all.
“I’ll get a scab on my ear if I say it every once in a while… , There is no need to be too intimidated by them. You got into a rough fight yesterday, so you understand now, right? Now that I have some experience, if I have to fight the enemies, I will be able to deal with them much more easily.”
“Certainly, I have confirmed that the balls are not a weakness.”
“Okay… , Anyway. Sleep without taking off your equipment. Everyone knows why now.”
“Yes, Danju.”
“Everyone sleep well. Staying awake is a bit difficult.”
As soon as they lay flat on the rug, everyone except for the vigilant went straight to the land of dreams.
Allen tossed and turned back and forth a few times before quickly falling asleep.
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Fortunately, the warlock did not appear for two days. People seemed to run the hope circuit wildly, wondering if they had been ostracized, but Allen never thought that way.
What kind of babies are those babies? He must be looking for an opportunity somewhere. It is forbidden to be careless… !
Perhaps, after a few days of living in this way to catch them off guard, the possibility of attacking them by surprise could not be ruled out. Judging by the scale of the enemy he had suffered the other day, he must have judged that it was worth fighting and winning, although he thought so too.
When you look at it coldly, it was them who fought and lost. Even if the necromancer loses the fight, it’s enough to step back and replenish the corpse in another place. Conversely, if you win, it will be an opportunity to increase your size even more. …… Of course, if the necromancer was killed, the story would be different.
Anyway, after a long forced march on the third day, we faced another night.
At the earliest, tomorrow afternoon, at the latest, the day after tomorrow, there was only a distance left to arrive. There must be an enemy attack tonight, thought Allen.
The hope that the crew could safely return to the city if they managed to get through tonight came up on their faces. Unfortunately, however, Allen threw cold water on their spark of hope.
“If they don’t attack us today, we have no chance. There’s a very good chance it’ll come crashing in tonight. So everyone keep their heads up.”
Allen, as well as other sobers, had such thoughts. Naturally, he ordered the vigilantes to be more vigilant than usual.
“Yes, Cibal, what kind of bastards are they! Is there any reason to let us be fine? Will definitely come I bet one of my balls!”
The bald, dark-eyed man made such a boast.
…… However, unbelievably, the enemies did not show up that night either. Everyone looks bewildered. To be honest, Allen couldn’t help but panic this time.
As soon as I woke up early in the morning, the sobers gathered together as if they had promised.
“Why didn’t the enemies show up?”
“But, isn’t it better for us if you don’t show up?”
“It is.”
“It looks really out of place.”
“You can complete your mission without sacrifice!”
It was a difficult situation to understand easily, but a happy expression was evident. If you can’t fight them, what could be better than that!
Of course, Allen couldn’t have liked them as much as they did.
Is there a reason why they let such a desirable prey go? If so, why? For what reason?
It seems that Rudra Danju felt something suspicious like Allen. So, after the sophomores broke up, she came to Allen by herself.
From what I’ve seen so far, he’s a trustworthy enough and great sobriety. With the goal of surviving safely together, receiving his help is a mutual aid. Thus, he became her reliable ally. The rivalry has already faded and faded.
“Can you guess anything?”
“I do not know. Strange. This is understandable….”
“What do you think is a good way?”
“…… Maybe. Yes. It could just be my inclination.”
Little by little, Allen began to wonder if she might have been too concerned about herself. And the result appeared right in front of her eyes that her worry was unfounded, and she couldn’t deny it.
“I think the priority is to hurry back to the city.”
“Okay. Okay.”
The group ate breakfast and moved back toward the city, Hegel.
“Damn, he said he’d definitely come yesterday. If you don’t come, you’ll lose your balls. Take off the laundry?”
“Children, take care of me, you son of a bitch!”
“Bongsin, didn’t you say that you weren’t teasing your snout carelessly?”
“Oh yes, cut it. Cut it—”
The bald, dark-eyed man took off his pants and made a fuss about cutting his balls while putting out his ugly cock. Ah-. The blind saintess and the suckling wizard quickly turned their heads as if they had seen something they couldn’t see.
“Oh, pull up your pants. It’s fucking dirty!”
“Cyber, you said you couldn’t even cut ithehe.”
“Then do you really take it off? Son of a bitch, don’t you regret it?”
“Oh okay, okay. Can’t you even joke Schubal. How merciless. Hi-Hi.”
The bald, black-eyed man who guarded his dirty balls smiled wickedly and pulled up his pants again. … The sprittong master realized anew that Danju’s cock was very large. Compared to him, Billy’s peppers were nothing more than messy baby peppers.
Anyway, after repeating walking and resting all morning, they finally began to see the walls of the city more and more in their field of vision.
“It’s Hegel!”
Someone shouted in a very hopeful voice. They all hugged each other with a look that they were all alive.
…… However, something was a little odd.
What kind of acting?
Aren’t several black smoke billowing up into the sky in a long line in the city?
For a moment, Allen felt a chill run down her spine. He gulped down her dry saliva and hurried to Rudra Danju, who was walking in front of her.
“Rudra Danju—!”
“Allen… !”
Not only in them, but also in the faces of the other sobers, I could feel the hope slowly turning into surprise and despair.
I couldn’t believe it, but I realized that the thought that I couldn’t believe was exactly in line with the situation that had been quiet last night.
The hum intensified. It didn’t take long for that to turn into a despairing sigh.
And when the multitude came close to the city, that terrible assumption turned into certainty.
Ah.
Only then did Allen clearly understand why the warlocks didn’t attack them.
…… Middle City Hegel,
It was captured by the enemy overnight.
