Chapter 566 – Gaiden 69) Barbarian Knight (8)
Gaiden 69) Barbarian Night (8)
The search team, alerted by Monster Hunter Henry’s warning, moved forward and forward again.
“Damn.”
Henry, who led the search team from the front, found something and made an impression. Ice approached him.
“Why Henry?”
“Look at this. This time there are traces of the [War.Wolves]. Um… They came from the other side and turned around. In the direction [Gomog.Munnaruk] And [D.Spino] Were headed.”
“[War.Wolves]? What kind of monster is that?”
Arachne, the person in charge, approached the conversation between the two monster hunters.
“You can think of it as a giant wolf. It’s a monster covered in sharp spines like a hedgehog.”
“…That monster has the same movement path as the other monsters?”
“Yes. It’s the first time I’ve seen something like this… Hmm… Ah, can’t it?”
Henry, who was thinking hard about something, soon opened his eyes as if something had come to his mind. Even though he was young, Henry, who had hunting skills comparable to any monster hunter, showed such an angry reaction that Ice and Arachne also became serious.
“What is it? Anything on your mind?”
“What is it? What’s going on in this land right now?”
“… Sister Ice. Maybe… Oh, no. No matter how strange it is, it makes more sense than this.”
Henry, who was about to say something, immediately shook his head, saying it was nonsense.
“It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t make sense, so can you say it once?
“That’s right. If you have anything on your mind, just tell me.”
“That is…”
Henry bit his lip at the urging of the two women and soon spoke his mind.
“I heard something from Sabu, no, from Sabu.”
“Ah…”
At the word “Sabu,” Ice let out an exclamation. At the same time her face flushed red and at the same time she had a sad expression on her face.
Henry’s master, he was none other than the Dark Knight.
Even if he likes women, the dark knight who doesn’t like you is a greedy man who never gives up on a woman who once sprinkled saliva or semen on him.
So he left behind his alter ego in the name of helping the village to embrace the monster hunters Ice and Aurora.
Although he was an alter ego with supernatural powers as a healer, his spirit belonged to the Dark Knight, so he taught Henry, who volunteered to be a disciple, a lot.
Unless he was a child with a rotten personality, he was a Dark Knight who was infinitely kind to children. He couldn’t refuse Henry’s charming request, which he clung to and asked for instruction.
So Henry learned many things before he disappeared with Cthulhu, and this was one of them he remembered now.
“Master said there was something called [Monster Road].”
“Monster Road?”
“What is that?”
Ice, who made a sad expression at the first words she heard, and Arachne, who was looking at her with her strange eyes, tilted her head at the same time. It was the first name I had ever heard of.
“It’s easy to explain… You can think of it as the king of monsters.”
“Monster’s…”
“King?”
King of monsters.
At first glance, the faces of the two women hardened at the very serious and ominous name.
“Could you elaborate? What did he say about the monster lord?”
“You said that among monsters, there are monsters that can dominate other monsters even though they are of different species. Monsters with different personalities and personalities can be managed like an army. So, monsters under the Lord of Monsters can overcome their own nature and command the king. According to it.”
‘And Master said he would become that Monster Lord.’
Henry didn’t say anything behind his back. He was for the sake of his master’s honor.
Adults who wanted to become monster lords were very, very bad even if their image was bad. Although he disappeared three years ago, the Dark Knight was his eternal master to Henry.
Incidentally, he also taught Henry how to tame monsters.
‘Yes?! Can you really tame monsters?!’
‘Then of course. Look at highwog He’s also a large monster, but I’m saying he’ll die, right?’
‘Egg…’
‘Huh?’
‘Please tell us! I want to tame monsters too!’
‘Okay? But can you do it even if you know that?’
‘Please! Yes? Sabu please~ Please let me know~’
‘Heh heh. Like a cute kid. Come on don’t tell me To tame monsters…’
‘Yep!’
‘Hit it.’
‘… Yes?’
‘John, hit me. Even if you think that this bastard will fall behind, keep beating him. Like that, right up to the point where I really run out of breath, John~~~ If I lose, the monsters beg me to save me, right? Then stop beating me. Then you can tame the monster. How is it? How easy is it?’
‘…’
The Dark Knight did not lie and did not bluff. He only spoke the truth.
‘… I shouldn’t even say this, right?’
If you say that you can tame a monster by defeating it, the master will become a madman to the heroes. So let’s not say this either.
“It’s so strange that even though the former monsters’ habitats and moving routes overlapped, there was no conflict. Besides, even though so many people entered the monster’s land, not a single monster showed up. That was really strange. .. Looking at this now, I think that maybe everything Master said at that time was true.”
“…”
“…”
At Henry’s words, Ice and Arachne put on dazed faces.
Even so, monsters are dangerous. It’s not just dangerous, it’s too dangerous. Even if only one entity appeared right away, some of the heroes in this room might die.
But an existence that can command such monsters like an army?
This was simply dangerous and could not be expressed in words.
In any event, if Henry’s guess is true and the monster lord leads the monster army and attacks the pioneering base… No one can survive.
‘… No, it doesn’t end there.’
The pioneering base has cut trees and made a road leading to the Dark City while pioneering so far. Monsters could have invaded along the roads humans had made for pioneering. Currently, Dark City was in a state where a part of the steel wall was also broken down for pioneering.
Dark City under attack by an army of monsters?
Then the real disaster begins.
What a catastrophe?
Dark City is just about to perish.
Even if the Hero Association, Villains, and hidden psychics all join forces, it is impossible to guarantee whether or not the monster army can be stopped. But now, the power of the Hero Association is divided.
Destruction was inevitable.
“… Speed Star! Mallhand!”
“Yes Arachne!”
“Did you call?”
Thinking of the worst-case scenario, Arachne called the two heroes. They were A-class heroes called Speed Star, which can move faster than a car, and Mallhand, who can move underground like a mole.
“Did you guys hear what Henry said?”
“…”
“…”
The two heroes who heard the call and approached responded with silence. All the heroes were listening to Henry at the same time as they were vigilant.
“You guys, go back to the pioneering base immediately and inform the president of the Gizman Association of this fact.”
“Yes?”
“But…”
“It would be nice if it was simply Henry’s misunderstanding, but what if it’s true? It is said that the current pioneering base is preparing for a monster attack, but that is not enough. Our heroes must always prepare for the worst situation.”
“…”
At Arachne’s words, the faces of all the heroes in this room became complicated.
If there really is a monster road, there is an option to run away. But where to run away from the land of monsters? In the end, it will become the prey of monsters.
Besides, if an army made up of monsters raided the pioneering base and even attacked the Dark City, it would be the worst. Because their families live in Dark City.
“So, you guys, go back to the pioneering base as soon as possible and tell them this fact. There’s a big difference between having a possibility and not being prepared at all. Got it?”
“… All right.”
“All right.”
“And the two of them move separately. Moving together, they may be attacked by monsters. You, Speed Star, go to the ground, and you, Mole Hand, go to the ground. No matter who gets hurt, one person must arrive at the pioneering base and decide this fact. “
“Me and Arachne-sama… Hawk please. Please save Hawk.”
“You must be safe.”
The two heroes, Speed Star and Mole Hand, began to return to the frontier base using their psychic powers.
Finding the way back wasn’t difficult. This is because the pathfinding function built into the Sanctuary Armor they are wearing records all the directions and distances they have traveled so far.
“I’m not sure yet. It could just be my imagination.”
When the two heroes from the search team left, Henry told Arachne. If there was no monster lord and it was just his misunderstanding, it would be because he would have split the power that was already small.
But Arachne shook her head.
“Possibility of existence of Monster Lord.”
“Yes?”
“Is there any other way to explain what has happened so far?”
“… Yes.”
What happened so far meant that the monsters did not show up, the heroes were kidnapped, and the movement paths overlapped.
After entering the land of monsters, monster hunters gathered every day to talk about why monsters did not appear, but they could not come up with a hypothesis.
Then, a hypothesis called the Monster Lord came out, and if the Monster Lord really existed, it could explain the incomprehensible phenomena that had occurred so far.
“I don’t know if there is a new hypothesis that can explain all these phenomena, so for now, the monster lord theory that Mr. Henry mentioned is the most likely hypothesis. Can.”
“… I see. Yes, I understand.”
At Arachne’s words, Henry nodded his head with a surprised look on his face.
To be honest, Henry didn’t like Arachne very much. It was because he seemed to look down on himself, the monster hunters, without knowing it.
However, the words just now changed Henry’s mind about Arachne.
This man is a ‘real’ hero.
In order to save everyone, it moves on the premise of an unproven hypothesis. This was something no one could do easily.
Didn’t they even split the search team? As the number of search teams decreased, it was difficult to guarantee their safety. Still, she made this choice.
“But since the two heroes are missing, how about slowing down for safety?”
“No. I will keep my movement speed. No, I will move faster from now on.”
“Yes? But…”
“It’s okay.”
Arachne smiled.
“From now on, I intend to use my strength.”
Transparent spider webs shimmered on Arachne’s fingertips.
*****
Unbeknownst to the search team, there were eyes watching them. That too has been following the search team ever since they departed from the pioneering base.
It is a monster named [Pesat.Bat] And has the shape of a bat, but unlike a bat, it has very developed eyes. And this guy had the ability to share what he saw and heard with his own people.
And the thing that shares the view with [Pessat.Bat] Is…
“Oh hoa? Look at these guys?”
What are you hiding? It was me.
“Kiya~ Henry you little guy. You’ve grown up a lot. You’ve grown up very well!”
Henry’s guess that the Monster Lord might exist was true. The only difference was that monsters did not rule over other monsters, but that I was controlling monsters.
“Did you remember all of that? You’re just very smart. You’re my student after all?”
Seeing Henry’s bright appearance, I couldn’t help but be satisfied as a master who taught him.
“You were here anyway.”
While I was living as ‘Baba’ in Monster Hunter Village, of course I looked for Henry and Ice. But I couldn’t find them because I went to the Dark City before I became Baba.
I knew it was in the Dark City, but I didn’t bother looking for it. Because I believed that one day we would meet again.
“But he doesn’t seem to have forgotten me?”
I didn’t miss the sad look on Ice’s face when Henry mentioned me. As a master of flirting with women, when I saw her, the expression on her face was that of yearning for a lover she had inevitably parted with.
Hehe. We’ll see you soon, darling.”
When we meet again, I will hug you very warmly.
