Chapter 116 – Cliff’s End (2)
Marshall looked at his party members his, whom he had n’t seen while talking to Stachis.
His face His was all messed up.
Everyone was in tears and even Lily was on her knees.
Anxiety flashed in Marshall’s eyes.
“…Ah…Now…Isn’t that the situation?”
He asked if Starchis hadn’t asked for the party to be canceled a while ago by Lily.
Afterwards, I heard Starchis left the city for a while,
The next scene is this moment.
Marshall has been to several parties.
He has seen many moments like this.
Perhaps the B-class party and the promising star that the officials are focusing on, ‘Barefoot’ might be on the verge of meeting its end.
If so, then that was the problem.
There was no one to lend a hand to.
When one of the party members of Reckd’s party ‘Beer and Wine’ came in bloody form and asked for support, Barefoot was almost the only one left with a hand.
If Barefoot couldn’t move now, Reck’s party would almost certainly be annihilated.
Marshall did not verbally utter these thoughts, but his expression was clairvoyant.
Seeing that face, Stachis hesitated for a moment, then repeated what Reckd had told him.
“…No. We have to save people first.”
He said and looked back at the party members.
Everyone stumbled and rose from their seats.
And after wiping her tears for a while, she nods to Starchis with a determined expression.
****
I had to hurry.
Barefoot ran to the dungeon at full speed and grasped the situation.
The equipment he had n’t worn in a long time awakened a peculiar feeling from within his body.
At this moment when I should be trembling, my heart feels calm.
From what I heard, Reckd’s party was having a hard time meeting an unknown demon.
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to defeat this monster, so I let one party member escape, and the rest decided to hold out until support came.
The party member who escaped said that in the last appearance he saw, the healer, Shane, was seriously injured and collapsed, and Lekd was also pushed to the limit.
It means there is not much time.
Maybe it’s already too late.
“An unknown magic beast?”
Starchis asks and runs.
Reckd’s party ‘Beer and Wine’ is a B grade.
In addition, even among the B-class veterans, if they struggled, it was obvious how dangerous this unknown beast was.
Now, it made no sense for Barefoot, who had barely risen to Class B, to go on a mission to support them,
Also, if you look closely, Barefoot owed a detailed record of subjugating the A-class swordsman monkeys and his life.
“It is a demonic beast that has recently appeared somewhere. The beer and wine party also left for the investigation of this demon. I didn’t expect it to be such a strong monster… They say it looked like a giant lizard that walked on two legs. Every time you walk, the ground shakes and the trees in the road in front of you move while knocking over, so the trace itself is said to be very easy to find.”
“…It…”
Bien speaks up.
A similar demon appeared in her memory.
It wasn’t just Vienna. Everyone in the Barefoot party remembered that event.
“..Okay. I think it’s the monster I heard that day.”
Starchis answers.
On the day he went to catch the swordsman monkey, he remembers hearing the sound of a huge monster.
As Marshall explained, trees fell and the ground shook.
Can’t be eaten
I was able to avoid the special swordsman monkeys I met that day.
Starchis couldn’t get his arm his pierced.
However, the plan was disrupted by the appearance of monsters that shook this land.
Monkeys also ran away from this monster and found Barefoot.
I was heartbroken.
The swordsman they faced was an A-class.
It means that the opponent these A-rank monsters ran away from is the one they will meet soon.
And this fact was known only to Barefoot.
It was information that only those who were directly at the place knew.
Marshall, unaware of this fact, continued to relay information.
“It’s very fast. I told you to focus on the sound.”
“Sound?”
“I don’t even know what you mean. But when dealing with that monster, it’s important to focus on the sound… It sounds like thunder.”
“…”
The more I listened, the more anxious I became.
At that time, even when subjugating the sword monkey, I had enough information and plans.
There was none of that now.
Starchis looked at Russ involuntarily.
He always looked at her if there was any wavering in her decision.
Russ also looks Starchis in the eyes.
She shook her head slowly.
I meant not to go.
At that moment, the entrance to the dungeon appeared in front of me.
“Everyone is here..!”
Marshall exclaims.
There were several people in front of him.
In the crowd, someone gave a short scream.
He pushed his bloodied supporters away and stumbled in front of Barefoot.
He was a member of Reck’s party.
“You..! No… You guys..! Do you remember me?”
He said, grabbing Stachis’ wrist with a bloody hand.
“We saved you then! Do you remember?!”
“…Yes. I remember.”
Afterwards, he was the person I saw when I went to Reck’s party and thanked him.
There was so much blood that I almost didn’t know.
He quickly fell to his knees and begged.
People around him urged him to get up quickly and rest, saying he needed to rest.
“If I only talk about these people… Then my goal is over..!”
He says, shaking off their hands.
Then he coughed up blood and frowned.
But I didn’t care about that.
“Please..! Save me Lekd..! Shane too…! Please please..!”
Russ, Vien, and Lily seemed to see themselves in that figure.
When Starchis fell, he was distraught and didn’t really know,
Their urgency must have been that much.
“Get up and rest. I’ll go in-“
The moment Starchis tried to speak to calm him down,
Russ grabbed his arm tightly and dragged him.
Anxiety filled her face.
And she whispered in a voice that only he could hear.
“…Chis.. No.”
“What?”
“… Please… This can’t be done.”
Russ didn’t want to object, but she had to speak up.
“When I was following the ade party… I heard this monster from time to time.”
She also seemed distressed to leave Reckd’s party alone.
But if she asked her to weigh Starchis’ lifesaver against Starchis himself, she would always tip the scales against Starchis.
“That Stion-san is also the monster he tried to avoid. They say monsters without any information are dangerous… Huh? Let’s give up… No one will say anything to us..”
Russ was not afraid for her own life her.
She could boast that she had perfected her skills by rolling several times at an ade party.
Even if things did n’t turn out this way, she was going to ask Starchis to compliment her on her improved skills of her.
The reason she objected now was Starchis.
He was just worried.
This is the first fight since he injured his arm his.
She did not even experience whether the rehabilitation was perfect.
It was unknown what would have changed her sense of the field in a few months.
As they talked longer, the party members of ‘Beer and Wine’ became impatient.
“Please… Please… Please!! I’ve been living alone to ask for help..! If no one goes in, they will all die!!”
Starches had to make a decision.
Perhaps this might be the last request.
If you fail, you lose your life, so of course
Even if it succeeds… I couldn’t guarantee that this party would continue.
Stachis was in a state where he could not even properly understand his own mind.
It was also a chance for him to judge whether he really wanted this job or hated it.
And as expected, he could not escape, abandoning the people who saved his life, such as Reckd and Shane.
It was sure to be something I would regret for the rest of my life.
“… Let’s go in.”
At his words, Russ closed her mouth.
If the leader made a decision, he didn’t want to throw up.
I just changed my mind a bit.
Russ vowed to herself that she would protect Starchis no matter what.
****
They entered the dungeon and started running fast.
Run through the woods with Starchis and Russ as the lead.
We proceeded, paying attention to whether there were any visible signs, whether there were no monsters to attack, and whether there were any dangerous ones.
It didn’t take long to find anything.
There was something like a speck of thunder coming from a great distance.
It sounded reassuring yet unsettling.
The sound was that Reck’s party was still alive.
Also, it was the sound of the monsters they had to deal with.
They hurried toward the sound.
Ahead was a steep, high acidity.
According to Reck’s party members, this was not the place where they were last.
But as long as the traces were so clear, his words didn’t matter.
Perhaps ‘Beer & Wine’ was chased by that monster and climbed high into the mountain.
The closer we got, the louder the occasional thunder.
If the angle was right, it seemed like you could see a tree swaying and falling over that high mountain.
I was busy running, so I wasn’t accurate.
After running for a while, the sound was now clearer.
At first glance, it seemed that the cries of the monsters and even the voice of Reckd could be heard.
As urgent as it was, it was a moment to take a break.
Climbing the mountain and running, their breath was filled to the tip of their chins.
“This time… Ha… After I catch my breath… Whoa… The battle is going to happen.”
Starches says
“…You have to keep your mind straight.”
Lily and Bien caught their breath and nodded.
After everyone drinks water from a canteen, prepare your mind.
-Poke… Boom!!!
When I listened closely, it was not like thunder, but thunder.
The crack of lightning was followed by a crack of thunder.
“…A bit…Get it…!!”
Fortunately, ‘Beer & Wine’ seemed to be running in this direction as well.
Reck’s voice is heard.
“Let’s go!!”
When Starchis shouted, they ran towards Reck’s voice in perfect order.
Soon, I see people running between the trees in the distance.
Reck’s figure was also visible.
He was bloody
He couldn’t tell if the blood was his his or Shane’s on his back his.
“Run a little longer!! Support is coming soon..! Mordane!! Don’t fall too far-“
They also find the figure of Barefoot coming to their aid.
Reckd shuts his mouth with an expression that they have finally arrived.
“Reckd hyung!!”
Starchis grabbed Tonfa with all his might.
After a moment of relief, the strange sound came again.
-Prickly…
A yellow light shimmered behind Reck.
“Harm!!”
Reckd shouted at Starchis’ party.
-Kwaaaaang!!
As soon as he finished speaking, lights flashed, and a gigantic monster suddenly appeared above the Barefoot Party.
It was a huge red-skinned lizard.
