Chapter 1032 – (Side Story)10. A Witch’s First Love (7)
Kurrrr!
The harsh rumbling of the ground is getting closer and closer.
That means something is fiercely closing the distance.
“…”
As the distance gets closer and closer by the second, the pressure increases, constricting my breathing.
The adventurers who were quietly waiting with bated breath were tense.
Even though a group of Bull Boars were gradually approaching, the reason they waited quietly was because they were waiting for Eunhyeon’s signal.
It’s not like waiting for nothing.
The enemy’s approach and attack location were predicted.
After responding and preparing accordingly, I was waiting for the next step.
The moment I felt a tremor in my legs from the floor, a school of bullboar was right around the corner.
“Now!”
Eunhyeon shouted and lowered her raised palm down.
“Pull!”
As soon as Eunhyeon’s signal was given, the adventurers waiting on both sides pulled with all their might on the rope he was holding.
As soon as the tight rope is pulled, the bullboars that have rushed in front of us get caught in the rope and begin to collapse.
Gurgling!?
When the front-most bullboar gets caught in the rope and falls forward, the group behind it, which was fiercely following behind, collides with the front all at once.
The bullboars who hit their heads in a series of collisions screamed all at once and fell down for a moment.
“Attack.”
Next, as soon as the command was given, the adventurers all rushed towards the fallen Bulboers.
Bullboars who hit their heads in a collision were only temporarily stunned and not dead.
“Kill!”
The adventurers’ blades were stuck in the bodies of the bowed down Boers.
The beast’s blood flowed as the blade tore the skin and pierced the flesh.
Gurgling!
The Bulboers struggle in intense pain.
Pain intense enough to awaken the mind that had temporarily fallen into a stunned state.
“Ugh!?”
One adventurer, unable to respond to the rough kick of the struggling Bullboar, was pushed back.
Kurrrr!
Around the time when the bullboar came to its senses and stamped its feet in preparation to run away.
[Eunhyeon’s unique ability]
[Time acceleration]
Seokgeuk
The bullboar’s head is cut off and falls on the pure white snow.
“Huh?”
I only noticed it too late when I saw the demon’s blood seeping into the floor.
Before we knew it, Eunhyeon, holding a sword, was standing in front of the adventurer.
‘Sword?’
I don’t know how long I’ve been holding it.
From the beginning of this expedition, Eunhyeon did not have any weapons of any kind.
But there was something else that surprised me more than that.
“Sword energy… ?”
Subtle white-silver magic flowing from the blade.
The energy is so pure and pure that it boasts a captivating power that makes viewers mysteriously fall in love with it.
And as soon as he saw that sword, the adventurer realized.
‘I couldn’t see it.’
Not only the expression of sword energy, but also striking in front of oneself, cutting down a bullboar, and even swinging a sword.
I couldn’t see anything.
It really happened in an instant.
‘What is this person? Why do you need a guide?’
It is clear that he is an incredibly talented person, but why is he acting like a guide?
And at an extremely low price, almost like free service.
“This…”
The adventurer realized his mistake and muttered softly.
I couldn’t understand, but now is not the time to answer that question.
Although he is an adventurer of the same rank, he is not so stupid that he gets distracted by his random thoughts in an urgent battle situation where his life is at stake.
He immediately lifted himself from the ground and straightened his posture.
Gurgling!
At some point, the bullboars begin to come to their senses one by one.
“Get into formation.”
Approximately half of the remaining people took advantage of the fainting spell to stop breathing.
This is a number that even adventurer party members can do together.
The scary thing about the bullboar is the terrifying penetrating power created by the tusks on both sides based on its massive weight and acceleration.
As long as you tie your feet and block that acceleration, you can win just by being alert.
The adventurers in formation began to confront the group of Bullboers head on.
The attack route is very simple.
From simply kicking the floor, to throwing the whole body forward as if leaping forward.
As a result, the Bullboer’s attack could only proceed straight ahead.
Coo!
Before the bullboar could make the first charge, he hit the bow on the adventurer’s side.
When he moves forward quickly and raises his shield, he collides with the firebore that is about to charge and hesitates.
The timing when the group of Bulboers, who had been weighed down by the power of the adventurers, gathered at one point.
Eunhyun did not miss the gap that Bullboer took away from the player.
“Now! Magic!”
[Single-digit sub-magic]
[Freeze]
As expected in advance, after completing the chant, Illyana’s magic, which had been prepared to be activated at any time, was activated.
‘Just this?’
This was the thought I had when I was told to prepare Eunhyeon for the freeze.
If, unlike other Magic Tower students, you had an outstanding talent for magic, you would be able to further reduce the number of Bullboars with double-digit attack magic.
However, the magic Eunhyun requested was the simplest single-digit magic. It is also not an attack magic that directly hits the target.
‘… Isn’t it possible to freeze the entire Bulboa using this?’
‘It’s okay. What you are targeting is not the ‘whole’ body of the bullboar.’
All I could say was a strange, incomprehensible sound.
Wouldn’t it have been better to weaken the power by reducing the number by at least one?
‘We will drive the Boers to one point. Under them when I give the signal. Please aim for the legs.’
Not the entire torso, but the legs.
All you have to do is block their mobility and rush, which are their most frightening features.
In that case, you can definitely freeze it by concentrating the magic on that point by reducing the range.
‘…’
Illyana looked blankly at Eunhyeon, who was giving her instructions.
He is not a wizard.
However, he had an excellent understanding of magic, including the designation of range, operation and consumption of magical power, and principles of manifestation.
The more I looked at what he was doing, the more curious I became.
Gurgling!?
“Attack!”
The group of bullboars gathered in one place looked momentarily embarrassed as their legs froze, and their movement was blocked.
Of course, the frozen leg was quickly broken by the Bulboer’s struggles, and they regained their mobility, but that moment’s hesitation was a fatal loophole for them.
The swords, spears, and axes of the adventurers who were waiting to attack outside at any moment hit the fireboers at once when the signal was given.
Kwasik!
The adventurer party dealt with the firebores with well-planned cooperation, as if they had been working together for quite some time.
As things were settled one by one, the situation of war very easily became favorable to the adventurers.
“Whoa, whoa…”
Coo, coo!
Only after finishing cleaning up the last remaining bulbs did Eunhyeon exhale softly and gather the energy inside her body.
“It’s easy, right?”
Haha…”
It must have been a joke.
However, the adventurers could only laugh dryly at Eunhyeon’s joke and could not agree with his words.
They knew their level well.
It is also true that Eunhyeon is an excellent swordsman who can slaughter a Bulboer in an instant by displaying his sword energy.
Nevertheless, it was because of the adventurers themselves that they did not use their skills and end the battle in an instant.
As soon as the adventurers noticed the approach and charging of the Bullboers, they took a fighting stance, but foolishly chose to fight head-on as usual.
If the battle had continued as it was, they might have been miserably defeated.
Although the power they have is different, it is an efficient strategy to identify and attack the characteristics and weaknesses of the monster in question.
Eunhyeon was teaching them the method.
The adventurers felt as if they were learning from an experienced teacher.
“Then…”
Eunhyeon walked towards the mountain-like corpses of Bulboer.
A total of 17 were defeated.
Among them, the carcasses of about 9 were in good condition.
“What are you trying to do…” ?”
As Eunhyeon walked towards the corpses of the fireboers, he was holding a knife, not the long sword that had slaughtered the demonic beasts just a moment ago.
Illyana, who couldn’t understand what he was trying to do, was about to ask, but the adventurers who understood Eunhyeon’s actions moved faster than that.
“Oh, we will help too.”
Slaughtering work to recover trophies from the corpse of a defeated demon beast.
“The leather of the bullboar is very thick and tough, so it is often used as a material for armor. And it has an excellent cold protection effect, so it is quite useful in this situation.”
“… Are you going to use this?”
Illyana was surprised.
She couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable wearing her skin, which was part of her demon’s body, around her.
Even just imagining using leather that has not been processed properly gives me goosebumps.
“Well, I want to keep wearing this coat.”
“I understand.”
Although she said it was lighter and had better winterization properties, she couldn’t do anything about this rejection.
Eunhyeon did not bother to stop him from accepting more discomfort.
“Let’s move a little further and then take a rest.”
The adventurers tilted their heads when Eunhyeon mentioned the word rest.
Since it is after a battle and the sun sets soon and night comes, it is normal to prepare camp and rest for a night.
If only the place wasn’t a snowy mountainous area with such harsh snowstorms.
“Is there anywhere to rest in such a rough place?”
Eunhyeon smiled slightly, nodded her head, and spoke confidently.
“Follow me.”
Then he glanced at Illyana.
Illyana immediately knew what Eunhyeon’s gaze meant.
“Okay, that’s enough! “I’ll walk!”
“I have to go quickly and rest, so just stay still.”
“Oh, I don’t like it!”
Illyana revolted.
A little while ago, she said she had let Eunhyeon close the distance without realizing it, perhaps because she was so tired, but she didn’t want to allow herself to be hugged.
It would be very comfortable for her to be carried.
Because it has been like that until now.
But she didn’t want to do that.
It was because of some unknown pride.
‘I seem like such a cheap girl.’
Why?
She did not want to seem to Eunhyeon like a light-hearted woman who would give distance to anyone of the opposite sex.
Why?
Why are you acting so useless?
She is confused as to why she has to show off her pride as a woman, without even realizing it.
“Ha, then I can’t help it.”
Eunhyeon walked forward for a moment and quickly closed the distance between Illiana.
There was no way that she, with her inferior physical ability in everything except her magical abilities, would be able to respond to Eunhyeon’s movements.
“What are you doing… !? Kyaaa!?”
Illyana immediately felt her body rising into the air and screamed in surprise.
Eunhyeon carried Illyana’s body on her shoulders.
“W-what are you doing!? “Why don’t you put it down right now!?”
“… It’s a bit heavy.”
Is it because she carried Illyana with just one shoulder?
It felt slightly heavier than when he was held in her arms.
“What… “My, I’m heavy?”
Illyana was shocked to hear the muttered complaints.
It was my first time being hugged or carried on my back by someone, let alone a man who gave me distance.
What the first man said was ‘I am heavy.’
“Oh, it’s because of the clothes! “I’m not heavy!”
As I keep making ridiculous excuses, I become more and more desperate.
Why on earth do you have to make excuses like this to this man? Why do you have to make excuses so desperately?
It was frustrating because I couldn’t figure out the reason.
“Yes? That’s natural.”
Looking at this man’s puzzled expression as to why he was saying the obvious, a part of him became more itchy and frustrated.
“Anyway, let go of this! They say I’m not even a piece of luggage, and I’m going to walk on my own feet… !”
However, Eunhyeon did not listen to Illyana until the end.
“Come on, everyone. Please follow me. Let’s go quickly and rest.”
“Good!”
The adventurers followed suit, laughing at Eunhyeon’s forced breakthrough.
“Listen to me!”
No one listened to the employer’s cries of frustration and sorrow.
