Chapter 114 – 114. Subjugation of New Monsters (7)
[This… That’s a bit harsh.]
Seeing the girl’s memories reproduced, Belldandi frowned, feeling a similar feeling to the disgust humans feel.
“…”
[Ah?]
After the reenactment of the memory ends, the ‘past’ of the girl who was summoned ends, and the surrounding background returns to reality.
As Eun-hyeon didn’t say anything and was deep in thought, Belldandi called Eun-hyeon by name.
“…”
When Eunhyeon didn’t respond even when her name was called, Belldandi, curious about his thoughts, began to read Eunhyeon’s thoughts.
‘What kind of magic is it?’
The words, ‘You can run away with your magic’, mentioned by a man named Marius, kept ringing in Eun-hyeon’s head.
‘It’s certain that the magic of a woman named Renatra is a means of instantly shortening the travel time between the bandit’s lair and Bram’s village.’
It was clear that a woman named Renatra also possessed magic specialized for escape and movement, like the teleportation of high-ranking magicians such as Illyana or the ‘gate’ artifact recently developed by Eunhyeon and Illyana.
‘And judging from the fact that the demon beasts attacked the village, the means to summon the demon beast in an unreasonable way seems to be related to this magic…’
In addition, when Eun-hyeon first searched the bandit’s lair through detection, there seemed to be no such thing as a personal workshop used by alchemists in the facilities inside the bandit.
As many human corpses were needed, it would be necessary to store and manage the body of the beast to be synthesized into the human corpse, but it was questionable that there was not even such a space in sight.
‘Maybe if that woman’s magic, called Renatra, had the ability to interfere with space…’
If it was something that could not only move oneself and the party, but also move the demon beasts, and take out and release the demon beasts at the desired timing and location.
‘It makes me look more like a beggar.’
In conclusion, the two men named Marius and Renatra immediately ran away in the dark of the night, aiming for the moment when all the bandits were asleep, and raided the village and took the corpses with the idea of creating a new humanoid chimera unit. Would be the correct sequence.
‘In the meantime, isn’t there another Mi X guy who really had the intention of saving a child?’
The malevolent way of making a girl suffer harsh experiences in order to purely pursue her own pleasure, in which there is no rational reason for saving the girl, is a different kind that cannot be understood by human thinking.
[Mmm… Certainly not a being with a normal way of thinking.]
Naturally, Belldandi, who had Eunhyun’s thoughts, agreed.
After seeing all of her memories, Eun-hyeon removed her hand from the girl’s forehead and got up from her seat to check that there were no additional survivors through detection.
‘Is this child the only one alive?’
Eunhyeon nodded her head with a serious face at Belldandi’s words and carefully picked up the girl lying on the cloth spread on her floor and carried her on her back.
[Are you going?]
‘Yes. As long as the other side is moving by a means of transportation that is unthinkable from our side, further pursuit is useless here.’
So far, we have only uncovered the chimera control method using their necromantic and bio-alchemy, and their purpose and identity are unclear, so even if we tried to track them down, there were too few clues.
‘For now, I’m going to return to the expedition. At the very least, we should hope for some information from the bandit arrested by Riod.’
Even though the necromancer noticed the abnormality of his humanoid chimeras that he had released in the forest, considering that he did not inform the bandits and took only the alchemist out, the alchemist’s ability to move was limited, or the bandits were treated like dogs from the beginning. It was also possible to guess that it was intended to be used and discarded.
‘I can’t expect much, but it’s like the only clue.’
[Um, are you trying to take that child?]
‘It should be. How can a child live alone in a ruined village? I’m thinking of at least taking him to an orphanage.’
[Nursery school?]
‘It is a place to take care of and raise young children like this child who are left alone in the world after their parents or guardians die or die. Personally, there is a place I support. I’m going to leave it there.’
[It’s a wonderful place. Good idea.]
There are many reasons why children are left alone.
Like the girl carried on Eunhyun’s back, there were cases where both parents died due to unavoidable circumstances, and cases where children were simply abandoned due to a change of heart or poor livelihood or circumstances were common in this world.
In order for such children not to suffer and at least avoid starving to death in a cold place, Eun-hyeon was donating her money to the orphanage.
In order not to wake the girl on her back, Eun-hyeon slowly moved her steps to return to her expedition.
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The search party wiped out the bandits went very smoothly.
It was because the members of the search party benefited greatly from the fact that they organized a large number of high-ranking adventurers who were slightly injured in the battle with the humanoid Chimera and who were good at melee in the wild.
In general, the higher the rank, the more confident and arrogant adventurers who did not accept other people’s instructions, followed Riod’s instructions without hesitation.
It was because it was enough to convince him that his swordsmanship and reputation as a great hero were not lies.
The nobles of the kingdom, who did not know his strength and his prowess on the battlefield, were unaware of it, and to those who came to the forefront and fought for their lives, Riod was truly a hero himself.
Even if they looked at him with respect, no one was dissatisfied with Liod like the nobles who looked down on and slandered him at court.
Eleanor, who searched the den of bandits and found the women imprisoned, opened the door and entered the enclosed space.
The entire body of five or six naked women was stained with so much pure white semen that it was impossible to tell who belonged to it, and the smell of semen flowing from between the women’s crotches and from their mouths filled the closed space, making them disgusting. The smell was vibrating.
“Princess! When you go inside…”
Eleanor’s escort, Leno, tried to stop her from entering her, but Eleanor ignored his warnings and continued walking, reaching the women lying on her floor.
“Sorry. We came too late…”
“Ahhh…”
Halfway through, a woman, out of her mind, looked up at Eleanor and let out her babble.
“Can you bring me water and cloth? As many as possible.”
“Water and cloth, do you mean?”
When Leno asked again with a puzzled look on his face, Eleanor nodded her head, staring at the women in captivity.
“At least… I want to wash my body Also, bring a cloak or robe to cover your body with.”
“All right.”
After hearing Eunhyeon and Riod’s conversation, Eleanor could easily predict the future of the women who were raped by countless bandits.
– Traces of sexual assault were also found on the bodies of the women…
It was because the words of Eun-hyeon, who had autopsied her humanoid chimeras, came to her mind.
After being raped by bandits like this, if you end up dying, you will synthesize witches into their corpses, and even after you die, you will be teased as a servant of a necromancer.
As she imagined it, Eleanor’s hands became stronger.
Leno brought out a huge canteen and a dry cloth and placed it next to Eleanor.
“Leno.”
“I am out.”
“But… It can’t be.”
“… Then turn around.”
“All right.”
Reno, who had a strong sense of duty for being given the role of escort knight, refused Eleanor’s order, but turned back at Eleanor’s command, who reluctantly offered a compromise.
As she wiped the semen of the bandits that had dried and hardened from the women’s bodies, Eleanor felt a disgust that made her want to vomit again and again, but she struggled to resist the feeling and washed the women’s bodies.
The search team, which easily subdued the bandits who had been stretched out until lunchtime, captured them all and returned to the base camp.
Compared to the battle with the humanoid chimera, the adventurers who had surplus energy from the bandit sweeping out so easily ended that it was futile compared to the battle with the humanoid chimera.
It’s because Eunhyun hasn’t returned yet.
When Eun-hyeon’s non-return was presented as the reason for pursuing the necromancer and alchemist who had escaped alone, the adventurers accepted the reason as if they could not help it.
Even from the point of view of the adventurers, the existence of the humanoid chimera, which they experienced through direct combat, was a repulsive enemy they did not want to meet again.
There were also quite a few adventurers who wanted Eun-hyeon to kill the necromancer and the alchemist and come back.
However, Eleanor was worried when Eun-hyeon, who left after saying that she would return until the sun went down, did not hear any news of her.
“What happened… Could it have happened?”
“No matter what happens, he is not a guy who will be defeated so easily. However, even if you don’t come back today, you have to come back tomorrow, so there’s nothing you can do about it.”
In a situation where the bandits captured as prisoners had to be transported and interrogated, there was also a problem of stored food and accumulated fatigue from the perspective of the expeditionary force.
Because he knew Eunhyeon’s ability, Riod wasn’t too worried, and he was planning to bring the expedition back early tomorrow morning.
“Are you worried about him?”
“My, why am I worried about that person?”
“…”
I think this question has been asked before.
Eleanor’s reaction is also consistent.
“He is a guy who will come back alive even if he is thrown into the jungle with his bare body. He has that much experience, and his judgment is accurate. He doesn’t have to care.”
“My, when do I care… I just wondered what had become of those necromancers and alchemists. They… Because I can never forgive you.”
Eleanor frowned, furious at the act of making such an appearance out of a human corpse.
“Captain! The man is back!”
Eleanor jumped up from her seat at the words of the knight who hastily came to deliver her news to Riod, and she immediately left the commander’s barracks.
“… ? Were you talking about something important?”
“No, it seems the princess has something more important.”
Riod slowly got up from his seat and spoke to the knight.
“Go right now.”
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“Are you okay? Are there any injuries anywhere?”
“Yes. It’s okay.”
My eyebrows twitched at Eunhyun’s calm reply.
Someone was thinking various things about what might have happened, but it was Eleanor who started to think that she was worried for no reason at her so calm attitude.
“Why are you so late when you say you’ll be back before sunset?”
“There was a reason for that.”
“The circumstances… ? Uh?”
Eleanor, belatedly confirming that Eunhyeon’s back was covered with a blanket and convex like a turtle, tilted her head.
“Would you please look after this child for a moment?”
“… Are you a child?”
“I am a survivor of the village of Bram, the nearest town.”
“If you are a survivor… No way…”
Eleanor’s complexion turned pale as she understood the meaning of Eunhyeon’s words.
“You are late.”
Hearing Riod’s voice that appeared late, Eunhyeon turned her head to him and continued.
“Leod, I have something to report.”
“… I get it. Go to the barracks right now.”
Reading the seriousness of the situation through Eunhyun’s stiff expression and downtrodden voice, Leo nodded.
“Oh, me too…”
“Is the child okay?”
“Yes. Maybe it’s because I couldn’t sleep, but I’m fine except for a little fatigue.”
“Okay.”
Seeing Eunhyun nodding her head and moving her head, Eleanor put on a dumbfounded expression.
“No… Usually then follow me. Shouldn’t we be talking about the same thing?”
Feeling dumbfounded by Eun-hyeon’s attitude, Eleanor laid the girl down in the remaining seat of the relief barracks and walked straight toward the commander’s barracks.
And as she went into the barracks, she overheard the conversation between Eunhyeon and Leo De.
“In other words, the alchemist has the ability to move in space using some kind of means, and although there are obvious limits to that ability, the utilization of the ability is very threatening as it can shorten the distance between the bandit nest and the distant Bram village. That’s what I’m talking about.”
“That’s right.”
“… This is no longer a matter of defeating beasts or clearing bandits.”
“The village I found this time was just a small, small village. Maybe that movement ability kept raiding other villages as well.”
“The more you raid the village, the more corpses pile up, and the chimera you made using the corpses becomes your own army. As time goes by, the size of them increases…”
“Besides, we’re raiding villages that are small enough to go unnoticed, but after raiding these villages, you don’t have to tell us what your next target will be, right?”
“It will be small and medium-sized villages belonging to the nobility.”
After thinking, Riod stood up and called a knight.
“I will hurry to return from the expedition right now. Deliver it to all members of the expedition.”
“Ji, are you talking now?”
“It is an urgent matter. Hurry up.”
“Ah, I see!”
