Chapter 60 – Stop Violence
South of Daejeon is generally a desolate and deserted place.
The Deadman Gang’s camp is scattered in several places that are particularly rugged and hard to find.
One of them was the place where the Deadman Gang, who had been hit and run by the princesses, gathered for reorganization.
‘Dancing with the Wolves’, which carried an unconscious man and rode until the dark of night, also arrived there.
When she arrived, the band members who had huddled around her bonfire swarmed.
The first thing she did was to check the situation.
“Report the number of people. How many casualties were there?”
“As long as the guy the boss brought is fine, it won’t be.
But none of the stagecoaches and abandoned horses were recovered.”
“It doesn’t matter. I brought the most important thing.
Without that, Noel Corporation would have no choice but to lose an astronomical amount.
You will no longer lay your hands on our land and our people.
The goal has already been achieved.”
The rest of her crew nodded her head as she pointed to a chest, her only loot from this raid.
That was right.
A magic tool enchanted with space distortion magic has great value by itself.
In particular, it is often difficult to obtain goods that are large enough to be used for transportation even with money.
The chest they stole was just as valuable a treasure.
However, compared to the Altana Catalysts that should be filled in there, even the value of that expensive chest would not be able to avoid fading.
Altana Catalyst is an essential item in the process of refining and smelting ore containing mana stone.
As long as this expedition is not successful, the Altana catalyst that Noel Sanghoe has stockpiled in the south of Daejeon will not last for several days and will be exhausted.
If the raw mana stone is not smelted within three days after contact with air, it will oxidize and deteriorate into scrap metal.
Due to the lack of Altana catalysts, the mana stones accumulated would have to be discarded, and it was certain that the future mining industry would be greatly hindered.
It was the result of constantly attacking Noel’s distribution network for several years.
“But what are those bastards doing?
It was completely different from the guys Noel Corporation had hired until now.
Boss, do you know?”
“I don’t know. Maybe the new bounty hunters.”
“Did they get caught in the landslide and die?”
“Maybe.”
Said Frank, a grim man with a bald head and a red hood.
The expression of ‘dancing with wolves’ in response was dark.
Because he knew that he couldn’t do that, even though he gave a firm affirmation to the question.
The princess, her younger sister (the woman who claims to be), and the unidentified one-piece woman who joined the stagecoach party as guests.
The subordinates seemed to be particularly afraid of the One Piece woman who subdued them in an instant.
In ‘Dances with Wolves’, I felt especially dangerous from a man named Gongju-in.
As Frank said, their skills were different from those that the Deadman Gang had fought so far.
Magic attribute, determination, and even teamwork.
It wasn’t the level expected of street bullies.
Those who make combat a living.
‘Dances with Wolves’ was convinced that their identities must be Viscount Barrier’s subordinates.
I know that Viscount Barrier will look after Noel’s company.
For Viscount Barrier, they would have been a thorn in his side for several years, interfering with his business.
Hit man.
Those who came with the goal of annihilating the Deadman Gang.
‘If they come again, will I be able to defeat them?’
‘Dancing with wolves’ thought silently and shook his head.
The experience of numerous battles told me.
The next moment she encounters them will be her last.
Death.
It was something he was determined to do from the moment he fell in love with Noel Sanghoi, who had the backbone of being an aristocrat.
She is said to have avoided needless killing, but she is the one who has lived her life as an outlaw for a long time.
Even with words of honor or necessary evil, she has had her hands stained with sheep’s blood that she can’t quite gloss over.
No matter how much you wash it, that bloody smell won’t go away.
Her determination that she would not die in peace was natural to her.
‘But there are still things we haven’t done yet.
I can’t die until I free the people who live in this land from Noel Company.’
As ‘Dances with Wolves’ solidified her will, her red eyes flared up.
Her hair drips down as she takes off her cowboy hat and hangs it on her saddle.
She pulled her hair, silver as beautiful as the moonlight, into a ponytail behind her.
“Let’s check the goods first. Chapter! Open the chest.
You can completely destroy the locked part.”
“Can I destroy this expensive one?”
“It’s urgent. Check it out as quickly as possible, dispose of all of it, and leave.
For the time being, I’ll have to scatter to each camp and buy myself.
And, Mika! Are you here?”
“There is.”
‘Dancing with wolves’ shouted and Mika, who had been warming the campfire, turned her back.
Thinking of eating, he took out a biscuit and dipped it in water.
His beard was reddish from the light.
When the fight broke out, he was the first to run away, and it seems that he was also the first to sit by the bonfire.
“Why did you do that?”
‘Dancing with the wolves,’ he urged Mika with sad eyes.
As her red eyes glowed, her sense of intimidation was terrifying.
But Mika wasn’t intimidated by her at all.
He said, still sitting near the campfire.
“What?”
“You burned and killed all the bodyguards you had already subdued.
It was an unnecessary death. Why…?”
“Ha! Was there another death necessary in this world? I didn’t know that, boss.”
Mika snorts her.
“Of course I killed them because I wanted to kill them. And they were also worthy of death.
Have you forgotten what they did to this land? I bet everyone here felt the same way.”
“I remember I said it a few times.
I am also depressed and angry.
But if you do the same thing to them just because you’re angry, you’re ruining your reputation.
You’ll be on the same level as them.”
“This fuck.
Already we are all the same bastards!
Please, that damned honor…”
“Opened!”
The moment Maika and the ‘Dancing with Wolves’ quarrel were about to intensify in earnest, the chief who opened the chest shouted.
At his cry, Mika shut her mouth.
Mika and her bickering always draw parallels.
He seemed to think there was no point in further arguing.
It was the same with ‘Dances with Wolves’.
“I won’t say anything anymore because it can’t be undone no matter what I say now.
But know that I won’t take my eyes off you from now on.”
As she said, her red eyes glowing, Mika nodded her head with a grin.
She turned her head away from Mika with her uneasiness and said to her chief.
“You opened faster than I thought.”
“The device is flimsy than I thought. There’s no need to break it at this level. Now, open it…”
The good news was that we didn’t have to break the crates.
Jang began to open the chest while receiving the expectant eyes of the gang members.
He loosened the large lock with various tools and threw it over his shoulder.
As he inserted the crowbar between the worn lids of what appeared to be a worn-out wooden chest, the chest opened his mouth with a dull thud.
Kiik-
“…Uh?”
The chest was finally opened.
The gang members, who had been looking around the crate in a circle full of anticipation, expressed their doubts in unison.
Because the chest was empty.
Even that chest wasn’t even a magic tool.
It is an ordinary chest commonly used to store farming tools.
A heavy silence, reminiscent of a funeral home, hung around them.
“…”
It was the same with ‘Dances with Wolves’ that made my eyes dark.
‘Was the information that the Altana Catalyst was being brought to this expedition was fake?
Did Noel Sanghoi deliberately leak false information?
How could this be… Mika’s information has always been accurate, and I even infiltrated Daejeon and checked it myself.’
She trembled at her fingertips.
This raid was the last hope of the Deadman gang.
The south of Daejeon was a barren land for anyone, even for the notorious Deadman gang.
Because nature is fair to everyone.
Rather, it is safe to say that they live the most barren life in the south of Daejeon as they cannot use the village or community.
They wandered in a land where not a single blade of grass grew, and they always had to struggle with food, clothing and shelter.
The gigantic dinosaur Noel Sanghoe didn’t seem to take any damage even after several years of attacks.
Even so, I didn’t give up because I clenched my teeth.
I thought I finally made Noel’s company stumble after a long and long patience.
Are you saying it was all in vain?
“What, why are you doing this? What did you hear?”
“…Doesn’t exist.”
Mika, who was munching on biscuits in the distance, asked, and someone answered.
‘Oops…!’
‘Dancing with Wolves’ made her realize her own missteps.
The fact that the chest was empty was obviously shocking.
But as her boss, she couldn’t just show her devastated attitude like the rest of her crew.
Now they were literally on the edge of a precipice.
If you fall on her knees in despair, then there is really no turning back.
Even if he felt hopeless, as if he had swallowed a razor blade whole, he should have acted confidently on the surface.
The difference in scores is insignificant.
Enough to make up for.
Even a lie is fine, so she should have said that.
But it was already too late.
Was it because she was exhausted from physical exhaustion from running a horse all day and from mental exhaustion from facing a huge threat?
The reaction was too late.
I missed the golden time.
“There’s nothing fucking!”
That cry was the starting point.
Those who were surrounding the box made a fuss at once.
The surroundings quickly became a chaos as primary swear words and jeers erupted from those who were full of anxiety and dissatisfaction.
They kick chests, grab each other by the collar, and swing their fists.
As the hit person bleeds out, the runaway emotions escalate.
“Hey, stop! Stop! Now is not the time!”
“Stop it, stop it! Now we’re done! It’s over!”
‘Dances with wolves’ came out, but there was no way that the dissatisfaction of the members, who were heated up by her meddling, could not cool down.
Rather, the arrows of her anger only redirected her toward her.
“I told you this was certain, you motherfucker!
He said that if this job is successful, Noel’s dogs can be driven back.
We listened to you and followed you. How will you take responsibility?”
“What is ‘Dances with Wolves’? A bitch who is crazy about movies that no one sees.
Honor is what kind of honor.
Nothing Mika said was wrong!”
“I’m sure it’s fucking, I’m sure it’ll be all over.
If you see that this happened, I need to eat it and look for it.
Will I die from Noel’s firm, starve to death, or die from you?”
Some of the overly excited members approach ‘Dancing with the Wolves’ with eye-lights in their eyes.
Seven, eight…
Quite a number.
It may be fortunate that not all of the members agreed.
Sensing her threat, she took a step behind her and took her stance.
Whirik!
“Watch your mouth. Do you know what he said?
I understand how you feel, so I’ll let you go this time.
Shut up right now and have a seat.”
Taking a step back, she drew her pistol from her holster.
The members who know better than anyone else the fighting power of her who draws a pistol startled.
But now they were full of miasma.
To put it in profane terms, there is nothing to see.
After exchanging glances, they stepped forward again.
“To shoot a subordinate? Isn’t that an unnecessary death?”
“These bastards…”
The members who approached ‘Dancing with Wolves’ threw provocative words while shedding cold sweat.
They knew her well because they had been watching her for years.
She knows she won’t be able to shoot her men.
That buck
Members take one step closer.
That buck
‘Dances with Wolves’ takes a step back accordingly.
Just like that, time passed.
The night was getting darker and the glimmer of sunlight had completely disappeared.
The only light around was the faint glow of a small campfire.
A clearing filled with dead trees is covered in darkness.
In the dark, where only the sound of footsteps can be heard.
The match was decided without a hitch.
“Pounce!”
It was Mika’s voice.
I could see Mika’s eyes shining as she sat by the campfire.
At that moment, ‘Dancing with Wolves’ felt like something was passing between my waist and my thighs.
She carries her gun with her at all times.
It’s to the extent that she puts a gun by her bedside, not only while eating or moving, but also while taking a bath or sleeping.
Handling several types of guns, but mainly carrying pistols.
Even now she had three pistols.
However, she had two sacks stolen except for the one she was holding in her right hand.
A magic that steals the belongings of a target within 20m.
It is Mika’s unique magic.
“Boss, do you know what the world called me while you were gone?
It was dirty hand mica. Doesn’t it look good?”
Said Mika teasingly, holding one of her pistols in each of her hands.
She didn’t even expect to help.
But I never thought I’d take the lead and hit the back!
“Mikaaa!!”
‘Dancing with the wolves,’ he shouted, his red eyes burning.
One revolver.
There are only six bullets.
It was a smaller number than the number of members.
The eyes of the members who were approaching her secretly changed.
Immediately after her, her numerous hands reached out from the darkness and fell upon her.
In the end, ‘Dances with Wolves’ failed to fire even a single bullet.
Failed to shoot her men.
She fell face down on the dirt floor, crushed by the savage arms of the members.
Knock! Udangtang!
“Press! Press! Especially keep your hands stuck!”
“Haha, fuck! I won! You bitch!”
“It’s me first, bastard!”
“There’s nothing like that. Everyone uses them together. If you wait your turn and fall behind before then, who’s responsible?”
The vulgar sounds of words filled the world.
It was hard to even breathe.
A crushing pain overtakes her from how hard her limbs press.
She was an excellent gunfighter, but she did not have exceptional strength.
She couldn’t even move, let alone struggle, as her whole body was suppressed by countless men.
‘Is it this far? Just like this?
I haven’t been able to do anything yet…’
Her red eyes filled with resignation and despair.
She did not even wish for an honorable death.
But at the end, she was betrayed by her subordinates who risked her life to protect her and lived with her for years.
This is so awful.
Finally, as the tears that she did not know when she had started flowing down her eyes, the members giggled and burst into low laughter.
It was then.
Tadadadak!
“…?”
A glimpse of the dark forest can be seen between the bridges that cover the face in the blurry vision.
The human form seemed to be visible.
‘No way…’
It was not an illusion.
It wasn’t clear because of the blurred vision, but something had moved.
If only I could move my hands, I wanted to wipe away my tears.
Bang!
“What, what are you talking about? Didn’t you hear some footsteps just now?”
“What are you talking about? Don’t say nonsense. Hold on tight. I’m going to keep resisting for two years, will I get choked up?”
“That’s fine too.”
The members, who were concentrating on holding her limbs, didn’t notice, but she did.
As if approaching from afar, a figure that grew larger suddenly kicked off the ground and jumped up.
It was a movement that could be seen even with blurry vision.
‘Where did you start running?’
50m was a sufficient distance.
However, the sound of the figure leaping into the air and landing on the ground could not be heard at all.
‘Nonsense. Still?’
Are you even flying in the sky?
When are you going to land?
It’s funny.
She was humiliated by her men and was on the verge of losing her life, yet she was curious about such trifles.
But I couldn’t help but wonder.
“Okay, be patient just a little longer. Just until you’re about to find out.”
“Aren’t you behind already? They’re not moving.”
“You don’t die that easily. Shut up and beg for more. Do you want to regret after being shot?”
Oxygen is not properly supplied to the head.
The already blurry vision is getting narrower and narrower.
There was no time now.
At the last moment, her complicated thoughts converged to one point.
Like a student who spends only a few minutes of exam time on a single question.
Her last thought was simple.
‘When will it fall?’
-Thud!!
It was right after her final thoughts of ‘Dances with Wolves’.
An object that flew tens of meters in a parabolic arc landed in front of their eyes.
With the sound of a huge log falling.
“Oops!”
The shock that shook the ground caused the bodies of everyone nearby to jump a span.
Members who were suppressing ‘Dances with Wolves’ screamed and were thrown out in all directions.
Ironically, she was able to keep her place as much as she was thanks to their pressure.
Her barely freed body rolled over her powerlessly, looking at the object that caused her roar.
At first, only darkness was visible.
Because of the momentary vibration, the firewood of the campfire was blown out in all directions.
She frowned as much as she could to adjust her eyes to the darkness.
At that moment, two beams of light flashed in the darkness.
Eyes of a strange color that can be clearly seen in the dark even though they are black.
Was a princess
