Chapter 47 – Practice
10 minutes before the battle.
An ambush site around the mountain road leading to Primuni Village.
“… Can we meet today?”
“Who? Could it be Blue Flash?”
Soldiers dispatched from Congress began talking about someone.
“Yeah, I haven’t seen you lately.”
“Arthur. “You say that when you clearly know when that person will come?”
Soldier Thomas looked horrified at his colleague’s grumbling and scolded him.
It’s not that I don’t understand his feelings at all, but I didn’t even have the slightest intention of agreeing with him.
Blue flash.
A man of tremendous skill who jumps around in space while wearing a blue thunderbolt on his body, and wields weapons from which no one knows where they came from, so quickly and accurately that one can’t help but admire them.
When her allies were in danger, he (or she) suddenly appeared and saved them.
Although they do not know his true identity, many people sent here were fascinated by him because of his reliability and strength.
And the same was true for Thomas, who escaped fatal injuries several times thanks to him.
However, I didn’t want to meet him like his colleague.
Meeting him means that they are in a dangerous situation.
It is best to keep a distance from the idol, neither too close nor too far.
After meeting him, Thomas was able to sympathize with his grandfather, who lost an arm while chasing an idol and challenging the labyrinth.
“Hey, don’t think about unnecessary things and keep your guard up. I’m really nervous about how quiet the rats are these days. Fuck, who on earth is in that village, and why are you making such a fuss?”
It has already been four years since the council secretly dispatched troops to Primuni Village, and two years since Thomas himself came here.
When I first came here, there were 30 assassins coming in once a week, but now there are close to 100 assassins coming in every 3 or 4 days.
Instead, the average skill of the assassins, which were at best indigo level, went down to purple level, but since this side was in a position to protect, it was much more difficult to deal with that side.
Where on earth do that number of people keep popping up?
From what I heard, this thing would be over as soon as the year was over, which was just a few days away, but that made Thomas even more anxious.
‘Wouldn’t the assassins go crazy and attack in droves within those few days? Now we are preparing for the storm.’
Thomas bit his nails unconsciously due to his rising anxiety.
His co-worker, perhaps aware of his condition or not, calmly took a sip of the beer he had secretly brought in his canteen and spoke.
“Is it a man or a woman?”
“You crazy guy, I told you to be on guard.”
“Aren’t you curious?”
“…”
Thomas closed his mouth.
It wasn’t because I wasn’t curious. It’s just that I can’t express it because I have some big words.
He was honestly very curious.
“I think… I’m a woman.”
A co-worker seemed to have sensed this and quietly offered him a beer while sharing his thoughts.
Thomas pretended not to be able to resist and asked as he handed it over.
“Why?”
“I was in danger during the battle a few days ago.”
“It did. She must have stupidly stepped on her dead body and fallen. Because of that, you were very upset with the commander after the battle. “How can you still make mistakes that only beginners make?”
Thomas chuckled under his breath.
Perhaps because of that, my co-worker got angry and violently snatched away the beer that I hadn’t even had a chance to drink.
“Shut up and listen.”
“Okay, okay.”
“Anyway, at that time, Blue Flash appeared between me and the enemy who was trying to finish me off and saved me. At that time, I happened to smell the blue flash.”
“You crazy bastard. In the meantime, do you get horny and smell the scent of your lifesaver? “If other kids find out about this, your life will end that day.”
“It’s not like that on purpose! “I took it by accident while I was breathing!”
A co-worker who raises his voice after speaking as if he had missed it.
Thomas was startled and hurriedly calmed the guy down by pointing to the leader and other colleagues who were sleeping in the back.
“… Bastard.”
“It’s just a joke, so let off steam. Rather, what was the smell like?”
When I thought about it carefully, it was from that time that this guy started singing Blue Flash and Blue Flash songs.
If a guy who is not a bachelor and has been to Remumuni’s high-class brothel can fall for it like this, it’s definitely not an ordinary smell.
“… It was sweet like honey. “It’s much better than the smell of Royal Honey Bee that I happened to smell when transporting food ingredients for the high-ranking members of the National Assembly.”
“Really?”
“Yes, it was really sweet.”
My co-worker’s eyes became blurry. He seems to remember that scent.
From the looks of it, he didn’t seem to be lying.
By the way, the fact that such a scent is coming from the body means that the identity of Blue Flash is…
“Elf?”
“Probably not.”
Thomas was startled by the voice coming from behind him and turned around.
“Joe, leader.”
“Uh, since when…”
“Ever since you drank beer.”
My colleague’s face turned pale.
I looked towards him for help, but Thomas avoided my gaze.
Help me do something. He couldn’t even get a sip of it.
“It’s okay, give it to me.”
“What, what?”
“Are you asking because you really don’t know?”
“… Here.”
My co-worker was in tears and handed me a beer.
Is that such a waste?
“Puh-ha~. It hurts a bit. Hey, open your face. “Because it’s beer, they treat it like this.”
“Yes~.”
“More than that, Captain, how are you so sure that Blue Flash is not an elf?”
The leader responded to Thomas’ question by throwing an empty canteen at his colleague.
“Just four years ago, Blue Flash was barely taller than my waist. But now it has reached my solar plexus. “Elves don’t grow that fast.”
“Wait. If he was that tall, Blue Flash’s age would be…”
“At most, mid-10s. It won’t be the second half. It seems like it’s still growing steadily.”
In other words, Blue Flash was still in its growth phase.
The word ‘monster’ suddenly appeared in Thomas’ mind.
‘Huh? ‘Wait a minute.’
“Chief, wasn’t the church in the village the place that the men dispatched from the church were intensively guarding?”
“Okay.”
“The church also serves as an orphanage.”
“Yes.”
From the moment he heard the answer, a novel began to be written in Thomas’ mind.
A secret weapon grown secretly in a rural village where people rarely see.
After much effort, several forces notice its existence and join forces to eliminate it.
A fight to kill and protect. In the meantime, several extras die.
Thomas, who found his face in one of the extras, was devastated that he had been caught up in his nonsense.
At that time,
Jiing~
The leader’s communication crystal ball vibrated as if there was no time for that.
Afterward,
Bang!
When the village priest, who looked like a bandit leader, went on a rampage, the sound of destruction echoed through the mountains.
“… Enemies have appeared. Everyone prepares for battle.”
Following the commander’s orders, Thomas stopped despairing and quickly prepared for battle.
In my heart, I want to run away, saying I don’t want to get caught up in something like this, but if I do that, my head will fall in the hands of the commander, not the enemy.
“Captain, how many enemies are there?”
“About thirty.”
“Really?”
“This has also decreased significantly. The other four groups were in charge of similar numbers, and the priest and the hunter were dealing with nearly two hundred people.”
“It’s crazy, it’s at the level of a small territory war!”
‘Should I run away too?’
I noticed it too late, but it was already too late.
Before I knew it, nearly thirty assassins were right in front of me.
The leader, Thomas, and the other two colleagues hurriedly ducked down to hide their presence as much as possible.
And then, the moment the assassins reached the optimal location for a surprise attack,
Shoo shoo shoo!
“Kwaaak!”
“It’s an ambush!”
The crossbows that had been preloaded were fired.
Fortunately, all four shots hit the assassins they were targeting.
“Over there!”
“Kill!”
Assassins running towards you screaming.
There was not the slightest hint of supernatural ability. At the very least, it was a discard to fill the number.
All of them were blue level or higher and posed no threat to Thomas and his team.
However, Thomas and the team did not let down their guard and dealt with the guys carefully with their backs to each other.
I had to be careful. The real one is probably hiding in secret, looking for a loophole.
“Pfft!”
“Captain!”
“Don’t worry about me, focus on the enemy in front of you! And be careful, the green level is hiding.”
“You can’t avoid that just by being careful!”
Something hit Thomas’ stomach while he was trying to argue.
The shock caused Thomas to become separated from his colleagues.
“Thomas!”
Hearing his colleague’s urgent voice, Thomas hurriedly came to his senses and pulled himself together.
But at that time, the enemies’ weapons were already swinging at him.
“Damn.”
Thomas, sensing death, closed his eyes tightly.
I hope the pain doesn’t last long.
“… Huh?”
But no matter how much time passed, I did not feel any pain.
Thomas, who was puzzled, soon opened his eyes to the dizzying sweet scent seeping deep into his nostrils.
There was a blue flash shining brightly in the darkness before my eyes.
Thomas recited as if possessed.
――――――――
“Blue Flash”
“Gun~”
Jun groaned softly at the sound coming from behind.
Even though he was under mind control, an enormous sense of shame overtook him.
If he wasn’t in battle, his hands and feet would have shriveled, and his body would have been twisted.
‘Kikiki. Help me, Blue Flash. Take me, Blue Flash.’
‘Be quiet.’
Instead of answering, Fortuna in the stigmata gave various buffs to Jun.
Jun looked around while checking his increased physical abilities.
Did I feel something?
The abandoners who were hitting the barrier like crazy all took a step back.
“If you don’t want to die, run away. “I swear to God I won’t chase after you.”
He pulled out his polearm from subspace and warned.
The castaways only watched and no one ran away.
“Well, what’s wrong?”
Even if you want to run away, you won’t be able to because there are people watching for an opportunity behind your back.
Jun was well aware of that, but he had no reason to care about that.
It was something I did in the first place to alleviate some of the guilt I would feel later.
Pajik! Puzzle!
“I want to hold a grudge. Blame those who sent you here and yourself for coming here so obediently.”
Martial arts-Chido-Ryu
Let’s go!
“!!!”
Softly
A long spear swinging loudly.
The bright blue thunderbolts surrounding the long spear spread out and swept away the enemies.
The castaways were all electrocuted and fell to the ground, and the assassins with special abilities barely lost their senses.
Except for one guy.
“Do you think I won’t be able to find you if you do that?”
“What?”
“There’s a green rat hiding. I’ll take care of that guy, and you can join the others and take care of the rest. “Everyone standing there will be electrocuted and weak, so you will be able to take them down easily.”
“Ah, old days!”
For some reason, Jun jumped through the space, leaving behind the saluting soldier.
Jun soon appeared from a little distance away.
At first glance, it seemed like there was no one around him.
However, since he had a radar, he could clearly see the rat hiding right in front of him.
“Uh, how?”
“You know what to do.”
A voice coming from thin air. Jun stabbed his polearm towards that place.
Chang!
“Ugh!”
The air rumbled, and a dagger extending from within struck Jun’s polearm.
However, it was not possible to block the thunderbolt on the polearm.
Aurors in this world only strengthened something and did not have any function to block attribute or status attacks.
“Is this an ability that covers darkness? “Are there any other functions besides that?”
“… Don’t be puffed up.”
An assassin growling in anger. I did it just in case, but I guess it turned out to be the right answer.
Handing over information to the enemy out of lack of qualifications is a disqualification as an assassin.
Jun shook his head and put away his polearm and took out his pirmus.
Perhaps he thought he was being underestimated, the assassin rushed at him right away.
“It means that someone is flattered by someone else.”
Jun kicks the ground and runs towards him.
The moment the assassin came within range, Jun quickly swung Firmus.
The assassin continued to charge as if he believed in his own speed, and in the blink of an eye, he was surprised and barely managed to stop Firmus, who was right in front of him.
Puzzle!
“Kzzzzz!”
“Without considering the opponent’s strength or the distance between weapons.”
Puck!
“Wow!”
A neat knee kick.
A lot of blood poured out from the assassin’s mouth.
“This guy has lost his fighting style as an assassin.”
The assassin must have finally come to his senses after being scolded by Jun, and hurriedly widened the distance between him and threw an apostrophe.
No, he tried to throw it, but when he came to his senses, he was already gone.
“Where”
Deep!
“… Puhak!”
“What are you doing to come to your senses so late? “It’s already dead.”
As if those words were a death sentence, the body of the assassin, whose heart had been pierced, fell helplessly to the floor.
