episode_0027

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“Am I really going to jump down there?!”

One of the elements that has kept me following the priestess up until now is the first raised voice. Even if I barely managed to escape to the castle wall, there are enemies chasing me, and there are swarms of troops waiting on both sides, slowly approaching me.

Wherever you look, you feel despair as enemies surround you from all sides.

The elements felt like the world was collapsing in on them, as if the whole world was trying to catch them, and they were actually trying to catch them.

“If you want to jump, then jump!”

“If you fall from here, even if it’s a small element, your legs will break, right?”

Looking down at the noisy castle walls with eyes full of anxiety, I saw that over a hundred enemies were surrounding them in a wide area, estimating where they would fall.

“If you fall, your legs will break, so you can eat them alive, right?”

“I was annoyed when I first went out, but this isn’t so bad.”

“Stop dragging it out and come down quickly!!”

The content of them flashing their weapons and shouting at them is disturbing.

“Umm-uh!!”

‘Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!’

Moreover, one minotaur seemed to have a bad temper and was pounding its chest while snorting, and the surrounding minotaurs responded by stamping their feet on the ground in time.

“Believe it.”

But even in this situation, the priestess’s expression was firm. No, rather, she remained silent as if it were natural, as before, giving off an indescribable sense of trust.

“… Okay.”

In any case, it was thanks to the priestess’s efforts that we were able to come this far. She led us even though we could have gone our own way comfortably if she had left us behind.

If you can’t believe the words of the priestess, the daughter of the elemental tree, Terah, and the water lily, then who on earth can you believe?

…nod

Elements that exchange glances with each other.

Everyone except the priestess ran in the direction she was told to jump down.

“Oh my-! He really jumped!”

“Huh! Crazy stuff. You gave up on life!”

The height from which the young elements could jump was approximately the second floor, and the adult elements the third floor.

Even for trained elements, the limit was 7th floor.

For this reason, the element countries did not build their walls higher than five stories so that they could jump over at any time.

Instead, there were many cases where the height of the buildings inside the walls was higher.

The walls of Canturco were twice as high as those of the elements. Jumping from such a height, no matter how high the elements were, it was expected that he would get hurt.

“Whistle!”

Then, when the priestess summoned the spirits, the elements that seemed about to fall were carried away by the wind that blew as if they were flying away.

“Huh? Why aren’t they falling?”

“Is there a wizard? I heard the elements are vulnerable to magic!”

What the Demon King’s army, who were expecting the elements to fall, saw were elements flying by quickly.

“Is this really the Dark Harvester?”

“There was a hidden number.”

In an instant, he rode the wind and escaped into the forest, but the priestess stayed behind to help him escape.

“I don’t know how you sent the hostages away, but do you think you can handle us on your own?”

The Demon King’s army continues to surround the priestess who is controlling the spirits. They thought they had cornered her just a moment ago, so they slowly surrounded her, but when the priestess sent the hostages away to the wind, they quickly approached and surrounded her to prevent her from escaping.

“Yeah.”

“What the…, M-eok!?”

As soon as the priestess’s spirit control is over, she instantly strikes down the nearby enemy.

“Mom, everyone! Attack!”

They had cornered her, so they slowly surrounded her, but when they confirmed that she still had the will to resist in this situation, they began to attack the priestess.

“Your opponent is just a girl! Don’t be afraid! If you pay attention to the vital points, you won’t die at least!”

At the commander’s shout, at least two or three people form a group and pressure the priestess.

The enemies who didn’t let their guard down approached in a defensive stance, making it difficult for the priestess to deal with them, but she was able to successfully evacuate the hostage she had to protect, so she was in a much more relaxed state.

To the priestess, the 43rd Garrison troops were nothing more than enemies that could be dealt with if given time.

“Throw the net!”

“Then wouldn’t the allies be hit too?!”

“Once you catch it, throw it! Throw it!! Hey, you crazy bastard! I told you to throw the net, not draw the bow! Hey, hey, stop that guy first! Oh, right! What company is that crazy bastard in?!”

Minotaur soldiers rush in without giving the priestess time to use her bow.

Even if you only look at the walls, you can see that they were at a disadvantage with one to many, but despite the numerical difference, as time passed, it was the Minotaurs who fell.

“Oh my! I definitely threw it there… !”

“Let me loosen this up!”

Besides, the same situation as before happened here too.

“Don’t throw the net!”

“Then should I shoot?”

“What a piece of shit! Horned Helmet Soldier! Turn around!”

“Oh my gosh!!”

‘Thump thump thump thump’

The Minotaur tribe is originally confident.

An attack is made by charging forward with the horns out.

“Get ready to shoot in case you jump high to avoid it! ”

As soon as he confirmed that the trap net was not working, he withdrew the order. Then, he prepared his bow in case he ran away like before.

“Don’t shoot in the direction where your allies are! Shoot when they leave the castle!”

Shield soldiers and spearmen walk slowly behind the assault soldiers, preventing any actions that might be thought of as a surprise.

“After doing this, ahem. Everyone, don’t let your guard down!”

It may seem like an aggressive move to capture one of the elements with a large weight difference, but the opponent was none other than the Dark Harvester. The commander of the wall tried to relax for a moment and then consoled himself.

“Whew. Whoosh. Bitch. Quick.”

The spikes on his helmet and shoulder decorations were threatening, but he easily evaded the five charges. He avoided the charge without being caught in the commander’s trick. Furthermore, he guided the enemy’s friendly forces to the right path by shooting at his opponents who were holding bows.

“No matter how smart you are, you can’t take us down!”

A large shield that almost completely covers the Minotaur’s torso. A trident extending straight ahead and towards the sky.

As we advanced forward, ignoring the charging cavalry, we were greeted by spearmen and shieldmen.

“Why are we suffering because of you!”

“Just be quiet and let me catch you!!”

As a member of the Demon King’s army, he attacked the priestess, expressing his realistic complaints rather than anger.

“Where?!”

The shield-bearers who had been deployed closed in around the priestess, and they aimed their spears through the gaps and stabbed her one after another.

“Eeeet! Eeeet!”

“How? Not a single one! How can it not fit?!”

When I only faced the shield bearers in the front, I thought I wouldn’t be able to hit them, but when I fought from the side and surrounded the priestess to attack from the side and back, I couldn’t believe it because she still evaded well.

“That’s right! That’s right! That’s right!!”

It’s not that they were slacking off in their training.

I admit that I didn’t have much actual combat experience, but I never thought that the entire squad would be able to work together and stab each other in a small space and it would be this bad.

If I hadn’t gotten the timing right, if I hadn’t trained, my feet would have gotten tangled when I surrounded them. In fact, I felt a sense of accomplishment and elation in my chest because I didn’t actually fail.

But how could this be happening now? In a space where even a Minotaur can barely stand, he can easily dodge spears piercing from all directions.

If it weren’t for the enemy, he would have been a son-in-law who was so clever that he would have just stared blankly with his mouth open.

‘Bang-!’

“Mh …

The enemy, who I thought would continue to dodge as I was just avoiding him, counterattacked.

And they do it by using the shields they are holding, not their own weapons.

“Hold the shield properly!”

“Mu …

“Just push it away!!”

“Oh, it’s gone?!”

It may have been because he was wearing a helmet that obscured half of his field of vision.

Even if that’s not the case, the shaman’s special ability disappears in the blink of an eye.

Although the priestess was surrounded by shields on all sides, looking at it the other way around, the attacks against her were only focused on her upper body.

“What?”

The priestess took advantage of the opportunity and kicked the lower part of the shield, hitting the enemy’s shin. She then switched positions with the enemy by carrying the front of the shield, which was tilted at the top, on her back.

“Dad, I was definitely trapped in the shield and couldn’t move… ?!”

When they trained, this type of escape was not part of their response.

‘Kang-‘

“Huh-! You finally made it to me. Dark Harvester.”

It wasn’t part of the training to get to the commander.

“Yeah.”

If she had more time, she could have taken care of the remaining scum as well, but the priestess thought it would be better to take care of the elite first, as befitting her name.

“I am the direct subordinate of the Demon King’s Army’s Four Heavenly Kings, Kritrick! I am Mullet’s subordinate and the commander of the Fourth Battalion of the Fourth Garrison. I am Puron!”

“Madame. De Ollie.”

When Puron introduced himself, he did so lightly.

“The battalion commander is joining the battle!”

“Commander! Show that insolent brat the pride of our Minotaur!”

“Hmm, ummmm!!”

To be exact, it was his subordinates who missed him and came to him, but in the first place, he was not at a level that they could deal with.

But is it because I receive support from my subordinates?

Puron’s shoulders tense up for no reason.

“I’ll go first!”

“Yeah.”

Furon’s spirits are high as he begins a duel after a long time. He calmly breathes life into his body and aims his trident.

‘Boo-woong!’

Whoosh-

He acts as if he’s going to stab her, but then twists his stance, predicting the path the priestess will take to avoid it.

However, the priestess easily avoided even this.

“K-Keuk?!”

It was Puron who started bleeding even though they had only exchanged a few moves.

‘humming-!’

He swung his spear and stepped back to shake off the priestess who was coming at him without giving him a moment to rest, and the priestess moved backwards in the same way.

“Muuuu-!”

“Commander!”

“Damn it! You little idiot!”

It was only to this extent because I had guessed where the attack was, otherwise my arm would have been cut off.

“Indeed, he deserves to be called the Dark Harvester.”

Blood flowed and a tingling sensation appeared. Puron acknowledged the gap between him and the priestess with just one move.

“If I had known this would happen, I would have dressed like my subordinates.”

On the contrary, a heavily armed but sturdily equipped shield soldier would be safer than his current self.

After becoming a battalion commander, he blamed himself for replacing the trident with lighter equipment because it was too heavy, and lost it. The severed tendon caused the grip to lose its function.

“I want to end it with the pride of Minotaur!”

“Yeah.”

Now that I look at it, I realized I missed the trident on purpose.

They charge forward with the horns of their helmets like the first assault troops.

“Oh my gosh-!”

However, because it was too close, it didn’t gain speed and instead moved away from the priestess.

“It’s a holy fight! Everyone, get out of the way so the captain can run!”

The subordinates in front gave way as Furon’s speed slowed down.

“Okay! Dark Harvester! Take the charge of me, Minotaur Furon!!”

A warning of an assault requested from a priestess.

‘Purrung-‘

After a short trot, he stamped his hooves on the ground and then charged forward with tremendous explosive force.

“As expected, Commander!”

“That’s amazing speed!!”

In every place he passed, there were hoof prints and stone chips flying back.

Even though there was a distance, the speed was fast enough to collide with the priestess right away. The priestess watched Puron like that and shot an arrow.

‘Ku-dang!’

“You are the battalion commander!!”

“Oh my! The battalion commander has been hit!!”

The main body, which had gained momentum despite being hit squarely in the head, continued to run steadily, but was defeated by the priestess’s overturn. As the 4th battalion, having lost its commander, fell into confusion, the priestess continued to respond to the gaze directed at her and jumped out of the wall.

“The elements are running away!”

“Arrow! Shoot the bow!!”

First, the compatriots who had fled were able to escape thanks to the priestess’s magic and the sage’s help, but the priestess achieved similar results by kicking the wall with just her legs.

‘Swish!!’

“Umm-uh-uh!!”

‘thud-!’

“Oh, Captain?! Oh my god! The helmet is pierced!!”

Meanwhile, he didn’t forget to shoot an arrow at the entity that appeared to be the battalion commander waiting on the ground.

So after running for a few minutes in the direction my people had fled to, I felt a familiar presence.

“Wise man. Saintess.”

“It’s only been four days.”

“Ah, hello Ollie!”

The wise man and the saint welcomed the priestess in a suitable place for rest.

“Your skills are always amazing whenever I see you.”

“… Since when?”

“It hasn’t been that long.”

“Thank you.”

“What, you’re my colleague.”

A wise man who simply admires and a priestess who gives blunt answers.

“I’ve treated all the injured people!”

“Thank you.”

In fact, it was something that was said to both of them, but the priestess expressed her gratitude again and again.

“You’re really amazing, Ollie! You brought back the people you saved safely.”

“Kuhut. Saintess. Why don’t you just break down the wall and go out?”

“Tch-! But, like Olly, escaping while protecting is out of the question. And can’t Irona break down a wall like that?”

“Of course you can break it.”

The reason the wise man and the saint can have a casual conversation is because there is no particular harm done.

In fact, if there had been no hostages, the priestess could have taken care of the troops at Garrison 43 on her own, even if it took a little longer.

The problem is that it takes longer than just a little bit, and shorter than a long time.

“The hostage is safe, and you’ve met the priestess. Should we try contacting the warrior soon?”

“… Please.”

“Okay.”

The priestess hesitated a little, but her eyes brightened slightly. The wise man was satisfied with just smiling slightly at this change.