episode_0105

The king of the ghosts drew his bow towards the tree in front of him.

Normally, the arrow would have stuck. However, the arrow fired by the King of Ghosts was different. It destroyed the tree just 1mm away without a trace, and then flew away, turning other trees into dust.

As long as it was in a straight line, it would turn everything in its path, including trees, rocks, and demons, into dust.

And a corner of a hunting ground far away from there.

Aaron Berger, who was wielding a large sword larger than my body, swore at me while caressing the bruise on my neck.

“Anyway, since the person is humble, the bitch is trying to show off her high standards. Even if I’m a hero, I’m just a bitch at best. In a war of numbers, I’m just a beast who gets treated as a hero by showing my face a few times…”

But he looked at the mercenaries he had hired for this hunt and smiled contentedly.

“그래도 너희들만 있다면 충분하겠지. 너희만 있다면 라울 그 개새끼를 죽이고 카밀라 그 년이 내게 무릎꿇고 애원하는 모습도 볼 수 있겠어. 그래 그러면 가장 먼저 그 옷을…”

Just as Aaron was about to proudly state his ugly plan, an ivory arrow flew from afar and struck him.

The moment the arrowhead touched his body, Aaron’s upper body disappeared with a loud noise.

The two legs that had lost their masters fell to their knees with a huge shockwave.

Aaron’s mercenaries, who were caught in the shockwave, also lost consciousness and passed out.

“First of all, one thing.”

Another ivory arrow protruded from the king’s elbow.

“… and then the next one.”

After pulling the string, he released it, spinning the arrow halfway between his fingers.

A camp far from there, too.

Raoul’s aunt was polishing her new golden crossbow and chatting with some of her close ladies.

“Anyway, it’s not like I’m bringing strange things into the house. Bringing strange things in for no reason is damaging the family’s reputation.”

“I bet you have a lot of worries.”

“… Speaking of which, isn’t there no guarantee that girl Lizel is my brother’s child? She did it once, so how can she not do it twice?”

“Come to think of it, that’s true. If that’s true, then the one who’s in charge of the Berger family right now isn’t the real Berger.”

“Yes. So I hope the ladies will do their best. So that our Aaron can regain his original position as the head of the household.”

“If your mother wants it, I should help her foolishly.”

So they began to devise an elaborate plan to overthrow Lisel and Ratri.

As expected from someone who had been around for a long time, the plan itself seemed perfect, but there was one thing they overlooked.

The point was that they were right on the arrow’s trajectory.

The arrows flew while spinning and tore apart everything in their path like a storm, and the noble ladies were no exception.

I don’t know about young men who fart on them, but arrows don’t have eyes.

There could no longer be any plots or conspiracies in that place. There were only legs that had lost their owners and whose identities could not be determined.

And Kyle, sensing an arrow flying from afar, quickly swung his staff and protected Lisel from the arrow.

Even though the arrow bounced off, it had enough power to destroy five trees.

Although he managed to deflect it, it seemed he couldn’t completely deflect the trembling in his fingertips. Kyle frowned as the shock traveled through his bones and muscles.

“Damn, if only Leila were here…!”

It was a meaningless assumption.

Still, Kyle had no choice but to find the dead Leila.

Because the only human who could keep up with the speed of that arrow and perfectly intercept it was Leila.

“Kyle…!”

“… Miss. From now on, please stick close to me. To be honest, from now on, it seems like it will be difficult to even save my own life.”

And the other nobles who were nearby were surprised by the sudden attack and the power of the arrows and fell backwards.

“What is this, an assassin? You’re after me, the pillar of the empire…!”

“Hey you piece of shit! Hurry up and protect us! Aren’t you the ones who are being paid to do that!”

“Catch the assassin, you incompetent military scum!”

After hearing that story, Kyle couldn’t control his rising irritation and shouted.

“Shut up old men! Do you even know what that arrow is? I can’t even hear it flying, so I have to concentrate my whole mind to decide whether to block it or not! Stop bothering me, damn it!!!”

But unfortunately, those with hardened minds could not listen to those words.

“Aren’t you guys eating the country’s money to stop that! Your reason for being is to sacrifice your lives to become the shield of the nobles!”

“Call Raoul Bergé! He must be able to stop us somehow!”

“Yeah! Where is Raul!”

After hearing that story, Kyle began to seriously consider just letting them die.

But soon, he had no choice but to give up and fix his weapon as soon as he saw other demon soldiers rushing towards him.

At the same time, he resented his job for having to do this just to make ends meet.

“…… Ah, I really want to be a pillar.”

And likewise, a plain far away.

Without saying who would go first, Raoul and Camilla simultaneously grabbed their spears and staffs.

Because the King of Ghosts was such a threatening being.

Regardless of their strength, it was the arrows he fired that caused them the most injury and fear.

“… Both of you, bow down. If you don’t want to get shot by arrows. ”

The two of them bit their lower lips, perhaps because they were nervous.

How many lives had his arrows taken on the battlefield? If we were to go by numbers, the Queen of Dragons would have killed more people, but in terms of the number of strongmen she killed, there was no comparison.

If you let your guard down for even a moment on the battlefield, an arrow will fly and take away the head that made that mistake.

S-class adventurers who volunteered for the war, strong men who stopped hiding and joined the war with a purpose, and even disciples who received instruction from the military minister before the heroes.

All of them lost their lives to the evil arrows.

“It’s just an arrow…!”

“… Watch your mouth. Do you think the people who lost their lives to those arrows died because they were worse than you?”

Raoul kept his lips tightly shut and watched the arrows closely, beginning to agonize over the questions that crossed his mind.

Why did he have to target the hunting party? There were the Emperor, the Empress, Camilla, and himself, powerful people. And there was no need to target the hunting party, which had troops led by Kyle.

Why did he target the strongest moment rather than the weakest? It would have been easier to just shoot and kill the nobles who were leisurely playing around in the capital.

This place may have had a special meaning.

Or, there may have been special conditions attached to the hunting festival.

“… Wait a minute.”

Come to think of it, when the strong lose their lives on the battlefield, they are always in the middle of a fierce battle.

There were surprise attacks, but there were no night attacks. If there had been night attacks, I would have died without being able to put up any resistance.

In addition to that, there were countless moments when life was at stake, such as during meals, resting, and meetings, but no one was killed by his arrows outside of the battlefield.

And the same goes for the hunting party. If I had targeted a time when everyone was sleeping, the job would have been several times easier.

Considering these characteristics and the special nature of the hunting ritual… there was only one answer.

“… Drop your weapons immediately.”

“What?”

“What are you saying now?”

“Put down your weapons right now!”

Ratri, who saw Raoul’s anxious expression for the first time, quickly let go of the sword he was holding.

But Rosie couldn’t do that. Now that her sister’s ring had been confiscated, she couldn’t let go of the sword her sister had given her.

And the king of ghosts showed no mercy to the child who had lost her sister.

A fiercely rotating storm arrow flew towards the lodge, and beyond it stood Ratri.

If we leave it like this, it’s obvious that the arrow will pierce through Logie and even Latri.

That said, he didn’t have the talent to push them away and then pick up his weapon again to strike them back down. That would be something only Leila could do.

“Camilla.”

It was an unusually warm and moist voice.

When a voice different from usual called her name, Camilla instinctively tried to grab Raoul.

Raoul had already thrown his body.

“I’m sorry.”

Raul pushed away Roger and Ratri by kicking them simultaneously.

The moment the two opened their mouths to ask what was going on, red liquid splashed onto their faces.

“… At least I didn’t want this ending.”

The arrowhead that pierced Raoul’s chest explained in detail what had just happened.

Raoul threw himself for the two men, and as a result, he was hit by the arrow instead of them. That was it.

“It hurts. It really hurts. Yes. Like it always has…”

Raoul forced a bitter smile.

“My heart hurts so much.”

Raoul, as usual, lost consciousness in heart-rending agony.