episode_0018

After gesturing for them to step away from our entrance, I destroyed the bars with my heat wave magic.

I took Eterna out of the cage.

“If you make even the slightest mistake, all the bandits will wake up and come running. Never touch anything I tell you not to touch, and stay behind me and follow me without leaving me.”

“Yes…..”

After nodding timidly.

Eterna started following me, holding onto the hem of my clothes.

While being extremely cautious of my surroundings, I was trying to escape from the hideout.

I stopped walking as I realized there was some noise outside.

— Groan, grumble….

— Bow-wielding brats, go up there!! Shield-wielding brats, come forward first!!

— Hey, we’re going that way! Shit, surround them!! Take control, George!!

— These kids…. Take a picture! Take a picture and press down!! You idiots!! Can’t you stop that!!

“………..”

Ugh…..

Whatever happened, it seems like it happened properly.

I activated the salt magic and contacted the only one among the warrior party members I could communicate with.

“Julia. What’s going on?”

(Ah…. Hier-nim…!! Ugh, that’s…. Haa, haaak….!! The situation is a little….. not, good….!!)

“………..”

It doesn’t seem like a situation where we can have a leisurely conversation.

“Saint, follow me closely. I’m getting out of here right now.”

“Huh? Oh, uh, uh….”

Ignoring the bewildered Eterna, I ran quickly through the hideout.

As expected, the interior of the building was almost empty, and we were able to reach the entrance without much trouble.

After giving instructions to Eterna to stop, I quietly launched my servant horse and looked outside.

— Kaang, kang, kang…!! Paang….!!

“Ugh…! Cream…!! Magic, it’s coming…!! Stop it!! Gasp, ugh…. Shit…!!”

“Ugh, Cream too…. It’s hard…! …!!”

— Khwaaah…!! Pfft…!!

“Ewwh …

“Step on them! You motherfuckers, just step on them and kill them!!”

“You’re a warrior…!!”

A party of warriors completely surrounded by bandits and under concentrated attack.

ha….

Well, I could just let it go because the situation got so complicated that they found out and a fight broke out…

Why are we surrounded in such an open space, being attacked from all sides?

When fighting with a small number of people, isn’t it basic to position yourself so that you can fight with your back to a wall or building?

After struggling to suppress the nagging headache, I quickly gathered my thoughts.

Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do since things have gotten this messed up.

If possible, I was planning on refraining from revealing my skills while partying with those guys…

I activated the chlorine with the power and gave instructions.

“I will break the siege in 3 seconds. When I give the signal, run like crazy in the direction Julia is looking and stick to the wall. ”

(Uh….what?)

(What nonsense are you suddenly talking about… Ugh….!!)

(3…. 3 seconds? So….)

Ignoring the party members who were each babbling nonsense.

I cast a wide-area spell to the right, where the bandits’ forces were most densely concentrated.

“ .”

— Kwarrrung…! Tsk, tsk…!! Kwak…!!

“Kkaaah…!!”

“Oh my, oh my…. Kkaaaak….!!”

“Keeek….!!”

Dozens of lightning strikes swirling like a storm.

Dozens of bandits standing within range were all reduced to charcoal….

After confirming that the siege had collapsed, I gave instructions.

“Jump.”

“Tch….!!”

— Tata tata tata tata….!!

The Thunder Storm area, where lightning still strikes.

While the other party members seemed a little hesitant, Julia and Zion followed my instructions without hesitation…

The other two also followed behind them, albeit belatedly.

Of course, I don’t need to explain that I properly controlled my magic power to prevent them from being swept away by the Thunder Storm.

The bandits were unable to pursue them, perhaps because they were wary of the remnants of Thunder Storm, and the party members were able to escape the encirclement safely.

“Ugh…. Those kids….!!”

“It’s a wizard!! Those bastards’ comrades are still hiding!!”

“Magic Detection!! Find it quickly and deal with it!!”

You idiots… If your magic concealment was so poor that it would have been detected by your detection system, you wouldn’t have used magic in this situation.

— Blame, blame…!

“Gasp, ugh… hooo….”

“Haa, haa…. I, I’m alive….?”

After confirming that the party members had safely fled to the wall, I gave the following instructions.

“Don’t just sit there, prepare for battle. Krimhilt maintains her Divine Shield and blocks those who come forward. The warrior and Julia are positioned on the left and right. Prioritize dealing with those who come in from a detour, and when you have the chance, quickly attack and kill them one by one before returning to the original position. Sion, climb up the wall and go up the building to snipe the wizards and take their breath away. Don’t stay in one place for more than 3 seconds, but keep moving. ”

(All right)

(Lazer)

(Uh, uh… what about Luna? Is Luna okay?)

“Don’t worry, I brought it well. For now, let’s focus on the battle situation.”

(Ah….yes!!)

After that.

The party of warriors who began to move according to my instructions soon completely reversed the situation.

In a situation where the specs are far superior to begin with, if you narrow the battlefield and change the battle conditions to a series of one-on-one fights, it means that the warrior party cannot be pushed back.

The enemy magicians who had been pouring out magical attacks without hesitation were being killed one by one by Zion’s arrows.

As the relatively well-equipped and skilled vanguards began to fall one by one, the bandits who had been aggressively attacking until then stopped and began to grumble.

“What the…. What the heck, these kids…. Why are they fighting so well all of a sudden….?”

“Falk…! Roberto! Kayden…!! What the hell, you searched all the wizards? What the hell happened…?”

Around that time.

Seeing the bandits looking so intimidated, did he suddenly feel like pretending to be a warrior?

— Swish….

Hyunwoo pushed Krimhilt aside and stepped forward.

“Hey, bandits of the Baygrant bandit group.”

“……….”

“………….”

The expressions on the bandits’ faces clearly reveal their emotions, such as, “What the heck is that idiot?”

“My name is Choi Hyun-woo. I am a who is traveling to save this world under the guidance of the Goddess.”

— Groan, grumble….

— Buzzing, buzzing… Buzzing…

“You must be fully aware of the difference in skill between you and us. As a warrior, I also do not want any more pointless killing. If you put down your weapons and lie down on the ground right now, I will spare your life.”

“What the fuck, what the hell is that kid? He’s acting like he knows everything.”

“Isn’t that the kid who was rolling around on the floor screaming for help after getting beaten up by us earlier?”

“………”

Hyunwoo’s face turns red at the bandits’ muttering.

However, perhaps because he does not want to give up his dignity as a warrior, he continues speaking with a confident attitude.

“I’ll give you one last chance. If you don’t drop your weapons and surrender within 10 seconds, immediately…..”

— Kuuung….

at that time.

The door to the annex next to the hideout opened and a figure appeared.

“Fuck, my ears are ticklish because of all that dog noise, I can’t sleep at all…. Nigimi.”

You finally crawled out….

Gladden, the leader of the Baygrant bandits.

A character who was originally the vice-captain of the Knights of the Kingdom.

Looking at his arms, which are as big as an average woman’s waist and are over 2 meters tall, you can guess his immense strength.

— Sreung….

He lifts the holy sword and aims it at Gladden.

Hyunwoo began to speak in an even more subdued voice.

“Are you the leader of the Baygrant bandits?”

“Is that so?”

“In the name of the warrior, I advise you. If you wish to save the lives of your men, lay down your weapons and surrender.”

“Kuhhh……”

The moment when he shook his shoulders and let out a laugh was short-lived.

Gladden tilted the bottle, took a sip, and let out a sarcastic voice.

“I see. Are you that warrior Choi Hyun-woo? I heard the rumors. That you’re a pervert who travels with sluts and fights while still playing with girls’ tits and butts. ”

“What…?”

“You are a warrior guided by a goddess? Why is someone like you not thinking of fighting the demons but instead coming to a place like this to cut people’s throats? Is that sacred sword something given to you to kill people?”

“Don’t talk nonsense! Isn’t it because your evil deeds are threatening the good people that I personally came here with a sword!!”

“Oh~ Is that so? But if you’re swinging your sword for the common people, shouldn’t you be hitting on the blood-sucking nobles and priests up there before us little rascals?”

“Ugh…..”

Hyunwoo is speechless.

That guy doesn’t even speak well, so why is he trying to win an argument with words?

Gladden, who had been laughing at him like that, shook his head and finished his story.

“There’s no one in our bandit group that’s so pathetic that they’d surrender to a dummy warrior who just keeps failing B-rank quests. So go find out somewhere else. Or fight until you lose.”

“———!!”

That one word.

I must have touched Hyunwoo’s sensitive spot.

The bastard ran at me, spitting out his old man’s words.

” ….. dog bastard ….

–Tatt, tata tata tata tak… Phew….!!

Hyunwoo runs without hesitation and swings the holy sword.

Gladden took the attack with his body without even defending himself.

The holy sword that cut Gladden’s body into two pieces…

— Whirlwind…!!

At some point, suddenly, the movement stopped.

Gladden’s body mutated into a tentacle-like form, wrapping itself around the guard and hilt of the holy sword.

“What, what is this…? What the…!”

In Hyunwoo’s abdomen, who was trying to pull out the holy sword in a hurry–

Gladden’s punch hit hard.

— Phew….!!

“Cough….!!?”

Could it be that he had not thought that the bare fist of a ‘human’ would shock him, who was heavily armed with epic-grade armor and had overwhelming specs at level 50?

Hyunwoo screamed and staggered, and Gladden kicked him in the chest.

— Tukaak….!!

“Kkaaah….!!”

As if I had been hit by a heavy tank weighing several tons.

Hyunwoo fell about ten meters away and fell to the ground as if he had lost consciousness.

“Kuuu…. Are you going around calling yourself a warrior with only these skills? It’s really pathetic….”

— Thud, thud…. squeak… squeak, squeak…. squeak….!!

Accompanied by a strange noise, Gladden’s body begins to mutate.

Nearly 4 meters tall, with crimson, crustacean skin and hundreds of eyeballs covering its entire body.

The upper-level demon . This is Gladden’s true form, obtained after abandoning humans through a contract with the demon.

“Hoooo…. Is this what they mean by ….”

“……….”

“…………..”

“It’s just like he said… I didn’t know it would feel this refreshing… It’s to the point where I feel like an idiot for having hesitated until now…..”

— Bam…!!

“Hic….!?”

After grabbing the head of one of his subordinates standing right next to him with a rough hand,

Thousand Eye began to chew and gnaw on it.

“It’s delicious…. Hehehehehehe…. I didn’t know there were such delicious things in the world….”

“Ewww!!”

“AAAH!! Kkaaah…!! Save meee!!!”

Gladden’s men scattered in all directions and began to run away.

Soon after, inside the bandit hideout, there are the warrior party members and Thousand Eyes.

And only Hyunwoo, who was lying on the floor, and Eterna and I, who were hiding near the entrance, were left.

“Geuhehehehe… Indeed, indeed. I guess I deserve to be called a harem warrior. You’ve gathered all these soft and plump women…. I’ll rip their lower stomachs open and chew on their insides while they’re still alive.”

“Ugh….!! You….!”

“Don’t look at me with dirty eyes!!”

Julia, Krimhilt, and Sion stand guard against the Thousand Eyes while maintaining their combat readiness.

I activated the chlorine and gave them instructions.

“Julia, Krimhilt. Never attack recklessly, and focus on buying time by defending. If you attack him in his current state, it will only repeat the foolish actions of the warrior earlier. Be careful of the shockwave that occurs when he strikes the ground during his attack. ”

(…….!!)

(Okay, but… what about the attack?)