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The rocky mountain collapses.

The giant rock that had stood firmly in place for over a thousand years trembled, letting out a sigh that sounded like thunder.

Split and fallen chunks of rock rain down like a meteor shower and hit the forest.

Dust rose like smoke, and trees that were broken at the waist fell sideways with a tearing scream.

“Se, oh my… !”

“El Pinel… .”

The soldiers guarding the forest looked at the landslide that hit the forest in shock and fear.

It was a sight as if a dragon that only appears in legends was running rampant.

Those who fell, unable to withstand the shaking earth. Those who have left their mouths wide open and have forgotten what to say.

There were soldiers who knelt down and looked for God.

In my empty mind after witnessing a scene similar to a natural disaster, the safety of the knights dispatched there would not have even occurred to me.

The horses tied up in a corner of the camp were running wild and beating the fence with their hooves.

If I hadn’t tied the reins tightly with a rope, it would have run away long ago.

Like those deer running all at once out of the forest.

Some unlucky deer bowed their heads humbly and trembled with their limbs.

Even if you search the entire world, you will rarely find animals more polite than these.

Because the head that has been flattened in the ground will never raise its head again.

—-

In a forest where disaster struck.

Three shadows rushed through the yellow fog like an angry wind.

The two tracks were extremely dizzy and chaotic.

If you look at it from the sky, it looks like a child’s scribbles.

It turns sharply to avoid falling rocks, and slides under a fallen tree trunk at an angle.

Friede and Damien ran desperately, jumping over and over the obstacles on the ground.

On the other hand, the other trajectory drew a neat straight line.

So, my trajectory.

If a rock falls on your head, speed up momentarily and pass by.

If a tree trunk gets in the way, it breaks open and moves on.

All obstacles on the ground were kicked away.

“Aaagh!”

Milia, who was carried on her back, occasionally screamed.

The high-pitched sound coming from next to my head hurt my ears, but I couldn’t leave it to the other kids.

Because I was the fastest, and they seemed too busy taking care of themselves.

“You! After leaving here! I must! To the ward-sigh!-to the ward, I’ll send you away! I understand!!”

Friede shouted so that the forest rang loudly.

It looks like your mouth isn’t very busy. Even though I almost fell asleep while talking.

“You’ll even pay for my treatment? As expected of a senior! I will definitely ask for something!”

“Gyaaa!!”

Friede screamed like an animal.

If I tease him any more, a saw might come flying my way.

I closed my mouth and ran diligently.

“How much further do we have to go?! Slowly out of breath… !”

Damian, who was panting repeatedly, probably reached his limit, shouted with a desperate look on his face.

Sweat was running down his forehead, and his eyes, distorted with urgency, were shaking like waves.

“Don’t talk, run! Just go a little further!”

After hearing my answer, Damien gritted his teeth and moved his feet.

It was fortunate that the great sword was shattered.

I was already wearing a body of iron armor, but if I had run with that piece of iron, I would have fallen from exhaustion a long time ago.

—-

After running for about twenty minutes, we finally arrived at the campsite.

It took some time as I changed the route here and there.

I was also worried that Damien and Friede might collapse, so I ran along with them.

Fortunately, the aftermath of the collapse did not seem to have reached the camp.

“Ha… ha… . I thought I was going to die here… !”

“That’s right… .”

The two people who arrived at the camp fell asleep and were breathing heavily.

It was as if we didn’t even notice the soldiers around us looking at us with bored expressions.

Milia, who was being carried on my back, seemed to be mentally exhausted as well, leaning against my back and hanging limply.

Everyone has lost their taste. If this is the case, who should report the results?

… Am I the only one? Then I have no choice, I have no choice but to do it.

He carefully lowered Milia, placed her on a tree trunk, and approached the soldiers.

“Demon, monster! A monster came out of the dungeon!”

Several frightened soldiers pointed their weapons.

The trembling tip of the spear points towards me.

It wasn’t particularly threatening, and it was even funny.

“What are you doing, you bastards! Look at the armor! You’re the knight who came on a subjugation mission!”

Veteran soldiers who still had their sanity blocked those soldiers.

Still, I’m glad there are people I can talk to.

“Imperial knight belonging to Remnant Academy, Friede and 3 others. I returned after completing the Carmine Dungeon subjugation mission. Are you in charge here? The other three are exhausted, so I would like to request some follow-up action.”

He approached the soldier who appeared to be the most senior and spoke to him.

It was a man with a blue epaulet on his left shoulder and a sword on his waist.

The soldier, who was momentarily shocked, soon saluted politely.

“Glory to the knight! This is squad leader Max. Please tell us your request and we will take action right away!”

Max? It’s a name that seems likely to cause a labor revolution.

If he had even a hairy beard, he would have been arrested.

“Okay. I need to report the results and go back to the system, so please give me a wagon and a week’s worth of food. Bring me a healer too.”

“Yes!”

Max nodded and gave various instructions to the other soldiers.

I leaned against the still-vibrating fence, lit a cigarette, and watched the rocky mountain shake itself.

It was spectacular to see from a distance. It was a disaster when I was in the middle of it.

“Hey, driver. If you don’t mind, may I ask you a few questions?”

Max spoke cautiously.

“Questions? If you have any questions, please ask.”

“Thank you. So the first question is, have you defeated all the monsters in the dungeon?”

Well, that’s fine. Maybe he’s alive?

It would be the best ending if he just died, but… After all, it’s a command sergeant, so that can’t be possible.

“I don’t know. Isn’t it buried somewhere down there?”

He pointed with his cigarette at the rocky mountain that was still belching.

Looking at it collapsing so violently, wouldn’t the inside have been flattened without any empty space?

I hope so.

Max looked at the rocky mountain with a bored expression.

“Was that really what the drivers did? Oh my god, I thought a dragon had appeared.”

“You have a lot of imagination. I heard that all dragons died long ago.”

okay. Dragons are just a legend, there is not a single one in this world.

now.

” That’s how I learned it too… The dragons of Jin say that the dragons are just taking a long sleep.”

“That’s just their faith. Anyway, we didn’t cause the landslide.”

It’s not a lie.

Because ‘we’ didn’t do it, I did it.

I didn’t necessarily want to reveal the truth as it was.

It’s also a bit uncomfortable to accuse the Ka’har of intentionally destroying the ruins.

Everyone will be interested in what they saw inside that made them do such a thing.

That’s troublesome. I even broke it on purpose.

“Then what happened…? ?”

“Well… It would be like the aftermath of a battle, so to speak. The fight with the monster was a bit intense. We destroyed each other’s dungeons here and there, and that’s what ended up happening. So I quickly escaped.”

“… Was there ever such a strong monster?”

Cold sweat broke out on Max’s forehead.

It’s worth it. If such a monster had come out of the dungeon, they would have been the first to be slaughtered.

“Okay. The inside of the dungeon was so dark that it was difficult for demons to breathe, and master-level monsters were jumping out. I guess I died because I couldn’t get out of there… Just in case, when I return, I plan to ask them to designate this place as prohibited.”

“Master level… !”

Max opened his eyes wide and muttered blankly.

The soldiers brought a healing priest, so the short conversation with Max ended there.

young man. He was a rank priest with the Holy Mark of Shaulithe hanging around his neck.

When he saw my injury, he rushed over and performed a miracle of healing.

“What do you think? Do you think you’ll get better soon?”

“Yes. Fortunately, considering the injuries from the demon fight, there is almost no erosion of demon energy. Have you tried drinking holy water like water?”

The priest nodded. It was a welcome sound.

By the way, it seems that wounds caused by demonic energy are difficult to heal, right?

So, is this the case with the disabled people or people covered in scars that we sometimes see?

One healing art was a world that seemed closer to the future world, let alone the modern world, so I wondered why people with disabilities were sometimes seen there.

“It’s not like that, I think it’s probably because of the anti-horsepower.”

“Ah, are you the one who has received the grace of Anti-Demon? That’s amazing! … … But why does this impression… .”

The last murmur was in a very quiet voice.

So much so that even I had a hard time understanding it.

What is my impression, you old man?

Even if you’re blessed by God, you might look a little scary.

Wouldn’t Carol the Great, whom you praise so much, look incredibly cruel in the eyes of these races?

—-

While the priest who healed my wounds tended to the condition of the other three, the soldiers returned with the carriage.

It seemed like it was difficult because the horses were quite excited.

Still, I can finally go back.

I got into the carriage with my companions.

Damian, who lost his weapon, was temporarily supplied with a soldier’s greatsword.

It was a simple steel greatsword, and since it was for use by soldiers, it wasn’t that big… It’s better than nothing.