“Woof!”
“Ouch! Don't breathe through your nose! ”
“Ha, but... ugh! ”
It's been three hours since I started following the Eloaks.
The faces of the soldiers, other than me, were not words. All of them were trembling, one hand blocking their noses and breathing heavily through their mouths.
The knights frowned at whether they were using error or not, but not just soldiers.
“Eloak.... I wondered how bad it was. ”
It smells like monsters running away, so I'm guessing it's pretty nasty.
But the smell that the Eloaks left behind was beyond imagining.
The first time I smelled it, I knew what happened to my nose. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a stink in the world.
“Ha… ha. I'm really going to die. I can't get used to it. ”
“Come on, Max. ”
When I saw Max's crude mollusk, my tears covered my eyes.
He's old, but he's in trouble.
“Yes... Wait, why do you look so good? ”
“What?”
“Why are you so lively? ”
“I'm still young. It's hard, but I don't feel comfortable with it. ”
“Oh, yeah? ”
“Yes.”
Of course not. As soon as I smelled this awful smell, I opened the shop window and purchased an item to block the smell of the invisibility mask.
The price is 50G! One function that prevents odors is quite expensive.
‘But I can't keep smelling this awful smell. ’
I wanted to give masks to Uncle Max and Uncle Jeff one by one.
‘It's not a dangerous situation, but we can't just waste G's. ’
It's 50 Gs, not 5 Gs. A situation where you need an extra 100G to buy two more.
I'm sorry for you guys, but the smell is not harmful to your body, so you'll be fine if you just bear with it.
“Knight, I think we're deep in the canyon. How much farther?" ”
“Hmm……. ”
The old knight glanced at the artifact in my hand and the canyon in turn.
“The light of the artifact has gotten stronger. Tarien must be not far from here. But we don't know the exact distance. ”
Where we are now is the heart of the canyon, not the outskirts.
Seeing Harpies flying around in the sky, you must have come to the right place.
The question is whether the Eloques are continuing in our direction.
“Shouldn't we start working on something else? We don't know when the Eloques are going the other way. ”
“That's right. Hmm……. ”
It's not a protected forest, and it's all thanks to the Eloak that we can chat like this in the heart of the canyon.
The stench they left behind is preventing the monsters from coming.
But you can't rely on luck forever.
“Well, ah, knight! How about that?”
At that moment, I thought of a good way.
“Is there any good way? ”
“I'm taking the Eloak with me. ”
Isn't that great?
We don't follow Eloaks, we take them and take them wherever we go.
If we use it really well, we can get Tarien without engaging the Harpies.
“You……. ”
“Yes!”
“Are you out of your mind?"
“Yes?”
I didn't want to save Tarien so soon, but I thought about it and told her.
“How are you going to cope with that smell? I can't believe we're walking around on such a distant street. ”
“The smell... Ah. ”
I forgot for a moment that I was wearing a odor mask.
You smell them up close? Probably everyone falls apart except me in a mask.
But you can't give everybody a mask.
“Kaiyan! If you're going to do something crazy like that, stop it! Are you trying to kill me? ”
“White Captain, let's not do that! I'm still gonna die! ”
I could see how stupid I was when I saw the soldiers' reactions as well as those of you.
“Hmmm, well, if it didn't smell like it, you'd think it was a good idea. Unfortunately, we'll find another way. ”
“Yes, I understand. ”
‘I guess I'll have to see the blood after all. ’
I can think of no other good way to do this right now.
At best, we should be careful about breaking into the Harpies' nests and bringing Tarien.
‘How many will survive that way. ’
Five people are lucky enough to survive.
It's a problem if you survive. How are they going to escape from here to Pannibelun?
“Ah! The Elocs have turned! ”
“What?”
‘So far.’
One of the Knights who was leading the way shouted urgently.
The elk, who were moving in the distance, did what he said, first turned.
“Knight, which way...? ”
“Phew, that's different. ”
I asked myself, just in case.
The direction of the Eloak is different from the direction we need to go. I can't take their help anymore.
Caaaak
Queek
Somehow, the monsters in the sky felt like they were waiting for this moment.
“Everyone draw your weapons. From now on, move quickly. ”
Chong Ang
At the old knight's command, both knights and soldiers draw their weapons.
“Rather, I think this is better. Rather than the stench.”
“Khh, you too? Me too.”
“Harpies don't kill you! ”
Soldiers try to relax by joking with each other, but they can't hide their trembling hands.
“I'm in the lead! Follow me as closely as you can! Let's go!”
“Yes!”
We need to narrow our distance from Tarien while there are still some remnants of the Eloak. Our physical strength is limited.
Focusing on the old knight, the seventh Special Forces quickly ran forward. Stay as close to the canyon as possible.
“If we stick close to the rocks, they won't be able to find us! So stay close! ”
Good judgment.The Harpies don't have good eyes for other aerial monsters like Giant Eagle.
If we stick to the rocks, there's a good chance the shadows won't find them.
‘Tariena, where the hell are you? ’
I feel like I want to find him using the items I found on Orc Road.
However, it was strange to take out the items that Gaborah had mentioned, and above all, I was reluctant to use them because I didn't know what kind of danger Tarien was in by the spotlight function.
‘But I'm going so carefully.... ’
“Queek!”
“Damn it!”
I thought about it and I got caught by a Harpy.
Why is this Harpy not in the sky and down the canyon? Get people in trouble.
“We've been through this! ”
“Oh no! Let's go!”
It took longer than I thought, but eventually it did.
Everyone runs swiftly with their weapons forward.
‘You first. ’
Yuck.
I was running with a slightly more proficient archery skill than before, and pulled the bow.
The target is the Harpy who discovered us first.
Thung!
“Queek?”
Phew!
The arrow that flew into the target shattered his head without even a scratch.
He collapses powerlessly without even screaming.
“Queek!”
“Gaaaah!”
As he fell, the Harpies in the sky started coming down to the ground one by one.
Hundreds of them, by the way. If we had the force now, we'd be able to take it out in no time.
‘This is their nest. The longer we wait, the more disadvantageous we are. ’
As soon as you defeat hundreds of them, there is a good chance that thousands more Harpies will come. Then it's over.
‘Harpies don't give a lot of experience. ’
Yuck, yum!
You continue to shoot arrows as you run. To get G and EXP just in case.
I suddenly remembered what Jeff and Max said.
Don't trust anyone if you want to die on the battlefield.
Knng.
I burst into a burst of strength with both hands of the bow.
‘Yes, I'm the only one you can trust. ’
Those Harpies look a little strange combining birds and humans.
Then, are they more like birds or humans? Birds? Humans?
You can tell that for sure by looking at their residence.
A wooden nest. It's a perfect place for a bird's head. ’
Half an hour running through the Harpies following an old knight in the middle of the canyon.
Eight knights and three soldiers, including me, survived out of a total of 26. Of course, Max and Jeff are among the three.
We were able to get here at such a cost. Though, of course, four knights were sacrificed in the middle to buy some time.
“Tarien must be out there somewhere. ”
“I see.”
Don't you think the dead soldiers and knights feel sorry for the old knights? How can I only worry about Tarien without changing my face?
It's too different from the way I used to look. The love that I had unknowingly fell apart.
“Don't you all have a better idea? How to save Tarien. ”
The old knight scolded the other knights, but was silent.
That's probably natural. Objectively speaking, there can't be a good way to deal with the situation.
It's a miracle we made it here alive in the first place.
“Well, what about that? ”
A deputy knight who had been building a statue of death since he entered the monster residence opened his mouth.
“Draw the Harpies from one side. And the rest of us will quickly rescue Tarien. ”
‘That son of a bitch. ’
The deputy knight didn't come up with a bad idea. It's just that someone needs to make a sacrifice.
But the deputy took it out and looked at me and the guys closely. That would definitely make us the scapegoats.
“I'm luring.... That's the most likely story I've come up with so far. But……. ”
The old knight shuts his mouth. I'm thinking about who I'm going to sacrifice.
Gulp.
I drooled by myself.
The old knight opens his mouth again when he shouts, "I hope not."
“Jeff White Captain. ”
“Yes.”
“Did I mention you have a family? ”
“Yes, I have a wife and three children. ”
“I see.”
An old knight who finished a short story with Jeff looked at Max this time.
“Was your name Max... Poland? ”
“That's right.”
“You must have a family, right? ”
“Well, since I'm old, ”
Why do they ask why they have a family? What are you trying to say?
I begged myself, please don't say what I think. That way, the old knight will hate you.
“I have a proposition for you two. ”
Gulp.
I think it's because of the silence, the sound of someone sneezing in my ears.
“If you'll lure the Harpies away for a moment, I'll reward you greatly. I'll listen to anything you want. ”
I ended up doing it. The old knight said something he shouldn't have.
Seduce me for a second? Is that even possible when you have no idea how many Harpies there are?
‘Knights.’
He has shown me so far.
Sometimes a friendly neighbor's grandfather.
Sometimes I feel the fragrance of my family.
It was all a lie. The old knight was no different than any other knight who regards the lives of the common man as trivial.
“Anything...? ”
Unlike Max, who was thinking about it with his eyes closed, Jeff immediately said.
“I'm not a knight. A shaman of the House Cheniavin who bears the title of Baron. I promise you my last name. I'll listen to anything.”
“… Got it. As long as you keep your promise. ”
I desperately urged him to refuse, but what came out of Jeff's mouth said yes. And...
“Phew, I guess I should do that, too. ”
Even Uncle Max was thinking about it with his eyes closed.
I learned the identity of the old knight I was so curious about, but I didn't notice it.
Taking over my inner self is an unbearable anger and disappointment in the knights.
"I don't think of you as people anymore. ’
“Woof!”
“Ouch! Don't breathe through your nose! ”
“Ha, but... ugh! ”
It's been three hours since I started following the Eloaks.
The faces of the soldiers, other than me, were not words. All of them were trembling, one hand blocking their noses and breathing heavily through their mouths.
The knights frowned at whether they were using error or not, but not just soldiers.
“Eloak.... I wondered how bad it was. ”
It smells like monsters running away, so I'm guessing it's pretty nasty.
But the smell that the Eloaks left behind was beyond imagining.
The first time I smelled it, I knew what happened to my nose. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a stink in the world.
“Ha… ha. I'm really going to die. I can't get used to it. ”
“Come on, Max. ”
When I saw Max's crude mollusk, my tears covered my eyes.
He's old, but he's in trouble.
“Yes... Wait, why do you look so good? ”
“What?”
“Why are you so lively? ”
“I'm still young. It's hard, but I don't feel comfortable with it. ”
“Oh, yeah? ”
“Yes.”
Of course not. As soon as I smelled this awful smell, I opened the shop window and purchased an item to block the smell of the invisibility mask.
The price is 50G! One function that prevents odors is quite expensive.
‘But I can't keep smelling this awful smell. ’
I wanted to give masks to Uncle Max and Uncle Jeff one by one.
‘It's not a dangerous situation, but we can't just waste G's. ’
It's 50 Gs, not 5 Gs. A situation where you need an extra 100G to buy two more.
I'm sorry for you guys, but the smell is not harmful to your body, so you'll be fine if you just bear with it.
“Knight, I think we're deep in the canyon. How much farther?" ”
“Hmm……. ”
The old knight glanced at the artifact in my hand and the canyon in turn.
“The light of the artifact has gotten stronger. Tarien must be not far from here. But we don't know the exact distance. ”
Where we are now is the heart of the canyon, not the outskirts.
Seeing Harpies flying around in the sky, you must have come to the right place.
The question is whether the Eloques are continuing in our direction.
“Shouldn't we start working on something else? We don't know when the Eloques are going the other way. ”
“That's right. Hmm……. ”
It's not a protected forest, and it's all thanks to the Eloak that we can chat like this in the heart of the canyon.
The stench they left behind is preventing the monsters from coming.
But you can't rely on luck forever.
“Well, ah, knight! How about that?”
At that moment, I thought of a good way.
“Is there any good way? ”
“I'm taking the Eloak with me. ”
Isn't that great?
We don't follow Eloaks, we take them and take them wherever we go.
If we use it really well, we can get Tarien without engaging the Harpies.
“You……. ”
“Yes!”
“Are you out of your mind?"
“Yes?”
I didn't want to save Tarien so soon, but I thought about it and told her.
“How are you going to cope with that smell? I can't believe we're walking around on such a distant street. ”
“The smell... Ah. ”
I forgot for a moment that I was wearing a odor mask.
You smell them up close? Probably everyone falls apart except me in a mask.
But you can't give everybody a mask.
“Kaiyan! If you're going to do something crazy like that, stop it! Are you trying to kill me? ”
“White Captain, let's not do that! I'm still gonna die! ”
I could see how stupid I was when I saw the soldiers' reactions as well as those of you.
“Hmmm, well, if it didn't smell like it, you'd think it was a good idea. Unfortunately, we'll find another way. ”
“Yes, I understand. ”
‘I guess I'll have to see the blood after all. ’
I can think of no other good way to do this right now.
At best, we should be careful about breaking into the Harpies' nests and bringing Tarien.
‘How many will survive that way. ’
Five people are lucky enough to survive.
It's a problem if you survive. How are they going to escape from here to Pannibelun?
“Ah! The Elocs have turned! ”
“What?”
‘So far.’
One of the Knights who was leading the way shouted urgently.
The elk, who were moving in the distance, did what he said, first turned.
“Knight, which way...? ”
“Phew, that's different. ”
I asked myself, just in case.
The direction of the Eloak is different from the direction we need to go. I can't take their help anymore.
Caaaak
Queek
Somehow, the monsters in the sky felt like they were waiting for this moment.
“Everyone draw your weapons. From now on, move quickly. ”
Chong Ang
At the old knight's command, both knights and soldiers draw their weapons.
“Rather, I think this is better. Rather than the stench.”
“Khh, you too? Me too.”
“Harpies don't kill you! ”
Soldiers try to relax by joking with each other, but they can't hide their trembling hands.
“I'm in the lead! Follow me as closely as you can! Let's go!”
“Yes!”
We need to narrow our distance from Tarien while there are still some remnants of the Eloak. Our physical strength is limited.
Focusing on the old knight, the seventh Special Forces quickly ran forward. Stay as close to the canyon as possible.
“If we stick close to the rocks, they won't be able to find us! So stay close! ”
Good judgment.The Harpies don't have good eyes for other aerial monsters like Giant Eagle.
If we stick to the rocks, there's a good chance the shadows won't find them.
‘Tariena, where the hell are you? ’
I feel like I want to find him using the items I found on Orc Road.
However, it was strange to take out the items that Gaborah had mentioned, and above all, I was reluctant to use them because I didn't know what kind of danger Tarien was in by the spotlight function.
‘But I'm going so carefully.... ’
“Queek!”
“Damn it!”
I thought about it and I got caught by a Harpy.
Why is this Harpy not in the sky and down the canyon? Get people in trouble.
“We've been through this! ”
“Oh no! Let's go!”
It took longer than I thought, but eventually it did.
Everyone runs swiftly with their weapons forward.
‘You first. ’
Yuck.
I was running with a slightly more proficient archery skill than before, and pulled the bow.
The target is the Harpy who discovered us first.
Thung!
“Queek?”
Phew!
The arrow that flew into the target shattered his head without even a scratch.
He collapses powerlessly without even screaming.
“Queek!”
“Gaaaah!”
As he fell, the Harpies in the sky started coming down to the ground one by one.
Hundreds of them, by the way. If we had the force now, we'd be able to take it out in no time.
‘This is their nest. The longer we wait, the more disadvantageous we are. ’
As soon as you defeat hundreds of them, there is a good chance that thousands more Harpies will come. Then it's over.
‘Harpies don't give a lot of experience. ’
Yuck, yum!
You continue to shoot arrows as you run. To get G and EXP just in case.
I suddenly remembered what Jeff and Max said.
Don't trust anyone if you want to die on the battlefield.
Knng.
I burst into a burst of strength with both hands of the bow.
‘Yes, I'm the only one you can trust. ’
Those Harpies look a little strange combining birds and humans.
Then, are they more like birds or humans? Birds? Humans?
You can tell that for sure by looking at their residence.
A wooden nest. It's a perfect place for a bird's head. ’
Half an hour running through the Harpies following an old knight in the middle of the canyon.
Eight knights and three soldiers, including me, survived out of a total of 26. Of course, Max and Jeff are among the three.
We were able to get here at such a cost. Though, of course, four knights were sacrificed in the middle to buy some time.
“Tarien must be out there somewhere. ”
“I see.”
Don't you think the dead soldiers and knights feel sorry for the old knights? How can I only worry about Tarien without changing my face?
It's too different from the way I used to look. The love that I had unknowingly fell apart.
“Don't you all have a better idea? How to save Tarien. ”
The old knight scolded the other knights, but was silent.
That's probably natural. Objectively speaking, there can't be a good way to deal with the situation.
It's a miracle we made it here alive in the first place.
“Well, what about that? ”
A deputy knight who had been building a statue of death since he entered the monster residence opened his mouth.
“Draw the Harpies from one side. And the rest of us will quickly rescue Tarien. ”
‘That son of a bitch. ’
The deputy knight didn't come up with a bad idea. It's just that someone needs to make a sacrifice.
But the deputy took it out and looked at me and the guys closely. That would definitely make us the scapegoats.
“I'm luring.... That's the most likely story I've come up with so far. But……. ”
The old knight shuts his mouth. I'm thinking about who I'm going to sacrifice.
Gulp.
I drooled by myself.
The old knight opens his mouth again when he shouts, "I hope not."
“Jeff White Captain. ”
“Yes.”
“Did I mention you have a family? ”
“Yes, I have a wife and three children. ”
“I see.”
An old knight who finished a short story with Jeff looked at Max this time.
“Was your name Max... Poland? ”
“That's right.”
“You must have a family, right? ”
“Well, since I'm old, ”
Why do they ask why they have a family? What are you trying to say?
I begged myself, please don't say what I think. That way, the old knight will hate you.
“I have a proposition for you two. ”
Gulp.
I think it's because of the silence, the sound of someone sneezing in my ears.
“If you'll lure the Harpies away for a moment, I'll reward you greatly. I'll listen to anything you want. ”
I ended up doing it. The old knight said something he shouldn't have.
Seduce me for a second? Is that even possible when you have no idea how many Harpies there are?
‘Knights.’
He has shown me so far.
Sometimes a friendly neighbor's grandfather.
Sometimes I feel the fragrance of my family.
It was all a lie. The old knight was no different than any other knight who regards the lives of the common man as trivial.
“Anything...? ”
Unlike Max, who was thinking about it with his eyes closed, Jeff immediately said.
“I'm not a knight. A shaman of the House Cheniavin who bears the title of Baron. I promise you my last name. I'll listen to anything.”
“… Got it. As long as you keep your promise. ”
I desperately urged him to refuse, but what came out of Jeff's mouth said yes. And...
“Phew, I guess I should do that, too. ”
Even Uncle Max was thinking about it with his eyes closed.
I learned the identity of the old knight I was so curious about, but I didn't notice it.
Taking over my inner self is an unbearable anger and disappointment in the knights.
"I don't think of you as people anymore. ’
