Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 147
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The guy who was taking off his gear almost frantically was struck with a soccer kick in the face, knocking him out, and the surroundings were miserable..
The fireball floating in the sky was getting smaller and losing its shape, but the 30 or so burning corpses showed no signs of going out for a while..
"Once this matter is resolved, I'll have to study some theoretical magic.."
It's not a question of whether you can use magic or not, but whether you can respond or not..
To be honest, I was heartbroken because I had never thought that such magic could not be dealt with even if the timing was slightly delayed..
Because I could see the movement of magical power, I roughly understood what the principle was. The fireball floating in the air acted as a giant eye made of magic, and the mana that spewed out like a thread from there was artificially placed in the armor the mercenaries were wearing..
And he even burned it all down using that mana as fuel. It was similar to pouring gasoline and starting a fire, but the fact that it was done using magic was scary..
It will certainly consume not only time but also mana and require the user's computational ability. I don't even want to imagine what kind of catastrophe would occur if even one stone flew by and interfered with the caster's spell. Considering that Lellie gave up his geographical advantage and went to an area that was no different from open ground to cast the spell, there must be a range issue..
But even taking that into account, the activation time was too short compared to its power. So much so that I worry that if a wizard better than Lellier were to cast that type of magic in a similar but more secretive way, I would inevitably be defeated..
"For now, it would be right to be satisfied with the complete victory for now.."
Dragging the unconscious Werri Mk.2, I walked towards the vacant lot that would have originally served as the village square, and everyone, including Gaendal, began to gather on their own. Among them was Asili, who appeared from the forest, albeit in a slightly different direction, and as if confirming that the situation had been resolved, Gees was also circling up there, looking for a place to land..
"LDI? Who are these people??"
Oh, I couldn't write a letter about the abandoned dungeon. The other people were making 'Ah' expressions as if they had already figured out that Asilier was an elf and that she called me by nicknames, so I decided to introduce them to Asilier first..
"These are adventurers who solved a quest together last time. Gaendal, Gin, Catherine, and the one who is struggling behind us is Lellie.."
Lelye was not just saying anything; he was walking with great difficulty. It would be nice to have someone help her, but seeing as she doesn't even approach Catherine, maybe there's a reason for it? As expected, since it is so large, it seems like there is no burden at all..
Still, it wasn't that far away, so I waved my hand hard to say hello as if he could hear my voice..
"This is Asilier. He is my benefactor and protector. And the friend who is currently circling up there, looking for a landing site, is called Gees. He's an official drake pilot.."
"Hehehe. It seems difficult to even call him a guardian anymore.."
"also! This is the elf I told you about back then.?"
Contrary to Catherine's reaction of clapping her hands and Gaendal's wide-eyed surprise, Gin tilted his head and stroked his beard. She seemed to be reliving her memories. She looked at Asillie, wondering if she was seeing her again, but she simply bowed her head slightly and gave her a formal greeting..
"Nice to meet you, Asilier. To be honest, since you said he was the one who raised Eldmia, I thought he was a northern elf or something.."
"Hehehe. Nice to meet you. L.D. has grown so big.."
The northern elves that Gaendal spoke about are not the slim elves with the beautiful appearance that people commonly think of, but rather muscular machos who can split skulls with their hands. It is said that his height is well above the average height of elves, so in some ways he may have a similar image to me..
Of course, if I stand next to him, it's obvious that I'll turn into a squid with the same size and muscles, so I never want to meet him..
"First of all, it seems like all the threats around us have been eliminated, so I'd like to help the survivors first. Is that okay, Eldmia??"
"of course. I have already achieved my goal, so I will help as much as I can.."
Gaendal, who burst into laughter when he answered by holding the back of Weri Mk.2, which was still unconscious, and shaking it moderately, simply divided the work. Because I completely trusted his judgment as a leader, I followed his instructions without a second thought and headed to the pantheon with Catherine..
He didn't forget to tell Gees, who was still floating in the sky, to join those in the clearing, and the door to the pantheon he arrived at was locked tightly with a huge latch..
"It's quiet?"
"I guess it's because I'm afraid. I'll open it."
"Whoa, whoa. Wait a minute Eldmia."
When a hand stopped me from immediately trying to lift the latch, I silently raised both hands in approval, and Catherine took a deep breath and shouted..
"Residents inside! We are adventurers who are here to help you! Is there anyone who can answer!"
"Well, you came to save me.?!"
The quiet pantheon suddenly became noisy. In the midst of my confusion as everyone was asking for help, yes Katrina shrugged her shoulders and said to me..
"Usually in these cases there are three types. Either they are in a state of confusion and are trying to get help, or they are trying to get revenge at the last minute by grabbing and stabbing at the door as soon as they open it, or they are really giving up on everything. In the last case, it really reacts like a living corpse.."
No matter how you look at it, it was not the last, so it must have been one of the first two cases, but Catherine seems to have been concerned about the second situation. This is another case I hadn't thought of. Of course, experienced adventurers are different..
As there was no answer from here, the numerous voices coming from inside began to quieten one by one, and Catherine opened her mouth again in response..
"The mercenaries that attacked you have all been taken care of! It may be confusing right now, but we'll do our best to help you get to a nearby city! So, please take good care of each other so that you don't get caught up in anxiety and act unexpectedly.!"
"Ah, I get it!"
As expected, Catherine is clearly a warrior of civilization. There is a huge sense of disconnect as I suddenly show off vocabulary that I don't use in everyday conversation..
For now, the commotion inside seemed to have calmed down to some extent, so we finally removed the latch and opened the door to the pantheon, and saw that the survivors were looking at us with eyes full of anxiety and anticipation..
And in that moment, just by making eye contact for a moment, we understood the posture we had to take in front of them..
Catherine proudly draped a large soldier as tall as herself over her shoulder, and I put the sword I was holding in its sheath with a nonchalant movement as if it was no big deal and spoke quietly..
"Come out. Now you are safe."
It was time to play the hero they hoped for in front of those who hoped for a hero and hoped for miraculous salvation..
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Silence, disbelief, surprise, joy, sadness.
The dramatic emotional changes shown by those who survived were completely natural. But there were no men and old people mixed in it..
Only children and women. Male slaves are not necessarily worthless; in fact, they probably took the initiative in fighting to protect them and ended up dying..
It is said that these were refugees from the border. After running away and reaching the inland area, which was considered stable, they agreed with other refugees nearby to request protection from the gateway city and were in the process of building a village..
"They say humans are worse than demons."
I was so angry that it was almost overflowing, so I stayed away from them for a while and stayed in the corner, and Asilier came up to me and hugged me from behind without saying anything. Maybe my expression was more rotten than I thought. Yes, Katrina seemed to be concerned about my situation, too, as she turned her gaze towards me and shook her hand once to show that it was okay..
"Mr. Gaendal hasn't come back yet.?"
"huh."
I didn't really hide from them why I came here. I didn't say more than necessary, but I did say that they were traitors' minions. Then, it had already been about 20 minutes before Gaendal disappeared into the forest with the guy, saying that he would extract the information I needed..
However, seeing as there hasn't been a single scream yet, it looks like they either moved farther than expected or are very cooperative..
When I thought of him throwing away his equipment in a desperate attempt to survive, he didn't seem like the type of person who had a lot of patience and would remain silent even when being tortured..
"There's probably no other slave trade that we don't know about.?"
"Because it was not in the information given by Zikmel. I hope so."
According to Gin's explanation, other villages suffered the same thing. Judging by the fact that some of those in the pantheon were from that village, it seems likely that a mercenary group called the Hawk's Claws did it..
Given the circumstances, it seems that the plan of the slave merchants we destroyed on the first day was to come in contact and take the people with them. It would not have been possible for only 40 people to lead 20 prisoners on a long journey across the country without a proper carriage..
In the end, it was all about how cooperative the sole survivor would be, so I stopped worrying and spent another ten minutes staring blankly at the rising sun..
Gaendal came back with a group of survivors from behind..
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