Chapter 148
My Villains Episode 148
38. golden slush(5)
Below Longville's Keep.
Rumbling-
As the passage closed just before Phoenix crossed over, Ellen let out a yell that was close to a scream..
“siren-!”
“How to do this, this, this……
“Open it again, right now!”
At Ellen's high-handed command, Siren turned pale and stammered..
“Oh, no. ‘Passage of the Earth’ is a difficult and difficult spell, and there is no falcon or medium.,”
“Don't be stupid, do something!”
“Uh, ah, I, I……
“Useless - get out of the way!”
After pushing away the Lao family wizard, Ellen opened the glass bottle she was holding in her hand..
For a moment, all the terrible possibilities that could arise when drinking this dark-colored potion flashed through my mind..
“Phew.”
For a moment, Ellen washed away her fear in one deep breath and drank the potion in one gulp..
“Okay.”
A strange taste that will make you nauseous. Ellen, who was shivering, was soon overcome by a strange sensation..
Following the feeling of helplessness that makes your legs shake, a feeling of liberation comes, as if a heavy burden has been lifted.…….
‘ Done.’
Ellen sensed that her gamble had paid off and quickly closed her eyes..
‘My addiction has been cured. Although the mana was scattered……
After examining her condition through a brief contemplation, she stretched out her hand toward Amias..
“poi's bag!”
“yes‘?”
“Give it to me!”
“Ah, here it is.”
Amias, who was supporting Buni, was startled and gave up his backpack when Ellen fired at him with the intention of pouring out a stream of blue flames..
The backpack had a large tear on the top, but most of the valuables were intact. The same was true for Ellen's equipment that Phoenix was in charge of due to mana addiction..
“Huuuuup-”
Ellen puffed out her chest and absorbed mana from the crystal ball, put Aelo's feather decoration on her ear, and flew straight up..
Little Yeongji was quickly awakened by a sudden uproar in the middle of the night..
The doorway shook with the fierce cries and shouts of the soldiers. The night sky was bright with the torches on the wooden fence and the flames spreading through the wheat fields..
Ellen added her hand to the noise and light..
“Lumfere (explode)）-!”
The embers that had grown in size within the circle drawn by the wand descended fiercely. A fireball as big as a human head hit the Anupads and exploded..
Boom!
Fifteen monsters were devoured by the rising pillar of fire, and a similar number were caught in the explosion and rolled around on the floor..
The Anupads had no way to resist the bombardment pouring down from the sky. The two-headed shaman disappeared with the queen, and the best archer, the hybrid Jua Ma, had an injured arm..
Pretzel
Anupads began to scatter in confusion as the fireball fell again..
Kae-aeng, kae-aeng-
Not only did they have no means of counterattack, they also had no focal point to do so. General O'unshieda and the red Pshaka were killed by Utequai, and lieutenant Shit'ug and the blue Pshaqi were killed by Phoenix..
Kk-! Kung, kung!
The Queen's confidant, 'Tongbone Gishta', tried to calm the chaos, but his efforts were in vain as the third fireball ignited..
Seeing the Anupads crowding under the wooden fence curling up and disappearing, Ellen took a deep breath and looked down..
Thanks to the pillars of fire rising from all over the grass, the area beneath the rocky mound was as bright as day. However, Phoenix was nowhere to be seen..
“poi, poi……
My breathing becomes heavy due to an ominous premonition, and mana flows out like fog through my eyes. Because his mind was shaken, his control over mana weakened..
Just before the fire witch loses her mind,
“Ellen!”
A loud, clear, familiar roar.
Ellen's neck spun as if it were about to break, and the spirit of dance appeared without warning and embraced her. Ellen flew over the soldiers' heads like a bird and quickly landed at a certain point on the fence..
“trunnion.”
“Ellen!”
As soon as Phoenix faced Ellen, he narrowed his eyes..
“You drank that potion.?”
“……huh.”
“Without fear - hey! Do you know what it is? If it was poison or something……
Phoenix, who was angry, soon found a water drop hanging from his big eye and kept his mouth shut..
“you.”
Unlike the moist eyes, Ellen's expression had suddenly become cold. It's because I looked at Poynix's body again..
Of course he was a mess.
His hair and tunic were covered in dust, his arms and legs were covered in scratches, and he had an arrow stuck in his back and calf..
However, what caught Ellen's attention more than anything else was the woman in Phoenix's arms..
The woman, who was only covering her important parts with a familiar half-cloak, had her eyes closed as if she had fainted..
There were red marks on the woman's palms, wrists, thighs, and calves. Judging by the droplets of blood, it looked like it had been scratched by a rough rope or something..
Those things were not visible to the eyes with the twin wicks on..
Instead, the field of view was filled with long, slightly raised eyes, a smooth line extending to the tip of the nose, slightly parted small lips, transparent skin that reflects the light of the moon, a slim jawline exposed beneath flowing black hair, and a rope neatly knotted around the neck..
Phoenix's arm was firmly supporting the woman's flawless forearms and elastic thighs..
The frost-filled eyes turned to Phoenix..
“……that. what?”
They say life is about not knowing what's ahead, but this time, things turned out in a strange way..
Many of the Named were killed, and the Anupads, hit by a barrage of arrows and fireballs, lifted their siege and scattered. Now the only Anupad around Longville are corpses with their tongues out..
Opinions were divided as to whether it had completely disintegrated or had temporarily retreated. My thought was the latter. Because I couldn't catch 'Queen Lamashda', the boss of Chapter 3 and the owner of Anupad's army..
Even taking into account such anxiety factors, the situation has improved significantly. It was a natural result as all external enemies that were visible immediately disappeared..
So if you ask me if I'm happy, I'm not really..
Two days have passed since we arrived in Longville..
Baroness Dionea gave us four rooms in the manor house. The largest room among them was the room where Amias' gang stayed..
I asked Boonie, scratching my eyebrows..
“How are you feeling now??”
“You're feeling much better, Poynix..”
“……That's good.”
Buni was lying on the bed with a simple smile on her face..
“why do you look like that?”
“you were the opposite.”
“yes?”
“Daio, no, I mean the Baroness's request. You were the opposite.”
As I muttered, Boonie nodded slightly..
“It was like that. But there is nothing to worry about. Actually, since I came to Longville, I've been against almost everything..”
“in everything?”
“I don't show it, but I'm actually a bit scared. So, I was opposed to asking the Lord to join me, and I was also opposed to continuing to follow the Lord.……
The good-looking young man scratched his nose with an awkward hand and continued speaking..
“I didn't even want to go into that mine..”
“……I did?”
“yes. I have a good sense of humor, so I thought that nothing good would happen just by looking at it. Luckily, everyone came out alive... … . No, if I say luck, would it be rude to Sir Ellen and Mr. Hatanka??”
“No, it's true. I got lucky.”
“Right? We were incredibly lucky that we survived while Vittorio, a veteran, was hit. furthermore……
Boonie smiled broadly..
“If you think about selling an arm for 100 silver coins, it is not a loss-making business. As a bonus, I also got a great adventure story. You could make a living just by selling stories to a bard..”
He lost his right arm in the battle with Anupads. He's smiling with a bandage wrapped around his shortened shoulder, but I can't tell if he's genuinely happy or just pretending to be happy..
Silence fell into the room as I chose the words in my mouth. Among his colleagues who were keeping their mouths shut, Steedman scratched his forehead and spoke..
“Yeah, that's a relief. Considering your poor skills, it's a miracle you're able to retire while still breathing..”
“Steedman.”
Amias frowned, but he shrugged..
“What's wrong?”
“I'm in the mood for a joke right now?”
“Then what is the atmosphere like??”
“I really need to explain.?”
Steedman snorted slightly and grabbed the glass bottle on the table with his bandaged hand. He drank a bottle of high-quality wine and continued speaking while wiping the corner of his mouth..
“What's the problem? Boonie will now go back to Lavalton and live a happy life. Even though he is a weakling, he has deep pockets and a healthy lower body, so he will be able to save money for his wife. If he buys a large ranch and fills it with pigs and chickens,,”
Buni, who had been listening quietly, frowned and joined in..
“I don't like chickens. I'm going to raise a cow.”
“Yes, do whatever you want, whether it's milking a cow or slitting a goat's backside. What matters now is that all that is left for Boonie is a rosy life. But why is everyone making faces??”
It wasn't entirely wrong..
Buni collected 40 silver coins in less than a month. In addition, I, the employer, added 60 coins as a gesture of consolation..
100 silver coins.
It was a considerable amount of money for the retirement fund of a mercenary in his early twenties. If you spend it sparingly, you can make a decent living without doing any work for the rest of your life..
“……okay. It's the life I dreamed of.”
Buni smiled brightly, but the atmosphere in the room showed no signs of improving..
Amias's gang are kids..
Although my skills had improved so far and I had become quite useful, I still lacked experience. It was natural to feel downcast upon seeing a colleague with a disability..
And to be honest, I was a kid too..
Whether it was a 30-year-old office worker or a 21-year-old driver, there was no know-how to soothe and cheer up the scared and downcast people..
All I could do was remind them that there were other options..
“Amias.”
“Yes, Poynix..”
“Mira, Steedman, Jenessa, Cole.”
At the sound of my name, the eyes of the Amias gang gathered. Although everyone had bandages here and there, their limbs were still intact. I glanced at them and opened my mouth..
“If you want to get rid of work, tell me.”
“••••••yes?”
“If you want to retire safely, go now. “Because I won’t catch you.” The mercenaries' expressions hardened at my firm tone..
I am not a hero. I don't even believe that a commoner like me can become a hero..
But I have to be a hero.
Because I know the coming apocalypse and how to prevent it. I don't know if I can do it, but if I don't act, the world will definitely end. For my own survival, I must become a hero..
To this vague sense of mission or responsibility, the specific goal of clearing Ellen's name was added. The motivation that was created like that was what made me continue my adventure..
On the other hand, the motive of Amias' gang was money..
“I can guarantee that what happened to Buni won't happen to you.?”
“but……
“Everyone made quite a bit of money. I don't miss the smell anymore?”
“If you swear to give up your mercenary life, I will give you a generous severance pay.” The room fell silent again..
At that time, a cautious knocking sound was heard. The person who came to the room was Father Bowen, a priest from Longville. I followed him and added to the Amias gang:.
“……Think slowly. Because there is time.”
Father Bowen was tending to the wound on Utequwai's shoulder..
I poured out my divine power and flattered him to drive away the anger, but the treatment was only completed after a long period of sweating. The ax spear used by 'Red Psha Ka' must have been quite a terrible object..
“……after. It will heal naturally from now on..
“Thank goodness. Thank you, Father..”
The bride shook her head, wiping the sweat from her bald head..
“No thanks, Sir. I just did what was natural as a shepherd of the Lord..”
Suddenly, he looked up at me with disapproving eyes..
“As a priest, may I give you some advice??”
“uh… … . Of course.”
In response to my answer, the priest glanced at the barbarian with bandages on his body. After seeing that Utequai was asleep, Bowen whispered in a low voice..
“Stay away from pagans.”
“……Pagans.?”
“Savages with primitive beliefs.”
When I heard the mention of Utequai and Druid Xanavas, I quietly scratched my eyebrows..
“Stay away from it as much as possible, and if you can't, pray every day. So that the soul is not defiled.”
« O ”
“As your shepherd, I am very concerned about your condition..”
As the bride's eyes flashed coldly, I reluctantly nodded..
“……All right. I pray every day.”
“great.”
“Thank you for your concern, Father..”
After handing over three gold coins with those words, Bowen smiled kindly..
“then. May the blessings of light be with you.”
“May the blessings of light be with you, too..”
After Bowen left, Ellen, who was leaning against the window in silence, pouted her lips..
“I don't think anyone would be a priest, but he is very greedy. That's why I'm losing my hair.”
Utequoi, who was lying on the bed, must have heard the muttering and slowly opened his eyes and looked around..
“ Did you go??”
“uh.”
“Okay.”
Utequai, who had been pretending to sleep, stood up and stretched and felt his wounds more..
“He may use his tongue carelessly, but he is a skilled priest..”
Even though he heard harsh words about him being an infidel, a barbarian, and a defilement of his soul, U Tequai did not seem to care. He turned his shoulders a couple of times and then looked back at me and Ellen..
“You guys said you had something to say..”
“Oh, that.”
Just as I was about to answer, Ellen's stern voice came in..
“‘It's not 'you'.”
“Not you? What are you talking about??”
“It's Po who has something to say, not me.
says.”
The guy crossed his arms and glanced at me..
“I don't know anything about that yet.”
“that?”
As Ute Kwai kept asking, Ellen frowned..
“The woman tied up in the opposite room.!”
“……ah. Is this that strange looking girl?.”
“okay.”
Ellen, with her arms crossed, leaned against the window and asked me questions as if interrogating me..
“Now tell me. That's a bunch?”
Avoiding the burning gaze, I sighed inwardly..
How much longer should I explain this?.
The worries were short-lived..
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