31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 210)
Rumbling. Rumbling.-!
The collapse of the smuggling route has begun..
The collapse started in the exact center and expanded to both the direction the pursuers were coming from and the direction Snow Seol was fleeing..
“Damage!”
“Also, run away!”
Rumbling. Rumbling.!
Snowfall confirmed that the collapse was larger than expected and shot Debrik..
“Whoa, no. The collapse will stop soon.”
dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd…
Soon, the screams of the Abi Gyu-hwan, coupled with the noise of the smuggling channel collapsing, filled the air. But fortunately, the screams and noise of the collapse gradually became distant..
“Look at it?”
I'm not sure if the victims on the other side are safe, but judging from the fact that the shaking has stopped, even if there were casualties, it wouldn't have been that many..
“Fuhahaha! Goodbye, you bastards! If I had known this would happen, I should have made it so that it fell apart.!”
“Kihahahaha!”
“Did you see them stop in shock? older brother?”
“Well then! It's obvious what skills the bugs have when they rush in at this time.!”
The smugglers laughed at the behavior of the transferees. It was clear that they had been tricked by Hein IV and pushed their way into the smuggling route..
‘Looks like the broker leaked the location..’
Did he recognize Princess Liona??
I was relieved because there was no such sign at all, but the situation became somewhat difficult..
‘I took a breather for now... The location may be specific..’
With this one move, it could be said that the group of transferors coming down from Nevenia were all blocked..
It will be a long time before they can reach the border and join us..
Meanwhile, Kang Seol and his party would already have crossed more than half of Adeline..
Doo doo doo doo….
“Hey, you.”
Debrik said to Kangseol, who was deep in thought..
“For some reason, it seems like I'm also involved because of you... But it was pretty good before?”
“Your wit was good..”
“under! You have eyes to see!”
- snort…
- yes, you are better!
- It wasn't bad, partner.’
Doo doo doo…
A group of people escaping through smuggling.
Debrik asked Kang Seol..
“hey! where are you going?”
“can't reveal.”
“Heh, I was just asking because I was worried there might be some overlap. Anyway, prepare yourself because you will definitely collect this debt later..”
“Anyway. At that time, we also expressed our gratitude..”
Debrick snorted at Kang Seol’s answer..
“If you can't speak... let's go! Guys.”
“Where are you going?”
“I have to go somewhere. Nevenia opened. Let’s move on before we get caught up in the rebellion for no reason..”
Compact…
Debrick and his party turn their heads.
Meanwhile, Debrick looked back to see if he had something to say..
“And did you say Princess Liona??”
“…….”
“It won't be easy to struggle. Tell me how to survive... I don't think it's possible at all..”
Brispin and Chadorph tried to get angry at those words, but the smugglers had already left with a big smile on their face..
“Never mind, princess. This is a story about low-level things..”
Liona responded to the consolation with a smile..
“I'm OK. That's right... It's true.”
“princess….”
“Raven, where do we go now??”
Snow pointed to the mountain range ahead.
“I will cross the mountain.”
“The Nogurs area has a reputation for being rugged... Can I travel on horseback??”
“You cannot use maintained roads. This is a group that stands out to everyone. And it's not like I can't speak..”
“ah! That's a good thing.”
“Well then, let's go.”
“haha… yes.”
As the princess tried to muster up the energy to answer, Chadorph became concerned..
“Line, are you okay??”
“yes. at all! It won't be a problem at all.”
“If you ever get tired, let me know! Let's coordinate the schedule..”
“Yes, thank you at least for your words..”
“Chadorp is not just a man of words! You know?”
“lol….”
“princess….”
What Kang Seol said was half right and half wrong..
As he said, the Nogurs Mountains were not impassable for horses..
However, there were sections where you had to get off your horse. Sections where you have to climb as if crawling, or dangerous sections where you could fall off your horse..
“Huh... Heo Eok….”
“Haaa… ha….”
Everyone had a hard time except Snowfall..
This was because of Brispin's age, Chadorp's move because he was wearing heavy armor, and Liona's because she had never done such a forced march before..
In Chardorf's case, even when I advised him to change into light clothing, he insisted, saying that he must not let down his guard even for a moment to protect the princess..
Thanks to this, Kang Seol, the most healthy one, led all four horses and moved..
“Huh... Heo Eok….”
Kang Seol checked the mountain landscape for a moment and said:.
“I guess it won't be possible to climb this mountain today at this speed..”
“then….”
“Let's take a break for a while. However, you won't be able to rest for long..”
“ha… ha… yes.”
Everyone's faces lit up..
I felt like I had to run away quickly, but my physical strength didn't keep up..
“…….”
Snowfall stared at Liona. She's been through so much in such a short period of time..
Chardorf said with a lively smile:.
“ha ha ha! Leave the sleeping to me, princess..”
“I know how to do this too.?”
“I'm training myself to use it for this kind of work..”
Chadorf has been steadily gathering supplies needed for sleeping from somewhere..
But they were all useless.
In Kangseol’s opinion, they were all crude. If I slept with those things on, the short rest I barely managed to secure could be ruined..
Chadorp seemed to have realized that too and said with a sheepish smile:.
“I'm sorry, princess. Even though sleeping in the open air may be a bit inconvenient, for now….”
“I'm fine, Chadorp. I'm thankful for that feeling.”
“thank you then….”
Regardless of whether or not they were having a pitiful conversation among themselves, Kang Seol took out the things he needed for bed from his belongings..
Pockets filled with thermal insulation stones.
Since we couldn't start a fire, we had to maintain our body temperature with pockets filled with insulating stones..
Especially in the case of Princess Liona, all of her clothes were thin..
Snowfall handed the bag to everyone..
Brispin was impressed..
“Ho... Could it be used in this way??”
Chadorff also seemed surprised, as if he had not expected that he would carry around such an expensive insulating stone..
“Bo, isn’t it a thermal insulation stone? That’s so many warming stones… Where does all this money come from?….”
“I never said I was poor.”
“Yes, but….”
“If you don't need it, I….”
“I'm not saying I don't need it, I'm just wondering if there are more.!”
If you have this many insulating stones, your bed will be warmly warm..
Chadorf's face lit up..
Princess Liona was also happy..
“and… This is really warm.”
“Hehe… It's called a thermal insulation stone, and it's an item favored by adventurers. Even knights often bring it with them during night training..”
This wasn't the only thing that Kangseol brought out..
Sigh…
Pillows and seats filled with high-quality Cukuru feathers.
“If you sleep on this you won't get tired..”
“This is it….”
“Don't you need it??”
“So what I'm saying is, is there one more? I'm a big guy so my body sticks out..”
Dragonflies with smiles blooming thanks to snowfall.
- Jingu: Doraemon… I'm sorry, I met a better person.
- Jingguya…
- I'm sick of bamboo helicopters…
While leaving, Kang Seol even prepared something to eat..
Suddenly.
Cheeeeee…
Snowfall that overloads the insulation and heats up the food..
The dish was completed while everyone was just watching Snow Seol busily preparing something..
[The dish is ready.]
[Smoked wild boar pork loin with young leaves is ready.]
[It smells good. The dish was a success.]
[The dish is ready.]
[Truffle stew is ready.]
[It smells good. The dish was a success.]
Snowfall served food to everyone..
“It's easy to just solve hunger..”
“yes yes? Simply?”
“Hmm… It smells good. Is this okay??”
“I sprayed some odor blocking scent earlier..”
“Well then, just relax….”
Everyone put snowfall's food in their mouths.
Liona's eyes widened..
Everyone looked at me with surprised eyes, as if responding to those pupils..
“Yes, the taste….”
“Doesn't it taste good??”
“It's so delicious! I was surprised!”
“Well, that's a relief..”
Chardorf smiled happily at the sight of the princess eating food like a squirrel. Then she looked back at Snowfall and nodded her head..
It means thank you.
There was such great power in the small happiness encountered in the midst of hardship..
Perhaps the memories of the moment she is enjoying now will give strength to Princess Liona on her path..
“lol… Getting out of the stuffy Royal Castle is helpful here. I almost never would have experienced a moment like this.?”
Chardorf laughed bitterly..
As soon as I ate warm food, my whole body became drowsy..
They fell asleep like that, except for Snowfall, who was on watch..
* * *
“Ugh….”
Princess Liona wakes up rubbing her eyes. She kept looking around to see if anything was uncomfortable..
“Umm… what's going on?”
Chardorf noticed the presence and took care of the princess's discomfort..
“that is….”
Liona whispered something to Chadorf..
Upon hearing this, Chadorf's complexion changed and he nodded..
Snowfall asked them.
“Is it a toilet??”
“hic….”
Lione was startled and stuttered..
“Wow, how can a princess do her business in the wilderness?.”
Chardorf responded:.
“Ahhh! Where else can you find such insulting words?!”
“So where are you going now??”
“Well, the night air is nice, so I'm going to take a walk with the princess for a while.!”
“Shall we guard together??”
When Snowfall tried to stand up, Chadorf stopped her..
“Now, don't follow me! The princess is not trying to solve the problem right now, but if you happen to hear the royal family use the toilet, you will be sentenced to death according to the laws of the Kingdom of Nevenia! Do you want to die??”
“Chardorf!”
Liona looked at Chadorf with tears in her eyes. She laughed as if snowfall was empty.
“If the law is enacted, I guess there are a lot of perverts in Nevenia who want to listen to the royal family defecate.?”
“of course! So isn’t it governed by law??”
“That's a scary law. Okay, I'll wait here, so don't go too far..”
“That can't be possible! The princess is a bit loud because her bowels are very active.….”
“Chardorf! Please shut that mouth... please….”
“Adventure… Anyway, let's go..”
Snowfall sent them away and fell into a light sleep with their senses awakened..
Cukur…
The cries of birds that woke up late.
All the birds were looking at the snowfall.
* * *
Chadorp and Liona moved quite far despite being told not to go far..
Hehehe…
“No, would you like me to sing you a song??”
“Chardorf, why did you say that??”
“Isn't the crow child persistently trying to catch up with the princess even though Chardorf is there??”
“…….”
“Riona, you have something you want to say.?”
Princess Liona's voice returned from the grass..
“…Chadorp, can we escape??”
“take heart.”
“too… I'm so scared. Everything is unfamiliar….”
“I know.”
“Everyone is an enemy. Everyone in the world... Does everyone hate me??”
“Even if they bring 5 wagons with them, I will take them all down..”
“…….”
“Now that the late King has passed away, you are like Nevenia's mother. For now, you're retreating from all the vile snakes, but someday you'll have to return to Nevenia. like that… Could you please?”
“Chardorf….”
Chardorf said with his arms crossed..
“Fortunately, the person who came at Count Brispin's request is quite skilled. You saw the princess too, right??”
“Did you feel it too? that person….”
“Yes, no ordinary person.”
“Are all transfers like that??”
he shook his head.
“Probably not. Anyway, it's fortunate for us. and…”
Sigh
Chadorf raised his head and looked beyond the darkness..
“There you are. don't come any closer.”
“yes? Chardorf? who is there?”
“Princess, are you done??”
“yes, let's go now….”
“No, just stay there..”
A boy who looked much younger than Liona jumped out of the darkness. he said in tears.
“Ah, uncle. I got lost in the mountains. I'm so hungry….”
“Stop trying to fool me. If you come near me, I will beat you to death..”
The boy who appeared in the dark was Shuro..
The boy who was crying changed his expression in an instant. He nodded and said.
“Strange, why don't you sympathize??”
“Because I can't afford it. So, are you targeting the princess too??”
“Yeah, that's why I waited. I will rebel?”
Riona shouted..
“Chardorf!”
“It's okay, princess. Fortunately, I brought a weapon..”
A kite-shaped shield that covers half of the body and a flail with a barbed iron ball hanging down..
Chadorf was nervous and waited for his opponent's move..
and.
Whoa whoa…
The boy's underdeveloped fist rushed in front of him..
‘It's fast!’
Raise the shield and point it at the correct hitting point..
It is standard to attack by tilting slightly, but if you do this, the iron and the fist collide, so defense is an attack..
‘If he hesitates, then….’
However, Shuro's fist easily crushed steel..
Quasi-profit-!
“Ugh?”
The shield caved in and Chardorf flew away..
Kwaaang!
Chadorf getting stuck in a tree.
The tree shook because it was so big..
Chadorf barely managed to come to his senses. He was an opponent he could never, he could never beat.
What should I do? My body is already heavy..
I had to think. How will Liona survive?.
Crackling…
Immediately, an evil voice burst out of Chadorf's mouth..
“Princess! Run away! go to the crow!”
Chadorf bows his head while saying that..
Quasi-profit-!
Shuro's fist landed where his head was..
Let's sleep, let's sleep, let's sleep!
The tree fell entirely.
Shuro tilted his head and asked.
“Crow? who is that?”
“You don't know anything, you bastard!”
tup-!
Tackles made from a low stance.
Chardorf rushing furiously with his rope hanging towards the tree on the other side..
thud-!
The tackle was successful, but the force applied was weak..
“Huh... Heo Eok….”
“It's pretty good.”
What a joke!
Shuro's foot kicked Chadorf in the chest..
“Ugh….”
“It is a lie.”
Chardorf has already thrown away his weapon and fights with his body alone..
There was too much white in the eye..
“Ahhhhh!”
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
The sight of him grabbing a rotten tree and swinging it was like a match burning for a purpose..
However, a match alone could not set the lion on fire..
Whoa whoa-!
Shuro blocked his attack with one arm..
Wow-!
I'm crying-!
“Heheheok….”
Shuro kicks Chadorf as if he is annoyed..
“anyway… Speaking of annoying, things like articles. however….”
Pushuuuuk-!
Shuro's chest was pierced by a blade stabbed from his back..
“What is this? princess?”
“This evil man!”
“It hurts.”
Sooooooo…
Shuro pulled out the blade and dropped it to the ground..
Clink…
“Oh, it's a lie... why….”
Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss For…
A shadow filled the hole in his chest..
“Yeah, saying it hurts is a lie!”
Pak-!
“Ahhhh!”
Shuro grabbed the princess by the neck and lifted her up with her back against a tree..
“Ugh… gagging….”
“Where is the statue??”
“what… It's a sound….”
“It's like this again. I have no interest in the princess's life. I'll just find the statue and go back. huh? I won't hit you.”
Hehe-!
Liona spit in Shuro's face..
“If you want to kill me, kill me..”
What a joke-!
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… It hurts….”
Shuro punches Riona in the abdomen. He controlled his strength so his intestines didn't explode. It was just extremely painful..
“I'm sorry, I was lying when I said I wouldn't hit you. So, come on. Where is the statue? I'll go back with just that, I.”
“Hehehe… That's a lie too?”
“uh? How did know? I don't want to talk?”
“not… sun.”
“Well, it's dangerous to hit, so I'll have to cut it somewhere first..”
Strangely, I didn't feel any fear in those words..
‘If that's the case, then so be it..’
She already fought beyond her limits..
The opponent was a monster, and there was no way for her to do it..
“eight! I could just cut off my arm.!”
Squeak-!
The cutting sound that follows.
“…what?”
Liona's feet suddenly touched the ground..
“Cough… Cough, crunch….”
Her big eyes filled with water at the moment of regained freedom..
Fresh air filling your lungs.
Shuro's handprint on her neck just proved that it was true.
And, both her arms were fine too..
‘Then that sound earlier….’
When she raised her head, she saw Shuro's arm. His arm was cut off and thrown on the floor..
“It hurts….”
“Wow!!”
Seueuugh…
The movement of someone carrying her. Familiar scent and familiar size.
A voice came out from behind the crow mask..
“Was it true that Chadorff said that there was a pervert even in these mountains who wanted to listen to the princess's toilet sounds? Sorry, Chadorp. I thought it was a lie.”
Shuro said as he picked up his fallen arm..
“you are a crow?”
“Perverts don't need to know who I am..”
sreung…
Karuna, who cut off Shuro's arm, soon blocked the snowfall..
Liona was surprised to see the back..
My heartbeat is now becoming more frequent as if I am relieved. I felt protected from the whole world just by Karuna standing in front of her..
Snowfall said as she put down Princess Liona..
“you. According to the laws of the Kingdom of Nevenia, it is the death penalty..”
“It's a lie, right? Where is that??”
“Yeah, I didn't believe it either. You too, I guess..”
The golden eyes behind the mask tightened on Shuro..
“I will take immediate action..”
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