199. North Road (5)
#199
Ronan pulled at the hilt of his sword. The light flowing through the sword body became stronger for a moment, and a werewolf appeared in the air right in front of him. After practicing handling Aurors, he was able to distinguish between the ability to simply emit light and the ability to attract opponents.
“Kihehe?!”
The werewolf’s eyes widened at the sudden narrowing of the gap. He had hair growing on his chin that resembled a beard. It occurred to him that maybe he could end the fight with this one animal. He said he needed to be fed blood, but it would be more beneficial for the Caravel top if it ended on a good note.
“You are an example.”
For a moment, Ronan’s hand holding the sword became blurred. Suddenly! Dozens of red lines were drawn chaotically over the body that was hovering in the air.
It was the moment when the blurred sword reappeared. Wow! With a soft explosion sound, piles of cut meat and internal organs fell to the floor. The werewolves who were running with the momentum to devour the world stopped all at once.
“Kyaaaaaak!”
“Khehehe!”
As expected, the response was enthusiastic. Ronan swung his sword and shook off the pieces of intestines that were stuck on the body of the sword. He pointed the tip of his sword at a group of bandits and made a threat.
“Only those who want to become minced meat keep coming.”
“Whoop…!”
It was a suppression that encouraged escape. Only those who weren’t quite assholes would know that the blow from just now was no match for them. Marya, who was next to me, started to gag at the sudden disaster. The werewolf’s original appearance could not be found anywhere in the piles of meat strewn under the carriage.
“Kaaaa!”
But sadly, they were quite a bunch of idiots. The beastmen roared even more fiercely and loudly and began running again. Ronan sighed as he looked at the demigods who chose a sad ending. Just as he was about to descend, a shot from his crossbow was fired from inside his wagon.
“Kruk?”
Sigh! The crossbow flew in a straight line and pierced between the eyes of the werewolf running at the front. This was before he even realized his own death. The magic imprinted on the arrowhead was activated and a fire explosion occurred. Kwaaaaang! With a scorching roar, a charred corpse rose into the air.
“Oh, shit.”
This was before the shattered pieces of meat fell to the floor. The crossbows fired in succession hit the beasts running from the edge of the group. bang! bang! bang! Pillars of fire rose one after another and surrounded the group of thieves. Ronan whistled in admiration at the sight of the prisoners instantly trapped in the flame fence.
“It’s pretty good.”
“not a big deal.”
“Is there more than those?”
“Based on the bonfire in the center of the base, seven to the south and five to the east. Oh, one just died so there are four. ”
Ronan laughed after hearing Adeshan’s explanation. It was an amazing analysis ability at any time. It seemed like Schlieffen would have to give up on that one field. She did what she said.
“But other mercenaries are already fighting, so I don’t think you need to worry. “If you think about their skills, they can easily block it.”
“If it’s a senior, it must be like that.”
Ronan nodded. Since he had this level of ability, he would have become a general at such a young age. He looked back at Marya, who was dumbfounded, and said.
“Marya. “The two of us will stop here, so go to Uncle Duon.”
“what? “There are that many?”
Marja frowned. No matter how long the two of them could fly, there were too many of them. She had faithfully attended Varen’s classes and knew that the beastmen would become very dangerous enemies if they harbored malicious intent. Her physical ability and fighting sense that she was born with were factors that could never be ignored, no matter how much she trained herself as a warrior. Adeshan’s voice came from inside the wagon.
“are you okay. “I think you can come back.”
“Uh, if even my sister said that…”
Adeshan’s tone was full of confidence. In the meantime, she was firing her crossbow and gathering the beastmen who were trying to disperse. After her hesitation, Marja nodded her head. Paang! Strengthening her legs with mana, she jumped straight in the direction where Duon was. She shook her head as if she was tired of Ronan, who saw her leaping ability as if she was running through the sky.
“Isn’t he actually a beast? Something like a were ogre.”
“Ahaha, where is such a pretty beast?”
“The senior is prettier.”
“···huh?”
Adeshan’s hand, which was loading the crossbow, stopped. It felt like something very shocking had just been said. She said after swallowing her spit once and looking up at the ceiling where her Ronan was.
“Hey, what did you just say…”
But Adeshan did not hear an answer. bang! Suddenly, the roof caved in and the wagon swayed as if it would fall over. The unexpected shock caused her to fall and land on her butt.
“Ouch!”
“I’ll be back.”
It was a reaction from Ronan’s leap. He flew through the night sky and landed in front of the confused prisoners. They were unable to escape the flame fence created by Ade Shan for fear of being hit by his crossbow.
“As expected, disobedient dogs should be tied up and raised.”
“Karararak! human!”
Ronan slowly approached them. Several courageous warriors rushed forward, but as soon as they passed Ronan, they turned into headless corpses and fell to the ground. Sigh! Blood splashed out like a fountain and soaked the snowy field. Even with the beastman’s keen visual acuity, he could not identify Ronan’s sword path. Only then did fear begin to appear on the prisoners’ faces.
“Grrrr. strong.”
“How nice it would be if it ended on a good note.”
Once an opportunity passes, it never comes back. Ronan was about to raise his sword to announce that fact. Suddenly, the appearance of a werewolf that was different from other individuals caught my eye.
“···What did you eat that looked like that?”
Ronan narrowed his eyes. The bright light of the pillar of fire further revealed its bizarre shape. The face was distorted, and the right arm was malformed. It seemed like a completely different monster, not a werewolf, as it was drooling with its forked tongue sticking out all the way to the bottom of its throat.
‘Am I sick?’
I looked closely at the group and saw that there were a few more of them. I felt an indescribable discomfort from the ugly beasts in different directions. Now that I think about it, I think there were things like that in my past life, but at the time, everything was so bothersome that I committed the slaughter without any questions.
‘I guess I’ll have to ask.’
I wondered why it looked like that. But her curiosity could not overcome her desire to quickly finish her work and sleep. I guess I can just leave one and question him.
As Ronan grabbed the hilt of the sword, the scarlet blade became stained a crimson color reminiscent of blood. There was no need for her to use Aurors because the crossbows that kept flying were tying up the beastmen’s feet. Ronan jumped out in front of her, turned sideways, and swung his sword. Sigh! Red spray of sword energy poured down towards the struggling beastmen.
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“Wow… I’m glad there are so many people. “If not, we would all have died.”
“Unfortunate luck will come to an end… Hey, bring a stretcher!”
It was about fifteen minutes later that the situation was completely resolved. The mercenaries carefully selected by Duon completely annihilated the werewolf bandits. Fortunately, there were no deaths, but there were quite a few injuries. Werewolves, which became more rampant the more they were injured, were not an easy opponent.
However, since no one was fatally injured, it seemed like the journey could continue without difficulty. The coachman, horses, and supplies were all in good condition. Merchants who checked the damage looked around to find Sangsanju. A delicious smell was wafting from somewhere.
“What is this smell? “Are you going to grill some meat?”
“It smells like blood… Ah, there they are.”
They finally found Duon to the west of the camp. Marya and her two friends who came in as escorts were standing next to her. A mustachioed merchant was in the car trying to get her horse out for a report. The scenery stretching beyond the shoulders of the four people left him speechless.
“what···!”
Hell was unfolding. The dismembered corpses of prisoners covered the floor like a carpet. The blood was seeping onto the flat ground, maintaining the form it had when it was poured. Black scorch marks remained here and there on the snowy field.
“Oh, this is really…”
“Nonsense.”
The Caravel father and daughter, who arrived about two minutes earlier than the merchants, were also admiring the tragedy in fascination. It seemed like a storm of fire and blades had swept through.
“Did you two do this?”
“Well, that’s right. “It was easy because my senior collected it for me.”
“Ronan did it all. “I just shot the crossbow from afar.”
The two were busy giving credit to each other, but that wasn’t really important. The fact that only two people caught what seemed at first glance to be forty werewolves was something that made no sense based on common sense. Marya, who was looking at them in turn, laughed as if she was dumbfounded.
“Monsters.”
Moreover, instead of killing them all, they even took one prisoner. A large werewolf was bound and kneeling in front of Ronan. He had Ade Shan’s whip replacing the rope. He growled, glaring at Ronan as if he were going to kill him.
“Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, release this right now!”
“Okay, okay. “He certainly looks smart and speaks well.”
Ronan nodded in satisfaction. He was the one chosen after a very difficult search. Compared to his colleagues, his fine fur, gun-like eyes, and a gorgeous breastplate that he didn’t know where he got it caught Ronan’s attention.
Out of the forty-three, this one was the only one wearing armor. Ronan asked, kicking him with his foot.
“This is some pretty good-looking armor. Where did you get it? “I don’t think it’s the work of the beast people.”
“Aaaah! “Don’t touch me!”
The werewolf roared. He opened his mouth and tried to bite Ronan’s leg. Ronan lightly pulled the man’s leg away and slashed the man’s nose with the hilt of his sword. Kwasik! The werewolf’s head dropped with the sound of bones breaking. Ronan grabbed one of his ears at once and growled lowly.
“Can’t you understand the situation, you idiot? “Why don’t you give me a straight answer?”
“K, krruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
“I have pride in being a thief who kills people and steals things. “If you answer correctly, they will save your life.”
Two streams of thick nosebleed dripped down. Ronan touched his ears and continued.
“Okay, if the armor doesn’t want to answer, ask something else. “How did those idiot-looking people end up like that?”
“Keueuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”
Ronan extended his finger and pointed at the corpse of a werewolf. It was the entity I encountered a while ago with a malformed right arm. The werewolf’s face contorted viciously once again as its gaze landed there.
“Khaha! Are you calling that a question now? “You guys, things have gotten weird since you left!”
“What does this mean?”
“After humans came back, everyone died early! The barely born cubs look strange! Grrrr, I’m going to kill everyone! “I will kill you!”
The werewolf began to run wild, incomparable to before. The whip that held his iron pieces together was tightening and blood was flowing, but he didn’t care. He shouted, glaring at the four people in front of him.
“Remember, humans. Your family, your friends, we will tear them all to pieces and kill you. Wow! “The night of the canine is not far away!!”
“what?”
Ronan’s eyes widened at the words Night of the Fangs. The werewolf slowly got up, opened its mouth, and lunged at Duon. It was a speed that exceeded expectations. It was the moment when Ronan was urgently trying to activate his aura.
“Okay.”
“Huh, huh!”
The werewolf’s rushing body suddenly stopped. The sharp fangs were less than half a step away from Duon’s neck. Ronan raised his eyebrows when he noticed that the bastard’s eyes were the same color as ash. Ade Shan, who was standing right next to him, sighed in relief.
“Woooo… thank goodness.”
“senior?”
Adeshan’s eyes were glowing faintly. It was mental suppression using the mana of shadows. Is that so, has we reached that point now? Lin Ronan whispered an exclamation and swung his sword. Suddenly! As soon as a short arc was drawn, the werewolf’s head fell to the floor.
“Can you control people now?”
Ronan led the way and asked a question. Ade Shan shook her head. She seemed to have no idea what she had done.
“Well, I didn’t think I would succeed either. Maybe it’s because this prisoner’s condition is unstable. By the way, just now…”
“It was called canine night. “I heard it too.”
Ronan nodded. Ade Shan’s face was frozen. Night of the Fangs. It was a great rebellion by the northern beastmen, masterminded by Zaipa, that took away all of her happiness as a young girl. After calming down her heavy breathing, Ade Shan opened her mouth.
“What does it mean that it’s not too long? no way···.”
“well. “I think we should report this.”
Ronan stopped the werewolf rolling on the floor by pressing his foot on its head. I couldn’t figure out why the Night of the Fangs incident, which ended more than ten years ago, was mentioned again.
However, rather than being a simple threat, what this werewolf said bothered me. Even objects that looked strange and were eaten. The tribe has become strange since the humans arrived. It seemed like something unusual was happening in the north.
“···I have to take care of things first, so let’s go back. “It was a lot of hard work.”
“huh. You had a hard time too. But Ronan, a while ago, in the carriage…”
Adeshan trailed off. I’m sure I heard something very pleasant, but I wasn’t sure. Didn’t you ever tell me I was pretty? Adeshan, unable to finish saying that one word, shook his head.
“Yes. never mind.”
“What is it, bland?”
Ronan chuckled. They turned around and went back to camp. The moon and stars were shining through the cloudy night sky. The gently flowing moonlight enveloped the plateau covered in blood and corpses.
It didn’t take long to settle things down. As expected, the Caravel fleet arrived in Rundalian around noon the next day. It was a small town with a rare iron mine and most of its residents were beastmen.
