204. Jager (4)
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The headquarters of the New Beast Union was located in the Nazun Mountains, northwest of Rundalian. This fortress was built by simply remodeling the remains of the beast-man kingdom that existed in the past, and although it was cramped and underdeveloped, it was a fortress blessed with the power of water.
Originally, it was a place that should have had the strictest security, but the members working here all showed signs of chronic negligence. This was due to the extremely stable surrounding environment, the history of never allowing intrusion, and the belief that their leader, Jager, could not be defeated by anyone.
“What’s the weather like outside… damn it, how long do I have to stay like this?”
“It’s probably clear because it doesn’t smell like rain. What can I do? “This is our mission.”
“Does Jager need an escort in the first place? “It’s been a long time since we killed a human, so it would be nice to be sent to the front line as soon as possible.”
This also applies to the sentries guarding the nature where the jaegers reside. The eyes of the two sentries, consisting of a werewolf and a werebear, remained on the spacious hallway in front of them.
Their task was to look at this scene and chat for 30% of the day. Behind him was the main gate leading to the central area of the main castle where Jager was located.
It was a passage that was so rarely used that it was ridiculous to deploy troops, but orders were orders anyway, so the two men came here once a day to stand guard. Today, as usual, the werewolf who was standing there in fascination yawned and muttered.
“Ugh… Anyway, what are you doing that’s why it doesn’t come out like this? “It’s already been five hours.”
“I’m guessing you’re giving advice to Jager as always. “It usually takes this long.”
“He’s a guy I don’t really like. Also, I always cover my whole body with a piece of cloth. “It turns out he’s human and that’s it, right?”
“I don’t think so. One day, when I saw it from afar, it was almost as big as Jager. “He is probably our compatriot who inherited the blood of lions and tigers.”
The werebear sentry standing next to him nodded. He guessed that the ‘advisor’ who visited Jager periodically was Wear Lion or Were Tiger.
The mysterious guest who had been around since the birth of the New Northern Alliance, whose identity no one except Jager knew, became quite a source of gossip for the bored guards.
“If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have shown any signs of fighting. “It was against my nature for no reason.”
“Hehe, be proud. “It means that we are capable in some way.”
The two were killing time by chatting about various things. The Werebear sentry suddenly sensed a presence and grabbed his spear.
“Wait a minute, someone is coming.”
“what?”
The werewolf tilted his head. As I listened, I could really feel the footsteps getting closer. And not just one person, but several people. Soon, the two people’s eyes got so big that they almost burst out at the sight of a large werebear walking out from around the corner of the hallway.
“Woah, Umkano Centurion…?!”
“Oh my god, are you alive?”
The sentries stuttered, unable to contain their confusion. The centurion who was thought to be dead was walking right in front of me. He apparently heard that he had been killed in the Rundalian raid three days earlier. Umcano answered briefly.
“···okay.”
Umcano slowly approached and stopped in front of the two. The two sentries were still unable to close their gaping mouths. The werewolf, who had barely regained his composure, spoke in a trembling voice.
“Excuse me, sir, but can I ask you the circumstances? “I heard that the raiding party that went to Rundalian was wiped out…”
“···They took advantage of the moment we were off guard and ran away. The only thing that survived was that. “I am alone.”
“Well, that’s right. I’m so glad. No, you are amazing.”
As expected, seeing Umcano for the first time in three days, he looked very tired and exhausted. His fur was dull, his eyes were glassy, and he looked like he was going to collapse at any moment. His speaking style, which was always full of energy, had somehow become slurred.
“what?”
At that time, the two guards caught the eye of the rope held in Umcano’s hand. Judging by its thickness, it was not something that beastmen used. The sentries moved their gaze along the rope and took a short breath.
“Uh, human?”
“···What are they?”
“These are the prisoners I captured.”
Umcano answered in a husky voice. A human man and a woman were tied tightly to the rope behind him, with their heads bowed. They both had black hair, and even to the eyes of a prisoner ignorant of human culture, they were wearing clothes that looked very expensive and nice. Umkano continued.
“They are both children of noble families… they would be valuable as prisoners of war.”
“Well, I see. “It is truly amazing that you even took prisoners in the meantime.”
The two sentries looked at the human man and woman with sympathetic eyes. They were unlucky enough to be caught by Umcano, who was known to be the greatest misanthrope.
At that time, the young man raised his head and the werewolf sentry’s eyes met. The were wolf shrugged his shoulders with a fierce look reminiscent of a bird of prey.
“Well, what are you looking at?”
“······.”
It was not the look in the eyes of a prisoner. His eyes, as red as the sunset, were burning as if they could burst into flame at any moment. The boy didn’t say anything and just glared at him.
“this···!”
When I thought of being pushed out by a human or something, I suddenly became angry. It was the moment when the werewolf lifted his arm without realizing it. Sigh! Umcano’s hand flew like lightning and grabbed his wrist.
“Don’t touch it.”
“Kwaaagh! Sorry! “The look in your eyes was so cocky that I didn’t even realize it… stop!”
The werewolf sentry let out a scream. It was such a force that it seemed as if his bones would be crushed. Umcano slowly withdrew his hand and warned in a stern tone.
“You must not touch the prisoners… kill them. “Isn’t that so?”
“Yes, that’s right… Ugh… I’m sorry.”
The werewolf sentry bowed his head. As expected, the warrior who came back alive alone from the enemy camp had a different grip strength. Suddenly, the werebear standing next to him tilted his head.
“W-Captain, didn’t you just say something?”
“Well, what do you mean?”
“I just asked you to kill me… Uh, no. “I think I heard wrong.”
The werebear sentry, who hesitated for a moment, shook his head. Common sense tells us that there was no way Umcano would suddenly say something like that. Umcano turned his gaze to the gate and opened his mouth.
“Is Mr. Jager inside?”
“yes. That’s right. However, today is the day the advisor is coming, so I think I will have to wait a little before going in.”
“···Advisor?”
“yes. You come here every week. “The interview will probably be over in about two hours today.”
Umkhano fell silent. This was also information I had heard for the first time. After being silent for a moment, he nodded.
“···okay. I’ll just wait and go in. Now, get out of the way… kill me.”
“yes?”
Werebear’s eyes widened. This time he heard clearly. He must kill me, he said. The werewolf sentry who heard them frowned.
“···Century Commander, are you okay?”
“okay. It’s okay… I can’t wait to die.”
Suddenly, Umcano’s face began to twitch uncontrollably. The two sentries were frightened and backed away at the bizarre sight. At that time, the man and woman who had been taken prisoner quickly exchanged glances. The young man looked up at Umkano and sighed.
“Hehe… I don’t think that’s going to work anymore, right?”
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“huh. Sorry.”
The woman shook her head. The two sentries’ eyes widened. The werewolf, sensing something was wrong, was about to place his hand to the hilt of his sword. The figure of the captive young man disappeared from sight.
“W-what?!”
Even the prisoner’s visual acuity could not detect it. Only the rope that bound the young man remained, strewn about on the floor. Only the human woman remained, looking at him with pity.
“Damn it, what?!”
The werewolf shouted, aiming his polearm at the woman. Wow – suddenly something like warm liquid wet his cheek. What is this again? The werewolf’s eyes widened as he reflexively looked next to him. The head of the werebear that had been standing guard had disappeared.
“Huh oh oh!”
Blood fountains were gushing out of the neat cross section. The liquid that soaked half of his face was his comrade’s blood. The severed head of a bear was lying at his feet. thud···! His headless body and Umm Khano fell to the floor at the same time.
“Do, do, what on earth is this?”
“Shh. “If you don’t want to be the same, stay quiet.”
The werewolf, who was about to shout, took a vain breath. An eerie whisper came from right behind me. He wanted to turn his head, but he couldn’t because something was pressing down on his back. The sharp, cool metal, presumed to be a knife, was pressing exactly at the point that was in a straight line with the heart. Ronan, who was holding the back, opened his mouth.
“It’s a shame. “I thought I could go without getting stuck even once.”
“Sorry. “I wish I had done a little better.”
“no. It penetrated deep enough. “Don’t you think it will be soon?”
“It seems like that.”
Adeshan shook his head and untied the ropes that were binding his body. Initially, it did not take any effort to untie the rope, which was tied in a special way. Ronan stuck out her head and pointed at Umm Kano with the tip of his chin.
“You can’t use that bear anymore, right? “I see you even asking me to kill you.”
“Yeah… I think my mental strength has reached its limit. “Pity.”
“Then let’s just do it with this guy. “It’s a sentry that protects the nature anyway, so you should be able to get to Jager’s door without difficulty.”
“Shall we do that?”
Adeshan looked at the werewolf blankly. The eyes shining the color of ash were creepy. Even if something was wrong, it was definitely going wrong. Sensing something sinister against his instincts, he raised his claws and shouted.
“Whoa! Oh, don’t come!”
“sorry.”
Adeshan said calmly. Despite her ferocious threats, she was slowly approaching the werewolf.
“I mean, don’t come! “Aaaah!”
Now the knife in my back didn’t matter. The werewolf, unable to bear his anxiety, was about to rush into Ifansapan. Suddenly, something like a black mist billowed over Ade Shan’s shoulders. Were Wolf’s eyes widened at the strange and eerie aura he had never seen before.
“What is that…hehe!”
At the same time, the werewolf sentry stopped moving. My limbs felt paralyzed and I was speechless. He felt the foreign energy he had seen a moment ago seeping into his body. He took a deep breath and Adeshan opened his mouth.
“Sorry.”
“Hmm.”
The werewolf’s twitching head dropped. Ronan lowered the sword aimed at his back. The werewolf, who was unconscious while standing, raised his head only after about a minute. Crash. He opened the door without a word and muttered in a soulless voice.
“…There is no abnormality while on guard.”
Ronan breathed a sigh of relief. The werewolf’s eyes were colored a dull gray color. He clicked his tongue at the sight of the sentry becoming a puppet.
‘Your abilities are being awakened in earnest. I’m getting a little scared now.’
Adeshan succeeded in taking control of a person’s mind for the first time last night. Considering that it took her a full day to take control of Umm Khano’s mind, the speed at which she grew was literally unreal.
Although it is said that the fewer objects to control the mind, the easier it is to control, this was already far beyond Ronan’s expectations. Ronan, who was looking at the side of her face, opened her mouth.
“I’m glad that my senior is a good person.”
“Huh? Why all of a sudden?”
“Just like that. “You just stopped that bastard from hitting me.”
It was Adeshan who controlled Umcano and grabbed the werewolf’s wrist a little while ago. Ronan was truly glad that she was not a villain. She played with Ade Shan’s hair as if she was embarrassed.
“Ahaha, it was just something I had to do.”
“Thank you. Please stay like that.”
The voice was serious. Ade Shan’s face turned slightly red at the somewhat meaningful-sounding words. After being silent for a moment, she answered with a friendly smile of hers.
“huh. “I will.”
The two people quickly disposed of the corpse and blood stains and tied ropes around each other’s bodies again. Then he handed one end of the rope to the werewolf guard. A soulless voice flowed from the mouth of the werewolf whose mind had been taken over.
“···Then let’s go, you prisoners.”
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After that, things proceeded like water. Ronan and Adeshan, disguised as prisoners, and the werewolf sentries whose minds had been taken over, proceeded towards the heart of the castle without stopping. Unlike his outer castle, which was swarming with enemies, the troops deployed to the main castle were surprisingly small.
‘That’s a good thing.’
I don’t know if it was because I let my guard down, but it was truly fortunate. No matter how good the sacred sword Lamancha was, the beastmen were difficult opponents. The beastmen we occasionally encountered took an interest in Ronan and Adeshan, but most of them stayed out of the way when they heard that they were prisoners who were to present the truth to Jager.
“Don’t touch me like you want, man. “Are you going to take responsibility?”
“okay. “What are you so angry about?”
The werewolf sentry’s conversation was also becoming noticeably smoother compared to Umcano. Anyway, the things blocking the two people’s path were things they could easily avoid or get rid of, and they continued to move forward.
Ronan and Adeshan, who walked along the corridors, stairs, and bridge between buildings, eventually reached the center of the main castle. I don’t know if it was because there were still guests who were advisors or something, but I really couldn’t find anyone around me anymore. Ronan turned a corner and laughed.
“at las.”
He could instinctively know that he had arrived at his destination. A wide hallway stretched out before his eyes, as if twenty of his horses could pass through it. At the end of the hallway was a huge gate where anyone could see that the captain lived. Ronan said, turning to Adeshan.
“You worked hard, senior.”
The three-hour situational drama that felt like three days came to an end. Now I had to attack quickly and take Jager’s hand. Ronan was trying to say that it was okay to release the werewolf’s hold on the mind. Adeshan, who had been silent all along, opened his mouth quietly.
“···lie.”
“What, what’s wrong?”
Ronan raised his eyebrows at the inexplicable reaction. Ade Shan’s face was pale. She lifted her trembling hand and pointed to her front door.
“Over there… there is Jaifa.”
