◈ 219. [STAGE 9] Why are you out there?
Crossroads was peaceful.
Ash, the lord and commander, ordered an evacuation, and shelter was set up in the northeast of the city.
Citizens packed their bags and evacuated one by one to the place where drinking water, food, and various facilities were cleanly provided.
Unlike the current situation of evacuation, there was no worry or fear on the faces of the citizens.
That would also be the case, the past half year since Ash took office. Crossroads did not allow shouting.
Eight defensive battles in the crossroads, nine including the fight against the Black Spider Corps in the outpost.
Under Ash’s command, the monsters were repulsed cleanly, and although the soldiers were killed or injured, no damage was done within the city.
So the citizens did not feel that the monster’s threat was increasing.
This evacuation order was also accepted as an extension of the previous safety first rule.
The summer sun was warm, and the air was loose in the city.
It was the same with the temple here.
The priests showed relaxed faces as they carried bandages, holy water, and potions to the simple medical facility prepared in the shelter.
Only Saint Marherita had a dark expression.
“Damian… … .”
In front of Marherita sat Damian with an expressionless face.
On the day Ash went out with his party, he gave instructions and released the handcuffs. Damian was going on with his life as if he were handcuffed.
I locked myself in my room and couldn’t move.
“Damian. We are transporting all the patients here to the shelter. You must go too.”
“… … .”
Damian, who had been silent, spoke for the first time today.
“What about the wires?”
“yes?”
“You’re forming the final line of deterrence on top of the castle wall. Can’t we go there?”
“His Highness told me to check whether your condition is improving and then make a decision for me.”
In the meantime, Damian aimed his gun at his ally twice.
Ash judged that the risk of shooting at his teammates was greater than Damian’s advantage as a sniper.
That’s why they were excluded from this defense battle at all.
Marherita glanced into Damian’s eyes.
“And from my point of view, you still look out of shape now.”
“… … .”
“Let’s go to the shelter together, Damian.”
Damian was silent. Marherita sighed lightly.
“If you continue like this, we will have no choice but to drag you to a shelter. Shall we?”
“… … I’ll go. shelter.”
A moment of relief crossed Marherita’s face.
Although I had to frown at Damian’s words that continued in the next moment.
“So, my horse gun… … Give me back the Black Queen.”
Despite the fact that the black queen had caused him to suffer, Damian wanted to hold the magic gun again.
Then, the dream of a lost loved one… … Because I can see Ban’s face again.
But Marherita shook her head coldly.
“There was an instruction from Her Highness not to return that gun no matter what.”
“… … .”
“Damian. This decision was made by His Highness the Prince with you in mind. you know?”
Damian curled up on the bed.
“… … I just want to stay here.”
“yes?”
“Anyway, the monster is the prince… … And other people will defeat you. Do you really need to evacuate?”
In fact, most citizens of the city thought so. Marherita also thought so in her heart.
Ash will do it again. just like she always did
‘However, it is the leader’s job to prepare for anything.’
As the head priest, Marherita intended to faithfully follow Ash’s orders.
And while everyone else was leaving for shelter, Damian was the only one who didn’t listen.
‘How can I convince you… … .’
If you keep holding on, you have no choice but to call someone and forcefully move it. Marherita thinks.
“What’s wrong, saintess?”
Someone peeked into Damian’s room.
Quylan’s older brother, Kureha, who was occupying the next hospital room. He was carrying his load with his crutches resting on his bony left leg.
Thanks to continuing to help with the temple work by volunteering, Kureha was now treated as an office assistant at the temple. Marherita laughed bitterly.
“Miss Kureha. that is… … .”
“… … aha.”
Seeing Damian crouched still and Marherita sitting in front of him, Kureha limped into the room.
“Is it an evacuation problem? I’ll try to convince Damian. Holy lady, go see another business.”
“yes? but… … .”
“Anyway, the evacuation can be finished by tomorrow. Yes? I will try to convince you by tomorrow.”
Marherita hesitated, then nodded and stood up. Still, there were loads of other things to do.
“Please.”
“Please leave it to me.”
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After Marherita left, Kureha limped to Damian and sat down on a chair.
“Is this your first time to say hello properly, Damian?”
Kureha smiled softly. Damian glanced up at Kureha.
Red braided hair, and a skinny body suffering from illness. And a beastman with a particularly skinny left leg.
He’s a good opponent. I don’t know why I’m pretending to be close all of a sudden. Damian lowered his gaze.
“… … No matter what they say, I’ll just be here. If the wires are pushed by the monster by any chance, I’ll just be crushed to death… … .”
“It’s a coincidence. In fact, I meant to be too.”
“… … ?”
What are you talking about? Damian looked at Kureha bewildered. Kureha shrugged her shoulders.
“I didn’t want to go to the shelter either. Instead, I wanted to stand on the front lines and be of some help, but my legs are like this. So, I will stay with you.”
“How… … Are you standing?”
“My younger brother is also out to stop the monster. His brother fights for his life, but his brother runs away because his brother might fail? kinda like that, right? I just want to stay here.”
After turning left and right, Kureha put her hand next to her mouth and whispered in a low voice.
“Let’s stay in this city together!”
Damian looked at Kureha with devastated eyes.
***
Shoot Aaaaa!
Jormungandr crossed the river.
It was a fairly wide river raging with torrents, but Jormungandd didn’t care at all, cutting through the current and crossing the river.
In the middle of the day, the punishment unit, which was working on Jormungandr’s body, stopped for a moment and was hit by the cool spray.
“Puha!”
“Cool!”
“You can take a shower, and snakes are quite comfortable?!”
The members of the punishment unit, who had been joking around and giggling, turned around one by one.
kang… … kang… … kang… … .
I could see Lucas and Quylan wielding a pickaxe.
The confrontation between the two, which started last night, continued through the night until the sun came up in the middle of the sky.
Limping like zombies, the two swung their pickaxes alternately.
“… … .”
“… … .”
I have to slow down, but they don’t even pretend to listen to me.
It was a time when the members of the penal corps looked at each other and licked their lips in embarrassment.
Cheerreuk-
Taat!
With the sound of the hook sucking the gift, Evangeline flew in with the hook launcher.
It was as quick as a flying squirrel.
“Are you all doing well? The senior told me that the rate of destruction of the parts decreased only near the center, so I came to find out what was going on… … but… … .”
Evangeline clicked her tongue when she saw Lucas and Quylan wielding a pickaxe slowly, looking exhausted.
“Ah~ I know this. I know Is it a battle of pride?”
“That’s right, knight. Like that last night… … .”
“This is a good solution.”
Evangeline quickly ran behind Lucas and Quylan,
f*ck! Bawk!
Suddenly, he raised his shield and slashed the back of their heads. It was a blow without mercy, without mercy or consideration.
“Keuhhehe… … ?!”
“Eh, Evangeline, what is this… … act… … .”
dump.
The two giants collapsed to the floor.
The two collapsed as if they were fainting, then lost their minds and fell asleep as if they were dead.
“The world is in danger of perishing, but a battle of pride is stupid… … .”
After recovering the shield, Evangeline exclaims! She snorted and looked back at her penal unit.
“Okay, this is a draw. Yes?”
“Yes, yes… … That’s right… … !”
The punishment unit trembled in fear and answered.
Evangeline, who had beaten and subdued those scary two with the momentum to kill them, was so terrifying.
“Sleep for three hours, then wake up and get back to work. Oh, and this is a new work tool. I’ll explain how it works, so listen carefully.”
Evangeline handed out the new drill she brought to the punishment unit and explained how it worked.
The members of the penal unit listened to Evangeline’s lecture with attention.
“Now we have less than half the time left. Keep your senses straight, and if the two of you try to do something strange again, you will stop it. all right?”
“yes!”
“good! Let’s get back to work!”
The members of the punishment unit clumsily grabbed a drill and started destroying the parts, and Evangeline corrected her posture one by one.
***
On the second day, time passed faster, and it was evening before I knew it.
I raised my head and looked around.
After crossing the river, Jormungand entered the forest area.
Trees that grew tall fell in torrents along the path of the snake.
Broken trees falling overhead were a headache, but much better than the first day’s boulder bombardment.
I was looking through the system window while swinging my magical blade to roughly remove the large stems that were falling in between.
[Jormungandr – Part Destruction Progress]
– First pivot: 86%
– Second pivot: 42%
– Third pivot: 67%
‘The two wizards on the head are taking care of themselves… … .’
Looking at Jormungandr’s head in the distance, magic light is flashing. The progress is the fastest, and I don’t think I have to worry about that one.
‘The tail here is okay, and if you increase the speed of the destruction of the central part, I think you can finish it within the time without major problems… … ?’
Although the gimmick was unique, it seems that this defense battle will end without major problems.
I’m thinking in my heart
“Ah! ash!”
I heard Kelly Bay’s voice calling. I looked back.
Cheerreureuk- Tsukak!
Kelly Bay, who had hooked the hook at the end of her tail and climbed up, squealed in excitement.
“Listen, listen! I was wandering all over the place wondering if I had anything else to ask for?!”
That’s what it’s been like since yesterday.
“Did you find anything new?”
“Every find! As I rode down that side, I found Jormungandr’s warm anus!”
“port… … what?”
I wondered if I had heard it wrong for a moment, so I asked, but Kelly Bay finally explained it one more time.
“There was an asshole, asshole! I can not hear well?!”
“… … Ah yes. no. It sounds good.”
“Child, don’t make a dirty face! Jormungandr is basically a magical creature! How can a colossal body like this eat to maintain itself? This dude doesn’t get nutrients from his meals! It’s not the kind of digestive and excretory organ you think!”
If it’s not a digestive and excretory organ, why is it called an asshole… … ?
“It’s a structure that swallows and absorbs mana in the air, and collects miscellaneous things that are not mana and discharges them to the back!”
“that… … OK, so just give me the gist. What did you find?”
“Anyway, wouldn’t it be dwarven nature to go in when you see a den? I went inside right away!”
“Why are you going there, Siippal!”
I unknowingly spat out curse words. But Kelly Bay didn’t care and just smiled.
“Then, look at this! What have I picked up!”
Kelly Bay set something on her back on the floor. I freaked out and stepped back.
“Don’t come any closer! Because it smells like it!”
“Because it doesn’t smell! Rather, look at this!”
Kelly Bay took it out of Jormungandr’s anus and set it down on the floor in front of me… … .
“My friend, nameless!”
He had long gray hair and was wearing a ragged robe. It was a familiar dungeon merchant NPC.
“… … ?”
Nameless, who had lost all strength and drooped, lifted up his trembling face, looked at me, and waved his hand with difficulty.
“Long time no see, Ash.”
“… … uh?”
I didn’t understand the situation for a while, so I stayed in a daze.
I squealed.
“Why are you out there?!”
therefore… … that… … d!ck… … .
… … .
Why are you coming from ‘there’?!
