Chapter 22. Calmly move forward one step at a time. (13)
That evening, the meeting was held as usual.
“Please report the situation of each knight corps.”
Mikel, who was sitting in the center, spoke in a calm voice.
“Imperial Palace Knights, no casualties. That’s it.”
“Seymour Knights, there are about 10 injured, but not to the point where they can’t walk.”
Mikel’s face turned pale as he heard the report.
Like other knights, there were no injuries or injuries. He was very anxious for another reason.
“Ovest Knights, there’s no problem.”
The report ended with my last words.
“The following is the number of Cynus ears collected today.”
The adjutant standing next to Mikel placed a piece of paper on the table. The faces of the knight commanders who confirmed the contents changed in various ways.
“…….”
Their eyes glanced towards me and then turned away.
Half of the people were trying hard to hide their hurt pride, and half were showing clear admiration.
I didn’t even check the paper. Because I assumed that the Obest Knights would be first anyway.
“Even though it was the first battle that happened suddenly, everyone endured well.”
Mikel said, picking up the paper and handing it to the adjutant.
“I’m glad it ended without any major injuries. I would like to express my gratitude to each knight for their hard work and dedication.”
He looked around slowly, then lowered his voice.
“Then let’s get to the point. I’m sure everyone saw the state of the supply base here when they came.”
Everyone’s countenances sank at Mikel’s words.
Just like when we first reached this supply base, beyond where the Cynus had rolled the boulder.
“There was no one there.”
“After all the supplies had been looted.”
When several people responded in heavy tones, Mikel sighed.
“The fact that the Cynus came down here in the first place meant that the supply base was attacked.”
An unwavering, experienced voice continued quietly.
“The Nord Knights travel to supply bases at regular intervals to replenish supplies and eliminate nearby monsters.”
However, Mikel’s blue-gray eyes were shaking as if they were cracked.
“This is the first time we’ve had a problem with the supply base like today. Due to the bad weather, we can’t even contact the node territory.”
He closed his eyes tightly and opened them. Before I knew it, the twitching in my eyes had disappeared.
“I think it might be difficult to send reinforcements from the Nord territory.”
“That means….”
Joshua quickly realized Mikel’s meaning and trailed off. Mikel nodded her head emphatically.
“That’s right. What I’m saying is that we have to head to the node territory while recovering the supply base on our own.”
thud.
The atmosphere suddenly became dark, as if there were dark clouds inside the tent. Concern appeared on the faces of the leaders and successors.
‘I probably thought it would be a hunting competition, but it’s probably harder than I thought.’
However, not everyone was easy enough to back down from here. From the beginning, it was a march prepared for this level of hardship.
“I think there is a lot of potential.”
“I didn’t think it would go so easily.”
Mikel’s face lit up.
“…Thank you. Then, I will proceed assuming the worst.”
Because people unanimously agreed, the meeting progressed more lively.
“The Cynus that attacked us today are a race with excellent reproductive capacity. They are probably not all we saw today.”
“Usually the elites of the group are sent into battle. The female and her young guard the nest.”
When I, who had been quiet, said something, everyone listened.
“They are very persistent. Since they lost their leader, there is a high possibility that they will reorganize themselves and then attack again.”
Those who thought carefully added a few words.
“In that case, it would be a good idea to find the nest first and attack it.”
“The looted supplies are probably there too.”
“But how do you find the nest?”
Mikel looked closely at the map spread out on the table.
“Prince Abel. Is there a place where you think they might be?”
For me, who had already looked through all of Obest Territory’s tactical maps and past battle records, it wasn’t a very difficult question.
“These are the places where they mainly live in colonies.”
I stretched out my finger and pointed at a few places on the map.
“Below where mountain ranges meet. Caves are formed to block snowstorms and are good for hiding.”
“Prince Abel seems to have an excellent eye for reading the terrain. He didn’t immediately notice the ambush today either.”
“I was just saying what was obvious.”
A few people frowned slightly at the confident answer. You probably think I’m bluffing, but no.
“Okay. Then, we will conduct a search focusing on the places Prince Abel mentioned.”
Mikel seemed to want to leave right away, but rationally suppressed his desire.
“Tomorrow morning, we plan to spread our formation widely and advance while scanning the mountains.”
The sun was setting anyway, so a search was impossible. Also, the tired knights had to rest so they could move tomorrow.
“It’s been a hard day. Everyone, please return to the Knights to finish maintenance.”
In that way, those who came out of Mikel’s tent dispersed.
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“Whew.”
I sighed as I returned to the tent.
‘It was hard to manage my facial expressions.’
I felt like I was dying from the pounding feeling in my stomach from earlier. Moreover, even though I was wearing a lot of clothes, I felt cold and it was painful.
“young master.”
Conrad was waiting for me in front of the tent.
“How are you feeling? Your complexion has suddenly taken a turn for the worse.”
“Don’t worry. What about the other members?”
“It’s been a while since I warmed up and I feel refreshed.”
“Okay. What did I order?”
Conrad glanced into the tent.
“I put it inside well. I treated it so it wouldn’t make any noise.”
He twitched his lips for a moment. His face was anxious to ask about my intentions, but
“Then I’ll just leave.”
He wisely didn’t ask anything.
I sent Conrad away and entered the tent. I saw a large chest that I had never seen before placed in the center.
“good.”
A faint smile crossed my lips as I placed my hand on the chest.
❖ ❖ ❖
Henchman Kinus opened his eyes.
“Ugh!?”
I could see the pitch-black night sky, and only the plain snow was falling on top of me.
Kinus suddenly woke up and realized that there was no one around him but himself.
“How did this happen?”
All I could remember was that I got hit on the head so hard during the fight that I fainted. It seemed like they thought I was dead and left me behind.
The surroundings were too clean for that to be the case and the location was different from before, but Kinus was so preoccupied with other things that he didn’t have time to think deeply.
“Damn you humans!”
Those guys were really strong. Even though they deliberately hid and even rolled a rock to attack, they lost.
Especially when the captain died… … .
“Leader!”
Kinus’ eyes widened.
I had to tell the nest quickly. Only then will colleagues be able to prepare for the next one.
Cynus looked up at the sky and looked for stars. After guessing where the nest might be based on the positions of the stars, he started running towards it.
“Heh, heh, heh.”
When the initially targeted star passed far overhead, Kinus found a familiar cliff.
I was out of breath and felt like I was going to die, but I had no time to relax. Kinus crawled down the familiar narrow gap in the cliff.
“Everyone come out and come out!”
He then shouted loudly to announce his arrival.
“Who is it?”
“I guess the captain is back!”
The Cynus living in the cave came rushing out. Their faces hardened when they saw who had appeared.
“Why did you come alone?”
“What about the leader?”
The lackey, Kinus, just lowered his head in silence.
“I can’t believe the unit was wiped out!”
“That can’t be possible!”
The Kinus who guessed the answer went into an uproar.
Opinions were divided, such as, “We should go for revenge,” “They seem too strong,” and “Let’s just go attack another place like this.”
“Everyone shut up!”
Among them, a female named Kinus, who was unusually large and had dark hair growing on her chest, stepped forward.
She was Big Mother, the wife of the leader of this group of Cynus. In times of emergency, I have to lead this group instead of the leader.
“Quiet!”
Big Mother calmed the agitated Kinus. Her clever sparkling eyes turned to her lackey Kinus.
“How did you get back by yourself?”
It was the moment when her subordinate Kinus’ face turned pale at her question.
thud!
There was the sound of something heavy landing on the ground. Cynus, who reflexively looked outside the cave, froze in place.
“Whew, I came here comfortably thanks to that guy.”
A human being with hair blacker than the night sky beyond and black eyes that glow with a mysterious glow.
and-
“Purr!”
A horse, or rather a monster Sknell, with fur as undulating as pitch black sea water, was standing there.
“Everyone gathered here and lived here? It looks more cozy than I thought?”
Surprisingly, a human was sitting on top of Sknell. On top of that Sknell that he does not obey any living thing.
“W-How can we get here?!”
Fear and astonishment appeared in the eyes of the henchman Kinus. He shouted, pointing his finger at the human.
“It’s one of those humans!”
At that moment, Big Mother had an intuition.
That person deliberately released his lackey Kinus and followed him secretly. To retaliate against the attack on the humans’ nest.
“What a foolish human being!”
Soon, the corners of Big Mother’s mouth twisted up.
It may be difficult to have the courage to come alone, but you probably won’t be able to do anything anyway. He will soon become like the humans ‘kept’ deep in that cave.
“Kill!”
Big Mother’s screams made the other Kinus come to their senses.
Rattling, rattling.
They hurriedly grabbed their weapons as ordered.
“die!”
“Revenge!”
Everyone rushed towards the humans, screaming for their life.
“Tsk tsk.”
Stupidly, the human just jumped out of the sknell.
If I had escaped like that, I would have saved my life.
The Cynus were all confident.
Although not as strong as the elites who went on the expedition, the Cynus who remained here were veterans who had survived for a long time.
One person like that could cook and eat in no time.
“Aaaah!”
– That thought was broken when the body of Kinus, who charged in first, was divided into two.
Clap.
Cynus’ body, split in two, fell to the floor.
However, instead of the blood that should have flowed, only ominous black smoke rose.
“Ohh.”
The pitch-black sword that the pitch-black human had already drawn out gave off a soft glow under the moonlight.
“I always cut the big things, but now that I’m cutting the small things, it’s so…”
A cold smile appeared on the human’s lips.
“…It feels different.”
The Cynus hesitated for a moment, but they could not back down from here.
“There are more of us!”
“Attack all at once!”
A method used when hunting monsters larger than oneself.
They began using tactics of hanging on to the monsters’ arms and legs one by one, blocking their movements, and eventually crushing their hearts and heads.
Suddenly!
-No, I was going to write it.
The Cynus who were rushing in found that the human movement was so fast that they could not keep up with it.
Sigh!
Also, I realized that the moment I approached, my body would be torn apart by a sword so fast that I could not see it.
Too late.
fantasy,
