Chapter 22. Calmly move forward one step at a time. (14)
After a few turns, as if the human body were dancing,
dump. dump.
All five Cynus around him died. They all had their throats cut or their chests pierced.
Something scary was happening.
The moment they were stabbed by the human sword, the bodies of the Cynus shrunk as if they were shrinking.
The rough skin was distorted beyond recognition, and all the abundant hair fell out and flew around in emptiness.
“Oh, because the body is small, the life force is sucked out quickly.”
The human was looking at his sword and muttering something calmly.
“Wait, Blackstar. I’ll leave some food for you.”
He looked at Sknell standing quietly behind him and said something. Then he turned around and stared into the cave.
“It’ll be in there. Things you can eat.”
Although he did not understand the human’s words, Big Mother instinctively felt goosebumps rising.
The author knows what is inside the cave. That they have food to survive the winter with their precious children whom they raised with care.
“Don’t let them go into the cave!”
No matter what happens, we must stop it.
With that thought, Big Mother drew his weapon. And he, along with other Cynus, rushed at the human.
“It ends here!”
“I can’t go any further!”
They risked their survival and fought for the future of their group. What came back to them was… … .
Jump!
Warriors who died by being stabbed in the neck with a human sword.
“Ahhhh…!”
“Hey guys…….”
Mothers who struggle after being cut by human swords, and eventually die with their arms and legs stretched out.
“Please help me, please save me!”
“I don’t want to die!”
I put my hands together and prayed,
“Noisy.”
Phew!
There were only corpses of young Cynus who had been mercilessly pierced by swords and died.
Humans killed and killed again with only a faint smile on their lips. A glimpse of madness appeared at the edge of the knife-like smile and then disappeared again and again.
As if he lived only for that. As if I were carrying out my duty.
“Ahh!”
Big Mother lost one leg and collapsed.
A crushing pain seemed to surge from the cut, and eventually I became unable to move.
I lost all function in my legs, and all I could feel was a numb feeling, as if I had already died.
A human was slowly approaching in front of me, who was crawling miserably on the floor.
Tap, tap.
It was just a human’s footsteps, but they were fierce and heavy, as if they were the footsteps of a huge monster.
There was no blood or flesh from the Cynus he had killed on the tip of his sword.
Even though so many lives had been killed, it was just as clean and beautiful as it was.
What on earth is that sword? Who on earth is the author?
“no…….”
Tears flowed down Big Mother’s wrinkled cheeks.
How can they all be defeated by that one person? I couldn’t believe that so many Cynus were all killed.
The problem is that this man’s purpose does not seem to be revenge.
There were no eyes burning with hatred or any signs of desperately searching for someone.
It was just a mechanical way of hitting the Kinus you see as you pass by.
Would this be what it would feel like if you were unlucky enough to die from a natural disaster? To that extent, the human sword was so sharp and fearsome.
“shit…….”
Now the only people left were Cynus and the young ones inside the cave.
‘cave!’
Big Mother’s eyes sparkled. Because he was distracted by something deep inside.
“Human, alive! End of cave!”
Big Mother pointed to the cave and shouted the human words she knew.
Trudging.
The human footsteps stopped.
“Hmm?”
He listened to Big Mother’s words as if he was interested.
“The people we kidnapped are alive? In there?”
It worked!
I don’t know if she understood it correctly, but Big Mother tried to convey the meaning by using hand gestures and foot gestures.
“There is food! Take it! Instead, children! Save them!”
If humans could just enter the cave, they would be able to buy time to escape.
“please!”
Big Mother prayed earnestly in her heart and cried out to the humans.
“iced coffee.”
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The human cupped his chin and looked at Big Mother.
“That’s fun.”
It was not a look to gauge which way the scale was leaning.
“Something like a monster is trying to trick me.”
Even though he knew everything, it was the look of a judge watching what the other person would do.
“……?”
The moment Big Mother opened her mouth without knowing what was happening,
Sigh!
I felt a sharp pain in my chest.
The metal that penetrated my body felt cold or hot.
“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”
Big Mother’s yellow eyes, filled with resentment, turned towards the human. The human just laughed when he looked into my eyes.
“The only living things in there are Cynus babies?”
“ugh…….”
I tried to say something, but I couldn’t move because it felt like my uvula was being twisted and crushed.
“…….”
Big Mother died, feeling the strange sensation that her entire body was stiffening like a piece of wood and the pain of being desiccated.
“I tried to save him if he was still alive, but it was a waste. Mikel will be sad.”
Abel took the sword from Big Mother’s body and shook it off.
“But it’s nice that it’s not cold anymore.”
He looked around and smiled. The smile that spread brightly was very light-hearted.
“Blackstar, this way.”
Abel gestured toward Black Star. She smiled as she pointed inside the cave at Black Star, who approached her.
“Eat it all up.”
It was a refreshing smile that did not match the cruel orders.
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“I found it!”
The search, which started early in the morning, accelerated with the discovery of young Kinus’ body.
I brought it to you last night.
“Intensify the search around here!”
Mikel came running after hearing the news and gathered people.
The wide search net narrowed in an instant and began to expand around the place where Kinus’ body was found.
“Here we go!”
When I discovered Cynus’ nest, it was almost noon when the sun was rising high in the cloudy sky.
“Huh? Something strange?”
“This can’t be happening?”
The eyes of the people who carefully came down the cliff widened. Because as far as the eye could see, there was only Cynus’ corpse.
“The body is strangely discolored.”
“It looks like he’s been dead for quite some time.”
The technicians who examined the corpses reported.
Because of the cold temperatures in the north, corpses here do not rot for a long time. Nevertheless, the deterioration of the body made it difficult to infer the time of death.
In fact, it is discoloration caused by Requiem.
“That’s strange.”
Mikel’s brow furrowed deeply.
“I can’t believe all these Cynus are dead….”
While he was carefully examining the corpse of a particularly large female Cynus, the knights completed their search into the cave.
“There is no living Cynus!”
“There are some supplies left at the supply base!”
Last night, I had Black Star take care of all the baby Cynus inside the cave and returned with some supplies.
They were now safely inside the wagon of the Ovest Knights.
‘Because of Mikel’s personality, I will make sure we share it equally.’
It made me feel sick to my stomach to see these strict people benefiting from it.
If it weren’t for me, the subjugation team would have searched the mountain all day. They would have had to kill the Cynus swarms.
It was a minor problem that I didn’t realize that time and effort had been saved thanks to me.
“this is…….”
Mikel’s complexion turned white as he entered the depths of the cave.
A dismembered human torso and limbs. And long pieces of bone that clearly did not belong to animals.
It was evidence that the Cynus ate the humans they had kidnapped.
‘You left it there and lied and said it was alive.’
A particularly large female Cynus. A faint smile escaped me as I remembered his clever trick.
It’s not easy for someone to be so wicked as to be a monster.
“…….”
Conrad saw me laughing and quietly stepped aside.
He kept secret the fact that he had secretly captured a Cynus under my orders, and that I had brought in a lot of supplies last night.
He was truly a desirable adjutant.
“Then what are the groups of Cynus that attacked us?”
“Given the circumstances, it seems like these guys are the remnants of that group…”
People were whispering quietly.
Things that were incomprehensible to their common sense overlapped and made it difficult to come to a conclusion.
“…….”
Looking at the blood stains on the cave floor, Mikel clenched his fists.
It had already hardened to a dark red color, clearly showing how painful the process of death must have been.
“…Everyone, you worked hard.”
Mikel called the people together.
“Given the circumstances, it is clear that the Cynus here were killed. Traces of intense battle remain everywhere.”
He spoke in a calm tone, hiding his clenched fists behind his back.
“Also, they kidnapped humans….”
His beard twitched. His clenched jaw represented his violently fluctuating emotions.
“……It is also true that he committed cruel acts.”
The faces of the people standing in a circle were dark. The dismembered bodies inside the cave were so gruesome.
“Other monsters are probably doing something like this somewhere.”
Mikel’s pronunciation was slightly muffled.
“I can’t watch this action any longer. No, I don’t want to watch it.”
His blue-grey eyes hardened like rocks.
“As we move toward the Node territory, we will root out all the habitats of monsters we see.”
Mikel slowly looked around and made eye contact with each knight.
“That is the way to comfort the souls of those who died in sorrow and prevent further casualties.”
The expressions on the faces of the people listening to him were quite different from last night.
Yesterday, I was filled with shock and hostility toward the monsters I met for the first time. There was also admiration for Nord and the Ovest territory that had lived while dealing with such creatures.
And today, I gained insight into life protecting the border. A life lived while fighting fiercely in the face of death.
It was because of them that they were able to live peacefully until now. Times when you realize how much of a frog you have been.
“……I will do my best.”
Bennett answered in a low voice. His once cheerful face had become much more mature.
“I will do my best to help, even if my skills are lacking.”
Derek said with a serious face,
“The most painful death for them.”
Joshua, the commander of the Imperial Palace Knights, also appeared trustworthy.
“It prevents me from seeing the morning sun.”
I also left a short message.
In fact, the Cynus who met me last night died without seeing the rising sun.
This is a fact that only I know.
And, I planned to continue hunting at night in the future.
“…Thank you.”
Mikel’s eyes slightly turned red. He loosened his clenched fists and shouted powerfully.
“Order your ranks! We’ll start again!”
His finger pointed north.
“To Nod Territory!”
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Sud territory, center of Perla Island.
“Everyone please wear this.”
Arthur held out the basket in his hand to everyone. Inside was cotton and thick earplugs to block the ear holes.
Carlo, who was wearing earplugs, frowned.
“If you do this, you won’t be able to have a conversation inside.”
“But my lord, when you see what’s inside, you’ll understand what I mean.”
Seeing Arthur’s desperate expression, Carlo, Cain and others had no choice but to wear earplugs.
They entered a newly opened cave in the mountain in the center of Perla Island. This was the result of digging by workers over the past few days.
“Oh, why is it so hot?”
“It’s so hot that it stings?”
Even people accustomed to the warm climate of the south began to sweat. I could feel the heat like a fire burning everywhere.
The people soon reached the end of the cave. And then my eyes were taken by the huge sword standing there.
“her……!”
“What on earth is that?”
I didn’t know people would shut up.
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