238. Hostage taking
The mixed-blood giant looked at the pouring rain.
As I dried myself off and sat by the window watching the pouring rain, I remembered what a man named Encred had said.
‘Tomorrow too?’
Tomorrow, not today, the future, not now.
Is it okay to live with that in mind?
Still no problem?
Such questions swirled within me.
As a cult member and a member of the Holy Land Church of the Devil, her job was clear.
“hey.”
So, I had to be shaken by that author’s words now. Even though I didn’t agree at all, I had to force myself to agree.
A man named Jebikal leaned against the door frame of his room and opened his mouth.
“I had no interest in sparring from the beginning. “Aren’t you of the same type?”
Jebikal was quick-witted and had a good memory. Her mixed race giant was bastard and spherical. In other words, the other person knows his or her identity. That’s why this suggestion is coming out.
The cultists are not a group that reveres military force, and if they came this far, their purpose is clear.
“Let’s kill him. “That’s how it should be, right?”
That’s how it should be. I also know about mixed race giants. However, his head did not move easily. My mouth won’t drop. But she nodded her head because it had to be done.
‘If you want to survive, hold on, if you want to survive, kill.’
The teachings of the cult are still vivid in her mind. Until her death, she was nothing more than a cultist and a warrior of the Demonic World Holy Land religion.
He did exactly what he said. She agreed to Jebikal’s suggestion.
“I have a plan.”
The swallow knife took a step closer. A foul, rotten odor came out of my mouth. What came out of that mouth was equally rotten.
That’s how it started.
Swallow wandered around the gate and found a soldier.
“Hey, buddy!”
“huh?”
It rained so much that it put my oiled cloak to shame. The surroundings were dark. It is a day when your field of vision becomes narrow.
It is a dark day even if you light a torch under a roof.
It was natural for the visibility to become narrower.
Belle stood under the light to check the face of the man who had called her.
The opponent did the same.
It was a familiar face.
What was your name? When I thought about it, I entered the territory and they didn’t even ask my name.
One thing is certain, he is Encred’s guest. He stayed at the inn and was a sword-wielding guest and sparring partner.
He was also the person Marcus told us to keep a close eye on.
“what brings you here?”
Jebikal smiled. The smile was somehow annoying, but Belle didn’t say anything.
“Do you have some time?”
The guy with the dirty smile asked.
Bell was on border patrol duty. He can’t possibly have time.
What kind of foolish thing is this?
Just as I was about to answer that question.
Knock!
My head jerked back at the sudden noise I heard. Suddenly, a large warrior appeared behind him.
A mixed race giant warrior.
This is a familiar face too. Bell also watched Encred’s sparring several times.
This is the moment when we see the cold, frozen face of a female warrior.
Just as I was about to open my mouth and shout that it was an attack or a surprise attack, I felt the touch of a cold blade on my neck.
It was a speed that made it impossible to react.
“Shh.”
Belle’s consciousness ended there. Something hit the back of my head, and when I opened my eyes again, my hands and feet were tied tightly.
Her whole body was wet, and Belle was not alone.
“Lord who art in heaven.”
This is the prayer heard right next to me.
It was a middle-aged woman muttering while covered in tears. She sells seasoned beef jerky and is the mother of her co-worker.
There were a few more familiar faces besides her.
“Vanessa?”
“Damn, are you awake now?”
There was also a rude innkeeper. His tone is still rough, but his eyes are shaking. Anxiety was evident.
Belle looked around again. His eyes were dim, but not to the point where he couldn’t recognize people.
Looking around, dozens of people, including myself, were all tied up.
and.
“If you resist, we will kill you one by one.”
The voice sounded with a sense of distance, and it was only then that Belle realized that she was in a cabin or something.
I saw a few familiar things.
An old sunshade made of leather, several pieces of rotten leather with a strong smell, and a fireplace that had not been lit for several years and was dead.
It was a hunter’s hut located in a remote place outside the castle gate, not inside the territory. So, an abandoned cabin.
What is this?
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It’s as if all the familiar faces were tied up with rope and trapped in the hunter’s hut.
Sunlight came in through the window. Bell, who had fallen sideways, strengthened his abs.
“Whoop!”
After straightening my body, I looked out the window.
There, I could see the back of the guy I had seen before I fainted.
‘That bastard?’
My head still feels dizzy. When I woke up, I felt something sticky on the side of my face and it seemed like I had shed some blood.
He didn’t die, but his head was broken.
I could see a blurry figure of a person beyond the guy’s back, but I couldn’t see it clearly.
However, I was able to figure out who it was right away just by hearing the voice.
“Then, I guess you’ll die too.”
It was Encred’s voice.
Belle quickly realized the situation.
It was a hostage situation.
At the same time, Belle wondered if it would be of any use.
It is a world of death and killing.
In a world like that, even if there were dozens of people, would Encred die for them?
Doesn’t that sound like a bit of a stretch?
But why is it still like this?
Questions continued to run through Bell’s mind.
I would have to wait and see what happened to find out.
* * *
Jebikal’s work was neither extraordinary nor outstanding.
It was simple and damn correct.
“You’re going to kill them all?”
He looked around from the first day he came to Border Guard until now.
Observed and understood. Here are a few things I learned.
first.
‘What the f*ck? ‘Are you going to put surveillance on me right away?’
It means that you have eyes to see yourself. This was thanks to Chrys and reporting it to the higher-ups on the first day.
Thanks to that, these are the eyes that Marcus added.
That just made Jebikal very uncomfortable.
Let’s say that’s the case with surveillance.
What he found out after that was that, in Jebikal’s opinion, Encred was close to the people around him, knowingly or unknowingly.
However, if you were to hold them hostage and ask them to give up their lives, they would naturally snort.
Being a hostage is only meaningful if you give something of value to the other person.
‘Not family, not lovers.’
But it’s not like he’s a hidden child.
Someone who just knows. That’s about it.
“I’m not hoping for something big. That’s exactly it. “You bite the people around you and you’re the only one left here.”
That’s why. Swallow Carl put forward terms that his opponent would accept.
To be honest, I believed that I could kill Encred if I fought with that crazy, half-blooded giant.
What is the problem?
‘Are they those bastards?’
From the guy laughing and stroking the ax behind him, to Gomtaeng, who looks like he’s two heads taller than himself, to the guy who pretends to be quiet, but if you look at what he does, you wouldn’t be surprised if he slashes anytime, anywhere.
“Especially you, don’t disappear. “If I don’t see you, I will kill this woman right away.”
These were words directed at Saxony.
Jebikal already had a villager in his arms. She was a marmalade maker. A sharp knife was held close to her neck.
Immediately, a drop of blood flowed.
Encred couldn’t even remember her name.
Instead, Kreis remembered.
“If you even touch Juri’s fingertip, you won’t die well.”
Kreis was rarely serious.
Since you make great marmalade with your hands, your fingertips must be especially important.
Juri’s complexion turned blue and she couldn’t utter a single word.
It was as if wax had been poured all over its body, and it was just being dragged around by the swallow knife’s rough hands.
Even while watching this, Encred did not show any impatience. He said that painted a deeper smile on Kal’s face.
‘That bastard has unlucky eyes.’
If things go as I want, I will tear my eyes out.
“Is what I said difficult? Nope. “If it’s because you’re not confident… then it’s a different story.”
It’s still a crude provocation. Jebikal’s conditions were simple.
bite someone Leave only Encred. What happens after that?
“If you defeat both of us one by one, that’s the end?”
If you do that, he will release the hostage. It’s definitely bullshit, but I’m not asking you to die or cut off an arm.
If you don’t listen to him, he will kill you without hesitation. In other words, it is an ambiguous point.
Can’t you even meet these conditions?
‘I guess that’s what they were aiming for.’
If you look at it calmly, it seems like a no-brainer. It means defeating your allies and facing two enemies.
What if those two attack to kill each other at the same time?
‘So, are you going to be able to handle the rest?’
What if you get seriously injured? Even if they are pushed back, everyone, including Rem, is not one who will quietly back down.
So you’re going to chase after me right away? Is there another means?
How many years have I spent thinking about my lack of skills?
If you just look at it, Encred is just as good as anyone else.
He read the swallow’s intention. He not only read, but also peeked beyond.
It goes beyond the five senses and speaks to the sixth sense.
‘Besides the plan to escape, there’s probably also something hidden.’
Beside him, a mixed-race giant stood tall, holding a sword and shield wearing a helmet.
Originally, it was impossible to handle just one warrior. No, it was impossible.
It would be impossible to say that it was before, that is, before hanging out with Shepherd Fel.
‘I think it will work.’
Calm and calm. The eyes were also the same.
Jebikal’s smile grew brighter when he looked into Encred’s eyes.
It was an unlucky laugh from the first time I saw it.
However, I left it because I wanted to get a glimpse of my hidden skills. Encred thought this was his responsibility.
It’s time to answer that you understand.
“G-laal!”
The voice is so loud.
“huh? “Who stole the sound of my heart?”
Rem was spouting nonsense from behind.
It was inside an abandoned cabin. It was Bell’s cry.
If I did that, wouldn’t I be the first to fall? Encred was worried on the inside.
Not only did everything happen because of him, but he also had a familiar face.
These are people who would be bothered if they get stabbed here and not on a battlefield.
So, I wish I would have kept my mouth shut.
Jebikal’s face no longer smiled, but looked like a handmade, distorted mask.
Don’t the muscles in your face hurt when you laugh like that?
“Hehe, brother who is laughing so hard, let’s talk instead. It was said in the temple that those who are about to go astray should look behind them. Now, look behind you.”
Hold out your hand while saying something incomprehensible and encourage them to naturally look away. In response, Saxony slowly raised his left foot. Rem stretched out his left hand, and only Ragnar watched, yawning.
“Stop that bullshit.”
The swallow did not fall.
Encred decided. I don’t know what to do, I don’t think it’s something to risk your life for.
“Everyone, go back and wash your feet and rest.”
“Would you like to do it alone?”
“I think it will work though.”
This is something I have often said in the past. If I had said this before, Rem would have scoffed bitterly.
Are you going there alone?
But now?
This is the result of our sparring just before coming here.
‘Write.’
Rem swallowed what he wanted to say. He was always strong. It’s really not a level to belittle now. There are parts of it, but ‘Will’ is also an enlightened man.
He is now qualified to join the Knights of the Red Cloak, the only knightly order in the kingdom.
Well, in order to join the Order of Knights, you have to meet various conditions.
In fact, I was even offered to join an unknown knighthood.
“So, so?”
Encrid nodded towards the swallowtail whose eyes were so bent that they could not be seen.
That left everyone behind. After sending it so far away that it cannot be seen at all.
Jebigal did not let go of the hostage the entire time.
Even if it wasn’t for Juri or Juri being caught in his arms, Encred would have acted right away.
It’s because he was holding a knife while covering it with the back of his hand.
It means that you are ready to use a technique called the tangeom style.
If you throw it now, the swallow knife will use the hostage as a shield.
‘Should I kill him with my own hands and run in and cut him down?’
The hostage dies, but it is also a way to subdue the opponent.
A way to sacrifice one thing and get things done neatly.
That’s also a way.
But then people die. Because of something I did, the residents of the territory I was supposed to protect will die.
I don’t think I’ll feel much remorse because of that.
Because I have no taste for beating myself up over things that have already happened.
But it doesn’t suit my temper to just sit back and watch something that can be prevented.
Cheering.
“I wasn’t sworn to protect the people of the Border Guard, but they are in my territory.”
Encred said as he drew his sword.
“We can’t just sit back and watch.”
The sky has stopped raining. Under a clear blue sky, under a shining blue sky.
There was Encred with a sword.
fantasy,
