Episode 36 This is a crazy place. (4)
If it weren’t for Giselle, everyone would have died without even knowing what happened.
Kaor, who was watching the mercenaries cheering, asked Gillian next to him.
“What the hell is that guy? He said he was a loser, but isn’t he actually some kind of secret weapon of Perdium?”
Kaor was quite shocked to find out that the skills he had seen from Giselle were not everything.
“I don’t know. But one thing is certain. There is no one of that age who is more outstanding than our Confucius.”
Gillian had never seen Giselle exert this much strength before. Up until now, when fighting monsters, Giselle had never used all her power.
Beyond just being a genius, it was clear that he was hiding something.
Even as he thought that, Gillian’s expression as he answered Kaor was filled with emotion and pride.
But not everyone was so happy and excited.
“Ah, get out of the way! Get out of the way!”
Belinda was so surprised that she kicked and pushed away the mercenaries and ran towards Giselle.
“Master! Are you okay? No, your skills have suddenly improved again! Are you really Master?”
Belinda was the one who had seen Giselle’s skills the most and the longest.
In her opinion, Jiselle’s skills were not up to par with the followers who were flocking in. That was why she had stepped forward first this time.
But I never imagined that Jiselle would show skills beyond what I expected this time.
“It’s okay. The battle was a bit tough at the beginning, but thanks to Belinda, we were able to buy some time. Everyone worked hard, so let’s start by taking care of the injured.”
But Belinda didn’t need any compliments, and was busy stamping her feet and looking at Giselle’s wounds.
“You should receive treatment first, Young Master.”
“It’s not that big of a wound.”
As Belinda said, Giselle was also injured here and there after fighting too hard.
Not only Giselle, but also Gillian and Kaor had scars all over their bodies.
Although it was a melee, it was a tough battle that even skilled people like them got hurt.
It was an inevitable result, as there were many strong and fast followers.
The mercenaries nodded to each other and murmured as they watched Belinda acting up.
Everyone was surprised to find out that Belinda, whom they had thought of as just a maid, was stronger than they had imagined.
“I knew it from the moment I threw the dagger and the moment I took Mana.”
“That’s funny, a guy like that asks you to make soup? You almost lost your balls.”
As the heated atmosphere from the aftermath of the battle died down, the mercenaries began to chatter among themselves one by one.
Jiselle clicked her tongue at that simple-minded attitude.
“Collect the wounded and gather the bodies in one place. The lights will soon lose their effectiveness, so take out new lamps and hang them up.”
The surviving mercenaries began to move according to Giselle’s instructions without the slightest hesitation.
‘Muscle Gordon’ was one of them.
“Whew, you little punks.”
Gordon, who was clearing the outermost part of the vacant lot, frowned at the sight of the corpses of the followers.
I’ve been suffering for days because of these guys, so even if I lose muscle, I’ll lose it hard.
‘I have to work out harder when I go back.’
He gathered the corpses of the dead followers who had fled and threw them into one place.
Gordon followed the corpses scattered here and there and approached the forest without thinking.
It was a place far from the group and close to the darkness of the forest filled with trees.
He turned his head towards the light without realizing it.
As the duration of the light magic ended, the light coming from the sphere also became considerably weaker.
Gordon quickly grabbed the leg of the corpse lying on the floor, feeling a strange sense of unease.
I was planning on throwing it back and returning to my group.
At that moment, Palor, who was thought to be dead, opened his eyes wide.
“uh?”
Startled by the unexpected turn of events, Gordon could only let out a dumb sound.
Kaaaak!
The tentacles on Palor’s arms quickly grew and wrapped around Gordon’s neck, arms, body, and legs.
“Eww!”
Everyone turned their heads when they heard the scream.
They saw Gordon being dragged into the darkness.
“Gordon!”
“Damn it! There was a living guy!”
“That stupid kid!”
The mercenaries ran after Gordon, but stopped before they could leave the open space.
Because I didn’t have the courage to go into the forest filled with darkness.
“Oh, what should I do?”
“It’s over. You’ve entered the darkness, so there’s no saving you now.”
“It’s a shame we barely won.”
The forest was so full of trees that it was so dark that I couldn’t even see straight ahead.
The darker the Palor, the more difficult the monster is to deal with.
In the end, all that’s left for Gordon is death.
As the mercenaries looked at each other with pitiful expressions, Jiselle drew her sword again.
Belinda and Gillian, sensing his intentions, grabbed his arms and shouted.
“Master! Are you crazy?”
“Master, you can’t do that! It’s dangerous!”
Jiselle looked at the two people trying to stop her without saying a word, then looked back at the mercenaries.
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The mercenaries shook their heads with bitter expressions.
This is not the employer’s fault. Accidents can happen at any time.
Even employers who are always at the forefront of fighting cannot afford to worry about accidents like this.
If you were to sell your life for money, it was just a misfortune you had to accept.
Kaor stood in front of Jiselle and spoke as if it was nothing.
“Give up. It’s too late. Losing your life due to your own mistakes is something mercenaries must endure.”
The life of a mercenary was to try to live if one could, but to accept the inevitable death with equanimity.
Jiselle closed her eyes for a moment and raised her head.
Dying in battle was something he couldn’t do anything about. It was a risk he had to take as a mercenary.
However, leaving his comrades alive and well, dragged away right before his eyes, was something he, one of the seven powers of the continent and the king of mercenaries, could not accept.
This is especially true if there is still a chance of salvation.
Jiselle closed her eyes and spoke softly.
“I am…….”
The following words rang in everyone’s ears.
“I have never once abandoned those who follow me.”
Belinda and Gillian looked at each other with uneasy eyes at the unusual remark.
Jiselle slowly opened her eyes and looked at the two people.
“Guard the mercenaries. I’ll go and come back alone.”
Belinda’s face contorted sharply.
‘I knew this would happen! Anyway, I’ve never heard of it since I was little!’
She quickly pulled out the dagger she had previously poisoned.
I hate to hurt you, but this troublemaker will keep running without stopping if I don’t knock him out.
“Master, can we stop now? Do you know what I feel when I get angry?”
The title has changed. It’s proof that Belinda, who rarely gets angry, is really angry.
Even though she knew that, Giselle just shrugged her shoulders at her.
Pfft!
And then, before Belinda could even react, he disappeared into the dark forest in an instant.
“Confucius… … Sir? Hey! Where are you going!”
Belinda, very angry, jumped around and looked back at Gillian.
“You are guarding here!”
After saying those words, she immediately ran after Giselle.
“You guard it.”
Gillian also followed Belinda after spitting out to Kaor with a blank face.
Kaoru blankly stared at the empty spaces left by the people who had disappeared before his eyes and scratched his head.
“Ha, really, all these weirdos are making fun of me? Where are you giving orders to? Ha, really. Ha, really.”
For some reason, ever since I met Jiselle, I’ve been feeling really bad about myself.
“Oh my gosh! It’s so dirty! Should I just draw it all out?”
Kaor, who had kicked the innocent stone for no reason, looked around at the mercenaries with menacing eyes.
“Have you seen it? Get things sorted out quickly. Let’s wait for now. Those who are lazy will have their balls blown off.”
To the mercenaries, Kaor was still a terrifying mad dog.
They nodded their heads in agreement and began to move busily again.
Kaor sat down in his seat and ate some jerky, slurping his lips.
“Ugh, that’s a bit disappointing.”
It might be fun to chase after the three of them, but if he himself were to leave, there would be no one to lead the mercenaries.
Meanwhile, Giselle was chasing Gordon at incredible speed.
It is not easy to chase a follower who moves completely in the darkness, as he disappears from sight.
Up close, you can feel movement, but as the distance increases, you cannot even detect it.
That is why Count Balzac, who had been given the title of Master in his previous life, also had a hard time dealing with Paloir.
But now things are a little different.
Gordon was captured by Palor, and as he was human he could not be assimilated into the darkness.
– Euaaaah!
Gordon’s screams could be faintly heard from a distance.
Jiselle followed the sound and shouted loudly, filling her with mana.
“Gordon! Keep screaming! I’ll follow you!”
A noise so loud that it made the forest echo.
This should have been enough to get Gordon’s attention.
In fact, it is forbidden to shout this loudly in the Demon Forest.
Because other monsters may wake up or notice and chase after you.
But this is Palor’s territory, and it is night now.
The monsters won’t be able to move easily since they don’t know that most of their followers are dead.
– Oh no! Save me!
Gordon continued to scream at the top of his lungs, as if he had heard Giselle’s screams.
As Giselle followed along, judging the direction through the sound, she realized at some point that she could no longer hear Gordon’s voice.
‘Your mouth is blocked.’
Jiselle gritted her teeth and spurted out more mana.
‘Or already dead.’
Still, I couldn’t give up until I saw his body right before my eyes.
Sizzle!
As Jiselle took out the Scroll of Light from her bosom and tore it, the surroundings brightened.
He quickly scanned the trail on the floor, guessed the direction, and ran like crazy.
‘Gordon, hang in there!’
As Giselle had expected, Gordon’s mouth was blocked by a tentacle.
When Palor sensed someone was chasing him, he immediately covered his mouth, thinking that Gordon was the one screaming.
“Woof, wow! Wooof!”
Gordon also heard Giselle shouting.
He had to scream somehow to find himself, but the quick-witted monster covered his mouth.
‘Ugh, if you can’t breathe properly, you’ll lose muscle.’
Gordon struggled with tears in his eyes, but it was no use.
‘Am I going to die like this?’
It would be impossible to find one’s own traces in this dark forest.
Gordon gradually lost hope in life.
‘Come to think of it, my employer said he would teach me how to write too.’
If I had returned safely after completing the exploration, I might have been able to learn to read and write.
Of course, he would have refused because he had to exercise.
‘It’s the end. It ends like this.’
Everyone will either think they are dead or give up the chase because they can’t find them.
As if that thought was correct, Giselle’s voice was no longer heard.
Contrary to Gordon’s expectations, Giselle continued to pursue him.
But the speed of pursuit was gradually slowing down.
It was because Gordon couldn’t make a sound and couldn’t get his bearings.
In the darkness where nothing could be seen, chasing something that left no trace was extremely difficult even for the most experienced Giselle.
“master!”
“Confucius!”
As Giselle slowed down, Belinda and Gillian caught up to him.
“Find traces! From the ground up and all around!”
Belinda and Gillian also started to look for traces at the urgent cry.
Although the two men were both experts at tracking, the traces were becoming increasingly difficult to find.
Eventually, it got to the point where I couldn’t even find the exact direction.
“Master, let’s go back. It’s dangerous to wander through the forest any longer.”
“Belinda is right. She is probably already dead.”
Although the two people tried to persuade her, Giselle did not budge easily.
Even at that moment, he was still nervous and looking around.
I wish I could hear the sound just once.
As Giselle was unable to move her feet due to her regretful heart, Gordon’s voice, whose meaning was unknown to everyone, was heard.
“―!”
Three people shot out like lightning in the direction from which the sound came.
