Episode 39: Now It’s Becoming Somewhat Useful. (2)
I prepared as best I could using information from my past life, but not everything went perfectly as planned.
‘I can’t die here.’
It’s not like I’ve never run away in my life. It’s not like I have a strong aversion to running away.
If necessary, running away and waiting for the next opportunity is also part of the strategy.
If he dies, his family and lands will eventually perish just like in his previous life.
Isn’t it true that we came all the way to the Demon Forest and went through all this trouble to prevent that dark situation from happening?
So you must never die here.
Because only you know the future of Ferdium.
‘but…….’
There are times when you can’t run away.
If you run away when there’s no next chance, the only thing left is downhill.
Considering the circumstances of the territory, his own power, the external threats, and the information he knew, reaching his destination now was the best and only way to break through.
If you miss this opportunity, your family and your estate will face the same consequences as in your previous life.
Jiselle opened her eyes and looked around at the people.
Faces waiting for his orders with great tension.
Many people will die in the future.
I have absolutely no arrogant thoughts about saving them all and achieving my goal.
In my previous life, I lost countless comrades and subordinates as I moved forward.
‘But… … That’s not an excuse for everyone to die here.’
As Giselle made up her mind, a man jumped out from among the mercenaries and shouted.
“You idiots! It’s over now! The employer said there’s nothing he can do! What are you doing instead of running away?”
The man who popped out was Manus.
Manus shouted, repeatedly taking steps backwards.
“We have to run away now! We don’t have to die together! Do you really think you can win? If we all scatter in all directions at once, some of us can survive!”
A look of agitation began to appear on the mercenaries’ faces.
Manus didn’t miss the moment and shouted even louder.
If we all scatter and run away together, our chances of survival increase.
“Let’s run away quickly! There’s no need to risk our lives for the nobles’ crazy games! It was abnormal to come into this forest in the first place!”
At that moment, Kaor opened his mouth and swung the sword he was holding in one hand.
“Ah, that damn bastard. I have to kill that bastard before he runs away.”
When Kaor was about to throw his weapon and kill Manus, Giselle raised her hand and stopped him.
“Okay. You don’t have to do that.”
Jiselle immediately turned to Manus and said.
“Go. You’ve had a hard time.”
“What? What? Just leave?”
Manus was embarrassed.
Normally, in such cases, the employer would have been furious and threatened to kill him.
Moreover, he even threatened to personally kill anyone who tried to run away.
I can’t believe that someone like that would send it to me so readily.
Before my shock could even subside, Giselle blurted out something even more shocking.
“Those who want to run away may go.”
All the mercenaries were taken aback by his calm words.
If you tell me to run away, what will my employer do?
Someone asked cautiously.
“What will the employer do?”
Jiselle blurted it out in a casual tone.
“I’m going to catch that guy here.”
“master!”
“Confucius!”
Belinda and Gillian were furious and blocked Giselle’s path.
But he drew his sword without answering.
Other people might not understand, but this had to be a success.
Otherwise, it’ll all end in the end.
The one who was most excited was Manus.
He gestured to the mercenaries without hiding his joyful expression.
“What are you doing! The employer told us to run away! Let’s go quickly!”
However, the mercenaries were unable to move easily, only looking back and forth between Giselle and Manus.
It was Jiselle who had been fighting at the forefront and saving the mercenaries until now.
Even though he said he would fight alone, he couldn’t run away easily.
Manus shouted again, as if frustrated, looking at the mercenaries who were groaning.
“Come quickly! Are you all going to die here? What are you doing?!”
Toran, who had been looking back and forth between the urging Manus and the calm Giselle, stepped forward and asked.
“Is it really over if we just get through that guy?”
“Yes, the destination is right in front of you.”
Toran took a deep breath and answered with a firm answer.
“I will fight with you too.”
“Toran! Are you crazy? Are you crazy enough to want to die?”
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As Manus shouted, Gordon turned to him and spoke in a trembling voice.
“If I run away like this, I’ll probably not be able to eat or sleep properly, so I’ll lose muscle mass. I’ll always feel uneasy.”
“what?”
“That’s why I’m not going!”
“You ignorant bastard! Are you crazy too?”
At that moment, the voices of mercenaries burst out from here and there.
“If this continues, I’ll be sold out and won’t be able to do mercenary work.”
“I’ve been alive thanks to my employer so far, so if I just run away, I’m not a human being.”
“You’re the one who’s crippled, Manus! If you’re going to go, go! You shameless brat! You even got treatment from your employer!”
“We have an employer, so we’ll figure it out somehow. Let’s fight!”
Jiselle opened her eyes wide at the unexpected reaction and looked back at the mercenaries.
Now, only the determination to fight together as long as they could remained on their faces.
Jiselle had seen this expression before.
The expression I saw every time I was about to face a battle that seemed unwinnable and unfavorable.
‘It’s like… … .’
It was the appearance of his subordinates who had been with him in his previous life.
Although the mercenaries’ skills were far inferior to those of that time, their determination was no different from theirs.
Jiselle smiled without realizing it and said.
“You guys, you’re starting to feel useful now.”
Kaor, who was watching the scene, looked at the mercenaries with a look of disbelief on his face.
‘Are these the guys I know?’
Unlike the Cerberus mercenaries who enjoyed dangerous work and traveled to other regions, the mercenaries staying in Zimbar territory were always loafing around and never rushing into dangerous missions.
Those guys followed Jiselle around and she completely changed in the past few days.
‘That’s really amazing. You caught it right.’
Kaor recognized and admired Giselle’s abilities once again.
Gillian, who was also a former mercenary leader, couldn’t help but be amazed at what had just happened.
But Belinda wasn’t interested in this foolish thing at all.
“Good, my lord. Send all the mercenaries forward and you quickly retreat.”
Giselle ignored Belinda’s whispers and unsheathed the sword on her waist, throwing it on the floor.
“Your Majesty! Please!”
To throw away your scabbard means to fight with the determination to die.
Belinda looked angry at the sight, but Kaor just smirked.
“I really like how fearless you are. It reminds me of my older self.”
Jiselle took a step forward without saying anything.
In the previous life, the most common request taken on by the mercenary group led by Jisel was monster hunting.
The monsters that swept across the continent were far more powerful than the Blood Pythons.
Although his physical abilities and the skills of his mercenaries are lacking compared to then, the experience he has gained will be able to make up for that deficiency to some extent.
“Let’s fight.”
As soon as Giselle spoke, everyone took up their weapons with determined expressions and lined up in formation.
“Ah, I’m getting old. I’m getting old… … . If I get more wrinkles, it’s all your fault, young master.”
Belinda muttered, her shoulders slumped in resignation.
“You idiots! You’re all going to get screwed!”
Manus threw out his evil words and disappeared into the forest.
But no one looked back.
Blood Phyton was slowly approaching the group.
Kaaaah!
Blood Phyton roared with delight as he opened his large mouth towards the mercenaries.
“Scatter!”
At Giselle’s shout, the ranks of mercenaries scattered in an instant.
Kwaaaaang!
Blood Python, who had his head on the ground with his mouth open, momentarily lost consciousness.
Kaaaak!
The enraged Blood Phyton soon thrust his mouth towards the nearest mercenary.
Just before another mercenary was about to be devoured, Jiselle leaped up and slashed the Blood Phyton’s head with her sword, shouting.
“Gillian, Kaor, take the head with me! Belinda, cover us! The rest of you, use that gap to attack the torso!”
A small bruise appeared on Blood Python’s head.
Normal attacks won’t work, but weapons imbued with mana will still inflict even minor damage.
“Kaaaaaaah!”
Blood Phyton, noticing the wounds on his body, began to scream in rage.
Then he glared at Giselle with eyes redder than the scales.
As if it could not forgive the human who had hurt it, the snake opened its huge mouth and rushed forward at incredible speed.
Kwaaaaang!
Jiselle quickly rolled over and dodged.
Blood Python’s head slammed into the ground again, spewing out dust.
Meanwhile, Gillian approached, filled his axe with mana, and struck Blood Python’s head with it.
Kwaaang!
A tremendous roar echoed and the Blood Python’s massive head shook.
In terms of mana alone, Gillian was the strongest of the group.
It seemed that Blood Phyton was also hit quite hard by the great destructive force.
Kaaaah!
Blood Phyton raised his head again and roared.
This time the scar was large enough to be clearly visible.
But the wound was not deep, and rather, it only served to further fuel Blood Python’s anger.
Whee!
A giant head flew towards Gillian.
Gillian, who was unable to dodge the sudden attack, blocked the path in front of him with the shield he was holding in one hand, emitting a large amount of mana.
Kwaaang!
“Ugh!”
The shield buckled and Gillian’s body was thrown out.
Meanwhile, Kaor approached Blood Python from behind and stabbed him with his sword, shouting.
“Get on quickly!”
That’s it!
As Kaor’s sword plunged deep into the snake’s body, Blood Phyton twisted and attacked him.
“Tch!”
While Kaor rolled away from his sword, the mercenaries began to attack Blood Phyton by attaching themselves to his body.
Kaaaaang! Kaaaaang!
But no matter how much they swung their weapons and stabbed, the sturdy scales blocked all attacks.
If you don’t charge your weapon with enough mana, you won’t be able to pierce the steel-like scales.
There was no choice but for Giselle, Gillian, and Kaor to take turns making small wounds all over Blood Python’s body.
“Belinda! Get their attention and attack their wounds! Aim for their eyes when you get the chance!”
“Okay! Oh, that’s so frustrating!”
At Giselle’s words, Belinda fired numerous daggers, stabbing them into Blood Phyton’s wounds.
Belinda’s skillfully wielded dagger was most effective at opening the small wounds inflicted by others.
Belinda continued to attack Blood Phyton’s eyes even as her wounds widened.
Blood Phyton kept shaking his head in annoyance, wondering how effective the joint attack was.
As attention was focused on characters including Jiselle, attacks targeting mercenaries also decreased significantly.
“Now! Attack the wound!”
Taking advantage of the gap, the mercenaries stabbed their swords into the wounds on the snake’s body, but the Blood Python’s muscles were so strong that the blades did not penetrate properly.
Kaaaah!
Blood Python roared and swung its tail vigorously, as if annoyed by the insect-like humans clinging to it.
Kwaaaaang!
“Ugh!”
“Eww!”
All the mercenaries who were clinging to the tail were blown away.
It was when the snake was about to strike down the fallen mercenaries with its tail.
Jiselle lunged towards the head, catching Blood Python’s attention again.
“Everyone, raise your blunt weapons! Pound until the insides give out! We have to open the small wounds wider! Gillian, Kaor! Get their attention again! Belinda, keep covering!”
Hearing Jiselle’s words, the mercenaries opened their eyes wide and nodded repeatedly.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Mace! Where’s Mace!”
“Give me the leftover one!”
“If you don’t have it, get it from the cart! They’re all attached!”
Soon the mercenaries changed their weapons to blunt weapons and attached themselves to the snake’s body.
And with all his might he struck the Blood Python’s scales.
