Episode 121. The return of the Sword King.
At the same time Verdin appears from the tower, everyone rushes in and knocks off his head.
Dictree, who had completed all preparations, was hiding in a stable near the tower along with the high-ranking mercenaries he had recruited through the Adventurer’s Coffin.
“There is no retreat in operations. Since we’ve come this far, we either kill him or we die. “You choose what outcome you will face.”
Dictree spoke to the mercenaries wearing deep hoods with a solemn expression.
Three of the mercenaries who followed him responded with laughter in their voices, as if they found his command, which was almost like a warning, funny.
“Don’t worry, I don’t know how strong the enemy is. “We have been on the battlefield for dozens of years.”
“you’re right. Even now, there are more than one knight in the west who trembles at the mere mention of our name.”
“Are you just going to be nervous? “Even monsters run away screaming when they see our faces!”
Moreover, the one who seemed to be the leader among them took out the arena badge he had kept in his chest and showed it.
“All three of us are Gold Class in the Legion Arena. Although I have no choice but to act as a mercenary now. “Not long ago, he was a guard knight for a prestigious nobleman in the west.”
Dictree looked at them with a satisfied expression.
“It’s good to see you so confident.”
“Don’t worry about who comes out. “Anyway, who is this guy we need to deal with?”
“I can’t tell you that yet.”
“Why?”
“If I tell you his name now, one of you will definitely leave this place.”
“H-that can’t be possible. “Would you really do something like that with Glaser, the continent’s strongest magic master, on your back?”
“yes. “It’s just that I’ve been stabbed in the back by mercenaries more than once.”
The mercenary who was listening to Dictree’s story thought for a moment and nodded sharply.
“I knew. what… . There is no way we will run away, but if the client thinks so, we will wait until you tell us the target.”
“Thank you.”
As soon as the conversation ended, Dictree’s ears perked up. This is a physical reaction that occurs when using telepathy, which only wizards can use.
“Get ready.”
Dictree stood up with a nervous look in his eyes.
All of the mercenaries who had been waiting with him crouched down were armed and ready to fight.
The number is at least about thirty.
Rattling.
Let’s open the door and go out.
Ssaaaaaa-
The rain that fell like crazy tickled their ears.
“There are five targets in total. “There is no one else at the destination except them, so just kill everyone you see.”
one of the mercenaries asked.
“Where are you arriving?”
“Legion Tower. Three men, to be exact. “There are two women.”
Among the mercenaries, one who was said to be of gold class held his stomach and laughed.
“Khaha! No, is it just because of the five that thirty high-level mercenaries gathered together?”
“Don’t let your guard down. “These guys are strong.”
“Yes, yes, of course. So, the noble Wizard of Glaser called us, isn’t it?”
“… No more useless words. “I’m off to take out the target.”
* * *
I raised my head and looked at the sky.
Ssaaaaaa-
Rain was pouring down on the Legion so hard that the warm weather in the central region felt cool.
“How do we get people to just move even if they get a little wet?”
Cynthia, who came to her senses only after coming out of the tower, answered with a red face.
“huh… .”
“Is it difficult to walk? “You can rest a little if you want.”
I continued as I looked at Theresia, who was sleeping on Alfredo’s back.
“There’s no need to rush.”
Cynthia shook her head.
“No, even if it means resting, it’s better to go back to the castle and rest. “I don’t think I can relax here now.”
“but. “I saw such things-”
Rox suddenly raised his voice.
“Verdin!”
When I looked at where he was pointing, I saw that the fifteen imperial soldiers guarding the tower were frozen like icebergs filling the northern seashore.
‘Magic?’
I quickly looked around and grabbed the handle of the sword. This was clearly the ‘ice attribute’ type of magic used by Glazer.
‘furthermore.’
When I tried to use my energy, it seemed to be controlled and did not erupt out of my body.
If you try to use not only the aura but also the mana, it disappears as if it were evaporating.
Easy profit-
“Is it a magic square?”
Glaser’s wizards have dug a trap at the entrance to the tower. Doing something like this in the Legion, a neutral territory, would be the same as turning your back on the Emperor.
‘No way?’
Hagen is definitely not that type of person.
Although he is bold, he is a person who never takes chances that could result in him losing money.
‘No.’
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If you think about it the other way around, if there is a condition that you don’t fail, you can turn your back on the emperor.
Pababababat!
People wearing cloaks appeared from nowhere and ran towards me. The number is roughly twenty, no, close to thirty.
The skill of cutting through the rain appears to be at least that of a 4-star knight.
I shouted as I pulled out my sword and jumped into the rain.
“Power on, I’ll take care of them!”
Aura and mana cannot be used.
In that case, you must deal with the enemy only with swordsmanship.
‘That’s fun.’
I, who had returned to the age I was when I was called the King of Swords, was the perfect partner to warm up to.
“Aaaah!”
One of the enemies, a large man, took out a mace hidden in his robe and turned it over his head.
Boom, boom, boom!
Rainwater splashed sideways instead of from top to bottom, blocking the view.
Shut up, shit up, shit up!
‘I can’t believe you did such a foolish thing against the prosecutor.’
If you know the direction and speed of the enemy approaching, you don’t need vision. Because at this distance, you can deal with it even with your eyes closed.
As the distance got closer, the enemy swung his mace at my head.
Buuuuung!
Instead of responding, I took a light step forward and quickly drew my sword and cut off the enemy’s wrist.
Flutter!
“… First one.”
The guy who lost his wrist screamed.
“Kaaaaak!”
Blood spurted out from the cut area.
“That idiot! Everyone, don’t move separately, everyone attack at the same time!!”
One of the dogs shouted.
The enemies, who had hesitated for a moment, seemed to have come to their senses and started attacking again. However, the difference in skill between me and the enemy was very large.
I lightly lowered my head to avoid the slash of the blade cutting through the rainwater from the person who came at me from the front.
Sigh-
The ax that swung from behind aimed at my waist changed direction by hitting the back of the blade with the palm of my hand.
bang!
The sword in front pierces the chest of the enemy in the back.
Suddenly!
“Huh!”
The ax from the rear that flew later hit the thigh of the enemy in front.
Flutter!
“Keuuk!”
slow.
too slow.
The enemies were too weak to show off my swordsmanship, which I had practiced for ten years in a timeless space.
‘I can’t even warm up like this.’
I returned Misteltein to its sheath, took out a short dagger from my waist, and spoke to the enemies.
“I won’t let anyone run away even now. If you want to die, attack, if you want to live, run away.”
* * *
Dictree, who was watching the mercenaries’ battle from afar, swallowed dry saliva.
‘Who is that guy?’
The blonde swordsman I see for the first time in my life.
He appeared to be a young man, dealing with high-ranking mercenaries with great ease.
The rain-soaked hair and that relaxed expression with a smile on it reminds me of someone.
“no way!”
Dictree clenched his fists.
He looked at Verdin’s party members waiting in front of the tower’s entrance, counted them one by one, and monologued their names.
“Rox, Cynthia, Alfredo, Maria.”
Then, what is that guy’s identity?
“Damn it! Could it be that you came all the way here to meet the Timeless guy?”
Dictree gave an order to the fifteen wizards who followed him.
“Retrieve the magic square and erase the traces. “We must also make sure that no one knows that we are here.”
As he finished speaking, the wizards began to move in unison.
“Whoa-”
Dictree sighed, wiping his rain-soaked face with his palm.
‘It’s strong, it’s too strong.’
He decided that he couldn’t defeat that guy with this army.
‘First, let’s put the duel with Verdin on hold until we join the main force.’
Even if Rothschild can finish the matter quietly, if the operation fails, won’t Glazer bear the brunt of the damage?
“… “It’s like that even without using aurors.”
A light flashed above the Legion.
Qarring!
There was thunder so strong that it split my ears.
* * *
A huge wolf with silver fur began to move along the river that runs from the central region to the eastern region.
The size of a wolf is comparable to that of a small castle. Every time I walked along the river, the splash of water was enough to wet the heads of the trees around me.
-Oooooh!
As the silver wolf howled, the hunters hiding in the forest began to appear one by one.
The number is at least 1000.
They were all wearing light weapons made of leather, not iron or anything like that.
It was like dealing with an animal rather than a monster.
“Can we begin?”
When an old man with a beard long enough to reach his stomach asked politely, Glazer’s eldest son, the wizard Edward, who had been watching the wolf from a hill, answered.
“Start, now is the perfect opportunity to capture Fenrir.”
As soon as he gave the go-ahead to attack, the hunters began shooting at Fenrir in unison.
bang! Bang bang! bang!
Someone fired a bullet.
Sigh, shoo, shoo!
Someone else shot an arrow.
Most of them seemed to have forgotten their fear and fought without backing down even against fearsome monsters.
Turf, plod, trudge.
It was then.
Someone came up behind Edward. I thought he was approaching with his skills completely hidden.
Slam!
Mana chains protruding from the ground bound my ankles.
“Is it Mayer?”
A bald middle-aged man wearing torn armor raised his hands above his shoulders.
“Achacha! This is my mistake. “Our Edward also had eyes in the back, right?”
“… “What about the items?”
“I brought it. and! Without even adding a single lie, you almost got killed by Valentine while bringing this?”
Edward chuckled.
“I’m glad you succeeded though. “Thanks to you, I will be able to deal with Fenrir easily.”
Mayer saw his smile and smiled brightly, shaking a necklace with a large ruby on it.
“Here, here.”
“Should I have it?”
“Of course, I don’t know how to use mana.”
“If it’s given to you, you should take it. “If you give it to us, you might regret it later, right?”
“That’s what you think about then. “Let’s put out the urgent fire right now.”
Edward jumped up from his seat, shook his butt, and approached the bald middle-aged man.
The bald middle-aged man handed Edward the necklace and shrugged his eyebrows with a meaningful smile.
“Please do me a favor, young wizard. “Please destroy the South for us.”
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