The tree surrounding us rustled and monsters ca out from there. They were Pigman holding a huge club, several small-sized demons holding knives, and lastly moving mud.
Orc, Gnoll, and Mudman, huh. (Goretzka)
I will explain the details afterward, but we had fought them before. I think that there is soone else who has been pulling the string without us knowing. (Welner)
I readied my spear while telling this to Goretzka-san. The one problem I was talking about was this. I ca here before Rafed arrived so that I could take care of the Rafeds allies. However, when I arrived, I found those soldiers had all been exterminated by these demons.
Making Rafed bring Lily here must be part of the masterminds plan. The question was, did Lestlatga know about these demons, or not?
I could ponder over that later, for now, lets focus on defeating these demons. Goretzka-san and the female knight took a position where they could protect each other, while the rest moved into a position where they could fight together while protecting the carriage.
We already predicted this will happen, and I had already warned all of you about it, so stay calm.
Understood!
The one who took the command was Gekke-san, who Ive been indebted to in the demon outbreak incident and in the refugees escort mission. As for the rest of our allies, they were rcenaries. They looked calm. As expected, veteran rcenaries were used to fighting demons.
The Gnolls saliva was dripping out of his mouth while he was looking at us as if we were only delicious prey for him. This looked kind of similar to a scene of bandits drooling when they saw the riches and won of a caravan which they were about to rob in the movie.
As for the orc, he had a pig head. He was short and ugly, exactly like the Orc commonly seen in any video gas. Here, the orcs were famous for being tough demons.
I wondered if they also loved to attack won, like the setting of orcs in many video gas in my previous life. Well, I never heard about orcs only attacking won or anything like that in this life. They did attack humans like all demons in this world, though.
As for Mudman, in the ga, they were usually known as a type of zombie, but in this world, they were completely different from zombies. They were classified as humanoid demons made of mud. Despite their looks, physical attacks could harm them. I was thankful that it was at least the sa as in the ga.
Also, apparently, both Orcs and Gnolls werent classified as Lycanthrope here. Honestly, I didnt understand how this worlds demon classification worked since Kobolds also werent considered as Lycanthrope here.
In the ga, Orcs and Gnolls were the subordinates of one of the 4 Heavenly Kings, Egibigor. Mazell and his party would probably face him right now. Both Orcs and Gnolls were among the nobles who would attack the hero party when they were resting in an inn, and they were also Random Encounter monsters in the dungeon where Egibigor was the boss monster.
The inn attack event and the dungeon where Orcs and Gnolls existed were both located in the Lestlatga. This Rafed guy was also from Lestlatga. Putting the two together, most likely Egibigor was the real mastermind in this kidnapping, although I didnt have any evidence to prove this. Well, Egibigor would be killed by Mazell in the future anyway, so it didnt really matter.
HiHieeeek!!! Demons!!!
Ah, the coachman had woken up. Seriously, I wouldnt be responsible if you got attacked by the demons because you made that kind of scream.
The Orc and Gnolls started to rush toward us. It looked like they didnt even bother to create any plan. They sure looked down on humans.
We were prepared to fight them, so rushing to us blindly like that was a stupid idea. The Mudman also moved, but he was way too slow. I think I could easily separate the 2 demons from him and kill them one by one. Lets take care of the Orc and Gnolls first.
Rather than escaping, I chose to face off with the fast Gnolls first. The Gnolls held rusty weapons that were bigger than a knife but shorter than a sword. It looked like their weapons were also coated with sothing, so I avoided getting too close to them. This was where the longer reach of a spear was most useful.
While confirming the position of my allies, I swung my spear to the side to prevent the Gnolls from getting too close. I swung my spear wide to intentionally create an opening. One of the Gnolls took the bait and attacked the opening I just created. I avoided it by backing off to gain more distance and then stabbed that Gnoll. Seeing that, another one tried to attack but he failed since the female knight ca from the side and killed him.
The next demon that ca to was the Orc brandishing his huge club. As I watched his movent, I ducked and swung my spear to cut his foot. A spear had a longer reach than a club, though it would be perfect if I had a glaive instead of the spear.
The Orc fell backward after being hit on the foot. Talking about attacking the feet, I wondered if the Orc also had so kind of Achilles heel? Well, I didnt think the word Achilles heel existed in this world.
As I was thinking about a completely unrelated thing, the two rcenaries around rushed to the Orc that had lost his stance and then quickly retreated after attacking him. The hit-and-run strategy was used for this kind of tough opponent. After all, if you carelessly continued to fight close-quarter combat with tough demons like Orc, you might get hurt by the Orcs counterattack.
When the angry orc tried to regain his stance, I swung my spear and stabbed his other leg. The Orc once again lost his stance, so together with the two rcenaries that used swords, I pierced the Orcs torso. Fighting with these guys was so comfortable since their movent pattern was very rigid.
Also, this might not be the best ti to ntion it but the Orcs body odor and breath stink.
Then I quickly checked my surroundings. Goretzka-san and the female knight slaughtered one demon after another. The combination of those two was way too OP. Then, there was another group composed of 2 swordsn and a spearman, just like our group, that killed a demon. Lastly, there was one person who managed to kill a demon all by himself.
That one person was Gekke-san. Since Gekke-san was the friend of one of the mbers of the hero party, Luguentz, I knew he must be strong, but seeing it myself once again was surely different. The mbers of the rcenaries group under Gekke-sans command were also skilled, so I could rely on them.
In any case, since I didnt think we could lose in this kind of situation, I would just focus on killing the demon in front of . As for the Mudman, he was the easiest opponent to use the hit-and-run strategy on, so I would ignore him for the ti being.
Just as I was thinking that, I felt another presence coming from the forest. I imdiately backed off in order to protect the carriage. The next mont, sothing ca flying in my direction with trendous speed.
I didnt know if the target was or the carriage, but for now, I chose to cleave it rather than thrust it so I could see what exactly was this thing. When the tip of my spear was about to hit the thing, it rose at a sharp angle to avoid it. This thing was very nimble.
I looked up and finally found that this thing was a winged demon. The winged demon stopped in midair, then launched himself in the direction of the carriage. I was guessing that he wanted to destroy the carriage or steal it, but what he did was a foolish move.
The carriage shook and Lily let out a small scream while the winged demon let out a loud pained yelp. Damn, the people from Lestlatga might find us, so could you tone down your scream!?
The winged demon wouldnt be able to do anything to the carriage since I had the anti-demon dicine thrown on the carriage earlier. I did that just in case Rafed and the coachman were devils. For a human, what the winged demon felt might be like slamming your hand into a pot of boiling water.
I approached the fallen winged demon and pierced him from behind with my spear but he didnt die. I guess killing him with a single blow was impossible. The winged demon jumped and tried to fly away, but you know, the length of the spear could also be used to drag down my opponent.
I made a half-spin to use my body weight to drag the winged demon down and succeeded. As the winged demon that hit the top of the carriage rolled down, Goretzka-san and the female knight attacked him. Did Goretzka-sans sword just pulverize the demons head
As expected, the winged demon was a Gargoyle. In Egibigors dungeon, he was a demon that would move first among other demons. He was nimble and could fly, so he was a pretty troubleso opponent.
Welner-sama, theres another one up there!
Lilys warning made look up. There was another Gargoyle who rushed to fast and soundlessly. At the sa ti, I had a bad feeling, so I jumped backward.
A hand appeared in the palace where I was before. So, the Mudman camouflaged as the ground. Phew That was dangerous. Since the carriage was right behind him, the Gargoyle suddenly changed the direction of his attack toward . With that speed and distance, I couldnt dodge.
So, I chose to thrust my spear toward the incoming Gargoyle instead. Since the Gargoyle didnt decrease his speed at all, the spear directly pierced his mouth and ca out through the back of his head, after that, Goretzka-san stabbed the Gargoyle from behind. As for the Mudman, the female knight had already taken care of him.
By the ti I pulled out my spear from the Gargoyle with difficulty, the battle around had already finished. I had to do maintenance on my spear later. Although I didnt manage to do anything much in this battle, Lily was fine. That was all that mattered to . I guess I didnt have to use my insurance.
Viscount, how did you feel?
I do not feel that good.
I answered Goretzka-sans question. It would be bad if people from Letratga found us here because of Gargoyles earlier scream. Plus, I didnt think we could handle the rest of the Four Heavenly Kingss subordinates since so of them could use magic. Honestly, the group of demons we had defeated could be considered the small-fry among the Four Heavenly Kingss subordinates.
In the ga, Gargoyle was a monster that the player would encounter in the dungeon, not in an open field like this. Ah, well, demons that shouldnt have appeared in Alea Village also appeared, so I should get used to this kind of difference from the ga.
It would be troubleso if an even stronger enemy, especially like the Minor Demon appeared here. That guy could fly and even used magic. Our casualties would increase if that guy kept firing off area magic while flying. We didnt prepare any projectile weapons, so fighting the Minor Demon here would be a huge problem. That was why I thought we should return now.
In the ga, only opponents that could be reached by the sword would appear in an open field like this. I was sohow jealous of that. But I felt like I missed sothing Well, lets think about that later.
We will withdraw. Prepare the Skywalk.
The demons body parts and the magic stones would be wasted
Ill compensate for the reward later, so bear with it for now.
After I responded to one of the rcenaries, Gekke-san nodded. The body parts of the demons we defeated during the day would be enough for the evidence. Lily was also safe, so this was the ti for us to retreat.
Then, To the capital.
As for asking for Goretzka-san thoughts? That wouldnt be needed. This guy would probably just agree with my word, anyway. Since we had decided, we used the Skywalk to go to the capital.
Outside of the wall, we t up with the Iron Hamr, who had been waiting for us just in case sothing happened. It was already late, so I asked the female knight and Iron Hamr to escort Lily back to Zeavert mansion.
In the capital, we parted ways with Gekke-san and the rcenaries. I gave them the money for drinks after promising that I would give them the rest of the paynt later.
Then, I and Goretzka-san went to the palace to report. I had deployed people to various places, so if I didnt withdraw them quickly now that everything had finished, it might cause unwanted trouble. As for Rafed and the others, I handed them all to the palaces guards.
In the palace, I and Goretzka-san were invited into a eting room. Father and His Highness were already inside. We then proceed to give our report. My report mostly contained sothing like everything went according to our plan then I also asked His Highness to withdraw his people from various places.
I had also received a rough explanation about what had happened in the capital from His Highnesss subordinate and I was told that the details would be shared with at a later date. After that, I was finally able to leave the room with Father. Phew
When we were in the hallway, I bowed to Father.
I apologize for the trouble.
No need. Good work.
The reason why I apologized to Father was all related to politics. The country wanted to make sure that after I saved Lily, we wouldnt run off to another country.
To do that, under the guise of having to complete many tasks in the palace, Father was taken as a hostage in the palace. Of course, the Hearthing couple, along with the people in the Zeavert mansion, were also hostages. The main mission of two people that acted as a stand-in for Lilys parents was to protect us, but they were also there to monitor us.
Because I knew the kingdoms intention, I purposely asked people from outside of the Zeavert mansion to be the stand-in for Lilys parents. I never expected the royal guard lieutenant Goretzka to volunteer, although I was pretty sure that his words of wanting to go to a battle were sowhat true. I wondered if Goretzka-san was currently giving a detailed report in the palace.
If not because of those bastards doing this kind of thing, I wouldnt have to think about this sort of headache inducing political stuff.
My schedule for tomorrow afternoon would be visiting various people to offer my gratitude. I would tell Frenssen to make the list. After all, the order of visits would be important.
I learned later that not long after we left, the soldiers from Letlatga and the demons ended up eting each other in that place and they had a huge fight resulting in casualties. Fyuuh Good thing we left that place early.
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