Chapter 256 – Assassination Family Raven 3 (10)

Since we were unable to completely annihilate the orcs, we resumed our movement cautiously.

Since we had to stop for lunch and couldn’t eat properly, we were given dry food to eat in moderation from the wagon.

And then the person in charge of the security came and handed me a piece of paper.

“Is this enough?”

A new contract was presented to me.

The basic level was 5 silver, plus 2 silver per orc, which increased significantly to a maximum of 50 silver.

And there was a condition that he would not leave the battle even if the maximum amount was reached.

“I only work for what I get.”

I signed the new contract and tore up the original 5 Silver contract.

“So, other than me, no one else is renewing their contracts?”

“Because other people aren’t as crazy about money as you are.”

It’s not that I’m crazy about money, it’s just that a member of the Raven family needs a reasonable price to move.

You didn’t ask for their heads to avenge your dead comrades, right? I briefly looked at the escort in charge who received the contract and delivered it to the merchant, then chewed some dried beef jerky.

*

I heard the sound of a tree breaking in the distance, but I guess it wasn’t an illusion.

Trees that had just broken down were blocking the road, and the adventurers had no choice but to clear them.

Fortunately, everyone was at the silver level, so there was no lack of strength to remove the tree.

“Do orcs usually attack like this?”

I asked the adventurer next to me.

“This is my first time. I know that usually about 20 orcs attack once and then disappear, but it seems a little different when an orc shaman enters.”

It certainly seems like the presence of a guy who can play the role of head is big.

When we cleared the trees and started moving again, a mercenary spoke to the guard in charge.

“If it’s this strong, wouldn’t it be a good idea to take a day off and join other adventurers?”

“In times like this, it is better to move. The moment you stop, there is a high possibility that you will be surrounded on all sides.”

I think I’m thinking of moving overnight tonight, but I’m not sure if the horses will hold up.

I walked around and gave the horses some heat, and they seemed to perk up a bit.

“Mr. Xian.”

“Yes, Mr. Seche.”

When I looked at the person calling me, it seemed that he had not been injured in the previous battle.

“Hmm… You’re wearing a sword?”

“Yes. I decided to temporarily use the dead adventurer’s.”

I felt like there were limitations to dealing with a group of orcs with a dagger, so I got a sword.

“I guess you originally used a sword?”

“I use a variety of weapons, but I am closer to being a swordsman.”

“Ah. Um…”

“Do you have something to say?”

The way he continues to blurt out his words is telling me that he has something he wants to say, but what kind of thing is he saying that’s making me pause?

As he was looking at the body quietly, he spoke to me as if he had made up his mind.

“Can I accompany you when I go to Edburneil’s estate?”

“Why is it there all of a sudden…?”

“I say I’m an adventurer, but I’ve been working almost like a mercenary, and I’ve been giving up little by little the things I dreamed of when I first became an adventurer. But today, seeing Sian fighting, I guess I should say that a spark in me was rekindled. I spent a little more time with Sian. I wanted to be with you.”

Was the fight I had today that bad? Although he fought better than other mercenaries, I don’t think he was very impressed.

“As you know, I am only going to Edburneil’s estate to meet a woman.”

“Even if the territory is in a dangerous situation, it is befitting an adventurer to go there.”

It looks like your adventurer spirit has been activated in a strange place, and you want to accompany me?

“Have you told this story to your colleagues?”

“I haven’t told you yet, but I will allow it. In fact, we were like friends who talked to each other while guarding the top.”

At first glance, it could hardly be called a party, as all four were vanguard, so the balance was poor.

If the four of us were just friends, personality would be more important than balance.

“Why not?”

I was planning to go to Thembus Kingdom and immediately rush to Edburnil’s territory with all my might, but if I have a companion, my speed will slow down significantly.

It’s actually right to refuse.

“Okay. Let’s go together.”

I decided to accept Seche’s request to accompany me.

“Then I’ll tell my colleagues.”

Seche approached his friends with a bright face.

Seche started talking first, and his friends all patted him on the shoulder as if congratulating him.

They are good friends who support Seche’s new start.

‘But I don’t plan on dragging it all the way to the end.’

After clearing the quest at Edburnil’s territory and revealing that I am Cyan Raven, I will leave.

*

Presence Detection – As I continued to use the wave, I felt that the orcs were surrounding me.

It occupied the front in a semicircle shape. Could there be this many orcs? I heard from Jane, the receptionist, that they also carry out subjugation.

It’s a bit far from Edburnil’s territory, so I don’t think it has that effect, but it seems a little annoying.

“Mr. Seche.”

“Yes, Mr. Xian?”

“Don’t follow me in this battle, stay with your friends.”

“Uh… What? A battle? Are there orcs nearby again?”

“Yes, there are quite a few. So, avoid getting hurt as much as possible and focus on safety.”

“I understand.”

After hearing what I said, Seche nodded without much doubt.

When I saw Seche nodding his head with slightly fluttering red hair, I could see why I was attached to him.

Her breasts were a little bigger, but overall she resembled Roy or Naen from the Yuxian world.

Would you say Naen is a bit more relaxed, as is his personality of talking to me without hesitation when I was at first shy?

Naen was a bit stiff, like a knight, but although she treated herself with respect, she didn’t seem to care much about formalities like a mercenary.

And soon, the orcs’ siege was narrowing, and the mercenaries with good sense seemed to notice it.

“What day did you catch today, Orc bastards…”

“Ready for battle!”

As the mercenaries took out their weapons and began to prepare for the Orcs’ attack, they spoke to Seche.

“We will reduce the number starting from the west, so stay there.”

“Yes?”

Wave wheel

After saying those words, I immediately ran into the forest.

The terrain of the forest, which is not suitable for walking in a straight line at high speed, such as the split wheel walk, was covered by surrounding the fire.

When I discovered the orcs digging up the trees and setting up a siege, I used Shadow Craft.

“Even if I was disturbed once, I couldn’t bear it a second time.”

Flutter! Push!

He threw two daggers made of shadows and pierced the heads of two orcs, then immediately threw the next dagger.

Pakak! Thump!

“Aaaaan!!!!”

One of the surviving orcs shouted loudly, and the orcs elsewhere seemed to have taken this as a signal to attack and began rushing toward the top.

Because it is easier to reduce the number of people in the forest as much as possible.

This time, he picked up a sword made of shadows and quickly began cutting off the orcs’ heads.

He cut off the throat, stabbed the heart, and cut down the orcs heading towards the road from the forest with very efficient movements.

And when it was time to go out, he removed the sword made of shadows and cut off the neck of the orc who was trying to attack the mercenaries from the front with the mercenary’s sword.

As expected, it didn’t hold as well as a sword made with Shadow Craft, but it was wrapped in flame, so it could be cut down in one go.

‘But there are no orc shamans?’

It was neither on the left nor in the center. Then the right one?

As I looked into the distance and thought for a moment, an orc swung an iron ax at me.

Push!

While dodging, he ducked and dug in, stabbed his sword between his sides, pierced his heart, and pulled out the sword stained with the orc’s blood.

“Don’t come visit me right now.”

The hidden orc shaman decided to leave it alone and cut down all the green lumps in sight.

*

“Why on earth does a talented person like you work as a top escort?”

The guard in charge of the guard, who had another adventurer check the body of an orc in the west, asked me.

“I have some business to go to the Kingdom of Thembus, so I’m doing it as a double duty.”

I don’t know when he came next to me, but the body responded by nodding its head.

I had already surpassed 50 silver, but I didn’t want to be more greedy, so I didn’t rewrite the contract.

Would it be a contract if it had to be rewritten every time? A piece of paper.

“You said the Edvarnil territory was dangerous, but you were still confident in your ability to go alone?”

“Isn’t that the case, and I’m also a man?”

“I think I know where she got her confidence that he wouldn’t cheat.”

I feel like I need to let them know that going to meet a woman is a lie, but let’s just let them misunderstand as much as we want before we go to the Kingdom of Thembus.

“Mr. Xian, my friends also want to say hello even if they don’t accompany us. Is that okay?”

“Well… Yes, that’s okay.”

That’s how Seche became acquainted with the three people who had originally been on guard duty with him.

There was a woman and two men, and it is said that they worked together as a top guard for about a year.

“I just got the feeling. If it’s Mr. Xian, he seems like someone who can accomplish something?”

“Seche, didn’t you just talk to everyone who came for the first time?”

“Well, it’s good if we’ve formed a relationship like this thanks to that.”

As I walked between Seche and his friends, the sun had already set.

*

Originally, I was thinking of heading towards the Kingdom of Thembus overnight, but I killed a lot of orcs, so I ended up going back to camping.

Even adventurers need to rest well after two battles to be able to walk until tomorrow.

“Mr. Xian was on night watch yesterday, so he is an exception to night watch.”

“Of course.”

The adventurers had dinner and had a short drinking party in honor of the dead mercenary.

And instead of making a fuss like yesterday, I quickly went to bed and started sleeping.

I also decided to lie down and take a nap.

*

When I woke up at dawn, I put on my military uniform and ran toward the east.

In the forest, quite far from the road, there was a colony of orcs with a fire lit, and the orcs were sitting around the fire.

At the center was an orc shaman wearing a wolf skin and a fully armed orc.

“I guess you were waiting for me.”

As I walked in front of the fully armed orcs, the orcs who were sitting got up and started pounding their weapons on the ground.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Boom!

In response to the sound, the orc shaman chanted a spell and stretched out his staff one last time, and the fully armed orc in front of him slowly stood up from his seat.

“Warriors, arise! Destroy the enemy!”

Red eyes flashed on the helmet that covered his face, and he roared at me.

“Kwoaaaaa!!!”

Is this a similar effect to the Berserker used by the Goblin Shaman? Since the conversation seems to be making sense, I’ll have to cut off the limbs and listen to the story.

Wow!!

After killing this guy who punched me and all the orcs around.