Reckless Act (3)

“Huh… Huh… “

As beads of sweat flowed down my entire body, an incredible energy came over me.

Every time I took a breath, there was a terrible stench and it took my breath away.

The same goes for others.

After annihilating the Demon King’s army, it took a long time to do maintenance.

“Is everyone injured?”

“Yes. “Thanks to Celica’s healing, I am safe.”

Even though the fog of the Demon World was expected, the forest environment was a variable.

I only thought that the march would be delayed at best, but I didn’t expect it to be hindered to this extent.

“…”

Among them, Erina was looking at me with her mouth closed.

Unlike the others, he wasn’t sweating or breathing heavily.

For some reason, an anxious and anxious look remained on my face.

“Erina. “Do you have any pain or injury?”

“…No. “I’m fine.”

When I approached him and spoke to him, he subtly avoided my gaze.

A little while ago, in the battle, Erina suddenly seemed to be having a hard time.

After the battle was over, it returned to its original appearance.

“If there is anything difficult or uncomfortable, please tell me. “Understand, right?”

“Yes… Thank you… “

Still, am I glad that I care?

When I stroked his head, his eyes sparkled as if he was going to jump at me at any moment.

But there was no time to leisurely play with Erina.

Fortunately, we were able to fight the Demon King’s army without major damage, but there were still many enemies left.

Numerous wild beasts and Makiella’s test subjects roaming the forest.

There were still more troops from the Demon King’s army remaining.

Once we entered the forest area, there was no safe zone.

The quickest way was to find the Devil’s army’s ambush site and quickly annihilate it as planned.

“Everyone, let’s move quickly. “I can’t move leisurely once I’m caught by the devil’s army.”

While we are fighting, other units of the Demon King’s army will find out our location and approach us.

We had to get out quickly before we were surrounded.

With my words, my colleagues quickly cleaned up after themselves.

As planned, we had to move diligently to find a location in the forest where the Demon King’s army could ambush and annihilate them.

Since the devil’s army already knows of our existence, it depends on how diligent we are.

The good news is that the Demon King’s army has split into several branches and is searching for us.

In other words, from our perspective, individual defeat was possible.

“Malcolm. Come quickly. “Before I leave you behind.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Finally, Malcolm finished tidying up in a hurry and quickly left the place.

As we crossed the corpses and headed toward the central area of the forest, rugged terrain unfolded.

The Demon King’s army can’t enter without permission, so they won’t be able to determine our location.

Additionally, the locations where the Demon King’s army could be stationed were limited.

‘It was probably like this.’

And when we arrived at one of the ambush sites, the Demon King’s army was stationed there, as expected.

In a dense forest, at the bottom of a hill that is relatively flat.

We watched the movements of the Demon King’s army from the top of the hill while holding our breath.

“The number of monsters is about five hundred. Most of them are elite soldiers and are made up of naga and lizardmen.”

A scale large enough to raid and win.

After making a decision, I took out my long sword and shield.

“Everyone, get ready. Let’s move first.”

“Good. Let’s stick together properly.”

Catalina seemed excited as she took out a great sword and smiled.

Even in this situation, you don’t get tired and enjoy the battle.

It was reassuring, but at the same time, it was absurd.

“The strategy is the same as before. I will ask that the remaining personnel in the rear not come down from the hill and only provide support.”

“Yes. I understand.”

As I ran down the hill with the signal, a huge magic circle appeared in the air.

A huge firebird appeared and flew into the Demon King’s army’s garrison.

Due to the sudden surprise attack, the Demon King’s army was unable to grasp the situation and was engulfed in flames.

When they saw us coming down from the hill, they hastily prepared for battle.

Most of them were busy avoiding Kayla’s magic and Tyria’s arrows.

“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”

“…”

Catalina frantically slashed her sword and slaughtered the monsters.

As if Erina, who was right next to him, was telling him to look.

Of course, Erina passed me without even giving me a glance.

Are you planning on ending everything before I even get there?

Of course, the battle did not go that easily.

Out of the five hundred, about half were ready for battle and preparing for a counterattack.

Elite soldiers who seem to have no soul like the battle just before.

Led by them, monsters rushed to surround us.

It’s impossible to go out and block my way.

He sent a long spear through his shield and swung his long sword to cut off his head.

Suddenly!

As the decapitated body froze and fell to the floor, the monster’s movements slowed.

I took advantage of that moment and infused magic into the long sword, and white fog began to form on the blade.

‘We have to process it as quickly as possible.’

I had to finish the battle and escape before the other Demon King’s army came to support me.

***

“Whoa…”

The sun is already setting.

We went around a total of three ambush sites and dealt with the Demon King’s army.

All ambush sites located close to caves.

At this level, there was no problem entering the cave.

“Let’s move right away after everyone finishes cleaning up. “I have to find Makiela soon.”

“Is Machiela really here? “I don’t believe it.”

“This is the right place. In particular, Makiella’s test subjects are wandering around.”

It’s a consequential story, but just as I said, Makiela’s monsters were seeing.

From the beginning, my colleagues trusted me unconditionally.

It didn’t really matter to Catalina since she followed along with the good intentions.

Only Malcolm was worried, but no one listened to his opinion.

Above all, it will happen if you find Makiella like I said.

And soon I found the entrance to a small cave.

A cave where Makiella may or may not be present.

There was Machiela here in the first episode, but this time it felt a little cheap.

‘Let’s go in first.’

As we slowly entered the cave, a narrow tunnel appeared.

While exploring the cave with a vague feeling, I was able to encounter numerous groups of monsters.

Contrary to expectations, they are just ordinary beasts.

‘I guess it’s not here.’

Originally, it should have been full of Makiella’s test subjects.

If there are ordinary monsters, it means there is no Makiela.

With a regretful heart, I took out my sword and defeated the monsters.

Not only was it not a particularly strong opponent, but there weren’t many of them.

“I guess it’s not here.”

“Okay. “I’ll have to look somewhere else.”

Just as I was about to quickly clean up and come out, I felt the presence of monsters around me.

An instinctive feeling. At least it didn’t seem like a bunch of ordinary monsters.

Actually, I couldn’t see anything around me.

I looked around with a stern expression as if other people felt the same way.

I didn’t find anything particularly strange or enemy.

“If you notice anything strange, please tell me right away.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Even Tyria, the most gifted of us with senses, continued to keep watch as if it was strange.

However, there was something different about Erina.

His gaze stopped somewhere while he quietly held the sword.

What her gaze lands on are numerous corpses.

Remains left to rot and rot for a long time.

Suddenly, I remembered the past battle with Ragnar.

I still vividly remember the corpses crawling from the swamp.

“Everybody get away from the body!”

My colleagues looked puzzled at my orders.

But soon he understood what I meant, drew his weapon, and started guarding the corpse.

Soon, the corpses lying on the floor began to raise their heads and wake up.

If you look closely, they are not dead.

He was just holding his breath like he was dead, waiting for an opportunity.

“You have bad tastes. “I can’t believe you made me fight like this.”

“…No matter what, it’s too severe.”

“At this level, I can’t even call it a monster. “I feel sorry for you.”

Failures that fell victim to Makiella’s experiment.

Among them, it is a living being with consciousness.

They are all monsters who were sacrificed in experiments against their will.

Even though it was an enemy army, I didn’t feel very good seeing their miserable appearance.

In the meantime, they are moving to attack us.

Even though his consciousness and mind are worn out, he appears to have been remodeled to increase his belligerence to an extreme degree.

“Everyone, get ready.”

If you look at just one animal, they are not that strong.

The problem is that the number of enemies crawling from the floor is considerable.

They are not a threat right now, but if they gather in all directions, we cannot ignore them.

We have to deal with them in advance so that we can proceed with the search without any problems.

“Let’s deal with it quickly before the sun sets.”

It seemed like it would be difficult to find Makiella today.