Reckless Act (8)

“Sister! I can see the light…!”

Catalina’s eyes widened at the sound of Malcolm’s voice.

When I raised my head covered in dust, sand flowed from my head and obscured my vision.

At the same time, a thin light reflected in her eyes.

I felt glad that I had escaped the cave, but at the same time, I felt angry.

Who collapsed the cave? It was clear that Makiela had done it.

I was furious at the thought of falling into her trap.

“Shit. Makiella, that b*stard will definitely kill me…”

Malcolm burst into laughter at Catalina’s words.

Who can stop her, who is always hot-tempered and crazy about fighting?

Even when the cave was collapsing, he was swearing.

Even in this situation, rather than being exhausted, the way he expressed his anger was amazing.

“Ruler. Let’s get out quickly. “I have to find other people too.”

Malcolm takes the lead and clears the way by clearing away the rubble.

Finally, the red light of the fog became stronger and the outside of the cave was getting closer.

As I was going through the rubble towards the exit.

Kieeeeek…!!

An intense scream that hit my ears leaked through a small gap.

The cries of monsters. However, it was an unfamiliar voice to both of them.

“…It looks like there’s a monster outside the cave.”

“Tsk. It’s annoying.”

Catalina pushed Malcolm away and stepped forward, grabbing the greatsword with both hands.

Kwaang!!

I hit the stone wall blocking my view and it collapsed.

When I finally got out of the cave and faced the fog of the demon world, I felt a moment of relief.

As the shadow of the gigantic monster fell, the surrounding air became heavy.

A size that is easily three times the height of a human being. A furry monster with huge fangs.

In appearance, they resembled the yetis of the snowy mountains, but they had the skin of a wolf.

The sight of him looking down while holding a stick the size of a house in one hand was intimidating.

Catalina, standing in front of the monster, looked up with a calm expression.

“What is this again?”

“Maybe it’s Makiela’s test subject. “You have to be careful.”

Malcolm grabbed his sword with a nervous expression and prepared for battle.

As soon as I escaped from the cave, I encountered a monster like this. It was too unlucky to be a coincidence.

“…!!”

A crying sound so loud that the ground vibrates just from the sound itself.

“Malcolm. “Step back.”

“No. Sister. “I will also take the lead.”

Catalina didn’t really stop him. Because he will run out first and deal with it anyway.

As the two people ran out at the same time, the monster raised its club high and stamped its feet.

While Malcolm was rolling around to avoid the club falling on his head. Catalina burrowed into the monster’s arms.

A greatsword held horizontally towards the waist. As the blade penetrated the thick leather, the monster went berserk and screamed.

Catalina continues her attack while enduring the pain that feels like her eardrums are about to fall out.

The monster tried to crush her by stamping his foot, but Malcolm instead rushed forward and drove his long sword into her foot.

As expected, slow movements compared to its huge size.

However, the fist that cut through the air contained considerable power.

Even if you were hit just once, you could have been seriously injured.

While Malcolm blocks his movements by cutting into his legs.

Catalina dodged the punch and swung the great sword to push back one-sidedly.

The monster that was hesitant at the two people’s coordinated attack took a step back.

In order to break the posture, Malcolm gritted his teeth and drove the long sword into his left leg several times.

At that moment, the monster twisted its body greatly and kicked Malcolm.

“Tsk… !?”

Malcolm, who was hit with a straight kick, flew through the air screaming and fell to the floor.

Catalina’s eyes flashed and she did not stop attacking.

I was worried about Malcolm, but I’m sure he would be safe.

With that belief, he took advantage of the opportunity and stabbed the sword into his heart.

Phew!

A blade penetrating the body with a cool sensation.

The heartbeat felt through the hand holding the great sword gradually began to decrease.

“Crumbling… !”

I was trying to get up, but victory or defeat had already been decided.

The monster lost its posture and fell to its knees.

Immediately, Catalina cut off the monster’s head with a single sword.

“Whoa…”

After confirming that the huge body was falling down helplessly, I turned around and looked for Malcolm.

Malcolm is leaning against a wooden beam and can’t get up.

Only then did Catalina feel anxious.

“Ha… Ha… Thank goodness.”

Malcolm looked relieved even though he had a painful expression.

Catalina became irritated when she saw that.

“Shit. So why did you come forward and get into this situation?”

“Haha… “This is okay.”

“What does it mean to be okay? “I couldn’t even get up.”

Even though she spoke calmly, Catalina’s heart fell into anxiety.

A little while ago, when the cave collapsed, I lost the bag containing the recovery medicine.

Even Celica, which can use the miracle of healing, has run out.

Catalina has no choice but to leave the place, carrying Malcolm around her.

Malcolm said he was sorry and lent her shoulder.

“Don’t do anything useless. “It’s okay to step forward and get hurt.”

“But I can’t make you fight alone.”

“Stop saying gross things.”

While chatting nonsense like that, we started walking towards the entrance of the cave.

The place they escaped from was the back of the cave. It broke through what was originally a wall.

Did the other colleagues get out of the cave safely?

I didn’t know, but I decided to go back to the entrance first and wait for them.

While wandering around the forest looking for the entrance, Malcolm sensed something strange.

A forest so suspiciously quiet.

Catalina didn’t react much, perhaps because she hadn’t noticed yet.

Malcolm couldn’t ignore his intuition.

“Sister. “Isn’t there something strange?”

“What?”

“There must be a demon lord army. It’s so quiet. We need to move a little cautiously…”

“If you encounter the Demon Lord’s army, you just have to fight. “Things that are nothing special.”

Unlike Malcolm, Catalina responded in a harsh tone.

Malcolm’s serious tone made her look around and remain alert.

At that moment, a small thorn flying towards them.

The first person to notice was Malcolm.

“Sister… !!”

As soon as he noticed the thorn flying in the air, he hugged Catalina and fell forward.

Only then did Catalina grasp the situation and stand up, holding on to Malcolm.

Malcolm screamed desperately and could not get up.

“You… !?”

“Be careful…!!”

Catalina came to her senses from the evil voice and quickly grabbed the great sword.

Immediately afterward, he struck down countless flying thorns all at once.

“You b*stards… !!”

The enemy slowly appears along with Catalina’s swearing.

Everyone was wearing masks or masks covering their faces.

The devil’s army’s assassination group. They are elite soldiers specialized in tracking and raiding.

There are only ten people she can see with her eyes.

But I wasn’t sure that they were all.

“These cowardly b*stards…”

While glaring at her enemies, Catalina checked Malcolm who was lying on the floor.

A large thorn stuck in his arm.

There was no way I could have suffered this much just because I was pricked by a thorn.

Poison. It also appears that deadly poison was used.

“Who… Sister… Sorry… “

“Just shut up. I’ll take care of it. Don’t fall off and stay on your back.”

Catalina grabbed Malcolm’s body and slowly lifted him up, then wrapped her arms around him.

I held on to the necklace around my neck and let the magic flow in.

The effect of forgetting the pain for a while. But the time was less than ten minutes.

Because I know that if the effect wears off over time, great pain will come.

Catalina held on to the great sword with her teeth clenched.

When she ran towards her, half of them took out their weapons to fight her.

The other half retreated from their position to avoid her.

Unlike monsters that attack without reason, they were moving quickly.

The first to step forward were two men holding two pairs of daggers.

As four daggers flew to both sides, he turned his body and rotated the great sword to cut horizontally.

“Tsk… !?”

A man who let go of a dagger with a panicked voice.

Catalina did not miss the opportunity and cut the body in half starting from the head.

One soldier fell instantly. In an instant, the display was disorganized.

But Catalina was not safe either.

The moment she didn’t notice, numerous thorns flew towards her.

Two thorns that I hadn’t seen were stuck in her waist and legs.

“…”

However, rather than falling down after being hit by deadly poison, Catalina swings her great sword just fine.

The enemies were perplexed as they saw their expressions not even changing.

“Don’t do anything useless. Let’s all attack together.”

Catalina glared at the enemies with a low voice.

Immediately nine enemies rushed towards Catalina.