Chapter 246 – 20. Party of Heroes – What Happens to Them (13)

Widely. Tadak. Widely.

A single red flower is blooming in the dark forest.

“Haa, I’m so bored.”

Roaming around the bonfire with a poker, Jinhyeok muttered. The night watch was the time he hated the most.

I was summoned to this world before I even went to the army, but in the end, I ended up taking turns watching at night. Every day when it’s a homeless day. I could have a conversation while walking on the street, but I was bored because I was standing alone at night.

“If you look at anime, events like this happen, but how come there’s nothing here?”

I’ve already been homeless dozens of times, but there haven’t been many things that have happened at night.

That being said, a beast like a wolf came several times, and a monster came only once. I don’t know if it was in the past, but it was a level that could be defeated with a simple swing of a sword without mana. It was just about happening.

“Is there any meaning to learning the sword?”

A peek laughed out.

I wanted to kill a stronger monster.

He is a warrior

A hero who was chosen and summoned from Earth to another world to save the continent from darkness and the demon king. I received the status window and even the Holy Sword. But with these powerful cheats, it was only goblins or small beasts.

“I want to at least catch a group of orcs or ogres. If it’s possible, there’s not even a single demon…”

Thud.

“Yes?”

—Thump.

“This….”

Thud!

Goosebumps ran down his spine.

A huge vibration that shook the earth. However, even if I stretched my spirits to the fullest, there was nothing to take. Jinhyeok was confident that he was on the verge even though he had not reached mastery yet. So, where the hell is this sound coming from?

“Crazy…”

‘They say words become seeds.’

Kuung-!!

“Brother! What’s going on?!”

Valdes jumped out of the tent. Soon Arsha, Sasha, Fiora, Vilma, and even Yuri. Arsha looked at Valdez, who came out before her, in surprise, but she quickly withdrew her gaze. That’s not what’s important now.

“Neither… I don’t know…”

While Jinhyeok made a bewildered expression, another thump—and a roar rang out.

This time the sound was close enough that I could pinpoint its direction. The eyes of all seven were focused in one direction, and soon there was a vague shadow of an object. It was something gigantic, about twice as tall as a human.

“What the hell is that…?”

“… Let’s get into position.”

“Uh?”

“It’s that big at night. I can’t see it just passing by.”

“…”

Jinhyeok didn’t like it, but he followed Valdez’s words. There was nothing wrong with what he said. He just didn’t like having to follow the words of the youngest when he was the leader, but even that anxiety was blown away by the monster’s appearance in the dark.

“What, what is that…”

A huge height that seems to be enough for 4m.

A massive figure that would not be enough even if all of them were gathered together.

Four arms and two legs full of bulging muscles.

Even the head that sheds a beastly cry.

It was the appearance of a monster that seemed to embody violence.

“Ogre…? But why are the arms…”

“Pi-Pi-ora. Are you seeing this for the first time too?”

“Yeah… I’ve never seen a monster like this in the dictionary.”

Listening to the conversation between Fiora and Yuri, Valdez thought it was inevitable.

This Nepalese ogre was one of many monster chimeras created by the great mage Robert. Since he was born, he had never come out of the dungeon, so it was practically the first time they had witnessed it. Even if it resembled an ogre, the Lord of the Mountain, its more threatening appearance gave weak fear to the warrior party.

“… It’s okay. Mons… ?!”

The moment Jinhyeok tried to comfort the group as a leader, a monster kicked the ground and attacked him. A monster fell in front of him in the blink of an eye. As soon as Jinhyeok saw the big fist in front of his eyes, he felt intense pain and a feeling of floating in the air.

“Chehehe—!!”

“Jinhyuk!”

The monster that had blown the hero away turned his head and aimed for the next target.

“Kreur…”

“Sister Fiora!”

“Know!”

In the hero’s party, there are two vanguards. It was Fiora and Jinhyeok. However, only Fiora could actually take on tanking and aggro. Anyway, Jinhyeok flew back.

Even when Jinhyeok was under attack, Fiora calmly changed into a heavy armored paladin using attachable armor. He held a hammer in one hand and a shield in the other, and the monster’s gaze was directed at him, blocking the front of the glass.

At the same time, the fist that blew away Jinhyeok hit Fiora’s square shield.

Quaang!!

“Ugh…!”

His left arm his trembled despite the use of high-quality materials and shock-absorbing divine magic. But Fiora had other things in mind.

‘Even though Valdes and Sasha were around, he aimed for Yuri first.’

Here’s the ogre’s bizarre appearance. Intuitively, she recognized that this monster was sent by the demons, or the darkness the goddess said. She didn’t need physical evidence. It was actually the right decision.

“Move around the glass!”

Along with the paladin’s cry, the feet of the other four moved quickly. Valdez and Sasha were slightly behind Fiora’s sides of her. And behind Yuri are Arsha and Vilma. Jin-hyeok, who did not know when he would return, was the one to be excluded.

“Chur-uh-!!!”

With a scream that pierced the skin, the monster charged again.

But this time, she couldn’t even swing her fist properly. It’s because the two swordsmen jumped out like a shot and cut the monster’s arms with their swords. The swords filled with mana slashed the skin and made the monsters retreat, but that was all.

“Kreur.”

Bubbling bubbling.

“That’s right now…”

“It’s playing.”

“It can’t be done with moderate firepower, right?”

“Only Vilma and Yuri should believe that this happened.”

Sasha could feel it when she cut the monster’s arm. That terribly hard skin couldn’t be penetrated at all. If she did n’t have the ability to regenerate, she would be able to blow off 2 of her arms her by pouring all her mana into the rest of her teammates, but that was n’t possible either.

Then, what remains is Vilma, a black magician who ranks among the top five magicians in attack power, and Yuri, a warrior who can put divine power in magic with the blessing of the goddess. There were only two.

“Kuaaaaang—!!”

And a clash ensues.

The battle between the monsters and the warrior party in the middle of the night took a full hour.

In fact, one person was not enough for the battle of the warriors’ party. It was because Jinhyeok, who was blown away by the monster’s first blow, fainted after hitting his head on a tree. He was not seriously injured because his body was at least strong, but he had no luck.

A situation that even Valdes, who did this, did not expect.

‘Damn, how I fainted…?’

“Heo-euk, heo-eok…!”

After coming to his senses, he ran to the scene of the battle panting and witnessed a shocking situation.

“Heel!”

“Ha ha, ugh. Hew, turn it off…”

“Whoa. Whoa.”

“Come on, sister!”

All six colleagues and monsters were disgraceful.

First of all, the monster was lying dead, which was something that could not be shown even in a horror movie. There were sword marks and hammer marks all over his body his, and several broken arrows were stuck in them. Just looking at it and the traces around it showed how fierce the battle was.

In particular, it is not an exaggeration to say that the harpoon was fired, the right shoulder and the two left arms that do not exist below the elbow. I couldn’t imagine how much blood must have been spilled there. But they did not appear to be the cause of death.

The decisive factor in the monster’s death was a hole the size of a fist in his chest.

“…”

As I slowly turned my head, I saw my colleagues.

Even the most intact Vilma and Arsha seemed to have broken a bone or two. It was muddy, as if it had been thrown to the ground, and red marks were visible here and there.

Next were Valdes and Sasha. He was injured everywhere to the extent that it was clearly visible that he had kept the monsters in check in the avant-garde. Of the two, Sasha seemed to be a little more severe, but she neither seemed to be life-threatening, even though both needed recuperation for a few days.

Fiora, who must have struggled to protect everyone with a shield. She also saw that her injuries were bad, but the way she moved showed that she was worth it.

The problem was his twin sister his, Yuri.

“Huh… I-I’m fine… “

I was saying it was okay, but it wasn’t at all. The fact that Fiora clung to her and channeled her restorative magic over her and other people was enough to tell her that. Although there were no major wounds on the outside, he could see severe bleeding from his red-stained clothes on her.

“J-J… Ugh.”

“Sister, don’t open your mouth.”

“Jinhyeok… Is… ?”

With those words from Yuri, the heads of the five people turned at the same time.

“Ah…”

Tears flowed from Jinhyuk’s eyes.

Even though it’s reached that point, she still cares about others and her younger sister her before herself.

“Huh… Noona, noona….”

Jinhyeok ran to Yuri and grabbed her hand her.

“Gwa, are you okay? I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

“Ha ha… What are you, haha… I’m sorry… I’m really fine… “

He continued to cry.

It wasn’t just glass. No one blamed him That fact made him even more desperate. Jinhyuk knew. It’s partly because they don’t blame themselves because of force majeure, but it’s because they don’t expect much from him.

‘Yuri went this far, but I….’

The wound on the monster’s chest was weak, but I felt divine power. Since Fiora didn’t have a skill with that much power, it could be said that Yuri did it.

Unlike her older sister her, who gave death to monsters even while suffering serious injuries, she herself could not do anything. I was beaten and passed out stupidly from start to finish. There are two heroes, but it was a great shock to Jinhyeok, who thought of himself as a real hero who even received the holy sword.

“Sister, I’m really sorry. I… Will change. Seriously, black… Will change…”

“Yes… Yes… Yes. Then, ugh… It will work… “

The first ordeal of the warrior party came to an end in the tears of the twin heroic siblings.

The party, with six of the seven injured, decided to recuperate for a week in the nearest city. Fortunately, the owner of the territory was a devout goddess, so he supported them a lot. However, the fact of medical care was kept secret from the Holy See.

Jinhyeok, who was training alone at the gymnasium, sat down on the floor, remembering the reason he had heard from Fiora.

“It’s definitely different from the fantasy I was thinking of…”

It was for political reasons.

That came as a shock to Jinhyeok.

A matter of politics and prestige that rarely appears in manga or anime. Even if they came out, they were at a level that could be solved by force, or they were things that the main character must intervene. However, it was laughable to protest that he was merely not announcing the fact of medical care.

“Is everyone resting?”

Except for him, the other six were resting in the room given by the lord.

Yuri, who suffered the most severe aftereffects, was also recovering little by little while being attended by the maids.

The wound is also scarred, but Yuri has consumed most of her holy power against her monsters. Thanks to this, I came to realize that the status window does not work normally if I run out of holy power unintentionally. The power of the status window is divine power.

Not too many people knew about the status window anyway, but there was nothing good to tell them, so the two warriors kept this a secret from everyone. It was because of Yuri’s words that even if everyone in the party could trust them, they should prepare for situations that could not be assumed based on their knowledge of her.

“… In order to protect everyone, I have to become stronger.”

Jinhyuk realized.

If you stay at the ambiguous level like now, you can’t even save the party, let alone the continent.

Fiora said that her four-armed ogre was most likely the vanguard sent by her demons. He could n’t easily defeat even that much alone, so his face as a hero was damaged. If someone died, he thought he’d be crazy.

“At least Master. Or more.”

The hero, who regained his original intention, stood up with eyes filled with roaring passion.

“Jinhyuk.”

“Uh?”

At that time, from where he appeared, Arsha called his name.

“Arsha. What’s going on?”

There was a slight awkwardness on Jinhyuk’s face.

Among the party members, he was confident that he would pick Arsha without thinking about the most awkward person. When everyone was together, I could be with her in a relaxed atmosphere where Fiora, Sasha, and Valdez led her story to her, but not when they were alone.

He didn’t talk much and didn’t get along well with other colleagues. It was like a person who was obsessed with one purpose. Jinhyeok considered it revenge against the demons, but he wasn’t sure if it was true.

“It’s just that I’m alone in the gymnasium.”

“… I wanted to work hard.”

“…”

“In this fight, I was stupid and incompetent. Even if I was alone, this result would not have come out.

She left Arsha alone and tried to focus on training again, but Jinhyeok was taken aback by her words her.

“Yeah, that’s cool.”

“…Uh?”

“It’s nice.”

“…”

Arsha’s sudden praise. I was dumbfounded.

“Honestly, I was very disappointed in you too.”

“That, yes…”

“Because the dragon love I was expecting was completely different. But it was nice to see him trying to change.”

“…”

“I know that?”

“What, what… ?”

“I don’t care who you date.”

“Uh, uh… ?”

Arsha smiled coquettishly.

It was one of the secret weapons that I had practiced ever since I received the mission.

“It is the custom of our three-pronged alliance. We recommend a harem centered on strong warriors.”

“…”

“It’s enough for me to be a member of your harem.”

“Ar… Sha….”

It’s been 4 days since I decided to change. Jinhyuk’s heart started to shake again.