Chapter 105. Captain Frontera (1)
Bizzzz! Putz-!
rough wings.
The two pairs of wings made of skin swayed.
The body, which is 70 cm in length, was floated in the air.
caught the wind
It glides.
Then, the wings collided with a colleague who was flying side by side.
Parts Zuck!
I lost my balance in the air.
crashed without hesitation. fell.
It was thrown onto an unknown tree branch.
Chuppuck!
The shock of an emergency landing.
A large branch swayed heavily.
The 86215th locust of the fallen group shook itself off.
As soon as I shook off the shock, I opened my huge upper jaw.
He bit off a branch that was swaying in front of his eyes.
Kudos!
It was a branch as thick and strong as an adult thigh.
However, in front of the grasshopper’s bite, there was no way to resist.
With one bite, the shell and flesh were ripped off in a single bite.
Even then, the locust continued to tease its upper jaw.
Kudos! Crack! Grab it!
Bite and see everything in front of your eyes.
Once chewed and broken, swallow it.
It fills the stomach endlessly.
The 86215th locust ate one of the branches in an instant like that.
Then, kicking off the tree trunk, it flew up again.
Taaa-! Partszzz!
ride in the wind
A view of the vast eastern mountains passes below the boat.
It was green.
Looking at the green scene, the 86215th locust suddenly remembered the land further east it had left.
Parts!
land of the east.
The area that humans call a wasteland.
The 86215th locust originally lived there.
It hatched from its egg in the spring season.
They shed their skin several times and passed the larval stage.
Until then, the body length of the 86215th locust was only about 30 cm.
But one day the environment began to change.
“March!”
The sound of a flute that shook the wasteland.
A thick cloud of dust gathered in an instant.
Through the dust, an army of humans rushed in.
They were carrying torches.
He swung at himself without hesitation.
The ends of the antennae were singed by the chains.
jumped in surprise
To the west, to the west, as humans push.
Towards the direction of the setting sun only to survive.
moved a few days.
But humans are also persistent.
Their troops continued to follow. messed around brandished a torch
In the meantime, some soldiers were talking like this.
“Centurion, by doing this, what kind of damage are you doing to the orc tribe across the wasteland to the west?”
“of course. You don’t know yet?”
“What do you mean I don’t know?”
“This new strategy devised by the Mamluk general this time.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“That insignificant locust will wreak havoc across the wasteland.”
“What is a swarm of locusts?”
“It’s not just like that.”
“then….”
“The locust swarm is just the beginning. The entire biome of monsters living in the wasteland will be forcibly disturbed by those locust swarms.”
“no way?”
“That guess is right. The locust swarm is gluttonous. But what is there to eat in the wasteland?”
“Is it a colony of Barrel Milk cactus, really?”
“That’s it. Barrelmilk cactus is rich in nutrients. The nutrition from that colony is enough to support the entire ecosystem of the wasteland. But what if a swarm of locusts west of here flies into an unprecedented area with the cactus colony?”
“…Barrelmilk cactus will be eaten. Starting with the herbivorous monsters that eat the cactus as their staple food, all the monsters living in the wasteland, from the carnivores that eat it, will suffer from food shortages. Is that correct?”
“okay. that’s right. Then, naturally, all the monsters will head west in order. Because there are mountains on that side.”
“And at the beginning of that mountain range…The Steel Sand Orcs, the target of this operation, live there?”
“That’s right.”
The human centurion nodded.
“According to recent intelligence, the orc tribe has come out of a chronic food shortage. Was it thanks to the construction of a facility called Seokbinggo? then it’s trouble The only thing that restrained their power was the lack of food, but if their numbers increase based on the abundant food….”
“It will be a big threat to us as well.”
“That’s it. That’s why you have to trample them before they grow up.”
“But there, by the way. What if a swarm of locusts or monsters cross the mountain range further west?”
“hmm? You mean the Magentano Kingdom?”
“yes.”
“I don’t know about that.”
“yes?”
“The higher ups will take care of that. Should we, a mere centurion and lieutenants, even care about such things?”
“Well….”
“So, let’s just do what the top tells us to do. Now like this.”
Roaring!
The centurion chuckled and threw down the torch.
The 86215th locust, startled by Patsyuk, jumped up from its place.
Of course, the 86215th locust could not understand the meaning of the conversation between the Sultanate’s centurion and his lieutenant.
They couldn’t even recognize the fact that this operation they were carrying out was similar to the subjugation operation that the country of Joseon in another world often conducted against the northern immigrants.
The 86215th locust merely ran away from the torch.
It was only heading west as the human army drove it.
And finally found shelter.
spiky.
A thorny paradise unfolded.
Barrel milk cactus juice was sweet.
Originally, it was not the food that grasshoppers ate.
However, it was more than enough to eat.
There, the 86215th locust was able to fill its stomach without a circle.
Of course, I was still hungry.
In my mind, I wanted to keep the juice of the Barrel Milk cactus to myself.
But that was impossible.
It was because too many of his own people had gathered.
Parts Zuzzz!
The sound of wings flapping from all directions.
The same kind of people who have become unimaginably denser than usual.
The gap brought changes to the body of the 86215th locust.
Increased density of congeners in one place.
Contact with individuals of the same species has become abnormally high.
Such an environment gave the 86215th locust the same hormonal changes that Earth’s locust swarm undergoes.
Tsuzuzuzu-!
Over the course of a few days, the wings grew noticeably longer.
Relatively short hind legs.
Increased object density.
Because of this, the risk of being eaten by natural enemies is reduced.
Instead, the need to take the lead in competition for food among their own kind has increased.
Therefore, the legs needed for leaping to escape were shortened, and the wings needed for long-distance movement in search of food were lengthened.
At the same time, it more than doubled in size.
It was to survive the law of the jungle between the same people.
Tsutsuzuk! Parts!
Suddenly, the body of the slime.
The length of the body exceeded 70 cm.
The 86215th locust crossed the sky in a completely different look.
I crossed the sky over the Eastern Mountains with the group.
In the meantime, his antennae trembled.
The compound eyes contained the land of richness.
down the western side of the mountain range.
The manor of man was spread out.
Unlike the lush forests of the Eastern Mountains, there was no sign of powerful and threatening monsters.
No need to hesitate any longer.
there it is today
Bzzzzzz-!
The 86215th locust caught the downdraft.
I rode the wind and made a steep descent.
The scenery of the human territory came closer in an instant.
The harsh shouts of the Orc miners were shot through.
It crossed the sky over the paved road at once.
And rushed toward the largest structure that came into sight.
Kwachang!
broke the window
It made an emergency landing on the table inside the window.
In the meantime, he opened his upper jaw greedily.
I chewed anything that came into my mouth and looked at it.
Kwakjak!
The edge of the wooden table ripped off a handful at once.
A maid’s screeching scream rang through those lines.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Emily, Baroness Frontera’s maid, was a peace-loving girl.
Just where will I go with the baroness today?
Or, what menu will be served for lunch tomorrow?
Sometimes I feel proud of my new cross-stitch.
She was such an ordinary girl.
That’s why Emily couldn’t help but be stunned to the point of fainting at the appearance of a giant grasshopper that ran over the breakfast table like this today.
“Kyaaaagh! Ah ah ah!”
Could it be the devil’s trick?
Or maybe it was a creature thrown to the ground by the evil devil.
The grasshopper that broke the window and fell onto the table out of nowhere was huge, hideous, and terrifying.
But Emily’s fear did not last long.
Kwajajak!
A wooden chair swung.
from top to bottom.
without hesitation and without hesitation.
Without a word of mercy, he slammed the grasshopper’s belly down.
Kwakjik!
The giant locust’s chitinous shell was crushed.
Half a span of the tip of the stomach was crushed by the chair.
Hey hey!
The 86215th grasshopper made a shrill noise and struggled wildly.
He smeared the pieces of intestines that spilled out on the table and rubbed the skin of his whole body fiercely.
But at that moment, the 86215th locust had to detect with its hearing organs a cry more ferocious than any human’s ever heard.
“Emily! help me! hurry!”
cried Baroness Frontera.
He lifted the chair he had just swung.
I shot down with all my might.
Kwajak!
This time it was the chest.
Wings and part of the breast shell were broken.
The 86215th locust opened its upper jaw at the baroness.
At that moment, Emily lifted the table and overturned it.
Kwa Dang Tang!
Did humans say that when faced with a crisis, they display superpowers?
Even for a slender 16-year-old girl, it was a very real strength.
Anyway, thanks to that, the 86215th locust didn’t bite the baroness. I lost my balance and fell to the floor, struggling for a moment.
And that struggle became the last gesture of his life.
Kwazgak!
The chair hit again crushed the head of the 86215th locust.
Bodily fluids splattered in all directions.
It was all over the white dress of the panting baroness.
But the baroness paid no attention to such trifles.
“Are you okay, Emily?”
“Yes yes, madam.”
“Come on, take my hand and follow me.”
The peaceful, routine breakfast time has already passed.
Through the mercilessly broken window.
Seeing the swarm of locusts covering the sky in pitch black, the baroness’ fingertips trembled. I ran down the hallway of the mansion, holding Emily’s hand tightly.
Coincidentally, Baron Prontera was also running toward us.
The baron’s complexion turned pale as he could see grasshopper bodily fluids all over the baroness’s dress.
“ma’am! where did you get hurt? don’t you have Are you okay?”
“Yeah, that’s fine. how about you?”
“I’m fine too.”
“But you too….”
The baroness’ gaze turned to her husband’s shirt.
His white shirt was stained with grasshopper sap.
Besides, the baron even had a sword in one hand.
Perhaps you have been through something similar to yourself.
“Let’s get moving. Come this way.”
The Baron led the way.
I ran briskly down the hallway.
Meanwhile, from inside the closed door along the hallway, the sound of breaking glass was heard continuously.
Each time, the baron and his wife, Emily, shook their shoulders.
It was because everyone had already experienced what that glass breaking sound meant.
‘What the hell is this….’
The baron’s expression turned pale.
A swarm of locusts suddenly in the morning.
I had never imagined anything like this.
I didn’t even expect that a disaster like this would strike.
‘I have to gather the guards quickly.’
The baron thought as he reached the end of the corridor and ran down the stairs.
I thought of how to respond in the future.
‘To build a defense line with Lord Bayern. Fortunately, grasshoppers aren’t as strong as beast ants. Our well-trained soldiers can easily take down five or six of them alone. So, if we fight properly without disrupting the ranks….’
jump!
At the end of his thoughts, the baron opened the mansion door.
And it hardened.
‘what….’
firm expression.
Among them, the only moving eyes of the baron.
from the left end of the visual field to the right end.
It rolled slowly and scanned.
I caught the sight in it.
transmitted to the brain along the optic nerve.
He analyzed what he saw. Realized. understood.
‘No matter how swarms of locusts…How can there be that many?’
Beyond the wide open door.
There were locusts everywhere in the courtyard of the mansion.
Even the flowers that the baroness always cherished and raised.
Even the various trees that the baron himself took care of.
All were being eaten by locusts.
As such, the number of locusts over 70 cm seemed to exceed the hundreds in the courtyard alone!
And they all turned around in unison!
Quaang-!
The baron reflexively slammed the door shut.
Cold sweat flowing like rain.
A trembling that took over the whole body like a shudder.
My breathing became so rapid that I could not control it.
‘How am I supposed to do this?’
Gather the soldiers and what?
Form a rank with Lord Bavaria and what?
All of the strategies and plans that had been in my mind until a little while ago had disappeared like bubbles.
The moment I saw a swarm of locusts filling the courtyard.
The moment when the eyes of hundreds of locusts met their eyes looking back.
All plans and plans were smashed in my head.
‘This…There is no way.’
No thoughts came to my white, bleached mind.
The only possible response is to close the door firmly and lock it. That was all that came to mind.
“you? How is the situation outside?”
my wife asked
Should she consider herself lucky that she did not see the terrible sight outside? Or should I just tell you to hide here as if nothing happened?
It was the moment the baron hesitated.
Cuckoo! Crack!
The tightly closed door slammed loudly.
As if someone had hit it with a giant hammer.
Or like a greedy beast starting to chew on the door.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Emily, who was watching from the side, let out a shrill scream.
Soon the baron and his wife had to witness.
Ten gaping upper jaws pierced through the door.
The sight of them closing mercilessly and making a hole bigger than a fist in the door.
“Huh.”
The baron was frightened.
I soon realized the situation.
‘Those grasshoppers are chewing on the door.’
No, to be precise, he was eating away at the mansion itself!
“Awesome! These guys!”
swung the sword
Locusts chewing on the door and sticking their heads in it.
He thrust his sword into their heads.
Bodily fluids spurted out.
However, where one fell, two locusts attacked.
If you knock down two of them, three locusts will try to eat the door.
The hole in the door got wider and wider.
The baron swung his sword with a pale face.
The baroness also grabbed the vase with both hands.
Emily cried and picked up the candlestick.
Finally, the door was completely smashed.
Kwak!
It was a door that had been torn down on all sides.
More than twenty locusts clung to it.
The tattered door leaf was not the weight to bear.
The whole door has collapsed.
Kwajagak! squeak!
A swarm of locusts poured in through the broken door.
Looking at this, his compound eyes filled with hunger flashed.
“Get out of here, you bastards! Wow!”
The baron swung his sword.
But to no avail.
The number of locusts pouring in was too great.
Even the baron’s single-handed sword could not stop their wave-like momentum.
“backwards! hurry!”
I hurriedly retreated the way I had come.
I backed up and climbed the stairs.
However, such a retreat was until the beginning of the second floor.
Quadang! Kwa Dang Tang!
Doors all over the hallway exploded, broke, and fell.
A swarm of locusts poured into the hallway as they stepped on the knocked-down door.
The baroness and maid Emily were surrounded back and forth at the top of the landing.
“This is….”
The Baron bit his lip.
A lady holding up a vase from behind.
Emily hugs the candlestick crying.
I want to protect it somehow, but I can’t think of a way to do that.
No, I just thought that it would end here.
“ma’am….”
I stretch out my non-sword hand.
He holds his wife’s beautiful hand as if hugging him.
Meanwhile, a swarm of locusts came from the front and rear. Came close to the
Is it fortunate that I spent the last moments of my life with the one I love?
In hopeless romance, the couple closed their eyes tightly.
A swarm of locusts opened their upper jaws towards the couple.
It crouched on its hind legs to pounce on its prey.
But that was the moment.
Deen…Deeng…!
Suddenly, from somewhere, a clear and beautiful sound resounded throughout the world.
Like hitting a bell with all your might.
Or like knocking on the lid of a large pot.
It was a heavy sound that pierced the air.
At the sound, all the locusts stopped moving.
Before long, a voice that was somehow familiar to the baron and his wife flew in with a cry.
“You guys! When you hear the sound of the lid on the pot, somehow your whole body shakes, doesn’t it? Aren’t you interested? ok!”
Deen-!
A clear echo that comes closer and closer.
It’s a nice voice that can be heard even more clearly.
“It’s here! If you’re attracted, come and catch me! Today I’m Captain Frontier, guys!”
Dee en-!
A resonant sound resounding more magnificently.
In the midst of it, the baron and his wife muttered involuntarily.
“…Lloyd?”
