Episode 53
Episode 26. Anten No. 7 Margul (2)
Cellov’s unit seemed to have slaughtered the six trolls with ease, but Catherine knew that it would be more difficult than it looked.
The monsters that appeared in the Zetton region this time were ten trolls and five orcs.
Five knights of the Zach family and one hundred ordinary foot soldiers subdued the monsters.
However, the knights as well as the foot soldiers had no experience fighting monsters.
As a result, one knight suffered a broken collarbone and more than twenty infantry casualties. It was the result of an attempt to subdue without any tips or preparations.
Of course, the damage incurred during the subjugation was insignificant from the Zach family’s point of view.
However, if Duran Jacques heard the news, it was certain that he would curse the Knights of Jetten for not doing it properly. Catherine was well aware of her father’s character.
‘Well, it would be impossible for my father to understand ordinary people.’
But not everyone in the Zach family was a genius like Durandell Sinclair and Damian.
Catherine always thought that the Jacques should not be a family dependent on individual strength.
That was the reason Catherine followed Yuma.
Yuma was also a person with extreme talent to the point of becoming his father’s disciple.
It was interesting that he formed a subjugation unit made up of former mercenaries rather than an individual military force.
Even so, Katherine secretly knew that a picture would emerge in which Yuma had prepared only an assortment of subjugation troops, and the activity would be dominated by herself or other outstanding warriors.
However, the cellove unit was showing a professional appearance in just a few months.
Even without Yuma or Zeka, it seemed that he could deal with most tolerable monsters.
Yuma’s troops carried out an effective subjugation with a much smaller number of knights than the knights of the Zach family.
From Catherine’s point of view, the Sellove unit gave off the feeling that they were ‘hunting’ the monsters, not fighting them.
Yuma was sure that the knights of the Jetten Territory could not have subdued the monsters so neatly.
“The swordsmanship of a noble knight has limits when dealing with monsters.
This is especially true for knights with no experience in warfare. This is because noble swordsmanship is usually focused on individual combat. Vulnerable to melee. It focuses on the technology of cutting humans.”
“Are you ignoring the Zach family’s swordsmanship?”
Catherine said sharply.
“Zach Gaia is the definitive swordsmanship focused on individual combat. Instead, the Zach family has a strong personality that compensates for it with overwhelming individual skills. I also learned Zach’s swordsmanship. To be precise, it’s Master’s sword technique.”
Yuma studied Catherine’s expression.
Although she was exceptionally proud of being a great aristocrat, she was not a woman who was completely blocked.
“Also, even in the Zach family, excellent riders roam the battlefield as if they were eating, so catching monsters is not a chore. But what the lady wants is a way for criminals to do it. Catherine was displeased that Yuma seemed to be looking at her, but she didn’t show it.
“The first thing to do is not to think that the durability of monsters is the same as that of humans. I felt it when I fought Cellov.”
Yuma looked at Catherine’s arm guard and said. Catherine didn’t know that her arm guard was made from selob that Yuma caught.
“Did you get the materials for this arm guard?”
Katherine, conscious of her gaze, said.
“yes.”
“Didn’t there be a punitive force at that time?”
“I caught it alone. Actually, I am also a person who prefers the Jacques style to the efficient method.”
Katherine opened her eyes wide and looked at Yuma.
I had heard that Yuma was strong, but I didn’t know that he was at the level of beating Sellove alone.
That was something neither Randell Jacques nor Sinclair Jacques could do.
“Ha… You, too, are perfectly related to your father.”
“I’m far short of being compared to Master.”
Catherine also did not dislike the Jacques family’s way of operating, centered on individual overwhelming force.
It was a method that only the Zach family could do, and it was proof that the Zach family was excellent.
But what if Duran is dead?
Randel, Sinclair and Damien Jacques were of course geniuses who were qualified to raise the status of the Jacques family.
However, they did not have the destructive power of Duran.
‘I can see why your father is so eager to adopt him…
Catherine thought, biting her lip.
The cellove unit silently searched for monsters, vigilantly in all directions. The bleak aura of the demon was continuing.
It seemed that the main monster that had the demon cave as its base was a troll. It seemed that the other monsters were pushed out of the demon cave by the trolls and spread into the mountains.
The cellove troops moved while dealing with the intermittently popping out trolls one by one. Thanks to this, the members were able to quickly learn a sense of real combat.
The party was able to reach the deepest part of the demon cave before long.
“Is there anything wrong? If this is a troll, I can catch a few more in the future.”
Geisel said in a proud voice.
As Yuma did not impose any sanctions, the members stood shoulder to shoulder and congratulated themselves on the successful first subjugation.
The cellove members expected a much harsher situation because it was a completely abandoned land.
However, when I thought that the subjugation was over, I felt like I was losing steam.
“Oh! Is it a magic stone?”
Zecca pointed to the end of the demon cave with Sibelin.
In the heterogeneous darkness, I saw a faintly glowing magic crystal.
There were several human corpses with white bones lying around the magic crystal.
“It looks like the lackeys gathered and came in to collect magic stones and then died.”
Jeka clicked her tongue and said.
From the first subjugation, the eyes of the members who thought they would acquire rare loot were shining.
“Aren’t you suspicious of something?”
said Yuma.
“huh?”
“It’s as if he’s telling you to hurry up and take it. And, to anyone’s eyes, what looks like human bones are all around.”
Zecca looked at the magic crystal once again.
“If humans were attacked by monsters and died while coveting magic stones, there’s no way they would have remained intact like that.”
I heard and saw it. Zeka and Selove’s troops immediately raised their weapons and looked everywhere.
Yuma slowly approached the magic crystal. The basis was the confidence that he could block any traps set.
Suwook!
Yuma pulled out the magic crystal like a radish. Then, the entire inside of the demon cave vibrated and the sound of scratching the eardrum spread throughout the demon cave.
“Kuok!”
It was a terrible noise that made me feel dirty just hearing it.
Yuma approached the frowning Catherine and covered her ears instead.
“Something seems wrong.”
“Then why are you pulling it out when you say it’s weird!”
Yuma threw a magic crystal at Zecca. Zecca took the magic crystal and put it in the bag hanging from her thigh.
“Then why don’t you just leave this expensive thing behind? what are you all doing Are you out of your mind?”
Yuma covered his ears and screamed at the crew members who were closing their eyes tightly.
“Is it okay to be so defenseless like idiots just because your ears hurt? Set up camp and prepare to escape. You seem to have fallen into a trap.”
At Yuma’s shout, the crew moved in perfect order. The grotesque noise lasted another ten seconds or so, then abruptly cut off.
“what? A trap?”
“Yes, lady.”
“Why are you so determined?”
“There is only one entrance to this demon cave. I think the noise is probably a sign that the intruders have arrived at the end of the cave.”
“what?”
Catherine glared at Yuma with a puzzled face.
“Don’t worry. I will protect the safety of the lady.”
“Safety is not an issue! Even if you know that, why did you pick it…
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
From afar in the direction the Shelob troops had passed, something like a shout came from afar. There were several footsteps vibrating little by little.
“You look like an orc screaming. We waited until we entered the demon cave.”
It was for this reason that orcs were more threatening monsters than trolls.
The trolls were ungrateful and stupid enough to fight and eat each other, but the orcs were the opposite.
Orcs lived in groups and had their own intelligence.
Orcs in the Anten region have lived without human invasion for a long time, and have taken control of this area using their population and relatively superior intelligence.
Therefore, the owner of this demon cave was an orc, not a troll.
Yuma closed her eyes for a moment and concentrated, counting the number of footsteps running this way.
Kung-kung-kung-kung The floor of the demon cave vibrated weakly without rest.
‘fifty? hundred? No, there are over 200 of them…!’
Members who had been on the battlefield many times during their mercenary days knew well what these footsteps meant.
In addition, they quickly recognized that they were at a disadvantage in all aspects, including location, numbers, and topography.
Besides, since this is the end of the devil’s cave, there is no retreat. The crew just looked at Yuma’s back.
‘It’s good that you brought Catherine. I’ll be a worthy witness.’
Yuma thought while holding Ascalon tightly.
He had a hunch that he could turn the first historical subjugation of the Sellove troops into a legendary saga.
If only he could break through the crowd of at least 200 orcs and get out alive.
“Prepare all defense rush formations. Our top priority is to protect Lady Catherine! There should not be even a single small wound on the lady’s body.”
As Yuma spoke with strength, the crew formed a camp surrounding Katherine and Zecca. Zecca put Catherine behind her and put an aura on Cybeline.
“I thought you said you could protect one of my bodies?”
Catherine shot at Yuma.
“Of course I don’t doubt that, ma’am. But you don’t have to go through the experience of being covered in orc blood. It can make your clothes and your heart dirty. Leave it to the lower ones.”
Yuma said without looking back at Catherine.
The footsteps of the Orcs were getting closer little by little.
“I will break through the road. Cellov troops follow me close behind me!”
Yuma said while lifting Ascalon to his right chest.
“Clean up only the things that fall. Advance!”
Ascalon shone with a blue aura.
Yuma started running forward.
As ordered, the Shelob troops ran close to Yuma’s rear. Yuma kept pace to keep their camp undisturbed.
Orcs and trolls were monsters who did not feel the emotion of fear at all. Even if you cut it like crazy, there were definitely going to be guys who would escape to the Salove unit.
Zecca had to stay by Catherine’s side in case of any unforeseen circumstances, so all the orcs that Yuma missed belonged to the Selove unit.
From the other side of the demon cave, he began to see the appearance of orcs crowding in.
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