Chapter 15. I’d like to ask just one question. (3)
As soon as the habitual self-introduction was over, two flashing ice spears rushed towards the knights.
-Ssam!
– Kwasik!
The sound of something sharp cutting through the wind and the sound of bones crunching could be heard almost simultaneously.
fast!
One person with good sense barely escaped by jumping off his horse as if he were falling. The other fell from his horse with a hole in his chest. The blood that flowed from him quickly formed a puddle.
As one person died without any time to prepare, the knights quickly dismounted from their horses. Not willing to wait for them to come closer, Arsene moved his hand again.
– Shhh! Hiss!
Two ice spears flew one after another at the knight standing in front of Arsene. He struck one down with a swing of his sword and was immediately killed by a second ice spear.
– Boom!
The eyes of the remaining knights wavered at the sound of the heavy body falling.
Select the target, calculate, memorize the spell, and activate it.
Isn’t that a wizard’s battle?
-Ssam!
– Suddenly!
The bursting sound continued again, as if mocking the knifeman’s complacency.
Arsene’s ice flying in the dark night was a memorization in itself.
The moment you see it, you die!
– Slurp.
One of the knights next to Tail fell to the floor. Dark red blood poured out from the pierced neck.
‘What crazy!’
In that brief moment of dismounting from the horse and surrounding Arsene, the number was reduced to three.
Tail strengthened the hand holding the sword.
Arsene, standing in the middle of the seven knights, turned his head.
At the same time as the gaze looking for the next target turned straight ahead, the two knights standing behind Arsene charged in unison. Each was aimed at Arsene’s neck and heart.
Their swords swung like the wind.
Arsene, who realized it a little late, turned his head. The blade, which had already arrived at a short distance, was reflected in Arsene’s eyes.
and.
– Ting! Tidding!
Arsene’s shield glowed twice, accompanied by a cheerful metallic sound that was not suitable for this situation. Two swords bounced out, not even grazing the hem of the target’s clothes.
The two knights, who looked devastated, were about to extend their swords again when a flying piece of ice suddenly hit them. The horrifying sound of ribs being crushed continued unabated.
– Cards galore! Kwasik!
One person was lying on the floor with his heart pierced. Another person whose lungs were missing died coughing up blood bubbles after being envious of his colleague who lost his heart for a while.
Tails, who was watching this, gritted his teeth.
‘shit!’
The reason Tails is still alive until now is not because of his skills. I just got lucky. Tails knew it best.
In the blink of an eye, five of the marquis’ elite knights were dead!
‘I touched it wrongly.’
Arsene didn’t even give Tails enough time to regret.
The moment Tails shook his head at the feeling of coldness coming over him, a cold blade of ice passed by the back of his neck. I felt a burning pain in my neck, as if I had been cut. At the same time, Arsene’s shield glowed again.
– Tidding! Ting!
The two people who hit the shield at the moment when Tail was attacked retreated. And he kept his eyes straight ahead to block any ice that might fly towards him.
– Easy profit!
As if toying with the knights, this ice spear was created above one person’s head and struck straight down.
– Coo!
The unlucky target, a knight, was pierced from the top of his head to his chin and died. Red blood flowed along the edge of the ice and soaked the floor.
Tails lived simply because he was out of Arsene’s sight. The moment he realized he was alive, Tails’ body hit the floor.
It wasn’t towards Arsene. It was to run away.
Other knights who saw Tail’s movements also saw it was time to run away.
At that time, a knight rushed towards Arsene. A sharp blade flew in as if it would split the shield and Arsene together.
Instead of assessing how much defense power was left in the shield or how sharp the blade was, Arsene opened his mouth.
[Teleportation]
With a low voice, Arsene’s figure disappeared from his sight.
With that, the knights, except for the one who swung his sword at Arsene, started running in their own directions. Of course, Tails was one of them.
Arsene’s new form appeared right behind Tails. A scary-looking ice spear was fired at Tails and another knight.
Tail twisted his waist and swung his sword behind his back.
This miraculous move saved his life. The ice spear flew out with a clicking sound.
– Phew!
At the same time, the light of life drained from the eyes of the knight who was running ahead of him. Tails’ hands trembled when he saw it, barely moving his eyes.
‘I shouldn’t have come.’
I thought he was a pretty strong wizard.
So, he called nine more unknown colleagues to the palace. Including the tail, the sum is ten. It was enough money to be split between 10 people, and they said they would give twice as much if it was successful, so it wasn’t a waste of money to split it right away.
Tails laughed.
‘I thought I would succeed. ‘Only ten people.’
Tail’s eyes were filled with belated regret as he made a short judgment and found himself dead today.
It was clear that even Sillike had no idea who Arsene was. The money was certainly a lot, but it wasn’t enough.
Not even 5 minutes have passed since Arsene was surrounded.
Of the ten knights, three remain.
– Scum!
– Kwasik!
No, there are two.
The person who was running like crazy with his back turned was unable to avoid the ice spear falling from the sky. In the end, he died with his body pierced by a huge ice spear.
His body tumbles down the riverbank. Dark red blood spread across the clear water of the Seneu River.
One person swung a sword at Arsene and Tails gave up running. Now there are only two left.
Only then did Arsene’s attack stop.
“Now there are two left.”
Arsene finally opened his mouth.
“Which of the two will survive? I only need one.”
And I was asked this:
* * *
Immediately after Arsene left, Calian took a sip of carbonated water with a relaxed expression and opened his mouth in a not very loud voice.
“Kiri.”
Since there was no one around, at first glance it seemed like I was talking to myself.
Dinner had just begun and the atmosphere was noisy. The greetings they made to introduce themselves to each other were also loud. The sound of clinking glasses was constant, and the sound of clinking dishes here and there was also not small.
At the sound of Calian’s voice flowing out in the middle, Kyrie, who was standing a little away from Calian with Jan, came straight up. It may have been due to the elf blood, but Kirie’s hearing was better than expected.
“Yes, my prince.”
Calian looked at Kyrie for a moment and then spoke. Although no one could hear it due to the surrounding sounds, only Kirie could understand everything Calian said.
“……Can you do it?”
After finishing speaking, Calian asked the following question for the last time.
Kirie answered without hesitation.
“yes.”
Calian nodded and Kyrie left the banquet hall that way.
Calian, who was looking at Kyrie’s back, stood up and looked at Alan for a moment. Allen, who was talking about something with Lemain, naturally saw Calian and Calian left the banquet hall without another word. Then Alan immediately followed Calian out.
“What’s going on?”
Calian nodded with a smile and opened his mouth.
“The news about Gray came out today, so Silike will probably be on the move. He’ll want to check if I’ve done something to Gray.”
“I was still curious because I couldn’t see Lord Hertz.”
Alan’s eyes widened as he immediately understood the situation and responded like this. The voice continued as if an interesting situation was in front of us.
“It seems that the male and female Silike are heading towards Lord Hertz. Can I come and visit?”
Calian laughed at those words.
“Wouldn’t it be nice to see a Sispanian catching a rabbit? Master’s power is not needed to catch those who are attacking Lord Hertz right now. Master just needs to go in and inform Your Majesty.”
This may mean that they trust Arsene that much, but there were other reasons why they believed that Arsene alone was enough to handle the situation.
“Silike is probably doubting whether Marquis Briesen is on his side or not. He will be anxious.”
Calian knew well that the reason Gray came to help Silike was not because of the deep brotherhood between the brothers. So I was thinking that there must have been some kind of transaction.
And now, there is nothing that Silike can offer Gray other than the title of marquis. However, the position of marquis does not come for free. It cannot even be transferred like the king’s seat. It only happens when Evan Briesen dies.
Therefore, Silike must have been considering the possibility that Evan had discovered Silike’s plan and punished Gray directly.
“Even if someone is sent to the Marquis to accurately understand the situation, it will take several days for them to return. Until then, they will have to keep in mind that the Marquis may have attacked Gray himself. So, Silike cannot use the Marquis’ knights as he pleases. “If you’re not careful, their swords will be pointed at you.”
Kalian, who said that, looked toward Hesia Palace with deep scorn.
“Furthermore, Silike has never met Sir Hertz. It is not known how powerful Sir Hertz is, so at most he would have summoned a few knights. So Sir Hertz alone would be a sufficient opponent.”
The corners of Alan’s mouth rose.
When I first met him, I felt so rejected.
“After your visit to Rosellita, your faith in Lord Hertz has become quite strong.”
At those words, Calian looked at Alan and grinned.
“I can only believe it. He was the last person I met before coming here.”
It was Alan who had a vague idea of what might have happened between Bern and Arsene after seeing Calian’s reaction the day he first saw Arsene. Alan, who was convinced that his prediction was correct after hearing the answer, stuck out his tongue.
* * *
‘Don’t fall asleep on the way.’
Arsene, who had finally understood what that meant, sighed as he looked at the two people standing in front of him.
I knew there would be a Kalian attack.
And yet, I sent it alone!
“I don’t know whether to thank you for your faith or resent your neglect, my prince.”
Arsene muttered this.
I didn’t know why Calian had so much faith in his abilities.
The faces of Tails and another knight distorted greatly as they looked at Arsene. The swords were still in both hands. The distance from Arsene is only one and a half steps. Nevertheless, Arsene was caught up in other thoughts.
Of course, neither of them dared to attack Arsene. It was clear that Arsene’s ice had already penetrated his body before he even lifted his sword.
Arsene looked at the two and asked again.
“Have we decided now who will live and who will die?”
Although he said this, Arsene actually planned to keep them both alive.
I was going to make them spit out information as if they were competing for each other’s survival.
Tails opened his mouth.
“Please save me and take me to Prince Calian, and I will tell you everything.”
There is Calian in the palace, but there is also Silike.
I was thinking that if I just got to the palace, Silike would save my life.
At those words, the knight standing next to him glared at Tails with harsh eyes. Even though he was on the brink of death, he and Tails stayed together for 12 years. How can you so easily abandon a colleague like that?
“I understand. Then…”
Arsene, who was moving his hand towards the other guy to threaten him, paused for a moment. And I listened to the sounds coming from far away.
– Tap, tap, tap!
This is because I heard the sound of a horse’s hooves running at high speed.
Arsene left the two standing in front of him and turned his head to look at the approaching person. After a while, as the distance got closer, Arsene grinned.
“You weren’t neglectful.”
It was Kyrie who came looking for Arsene.
Kirie got off the horse and looked around. Arsene saw this and expressed his disapproval.
“You’re a little late. Just go. I won’t be able to see you for long.”
The smell of blood filled the entire area, corpses that did not die well.
I thought it was impossible for Kirie, who was not that old, to see something like that.
As Arsene said, it was true that it was my first time seeing it. But Kirie just remained calm.
“I’ve been in more toxic places. It’s okay.”
After saying that, Kirie looked at the two living knights for a moment and then asked Arsene.
“Why did you leave the two behind?”
In response to Kyrie’s question, Arsene opened his mouth without thinking and pointed at Tails.
“Isn’t there something the prince needs to check? Anyway, the friend on the left said he would like to see the prince…”
– Suddenly!
Before Arsene could finish speaking, the head of the knight on the right fell to the floor. The headless body collapsed with a dull sound.
Briseen’s elite knight was tense with his sword in hand. It was Kirie who struck the man’s neck in an instant.
Kyrie’s eyes, which had different colors, turned to Arsene as he shook off the dagger that had droplets of blood on it.
“He said there was no need to bring him.”
Tail slumped down on the spot.
