The Porter Is Not Interested in the Hero Party

11 – assassination (4)

“I suffered. Warrior.”

The acrid smoke and bloody smell did not stop. The hero was enjoying the corpses of demons like a throne with blood on his face. The blade of the sword that the hero had inserted upside down was so sharp that it seemed as if the length of the sword was shortened as the soft flesh of the demon tribe was severely cut.

The hero took out the sword and inserted it elsewhere, creating valleys where blood leaked out without rest. The blood flowing on the floor made mud, and the soldiers ran around like wild animals, avoiding the red river running in one line.

We who brought our luggage again and the soldiers who joined the hero faced each other and exchanged simple greetings with a nod of their heads. The mental space to exchange a long greeting was a luxurious feeling for those who couldn’t escape the afterglow of murder.

“You worked hard. mister. I didn’t think I was doing too much work. I’m glad you’re okay.”

“The first place in the porter’s fitness test is not going anywhere. Please do it again.”

The hero responded to my words with a smile.

“Warrior! We are here!”

Millet and Ashria, who had supported us from the high ground, were walking towards the barracks. Millet was chewing on a blade of grass, and Ashuria crossed her arms with a slightly dissatisfied expression. As soon as Millet saw the hero, he slumped down in the seat next to him and said,

“Warrior. Aren’t you hurt?”

“yes. It’s thanks to you, Millet, for supporting me from a distance.”

Millet heard the hero’s words, dyed her face as red as the floor, and stomped her feet. The demon’s corpse collided with the heels and made a clicking sound. Ashuria looked at the fallen corpses on the floor, pursed her lips, then quietly turned around behind the hero and said,

“I’m sorry I couldn’t be of any help this time. Warrior.”

“no. Ashuria. You protected Millet. Because Millet’s role was important in this operation. It was also meaningful for Ashuria to protect Millet. Ashria also suffered a lot.”

“If the hero says so… … .”

Ashuria looked dissatisfied, but it didn’t seem too bad that the hero was acknowledging her role. The captain who led the garrison was rummaging through the barracks, dusting off his dust-covered armor. In the collapsed command barracks, there was a khalifa dangling from the poles of the tent, just as we had tied it up.

“Turn off… … !”

The captain looked at Khalifa in silence, then his face turned red. He gave strength as if his eyes would pop out and gnashed his teeth, then set the scabbard vertically and struck hard.

“Ouch!”

A weak scream escaped Khalifa’s mouth. However, the captain’s beating did not stop despite her pitiful screams.

puck!

puck!

puck!

The sound of chopping meat echoed several times, like a butcher’s shop, and Khalifa began to tremble with fear as blood poured from her mouth. She begged, shaking her tear-filled and ugly swollen face like an aspen tree.

“Sah, save me… … ! Me, those people… … ! You said you’d save me… … !”

With his limbs immobilized, the chin thrust forward was a silly and disgusting skit. Lena made eye contact with Halifa, shook her head, and spoke casually.

“You saved me?”

“Ah, a while ago… … .”

“Did I tell them I was protecting them?”

“ah… ! Ahh… !”

Khalifa was speechless. The sins that had been blinded by her major and ran amok came back to her like a boomerang. The wide-eyed soldiers and captains will give her rest only after they shake off everything about Halifa.

“Don’t let me say that I want to die.”

“I hate… ! save me… ! Lord, I don’t want to die… … ! Damon… ! help me… … !”

Khalifa was dragged along, calling the male demon by name, presumably her lover. Lena took out a bunch of letters from my luggage bag and handed them out to the hero.

“Look at this. It’s information ripped from him. I don’t know who it is, but some devil gave him this and that information.”

The white letters seemed to shine against the red floor. The hero made a shade in front of his eyes, read the contents of the letter, and nodded his head with a serious face.

“You are a traitor… … .”

Lena asked.

“how will we do it? Warrior?”

“You are a traitor… … . I can not believe it.”

The warrior nodded his head with a pitiful expression. I nodded at the hero’s words and looked at the corpse lying on the floor. The sight of him staring at me with his eyes wide open gave me goosebumps, so I unknowingly kicked him and blew his head off. The toppled head flew towards the fence and stuck like an ornament.

The hero slid down from the pile of corpses as if that figure were a starting signal.

“I need to share this information with the unit and decide on our next destination. Depending on the circumstances of the investigation, we may have to punish the traitors.”

Everyone nodded.

At a time when the devil is threatening the world, humans who want to become the devil’s servants themselves cannot be tolerated.

If you are really a traitor.

*****

It seemed that it would take a long time for the poison-contaminated river to be purified and for grass to grow in the area again. Two villages were annihilated by poison, and hundreds of people died in the war. Judging by the figures on the map, this minor damage was scratching the hearts of local residents as deeply as a thousand-way precipice.

As we were packing up for our next journey, right next to us were people who had lost their hometowns with sorrowful faces walking towards another village, and the general in charge of the area was scratching his chin with a confused face.

The hero was trying not to look at the people passing by, and Millet couldn’t stop crying, saying that he felt sorry for the people leaving the village.

Lena clicked her tongue in a low voice and stared at the procession, then twitched her lips, while Ashuria tapped the table with her knuckles and said,

“Now is the time to work. We must not be buried in tragedy.”

The hero nodded at Ashuria’s words and covered his face. He sighed and shook his head, then nodded and smiled at Ashria.

“…That’s right. Ashuria You are right. We have a mission.”

A messenger ran upstairs informing us of the current situation and the information obtained from the demons, and we planned to move to the front line where the two traitors were to check the situation.

Earl of Maindall and Baron Luke.

I didn’t know who these people were. Lena, originally a member of the kingdom, seemed to know who these nobles were.

“Baron Luke knows. Rumor has it that he is addicted to gambling. Are you making a fool of yourself as a commander? He wouldn’t be such a great person.”

Ashuria answered Lena’s question.

“Baron Luke himself is nothing special, but I heard that his ancestor was quite wealthy and a great knight. I heard that the country has agreed to forgive some of the debt whenever you make a contribution on the battlefield.”

“By the way, isn’t it that I don’t have the capacity to set the ball? I’m also having trouble with the demons.”

“I don’t know the details yet, but maybe that’s it. Sin always creeps in and spreads.”

The hero distorted his face a little every time he heard the conversation between the two. The fine lines of the face were fine even when the brows were furrowed. I sat in my chair, resting my chin on my chin, and looked at the map.

Fortunately, it was fairly close to where we were, and we had to pass through one village on the way to the fort.

“For now, I have told the messenger to come to the next village, Corda Village, after receiving the order. We plan to wait in Corda Village for a while and then move after seeing the situation.”

“Shall I just go ahead and kill him now?”

“I have a way to shoot with a bow!”

Millet and Lena actively stepped forward. Seeing the enthusiastic attitude of finding the traitor, the hero laughed, but he did not nod. said the warrior.

“Once we kill them arbitrarily, it’s difficult to explain the situation later, and it’s difficult for us to control the troops on the front. At least there must be an order stamped with the royal seal.”

I nodded at the warrior’s words and said:

“Your words are great. When a unit commander suddenly dies, chaos can be overwhelming. Moreover, it is shocking that he died while colluding with the demons. Only commanders capable of rectifying morale and authoritative orders can put an end to the chaos. Besides, nothing is certain yet. Killing a commander with a single letter must always be prudent. It could be a really high level of deception.”

Lena said, sticking out her mouth like a duck.

“My gut tells me they are traitors. You’re perfect right from the start A man suffering from gambling debts was tempted by the devil and decided to surrender his army and convert.”

“There are cases like that.”

I nodded and greeted Lena. And I was thirsty, so I took out a water bottle and drank a glass of water. I heard the hero talking to Lena following the sound of the neck being turned.

“They tell you to cross the stone bridge after knocking on it. Both Baron Luke and Earl of Maindall are people who have sworn allegiance to fight for their country. I, I want to wait a little longer. If there is solid evidence, the higher up will issue an order.”

The hero’s face was quite gloomy when he said that, so even Lena couldn’t bear to say that she would do whatever she wanted. She nodded awkwardly and averted her gaze again, and Millet saw the hero look depressed and patted him on the back.

The hero said to Millet.

“Thank you Millet.”

Soldiers were passing in front of us, whose destination had been decided. Leaves were attached to the armor, and the spears were painted green, so the forest seemed to be moving. Millet said that the soldiers’ behavior was strange.

“It’s just like elven soldiers fighting in the forest.”

The warrior nodded at the words and said.

“Among the information we brought you, there was information that demon supporters were coming. They said they would set up camp and ambush ahead of time for reinforcements. Considering the mail arrival cycle and the distance between the demon camps, it will come within a few days.”

“Since the camp has been destroyed, you will be defeated.”

The warrior nodded.

The news that the demons would die at any time made me feel good like a spring breeze.