Episode 219
The rope that bound them was cut.
The Red Hawk tribe members followed Arjuna.
Is it because I haven’t eaten anything for a long time?
Their steps, following Arjuna, were slow at best.
It wasn’t that I couldn’t understand.
They were captured by the barbarians, unable to eat properly, and most of all, they were continuously tied up in one position.
My body has no choice but to stiffen.
But regardless of understanding, they had to move quickly.
No matter how much Bane was wasting time, there was a limit.
The supply unit alone won’t be able to do anything to him, but reinforcements may come from their base after hearing the commotion.
If you make a mistake, you may end up meeting the chief.
It is dangerous to meet him without being fully prepared.
With two masters and a dragon together, I won’t lose.
But I want to keep the damage to a minimum.
Considering the nature of the barbarians, it was clear that the moment the battle began, the chieftain would rush in without even caring about himself.
If that happens, we can’t be safe either.
I’m sure one of us will be seriously injured.
Losing the Master right before a full-scale battle was a huge loss.
Even the Marquis of Easton wouldn’t want that.
“Is everything out?”
The number of people the barbarians had gathered was quite large.
There were more than a dozen elves, fifty Red Hawk tribe members, and another twenty or thirty people were captured for food.
The ranger was agitated for a moment as if there was a familiar face among them, but he immediately came to his senses and moved.
This is because personal feelings are unnecessary during missions.
So I took everything with me and escaped the barbarian camp.
“Did you do what you asked?”
“We sprayed it clearly where it was most concentrated.”
The ranger speaks confidently.
I nodded in satisfaction and signaled to Arjuna.
Giiing – she pulled a protest.
Aurors gather together and make arrows. She raised her bow to the sky and made a gesture.
Boom! An arrow escaped from her hand and struck a rock close to the barbarian supply camp.
A signal to Bane.
Bane glanced at the crumbling rock and swung his sword sharply.
Wow!
As the barbarians were divided, a gap suddenly appeared.
Bane did not miss the opportunity and dug in.
The barbarians follow him.
Bane tried to shake them off by swinging his sword, but they persistently followed.
“Arjuna.”
I called Arjuna again. She was already pulling the strings before I called her.
An arrow with a fire tip.
As soon as the tightly pulled string is released, the fiery arrow flies towards the target.
Just before reaching the target, the arrow split into several pieces.
A flaming arrow that hit the pile of leather.
Suddenly, the leather started to catch fire.
Because the ranger had sprayed oil in advance, the speed at which the fire spread was incredible.
“What is it?”
“Fire! “It’s on fire!”
The barbarians who were following Bane stopped.
And I thought about it, looking back and forth between Bane running in the distance and the blazing fire.
After a moment of worry, they quickly regained their senses.
“Chief Chief Chief is scary!”
“If the chief finds out, he will die!”
They ran to the fire, crying for their chief.
And I struggled to somehow put out the fire.
But there was no water nearby and they had no means of putting out the fire.
Moreover, oil was sprinkled on it. How do I get rid of oil soaked in dry leather?
‘It’s so stupid.’
They would have been able to extinguish the fire if they sprinkled sand on the ground, but they were not smart enough to think about such a thing.
“I guess this is enough.”
As I watched the barbarians struggling from afar, Bane came back and stood next to me.
I said without looking at him.
“Thank you for your effort.”
“It was no big deal. On the contrary, it was nice to be able to relax a bit.”
He smiles, rolling his shoulders.
It’s a face that looks happy because it can cut down barbarians to its heart’s content and eat them at the end.
“At this rate, it will be quite difficult for them as well.”
“No, that’s something I don’t know.”
Bane shook his head.
I was puzzled by that. How can there be no damage when all the food to be used in the war has disappeared?
Food is essential in war.
If anything, the books that record wars are full of records of people robbing people of food for the war.
Novels dealing with war often contained excessive taxes.
That’s how big the existence of food was.
But that doesn’t mean anything?
“Because they eat human flesh.”
“Ah…”
I understand.
Barbarians ate human flesh. This could be seen just by eating the prisoners they captured during the war.
But I didn’t know that even my own people were within the permitted range.
“When it comes to war, they have no choice. “Especially if they are the ones who haven’t done their job properly like they are now.”
He clicks his tongue as he looks at the barbarians running around trying to put out the fire.
Although the number has decreased significantly due to Bane, there are still many.
Dozens of people.
“It’s worth knowing their future.”
Bane turned his back after saying those words. He takes care of the people to return to the castle.
I glanced at the barbarians.
They couldn’t put out the fire. The fire had already spread so quickly that even their beds were burned down.
A situation where everything has become ashes. They looked blankly at the sea of fire with devastated faces.
‘Because it’s not my job.’
There is no reason for me to care about their situation.
They and I are enemies.
They are not subordinates of Daejeon Temple, which is in cooperation with us.
There is not a single barbarian in Daejeon Temple’s supply unit.
They are among the barbarians whose fighting power is at the top.
They are not used merely to guard supply detachments.
Fight in the lead, close to the chieftain.
And when a full-scale war begins, at a critical moment, their teeth will turn towards the chieftain who trusted them and had their back.
“Let’s go back. “The harvest is still big today.”
Even if they are not concerned about food, it is true that they eat each other and lose power.
That alone was enough to pay for moving today.
***
Rustle – Ash is stepped on.
“Chief!”
“I have committed a mortal sin!”
All the barbarians in charge of supply were on their knees.
A terrible scene unfolded around them, informing them of the situation.
Corpses scattered everywhere. The rocks were broken and the ground was cracked.
“Hmm…”
The chief, accompanied by dozens of barbarians, looks around.
All eyes of the gathered barbarians turn to the chief.
Under the stinging gaze, the chief opened his mouth.
“That’s fun.”
Trembling – The barbarians trembled at the sound of his voice.
The chief’s voice was not loud, but it resonated far away and could be heard by all the barbarians gathered there.
“You did a good job. “Are they those guys back then?”
He turns his head. The savages could not see, but his eyes saw it.
Here, on a hill far away, traces of dozens of people were visible.
The direction of the trail was toward Easton.
“It seems like they brought the World Capital back to life…”
That was a shame.
Working on the World Tree was something he had been doing since he became Chief.
I was a little disappointed when they told me that Daejeonsa had failed.
‘But you can’t blame Daejeon for something like that.’
It’s annoying, but it doesn’t matter.
As long as he became a master, victory was certain.
That’s what I thought…
“I never thought there would be a master among them.”
The chief touches his chin.
It can be seen in the traces of battle. The enemy that invaded the supply group was not a moderately powerful force.
At least a master like yourself. Things are going fun.
“They are food. “There is food lying around, so slaughter it properly and save it.”
The barbarians shout that they know and approach the kneeling barbarians.
The complexions of the barbarians in charge of the supply unit turned pale.
Some of them tried to rebel.
However, they failed to properly resist and were caught.
“If you kill it right away, the quality of the meat will deteriorate, so beat it up moderately. “The more you beat meat, the softer it becomes.”
In particular, these guys are very tough because their entire body is made up of muscle and there is no fat to be found.
So it needed to be chopped appropriately.
The barbarians who moved at the words of the chieftain moved without any hesitation even at the sound of eating their own people.
Rather, he whetted his appetite. For them, this is natural.
If you are weak, you will be eliminated. And the loser just becomes the winner’s trophy.
Although it has decreased now, in the past the winners would prey on the losers.
Although it has almost disappeared, it is still a rare occurrence.
Eat the meat of losers and become stronger.
That was their ideology.
“Jogjaaaang!”
“Kwaaaaaak!”
Despite the screams of his compatriots, the chief walked on with an innocent expression.
His eyes sometimes frown at the feel of ash stepping on his feet.
“It smells so bad… I’m going back.”
At the words of the chief, the barbarians follow him.
The path they took was filled with blood as they dragged food with all their bones broken so that they could not move.
***
“Good work.”
The Marquis of Easton says:
The ranger completed his mission and returned to his place.
“Boil water so they can wash, and you three go out now and hunt for food for them.”
The rangers, under the command of the Marquis of Easton, moved quickly.
The people who followed us follow the knights.
“Is it okay if I don’t go?”
He asked Arjuna, who was just watching from afar.
These are my tribe members. The woman who was most worried and eager to see him again just watched.
At least I could talk to him or take care of him personally.
She shook her head at my question.
“I am not qualified. He is no longer their chief.”
Her eyes were full of sadness as she said that.
I couldn’t understand her.
Why make it so complicated when you can just move if you’re worried?
But there was nothing I could do about her heart.
All I can do is watch her move on her own.
“Isn’t it complicated?”
-complicated. I’m crying but I’m smiling
Riems, riding on my shoulder, looks at Arjuna and says.
He’s smiling… Still, he must be happy that he can save his tribe members.
“Good work. “It was a good idea to bring them.”
The Marquis of Easton approaches and speaks. I shrugged my shoulders. It was something that even I could have thought about.
“It’s a red hawk. “Right now I’m weak because I can’t eat or rest properly, but after I get enough rest, I’ll be good enough to use as a soldier.”
“is it… “I’m sure a red hawk would be a great force.”
Their archery skills are amazing.
Even barbarians struggle against their arrows loaded with auras.
If they help us with their bows, our war will be easier.
“They also have to pay for food.”
Although we rescued them, there is no reason to take care of them.
They have to move at least to pay for food.
And they probably know that too.