Chapter 64: The Beginning of The Change (2)
Eunice’s eyes widened as she looked at me, her expression quite cute. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“I’m Eunice Arlyn.”
Even in this situation, Eunice introduced herself as soon as she heard my name. She was very faithful to manners.
“I know. I’ve heard of you before.”
I already knew Eunice’s name, which was why I approached her.
“I see.”
“I’ll protect you, so don’t worry about the people around you. Just focus on treating him.”
“Yes.”
Eunice seemed to have many questions, but she refocused on the patient in front of her. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
In the meantime, I killed one, then two more monsters. Eunice flinched every time she heard the monsters’ cries, but she no longer closed her eyes as tightly as she had at first.
After killing several monsters, I gauged their strength and how much mana was needed to defeat them.
‘As I keep hunting, it feels like I’m just fighting stronger versions of dogs.’
To be honest, there were many monsters with more disgusting appearances in Heilon. Compared to those, these monsters were almost cute. The problem was the sheer number of them.
“Why are there so many of them?”
There weren’t many people who could fight against this type of monster, and we were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
“Is there no support?”
“I’ve sent word to the imperial family. But can we hold out until then?”
This was a forest not far from the imperial palace, but the situation was grim given the time it would take for the messenger to reach the palace and for the troops to be prepared and mobilized. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
I sighed.
‘What do we do?’
I glanced up at the sky. Dark clouds were gathering, and I couldn’t tell if it was going to rain soon.
It was the rainy season in the capital. Rain would make things even worse: it would lower body temperatures, make people’s bodies stiff, and obstruct visibility, while monsters would be hardly affected.
While contemplating this, I saw a monster running to the right and launched a fire spell. However, my aim was off due to my haste, and the fire completely missed the monster.
“Kieeek!!”
Nevertheless, the running monster hurried away with just a few sparks. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Uh?”
Honestly, although I had only roughly guessed the original state of the monster, I knew that in its transformed state, its body was very hard—so much so that most types of fire had no effect. However, it seemed that before their transformation, fire was their weakness. No matter how strong their exterior became, their survival instincts remained. In other words, even if fire didn’t kill them, they would still be reluctant to attack.
Perhaps there was something I could do.
“It’s a bit crazy, but…”
An idea came to mind.
“AAAAAHHH!!”
As I was deep in thought, I heard Eunice scream from behind. I rushed to protect her, but someone was faster than me. He swung his sword and struck the monster that was about to attack Eunice.
Nice timing!
I smiled broadly. “Sigren, you’re in good form!”
Upon hearing my greeting, Sigren looked at me with an incredulous expression. “Why are you still here?”
“Because I’m a combat personnel.”
He grumbled, “You’re at a disadvantage in this type of battle without an escort. Leave quickly.”
“Not until Eunice’s treatment is complete.”
Sigren turned his head toward Eunice, whose face was pale and exhausted. I was relieved to see his reaction to her condition, but his response was grim. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Why haven’t you evacuated yet?”
“You can see she’s treating someone.”
“It’s over. It will be fine to move.”
I supported Eunice, who looked nauseous at the sight of the beheaded and bleeding monster. The knight Eunice had been treating was moved by Sigren.
We took the two of them to the central barracks where the non-combat personnel were gathered. Sigren grabbed my arm.
“You stay here too.”
“No, I need to finish this as soon as possible.”
“It’s okay if you leave,” Sigren replied distastefully.
I tapped his hand lightly. “I’m not okay with leaving. Also, I told Abel it’s a waste of manpower.”
“….”
“Please, just nag later. Hear me out—I have a good idea.”
“What is it?”
“So, I’ve been thinking. We don’t actually need to kill all the monsters, do we? First and foremost, the safety of the people here is our top priority. No matter how skilled you and the Duke are, you won’t be able to fight while protecting all of these people. But we also can’t just force them out.”
To be honest, it was clear that death would be inevitable if we did nothing. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“So what?”
“Look at those monsters. Their intelligence isn’t as high as their physical ability. They’re acting on instinct.”
Sigren seemed to be listening to me.
“This means that, no matter how strong they become, the instincts from their original form still persist. I just saw that they’re very reluctant to move closer even when weak flames, which clearly won’t harm them, are thrown at them.”
“If you judge it that way, it would be correct.”
Sigren nagged a lot, but based on my experience, he was the type of person who acknowledged others’ views on war situations. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“So, let’s make this place a very big torch,” I said briefly.
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