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Published at 30th of July 2022 04:39:33 AM


Chapter 43

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It had been a week since the signs of the monster panic had been confirmed. In Ze'at, the knights have been very busy with the emergency situation, moving around without any time to rest.

Of course, the mansion where Leolde  lived was no exception. The servants were running  in the house in a flurry, preparing for the evacuation.

However, the two of them, Leolde and Gilbert, were not among them. Leolde is imprisoned in Ze'at, so he can't escape.

Gilbert is supposed to stay in the name of protecting Leolde.

At first, many servants tried to persuade them to run away as well, but Leolde  silenced them by explaining that unfortunately he was unable to  do so due to the punishment imposed by Beluga, the head of the family.

Similarly, Gilbert's granddaughter, Shelia, tried hard to persuade him, but he refused to give up on protecting Leolde, so she had no choice but to give up.

Shelia made a fuss about staying because Gilbert was staying, but Gilbert persuaded her to stay and  she decided to evacuate.

The servants evacuated to the duke's mansion, the family home of Leolde, with Sheria in the lead. The house was quiet and lonely with only the two of them there.

"What did  my  father say?

"...... Work with the knights in the defense of Ze'at."

"Hahaha. I see. Well then, I must live up to father's expectations."

(What the hell is  he thinking? ......)

(Sending  his  son to his deathh......)

( No. Have the other nobles interfered?)

(Even if that's the case, there are other ways to do it. ......)

(I can't help but think about it. I will protect  master Leolde-  until the end as ordered by the lord .

Gilbert was reporting every bit of information about the monster panic to Beluga.

Probably, Beluga had reported to the king and shared the information with him. There was no room for Beluga's son, Leoldoe to get involved in this, but some nobleman who did not like Beluga must have planned to add Leolde to the defense to harass him.

But He can't be sure, because  he  has no proof. So, Gilbert decided to do his best to protect Leolde as ordered by Beluga.

"What's the situation?"

"I'm afraid we don't have much longer than a day."

"Has the Order been informed that I'm joining them?"

"Yes. They've already been informed."

"All right. Then let's go."

Leolde and Gilbert headed to Fort Ze'at, where the headquarters of the operation was held.

Inside the fort, the knights who went out on sorties have already returned, and some are  resting to recover their strength, while others are getting treatment for their injuries.

It was the first time he had seen such a scene, and he almost turned away from it, but he knew it was a path he could not avoid if he was to live in this world.

"What is the damage?""

"Yes! The first unit has withdrawn due to a number of injuries, the second unit is currently returning fire, and the third unit is on its way to provide support!

"Thank you. You can stand down now."

"Ha!"

Leolde and Gilbert entered the operation center as they passed the knights coming out of the operation center.

The first knight in charge of the operations center hurriedly stood up and saluted Leolde and Gilbert as an  they  entered the room.

"It's okay. I'd rather hear about the situation now than  have a greet .

"What? The scale of the monster panic is small at the moment, so the knights serving in Ze'at have managed to maintain the front line."

"How many casualties are there?"

".Fortunately, there are no casualties, but the number of wounded is increasing, which is not a good sign."

"All right. I'm sure you've heard from the capital but Gil and I will be joining the defense."

"I want you to deploy the troops."

"Well, the first unit is currently resting in the fort, so we'll let them join the next sortie."

"Thank you for talking so quickly."

"No, sir. We were in dire need of a men's power , so the two of you are a welcome  to join ."

"Gil and I don't have much, ......."

" I heard from Barbaroth that Master Leorde will do something for you.

"Don't get your hopes up, but ...... I'll do what I can."

"I look forward to working with you."

Leolde and Gil said a few words to the bowing knight and walked through the fort.

"Gil. What do you want me to do?""

"I'm not much of a fighter. I've only engaged  monsters before when I was exploring the forest for water sources, but since then I've only had mock battles with you and Barbaroto."

So what do you want me to do?"

"'Oh, if it's ......, it's simple. You can do whatever you want to do, Master Leolde."

"But that would cause trouble for the others, wouldn't it?"

"Don't worry, Master Leolde. I'm here."

"...... I see. That's right. I believe you, Gil.l

Eventually, time passed and the first unit, with Leorde and Gilbert newly added, sailed again.

The first unit went out to replace the second unit for the shift.

While running through the forest, Leolde saw the corpses of  monsters many times. The grotesque sight made him want to vomit, but there were worse sights waiting for them from here.

Not wanting to falter at this point, Leolde gave himself a pep talk and moved on.

While the first unit was heading towards the front, he met up with the second unit that was retreating.

"Status report! The third unit is currently engaged with the  monsters on the front line. The number of them is estimated to be two to three hundred. We've confirmed that there are three types of  monsters : goblins, kobolds, and orcs. Some of them are higher level species, so be careful!"

"Understood!"

With the second unit falling back, the first unit headed for the front.

"All hands! Pull yourselves together!"

"Oh!

"Master Leolde. You can move as you please. But when you use magic, please speak loudly."

"Okay."

"Then we'll go!"

The first unit, excluding Leolde and Gilbert, joined the front line.

The two of them were late to the party, but they soon joined the front line. What Leolde saw there was Barbaroto, his armor dyed red with blood, struggling like a demon god.

"Ohhhhhhhh!

With a swoosh, Barbaroth cut down both the orcs in front of him. With a yell as loud as the  monster roar, Barbaroto heads for the next enemy.

(Oh, this is real thing.)

Leolde, who was was scared,throwed  himself into the fight for survival.




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