CH 68

Deadlock

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The fortified city of Volzard, as the name implies, has high and strong walls around the city.

Without this wall, the city woudl have been swallowed by the goblin tsunami and it was unknown how many inhabitants would have been sacrificed.

The walls are now surrounded by hordes of dark green goblins, with excited screams and the smell of blood enveloping the city.

The purpose of the goblins who came from the forest is to feed.

Perhaps they were pushed out before, or they were attracted by the smell of people drifting in the wind and approached Volzard.

But what attracts the goblins to Volzard right now is definitely the smell of blood.

The goblins who hit the wall try to climb up and invade the city, but they fall one after another under the attack of the waiting garrison members and adventurers.

The wounded and fallen goblins are swarmed by the goblins underneath and turned into their food.

When the wounded and weakened goblins are gone, the goblins are dropped while attempting to climb the wall and are eaten by their companions.

At the beginning, it seemed that we could repel them by repeating this, but the situation changed in the middle.

The pressure that came in later increased, and the goblins began to trample on the corpses of their companions and try to escape upwards.

A slope of the corpses began to form in front of the wall, and if the corpses continued to accumulate, there was a danger of overcoming the wall.

We arrived at Volzard when the slopes of the corpses began to rise.

"Reinhardt, Basten, destroy the corpses by the wall!"

[ Understood! ]

Immediately, the two metallic skeletons smashed the pile of corpses, but as long as the pressure from the rear continues, there is no relief.

"Zae and the others attack the goblins away from the city, because if there is a feeding ground in the distance, the pressure on them should be lessened."

"Your will!"

The five jet-black lizardmen dived into the shadows and jumped out into the middle of a pack of goblins.

"Art and the others attack from the outer curcumference of the horde that is not in contact with Volzard. If you kill a few in one place, move to another place to induce cannibalism and reduce the number."

"Ok, Goshujin-sama!"

The black kobolds also jumped out towards the outer circumference of the dark green tsunami.

On the walls, garrison members and adventurers continued their desperate attacks to stop the rushing goblins, but when Reinhardt and the others broke the mountain of corpses, the imminent crisis was over and a relieved air was flowing.

I moved to Donovan-san, who is in charge of spearheading, to convey this movement and ask for future instructions.

"Donovan-san, I'm back."

"Kent, what happened, what is that blood!"

"Oh ... I was careless and got stabbed by a knight of Resenburg."

"Is this idiot okay?"

"Yes, the wounds are okay, but it will take time to recover and my magical power will be exhausted."

"Well, in your case, it would be nice if your genus could play an active role, so take a break."

"Yes, that genus ..."

When I told Donovan-san about the movements of Reinhardt and the others, he nodded a lot.

"That's fine for now, it's a big help just to break the slope of corpses."

"For now, is there anything more I should do?"

"Oh, what's happening right now is the first stage of the maximal outbreak."

"That means there is a next step, right?"

"Yes, those guys are starting to come out ..."

At the place where Donovan-san pointed, there was a goblin that ate and hunted the corpses of its companions, but it looks clearly different from the goblins around it.

The body is about 50% larger and has a green color close to black.

The adventurers on the walls seemed to notice, and they were shouting.

"Wow ... what is that?"

"High-ranking goblin species, such as high goblins, goblin mages, and gigagoblins will spring up."

Goblins that have eaten the corpses of their companions and the magic stones of their companions will change to higher-ranking species.

The second stage of the maximal outbreak is that the outbreak of this superior species causes the goblins to even show organized movements.

"How do you deal with it?"

"I haven't dealt with it yet."

"Eh?"

By the way, the attacks from the walls were sporadic.

It seems that Reinhardt and the others have begun to push back the goblins under the walls.

Both the garrison members and the convened adventurers have stopped attacking and are taking turns resting.

"If there was a corpse slope adn the upper species were to gather togethere, we wouldn't have been able to do this, but it's okay if the wall height is maintained."

According to Donovan-san, higher ranking species will appear one after another after this, but the only way to stop it is to collect the corpses' magic stones, which is virtually impossible in this situation.

Even though it is a high-ranking species, it is a goblin, so it is not as dangerous as a rock ogre.

If there is a defense called the city wall, it seems that it is more efficient to aim at a place that has become a higher-ranking species.

Reinhardt and Basten destroyed the goblin corpses that had accumulated under the walls and moved them away from the walls.

It seems that the pressure on Volzard is weakening, probably because Zae and the others are rampaging in the flock.

The goblins are rushing to the pile of dead bodies and are eager to fight.

I wonder if these guys will eventually evolve into higher-ranking species.

"It will take some time to move to the second stage as the number of high-ranking species increases, so please rest now."

"Yes, I'm going back to my classmates."

Upon returning to the gates, my classmates moved a little further back towards the garrison station to receive soup and sandwiches.

It's a simple meal, but some people eat it with tears.

Yeah, Lastock's meal was really bad.

Some of my classmates who were eating were the boys who were rescued earlier.

I mean, everyone doesn't wear a slave bracelet, but I wonder if it's okay.

Well, it's unfashionable to pour water into the air that is happy to meet again, so let's keep quiet.

"Kokubu ..."

"Oh, Kondo, I was saved a while ago, thank you."

"Well, are you okay? Before and after ..."

"Yeah, the wound has healed, so it's okay, I was a little off guard."

"I hope it's okay ..."

"Why were Kondo and the others on the wall?"

"I appealed directly to the garrison and got permission to participate in the wall defense."

The boys who were working on the walls were instructed to go inside the wall and return to the garrison building when the warning was given.

At that time, he was told that the rescue operation had been advanced and that we were heading for Volzard.

Therefore, Kondo played a central role in asking to participate in the defense of the walls and getting permission.

"But why did you suddenly move the operation forward?"

"Oh, that's ..."

Kondo was amazed when I explained that Furudate-sensei, who suddenly became well due to the effect of being informed of the rescue operation, was suspected and was about to be tortured, so I hurriedly forced the operation.

"We can't say anything about people, but Furudate-sensei ..."

"Well, if I was trying to do it as planned, it would have been postponed due to the effects of this maximal outbreak, so the result is okay."

"Well, that's right ..."

It's clear that the number of goblins that fill the perimetere of the city won't end in a day or two, and things may have changed in the meantime.

With that in mind, I was in a hurry, but I think it was good to move the operation forward.

When I was talking to Kondo, I saw Kartz-san.

"Okay, please gather the temporary troops."

"Then, Kokubu, I'm going ..."

"Yeah, do your best."

When he saw me, Kartz-san showed a scary expression, so I appealed that I was okay by making a big circle with both hands.

I don't like the fact that my back and stomach are covered with blood, so let's change clothes first.

I asked a garrison person to rent a bathroom in the dormitory to wash away the blood and change into the clothes I had left in the shadow storage.

I finished filling my stomach with the soup and sandwiches that the chairman has set aside, and then dope with pills to help restore magical power.

Well then, should I join the front too?

"Kent, I also want to help with the treatment."

"Well, Yuika's healing magic is useful ... Let's run it by the teacher for a moment."

"Yes."

If the chairman leaves without saying anything, it will make a commotion, so I decided to inform Sato-sensei that we would be participating in the garrison activities.

When I asked the garrison person who was handing out food, he told me the location of the front base.

The front base, I was told, was a building right next to the wall, and inside, Klaus-san and Marianne-san were having a meeting with stern looks.

"Klaus-san, Marianne-san, I'm back safely."

"Oh Kent, I'm glad you came back."

"Welcome back, Kent-san."

"I would like to thank you on behalf of my classmates for your continued support."

"It seems that the eager little boys are doing their best, so don't worry ... and who is this girl?"

"Yes, she is a classmate who has been rescued this time, but she seems to want to help with treatment because she can use quite powerful healing magic."

I introduced the chairman to Klaus-san and explained to her that Klaus-san was the lord of Volzard and Marianne-san was the general commander of the garrison.

"I'm Yuika Asakawa, nice to meet you."

"Oh, it's helpful because a healing magic user is precious, but ... what about your skill?"

Klaus-san and the others looked a little uneasy, so when I explained the chairman's struggle at Lastock's garrison, they both agreed.

Marianne-san walked up to the chairman and hugged her in a compassionate manner.

"You suddenly got caught up in a difficult situation and had a hard time ... but since you came to Volzard, you'll be okay."

"Yes, thank you, I had a hard time, but Kent always supported me ..."

When the chairman turned her gaze to me and blushed, Klaus-san was in a bad mood at once, and Marianne-san smiled with a meaningful smile.

Where is the harmonious and peaceful air from a little while ago ...?

"Now, Kent, since you came back safely, I'd like you to work like a carriage horse to protect the Volzard where your companions will live."

"You must not make any mistakes, because for Kent, it's a battle to protect Volzard, where you will live for a long time."

When she heard Marianne-san's words, it seemed that the chairman's eyes were raised a little.

"Is Kent going to stay in this world?"

"Uh? Well, you can say it's still under consideration ..."

"Hmm ... but it looks like a parent-approved relationship, doesn't it?"

"Um ... remaining is like as war potential ... kind of like that?"

As soon as my flag color got worse, it was very annoying that the bad old man started to grin.

"Kent-san, I think there are various problems that need to be resolved, but can you concentrate on getting through this situation now?"

"Yes, of course! Then, I will be under the command of Donovan-san, so please take care of Yuika."

"Oh, Kent ..."

The chairman looked like she wanted to say something, but I bowed deeply and headed to the wall like a rabbit.

As I climbed onto the walls, Reinahrdt and Basten were pushing the goblins' corpses further towards the woods, perhaps in light of the situation.

The number of goblins pushing out of the forest seems to be clearly reduced, probably because of Zae and the others rampging in the horde.

The garrison members and adventurers on the walls seem to be watching over the situation.

Normally, adventurers of C-rank or higher are convened, but this time it is a maximum outbreak, so it seems that applicants from D-rank are also participating.

Because of that, I can see many young adventurers, and maybe Gilik is here somewhere.

"Donovan-san, please let me help too."

"Fufufu, there's nothing for you to help, it's a situation that depends on your genus."

When I called out, Donovan-san loosened his cheeks.

It's a smile that seems to be a bit much for a small child, but I think the situation is improving and he can afford it.

"What is the situation like?'

"Well, the appearance of the higher-ranking species has become more prominent, and although there are some movements that seem to lead the goblins, it's okay because we got this much done under the walls."

Small pieces of meat have fallen, but the corpses of large chunks have been pushed to a distance of about 50 meters form the walls.

Certainly, if this is the case, the original performance of the city wall can be demonstrated, and it will not be easy to be overcome with goblins.

However, Reinhardt and Basten, who had been disposing of the corpses, are wearing blood droplets and pieces of meat and are showing a terrible appearance.

"That ... Donovan-san."

"What?"

"Can I bathe my skeletons?"

"I don't mind. It's going to be a deadlock for a while now."

"Then, is it okay to have the other genus take a rest?"

"Well, it's still a long way to go, do it."

When Mart was sent as a messenger, Reinhardt and Basten disappeared into the shadows.

Even if they disappear, the goblins do not rush in, and they seem to be absorbed in devouring the corpses of their piled up companions.

After observing the situation, Donovan-san gathered the adventurers.

"Okay, listen carefully. Now the goblins are going crazy about filling their sotmachs, and if they fill their stomachs, they won't move for a while, but if they don't move, they'll get hungry. And then they will start moving again. The next goal is ... Needless to say?"

The facial expressions of the adventurers, that were loose while they were resting, now look harsh and tight.

Goblins who have eaten up the corpses will definitely aim for the city of Volzard next.

If we can't protect ourselves, we may be eaten, everyone will be desperate.

"The next time they push out, the top species will definitely show a systematic move with the bottom ends together, but that's also an opportunity for us."

Donovan-san, who said harsh words, showed a terrifying smile.

"The organization of the enemy is easy to break down if they lose their leaders. In other words ... the next thing we aim for is the higher-ranking species."

According to Donovan-san, even if the upper species organize them, the strategy that can be done is at best a pincer attack, so it's best to aim at the leaders when they come together and crush the confused mobs.

"However, the sun will set soon. They will be smart at night, so be careful about that. The person in charge of the lookout should use not only his eyes, but also his ears to look for signs. Don't make a fool of yourself and allow them to invade!"

In terms of timing, it seems unlikely that they will attack during the night, but if they do attack, it seems that the monster side with good night vision may have an advantage.

After Donovan-san's instructions, the adventurers returned to waiting at their assigned locations.

"Where should I be, Donovan-san?"

"You should be near me so I can give instructions ..."

"That ... can I tell the people at my boarding house that I've returned safely?"

"Oh, no matter which way, the situation won't move yet."

"I'm sorry, then I"m going for a while."

I left Donovan-san and dived into the shadows and returned to the boarding house at once.

Amanda-san closed the door tightly and sat facing Meisa-chan at the store table.

"Amanda-san, Meisa-chan, I'm home."

"Oh, Kent, you're safe, I was worried."

"Fubu ... Meisa-chan?"

Amanda-san smiled as if she was really relieved, and Meisa-chan rushed at me like a rocket.

I feel sorry for Meisa-chan, who clung to me silently.

"I'm sorry, you were worried ..."

"Stupid Kent ... Stupid ..."

"The situation suddenly changed and we had to move the rescue operation forward, but somehow everyone was brought safely to Volzard."

"Is that so ... Kent, you did your best ..."

"Amanda-san ..."

Amanda-san hugged me with Meisa-chan and praised me.

"Mugu ... Oh, mom ... It's painful ..."

"Ah, I'm sorry ... So Kent, what's going on outside? It's rare that the alarm doesn't go off after such a long time."

"Yes, Volzard is surrounded by hordes of goblins."

"What! Then ..."

"It's okay, we were pushed in temporarily, but we're pushing them back with the help of Reinhardt and the others. However, I think it will take a little longer because the number is unusual."

I was at a loss, but I thought it was better than telling a strange lie, so I told them about the current situation of Volzard, but Amanda-san and Meisa-chan both looked uneasy.

"Kent ... is it really okay?"

"Of course, it's okay, because you've been guarded by Murt right after I came back, Murt."

"Wafu, I was watching properly, Goshujin-sama."

When Murt showed up, they both relaxed.

"Even if it looks like this, Murt won't be defeated by something like a goblin, so I'll have them protect you."

"Fluffy ... Can I do it?"

"Yeah, okay ... Murt, I'll leave them in your care."

"Leave it to me, Goshujin-sama!"

Meisa-chan hugs Murt with an enchanted expression on her face.

"So Kent, what are you going to do now?"

"I'm planning to have everyone in my genus work while receiving instructions from Donovan-san."

"Then you're going to the ramparts, right?"

"Yes, I'm still a B-rank adventurer."

"Be careful ... Protect Volzard."

"Yes, leave it to me! I'm heading off!"

In order to dispel their anxieties, I said it cheerfully and left the boarding house.

I'll protect you, both of you are my important family, and Volzard is already my city.