Chapter 53 - Entry (2)

Chapter 53: Entry (2)

After they had left, I decided to return to the recently established camp and wait for Black Spear. Gark had arrived first and informed me that Black Spear would directly follow.

“ Kereeeuk. Black Spear will come here, Captain. ”

“ Well done, Gark. ”

I had slightly raised my hand to him, causing him to pound his chest in salute.

“ For Blood Dagger. ”

I responded to his action with a nod, and after a day had passed, I was able to see Black Spear arrive. As if he couldn’t withdraw his forces from his village, he had only brought two other trolls.

Since his subordinates had to go out in search for evil beasts for rations, I couldn’t help but think that it was a shame.

“ Power, Wisdom and Honor. ”

“ Power, Wisdom and Honor. ”

“ I had roughly heard of the gist of it from the brave Orc Warrior Gark, Blood Dagger. ”

I had worried a bit if he could properly do the job, but it seems that Gark had properly transmitted the message. It seems that he was naïve, but not stupid.

“ Is it true that you can truly solve the problem that the Black Spear Clan has? ”

His expression told me that he had a lot of questions. Of course, he couldn’t help but be curious. So, I answered firmly.

“ That is so, Black Spear. ”

“ Just until a few days ago, definitely. I remember hearing from you that we had to fatten the village of the humans . . . I’m shocked. ”

“ Kereeeuk. Black Spear. ”

“ . . . ? ”

“ How do you fatten a Giant Wolf? ”

“ Needs to be fed. ”

“ It is the same for the village of humans. We can simply fatten the village of humans. ”

It was a simple answer, but despite that, it seems that he had realized something. It was really similar to what Mev would do when staring back at me. If I have to say it, full of admiration.

“ You are truly wise, Blood Dagger. However, how can we fatten the human village? ”

“ I will slowly explain that to you. So what will you do? Won’t you hunt together with me temporarily? ”

In truth, there was no need to think about it. It was too big a temptation in itself to return the declining town numbers back to the original days.

If I were in his shoes, I would definitely have accepted this offer as well. Even this guy who was staring at me full of respect will definitely accept. As expected, he nodded.

“ I will accept, Blood Dagger. In you, I believe. ”

‘ Bingo ’

What I could notice in his expression was trust. Soon, he sent one of the trolls back, probably to take responsibility of the state of affairs in the village.

I had really attained a powerful ally.

His power was higher than I had thought. I was initially worried, but it seems I don’t have to be. As such, Black Spear and I joined forces, and five days flowed by.

After having my eyes closed for some time, Mev came to wake me up.

“ Do not forget our objective. ”

“ Ggirik. Ggirik. For Blood Dagger. ”

After reminding them once more, I began to look at Mev. In this operation, the most important figure was Mev, an archer that could read tracks. Since I had already told her in advance, Mev was already investigating the vicinity.

It was cleaner than I had thought, but there were still bugs and spider webs here and there. Maybe it was because the place was a basement, but I could feel some dampness in the air. In my eyes, I could only see these kinds of things, but it would definitely differ from what Mev can notice.

“ Mmm. ”

“ Fortunately, I don’t think the tracks were erased. It seems that there would be no problems since they had blocked off the entrance . . . thanks to that, it will be a bit more comfortable for me ! ”

“ Nice. Kereeeuk. ”

“ Over here. It seems that it has been some time since they had left this place. You can relax a bit. ”

“ How far do you think they are from us? ”

“ I’m not exactly sure . . . but I am confident that they are a bit far away. ”

“ Good job.”

It seems that it was impossible for Mev to calculate the precise distance. If she were to advance to an Intermediate or Advanced Archer from Fairy Sprite Archer, she would be able to read them more precisely, but I was sufficiently thankful already to her guiding us. We began to move.

They prioritized safety over everything else in this dungeon clear it seems as they rested along the way. So, we also did the same as we continued unravelling their tracks.

And finally, we were able to discover traces of the first battle.

There was undead that were wearing high quality patterned armours. The problem was that the armors were all damaged and dented as if from an intense battle that had transpired here. There was even an armor that was cut in half. If they were wearing dark armor, it would probably be alright to call them Dark Knights.

Seeing the wounds and blood on the walls, it explained that the battle was definitely not simple at all. But, there were no casualties in this battle.

I was not at the level of Mev, but I too could read these kinds of traces.

This head was not cut off by a sword. These undead were not cut by a sword.

“ It’s magic right? ”

But the opinion of an expert was more important. Waiting for Mev to speak, I could hear her distinctive bright voice soon.

“ Yup. They were cut very sharply. If it was a very high-level swordsman, they could do this much, but seeing the traces of mana left behind here, it definitely seems . . . ”

It was definitely the high-class magician that I initially saw. It seems that after the warriors had blocked the vanguard as much as possible, the wind-type magician had finished the mass up in an instant.

Seeing the faint footprints of the undead, I could notice that the undead did not approach him. He believes in his party members.

Not only that. Seeing a few undead with arrows that penetrated their armor, it seems that their archers were also above normal level. Pulling out an arrow, I could feel the faint mana exuding from the tip.

“ The archers seem to be strong. ”

Mev also nodded. I immediately called Black Spear towards my side. If we were to battle them, this magician was definitely the number one priority. The first target that Black Spear needs to handle. If even Black Spear was not enough, then I will have the First also target him with his recently attained Wind Walk unique ability.

The leader looked to be quite strong as well, but these traces couldn’t help but warn us to be cautious of the magician.

“ Black Spear. This human magician is yours. ”

“ I can’t wait. ”

As if he was really expecting this, his face brightened as he nodded. If the magician does survive after they kill the dungeon boss, then he would definitely not be able to avoid Black Spear’s javelin.

As such, Mev and I analyzed these traces for quite a while

Then, I could feel the presence of humans. Strength immediately entered the bodies of the subordinates and Black Spear. I, too, withdrew my greatsword. I was extremely worried whether they had noticed us trailing them.

‘ Damn ’