1123 Memories of Ghazlan = Rutim ④ ~ Confrontation ~

We were then to continue our march, divided from many of our fellow men.

One hundred soldiers from the First Company.

There were 36 hunters around the forest.

Commander Devias and the two soldiers guarding it.

Forta, the warlord of the south, and four soldiers to guard it.

Alyshna and Klua-Sun, plus Gemdo - the number of people is 147.

"There is no place like this on a rocky mountain where 500 soldiers can wield a sword. I'm sorry to be left behind, but we'll have to do our best.”

That's what Devias said as he went down the rocky road.

I am not lost to marching in accordance with Alyshna's words. Even though Forta decided to march, he decided that he should abandon his confusion, so he was advancing in a way that revealed his fighting spirit.

Alichna, held in Digdo-Lou's arms, frowned bitterly, but her black eyes looked straight ahead.

Along the way, Klua-Sun also holds her head up hard.

What was in their eyes - the moment we knew it.

I saw a cave on my way.

The path is interrupted by the swallowing of the cave, and the left and right sides are caught between the cliffs. In other words, this cave was the hideout of the Evil God Order.

"The black dragon, deep in the cave." Please be careful.... and as soon as you can, please subdue the Black Dragon. "

"Alright, everybody, get ready for the torch."...... I wonder if I could ask Lord Ghazlan-Rutim, a group from the forest side, to advance? "

"I understand." So, our group-- "

"No, it's our turn, isn't it?"

Diggdo-Lou laughed courageously as he lowered Alyshna's body to the ground.

"And, Sung's eldest brother." I will give you the duty to protect the astrologer and youngest sister. "

"What? There's no reason I'm the only one keeping you away from dangerous places."

As Sung's eldest brother stepped forward, Diggdo-Lou looked back at him with an irresistible look.

"Everyone here will be in the same danger." In that case, protecting the powerless women will only make it harder. "

But--

"If you are my real brother, you will be able to do more for my sister than anyone else." Just shut up and get the job done. "

Sun's eldest brother often kept quiet, but eventually responded, "I understand."

"In the first place, you shouldn't have defied the words of the commander and the decreed man." As a hunter on the edge of the forest, I'll do my shameless work for you. "

"That's fine. Now, the rest of you, follow me."

Ten people, excluding Sun's eldest brother, followed Diggdo-Lou.

Ray, Mufah, Lilin, Min, Mumm. Ravitz, Vin, Naham, the hunters of Baem and Dagora.

"Alright, we'll follow the advance in five columns." Make sure you have enough distance to wield your sword. ”

Under Devias' orders, the soldiers of the First Company will follow. The cave was as wide as Morga's Sanctuary's "Payfei's Mouth", so it was possible for five humans to move side by side.

Half of the First Company was followed by my group, a group of commanders, and half of the soldiers, and finally the Dom group.

The interior of the cave was as dark as night, so only the lights of the torch held by each person's hand can help the eyes.

The skin was black, damp and full of ominous signs.

We, the hunters, will not mistake this sign. Something dangerous awaits us in this darkness. In addition to Hida and Daewoo, what other creatures are the Order of Evil Gods preparing? - Without a doubt, we have become more complacent.

"It's a very spacious cave." I can't see the skin on my left and right sides anymore. "

Sautti's men tweeted in a frowned voice.

At that point, there were signs of disturbance coming from the front.

"Hey, what the hell is this guy!"

It was probably one of the soldiers who was screaming like that.

While supporting the torch with my left hand, I swung with my right hand.

"There's something coming from the left and the right! Six people, protect the commanders from the other side!"

Following my words, six people of Sauti's bloodline went round to the other side of Devias. I also divided the group so that six people could move each in case of emergency.

All that remains of me are those who are not of Sweety's blood. From there, Deal-Die spoke with a tight voice.

"Ghazlan-Rutim, it seems that the opponent has a much bigger figure. So far, you haven't seen much of a quick move.”

We haven't seen the enemy yet, but it must have been the movement of the air. I felt the same thing.

Chaos in the darkness can be dangerous, so we will disperse and wait for the enemy to attack. Forward, other hunters and soldiers had already begun the battle.

There, he said, "Whoa! The roar echoes.

It was the voice of my group, the men of Ratz.

"You're out!" Just imitate me! "

That voice was followed by a groan of pain.

The men of Rats must have suffered some kind of pain.

But I didn't have much time to help you either. There was also a sign of alienity looming over our nose.

Something glowed in the darkness.

At the same time, it sends signs of cutting off the air.

I wielded my sword almost reflexively.

In the darkness, the blade flashes something back. It was an unprecedented combination of hardness and elasticity, with a spooky feel.

"Is this... is this also an insect?"

Deal-Die raised the torch above his head in amazement.

In the darkness above, the light blinks again. The light of the torch reflected on the creature's eyes.

Floating in the dark was a strange face I had never seen before.

It is shaped like an upside-down triangle, with huge eyes that resemble Hida at both ends of the head. The mouth was small with a sluggish shape, but there were also horizontal fangs that resembled Hida. There are also two tactile sensations growing around the top of the head.

Larger is bigger, but smaller than a human.

However, that face is floating far higher than mine. His neck was elongated like a snake, and his torso was melted in darkness.

The other thing you can see is the two arms.

Or should it be called the forefoot?

At any rate, the tip of the area was bent like a hind leg of a Hida, with a sharp thorn inside.

"...... This is also a bug that lives in Jaguar, and is called Augus'" Kamakiri. "" It's a carnivorous bug that catches its prey with its forefoot. ”

Right behind me, I heard Gemdo's voice.

"However, Augustus is a small insect that preys on Kuan and the like... but I've heard that there are rare instances when Kuan is transformed into a giant Hida and both become giant."

"So, you're a bug that preys on such a huge and fast Hida." Then you must have tremendous power. ”

When I answered that, Augustus shook his forefoot.

In the blink of an eye, her thorny toes are already looming in front of her. I felt something cold on my spine and managed to slash my forefoot with my sword.

However, Augus' forefoot remains connected.

On top of being stiff and resilient, he quickly swung his forefoot to parry the slashing momentum. It was a difficult opponent that could not be compared to Hida or Daiso.

(But... it shouldn't have been that fast when you approached us)

Thinking like that, I moved from the side of my left hand to the side of Augus. At the same time, we call on Deal-Die.

"Deal = Die! You, turn around from the other side!" Hopefully, one of us can get behind it! ”

Got it! "moves the Deal = Die torch.

Auguste turned towards Deal-Die. Again, other attacks on the forefoot seem to be less agile.

The revealed Augus's torso was elongated like a snake from his neck to his waist, swollen only from his waist down, and had four legs very similar to Hida.

Its body shines black and brown, a texture similar to that of a leather armor somewhere.

However, my back seemed to be sturdy, but my stomach seemed so soft that I decided to aim at it with a sword from the side.

But--I wielded my sword, and Augus leapt with ease that was not worthy of the giant.

At that time, the armpit part of the back was wide open, and I let the translucent wings peek from the inside.

Augus flew, not jumped.

And Augus leapt at the Deal-Die in front of him.

"Wow!" cried Deal-Die, falling backwards.

I managed to prevent it with my sword.

The torch removed by Deal-Die rolls down the ground and the world shifts as it lights up.

I waved my sword again, feeling like I was having a nightmare.

However, the sword did not reach Augus.

Augus sensed my approach with the sensitivity of his back, and he hit his wings over his head again.

So, clinging to the ceiling, which was not too high, Augustus rattled his fangs on the side, intimidating us.

“The compound eyes of insects are supposed to have a wider field of view than humans. So you can sense the attack coming from behind.”

Behind you, Gemdo's voice resounds again.

"However, due to the structure of the joint, it seems that there is no way to counterattack the enemies behind it. That's why you had to fly away.”

“Yes, I think I finally understand Augus' characteristics.... augus is a good match for two! Gathering three or more people together is a great way to surround yourself! If you do, you'll have no choice but to fly and run, so aim for that moment and wield your sword!"

My voice echoed through the cave with tremendous vigor.

Then you can hear similar voices everywhere. The humans in the vicinity are conveying their message to those further afield. The soldiers screamed and screamed, boiling inside the cave.

"Damn, that's a nonsense." Gazran-Rutim, I'll help you. "

And a crowd of Ratz men rushed towards us. The right arm is filled with a thin muscle of blood.

"I was attacked by that guy, and I just ate a little flesh." There's no inconvenience in wielding a sword. "

I see. Were you able to take down your Augus?

"No, the other huntsmen are surrounding us." I slashed at the milestones of my forefoot, but I'm sure it was my stomach after all. "

While we were exchanging words, Deal-Die picked up the torch on the ground and looked at Auguss overhead. The gentle face also has a hunter-like temperament.

"Let's take him down with us." This time, I won't fall behind. ”

Alright, first we need to lure them to the sword position.

Ratz's men laughed incredibly and threw their own torches at Augus overhead.

Although it was a very rough opening, Augustus leaps to the ground, reluctant to touch the flames. Before long, we surrounded ourselves from three sides.

"Please slash the person who took the back." So when Augus flies away, someone on the side takes him down. ”

While I was talking like that, Augustus turned to the men of Ratz.

Ratz's crowd slowly backs down to invite Augus.

From behind, Deal = Die slashed.

Auguss spread his wings again and soared - my sword smashed his lower abdomen.

Fluids and organs are dispersed and Auguss falls to the ground.

I wonder if Auguss has the ability to speak out, but I was just showing my anger and biting my fangs.

”...... You should resent the members of the Evil God Sect for taking you out to such a place”

The men of Ratz waved their swords and dropped the head of the lying Augus.

"Finally, one." It's going to take a lot of time just to get rid of them. "

"I see.... Alishna, how are the stars moving?"

"It's very, very dangerous. It's a phase of ruin, right now."

Alishna's voice echoed as he settled, and Devias' barbaric voice echoed.

"Well then, there's no other way to move forward!" Keep moving while we repel Augus' attack! The leader of the enemy is now! "

We were forced to move forward.

From the side, a new Augur pushes in, but he puts out his attack with his sword and proceeds as he sees fit. With Augus's end in the hands of the soldiers and hunters behind him, we were on our way to becoming the home of the Order of the Evil Gods.

At first, I could only move slowly, but after a while I was able to jog. Perhaps the Diggd-Roux cleared the Augurs in front of them.

Little by little, a group of Dom's faces were driven away from the rear.

"Devias, the 3rd Platoon Leader told me to move on." The Auguss worms will be stopped by the soldiers. ”

"Oh! My men are barbarians!" You don't think you need the help of a forest hunter? "

"Hmm. It seems that the fangs and claws of the Auguss insect can be prevented by armor." There may be more dangerous insects and beasts in the future, so I would like to entrust them to the hunters near the forest. "

Got it! I'll do the same for you!

Running straight through the cave, we eventually became the tail. Fifty of the soldiers that followed stayed there and formed a wall to stop Augustus from pursuing us.

There were 50 soldiers ahead and 36 hunters.

Alishna was somehow carried by Klua-Sun. Both of them frowned bitterly - but they didn't try to say anything here.

That's how we finally got there.

The place was burned with red bonfires, and the space was rounded like a square - dozens of humans sat quietly in the middle of it.

"Huh. This is a quiet greeting. Do you mean that you have finally conceived it?"

Defended by hunters and soldiers, Devias and Forta marched forward.

Shortly after that, Kurua-Sun, who carried Alishna, also followed, so I decided to protect her.

And they gathered themselves together on a large rug, and sat down.

Behind it is a wooden altarpiece.

There were so many bonfires around the rug that it was no longer necessary to have a hand-held torch.

Is there about fifty people over there?

Everyone wears a leather coat, and I don't know what they look like. However, it seemed that there were no female crowds or infants.

"...... Lord Alyshna, how is the map moving?"

Devias asked in a whisper, and Alyshna, descending from Klua-Sun's back, replied in a quiet voice.

"Currently, all movements are stopped. Witchcraft activation, something, the conditions are not being fulfilled. If you can convince me... disaster will come to an end."

Well then, let me convince you that it's impossible.

Devias turned toward the rug and raised a majestic voice.

"I am Commander-in-Chief of the 5th Battalion of the Guard Militia, Devias, sent by Genos." Are you the other followers of the Order of the Evil Gods who have brought calamity to Genos? "

"The Order of the Evil Gods... Know the depth of sin that calls the great gods evil gods, the fools of the Stone City..."

And--the one who was sitting in the middle of the rug rose up wobbly.

A long, thin, probably old man. Only that person's coat was dyed in pitch black.

"... that person, the Black Dragon." I am the god of the evil gods. "

As Alichna whispers, Devias turns to say, "I see."

"Father! Stop your useless resistance and tie yourself up quietly!" Then I'll give you a place to open your case at the inquisition! "

"We are nothing... only the great gods are our fathers..."

It was an ominous sound, like the wind that carried the sick.

I will also call out to Devias in a low voice.

"Devias, I'd like to exchange words with that person, but how about that?"

"Hmm, I don't mind." If you can persuade me with words, there's nothing better than that. "

With Devias' approval, I also called upon the Patriarch of the Order of the Evil Gods.

"Patriarch, my name is Ghazlan-Rutim, and I am the people of the forest. Can we understand each other in dialogue?”

"Understanding...... these people have denounced the great gods as evil gods... so what do you want them to understand...?"

"If you say that, do you despise our gods? The Four Great Gods are the new gods that were born after the Great Gods fell asleep... isn't the Seven Little Gods your son is the brother of Kettua you worship?"

"The Four Gods of Impurity have killed the Seven Small Gods who are Kettua's brothers... To purify their souls, we must destroy the Stone City... When the Stone City is destroyed and the power of sorcery is revived... the world will be enveloped by the radiance of the Great God and the Fourteen Small Gods..."

"I see. It is said that in the Kingdom, the Seven Evil Gods recover their original righteousness with the awakening of the Great Gods." In the sense of the resurrection of Daijin and Fourteen Little Gods, it is exactly the same doctrine.... despite that, how did we get so far off course? Why do you hate the Four Kingdoms like that? ”

"The Four Gods of Impurity have destroyed the world with an impure civilization... this world should be ruled by magic..."

"However, since this world lost its magic power, there was no other way to seal off the magic civilization once and for all." Until the magic revived, we had to defend the world with another civilization. Otherwise, I have heard that the continent of Amshorn should have been invaded by the people who came. ”

"The people of the kingdom have crafted a false history book to cover up their sins... but the great gods will not forgive their sins..."

The person laughed as he shook his skinny body.

“You believe that you are the only ones who are absolutely right. Is that why you can imitate cruelty like that? Will your breasts not hurt at all if you destroy the villages of the innocent freelancers in order to avenge Genos?”

"Even if I call myself a free-minded people, I'm a devilish person who hangs on to a strange civilization... I don't listen to the voice of the spirits, and I don't have the compassion to give to the fools who can only live by chopping up the world..."

Having said that, the person has been holding us back from the shadow of his hood.

Eyes that don't shine like a deep black hole. There was certainly a deep sense of hatred.

"May I, Patriarch?"

Gemdo spoke calmly.

“Why did you strip Genos of your fangs? If you tear your fangs into a territory as strong as Genos, you will be cornered. In the first place, it is common for your cult to invade from the vicinity of the periphery, and you would not have attacked the Stone City with such a big hand. Why did you do this kind of imitation only this time?"

"Why...? How can you say such words while killing our compatriots...?"

"So it was retaliation for losing our compatriots to the Red Moon?" Your aim should be only the awakening of the Great God. It seems to me that it is out of your league to subordinate your cause to the vengeance of a dozen or so of your countrymen. ”

"A dozen or so... but among them was my son, who was to be the next godfather..."

Talking like that, the Patriarch pushed his hateful eyes straight at me.

"That's the one who killed my son, the Hawk Hunter... My child's star was smashed by your star claws... don't tell me you forgot...?"

"... are you also skilled in the Star Reading technique?" Whatever it may be, there is no hunter who has overthrown your brethren in the turmoil of the Red Moon. Your brothers and sisters ruined themselves before they were captured. ”

"Because I was cornered by him, my son had no choice but to scatter his life... he was the only one who killed him..."

In an instant, I felt the inside of my chest burning.

The patriarch said it, but I couldn't bear it.

"Do you have feelings for your parents and children?" Do you care about the lives of others even though you do? I think it's too arrogant and arrogant. ”

"An unclean soul can only be cleansed by returning it to the heavens... but it has smashed the pure soul of my son..."

"Is it a pure soul? I heard that a group of your children burned down the villages of the Free Land and killed all the inhabitants.”

"Because I have cleansed so many souls, my child's soul would have been endowed with even more brilliance... even though its beauty has been trampled upon..."

It was Ravitz's eldest brother who laughed "Hahan" with his nose.

"I don't want to talk about it at all." We are the only ones who are clean, and we don't care what other people are treated like. We would have been a very stubborn family, but I don't think we were that stubborn. "

"Hmm. And you have not only destroyed humans, but also the forests and the earth." How can such imitation be allowed? "

Lyerpham-Sudra also raised his voice, and the Patriarch responded with a mixed voice with a faint laugh.

"Bugs devour grass and leaves, and rivers flood the earth, nothing but the laws of nature... Know that they are unclean humans who hunt the forest and the earth..."

"It was you who created Hida and caused the flood of the river?" If you call it the law of nature, it seems that cutting down trees with steel tools, shredding stones and tailoring houses all seem to be the law of nature.... if you are a people of the sanctuary, I will never allow you to do so. "

"The people of the sanctuary... I don't think we can understand our cause, such as the frail who can only wait for the Great God to awaken..."

"Do you deny even the people of the sanctuary?" You really don't seem to be able to put your hands on it anymore. "

As Lyerfam-Sudra sighed, Ravitz's eldest brother looked up at me with a low laugh.

"It's Ghazlan-Rutim. Even if you're angry at a guy like this, it's no use at all. Though Mundt may have mercy on my son, he may not have mercy on the sons of Gibbons and Geese. He is no longer a human being. You can have mercy on your own people, but you can't have mercy on anyone else."

"Hmm. How did you come to be born on the same earth, but you turned your back on me like that... with absolutely no salvation."

Lyerfam-Sudra seemed to be peeking at the sadness behind her sedentary voice somewhere.

I don't know what to do with my mind. But after all, it wasn't the anger that filled my heart, but the sadness I felt.