CH 6.3

Here it is everyone! The long awaited conclusion to chapter 6!

Thanks to Chad Orc-san once again for his generous Ko-Fi contributions!

“What’s going on?!”

“There’s an intruder! Come on guys!”

Grasping his steel mace, Boggs ran off towards the cave entrance.

The bugbears and bandits followed behind him.

As individuals that had gone through years of war, they were quick to act.

Moments later, the lights went out.

Only the dim glow emanating from Zell illuminated the surroundings.

She had been left utterly alone – this was her chance to escape.

However, the fact that the brigands had referred to an “intruder” bothered the Faerie.

There was something… off about the way Bash had decided to rush in.

“Damn it! Where the hell did that come from?”

“Hey, there’s a woman here! There’s a girl!”

“Somebody get some light over here! Gahhh!”

“Who’s down! Hey!”

“I don’t know, it’s so dark! Aah!”

“So get some light over here!”

For a while, the cacophony of battle echoed out through the cave.

But there was no clashing of metal on metal, only dull thuds and shouting.

People were fighting.

But Bash wasn’t there.

If it were him, the sounds coming from the combat would have been much louder and flashier.

Sensing that something was up, Zell decided to stay put.

This had happened before during the war.

In cases like these, it was often better for her to stay still than to immediately look to escape.

“Okay…”

Zell took off with a flick of her wings.

When things were uncertain, reconnaissance became the priority.

She couldn’t see that well in the dark, but at least it would be something.

This was her line of thought as she darted through the stone corridors, but when she had finally arrived, the battle was already over, and the lights had been restored.

The dim glow of the torches revealed wounded soldiers, crawling on the dirt floor.

At their center was Judith, rolling painfully on the ground, her head bleeding and her hands tied.

“…What’s this?”

“Oh, Zell… well, I think you can figure it out. Looks like the local knights are here to take us down.”

“Ah…”

Judith looked towards Zell.

For a second, the Faerie was worried Judith would reveal her identity as a scout. Zell was masquerading as a “bad guy”, and anything the knight said might have blown her cover.

The female knight looked surprised for a moment, but then quickly shot a hateful glance at Zell.

The meaning behind her change in expression wasn’t clear to Zell.

But she was the female that Bash has his eyes on.

Whatever it was, she couldn’t let her die.

“Hehehe… Hey, Boss, can I get the woman?”

“Dumbass, she’s for all of us.”

“Yeah, you can’t keep her to yourself.”

“All right, put the girl in jail, kill the men and throw their corpses outside.”

His life was his number one priority.

But right now, he was in front of Bash.

The man Houston feared most of all.

The man whose strength he recognized above everyone else’s.

The Knight Commander was proud of the actions he had undertaken during the war.

Yes, he ran away from Bash because of fear.

But it was also necessary to ensure victory.

To his point, Houston survived, the Humans won, and the Orcs lost.

He didn’t want the Orc Hero to believe that he was just fleeing due to cowardice, and things just managed to work themselves out for the best.

“…I see. We’ll raid the cave, rescue the prisoners, and kill all the bandits.”

“Understood.”

The Orc Hero smiled, baring his fangs.