Episode 291.2

Episode 291.2

(EP-291.2) Depression #4

291 – Fairy’s Depression #4

“That’s right. Sometimes, depending on the occasion, several or even a dozen or so of them will cling to the wall and climb. Of course, none of them ever make it all the way up here.”

With that explanation, Countess Redney picked up a small stone lying nearby.

He handed it to Marmar without further explanation, but we all instantly understood what she meant.

She wanted Marmar to try hitting the monster with the stone.

However, the monsters beyond the wall were part of the Shadow Army of Demon King Solomon. Marmar was an imp, and imps were Solomon’s subordinates.

So I was just thinking it might be a bit awkward for Marmar to throw a stone at the monster, when—

“Taste this stone from Marmar...!”

Without hesitation, Marmar dropped the stone toward the base of the wall. It fell freely and hit the monster’s head with a thud, echoing through the air.

━Uoooong-!

In the end, the monster let out a final death cry and fell from the wall, disappearing far below into the abyss. At the same time, the imps raised their hands excitedly, making a ruckus.

“Ah! Comrade Marmar has hit it with a stone! Truly a masterful throw befitting our great comrade!”

“Garrrrr, garrrrr!”

It seemed that the imps south of the wall and the monsters north of the wall didn’t get along very well.

When I asked why, Marmar explained.

“They’re all traitors who have lost their will! They have degenerated into real monsters! That goes against our beliefs.”

So that’s how it was.

* * *

The tour of the wall continued after that.

We looked at the giant catapults, ballistae, and devices that dropped boiling oil installed on the wall.

Because so many monsters climb the walls, they had all kinds of weapons prepared.

If such creatures existed, no matter how high the walls were, people’s safety would be at risk. But Redney concluded her story with some reassuring news.

“But the last wyvern was shot down 20 years ago. With this very ballista. Its corpse fell onto the roof of Sandora’s main office. You can take a look at it in the museum.”

With that, we were preparing to descend from the wall.

━━━─!!!

Suddenly, a sharp sound rang loudly above our heads. It was a harsh, heavy noise, like two massive icebreakers colliding.

The first to react was Stella.

“That sound... it’s a wyvern....”

Stella unfolded the collapsible bow strapped to her back and spread it wide. After nocking an arrow, she started scanning the surroundings.

“Where is it, where...?”

Her serious expression made us tense up as well. In the case of imps, they trembled with their heads on the ground and their tails hidden between their legs.

“Hieek...! Th-this Marmar is not tasty at all...!”

Marmar, speaking in strange words like a terrified nymph, showed just how much she was mentally overwhelmed. And it made sense.

A wyvern was a flying dragon. Dragons were apex predators that dominate the food chain.

Just as animals instinctively tremble in fear when they hear a lion or tiger’s roar, the cry of a flying dragon terrifies small creatures.

However, Countess Redney remained calm.

“Bellhawk-yang, you’re overreacting. There are no more wyverns at the Sandora Wall. It’s probably just another monster...”

━━━──!!!

When the creature’s roar echoed from the sky again, I felt a sharp jolt at the back of my head, as if electricity had passed through it.

It was that thing.

The one that filled my head with its strange cries.

At the same time, Countess Redney’s composed expression vanished, and she shouted in all directions.

“Wyvern!!! Flying dragon!!! Sound the alarm!!! Light the beacon in Sandora!!!”