Chapter 59
Chapter 59
Ch. 59 .｡.:✧ Chapter 59 ✧:.｡.
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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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However, in the end, the rebellion in the castle didn’t happen.
The news they received was completely different from what was expected.
“Mo-monsters!”
“Monsters are swarming!”
At dawn.
The darkest time, just before sunrise.
The monster attack began.
It just happened to be the day we were on watch.
The problem was that it was precisely during our watch time.
We were at the front gate that had been breached once, and the monster attack occurred on the exact opposite side.
As a result, we were late to notice.
“What’s going on?”
Athena asked with a perplexed expression.
“Monsters? Suddenly?”
“…Could it be…”
Kayla spoke with a serious expression.
“Certainly… I thought the density and number of monsters had increased, but…”
Kayla and Athena had also witnessed the distribution of monsters when they went around distributing the corpses of the Giant Ants to each village.
However, the two didn’t think of a monster wave at that time, so they seemed bewildered by the current situation.
But that was normal.
Monster waves didn’t usually happen easily.
In a forest of this size, even if it was called the Monster Forest, cases where monsters came out in a scale that could be called a ‘wave’ were almost non-existent.
However, through regression, I already knew this fact in advance, so I was able to predict it.
“Monsters?”
“What is it this time…?”
Those who were on watch with us showed signs of bewilderment.
“For now, let’s inform the lord. I’ll go check the exact situation and come back.”
At my instruction, one man immediately left his post.
Since they hadn’t actually staged a rebellion yet, it seemed he was going to report.
“What are you going to do?”
“What else? Check the scale, and if it seems hopeless, we’ll escape right away. We can’t die here.”
It was a hopeless situation with humans in front and monsters behind.
“Athena, for now, get Thea and prepare to go underground.”
“You, follow me for now.”
We immediately crossed the castle and headed to the opposite side.
“Run, run away!”
We witnessed that the entrance had already been breached.
“…Trolls? This is crazy.”
Goblins, bugbears, lizardmen, orcs in a swarm…
“Giant mantises… and is that a manticore? Where did that come from…”
“Master, it’s a monster wave. We need to get out immediately.”
In the first round, I hadn’t directly seen the monster wave.
I was just forcibly dragged away as Kuman’s slave.
So this was the first time I was seeing the monster wave at this point.
‘…But why do they all seem to be being chased?’
Come to think of it, there were quite a few among them who were hostile to each other.
Yet they swarmed together and attacked a human territory at once?
‘Although a monster wave itself is something that ignores common sense…’
That’s why I had never thought about it deeply.
However, when actually faced with it, all sorts of thoughts came to mind.
Still, there was no time to consider such things now.
On the way to the residential area inside the castle, I spotted a familiar face.
‘Baldur…’
He was moving towards Kuman’s mansion.
‘He probably came out to check the commotion…’
He also seemed to have noticed the monster wave.
‘Perfect timing.’
When we arrived home, Athena asked,
“How did it go?”
“It’s a monster wave. We have to run.”
At the mention of a monster wave, Athena was shocked.
After explaining the situation briefly, her face hardened seriously.
“…It was good that we dug a back door in advance. Otherwise, we would have had to rush to the lord’s or Kuman’s mansion.”
Athena praised my choice.
‘Judging from the situation, everything above is about to collapse…’
Still, just in case, I planned to close the entrance.
“Where’s Thea?”
“She’s already underground.”
She said she was used to it now since she went in and out so often.
We had already moved all the necessary things underground, so we just needed to go in.
We entered the underground passage, closed the entrance, and took measures using magic so that no one could enter.
When we went down, Thea was already waiting with a light on.
“Sister? …What happened to Inha and Kayla?”
“A monster wave has occurred. It’s chaos up there.”
“If there’s a monster wave… what about the castle?”
“It will collapse. The mercenaries from the merchant union will all die too.”
There was no way they could escape.
Even if they ran away on horses… they would all die.
‘Because there was a manticore.’
In a way, it was scarier than trolls.
It flew in the sky and was faster than horses.
And it ate humans…
‘It was fortunate that I didn’t catch its attention in the previous round.’
If I had caught its attention, I would never have survived.
“Then, don’t we have to escape outside the castle? Even if we stay here…”
“It’s okay. It’s quite sturdy.”
I used a gem to give it this much space and strength.
It won’t collapse just because some monsters rampage above.
There was water and food too.
It was not difficult to hold out here for a while.
“Still, we need to secure an escape route… Thea. Wait here for a bit.”
“From now on, your sisters and I will be a little busy.”
It was the time I had been waiting for since the day I regressed.
‘I’m making my dungeon.’
I smiled slightly.
Thud, crash!
The thin wall crumbled, revealing a secret passage.
“You dug all the way here. Magic is indeed amazing.”
Looking beyond the wall of the backdoor of the secret passage, Athena muttered softly.
“You’re saying this leads to Kuman’s mansion and the lord’s mansion? And you can also escape outside.”
“Where should we go first? Kuman is a merchant, so he’ll probably have a lot of things… and the lord is a noble, so…”
“We’re going to loot both sides anyway. Block the exits and kill whoever comes.”
If we could exert our full strength… even if the two forces joined forces, I wasn’t afraid.
The important thing was to make sure they couldn’t run away.
I immediately summoned the specter and skeleton to block the exits.
Although there were only two individuals, considering the current situation of the other two forces, even these two wouldn’t be easily broken through.
The specter was especially problematic, as only Baldur among them could even damage the specter.
“If they find out you’re a warlock, they’ll all be surprised. I’ll have to get used to it this time.”
“Not really. There’s no need for that. I have no intention of hiding my identity from now on.”
“…I expected that, but it seems Master intends to live here for a while.”
“Master, did you already know that a monster wave would occur?”
“Somewhat?”
“…What do you mean?”
Athena spoke as if she couldn’t understand my conversation with Kayla.
“What do you mean you won’t hide being a warlock and go around? And what do you mean you won’t leave here even though a monster wave has occurred? Teacher, do you know something?”
“I just guessed based on Master’s actions. His internal preparations, and the fact that he kept persisting even as the situation worsened, made me suspicious.”
“Wasn’t that just because he was too bitter to escape?”
“That’s also true. But Master is a cautious person. You should know that, right? But it was strange that he kept waiting despite that. If he had suspected the possibility of a monster wave… it makes sense.”
It wasn’t a gamble, but certain information due to regression.
Indeed, if it were my basic tendency, I would have left much earlier.
“Certainly, if a monster wave occurs, it’s not bad for us. Because we’re fully prepared. Moreover, if the monster wave ends, this place will just be included in the monster territory again, so there’s not much danger. If we do it well, we can even advance to the surface again.”
Kayla looked at me and said,
“You’re planning to make a dungeon, right? Your goal is probably… 4th Class.”
“You know well.”
“That’s the only way to receive protection from the mercenary guild.”
As a former knight, she knew a lot of things.
“Don’t tell me you’re thinking of becoming a recognized warlock?”
“You thought that far?”
“Becoming a recognized warlock wouldn’t be a good choice.”
“There’s a way. Just know that much.”
Athena, who had been listening to our conversation, still had a confused expression.
However, she soon calmed her emotions and spoke with a much better expression.
“So… this isn’t an unexpected situation? Inha knew this might happen and prepared as much as possible to help us?”
“That’s right.”
When Kayla answered instead of me, Athena made a slightly embarrassed expression.
“…Then that’s fine. But.”
Athena looked at me and said,
“Next time, just tell us. It feels a bit bad not knowing anything like this. I know I’m not trustworthy enough yet, but I’m still your comrade. You said you needed someone who wouldn’t betray you, but why do you need comrades if you do everything alone without saying anything? Just bring in slaves then.”
“It was just a possibility.”
“Still, you should have let us know. I’m not asking you to tell me everything, even personal matters. But at least give us a hint about things that affect all of us, even if it’s a low possibility.”
“I agree.”
When I readily answered, both of them showed a satisfied expression.
‘There’s no need to hide it anymore.’
I plan to share various information about future activities, so answering their request wasn’t difficult.
It was difficult to explain from the middle, so I didn’t explain until the end.
In fact, we had already built sufficient trust in the middle.
While we were having that conversation, someone started coming out from one side.
“…You’re… Jimnis? How did you… use the lord’s mansion?”
The first to come out was Kuman.
It seemed Baldur went ahead and woke him up.
However, what was around him… was different from the past.
‘The only useful slave is… Baldur?’
There wasn’t even a single mercenary who was supposed to guard him.
Pipis must have survived…
‘He abandoned them.’
Well, Pipis was in a near-death state after being beaten by Madank, so he wasn’t of much help.
‘Before, there were people like me and Athena who could help him make a comeback…’
Now, there was no one.
A few combat slaves and pretty slaves?
That was it.
It seemed he abandoned most of the slaves and brought only the minimum number of people.
By the way, in the previous round, Kayla was abandoned at this point.
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