#Episode 195 (Side Story Episode 8)
Inside a dark cave.
Gram raised his torch and advanced, illuminating his vision in all directions.
Trup-
There were hundreds of rocks on the ceiling, and the floor was full of skeletons.
It felt like I hadn’t been to this cave in a long time.
Tuk-
In the meantime.
Before he knew it, Gram had inadvertently stepped on a piece of bone under his foot.
Even though I didn’t step on it too hard, it made a loud thud sound.
At this, Gram stopped in place.
We did not let down our guard to prepare for any unexpected situation.
However, the cave was still quiet and full of silence.
Looking around, it didn’t seem like there was any particularly urgent situation.
Eventually, I was about to go my own way again.
just as expected.
A large number of guys suddenly appeared, attacking Gram.
Ugh-
“Are they those guys?”
The monsters that looked like wolves seemed to be able to walk on two legs.
It even stood on two feet in front of Gram, baring its sharp fangs.
As if I woke them up from their sweet sleep.
The monsters seemed very uncomfortable.
Wow!
The guys started rushing toward Gram without hesitation.
At first glance, it looked like there were more than twenty, but Gram was calm inside.
“I’ll deal with you as much as I want.”
Gram quickly took out a dagger from around his waist.
He swung his dagger without hesitation against the guys running towards him.
Phuuk-
The blood of monsters splashed around Gram.
Either way, Gram didn’t care. Rather, he stabbed the monsters’ torsos at random with only one dagger, as if the reins were loose.
Before I knew it, the number of monsters that had been more than twenty gradually decreased.
There are monsters that are barely breathing.
Due to too much blood loss, monsters unable to offer any resistance were spread out around Gram.
***
Meanwhile, the Paykan mercenaries, who lost their leader, were in dire straits as they were driven out of Oppenharum without any income.
“Where should we go now?”
“Do you understand? “I never thought Arken would go like that.”
Chala, who was serving as the deputy leader of the Paykan mercenary group, immediately became the leader.
Finding the destination immediately was an urgent priority.
“We are running out of food, and it will take four more days to get to the nearest village from here.”
“It was a godsend that they robbed the food warehouse in the middle.”
“It was perfect, considering I hadn’t noticed it yet. “If I had known this would happen, I would have robbed all the other food warehouses.”
In fact, there was a separate culprit who robbed the Oppenharum food warehouse.
Even before receiving the Oppenharum request, the Paykan mercenaries committed bold actions by searching the village and even raiding the food warehouse.
Then, he shamelessly stayed in Oppenharum and even had an intention to take over the entire village, so he couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when that plan collapsed in an instant.
It was a series of despair. All the commission fees I received from Oppenharum were confiscated, so not only do I have no money right now.
As you can see just by looking at the current appearance of his subordinates.
They also seemed to have lost quite a bit of energy.
“What should I do? “Mr. Challa.”
“Hmm.”
“Now that things have come to this, how about just attacking the village?”
“what?”
“Isn’t that right? “I don’t have anywhere to go right now, and it takes more than four days to get to another village nearby.”
“You know that that statement is quite dangerous, right? “What kind of mercenary group is ours that is attacking the village?”
No matter how bad the situation is, most of the Paykan mercenaries kill monsters upon request from the village or participate in battles at the request of various families.
Attacking the villages of ordinary citizens could not have been established in the first place.
“Now, listen carefully, Charla. Anyway, the village of Oppenharum itself is so remote that it is hard to see, and we also learned about the village of Oppenharum because we received a request, right? Moreover, the request itself involves eradicating monsters… .”
“Keep talking.”
“Even if we attacked Oppenharum. “Can’t we just lay down the groundbait before that?”
“chum?”
“yes! The entire village of Oppenharum was attacked by monsters and all its residents were massacred? how is it? “Isn’t this a pretty good trick?”
“Oh my.”
Charla’s ears shook easily.
Moreover, what I felt after staying in Oppenharum for a few days was that not only were there not many residents.
There seemed to be very few men with outstanding martial arts skills.
Of course, if there is one thing… .
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“What should we do with him?”
“How about trying an early morning raid?”
“swoop?”
“Yes, it felt like I was staying at the village chief’s mansion recently. “I think the first place we should target is the village chief’s mansion.”
“Is that so?”
Nod-
Challa nodded at the subordinate’s words, which seemed quite credible.
Apparently, Gram’s existence was a thorn in the eye of the Paykan mercenaries.
I thought that as long as I could deal with him, things would go smoothly.
“Okay, it would be urgent to check his movements first. Return to Oppenharum again. Everyone, talk back.”
“yes!”
“This time, I won’t be as lenient as he thinks.”
Chala decided that this time, he should make an example.
Not only does he pledge revenge for taking Arken’s noble life.
I just wanted to end Gram’s life with my own hands.
So the Paykan mercenaries turned around and began to retreat again.
***
The sun is already setting.
Gram, who had sneaked into a rocky cave for nearly half a day, took a deep breath.
“ha. ha.”
It would be appropriate to say that there is literally no end.
As we went deeper into the cave, the number of monsters began to increase exponentially.
At first I had to deal with nearly twenty monsters, then thirty, and after that forty.
Not only did their numbers increase, but monsters that even Gram had difficulty dealing with often appeared.
“It won’t end like this.”
However, it was impossible to stop here.
Unless there is a complete sweep.
Of course, they came down to Oppenharum village again and robbed the residents of food.
This could pose a risk to the safety of young children.
Gram couldn’t stop eradicating monsters here.
Gram continued to take one step at a time, looking a little tired.
Thump-
In the meantime.
Suddenly, the inside of the cave began to shake violently.
I didn’t know why, but it was so strong that it was difficult to keep my balance.
Soon, a voice that seemed to be urging Gram came from somewhere.
[Don’t come any closer.]
“??”
[If you want to live, I hope you make a wise decision.]
“Who are you?”
Gram shouted as no one could see him other than his voice.
[Humans always bring danger upon themselves. I am warning you because I know that you are no different from them. Go back.]
His(?) identity does not reveal anything, leaving only the words to return to Gram.
Gram did not easily turn away from his words.
“What if you don’t like it?”
[I hope nothing happens again like I did.]
“… “What does that mean?”
[You’ll find out when you see it.]
Thump-
As soon as he finished speaking, the earthquake started to become even louder.
Rocks hanging from the ceiling began to fall, and even a large sinkhole began to form in front of Gram.
Gram was unable to avoid the suddenly created huge sinkhole. Wherever he stepped, the ground began to give way and he struggled to avoid falling… .
There was no way to do anything.
***
Drop- Drop-
Was it because I fainted for a moment?
When Gram opened his eyes, water from the rock was falling on his bedside.
“… eww.”
Although his head hurt, Gram soon came to his senses and stood up.
Soon, someone trudged in front of Gram.
[Are you coming to your senses?]
I don’t know how long I fainted, but Gram noticed it right away.
The identity of the voice that had issued a warning to me just moments ago. Clearly he was right.
“Are you the one who called me here?”
[You’re quite perceptive.]
The exact shape was not visible.
White light rays were emitting around him, so it was difficult to even look at him properly.
[I have been watching this place for a long time. Without anyone’s interference. But today, it feels like there’s an intruder just now, right?]
“… … .”
[I won’t say it twice. Don’t even think about setting foot here again.]
“What if you don’t like it?”
[You will have to pay the price.]
Soon, a lightsaber suddenly appeared in the air.
[The moment you hold this sword, you will realize that it is too late to regret. I will ask you one last question.]
“… … .”
[Why are you invading this place?]
“It’s an invasion… . I think it would be better to speak straight. “Where did the dust begin?”
[What does that mean?]
“Are you just continuing to remain ignorant?”
However, the guy really didn’t know.
[I wish you could speak in a more understandable way.]
“… Hasn’t there been an invasion of this village recently? “They even robbed a food warehouse.”
[Food warehouse? There seems to be a strong misunderstanding.]
“misunderstanding?”
[We never touch human food in the first place.]
“!!”
At that moment, confusion began to form in Gram’s mind.
Well, if it’s not something the monsters planned… .
Who did that?
[haha! This is why they are called foolish people. They are only focused on each other’s greed.]
Gram had a doubt.
Unless the monsters stole the food… .
‘Whose work is this? .’
Gram was lost in thought for a while.
Then, as if he realized something, he hurriedly turned back the way he came.
“no way?!”
Only then did Gram begin to realize that his judgment was wrong.
“… “I let my guard down!”
Gram realizes that all of this was a mistake.
He thought it was urgent to escape from here immediately.
However, as he came to this cave on his own feet.
The owner of this cave would not let Gram go easily.
Gram was captured by ‘Gaonnart’.
