In This Life, I Will Raise You Well, Your Majesty! - Chapter 62

12-15 minutes 18.05.2022

Translated by WookEdited by Wook

A predictable risk is better than an unexpected accident.

But Elisha isn’t adventurous.

She’s rationally doing what’s best for her to take now.

The warmth in her arms was the source of Elisha’s anxiety, and at the same time, it was the pillar that made Elisha endure.

“Why the hell are you doing this? Everyone fears death…!”

Adam’s words did not continue to the end.

The dirt floor was swaying.

Not to mention the baron’s knights, the 1st Knights were also shaken.

But perhaps the reason is not the same.

Elisha called attention.

“It’s totally different from before, so it’ll be worth a try.  This is not a field with nothing, and there’s quite a few things to use.”

Elisha pointed her chin at the surrounding buildings that had suddenly lost their owners.

Since it is not a dirt floor, it’ll be good for killing enemies and moving agilely, and as for the Garyosas, they will hurt more upon falling.

Besides, there’s another reason.

“There’s no reason to deal with all of them since the village is located next to the edge of the road. As for the ones that follow along the road to the middle or the ones that move beyond the edge of the opposite side of the road, there’s a high possibility that they’ll just pass us, then, we can take out maybe 1/3 of them, or even the few that get attracted from the ruckus. Anyhow, it won’t even be half of them so it should be doable, right?”

The 1st Knights’ reply was delayed as they pondered whether the 2nd Empress was just joking for a while.

“Hmm, perhaps it is not the truth that you need, but comfort?”

Elisha, who spoke to herself as if curious, put her chin on Leon’s head and continued.

“Why do you seek comfort when you are not going to die? Or do you really want comfort?”

When she asked if they wanted to die openly, this time, without delay, they were of one mind.

“No! Our will is burning strong!”

“This is nothing, just like me! They’re just some big snakes after all. Hahaha!”

They responded enthusiastically, but the other party [Elisha] is not a person to accept such a thing.

Elisha, who clicked her tongue as if she found them playing well, looked at Leon and Dorian.

There was no safe place to hide, the Garyosa fought with flashes of light, so if she wanted to put them on the roof, it could be dangerous since they didn’t have the talent to dodge it quickly.

“Spot should be able to take care of this.”

Elisha lowered her hand and lightly patted the horse on the back, its tail fluttered happily as if it could understand the compliment.

Looking at the scene bizarrely, Adam realized that he had misunderstood something.

The minds of these people are broken.

He took the best gamble of his life because he thought it was an opportunity to escape the pigpen of a barony that is about to collapse, but now he realized what he held was not a winning card!

“W-We must avoid those things!”

Elisha looked at him, who stuttered.

“Didn’t you hear what I just said? Or is it because you’re not confident that you’ll survive even after hearing it? If that’s the case, either quit or give me a good reason.”

Elisha’s cold appearance of not letting him go seems like pushing him to the cliff.

Even though he was not on her side in the first place and she was the opponent he was trying to push into the trap, that was not important to Adam at the moment.

And the more Adam acted out like that, the more Elisha had no choice but to erase the thought of abandoning this village and escaping.

“Incoming!”

The entrance to the village is open facing the road, so the direction in which the Garyosas came was the side of the village surrounded by vacant lots outside the road.

Neigh! Neigh!

Even though they are well-trained, the horses stomped their feet in anxiety.

First of all, they had expected that the right flank of the village would be devoured by a swarm of Garyosas, but…

The results were different.

Kwajik! Kwajik!

The sound armor clashing was heard as the objects on the left side of the village moved.

Thud! Thud!

Red claws hit the ground.

When the hole appeared, the claws that follow after opened and closed with a clicking sound.

A Garyosa immediately screamed and jumped up from the ground.

Guaaa!

As if a boundary was drawn across the road from the entrance of the village, the two monsters that met competed for each other’s strength and crushed everything in all directions.

After a while, the right flank of the village also began to break down by a group of Garyosas as expected.

Therefore, to say that the expected result is wrong, is both true and untrue.

The bad thing that had to happen just happened…

And the amazing thing was that they (Elisha’s party) didn’t happen to fuel the bad thing into a worse thing.

“Are those the things that will greet me on the safe road you have prepared?”

When Elisha asked the question while pointing to the things that appeared on the left side of the village that Adam was trying to lead them to, Adam turned his head to avoid answering.

“Garyosa is not enough, so now there’s Celtrop too. What the hell have you done. Ha.”

However, it seemed that this was not all.

Kung! Kung!

As the Garyosas dug underneath, the buildings built on top swayed and collapsed.

The Garyosas reacted more aggressively as they read the sign that their kind was in the midst of a sensitive battle with the Celtrops at a very close distance.

Shhh! Shhh!

Some of the Garyosas raised its heads and looked around.

A Garyosa’s eyes and nose are not good, but they are sensitive to changes in the surroundings. Elisha lifted three water spears in the air.

Then, she bent her arms back and stretched them out as if tossing them forward.

Swaeegh!

Puk! Pukk!

One missed, but the other pierced the neck of the one in front, and the other got stuck in the eyeball of the one next to it.

Blood spurted out as they began to writhe in pain.

Kwang! Kwaang!

The heads flailed in shock not only on the ground, but also on top of their comrades.

Behind them, the ground seemed to be full, but it seemed to be less than half the original number that was expected.

It was only a little less than that, but nevertheless, a good result.

“Is it because of the Celtrops?”

Because the Celtrops appeared and drew their attention first, the ones (Garyosa) that could have come this way seemed to have been focused on the center.

The Celtrops also veered off the road instead of destroying the left side of the village.

Those (Celtrop) who crossed the road stepped on the hard armor of their own kind and bravely raised their red claws.

One more on the back. And another one above that.

Although they are not as large as Garyosa, the Celtrops who gathered together became a huge red mass and fought against the Garyosas with a vicious force.

They were not pushed back at all.

Rather, the monsters seemed to be focused at the center of the village.

There must be a limit to the number of monsters that come running.

Then the number will gradually decrease starting from the edge, and there may be room for Adam himself to remove himself from this situation!

Adam’s, who had been thinking of death, eyes glistened as if he had found a chance to live, but it was only for a moment.

It’s because his thoughts turned gloomy after that.

Adam turned his head toward the back of the village.

He was wondering what it would be like in the back.

He thought of an escape route beyond the outskirts of the village.

However, the area itself was not very safe. Originally, the soil quality was not good, but the drought worsened it several times.

Hills of different heights were scattered here and there, slowing movement, and among them, piles of dry sand existed like traps, grabbing the ankles of those trying to climb and making them sink into place like swamps.

Another layer of sand, swept away by the wind over the head of the buried person, will make the person disappear without a trace.

Similarly, there are many places where the flat land looks as if it’s empty from water and dried up or crushed due to rotting inside, but if you step on it incorrectly, you will fall into the water underneath.

People who have lived for a long time also have to be careful.

In fact, this area was only particularly harsh. It has been a while since there have been jokes that the roads one knows are dangerous in many areas within Shuffle Barony, and that only the places others have stepped on are safe.

In the end, Adam was upset because he could only think of a place to die no matter what.

Had I not entered this village and had just outrun the Celtrops in time, I wouldn’t have been so cornered!

He didn’t even imagine it.

A high-ranking aristocrat the size of a 2nd Empress would have thought that the 1st Knights would take care of these lowly things.

Above all, when danger is rampantly rampaging behind one’s back, what kind of person would leave the easy road in front, stop, and turn around to face the truth?

It’s surprising that such a person exists, but he still couldn’t believe that all his plans were ruined because his opponent was the 2nd Empress.

Then he suddenly recalled something he had forgotten.

“Where are you? Where the hell are you all?!”

Adam looked around and found his men.

Half of them are those who have worked hard and been used by him for a long time, and the other half are the wastes that the baron picked up so the number of heads would match.

He had wondered where would be the right place to use these wastes, but now he found it interesting because they could’ve been very useful this time.

“Waste is waste until the end!”

Adam gritted his teeth and pointed to the “wastes” that his subordinates were supporting one by one.

“Hurry up and throw them out!”

As Adam was about to approach his men, Rohan’s sword touched his neck.

“What are you doing?”

“Those… We need to get rid of them as soon as possible.”

Rohan stared at the fallen baron’s knights. He had been thinking since earlier that there was something wrong with them.

He had wondered if it was necessary to support the sick people as it delays time and restricts the movement of the party.

Looks like that wasn’t all.

A solid line was drawn around Adam’s neck as Rohan lightly pulled his wrist, and red blood gushed out.

Pain was more effective than any urge.

“I fed them with medicinal herbs. It is said to be used when hunting Celtrop in the desert because the blood of those who ate it can excite Celtrops.”

But Adam didn’t use it in moderation like the desert tribes did.

Rohan understood the meaning of those words at once.

It was possible to infer what the side effects were from their actions.

The first thing Rohan did was check the location of Elisha.

Boom! Boom!

The 1st Knights and 2nd Empress were blocking the riotous Garyosas swarm together.

As the battle intensified, the Garyosas who had been hitting the right flank, immediately flocked to the party’s place and gradually suffered difficulties.

It was surprising.

Although the swordsmanship of the 2nd Empress was exceptional with a high score in wits, in depth and strength, it was still not comparable to that of the 1st Knights. Nevertheless, the existence of the 2nd Empress encompassed the entire war.

The water spirit summoned by the 2nd Empress had great offensive power, but it was the best in maximizing the utilization of the knights or creating a safe escape route for them. It was enough to give Rohan a chance to rethink the existence of the spirit company.

But Rohan only wished.

He only wished that she and the 3rd Prince could get out of there safely with that power!

“You can’t stay there!”

At Rohan’s cry, Elisha turned to look at him. The moment he felt that her sky-blue eyes widened, there was a bloody smell around him.

“Cough!“

“Ugh!”

Those who coughed with blood poured out of holes in their bodies,

were the baron’s knights who were supported because they were sick.

“Damn it! Get it off! Get it off!”

Those who were close to each other, covered in blood, were terrified and pushed their companions away.

Those on horseback slumped to the floor, and those who stood collapsed and rolled on the bare floor.

More blood gushed out from the body that exploded after the shock from falling, soaking the ground even more deeply.

Kwang! Kwang! Kwaaang!

Although there were still fights around, it wasn’t difficult to feel that something was starting to change.

The Garyosas were still running rampant, but the ears of those in the village could clearly hear it.

Clink! Clank! Clack!

As the claws spread from side to side became excited, the eerie sound grew louder and louder.

Beyond the entrance to the village, the chaotically mixed colors separated, and a red stem flowed in the direction they were in.

“Mm.”

Elisha groaned slightly.

She didn’t spit any more words out of fear that Leon or Dorian would be surprised, but inside, she repeated, “Damn it.”

She never wanted it to be easy, but there was really no need to go this far.