037. In the Basement of the Ruins ☆
Unfortunately, we had to settle for a "draw" on the bet, but since we were able to get to the site earlier than expected, we were inevitably able to respond quickly to the situation.
「Everyone! Reinforcements are already in town! One more step!」
General Jean shouted at the top of her voice, and the morale of those who had been fighting at the scene rose simultaneously, immediately resolving their inferiority complex. Besides.
「Though, the West Gate had been burned to a certain extent――This one is still new, so you can tell for sure.」
Even to the untrained eye, it is obvious.
The gate was destroyed not from the outside, but from the inside by a powerful force.
「Perhaps, folia [Explosion] was used. Apparently, there was a parasite inside.」
「B-But you see. Didn't the soldiers guarding the gate notice it?」
「Rather than "they didn't notice it", I think it was "They were caught off their guard", you know? Besides, if the parasites are going to go to such great lengths, ...... they must have decided that it wouldn't be a problem if they were found out.」
Though I don't know what the trigger or cause was.
「General Jean. Can I leave this to you?」
I told her and was about to run out of town.
「I'm sorry, but I'm going with you. There are a lot of things that bother me, and there are things that I would like to confirm personally.」
After saying that, I said, "Y-you are going to come with us!?"
「I may look like this, but I'm the general in charge of the Second Corps of Hanaria, you know? I'm 31 years old and I'm experienced. Wouldn't it be better for you to stay here?」
「You jest.」
I'm not going to throw the ball at someone else now.
「Now it's footprints ――or rather, they seem to be moving in a carriage.」
The general muttered, but I was half-convinced in my mind that "it was probably the women, including Mona".
「Either way, we'd better get after them as soon as possible.」
「Yeah.」
I nodded, and the three of us headed out of town and into the forest of Forres.
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Thanks to the ruts, we had no trouble following them, but...
「Damn! Those goblins are so annoying!!」
As expected, a tremendous number of goblins attacked us. What's more,.
「Don't let your guard down! There are higher species mixed in!」
Needless to say, the goblins who blocked our way were all of the higher ranks, such as "Swordsmen," "Archers," and "Forsyths," which have the incomparable force to the normal ones. In addition,
「There were even Hobgoblins!」
A goblin with a large body and the physique of a sumo wrestler.
Although slow-moving, it was a formidable foe that boasted tremendous strength. However,
「[Energy bolt]!」
「[Wind Falcon]!」
My folia and the general's folia each stop the Hobgoblin's life.
「Not bad! Boy!」
「Yuuto! It's Yuuto Orihara.」
「Well then, Yuuto. You can call me "Jean" from now on! You have that much ability and qualified!」
「Well, thank you!」
How could I not be happy to be recognized by a beautiful woman?
I decided to get rid of all the small fry who were trying to crowd the horses and leave the rest to Jean.
I didn't say anything about it, but she seemed to have guessed the division of roles when she saw my actions.
Soon after, the goblins fled, and we followed the traitor while keeping a watchful eye on our surroundings. ......
「I had no idea that ruin of this size could lie in such a place.」
What we arrived at was a crumbling ancient ruin built in the center of a small lake.
「Uuoohhhhhh! That's something to get me excited about!」
Osada-kun, who is also a treasure hunter, was excited, but now was not the time to be exploring now.
I, Osada-kun, and Jean dismounted from our horses and rushed into the interior at once, but...
「As usual, goblins are on parade here, too!」
We are fed up with the number of goblins that fill the passageway. And then
「Whoops! Be careful beyond that! There's a trap set up!」
Osada-kun said, and I kicked the deeply wounded goblin, forcing it to move to the end of the passage. The floor opened up with a "clunk" sound, and I could see the goblin fall down.
「How did you figure that out?」
「I don't call myself a Treasure Hunter for nothing, and I have skills like [Trap Release] and [Trap Detection]!」
「 That sounds reassuring!」
It's true that in a place like this, you need to pay attention to the strength of the enemy, but you can't underestimate the importance of traps like this.
For the time being, we'll wait and see when the situation settles down.
「Well, what do we do now?」
「...... probably go down. The top is collapsing.」
Somehow I have a feeling that a suspicious force is drifting in from below.
It was just a hunch, but Jean followed it without question.
「[Light].」
Jean produced a soft light source the size of a clenched fist.
「I don't need to tell you again, but don't let your guard down.」
I nodded at Jean's words and continued on our way――However,
「Strange. There's no sign of the goblins that were there」
「It could be a trap, but ...... I just have a bad feeling about it.」
While controlling my rising tension, I went ahead, and soon I heard people's voices riding on the wind.
And then ...... the moment we arrived at that place
「Aaah! Aaah! Yaaaaahhhhhhh!」
「Aaaaaaahhh! Aaaaahhhhh!」
「Hhah♡....Hhahh♡.....Forgive, me.....alreadyyyy♡♡♡」」
The room had a vast space, and on the walls were women who had been captured by the goblins, chained, and raped by countless goblins.
The number of them, at a quick glance, easily exceeded a hundred.
Most of the women had already turned into "meat dolls" that did not speak, and I could clearly see that their bellies were distended. Moreover
「Ogaaaaaa! Ogaaaaaaah!」
Seeing the goblin babies being born one after the other...
「Ugh!」
The sight was so grotesque that it made me want to vomit, and I hurriedly suppressed my mouth, but...
「H-hey! Yuuto, look at that!」
I looked in the direction Osada-kun pointed and saw girls who seemed to have just been brought here.
I saw a familiar face among them and plunged into the room, forgetting everything. And then
「UUUOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!」
I slashed and slashed and slashed at the goblins who were engaged in or about to engage in the act.
「Mona! Are you okay!?」
When I said that, Mona thought I was a goblin for a while and said, "Noooooo! NOOOOO!" She was flailing about with her whole body, but...
「Calm down! It's me! It's Yuuto!」
I said in a strong voice, and she finally recognized me.
「Y-Yuuto? A-Are you real Yuuto?」
「Of course it's real. I mean, do you think there's such a handsome goblin?」
Thought it was a pretty forced joke myself, but fortunately Mona laughed it off, saying, "I-I suppose that's true.". And then
「Spirit of the wind. Give me power――[Wind Disaster]!」
Jean used her powerful skill, and immediately the goblins in the area were cut into tiny pieces by the [Wind Blade].
「A-Amazing!」
Not only was it powerful, but I couldn't help but be in awe of the "control power" that she was able to use without harming me or any of the other victims in the same place.
It seems that "Level 31" and "General" are not just for show. And,
「...... Good grief. We had been doing so well up to this point. I didn't expect even General Jean to get wind of it.」
I saw a figure coming slowly toward me from the depths of the ruins, and I muttered his name.
「Rodl――」
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